COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS SPRING 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

March 19Musco Center for the Arts Grand OpeningMUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 6 p.m.; for ticket information, contact Michele M. Wanner at bautista@chapman.edu or call (714) 744-7623.

April 7-9 Concert Intime Join us for an intimate evening of dance presented by the talented Chapman student choreographers.

WALTMAR THEATRE — 7:30 p.m., with an additional performance April 9 at 2 p.m.; tickets $5-$15.

May 3 Jumpin’ with Stan Kenton� e Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, Mike Vax, directorChapman University Big Band & Jazz Combo, Albert Alva, director

Comprised of stellar musicians who played with the late Stan Kenton, plus many who performed with other jazz legends, the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra tours the U.S. to rave reviews from a� cionados and critics of Big Band and jazz. Joined by the student jazz cats of the Chapman University Big Band and Jazz Combo, this ensemble evokes the great Kenton era while keeping it fresh with new pieces in the Kenton style.

MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 7:30 p.m.; tickets $10-$45.

May 4-7 Spring Dance ConcertJoin us for an evening of exciting new dance works in varied styles and themes by Chapman student choreographers.

WALTMAR THEATRE — 7:30 p.m., with an additional performance May 7 at 2 p.m.; tickets $15-$20.

May 6 University Women’s Choir in ConcertChelsea Dehn, conductor

� is concert features a wide variety of treble choral repertoire including Italian opera choruses of Donizetti and Verdi, Romantic works of Brahms and Mendelssohn, and three works of American composer Eric Whitacre. � e program includes folk music

selections of African-American spirituals arranged by William Dawson and Moses Hogan.

FISH INTERFAITH CENTER — 7:30 p.m.; tickets $10-$15.

May 14 42nd Annual Sholund Scholarship Concert

� e Chapman Orchestra - Daniel Alfred Wachs, music director and conductor; Chapman University Choirs - Stephen Coker, music director

Held for the � rst time in Musco Center for the Arts and featuring the combined forces of � e Chapman Orchestra and Chapman Choirs, the program highlights include Mozart’s cantata Davide Penitente K. 469.

MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 4 p.m.; tickets $10-$20.

April 15, 16, 23� e Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareDirected by � omas F. BradacStarring Los Angeles Drama Critics Award-winning actor and

Chapman University professor Michael Nehring as ShylockPoor Bassanio needs money to court his love, Portia, so he asks his pal Antonio for a loan. Also short on funds, Antonio approaches Shylock, a money lender. Despite having been

insulted and humiliated in the street by Antonio, Shylock agrees to lend the money, half-joking that if Antonio does not pay it back

on time, Shylock may ‘cut a pound of � esh’ from him. Antonio agrees to the deal, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most brilliant comedies. � e Merchant of Venice re� ects themes as contemporary

and insightful as today’s headlines echoing cries of Justice and Mercy.

MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 7:30 p.m.; tickets $10-$25.

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April 2Musco Center for the Arts Community Open House & Arts Festival MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS —10 a.m.-10 p.m.; admission is free.

February 5 University Singers Post-Tour ConcertStephen Coker, conductor� e 33-voice choir presents selections from their California tour repertoire, including Renaissance works of Anerio and Monteverdi; Romantic compositions by Rheinberger and Brahms; and contemporary pieces by American composers William Hawley, Richard Burchard, and H. Garrett Phillips. � e choir will also perform folk selections from Scotland, Cuba, France, and the Philippines.FISH INTERFAITH CENTER —7:30 p.m.; tickets $10-$15.

February 18-20, 25-27A Flea in Her Ear by David IvesBased on the comedy by George FeydeauTamiko Washington, directorIves’ reimagining of the George Feydeau comedy is a farcical romp set in France at the turn of the 20th century. Raymonde Chandebise suspects her husband Victor is having an a� air a� er he suddenly seems blasé about sex (though it’s actually due to a nervous condition). � is sets o� a whirlwind of comic mishaps, wild misunderstandings, and hilarious exchanges at the Frisky Puss Hotel!WALTMAR THEATRE —7:30 p.m., with an additional performance February 27 at 2 p.m.; tickets $15-$20.

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Visitors may park in the nearby Lastinger Parking Structure (beneath Wilson Field) or Barrera Parking Structure for main campus events, or the Marion Knott Studios Parking Lot for Partridge Dance Center events. All visitors must purchase a short-term parking permit from one of the lot permit dispensers for the length of time they will be on campus.

CAMPUS MAP

Map Key1. Bertea Hall - Salmon Recital Hall - Shanley Choral Room

2. Oliphant Hall - Crean Orchestral Recital Hall

3. Waltmar Theatre

4. Studio Theatre

5. Musco Center for the Arts

6. Fish Interfaith Center - Wallace All Faiths Chapel

7. Partridge Dance Center

P1. Barrera Parking Structure

P2. Lastinger Parking Structure

� e College of Performing Arts presents more than 100 performances of music, theatre, and dance annually. For a complete listing of ALL the exciting performances, including those in our new state-of-the-art Musco Center for the Arts, please visit chapman.edu/tickets or call our box o� ce ticket hotline at (714) 997-6624.

April 22-24Opera Chapman presents Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica

Peter Atherton, artistic director; Carol Neblett, associate directorDaniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

A double-bill delight! Two of Puccini’s beloved one-act operas are performed for the � rst time in Musco Center for the Arts.

MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 7:30 p.m., April 22 & 23; 3 p.m., April 24; tickets $10-$25.

April 29Chapman University Wind SymphonyChristopher Nicholas, music director and conductor

� is elite concert ensemble of brass, woodwind, double bass and percussive musicians will perform standard classical and popular symphonic works by some of the world’s great composers.

MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 7:30 p.m.; tickets $5-$15.

April 8 University Choir & Singers in ConcertStephen Coker, conductor� is All-American concert features Carol Barnett’s � e World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass accompanied by Southern California’s popular Wimberley Bluegrass Band.

FISH INTERFAITH CENTER — 7:30 p.m.; tickets $10-$15.