Students pay less for plays
Jaclyn Gonzales Staff Writer Students are aware that college life is expensive. Academics and hectic schedules keep students busy. But when a well-deserved break is needed for entertainment, it is not...
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Mozart turns 250 years old The University Chorale and Chamber Singers will perform an “All Mozart Concert” beginning at 8 p.m. today at the Church of the Brethren. The performance will be conducted by...
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250 years later, a birthday bash
In honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 250th birthday, the University of La Verne’s chorale and special guest artists performed various works by the composer March 17 at the La Verne Church of the...
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‘Born Again’ on display Photographer Dave Jordano’s work “Born Again: African-American Community Churches in Chicago” will be on display in the Irene Carlson Gallery until Dec 3. The display is a mix...
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Feminist sounds enlighten crowd
“What She Said,” a concert in tribute to female composers, was performed by soprano Carol Stephenson, pianist Jacqueline Petitto and flutist Rik Noyce. The event was held Saturday in Founders...
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Telon Weathington Staff Writer The sounds of sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones, a piano and cheers filled Founders Auditorium on Nov. 16 when the music department held the second student recital of...
View ArticleChoir spreads the Christmas spirit
Dan Sayles Sports Editor On a chilly Saturday evening at the Church of the Brethren in La Verne, the University of La Verne’s music department hosted a Christmas concert with choir and instruments in...
View ArticleChamber Music class provides entertainment
Jose Hernandez Staff Writer Sounds of the Americas were heard last Friday afternoon in the University Chapel as the Chamber Music class provided entertainment from vocal to instrumental performances as...
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‘The Last Five Years’ “The Last Five Years,” a play directed by Adjunct Professor of Music Carol Stephenson, will show at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret. Tickets cost $5, or $3...
View ArticleMusical ‘The Last Five Years’ explores relationship
Christina Collins Burton Staff Writer Handling a break-up can be a delicate process whether one is dating or in a serious relationship. In the play “The Last Five Years,” audiences will be treated to...
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Student recital highlights new talent
Maggie Moreno joined fellow students of adjunct professors Carol Stephenson and Moh-Wei Chen-Hribar for a student recital Nov. 18 in the University Chapel. Chen-Hribar accompanied the students on...
View ArticleRenovations complete on Morgan Auditorium
Jennahway Huerta Staff Writer After years of planning, months of construction, and roughly $4.2 million, the newly renovated Ann and Steve Morgan Auditorium, formerly Founders Auditorium, is complete....
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Albert Mc Neil Jubilee Singers The Albert Mc Neil Jubilee Singers will perform 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Morgan Auditorium. The performance will also feature Director of Choral Activities James Calhoun....
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Albert Mc Neil Jubille Singers The Albert Mc Neil Jubilee Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in Morgan Auditorium. The performance will also feature Director of Choral Activities James Calhoun....
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Multi-talented professor Carol Stephenson can teach and do
Adjunct Professor of Music Carol Stephenson not only teaches at the University of La Verne, but also performs at the Whittier Community Theatre, among other venues. Originally from Nebraska,...
View ArticleRecital shows student musical talent
Sara Montgomery Staff Writer Students showcased their musical talents during an April 21 recital in Morgan Auditorium presented by music professors Carol Stephenson and Grace Xia Zhao. Piano students...
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Theater Senior Projects The theater department presents “Mademoiselle X: Ourselves in Disguise,” a one-woman show written and performed by Teresa Yslas Beardsley and “Voices”, written by Jose Arias...
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Theater Senior Projects The theater department presents “Mademoiselle X: Ourselves in Disguise,” a one-woman show written and performed by Teresa Yslas Beardsley and “Voices,” written by Jose Arias at...
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Faculty show revives classic pieces
Tenor Jonathan Mack performs in Morgan Auditorium Sunday with Grace Xia Zhao providing piano accompaniment. Mack has also performed at the University of Southern California and Chapman University,...
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Bringing out the ‘3rd St. Sounds’
Adjunct Professor of Music Carol Stephenson conducts 3rd St. Sound, La Verne’s new barbershop chorus, as it rehearses “Orange Colored Sky” Monday in the Chapel. Masters of Harmony president Ron...
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Choral Showcase The Chamber Singers, University Chorale, the Leo Singing Dudes and the A Team will perform a showcase at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 in Morgan Auditorium. General admission is $10 and...
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Choral Showcase The Chamber Singers, University Chorale, the Leo Singing Dudes and the A Team will perform a showcase at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 in Morgan Auditorium. General admission is $10 and...
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Recital commemorates Britten’s ideals
Grace Xia Zhao rehearses for the “Peace in the Heart of War” faculty recital, which was held Sunday. Zhao played piano alongside tenor Jonathan Mack and soprano Carol Stephenson with Kristy Morrell on...
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Artists present solo performances
Sophomore music major Brianna Nemback, a soprano, rehearses with accompanist Carol Stephenson, music department associate, before the student recital in Morgan Auditorium Nov. 22. Nemback performed...
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‘Measure for Measure’ William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” directed by Sean Dillon, will run at 7:30 p.m. April 24 to 26 and May 1 to 3 and 2 p.m. May 4 at Dailey Theatre. General admission is...
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‘Measure for Measure’ William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” directed by Sean Dillon, will run at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Dailey Theatre. General admission is $12;...
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Celebrating the classics
The University of La Verne Chamber singers perform Choral Classics on Sunday in Morgan Auditorium. Headed by Music Department Associate Carol Stephenson, among the program was the piece “Alleluia” by...
View ArticleRecital features variety
Hannah Burton Staff Writer Students, faculty and family members gathered in Morgan Auditorium last Friday for a student piano and voice recital. Music department associate Carol Stephenson welcomed the...
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ The Campus Activities Board is screening “Guardians of the Galaxy” at 10 p.m. Thursday in LaFetra Lecture Hall. ‘Spelling Bee’ Musical The theater department presents “The...
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‘Spelling Bee’ Musical The theater department presents the musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 23....
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‘Spelling Bee’ comes to life with audience
Jessie Bias, left, plays the imaginary mother of shy Olive (Katie Ochoa) in the duet “The I Love You Song.” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical directed and choreographed by La...
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Barbershop Show The Holiday Barbershop Show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Morgan Auditorium. Admission is free for students with a $20 suggested donation for other guests. Symphony Orchestra...
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Musicians showcase their ‘Best’
Pianist Jennifer Cruz accompanies mezzo-soprano, Vicky Campos, and baritone, Stephenson Holder, for the song “First Date/Last Night” from the musical Dogfight as a part of the Best of La Verne’s Music...
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‘Big Screen Barbershop’ The University of La Verne music department presents barbershop choruses at 6 p.m. Friday in Morgan Auditorium. Carol and the Belles and 3rd St. Sound will produce a combined...
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Lamkin’s legacy honored in concert
Cellist Rick Mooney accompanies the La Verne Chamber Singers in a concert in Morgan Auditorium that was a culmination of choral music that professor of music Kathy Lamkin taught in her classes during...
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A Cappella Barbershop Club embraces inclusivity
A Cappella Barbershop Club members junior music major Julian Flolder, club president junior biology and computer science major David Vorobyov, freshman music major Domenick Murray and senior business...
View ArticleBarbershop club shares spirit of harmony, pizza
Zachary Rodriguez Staff Writer Sounds of harmonic melodies and laughter filled Warehouse Pizza Monday as the University of La Verne A Cappella Barbershop Club hosted a tag night event. The group...
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Nemback finds her calling in opera
After finding her passion for opera singing during her freshman year at the University of La Verne, Brianna Nemback is now a senior majoring in music. She is preparing for her senior recital, a solo...
View ArticleClass blends music, theater
Joshua Bay Staff Writer Carol Stephenson began with a short vocal warm-up where she motivated her musical theater class to seize every opportunity to sing, whether it is their dream performance or not....
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Barbershop groups belt to Beatles
Junior music major Julian Johnson, senior business major Wesley Tan, senior music major Garrison Holder and sophomore music major Zachary Magdaleno perform “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles Sunday in...
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Barbershop performs nostalgic tunes
Chorus members of Third Street Sound – junior music education major Nicholas Bratcher, alumnus Wesly Tan, sophomore athletic training major Ryan Chaney, senior music major Terry Dopson, junior...
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Harp quartet finds harmony
Gracie Sprout and Laura Griffin-Casey, along with two other members of the harpist group, LA Harptette, rehearse pieces from Handel and Joplin before their performance in Morgan Auditorium Feb. 3. The...
View ArticleStudents stretch voices and bodies
Tyler Evains Staff Writer Amy Bolton, Fitzmaurice Voicework practitioner and instructor, lay on her back and folded her body in half, stretching her legs beyond her head – her demonstration of the plow...
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Barbershop tunes in to 125 year history
Junior business administration major Dakota Zucconi, senior music major Terry Dopson, Mount San Antonio College student Mitchell Sampang and senior music major Garrison Holder perform for the “125...
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Morgan showcases Best of La Verne
Freshman music major and cellist Jessica Lewis rehearses “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)” by Cole Porter before the Best of La Verne concert Sunday in Morgan Auditorium. The showcase is an...
View ArticleMusical resists toilet crisis
Ingrid Rodriguez Staff Writer When you have to go, you have to go, especially in a place called Urinetown. “Urinetown: The Musical,” was written by Greg Kotis with music by Mark Hollmann. More than 40...
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La Verne stars shine on Idol stage
Junior music major Stephenson Holder performs at the La Verne Idol semifinals Tuesday in Morgan Auditorium. The contestants had 60 seconds to perform a capella versions of a song of their choosing....
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Students’ talent moves the crowd
Vicky Campos, junior music major, and Zachary Green, senior theater major, perform at Sunday’s student recital. Campos sang “Va! Laisse couler mes larmes” by Jules Massenet and “I’ve Heard an Organ...
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Student Recital A student recital will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Morgan Auditorium. Admission is free. ‘Geolocation’ The Carlson Gallery is hosting photographers Nate Larson and Marni...
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Mu Phi Epsilon strums up Halloween fun
Trick-or-treaters enjoyed candy given out at the Kids’ Concert by students on Halloween. Mu Phi Epsilon members Christian Garay, Albert Khalbourji and Donovan Allen hand treats out to Johnson and Lily...
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