Musco Center for the Arts in Old Towne Orange

119 - Jan / Feb 24

2024 Winter-Spring Season

2024 Winter-Spring Season From Herb Alpert’s Brazilian jazz to the renowned voice of Lawrence Brownlee, Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts winter season will feature a diverse lineup of international and homegrown talent. Sixteen performances encompassing dance, choral, classical, folk music and more will... Read More →

2024 Winter-Spring Season From Herb Alpert’s Brazilian jazz to the renowned voice of Lawrence Brownlee, Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts winter season will feature a diverse lineup of international and homegrown talent. Sixteen... Read More →

74 - Mar / Apr 16

The Musco Center for the Arts

On March 19th, Old Towne will land on the performing arts map when Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts officially opens. The auspicious occasion—marked by an opening gala featuring world-renowned opera legends such as Plácido Domingo—will hail the beginning of... Read More →

On March 19th, Old Towne will land on the performing arts map when Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts officially opens. The auspicious occasion—marked by an opening gala featuring world-renowned... Read More →

93 - May / Jun 19

2019 Economic Update

Economic Forecast 2019 Update Attendees of Chapman University’s annual Economic Forecast in December 2018 left with the knowledge that unprecedented history is currently in the making. At the time, the current economic recovery, which began in June 2009, was 38 quarters old. Now the recovery... Read More →

Economic Forecast 2019 Update Attendees of Chapman University’s annual Economic Forecast in December 2018 left with the knowledge that unprecedented history is currently in the making. At the time, the current economic recovery, which began... Read More →

113 - Jan / Feb 23

A Leap of Art

at Chapman University

Leap of Art residencies started during the 2019-20 Musco Center for the Arts season as an outgrowth of Chapman University’s Master Classes. Visiting artists and companies conducted the classes—where students performed for them and were critiqued—while in town to do a public event at Musco.... Read More →

Leap of Art residencies started during the 2019-20 Musco Center for the Arts season as an outgrowth of Chapman University’s Master Classes. Visiting artists and companies conducted the classes—where students performed for them and were... Read More →

124 - Nov / Dec 24

Anne Hogan, PhD

Chapman University Dean of the College of Performing Arts

Anne Hogan, PhD By ballet standards, Anne Hogan began studying late. Chapman University’s Dean of the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) and Musco Center for the Arts took her first class at the age of 12. She may have donned ballet slippers later than most,... Read More →

Anne Hogan, PhD By ballet standards, Anne Hogan began studying late. Chapman University’s Dean of the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) and Musco Center for the Arts took her first class at the age of... Read More →

82 - Jul/Aug 17

Banding Together

with the Wimberley Bluegrass Band

Mark, Danielle, Michael and James Wimberley, from left, spent a lot of time in Old Towne’s Plaza Park growing up. “It was always a really cool place to hang out,” says Michael. “It was kind of like our Mayberry.” - - - - The family... Read More →

Mark, Danielle, Michael and James Wimberley, from left, spent a lot of time in Old Towne’s Plaza Park growing up. “It was always a really cool place to hang out,” says Michael. “It was kind... Read More →

103 - May / Jun 21

Bidding Adieu to Opera Chapman's Director

Dr. Peter Atherton

Not having live audiences has not slowed down the dancers, actors, musicians and singers at Chapman’s College of Performing Arts. Now through summer there are several scheduled virtual performances featuring dance, theater, music and opera. In June, Chapman Opera bids adieu to Peter Atherton in... Read More →

Not having live audiences has not slowed down the dancers, actors, musicians and singers at Chapman’s College of Performing Arts. Now through summer there are several scheduled virtual performances featuring dance, theater, music and opera.... Read More →

83 - Sep/Oct 17

Celebrating "Stranger Things"

with Ross & Matt Duffer

If you bump into Matt and Ross Duffer when they’re back in town for Chapman Celebrates on November 3-4, 2017 at the Musco Center for the Arts, ask them about “I Saved Superman.” The 15-minute film, which doesn’t appear on their IMDB profiles, stars Tara... Read More →

If you bump into Matt and Ross Duffer when they’re back in town for Chapman Celebrates on November 3-4, 2017 at the Musco Center for the Arts, ask them about “I Saved Superman.” The 15-minute... Read More →

87 - May / Jun 18

Chapman University 2018 Economic Update

Chapman University 2018 Economic Update Orange residents may not be aware that we live just down the street from an economic center that has made history for 40 years. At the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University (ACER) established in 1978,... Read More →

Chapman University 2018 Economic Update Orange residents may not be aware that we live just down the street from an economic center that has made history for 40 years. At the A. Gary Anderson Center... Read More →

92 - Mar / Apr 19

Cosi Fan Tutte

Cosi Fan Tutte The many operas written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his short life (1756-1791) are still treasured by audiences today. One of the most madcap and melodic is “Cosi fan tutte.” First performed in Vienna in 1790, the opera fell out of style... Read More →

Cosi Fan Tutte The many operas written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his short life (1756-1791) are still treasured by audiences today. One of the most madcap and melodic is “Cosi fan tutte.” First performed... Read More →

87 - May / Jun 18

DisAbility Summit

Don Cardinal, Chapman University’s Director of the Thompson Policy Institute on Disability and Autism (TPI), shares state-of-the-art research on educational disabilities at the 2017 annual DisAbility Summit. - - - - DisAbility Summit In order to offer a broader perspective of what it’s like... Read More →

Don Cardinal, Chapman University’s Director of the Thompson Policy Institute on Disability and Autism (TPI), shares state-of-the-art research on educational disabilities at the 2017 annual DisAbility Summit. - - - - DisAbility Summit In... Read More →

74 - May/Jun 16

Dr. Giulio Ongaro

Dr. Giulio Ongaro For Giulio Ongaro, his current position as Dean of Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts and the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music essentially brings the musicologist full circle. Born and raised in the culturally rich city of Venice, Italy, Ongaro enjoyed a childhood... Read More →

Dr. Giulio Ongaro For Giulio Ongaro, his current position as Dean of Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts and the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music essentially brings the musicologist full circle. Born and raised in the... Read More →

79 - Jan / Feb 17

Gene Kelly: The Legacy

“Gene Kelly: The Legacy” comes to the Musco Center for the Arts at the end of January, marking a homecoming of sorts for Patricia Ward Kelly, whose acclaimed live-performance about her late husband, Gene Kelly, continues to receive rave reviews since her world tour first... Read More →

“Gene Kelly: The Legacy” comes to the Musco Center for the Arts at the end of January, marking a homecoming of sorts for Patricia Ward Kelly, whose acclaimed live-performance about her late husband, Gene Kelly,... Read More →

98 - Mar / Apr 20

Greater Orange Community Arts Theater Annual Gala

A variety of music ensembles and other groups will be providing entertainment for the April 16 fundraising gala for the Greater Orange Community Arts Theater. “We want to have a place where our kids can perform—a real professional space,” says Michael Short about the planned... Read More →

A variety of music ensembles and other groups will be providing entertainment for the April 16 fundraising gala for the Greater Orange Community Arts Theater. “We want to have a place where our kids can... Read More →

55 - Jan / Feb 13

Guy Hinrichs

Director of Special Events

Guy Hinrichs Even though it was a required activity at his elementary school, Guy Hinrichs remembers the satisfaction he experienced visiting a convalescent hospital as a third grader. “It made me feel good to smile at all of the very ill people in... Read More →

Guy Hinrichs Even though it was a required activity at his elementary school, Guy Hinrichs remembers the satisfaction he experienced visiting a convalescent hospital as a third grader. “It made me feel good... Read More →

119 - Jan / Feb 24

Herb Alpert

Making Music that Makes Us Feel Good

Herb Alpert is a true renaissance man. The Grammy-winning jazz/pop trumpeter and philanthropist—whose music career spans more than 60 years—still records, tours, paints and sculpts on a regular basis. He oversees L.A. jazz club Vibrato with his daughter, too. “I wake up in the morning... Read More →

Herb Alpert is a true renaissance man. The Grammy-winning jazz/pop trumpeter and philanthropist—whose music career spans more than 60 years—still records, tours, paints and sculpts on a regular basis. He oversees L.A. jazz club Vibrato... Read More →

97 - Jan / Feb 20

Illusion Week Focuses on "The Magic of Healing"

All magicians know that without an audience that actually wishes to be mystified and entranced, a magic trick will fall flat. In the art of illusion—as well as in the art of any stagecraft—it’s called the “willing suspension of disbelief.” This results in a series... Read More →

All magicians know that without an audience that actually wishes to be mystified and entranced, a magic trick will fall flat. In the art of illusion—as well as in the art of any stagecraft—it’s called... Read More →

75 - May/Jun 16

Jack Raubolt

Jack Raubolt In the 1960s during his high school years, when Jack Raubolt and his friends rode their bikes through what was then the Chapman College campus, he had no idea he’d one day be the Vice President of Community Relations for the university. “Chapman... Read More →

Jack Raubolt In the 1960s during his high school years, when Jack Raubolt and his friends rode their bikes through what was then the Chapman College campus, he had no idea he’d one day be... Read More →

82 - Jul / Aug 17

Mary Platt

Director of the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new day buzzing with myriad possibilities. For Platt, there’s no such... Read More →

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new... Read More →

104 - Jul / Aug 21

Musco Center Returns

with a FREE Pacific Symphony Orchestra Concert

Like the anticipation that washes over an audience as an orchestra begins to tune, Richard Bryant has felt a growing excitement in Old Towne Orange. During Bryant’s near-daily walks to the Orange Plaza, he has witnessed that shift in the days leading up to the... Read More →

Like the anticipation that washes over an audience as an orchestra begins to tune, Richard Bryant has felt a growing excitement in Old Towne Orange. During Bryant’s near-daily walks to the Orange Plaza, he has... Read More →

78 - Nov/Dec 16

Richard T. Bryant

Richard T. Bryant If you were to sum up the career of Richard T. Bryant, it would be as a facilitator of the arts. During his illustrious career that spans more than four decades, Chapman University’s Executive Director of the Musco Center for the Arts... Read More →

Richard T. Bryant If you were to sum up the career of Richard T. Bryant, it would be as a facilitator of the arts. During his illustrious career that spans more than four decades, Chapman... Read More →

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