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Bach to Normal: Orchestra Returns with a Glimpse into Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

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Award-winning violinist, Samuel Sun, performs a solo during the Pepperdine Orchestra's concert Sept. 30. Sun featured in the show along with award-winning violinists Jonathan Vu. Photo by Holly FoucheThe heat was on for the Pepperdine Orchestra, as they put their skills to the test, hoping their month's worth of rehearsals would help them provide the audience with a memorable … [Read more...] about Bach to Normal: Orchestra Returns with a Glimpse into Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts Slowly Reopens Its Curtains

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Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre remains partially open to students and groups for special and permitted use April 6. The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts allowed for more in-person, student engagement after lighter LA County COVID-19 regulations. Photo by Ali LevensPepperdine’s Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts will open more opportunities for the Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts Slowly Reopens Its Curtains

Fine Arts Students Return to Campus

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Senior Theatre and Music major Sydney DeMaria performs "Valse Je t'aime" with accompanist David Fraley in Raitt Recital Hall on March 9. DeMaria was able to record her senior vocal recital after pushing it from the fall 2020 semester to spring 2021. Photo Courtesy of Sydney DeMaria When campus partially reopened in February, the University gave Fine Arts students access to … [Read more...] about Fine Arts Students Return to Campus

The Ghosts of Pepperdine: Smothers Theatre

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Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify Kaelin Mendez hosts this special Halloween episode of "The Graph," exploring the supernatural history of Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre. He talked to Assistant Technical Director Stewart O'Rourke and Technical Director Rick Aglietti to hear their stories and experiences of two reported ghosts: The Clapper and the Lady in … [Read more...] about The Ghosts of Pepperdine: Smothers Theatre

The Ghosts of Pepperdine: Taking a Look Behind the Scenes at Smothers Theatre’s Paranormal Activity

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Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify Podcast by Kaelin Mendez Editor's Note: Kaelin Mendez was an employee at Smothers Theatre at the time of writing this article. When Stewart O’Rourke, now assistant technical director at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre, worked backstage for Songfest in the late 1980s, he and his fellow workers heard clapping coming from … [Read more...] about The Ghosts of Pepperdine: Taking a Look Behind the Scenes at Smothers Theatre’s Paranormal Activity