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Pepperdine University to Host December 2016 Student Concert Series


Undergraduate students enrolled in Seaver Collegemusic degree programs will perform a series of vocal and orchestral concerts in Malibu, on select dates from Thursday, December 1, to Sunday, December 11.

The musical performances will include:

Thursday, December 1 | 8 PM | Smothers Theatre

Concert Choir Program

  • Director of choral activities Ryan Board will oversee this performance of nearly 100 singers.

Friday, December 2 | 3 PM | Malibu Public Library

Guitar Recital

Saturday, December 3 | 2 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Michael Doces, tenor
  • Rebecca Franklin, flute
  • Hiroyo Hatsuyama, piano
  • Beverly Min Thiagarajan, piano

Saturday, December 3 | 4:30 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Hiroyo Hatsuyama, piano
  • Ryan Murphy, tenor
  • Wesley Park, guitar

Saturday, December 3 | 7 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Sophie Emmons, soprano
  • Hiroyo Hatsuyama, piano
  • Emily Phan, piano

Monday, December 5 | 7:30 PM | Smothers Theatre

Pepperdine University Jazz Ensemble

  • Jazz musician and Pepperdine faculty member Brian Scanlon will direct this show, which will include a performance from Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Tuesday, December 6 | 7:30 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine Woodwind Ensemble

  • Flutist, chamber musician, recording artist, and Pepperdine faculty member Susan Greenberg will direct this performance.

Thursday, December 8 | 7:30 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine String Ensemble

  • Violinist and Pepperdine faculty member Tamara Chernyak will direct this performance.

Friday, December 9 | 7 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Kaley Casenhiser, soprano
  • Joseph Peliska, guitar
  • Beverly Min Thiagarajan, piano

Saturday, December 10 | 2 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Fernando Grimaldo, baritone
  • Natalie Leonard, soprano
  • David Wilkinson, piano

Saturday, December 10 | 4:30 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Alexander Papandrea, tenor
  • Turner Staton, bass-baritone
  • David Wilkinson, piano

Saturday, December 10 | 7 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Hailey Hoffman, soprano
  • Beverly Min Thiagarajan, piano

Sunday, December 11 | 2 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Shalei Heflin, soprano
  • Preston Hereford, tenor
  • Beverly Min Thiagarajan, piano

Sunday, December 11 | 4:30 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Amy Preston, mezzo soprano
  • Beverly Min Thiagarajan, piano

Sunday, December 11 | 7 PM | Raitt Recital Hall

Junior Recital

  • Edward Kang, violoncello 
  • Louise Lofquist, piano

For additional information about the musical performances, visit the Pepperdine University Center for the Arts website.