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COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS Welcome from the Dean Dear prospective student: Welcome to the College of Music and Fine Arts at Loyola University New Orleans. I am thrilled you have chosen to apply for admission to the college. Please visit our website (cmfa.loyno.edu) to learn more about the accomplishments of our internationally renowned faculty and alumni and the ongoing successes of our current students. You will also find information on our many guest artists and Loyola’s special relationship with New Orleans.
Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. Dean, College of Music and Fine Arts
Loyola University combines professional study of the arts with the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. It also enjoys the benefits of being located in one of the most culturally rich cities in the country. New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, the home of the nation’s oldest opera company, host to a vibrant visual arts district, and bursting with professional musical and theatre organizations. We don’t just practice or teach the arts— we immerse ourselves in them. But simply visiting our website or reading this publication cannot provide you with all the information necessary to make the important decision regarding where you will receive your arts education. It is vital to visit our campus; attend a music, art, theatre, or ballet class; take an applied music lesson; or tour our facilities. We invite you to view an exhibit in one of our three on-campus art galleries or see a performance in our 600-seat Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall or in the Lower Depths—our more intimate experimental theater. I encourage you to meet our faculty and, most important, talk to our current students. Be sure to spend the time necessary to make an informed choice for your future education. When you visit the College of Music and Fine Arts, you will find our faculty as I know them: dedicated artists and educators who are truly concerned about your development and future as a professional in the arts. We pride ourselves on continuing to provide the rigorous training and high expectations that have been our hallmark during the past century. If you have any questions about the College of Music and Fine Arts, do not hesitate to e-mail me at cmfa@loyno.edu. I look forward to meeting you in the near future. Sincerely,
Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts David P. Swanzy Distinguished Professor of Music
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The College of Music and Fine Arts (CMFA) provides an intimate learning environment—the college’s 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio and enrollment of approximately 650 undergraduates ensures close communication between students and our outstanding instructors. Since the college’s founding in 1932, our faculty has established a national reputation for excellence as educators, performers, music therapists, researchers, directors, designers, and artists. Loyola’s alumni are successful in virtually every area of music, theatre, dance, and the visual arts.
QUICK FACTS 2013 ENROLLMENT 5,082 (3,255 undergraduates), representing 50 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and 54 foreign countries; 39 percent ethnic minorities
FACULTY 89 percent of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO Students to faculty: 10 to 1 campus-wide Average class size: 18 students
PROGRAMS OF STUDY School of Music • Composition (BM) • Jazz Studies (BM) • Music Industry Studies (BM—Performance Track) • Music Education (BME) • Music with Elective Studies (BM) • Music Therapy (BMT, MMT) • Music Performance (BM, MM) Instrumental and Vocal • Music minor • Jazz Studies minor
Theatre Arts and Dance • Theatre Arts (BA) • Theatre Arts with a minor in Business Administration (BA) • Dance minor • Theatre Arts minor Art + Design • Studio Arts (BA or BFA) • Graphic Design (BA) • Art History (BA) • Studio Art minor • Graphic Design minor
Music Industry Studies • Music Industry Studies (BS—Non-Performance Track) • Music Industry Studies minor
COLLEGES Business, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Law, Music and Fine Arts, Social Sciences
DEGREE PROGRAMS More than 60 undergraduate degree programs
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS More than one-third of the student body chooses to study abroad in more than 50 countries with Loyola’s international programs.
CAMPUS Located on the famous St. Charles Avenue streetcar line in the historic residential Uptown area across from beautiful Audubon Park
FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS Approximately 90 percent of Loyola students receive some form of financial aid and/or scholarships.
ANNUAL EXPENSES (2013 – 2014) Tuition: $35,504 Room and Board (required for out-of-city freshmen): $12,185 Resident Fees: $1,416 Commuter Fees: $1,356
SCHOLARSHIPS
2013 FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
The CMFA awards annual talent-based scholarships to music, theatre arts, and visual arts majors. These awards vary according to the student’s performance/artistic ability, potential for continued artistic and academic progress, and the college’s specific program needs.
Test Scores (middle 50 percent) SAT Critical Reading: 520-650 SAT Math: 510-610 ACT: 23-28
Academic merit-based scholarships are awarded to qualified students by the Office of Admissions. Talent-based scholarships are not available for non-performance music industry studies students.
Average GPA: 3.54
These scores reflect the middle half of enrolling students in the fall of 2013. They do not reflect maximum or minimum score ranges. Required application materials include application, essay, resume, transcript, SAT or ACT scores, and a recommendation from a teacher or counselor. The writing component of the SAT and ACT will not be used for admission, but will be used for English placement.
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Where else can you… … work side-by-side with leaders in the music, theatre, and arts industries across the nation and world-wide? … involve yourself in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Voodoo Experience festival, productions, films, galleries, or the New Orleans Museum of Art? … embrace the Jesuit traditions of thinking critically and acting justly to enhance performance, art, and design?
… perform on stage with one of the oldest opera companies in the country or one of the nation’s best orchestras? … participate in a theatre community that will embrace you? … enjoy New Orleans’ abundant arts and culture scene?
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Loyola University New Orleans is the only university in the country to partner a college of fine and performing arts with the rich Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person in the liberal arts. Loyola’s students have the rare and exciting opportunity to become active arts participants both locally and internationally. Not only are they able to perform all over the Big Easy in its legendary venues, but they can also let the world become their classroom as they tour or study abroad across the United States, Canada, Central America, and Europe with the chorale, jazz band, symphony orchestra, and wind ensemble, as well as the theatre and visual arts programs. Our music industry studies students record and promote events with local New Orleans talent—considered by many to be Louisiana’s greatest natural resource. Our Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series provides students opportunities to gain stage and gallery experience by performing in ensembles, operas, and theatrical productions; showing their works in one of our two on-campus galleries; and interacting with spectacular guest artists. The College of Music and Fine Arts prides itself on maintaining a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Our instructors distinguish themselves as leaders in their fields, from GRAMMY® award winners and national music organization executives to internationally acclaimed theatre professionals and award-winning artists.
INTERNSHIPS The College of Music and Fine Arts at Loyola University New Orleans is committed to helping students hone their craft and teaching them the necessary skills to propel their passion in the arts towards a lifelong career. As part of this commitment, many of our degree programs require that students participate in at least one internship in order to increase their knowledgebase and viability in today’s job market. Loyola students benefit from the university’s deep connections with arts-industry leaders across the globe and always find themselves learning from the best. In an internship, students find themselves becoming the professionals they have been preparing to be.
PROSPECTIVE CAREERS A&R manager Accompanist/rehearsal pianist Actor/actress Animator Art gallery management/design Artistic directing Band/choir director Box office management Casting Choir director Choreography Church musician Copyright administration Donor relations Graphic design K-12 music/theatre/art educator Manufacturing Motion picture and TV industries Music education Music journalism Music producer
Music sales and law Music therapist Music/theatre/art/dance instructor Orchestra personnel manager Performance Popular programming manager Production manager Professional studio musician Publishing and editing Research and development Sound engineer Sound mixing Stage management Storyboard artist Symphony director Talent acquisition Technical artist Theatre education Theatrical design Touring industry
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SCHOOL OF MUSIC
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Music Therapy
Classical Performance
Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Science
Music therapy is a wellestablished health profession in which music is used to address physical, emotional, cognitive, communication, and social needs of individuals. Music therapy professionals assess the strengths and needs of each client and provide appropriate treatment, which may include creating, singing, listening to, and/or moving to music.
New Orleans brings music to life, combining the old with the new. Loyola students keep the city’s rich musical heritage alive by performing on the same stages as many legendary musicians who paved the way for American music.
It is only natural that a jazz studies program would begin in a city steeped in jazz heritage and culture. As the first New Orleans university to establish a bachelor of music degree in jazz studies, Loyola provides the opportunity for students to study the development of jazz and participate in its ongoing growth, while focusing on traditional music and rigorous academic study.
Music Industry Studies (non-performance)
Bachelor of Music Performance Jazz Studies Music Industry Studies (performance) Music with Elective Studies
Bachelor of Music Education Bachelor of Music Therapy Bachelor of Art in Music Graduate Degree Programs Music Therapy (MMT) Performance (MM)
OUTSTANDING MUSIC FACULTY Our talented music faculty includes classical and jazz performers, recording artists with international careers, numerous GRAMMY® nominees and award winners, the president of the National Flute Association, a board member of the international Trombone Association, Tribute to the Classical Arts Awards nominees, past presidents of associations in music therapy and music education, and a past president of Rykodisc Records.
Loyola’s music therapy programs are the oldest in the nation and the most immersive. Our students work as therapistsin-training—participating in mock music therapy sessions and in fieldwork placements where they interact with a variety of health populations observing, co-leading, and leading music therapy sessions.
Music Education Loyola’s music education program is designed to fulfill academic requirements leading to teacher certification in either vocal or instrumental music— in an industry filled with employment potential. All music education majors are required to complete a student teaching internship semester. Music education students, from freshman through senior year, have the unique opportunity to participate in a variety of preparatory teaching experiences in the New Orleans community. Most states observe reciprocity with Louisiana regarding teacher certification. Students may choose an optional concentration in jazz studies.
Our students perform as part of our various ensembles throughout the year. Vocal students can sing in the Loyola Choirs or one of the two spectacular productions of Loyola Opera Theatre. Instrumentalists can play in the Loyola Symphony Orchestra, our various chamber ensembles, or solo as part of our weekly recital hour. Students also have the opportunity to participate in masterclasses and clinics with renowned vocalists and instrumentalists and witness live performances on campus by international artists like Philip Glass and the Vienna Boys Choir.
Composition The music composition program prepares students for graduate work in composition or for freelance work as composers, copyists, or arrangers. The curriculum strongly emphasizes analog and digital synthesis and current computer applications for the preparation of musical scores. Additional coursework is available in recording technologies.
The jazz studies program is professionally oriented and designed for brass, woodwind, and rhythm instrumentalists. The resident Faculty Jazz Ensemble features professionals who remain active in jazz and commercial fields. Guest artists of international renown conduct masterclasses and perform with student ensembles during the annual Loyola University Jazz Ensemble Festival. Students have been able to witness performances by jazz musicians such as Brian Blade, Stefon Harris, Stanton Moore, and Mark Whitfield. The Loyola Jazz Club has presented masterclasses with jazz greats such as Ellis Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, and Michel Camilo. Loyola is proud to continue its relationship with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance through jazz performance and masterclass opportunities as the Monk Institute supports jazz education opportunities to the city of New Orleans.
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Music Industry Studies Do you have what it takes to make it in today’s music business industry? The preparation you need is at Loyola, courtesy of an innovative music program designed with more emphasis placed on business. The Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies (BS) program is designed for students who desire more emphasis on music business practices. It offers program-specific courses centering on legal issues in music, music finance, music promotion, music administration, and multimedia production. This program, which features a shared business minor with Loyola’s distinguished College of Business, also allows students to take a variety of courses in different areas such as graphic arts, communications, history, and audio recording. There are exciting internships in music capitals like New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New Orleans. The Bachelor of Music program in Music Industry Studies (BM) provides the performing music major with the business tools needed to maintain a sustainable career in the music industry. The degree offers the same programspecific courses in music industry studies focusing on legal issues in music, music finance, music promotion, music administration, and multimedia production. Like the BS program, this degree also offers internship opportunities in music capitals like New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New Orleans.
Real-World Experience All music industry studies students have countless opportunities to take part in audio and video production with local and internationally renowned musicians through the Entrepreneurial Units program, which includes a student-run radio station and video production service. By participating in Loyola’s EU program, students receive real-world experience in running and growing their own entertainment businesses. Every year, 100+ Music Industry students take on internships throughout New Orleans, nationwide and across the globe. Students are required to participate in at least one large-scale internship experience either locally with legendary organizations like Tipitinas or with industry giants like Sony Music either nationally or at one of their global locations. Internships are the best opportunity for a student to utilize the skills they study in class, and to learn from, and network with, leaders in their field. From audio engineering to new music marketing strategies and artist relations, Music Industry students can pursue their track of choice in virtually any industry setting. Many students have such a fantastic experience that they choose to intern with multiple organizations.
Award-Winning Faculty At Loyola, we place an emphasis on one-on-one study with master teachers and artists—and in our music industry studies program, you will have the chance to work side-by-side with GRAMMY-winning producers and entertainment specialists active in all aspects of the music entertainment business. This includes faculty specializing in music technology, video production, digital production, management, and legal aspects of the entertainment business, as well as musicians active in the local and national music scenes.
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THEATRE ARTS AND DANCE
DEGREE PROGRAMS The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts program provides extensive training in all aspects of theatre including acting, design, directing, technical theatre, and dramaturgy.
The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a Business Administration minor provides training in business management as applicable to the theatre industry.
The dance minor program in classical ballet can be earned in conjunction with any other major at Loyola.
You could find the role of a lifetime in Loyola’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. Whether on stage or behind the scenes, our broad curriculum will ensure that you develop or enhance a sense of artistic and personal discipline, responsibility, and a lifelong commitment to theatre. What better way to begin your career than in the Jesuit tradition that helped shape Molière and Voltaire? Creating the Theatre Artist
New Orleans and More
Our undergraduate program offers individual attention and opportunities through mentorship with our dynamic professors. Our students learn all aspects of theatre arts, including performance, dramaturgy, costume, scenic, lighting, sound, publicity, and box office management to become well-rounded theatre artists. Loyola students learn a theatrical vocabulary that allows them to communicate with other theatre creators and focus within specific areas of interest at an advanced level. They enjoy the freedom to experiment artistically, intellectually, and technically.
New Orleans is home to an active theatre community with many opportunities for students to experience their art. Loyola productions have been recognized by the Big Easy and Louisiana State Theatre Festival awards. Loyola theatre students have worked at various local theatres, including Southern Rep, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Rivertown Repertory Theatre, and Summer Lyric Theatre. Internships are available locally as well as out of state by special arrangement. Our students have studied abroad at the British Academy of Dramatic Arts, interned at the Avignon Theatre Festival in France, and performed as part of a complete medieval Chester cycle of plays in Canada.
Putting Theory into Practice Productions at Loyola are just that—Loyola productions. We give our casting and production assignments exclusively to Loyola undergraduate students. Four main stage productions, one-act festivals, workshops, directing projects, and guest artists allow plenty of opportunities for our students to become involved. Past guest artists have included Susan Sarandon, John Guare, Wole Soyinka, and Eric Overmyer, as well as Fulbright scholar Arben Kumbaro. Students use the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom as building blocks toward their production goals.
Distinguished Faculty Loyola’s theatre arts and dance faculty includes recognizable actors and theatre professionals with a global range of experience. Our faculty includes a Fulbright professor; a Fulbright scholar; and members of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, United Scenic Artists, Local 829, Association of Performing Arts and Entertainment Professionals, Costume Society of America, and the Center Teacher Development Program. Faculty works have been seen locally, nationally, on and off Broadway, and around the world.
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ART + DESIGN
DEGREE PROGRAMS The Bachelor of Fine Arts program provides extensive training for students who wish to become professional studio artists and who would like to develop a portfolio in preparation for graduate school. The Bachelor of Arts program prepares students for careers in studio art administration in areas such as the heritage industry, museum industry, and arts administration. The Bachelor of Arts program in Graphic Design prepares students for careers in areas that use motion media, web, and print design.
Studying visual arts at Loyola University New Orleans provides you the opportunity of a lifetime. Whatever area of art truly inspires you, you’ll find the flexibility you want to study it here. Merging a broad liberal arts curriculum with practical, hands-on courses gives you a great starting point for a career with museums, art galleries, agencies, and more. Jesuit Education Our visual arts programs emphasize the study of art within a liberal arts context. Students look at the big picture and the impact that they have on their art in contrast to the impact their art has on them and the broader world. We encourage students to explore various disciplines before choosing a specific focus. College Art Association guidelines require a maximum of 25 students in introductory level courses. Our freshman classes allow a maximum of 15 students. Upper-level classes may include five to 10 students, who each receive personal instruction.
Get Involved Our students become active in the city’s rich arts community. Whether they review the works from St. Claude Avenue collective galleries or work with Julia Street art dealers and the city museums, students gain the critical thinking and social and business skills required to compete effectively in the contemporary art world. Students travel to meet working artists in cities such as Houston, New York, and Chicago, as well as to participate in art-based study abroad programs. We encourage students to participate in exhibitions in one of our three on-campus art galleries.
Skills for the real world One of the most valuable experiences Studio Art and Graphic Design students have in their time at Loyola is their internship. With the program’s stellar reputation, galleries in the renown Julia Street district and the French Quarter continually request Loyola interns, as do city museums such as the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Graphic Design students take on internships with
reputable design/marketing firms such as Solomon Group and routinely pursue art and animation experiences with Pixar. The internship is the perfect opportunity for students to practice their skills and gain critical thinking and business skills required to compete effectively in the contemporary art and design world.
Distinguished Faculty Our distinguished faculty members have exhibited work across the world and appeared in numerous publications. We have fellowship and grant winners from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as Fulbright scholarship recipients. Our faculty members have won awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and Joan Mitchell Foundation and are members of numerous visual and graphic arts societies around the country. Select faculty members maintain membership in slide registries such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Disciplines Art History and Visual Culture Ceramics Computer-based Imaging Drawing Motion Graphics Painting Photography Print Design Printmaking Sculpture Web Design
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Student projects are an integral part of our programs. These are examples of our students’ work.
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ALUMNI SUCCESSES Loyola’s Metropolitan Opera Stars Angela Mannino ’02 made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lulu. She also performs with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New Orleans Opera, Central City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Dallas Opera, and is a 2009 Sullivan Foundation award winner. Alfred Walker ’96, bassbaritone, a former member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program, has appeared with the Met as Parsi Rustomji in Phillip Glass’ Satyagraha following previous appearances in Roméo et Juliette, Samson et Dalila, Pelléas et Mélisande, Fidelio, Les Troyens, and L’enfant et les sortilèges. Greer Grimsley ’76, bassbaritone, made his Metropolitan debut as Captain Balstrode in Peter Grimes and has subsequently performed there as Escamillo in Carmen, Jokanaan in Salome, Scarpia in Tosca, Telramund in Lohengrin, and Amfortas in Parsifal.
Sarah Jane McMahon
Stanton Moore
A STRONG TRADITION IN THE ARTS Adam Mayon ’12 will be pursuing a performance degree in piano at the prestigious Eastman School of Music next fall. Adam, who won the Music Teachers National Association’s Young Artist Performance competition last year, will receive a scholarship and assistantship from Eastman. David Castillo ’11 and Jessica Mirshak ’11 are attending USC’s Thornton School of Music. David will be singing Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at the Green Mountain Festival this summer, and Jessica is pursuing further study in Italy.
Ruth Falcon ’64, soprano, has appeared at the Met as the Empress in Die Frau Ohne Schatten. She is currently a member of voice faculty at Mannes College’s The New School for Music. The late Charles Anthony ’52 was a tenor with the New York Metropolitan Opera. He held the Met’s performance record, giving more than 950 performances since his 1954 debut.
Victor Goines
Loyola music industry studies graduates have gone to work for leading companies in the music industry such as ASCAP, Lincoln Center, Creative Artist Agency, Rehage Entertainment, Superfly Presents, Clear Channel Radio, G. Schirmer Publishing, Opus 3, and EMI Music Publishing.
Brian Schrader ’09 is the company/production manager of the Jefferson Performing Arts Society, overseeing more than 150 different performances a year. Actor Brian Treitler ’08 is currently featured in the new Sprint 4G network national commercial as well as on a billboard in Times Square. Audio engineer Woods Drinkwater ‘07 won a 2009 GRAMMY® for his work on the album BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet: Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Leo DeJesus ’07, Richard Dubourg ’08, Eric Rogers ’09, and John Michael Rouchell ’09 are all members of rock band My Name is John Michael, which performed at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and various festivals throughout the country. Singer Cleona Torres ‘07 won the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Gulf Coast Regional Finals. Marie Bourgouis ’07 received a full scholarship to the MFA Graphic Design Program at Notre Dame, a program that only accepts one student per year.
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Ian Hoch ’06 works at the BIG 870 AM WWL in New Orleans as a broadcast engineer, news reporter, and social media director while appearing on stage throughout New Orleans.
Ian Hoch
Singer Sarah Jane McMahon ’02 is a soprano with the New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, the Colorado Symphony/Central City Opera, New Orleans Opera, and Opera Theater of Connecticut.
Kristi Jacobs ’05 currently manages the comedy group Stupid Time Machine in New Orleans. Their latest show, Love in the Time of Swine Flu, was accepted into The New York International Fringe Festival Summer 2010.
Pianist Steven Spooner ’95 has won prizes at seven international piano competitions and records on the EMR, IU, and Everything labels.
Mitch Paone ’05 is a freelance motion designer in New York City and founder of Dreamers Ink Aesthetics.
Ryan Rillette ’95 is the artistic director of Round House Theatre in Maryland and was producing artistic director of the Southern Rep theater in New Orleans.
Designer Samia Saleem ’04 founded Corpus, a New Yorkbased firm that employs Eliza Shulze ’09 and Sarah Moody ’06. Mixed-media artist Takashi Horisaki ’03 received national acclaim for his works “Second Skin” and “Social Dress New Orleans—730 Days After.”
Drummer Stanton Moore ‘94 leads the bands Galactic, Moore and More, and Garage à Trois. He was a featured artist in Modern Drummer magazine and is a columnist for Drum! magazine. Drummer Brian Blade ’90 leads his Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band; and has worked with Bob Dylan, Bill Frisell, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, Joni Mitchell, and Seal.
Adam Mayon
Ellis Marsalis ’86 is a premier modern jazz pianist in New Orleans, a former Coca-Cola Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies at the University of New Orleans, chair of the Louisiana Music Commission, and recent artist-in-residence at Loyola’s College of Music and Fine Arts. Saxophonist Victor Goines ’84 is director of jazz studies at Northwestern University and a regular performer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Bassoonist Charles Fernandez ’84 has received two Emmy nominations during his career composing and arranging soundtracks for HBO, Disney, MGM, Universal, and many others. Bassist Chuck Bergeron ’84 founded the Chuck Bergeron Trio, teaches at the University of Miami, and has won two ASCAP awards among his 40plus recordings. Logan Skelton ‘83 is an internationally acclaimed pianist, teacher, and composer and is currently a professor of piano and director of doctoral studies in piano performance at the University of Michigan.
Anthony Lacuira
Former Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees member and Loyola College of Music alumnus Anthony Lacuira ’74, who has enjoyed an impressive career at the Metropolitan Opera, will be appearing for a third season in the role of Eddy Kessler in the Martin Scorsese HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Norman Treigle ’51 was one of the premiere operatic bassbaritones of his generation. He made his debut with New York City Opera playing Colline in La Boheme; sang the role of Reverend Olin Blitch in the New York premiere of Floyd’s Susannah; and his greatest roles included Méphistophélès in Faust, Escamillo in Carmen, and the four Villains in Les contes d’Hoffmann.
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OUR MISSION The College of Music and Fine Arts is the leading center for the study of fine and performing arts among all Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, offering professional and liberal arts programs in a rigorous academic environment. The College of Music and Fine Arts prepares students for fine and performing arts professions in a manner that reflects the Jesuit ideals of truth, service, and justice. It provides the campus, region, and nation with music, theatre, dance, and visual arts, demonstrating the university’s commitment and service to the fine and performing arts.
Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series The College of Music and Fine Arts serves as a major cultural resource in the greater New Orleans region by presenting more than 100 performances each year as part of the Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series. The series is dedicated to providing educational and entertaining performances, which include outstanding concerts, guest performers, masterclasses, jazz, dance, art exhibitions, and theatre productions in an intimate setting. For more about the Montage Series, visit our website at montage.loyno.edu
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FACILITIES
MUSIC
THEATRE ARTS AND DANCE
ART + DESIGN
The 115,000-square-foot, four-story Communications/Music Complex provides state-of-the-art facilities for music and communication, including the 600-seat Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, which can handle a full spectrum of performances, from a solo recital concert to the symphony orchestra. Other performance halls include Nunemaker Auditorium; Holy Name of Jesus Church; and the Underground, which hosts the Jazz Underground series.
The theater department has two theaters with recently upgraded lighting and audio: the 150-seat Marquette Theater, notable for its proscenium arch, and The Lower Depths, an intimate experimental theater that seats 70 – 85 and adapts to a variety of dramatic forms. The theaters are supported by a costume shop and scenic shop. Specialized classrooms include acting and design studios.
The visual arts building includes painting and drawing studios; a fully equipped wood and metal shop for sculpture, including a foundry; a ceramics area that includes electric, gas-fired, and raku kilns for handbuilding and wheel-thrown ceramics; and a printmaking studio capable of producing intaglio, stone and plate lithography, serigraphy, relief and letterpress (foundry type and photopolymer plates), all capable of using photomechanical processes.
Studios and labs include: • Acoustically treated faculty studios and individual practice rooms • Two computer-assisted piano laboratories designed to allow class instruction on individual electronic piano keyboards • A computer music studio with the latest in electronic instruments, computers, and synthesizers
The department also has a fully equipped darkroom and a state-of-the-art computer imaging lab. There are two main art galleries located on Loyola’s campus: the Danna Student Center Art Gallery and the Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. The visual arts building also has a small gallery for student exhibits.
• A computerized music theory laboratory with work stations designed to give students access to the latest composition and music theory software
Loyola University New Orleans has fully supported and fostered in its educational programs, admissions, employment practices, and in the activities it operates the policy of not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex/gender, or sexual orientation. This policy is in compliance with all applicable federal regulations and guidelines.
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