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Behind the Scenes: Boyer College of Music and Dance
In today’s Hamlisch: With Love show, four students from Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance will perform.
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JORDAN HAYES of Newtown, is a Junior majoring in Musical Theater. She was a choreography intern and dancer in the Kimmel Center’s Hairspray Live Viewing Party in 2016. She was the lead Frug dancer in Temple University’s 2019 production of Sweet Charity.
ALEXA JOSEPH of Hauppauge, New York, is a Junior majoring in Musical Theater. She has performed in numerous theaters around
New York and Philadelphia, including The York Theater and 54 Below. She recently finished a production of Men on Boats at Temple University.
ALANA ROBINSON of Washington D.C., is a Senior majoring in Musical Theater. She played Helene in Temple University’s production of Sweet Charity and studied abroad in London during the 2019 spring semester and in Los Angeles in summer 2019.
ISABEL ROBIN of Queens, New York, is a Junior majoring in Musical
Theater. She was a finalist for Michael Feinstein’s The Songbook Academy and played Imogen in Cymbeline at Temple Theaters.
DR. ROBERT T. STROKER Dr. Robert T. Stroker is Dean of the Boyer College of Music and Dance and the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts and is Vice Provost for the Arts at Temple University. He is also Founder and Executive Producer of BCM&D Records at the Boyer College, which has garnered five GRAMMY nominations.
"Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance is proud of our ongoing connections to The Philly POPS and our shared commitment to music education! Through our partnership at the Isaac Sheppard School, Temple students are mentored by alumna and adjunct professor Diane Dannenfelser to provide musical experiences for elementary students while gaining invaluable real-world teaching experiences. We are thrilled that our Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies, Terell Stafford, is now Artistic Director of Jazz for The Philly POPS and we celebrate his continued dedication to the All-City Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia and to expanding jazz education initiatives." - DR. ROBERT T. STROKER
