Like many students in Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory, Damon Gillespie dreamed of one day becoming a star. The lightning speed of his success in achieving that goal has yet to sink in for Gillespie, a 2012-14 musical theatre major who will star in the upcoming NBC drama series Rise….Continue Reading Breakout Theatre Alumnus Damon Gillespie to Star in NBC Drama Series ‘Rise’
One of the missing links between refugees and Swedish citizens is performing arts. At least, that’s what Roosevelt music composition student Sean Hussey argues in his latest project….Continue Reading CCPA Social Justice Program Opens Doors for Performing Arts Projects
I am a composer and a teacher. As a composer, I write music for chamber ensembles, choirs and orchestras. My recent works include Mythology Symphony, which had its world premiere by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Orchestra in January 2015 (and will be commercially released by Cedille Records in November 2015) and Terra Nostra, a large-scale oratorio for two choirs, four soloists and a chamber orchestra, which will receive its world premiere in November 2015 in San Francisco….Continue Reading The Composing Process: First Note to Final Score