Centered on the Arts Podcast
1) Graduating Seniors 2024 (Kayla Bryant and Yulbee Shin)
It’s the last episode of season 4! On today's episode, we meet with some of our graduating seniors from the Center For the Arts. Our patrons will have seen these students working back-of-house, front-...Show More
2) Dance in Flight
Dance in Flight is celebrating their 30th year here at Pepperdine University! They will be presenting a very exciting show in Smothers Theatre on March 14, 15, and 16. I sat down with senior dancers M...Show More
3) Keith Colclough (The Merry Widow)
Presented by the Flora L. Thornton Opera Program, the light-hearted romantic comedy, The Merry Widow, is coming to Smothers Theatre on February 22nd and 24th! I sat down with Dr. Keith Colclough, the ...Show More
4) Young Concert Artists on Tour
Pepperdine University’s Raitt Recital Hall was recently treated to an incredible performance by five young classical artists: American bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, Danish cellist Jonathan Swensen, Sp...Show More
5) Dr. Ryan Board (Director, Pepperdine Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert)
THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE! Come see the Pepperdine Choir and Orchestra present their annual Christmas concert on Thursday, December 7 at 7:30pm in Smothers Theatre. They'll be performing timeless hol...Show More
Dr. Ryan Board (Director, Pepperdine Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert)
09:12 | Dec 1st, 2023
6) Andrew von Oeyen
Internationally acclaimed pianist Andrew von Oeyen returns to Pepperdine for a residency at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts! During his time here, he performed Beethovan's Emperor Concerto ...Show More
7) Composer Talk with Jeremy Zerbe
SEASON 4 IS HERE! I welcome composer Jeremy Zerbe back to the podcast for an incredible conversation about the music written for the show over the past three seasons. We have an incredible conversati...Show More
8) Graduating Seniors 2023
It’s the last episode of season 3! On today's episode, we meet with some of our graduating seniors from the Center For the Arts. Our patrons will have seen these students working back-of-house, front-...Show More
9) Carson Vandermade (Weisman Museum Assistant)
For the first time, Carson Vandermade joins the podcast to discuss the Senior Showcase presented in the Weisman Museum. Carson discusses what patrons expect to see, the senior students’ work, the impo...Show More
10) Cathy Thomas-Grant (Director, Americana: A Murder Ballad)
Directing major Jacqueline Thornell meets with Cathy Thomas-Grant, a cherished theatre professor at Pepperdine who served as the director of the summer Edinburgh program from 2000-2022. Jacqueline and...Show More