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The Verdi Chorus to Perform LOVE'S PASSIONS AND POTIONS This Fall

Music Director and Founding Artistic Director Anne Marie Ketchum has been the conductor of the Verdi Chorus since its inception in 1983. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Choral Conducting and a Master's degree in Voice Performance from California State University, Northridge, where she studied choral conducting with John Alexander and served as his assistant conductor. As a singer, she has appeared internationally and is well known for her performances of contemporary art music, vocal chamber music, solo recitals, and opera. She has made several recordings of contemporary music. Among her more recent activities Ms. Ketchum was the Stage Director for the Metropolitan Opera National Council - Western Region Showcase Concerts in Palm Springs for five years. She helped create This and My Heart: A Portrait of Emily Dickinson in Text and Song, a concert/theater piece which she co-wrote and performed with actress Linda Kelsey and pianist Victoria Kirsch. This was presented as part of Grand Performances in Los Angeles and made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles. In February of 2012, she premiered a piece in New York by Aurelio de la Vega entitled Recordatio for soprano and ten instruments, which was written for her. -- Broadway World Los Angeles

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing Opens at CSUN

On Friday 15 September, California State University Northridge (CSUN) named a building in their Media, Arts and Communication Complex: Manzanita Hall – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing. This was done in honor of the HFPA which has donated funds to CSUN for equipment and students for the past 20 years, and this year donated USD $2 million in one grant to be dedicated for students from underrepresented communities in the industry, as well as upgrading the training facility. -- Celluloid Junkie

CSUN, Bet Tzedek Expand Legal Aid for Students’ Undocumented Parents

In the melting pot of Los Angeles and especially on the diverse campus of California State University, Northridge, countless residents work with or know someone who has struggled with immigration issues. Many have been personally touched by these struggles. In this climate, faculty members in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics have stepped up to take action the best way they know how: through volunteerism and legal aid. -- SCV News

Judy Baca To Expand Major Los Angeles Mural

As part of PST: LA/LA, an exhibition examining the history of The Great Wall of Los Angeles will be held at Cal State Northridge’s on campus galleries from October 14 through December 16, 2017. -- ArtForm

CSUN Hosts Panel Discussion with Guest Speaker Susan Burton

Civil rights activist and movement builder Susan Burton will be speaking on behalf of formerly incarcerated women, and reading from her recently released book “Becoming Ms. Burton” at California State University, Northridge on Thursday Sept. 21. -- AmericanTowns.com

The Most Diverse U.S. Universities Are Online

Abraham Rutchick, a psychology professor at California State University Northridge (CSUN), just presented Zoom at a recent e-learning showcase. In real time, Zoom connects professors and students through video, audio, chat, and other teaching communication tools. -- eLearning Inside

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