{"id":20023,"date":"2013-03-19T12:07:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=20023"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:50:04","slug":"composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz visits Wright State, conducts master classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz visited Wright State University on March 18 and 19, as part of the first program in the university\u2019s new Distinguished Visiting Artist Series.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The visit included a sold-out performance by Schwartz, Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte and award-winning vocalist Scott Coulter in the Creative Arts Center\u2019s Festival Playhouse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Schwartz conducted master classes with students March 19, while Gravitte and Coulter gave workshops for students on March 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Distinguished Visiting Artist Series is sponsored by Wright State\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts. The series brings to campus artists for residencies featuring immersive interaction with Wright State and area arts students and professionals, as well as performances and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20023 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10768-723\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10768-723-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20029\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20029'>\n\t\t\t\t(L to R): Stephen Schwartz, Debbie Gravitte and Scott Coulter performing at the Festival Playhouse March 19.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10766-142\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10766-142-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20034\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20034'>\n\t\t\t\tDebbie Gravitte working with music major Kylene Griffith during a workshop.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10766-310\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10766-310-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20033\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20033'>\n\t\t\t\tScott Coulter working with Stevin Crane, a music performance major.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10768-846\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10768-846-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20031\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20031'>\n\t\t\t\tStephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Scholarship winners Carly Snider, a student at Centerville High School, and Andrew Quiett, a Wright State student, with Stephen Schwartz.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10768-878\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10768-878-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20032\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20032'>\n\t\t\t\t(L to R): Stephen Schwartz, Angelia Hopkins, Wright State President David R. Hopkins and Kevin Moore of the Human Race Theatre at a reception following the Stephen Schwartz &amp; Friends performance March 19.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10766-274\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10766-274-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20035\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20035'>\n\t\t\t\tDebbie Gravitte giving a workshop with College of Liberal Arts students. Senior musical theatre student Ria Villaver sits at right.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/10768-783\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/10768-783-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20030\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20030'>\n\t\t\t\tHank Dahlman, professor of music, director of choral studies and founding director of CELIA, Wright State\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts, presented Stephen Schwartz with the first Distinguished Visiting Artist award.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/stephen-schwartz-feature\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/03\/stephen-schwartz-feature-140x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20025\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20025'>\n\t\t\t\t(L to R): Stephen Schwartz, Scott Coulter and Debbie Gravitte performing at the Festival Playhouse March 19.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Composer Stephen Schwartz visited Wright State University March 18-19 as part of the university\u2019s new Distinguished Visiting Artist Series. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/03\/19\/composer-stephen-schwartz-visits-wright-state\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":20029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,2037,4859,725,727,747,715,717,719,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-arts-scene","category-fine-and-performing-arts","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-liberal-arts","category-news","category-photos","category-special-categories","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20023"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20048,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023\/revisions\/20048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}