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Course Catalog

MUSP - Music Performance

…(1). Provides training in small instruments and development of the percussionist's understanding of section playing. Repeatable for credit. MUSP 207. Piano Repertoire (1). Gives performing and listening experience to piano majors. Repeatable for credit. MUSP 210B. Wind Ensemble (0-1). An auditioned ensemble comprising the top wind, brass and percussion…

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Emily Flowers

Emily Flowers School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Emily Flowers is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts in Design & Technical Theatre Major with a minor in Anthropology. Her passion lies in Costume and Wig Design, but she dabbles in Props and Makeup as well. She is a Costume Shop Assistant, the Marketing and Publicity Coordinator for Empty…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/06_emily_flowers.php

WSU Newsletters

Watch WSU Theatre ‘Popcorn Movie’

…Theatre’s feature film, “Popcorn Movie,” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. April 29-30 at the Welsbacher Theatre. Admission is $10. The show was written by Acting for Digital Arts at WSU theatre professor and program Bret Jones. “Popcorn Movie” is a comedy and drama about a senior filmmaking student who desperately needs to complete her final project so she…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/20/watch-wsu-theatre-popcorn-movie/

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Fall 2023 New Faculty

…of Education CAS Suman Bhundary Assistant Educator of Graphic Design ADCI CFA Maggie Vaughn Visiting Assistant Professor ADCI CFA Jalen Cooper Assistant Educator Animation/Digital Arts CFA Marie Bukowski Dean Dean's Office CFA Jacy Pedersen Assistant Professor Music CFA Hilary Taylor Assistant Professor Music CFA Emily Orr Visiting Assistant Professor of…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/new_faculty/2023_new_faculty.php

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Melissa Penkava Koza

…wardrobe and quick changes. Because of my musical background, I have a particular interest in opera and musical theatre—though my passion is for the storytelling inherent to the performing arts as a whole. My history as a first-generation college student from a lower-middle class family drives my desire to increase accessibility to the arts across the…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/fine_arts/school_of_performing_arts/Faculty/Koza-Melissa.php

Course Catalog

School of Music

…allow students to gain an understanding of music as a humanistic study. Recitals by students, faculty and guests are augmented by the overall community programs in the fine arts. Students in the School of Music enjoy the use of extensive facilities in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center and Wiedemann Hall; these include the Lewis and Selma Miller Concert Hall…

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WSU Jazz Invitational

…for performances, adjudications, and educational clinics led by distinguished jazz educators. The invitational culminates in a headline concert featuring a renowned jazz artist performing with WSU’s Jazz Arts 1 Ensemble and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Ensemble, the region’s only auditioned high school honor jazz band. Event Highlights Student Performances –…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/jazz_invitational.php

Majors

Community & Social Practices, Minor

Minor Community & Social Practices College of Fine Arts School of Art, Design and Creative Industries A minor in community & social practices from Wichita State gives you the opportunity to hone your artistic skills and creative talent in this art medium. The minor is a valuable asset for many degrees and careers, including those in fine arts, education and …

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Jacob McGlaun

…of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Jacob served as adjunct professor of Acting and as movement director within the Opera department. He also served as the chair of the Performing Arts Department at The Miami Valley School in Dayton, OH, where he founded a musical theater program, directed over a dozen shows, and received several regional awards…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/fine_arts/school_of_performing_arts/Faculty/McGlaun-Jacob.php

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Sean Gorman

Sean Gorman School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Sean Gorman is getting his Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts in Theatre.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/07_sean_gorman.php

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KobialkaBernstorfBiobliography

… Middle School Journal, 28(1), 67-72. Retrieved from http://www.nmsa.org/ Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/tabid/435/Default.aspx Bernstorf, E. (in press). Chapter 14: Pioneering arts integration, from McKenna, M. and Communities of Practice, (publisher not determined, project sponsored by Arts Education Partnership). Bernstorf, E. and Johnson, J.P.…

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Alumni Spotlight

…of Music; National Tours: Titanic (1st National), Joseph...Dreamcoat (1st National), Grease, The King and I (with Sandy Duncan); graduate London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. www.professorhal.com Aaron Glover (BFA/Musical Theatre 2008) MFA from University of Houston's Professional Theatre Training Program, Houston, TX; currently appearing in TEXAS…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/pa_alumnispotlight.php

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Wichita State University theater student wins national playwriting competition | Wichita State News

…on. This is a well-crafted work of art that speaks to the human condition on a multitude of levels.” Schmalzried is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in theater and certificates in directing and filmmaking. Her passions are directing and scriptwriting for theater and film and TV, and she said her mission as an artist is “to create spaces for untold…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2024/04-april/playwriting_2.php

WSU Foundation

Javier Ignacio takes the stage in Company, the famed musical set in NYC, in Los Angeles

…best chance of gaining a toehold in such a famously competitive industry. The next step was college, specifically Wichita State’s School of Performing Arts, but money was short. As it turned out, it took the efforts of a cadre of friends and supporters from both inside and outside the world of musical theater to help clear some of the hurdles in the road…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/javier-ignacio-takes-the-stage-in-company-the-famed-musical-set-in-nyc-in-los-angeles/

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Alec Moore

Alec Moore School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Alec Moore is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts in Design & Technical Theatre major. He has worked as an assistant in the scene shop and has performed in Empty Space Theatre productions.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/11_alec_moore.php

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Dylan Bray

Dylan Bray School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Dylan Bray is completing his Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts in Theatre and minor in Graphic Design. He has been a part of the Empty Space Theatre Student Exec Board and the SPA Marketing Team.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/02_dylan_bray.php

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Events

Campus 2 Community The School of Performing Arts is offering FREE workshop to the community. Check out what we're offering & sign up now! Performing Arts Day A FREE day of workshops in acting, dance, design/technology, and musical theatre for high school students and community teachers!

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Andrae Carter

Andrae Carter School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Andrae Carter is earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts in Dance. He first discovered a love for dance after attending the dance program at Brooks and continues to pursue this passion today.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/04_andrae_carter.php

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Alyssa Watson

Alyssa Watson School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Alyssa Watson is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts in Music Theatre. They are the President of WSMTC, as well as a member of SPACO and WUPAC. Learn more about them on their website: Alyssa Watson.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/15_alyssa_watson.php

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Makayla Lake

Makayla Lake School of Performing Arts 01/26/2026 09:48:17 AM Makayla Lake is earning her Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts in Theatre. She is a member of Empty Space and WSMTC as their marketing director. She is passionate about bringing stories to life through creative design.

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/spa/STUDENT_INFO/2025-2026_seniors/08_makayla_lake.php