Performing and Creative Arts Department Overview
Our departmental programs share a mission to educate, mentor, and train students who wish to pursue both the practice and theory of the arts. In addition to preparing students majoring in the arts and those planning to receive advanced degrees in graduate school, the Department’s courses meet the needs and interests of students in the liberal arts and sciences, and foster the role of the arts within the framework of a liberal arts education.
CSI STUDENT ART GALLERY
Exhibition of Student Visual Art in All Media
April 30 – May 14
Curated by John Magrini, and Juanpablo Angulo, and others
STUDENT ART GALLERY, 1P-118B
Open by appointment, enquire in PCA office, 1P-203
CSI ART GALLERY
Inner | Workings
May 12 – May 28
2026 Senior Art Exhibition
Opening Reception for the Artists: Tuesday, May 12, 2:30-4:30pm & 6:00pm-8:00pm
ART GALLERY, 1P-112
Gallery Hours: Mon-Thu, 12:00-4:00pm
MUSIC PROGRAM EVENTS
Tuesday, May 12, 3:00 PM
The CSI Chorus
Marina Alexander, director
Recital Hall
Professor Marina Alexander leads the CSI Chorus in a program of contemporary and traditional choral compositions.
Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 PM
Persephone Crespo, guitarist and composer
Senior Recital
Recital Hall
Highlighting both acoustic artistry and electronic innovation, Persephone Crespo performs a selection of original works alongside selected contemporary works. The performance features collaborative sets with guest faculty and student musicians.
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 PM
The CSI Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Repertory Combo
Darrell Smith, director
Lab Theater
Professor Darrell Smith leads the CSI Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo in a program of jazz standards and original compositions.
Thursday, May 14, 7:30 PM
The CSI Guitar Ensemble
Edward Brown, director
Recital Hall
Professor Edward Brown leads the CSI Guitar Ensemble in a program of works for guitar ensemble from a wide variety of styles and genres.
Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM
The CSI Young Artists’ Recital
Sylvia Kahan, director
Recital Hall
Professor Sylvia Kahan supervises this showcase of student performances that feature works from a variety of genres, including classical music and jazz.
Thursday, May 21, 6:00 PM
Electronic Music Festival
Izzi Ramkissoon, director
Lab Theatre
A showcase of new electronic music and sound art created this semester by students in the Electronic Music Lab. Experience the latest in original student compositions, sound design, and digital performance.
Performing and Creative Arts Faculty & Staff
Full Time Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
- Alexander, Marina
- Antone D’Angelo, Mikhael
- Brown, Edward
- DeWaters, Dillon
- Doskow, Jade
- Duncan, Duncan
- Falco, Henry
- Fick, Matt
- Frocheur, Nichole
- Hebbert, Dianne
- Heimur, Elena
- Hoffman, Kate Pollard
- Johnson, Carter
- Kaminski, Joseph
- Lane, Chelsea
- Loncle, David
- Miller, Scott
- Mims, Martina
- Nestler, Rose
- Oh, Yoojin
- Pels, Marsha
- Ramkissoon, Issidore
- Rutledge, Walter
- Safron Hon, Naomi
- Sales, Elizabeth
- Sato, Analisa
- Schultz, Jedadiah
- Smith, Darrell
- Tancredi, Dominick
- Taylor, Robert Morgan
- Wechsler, David
- Wu, Johnna
- Zucker, Elena
Staff
- Briner, Timothy
- Deen, Nabeel
- Fick, Matt
- Hammond, Caleb
- Ortiz, Brian
- Santos, Karla
- Solano, Lavinia
- Werkmeister, Christina
What are some obtainable jobs with performing and creative art degrees?
Drama
- Actor
- Director
- Scenic Designer
- Lighting Designer
- Costume Designer
- Dramaturge
- Art Director
- Playwright
- Stage Manager
Photography
- Photographic Re-Toucher Photographer
- Photographic Lab Technician
- Photography Gallery Manager
- Photography Archivist
- Photographic Studio Technician
- Photographic Production Assistant
Music
- Studio Musician
- Music Copyist
- Private Music Teacher
- Recording Engineer
- Audio Technician
Studio Art
- Art Appraiser
- Art Teacher/Instructor
- Art Gallery/Museum Director
- Art School Director
- Studio Assistant and/or Technician
- Studio Artist: Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Installation Artist
- Artists' Studio Assistant and/or Coordinator
- Museum and Gallery Archivist
- Production Screen-printer
- Art Handler/Transporter
- Art Conservator/Museum Restorer
- Gallery Curator or Arts Administrator
Performing and Creative Arts Facilities
Music Technology Studio
A State-of-the-Art electronic Music Lab
Digital and Analog Photography Lab
Traditional Black and White Darkrooms, State-of-the-Art Digital Workstations, High-Quality Inkjet Printing Facility
Other CSI programs you may be interested in
Related CSI Programs
- Cinema Studies, Department of Media Culture
- Communications, Department of Media Culture
- Department of African and Diaspora Studies
- Philosophy and Political Science
- Department of English