The Arts at Loomis
As a student in dance, theater, music, and visual arts, you will have many opportunities to develop the creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills necessary for both your academic and personal success. Our wide-ranging curriculum is taught by instructors who are accomplished artists, musicians, and performers in their own right, as well as committed professional educators.
The Hubbard Music Center, the Norris Ely Orchard Theater, and the Richmond Art Center feature purpose-built performance and exhibition spaces that will enhance your learning experience, and provide enjoyment for the entire community.
Recent Arts News
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The Loomis Chaffee Orchestra recently performed "Fear," a composition arranged specifically for the ensemble by its Iraqi composer, Ameen Mokdad, who joined the student musicians via videoconference from Turkey on February 4. The students later performed the composition, which was recorded as a video performance.
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Students in the Loomis Chaffee Orchestra met with award-winning classical musician and composer Carlos Simon while working on their interpretation of his original composition, “An Elegy: A Cry From The Grave,” on Friday, January 15.
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Three Loomis Chaffee student musicians joined music students from across the country for the 2020 National Association of Music Educators All-National Honors Ensembles, a two-day virtual music festival on January 7–8.