Alumni & Community News February 2021
Paul Cornish (Instrumental ’14) is the latest Make Jazz Fellow at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, CA, and as part of their “Arts Learning Lab @ Home”…
Paul Cornish (Instrumental ’14) is the latest Make Jazz Fellow at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, CA, and as part of their “Arts Learning Lab @ Home”…
Robert Glasper (Instrumental ’97) has been nominated for two 2021 Grammies, for Best Progressive R&B Album and Best R&B Song. Alana Bright (Theatre ’20) is part of the self-shot…
Tony Bracy (Instrumental ’98) was profiled by Rolling Stone for his work as vice president of marketing and promotions at SB Projects. “At the end of the day, even with…
Summer Alumni Spotlights Dime Davis (Theatre ’04) is the first Black woman to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Directing a Variety Series. She received the…
Delius Doherty (Theatre ’06) took a series of photos meant to recreate and evoke iconic images from Martin Luther King Jr.’s marches during New York’s George Floyd Memorial March on June…
Helen Sung (Instrumental ’89) is now an official Steinway Artist! The accomplished pianist and composer studied classical piano and violin before also pursuing jazz. She has toured all over the…
Jeremy Dutton (Instrumental ’12) was highlighted in the Houston Chronicle for his early success in the New York jazz scene, noted as the latest in Houston’s “Drummer Factory.” “Two years…
2020 Distinguished Alum Rhoda Boone Lane (’97) 2020 is the first year HSPVA Friends is honoring not one but TWO Distinguished Alumni — siblings Rhoda Boone Lane (Visual Arts ’97) and Will Boone (Visual Arts…
2020 is the first year HSPVA Friends will honor not one but TWO Distinguished Alumni — siblings Rhoda Boone Lane (Visual Arts ’97) and Will Boone (Visual Arts ’01) –…
Chandler Foreman (Instrumental ’15, pictured above) was crowned Miss Texas back in July, and next week, she’ll compete in Miss America 2.0. She is using her reign to advance social service projects…