Following performances by faculty and staff and welcoming remarks by Cornish President Dr. Nancy J. Uscher, the 2011-12 academic year was officially opened by Dr. Lois A. Harris, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs on Tuesday, September 7, 2011.
The lively - and enthusiastically received - program included John Gordon Hill, chair of the Cornish Board of Trustees; Theater Chair Richard E.T. White; Jenisa Ubben (AR ‘13) and Shannon Bryn (DE ‘14) from the Cornish Student Leadership Council; the Jovino Santos Neto Jazz Trio (Jovino Santos Neto, Piano; Chuck Deardorf, Bass; Jeff Busch, Drums); and “Bring Me to The Light” from the musical Violet, performed by theater students Chelsea Callahan, Adam Canne, Michael Eber, Sara Henley-Hicks, Annie Rose Kater, Jeanna Keating, Skylar Kovach, Jeffery Maxwell, Anthony Phillips and Joshua Valencia who were accompanied by Mark Rabe and directed by Fran Brown.
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Photo: Winifred Westergard
