Cal State Northridge

Chick Corea
Chick Corea has been one of the most significant jazzmen since the '60s. Not content at any time to rest on his laurels, Corea has been involved in quite a few important musical projects, and his musical curiosity has never dimmed....

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández
Founded in 1952 by Mexican ballet choreographer, Amalia Hernández, along with eight dancers, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico has pioneered the art form of baile folklorico, a collective term for traditional Latin American dances that emphasize local folk culture....

Joan Osborne
Singer Joan Osborne was born on July 8, 1962, in the town of Anchorage, KY, but it wasn't until relocating to New York City in the early '90s (to study at NYU's film school) that she began to take a singing career seriously after singing Billie Holiday's classic "God Bless the Child" at a local bar's open-mike night....

Warsaw Philharmonic
The Warsaw Philharmonic - The National Orchestra and Choir of Poland, which celebrated its centenary in 2001, is one of the oldest musical institutions in Europe. It was created thanks to the initiative of a group of Polish aristocrats and financiers: Natalia, Stefan and Stanisław Lubomirski, Maurycy and Tomasz Zamoyski, Władysław Tyszkiewicz, Leopold Julian Kronenberg (son of the founder of the Bank of Commerce) and, from the musical world: Ludwik Grossman, Emil Młynarski, Aleksander Rajchman, Marian Sokołowski, and others....

Raúl Esparza
Nominated for a 2009 Tony Award® for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, in the role of Charlie Fox in Speed-The-Plow. He was also nominated for a 2007 Tony® for his performance in COMPANY.