Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts

Chicago College of Performing Arts

Comprising the Music Conservatory and the Theatre Conservatory, CCPA trains world-class musicians and theatre professionals in the heart of one of the country's most creatively accomplished cities.

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Music Conservatory

The Music Conservatory faculty includes more than 25 members of the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera Orchestras, Metropolitan and Lyric Opera stars, Grammy award-winning jazz artists, and other internationally-recognized professionals. Our teacher-artists provide their students with one-on-one instruction, technical expertise, and an inspiring love of music.

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CCPA News

Pictured from left top row are Roosevelt student pianists Yuri Tanaka of Japan, Elider Di Paulia of Brazil, Janna Williamson of West Chicago, Illinois, and Luis Cruzaley of Mexico. In bottom row from left are: Yifeng Zhang of China, Nicholas Ho of Singapore and Seungjin Han of South Korea.

Roosevelt's winning piano students hail from seven different nations

October 16, 2017

Celebrated composer and director joins Chicago College of Performing Arts

October 2, 2017

CCPA professor named conductor of Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

June 13, 2017

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Theatre Conservatory

The Theatre Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts consists of nearly 200 students, divided between our Acting and Musical Theatre programs. Students are guaranteed onstage performance credit every semester that they are at CCPA - more time onstage means more training for your future career in the theatre.

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