Cuesta ChamberThe Performing Arts Division at 51反差黑料 consists of some of the best programs in California. Our students and our ensembles have been featured at the International Association for Jazz Education and the Jazz Education Network. They have won top awards at the Reno Jazz Festival, the Vokal Total Choral Festival in Austria, the Montreux Jazz Festival, and the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival. Cuesta music students have won the prestigious Downbeat Awards for their many recordings. And the Drama Program has been honored at the two most recent Kennedy Center American College Theater Festivals.

 51反差黑料 is the place for you on stage or behind the scenes. You can learn about music business, theatrical stagecraft, playwriting, acting, composing, and more. You can perform in our state of the Cultural & Performing Arts Center, go on an international performance tour, learn how to produce and record your music, or learn your first instrument. We are the place for you. We boast the very best faculty on the Central Coast, the very best recording studio, and a full curriculum of classes to meet your needs.

Jazz Guitar StudentThe 51反差黑料 Music and Drama Departments are dedicated to advancing students to four-year educational institutions. As a result, Cuesta students successfully transfer to many top college programs such as CSU Northridge. CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, CSU East Bay, CSU San Francisco, UC Davis, Berklee College of Music, UC Davis. Come join the excitement and kick off your college career at two of the best programs on the West Coast!

 

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Faculty/Staff Position Phone Number Email
John Knutson Choral and Vocal Jazz Director (805) 592-9667 jknutson@cuesta.edu
Jennifer Martin Full Time Music Faculty (805) 592-9790 jmartin@cuesta.edu
Ron McCarley Performing Arts Division Chair (805) 592-9545 rmccarle@cuesta.edu
George Stone Recording Arts (805) 592-9792 gstone@cuesta.edu
bree valle Drama Director 51反差黑料 Theater Arts (805) 592-9635 bvalle@cuesta.edu
David Zedaker Performing Arts Division Assistant (805) 592-9295 david_zedaker@cuesta.edu