Kathleen Mangusing

BM Music Education
Class of 2007

Two-time Chapman University Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition Winner Kathleen Mangusing began studying violin at the age of four with Loree Nishida and later with Cheryl Scheidemantle.

While a member of the Orange County Junior Orchestra from 1993 to 1998, Kathleen concurrently participated in the Orange County Philharmonic Society program “Musical Encounters” as well as the Disney Young Musicians’ Symphony Orchestra.  During high school, Kathleen advanced to the Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Professor John Koshak, where she ascended to concertmaster and performed as a soloist in her senior year.

Fond of summer music programs, Kathleen has attended the offerings of Idyllwild Arts, San Diego Chamber Music Workshop, and the Meadowmount School of Music in New York, where she worked with Alan Bodman, Gerardo Ribeiro, and Kathryn Votapek.  Most recently, Kathleen participated in ChamberArtsFest (CAF), traveling to France to play in Moulin d’Ande and Paris under the guidance of William Fitzpatrick and Robert Becker.

As a solo violinist, Kathleen has been privileged to play for Renaud Capucon, Martin Chalifour, James Ehnes, Cho-Liang Lin, Peter Marsh, William Preucil, Alexander Treger, and Bing Wang.  She has also won top prize in Southwest Youth Music Festival’s Concerto Competition.

The scholarships awarded to Kathleen include the Los Angeles Philharmonic Fellowships for Excellence in Diversity, the Young Musicians Foundation Riddle Scholarship, the Marilyn Cramden Award and Scholarship, and Chapman University Conservatory of Music’s Shanley and Johnson Scholarships.

In addition to studying violin with Paul Manaster and performing in the two orchestras at Chapman, Kathleen freelances in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas and appears frequently with the Bellflower and Capistrano Valley Symphonies as well as the Blackbird Music Project.  Additionally, Kathleen coaches the Community Youth Orchestra of Southern California and maintains a small private studio. 

A graduating Violin Performance and Music Education major at Chapman University, Kathleen will continue her education and pursue a master’s degree in music.