College of Arts & Sciences

Department of Music, Theatre & Film

Student Spotlight
Nicole Benzing
Benzing Nicole Benzing is a sophomore Music Major who plays guitar and bassoon and is currently adding piano to her list of instruments.  She also plays guitar for SJU Chapel Choir. Over the past summer, she attended the Music Ministry Alive Convention in St Paul Minnesota. Her goals in the music industry include pursuing a graduate degree in music therapy and a career in the music therapy industry teaching children with autism.

Patrick Bishop
Patrick Bishop is a junior Theatre/Film major with a Musical Theatre concentration.  He has been singing since the age of five. At SJU, his musical theatre roles have included Claude in Hair,  The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera , the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar and Chris in  Miss Saigon. He spent this past summer as a Production Assistant for Columbia Pictures in Los Angeles California.  He looks forward to a career as a performer in professional musical theatre and the film industry. bishop