Biography
Phil Caldwell has been a piano accompanist and faculty member in the Theatre Department at Columbia College Chicago for 25 years. He received a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the Sherwood Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College Chicago. As an interdisciplinary artist, Phil encourages students to explore auditory, visual, and kinesthetic experiences in studying performance. He focuses on both interpretive skills as well as technique in order to release physical tension and improve performance.Phil has 20 years' experience as a pianist and music director in Chicago theater, including productions for The Goodman Theatre, American Theater Company, the national touring company of The Second City, Victory Gardens, Emerald City Theatre Company, Davenport's Cabaret, Annoyance Theatre, Organic Theater Company, Red Tape Theatre Company, Live Bait Theater, and LOL Comedy Club.In addition to his work at Columbia College, he has worked as a coach and accompanist in the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University, the Old Town School of Folk Music, the community music department at DePaul University, and for the vocal arts component of the City of Chicago's Gallery 37 program for high school students. Phil also serves as music director for the Edison Park United Methodist Church.
Degrees
M.A., Interdisciplinary Arts Columbia College Chicago 1989