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Author Archives: Paul HodginsArts & Culture Senior Editor

Paul Hodgins was born in Canada, where he studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music and became a professional accompanist by the age of 20. Hodgins worked widely in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. as an accompanist and music professor at Simon Fraser University, the Banff Centre for the Arts, Nonington College (Kent), Eastern Michigan University, and many festivals. He moved to the U.S. to pursue graduate studies in the 1980s and has lived here ever since, completing his doctorate in musical composition at the University of Southern California.

Hodgins was a professor of music at the University of California Irvine from 1985 to 1992, where he served as music director of the dance department and founding director of the Gassman Electronic Music Studio. After freelancing as a classical music critic at the San Diego Union-Tribune, he became an arts journalist and critic for The Orange County Register, where he wrote principally about theater and later about dance and classical music.

In addition to his expertise in the performing arts, Hodgins has written extensively about jazz, architecture, interior design and urban planning. For the last decade he has written a regular column about wine, beer and spirits for the Register.

Hodgins has written two books. Music, Movement and Metaphor, a study of dance-music relationships in 20th-century choreography, was published in 1992. The Winemakers of Paso Robles came out in 2017.

Hodgins remains active as an educator. He has been on the journalism faculty at California State University, Fullerton since 2001. He has also taught journalism at Cal State Long Beach and UCLA Extension.

Hodgins and his wife have lived in downtown Huntington Beach for 20 years. Some day he will learn how to surf.

Languages spoken: English

Areas of expertise: Orange County, theater, dance, music and arts issues.

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Theater
Dance
Music
Arts issues

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Hodgins: Performing Arts Groups Prepare to Reopen with Caution, Hope and New Tools

by Paul Hodgins Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021
Posted inMusic

Pacific Symphony Aims to COVID-Proof a Verdi Opera Without Losing its Passion or Intimacy

by Paul Hodgins Jun 4, 2021Jul 8, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Hodgins: Pacific Symphony’s New Assistant Conductor Finds Plenty to Do Despite the Pandemic

by Paul Hodgins May 7, 2021May 8, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

One Year Late, Pacific Symphony’s Season Finally Arrives

by Paul Hodgins May 6, 2021Jul 8, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Anaheim City Council Unanimously Votes to Keep Anaheim Ballet in its Home Studio — for Now

by Paul Hodgins and Kaitlin Wright Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Hodgins: ‘It’s Time to Pass the Torch,’ Says Founder of O.C.’s Premier Arts School

by Paul Hodgins Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Chance Theater’s Difficult Year Ends With a Major Award

by Paul Hodgins Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Long Beach Opera Refuses to Play It Safe

by Paul Hodgins Mar 26, 2021Mar 27, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

75-Year-Old Agreement Keeps Musicians Working During the Pandemic

by Paul Hodgins Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

SCR Announces a Live Mini Season of Streaming, Outdoor Events

by Paul Hodgins Mar 18, 2021Jul 8, 2021

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