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A We lcom e fro m th e d ea n o f t he co l l e g e o f t he a rts As Dean of the College of the Arts, it is my distinct honor to welcome you to Awakening: A Celebration of Music, this year’s 14th Annual Collage Concert and Scholarship Benefit, presented by the School of Music and Morningside of Fullerton. While we may not be together in the same concert hall, I can promise you an at-home experience filled with the same inspiring performances and unforgettable musical moments you’ve come to expect from Collage year after year. Whether you are attending for the first or fourteenth time, we thank you for your support. Your contributions enable our students to focus on their artistic and academic success, empowering the next generation of artists to shape tomorrow’s music in new and innovative ways.
As we come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our exceptionally talented students, let us also revel in the hopeful sounds of the music they have created. Maybe you feel it, too – the sense that hope is transforming the world around us. It is an engine of change, energizing and motiving College of the Arts students to redefine the arts now in 2021, and beyond. Thank you for being a part of our virtual family tonight; we look forward to welcoming you back though the doors of our “home” very soon. Warm regards, Dale A. Merrill Dean, College of the Arts
a We lcom e fro m th e dir ecto r o f t he s c ho o l o f m u sic Welcome to our annual Collage Concert! This is the School of Music’s Annual Benefit Performance for Student Scholarships. We have re-imagined the Collage experience this year, bringing it to you via the virtual world, but still sharing the gifts of our talented music students. In a year like no other, music reminds us of its unique power to heal and unite. Music is key to what makes us human—an expression of our creative beings. Through it all, our students have continued this year to perform, collaborate, discover, study, compose, inspire, and innovate—engaging their creative humanity. Performing this afternoon in our Celebration of Music are results of their ingenuity: some 350 students performing a gamut of musical styles and genres—jazz, broadway, patriotic, classical, popular—in the gamut of ensembles—choir, orchestra, solo,
chamber music, opera, jazz ensemble, wind band, and so many more. It is a testimony of the breadth and depth of our School of Music student talent. Thank you for your support through the year, especially this year, for helping our School of music students and faculty “think outside the box” and continue to make music. We hope you enjoy Collage! Sincerely,
Dr. Katherine Powers Director, School of Music
S C HOOL OF M USIC A D M INIST R AT IO N A N D FAC U LT Y Dr. Katherine Powers, Director | Bongshin Ko, Assistant Director F U L L - T I M E FA C U LT Y
Music in General Education
Conducting
Dr. Nicole Baker Dr. John Koegel* Katherine Reed
Kimo Furumoto, instrumental Dr. Robert Istad, choral Dr. Dustin Barr, instrumental
Jazz and Commercial Music Bill Cunliffe,* jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director
Piano, Organ, and Piano Pedagogy Ning An, piano Bill Cunliffe, jazz piano Alison Edwards,* piano, piano pedagogy, class piano Dr. Robert Watson, piano
Music Education, Teacher Training, and Teaching Credential Dr. Christopher Peterson, choral Dr. Dennis Siebenaler,* general Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore, instrumental
Dr. Christopher Peterson, CSUF Concert Choir and Men’s Chorus conductor Patricia Prunty, voice, academic voice courses
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Music History and Literature Dr. Nicole Baker, musicology Dr. John Koegel,* musicology Dr. Katherine Reed, musicology
Strings Kimo Furumoto, Director of Orchestral Studies Bongshin Ko, cello Dr. Ernest Salem,* violin
Theory and Composition Dr. Pamela Madsen, composition, theory Dr. Ken Walicki,* composition, theory
Vocal, Choral, and Opera Dr. Mark Goodrich,* voice, academic voice courses Dr. Robert Istad, University Singers
Dr. Dustin Barr, Director of Wind Band Studies; University Wind Symphony Jean Ferrandis, flute Sycil Mathai,* trumpet Håkan Rosengren,* clarinet Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore, Symphonic Winds conductor
S c h o o l o f M u s i c Sta f f Michael August, Production Manager Eric Dries, Music Librarian Jeff Lewis, Audio Engineer Chris Searight, Musical Instrument Services Paul Shirts, Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Williams, Accountant Sue Winston, Office Coordinator * denotes Area Coordinator
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AWAKE N IN G: A C E L E B R AT IO N O F M U SIC CO N C E RT P RO G RA M The Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa SYMPHONIC WINDS Gregory X. Whitmore, conductor “Ah, Mes Amis” from La fille du régiment Gaetano Donizetti Yngwie Zamarippa, tenor Mark Salters, piano Corner Pocket Count Basie, Arr. Ernie Wilkins JAZZ ENSEMBLE Bill Cunliffe, director Sililiza (Hear Me, Listen, Stand Strong) Jim Papoulis TITAN VOICES Christine Curran, agogo bell, Andrew Brannon, shaker, Jacob Wetzel, djembe Carol Aspling, conductor Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996, Movement VI: Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. Frank Koonce Sebastian Delgado, marimba We Rise Again Leon Dubinsky, Arr. Steven Smith SINGING TITANS Christopher Peterson, conductor A California Song! Pamela Madsen, Text by Walt Whitman NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Pamela Madsen, Eric Dries, Charles Sharp, directors
“Papagena, Papageno” from Die Zauberflöte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart OPERA THEATER Papagena: Ayanna Lewis Papageno: Haocheng Sun Grant Rohr and Mark Salters, piano Vera Calabria, stage director Ramon Cardenas, conductor Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 Georges Bizet, Arr. Ernest Guiraud UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kimo Furumoto, conductor Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, & Trombone, Movement III: Rondeau Francis Poulenc CSUF BRASS TRIO Simon Morris, horn Dylan Barnum, euphonium (trombone part) Christopher Verastegui, trumpet Sycil Mathai, director Alone Together Arthur Schwartz, Lyrics by Howard Dietz, Arr. Greg Jasperse FULLERTON JAZZ SINGERS Andreas Preponis, director Excerpts from Variations on Händel’s “Judas Maccabäus,” WoO45 Ludwig van Beethoven, Arr. Ka-Wai Yu CELLO QUARTET Hyejin Lee, Ryan Phipps Jocelyn Francis, B. Michael Phillips Bongshin Ko, director
Stomp on the Fire Andrea Ramsey CONCERT CHOIR Christopher Peterson, conductor Back to Normal Francisco Torres, Arr. Francisco Torres FULLERTON LATIN ENSEMBLE Francisco Torres, director Dance No. 1 from Suite for Variety Orchestra Dmitri Shostakovich, Arr. Johann de Meji WIND SYMPHONY Dustin Barr, conductor Let the Devil Swing Annette Kruisbrink GUITAR ORCHESTRA Martha Masters, director Homage à Richard Strauss Béla Kovacs Julian Rymar, clarinet Unclouded Day Arr. Shawn Kirchner UNIVERSITY SINGERS Robert Istad, conductor Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Movement I: Introduction. Alla marcia. Sergei Rachmaninov Po Han Chiu & Hsin-Hao Yang, piano “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land Aaron Copland SYMPHONIC CHORUS & SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dustin Barr, Kimo Furumoto, Robert Istad, Christopher Peterson, conductors
Personnel
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S Y M P H O N I C W I N D S | Gregory X. Whitmore, conductor Flutes Christian Azarias Gabriel Canonizado Joshua Carpenter Krystal Ann Elegino Janeva Garibay Karla Hernandez Shawnee Herrera Rogelio Justo (piccolo) Anna Lopez Julian Pando Jean-Paul Trujillo Oboe Luke Dodson Clarinet Shawn Bryant Samuel Chang
Shyanne Crocker Richard Greenwood (bass clarinet) Daniel Hernandez Matthew Prichard Monserrat Rodriguez Josiah Sanchez Jesus Santiago Isai Solis Owen Wells
Julio Hernandez (A) Nicolas Zelaya (A) Elijah Samuel (A) Kyle Zozobrado (B)
Bassoon Gildardo Alvarado Silvia Ibarra Joshua Quen
Trumpet Carl Fong Alonna Freeborne Sydnie Freemer Adam Fulmizi Nicholas Gaydos Christian Perez Gio Rodriguez Isaiah Soto James Teubner
Saxophone Joseph Amaya (B) Isabella Beltra (T)
Horn Natalie Chavez Andrew Fong
Daniel Kotow Sophia Saldana Sam Stevens Trombone Eduardo Quirarte Bass Trombone Carlo Bonelli Euphonium Jacob Flores Jackson Nguyen Flint Parrell Mya Sanchez Tuba James Cervantes David Jimenez
J A Z Z E N S E M B L E | Bill Cunliffe, director Trumpet Jake Petmecki Tatiana Tate Joe Terry Brad Torres Flute Chris Abelgas Alto Saxophone Dakota Daugherty Spencer Wiles
Tenor Saxophone Christian Alva Corin O’Brien
Guitar Zane Johnson Jacob Landrum
Drums Nico Vasquez Jacob Wendt
Baritone Saxophone Dan Rowe
Bass Luke Bither Josh Cahill
Vibes Lolly Allen
Trombone Phineas Crisp Amanda Mora Paula Ramirez Rudy Zaragoza
Piano Alex Flavell Ed Gabrielyan
Vannessa Jimenez Michael Massie Percussion Andrew Brannon Christine Curran Alexander Ford Sylvie Furman Payton Johnson Pedro Rios Jesus Santamaria Jacob Wetzel Piano Pei Chi (Catherine) Chen
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(in order of appea rance) S I N G I N G T I T A N S | Christopher Peterson, conductor
T I T A N V O I C E S | Carol Aspling, conductor Soprano 1 Gabby Atkinson Sarah L. Cabrera Marienne Olivia Carillo Kristen Castillo Mansi Kalra Melissa McCullagh Sierra Muniz Nya Nulty Soprano 2 Jasmin Baez Abby Buotte Katelyn Cruz Krystal Detlefsen Kate Hinrichs Vanessa Pineda Marissa Valenzuela Jing Wang
Alto 1 Veronica Chapman Emma Engle Madi Miranda Sarah Montgomery Tu Nguyen Shelby Padgett Roseline Sanchez Hyerin Song Leslie Valverde Alto 2 Isabel Casillas Caitlin Laney Giovanna Mera He Qu Jessica Salsgiver Theresa Trang Trinh Sam Valadez Melanie Whiter Sabrina Zavala
Tenor 1 Richard Greenwood Bryce Rivera Justin Senneff Tyler Torres Tenor 2 Ramtin Aynie Carlos Bolivar Jacob Landrum Ivan Parga-Renteria Jon Reyes Adam Stolinski David Varela
Bass 1 Justin Gollnick Cesar Torres-Mendez Luke Templeman Xeno Muller II Tim Salazar Bass 2 Josh Musselman Michael Nicholes Jonathan Ongman John Zamora
NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Pamela Madsen, Eric Dries, and Charles Sharp, directors Voice Kevin Barba Flynt Burton Grande Coles Nina Crecia Elias Iraheta Lornajean Katz
Bassoon Albert Godinez
Percussion Grant Escandon Kendrick Haskins
Piano Josiah Groot
Piano Eric Fregoso
Bass Sean-Paul Gouw Clarinet Richard Greenwood
Flute Victor Gutierrez Lornajean Katz Fabio Morales Reyna
Violin Xueying Li Israel Lizarraga Trombone Eduardo Madrigal Saxophone Jacob Miles
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(in order of appearance)
U N I V E R S I T Y S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A | Kimo Furumoto, conductor Flute Anthony Alcain (piccolo) Fabio Morales Reyna
Jake Petmecky Christopher Verastegui
Oboe Issac Chyun Emily Frank
Trombone Eduardo Madrigal Sebastian Martinez Casey Tran
Clarinet Eric Just Linda Szeto
Timpani Marcel Barragan
Bassoon Carly Miller Alec Richard Horn Alex Gallatly Nicole Hua Julianne Pritchford Josiah Wallace Trumpet Ethan Hong Alyssa Lovely Langford
Percussion Dante Hernandez Eddie Mijares Isaac Vasquez Violin Charlotte Bouck Tayler Hinrichsen Daryuish Khashayar Xueying Li Calvin Lin Israel Lizarraga Emma Otto Soo Hyun Park Isaac Visoutsy
Szu-yun Wang Xiao Wang Shaochong Zhou Viola Joshua Allen Esra Arin Kyle Bague Valerie Jocson Zoe Lee Justine Williams Cello Ixchel Cisneros Benjamin Her Michelle Jung Hyejin Lee Shane Nagatani Brett Phillips Ryan Phipps Chelsea Wong Bass Sean-Paul Gouw Nathaniel Eskridge
Personnel
(in order of appearance)
C O N C E R T C H O I R | Christopher Peterson, conductor JAZZ SINGERS Andres Preponis, director Carlos Bolivar Julianne Bui Kirsten Leon Joel Mesa Maricela Navarro Marlon Santizo Justin Seneff Jesse Sun Alex Flavell (piano) Josh Cahill (bass) Andres Domiguez (drums)
Soprano 1 Jordan Birgy-Krasnoff Eileen Garrido Angel Hudak Hawkins Jasmine Nunez Gabrielle Poveda Abigail Sorber Kayla Sutton Wendy Wiebach
Alto 1 Abigail Anderson Joy Dorko Ana Paula Farano Sierra Farquhar-Wulff Jillian Fisher Julia Galvan Kiana Hamzehi Mia Powell
Soprano 2 Beatriz Avila Casillas Emily Berger Shania Carden Lana Evans Martina Goldring Kirsten Leon Thalia Moore-Shearer Alejandra Morales
Alto 2 Hannah Black Jillian Brazelton Julianne Bui Jade Clavesilla Z Dickerson Danielle Gonzales Natalie Saucedo Savana Thomas Tricia Tran
Tenor 1 Alberto Araiza Zechariah Beeker Abraham Cervantes Timothy Coleman Joshua Evans Michael Judge Ferrer Enrique Ortega Jaime Javier Reza Jesse Sun Tenor 2 Evan Banks Ryan Guidotti Anthony Mendoza Joel Mesa Jack Pruitt Joseph Rios David Stuart Jakob Swetland
Baritone Kevin Barba Julia Craft Michael Kronenberg Dylan Leisure Ryan Morris Bobby Novoa Rigoberto Orozco Joshua Wing Bass Jose Carillo Ashton Hackwith Elias Iraheta Emilio Lopez Felix Aidan Mulholland Mitchell James Sampang Brian Tieu
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F U L L E R T O N L A T I N E N S E M B L E | Francisco Torres, director Joe Terry (trumpet) Phineas Crisp (trombone) Spencer Wiles (alto saxophone) Christian Alva (tenor saxophone) Alex Flavell (piano)
Josh Cahill (bass) Giancarlo Anderson (percussion) Andy Dominguez (drums)
W I N D S Y M P H O N Y | Dustin Barr, conductor Piccolo Anthony Alcain Flute Marlon Arriaza Michelle Chang Dayee Chung Joseph Loi Fabio Morales Reyna Kaylee Yeon Oboe Issac Chyun Emily Frank
Clarinet Guilherme Batalha Eric Just Jongeui Kim Yulissa Maqueos Christy Nguyen David Oh Julian Rymar Linda Szeto Dillan Yoon Bass Clarinet Elise Hill
Bassoon Carly Miller Alec Richard
Simon Morris Julianne Pitchford Josiah Wallace
Saxophone Julie Enciso Nick Lucero Cole Quizon Jonathan Ramirez
Trumpet Ethan Hong Alyssa Langford Hugo Tomas Christopher Verastegui
Horn Peter Bement Alex Gellatly Nicole Hua
G U I T A R E N S E M B L E | Martha Masters, director Nick Fuentes Josh Hernandez Xeno Muller Brighton Plante
Jon Reyes Cesar Torres Renzo Rodriguez Daniel Salazar Sam Valadez
Trombone Andrew Fresquez Cameron Gandara
Ashley Kocour Eduardo Madrigal Sebastian Martinez Phuong Vo Euphonium Dylan Barnum Casey Tran Chris Zavala Tuba Emmanuel Guerrero Miguel Jimenez Maldonado Michael Salgado
Percussion Sebastian Delgado Daniel Garcia Isabell Liao Alejandro Lopez Jr. Piano Mathew Yang
P e rsonnel
(in order of appea rance)
U N I V E R S I T Y S I N G E R S | Robert Istad, conductor
S Y M P H O N I C C H O R U S & S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A | Dus
Soprano 1 Alex Burdick Diana Pinto Jasmine Powell Mai Saito
Tenor 1 Kibsaim Escarcega Sam Miller Travis Hancock Yngwie Zamarippa
Soprano 2 Adena Bentley Brandi Birdsong Ayanna Delk Lewis Frank Espinosa
Tenor 2 Benjamin Glasner Cameron McKay David Melendez Jared Pugh
Alto 1 Sierra Farquhar-Wulff Margaret Frost Jocelyne Ramirez Angelica Romanillos
Bass 1 Ramon Cardenas John De Long Marlon Santizo AJ Stevens
Soprano 1 Jordan Birgy-Krasnoff Alex Burdick Eileen Garrido Angel Hudak Hawkins Jasmine Nunez Diana Pinto Gabrielle Poveda Jasmine Powell Mai Saito Abigail Sorber Kayla Sutton Wendy Wiebach
Alto 2 Jacob Hall Maricela Navarro Vanessa Renteria Kelly Self
Bass 2 Michael Fagerstedt Jens Hurty Joshua Musselman Michael Segura Haocheng Sun
Soprano 2 Beatriz Avila Casillas Adena Bentley Emily Berger Brandi Birdsong Shania Carden Ayanna Delk Lewis Frank Espinosa Lana Evans Martina Goldring Kirsten Leon Thalia Moore-Shearer Alejandra Morales Alto 1 Abigail Anderson Joy Dorko Ana Paula Farano Sierra Farquhar-Wulff Jillian Fisher
Margaret Frost Julia Galvan Kiana Hamzehi Mia Powell Jocelyne Ramirez Angelica Romanillos Alto 2 Hannah Black Jillian Brazelton Julianne Bui Jade Clavesilla Z Dickerson Danielle Gonzales Jacob Hall Maricela Navarro Vanessa Renteria Natalie Saucedo Kelly Self Savana Thomas Tricia Tran Tenor 1 Alberto Araiza Zechariah Beeker Abraham Cervantes Timothy Coleman Kibsaim Escarcega Joshua Evans Michael Judge Ferrer Travis Hancock Sam Miller Enrique Ortega Jaime Javier Reza
Jesse Sun Yngwie Zamarippa Tenor 2 Evan Banks Benjamin Glasner Ryan Guidotti Cameron McKay David Melendez Anthony Mendoza Joel Mesa Jack Pruitt Jared Pugh Joseph Rios David Stuart Jakob Swetland Bass 1 Kevin Barba Ramon Cardenas Julia Craft John De Long Michael Kronenberg Dylan Leisure Ryan Morris Bobby Novoa Rigoberto Orozco Marlon Santizo AJ Stevens Joshua Wing Bass 2 Jose Carillo Michael Fagerstedt
stin Barr, Kimo Furumoto, Robert Istad, Christopher Peterson, conductors Ashton Hackwith Jens Hurty Elias Iraheta Emilio Lopez Felix Aidan Mulholland Joshua Musselman Mitchell James Sampang Michael Segura Haocheng Sun Brian Tieu Flute Michelle Chang Joseph Loi Oboe Emily Frank English Horn Issac Chyun Clarinet Jongeui Kim Julian Rymar Bassoon Carlos Cano Alec Richard Horn Peter Bement Simon Morris Trumpet Ivan Morales Hugo Tomas
Trombone Andrew Fresquez Ashley Kocour Timpani Sebastian Delgado Percussion Daniel Garcia Celeste Josiah Groot Violin Charlotte Bouck Tayler Hinrichsen Daryuish Khashayar Xueying Li Calvin Lin Israel Lizarraga Emma Otto Soo Hyun Park Isaac Visoutsy Szu-yun Wang Xiao Wang Shaochong Zhou Viola Joshua Allen Esra Arin Kyle Bague Valerie Jocson Zoe Lee Justine Williams
Cello Ixchel Cisneros Benjamin Her Michelle Jung Hyejin Lee Shane Nagatani Brett Phillips Ryan Phipps Chelsea Wong Bass Sean-Paul Gouw Nathaniel Eskridge
fac u lty bios
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ning an Pianist Ning An is a rare pianist who has been hailed as a musician who “combines a flawless technique and mastery of the instrument with an expressive power that is fueled by profound and insightful understanding.” (New York Concert Review) His top prizes from the Queen Elizabeth, Cleveland, and William Kapell Piano Competitions led to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Salle Verdi (Milan), and to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. He has been invited to perform at numerous festivals, including the International Chopin Festival in Duszinski, Poland, the Gina Bachauer Piano Festival in Salt Lake City, New Hampshire’s Monadnock Music Festival, the Bourglinster Festival in Luxembourg, and the Interlaken Music Festival in Switzerland. A passionate chamber musician as well as soloist, Mr. An has performed with distinguished groups such as the Ysaye, Daedalus, and Takacs Quartets as well as instrumentalists James Ehnes, Paul Neubauer, and Andres Diaz. Since making his orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the Cleveland Orchestra, Mr. An has been a featured soloist with orchestras that include the London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, the Belgian National Symphony, the Flemish Radio Symphony, and many more under the batons of conductors such as Vladimir Fedosseyev, Jorg-Peter Weigle, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and others. Mr. An was also a featured soloist on the 100th Anniversary American tour made by the Warsaw Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Kazimierz Kord. In recent years, Mr. An has increased his travels to Asia where he made solo debuts in the National Grand Theatre in Beijing as well the major concert halls of Shanghai, Guanzhou and Shenzhen. Recent concerto appearances have included the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan as well as the Guangzhou and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestras. Ning An has also been a top prize winner of the Paloma O’Shea Santander Competition, the Tivoli International Piano Competition, the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, the National Chopin Competition, the American Pianist Association and the Alfred Cortot Prize winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition. He began his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Olga Radosavljevich and Sergei Babayan. Subsquently, Mr. An continued his studies under the tutelage of Russell Sherman at the New England Conservatory of Music. As a frequent guest lecturer, Mr. An has given masterclasses throughout the United States and Asia. Currently he serves as the Artist-Teacher on the piano faculty of California State University, Fullerton.
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carol aspling Mrs. Carol Aspling is leading students to new heights in her second year of teaching the Titan Voices at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). This diverse group of talented treble singers hails from multiple majors and departments on the CSUF campus. Performance opportunities include singing in the beautiful Meng Concert Hall, and the choir also appears in the Holiday spectacular, “Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton.” Mrs. Aspling holds a Masters of Music Degree in Conducting from CSUF, and a Bachelor of Music Degree from Biola University, receiving the Outstanding Music Education Student Award. Currently, she serves on the Biola faculty, conducting the Women’s Chorus. During her Biola tenure, the Women’s Chorus has participated in many festivals and venues and has also toured and performed throughout California and Arizona. Mrs. Aspling is also a director with the Southern California Children’s Chorus since its inception in 1996. She began teaching the Apprentice, Intermediate, and Advanced choirs and now currently co-directs the Concert Chorus. Under her direction, her choruses have performed with the Long Beach Chorale, Long Beach Symphony, Pacific Chorale, and Pacific Symphony, singing major works such as Handel’s Judas Maccabeus and John Rutter’s Mass of the Children. Her SCCC choirs have sung during the Academy Awards broadcast in 2012 and for many Disney events. For over 16 years, she was the K-12 Director of Music Education at the Crystal Cathedral and Academy, conducting the C.C.A. Chorus and supervising all other music activities. Her Cathedral choirs performed internationally on the Hour of Power, along with notable performances in Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry House, and Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. Mrs. Aspling is also a vocal coach, and she has often served as a clinician and presented workshops throughout California. She maintains an active membership with the American Choral Directors Association.
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Dustin barr Dustin Barr is Director of Wind Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at California State University, Fullerton where he actively manages all aspects of the university’s comprehensive band program, conducts the Wind Symphony and University Band, oversees the graduate wind conducting program, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Prior experiences include appointments as Assistant Director of Bands at Michigan State University, Director of Bands at Mt. San Antonio College and Assistant Director of Bands at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. Barr’s research includes working extensively with theatre director Jerald Schwiebert on the melding of performance theory with a variety of movement theories and disciplines to establish innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching conducting. Their co-authored text, Expressive Conducting: Movement and Performance Theory for Conductors, was published by Routledge in 2018. This work has made Barr a highly regarded pedagogue in the field conducting. He has given numerous masterclasses throughout the USA and for Academia Diesis in Spain. Furthermore, his research on Scandinavian music for chamber wind ensembles has produced published performance editions of Asger Lund Christiansen’s Octet, op. 43 and Svend Schultz’s Divertimento for Wind Octet. Barr is a recipient of numerous accolades for his conducting and scholarly work. Most recently, the CSUF Wind Symphony received a prestigious invitation to perform at the 2019 National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association. Barr has been a guest conductor of prominent ensembles like the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” he was a Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan, and he was recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent young conductors as part of the 2010 National Band Association’s Young Conductor Mentor Project. Barr obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Michigan. He received his Master of Music degree and Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Fullerton. His principal conducting mentors include Michael Haithcock and Mitchell Fennell.
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VERA LÚCIA CALÁBRIA Stage director, dramatic coach, and arts administrator Vera Lúcia Calábria has over 30 years of experience in opera and classical music. Born in Brazil, she began at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and later at San Francisco Opera as assistant to Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Productions staged for San Francisco Opera include Carmen, Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci, La forza del Destino, Der fliegende Holländer, and Falstaff. Other credits include Madama Butterfly in Strasbourg and Cologne, Manon in Vienna, Munich, and at the Metropolitan Opera, Parsifal in Barcelona, Falstaff in Chicago, Tosca in Montpellier, Tannhäuser in Honolulu, and Carmen in Zurich, Cologne, Chicago, and Tel Aviv. Calábria now divides her time between stage productions and work with young singers as director and dramatic coach. Productions include La Finta Giardinera and L’Enfant et les Sortilèges/L’Heure Espagnole at UCLA, Der fliegende Holländer, Idomeneo and Aida at Los Angeles Opera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia at San Francisco Opera Center, and Cavalleria/Pagliacci at San Francisco Opera, The Queen of Spades at the Teatro Real, Madrid (Spain), Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Opera Indianapolis, La Canterina, Gigantes y Cabezudos, The Pirates of Penzance, The Magic Flute, and L’Enfant et les Sortilèges at CSULA, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges and Così fan tutte at CSUF, and Der Rosenkavalier at Israeli Opera, Bluebeard’s Castle/L’Heure Espagnole, The Bear/La Navarraise, and The Rape of Lucretia at Yale University, Le Nozze di Figaro at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, and all three of Mozart’s da Ponte Operas at Rice University.
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ramon cardenas Ramon Cardenas is finishing his third and final year in the Master of Music Choral Conducting program at CSUF. A Southern California native, Ramon taught at Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California for four years. During his tenure at REV, his choirs scored superior rankings at numerous festivals and competitions. He also prepared his choruses to sing for Eric Whitacre and Avi Kaplan, formerly from Pentatonix. Other former leadership engagements include Director of Choral Activities at Buena Park High School, Director of Music Ministries at Northminster Presbyterian Church of Diamond Bar, and Choir Director at First Congregational Church of Riverside. Ramon received his Bachelor of Music degree in music education and his Master of Arts degree in teaching from Biola University in La Mirada, California, and soon his Master of Music degree in choral conducting from California State University, Fullerton. He studied conducting with Dr. Robert Istad, Dr. Shawna Stewart, and Tammi Alderman. Ramon has sung in choirs directed by John Williams, Carl St. Clair, Dr. Robert Istad, Dr. Christopher Peterson, Dr. Shawna Stewart and Brandon Elliott. While at Cal State Fullerton, he worked as Graduate Assistant Conductor for the Singing Titans (formally Men’s Choir), University Singers, and the Opera. He is the recipient of the 2020 Elliot and Kathleen Alexander Memorial Scholarship for outstanding choral conducting. When Ramon is not conducting, he is an active vocalist and pianist, teaches voice and piano privately, and maintains an active schedule as a chorus member across Southern California, where he has sung in venues including Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Microsoft Theater, and the Hollywood Bowl. Ramon has a passion for teaching and is looking forward to pursuing his PhD at Florida State University next school year.
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bill cunliffe Cal State Fullerton Professor of Music Bill Cunliffe is a jazz pianist, composer, Grammy™ Award-winning arranger and record producer. He is known for blending jazz with classical and pop genres based on a deep knowledge of, and a lively curiosity about, musical styles. As a solo artist and bandleader, he has more than a dozen albums to his name and has appeared on numerous recordings. Cunliffe grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and began piano lessons with his mother at the age of eight. At 20, having been captivated by the music of Oscar Peterson, he changed his focus from classical music to jazz. As an undergraduate at Duke University, he studied with jazz legend Mary Lou Williams. At the Eastman School of Music, he studied jazz piano with Bill Dobbins and arranging with Rayburn Wright. In 1989, Cunliffe won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. He began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson and James Moody. Later he toured and recorded with the Clayton Brothers and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, drummer Joe La Barbera, trumpeter Terell Stafford and jazz flutist Holly Hofmann. In addition to solo and guest appearances and leading CSUF jazz ensembles, Cunliffe performs with his trio, big band, Latin band, and his classical/improvisational chamber ensemble. His interest in choral music produced a recording of his jazz-inflected sacred works (“Transformation,” 2008) with the choirs of All Saints Church in Pasadena, where he is composer-in-residence as well as a parishioner. Cunliffe’s score for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 2011 documentary “On the Shoulders of Giants” received two NAACP nominations for Outstanding Album and Outstanding Group or Duo Collaboration. In 2009, he was awarded a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement and has received four other Grammy nominations including two for Best Instrumental Composition. The Los Angeles Jazz Society honored Cunliffe in 2010 with its Composer/Arranger Award. In addition to teaching full time, Cunliffe is a longtime faculty member of the Skidmore Jazz Institute and the Vail Jazz Workshop. For a more information and a comple bio, please visit: billcunliffe.com
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eric dries Dr. Eric Dries is a pianist, improviser, composer and educator who explores the innovative fields between traditional jazz, free improvisation, and contemporary classical music. His work explores a wide range of stylistic practices from jazz and contemporary music worlds in traditional and alternative performances. Dries has been a lecturer at California State University Fullerton School of Music for over twenty years and has taught a wide variety of courses including music theory, applied composition, music technology, jazz harmony and improvisation as well as co-directing the CSUF New Music Ensemble. As a composer, his early notated works explore virtuosic solo instrumental experimentation and unusually orchestrated chamber ensemble combinations. His current compositional work combines the rigor of compositional technique with improvised frameworks of traditional jazz and experimentalism of new music to create systems of group dynamics that encourage performer-composer collaboration and new sonic exploration in each performance. His piano performances reinterpret and invigorate the tradition of jazz standards with a foundation of rhythmic experimentation and harmonic and melodic expansion. Dries has performed and recorded with some of the top studio and freelance musicians in southern California where he is in high demand at high profile performance venues. Dr. Dries holds a Ph.D. in Composition and M.A. in Music Theory from University of California San Diego, where he studied with Rand Steiger, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Roger Reynolds and Brian Ferneyhough, with post-doctoral studies and research in Music Technology at IRCAM. He studied jazz improvisation and composition with bassist Richard Davis and saxophonist Les Thimmig at University of Wisconsin Madison where he received his B.M. in Music Composition, studying with Stephen Dembski.
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kimo furumoto Kimo Furumoto is the Orchestra Director at California State University, Fullerton. He is also Music director and Conductor of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra (West Virginia) as well as the Whittier Regional Symphony. His guest conducting appearances have taken him throughout the United States and Europe with many stellar orchestras. Previous positions include music director of the Concert Orchestra at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, conducting assistant with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He has worked with noted conductors such as Leonard Bernstein and Robert Shaw. Furumoto holds degrees in conducting from Chapman University and the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. His recent ballet “The Mandarin Ducks” has been enthusiastically received by audiences.
robert istad Dr. Robert Istad is Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Fullerton and Artistic Director of Pacific Chorale. Dr. Istad regularly conducts and collaborates with Pacific Chorale, Pacific Symphony, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Sony Classical Records, Yarlung Records, Berkshire Choral International, and Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. Istad and Pacific Chorale are featured on “All Things Common,” an album of Tarik O’Regan’s compositions on Yarlung Records and and Los Angeles Philharmonic’s upcoming live recording of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony on Deutsche Grammophon. Istad has prepared choruses for a number of America’s finest conductors and orchestras, including: Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carl St.Clair and the Pacific Symphony, as well as conductors Esa–Pekka Salonen, Keith Lockhart, Nicholas McGegan, Vasilly Sinaisky, Sir Andrew Davis, Bramwell Tovey, John Williams, Eugene Kohn, Eric Whitacre, Giancarlo Guerrero, Marin Alsop, George Fenton, and Robert Moody.
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Istad is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He was recognized as CSUF’s 2016 Outstanding Professor of the Year. At CSU Fullerton, Istad conducts the University Singers, coordinates CSUF’s graduate choral conducting program, and teaches courses in conducting, performance practice and literature. Recently, he and the University Singers performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Andrea Bocelli, Kathleen Battle, recorded albums with Yarlung Records and with composer John Williams and Sony Classical. He and his singers brought staged performances of David Lang’s little match girl passion throughout Spain in 2019. They performed a retrospective of Tarik O’Regan’s music for Distinguished Concerts International New York at Carnegie Hall in November 2015. They have performed at numerous regional and national ACDA conferences including the 2018 ACDA Western Division Conference and 2013 ACDA National Conference in Dallas, Texas. They also performed for the 2013 National Collegiate Choral Organization National Conference in Charleston, SC. Istad and the CSUF University Singers have performed all over the world, including a 2017 performance in Russia’s famous Glinka Cappella, a 2015 residency and performances in Paris, France, engagements at the 2012 Ottobeuren Festival of Music in Germany, the 2012 Eingen Festival of music in Germany, a 2010 performance for UNESCO in Pisa, Italy, and in 2008 at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. Istad received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, his Master of Music degree in choral conducting from California State University, Fullerton and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral music at the University of Southern California. He studied conducting with Dr. William Dehning, John Alexander and Dr. Jon Hurty. Istad serves on the Executive Board of Directors of Chorus America, as Vice-President of the California Choral Director’s Association, and as Dean of Chorus America’s Conducting Academy, and is in demand as an adjudicator, guest conductor, speaker and clinician throughout the nation.
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bongshin ko Hailed by critics for her “most perfect playing” (Internet Cello Society) with “great warmth and beauty” (The STRAD), cellist Bongshin Ko has appeared worldwide as a soloist with such groups as Television and Radio Symphony of Moscow, Munich Chamber Players, the KBS Korean Broadcasting Symphony, Zagreb Philharmonic, and Central Broadcasting Symphony of China to name a few. Ms. Ko was the first Korean artist to be invited to perform in China after the historic resumption of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China and has since been invited back annually. Ms. Ko has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest artists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Stein, Gunther Schuller, Semyon Bychkov and Valery Gergiev. She appeared at Seoul International Music Festival to give the Asian premiere of Bernard Rands’ Cello Concerto, dedicated to and world premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich in celebration of his 70th birthday. Other international music events and festivals welcomed her to Schleswig-Holstein festival, Kronberg Cello festival, Hoertnagel Konzertdirekzion, Berlin Wall 10th anniversary concert, Rostropovich & Friends Concert (Germany), American Cello Congresses, Kumho Guest Artist Recital, plus numerous others in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Monaco, Croatia, USA, Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. She has performed to critical acclaims on NDR and Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany), Fuji TV (Japan), TV New Zealand, TV China, Korean Broadcasting Systems and NBC. As a member of the European-based Tritton Cello Quartet she can be heard on the Musica Columna label. Her live performances of Brahms and Barber sonatas are often broadcast on the Arte TV in Korea and over the transpacific in-flight classical station on Asiana Airlines. Her Haydn and Saint-Saens concerti, recorded with Munich Chamber Players in Germany, can also be heard on the SONY Classical label. As a recipient of over 30 international prizes and awards, including the highest performance award in her native Korea and the Crossroad Award in the US for her “superior teaching,” she is on popular demand as a teacher as well as a performer around the globe. Prestigious schools where she taught special guest master classes include The Juilliard School, Mannheim Musikhochschule, Korean National University of Arts, Nürnberg School for Music, and Bejing Central Conservatory. Serving as Professor of Cello and Assistant Director at California State University, Fullerton School of Music she is also
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active in supporting young talents and promoting cello art through Greenhouse Foundation & Festival, which she founded together with the late legendary cellist Bernard Greenhouse in 2008. As a leading member of The New York Soloists and New York Public Library Concert Series Ms. Ko performs frequently at major venues and concert halls throughout five continents.
pamela madsen Pamela Madsen is a composer, performer, theorist and curator of new music. From massive immersive concert-length projects, solo works, chamber music to multi-media opera collaborations her work focuses on issues of social change, exploration of image, music, text and the environment. With a Ph.D. in Music Composition from UCSD, studies with Brian Ferneyhough, Mellon Foundation Doctoral Research Award, Yale University, Post-Doctoral research in Music Technology at IRCAM, Paris, and Deep Listening Certificate with Pauline Oliveros, her works have been commissioned and premiered world-wide by such artists as Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Brightwork newmusic, ModernMedieval, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Tony Arnold, Nicholas Isherwood, Claire Chase, Jane Rigler, Anne LaBerge, Lisa Moore, Vicki Ray, Aron Kallay, Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo, Ashley Bathgate, Trio Solisti, New York New Music Ensemble, California Ear Unit, Verdehr Trio, Zeitgeist, JACK, Ethel, Lyris and Arditti string quartets. Major concert-length projects include her Oratorio for the Earth; Luminous Etudes: Visions of the Black Madonna of Montserrat; Luminosity: Passions of Marie Curie multi-media opera; Melting Away: Gravity for orchestra, with Arctic photographer Camille Seaman; and Envisioning the Future, a multi-media opera installation with visual artist Judy Chicago. Selected as an Alpert Award Panelist, Creative Capital artist “on the radar” with awards from National Endowment for the Arts, New Music USA, Meet the Composer, American Scandinavian Foundation, artist residency fellowships at MacDowell Colony, UCross, Women’s International Studies Center, Russia/Siberia Concert tour, Pulsar Festival, Denmark, she is a frequent guest artist at festivals and universities worldwide. She is Director of the Annual New Music Festival, InterArts Collaborative Projects at Cal State Fullerton where she is Professor of Music Composition, Music Theory and Director of the New Music Ensemble.
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martha masters Martha Masters first achieved international recognition in 2000 when she won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. That same year she also won the Andres Segovia International Competition in Linares, Spain, and was named a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Since then, Ms. Masters has been active as a solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist around the world. Her 2015/2016 season included appearances at festivals and on concert series through the United States, Germany, Poland, Russia, and China. Masters received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant. Ms. Masters is currently on the guitar faculty of Loyola Marymount University and California State University, Fullerton, and is president of the Guitar Foundation of America. She has five recordings on the Naxos and GSP labels, and has published books three books with Mel Bay Publications and Alfred Music.
sycil mathai Sycil Mathai is a trumpeter with a global musical career, spanning genres from ensembles like The Knights Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra to Broadway shows like “South Pacific” and “Mary Poppins.” He has also worked with artist Carter Burwell, the dance companies of Merce Cunningham and Mark Morris Dance Group, and movie directors Andy Kaufman and the Coen Brothers. Mathai has recorded for RCA, PBS, CBS, EA Sports, and Warner Classics, and has shared the stage with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma to Stevie Wonder. Recently, he saw the release of his recording with The Knights Orchestra featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and a recording of violin concertos featuring Gil Shaham. Sycil is a graduate of Juilliard under the tutelege of Mark Gould, and Texas Christian University as a student of Steve Weger. Mathai formerly taught at the State University of New York at Fredonia.
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christopher peterson Christopher Peterson is Professor of Music at California State University, Fullerton where he directs the Concert Choir and the Singing Titans, and teaches classes in choral music education. In his thirty years as a music educator, Dr. Peterson has taught in elementary, middle school, high school, church, community, festival, and collegiate settings. He is also a published author, editor, composer, and choral arranger for Hal Leonard Music Publishers. His choral methods college textbook Resonance: The Art of the Choral Music Educator is currently in press and will be published by Pavane Publishing. Peterson has served as State Choral Representative and Southern Section President for the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), as well as the Western Division Representative for the National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) Council for Choral Education. He has also served the California Choral Directors Association in various offices, and is the current CCDA Treasurer. He has been invited to teach, judge, and conduct choirs in more than thirty US states, five Canadian Provinces, and nine countries including China, England, Sweden, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, and Holland, and has conducted All-State Choirs in Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, and California. In his “spare time” Chris sings bass with the Masters of Harmony, nine-time (and current) International Men’s Chorus Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Dr. Peterson earned the Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Southern Maine, and the Master of Music in Choral Conducting performance from the University of Maine. He earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Choral Music Education and Conducting from Florida State University where he studied with Rodney Eichenberger, Andre Thomas, and Clifford Madsen.
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andreas preponis Andreas Preponis is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in the greater L.A. area. He is an instructor for jazz voice and vocal jazz ensemble at Cal State Fullerton, Pasadena City College and Santa Monica College. He also directs the Concert Choir and teaches voice and music theory at Cypress College. Born and raised in Germany, Mr. Preponis studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen earning a bachelor and master’s degree in music education with emphases on classical percussion, voice, and vocal jazz performance. He is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in choral conducting at Cal State Los Angeles and plans to graduate later this year. Mr. Preponis looks back at a diverse career as a singer, drummer, percussionist, pianist, guitarist, arranger, composer, actor, and voice over talent. He composed music for several short movies, starred in numerous musical theater productions, and played in countless bands from a cappella and instrumental jazz, pop, funk, and soul to progressive rock. As a studio musician, he has contributed to over 20 album releases and has worked on projects for Disney and Dreamworks.
håkan rosengren Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Håkan Rosengren has performed as soloist, and in recital and chamber music throughout Europe, the U.S., and in Brazil, Israel, China, and South Korea. He has collaborated with conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Neeme Järvi, Christopher Hogwood, JoAnn Falletta, Grant Llewellyn, Sakari Oramo, Osmo Vänskä, and Eiji Oue, among others, and has performed as guest soloist with orchestras including Lausanne Chamber, Prague Philharmonic, Lisbon Metropolitan, Poznan Philharmonic, Los Angeles Mozart, Asheville Symphony, New York Chamber Players, Israeli Chamber, and with every major orchestra in Scandinavia. Music festivals around the world where Rosengren has performed include Santa Fe, La Jolla, Ojai, Austin Chamber Music Center, Moritzburg (Dresden), Taegu and Jeju Island (S. Korea), Haifa (Israel), and Warsaw
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Autumn. In 2003 he was a member of the Jury for the Munich ARD International Clarinet Competition. Rosengren recorded solo and chamber music for CD Accord, Caprice, Musica Sveciae, Nytorp, and SMS Classical. His Sony Classical recording of Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto with Esa-Pekka Salonen was hailed by Fanfare Magazine as the “most sensitive, wide-ranging account of the concerto ever recorded.” Rosengren’s repertoire includes all the traditional and contemporary works for clarinet; he has performed Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time more than 50 times in Europe and the U.S., recording the work both for Caprice and for CD Accord, the latter nominated for the Polish Grammy. A number of composers have dedicated works to him, including Frank Ticheli, whose clarinet concerto Rosengren premiered with the Lithuanian National Symphony and with the Dallas Winds in Dallas Meyerson Symphony Hall and for the Texas Music Educators Association convention; he has since performed Ticheli’s concerto with various American university bands including for its Chinese premiere in Shanghai and with Orchestra Riga.
Rosengren earned degrees from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Royal Flemish Conservatory in Belgium (Walter Boeykens), and University of California (Mitchell Lurie) with support from the Fulbright Commission and the Scandinavia America Foundation. First Prizes include UNESCO’s International Performer Competition, Los Angeles Arts Council Competition, and Concert Artists Guild International New York Competition; he was selected for a Solo Recitalists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and for the Nordic Soloist Biennial.
mark salters Mark Salters is Opera co-director, vocal coach, and pianist at CSUF. Originally from New York, he served on the coaching staff of the Opera Department at the University of Michigan under Gustav Meier. Prior to that, he was on the faculty of the Yale University graduate opera program headed by noted director Tito Capobianco. Salters has accompanied master classes by many well-known singers and coaches, including Frederica Von Stade, Roberta Alexander, Vladamir Chernov, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherill Milnes, Rodney Gilfry, and Marni Nixon, and many others. In addition, he has worked with conductors and directors from Los Angeles Opera, New York City Opera, Frankfurt Opera, St. Louis Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. He has also worked for Opera Pacific, Pacific Chorale, Pacific Symphony, and Riverside Opera, and serves as Director of Music and Principal Organist at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church in Irvine.
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charles sharp Charles Sharp has a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UCLA and teaches music history at California State University, Fullerton. His research focuses on experimental and avant garde music and phenomenological hermeneutics and has been published in the Black Music Research Journal, Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology, Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures and others. He served as President of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California and Hawaii Chapter from 2014 to 2017. He is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has studied both Western instruments as well as a variety of Asian woodwinds. He co-leads the New Music Ensemble at CSU Fullerton with Pamela Madison and Eric Dries and performs with his own groups internationally. He has performed and recorded with many notable creative musicians including Francisco Aguabella, Kenny Burrell, Andrea Centazzo, Vinny Golia, Airto Moreira, and others. His work has been released on UCLA Ethnomusicology Artist Series, Big As Records, Acoustic Levitation, Empty Cellar, and Ictus Records. He also is a co-host the radio show Trilogy, which features new, experimental, and improvised music on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles.
robert slack Robert Slack is principal percussionist with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 1990. He is an active freelance performer in the L.A. area with groups such as the Long Beach Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Opera Pacific, and the San Diego Symphony. Mr. Slack has performed in many Los Angeles theatre productions including Fosse, Cinderella and Evita, and has performed on percussion and timpani with the Bolshoi Ballet, the Paris National Ballet, American Ballet Theater, the Royal Danissh Ballet and others. Prior timpanist and percussionist posts include Nassau Symphony Orchestra (New York) and the Naples Symphony Orchestra (Florida). He currently serves on faculty at CSUF and Irvine Valley College, and has an extensive studio of students at Orange County Music and Dance in Irvine. Slack received a B.M. in Music Performance from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, P.A. in 1988. He received a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1989 and also completed
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coursework towards a D.M.A. at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook. He was awarded a fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Festival in 1989. He has recorded with the Pacific Symphony on the Sony Classics Label as well as with the Koch International Label. In 2001, he released his first solo CD of works of J.S. Bach performed on the marimba.
francisco torres Francisco Torres is a well-respected trombonist, bass trombonist, educator, composer and arranger who hails from the town of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Born in 1974, Francisco didn’t start his musical training until 15 years old, playing alto saxophone, then switching to tuba and euphonium. By accident, he discovered jazz while watching the jazz band practice before school. He was hooked. After graduating from high school, he went on to study with Dr. Tony Mazzaferro and Dr. Greg Woll at Fullerton College, where he played in the jazz band, symphonic band and the symphony orchestra. Transferring to Cal State Long Beach, he went on to study with Roy Main and Alex Iles. In a happy coincidence, he is currently the jazz trombone teacher at his alma mater, Cal State Long Beach, while holding down the same position at Cal State Fullerton. Francisco has emerged as a first class arranger and composer, particularly in the field of latin jazz. He has served as musical director, producer and arranger for the Grammy winning percussionist Poncho Sanchez for 15 years. He is also a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, John Beasley’s Monkestra, Bill Cunliffe’s Bacchanalia, and has recorded with Bob Dylan, Michael Bublé, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Spoon, St. Motel, Frank Ocean, Ricky Martin, Brian Setzer, Los Lobos, All American Rejects, Arturo Sandoval, Sammy Nestico, Joey Defrancesco, Terence Blanchard, Robbie Williams, Angelique Kidjo, Juan Gabriel, Jenny Rivera and many others. He has backed up, among others, Santana, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, Chance The Rapper, Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Cole, Celia Cruz, Cachao, Joan Sebastian, and Rocio Durcal. For eight seasons, he was first call sub with the Dancing With the Stars Orchestra, and has appeared with different artists on the Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, the Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel, American Music Awards, The Grammys and Latin Grammys. Being known primarily as a studio and jazz trombonist, he has also excelled in the field
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of classical music. He can be heard as trombonist, bass trombonist and valve trombonist on the Pixar films “Coco” and “Incredibles 2.” Some of his most recent films credits are “Little,” “Tagged,” “Secret Life of Pets,” “Ice Age 4,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” and “Straight Out of Compton.” On TV he can be heard on “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “Penny Dreadful,” “Elena of Avalor,”“Tangled,” “Sofia The First,” and “The Get Down.” He regularly records trombone for orchestra shows and parades for Shanghai Disney, Tokyo Disney, Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
gregory x. whitmore Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore is in his seventh season as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (Irvine, CA). This follows appointments as Director of Bands at Irvine Valley College, Mt. San Antonio College, and College of the Desert. Dr. Whitmore received his bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his master’s degree in music with an emphasis in wind conducting from Cal State Fullerton studying under Dr. Mitchell Fennell, and holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in music and music education from Columbia University (Teachers College). Dr. Whitmore has conducted ensembles in such notable concert venues as Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Symphony Hall (Chicago), the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and venues throughout Europe. Dr. Whitmore has presented research at music education symposia in the United States and abroad. His research interest includes music educator values as operationalized into pedagogy, and the concert band as an artistic medium. Dr. Whitmore is a recognized member of Academic Key’s Who’s Who in Community College Education, as well as four editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Dr. Whitmore has been included in the 2005/2006 Edition of the National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers. He was also selected to represent the State of California by School Band and Orchestra Magazine in the 2008 edition of “50 Band Directors Who Make a Difference.”
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“collag e ” U N D E RW R I T E RS Anonymous Prof. Kimo Furumoto & Prof. Linda Leyrer Ellen & Bill Groves MaryLouise & Ed Hlavac Dr. George Mast Norma Morris Dr. Katherine Powers & Prof. Håkan Rosengren Dr. Anil & Sharon Puri Mary & Jerry Reinhart Donna & Ernie Schroeder
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The College of the Arts extends its heartfelt gratitude to the following patrons who have supported our students and programs this past year through a generous gift of $1,000 or more to the College, the School of Music, Department of Theatre & Dance, and/or the Department of Visual Arts.** $50,000+ Anonymous Lori & John Loftus MAMM Alliance Music Associates Dwight Richard Odle Estate Orange County Community Foundation $25,000+ Art Alliance Lee C. Begovich Johnny Carson Foundation Leo Freedman Foundation Mary A. Lyons Alan A. Mannason Estate Terri & Bob Niccum Frank J. & Jean Raymond Andrea J. & Jeffrey E. Sward $10,000+ Affordable Housing Access Inc. Anonymous Brite Ideas, Inc. California Bank & Trust Marilyn Carlson Darryl Curran Friends of Jazz, Inc Michael Horn
Isabel G. James Robin & Steve Kalota Morningside of Fullerton Eleanore & James L. Monroe Ann & Douglas Myles Dr. Katherine Powers & Prof. Håkan Rosengren Christine A. Rhoades Mary & William Sampson Ann & Thad Sandford Donna L. & Ernest W. Schroeder Sue & Dr. Edward A. Sullivan Marc R. Dickey $5,000+ Daniel Barsky Terry D. Ching Jones Edward MaryLouise & Ed Hlavac Ellen M. & William A. Groves Karen & Todd Miller Nancy J. & Robert F. Rennie Jeanie Stockwell OC Alumni Assoc Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia $1,000+ Barbara Arms Drs. Voiza & Joseph Arnold
Judy Atwell Lois Austin Katherine M. & David J. Baab Tanya Michnevich Bracco Janet & Allan Bridgford Jane & Vincent Buck Julia A. Christy Harriet & William S. Cornyn Wanda Lau & William H. Cunliffe Jane Deming Fund Susan & Richard Dolnick Lisa M. Draskovich-Long Lucetta A. Dunn Shawna & Greg Ellis Desiree Engel John R. Fisher Jacquelyn Garrabrant Annette L. & Leon J. Gilbert Dr. Mark J. Goodrich Barbara Gregory Jill & Christopher Gwaltney Theresa Harvey Bruce A. Healey James L. Henriques Dr. Dean W. Hess Patricia J. Hicks Frank A. Hinojoz Adleane & Dr. Jerome Hunter Beth & Robert Jahncke
Catherine Jeckovich Michelle Jordan Sandy & Norm Johnson Joven Orosco Gretchen Kanne Gladys M. Kares Ray Kawase Barbara Kingsbury Meredith Kleinman Eugene Laroff Marilyn Little John M. Martelli & Paul Coluzzi Karen & George Mast Irene & Mac McCormick Thelma & Earl Mellott Patricia & Carl Miller Mary E. Moore Norma Morris Lucina Moses Music Teachers’ Association of California Ujinobu Niwa Debra L. Noble Jill Kurti Norman Deanna & Arie Passchier Geoffrey S. Payne Kerry and John Phelps Phi Mu Alpha SinfoniaOmicron Pi Chapter The Presser Foundation
Sharon & Dr. Anil K. Puri Mary & Jerry Reinhart Robin Riggle Dr. Stephen M. Rochford Sandra Rhone Cassandra Sanders-Holly Ann & Thad Sandford Jim & Lahoma Schulze D. Barry Schmitt Merle Sepel-Wagner Louise Shamblen Martha & Bill Shaver John Short Ingrid R. Shutkin Janet L. Smith Dodo V. Standring Douglas G. Stewart Elizabeth G. Stiles Dale Raoul & Raymond L. Thompson Tom & Carolyn Toby Tam T. Tran John Van Wey Verne Wagner Debra Winters Abel A. Zeballos Dr. Wayne Zemke
Very special care has been given to the preparation of this donor listing. Please contact Ann Steichen at (657) 278-7124 with questions or concerns. **Gifts received from July 1, 2019 through October 2020
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The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. Our deep appreciation is extended to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts:
The College of the Arts proudly recognizes the 300+ members of its three support groups. Their empassioned philanthrophy provides much needed scholarship funds to deserving students in the performing and visual arts.
Anonymous Lee & Dr. Nicholas A. Begovich* Gail & Michael Cochran Marc R. Dickey Betty Everett Carol J. Geisbauer & John Geisbauer*
A RT A L L I A N C E promotes excellence in and enjoyment of the visual arts. Membership also supports the CSUF public sculpture collection.
Sophia & Charles Gray MaryLouise & Ed Hlavac Gretchen Kanne Dr. Burton L. Karson Anne L. Kruzic* Loreen & John Loftus Alan A. Mannason* William J. McGarvey* Dr. Sallie Mitchell Eleanore P. & James L. Monroe Lynn & Robert Myers Dwight Richard Odle*
Sherry & Dr. Gordon Paine Dr. June Pollak & Mr. George Pollak* Mary K. & William Sampson Douglas G. Stewart Andrea J. & Jeffrey E. Sward Richard J. Taylor Verne Wagner Richard Wulff Dr. James D. & Dottie Young* *deceased
Special support and event underwriting
Fay Colmar & Vincent Preece* John DeLoof
Joann Driggers & Steve Collier Loraine Walkington
MA MM A L L I A N C E unites members through underwriting visiting artists; theatre, dance and music performances; and other unique experiences. Special support and event underwriting
Judy Atwell Drs. Voiza & Joe Arnold Ebell Club of Fullerton
Dr. Margaret Faulwell Gordon Norma Morris Richard Odle Estate
Kerry & John Phelps Jeanie Stockwell Verne Wagner
MU SI C A SSO C I AT ES actively raises scholarship funds for School of Music students through annual fundraising events and membership dues. Special support and event underwriting Marilyn & Jack Carlson* Evelyn K. Francuz Sandy & Norm Johnson Marti & Bill Kurschat Karen & George Mast
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Ann & Thad Sandford Dodo V. Standring Carolyn & Tom Toby John Van Wey
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There are many ways to support the College of the Arts, the School of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance, and Department of Visual Arts
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