Dr. Randall Goldberg • Director, School of Music
Kimo Furumoto • Assistant Director, School of Music
Bongshin Ko • Assistant Director, School of Music
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Conducting
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
Rodolfo Zuniga – jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director
Piano, Organ, Piano Pedagogy
Ning An – piano
Bill Cunliffe – jazz piano
Alison Edwards* – piano, piano pedagogy, class piano
Myong-Joo Lee – 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
Music in General Education
Dr. John Koegel*
Dr. Katherine Reed
Music History and LIterature
Vivianne Asturizaga – musicology
Dr. John Koegel – musicology
Dr. Katherine Powers – musicology
Dr. Katherine Reed – musicology
Strings
Kimo Furumoto – Director of Orchestra Studies and University Symphony Orchestra conductor
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. Robert Istad – Director of Choral Studies and University Singers conductor
Dr. Kerry Jennings – Director of Opera
Dr. Christopher Peterson – CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor
Joni Y. Prado – voice, academic voice courses
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Dr. Dustin Barr – Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony, University Band
Jean Ferrandis – flute
Sycil Mathai* – trumpet
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
CSUF Symphonic Winds conductor
STAFF
Michael August – Production Manager
Eric Dries – Music Librarian
William Lemley – Audio Technician
Jeff Lewis – Audio Engineer
Chris Searight – Music Instrumental Services
Paul Shirts – Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Williams – Business Manager
Sue Winston – Office Coordinator
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CSUF University Singers
Star Spangled Banner ...................................... Francis Scott Key and John Stafford Smith arr. Robert Istad
Festival Choir Student Soloist
Accompanied by David Bergstedt
CSUF Concert Choir
The Music of Living Dan Forrest
Musica Animam Tangens .............................................................................. Joshua Shank
Measure Me, Sky! ..................................................................................... Elaine Hagenberg
Operator Manhattan Transfer, arr. Kirby Shaw
Fernando Munoz, conductor • Sophia Khurana and Emily Nguyen, soloists
David Pulanco, saxophone • Jeremy Pena-Barrios, bass • Miles Rojo trumpet
Christopher Peterson, drums
Festival Choir Student Soloist
Accompanied by David Bergstedt
CSUF University Singers
Calling Paul Fowler
*Meet Me Here ..................................................................................... Craig Hella Johnson (from Considering Matthew Shephard)
Erika Jackson, soloist
*Performed with Concert Choir
Love Michael Engelhardt
Descant: Angel Hudak Hawkins, Erika Jackson
Small Ensemble: Kenson Gomez, Jenna Hansen, Bekka Knauer, Zachary Lindquist, Ahlitney Lucas-Krebs, Rose Taylor
Festival Choir Student Soloist
Accompanied by David Bergstedt
2023 CSUF Quartet Festival Choir
Come to Me, O My Love .......................................................................
Allen Robert Petker
O Love Elaine Hagenberg
Be the Change Laura Farnell based on texts by Mahatma Ghandhi, with This Little Light of Mine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Matthew 5:15, and L.F.
Soprano
Alliah Anid
Martina Goldring
Jenna Hansen
Angel
Hudak Hawkins
Erika Jackson*
Amber Napoli
Nya Nulty
Rose Taylor*
Robert Istad, conductor
David Bergstedt, collaborative pianist
Zachary Lindquist, graduate assistant
Alto
Katelyn Cruz
Joy Dorko
Bekka Knauer*
Ahlitney Lucas-Krebs
Elizabeth Provencio*
Jessica Salsgiver
Savana Thomas
Melanie Whiter
Tenor
Michael Judge Ferrer
Kenson Gomez
Jacob Gonzalez
Ryan Guidotti
Zachary Lindquist*
Alexei Rehorn
Jaime Reza
Bryce Rivera
CSUF CONCERT CHOIR
Christopher Peterson, conductor Mark Salters, collaborative pianist
Fernando Muñoz, graduate assistant
Bass
Adam Daruvala
Daniel Freeman
Ashton Hackwith
Bryson Huang
Emilio Lopez Felix
Fernando Muñoz*
Adrian Rangel-Sanchez*
Mitchell Sampang
Soprano I
Gabriela Atkinson*
Lilah Hernandez
Emily Nguyen
Hannah Park
Sara Preston
Gabby Roberts
Marissa Valenzuela
Quintessa Wedell
Soprano 2
Kathlyn Bowles
Sarah Cabrera*
Kaitlin Chheng
Irene Crain
Sarah Gediman
Sophia Khurana
Jing Wang
Sidney Wu
Alto I
Elizabeth Butler
Emily Hernandez*
Logan Mintz-Hernandez
Emily Morley
Katelyn Pacpaco
Hyerin Song
Veronica Torres Diaz
Sarah Turner
Alto 2
Kimberly Calica
Z Dickerson
Karlee Dix
Alexis Farah
Gabriela Gonzalez
Madeline Miranda
Marilyn Negron
Korie Smith*
Rachel Williams
Tenor I
Juan de Leon*
Aron Demarest
Angus Feath
Reinhard Siedenberg
Frank Watnick
Tenor 2
Michael Eskovitz
Nathan Oelkers
Anthony Osborn
David Pulanco*
Tung Tran
Michael Vargas
Baritone
Emerson Kimble
Jason Magallanes
Allan Morales
Jeremy
Peña-Barrios
Justin Senneff
Mason Schoenfeld
Bass
Timothy Cervenka*
CJ Koehn
Jonathan Ongman*
Fernando Muñoz
Ben Reyes
Miles Rojo
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Nancy Stuck, director
Chloe Douglass, Bel Cope, Adam Dif, Angel Torres
Ayala High School
Robert Davis, director
Ariana Morales, Celine Kwaie, Vian Valenzuela, Chris Sun
Canyon Springs High School
Scarlet Smith, director
Sara Jackson, Isabella Martinez, Jackson Rickard, Eduardo Corona
Chino Hills High School
Laura Rutherford, director
Simran Kaur, Benardra Omoyele, Andrew Castaneda, Benjamine Tobias
Corona High School
Amy Eden, director
Allison Rincand, Danika Carlson, Derek Gonzalez, Karlson Ly
Costa Mesa High School
Jon Lindfors, director
Veta Weed-Allen, Rosemary Bagnara, Zachariah Hufford, Jacob Toledo
El Monte High School
Joel Whisler, director
Eliza Esquivel, Alyne Diego, Alex Gonzalez, Edu Haro-Covarrubias
Garden Grove High School
Amanda Mitton, director
Melissa Alvarado, Abby Alvarez, Nicholas Garcia, Edgar Sanchez, Luong Nguyen
Glendora High School
Matthew Davis, director
Magnolia Swire, Mia Reigstad, Samantha Torres, Christina Viyar, Evan Mott, Austin Dale, Harrison Dale, Matthew Azuma
Hemet High School
Marc Robles, director
Josianne McKelvey, Kathleen Underhill, ShyAnne Gross, Enrique Contreras, Jacob Ochoa
Irvine High School
Tina Glander Peterson, director
Alisha Zuberi, Genevieve Velarde, Naksha Srinivasan, Suzaina Saini, Maddox Kreil, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Dillon Nihipali, Piyush Vaishnava
John A. Rowland High School
Brandon Harris, director
Gabby Montinola, Reem Tewelde, Joe Jake Choon, Noah Emmsley
JSerra Catholic High School
Andrew S. Hernandez, director
Emsley Mitchell, Elana Giolas, Sean Ledyard, Diego Uribe
La Habra High School
David V. Montoya, director
Kaia Fritter, Aurora Cisneros, Jared Gabriel, Santiago Aceves
Laguna Hills High School
James Atkins, director
Karina C. Lopez, Alex Nguyen, Joe Arambula, John Martin
Los Amigos High School
Vincent Loza, director
Kimberly Ayard, Marisol Alvarez, Brandan Nguyen, Santiago Altamirano
Magnolia High School
Alan Garcia, director
Yaritza Ramirez Cervantes, Johanna Lopez, Maxson Robert, Jahkoy Boyce
Mark Keppel High School
Marcelo Martínez, director
Estrella Echeveria, Emiko Hayashi, Joshua Perez, Timothy Wu
MLK High School
Daniel Alvarez, director
Eunice Garcia, Jessica Orozco, Virgil Daniels, Diego Lua
Moreno Valley High School
Trevor Torres, director
Sabrina Yehia, Sesilia Hausia, Juan Gonzalez, Jayden Drummer
Mt. Carmel High School
Zachary Manlapid, director
Sara Wilson, Saffi Schreiber, Xan Proctor, Shaun Young
Norco High School
Antone Rodich, director
Alyx DiFilippo, Danielle Jolin, Hanibal Jimenez Molina, Benjamin Mares
Ramona High School
Jennifer Phillips, director
Ella McConnell, Emily Romero, Stephen Turkson, Zaid Medrano
Rubidoux High School
Jeff Lin, director
Celia Bello, Evelyn Yepez, Emily Sanchez, Olivia Garcia, Eduardo Victorio, Mateo Lopez, Diego Valladares, Isaac Lepe
San Dimas High School
Jared Pugh, director
Angela Pawluk, Soft Washburn, Steve Moreno, Andrew Naseiro
Santa Ana High School
Yesenia Navarro Garcia, director
Bella Wilson, Nadia Jaramillo, Tonali Un, Valeria Guillen, Edgar Campos, Jordan Crossen. Enrique Toscano, Jesus Ruiz
Santa Fe High School
David Kwon, director
Karol Garcia, Cassie Montenegro, Josh Smith, Adrian Omana
Santiago High School
Rachelle Randeen, director
Francesca Caravella, Natalie Atondo, Kainoa Cortez, Luke Carlson
Temecula Preparatory School
Michelle Risling, director
Zyrin Wolfinger, Janevah Dorestin, Ariston Lanier, Eric Smuland
Trabuco Hills High School
Kenneth Haro, director
Katie Bayles, Jillian Smead, Ethan Gmaeros, Cameron Turner
Troy High School
Mark Henson, director
Sarah Filippone, Annika "Ji" Reyes, Sammy Hordista, Daniel Son
Valley View HS
Jim A. Wilson, director
Meilee Williams, Kharissa Darden, Antonio Catalan Martinez, Ethan Smith
Robert Istad is Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Fullerton and Artistic Director of Pacific Chorale. He regularly conducts and collaborates with Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Sony Classical Records, Yarlung Records, Berkshire Choral International, and Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. He and Pacific Chorale are featured on an album of Tarik O’Regan’s compositions on Yarlung Records and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s live recording of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony on Deutsche Grammophon for which he won a GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance, on April 3, 2022.
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 Orchestra, 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. 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, he 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 Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli, Kathleen Battle, recorded albums with Yarlung Records and with composer John Williams and Sony Classical.
Istad 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 William Dehning, John Alexander, and Jon Hurty. He serves on the Executive Board of Directors of Chorus America, and as Dean of Chorus America’s Conducting Academy, and is in demand as an adjudicator, guest conductor, speaker, and clinician throughout the nation.
Christopher Peterson is a teacher, conductor, choral clinician, author, editor, and choral arranger of music and books published in the United States and around the world. In his over thirty years as a music educator he has taught in elementary, middle school, high school, church, community, festival, and collegiate settings. He earned the Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Southern Maine in choral and instrumental music education and taught music for nine years in the public schools of Maine. He earned the Master of Music in Choral Conducting degree at the University of Maine, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education and Choral Conducting at Florida State University.
At CSUF Peterson trains and mentors undergraduate and graduate choral music educators and conductors and directs the Concert Choir and the Singing Titans Chorus. In May of 2019 he was honored as the University-wide recipient of the CSUF Carol Barnes Award for Excellence in Teaching. He 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, including CCDA President since 2021. His collegiate textbook
“RESONANCE: The ART of the Choral Music Educator” is published by Pavane and is being used across the United States to train future choral music teachers and conductors.
Peterson 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 across the nation including Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, and California.
Peterson also holds the position of Director of Music at Irvine United Congregational Church in Irvine, CA. His “hobby” for many decades has been enjoying singing barbershop harmony, and he is a BHS District Quartet Champion baritone, a top-5 medalist chorus director, and a four-time gold medalist with the Masters of Harmony, nine-time International Men’s Chorus Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Kerry Jennings is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Opera at Cal State Fullerton. His stage direction has been recognized with 1st and 2nd Place Awards in
the National Opera Association’s Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition with scenes from The Ballad of Baby Doe (2021) and Der Rosenkavalier (2020), as well as being named a national finalist for The American Prize in Collegiate Opera Direction for his production of Massenet’s Cendrillon
Noted for his “beautiful voice, great diction, and uncanny sense of style and phrasing,” Jennings recording In My Memory: American Songs and Song Cycles on Centaur Records was met with acclaim from both the composers and critics alike. He is also featured on David Arbury’s CD Alchemy and as tenor soloist on the Houston Camerata’s recording of Fonseca’s Missa Afro-Brasileira. He is currently working on his second solo disc of American Song Cycles which will feature works by Juliana Hall and Zachary Wadsworth.
Jennings is a member of several music organizations, including NATS, Opera America, The Recording Academy, The College Music Society, and NOA, where he is on his fifth cycle as a member of the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition Committee.
Joni Y. Prado, soprano and associate professor of vocal studies at California State University, Fullerton earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal arts at the University of Southern California where her areas of specialty included vocal performance, choral music, music education and jazz studies. She holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from California State University, Fullerton and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and psychology from California Baptist University. Current eaching areas include private vocal studies, foreign language diction, and leading vocal workshop.
In addition to teaching and performing, Prado is also in demand as an adjudicator, choral clinician and vocal coach for local school programs and festivals. Earlier this year, she presented a session at CASMEC entitled, “Showing, Not Telling: The Effectiveness of NonVerbal Communication in Choral Conducting.”
She has also assisted on several recording projects as a vocal coach and vocal producer at Skywalker Ranch and Sony Pictures Studios and continues to connect with singers and educators across the country through various singing and speaking engagements. She is excited to be returning to the Titan family and looks forward to pouring back into the program that played such an integral part of her development as an artist.
