Titan Voices & Singing Titans
Kimberly Nason & Christopher Peterson, conductors December 9, 2024
C AL STAT E FULLER TON
C S U F S C H O O L O F M US IC
RONALD S. ROCHON President, California State University, Fullerton
DR. RANDALL GOLDBERG Director, School of Music
AMIR H. DABIRIAN Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
KIMO FURUMOTO Assistant Director, School of Music
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD Dean, College of the Arts
BONGSHIN KO Assistant Director, School of Music
SCHOOL OF M U S I C F U L L-TI M E FAC U LT Y A N D S TA F F FACULT Y CONDUCTING Kimo Furumoto instrumental Dr. Robert Istad choral Dr. Christopher Peterson choral Dr. Dustin Barr instrumental JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC Bill Cunliffe* jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director Rodolfo Zuñiga jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director PIANO, ORGAN, PIANO PEDAGOGY 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. Gregory X. Whitmore* instrumental MUSIC IN GENERAL EDUCATION Dr. John Koegel* Dr. Katherine Reed MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE Dr. 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 Dr. Joni Y. Prado voice, academic voice courses Dr. Bri’Ann Wright general education 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 University Symphonic Winds conductor S TA F F Michael August Production Manager Eric Dries Music Librarian Gretchen Estes-Parker Office Coordinator Will Lemley Audio Technician Jeff Lewis Audio Engineer Chris Searight Musical Instrument Services Paul Shirts Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Williams Business Manager
* denotes Area Coordinator
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Welcome to the College of the Arts 2024–2025 season – our first in three years where performing and visual arts programming will take place on one cohesive arts campus following the completion of the Visual Arts Modernization Project. We are thrilled you have joined us! As our visitors, you are part of our extended family of patrons, parents, friends, and fellow Titans, and we strive to reflect your stories and experiences in the programming we present. To us, community engagement is more than just opening the doors of our performance and exhibition spaces and inviting you in; it’s about creating a space for dialogue through the work we share. This season, we are proud to bring you a slate of exhibitions, concerts, and performances that not only reflect our humanity but also have the power to transform how we see ourselves and others. In Theatre, “The Prom” opens the season with a joyful celebration of love and acceptance that follows teen Emma Nolan and her quest to attend the prom after she is disinvited for being gay. Will Emma get the prom she deserves? Next, Begovich Gallery presents four exhibitions to celebrate the public opening of Building G on November 2, including “Vitae: A New Generation” featuring CSUF visual arts alumni whose work explores self-discovery and issues of social justice. The following week, the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra and University Symphony Orchestra, along with guest artists Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, perform in “Fullerton Pops!” Our award-winning choreographers and dancers take the stage in December for “Fall Dance Theatre,” a powerfully moving collection of performances in a variety of dance styles. And don’t forget everyone’s holiday concert favorite, “Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton!” on December 14 and 15. With the completion of the Visual Arts complex this past summer, we are one of the largest comprehensive colleges of the arts in the CSU system. The complex boasts digitally enhanced classrooms, a green screen lab for film and animation, an expanded photography studio, four art galleries, and several indoor and outdoor spaces to encourage cross-disciplinary exploration. But with the distinction of being a large college of the arts comes great need, and many of our students face personal and financial challenges that prevent them from continuing their education. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides our students with funding for immersive, off- and on-campus experiences that contribute to their academic success, including CSU Summer Arts, conferences, and study abroad programs. Your support is not just appreciated; it is vital. If the arts and their continued importance in higher education are essential to you, please consider a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund today. I thank you for joining us and for championing the arts in our community. Your support means the world to me and to our students. When you return, I invite you to visit the Visual Arts complex to see what’s new and to check out the galleries in Building G, across from Clayes Performing Arts Center and open late on select performance nights beginning in November. I hope to see you there! Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
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PROGRAM
Singing Titans Christopher Peterson, conductor Alan Garcia, graduate assistant conductor David Bergstedt, collaborative pianist Ad Astra (To the Stars).................................................................Jacob Narverud Weep, O Mine Eyes......................................................................... John Bennett Dies Irae................................................................................. Z. Randall Stroope Come Travel With Me.....................................................................Scott Farthing Haul Away, Joe............................................................................. arr. Zac Stelzer The Wellerman....................................................................... arr. Roger Emerson Jacob Ellis, Hunter Bakken, Virgil Daniels, Joshua Smith, Dominic Nguyen, and Cooper Koerner, soloists A Song of Life.....................................................................Connor Warren Smith The Times They Are a-Changin................. Bob Dylan, arr. Adam and Matt Podd Please Come Home for Christmas................... Charles Brown, arr. Jay Althouse Joshua Smith, soloist Cooper Koerner, saxophone
***** Intermission *****
PROGRAM
Titan Voices Kimberly Nason, conductor Jeremy Lee, graduate assistant conductor Mark Salters, collaborative pianist This semester, Titan Voices have been exploring the idea of looking back and looking ahead: remembering what was and dreaming of what could be. Our opening song invites everyone to rise up and get busy making the world a better place for the future. Our rousing finale is full of hope that our circle of community and love will continue. In between, we explore the grief and gratitude for things we have lost as well as hope for tomorrow. We hope you enjoy tonight’s program. Rise Up.......................................................................... Jake Runestad (b. 1986) Over the Rainbow......................................................... Harold Arlen (1905-1986) arr. Russell Robinson Siúil a Rúin.................................................................................... Traditional Irish arr. Michael McGlynn Daphne Master, Melissa Alvarado, Estela Krivoshia, soloists Brian Edwards, guitar O Vos Omnes............................................... Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) arr. Russell Robinson Somewhere in My Memory............................................. John Williams (b. 1932) arr. Mark Hayes There Was a Time...................................................... Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979) Will The Circle Be Unbroken........................................... Traditional Appalachian arr. J. David Moore Chris Dela Cruz, Alyssa Cavero, Sydney Tagarao, soloists
PROGRAM NOTES Ad Astra (To the Stars) JACOB NARVERUD
Ad Astra, composed by Jacob Narverud, is a recently composed staple of the choral world. Based on the motto of Narverud’s home state of Kansas, Ad Astra is a work about hope and moving forward in times of trouble. The piece begins with an exuberant call to action from the piano, as the choir overlays on the words “Ad Astra,” translating to “To The Stars.” With the use of dissonances, Narverud creates a tense suspension that repeats throughout the work. The work’s melodic structure is easily recognizable and threads the work together. During the piece’s reflective bridge, Narverud uses a whole tone scale, as if word painting the feeling of something cosmic. As the piece joyously concludes, the recurring suspension heard throughout the work resolves into a brilliant major chord: a hopeful testimony of resilience. Ad astra per aspera, Sursum. Movere deinceps. Sine cura, post omnes. To the stars through difficulties. When you’re tired and troubled, and you have lost your way, don’t let hard times lead you astray. Look upward. Move forward. Leave all cares behind! Weep, O Mine Eyes JOHN BENNETT
One of the most famous madrigals of John Bennett, Weep, O Mine Eyes is a four-part solemn work. Originally published in his collection
Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces, the work is representative of qualities of madrigals of its time, including polyphonic writing, staggered entrances, and caressed melodic lines leading to an arrival point before fading away. Bennett uses melodic structures that are reminiscent to John Dowland’s Flow My Tears, an example being in the Bass 2 and Tenor 2 entrances at the beginning of the work. As the piece lavishes in melancholy, the piece finds resolution with its open chord at the end of the work. Weep, O mine eyes and cease not, alas, these your spring tides methinks increase not. O when begin you to swell so high that I may drown me in you? Dies Irae
Z. RANDALL STROOPE
Bombastic and energetic, Z. Randall Stroope’s Dies Irae utilizes an active piano accompaniment with impassioned singing from the choir. The text of Dies Irae is based on Judgment Day, and has been the text basis for many choral works associated with a Requiem, a mass honoring the deceased. Originally, Stroope wrote this piece for treble choirs, as a response to treble choral literature being overly saturated with light and trivial music. The result is a rhythmic and powerful setting with intense singing and vibrant sonority.
PROGRAM NOTES Dies irae, dies ilia Quando iudex est venturus Solvet saeclum in favilla, Cuncta stricte discussurus! Teste David cum sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus. Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Day of wrath, day that will when the judge comes Dissolve the world into burning coals, To strictly sentence all. As David prophesied with the Sibyl. How great trembling there will be. Merciful Lord, Jesus, Grant them rest. Come Travel With Me SCOTT FARTHING
A local Southern Californian composer, Scott Farthing’s Come Travel With Me is an exuberant invitation. Based on Walt Whitman’s Song of the Open Road, it encourages the listener to explore life as a journey. The piano’s exciting opening begins as an invocation, with the choir calling out to any who would heed their call. As the piece crescendos into a joyous song, the choir describes the various vistas and adventures yet to be explored. There are moments of mystery, of imagination, and ultimately, an overarching reminder that we are not alone. Let’s Go! Whoever you are, let’s go! Come travel with me. We will go down the open road, We will go where high winds blow, We will go down pathless and wild seas The world before me!
There are things more beautiful and divine Than words can ever tell. There are things that will never die There are things that will not grow old Let’s go! We must not stop here, let’s go! We will not fear! Let’s go, I give you my hand, I give you my heart, I give you myself. Let’s go, come travel with me! Haul Away, Joe ARR. ZAC STELZER
Haul Away, Joe is a sea shanty from the 18th century, often associated with coordinating short bursts of work in a short amount of time. The piece evokes imagery of being on a ship, with the crew working overseas. Each solo line throughout the work represents as motivators for the working sailors, both commanding the crew while also encouraging them to continue working. When I was just a little lad or so me mammy told me, Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe! That if I didn’t kiss my love my lips would grow a moldy. Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe! Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul away together, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe! Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul for better weather, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!
PROGRAM NOTES You call yourself a second mate you cannae tie a bowline, Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul for better weather, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!
You can’t even stand up straight when the packet she’s a rollin’. Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
ARR. ROGER EMERSON
The Wellerman
The cook is in the gally boys, a makin’ duff so heady, Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe! The captain’s in his cabin lads a drinkin’ wine and brandy. Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Gaining popularity through a viral TikTok, Sea Shanty’s became a cultural phenomonenon in 2020. One of these sea shanties was The Wellerman, originally New Zealand whaling tune from the 1860s. The term “Wellerman” referred to an employee of the Weller Brother’s shipping company, which provided several provisions, such as the “sugar, tea, and rum.” Specifically, “tonguing” referred to cutting up the whales on shore associated with their work. Arranged by Roger Emerson, The Wellerman captures the sailor spirit associated with a sea shanty, with the choir singing in simple harmonies while the soloists tell the story.
Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul away together, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe! Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul for better weather, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!
There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy O’ Tea The winds blew up, her bow dipped down Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
Now can’t you see the black clouds a-gatherin’, Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe! Well now can’t you see the storm clouds a-risin’. Away! Haul away, we’ll haul away, Joe!
Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go
Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul away together, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe! Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul for better weather, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!
Away! Hey! Haul away we’ll haul away together, Away, haul away, we’ll haul away Joe!
She’d not been two weeks from shore When down on her a right whale bore The captain called all hands and swore He’d take that whale in tow (huh)
PROGRAM NOTES Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go Before the boat had hit the water The whale’s tail came up and caught her All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her When she dived down low (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go No line was cut, no whale was freed The captain’s mind was not of greed And he belonged to the Whaleman’s creed She took that ship in tow (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go For forty days or even more The line went slack then tight once more All boats were lost, there were only four But still that whale did go (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go As far as I’ve heard, the fight’s still on The line’s not cut, and the whale’s not gone The Wellerman makes his regular call
To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We’ll take our leave and go A Song of Life
CONNOR WARREN SMITH
Encouraging and inspiration, A Song of Life by Connor Warren Smith uplifts those struggling with difficult times. Written in a Broadwayesque style, Smith encourages for the listener to look inward for inner strength and self-belief. Regardless of our shortcomings, each person has value and importance. As the piece exuberantly proclaims the words “I am alive,” the work reminds the audience that there is always a silver lining to each tragedy: we’re still here. Do you hear the music, the resilient sound? Can you hear the chorus where the lost are found? It is rising up in me, I cannot help but sing. I’ve finally found a place I can be free! So I will sing a song of joy, even when my heart feels pain. I will sing a song of hope, even if things may seem hopeless. I will sing a song of pride, even when the world tries to shame me. I will sing a song of life!
PROGRAM NOTES Did you know there is power when we sing as one? Shout it out, sing it strong, and we will overcome. It is rising up in me, I cannot help but sing. I’ve finally found a place I can be free! So I will sing a song of joy, even when my heart feels pain. I will sing a song of hope, even if things may seem hopeless. I will sing a song of pride, even when the world tries to shame me. I will sing a song of life! A song of life! I am alive! I will not hide! I’m alive, I will not hide! I will sing a song of joy, even when my heart feels pain. I will sing a song of hope, even if things may seem hopeless. I will sing a song of pride, even when the world tries to shame me. I will sing a song of life! The Times They Are a-Changin
BOB DYLAN, ARR. ADAM AND MATT PODD
Originally written by Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ is a universal anthem of change. Originally written as a response to the political climate of the 1960s, the themes presented are ubiquitous. The Podd Brothers have taken this famous song and reimagined it with a reharmonization and a ballad-like musical style. While the poignant message of the song are still present, particularly those associated with social justice and change, the arrangement adds harmonic flair with exciting dissonances.
Come gather ‘round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin’ And you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Come mothers, and fathers throughout the land And don’t criticize what you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly aging Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend a hand For the Times they are a-changin’ The line it is drawn the curse it is cast The slow one now will later be fast As the present now will later be past, The order is rapidly fading And the first one now will later be last For the times they are a-changin’! Please Come Home for Christmas CHARLES BROWN, ARR. JAY ALTHOUSE
Please Come Home for Christmas, originally written by American blues singer and pianist Charles Brown was originally written in 1960. Arranged here by Althouse, much of the blues-style is present, with a classic doo-wop swing merging with vibrant harmonies. Throughout the piece, characteristic Christmas traditions and imagery are mentioned, though done so with melancholy over “missing the one you love.” And yet, the song is spirited with hope for reunion.
PROGRAM NOTES Bells will be ringin’ the glad, glad news Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues My baby’s gone, I have no friends To wish me greetings once again
to fight “on your knees, but with your work,” as there is so much left to be done to improve our world. How will you rise up?
Choirs will be singin’ Silent Night Christmas carols by candlelight Please come home for Christmas, please come home for Christmas If not for Christmas, by New Year’s night
There shall never be another season of silence. Deepen your sympathy then convert it to action.
Friends and relations send salutations Sure as the stars shine above But this is Christmas, yes, Christmas, my dear Some time of year to be with the one you love So won’t you tell me you’ll never more roam? Christmas and New Year’s will find you home There’ll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain And I’ll be happy, happy once again Ooh, there’ll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain And I’ll be happy, Christmas once again Rise Up
JAKE RUNESTAD
The text for this piece is a compilation of moments taken from the speeches and writings of political activist and suffragette Susan B. Anthony. This piece makes a determined plea for social change, brought to life by the pulsing rhythms and driving accompaniment. Anthony tells us not
Rise up!
Pray every single second of your life, not on your knees but with your work. Think your best thoughts, Speak your best words, Do your best work. There is so much left to be done. Rise up! Over the Rainbow
HAROLD ARLEN, ARR. RUSSELL ROBINSON
Featured in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz, this iconic song has inspired generations of people to dream of a better world. This arrangement by Russell Robinson captures the whimsical and determined spirit of the original tune using jazz-like harmonies and chromaticism while also building to a dynamic climax. Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby.
PROGRAM NOTES Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.
His hair was black, his eye was blue, His arm was strong, his word was true, I wish in my heart I was with you.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops, That’s where you’ll find me.
I’ll dye my petticoat, I’ll dye it red, And ‘round the world I’ll beg my bread, ‘Til I find my love alive or dead.
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh, why can’t I? If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, Why, oh, why can’t I? Siúil a Rúin
TRADITIONAL IRISH, ARR. MICHAEL MCGLYNN
This traditional Irish tune is sung from the point of view of a woman lamenting her lover who has gone off to war. She proclaims her willingness to join him in his travels, but is left unsatisfied, reminiscing about the life they had shared. A prominent arranger of Irish songs, Michael McGlynn centers the lamenting quality of the solo, while supporting it with hauntingly dissonant harmonies in the choral parts.
Siúil, siúil, siúil a ruin Siúil, go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil, go doras agus éalaigh liom Go, go, go my love, Go quietly and go peacefully, Go to the door and fly with me. O Vos Omnes
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA, ARR. RUSSELL ROBINSON
Originally composed as a Renaissance motet, Russell Robinson arranged this well-known piece for treble voices. The Latin text is adapted from Lamentations 1:12 and was originally sung as part of Roman Catholic liturgies during Holy Week. The minor mode creates a penitent atmosphere, while the polyphonic vocal lines permeate the piece with waves of sorrow. O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, attendite et videte: Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus.
I wish I were on yonder hill, ‘Tis there I’d sit and cry my fill, And every tear would turn a mill.
Attendite, universi populi, et videte dolorem meum. Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus.
I wish I sat on my true love’s knee, Many a fond story he told to me, He told me things that ne’er shall be.
O all you who walk by on the road, pay attention and see: If there be any sorrow like my sorrow.
PROGRAM NOTES Pay attention, all people, and look at my sorrow: If there be any sorrow like my sorrow. Somewhere in My Memory
JOHN WILLIAMS, ARR. MARK HAYES
This piece is an arrangement of the main title song from the classic Christmas movie Home Alone. It celebrates the joys of Christmas and all the nostalgia that comes with it. It especially speaks to the true meaning of the holidays, which is the importance of family and being in community with your loved ones at this time of year. Merry Christmas and happy holidays from our Titan Voices family to yours! Candles in the window, shadows painting the ceiling, Gazing at the fire glow, feeling that “gingerbread” feeling. Precious moments, special people, Happy faces I can see. Somewhere in my memory, Christmas joys all around me, Living in my memory, All of the music, all of the magic, All of the family home here with me. Precious moment, special people, Happy faces I can see.
Somewhere in my memory, Christmas joys all around me, Living in my memory, All of the music, all of the magic, All of the family home here with me. There Was a Time ELAINE HAGENBERG
The composer Elaine Hagenberg was commissioned to write this piece by Tim and Jennifer Powell in memory of their 9-year-old daughter Lily Kate Powell. Inspired by a video of Lily sitting at the piano singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Hagenberg incorporated the ascending octave leap in short melodic quotes throughout the piece. The text comes from a poem by William Wordsworth that acknowledges pain and grief while also celebrating the tender moments and memories shared with the ones we have lost. There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparell’d in celestial light, The glory of a dream. The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose; The moon doth with delight
PROGRAM NOTES Look round her when the heavens are bare; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair; The sunshine is a glorious birth; But yet I know, where’er I go, That there hath pass’d away a glory from the earth.
choir makes use of two traditional vocal ensemble styles – the bluegrass trio and the gospel quartet. It also features a trio of powerful soloists, multiple repeated sections, funky rhythmic motives and hand claps as means to celebrate an uncertain yet hopeful future.
Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind.
Will the circle be unbroken By and by, Lord, by and by? There’s a better home a-waitin’ If we try, Lord, if we try.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken TRADITIONAL APPALACHIAN, ARR. J. DAVID MOORE
J. David Moore arranged this popular folk song, originally composed as an early 20th century Christian hymn by Charles H. Gabriel and Ada Ruth Habershon. It was heavily reworked by A.P. Carter for the Carter Family, where many lyrics of the verses were replaced. Additional versions of this tune have also been recorded and performed by countless pop, folk, and country artists, following the song’s release by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1972. This version for treble
I was singing with my sisters, I was singing with my friends. And we all can sing together, ‘Cause the circle never ends. Oh, will the circle be unbroken By and by, Lord, by and by? There’s a better home a-waitin’ If we try, Lord, if we try. I was born down in the valley, Where the sun refused to shine, But I’m climbing up to the highland, Gonna make that mountain mine! Oh, will the circle be unbroken By and by, Lord, by and by? There’s a better home a-waitin’ In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
TITAN VOICES Soprano I Melissa Alvarado Qiuxiao Chen Sophia Cruz Chris Dela Cruz* Rachel Delmastro Mia Godinez Madison Handley Kady Lin Daphne Master Ella McConnell Trinity Ruiz Morgan Terreri Agnes Wang
Soprano II Miniya Collins Trinity Comendador Gianna De Maria* Odila Dimas Laura Groomer Katelynn Hollandsworth Andrea Hsieh Crystal Juarez Leyla Magana Carolina Reyes Padilla Michelle Sivitos Makinzie Todd Amanda Turtle
Alto I Allison Butler Alyssa Cavero* Han Diep Carisa Espinosa Mia Jhawar Lori Lee Jasmin Montano Jessica Orozco Sydney Tagarao Arlo Topete Andrea Velandia
Alto II Lucille Andrada Liliana Briseno Emelia Brown Ashleigh Buck* Natalie Dao Gracie Finley Estela Krivosha Maya Law Jeremy Lee Milena Leonis Valentina Manco Keiva Quinn Yesenia Vasquez
* Section leader
SINGING TITANS Tenor 1 Jae Corpuz Marcos Garcia Carissa Harris Aileen Hernandez Angela Mendoza Djubilee Phuong Dung Thi Do Martes Ramirez Edgar Sanchez Gavin Smith Khoi Tran
Tenor 2 Zein Butterworth Alexis Chavez Avis Constantino Zakarias Dimpel-Alvarez Oscar Garcia Ethan Gutierrez TJ Hanami Jia Li Steve Moreno Brandon Sotelo Joshua Smith
Baritone Hunter Bakken Virgil Daniels Jacob Ellis Alan Garcia Jacob Gomez Dominic Nguyen Joey Rios Antonio Torres
Bass Rodolfo Flores Cooper Koerner Joseph Leon Angel Luna Jesus Ruiz Aiden Vu Chad Wright
ABOUT THE CONDUCTORS
Kimberly Nason Kimberly Nason is the director of the Cal State Fullerton Titan Voices. She began directing choirs at the age of 15, and has had the opportunity to work with singers from 5 years old to 80. She recently retired from her 32-year career as a K-8 music teacher with the Capistrano Unified School District. She served as a mentor teacher, director of honor choirs, and frequent presenter at conferences. In 2022, she received the Irene Schoepfle award for lifetime service in music education from the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators. Nason was also the Director of Traditional Music at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, and directed the adult and children’s choirs for over 30 years. She is the former Resources and Repertoire Chair for Children’s and Youth Choirs for the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA). Nason received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from USC, and her Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Cal State Fullerton. She sings with the Pacific Chorale.
Christopher Peterson 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. He 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.
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Fullerton Jazz Orchestra October 4 • Meng Concert Hall University Symphony Orchestra October 5 • Meng Concert Hall
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University Wind Symphony October 6 • Meng Concert Hall
Opera Scenes November 15–17 • Recital Hall
The Prom October 10–19 • Little Theatre Talkbacks: 10/11; 10/19 matinée
Jazz Singers November 20 • Meng Concert Hall
University Symphonic Winds October 12 • Meng Concert Hall University Singers & Concert Choir October 20 • Meng Concert Hall Blood Wedding October 24–November 19 • Young Theatre Denis Bouriakov, flute October 26 • Meng Concert Hall Advanced Vocal Workshop with guest Mark Robson, piano October 29 • Recital Hall
CSUF SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS
University Wind Symphony November 22 • Meng Concert Hall Cello Choir November 22 • Recital Hall Fall Dance Theatre December 5–14• Little Theatre University Symphonic Winds December 7 • Meng Concert Hall Titan Voices & Singing Titans December 9 • Meng Concert Hall CSUF New Music Ensemble & CSUF Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble December 11 • CPAC 119
Vitae: A New Generation; Chris O’Leary: Gravity Well; Michelle Emami: Arcana; and Past Forward (Redux) November 2, 2024 – May 17, 2025 Begovich Gallery
University Band December 11 • Meng Concert Hall
High School Honor Orchestra & CSUF Chamber Ensembles Orchestra November 2 • Meng Concert Hall
Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton! December 14,15 • Meng Concert Hall
CSUF SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS
Bent Frequency Duo Project with CSUF New Music Ensemble November 6 • Meng Concert Hall
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DONOR APPLAUSE $1,000,000 + Mr. Bob & Mrs. Terri Niccum Mr. Stan Mark Ryan ‘75 $500,000 + Mrs. Junko Klaus $50,000-$100,00 Mr. Ernest R. Sweet* Mr. Matthew Scarpino & Ms. Karyn Hayter Sallie Mitchell* Mrs. Louise P. Shamblen Johnny Carson Foundation Mr. Steve & Mrs. Robin Kalota $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. Darryl Curran Leo Freedman Foundation Mrs. Lee C. Begovich Dr. Ed & Mrs. Sue Sullivan $10,000-$24,999 Mr. John Aimé & Ms. Robin de la Llata Aimé Drs. Joseph & Voiza Arnold Mr. John J. Brennan & Ms. Lucina L. Moses Ms. Kathleen Hougesen Mr. Ernest & Mrs. Donna Schroeder Mr. James & Mrs. Eleanore Monroe Mrs. Marilyn D. Carlson $5,000-$9,999 Mr. Richard & Mrs. Susan Dolnick Mr. Framroze & Mrs. Julie Virjee Continuing Life LLC Southern California Arts Council Ebell Club of Fullerton
Mrs. Harriet Cornyn Mr. William Cornyn Ms. Teri Kennady Dwight Richard Odle Foundation Swinerton Builders Morningside of Fullerton Dr. Margaret Gordon Dr. Marc Dickey Mrs. Jill Kurti Norman Orange County Community Foundation Mr. Edward & Ms. MaryLouise Hlavac Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Norma Morris Mrs. Evelyn Francuz Friends of Jazz, Inc. $1,000-$4,999 Mrs. Marilyn Little Mr. Allan & Mrs. Janet Bridgford Dr. George & Mrs. Karen Mast Mrs. Thelma Mellott Ms. Karen Bell Mrs. Judy Atwell Mr. Stephen Collier & Ms.Joann Driggers Mr. Paul Coluzzi & Mr. John M. Martelli Mr. Douglas Stewart Mr. Nick & Mrs. Dorothy Batinich Mr. Tom & Mrs. Carolyn Toby Mrs. Marsha Gallavan California Community Foundation Mrs. Martha Shaver Ms. Susan Hallman Mr. John A. Alexander & Mr. Jason Francisco The Garrabrant Family
Mr. James Henriques Mr. Billy Owens & Mrs. Michelle H. Jordan Mr. Robert & Mrs. Nancy Rennie Mr. Robert & Mrs. Roberta Sperry Mr. John Boos & Ms. Shanon Fitzpatrick The Jane Deming Fund Dr. Leon & Mrs. Annette Gilbert Ms. Verne Wagner Dr. Robert & Mrs. Teri Watson
Mr. E. B. & Mrs. Linda Powell
The Presser Foundation Mr. Norman & Mrs. Sandra Johnson Dr. Arie & Mrs. Deanna Passchier Mrs. Marion Brockett Mr. Juan Lopez Mr. David Navarro Mrs. Bettina Murphy Ms. Jeannie Denholm Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Shawna Ellis Mr. William H. Cunliffe, Jr. Dr. Stephen Rochford, DMA
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 2, 2023 to September 1, 2024
*deceased
ONTIVEROS SOCIETY The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. We extend our deep appreciation to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts: ANONYMOUS JOHN ALEXANDER LEE & DR. NICHOLAS A.* BEGOVICH GAIL & MICHAEL COCHRAN MARC R. DICKEY JOANN DRIGGERS BETTY EVERETT CAROL J. GEISBAUER & JOHN* GEISBAUER 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 MR. BOB & MRS. TERRI NICCUM DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE* SHERRY & DR. GORDON PAINE
DR. JUNE POLLAK & MR. GEORGE POLLAK* DR. STEPHEN M. ROCHFORD MR. STAN MARK RYAN ‘75 MARY K. & WILLIAM SAMPSON LORENA SIKORSKI DOUGLAS G. STEWART ANDREA J. & JEFFREY E. SWARD RICHARD J. TAYLOR VERNE WAGNER RICHARD WULFF DR. JAMES D. & DOTTIE YOUNG*
*deceased
The College of the Arts Proudly Recognizes the 300+ Members of Our
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT GROUPS ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: The Alliance for the Performing Arts (formerly MAMM) benefits performing arts students through underwriting visiting artists; special theatre, dance, and music performances; and other unique experiences for members. SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING Judy Atwell Drs. Voiza & Joe Arnold Dr. Margaret Faulwell Gordon
Susan Hallman Norma Morris Richard Odle Estate
Kerry & John Phelps Jeanie Stockwell Verne Wagner
ART ALLIANCE: Art Alliance promotes excellence and enjoyment in the visual arts, and their fundraising efforts contribute to student scholarship, gallery exhibitions, opening receptions and sculpture acquisition on campus. SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING Fay Colmar John DeLoof
Joann Driggers & Steve Collier Loraine Walkington
MUSIC ASSOCIATES: Music Associates maintains a tradition of active involvement and community support, and raises scholarship funds for School of Music students through annual fundraising events and membership dues. SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING Marilyn Carlson Evelyn K. Francuz Sandy & Norm Johnson Marti & Bill Kurschat Karen & George Mast
Thelma & Earl Mellott Bettina Murphy Grace & Ujinobu Niwa Kerry & John Phelps Mary & Jerry Reinhart
Ann & Thad Sandford Dodo V. Standring Carolyn & Tom Toby John Van Wey
MORE INFORMATION: Haley Sanford • 657-278-2663 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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