Welcome CASMEC 2025
January 15 - 19, 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Downtown Sacramento
Welcome to the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC)!
The California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ), California Band Directors Association (CBDA), California Choral Directors Association (CCDA), California Music Educators Association (CMEA), and the California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) want to first express our thanks to all who attend the conference. This conference is a celebration of music education in our beautiful state.
The leadership teams from each organization have worked diligently to create this wonderful musical opportunity for attendees and students alike. These individuals, working in collaboration with one another, have helped prepare a meaningful experience for all involved. We are so appreciative of their dedication.
Each CASMEC partner organization recognizes that music is an essential part of a well-rounded education and the human experience. We hope this conference will encourage and remind us of these facts. The arts transform lives, and your work as music educators play an integral role in this process.
As our field continues to evolve and expand, music educators continue to create, connect, and support students, schools, and communities. The resiliency and creativity that music educators bring to their work each day changes lives for the better.
We hope you will find your own moments of inspiration, joy, and renewal at this conference. Thank you for your service to this wonderful profession.
Kristina Raymond CAJ President
Dan Bryan CBDA President
Dr. Arlie Langager CCDA President
Chad Zullinger CMEA President
Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli CODA President
CONNECT WITH CASMEC
CCalifornia Band direCtors assoCiation Board of direCtors
Jazareth
California Music Educators Association Board of Directors
Executive Board
President
Holly MacDonell President-Elect
Emelynn Montoya Secretary Immediate Past President
Section Presidents
Craig Bryant Bay Section
Ryan Duckworth Vice President
Executive Administrator
Elisha Wells Central Section
Jane Brown Northern Section Southeastern Section
Barry Capiaux Central Coast Section
Pitts North Coast Section Capitol Section
Emma Schopler Southern Border Section
Ryan Gonzalez Southwestern Section
Katri
Executive Officers
California orC hestra direCtors assoCiation Board of direCtors
Greg Conway Secretary President Treasurer / All-State Orchestra Coordinator Immediate Past President
Programs Committee Advisory Committee
Lawrence Huang Co-CASMEC Logistics Coordinator
Co-CASMEC Logistics Coordinator
Website Editor Communications Chair/All-State Assistant Coordinator
All-State Student Host
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion/ Consortium Project Chair
Zachary Christy
President’s Council
Officers
Conference/Event Committee Chairs
Choral Composition Chair
Two-Year College Chair
Dr. Steve Kim Music in Worship Chair Community Youth Chair
Vocal Jazz and A Cappella Pop Chair
SSAA Choirs Chair TTBB Choirs Chair
Marc McGhee Central Honor Choir Chair
Jenni Gaderlund All-State Honor Choir Chair
Kira Dixon Coastal Honor Choir Chair All-State Honor Choir Chair
Choral Leadership Academy Choir
Dr. Jennifer Heder CASMEC Chair
Jeffe Huls Summer Conference Chair
of direCtors
Tana Scott Treasurer
Vocal Rep
Middle School Rep
Barb Shinaver President-Elect Past President
Kyoko Yamamoto Membership Chair
High School Rep
Kris Tiner Newsletter Editor
Molly Redfield Scholarship Rep Secretary
Jeff Jarvis Higher Ed Rep
President
Bam Scholarship Website Administrator
Alana Hill
Student Host
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Scholarship Funds
To learn about scholarship funds or to donate, click the following links.
THE CALIFORNIA MUSIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
THE DON SCHMEER BAND MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
THE DR. RANDI CARP CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION
THE CMEF FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR JAZZ BLACK AMERICAN
THE CALIFORNIA BAND DIRECTORS FOUNDATION
MIKE GANGEMI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE CCDA VISION FOR THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CCDA HONOR CHOIR SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENT SINGERS
THE CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Product Showcase
Welcome to the product showcase, a new offering for CASMEC 2025! In these 45-minute sessions, designed specifically for CASMEC, attendees will have a dedicated platform to engage with vendors and to learn about unique features of their products. The Product Showcase is located on the 2nd floor of the Convention Center in Prefunction-B area. Make sure to come with your questions and learn about the products and services from these vendors!
Schedule
Thursday, January 16
2:00 PM Yamaha Corporation of America
3:00 PM Ludus
Friday, January 17
9:00 AM Hayward La Honda Music Camp/Oboist Alli Gessner
10:00 AM QuaverEd
11:00 AM Sight Reading Factory
1:00 PM Hal Leonard
2:00 PM Yamaha Corporation of America
Saturday, January 18
10:00 AM CutTime 11:00 AM MakeMusic, Inc.
Exhibitors
Alfred Music
American Band Accessories
American College of Music
Barbershop Harmony Society
Bertrand’s Music
Biola University Conservatory of Music
Bob Rogers Travel
Bookmark Music
Brass for Beginners/ BFB Brass
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Pomona Music Department
CalAsta
California State University Fullerton School of Music
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Chico
California State University, Fresno
CASMEC Merchandise
Cazadero Music Camp
Clovis Unified School District
Creative Costuming & Designs
CSU Stanislaus Music Department
CSUN Music Department
Custom Fundraising Solutions
CutTime
D’Addario
DeMoulin Brothers & Company
Dorman and Stewart Musicworks LLC
Dynabuddy
Educational Discovery Tours
Ensemble Schools
Find Mi Dot
Forrests Music Inc
Forum Music Festivals
Fred Bock Music Publishing
Fred J. Miller, Inc.
Fresno Unified School District
Fruhauf Uniforms
GIA Publications, Inc.
GL Custom Conducting Batons
Gottschalk Music Center
GPG Music
GroupFund
Guardian Travel Group
Guitar Ensemble Method
Hal Leonard
Handbell Musicians of America Area 12
Hawaii State Tours
Hayward La Honda Music Camp
Hometown
J.W. Pepper
Knott’s Berry Farm
LAYP Orchestra Band Choir
Liberty University School of Music
Ludus
MakeMusic, Inc.
Mandarins of Sacramento, Inc.
Manteca Unified School District
Marco
Mariachi Clothing Company
Messiah University
Modesto City Schools
Morongo Unified School District
Music Celebrations International - Concert Tours with Integrity
Manteca Unified School District
Music Contact International
Music Duo
Music Filing Solutions
Music In The Parks/Festivals of Music
Music Masters Concert Series
Music Workshop
MusicFirst
National Concerts
Nick Rail Music
Pavane Publishing
Pearl Corporation
Peripole Music
Playbook Music
QuaverEd
Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation
Sacramento State School of Music
Sacramento Youth Band Parent’s Association
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
San Juan Unified School Dist
Santa Clara University Music Department
SBARER MUSIC
Sierra Mountain Music Camp
Sight Reading Factory
Silver Lake Band Camp
Sing Democracy 250
Snap! Mobile
Sonoma State University
Southern California Vocal Association
Stanbury Uniforms, LLC
Stockton Unified School District
Sweetwater
Tim’s Music
Twin Rivers Unified School District
U.S. Marine Corps
United States Army Bands
University of Nevada, Reno School of Music
University of the Pacific
University of Utah
USAF Band of the Golden West
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts
Wenger Corporation
West Music Co.
Western Band Association
Westmont College
Wildwood Music Camp
World Projects
WorldStrides
Yamaha Corporation of America
Young Producers Group
Exhibit Hall Hours
Thursday, January 16 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Friday, January 17 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday, January 18 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Choral Leadership Academy
Overview and Faculty
The Choral Leadership Academy (CLA) offers two days of musical and educational activities to students who demonstrate an interest in the music profession. Group sessions inspire confidence and build camaraderie among choral musicians of the next generation. CLA invites high school, community college, and university music education majors to work together with choral professionals including 2025 Headliner, Dr. Emily Mercado!
The 2025 CLA invites the very best choral musician students in the state, who are thinking and striving to become our next generation of music educators and conductors. Each singer should demonstrate the highest level of musicianship, exceptional work habits, and a passion for choral music. All participating singers are from choirs whose directors are members of CCDA, CMEA, or SCVA. Students may also have their own ACDA Student Membership.
Overview of Schedule
Friday, Jan 17
Registration begins at 8am, followed by a day of sessions, group activities, singing, lunch, singing, dinner, more singing!
Saturday, Jan 18
Morning sessions, singing, lunch, honor choir performances, send off and wrap up by 5pm.
Dr. Emily Mercado
Emily Mercado, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at The University of Utah where she teaches choral music education courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervises music education student research, and conducts Voci Altissime, a treble voice choir. Mercado is an active conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and researcher. Her research has appeared in leading music education journals including Update: Applications of Research in Music Education and Arts Education Policy Review. Mercado has presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, NAfME’s Research and Teacher Education National Conference, the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, and state and regional music education conferences in Oregon, Louisiana, and Utah. Mercado currently serves on the ACDA-UT board and served on the Oregon Music Education Association and Oregon American Choral Directors Association boards for eight years. Mercado is also actively involved in developing community partnerships with area schools.
Mercado received a Ph.D. in Music Education from Louisiana State University, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Oregon State University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oregon State University. Prior to joining the faculty at The University of Utah, Mercado taught choir for nine years at Crescent Valley High School and Cheldelin Middle School in Corvallis, OR. Mercado also held the post of Associate Conductor of the Corvallis Repertory Singers
Congratulations to All Participants!
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SAN JOSÉ WIND CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM
Program Features:
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• 10 units each summer.
• 2-week in-person residency each summer.
• 4 weeks of online coursework.
• Up to 4 electives each summer.
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Alexandra Beller
Cynthia Johnston
David Vickerman
Dr. Diana Hollinger Program Coordinator Professor of Music Education
Dr. David Vickerman Director of Bands
Dr. Corie Brown Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education
Dr. Je rey Benson Director of Choral Activities Assistant Program Coordinator
San José State University
San José State University
CMEA Higher Education and Research Poster Session
Friday, January 17, 2025, 9:00 AM, Lobby D
Dr. Karen Koner, CMEA Higher Education and Research Representative, Presiding
Welcome to our research and educational projects poster session. This is a friendly, informal session where you may meet presenters, learn about their projects as you peruse the various posters, and discuss in small groups and one-on-one conversations. Hear about the observations, data, or “myths” that inspired these projects, the concrete suggestions for best practice, and ideas for future projects of collaborations!
presenters
University of Southern California Music Listening in Gen Z: An Interdisciplinary Review of
Whitney High School Promoting Well-Being Through Mindfulness for Music Educators
Stephen Morman, University of Southern California Prevalence of Performance-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMDs) Among Music Conductors
Yinuo Ying, Angela Chong, Pablo Davila, and Beatriz Ilari, University of Southern California Musical Parenting of Children and Teens: The Roles of Cultural Background, Ethnicity, and Social Class
Ramon Cardenas, San Diego State University
“There’s room for me here:” An Ethnographic Study on Autonomy, Motivation, and Psychological Safety in the Choral Rehearsal
Jordan Bell Souza, University of the Pacific Male/Female Choral Enrollment and World Issues: 19242024
Madison Karzin, University of the Pacific Patterns Regarding Gender, Instrument Selection, and Participation Rates in California Honor Bands
Karen Koner, San Diego State University Female Band Directors’ Reflections, Viewpoints and Experiences Regarding Competition in the High School Instrumental Ensemble
Jacqueline Hairston, University of the Pacific The Band Director’s Group Chat: The Role of Digital Mentorship for Band Directors On and Off the Podium
Jennifer Gee, San Diego State Universit Exploring Music Integration in Early Childhood and Elementary Education: Practices of Nonpublic and Private School Teachers in the United States
Nick Filotei, University of Southern California AI in the Music Classroom
Theory, University of Southern California Artificial Intelligence & Creativity in Music Education
Amalia Medina, University of the Pacific and Edison High School Orchestra Programs in Central California
Ruth Brittin, University of the Pacific Repertoire and Diversity: Understanding Music Education Opportunities in California Honor Ensembles
Yiqing (Cassio) Zhou, University of Southern California Literature Review of Enhancing Music Education: Integrating Classical Confucianism with Feminist Perspectives
CMEA Music Composition Walking Gallery
The CMEA Music Composition Walking Gallery is open throughout the conference, located in Lobby D near the Exhibit Hall (compositions will not be available during the higher ed research session)
Student Compositions:
Michael Chang, Composer, 10th Grade “Epiphany”
Fremont High School, Fremont Union High School District
Joseph Kelly – Music Educator
Desmond Dent, Composer, 10th Grade
“Night Owl, Mvt. One”
Yosemite High School, Yosemite Unified School District
Tamara Dent – Music Educator
James Barrera, Composer, 11th Grade
“Rise of the Morning Sun”
Coalinga High School, Coalinga Huron Unified School District
Kevin Brumana – Music Educator
Stephen Van Dusen, Composer, 12th Grade
“Ballade No. 1 in D# Minor, Op.4”
Thomas Downey High School, Modesto City Schools
Alexis True – Music Educator
Mischa Posin, Composer, 12th Grade “Vegas, Baby!”
Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica-Malibu United School District
Ryan Rowles – Music Educator
Hengyi Zhang, Composer, 7th Grade “The Hurricane”
William Mendenhall Middle School, Livermore Valley Joint United School District
Robert Huntington – Music Educator
Kate Wang, Composer, 11th Grade
“Keep It Up”
Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena Unified School District
Christin Hablewitz – Music Educator
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All-State Concerts
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
7:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble
All-State Junior High Jazz Band
All-State High School Jazz Band
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
12:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School SATB Choir
All-State Junior High School SSAA Choir
All-State High School SATB Choir
2:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School TTBB Choir
All-State High School SSAA Choir
7:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School Symphony Orchestra
All-State High School Wind Symphony
Recording is not permitted. According to US Copyright and Synchronization Rights, sharing a recording of this concert is not permitted unless you have paid for and own the rights to the music being performed. Individuals recording will be responsible for any incurred fines. Recordings can be purchased through Soundwaves Recording.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
8:30 AM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School Concert Orchestra
All-State Junior High School String Orchestra
All-State High School String Orchestra
11:00 AM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School Golden State Band
All-State High School Concert Band
All-State High School Symphonic Band
1:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School Concert Band
All-State Junior High School Symphonic Band
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California All State Music Education Conference
2025 All-State Recordings Order Form
January 17-19, 2025 Sacramento, CA
Each performer will receive an MP3 Audio Download and an MP4 video download of their performance paid for by one of the CASMEC associations. Use this form only if you want to order extra recordings. Recordings will be sent through an email link 5-6 weeks after the performance.
All-State Ensemble Rehearsals
High School Wind Symphony
Sheraton B6/B7
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Friday, January 17, 2:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
High School Symphonic Band
Convention Center Hall C
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, January 18, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM
High School Concert Band
Sheraton Magnolia Ballroom
Thursday, January 16, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 11:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
High School Golden State Band
Sheraton Gardenia Ballroom
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:45 AM -10:45 AM
Friday, January 17, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Junior High School Symphonic Band Hyatt ABC
Thursday, January 16, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, January 18, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior High School Concert Band Hyatt DEF
Thursday, January 16, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
High School Symphony Orchestra Convention Center Hall A
Thursday, January 16, 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
High School String Orchestra Convention Center Hall 3 & 4
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior High School String Orchestra
Convention Center Hall 1
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Friday, January 17, 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Junior High School
Concert Orchestra
Memorial Auditorium (Ballroom)
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, January 18, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, January 18, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
High School Jazz Band
Convention Center 11
Wednesday, January 15, 6:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday, January 16, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Sheraton Falor
Wednesday, January 15, 6:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday, January 16, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Junior High School Jazz Band
Sheraton Tofanelli
Wednesday, January 15, 6:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Thursday, January 16, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday, January 16, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
High School SATB Choir
Capistrano Hall 143
Thursday, January 16, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, January 16, 6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Friday, January 17, 1:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Friday, January 17, 7:00 PM - 8:50 PM
High School SSAA Choir
Capistrano Hall 142A
Thursday, January 16, 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 12:45 PM - 5:05 PM
Friday, January 17, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM
High School TTBB Choir
Capistrano Hall 151
Thursday, January 16, 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Thursday, January 16, 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday, January 17, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday, January 17, 12:45 PM - 4:50 PM
Friday, January 17, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Junior High School/9th Grade
SATB Choir
University Union Orchard Suite
Thursday, January 16, 12:30 PM - 5:25 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday, January 17, 12:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Junior High School/9th Grade
SSAA Choir
University Union Cottonwood 1 & 2
Thursday, January 16, 12:45 PM - 5:20 PM
Friday, January 17, 8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Friday, January 17, 12:15 PM - 5:40 PM
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All-State Jazz Concert
Friday, January 17, 2025, 7 PM
Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Rosana Eckert, Conductor
GREGORY PORTER Painted on Canvas arr. KERRY MARSH
P. ELDRIDGE & M. BRITO Forever Blue arr. ROSANA ECKERT
E. SAMPSON & J. HENDRICKS Charleston Alley arr. DARMON MEADER
J. LENNON & P. MCCARTNEY In My Life arr. DARMON MEADER
D. ZAREMBA & R. ECKERT The Jay Bird
All-State Junior High School Jazz Band
Dave Gregoric, Conductor
H. WARREN & M. GORDON There Will Never Be Another You arr. MARK TAYLOR
DAVE GREGORIC Comida Nueva
TROY ANDREWS Backatown
arr. JOHN WASSON
FRED STURM Aim High
BILLY STRAYHORN Johnny Come Lately arr. ERIK MORALES
BENNY CARTER Easy Money
All-State High School Jazz Band
Annie Booth, Conductor
ANNIE BOOTH Jolly Beach
JHOELY GARAY Páramos
JESSIKA SMITH Cyan Thread
ALLISON MILLER Fierce arr. NORIKO UEDA
THAD JONES Little Pixie
All-State High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Rosana Eckert University of North Texas
Rosana Eckert is an internationally renowned vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and master teacher of jazz and voice. Her many solo albums received critical acclaim, and she has collaborated with countless jazz luminaries, including singing on the Grammynominated album Vocabularies by Bobby McFerrin, coproducing the Grammy-nominated track “How Deep is Your Love” by vocal group Kings Return, and singing on the Grammy Winning composition “Eberhard” by legendary jazz pianist Lyle Mays.
Formerly an accomplished French horn player, Rosana began singing jazz while in college at the University of North Texas, later becoming the first woman and first vocalist hired to their esteemed jazz faculty in 1999. Since then, Rosana has helped build the UNT vocal jazz program into one of the best in the world. A renowned arranger, she has published
many vocal ensemble arrangements and created various educational resources for all levels, including her book, Singing with Expression, which has been praised as an unparalleled resource for contemporary singers.
In addition to her extensive performing, writing, arranging, and teaching, Rosana works regularly as a studio vocalist, producer, and voice-over actor. She is the in-house announcer for the awardwinning PBS TV station in Dallas, KERA, and she has sung on hundreds of commercials, album projects, publishing demos, and radio IDs heard worldwide.
All-State High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Students
SOPRANO
Gianna Acquisto, Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy
Coco Benedetti, OCSA (Orange County School of the Arts)
Sara Panameno, Saugus High School
Siena Polasek, Burlingame High School
Harmony Wayne, Rodriguez High School
ALTO
Manizha Ahmady , Rodriguez High School
Ja Janmau Howa, Rodriguez High School
Skylar Rodriguez, Maria Carrillo High School
Alona Savella, Burlingame High School
TENOR
Nick Koomey, Burlingame High School
Zaide Rihani, Saugus High School
Shravan Sundaram, Maria Carrillo
Aidan Vega, Burlingame High School
BASS
Ryan Boothe, Rodriguez High School
Cameron (CJ) Kilgore, Folsom High School
Juny Snyder, Rodriguez High School
All-State Junior High School Jazz Band
Dave Gregoric Mills High School
Dave Gregoric has been teaching music at Mills High School since 2016 bringing over 28 years of music education experience and 45 years of life as a professional musician. He has directed outstanding programs at Valley Christian Schools, Marin School of the Arts and Mills High School. He has also worked with summer camps and year round programs with the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival and Stanford Jazz workshop.
Mr. Gregoric has received Educator Awards from the National Endowment of the Arts, Stanford Jazz Workshop, Jazz At Lincoln Center, SMUHSD, San Jose Jazz Society, NSHSS, and Valley Christian Schools. Dave has also received CMEA (Bay Section) Outstanding Jazz Educator Award and San Jose Stage Top Honor Awards for Musical Direction and Pit Orchestra.
Credits as a performer include Pete Escovedo, Cab Calloway, Della Reese, Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra, Jubilee Gospel choir, San Jose Jazz Orchestra, National Public Radio.Temptations, Jimmy Heath, Confunktion, Bobby Watson, Cyndi Lauper, Sheila E., Duke Robillard, Brenda Lee, Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Michael W. Smith, San Francisco R&B All Stars, Louis Bellson, Bill Berry, Steve Turre, Twila Paris, Frankie Valli, Carol Channing, The Drifters, Henny Youngman, Sheryl Merrymont, Ladd MciNtosh, Marlena Shaw, Martha and the Vandellas, Buddy Montgomery, Andy Narell, Little Anthony, Princess-Royal NorwegianWestern cruise lines, Disneyland, Great America, Circus Vargas, and the Bentley Brothers Circus.
All-State Junior High School Jazz Band Students
ALTO SAXOPHONE
James Park, Sierra Vista MS
Amelia Yu, Proof School
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Mariano Ortiz, Union MS
Ethan Spence, Oliver Wendall Holmes Junior HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Gus Alley, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
TRUMPET
Everett Allen, Harvest Park MS
Zeke Damm, White Hill MS
Gabriel Kwon, San Francisco Day School
Abigail Nguyen, Sierramont MS
Leo Villegas, McAuliffe MS
TROMBONE
Kaden Garcia, Ramirez Intermediate School
Jaxon Lim, William Hopkins Jr HS
Michael Sandoval, Central MS (San Carlos)
Cooper Shaffer, Alder Creek MS MS
PIANO
Alex Ahmad, Willma Cavitt Junior HS
GUITAR
Dylan Wong, Diablo Vista MS
BASS
Anthony Holtz, Walter Reed MS
DRUM SET
Liam Saul, Colina MS
All-State High School Jazz Band Annie Booth University of Denver
Annie Booth is a versatile and award-winning composer, arranger, and jazz pianist. She has received international recognition for her work as a composer with awards and grants from the likes of Chamber Music America, ASCAP, Downbeat Magazine, and many others. As a bandleader, Booth has released seven albums with ensembles she leads ranging from trio to large chamber jazz ensemble. Additionally, Booth is a respected jazz educator and appears frequently across North America as a guest artisteducator at high schools, universities, and as a guest conductor of all-state jazz ensembles. She serves on the faculty at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music in the Jazz & Commercial Music Program teaching jazz composition, arranging, and jazz piano.
For more informaiton visit www.annieboothmusic. com.
All-State High School Jazz Band Students
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Madhav Ramaprasad, Westview HS
Nigel Weiss, El Cerrito HS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Miles Fryling, Tesoro HS
Michael Rim, Sequoia HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Varvara Vasilyeva, Saratoga HS
TRUMPET
Levi Farrar, Northgate HS
Mason Head, Folsom HS
Miri Izenberg, Orange County School of the Arts
Tiam Khosravan, Del Norte HS
Allison Molin, Orange County School of the Arts
TROMBONE
Nathan Hazelrigg, Clovis North HS
Aloalo Malimali, Del Norte HS
Matthew Vasquez, Golden Valley HS (Merced)
BASS TROMBONE
Gavin Raichart, Mt. Carmel HS
PIANO
Nathan Joseph, Acalanes HS
GUITAR
Oliver Shiwota, Orange County School of the Arts
BASS
Manos Vourgourakis, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)
DRUM SET
William Robinson, Westlake HS
• NASM-accredited
• Predominately online
All-State Choirs Concert
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 12 PM
Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School SATB Choir
Maria A. Ellis, Conductor
John Iosefa, Collaborative Pianist
ROLLO DILWORTH Falling Water
KARL JENKINS Adiemus
DIANA SÁEZ & Canto’ E Libertad
SUZZETTE ORTIZ
TOM SHELTON
Echo
ROBERT T. GIBSON Dance!
All-State Junior High School SSAA Choir
Dr. Marcela Molina, Conductor
Renee Harris, Collaborative Pianist
KYLE PETERSON Does the World Say?
TRADITIONAL Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round arr. ANTHONY TRECEK-KING
B.E. BOYKIN Music of Life
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN Karitas
MALAY FOLK SONG
arr. TRACY WONG
Jong Jong Inai
All-State High School SATB Choir
Dr. A. Jan Taylor, Conductor
Heidi Van Regenmorter, Collaborative Pianist
FLORENCE PRICE
Praise the Lord
HYO-WON WOO Cum Sancto Spiritu
CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Bring Me All Your Dreams
BASED ON AFRO-CUBAN CHANT Yemaya arr. DIANA V. SÁEZ
SPIRITUAL
arr. LELA M. ANDERSON
DUKE ELLINGTON In
arr. PARIS RUTHERFORD
Mellow
All-State Junior High School SATB Choir
Maria A. Ellis Girl Conductor LLC
Maria A. Ellis is a distinguished music educator and conductor, renowned for her expertise and dedication to the advancement of music education. As the owner of Girl Conductor LLC, she provides innovative and diverse music education resources. Maria holds the prestigious roles of Artistic Director for both The Sheldon’s All-Star Chorus and the University of Missouri-St. Louis Voices of Jubilation Ensemble.
Her exceptional skills as a clinician, adjudicator, and presenter are in high demand across the United States and internationally. Maria earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a focus on Voice (K-12 Certified) from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and she holds Level 3 Certification from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Choral Conducting from Webster University.
Maria is the acclaimed host of the award-winning radio programs “Bach and Beyoncé” and “American Gospel with Maria A. Ellis” on Classic 107.3, The Voice for the Arts in St. Louis. In 2023, she achieved the remarkable milestone of making her conducting debut at Carnegie Hall and was honored with both The St. Louis Arts and Education 2023 Arts Innovator Award and the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association 2023 Merit Award.
Her professional affiliations are extensive, including active membership in the American Choral Directors Association, serving as Chair for the Choral Music Council within the National Association of Music Educators, and being a member of the Chorus America Board.
Maria’s dedication to her craft is matched by her commitment to her family. She is the devoted wife of Marion Ellis and the proud mother of Aria, Kendal, and Noah Ellis.
All-State Jr. High School SATB Choir Students
SOPRANO
Luna Arreola, J. L. Stanford Middle School
Angelisa Begley, Creekside Junior High School
Gabriela Bogiages Garcia, Marin Girls Chorus
Karlee Bossana, Sierra Middle School
Isabella Chan, Reyburn Intermediate School
Kelzy Dunbar, John Adams Middle School
Amelia Eao, Stockdale High School
Adela Fakes, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Annie Gacherieu, Castro Valley High School
Noe Hopkins, Marin Girls Chorus
Jonah Hsu, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Eleanor Kao, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Kaylee Ko, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Aahana Lal, Horner (John M.) Junior High School
Grace Lee, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Sydney Lin, Marin Girls Chorus
Gia Luthra, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School
Vivian McNeill, Canyon Middle School
Anne Nakao, Carlmont High School
Georgia Orcharton, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Aniyah Pitts, James Rutter Middle School
Olivia Raymon, Reyburn Intermediate School
Lyla Schramm, J. L. Stanford Middle School
Rhea Sharma, Vivace Youth Chorus
Casey Shilling, Clovis East High School
Awa Traore, Canyon Middle School
Ahnnika Velasquez, Rancho Pico Junior High School
Sophia Whittemore, Sutter Middle School
Laasyaveena Yadavilli, Amador Valley High School
Aryn Yang, Warren Junior High School
Brenden Yu, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Sophienne Yuen, Young Women’s Choral Projects
ALTO
Emma Allred, Richland Junior High School
Sai Sahana Anand, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Mayura Appiah, Amador Valley High School
Anya Biswas, San Francisco Youth Chorus
Madison Brown, Rocklin Gateway Academy
Jordynn Carmona, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Aahana Deshpande, Kennedy Middle School
Briana Dunton, Adda Clevenger School
Savannah Fakes, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Amelia Flandermeyer, White Hill Middle School
Ava Garcia, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Poppy Gomez, Central Valley Christian Schools
Faith Hayes, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School
Sofia Hotimsky, Archbishop Mitty High School
Harleena Jawahar, John M. Horner Middle School
Keerthana Katuri, Sutter Middle School
Namrata Kumar, Pleasanton Middle School
Mackenzie Lee, Walter Stiern Middle School
Clarissa Marin, Tevis Junior High School
Holden McDermott, Carmel Middle School
Isla Ortman, A.E. Wright Middle School
Jonica Rajasekar, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School
Brianna Roman, Sierra Middle School
Hadley Rubenstein, White Hill Middle School
Maya Salter, Rancho Pico Junior High School
Rylan Steinmetz, Adda Clevenger School
Charli Stone, A.E. Wright Middle School
Anvika Thomas, Stockdale High School
Ayva Tiru, Sierra Middle School
Darling Torres, Jordan Interemediate School
Agratha Vanamali, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School
Giada Wettstein, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
TENOR
Mia Boyd, Albany Middle School
Calvin Caro-Disterhoft, Albany Middle School
Nathan Conley, Carlmont High School
Jasper Ervice, Albany Middle School
Daksh Goyal, John M. Horner Middle School
Oliver Hoffman, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School
Lakshya Jain, Ralston Middle School
Ojasya Machiraju, Carlmont High School
Maya Palomo, Hughes Middle School
Steven Sablan, Carmel Middle School
Gyan Dakshin Senthil Kumar, Irvington High School
Jackie Si, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Prithviraj Singh, John M. Horner Middle School
Xavier Thompson, Castro Valley High School
Gabriel Tong, Beacon Park School
Justin Vives, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Albert Wehrman, Greene Middle School
Celeste Wilson, Piedmont Middle School
Abigail Wong, Jefferson Middle School
Nathaniel Yu, Graham Middle School
BARITONE/BASS
Jeremy Ashlock, Graham Middle School
Rayhan Awasthi, Pleasanton Middle School
Luke Barksdale, Norris Middle School
Evan Clason, Norris Middle School
David Moslares De Guzman, Olympus Junior High School
Dylan Gangula, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Dowon Lee, Mountain House High School
Florian Mayssat-Basu, J. L. Stanford Middle School
Christopher Mendoza, Reyburn Intermediate School
Gunnar Meridith, Norris Middle School
Aksel Moore, Jefferson Middle School
Jared Ngo-Phan, Morrill Middle School
Smith Notzold, Greene Middle School
Dominic Olaes, Buchanan High School
Cristian Robinson, Reyburn Intermediate School
Isacc Santoyo, Downtown Elementary School
Mateo Vasquez, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School
Liam Weir, Amador Valley High School
Michio Yamamoto, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School
Max Yan, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
All-State Junior High School SSAA Choir
Dr. Marcela Molina Tuscon Girls Chorus
Dr. Marcela Molina has been leading the Tucson Girls Chorus (TGC) since 2006, initially serving as Artistic Director and taking the helm as Executive Director in 2011. In addition to guiding the executive and artistic vision of the organization, Dr. Molina conducts the Advanced Choir (grades 9-12) and the Alumnae choir. Under her direction, the Tucson Girls Chorus has experienced significant growth in both programming and community engagement. Throughout her tenure, the TGC has transformed into a vibrant and collaborative organization that offers inclusive programming for youth and provides resources and support to music educators year-round.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Molina holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the University of Arizona. She has contributed articles to Antiphon and the books Teaching through Performance in Choir, Volume 2 and Choral Reflections: Insights from American Choral ConductorTeachers. In 2019, she was named Choral Director of the Year by the Arizona American Choral Directors Association (AzACDA). Dr. Molina frequently serves as a clinician and guest conductor for choral festivals across the country. She has served on the board of the AzACDA, on standing committees for the ACDA Western Division, and currently serves on the board of Chorus America. Additionally, Dr. Molina is the Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
All-State Jr. High School SSAA Choir Students
SOPRANO
Gianella Alvarez, White Hill Middle School
Laurence Barbasa, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School
Elodie Barker, John Adams Middle School
Willow Benham, White Hill Middle School
Danika Benson, Creekside Junior High School
Angeline Bibin, Mountain House High School
Sumaya Bouhaja, Carmel Middle School
Sephora Bourhenne, Madison Middle School
Jillian Cana, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School
Violet Caspari, Greene Middle School
Emily Cendejas, Paul L. Cato Middle School
Aresa Chakraborty, Greene Middle School
Rosalie Chi, Marin Girls Chorus
Siena Deason, Norris Middle School
Charlotte Dorio, Rancho Pico Junior High School
Eva Eiseman, Paul L. Cato Middle School
Andrea Foster, Morrill Middle School
Mia Garcia Ramirez, Mammoth High School
Sophie Getz, Graham Middle School
Caroline Hill, Sierra Middle School
Hazel Hosmer, Albany Middle School
Olivia Howie, Graham Middle School
Isha Joshi, Kennedy Middle School
Airi Kakeda, Sutter Middle School
Vidhi Kapadia, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Jeah Kim, D. Russell Parks Junior High School
Ana Larrain, J. L. Stanford Middle School
Lily Larsen, Beacon Park School
Janice Lee, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Kayce Lee, Jefferson Middle School
Sarah Lopez, Sierra Middle School
Fallon Lykken, Carmel High School
Leanza Martin, Canyon Middle School
Aavya Mishra, Archbishop Mitty High School
Rajlaxmi Mohapatra, Pleasanton Middle School
Edyn Neale, Mammoth High School
Lily Nguyen, Lincoln High School
Michaela Peterson, Reyburn Intermediate School
Wynona Prawira, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Mehar Randhawa, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Sophia Risk, Adda Clevenger School
Hayeon Ryu, Sierra Vista Middle School
Amelia Schwartz, Cantabile Youth Singers
Sanvitti Shah, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Lyra Subramanian, Monte Vista High School
Sana Tanaka, Ralston Middle School
Ava Tarapore, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Nandika Vinod, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Kendall Wickliff, Katherine Delmar Burke School
Hannah Wolds, White Hill Middle School
Colin Xiellie, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
ALTO
Vedika Acharya, Arthur E. Wright Middle School
Grant Ashcraft, Carlmont High School
Chloe Bair, Mammoth Middle School
Cassandra Bayani, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School
Cora Beaber, Murphy’s Music Camp
Pepper Blythe, Albany Middle School
Zoë Botwinick, Albany High School
Rozlyn Christensen, Olympus Junior High School
Kassandra Clemente, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School
Elise Doan, Morrill Middle School
Hana Donjerkovic, Pleasanton Middle School
Jacqueline Franco, Paul L. Cato Middle School
Aaheli Ghosh, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Isabella Guerrero, Reyburn Intermediate School
Ava Jeanette, Archbishop Mitty High School
Beverley Kho, Jefferson Middle School
Olivia Killian, Walter Stiern Middle School
Andi Kim, Carlmont High School
Paige Kirk, Sierra Middle School
Iris Klein, White Hill Middle School
Aditi Konda, Pleasanton Middle School
Vedant Kumar, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Kayelynn Lambert, Norris Middle School
Penelope Legorreta, Walter Stiern Middle School
Isabella Li, Albany Middle School
Abigail Liu, Canyon Middle School
Elise Luna, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School
Anika Maderas, Albany Middle School
Charlotte Mccain, John Adams Middle School
Sonia Melvin, La Jolla Country Day School
Willa Myers, Albany Middle School
Alekhya Nittala, Beacon Park School
Kylie Osborne, Norris Middle School
Naisha Panjwani, Jeffrey Trails Middle School
Jaxson Perez-Christie, Sutter Middle School
Jade Peterson, Mammoth High School
Zelda Preston, Fullerton Union High School
Maanya Putrevu, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School
Charlotte Ligaya Ramos, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School
Xiamary Rangel-Mejia, Canyon Middle School
Olivia Regni, Albany Middle School
Bella Angela Rivera, Piedmont Middle School
Katarine Robb, Norris Middle School
Lucia Servais, Sutter Middle School
Sonya Shah, Portola High School
Maya Shankar, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Orelia Sinha, Irvington High School
Mia Stevens, La Jolla Country Day School
Jade Sychr, Castro Valley High School
Naavya Unadkat, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Aithne Wong, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Mia Wood, Norris Middle School
Zihan Yuan, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Holly Zumwalt, White Hill Middle School
All-State High School SATB Choir
Dr. A. Jan Taylor Professor Emeritus, Prairie View A&M University
A. Jan Taylor, educator, pianist, singer, and choral conductor is a native of Houston, Texas. Dr. Taylor received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Houston, the Master of Arts degree from Prairie View A&M University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Houston. She served as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Prairie View A&M University from 1996 until her retirement in 2022.
As an educator, Dr. Taylor has taught general music, piano, and trained choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools in the Houston Independent School District. She has conducted masterclasses in choral conducting for undergraduate and graduate students and has served as adjudicator and choral clinician for numerous choral competitions, festivals, and regional choirs throughout the United States. Taylor frequently lectures on the performance practices and preservation of the Negro Spiritual.
Dr. Taylor has traveled throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a singer and conductor, is former Assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony Chorus, serving under Charles Hausmann, and has prepared choruses and collaborated with renowned conductors and composers. For the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, she has coached and accompanied singers, and has conducted the Guild’ Chorus in concerts of spirituals, African American choral art music, and operatic works. Dr. Taylor has conducted the ”105 Voices of History” HBCU National Choir in performances at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and in Memphis for the performance on the nationally televised MLK50 Commemoration event presented by the National Civil Rights Museum.
Under Taylor’s direction, the Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale and PV Chamber Singers performed throughout the United States and abroad,
including performances with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, international music festivals in Poland, Germany, and in South America. Taylor is a 2022 recipient of the Texas Choral Directors Association Texas Choir Master award, and holds memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, Texas Choral Directors Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity for Women.
All-State High School SATB Choir Students
SOPRANO
Natalie Aires, Dougherty Valley High School
Michelle Banci, Mountain House High School
Audrey Bier, Foothill High School
Hope Bradley, Orange County School of the Arts
Kathryn Breton, Clovis North High School
Aleah Carrillo Hernandez, University High School
Mikah Carson, Los Osos High School
Sidney Clark, Lincoln High School
Abby Claycamp, Shasta High School
Shefali Gokulnatha, Lynbrook High School
Blythe Griffin, Buchanan High School
Helen Gu, The Harker School
Emmy Hartigan, Shasta High School
Katherine Heller, Cantabile Youth Singers
Sara Jackson, Canyon Springs High School
Erica Lee, Valencia High School
Anna Li, The Harker School
Jinghan Li, Temple City High School
Galileah Limon, Clovis East High School
Charlotte Ludlow, The Harker School
Georgia Madland, Marin Girls Chorus
Proma Majumdar, Diamond Bar High School
Paula Nadores, University High School
Diana Padilla, El Diamante High School
Aurora Park, Monache High School
Soumya Pradhan, Dougherty Valley High School
Katy Rodgers, Central Valley Christian Schools
Evelyn Wu, Diamond Bar High School
Lining You, Stevenson School
Maile Yutangco, College Park High School
ALTO
Luciana Arias, San Ramon Valley High School
Ella Boyd, Albany High School
Karin Cervantes, Santa Monica High School
Ziyan Chen, Piedmont Hills High School
Alexia Choi, Portola High School
Mical Cohen, Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
Haley Crowell, Castro Valley High School
Clare Donaldson, Alta Loma High School
Holland Dowdle, Bonita High School
Minke Doyle, El Diamante High School
Emily Driscoll, Frontier High School
Yazmin Gonzalez, Albany High School
Rana Khozmanyar, Irvine High School
Raina Martinez, University High School
Corinne Mccorkle, Los Osos High School
Camryn McCormick, Bakersfield High School
Kyle Memley, Sanger West High School
Kiera Mouanoutoua, University High School
Therese Nadores, University High School
Ayla Oner, Lynbrook High School
Emily Peebles, Shasta High School
Allison Plumlee, Strathmore High School
Marlena Reinshagen, Carlmont High School
Taylor Rhien, Mountain House High School
Suzaina Saini, Irvine High School
Kiana Sipes, Albany High School
Chasity Syvong, Clovis East High School
Thejasree Venkatesh, Mountain House High School
Phie Wei, Carlmont High School
Aviva Wrosch, The Bishop’s School
TENOR
Miguel Aguilar, Moreno Valley High School
James Avalos, Riverside Poly High School
True Birmingham, Granite Bay High School
Johnathan Burton Jr., Will C. Wood High School
Roman Camber, Rocklin High School
Bryce Chen, Crystal Children’s Choir
Lawrence Cheung, Salinas High School
Jared Gabriel, La Habra High School
Diptodhee Goswami, Portola High School
Aditya Krishnan, Foothill High School
Max Lim, Albany High School
Sidhant Lochan, Henry M. Gunn High School
Ethan Madera, East Bakersfield High School
Jax Manning, Carlmont High School
Jacob Pan, Troy High School
Jacobo Ramirez, Arlington High School
Jesus Rosas Huitron, North High School
Rogelio Soria Alvarado, Mira Monte High School
Akash Sriram, Milpitas High School
John Williford, Frontier High School
Man Pok Yim, Temple City High School
Luke Zeng, The Harker School
BASS
Julian Baldwin, Albany High School
Steven Benny, Foothill High School
Morgan Cartier, Ridgeview High School
Sam Dickey, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Jacky Ding, Irvine High School
Jacob Dinh, Irvine High School
Maximillian Donner, Da Vinci Charter Academy
Eric Feng, The Bishop’s School
Michael Henslee, Gregori High School
Jordan Holdaway, Lincoln High School
Joshua Karoly, Granite Bay High School
Olivier Kondo, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Marco Lordge, John Adams Academy
Yildiz Orens, Proof School
Rafael Ramirez, Shasta High School
Jacob Reed, Carlmont High School
Josue Rivera Juarez, Bella Vista High School
Kevin Sanchez, Ridgeview High School
Michael Roger Tabanas, Buchanan High School
Vivienne Tempesta, Pacific Collegiate School
Liam Watt, Albany High School
Finnegan Willits-Musell, Albany High School
• Two Choirs
• Two Jazz Ensembles
• Opera Theatre
• Three Vocal Jazz Ensembles
• Symphony Orchestra
• Wind Ensemble
• Concert Band
• Marching Band
• Pep Band
• Wide variety of chamber groups and jazz combos
• Music Education
• Conducting
• Composition
• Performance
All-State Choirs Concert
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 2:30 PM Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School TTBB Choir
Dr. Edryn J. Coleman, Conductor
Gerald Rheault, Collaborative Pianist
RYAN MAIN Legatum
REGINAL WRIGHT Crossroad
TRACY WONG JAM! (Jom-Ayuh-Mari!)
NEGRO SPIRITUAL
arr. MARQUES L.A. GARRETT
Soon I Will Be Done
B.E. BOYKIN Stardust
B. WITHERS AND S. SCARBOROUGH Lovely Day
arr. ROBERT T. GIBSON
All-State High School SSAA Choir
Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams, Conductor
Heather Bishop, Collaborative Pianist
B.E. BOYKIN We Sing As One
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Laudate Pueri
ANDREA RAMSEY Truth
SYDNEY GUILLAUME Chapo Pou Fanm
MARI ESABEL VALVERDE
CARLY SIMON
arr. CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON
SHAWN KIRCHNER
A Green Voice
Let the River Run
I’ll Be On My Way
All-State High School TTBB Choir
Dr. Edryn J. Coleman
Oakland Mills High School & University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Edryn J. Coleman, originally from Alabama, teaches choir and piano at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, MD, and music education courses at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
A highly active music educator, Dr. Coleman regularly serves as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and session presenter for school systems, churches, and community choirs across the country. He frequently presents on various musical topics at both state and national music conferences. Most recently, he led an Insight Session with his school ensemble at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association National Conference.
Beyond the classroom, Dr. Coleman has held numerous leadership roles. He is the Immediate PastPresident of the Maryland Choral Educators Association and currently serves as the Membership Chair for the Eastern Region of the American Choral Directors Association. Musically, he is the Artistic Director for the Prince George’s County Choral Society and performs with Elevation Choir, Delaware’s only professional vocal ensemble.
Dr. Coleman earned a BA in Music from Stillman College, an MME from Florida State University, and a DMA from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music at Shenandoah University. Passionate about sharing his musical experiences, he lives by the motto, “They’ll never care how much you know until they know how much you care!”
All-State High School TTBB Choir Students
TENOR
Stanton Anderson, Castro Valley High School
Derin Apay, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Edgar Aragon-Felix, Bakersfield High School
Pranav Balaji, Vivace Youth Chorus
Shaurya Banjara, Los Gatos High School
Toby Bernov, Venice High School
Gerardo Callejas Ii, Sierra Pacific High School
Henry Chen, Cate School
Max Cho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Luke Dabell, La Canada High School
Nicolas Deschaux-Beaume, Los Gatos High School
Bruce Escobedo Vidana, Warren High School
Samira Fernando, Delano High School
Rylan Flanigan, Portola High School
Timothy Florez, Mt. Whitney High School
Siddhant Gaur, The Harker School
Jayadev Ghanta, Lynbrook High School
Alexander Gonzalez, El Monte High School
Jacob Gonzalez, Riverside Poly High School
David Gutierrez, California High School
Owen Huffmire, Irvine High School
Benjamin Jung, Irvine High School
Ishaan Juyal, Palo Alto High School
Philip Kennedy, Bonita High School
Rohan Khanna, Portola High School
Maddox Kreil, Irvine High School
Anish Kumar, Irvine High School
Leonardo Lin, Sage Hill School
Richard Machado, College Park High School
Max Magana, Alisal High School
Vishnu Manikandan, Archbishop Mitty High School
Kyan Mayenkar, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Isaiah Medina, Tesoro High School
Daniel Mejia, Roosevelt School of the Arts
Abel Montes, Modesto High School
Nathan Origel, Del Norte High School
Ashley Pham, Dana Hills High School
Jhed Ramos, Magnolia High School
Zachary Rasmussen, Carmel High School
Jackson Rickard, Canyon Springs High School
Erin Rowins, Paso Robles High School
Alpha Salviejo, Delano High School
Suraj Shah, Beckman High School
Noah Sutherland, Monache High school
Joshua Tan, Troy High School
Odie Thomas, SOCSA at Dana Hills High School
Devin Tian, Lynbrook High School
Samuel Troxell, University High School
Claidie King Abraham Valdez, Magnolia High School
Ivan Villalobos, University High School
Michael Yang, Albany High School
Ryan Zhu, The Bishop’s School
BASS
Aidan Acosta, Sierra Pacific High School
Andrew Altorfer, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Duncan Anderson, Shasta High School
Maxwell Balbin, Mountain House High School
John Barreto, Los Altos High School
JJ Basch, Poway High School
Ahaan Basu, Los Altos High School
Kien Biggs, Riverside Poly High School
Jayce Biltz, University High School
Brando Bowse, Harvard-Westlake School
Andrew Buskirk, San Ramon Valley High School
Ethan Chu, Aragon High School
Christopher Culwell, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Anshul Dandekar, San Mateo High School
Sebastian Danielson, Carmel High School
Ian Donahue, Stockdale High School
Liam Fobert, Mountain House High School
Owen Fugit, Los Gatos High School
Aarav Gadkar, Carlmont High School
Michael Gibson, Los Osos high school
Agastya Goel, Henry M. Gunn High School
Aiden Gonzalez, Redlands East Valley High School
Saul Gonzalez, North High School
Keith Hancock, Tesoro High School
Connor Herrmann, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
Gavin Ho, Temple City High School
Sammy Hordista, Troy High School
Kexuan Hu, Christopher High School
Ezra Huang, Venice High School
Simon Johnston, Jubilate Performing Arts Program
Peter Kildirian, Clovis North High School
Noam Lazarov, Fremont High School
Sage Long, Johansen High School
Mateo Lopez, Rubidoux High School
Bradyn Lyons, Mt. Whitney High School
Nolan McCormick, Redwood High School
Robert McPhie, Pacifica Christian High School
Samuel Mendoza Rodriguez, Orange High School
Matthew Montoya, Walnut High School
Daniel O’Brien, Rocklin High School
Isaias Pallib, Rocklin High School
Edison Peng, Sacred Heart Prep
Antonio Quinonez, Bullard High School
Finn Reese, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Misael Reyes, Salinas High School
Jaehun Shin, Portola High School
Saikrishnan Sitaraman, Troy High School
Luciano Smith, Carmel High School
Seth Toste, Sierra Pacific High School
Diego Valladares, Rubidoux High School
Logan Wang, The Bishop’s School
Aaron Wimbley, Arnold O. Beckman High School
All-State High School SSAA Choir
Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams West Chester University
Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams is the Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music at West Chester University, where she conducts the Concert Choir and Allegro Voices. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral conducting and literature. Dr. Adams previously served as the Director of Choral Activities at Western Michigan University for thirteen years; prior to that, she was the Director of Choral Ensembles at Mount Holyoke College.
Dr. Adams has been recognized for her work as a conductor, winning the Director’s Prize – given for exceptional conducting – at the 2017 Kaunas Cantat competition. She was named a Conducting Fellow in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) International Conductors Exchange Program (Sweden, 2015) and authored an article in the Choral Journal about the experience. Choirs under Dr. Adams’ direction have won prizes in national and international competitions and been selected for live or virtual performances at the Michigan Music Conference, National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) conference, and multiple ACDA conferences. She maintains an active schedule as a clinician and has been featured at multiple state music conferences as a headliner, lecturer, clinician, and All-State conductor. Additionally, she has presented at the World Choral Symposium, Nordic Choral Conference, NCCO biennial conference, and ACDA Region Conference. She has been invited to lecture and teach at universities throughout the country, giving graduate and undergraduate masterclasses, conducting lessons, lectures, and professional development workshops. Dr. Adams is highly praised for her energetic, positive, and insightful work as an honor choir conductor and is a sought-after guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator.
Dr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Arts in religion from Oberlin College, a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from Oberlin Conservatory, and the
Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the Yale School of Music. She earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting with a minor in music theory at the University of WisconsinMadison.
All-State High School SSAA Choir Students
SOPRANO
Ruby Anderson, Temecula Valley High School
Caitlin Andrews, Pitman High School
Amelle Badey, Los Altos High School
Abby Cai, Irvine High School
Cameron Catanella, Granite Bay High School
Riley Chaye-Shin, Marin Girls Chorus
Sabrina Dailey, John Adams Academy
Ella Duenas, Christopher High School
Olivia Garcia, St. Francis Catholic High School
Maia Gierczak, Rancho Cucamonga High School
Lila Glazier, Carmel High School
Olivia Gonzalez-Salgado, Los Osos High School
Rupsaa Goswami, Dougherty Valley High School
Sera Han, Portola High School
Emily Heinrichs, Sanger High School
Rachel Hess, Enterprise High School
Ruohan Huang, Walnut High School
Kate Hwang, St. Francis Catholic High School
Aadya Jain, Los Gatos High School
Eugenia Kang, La Canada High School
Avnit Kaur, Portola High School
Prajna Krishnamurthy Adiga, Oak Park High School
Maya Krishnan, Fremont High School
Angie Lam, Los Gatos High School
Nora Layne, Castro Valley High School
Zhenyi Liu, Thousand Oaks High School
Olivia Maltezos, Irvine High School
Chaheti Mathur, Clovis East High School
Eleanor McNellis, Centennial High School
Addison Mendenhall, Gregori High School
Annabelle Miin, Pacific Collegiate School
Ruchira Mukherjee, Granada Hills Charter High School
Basye Mummert, Albany High School
Ainsley Northrop, Los Gatos High School
Alba Patterson, Shasta High School
Charlotte (Charlie) Paul, St. Francis Catholic High School
Eva Pogorelov, Granite Bay High School
Anika Prasad, California High School
Vaishali Ravikumar, Lynbrook High School
Julia Rindt, Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Jodie Rivera, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
Luna Salvador, Modesto High School
Medha Sarkar, Los Gatos High School
Sara Sepulveda, Stockdale High School
Janie Sperry, El Diamante High School
Natalie Strohman, Woodside Priory School
Vy Tran, Piedmont Hills High School
Evaleigh Walker, Clovis High School
Helen Xie, Davis Senior High School
Kiara Zhou, Los Gatos High School
ALTO
Elise Leann Abella, Fremont High School
Sara Anderson, Jubilate Performing Arts Program
Isabella Argonza, Los Gatos High School
Natalie Brahan, Irvington High School
Ryen Bzostek, Willow Glen High School
Shaoie Chan Chordia, Henry M. Gunn High School
Chloe Grace Chen, Portola High School
Jessica Skylar Chen, The Harker School
Vicky Chen, La Jolla Country Day School
Ella Crotzer, Del Norte High School
Rebekah Dickey, Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Gitasri Dintakurthi, Mission San Jose High School
Milla Djurovic, Piedmont Hills High School
Lahari Dongre, Irvine High School
Lalima Duddu, Foothill High school
Gianna Ferreri, San Ramon Valley High School
Maya Fowler, Granite Bay High School
Anna-Sophia Gruzman, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
Norah Heller, Saratoga High School
Bernice Ho, Archbishop Mitty High School
Ronnie Horowitz, Henry M. Gunn High School
Aliyah House, East Bakersfield High School
Ruoqing Huang, Walnut High School
Evangeline Ishak, Los Gatos High School
Emilia Rose James, Cantabile Youth Singers
Anjali Kakarla, Stockdale High School
Sabrina Kuntjara, Irvington High School
Madeline Liu, Granite Bay High School
Wendy Liu, The Harker School
Harper Mccallum, Santa Monica High School
Talia Mickelson, Albany High School
Audrey Moore, San Ramon Valley High School
Ceira Motoyama, Cantabile Youth Singers
Jamie Navarro, Kern Valley High School
Miriam Negro Velasco, Irvine High School
Mia Nelson, Lincoln High School
Sara Niemeyer, Los Gatos High School
Saniya Parker, Lincoln High School
Michelle Pierre, Clovis North High School
Sophie Poon, Saratoga High School
Jemma Post, Buchanan High School
Irene Quackenbush, Nordhoff High School
Avni Rajagopal, Los Altos High School
Navya Rao, Saratoga High School
Brisa Sanchez, North High School
Diana Santos, Fowler High School
Srikrithi Sivasubramanian, Irvine High School
Adina Steinberger, Palo Alto High School
Mira Sumant, Los Altos High School
Brooke Walker, Tesoro High School
Naomi Warnecke, Sanger High School
Ivy Wu, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Aria Zhang, Saratoga High School
Teresa Zubacz, University High School
All-StateWind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra Concert Saturday, January 18, 2025, 7 PM Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School Symphony Orchestra
William Eddins, Conductor
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide (1955-1956)
LILI BOULANGER
D’un matin de printemps (“Of a Spring Morning”) (1918)
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS As Dancing is to Architecture (1996)
MANUEL DE FALLA
El sombrero de tres picos, “Three-Cornered Hat” (1916 - 21) Suite No. 2
All-State High School Wind Symphony
Dr. Robert Taylor, Conductor
VIET CUONG Heart on Fire
RON NELSON Resonances I
LINDSAY BRONNENKANT King of Cups (mvmt II) from “Tarot”
DAVID MASLANKA Traveler
All-State High School Symphony Orchestra
William
Eddins
Director Emeritus, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
William Eddins is the Music Director Emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and a frequent guest conductor of major orchestras throughout the world.
Engagements have included the New York Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Boston Minnesota, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Houston, as well as the Los Angeles and Buffalo Philharmonics.
Internationally, Eddins was Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland).. He has also has conducted the Berlin Staatskapelle, Berlin Radio Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, and the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra.
Career highlights include taking the Edmonton Symphony Orchestras to Carnegie Hall in May of 2012, conducting RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale on Italian television, and leading the KwaZuluNatal Philharmonic on tour in South Africa with soprano Rene Fleming. Equally at home with opera, he conducted a full production of Porgy and Bess with Opera de Lyon both in France and the Edinburgh Festival and a revival of the production during the summer of 2010.
Mr. Eddins is an accomplished pianist and chamber musician. He regularly conducts from the piano in works by Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin and Ravel. He has released a compact disc recording on his own label that includes Beethoven’s Hammer-Klavier Sonata and William Albright’s The Nightmare Fantasy Rag.
Mr. Eddins has performed at the Ravinia Festival with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. He has also conducted the orchestras of the Aspen Music Festival, the Hollywood Bowl, Chautauqua Festival, the Boston University
Tanglewood Institute and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
A native of Buffalo, NY, Mr. Eddins attended the Eastman School of Music, studying with David Effron and graduating at age eighteen. He also studied conducting with Daniel Lewis at the University of Southern California and was a founding member of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL.
All-State High School Symphony Orchestra Students
VIOLIN I
Ian Cheung, Henry M Gunn HS
Shonna Foo, Burlingame HS
Jina Han, Archbshop Mitty HS
Daniel Kim, Flintridge Prep School
Joel Kim, Diamond Bar HS
Seaena Kim, University HS (Irvine)
Susan Kim, Northwood HS
Audrey Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Hannah Lee, Archbshop Mitty HS
Michael Liu, Mission San Jose HS
Benjamin Luo, Canyon Crest Academy
Rohan Nadkarni, Cupertino HS
Yuna Noh, Woodbridge HS
Caitlyn Ohler, Davis Senior HS
Elizabeth Pak, La Canada HS
Saarthak Shankavaram, Prospect HS
Jenna Son, Davis Senior HS
Chloe Woo, Orange County School of the Arts
Chloe Yoon, Los Angeles County HS for the Arts
Peter Yoon, Leland HS
VIOLIN
II
Dylan Chua, California HS
Maximilian Huang, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Jenny Jiang, Saratoga HS
Sarah Jiang, Saratoga HS
Claire Kim, Crean Lutheran HS
Joseph Kim, Diamond Bar HS
Rachael Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Constance Kuan, Homestead HS
Sarah Kumayama, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Jaynie Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Sean Lee, Ayala HS
Adam Liu, Crean Lutheran HS
Rajbir Longia, Buchanan HS
Eunseo Nam, Cupertino HS
Atom Paz, Buchanan HS
Serena She, Valley Christian HS
Marina Shickler, Santa Monica HS
Claire Shin, Amador Valley HS
Junnosuke Yanagisawa, Leigh HS
Julian Yoon, Orange County School of the Arts
VIOLA
Arthur Bekdjanov, Mira Loma HS
Victoria Chen, La Canada HS
Jamie Cheung, Henry M Gunn HS
Jiwon Chung, Orange County School of the Arts
Michael Deng, Valley Christian HS
Angelina Gai, Crescenta Valley HS
Hanae Grunwald, Prospect HS
Lyla Han, Orange County School of the Arts
Brandon Kang, Archbshop Mitty HS
Brian Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Claire Kim, Amador Valley HS
Haeyul Kim, Crean Lutheran HS
Heejae Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Jenna Kim, Los Gatos HS
Haoching Liu, Davis Senior HS
Olivia Park, Leland HS
Annie Vo, Henry M Gunn HS
Yihan Yoon, Portola HS
CELLO
Alexander Chang, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
Liam Curtiss, University Preparatory HS
Gregory Gee, Santa Monica HS
Kaitlyn Hong, Westridge School for Girls
Matthew Hong, Palo Alto HS
Anthony Jung, Dougherty Valley HS
Sophie Kou, Henry M Gunn HS
Amy Lantz, University HS (Irvine)
Ryan Lee, Dublin HS
Elspeth Luu, Monta Vista HS
Yoonsa Park, Henry M Gunn HS
Uma Rohatgi, Henry M Gunn HS
Annie So, Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
Bryan Tseng, Sage Hill School
Florence Wei, Saratoga HS
Kaitlyn Yoon, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
BASS
Sofia Chang, Prospect HS
Brianna Choy, Independence HS
Grayson Fitzgerald, Santa Monica HS
Haku Homma, California Online Public Schools
Ian Kim, Saratoga HS
Rouyan Lechner, Campolindo HS
Connor Lee, Santa Monica HS
Tyler Nichols, Aragon HS
Cade Peckham, University HS (Fresno)
Allison Prakalapakorn, Castilleja School
PICCOLO
Angela Wang, Diamond Bar HS
FLUTE
Olivia Park, Archbishop Mitty HS
Sophia Zhou, Diamond Bar HS
OBOE
Lela Buck, Clovis HS
Jesse Hu, Diamond Bar HS
ENGLISH HORN
Aidan Lee, Crean Lutheran HS
Bb CLARINET
Samuel Choi, Valencia HS Bb Clarinet
Jun Kim, Canyon Crest Academy Bb Clarinet
Kenny Song, Orange County School of the Arts Bb Clarinet
BASSOON
Omkar Perinkulam, Palo Alto HS
Natalie Tao, Del Norte HS
Jay Xu, Diamond Bar HS
TRUMPET
Bennett Anderson, Rancho Bernardo HS
Elle Guggenheim, Santa Monica HS
Marshall Lin, San Luis Obispo HS
FRENCH HORN
Alice Ouellette, Henry M. Gunn HS
Cameron Rhees, Diamond Bar HS
Hideo Rhees, Diamond Bar HS
Karlin Rhees, Diamond Bar HS
TROMBONE
Harvy Chang, Lynbrook HS
Mikael Malmgren, Rancho Bernardo HS
BASS TROMBONE
Yupan Zhao, Agoura HS
TUBA
Ace Tecson, Diamond Bar HS
PIANO
Yichen Cai, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
HARP
Jaime Yong, Carlmont HS
PERCUSSION
Nhu Kim Dizon, University HS (Fresno)
Qiaolun Gao, Lynbrook HS
Alexander Liu, University HS (Fresno)
Elonzo Motus, Diamond Bar HS
Jason Sabol, Monta Vista HS
Michael Sun, Monta Vista HS
All-State High School Wind Sympohony Dr. Robert Taylor Northwestern University
Robert Taylor is Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands at Northwestern University, where he holds the John W. Beattie Chair of Music. As the fourth person in the university’s history to hold the Director of Bands position, Taylor conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting, and leads all aspects of the band program. With a career in music education spanning over thirty years, previous appointments include the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and Eureka High School in northern California, where ensembles under his direction earned recognition by Downbeat Magazine, the Selmer Corporation, and Grammy Signature Schools.
Known for innovative and immersive concert programming, Dr. Taylor maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor. Past engagements include performances with the Vancouver Brass Orchestra, U.S. Army Field Band, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Chicago-based contemporary music group, the Maverick Ensemble. Collaborations span a wide range of international artists—from virtuosi performers Barbara Butler (trumpet), Jose FranchBallester (clarinet), Larry Knopp (trumpet), Julia Nolan (saxophone), Daniel Perantoni (tuba), Jeff Nelsen (horn), Gail Williams (horn), and Allen Vizzutti (trumpet); to composers Mason Bates, Jodie Blackshaw, Steven Bryant, Raven Chacon, Michael Colgrass, John Corigliano, David Maslanka, Cait Nishimura, Joel Puckett, Alex Shapiro, Frank Ticheli, and Dana Wilson; to jazz, pop, and crossover performers Ingrid Jensen, Shruti Ramani, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Werner, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. As a passionate advocate of music in the schools, Dr. Taylor is in high demand as a festival adjudicator, rehearsal clinician, and guest conductor throughout North America and internationally. His frequent appearances with young musicians include serving as principal conductor of
the Puget Sound Youth Wind Ensemble and guest conductor of numerous honor groups, such as the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, National Youth Band of Canada, AMIS Asia Honor Band, California Orchestra Directors Association Honor Symphony, and many provincial and all-state bands across Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Taylor received the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University, where he studied with Mallory Thompson, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Trumpet and Music Education from Humboldt State University. His research on wind literature, rehearsal techniques, integration of cutting-edge technology, and application of Ashtanga Yoga to improve body awareness and injury prevention in the training of nascent conductors and performing musicians, has been featured in presentations at regional, national, and international music conferences, including appearances at the Midwest Clinic, College Band Directors National Association, and on several popular podcasts. Among numerous contributions in leading publications, recent research focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, through contemporary, socially-conscious programming and as co-author of The Horizon Leans Forward, a book that amplifies the talent and voices of underrepresented communities in the wind band field.
Dr. Taylor is a Killam Laureate, Jacob K. Javits Fellow, and Thomas A. Davis Teaching Prize Winner, and has served as on the executive boards of the British Columbia Music Educators Association and College Band Directors National Association (Northwest Region). He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Societies, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and National Association for Music Education.
All-State High School Wind Symphony Students
PICCOLO
Sophie Dong, Diamond Bar HS
FLUTE
Angela Fu, Homestead HS
Eric Gu, Brentwood School
Chloe Lee, Crescenta Valley HS
Erin Liao, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Hannelle Yang, Campbell Hall School
Ashlyn Choi, Valley Christian HS
OBOE
Connor Shim, Canyon HS
Ahri Shin, Sunny Hills HS
ENGLISH HORN
Eliane Juang, Lynbrook HS
BASSOON
Byron Chen, Diamond Bar HS
Edward Pacal, Scripps Ranch HS
Enrique Valdez, Lathrop HS
Ethan Worthen, Ramona HS
Eb CLARINET
Rick Chi, Diamond Bar HS
Bb CLARINET
Mason Ahn, Orange County School of the Arts
Eric Choi, Orange County School of the Arts
Terri Choi, Valley Christian HS
Ashton Cohan, The Buckley School
Preston Hong, Homestead HS
Seongwon Jang, Portola HS
Wooyoung Jung, Davis Senior HS
Lydia Kang, Andover Heritage School
Andrew Lee, Northwood HS
Benjamin Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Brandon Park, Oak Park HS
Derek Pfeiffer, Valley Christian HS
Sola Suzuki, Cupertino HS
Hanbo Xu, The Webb Schools
Sean Yu, Northwood HS
BASS CLARINET
Victor Chen, Palo Alto HS
Thomas Gallagher, James Logan HS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Alex Fisher, Clovis North HS
Dylan Huang, Saratoga HS
Shido Kamai, Troy HS
Adam Yuen, Rancho Bernardo HS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Vivek Moorkoth, Dublin HS
Luke Noordmans, Clovis North HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Apollo Pride, James Logan HS
TRUMPET
Justin Brewer, Diamond Bar HS
Brandon Carr, Westview HS
Kaitlyn Chung, Orange County School of the Arts
Wade Hardy, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Edward Kim, Del Norte HS
James Lee, Leland HS
Bryson Moffatt, Westmont HS
FRENCH HORN
Cecilia Anderson, Homestead HS
Elinor Cooper, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
Owen Ellis, Henry M. Gunn HS
Ben Higuchi, Caruthers HS
Baylin Lamee, Clovis North HS
Annabelle Lin, Irvington HS
Erik Stopinski, Buchanan HS
Nick Taylor, Carlmont HS
TROMBONE
Haiden Chase, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Kenneth Gong, Diamond Bar HS
Gautam Khajuria, Branham HS
Andrew McPhie, Canyon Crest Academy
Matthew Rider, Vista Murrieta HS
BASS TROMBONE
Ryland Del Mundo, Vista Murrieta HS
Lenel Elison Gomintong, Capuchino HS
EUPHONIUM
Jadyn Kamel, Stockdale HS
Zuriel Martinez, Orange County School of the Arts
TUBA
William Kwok, Burlingame HS
Kanath Namvong, Vista Murrieta HS
Cameron Strahs, Los Gatos HS
STRING BASS
Andy Fisher, Clovis North HS
PIANO
Ashley Ahn, Branham HS
HARP
Amber Chui, University HS (Irvine)
PERCUSSION
Lucas Blietz, Westlake HS
Michael Chang, Fremont HS
Justin Chen, Washington High School
Talon Lu, Diamond Bar HS
Deangelo Montenegro, Monache HS
Derick Shu, American HS
Luna Yang, Irvington HS
Edward Yao, Monta Vista HS
All-State Orchestras Concert
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 8:30 AM Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School Concert Orchestra
Dr. Rachel Dirks, Conductor
G.F. HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1 (1739)
arr. MCCASHIN
YUKIKO NISHIMURA Snowberry (2021)
ISAAC ALBENIZ Asturias (1898) arr. CHIN
RICHARD MEYER Incantations (2004)
All-State Junior High School String Orchestra
Dr. Tammy S. Yi, Conductor
QUENTON BLACHE Habari Gani (2023)
VIVIAN FUNG Pizzicato (2001)
CHARLEY HARRISON Take the L.A. Train (2024)
REENA ESMAIL Testament, from Vishwas (2017)
All-State High School String Orchestra
Dr. Jacob Sustaita, Conductor
JOHN WILLIAMS Air and Simple Gifts (2009)
CAROLINE SHAW Entr’acte (2014)
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY Strut (1989)
All-State Junior High School Concert Orchestra
Dr. Rachel Dirks Kansas State University
Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies, is an active conductor, clinician, and educator. In addition to her work with the KSU Symphony Orchestra, she teaches applied cello and string education at K-State. Dr. Dirks holds cello performance degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Bethel College, and a Ph.D. in music education, with an emphasis in orchestral conducting, from the University of Kansas. As a guest conductor Dr. Dirks has been invited to conduct orchestras throughout the United States, including recent appearances in Kentucky, Oregon, New York, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and throughout Kansas. As a featured clinician, she has presented at the National Convention of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and the state music education conferences of Texas, Oregon, Colorado, and Kansas. Her most recent research has been accepted for presentations at the International Society of Music Education (ISME) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Along with her work at Kansas State, Dr. Dirks serves on the national ASTA committee on health and wellness with a focus on mental health. Her writing has been published in the American String Teacher, the Kansas Music Review, and several volumes of the instructional publication, Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra. She has led performance tours to Italy, Austria, Ireland, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York, and as a cellist, she has enjoyed performing in a wide array of ensembles and venues, including Carnegie Hall. And, as an educator, she has been honored with awards from the Kansas Music Educators Association, the American String Teachers Association Kansas Chapter, the Lawrence Schools Foundation, and the Newton Public Schools. Throughout her work, her fundamental goal is to encourage musicians to seek and create community through music.
All-State Jr. High School Concert Orchestra Students
VIOLIN I
Eugene Baker, Christensen MS
Inah Chang, South Pasadena MS
Emily Dai, Harvest Park MS
Elijah Ding, Oliver Wendall Holmes JHS
Steve Gu, Lawson MS
Yuna Hong, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Claire Kim, Kraemer MS
Hera Kim, Moreland MS
Eungi Lee, Easterbrook Discovery School
Ariel Li, Harvest Park MS
Catherine Ouyang, Fletcher MS
Jisoo Park, Union MS
Yuzuki Quoit--Minematsu, Orange County School of the Arts
Roy Roh, Orchard Hills MS
Steven Tang, Bethany Elementary School
Vanessa Wang, Mesa Verde MS
Margaret Woodward, Computech MS
Joyce Xie, Valley Christian HS
Grace Zhou, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Joey Zhu, Valley Christian HS
VIOLIN II
Peter Chen, Sierra Vista MS
Annie Chih, Sierra Vista MS
Yui Goto, Frank S. Greene MS
Ellie Hsu, Presidio MS
Abigail Keum, South Pasadena MS
Jayden Kim, Orchard Hills MS
Joshua Kim, Harvest Park MS
Lynn Kim, Jeffrey Trail MS
Seohyeon Kim, Harvest Park MS
Jeein Kong, Dartmouth MS
Ethan Ma, Alta Sierra Intermediate School
Lillian Ma, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Sora Ogawa, Carmel Valley MS
Lena Seo, Kraemer MS
Nathan Sun, Melody Academy of Music
Anchen Wan, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Ethan Wang, Jeffrey Trail MS
Sebastian Wong, Joaquin Miller MS
Hyunoh Yoo, Dartmouth MS
Shawn Zheng, John F. Kennedy MS
VIOLA
Lynly Abo, Kraemer MS
Victoria Black, Tierra Linda MS
Jade Chhou, Reyburn Intermediate School
Ameyaa Deo-Dixit, Marshall Academy of the Arts
Irene Kim, Saint Simon Parish School
Kylie Kim, Jeffrey Trail MS
Jaeho Lim, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Andy Lu, Cottonwood Creek School
Paul Schnabl, The Bishop’s School
Serene Vo, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Olivia Wang, Lawson MS
Neil Yeung, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Subin Yoon, Blach Intermediate School
Alice Yu, Beacon Park MS
Amber Yun, Orchard Hills MS
Ella Zheng, John F. Kennedy MS
CELLO
Elise Chang, Orchard Hills MS
Landon Cheng, R.J. Fisher MS
Ansel Huang, R.J. Fisher MS
Ayoon Jo, Jeffrey Trail MS
Kiavash Kalantarian, Lakeside MS (Irvine)
Jaejoong Kim, Egan Junior HS
Justin Kim, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Seowoo Kim, Cadence Park School
Tyler Koh, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Joshua Lee, Bernardo Heights MS
Candace Li, Oliver Wendall Holmes JHS
Duhan Li, Rancho San Joaquin MS
Christian Moore, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Ryan Wen, Orchard Hills MS
Matthew Yang, Sierra Vista MS
Shirley Yang, Sierra Vista MS
BASS
Emily Almanza Ruiz, Richardson PREP HI MS
Matthew Fernandez, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Liam Gillespie-Breslo, John Adams MS
Therese Macatula, Sierra Vista MS
Sophie Tran, Harvest Park MS
Coltrane Wozniak, Golden State Youth Orchestra
Leo Wu, Carden School of Fresno
Annika Yathirajadasan, Chilton MS
All-State Junior High School String Orchestra
Dr. Tammy S. Yi Chapman University
Dr. Tammy S. Yi is a first-gen conductor-educator, string pedagogy specialist and music education scholar from Los Angeles, CA. She is an assistant professor of music education at Chapman University, founding director of Mariachi Panteras and the orchestra conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic YOLA Orchestra. Dr. Yi is also faculty at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, teaching graduate courses in music performance research and pedagogy.
Dr. Yi emphasizes the significance of transformative social activism for youth in music, education and the performing arts. She maintains an active conducting schedule with El-Sistema orchestra programs, local school communities and state honor ensembles. As an international conductor, she has performed at prestigious international venues, collaborating with artists including Janet Jackson, Gustavo Dudamel, Ray Chen and Thomas Wilkins, among others. In addition to conducting, she mentors pre-K–12 music teachers in the community, Teaching Artists in the YOLA program, facilitates professional development sessions and designs music education curricula for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dr. Yi’s research focus is on ethnic studies, culturally responsive pedagogy and EDIA (equity, diversity, inclusion and access) initiatives as they pertain to music performance and education. She regularly presents her work at music education and conducting conferences worldwide, gaining impressive international exposure for her and her research, including Oxford University, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, National Association for Music Education, California Music Educators Association, Sphinx Organization, and headlining the 2023 Texas Orchestra Directors Association Conference. Dr. Yi continues to serve on the American String Teachers Association’s national board to train current and future music teachers in a social justice ethos so that educators can develop culturally and community-responsive pedagogy in orchestra
education. Her research has appeared in leading music education journals, including Music Education Research, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Oxford Handbook Series, and Music Educators Journal.
Dr. Yi’s musical accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, and youth activism have earned her a number of prestigious awards. She was awarded the Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Research Award, the Grant for Pedagogical Innovation, which led to the formation of the first collegiate mariachi ensemble in Orange County, and the Award of Excellence from Chapman University. She was also named a finalist for the 2022 GRAMMY Music Educator Award.
Prior to teaching at Chapman University, Dr. Yi taught violin and orchestral conducting at Columbia University, was the conductor of the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Orchestra and was an assistant professor of string education and conductor of the UA Philharmonic at the University of Arizona. Dr. Yi earned her doctorate in music and music education from Columbia University as a Florence K. Geffen Fellow, and she was awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Scholarship for her master’s degree at the University of Southern California.
All-State Jr. High School String Orchestra Students
VIOLIN I
Jihoon Ahn, Bret Harte MS
Ryan Bao, John F. Kennedy MS
Olivia Chen, Blach Intermediate School
Annessa Hui, Sierra Vista MS
Katie Hwang, Orange County School of the Arts
Jimin Kang, Orange County School of the Arts
Allison Kim, Union MS
Renee Kim, Diablo Vista MS
Justine Liu, R.J. Fisher MS
George Na, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Olivia Park, Bret Harte MS
Summer Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Johnson Qu, Pasadena Christian School
Winston Ryee, Sierra Vista MS
Catherine Shin, Harvest Park MS
Eric Shin, Sierra Vista MS
Emily Suh, Richardson MS
Alex Tu, Winston Churchill MS
Jason Yang, Viewpoint School
Emma You, Harvest Park MS
VIOLIN II
Alice Feng, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Claire Gao, Challenger School - Strawberry Park
Derek Guan, Jeffrey Trail MS
Claire Hahn, Sierra Vista MS
Takuma Huang, Easterbrook Discovery School
Julia Hyun, Valley Christian HS
Yuna Jin, D. Russell Parks Junior HS
Yun, aka Clara Jo, Union MS
Noel Jung, Sierra Vista MS
Joanna Kang, Sierra Vista MS
Ellen Kim, Sierra Vista MS
Emmalyn Kim, Rancho San Joaquin MS
Evan Kim, Kraemer MS
Ashley Lee, Union MS
Eunice Jiyoon Lee, Oxford Academy
Junseo Lee, Lakeside MS (Irvine)
Riona Lee, Diablo Vista MS
Owen Lo, Sierra Vista MS
Zen Parris, Correia MS
Michael Zhao, Golden State Youth Orchestra
VIOLA
Gianni Campbell, The Waldorf School of San Diego
Yuchan Cho, Peterson MS
Elin Choi, Lawson MS
Isabel Jeong, Pine Valley MS
Jenna Jin, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Hyunjun Kang, Bret Harte MS
Danna Kim, Union MS
Darren Kim, Union MS
Jiwoo Lee, Bret Harte MS
Mary Lee, Sunnyvale MS
Ameera Pottahil, Tierra Linda MS
Jamie Reyes, Jeffrey Trail MS
Ivy Sun, Windemere Ranch MS
James Thompson, Sierra School of Music
Angel Yang, Rancho Milpitas MS
Tim Zhang, Solis Park K-8 School
CELLO
Seojun Baek, Sierra Vista MS
William Dolezal, Diablo Vista MS
Abigail Han, Sierra Vista MS
Hyein Jeong, South Lake MS
Yufei Jiang, Challenger School - Strawberry Park
Adam Kim, Nueva School
Lucas Kim, Beechwood School
Sharon Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Chloe Lee, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Matthew Li, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Daniel Lien, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Jaehwan Lim, Horner Junior HS
Kylie Liu, Harvest Park MS
Jeeho Park, Jeffrey Trail MS
Erin Suh, Orchard Hills MS
Alex Tang, Hillview MS
BASS
Max Balansay, Peterson MS
Lila Conde, El Cerrito MS
Jace Jackson, Sierra Vista MS
Riye Kang, Sierra Vista MS
Carrie Rao, Goddard MS
Hazem Rohaim, Ralston MS
Shreya Srikanth, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Karina Turean, Fletcher MS
All-State High School String Orchestra Dr. Jacob Sustaita Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
Dr. Jacob Sustaita serves as the assistant conductor for Pacific Symphony and Music Director Carl St. Clair, a position he has held since the fall of 2020. Dr. Sustaita also serves as Music Director and Conductor for Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO), the premier training orchestra of Orange County, recognized as one of the most outstanding youth orchestras in the country.
Dr. Sustaita is also the newly appointed Orchestra Director for the Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra. In the fall of 2021 and 2022, Sustaita served as Acting Director of Orchestras at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). From 2015 to 2020, he led the Sam Houston State University Symphony, Chamber, Ballet, and Opera Orchestras as Director of Orchestral Studies. In 2016, Sustaita and the Symphony Orchestra performed the American premiere of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 (original Linz version) with high praise from the American and European Bruckner Societies.
Dr. Sustaita is a frequent guest conductor and clinician across the country. In 2015, Sustaita was selected by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Institute to serve as assistant conductor for Charles Dutoit and the National Youth Orchestra of America (NYO). Sustaita regularly conducted and coached the orchestra during its New York residency and on their seven-city tour of China and Hong Kong.
A native of Texas, Sustaita completed his Doctorate and Bachelor of Music degrees at the University of Houston, where he served as assistant conductor for the Moores Opera Center for three seasons. He also earned a Master of Music degree from both Penn State University and Rice University.
His honors include: Schissler Conducting Fellowship, Rice University Prize and Provost Fellowship and American Prize semi- finalist and finalist. His teachers and mentors include Carl St.Clair,
Charles Dutoit, Franz Krager, Brett Mitchell, Gerardo Edelstein, and Paavo Järvi.
All-State High School String Orchestra Students
VIOLIN I
Esther Ahn, Woodbridge HS
Rebecca Cai, Lynbrook HS
Ethan Chang, Dougherty Valley HS
Natalie Chen, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Brian Choi, Los Altos HS
Claire Choi, Valley Christian HS
Shayl Khatod, Santa Monica HS
Sarah Kim, Monta Vista HS
Sophia Kim, Portola HS
Sylvie Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Tehyun Lee, Henry M Gunn HS
Yishan Lin, Monta Vista HS
Emily Lu, Orange County School of the Arts
Justin Park, Troy HS
Bradley Son, University HS (Irvine)
Ho Sen Ken Xiao, Orange County School of the Arts
Danny Yoo, University HS (Irvine)
Eva Yoon, Valencia HS
Edward Yun, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
Lucy Zhang, Saratoga HS
VIOLIN II
Olivia Cho, Palo Alto HS
Jiwoo Chung, Northwood HS
Jimin Ha, Orange County School of the Arts
Sarah Han, Carlmont HS
Yejoon Jang, Portola HS
Aiden Jiang, Dougherty Valley HS
Mila Keres, Torrey Pines HS
Arash Keyani, Bellarmine College Preparatory
Chanew Kim, Henry M Gunn HS
Annabelle Lee, Los Altos HS
Noah Lee, Yorba Linda HS
Yoomin Lim, University HS (Irvine)
Kaito Miyanouchi Porter, Monta Vista HS
Victoria Park, Northwood HS
Clara Percus, Santa Monica HS
Alex Rollins, Los Gatos HS
Yihe Wang, Maria Carrillo HS
Kayley Xu, The Bishop’s School
George Yang, The Harker School - Upper School Campus
Alexander Yoon, Maria Carrillo HS
VIOLA
Joshua Chang, Portola HS
Yu Kee Chang, Dougherty Valley HS
Jonathan Cheng, Valley Christian HS
Kanon Endo, Mira Mesa HS
Yueran - Olivia Guo, Woodbridge HS
Hannah Kim, Santa Margarita Catholic HS
Hannah Kim, The King’s Academy
Lauren Kim, Monta Vista HS
Eireen Lu, Diamond Bar HS
Bianca Lumapas, Redwood HS (Visalia)
Dylan Nguyen, Milpitas HS
Allison Oh, Northwood HS
Jun Seo Oh, The King’s Academy
Gracie Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Johan Sears, Woodbridge HS
David Tang, The Harker School - Upper School Campus
Xavion Torres, University HS (Fresno)
Sean Yeh, Diamond Bar HS
CELLO
Sabrina Chang, Orange County School of the Arts
Aidan Chien, Northwood HS
Jason Chien, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Hyein Choi, Scripps Ranch HS
Brandon Diep, San Diego Civic Youth Orchestras
Suah Jin, Sunny Hills HS
Donghu Kim, Dougherty Valley HS
Akhilesh Kuppili, Portola HS
Jeremy Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Hongjoo Nam, Los Altos HS
Daniel Ostrovsky, Santa Monica HS
Christina Roh, Stockdale HS
Zachary Tomooka, Redwood HS (Visalia)
Danlei Wang, Oak Park HS
BASS
Annalise Fung, Rancho Bernardo HS
Cameron Huss, Glendora HS
Andrew Lin, Stockdale HS
Kate Lin, Stockdale HS
Xinran Liu, Henry M Gunn HS
Chloe Lublinerman, Saratoga HS
Dhruv Narayan, Saratoga HS
Jack Zhong, Stevenson School - Upper Division
All-State High School Bands Concert
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 11:00 AM Memorial Auditorium
All-State High School Golden State Band
Dr. Jon Noworyta, Conductor
HOWARD HANSON Centennial March
CHRIS PILSNER Dum Spiro Spero
HIROSHI HOSHINA Fu Mon
DAVID BIEDENBENDER Melodious Thunk
SCOTT BOERMA Zoom
All-State High School Concert Band
Dr. Emily Moss, Conductor
STEVEN BRYANT In This Broad Earth
OMAR THOMAS Shenandoah
CAROLYN BREMER Impulse Engine
ALFRED REED El Camino Real
All-State High School Symphonic Band
Dr. Shanti Simon, Conductor
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzon no 2
GIOVANNI SANTOS Radiant Hearts (World Premiere)
GUSTAV HOLST
Second Suite in F
I. March
II. Song Without Words “I’ll love my love”
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the “Dargason”
All-State High School Golden State Band Dr. Jon Noworyta University
of Indianapolis
Jon Noworyta, is the Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands, Instrumental Activities, and Educational Outreach at the University of Indianapolis. There, he administers all aspects of the woodwind, brass, and percussion area, teaches courses in conducting and music education, and conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, and opera. A versatile conductor who is equally comfortable with orchestras as well as wind or brass groups, Noworyta is the Director of the Crossroads Brass Band of Indianapolis, IN, the Artistic Director of the Queen City Freedom Band of Cincinnati, and the former Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Noworyta is a twenty-one-year veteran public school music educator. Ensembles under his direction have given notable local, state, national, and international performances, the most significant being Carnegie Hall in 2009, the 2010 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and the 2012 Music for All National Festival. Noworyta has led groups at such legendary venues as Chicago’s Symphony Center, the Kennedy Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Carnegie Hall.
Professionally, Noworyta has collaborated with members of the Buffalo and Dayton philharmonics, the Elgin, Knoxville, and Indianapolis symphonies, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. Noworyta has accompanied worldrenowned pianist James Tocco in concerti by George Gershwin and David Maslanka.
Noworyta’s professional affiliations have included the NAFME, CBDNA, WASBE, NABBA, NBA, Pride Bands Alliance, GLSEN, the Conductors Guild, and the Indiana, Illinois, New York (NYSSMA) and Ohio Music Educators Associations. He is an editor for the Indiana Music Educators Association publication INfORM, sits on the Committee for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for the North American Brass Band Association, and is listed in the Who’s Who in America Educator’s Edition.
A Western New York native, Noworyta holds
degrees from Baldwin-Wallace University (BME), Northwestern University (MM), and the CollegeConservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati (DMA). Additional study at the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and the Juilliard School, has given Noworyta the opportunity to work with the major conducting pedagogues in the field today.
All-State High School Golden State Band Students
PICCOLO
Ariella Taylor-Zhang, Clovis North HS
FLUTE
Amy Choi, Sage Hill School
Mary Kate Fidopiastis, San Luis Obispo HS
Min-Hyuk Jang, Crean Lutheran HS
JoAnna Lee, Monterey HS
Jooha Lee, Crean Lutheran HS
Sophia Li, Brentwood School
Meya Lin, Carmel HS
Emma Park, Alameda HS
Hayden Salazar, Central Valley Christian School
Rachel Toh, San Marino HS
OBOE
Nicholas Urmaza, Canyon Hills HS
Amelia Yamauchi, North HS
Owen Zgliniec, Ventura HS
ENGLISH HORN
Zhiyuan Zhu, University HS (Irvine)
BASSOON
Darren Hack, Canyon Crest Academy
Beckham Kunkler, San Dieguito HS Academy
Abigail Pinto, The King’s Academy
Ash Villanova, Mira Mesa HS
Andra Yang, Westview HS
Eb CLARINET
Warren Robinson, Simi Valley HS
Bb CLARINET
Brady Ahn, Chaminade College Preparatory
William Balsley, Brentwood School
Jaiden Brent Barredo, Monterey Trail HS
Juan Barrera-Rosas, Golden Valley HS (Merced)
Logan Bender, San Dieguito HS Academy
Damian Burgess, Technology HS
Joanna Chen, Sage Hill School
Logan Fleming, Mira Mesa HS
Samuel Gegax, Jesuit HS
Abigail Gray, Clovis West HS
Haley Hua, Mark Keppel HS
Madilyn Hunter, Mira Mesa HS
Zooey Jeong, Viewpoint School
Daniel Karpoukhin, Alexander Hamilton HS
Yunho Kim, Apostles Lutheran HS
David Lee, Brea Olinda HS
Brendan Malveda, James Logan HS
Kian McCarthy, Granite Bay HS
Alex Nguyen, Mira Loma HS
Tristan Quezada, Bullard HS
Karina Revenko, Pacific Ridge School
Damian Silvera, Castaic HS
Devin Simmons, Justin Garza HS
Andrew Son, Bellarmine College Preparatory
Charles Taylor, Loara HS
Isaac Vang, Clovis East HS
Luke Woods, Sierra Pacific HS
BASS CLARINET
Chase Cline, Pleasant Valley HS
Alfred Drum, Red Bluff HS
Eric Wong, Independence HS
Jonathan Yang, Clovis East HS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Antrell Gulley, Lathrop HS
Jayden Lee, Oxford Academy
Amberlin Liu, Mira Loma HS
Robbie Uno, River City HS
William Wu, Gahr HS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Aaron Cho, Diamond Bar HS
Arshad Gulam, Clovis East HS
Christopher Tallcott, Fred C. Beyer HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Jared Provencio, Hollister HS
Elizabeth Yuan, Aragon HS
TRUMPET
Derek Darter, Clovis East HS
Emily Gonzalez, Ventura HS
Daniel Hwang, Dougherty Valley HS
Isaac Laemmle, San Dieguito HS Academy
Graham Lemos, Grover Cleveland Charter HS
Alex Maynard, Mt. Carmel HS
Molly Pozniak, Mt. Carmel HS
Mia Schneider, La Jolla HS
Sanjana Sukheja, Del Norte HS
Zachary Tiep, San Diego Jewish Academy
Jason Wang, Lynbrook HS
FRENCH HORN
Drew Bellinger, Escalon HS
Charlotte Canter, Mira Loma HS
Colin Chu, Nueva School
Thomas Hutchison, Lincoln HS (San Jose)
Joseph Jephson, Liberty HS
Bryon Johnson, Fred C. Beyer HS
Caroline Laber, Ventura HS
Madison Ma, Bakersfield Christian HS
Luke Millay, Westview HS
Jishnu Mukherjee, Viewpoint School
Anna Wilsen, University HS (Irvine)
Amelie Wright, Fremont HS
TROMBONE
Ian Barnes, Ventura HS
Andres Franco Cervantes, Central Valley HS
Sierra Greany, Santiago HS
Jaden Jung, Valencia HS
Aiden Kim, John C. Kimball HS
Nathan Nguyen, Oxford Academy
Donovan Phipps, James Logan HS
Antonio Plaza, Soquel HS
BASS TROMBONE
Isaac Cha, Oak Ridge HS
Isaac Sim, Branham HS
EUPHONIUM
Christian Guzman, Canyon Springs HS
Eli Naranjo, Ramona HS
Isaiah Salvatierra, Canyon Springs HS
Brian Suarez Herrera, Lathrop HS
TUBA
Riley Henrichsen, Justin Garza HS
Camille Jerdonek, The King’s Academy
Abir Mehta, Fremont HS
Joshua Nava, Norte Vista HS
Leo Nolan, Helix Charter HS
Daniel Quiroz, Parlier HS
Ricardo Rivas, Dos Palos HS
STRING BASS
Claire Seymour, Mesa Verde HS
PERCUSSION
Tony Diaz, Truckee HS
Jonathan John, Santa Fe Christian Schools
Regina Radoc, Capuchino HS
Ruben Rangel, Firebaugh HS
Kelly Shi, Mission San Jose HS
Isaiah Sum, Santiago HS
Brooklynne Summers, San Gorgonio HS
Alexander Xie, Quarry Lane School
All-State High School Concert Band Dr. Emily Moss University of New Mexico
Dr. Emily Moss began her position as Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of New Mexico in August 2023 where she conducts the Wind Symphony, oversees the graduate conducting program, and teaches other courses in conducting and wind literature. Her previous position at California State University, Los Angeles (2011-2023) included conducting the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting and music education courses, and administering the instrumental music education program. She also held a similar position at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Moss began her collegiate music studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. After teaching middle school band for six years in both Washington and Arizona, Dr. Moss served as a teaching assistant with the University Bands at the University of Northern Colorado, earning her Master’s degree in Wind Conducting and the Doctor of Arts in Music Education and Bassoon Performance, studying with Kenneth Singleton, Richard Mayne, and Charles Hanson.
As a conductor and clinician, Dr. Moss is in high demand across North America and regularly gives band clinics at middle and high schools in her local area and beyond. She is also an accomplished bassoonist, actively performing during her degree programs in Washington and Colorado, with the Conservatory Orchestra and other ensembles at Brooklyn College, and for student and faculty recitals at Cal State LA. Dr. Moss has presented at conferences across the United States on a variety of topics and is a contributor to the esteemed Teaching Music through Performance in Band series. Her professional memberships include College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) where she recently served as the President of the Western Division, World Association
for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) where she serves on the Board of Directors, National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and the National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi.
She resides in Albuquerque, NM with her husband Noah and their two daughters, Ella and Sadie.
All-State High School Concert Band Students
PICCOLO
Yige Zhou, St. Margarets Episcopal School
FLUTE
Rashmi Chelliserry, Westview HS
Yongrong Chen, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Isabella Cho, Orange County School of the Arts
Eleonora de Cal, Dougherty Valley HS
Jake Esqueda, University HS (Fresno)
Kent Gao, West Ranch HS
Eileen Lee, Palo Alto HS
Grace Lee, Crescenta Valley HS
Martha Marki, Fremont HS
Yuna Seo, Cupertino HS
Audrey Tang, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Dorie Xie, Los Altos HS
Chloe Yang, Orange County School of the Arts
Ray Zhu, Lynbrook HS
Victoria Zong, Westlake HS
OBOE
Eliane Juang, Lynbrook HS
Theo Lee, Henry M. Gunn HS
Rachael Yang, Diamond Bar HS
ENGLISH HORN
Sherlock Xu, Diamond Bar HS
BASSOON
Rachel Allen, Christian HS
Matthew Chan, Irvington HS
Stuthi Jaladanki, Valley Christian HS
Glynnis Leong, James Logan HS
Anthony Paul, Valley Christian HS
Alexander Wong, Valley Christian HS
Eb CLARINET
Christian Santos, Del Norte HS
Bb CLARINET
Prashast Bhatia, Amador Valley HS
Nathaniel Chin, Santa Monica HS
Kapil Dave, Maria Carrillo HS
Eric Dong, The Harker School
Therese Fuentes, James Logan HS
Felix Gray, Mission Bay HS
Andrew Han, Diamond Bar HS
Gabriel Huang, Rio Americano HS
Andrew Jun, Valley Christian HS
Nahyun Allison Kim, Leigh HS
Travis Kim, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
Kaden Lee, Portola HS
Tristan Lim, Carlmont HS
Brandon Lin, Palo Alto HS
Valerie Liou, Leigh HS
Ken Liu, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Rick Liu, Westlake HS
Sophia Liu, Diamond Bar HS
Hannah Lo, Canyon Crest Academy
Brady Lucas, Amador Valley HS
Jimena McDonald, Rancho Bernardo HS
Esther Moon, Branham HS
Benjamin Oh, Lynbrook HS
Eliza Palmer, San Juan Hills HS
Isaac Park, Calabasas HS
Arsheen Seehra, James Logan HS
Mark Shin, Crescenta Valley HS
Raymond Tan, Newbury Park HS
Eli Tobel, Santa Monica HS
Benjamin Tran, Westview HS
Grady Wang, Thousand Oaks HS
Aaron Wong, University HS (Fresno)
Guanting Wu, Orange County School of the Arts
Chanyoung You, Branham HS
Michael Zheng, Torrey Pines HS
Yumeng Zou, Northwood HS
BASS CLARINET
Orion Arroyo, Valley Christian HS
Shravan Harish, James Logan HS
Natalie Kiatsupaibul, Irvington HS
Drew Newton, Granite Bay HS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Cameron Davenport, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Ben Dragics, Rancho Bernardo HS
Sumanth Ganga, Granite Bay HS
Hunter Hatfield, Clovis North HS
Mauryaditya Lankipalle, Amador Valley HS
Yesun Lee, Mission San Jose HS
Zeye Lue, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Aydin Miller, Diamond Bar HS
Andrew Van, Granite Bay HS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Advaith Appajodu, Granite Bay HS
Ezra Chan, Homestead HS
Noah Hartford, Granite Bay HS
Albus Shih, Diamond Bar HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Samuel Barnes, Amador Valley HS
Samyam Bhandari, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
All-State High School Concert Band Students (cont.)
TRUMPET
Dominic Chan, Westview HS
Brandon Chen, Saratoga HS
Derek Chen, Canyon Crest Academy
Minseo Chung, Northwood HS
Caleb Cooper, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)
Alex Dimitrov, Santa Monica HS
Chanyn Eifertsen, Woodcreek HS
Romtin Golabi, Amador Valley HS
Uta Sasada, Homestead HS
Gerrit Siwabessy, Del Norte HS
Ari Takei, Dougherty Valley HS
Sage Taylor, Westview HS
George Ty, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
FRENCH HORN
Atticus Chan, Lincoln HS (Stockton)
Ethan Chang, Dublin HS
Daniel Cooper, Monta Vista HS
Jacob Cuder, Del Norte HS
River Hicks, Moorpark HS
Isaac Kim, Granite Bay HS
Yuuya Lau, Dublin HS
Aidan Lenk, Centennial HS
London Leslie, Santa Monica HS
Jonah Lin, Homestead HS
Aviv Poliva, Redlands East Valley HS
Ryan Sanders, Saratoga HS
Sylas Wei, Orange County School of the Arts
TROMBONE
Gurtaj Gill, James Logan HS
Declan Gilmore, Folsom HS
Kaden Kwak, Northwood HS
Tara Malmgren, Rancho Bernardo HS
Ethan Moran, Benicia HS
Ethan Rhee, Westview HS
William Wang, Lynbrook HS
Wiley Zamora, Westview HS
BASS TROMBONE
Philip Bright, Buchanan HS
Anthony Lam, Dublin HS
EUPHONIUM
Alan Co, Diamond Bar HS
Silas Fell, Amador Valley HS
Raymond Kim, Irvine HS
Zong-Xiang Lee, Rancho Bernardo HS
TUBA
Lucas Bot, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Alex Bowser, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Ari Fenton, Amador Valley HS
Thomas Fernandez, Westview HS
William Hamel, Dublin HS
Gina Low, Lynbrook HS
Eli Magdaleno, California HS
Charlie Toy, Clovis North HS
Bryan Woo, Portola HS
STRING BASS
Philip Jazmin, Mira Mesa HS
HARP
Amber Chui, University HS (Irvine)
PERCUSSION
Aileena Bisset, University HS (Fresno)
Brandon Chen, Irvington HS
Marton Chen, Castro Valley HS
Yilun Gao, Lynbrook HS
Garrett Guo, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Lee, Irvington HS
Keshav Ramesh, University HS (Fresno)
Megan Tu, Amador Valley HS
The Cal Poly Pomona Music Department is a hands-on creative community combining
All-State High School Symphonic Band Dr. Shanti Simon University of Oklahoma
Dr. Shanti Simon is the Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma where she conducts the Wind Symphony and leads the graduate wind conducting program. Prior to joining the faculty at OU, Dr. Simon was the Flight Commander and Associate Conductor with The United States Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs. Before moving to Colorado, Simon served as Flight Commander and Associate Conductor with The United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., where she conducted performances in the national capital region and around the country including the 2011 National Tree Lighting Ceremony with the Airmen of Note hosted by President Obama and the First Family. Simon was on the faculty of Shenandoah Conservatory as the Associate Director of Bands for the 2013-2014 academic year. In 2016, Simon deployed to the Middle East with the United States Air Force Central Command bands as the Officer-In-Charge, overseeing musical troop-support, community-outreach and partnership-building missions in seven countries.
Before joining the Air Force, Simon earned her MM and DMA degrees in conducting from the University of Minnesota where she studied with Craig Kirchhoff. She received her BME and BM degrees from Stetson University with Bobby Adams. Hailing from Florida, Simon served as the Associate Director of Bands at Vero Beach High School for four years, where her ensembles consistently earned top ratings in all areas of district and state assessment. Simon is active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor and clinician.
All-State High School Symphonic Band Students
PICCOLO
Juliette ‘Iggy’ Im, Mira Costa HS
FLUTE
Kaya Baird, Irvine HS
Abigail Chong, Rancho Bernardo HS
Esther Kim, Cupertino HS
Jia Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Xiwen Liang, Henry M. Gunn HS
Shune Okada, Chino Hills HS
Kalyaa Pradeep, Cupertino HS
Emilie Yoo, Albany HS
Aurora Zajac, Crescenta Valley HS
OBOE
Michelle Hsu, Diamond Bar HS
Andrew Kim, Branham HS
Eric Lee, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)
David Wong, Orange County School of the Arts
ENGLISH HORN
Boyce Chow, Dougherty Valley HS
BASSOON
Lucas Brito, Granite Bay HS
Lucas Dungan, Henry M. Gunn HS
Sky Lee, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)
Liam Porter, Westview HS
Ziv Rapoport, Aragon HS
CONTRABASSOON
Sohrab Zarin, Santa Monica HS
Eb CLARINET
Yiming Jia, Dougherty Valley HS
Bb CLARINET
Ian Chen, Lynbrook HS
Jesse Chen, Arcadia HS
Kathy Chen, Saratoga HS
Jayden Choi, Amador Valley HS
Ethan Choo, Portola HS
Henry Ha, Menlo-Atherton HS
Steve Han, Beckman HS
Sera Jung, Mission San Jose HS
Dylan Kim, Canyon Crest Academy
Sein Kim, High Bluff Academy
Subin Kim, Archbishop Mitty HS
Cameron Kung, Leigh HS
Alyssa Kwon, Dougherty Valley HS
Claire Lee, Westlake HS
Doyoon Lee, Portola HS
Jinwoo aka Ryan Lee, Leigh HS
Jooa Lee, Valley Christian HS
Alex Liu, Christian Brothers HS
Myles Loong, James Logan HS
Joel Min, Albany HS
Jonathan Myung, West Ranch HS
Jonathan Rhee, Westview HS
Chihiro Shitomi, Leland HS
Nidhi Vichare, Rancho Bernardo HS
Sierra Walker, Truckee HS
Andrew Wi, Archbishop Mitty HS
Eric Wong, Northwood HS
Gahyeon Yoon, Valley Christian HS
BASS CLARINET
Joel Kent, Valley Christian HS
Danielle Schmidt, Bella Vista HS
Owen Tsai, Mission San Jose HS
CONTRABASS CLARINET
Sanaya Shroff, Leigh HS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Edward Curley, San Marcos HS
Kavi Knik, Rancho Bernardo HS
Jed Yao, Saratoga HS
Thomas Zhao, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Rohith Dinesh, Amador Valley HS
Yueling Wang, Dublin HS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Elijah Leppert, Henry M. Gunn HS
Kaiyan Liu, Amador Valley HS
TRUMPET
Benjamin Brokaw, Yosemite HS
Michael Clouse, Saugus HS
Georgios Galanos, Westview HS
Kevin Larochelle, Del Norte HS
Daniel Lee, Crean Lutheran HS
Julian Moran, Benicia HS
Oliver Olah, Westview HS
Eric Pujols, Vista Murrieta HS
Yuichiro Sano, Canyon Crest Academy
Matti Scott, Santa Monica HS
Hayley Smith, Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Ivan Sokolenko, Lynbrook HS
FRENCH HORN
Bea Barnes, Ventura HS
Grace Ha, Albany HS
Xandre Hartling, Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Grant Holmquist, Thousand Oaks HS
Evaline Kim, Diamond Bar HS
Ash Russ, Del Norte HS
Francis Samson, Villa Park HS
Oscar Santos, Caruthers HS
Viget Vuong, Portola HS
Lily Walker, Crescenta Valley HS
Koen Wang, Diamond Bar HS
Mykah Williams, River Valley HS
TROMBONE
Luca Dustin, Vista Murrieta HS
Caitlyn Dwyer, Chula Vista HS
Callan Gaderlund, Mountain View HS (Mountain View)
Owen Ramos, Orange County School of the Arts
Jeremiah Valdez, James Logan HS
Jerry Xu, Diamond Bar HS
Xingyu Zhu, Beverly Hills HS
BASS TROMBONE
Ryan Kim, Diamond Bar HS
EUPHONIUM
Daniel Macaraig, Vanden HS
Kyler Nguyen, Mira Mesa HS
Emily Silvernail, Rancho Bernardo HS
Ruimin Henry Zhao, Arcadia HS
TUBA
Logan Campbell, Fred C. Beyer HS
Austin Galon, Mira Mesa HS
Christopher Kricorian, Santa Susana HS
Ava Patri, Mira Mesa HS
Quinn White, Westlake HS
STRING BASS
Just’n Briseno, Santiago HS
Aryan Swamy, Saratoga HS
PIANO
Jaslene Lai, Burlingame HS
PERCUSSION
Jeremy Chen, Washington High School
Kellyn Hu, Saint Francis HS
Sean Koh, Evergreen Valley HS
Jeremy Lin, Irvington HS
Brandon Lu, James Logan HS
Aiden Wang, Homestead HS
Chelsea Wang, Irvington HS
Lucas Yang, Irvington HS
July 20-26, 2025
Lake Tahoe Music Camp is a weeklong overnight camp for band students who have completed grades 6-12.* Students have the opportunity to work with our instructors one-on-one, in section rehearsals and in full band rehearsals.
For more info: unr.edu/ltmc
*Students completing 6th grade may participate with approval from the Camp Director please email ltmc@unr.edu
All-State
Junior High School Bands Concert
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:30 PM Memorial Auditorium
All-State Junior High School Concert Band
CAROL BRITTEN CHAMBERS Energy Ball
FRANK PERKINS Fandango
arr. FLOYD E. WERLE
JAN VAN DER ROOST Suite Provencale
I. Un ange a fa la crido
II. Adam e sa Coumpagno
III. Lou Fustié
IV. Lis Escoubo
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Waltz No. 2
arr. JAMES CURNOW
All-State Junior High School Symphonic Band
Rachel Maxwell, Conductor
SAMUEL HAZO Blue and Green Music
WILLIAM OWENS Festive Proclamation
MICHELE FERNANDEZ La Fiera Asturiana
PIERRE LA PLANTE Paganinioso
All-State Junior High School Concert Band
Dr. Cliff Croomes University of Texas, Austin
Cliff Croomes serves as the Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Longhorn Band at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his return to Austin he was the Assistant Director of Bands at Louisiana State University and the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge. Previous to his appointment the faculty he studied at LSU for his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. Prior to his time at LSU Dr. Croomes served as the Director of Bands at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas. Under his baton, the Georgetown Wind Symphony was named a 2014 Mark of Excellence Commended Winner. Earlier in his career Mr. Croomes was the Associate Director of Bands at Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas. He has also taught at Westview Middle School, Pflugerville High School and Bastrop High School. He has also had the pleasure of serving on the faculty of the University of Texas Longhorn Music Camp from 2001-2014.
Mr. Croomes earned his Bachelor of Music Studies degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is an alumnus of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. He has performed with ensembles throughout the United States, London, Paris, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy as well as serving as an international consultant throughout Japan. He has served as an adjudicator and clinician for marching and concert bands throughout the states of Texas and Louisiana.
Dr. Croomes holds an artist/educator endorsement with Innovative Percussion Inc. and is a founding board member of the composer diversity initiative “And We Were Heard” as well as a member of the Dr. William P. Foster Project advisory board. He also holds professional memberships in the Texas Bandmasters
Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Percussive Arts Society, Louisiana Music Educators Association and the Texas Music Educators Association.
All-State Jr. High School Concert Band Students
PICCOLO
Henry Ohm, Folsom MS
FLUTE
Eva Ai, Oak Valley MS
Pearleen Chu, South Pointe MS
Stella Chung, Design39 Campus
Arianna Gago, Black Mountain MS
Arnav Goel, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Koushani Haldar, Lawson MS
Aaron Jung, Thomas S Hart MS
Taeyeon Kim, Joaquin Miller MS
Rachel Lee, Fallon MS
Chloe Park, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Krishnabandhu Srivathsa, Harvest Park MS
Rou Weng, Burlingame Intermediate School
Lydia Wu, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Yixuan Wu, Orange County School of the Arts
Anning Zhang, Sierra Vista MS
April Zhang, Solis Park K-8 School
OBOE
Alex Dong, South Pointe MS
Derrick Hsu, South Pointe MS
Mattan Kama, Harvest Park MS
Jaden Kim, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Delal Sen, The Harker School
BASSOON
Christian Abad, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Desmond Chen, Joaquin Miller MS
Pinakin Dhamdhere, Bernardo Heights MS
Madeline Han, South Pointe MS
Hayley Lu, South Pointe MS
Nimrit Seehra, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Bb CLARINET
Haeun Bae, Harvest Park MS
Advay Bansal, Ramirez Intermediate School
Zidaan Barodawala, Windemere Ranch MS
Daniel Cho, Hyde MS
Hajin Cho, Easterbrook Discovery School
Sarah Chou, Ramirez Intermediate School
Jaiden Chow, Egan Junior HS
Jiayang Dong, Joaquin Miller MS
Jia Han, Valley Christian Junior High
Claire Hwang, Burlingame Intermediate School
Varun Karthik, John F. Kennedy MS
Elise Kim, Joaquin Miller MS
Elizabeth Kim, Orchard Hills MS
JuAn Kim, Bret Harte MS
Justin Kim, Joaquin Miller MS
DANIEL KWON, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Raelyne Lastra, Ramirez Intermediate School
Eunsun - Ella Lee, Beverly Vista MS
Jenna Lee, Union MS
Chelsea Li, Hyde MS
Liran Liu, South Pointe MS
Hayul Park, Lawson MS
Robyn Park, Dartmouth MS
Keira Rudkin, Bernardo Heights MS
Jacob Segre, Willard MS
Eric Shin, Harvest Park MS
Hailey Shin, Orange County Classical Academy
Andrew Sun, Windemere Ranch MS
Ryan Sung, South Pasadena MS
Justin Tan, Joaquin Miller MS
Charlotte Wagner, Nordhoff HS
Ethan Wang, Sierra Vista MS
Evan Xiong, Harvest Park MS
Jeffrey Xiong, Cottonwood Creek K-8 School
Lusen Yao, Harvest Park MS
BASS CLARINET
Rafael Perez, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Ashley Sun, William Hopkins Jr HS
Chloe Yin, South Pointe MS
Zeyue Zhang, Rancho San Joaquin MS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Leo Eastwood, Lincoln MS
Cita Eldadah, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Taemin Han, Harvest Park MS
Lucas Huang, Harvest Park MS
Benjamin Nguyen, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Audrey Stacy, Winston Churchill MS
Lucas Vash-Munoz, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Chengxun Yang, Jeffrey Trail MS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Eva Hsu, Harvest Park MS
Dylan Kim, Folsom MS
Yannai Richter, Union MS
Iris Tang, Windemere Ranch MS
Akhilesh Vijayaraghavan, Bernardo Heights MS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
James DiMaggio, Willows Intermediate School
Celina Fam, Ramirez Intermediate School
Fiona Yang, South Pointe MS
TRUMPET
Sam Hardy, Albany MS
Vincent Kim, Venado MS
Changbyung Lee, Cadence Park K-8 School
Damian Lee, Orchard Hills MS
Aiden Limon, Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Evelyn Mangers, Mesa Verde MS
Shashank Manu, Windemere Ranch MS
Leah Mollner, Palms MS
Lev Novo-Lake, La Canada HS
Sarah Suel, Carmel Valley MS
Kai Tangherlini, Albany MS
Yinan Yuan, Harvest Park MS
Lexing Zhou, Horner MS
Max Zimmer, Chilton MS
FRENCH HORN
Owen Askew, Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles)
Sadie Carroll, Rancho del Rey MS
Asuka Matsuura, Central MS (San Carlos)
Diya Rao, Windemere Ranch MS
Parker Reyes, Ralston MS
Emma Ueng, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
Abby Yan, South Pointe MS
Richard Zhang, Hyde MS
Elwen Zhao, Joaquin Miller MS
TROMBONE
Christabel Choi, Orange County School of the Arts
Ronen Fenton, Harvest Park MS
Alex Gormley, Norris MS
Henry Iwamoto, Easterbrook Discovery School
Louis Liu, South Pointe MS
Benjamin Lozano, Clark Intermediate School
River Mayes, Winters MS
Arun Murugappan, Horner MS
David Oh, Bret Harte MS
Mukund Rao, Harvest Park MS
Daniel Yoo, Jeffrey Trail MS
Elias Yun, D. Russell Parks Junior HS
EUPHONIUM
William Guo, South Pointe MS
Rami Hassanieh, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)
Zander Yu, Piedmont MS
Ethan Yue, Pacific Trails MS
TUBA
Kenneth Huang, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Yiyeon Jin, Dartmouth MS
Dillynn Luther, Alder Creek MS
Vaishnavi Nishtala, Joaquin Miller MS
Samuel Partovi, Rincon Valley MS
Neil Singhvi, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Adwitya Sood, John F. Kennedy MS
Bryce Ye, Burlingame Intermediate School
Elizabeth Zhang, Burlingame Intermediate School
PERCUSSION
Ian Chang, Joaquin Miller MS
Rajendra Gorrepati, John F. Kennedy MS
Owen Monasmith, Roosevelt MS
Sudhouth Navarathna, Lawson MS
Benjamin Zaientz, South Pointe MS
Iris Zhu, Valley Christian Junior High
All-State Junior High School Sympohonic Band Rachel Maxwell
Traughber Junior High School
Rachel Maxwell currently serves as the Director of Bands at Traughber Junior High School and has served as the Junior High Band Coordinator for SD #308 in Oswego, IL. She has taught music education courses at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago and North Central College in Naperville, IL, and has been invited to be a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator at a number of music camps and festivals nationally including the Music for All National Summer Symposium, the NC All-State Middle School Band, ISYM at the Univ. of Illinois, Il State Univ. Junior High Camp and several ILMEA District Level Festivals. Mrs. Maxwell has degrees from Illinois State University (BME), The University of Illinois (MME), Aurora University (MAEL) and completed additional coursework in team-building, leadership, and working with diverse students. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts student at Boston University.
Mrs. Maxwell taught band in the West Aurora School District (1993-95) and in the Oswego School District (1995-present). A proponent of new music for young bands, she is part of the team from Oswego SD #308 that commissioned and premiered Sheltering Sky by John Mackey, Sol ye Sombra by Donald Grantham, Atmosphere by Scott McAllister, Our Cast Aways by Julie Giroux, and Dream of Ember, Dream of Star by David Biedenbender, and an upcoming work by Omar Thomas (2024). She independently commissioned a setting of L’Inglesina arr by Andrew Hunter, A Darkening Twilight Sky by Kent Baker, Blackstar Alpha by JaRod Hall, and an upcoming work by Katahj Copley for 2024.
Maxwell is also involved in several consortium commissions: Shubuduba by Dana Wilson, The N-BEAM Group, Garden Suite by Randall Standridge, Float by Roy Magnuson, Love and Light by Brian Balmages, Unspoken by Katahj Copley, The Salt March by Aakash Mittal, a new Alex Shapiro Consortium, a Haley Woodrow Consortium Project TBA, The Next
Music Project Consortium (with Joni Greene, Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Aaron Perrine), and Consortium for Native Composers by Keith Secola. She is a founding member of The Kneel Consortium. Under her direction the bands at Traughber JHS have received national acclaim and have performed at The Midwest Clinic (two clinic presentations and one rehearsal lab group), the Illinois Music Educators Association All State Conference (three formal concerts and four clinic presentations), the University of Illinois Super-state Festival and at the ASBDA National Convention.
Rachel Maxwell is a member of the The National Association of Music Education, Illinois Music Educators Association, American School Band Directors Association, National Band Association, National Council of Supervisors of Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Mu and a number of honor societies. She is a multiple year nominee for the Music Educator Grammy Award, 5 time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, Chicago-land Outstanding Music Educator Award, National Recipient of the Jim Ott (Drum Corps International) Scholarship, ASBDA/UMI Outstanding Young Band Director Award-Junior High Division for the North Central Region of the United States and a Golden Apple nominee.
All-State Jr. High School Symphonic Band Students
PICCOLO
Crystal Zhao, South Pointe MS
FLUTE
Sarah Feigenbaum, Orange County School of the Arts
Emma Fu, Ramirez Intermediate School
Sabrina Hu, Winston Churchill MS
Lyric Huang, Sierra Vista MS
Mason Jeong, Sierra Vista MS
Subin Jung, Sierra Vista MS
Ellie Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Annabel Lin, Rancho San Joaquin MS
Annabelle Lo, Chaboya MS
Grace Onishi, Mesa Verde MS
Huixin Shi, Joaquin Miller MS
Melody Shi, South Pointe MS
OBOE
Ethan Lee, Hyde MS
Olivia Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Yoon-Jae Park, Hyde MS
Stephanie Zhou, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
BASSOON
Min Kim, St. Raymond School
Cecilia Lara, San Marcos MS
Hannah Ryu, Oak Valley MS
Juliet Zhu, South Pointe MS
Bb CLARINET
Daniel Ahn, Orange County School of the Arts
Annabelle Baek, Orange County School of the Arts
Chloe Baek, Orange County School of the Arts
Nicholas Baltasar, Winston Churchill MS
Alex Bang, Union MS
Chieh-Hsin Chao, Cupertino MS
Daniel Chung, Sierra Vista MS
Jaden Hong, Jeffrey Trail MS
Nigel Huang, John F. Kennedy MS
Ryan Kim, Hyde MS
Stella Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Claire Kuo, South Pointe MS
Ryan Kwong, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Gwang-Yu Lee, Carmel Valley MS
Hayoon Lee, Cadence Park K-8 School
Jayden Lee, Hyde MS
Jihu Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Bryce McArn, Lincoln MS
Jimin Oh, Joaquin Miller MS
Olivia Salzberg-Rona, Natomas Charter School
Cameron Sheu, South Pointe MS
Minjoon Suh, Harvest Park MS
Joseph Sung, Fremont Christian School
Haobo Xu, Day Creek Intermediate School
Zhenni Xu, Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School
Austin Yang, South Pointe MS
Honghen Yun, Carmel Valley MS
Chloe Zhang, El Cerrito MS
BASS CLARINET
George Chuan, Orange County School of the Arts
Praneel Sharma, Cupertino MS
Karson Tsai, Harvest Park MS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Chia-Wei Hsiao, Los Cerritos MS
Jude Lee, South Pointe MS
Maximus Mar, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)
Aiden Shan, Harvest Park MS
Eli Singleman, Winston Churchill MS
Max Wang, South Pointe MS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Brayden Lee, Ramirez Intermediate School
Anish Surpur, Windemere Ranch MS
Lucas Weng, South Pointe MS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Zoe Clancy, Laguna MS
Nathan To, South Pointe MS
TRUMPET
Anderson Burns, Clark Intermediate School
Ahana Chakraborti, Thomas S Hart MS
Gloria Chen, Pacific Trails MS
Cash Ferrato, Citrus Hills Intermediate School
Evan Kim, Pacific Trails MS
Tony Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Eojin Lim, William Hopkins Jr HS
Cylas Lovett, Rio Vista MS
Michael Lozano, Clark Intermediate School
Tomo Nagasaki, Orange County School of the Arts
Emma Poloyan, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)
Andrew Xie, Ralston MS
FRENCH HORN
Lucas Chen, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS
Linnae Knutson, Laguna MS
Nathan Kuo, South Pointe MS
Andrew Metcalfe, Price Charter MS
Charles Nord, John Adams MS
Yuxin Peng, Rancho San Joaquin MS
Gurshan Singh, Raymond Cree MS
Brandon Tang, South Pointe MS
TROMBONE
Charlotte Allen, Mill Valley MS
Malakai Arca, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Collette Cruz, Twin Peaks MS
Natalie Dechary, Orange County School of the Arts
Elryck Domingo, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Chance Hopkins, Windemere Ranch MS
Marcus Jephson, Rosedale MS
Francisco Lozano, East Whittier MS
Nathan Sung, Sierra Vista MS
Connor Yi, Redwood MS (Saratoga)
EUPHONIUM
Tabitha Anderson, Cupertino MS
Eun Kwak, Sierra Vista MS
Noah Lee, Cupertino MS
Maria Paraskevopoulos, Carmel Valley MS
TUBA
Derek Daguio, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS
Sriram Gelle, Windemere Ranch MS
Jaimee Lee, Walter Reed MS
Nora Stone, Hale Charter Academy
Emma Tsai, South Pointe MS
Hayley Wei, R.J. Fisher MS
PERCUSSION
Jack Jordling, Winters MS
Andrew Li, Pinewood School
Samanyu Rao, Lawson MS
Samyatha Rao, Lawson MS
Kevin Sabol, Lawson MS
Maddix Trey Saplan, South Pointe MS
Kenny Zhi, Stratford Preparatory School
FeaturedPerforming Groups
Thursday, January 16, 2025
5:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
Harvest Park Middle School Wind Ensemble
Patrick Dandrea, Director
5:00 PM
St. John’s Cathedral
Los Gatos High School Treble Choir
Maricel Riley, Director
5:30 PM
St. John’s Cathedral
Bonita High School Chamber Singers
Ryan Yoder, Director
Friday, January 17, 2025
9:00 AM
Convention Center - A1
Monta Vista High School Chamber Orchestra
John Gilchrist, Director
10:00 AM
St. John’s Cathedral
Albany High School Chamber Singers
Kate Huizinga, Music Director
10:30 AM
St. John’s Cathedral
San Diego State University Chamber Choir
Dr. Arian Khaefi, Director
1:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
Clovis East High School Wind Ensemble
Scott Downs, Director
3:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
Rancho Buena Vista High School Wind Ensemble
Eric Weirather, Director
4:30 PM
St. John’s Cathedral
Fresno City College City Singers
Dr. Jennifer Hansen Heder, Director
5:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
University of the Pacific Wind Bands
Dr. Vu Nguyen, Director
Saturday, January 18, 2025
9:00 AM
Convention Center - A1
Chaparral Middle School Sinfonia
Taylor Barr, Director
1:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
Sacramento State University
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Gaw Vang Williams, Director
4:00 PM
Convention Center - A1
Sacramento State University
Jazz Ensemble I
Dr. Greg Johnson, Director
Elementary Showcase
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Sacramento Safe Credit Union - Ballroom A1
9:00 AM
BCSD Elementary Orchestra
Colonel Nichols Elementary, Bakersfield City School District
Crystal Walker
9:30 AM
GO Stage Gators
Grand Oaks Elementary School, San Juan Unified School District
Sarah Brown and Shelby Medlin
10:00 AM
Ferris Spanger 4/5 Combo Orff Ensemble
Ferris Spanger Elementary School, Roseville City School District
Jess Suderman
10:30 AM
Eastin-Arcola Wildcats
Eastin-Arcola Elementary, Madera Unified School District
Sarah Ausley 11:00 AM
Riego Creek Ensemble
Riego Creek Elementary School, Roseville City School District
Stephanie Tomicich 11:30 AM
St. Helena Elementary School 5th Grade Orff Ensemble
St. Helena Elementary School, St. Helena Unified School District
Brandon Binder
Harvest Park Middle School Wind Ensemble
Patrick Dandrea, Director
Los Gatos High School Treble Choir
Maricel Riley, Director
Bonita High School Echoes of the Spirit
Ryan Yoder, Director
Monta Vista High School Chamber Orchestra
Albany High School Chamber Singers
Kate Huizinga, Director
Repertoire
San Diego State University Chamber
Beyond the Caravan
Dr. Arian Khaefi, Director
Friday, January 17, 10:30 AM
St John’s Cathedral
Azadi
Goli Az Dast Beraft
Dokhtar-e Boyer-Ahmadi
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Arr.Rubik Gregorian, ed. Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei
Clovis East High School Wind Ensemble
Scott Downs, Director
Repertoire
Rancho Buena Vista High School Wind Ensemble
Eric Weirather, Director
Fresno City College City Singers
Dr. Jennifer Hansen Heder, Director
University of the Pacific Wind Bands
Dr. Vu Nguyen, Director
Repertoire
Chaparral Middle School Sinfonia
Taylor Barr, Director
Sacramento State University Vocal Jazz Ensemble Gaw
Vang Williams, Director
Sacramento State University Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Greg Johnson, Director
Acknowledgements Thank You
CBDA, CMEA, CODA EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Trish Adams
CASMEC COORDINATOR
Ryan Dirlam
ASSISTANT CASMEC COORDINATOR
Jeff Detlefsen
CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
Barb Shinaver
ASSISTANT CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
Johnny Sandler
CASMEC ALL-STATE COORDINATOR
Katie Gilchrist
CASMEC ALL STATE STUDENT COORDINATOR
Yasmine Brackens
CASMEC EXHIBIT HOST
Michael Tackett
CASMEC MARKETING COORDINATOR
Benji Gonzalez
CASMEC SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Katie Takahashi
CASMEC PROGRAM DESIGN
Adam Wilke
CASMEC REGISTRATION TEAM
Tara Adams
Ruben Amavisca
Andy Leyva
CASMEC LOGISTICS STAGE CREW
Jonathon Angeles - Manager
Lizabeth Figueroa
Andrew Mendoza
Daniel Murray
Juan Rodriguez
Michael Russel
CBDA LOGISTICS COORDINATORS
Ashley Crow
Katie Carbajal
CBDA SPECIAL PROJECTS CREW
Tyler Buer
Spencer Jepson
David Tinajero
CBDA DIRECTORS’ READING BAND SPONSOR
J.W. Pepper
CCDA CASMEC COORDINATOR
Jennifer Heder
CCDA EXHIBIT AND SESSIONS COMMITTEE
Molly Peters
Kristina Nakagawa
CCDA GUEST PERFORMING ENSEMBLES LIAISON
William Zinn
CCDA ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIR CO-CHAIRS
Jenni Garderlund
Susanna Peeples
CCDA HONOR CHOIR SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR
Susie Martone
CMEA CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
Will Melendez
CMEA LOGISTICS CREW
Jesse Lopez
Emmanuel Arredondo
Garrett Berge
David Hernandez
CODA CO-LOGISTICS COORDINATORS
Lawrence Huang
Johnathan Hsu
CAJ ENSEMBLE HOST
Brandon Muhawi
CAJ READING SESSION SPONSOR
Alfred Publishing
Anchor Music Publishing
Excelcia Music Publishing
Hal Leonard Publishing
Yamaha Corporation
CAJ ALL-STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLES SPONSOR
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
Yamaha Corporation
CBDA ENSEMBLE HOST
Amy Villanova
CODA ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA CO-COORDINATORS
Valerie Lee
Brant Nishida
CODA ALL-STATE STUDENT HOST
Amie Jan
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - MANAGERS
Miguel Chicas, JHS SATB Choir
Jennifer Meregini , HS SATB Choir
Andrew Lu, JHS SSAA Choir
Amanda Isaac, HS TTBB Choir
Adam Serpa, HS SSAA Choir
Mark Lee, HS Wind Symphony
Shane Ryan, HS Symphonic Band
Kimberly Gonzalez, HS Concert Band
Christian Lozano, HS Golden State Band
Shoko Nagami, JHS Symphonic Band
Brent Williams, JHS Concert Band
Adam Green, HS Symphony Orchestra
Lotan Yeung, HS String Orchestra
Sandra Na, JHS String Orchestra
Marissa Staffero JHS Concert Orchestra
Michael Gutierrez, HS Jazz Band
Maricela Navarro, HS Jazz Choir
Kilan Thorns, JHS Jazz Band
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - ASSISTANT MANAGERS
Kellie Formanek, HS Wind Symphony
Ramiro Sanchez, HS Symphonic Band
Kosta Kutay, HS Concert Band
Kyle Callan, HS Golden State Band
Panithi Kachinthorni, JHS Symphonic Band
Dustin Bear, JHS Concert Band
Ivy Vigil, HS Symphony Orchestra
Sherry Vakharia, HS String Orchestra
Kerry Li, JHS String Orchestra
Cameron Muldrow, JHS Concert Orchestra
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - PERCUSSION COORDINATOR
John Gilchrist-Head
Michael Veizades -Assistant
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - PERCUSSION MANAGERS
Niles Flynn,, HS Wind Symphony
Jeffrey Marcos, HS Symphony Orchestra
Chris Hoefflinger, HS Symphonic Band
Monte Eoff, HS Concert Band
Justin Griffin, HS Golden State Band
James Tran, JHS Symphonic Band
Adriel Flores, JHS Concert Band
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - HOTEL COORDINATORS
Harlee Balajadia - Courtyard & DoubleTree
Joshua Bell - Hyatt
Kao Sheng Vang - Sheraton
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
Eleace Zachary
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - CHORAL CHAPERONE COORDINATOR
Harlee Balajadia
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - LEAD CHORAL CHAPERONES
Steven York, HS TTBB Choir
Kaitlin Chheng, JHS SSAA Choir
Sammy Salvador, JHS SATB Choir
Hailey Hurd , HS SSAA Choir
Ariel Bañuelos, HS SATB Choir
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - CHORAL CHAPERONES
Pablo Acosta
Morgan Armas
Akoni Bacungan
Madison Chamberlain
Chloe Chiang
Nina Crecia
Liisa Davila
Don Del Barrio
Jacob Ellis
Lincy Fernando
Jacob Gomez
Jakob Hesse
Samantha Ibay
Nick Jamero
Lindsey Lacanilao
Milena Leonis
Chan Ng
Jennifer Olson
Hannah Park
Justin Parron
Cyrus Payne
Dustin Peng
Luke Pirruccello
Alondra Ramirez
Ben Reyes
Veronica Torres
Marty Torres
Michael Torres
Mico Valenzuela
Quintessa Wedell
Owen Williams
Austin Zhuang
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - LEAD INSTRUMENTAL AND JAZZ CHAPERONES
Dani Santana, HS Wind Symphony
Emma Crawford, HS Symphonic Band
Camryn Deisman, HS Concert Band
Owen Richards, HS Golden State Band
Emma Marie Surdilla, JHS Symphonic Band
Lupe Ramon, JHS Concert Band
Catrina Currier, HS Symphony Orchestra
Julian Dohi, HS String Orchestra
Felicity Marple, JHS String Orchestra
Aaron Colon, JHS Concert Orchestra
Connor Buckley - HS Jazz Band
Jasmin Alvarez - HS Jazz Choir
Patricia Malimali- JHS Jazz Band
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - INSTRUMENTAL AND JAZZ CHAPERONES
Madison Berchtold
David Moffatt
Sarah Moffatt
Emma Crawford
Tu Han Huynh
Erick Aguilon
Maeve (MJ) Urban
Megan Nguyen
Shreyasi Sharma
Ben Cooper
John Bhaskar
Ralitsa Dimitrova
Joanne Oliveira
Jennifer Nolan
Sabrina Ghulam
Elise James
Ryan Gurule
Meghan Metcalfe
Liming Jin
Zheng Zhang
Dillon Pringle
Viraj Sonawala
Cheryl Luther
Ho Yun
Lorena Arízaga
Eun Joo Lee
Johannes Eberhart
Cindy Fitzgerald
Julie Yang
Abraham Villarreal
Seung Kyung Yang
Sang Lee
Journey Poe
Kristy Sun
Hyunhae Shin
SungMin Jin
Roberta Wong
Yan Qi
ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - NURSES
Crystal Palencia
Aracely Duran
Jacky Huang
Kristi Scoubes
CHORAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY COORDINATOR AND STAFF
Cari Earnhart
Stacey Kikkawa
Tammi Alderman
Hillary Ngo
Robert Davis
John Sorber
Scot Hanna Weir
FACILITIES AND VENDORS
Jeff Dougherty - Visit Sacramento
David Jones - Safe Credit Union Convention Center
Jennifer Mann, Isabelle Newcomb, Jessica Neal - Hyatt
Regency
Jessie Mcadams - Sheraton
Lisa Cortez - Convention Center Event Coordinator
Mark Stotzer
MSI
Crystal Velasco - Sodexo Live!
Jeff Queen - Yamaha
Linda Baldwin - St. John’s
Sacramento State University
Jeanette Tackett - JH Tackett
1958
1962
Previous All-State Conductors
1979 El Cajon FREDERICK FENNELL, University of Miami
DAVID GOEDECKE, University of the Pacific
1980 Stockton FRANCIS McBETH, Ouachita University
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
CSU Los Angeles
, CSU Chico
1984 Santa Cruz FRANK BENCRISCUTTO, University of Minnesota
JAMES WESTBROOK, UCLA
1985 Santa Monica FRANCIS McBETH, Ouachita University
LAWRENCE SUTHERLAND, CSU Fresno
1986 Oxnard JOHN PAYNTER, Northwestern University
LeROY ROACH, CSU San Francisco
1987 San Jose FREDERICK FENNELL, University of Miami
DAVID WHITWELL, CSU Northridge
1988 El Cajon COL. ARNOLD GABRIEL, George Mason University
EDWARD HARRIS, CSU Stanislaus
1989 Stockton EUGENE CORPORON, University of Cincinnati
TIMOTHY SMITH, CSU Hayward
1990 Oxnard FRANCIS McBETH, Ouachita University
GARY PRATT, CSU Northridge
1991 Fresno DANIEL HIESTAND, CSU Chico
ROBERT HALSETH, University of the Pacific
1992 Bakersfield DAVID GOEDECKE, CSU Stanislaus
MITCH FENNELL, CSU Fullerton
1993 Pasadena COL. JOHN BOURGEOIS, U.S. Marine Band
CAPT. PHILIP CHEVALLARD, USAF America’s Band in Blue
1994 Fresno TIMOTHY SMITH, CSU Hayward
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
1995 Oxnard FRANCIS McBETH, Ouachita University
MALLORY THOMPSON, University of South Florida
1996 Stockton EDWARD HARRIS, CSU Stanislaus
LAWRENCE SUTHERLAND, CSU Fresno
1997 Bakersfield JOHAN DE MEIJ, Composer, Amsterdam, Holland
ELLIOT DEL BORGO, Composer, Cape Vincent, NY
1998 Fresno ROBERT HALSETH, CSU Sacramento
JAMES BARNES, University of Kansas
1999 Fresno MALLORY THOMPSON, Northwestern University
JACK STAMP, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2000 Fresno H. ROBERT REYNOLDS, University of Michigan
ROXANNE HASKILL, CWO, US Marine Corps Band
2001 Fresno LAWRENCE SUTHERLAND, CSU Fresno
ANTHONY MAZZAFERRO, Fullerton College
2002 Fresno CRAIG KIRCHHOFF, University of Minnesota
GARY GILROY, CSU Fresno
JOHN ANDERSON, Monterey Peninsula College
2003 Fresno ALLAN McMURRAY, University of Colorado
ERIC HAMMER, University of the Pacific
ROYCE TEVIS, CSU Chico
DEBORAH SHELDON, Temple University
2004 Fresno EUGENE CORPORON, University of North Texas
RAY CRAMER, Indiana University
EDWARD HARRIS, San Jose State University
DAVID HOLSINGER, Lee University
DON MCLAURIN, Western State College
2005 Fresno ROBERT PONTO, University of Oregon
JOHN CARNAHAN, CSU Long Beach
JOHN MALTESTER, Los Medanos College
JAMES SWEARINGEN, Capital University
ANDREA STRAUSS, Georgia Institute of Technology
DAVID CAFFEY, CSU Los Angeles
2006 Fresno THOMAS LEE, UCLA
GARY HILL, Arizona State University
MERYL WAMHOFF, Santa Rosa Junior College
CYNTHIA HUTTON, Southern Oregon University
WILLIAM HILL, Retired
JOHN FEDCHOCK, Composer, New York
2007 Fresno GLENN PRICE, University of Calgary
TIM SALZMAN, University of Washington
STUART SIMS, CSU Stanislaus
ANTHONY MAZZAFERRO, Fullerton College
RAMIRO BARRERA, James Logan High School
PATRICK WILLIAMS, Henry Mancini Institute
2008 Fresno MARK CAMPHOUSE, George Mason University
ROBERT HALSETH, Sacramento State University
MARCELLUS BROWN, Boise State University
ROBERT W. SMITH, C.L. Barnhouse Co.
PATRICIA CHILDRESS, CSU Bakersfield
CHUCK OWEN, University of South Florida
2009 Fresno MALLORY THOMPSON, Northwestern University
A.G. McGRANNAHAN, University of Nevada, Reno
LORAS JOHN SCHISSEL, Cleveland Symphonic Winds
TIMOTHY SMITH, Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
TOM COLE, Rancho Bernardo High School
STEVE OWEN, University of Oregon
2010 Fresno MARK DAVIS SCATTERDAY, Eastmen School of Music
DAVID GILLINGHAM, Central Michigan University
PETER LOEL BOONSHAFT, Hofstra University
ROBERT SHELDON, Composer
JOHN O’REILLY, Composer
ELLEN ROWE, University of Michigan
2011 Fresno JERRY JUNKIN, The University of Texas, Austin
JUNG-HO PAK, Orchestra Nova
MITCHELL FENNELL, CSU Fullerton
LAWRENCE STOFFEL, CSU Northridge
GARY GILROY, CSU Fresno
NORM DEA, Acalanes High School
FRED STURM, Lawrence University
DARMON MEADER, New York Voices
2012 Fresno GARY GREEN, The University of Miami
DANIEL BOICO, Formerly New York Philharmonic
TIMOTHY MAHR, St. Olaf College
ROBERT FELLER, Biola University
MATTHEW LUTTRELL, University of Texas, Arlington
ANDY COLLINSWORTH, Sonoma State University
STEVE WEIST, University of North Texas
JEREMY FOX, Vocal Jazz Arranger
2013 Fresno CRAIG KIRCHHOFF, University of Minnesota
RAYMOND HARVEY, Kalamazoo Symphony
ROBERT PONTO, University of Oregon
SCOTT HAGAN, University of Utah
ERIC HAMMER, University of the Pacific
MICHAEL STONE, Bakersfield City Schools
LOUIS BERGONZI, University of Illinois
JEFF JARVIS, CSU Long Beach
JAMIE SHEW, Fullerton College
2014 Fresno ALLAN MCMURRAY, University of Colorado
KENNETH KIESLER, University of Michigan
TONY MAZZAFARRO, Fullerton College
FRANK TRACZ, Kansas State University
CHERYL FLOYD, Hill County Middle School
ANGELA WOO, John Adams Middle School
RICAHARD MEYER, Pasadena Youth Symphony
JOEY SELLERS, Saddleback College
CHRISTINE GUTER, CSU Long Beach
PAUL LUCCKESI, Buchanan Education Center
2015 Fresno JOHN CARNAHAN, CSU Long Beach
STEVEN AMUNDSON, St. Olaf College
KEVIN SEDATOLE, Michigan State University
SHANNON KITELINGER, San Diego State University
DAVID GORHAM, Owasso High School
JAMES MAZZAFERRO, Sheldon High School
E. DANIEL LONG, Ann Arbor School of the Arts
JOHN DAVERSA, University of Miami
JENNIFER BARNES, University of North Texas
CRAIG BRYANT, Albany High School
2016 San Jose MALLORY THOMPSON, Northwestern University
JUNG-HO PAK, Cape Cod Symphony
GARY HILL, Arizona State University
SHARON LAVERY, University of Southern California
RICHARD SAUCEDO, Carmel High School
EMILY MOSS, CSU Los Angeles
SOO HAN, Carmel High School
BILL BITTER, Highland High School
KATE REID, University of Miami
STEVE ROACH, Sacramento State University
JUSTIN PADILLA, Oak Middle School
2017 San Jose
EUGENE CORPORON, North Texas State University
KEVIN NOE, Michigan State University
CAPTAIN MICHELLE A. RAKERS, US Marine Band
PETER LOEL BOONSHAFT, Hofstra University
MICHAEL BOITZ, Saratoga High School
2017 San Jose JONATHAN GRANTHAM, Amador Valley High School (continued)
KIRSTEN MARSHALL, Ithaca College
PAMELA TELLEJOHN-HAYES, Colombia College
GEORGE STONE, Cuesta College
BARB CATLIN-BERGERON, Caltech and Pasadena City College
ROGER TREECE
2018 San Jose EMILY THREINEN, University of Minnesota
EDWIN OUTWATER, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
EDWARD HARRIS, San Jose State University
LAWRENCE STOFFEL, CSU Northridge
DANIELLE GAUDRY, CSU East Bay
JOHN BURN, Homestead High School
JONATHAN GLAWE, Pioneer High School
MARILYN KESLER, Suzuki Director
DANA LANDRY, University of Northern Colorado
MIKE GALISATUS, College of San Mateo
DAVE BARDUHN
ANTHONY TRECEK-KING, Boston Children’s Choir
TESFA WONDEMAGEGNEHU, Westminster
Presbyterian Church
KEVIN FENTON, Florida State University
PAUL RARDIN, Temple University
2019 Fresno ANTHONY MAIELLO, George Mason University
GREG JASPERSE, Western Michigan University
FRANK TRACZ, Kansas State University
JOAN DEALBUQUERQUE, Luther College
JAMES SMART, University of Montana
REED CHAMBERLIN, University of Nevada Reno
THOMAS LOEWENHEIM, CSU Fresno
WILLIAM LARUE JONES, University of Iowa
ROB TAPPER, University of Montana
LES NUNES, Clovis High School
BOB PHILLIPS, Composer
2020 Fresno KEVIN SEDATOLE, Michigan State University
REI HOTADA, Fresno Philharmonic
CODY BIRDWELL, University of Kentucky
RODNEY DORSEY, Indiana University
TIMOTHY HARRIS, Chabot College
JERMIE ARNOLD, CSU Long Beach
SAYRA SIVERSON, Albuquerque Youth Symphony
WILLIAM DICK, Retired Austin ISD
DAN GAILEY, University of Kansas
JOHN ZIMNY, Folsom and Sutter Middle Schools
JULIA DOLLISON
PEARL SHANGKUAN, Calvin University
JANET GALVÁN, Ithaca College
JEFFERY L. AMES, Belmont University
ANDREA RAMSEY, Composer
2021 Virtual GARY GILROY, CSU Fresno
ROBERT MOODY, Memphis Symphony Orchestra
ROBY GEORGE, Indiana State University
ELIZABETH PETERSON, University of Illinois
DAVID VICKERMAN, San Jose State
MARY LAND, Western Michigan University
ROBERT BALDWIN, University of Utah
GORDON GOODWIN, Composer
PAUL LUCCKESI, Fresno City College
KIM NAZARIAN, Sacramento State University
ANTHONY TRECEK-KING, University of Hartford
AMANDA QUIST, University Of Miami
TESFA WONDEMAGEGNEHU, St. Olaf College
JUDY BOWERS, University of Louisiana Monroe
2022 Fresno CYNTHIA JOHNSON TURNER, Wilfrid Laurier University
ORIOL SANS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
MARCELLUS BROWN, Boise StateUniversity
VU NGUYEN, University of the Pacific
CHERYL FLOYD, Retired
JEANNE CHRISTENSEN, Mira Mesa High School
KAYOKO DAN, Sam Houston University
LASAUNDRA BOOTH, Wake Forest Community Youth
REBECCA MACLEOD, University of North Carolina
Greensboro
DAVE BEATTY, Azusa Pacific University
JILL GEIST-RUHNKE
MIKE FALKER, Mira Costa College
JEFFREY REDDING, University of Central Florida
JACE SAPLAN, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
ANDREA RAMSEY, Composer
FELICIA BARBER, Westfield State University
2023 Fresno GARY GILROY, CSU Fresno
GISELE BEN-DOR, Santa Barbara Symphony
ROBY GEORGE, Indiana State University
ELIZABETH PETERSON, Clinician
DAVID VICKERMAN, San Jose State
MARY LAND, Western Michigan University
MARK LAYLOCK, Wichita State University
ANGELA AMMERMANN, George Mason University
ADRIAN GORDON, Providence Day School
CURTIS GAESSER, Folsom/Cordova School District
BRIAN MCNAIR, Alta Loma High School
GAW VANG WILLIAMS, Sacramento State University
BETSY COOK WEBER, University of Houston
LYNNEL JOY JENKINS, Westminster Choir College
JEFFERSON JOHNSON, University of Kentucky
CONNIE DROSAKIS, Bak Middle School of the Arts
PETER LOEL BOONSHAFT, Author
2024 Sacramento DAMON TALLEY, Louisiana State University
CHAOWEN TING, Georgia Institute of Technology
JULIE GIROUX, Composer
SHELLY JAGOW, Wright State University
CHRISTOPHER CICCONI, Towsen University
MJ WAMHOFF, Delta College
ADAM WILKE, James Logan High School
SELIM GIRAY, University of Mississippi
KATIE O’HARA LABRIE, Composer
CRESTON HERRON, University of Kansas
PATRICK LANGHAM, University of the Pacific
ROBERT HARRELL, Oak Middle School
KIM NAZARIAN, Ithaca College
JULIE YU, Oklahoma City University
ELISA MACEDO DEKANEY, Syracuse University
TROY ROBERTSON, Tarleton State University
MARY BIDDLECOMBE, Vanderbilt Blair Academuy
BRANDON WILLIAMS, Rutgers University
