CASMEC Program 2024

Annual th January 31 - February 4, 2024

14 California All-State Music Education Conference

SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

Welcome

Barb Catlin

President California Alliance for Jazz

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.

Dan Bryan

President California Band Directors Association

Arlie Langager

President California Choral Directors Association

Anne Fennell

President California Music Educators Association

Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli

President California Orchestra Directors Association

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.

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California Band direCtors assoCiation Board of direCtors

Previous Board Members

Dan Bryan President

Ryan Dirlam CASMEC Coordinator

Trish Adams Executive Administrator

Patrick Dandrea Secretary

Amy Villanova CBDA Ensemble Host

Katie Gilchrist All-State Coordinator

Susan Willmering Vice President

Ashley Shine-Dirlam Treasurer

Jeanne Christensen President Elect

Cathy Olinger SCSBOA Rep

Michael Tackett Exhibit Host

Ashley Crow CBDA Logistics Coordinator

Yasmine Brackens Student Host

Dr. Kaitlin Bove DEIA Rep

Jazareth Valencia NCBA Rep

Casson Scowcroft NCBCDA Rep

David Green Director of Communications

Jeff Detlefsen Past President

Katie Carbajal CBDA Logistics Coordinator

California Music Educators Association Board of Directors

Executive Board

Armalyn De La O Immediate Past President

Section Presidents

Sandy Lewis Bay Section

Christopher Tootle Capitol Section

Elisha Wells Central Section

Sam Oh Central Coast Section

Collin Kirkwood North Coast Section

Anne Fennell President

Chad Zullinger President-Elect

Holly MacDonell Vice President Ryan Duckworth Secretary

Trish Adams Executive Administrator

Tanner Johns Northern Section

Emma Schopler Southern Border Section

Dr. David Betancourt Southeastern Section

Dr. Tamara Thies Southwestern Section

California orC hestra direCtors

Board of direCtors

Executive Officers

Advisory Committee

Valerie Lee Communications Chair

Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli President

Joni Swenson Vice President

Greg Conway Secretary

Brant Nishida Treasurer / All-State Orchestra Coordinator

Matthew Mulvaney Immediate Past President Programs Committee

Lawrence Huang Co-CASMEC Logistics Coordinator

Amie Jan Ass. All-State Orchestras Coordinator

Jonathan Hsu Co-CASMEC Logistics Coordinator

Michael Pakaluk Music Librarian

Trish Adams Executive Administrator

Alejandro Garcia Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair

Jason Aiello Website Editor

Catalina Barraza Alexander Kahn Dr. Cindy Moyer

Ken Nakamoto

Maritza Spieller

Pierre Long-Tao Tang

California Choral direCtors assoCiation Board of direCtors

President’s Council

Officers

Dr. Arlie Langager President Dr. Chris Peterson Vice President

Kristina Nakagawa President-Elect

Genevieve Tep Treasurer

Dr. Kathleen Preston Executive Administrator

Molly Peters Membership Chair

Dr. Daniel Afonso Development & Vision for the Future Chair

Bill Zinn Northern Representative

Dr. Corie Brown Bay Area Representative

Dr. Yewon Lee Far South Representative

Dr. Kellori Dower Southern Representative

Dr. Scott Glysson Central Coast Representative

Dr. Cari Earnhart Central Representative

Communications Committee Chair

Eliza Rubenstein Cantate Editor

Repertoire and Resources Committee

Dr. Karen Miskell Two-Year College

Kent Jue Children’s & Community Youth

Dr. Zanaida Robles Choral Composition

Dr. Scot Hanna-Weir College & University

Dr. Buddy James Community & Professional Choirs

Stevie Hirner DEI Guidance Chair

Susanna Peeples High School

Anthony Arnold Middle School/ Junior High

Alan Garcia Student Activities

Iris Levine SSAA Choirs

Albert Mabeza TTBB Choirs

Andreas Preponis Vocal Jazz and A cappella Pop Conference Committee Chairs

Angelina Fitzhugh Honor Choir Co-Chair

Susie Martone Honor Choir Co-Chair

Dr. Ángel M. Vázquez-Ramos CASMEC Chair

John Sorber Choral Leadership Academy Choir

Dr. Cari Earnhart Western ACDA Conference Rep

Jeffe Huls ECCO Summer Conference Chair

Dr. Scot Hanna-Weir Western ACDA Conference Rep

Lori Marie Rios Choral Leadership Academy Choir

California

Barb Catlin President

Kristina Raymond President-Elect

Gaw Vang Williams Past President

Frank Fontaine Vice President

Kirk Clague Secretary

Jill Geist Treasurer

Andreas Preponis Vocal Rep

Jeff Jarvis Higher Ed Rep

Ed Cloyd High School Rep

Beth Schenck Middle School Rep

Coralie Prince Elementary Rep

Patrick Langham BLM Scholarship Chair & Teacher’s Institute

Curtis Gaesser Podcast Chair

Kris Tiner Newsletter Editor

Kyoko Yamamoto Membership Chair

Lisa Butts Website Editor

Caitlin Cooper CAJ Collegiate President

allianCe for Jazz Board of direCtors

Richard Giddens Jr. DEIA Rep

Brandon Muhawi CAJ CASMEC Logistic Coordinator

Congratulations to All Participants!

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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 FUND

THE DR. RANDI CARP CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THE CMEF FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR JAZZ BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

THE CALIFORNIA BAND DIRECTORS FOUNDATION MIKE GANGEMI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THE CCDA VISION FOR THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THE CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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Exhibitors

Alfred Music

American Band Accessories

American College of Music

American String Teacher’s Association California Chapter

Arrowbear Music Camp

Association for Popular Music Education

Atwater Elementary School District

BAC Music/Virtual Booster Club

Bertrand’s Music

Bob Rogers Travel

Bookmark Music

Cal Poly Humboldt Music Department

Cal Poly Pomona MUSIC

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

California Alliance for Jazz

California Band Directors Association

California Choral Directors Association

California Music Educators Association

California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA)

California State University Stanislaus, Department of Music

CASMEC Merchandise

Cazadero Music Camp

Chapman University

Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

CSU Chico

CSU Fullerton School of Music

CSU San Bernardino

CSUN Music Department

Custom Fundraising Solutions

CutTime

DeMoulin Brothers & Company

Educational Discovery Tours

EPN Travel Services

Find Mi Dot

Forum Music Festivals

Fred Bock Music Publishing/Pavane Publishing

Fred J. Miller, Inc.

Fresno State

Fresno Unified School District

Fruhauf Uniforms

Gems Music Publications

GL Custom Conducting Batons

Gottschalk Music Center

GPG Music

Guardian Travel Group

Guitar Ensemble Method

Hal Leonard

Handbell Musicians of America Area 12

Hawaii State Tours

Hayward La Honda Music Camp

J&J Ezfundraisers

J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc.

Knott’s Berry Farm

LAYP Orchestra | Band | Choir

Liberty University School of Music

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Los Angeles College of Music

Los Angeles Unified School District

MakeMusic

Marching Band Workout

Mariachi Clothing Company

McGraw Hill

Messiah University

Middletons Recycle

Music Filing Solutions

Music In The Parks

MusicFirst

Peripole Music

Playbook Music

QuaverEd

Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation

Sacramento State School of Music

San Diego State University

San Jose State University, School of Music

SBARER MUSIC

Sierra Mountain Music Camp

Silver Lake Band Camp

Snap! Mobile

Sonoma State University

Splendor Productions DBA Music Duo

Stanbury Uniforms, LLC

Stephen Hill - SARAHTIM Music Publishing

Stockton USD

Tim’s Music

United States Marine Corps Recruiting

University of Nevada, Reno School of Music

University of Northern Colorado

University of the Pacific

US Army Band

UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Vanguard University Department of Music

West Music Co.

Western Band Association

Westmont College

Wildwood Music Camp

World Projects

WorldStrides

Wurrly

Yamaha Corp of America

Young Producers Group

Thursday, February 1, 2024 – 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 2023 – 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 2024 Headliner, Dr. Sharon Paul!

The 2024 CLA invites the very best choral musicians in the state, who may also 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.

Sharon J. Paul holds the Robert M. Trotter Chair of Music at the University of Oregon, where she currently serves as Department Head of Music Performance and Director of Choral Activities. Her teaching includes graduate courses in choral conducting, repertoire, and pedagogy, along with conducting the internationally award-winning Chamber Choir.

In March 2020, Oxford University Press published Dr. Paul’s book, Art & Science in the Choral Rehearsal, which features many of the creative and evidence-based teaching strategies she has cultivated over her career.

The University of Oregon Chamber Choir has placed first or second in four international choral competitions, most recently winning first prize in the Chamber Choir category at the Grand Prix of Nations Competition in Gothenburg, Sweden in August 2019. Other international appearances include performing as part of Dr. Paul’s lecture demo “Conducting with the Brain in Mind: Techniques to Increase Singers Engagement in Rehearsal” at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona, Spain in 2017, where they also performed on the Circle Concert Series. In May 2015, the UO Chamber Choir was one of ten choirs worldwide

invited to compete at the 14th International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany, where the ensemble received second prize overall, won a special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory work, and was the only student group to achieve a Level I recognition for an “excellent performance at the international level.”

Dr. Paul has presented interest sessions at regional, state, division, national, and international conferences. She appears frequently as adjudicator, clinician, teacher, and honor choir director throughout the United States and abroad, with recent appearances nationally in Minnesota, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and internationally in Singapore, Estonia, Sweden, and England. In 2019, she received Oregon ACDA’s Podium Award for “outstanding contributions to the choral arts,” and in the fall of 2014 she received the University of Oregon’s Fund for Faculty Excellence Award.

Dr. Paul served as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and conductor of Chorissima and Virtuose, the organization’s acclaimed performance ensembles, from 1992 to July 2000. Under her leadership, the chorus released four compact discs, premiered major works by composers such as Chen Yi and Jake Heggie, represented the United States at four international festivals, and performed at the California Music Educators Association’s state conference, the American Choral Directors Association’s Western Division conference, and the International Society for Music Education’s international conference.

Dr. Paul appeared on screen with members of Chorissima in the film What Dreams May Come, and conducted SFGC singers for the soundtrack of The Talented Mr. Ripley. In June 2000, the SFGC was the first youth chorus to win the Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence, a national honor presented by Chorus America. In the same year, they were also awarded an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.

Dr. Sharon J. Paul CLA Headliner

Elementary Performances

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Maya Lin School

Bay Area Music Project Youth Chorus

Ryan Lee, Music Director, Choir Director 12:00 - 12:20 PM

Convention Center Second Floor Lobby

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Loomis Elementary Unified School District Placer and Franklin Elementary Orff Ensemble

Jeremiah Jacks, Music Director 12:30 - 12:50 PM

Convention Center Second Floor Lobby

Friday, February 2, 2024

Sequoia Union Elementary School SU Cougars

Dr. Jeffrey Tilley, Music Director 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Convention Center Second Floor Lobby

CMEA Research and Educational Projects Poster Session

Friday, February 2, 2024, 9:00 AM, Lobby D

Dr. Ruth Brittin, Presider CMEA Representative For Research and Higher Education

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

Ryan Abdelmalek, University of the Pacific

Instrumental Conducting Curricula: The use of Supplementary Materials

Kelly Adams, University of Southern California Kodály music educators should use popular music to engage their students in music literacy

Ruth Brittin and Jeremy Clifton, University of the Pacific

A Preliminary “Read” of Gender-Based Language in Sample 20th c. Instrumental Music Education Textbooks

Julie Bistolfo, Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School, Davis Joint Unified School District Music to Support Routines, Positive Behavior, and Connection. A presentation reflection from the conference “Parenting with an Understanding of Child Development”

Giulia Bratosin, University of Southern California

Distributed Creativity in Music: Empirically Applying Two Theoretical Models to Collaborative Composition

Molly Bowleski, University of the Pacific Choral Students’ Perceptions of Kinesthetic Pedagogy in the Middle and High School Choral Classroom

Jeremy Clifton, University of the Pacific and Riverbank Unified School District

PItch Discrimination by Elementary Aged Children: A Pilot Study of Observations in Action?

John Eros, California State University East Bay

The Kodály Concept: A Foundation for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Social Justice in Contemporary Music Education

Jennifer Gee and Karen Koner, San Diego State University

Professional Quality of Life Among Music Faculty in Higher Education

Frank Heuser, UCLA, and John Burdett, Azusa Pacific University

Nuancing the Large Ensemble: Nurturing Practices in Ensemble Teaching

Maggie Juarez, University of the Pacific Exercising Musical Potential: A Review on the Effects of Fitness on a Musician’s Abilities

Madison Karzin, University of the Pacific. Literature Review: Benefits of Supplementing Percussion Method Books with Private Materials for Young Percussionists

Karen Koner, San Diego State University

A Content Analysis of Graduate Studies in Music Education in NASM Accredited Institutions

Kim Mieder, California State University - Sonoma The Noma Winds Project

Emily Osborne, Lodi Unified School District and San Jose State University

The Social Benefits of Mainstreaming Students on the Autism Spectrum into the General Music Classroom: A Study of First Grade Music Class and Best Practices for Increasing Socialization

Sophia Rechel, University of the Pacific Exploring Expression and Creativity in Young Musicians within Ensembles

Luis Talamantes, University of the Pacific and Stockton Unified School District Music Theory at the Secondary Level: Embedded in Large Ensembles?

CMEA Music Composition Walking Gallery 2024

Joshua Ahn, Composer, 11th Grade

“Knowledge of Good and Evil”

American High School, Fremont Unified School District

Richard Wong – Music Educator

James Barrera, Composer, 10th Grade

“Requiem For Winds”

Coalinga High School, Coalinga Huron Unified School District

Kevin Brumana – Music Educator

Mason Sawyer, Composer, 8th Grade

“As Everything Cease to Exist”

Ethel Dwyer Middle School, Huntington Beach City School District

Neil Reyes – Music Educator

Brendan Fregoso, Composer, 12th Grade

Symphony No. 2 in A major “Imagine” Op. 6 No. 4 (Mvt. 3: “The Storm”)

Hallmark Academy, Sanger Unified

Alan Moffett – Music Educator

Seungchan Lee, Composer, 12th Grade

“Tear apart”

Leland High School, San Jose Unified, Rian Rodriguez – Music Educator

Marah Eaton, Composer, 9th Grade

“Angie’s Beauty”

Madison High School, San Diego Unified

Tyler Johnson – Music Educator

Jade Telles, Composer, 11th Grade

“Love is Complicated”

Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena Unified School District

Christin Hablewitz – Music Educator

Greg Panossian, Composer, 11th Grade “

Shushi”

Polytechnic School, Private school, Dr. Megan Foley – Music Educator

Gabriel Rothstein, Composer, 11th Grade “Tension”

Rancho Bernardo High School, Poway Unified Stuart Holmes – Music Educator

Lila Cesar, Composer, 11th Grade

String Quartet No. 1 “Summer Quartet”

Rio Americano High School, San Juan Unified School District

Josh Murray – Music Educator

Francis Park, Composer, 12th Grade

Climb, Symphony no. 1, “Sky,” Mvt. 1”

The King’s Academy, Fremont Union High School District, Ryan Bortz – Music Educator

Jahan Singh, Composer, 11th Grade

“From Triumph to Tribulation and Back Again” University High School, University High School

Dr. Randall Cornelison – Music Educator

Julian Dans, Composer, 11th Grade

“You Don’t Have To Be Alone”

Viewpoint School, Calabasas, Kristin Herkstroeter – Music Educator

Luke Gonsalves, Composer, 10th Grade

“Concertino in F major”

Vista Del Lago, Folsom Cordova Unified School District

Elicia Masztal – Music Educator

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)

California State University, Sacramento

Performance Groups

• Three 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

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music

• Instrumental, Keyboard, Voice, Theory/Composition

• Jazz Studies (performance or education emphasis)

• Music Education

Master of Music

• Conducting

• Composition

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All-State Ensemble Rehearsals

High School Wind Symphony

Sheraton Gardenia Ballroom

Thursday, February 1, 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Friday, February 2, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

High School Symphonic Band

Convention Center Hall C

Thursday, February 1, 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Friday, February 2, 12:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

High School Concert Band

Sheraton Magnolia Ballroom

Thursday, February 1, 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Friday, February 2, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 3:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM

High School Golden State Band

Elks Tower Ballroom

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM -11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Friday, February 2, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Junior High School Symphonic Band

Hyatt ABC

Thursday, February 1, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Friday, February 2, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Junior High School Concert Band

Hyatt DEF

Thursday, February 1, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Friday, February 2, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Saturday, February 3, 2:00 AM - 4:15 PM

High School Symphony Orchestra

Convention Center Hall A

Thursday, February 1, 5:45 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 1:45 AM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

High School String Orchestra

Convention Center Hall 3 & 4

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Junior

High School String Orchestra

Convention Center Hall 1

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 3:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Junior High School Concert Orchestra

Memorial

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Friday, February 2, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Saturday, February 3, 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

High School Jazz Band

Convention Center 11

Wednesday, January 31, 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Thursday, February 1, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thursday, February 1, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 9:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Sheraton Falor

Wednesday, January 31, 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Thursday, February 1, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thursday, February 1, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Junior High School Jazz Band

Friday, February 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Sheraton Tofanelli

Wednesday, January 31, 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Thursday, February 1, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thursday, February 1, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

High School SATB Choir

Capistrano Hall 143

Thursday, February 1, 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Thursday, February 1, 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM

Friday, February 2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Friday, February 2, 1:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM

High School SSAA Choir

Capistrano Hall 151

Thursday, February 1, 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, February 1, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Friday, February 2, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, February 2, 12:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Friday, February 2, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

High School TTBB Choir

University Union Hinde Auditorium

Thursday, February 1, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Capistrano Hall 142A

Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Friday, February 2, 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Friday, February 2, 1:00 PM - 5:30

Friday, February 2, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Junior High School/9th Grade SATB Choir

University Union Cottonwood Suite

Thursday, February 1, 12:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Friday, February 2, 12:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Junior High School/9th Grade SSAA Choir

University Union Orchard Suite

Thursday, February 1, 12:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Friday, February 2, 8:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Friday, February 2, 12:15 PM - 5:45 PM

All-State Concerts

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

7:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium

All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble

All-State Junior High Jazz Band

All-State High School Jazz Band

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

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, FEBRUARY 4

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

10:30 AM, Memorial Auditorium

All-State High School Golden State Band

All-State High School Concert Band

All-State High School Symphonic Band

1:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium

All-State Junior High School Concert Band

All-State Junior High School Symphonic Band

SPECIAL THANKS TO YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA FOR PROVIDING INSTRUMENTS FOR OUR ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES!

Soundwaves Recording

4708 Surfside Drive

Huron, Ohio 44839

office 419-433-4918

email: mail@soundwaves.org

web site: soundwaves.org

California All State Music Education Conference

2024 All-State Recordings Order Form

February 2-4, 2024 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 extras.

This recording will be sent to them through an email link 5-6 weeks after the performance.

Please take this form to the Soundwaves order table in the lobby, or mail it in to us.

Soundwaves Recording

4708 Surfside Drive

Huron Ohio 44839

Or you can order at “soundwaves.org” search “California 2024”

MP3 audio downloads $20 MP4 Video downloads $35

MP3/MP4 discounted sets $45

Jazz and Choirs

Jr HS Jazz Band

HS Jazz Band

HS Vocal Jazz

Jr HS SSAA Honor Choir

Jr HS SATB Honor Choir

HS SSAA Honor Choir

HS TTBB Honor Choir

HS SATB Honor Choir

Total Due $

# of MP3 audio downloads $20

# of MP4 video downloads $35

# of MP3/MP4 sets audio & video downloads $45

Orchestras and Bands

Jr HS String Concert Orch

Jr HS String Orchestra

HS String Orchestra

HS Symphony Orchestra

Jr HS Concert Band

Jr HS Symphonic Band

HS Golden State Band

HS Concert Band

HS Symphonic Band

HS Wind Symphony

# of MP3 audio downloads $20

# of MP4 video downloads $35

# of MP3/MP4 sets audio & video downloads $45

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All-State Jazz Concert

Friday, February 2, 2024, 7 PM Memorial Auditorium

Guillermo Nojechowicz, arr. Jonathan Mummert

Bob Dorough and Terrell Kirk, arr. Darmon Meader

Billy Strayhorn, arr. Carol Troini Jacobe

Kurt Elling, arr. Julian Knörzer

Blood, Sweat, and Tears, arr. Darmon Meader

Sammy Cahn, arr. Mark Taylor

Johnny Mercer and Joseph Kosma, arr. Michele Fernandez

Meetin’ Time ................................................................................................................................................

The Next Chapter ........................................................................................................................................

Benny Carter

Patty Darling

The Three J’s ...................................................................................................................................................

Ellen Rowe

Victor Lopez

Movin’ Uptown

Chunka Lunka .....................................................................................................................................

Mary Lou Williams

Donald Brown, arr. Bill Mobley

Benny Carter

John Coltrane, arr. John Fedchock

Oliver Nelson

Michael Philip Mossman

All-State High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Ithaca College and SUNY Fredonia

Kim Nazarian is a world-renowned, Grammy-nominated jazz performing and recording artist, educator and clinician. Besides her work as a sought-a@er solo vocalist, she has been performing all over the world with the vocal group, “New York Voices“ (NYV), for more than 35 years. She is a jazz voice teacher for Vocal Jazz Majors at both Ithaca College and SUNY Fredonia. She also shares her perspectives on music and life as a musician, teaching private students in her own personal studio as well as offering clinics, workshops, and masterclasses, adjudicating festivals, participating in jazz camps and guest conducting for singers on all levels in the US and abroad.

One of Nazarian’s most recent accolades was being awarded the “Jazz Educator of the Year 2023” by the JEN organization. She is the first female and the first vocal jazz recipient of this prestigious honor. In the summer of 2022, she also became the first woman to head the jury of the A Cappella Competition in Aarhus, Denmark. Continuing to climb the professional ladder, Kim has added Artistic Director to her list of titles, working with the established team of the DeMiero Jazz Festival.

Harkening her heritage, Nazarian was recognized as one of the top 50 most influential Armenian artists in 2012, and inducted into her hometown High School’s Hall of Fame. She is also proud to be the lead vocalist for the Latin-influenced jazz ensemble “El Eco“, spearheaded by Argentinian drummer and composer Guillermo Nojechowicz; and appears as a featured vocalist on the 2 latest CD’s of Gabriel Espinosa.

Besides the many recordings of NYV, Kim Nazarian can be heard on many different projects as a soloist. Branching out on her own in 2015, she released her first solo CD entitled “Some Morning“ with remarkable guests including Paquito D’Rivera, Gary Burton, John Pizzarelli, and Sean Jones. Her record was met with critical acclaim stating: “This set sets the gold standard for Jazz vocalists“ from Midwest Records, Chris Spector and Best Jazz Vocal CD 2015 from W. Royal Stokes, Jazz Historian and Critic. Kim is proud to be one of the featured voices on Bobby McFerrin’s “VOCAbuLarieS“ CD which garnered three Grammy nominations. She also collaborated with the Smithsonian

Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Manchester Cra@ man’s Guild on a concert tour dedicated to the late, great Ella Fitzgerald.

Nazarian’s work as a lyricist can be heard on the NYV CD’s and in other projects throughout the world, e.g. with Brazilian composer Ivan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra. Most notably, Nazarian wrote “World of Possibilities”, the title track to the accompanying CD of Bill Strickland’s bestselling book “Making the Impossible Possible“.

Kim is a dedicated teacher of vocal technique and the art of ensemble singing and a highly valued clinician at numerous vocal festivals around the world. She has been representing the USA as a judge for the International A Cappella Competition “Vokal.Total” in Graz, Austria since 2011, was a member of the 2017 jury at Vocal Asia, worked with a highly acclaimed jury in Korea, and has recently become a regular coach at the groundbreaking Black Forest Voices Festival. Touring the globe over the last 35 years, Kim Nazarian has given concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival, to name a select few. Furthermore, Kim has conducted several All-State Vocal Jazz Choirs in the US for NY, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Maine, California, and Illinois.

Nazarian is a magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. When not making music, she loves to be home in Oberlin, Ohio with her husband, son, and sheep-a-doodle, Doxy, on her 6.5-acre farm... cooking, gardening, reading, and watching films.

Kim Nazarian

All-State High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Students

SOPRANO

Gianna Acquisto, Natomas Charter PFAA

Ashlyn Miller, Rodriguez High School

Ellie Sardar, Folsom High School

Harmony Wayne, Rodriguez High School

ALTO

Rowan Dalisay, Rodriguez High School

Madison Lazark, Rio Americano High School

Hannah Ocampo, Rodriguez High School

Alona Savella, Burlingame High School

TENOR

Trevor Canning, Rodriguez High School

Tomi Lessis, Valencia High School

Ayden Mislang, Downey High School

Sonia Navarro, Downey High School

BASS

Ryan Boothe, Rodriguez High School

Cameron Kilgore, Folsom High School

Angel Cazachkoff, Downey High School

Joshua Prabhakar, Valley Christian High School

All-State Junior High School Jazz Band

Robert Harrell

Oak Middle School

Robert Harrell was active in the local music scene during his early years in Santa Barbara, CA. He was the solo chair for trumpet in the Monday Madness Big Band at Santa Barbara City College during his senior year of high school, and played bass professionally with local jazz groups and theater companies. Robert received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Biola University, where he studied trumpet and both upright and electric bass. In December of 2022, Robert graduated with his Masters of Arts in Teaching from Biola University. Robert is grateful and honored to be in his eighth year at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos, CA. Robert teaches three concert bands, two orchestras, and

a jazz band. The Oak Middle School Jazz Band was one of six middle schools invited to perform at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, where they received outstanding soloist and section awards each year. Robert received the PTA Outstanding Teacher Award in 2020. Every day he is inspired by the passion, dedication, and joy of his students. Robert continues to enjoy playing bass professionally, whether it is through live performances or various recording sessions.

All-State Jr. High School Jazz Band Students

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Steven Chen, Pacific Trails MS

Caleb Hong, Harvest Park MS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Rohan Arun, Thomas S Hart MS

Nikhil Rasiah, Central MS (San Carlos)

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Gus Alley, Granite Ridge Intermediate School

TRUMPET

Lauren Hamilton, Sutter MS

Sagan Hanna, Walter Reed MS

Colin Henderson, Central MS (San Carlos)

Eli Ilobekemen, Clark Intermediate School

Noah Rahman, Thomas S Hart MS

TROMBONE

Ian Barnes, Cabrillo MS

Nelson Thiago Castrillo III, Adelante Dual Language Academy

Edem Dzandzi, Sutter MS

Oliver Throckmorton, Bernardo Heights MS

PIANO

Austin Hsiung, McAuliffe MS

GUITAR

Dylan Wong, Diablo Vista MS

BASS

Landon Hollman, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences

DRUM SET

Jaxon Lozano, Las Colinas MS

All-State High High School Jazz Band

Patrick Langham

University of the Pacific

Patrick Langham is an experienced educator and performer with a 20-year career at the University of the Pacific. As Professor and Director of Jazz Studies, Langham has developed the university’s Jazz Studies degree programs from scratch. Langham is a co-founder of the Take Five Jazz Club in Stockton, and he regularly performs at the club and throughout the region. During his time at Pacific, Langham has traveled to Spain as a guest jazz conductor, overseen student performances in Paraguay, and directed groups at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, and Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. In 2023, Langham will direct the Pacific Jazz Ambassadors at two international jazz festival performances including Jazz in Marciac (France) and Jazzaldia (San Sebastian, Spain). In 2017, Langham was awarded the California Music Educators Association Jazz Educator Award honoring excellence in jazz education and performance, and he is currently the Past President of the California Alliance for Jazz. The

University of the Pacific honored him with the Champion of Diversity Award in 2018. Langham holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music, both with a concentration in jazz studies, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. As a saxophonist, he has performed with many distinguished jazz artists including Lewis Nash, Bob Hurst, Donald Brown, Tom Harrell, Essiet Essiet, Terell Stafford, and Louis Hayes.

All-State High School Jazz Band Students

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Nathaniel Eizen, Dougherty Valley HS

Brandon Haghnazari, Valley Christian HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Samuel Chung, Orange County School of the Arts

Miguel Estrada, North Hollywood HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Sam Cleland, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)

TRUMPET

Miri Izenberg, Orange County School of the Arts

Aurnob Khan, Redlands HS

Allison Molin, Orange County School of the Arts

Bobby Moreno, Clovis West HS

Kenya Sweatt, Saint Francis HS

TROMBONE

Ethan Clark, Santa Monica HS

Jordan Klein, Agoura HS

Matthew Vasquez, Golden Valley HS (Merced)

BASS TROMBONE

Gavin Raichart, Mt. Carmel HS

PIANO

Nathan Tatsuta, Orange County School of the Arts

GUITAR

Sam Wise, Berkeley HS

VIBES

Spencer Tantameng, Acalanes HS

BASS

Ian Shi, Carlmont HS

DRUM SET

Saoirse Sipes, Thousand Oaks HS

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All-State Choirs Concert

Saturday, February 3, 2024, 12 PM

Memorial Auditorium

Junior High School SATB Choir

Mary Biddlecombe, Conductor

Heather Waid, Collaborative Pianist

In Meeting We Are Blessed .................................................................................................................... Troy Robertson

Gloria from the Communion Mass ........................................................................ Florence Price, arr. Rose Hellmers

Cantate Domino .................................................................................................................................. Hans Leo Hassler

A Patch of Light ...................................................................................................................................... Jacob Narverud

TaReKiTa ...................................................................................................................................................... Reena Esmail

Junior High School SSAA Choir

Dr. Brandon Williams, Conductor

Heidi Van Regenmorter, Collaborative Pianist

Standing Tall .......................................................................................................................................... Ellen Gilson Voth

Sing Out My Soul .......................................................................................................................... Marques L. A. Garrett

I Need You to Survive ........................................................................................................... David Frazier, arr. Dilworth

Sigue ..................................................................................................................................... Ivette Herryman Rodriguez

And Miriam Sang ............................................................................................................................ Zebulon M. Highben

Svegliatevi nel core ................................................................................................................ G.F. Handel, arr. Williams

Two Moon Songs ............................................................................................................................ Stuart Chapman Hill

If The River Leaves Without Me ............................................................................................................... Reena Esmail

High School SATB Choir

Dr. Julie Yu, Conductor

Catherine Fagiolo, Collaborative Pianist

Buccinate in Neomenia Tuba .............................................................................................. Giovanni Croce, ed. Alwes

Te Quiero .......................................................................................................................... Alberto Favero, arr. Cangiano

Let My Love be Heard ............................................................................................................................. Jake Runestad

Pal-So-Seong; 8 Laughing Voices ........................................................................................................... Hyo-Won Woo

I Thank You God .................................................................................................................................... Gwyneth Walker

All-State Jr. High School SATB Honor Choir

Mary Biddlecombe

Vanderbilt Blair Academy and Vanderbilt Youth Choirs

Mary Biddlecombe is Director of the Vanderbilt Blair Academy, and the Artistic Director of Vanderbilt Youth Choirs where she oversees six graded youth choirs. In addition to her work with the Blair Academy, she teaches collegiate courses in music education and choral literature and conducts the Vanderbilt University Singers.

Biddlecombe is a specialist in children’s voices, particularly middle school and secondary choral settings. She is in demand as an adjudicator and clinician presenting numerous interest sessions for music educators. She has conducted all-state choruses for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia as well as regional honor choirs in ten states. In 2022 she served as co-conductor of the UCTB Honor Choir for the Southern Region American Choral Directors Association Conference as well as the Children’s Choir Clinician for the Montreat Music & Worship Conference. In 2024, Biddlecombe will conduct the Children’s Honor Choir for the Southwest Region ACDA Conference and all-state choirs in California, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Choirs under her direction have performed for conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and have toured nationally and internationally. Vanderbilt Youth Choirs also frequently collaborate with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra with recent projects including two Mahler symphonies, John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls, Britten’s War Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana in Prague, CZ with the Nashville Symphony Chorus.

Biddlecombe is a native of Syracuse NY and holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Crane School Music at SUNY Potsdam. Mary makes her home in Nashville with her husband Dr. Tucker Biddlecombe, Director of Choral Activities at Vanderbilt.

All-State Jr. High School SATB Choir Students

SOPRANO

Kiara Aahana, Sutter Middle School

Gia Alvarez, Ross Valley School District

Ishani Bose, Mountain House High School

Sephora Bourhenne, Madison Middle School

Aaliyah Burnam, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School

Shirley Dong, Jefferson Middle School

Antoinette Gacherieu, Canyon Middle School

Alexis Hinsdale, Ross Valley School District

Noe Hopkins, Marin Girls Chorus

Fallon Lykken, Carmel Middle School

Neela Mandal, Amador Valley High School

Mairen McNeill, Castro Valley High School

Anadika Mishra, Foothill High School

Tuli Morin, Greene Middle School

Aarna Parimoo, Beacon Park School

Maizie Paulson, Washington Middle School

Maya Popa, Christopher High School

Hersh Saxena, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Shyamali Sheth, Carmel Middle School

Savannah Shopp, Foothill Middle School

Bess Shubb, J. L. Stanford Middle School

Vy Tran, Sierramont Middle School

Lily Vance, Atascadero Middle School

Nandika Vinod, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Sophia Whittemore, Sutter Middle School

Emma Wittgen, Mountain House High School

Isa Wu, J. L. Stanford Middle School

ALTO

Grant Ashcraft, St Charles Catholic School

Emily Bell, Sutter Middle School

Sonny Capobianco, Ross Valley School District

Ashika Deshmukh, Foothill High School

Sharvi Dhamdhere, Ellen Fletcher Middle School

Ishita Dorbala, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Sally Eisenstein, Albany Middle School

Aaheli Ghosh, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Harmony Hernandez, Rancho Pico Junior High School

Audrey O’Donnell, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Monique Ochoa, Monache High School

Maya Park, Monache High School

Jade Peterson, Mammoth Middle School

Julia Pilloff, Graham (Isaac Newton) Middle School

Elisia Plise, Foothill Middle School

Isabella Reza, James Curran Middle School

Sahasra Sarabu, Mountain House High School

Nandika Saravanan, Rancho Pico Junior High School

Lucia Servais, Sutter Middle School

Sonya Shah, Irvine Unified School District

Leila Shukla-Parekh, Foothill High School

Adina Steinberger, Greene Middle School

Sophie Stillger, Greene Middle School

Jade Sychr, Canyon Middle School

Naavya Unadkat, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

TENOR

Eva Aleman Rodriguez, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Angela Bu, Amador Valley High School

Nathan Conley, Ralston Middle School

Alysen Garcia, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Dominic Gourley, Beacon Park School

Jackson Horton, Foothill Middle School

Ram Khandekar, Horner Middle School

Angelina Leng, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School

Naomi Lyn, Crystal Children’s Choir

Zoey Meixner, Greene Middle School

Abir Menon, Greene Middle School

Abhishek Murugan, Beacon Park School

Pranjali Ongolu, Pleasanton Middle School

Samantha Pascual, Pleasanton Middle School

Ivy Rivas, Washington Middle School

Ronald Serrano Mauricio, Los Altos High School

Ilisha Sharma, Amador Valley High School

Jon-Michael Steinbach, Rocklin Academy Gateway

Xavier Thompson, Creekside Middle School

Sahej Toor, Pleasanton Middle School

Eshwar Vinnakota, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

BARITONE

Srijeet Aditya, Blach Intermediate School

Amaan Ali, Greene Middle School

Stanton Anderson, Castro Valley High School

Ahaan Basu, Egan (Ardis G.) Intermediate School

Jakob Chang, Alta Sierra Intermediate

Ansel Cheung, Cantare Con Vivo

Rowan Day, Carmel Middle School

Ojas Desai, Graham (Isaac Newton) Middle School

Tanmay Gorthy, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

Ishaan Juyal, Palo Alto High School

Carter Kohler, Centennial High School

Diego Martinez Kladt Benavides, Rancho Pico Junior High School

Sahil Muthukrishnan, Los Gatos High School

Jason Praveen, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Juan Salgado Segovia, Washington Middle School

BASS

Maxwell Balbin, Mountain House High School

Alex Campos, Washington Middle School

William Keller, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Nolan McCormick, Archie Williams High School

Dominic Olaes, Alta Sierra Intermediate

Timothy Park, Valley Youth A Cappella

Icaro Souza, Albany Middle School

Andrew Stevenson, Greene Middle School

Ava Jeanette, Hillbrook School

Holden McDermott, Carmel Middle School

Aashi Mittal, Irvine Unified School District

Antonia Nelson, Hillbrook School

Mia Nelson, Lincoln High School

Lily Nguyen, Lincoln High School

Ivy Wu, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

All-State Jr. High School SSAA Honor Choir

Dr. Brandon Williams Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Brandon Williams is an Associate Professor and Interim Director of Choral Activities at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He conducts the Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, the Rutgers Glee Club, and the Rutgers Voorhees Choir (Carnegie Hall 2019, Eastern ACDA 2020, 2024). Dr. Williams also appears internationally as a guest conductor, clinician, and presenter.

Dr. Williams amassed a decade of middle and high school teaching experience in St. Louis, Missouri, where he also served on the voice faculty at Maryville University and as a conductor with the St. Louis Symphony IN UNISON Chorus and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs. His school ensembles received invitations to perform at the 2010 and 2013 Missouri Music Educators Association conventions, and his middle school ensemble was featured on GIA’s DVD entitled “How to Make a Good Choir Sound Great!”

Dr. Williams has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Missouri Choral Directors Association Prelude Award, an Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of MissouriColumbia Honors College, the 2020-21 Rutgers Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovations, the 2021-22 Mason Gross Inclusive Community Faculty Award, and the 2021-22 Rutgers Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr. Williams holds degrees from Western Illinois University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Michigan State University, where he earned the prestigious University Enrichment Graduate Fellowship Award. He also completed an Artist Teacher Diploma from the Choral Music Experience–Institute for Choral Teacher Education.

Dr. Williams is the editor of Choral Reflections: Insights from American Choral Conductor-Teachers, and his writing appears in the Choral Journal, Music Educators Journal, and Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. Many of his choral compositions and arrangements are published with Hal Leonard, G. Schirmer, Mark Foster, Colla Voce, and MusicSpoke. Dr. Williams is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Collegiate Choral Organization, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and the National Association for Music Education.

All-State Jr. High School SSAA Choir Students

SOPRANO

Sumaiyah Akhtar, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Andrew Altorfer, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Christa Ashok, Amador Valley High School

Prisha Baruah, Piedmont Middle School

Charley Berner, Ross Valley School District

Gabriela Bogiages Garcia, Marin Girls Chorus

Paisley Borland, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School

Madison Brown, Rocklin Academy Gateway

Tsz Cheung, Kennedy Middle School

Rosalie Chi, Marin Girls Chorus

Gloria Copeland, Graham (Isaac Newton) Middle School

Addie Crisco, Hillbrook School

Annemiek De Waele, Los Altos High School

Philomene Deprey, J. L. Stanford Middle School

Ginger Dreicer, Cantare Con Vivo

Amelia Eao, Earl Warren Junior High School

Alissa Gonzalez, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Harshitha Guruprasad, Amador Valley High School

Danielle Gutierrez, Foothill Middle School

Naomi Huang, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA)

Fleur Joseph, Castro Valley High School

Airi Kakeda, Sutter Middle School

Eleanor Kao, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Vidhi Kapadia, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Kaylee Ko, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Roos Koppel, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School

Andi Kruszka, Tevis Junior High

Angie Lam, Crystal Children’s Choir

Lily Larsen, Beacon Park School

Bailey Manning, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

Aelynn Maynard, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA)

Vivian McNeill, Canyon Middle School

Sophia Morgan, Adda Clevenger School

Anne Nakao, Ralston Middle School

Violetta Neri, Piedmont Middle School

Georgia Orcharton, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir

Sanjana Raman, Kennedy Middle School

Finn Reese, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Sophia Risk, Adda Clevenger School

Taylor Rush, Amador Valley High School

Lyla Schramm, J. L. Stanford Middle School

Leila Soza Busch, Albany Middle School

Audrey Spartz, Hillbrook School

Rithanya Srinivas, Horner Middle School

Aarohi Togrikar, Sutter Middle School

Gabriela Tsimanis, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA)

Kana Wong-Nelken, Albany Middle School

ALTO

Ahana Banerjee, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Cora Beaber, St Charles Catholic School

Jack Bennett, Adda Clevenger School

Cassidy Berg, Castro Valley High School

Zoe Botwinick, Albany Middle School

Lily Bradburn, Foothill Middle School

Bridget Briley, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Aresa Chakraborty, Greene Middle School

Joie Chan, Canyon Middle School

Shaoie Chan Chordia, J. L. Stanford Middle School

Saranya Chigurupati, Irvine Unified School District

Kayden Clemente, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School

Eloise Coleman, Foothill Middle School

Marvel Coleman, Foothill Middle School

Jhanvi Damarla, Greene Middle School

Olivia Dillon, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School

Andrea Dolores Dominguez, Glacier Point Middle School

Savannah Fakes, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

Jacqueline Franco, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Ryan George, Creekside Middle School

Drakar Gooden, Tevis Junior High

Hendrix Heimbold, Carmel Middle School

Alexandra Hudzik, Carmel Middle School

Mikey Keaton, Carmel Middle School

Vivian Lander, Carmel Middle School

Kayden Lee, Beacon Park School

Hannah Lyn, Crystal Children’s Choir

Anika Maderas, Albany Middle School

Paakhi Manglik, Morrill Middle School

Leilani McCutchen, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School

Juliet McPhie, Graham (Isaac Newton) Middle School

Ella Miikkulainen-Katila, Greene Middle School

Srilekhya Nittala, Beacon Park School

Peyton Ostlund, Charles Evans Hughes Middle School

Sachi Param, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Isabel Petrow, Madison Middle School

Harshitha Prasanna Venkatesh, Amador Valley High School

Zelda Preston, Southern California Children’s Choir

Ritika Puthalath, Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley

Mya Quezada, Centennial High School

Lydia Quiroz, Paul L. Cato Middle School

Jonica Rajasekar, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate

Ananya Rajvignesh, Hart (Thomas S.) Middle School

Rhianna Ramirez, Washington Middle School

Brenna Rogers, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School

Maya Shankar, Irvine Unified School District

Orelia Sinha, Horner Middle School

Sunakshi Yadav, Irvine Unified School District

Ayden Yang, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Brenden Yu, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Anvika Thomas, Earl Warren Junior High School

Sarah Thomas, Horner Middle School

Kristin Tran, Jordan Intermediate School

Riya Upadhyaya, Amador Valley High School

Agratha Vanamali, Raymond J. Fisher Middle School

Lydia Wang, Palo Alto High School

Rebecca Yoon, Canyon Middle School

All-State High School SATB Honor Choir

Dr. Julie Yu

Oklahoma City University

Dr. Julie Yu (She/Her/Hers) is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and the Artistic Director of Canterbury Voices, Oklahoma’s premier symphony chorus.

She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Oklahoma State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas. Before joining OCU and Canterbury Voices, she taught at Norman North High School in Oklahoma, San José State University, and Kansas State University.

She has given presentations, conducted, and/or her choirs have performed for state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, and the European Music Educators Association. She is the past president of the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association and served as an International Conducting Exchange Fellow to Kenya in 2019.

Her favorite area of research and performance is working as a guest clinician/conductor for various honor choirs and professional organizations.

All-State High School SATB Choir Students

SOPRANO

Shrivalli Addepally, Vivace Youth Chorus

Amelle Badey, Los Altos High School

Greta Blau, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Logan Campbell, Los Gatos High School

Caroline Cantelmi, Redwood High School

Dayci Dishny, Pacific Grove High School

Annabella Eaton, Rocklin High School

Ronja Eilfort, Aptos High School

Nithila Francis, Portola High School

Olivia Garcia, St. Francis Catholic High School

Grace Huang, San Mateo High School

Aadya Jain, Los Gatos High School

Kaiyi Ma, Notre Dame High School

Raaga Mahesh, Irvine High School

Daisy Oliveira, Hanford High School

Charlotte Paul, St. Francis Catholic High School

Prisha Purohit, San Ramon Valley High School

Sydney Robinson, Canyon Springs High School

Rachel Rogstad, Arrowhead Christian Academy

Luna Salvador, Modesto High School

Sara Sepulveda Murillo, Stockdale High School

Chloe Stevelman, Santa Monica High School

Rebecca Tillman, Clovis East High School

Sienna Wier, Del Norte County High School

Bella Wilson, Santa Ana High School

Helen Xie, Davis Senior High School

Ashna Yadav, Cantabile Youth Singers

Kaydance Young, Ridgeview High School

Tonje Young, Shasta High School

ALTO

Hailie Atkinson, Pacific Grove High School

Pranav Balaji, Vivace Youth Chorus

Nikila Bashyam, Saratoga High School

Maitreyi Bharath, Vivace Youth Chorus

Maya Calvert, Vivace Youth Chorus

Chloe Chen, Portola High School

Yutong Chen, Monta Vista High School

Ellie Christensen, Aptos High School

Ella Crotzer, Del Norte County High School

Karol Espinoza, Bishop Amat Memorial High School

Red Fitiausi, Hanford High School

Maya Fowler, Granite Bay High School

Ksenia Freeborn, Bonita High School

Alyssa Galicia, Carmel High School

Levi Holton, Liberty High School

Drion Kemp, Ridgeview High School

Mira Sumant, Los Altos High School

McKenna Turner, Nordhoff High School

Alina Valenzuela, South High School

Haindavi Veldanda, Mountain House High School

Meghana Vidyam, Clovis North High School

Olivia Wang, Albany High School

TENOR

Seann Paris Alib, Venice High School

Andrew Arias, Centennial High School

Shaurya Banjara, Los Gatos High School

Isabel Baratoff, Los Altos High School

Demiah Benavides, Los Osos High School

Mia Black, Alexander Hamilton Sr. High School

Dakota Boulware, Pacific Grove High School

Owen Cortes, Clovis North High School

Andrew David Dela Peña, Alexander Hamilton Sr. High School

Joshua Dermawan, Walnut High School

Austin Edlow, John Adams Academy

Jayadev Ghanta, Lynbrook High School

Armando Gil-Rojo, Stockdale High School

Henry Hutchings, Davis Senior High School

Devan Jue, San Marino High School

Max Magaña, Alisal High School

Aidan Mathisen, Yucaipa High School

Rein Meraji, Granite Bay High School

Jackson Raines-Hepple, University High School

Jackson Rickard, Canyon Springs High School

Claidie Valdez, Magnolia High School

Jacob Wynkoop, Clovis North High School

Beckett Xu, Rancho Cucamonga High School

BASS

Daniel Arias, Warren High School

Brando Bowse, Harvard-Westlake School

Jackson Burger, Eureka High School

Gordon Cheng, Carlmont High School

Sebastian Danielson, Carmel High School

Jayden Drummer, Moreno Valley High School

Logan Geniec, West Ranch High School

Aiden Gonzalez, Redlands East Valley High School

Ezra Huang, Venice High School

Peter Kildirian, Clovis North High School

Isaiah Medina, Dana Hills High School

Edison Peng, Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton

Misael Reyes, Salinas High School

Jaehun Shin, Portola High School

Zachary Smith, San Juan Hills High School

Caila Kim, Los Altos High School

Kody Lin, Portola High School

Jada Madden, Granite Bay High School

Ceira Motoyama, Cantabile Youth Singers

Samuelle Pawig, Clovis East High School

Rebekah Ricon, Clovis East High School

Medha Sarkar, Los Gatos High School

Saesha Sharda, Amador Valley High School

Davis Stevens, Shasta High School

Xavier Torres, Stockdale High School

Jason Turner, Foothill High School

Quinn Vanasco, Cate School

Owen Vega, Dinuba High School

Logan Wang, The Bishop’s School

Joshua Zanders, Enterprise High School

All-State Choirs Concert

Saturday, February 3, 2024, 2:30 PM

Memorial Auditorium

High School SSAA Choir

Dr. Elisa Macedo Dekaney, Conductor

Renee Harris, Collaborative Pianist

Aure volanti ....................................................................................................... Francesca Caccini, ed. Carolyn Raney

Measure Me, Sky ................................................................................................................................ Elaine Hagenberg

Song for Justice ................................................................................................................................ Kim André Arnesen

Hope Lingers On .................................................................................... Lissa Schneckenburger, arr. Andrea Ramsey

My Heart Be Brave ........................................................................................................................

Marques L. A. Garrett

Boa Noite, Minha Gente! .....................................................................................................................

Daniel Afonso Jr.

High School TTBB Choir

Dr. Troy Robertson, Conductor

Gerald Rheault, Collaborative Pianist

Sorida ................................................................................................................................................ Rosephanye Powell

Ceann Dubh Dilis ................................................................................................................................. Michael McGlynn

Serenade Italienne ............................................................................................... Ernest Chausson, arr. Mari Valverde

If Love Should Count You Worthy .......................................................................................................... Victor Johnson

O vos omnes ................................................................................................................................................ Pablo Casals

Hold Out Your Light ................................................................................................................................

Songs for the People ...............................................................................................................................

Stacey V. Gibbs

Troy Robertson

All-State High School SSAA Honor Choir

Dr. Elisa Macedo Dekaney Syracuse University

Elisa Macedo Dekaney is professor of music education and the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University. She serves as the associate dean of research, graduate studies, and internationalization in the College of Visual Performing Arts (VPA). She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of choral music, music education, music research, and world music and cultures and has served as core faculty member for the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dekaney earned a bachelor’s degree in sacred music (piano) at the Seminário Teológico Batista do Sul do Brasil and a bachelor’s degree in communications from the Universidade Federal Fluminense. She continued her studies in the United States, earning a master’s degree in choral conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City under Eph Ehly and a Ph.D. in choral music education from the Florida State University under André Thomas, Judy Bowers, Clifford Madsen, and Rodney Eichenberger.

As a conductor, music educator, and scholar, Dekaney has presented at various interdisciplinary conferences and music symposia. She has conducted all-state choirs, honor choirs, and choral festivals in the U.S. and abroad. An active researcher, Dekaney’s scholarly research focuses on aesthetic response to music, world music and cultures, International Phonetic Alphabet, Indigenous and AfroBrazilian culture, and clinical simulation applied to music education. She has published books, book chapters, and articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, The Choral Journal, International Education, Music Educators Journal, Contributions to Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, and Update. Her choral arrangements of Brazilian folksongs for middle school choirs are published by Carl Fischer, BriLee, and La Voz Music Publishing. Her latest book, “Music at the Intersection of Brazilian Culture: An Introduction to Music, Race, and Food” (Routledge, 2021), takes an interdisciplinary approach by utilizing several aspects of Brazilian music, race, and food as a window into understanding Brazilian culture, with music at the core.

Dekaney and husband Joshua Dekaney are the founders and directors of Samba Laranja: the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble. Under their direction, the group has performed numerous concerts for K-12 schools, churches, and communities across the northeastern United States and several times at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Additionally, Samba Laranja is the recipient of three Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMY) for Best Recording Other Style for the recordings “Native Orange” (2011), “Pathways” (2015), and “Guaraná” (2019).

As part of her service to her profession, Dekaney has served for several years in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) as repertoire and standards chair for ethnic and multicultural perspectives in New York State and the Eastern Region. She also served as chair of the Special Research Interest Group in Learning and Development of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Currently she serves on the ACDA Research and Publication National Standing Committee and on the ACCelerate Festival of Creativity and Innovation steering committee, an interdisciplinary festival sponsored by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) institutions and the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Civic Morning Musicals awarded Dekaney the 2006 Paul and Veronica Abel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Choral Performance and the 2015 Tiffany Award for Outstanding Service to the Cause of Music. She is also a recipient of the 2007 VPA Outstanding Faculty Award and the 2017 Visionary Community Award (Hispanic Heritage). She was a 2011 fellow with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Curt Silberman Seminar and a 2018 fellow with the ACC Academic Leaders Network.

All-State High School SSAA Choir Students

SOPRANO

Kate Abalos, Portola High School

Serra Arkan, Pacific Grove High School

Michelle Banci, Mountain House High School

Mimi Bernstein, San Marino High School

Audrey Bier, Foothill High School

Reagan Bledsoe, Stockdale High School

Francesca Caravella, Santiago High School

Mikah Carson, Los Osos High School

Maya Cavestany, Moreau Catholic High School

Shohini Chakraborty, Folsom High School

Sidney Clark, Lincoln High School

Blythe Griffin, Buchanan High School

Helen Gu, The Harker School

Anya Gupta, Lynbrook High School

Katherine Heller, Cantabile Youth Singers

Adelaide Howell, El Diamante High School

Annie Hsiung, Granite Bay High School

Sara Jackson, Canyon Springs High School

Mo Jebian, Vivace Youth Chorus

Claire Lee, Stevenson School

Erica Lee, Valencia High School

Kady Lin, Portola High School

Zhenyi Liu, Thousand Oaks High School

Charlotte Ludlow, The Harker School

Proma Majumdar, Diamond Bar High School

Aria Mehta, Will C. Wood High School

Samantha Montgomery, Clovis High School

Paula Nadores, University High School

Aurora Park, Monache High School

Colette Park, La Canada High School

Rachel Plummer, Milpitas High School

Emi Porter, San Ramon Valley High School

Soumya Pradhan, Dougherty Valley High School

Sienna Price, Hanford High School

Ansam Qureshi, Stevenson School

Manonmani Raffill, Los Altos High School

Siobhan Reed, Albany High School

Sydney Reed, Riverside Poly High School

Faith Rees, Hanford High School

Kathryn Rodgers, Central Valley Christian High School

Audrey Roper, Redwood High School

Callie Sippel, Sierra Pacific High School

Naksha Srinivasan, Irvine High School

Gabrielle Sutherland, Monache High School

Holly Templeton, The Harker School

Genevieve Velarde, Irvine High School

Jadyn Voss, Ernest Righetti High School

Amber Waldo, Pacific Collegiate School

Lining You, Stevenson School

Teresa Youngman, Vivace Youth Chorus

Yujia Zhou, Piedmont Hills High School

Claire Ziebart, Cate School

ALTO

Shireen Abdolmohammadi, Shasta High School

Aya Celine Angeles, Walnut High School

Paris Austin, Herbert Hoover High School

Kamryn Baker, Clovis North High School

Jolee Billington, Frontier High School

Eliza Bourne, San Juan Hills High School

Ella Boyd, Albany High School

Ella Bracken, Liberty High School

Maya Camber, Rocklin High School

Sofia Caravella, Santiago High School

Mical Cohen, Alexander Hamilton Sr. High School

Haley Crowell, Castro Valley High School

Alyx DiFilippo, Norco High School

Lauren Doan, Woodbridge High School

Clare Donaldson, Rancho Cucamonga High School

Minke Doyle, El Diamante High School

Emily Driscoll, Frontier High School

Amalie Entenman, Porterville High School

Rheyah Gangadharan, Oak Park High School

Cole Graham, Newbury Park High School

Eve Iacovelli Barajas, Paso Robles High School

Eira Jawandha, Troy High School

Lauren Kjar, Clovis North High School

Loreley Loyo, Arvin High School

Camryn Mccormick, Bakersfield High School

Emma Mortensen, Etiwanda High School

Kiera Mouanoutoua, University High School

Therese Nadores, University High School

Ayla Oner, Lynbrook High School

Jasmine Ortega, South High School

Akshara Patnaik, Mountain House High School

Chloe Payne, Redwood High School

Emi Peebles, Shasta High School

Alexis Pine, Carmel High School

Caitlin Plumlee, Strathmore High School

Isadora Raines-Hepple, University High School

Marlena Reinshagen, Carlmont High School

Liv Ryssdal, La Canada High School

Eliana Salazar, Warren High School

Kiana Sipes, Albany High School

Amritha Srinivasan, California High School

Chasity Syvong, Clovis East High School

Nida Tadiparthi, Dougherty Valley High School

Sofia Timbol, Montgomery High School

Thejasree Venkatesh, Mountain House High School

Piper Welsh, Davis Senior High School

Aviva Wrosch, The Bishop’s School

Suah Yang, Portola High School

Teresa Zubacz, University High School

All-State High School TTBB Honor Choir

Dr. Troy Robertson

Tarleton State University

Dr. Troy D. Robertson is the Director of Choirs at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, where he conducts University Singers, Texan Harmony, Texan Riders, Chamber Choir, and Texan Troubadours. Tarleton choirs are renowned for excellence: under Dr. Robertson’s direction, Tarleton’s Chamber Choir has performed in the Xi’an China International Choral Festival, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and toured parts of England and Japan. Robertson is also the conductor of the Cross Timbers Civic Chorale, a community ensemble whose season includes collaboration with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Performances under Dr. Robertson’s baton have included G.F. Handel’s Messiah, Johannes Brahms’s Requiem, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, W.A. Mozart’s Requiem, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, John Rutter’s Gloria and Magnificat, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Dr. Robertson is an avid composer. Distributor J.W. Pepper chose Dr. Robertson’s best-selling “In Meeting We Are Blessed” for its Editor’s Choice and Basic Library series. The Florida State University Singers premiered “This Mystery,” under the direction of Dr. Kevin Fenton, at the Dallas, Texas national convention of the American Choral Directors Association. The St. Olaf Chapel Viking Chorus featured his arrangement of “Make We Joy Now in this Fest” in its performance at St. Olaf’s 108th annual Christmas Festival Concert. Dr. Robertson’s works are published with Music Spoke, Santa Barbara Music, Hinshaw Music, and Colla Voce Music. Dr. Robertson is the founder of ChorAmor, a coalition of singers and conductors dedicated to the creation of free resources for choir. These resources may be found at www.Choramor.com. They include free repertoire, guide tracks, rehearsal methods, training videos, and warmup material.

An active clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Robertson has served in festivals across the United States. Recent clinics include work with the Virginia Middle School All State chorus, West Virginia High School Honors Chorus, Bonclarken Music Conference Youth Choir, and high school choirs around the state of Texas. Dr. Robertson and his wife, psychologist Dr. Stephanie Robertson, have presented

many workshops on work-life balance and co-authored an article on the subject for the Choral Journal in October of 2021. Dr. Robertson was named a fellow of the Carnegie Hall Choral Institute’s Transient Glory Symposium, an honor that included study with Francisco Nuñez, conductor of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Grant Gershon, conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and John Corigliano, Grammy, Pulitzer, and Academy Award-winning composer. As part of the symposium Dr. Robertson conducted the Young People’s Chorus in performance in Carnegie Hall.

Before coming to Tarleton, Dr. Robertson was Assistant Professor of Music Education at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He served for several years as choral director at East Gaston High School in Mount Holly, North Carolina. Under his direction the choruses traveled and performed in Florida, Virginia, and Carnegie Hall. While at East Gaston Dr. Robertson taught alongside Trip McGill as co-conductor of the Gaston County Choral Ensemble. He also served as associate conductor of the Charlotte Oratorio Singers and Charlotte Chamber Singers under Scott Allen Jarrett, choral ensembles affiliated with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. In that capacity he assisted in the preparation of large- and small-scale choral-orchestral works for conductors Christof Perick and Alan Yamamoto.

Dr. Robertson holds degrees from Florida State University (Ph.D.), the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (M.M.), and Furman University (B.M.Ed.). He is a lifetime member of ACDA and an active member of NCCO, TMEA, and TCDA. He is married to Dr. Stephanie Robertson, a psychologist. The two of them make their home in Stephenville, Texas, with their son, Winton.

All-State High School TTBB Choir Students

TENOR

Miguel Aguilar, Moreno Valley High School

Oliver Bargiel, San Marcos High School

Rigved Barve, Monta Vista High School

Johnathan Burton, Will C. Wood High School

Roman Camber, Rocklin High School

Luke Carlson, Santiago High School

Matthew Cereno, Clovis North High School

Lawrence Cheung, Salinas High School

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Carlmont High School

Alexandere Custodio, South High School

Dylan Dahlberg, Enterprise High School

Gage Dowdle, Bonita High School

Tristan Eccleston, Granite Bay High School

Eric Feng, The Bishop’s School

Jared Gabriel, La Habra High School

Diptodhee (Deep) Goswami, Portola High School

Samuel Hordista, Troy High School

Noah Jackson, Canyon Springs High School

Anthony Jimenez, Foothill High School

Cooper Koerner, Ridgeview High School

Aditya Krishnan, Foothill High School

Nathan Kwan, Bonita High School

Chase Lander, Carmel High School

Ryan Lee, San Marino High School

Michael LeVeque, Del Norte County High School

Derek Li, Lynbrook High School

Jonah Lietzau, Whittier Christian High School

Max Lim, Albany High School

Michael Long, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Ethan Madera, East Bakersfield High School

Jax Manning, Carlmont High School

Elias Martinez, Redlands East Valley High School

Robert Maxson, Magnolia High School

Rylan McClain, Granite Bay High School

Luke McClintock, Granite Bay High School

Tanush Menon, Los Osos High School

Divij Motwani, Palo Alto High School

Vincent Navarro, El Diamante High School

Kapil Ramasubramanian, Portola High School

Jesus Rosas, North High School

Christopher Rueda, Montgomery High School

Harish Sadagopan, Irvine High School

Paul Sapilewski, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Vyom Sarin, Amador Valley High School

Aarkan Singhal, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Jae Smith, California High School

Tyler Smurthwaite, Rocklin High School

Akash Sriram, Milpitas High School

Edwin Kristoffer Valle, Citrus Valley High School

Chengzhi Wang, Los Altos High School

David Wurschmidt, Bella Vista High School

Luke Zeng, The Harker School

BASS

Rishipriyo Aich, Mountain House High School

Julian Baldwin, Albany High School

Noah Bedouch, Clovis North High School

Steven Benny, Foothill High School

Charles Blanchard, Santa Monica High School

Nathaniel Casequin, Los Osos High School

Luke Chau, Portola High School

Andrew Chiu, Monta Vista High School

Joshua Commisso, San Juan Hills High School

Mateo Cuprill, Aptos High School

Kourosh Daneshi, Magnolia High School

Raphael Delgado, The Bishop’s School

Sam Dickey, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Samuel Edwards, Strathmore High School

Lucas Elliott, Los Osos High School

Dexter Fear, Bella Vista High School

Saul Gonzalez, North High School

Jordan Holdaway, Lincoln High School

Ashlan Huang, Clovis North High School

Nickolai Huerta, Stockdale High School

Olivier Kondo, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Alan Lagunas, Anaheim High School

Evan Lau, San Juan Hills High School

Elliot Lee, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Mateo Lopez, Rubidoux High School

Benjamin Magaña, Centennial High School

Mario Morales, Foothill High School

Skyler Nichol, Granite Bay High School

Yildiz Orens, Proof School

Ethan Park, Rancho Cucamonga High School

Maxwell Quan, Henry M. Gunn High School

Jonathan Radford, University High School

Marco Rios, Warren High School

Josue Rivera Juarez, Bella Vista High School

Jesus Ruiz, Santa Ana High School

Benjamin Schultz, Archbishop Mitty High School

Eli Siegel, Redwood High School

Rogelio Soria Alvarado, Mira Monte High School

Owen Stenson, San Diego Children’s Choir

Michael Tabanas, Buchanan High School

Maximus Tempesta, Pacific Collegiate School

Brayden Thompson, Shasta High School

Teagan Van Vuuren, Santa Monica High School

Greg Villongco, Moreau Catholic High School

Jordan Walker, El Diamante High School

Liam Watt, Albany High School

Christian Weber, Bonita High School

Brody Welsh, Davis Senior High School

Finnegan Willits-Musell, Albany High School

Zifan (Jake) Xiang, Walnut High School

Justin Xu, Santa Monica High School

Ethan Zettler-Bray, Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Summer Concert

Youth Symphony Orchestra | Band | Choir

Summer Music Festival by LAYP at Walt Disney Concert Hall

SUMMER SEASON AUDITION

Summer Season Youth Orchestra

Summer Season Youth Band

Summer SATB Chamber Singers (5th-12th school grade)

www.layouthphilharmonic.com

All-StateWind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra Concert

Saturday, February 3, 2023, 7 PM

Memorial Auditorium

High School Symphony Orchestra

Chaowen Ting, Conductor

The Bamboula, Op. 75 ............................................................................................................ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Sound and Fury .............................................................................................................................................. Anna Clyne

Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 ............................................................................................ Sergei Prokofiev

All-State High School Symphony Orchestra

Chaowen Ting

Georgia Institute of Technology

Conductor Chaowen Ting has been cited for her “enlightening and engaging” (Earrelevant) guidance and “stylish and clear” musical direction (ConcertoNet) in performances of opera, orchestral and chamber works. Acclaimed by critics for her “brilliant” interpretations and “remarkable nuances,” she seeks to democratize classical music by creating opportunities for diverse voices. With a deep desire to connect people through music, Ting is recognized for her empathetic leadership, strong connection with audiences, and advocacy for equity within the music industry. The Atlanta-based Taiwan native conducts the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra and also serves as Music Director of the North America New Chamber Opera Festival in Ohio.

In the 2023-24 season, Ting returns to The Atlanta Opera and will conduct the world premiere of Forsyth County is Flooding, a chamber opera commissioned by TAO by composer Marcus Norris and libreRst Adamma Ebo, the 2022 winners of the 96 Hour Opera Project. In 2024, she joins Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie and Maestro Sergi Gili Solé as assistant conductor for the performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the Philharmonie Berlin.

Ting opened the 2022-23 season with her company debut at Opera Orlando in a production of Die Zauberflöte, about which The Orlando Sen>nel wrote, “Conductor Chaowen Ting gets beautiful sound from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.” In 2023 she makes her company debut with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra and joins the Allentown Symphony Orchestra as a Conducting Fellow. She was also recently seen as assistant conductor for The Atlanta Opera’s production of Don Giovanni.

Ting previously has held positions as the assistant conductor of the Augusta Symphony, Conducting Fellow of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor of the Peabody Youth Orchestra, and Music Director of Cincinnati Sinfonie_a; and has led ensembles including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, and orchestras in Switzerland, France, Norway, Germany, Croatia, and Honduras.

A recent alum of The Dallas Opera Hart Institute for Women Conductors, Ting’s varied career began at the National Taiwan University where she studied law. She went on to devote her life to music, earning her master’s degree from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati and her DMA from the Eastman School of Music. She has been a recipient of the Bruno Walter Memorial Fellowship and served as a Conducting Fellow of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. In 2022 Ting was chosen as a quarterfinalist in Paris’s La Maestra Conducting Competition.

All-State High School Symphony Orchestra Students

VIOLIN I

Jiwoo Chung, Northwood HS

Ashley Huang, Lynbrook HS

Om Kamat, University HS (Irvine)

Joel Kim, Diamond Bar HS

Joshua Kim, Diamond Bar HS

Sophia Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Eileen Lee, Portola HS

Hannah Lee, Prospect HS

Jaynie Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

Michael Liu, Mission San Jose HS

Lillian Ma, Mission San Jose HS

Rohan Nadkarni, Cupertino HS

Lucas Nguyen, Northwood HS

Elizabeth Pak, La Canada HS

Victoria Park, Northwood HS

Anisha Raghu, Quarry Lane School

Jenna Son, Davis Senior HS

Camille Song, West Ranch HS

Chloe Woo, Orange County School of the Arts

Lucy Woo, Orange County School of the Arts

VIOLIN II

Charisse Chao, Lynbrook HS

Brian Choi, Los Altos HS

Christine Deng, Mission San Jose HS

Jimin Ha, Orange County School of the Arts

Caden Jiang, Torrey Pines HS

Sarah Jiang, Saratoga HS

Allison Kim, University HS (Irvine)

Daniel Kim, Flintridge Prep School

Seaena Kim, University HS (Irvine)

Nayun Lee, Crean Lutheran HS

Rajbir Longia, Buchanan HS

Yuna Noh, Woodbridge HS

Atom Paz, Buchanan HS

Elizabeth Plank, Stockdale HS

Marina Shickler, Santa Monica HS

Kate Vo, Palo Alto HS

Danny Yoo, University HS (Irvine)

Chloe Yoon, Los Angeles County HS for the Arts

Lily Zou, Crescenta Valley HS

VIOLA

Caroline Cho, Beckman HS

Sumin Cho, Orange County School of the Arts

Michelle Choi, Cupertino HS

Kara Wong, Orange County School of the Arts

Jason Yang, Clovis North HS

Abhishek Yarenahalli, Clovis North HS

Kelly Yeh, Portola HS

Seawoo Yoo, University HS (Irvine)

Yihan Yoon, Portola HS

CELLO

Lucas Choi, Archbshop Mitty HS

Brandon Ha, Los Gatos HS

Brian Ha, Los Gatos HS

Alex Hwang, Orange County School of the Arts

Casey Kim, Fremont HS

Daniel Kim, Bellarmine College Preparatory

Amy Lantz, University HS (Irvine)

Jason Lee, Bellarmine College Preparatory

Ryan Lee, Dublin HS

Annie So, Palos Verdes Peninsula HS

Florence Wei, Saratoga HS

Nolan Woo, Saratoga HS

Yul Yang, Northwood HS

Steven Yoon, Leland HS

BASS

Hee Ahn, American HS

Soleil De Jesus, Irvine HS

Alexander Fan, Beverly Hills HS

Grayson Fitzgerald, Santa Monica HS

Paul Gong, Northwood HS

Ian Kim, Saratoga HS

Connor Lee, Santa Monica HS

Jingxuan Li, Joseph Gregori HS

Andrew Lin, Stockdale HS

Claire Seymour, Mesa Verde HS

PICCOLO

Jessica Obrien, West Ranch HS

FLUTE

Olivia Park, Archbishop Mitty HS

Stella Su, Henry M. Gunn HS

OBOE

Jesse Hu, Diamond Bar HS

Eric Lee, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)

BASSOON

Ariana Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Zachary Piesner, Calabasas HS

TRUMPET

Casey Coutin, Long Beach Polytechnic HS

Marshall Lin, San Luis Obispo HS

Stephen Zhang, Henry M. Gunn HS

FRENCH HORN

Keilah Park, Orange County School of the Arts

Cameron Rhees, Diamond Bar HS

Hideo Rhees, Diamond Bar HS

Nick Taylor, Carlmont HS

TROMBONE

Andrew Oh, Diamond Bar HS

Daniel Schwartz, Saratoga HS

BASS TROMBONE

Gillian Smyth, Clovis East HS

TUBA

Jasper Kugler, Crescenta Valley HS

PIANO

Jaslene Lai, Burlingame HS

HARP

Brian Molina, University HS (Fresno)

PERCUSSION

Siwoo Chung, Diamond Bar HS

Qiaolun Gao, Lynbrook HS

Alexander Lee, Irvington HS

Talon Lu, Diamond Bar HS

Derick Shu, American HS

Grace Chung, Orange County School of the Arts

Jiwon Chung, Orange County School of the Arts

Eleanor Gil, Leland HS

Andrew Hwang, Henry M Gunn HS

Heejae Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Jayden Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Jenna Kim, Los Gatos HS

Vittorio Samaniego, Diamond Bar HS

Alex Sebastian, Santa Monica HS

ENGLISH HORN

David Jang, Westview HS

Bb CLARINET

Hyeongjoo Jayden Ham, Saratoga HS

Connor McKeown, Santa Monica HS

All-State High School Wind Symphony

Dr. Damon Talley

Louisiana State University

Damon Talley serves as Director of Bands and Paula G. Manship Professor of Conducting at the Louisiana State University School of Music, where he oversees all aspects of the LSU Department of Bands, conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches graduate conducting. The nationally recognized Band Department at LSU serves as an integral component of the thriving School of Music. Under his leadership, the Department has established an annual conducting symposium, high school and middle school camps that serve hundreds of students annually, and numerous outreach events for public school educators.

The Golden Band From Tigerland marching band has been featured at national conferences on multiple occasions, and most recently, the LSU Wind Ensemble performed at the College Band Directors National Association national convention. Dr. Talley is a strong supporter and advocate of music in the public schools. He regularly serves as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States and abroad, including engagements in Germany, Switzerland, England, and Spain, among others.

The LSU Wind Ensemble has released multiple recordings on the Equilibrium Label and continues to commission and record new compositions regularly. Dr. Talley has recorded on Best Classical Records and received favorable reviews from publications including Gramophone magazine and the American Record Guide. He has served as producer or associate producer on commercial recordings by the Naxos, Klavier, and Equilibrium record labels, and is published in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series, distributed by GIA Publications.

As an avid supporter of new music for the wind medium, Dr. Talley has conducted numerous world premier performances, and has commissioned composers to write for the wind band. He has won praise for his work by composers such as William Bolcom, Steven Mackey, Kevin Puts, Joseph Schwantner, David Maslanka, Donald Grantham, and Michael Daugherty, among others. He regularly hosts visiting composers of national and international status on the campus of LSU, and is a strong advocate for young composers, often premiering pieces by student composers. Dr. Talley is currently the National Chair

for the New Works Committee of CBDNA as well as the Chair for the Commissioning Committee for the SEC Band Directors Association.

Prior to his appointment at LSU, Dr. Talley held the position of Director of Bands at Shenandoah Conservatory, where he was responsible for guiding the wind band program, conducting the EDGE New Music Ensemble, and teaching graduate conducting. He has also taught on the faculties at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan. Prior to teaching at the university level, Dr. Talley taught in the public schools in Texas at both the middle school and high school levels. He earned the Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from the University of Michigan, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting from The University of Texas. His principal conducting teachers are Jerry Junkin, Michael Haithcock, and H. Robert Reynolds. Dr. Talley is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, and holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, the Louisiana Music Educators Association, and the Texas Music Educators Association Educators Association. He is also an Educational Consultant and Clinician for the Conn-Selmer Corporation.

All-State High School Wind Symphony Students

PICCOLO

Henry Zhao, Mission San Jose HS

FLUTE

Eric Gu, Brentwood School

Erin Liao, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Eric Miao, Saratoga HS

Angela Wang, Diamond Bar HS

Hannelle Yang, Campbell Hall School

Joseph Yoo, Diamond Bar HS

OBOE

Lela Buck, Clovis HS

Noa Kim, Valley Christian HS

Megan Nguyen, Cosumnes Oaks HS

ENGLISH HORN

Eliane Juang, Lynbrook HS

BASSOON

Isaac Lee, Lynbrook HS

Caleb Liu, Canyon Crest Academy

Keira Suniga, Rancho Bernardo HS

Ethan Worthen, Ramona HS

Eb CLARINET

Yiming Jia, Dougherty Valley HS

Bb CLARINET

Kayla Bak, Newbury Park HS

Jayden Choi, Amador Valley HS

Samuel Choi, Valencia HS

Aidan Co, James Logan HS

Wooyoung Jung, Davis Senior HS

Lydia Kang, Andover Heritage School

Jaehyun Lim, Saratoga HS

Joel Min, Albany HS

Brandon Park, Oak Park HS

Joanne Park, South HS

Damian Silvera, Castaic HS

Kenny Song, Orange County School of the Arts

Hanbo Xu, The Webb Schools

Sean Yu, Northwood HS

Aleena Zhong, Diamond Bar HS

Corey Zhong, Diamond Bar HS

BASS CLARINET

Victor Chen, Palo Alto HS

Joshua Tang, Santa Monica HS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Austin Hailey, Granite Bay HS

Ethan Hong, Henry M. Gunn HS

Jiei Joyce, Rancho Bernardo HS

Thomas Zhao, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Rohith Dinesh, Amador Valley HS

Mihir Joshi, Amador Valley HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Ariel Perez, John F. Kennedy HS

TRUMPET

York Bourgeois, Francis Parker School

Tyler Ferrell, Poway HS

James Lee, Leland HS

Nathan Lee, Saratoga HS

Serena Rinehart, Thousand Oaks HS

Gabriel Shyh, Saratoga HS

Flynn Trinidad, Del Norte HS

David Zhao, Los Angeles County HS for the Arts

FRENCH HORN

Cecilia Anderson, Homestead HS

Heidi Chin, Mission San Jose HS

Jeremy Joseph, Mission San Jose HS

Sanghyuk Ko, Homestead HS

Baylin Lamee, Clovis North HS

Zane Panizza, James Logan HS

Karlin Rhees, Diamond Bar HS

Julian Wilsen, University HS (Irvine)

TROMBONE

Harvy Chang, Lynbrook HS

William Damrose, Buchanan HS

Matthew Rider, Vista Murrieta HS

Carson Ruhnke, Santiago HS

Jerry Xu, Diamond Bar HS

BASS TROMBONE

David Jelinek, Mission Hills HS

Jack Johnson, Rancho Bernardo HS

EUPHONIUM

Kyler Nguyen, Mira Mesa HS

Ian Sun, Irvington HS

TUBA

Maxwell Burroughs, Laguna Creek HS

Harrison Chiang, Santiago HS

Kanath Namvong, Vista Murrieta HS

STRING BASS

Tyler Nichols, Aragon HS

PIANO

Yichen Cai, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)

HARP

Amber Chui, University HS (Irvine)

PERCUSSION

Michael Chang, Fremont HS

Justin Chen, Washington High School

Anthony Ho, Valley Christian HS

Jeffrey Lee, Irvington HS

Elonzo Motus, Diamond Bar HS

Marcos Rivera, Rancho Bernardo HS

Leon Wang, Homestead HS

Luna Yang, Irvington HS

STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA

More than 450 students from over 100 schools from San Francisco to Santa Cruz perform in five orchestras and two ensembles, led by the award-winning, internationally recognized Symphony Orchestra

Concerts, tours, retreats, summer workshops, masterclasses and music festivals form a vital part of the GSYO experience, creating opportunities for youth at all levels of musical experience to develop socially and artistically while participating in the Bay Area's foremost instrumental training and education program.

This is unquestionably This is unquestionably one of the premier one of the premier youth

the country. the

David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra

All-State Orchestras Concert

Sunday, February 4, 2024, 8:30 AM Memorial Auditorium

Junior High School Concert Orchestra

Creston Herron

Battle ................................................................................................................................................. Soon Hee Newbold

O Magnum Mysterium ............................................................................................. Morten Lauridsen, arr. by Dackow

The Winton Suite, V. Finale ........................................................................................................................ Adam Carse

Visions of the Sky ..................................................................................................................................... Adrian B. Sims

Junior High School String Orchestra

Katie O’Hara LaBrie

Unbridled Spirit ............................................................................................................................... Katie O’Hara LaBrie

The Brilliant Red Shandandan Flowers ......................................................................................... arr. by Albert Wang

Grit .......................................................................................................................................................... Lauren Spavelko

Alleluia ................................................................................................................... Ralph Manuel, arr. by O’Hara LaBrie

Danse Nègre from African Suite, Op. 35, No. 4 ............................ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. by Baker Monday

High School String Orchestra

Dr. Selim Giray

Irish Dance Suite ........................................................................................................................................ Quinn Mason I. Jig

Sinfonietta No. 1 for Strings ............................................................................................... Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

I. Sonata Allegro

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 ....................................................................................................................... Samuel Barber

Serenade for Strings, Op. 6 ............................................................................................................................. Josef Suk

IV. Allegro giocoso

All-State Jr. High School Concert Orchestra

Creston Herron University of Kansas

Creston Herron currently serves as the Director of Orchestral Activities for the University of Kansas and also serves on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp as the Coordinator of Orchestra. Mr. Herron previously served as the Director of Fine Arts for the Klein Independent School District, Conductor of the Shepherd School of Music Campanile Orchestra at Rice University, Director of Orchestras at Klein High School, and the Director of Orchestras for the Yes Prep Public Schools.

Mr. Herron’s recent engagements as a guest conductor include work with Regional and All-State ensembles in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and throughout Texas. He has also served on the summer faculty of the AFA Summer Music Festival, Stephen F. Austin University Summer Music Camp, and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Summer Music Clinic.

As a dedicated pedagogue, Mr. Herron enjoys working with current and future educators and young performers. He has presented masterclasses and guest lectures at The Midwest Clinic, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, University of Houston, Moores School of Music, Sam Houston State University, Texas Tech University, The American String Teachers Association, The League of American Orchestras, and the NAMM Believe in Music Webinar Series. He also gives professional development workshops to educators locally and nationally and is involved in judging UIL competitions and solo and ensemble contests.

Mr. Herron has enjoyed national recognition both as an educator and musician with orchestras earning multiple

national titles under his direction, including being named national winner of The American Prize, Grand Champions of the ASTA National Orchestra Festival, Texas Music Educators Association State Honor Orchestra, Grand Champions of the New York Orchestra Cup and invited group at the 7tith Midwest Clinic held in Chicago, Illinois. Individually he has gained recognition for his work in music education as the Teacher of the Year at Klein High School, awarded the Marjorie Keller Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award by the state board of the Texas Chapter of ASTA and the Spec’s Charitable Award for Excellence in Music Education awarded by the Houston Symphony.

Alongside his work as an educator, Mr. Herron continues to hone his performing skills as a violinist, having collaborated with artists such as Renee Fleming, Mark O’Connor, and Rachel Barton-Pine. He has performed with Da Camera of Houston, CCM Spoleto Festival in Italy, Galveston Symphony, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Pasadena Philharmonic, Eutiner Festspiele Opera in Eutin, Germany and the Houston Latin Philharmonic.

Creston Herron is a graduate of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where he received his B.M. in music performance, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music in Houston, TX, where he received his M.M. on scholarship as a Provost Fellow and a Brown Scholar, and recently received a M.Ed in school leadership from Sam Houston State University.

Creston Herron resides in Kansas City with his wife, orchestra director Dawn Herron and their three children.

All-State Jr. High School Concert Orchestra Students

VIOLIN I

Ananya Chava, Granite Ridge Intermediate School

joanna Chin, Presidio MS

Leon Crisan, Castillero MS

Claire Jeon, Bret Harte MS

Grace Ji, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Yun, aka Clara Jo, Union MS

Ellen Kim, Sierra Vista MS

Evan Kim, Kraemer MS

Leanna Kim, Oliver Wendall Holmes Junior HS

Lumi Kim, Valley Christian Junior High

Xiaoyu Lin, Ralston MS

Ethan Ma, Alta Sierra Intermediate School

Olivia Park, Bret Harte MS

Winston Ryee, Sierra Vista MS

Emily Suh, Richardson MS

Alex Tu, Winston Churchill MS

Connor Wang, Jeffrey Trail MS

Lillian Wong, Mesa Verde MS

Joyce Xie, Valley Christian Junior High

Fiona Zhang, The Bishop’s School

VIOLIN II

Eugene Baker, Christensen MS

Katherine Behnke, Hillview MS

Peter Chen, Sierra Vista MS

Ishita Datta, John F. Kennedy MS

Claire Hahn, Sierra Vista MS

Jonathan Hom, John F. Kennedy MS

Adrian Hsu, R.J. Fisher MS

Takuma Huang, Easterbrook Discovery School

Chloe Huston, Arthur E Wright

Eungi Lee, Easterbrook Discovery School

Junseo Lee, Lakeside MS (Irvine)

Joelle Lim, Blach Intermediate School

Seohyun Park, Iron Horse MS

Rachel Rhee, Fletcher MS

Woohyun Roh, Orchard Hills MS

Andrew Son, Bret Harte MS

Annika Valdez, William Hopkins Jr HS

Amelia Yi, Keys MS

Henry Zhang, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Taylor Zhen, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

VIOLA

Arin Bang, William Hopkins Jr HS

Victoria Black, Tierra Linda MS

Eleanor Chang, Thomas S Hart MS

Kaitlyn Chen, Jeffrey Trail MS

Kenneth Chung, Orange County School of the Arts

Jiayuan Fu, William Hopkins Jr HS

Jemin Jeon, Pleasanton MS

Kylie Kim, Jeffrey Trail MS

Jiwoo Lee, Bret Harte MS

Claire Lin, Thornton Jr HS

Eliana McBeth, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Olivia Ramirez, William Hopkins Jr HS

Nalini Ranjan, Castillero MS

Megan Song, Orange County School of the Arts

Isaac Xu, R.J. Fisher MS

Alice Yu, Beacon Park MS

CELLO

Joseph Baek, Kraemer MS

William Dolezal, Diablo Vista MS

Jordan Hsu, Harvest Park MS

Joshua Jung, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Aiden Katz, Rogers MS

Donghu Kim, Diablo Vista MS

Kevin Lew, Jeffrey Trail MS

Ashley Li, Mesa Verde MS

Matthew Li, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Karis Lin, Venado MS

Kylie Liu, Harvest Park MS

Zoey Lovgren, Oak Grove Elementary School

Fuyu Meyer, Stevenson School - Middle Division

Benjamin Oh, Sierra Vista MS

Jeeho Park, Jeffrey Trail MS

Christina Roh, Earl Warren Junior HS

BASS

Daniel Angelov, Wonder Minds Academy

Kaylee Choi, Moreland MS

Carlin Joensen, John Adams MS

Kaleigh Lee, William Hopkins Jr HS

Akalya Rajasekar, Peterson MS

Shana Riazi Esfahani, Plaza Vista School

Sophie Tran, Harvest Park MS

Adeline Wang, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

All-State Jr. High School String Orchestra

Katie O’Hara LaBrie is a conductor, composer, cellist, and clinician from Northern Virginia. An educator at heart, Mrs. LaBrie spent the first 15 years of her career teaching orchestra in Fairfax County, Virginia. In her capacity as an orchestra director she enjoyed creating a variety of fulfilling experiences for her students, from Fiddle Days to Rock Shows, Summer Camps to Trips around the East Coast, performances at the Virginia State Music Educators Conference and in collaboration with the Detmold Jugendorchesterof Detmold, Germany. In 2022, she was honored as one of Yamaha’s “40 Under 40,” for her action, courage, creativity, and commitment to growth in the music education field.

Mrs. LaBrie holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from St.Olaf College and a Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting from George Mason University. Her primary conducting teachers include Anthony Maiello, Steven Amundson & Timothy Mahr, as well as David Carter on cello.

In addition to her love of teaching Mrs. LaBrie is a published composer and arranger, and is the editor for the Orchestra Division of Randall Standridge Music Publications. As a composer, Mrs. LaBrie enjoys creating new music with the goal of being educationally sound, pleasing to audiences, and above all, fun for the players. She finds inspiration from many sources, including family and nature, but primarily draws from her students and her own experiences as a music educator. Her compositions have received many accolades, including frequent selection as J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice, as well as performances at

the Midwest Band and Orchestra Directors Clinic and at the American String Teachers Association National Conference.

Mrs. LaBrie is a member of NAFME, ASTA, and ASCAP. She is an active guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She has presented clinics on: New Music (VMEA 2015, VA DoE 2019), “Practicing with Purpose: What’s the Big IDEA?” (FCPS 2017, VMEA 2017, ASTA 2021, NCMEA 2022 Midwest 2022), and “How to Win Rehearsals & Influence Students” (ASTA 2022, MMEA 2022, NCMEA 2022, VBODA 2022).

Mrs. LaBrie is the founding conductor of the Fairfax Chamber Players and the co-creator of “the Big I.D.E.A.” practice method (www.PracticeWithPurpose.net). She lives in Fairfax with her husband Joe who is a middle school band director, and their eight year-old budding musician, Liam.

Katie O’Hara LaBrie Conductor/Composer

All-State Jr. High School String Orchestra Students

VIOLIN I

Esther Ahn, Lakeside MS (Irvine)

Sophie Ahn, Harvest Park MS

Sophie Bae, Union MS

Arthur Bekdjanov, Winston Churchill MS

Ethan Chang, Gale Ranch MS

Wesley Chen, Flintridge Prep School

James Choi, Egan Junior HS

Dylan Chua, Iron Horse MS

Grace Chun, Sierra Vista MS

Hanae Grunwald, Easterbrook Discovery School

Sarah Han, Ralston MS

Joseph Kim, Walter Reed MS

Sylvie Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Sora Ogawa, Carmel Valley MS

Serena She, Valley Christian HS

Eric Shin, Sierra Vista MS

Claire Sim, Fletcher MS

Braden Wang, Wells MS

Ho Sen Ken Xiao, Orange County School of the Arts

Julian Yoon, Orange County School of the Arts

VIOLIN II

Claire An, Cottonwood Creek School

Ryan Bao, John F. Kennedy MS

Katelyn Chang, Orange County School of the Arts

Laura Chen, Horner Junior HS

Olivia Cho, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Landon Han, Sierra Vista MS

Noel Jung, Sierra Vista MS

Joanna Kang, Sierra Vista MS

Vinita Kaushik, Orchard Hills MS

Sarah Kim, John F. Kennedy MS

Taelin Kim, John F. Kennedy MS

Sarah Kumayama, Blach Intermediate School

Tehyun Lee, Fletcher MS

Lindsey Li, Lawson MS

Jisoo Park, Union MS

Cierra Shaw, Mesa Verde MS

Claire Shin, Harvest Park MS

Wesley Tsai, Orange County School of the Arts

Ella Yang, Orange County School of the Arts

Elise Yi, Carmel MS

VIOLA

Akshatha Arunkumar, John F. Kennedy MS

Jade Chhou, Reyburn Intermediate School

Angelina Gai, Rosemont MS

Brian Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Claire Kim, Pleasanton MS

Eleanor Kim, Lincoln MS

Hannah Kim, Sierra Vista MS

Ayaka Kobayashi, Plaza Vista School

Stella Koo, Lawson MS

Connor MacAllister, Vista Verde School

Kassidi Nguyen, Clovis North HS

Gracie Park, Orange County School of the Arts

Rebecca Park, Ridgeview MS

Annelise Sebastian, Lincoln MS

Annie Vo, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Angel YANG, Rancho Milpitas MS

CELLO

Seojun Baek, Sierra Vista MS

Annabelle Chantana, Jeffrey Trail MS

Yejin Choi, La Canada HS

Daniel Guo, Orange County School of the Arts

Matthew Hong, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Ansel Huang, R.J. Fisher MS

Sophie Kou, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Jayden Lee, Solis Park K-8 School

Jeremy Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

Daniel Lien, Granite Ridge Intermediate School

Jaehwan Lim, Horner Junior HS

Audrey Ma, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Rena Oh, Jeffrey Trail MS

Leo Park, Carmel Valley MS

Erin Suh, Orchard Hills MS

Kyle Tang, Thomas S Hart MS

BASS

Andy Fisher, Granite Ridge Intermediate School

Anthony Holtz, Walter Reed MS

Haku Homma, Chaboya MS

Capri Keil, Peterson MS

Kate Lin, Earl Warren Junior HS

Shreya Srikanth, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Aryan Swamy, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Yiqin Tang, Joaquin Miller MS

All-State High School String Orchestra

Dr. Selim Giray

University of Mississippi

Dr. Selim Giray is an Associate Professor of Music and serves as Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Mississippi. He currently serves as Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the American String Teachers Association (2020-2022). His textbook, String Methods for Beginners, was published by Routledge in the spring of 2020.

Between 2007 and 2016, he served as Concertmaster and between 2009 and 2012 as Assistant Conductor of The Ohio Light Opera, where he performed for 20,000 patrons each season and was featured on eight CDs for Albany Records. Previously, Selim Giray served as Assistant Professor of Violin in Music Education and Pedagogy at Wichita State University School of Music, and between 2002 and 2012, he served as Associate Professor of Violin, Viola and Artistic Director and Conductor of PSU Chamber Orchestra and Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra at Pittsburg State University. Between the years of 2000 and 2003, Dr. Giray taught at Interlochen Arts Camp, and from 2000 to 2002, he served as Director of Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. As a violinist, Selim Giray has performed extensively on four continents and has appeared frequently on the radio and television. In 2012 and 2014, Dr. Giray performed two recitals at Carnegie Hall.

Through the years, Selim Giray has actively participated as an adjudicator, clinician, and conductor, conducting Regional and Honors Festivals in Kansas and Missouri; regularly judging Regional and All-State Music Festivals; and offering hundreds of high school orchestra clinics in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Dr. Giray has published a number of articles in the peerreviewed journal, American String Teacher: “Collé Action: An Alternative Perspective on Right-Hand Finger and Wrist Mobility,” co-authored with Dr. Jacob Dakon (August 2015); “To Tilt or Not to Tilt” (November 2013); and “Utilize Your Technical String Knowledge to Improve Your Conducting” (February 2012). Selim Giray interviewed Eliot Chapo for The Strad (July 2010). His CD, titled Turkish Music for Violin & Piano for ERMMedia (2010), was distributed by Naxos. In addition, he recently edited Adnan Saygun’s violin concerto for the Peermusic Classical Europe. In 2003 Edwin Mellen

Press published Dr. Giray’s treatise, titled A Biography of the Turkish Composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun and a Discussion of his Violin Works. The Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the same work in Turkish, with a preface by then Minister of Culture, İstemihan Talay.

Selim Giray has presented at several prestigious international assemblies: the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium in 2015; The Midwest Clinic: an International Orchestra and Band Conference in 2013; and the American String Teachers Association’s 2011 National Conference in Kansas City. In 2014, Giray performed for the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC at the Residence of the Ambassador of Australia. In the same year, he performed two recitals with Dr. Özgür Ünaldı (Semifinalist at Chopin International Piano Competition in Rome, and Second Prize winner at International Johannes Brahms Piano Competition in Pörtschach) at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul International Spectral Music Conference, and Uludağ University, Conservatory of Music, in Bursa, Turkey. During the summers of 2008 and 2013, Dr. Giray visited Asunción, Paraguay, where he offered masterclasses, performed as soloist, and conducted the Camerata Orchestra. In 2004, Dr. Giray received the Rotary Foundation International’s Ambassadorial grant, which sponsored him to teach throughout the summers of 2006–2007 at Istanbul Technical University’s graduate music school, International Spectral Music Conference, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Selim Giray’s students have been accepted into graduate programs at Yale University, Rice University, Stony Brook University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Florida State University with assistantships, and have received the Fulbright Scholarship. Some are members of orchestras, including the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Kansas City Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony, and others are professors and leaders at universities in the US and abroad. Selim Giray performs on an exquisite violin made by master luthier Anton Krutz.

Dr. Giray directs the LOU Symphony Orchestra.

All-State High School String Orchestra Students

VIOLIN I

Anna Cho, Northwood HS

Ethan Hochberg, Rancho Bernardo HS

Athena Hui, Northwood HS

June Jeon, Crescenta Valley HS

Jenny Jiang, Saratoga HS

Soolynn Jin, Lynbrook HS

Claire Kim, Crean Lutheran HS

Eric Kim, Northwood HS

Jenna Kim, Davis Senior HS

Matthew Koo, Sacred Heart Preparatory

Jonathan Lan, Diamond Bar HS

Isabelle Lee, New Covenant Academy

Jiwoo Lee, La Canada HS

Chloe Low, Lynbrook HS

Vivian Lu, Portola HS

Nicholas Nguyen, Oxford Academy

Tiffany Oh, Yorba Linda HS

Caitlyn Ohler, Davis Senior HS

Sue Yeon Park, Livermore HS

Ananya Raghu, Quarry Lane School

VIOLIN II

Dokern An, Stockdale HS

Emily Gai, Crescenta Valley HS

Bo-En Huang, Westview HS

Sol Hwang, Northwood HS

Pauline Kang, Branham HS

Chanew Kim, Henry M Gunn HS

Jerry Kim, Portola HS

Junghun Kim, Clovis North HS

Maiya Kothari, Orange County School of the Arts

Hanjoon Lee, Cupertino HS

Rin Matsumoto, Mt. Carmel HS

Allison Oh, Northwood HS

Christopher Orme, University HS (Fresno)

Justin Park, Troy HS

Sonia Rao, Clovis North HS

Bradley Son, University HS (Irvine)

Olivia Tu, Lynbrook HS

Kristen Wyn, Woodbridge HS

Claire Yang, Mission San Jose HS

Eva Yoon, Valencia HS

VIOLA

Maahi Agarwal, Saratoga HS

Victoria Chen, La Canada HS

Kanon Endo, Mira Mesa HS

Christian Jones, Amador Valley HS

Semi Jung, Mission San Jose HS

Brandon Kang, Archbshop Mitty HS

Jiho Kim, Saratoga HS

Seyoon Kim, Torrey Pines HS

Leona Lee, Woodbridge HS

Ashley Liau, Irvine HS

Haoching Liu, Davis Senior HS

Mia Liu, Lynbrook HS

Olivia Park, Leland HS

Adeline Rader, Santa Monica HS

Christine Ryu, Castilleja School

Johan Sears, Woodbridge HS

Surya Subramanya, Clovis North HS

CELLO

Yufei Chen, Northwood HS

Liam Curtiss, University Preparatory HS

Yanqi Gao, Monte Vista HS

Henry Hong, Orange County School of the Arts

Arissa Lee, Los Altos HS

Ethan Lee, Saratoga HS

Lena Limb, Crean Lutheran HS

Ethan Lin, Leland HS

Uma Rohatgi, Henry M Gunn HS

Aaron Seo, Albany HS

Angelina Truong, Los Altos HS

Nash Wu, Woodbridge HS

Leyuan Zhang, Amador Valley HS

BASS

Alexander Chang, Henry M Gunn HS

Tejus Deo-Dixit, Long Beach Polytechnic HS

Emery Douglass, Clovis HS

Natalia Guerra, Santa Monica HS

Tom Hsieh, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)

Sophie Nam, Henry M Gunn HS

Sara Ni, Prospect HS

Allison Prakalapakorn, Castilleja School

All-State High School Bands Concert

Sunday, February 4, 2024, 10:30 AM

Memorial Auditorium

High School Golden State Band

Dr. Christopher M. Cicconi, Conductor

Illumination .............................................................................................................................................

David Maslanka

Our Cast Aways .............................................................................................................................................

Alligator Alley ....................................................................................................................................

Julie Giroux

Michael Daugherty

Caribana Afterparty ..................................................................................................................................

Undertow .....................................................................................................................................................

Omar Thomas

John Mackey

High School Concert Band

Dr. Shelley Jagow, Conductor

Choose Joy ........................................................................................................................................

Randall Standridge

Salt March ...................................................................................................................................................

Aakash Mittal

Song for Tomorrow ..........................................................................................................................................

V.O.C.: Helmsman of the Sea .............................................................................................................

World Premiere

Kevin Day

Shruthi Rajasekar

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka ....................................................................................................................................

Alfred Reed

High School Symphonic Band

Julie Girioux, Conductor

Weaver’s Tale ..................................................................................................................................................

Of Endless Miles and Empty Rafts .................................................................................................

Scott Miller

Michele Fernandez

To Pull Out All The Stops ......................................................................................................................

Aurora Musis Amica .............................................................................................................................

Franklin Hansen

Sally Greenaway

The Little Sparrow .........................................................................................................................................

Paprikash ........................................................................................................................................................

Julie Giroux

Julie Giroux

All-State High School Golden State Band

Dr. Christopher M. Cicconi

Towson University

Conductor Bio

Christopher M. Cicconi is Director of Bands and Orchestras and Associate Professor of Music Education at Towson University. Conductor of the Towson University Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, he also teaches courses in graduate and undergraduate conducting, methods of teaching instrumental music in secondary education, and is an instrumental music education student teacher advisor. Under his direction, the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra have been invited on numerous occasions to perform at the College Band Director National Association Regional Conference and the Maryland Music Educators Association Annual State In-Service Conferences. Prior to his arrival in Maryland, Cicconi earned a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Miami, where he was awarded a Henry Mancini Fellowship and was a student of Mr. Gary D. Green.

As a strong advocate for music education and community outreach, Cicconi is in demand throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is a sought-aMer guest conductor, clinician, and guest speaker. Upon his arrival in Maryland, he has appeared as a band and orchestra clinician in well over 100 public and private institutions. As a guest conductor, Cicconi has appeared with All-State, All-Region, and AllCounty Bands and Orchestras in numerous states around the country including California, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wyoming. Currently, Cicconi also serves as the Principal Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Music Director of the Towson Wind Symphony, and serves on the conducting staff for the United States Naval Academy. He also is as a frequent guest conductor for the internationally acclaimed Sewanee Music Festival and the New England Music Camp.

As an active scholar, Cicconi’s agenda includes wind repertoire and other current music education topics such as score study, conducting, and arranging. His most recent publication, ‘The Band Music Handbook, A Catalog of Emerging Band Repertoire,’ has proved to be a valuable resource and essential tool for wind band directors worldwide. As an arranger, Cicconi premiered his

transcription of Jonathan Leshnoff’s ‘Rush’ in the Fall of 2018 with the Towson University Symphonic Band, which was subsequently published by Theodore Presser Company. Since then, it has received numerous performances nationwide in university and conference settings, including a performance at the college Band Directors National Association Southwest Regional Conference. Furthermore, he has presented professional development workshops for schools as well as state and regional conferences, including the Midwest Clinic.

Previously, Cicconi served as Director of Bands at Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Power Ranch Elementary and Middle School (Higley, AZ), and Payne Junior High School (Chandler, AZ). As an orchestra and opera conductor, Cicconi served as the Music Director of the Young Victorian Theatre Company as well as the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra (Concert Orchestra), and has held positions and guest conducting appointments with orchestras in the United States, Argentina, and China. Most recently he served as associate conductor with the Broward Symphony Orchestra, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, the New River Symphony Orchestra, and the Walenstein Youth Symphony.

Cicconi completed a Master of Music Education Degree, with an emphasis in Instrumental Conducting, from Arizona State University and earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree (summa cum laude) from Youngstown State University. He is a member of College Band Directors National Association, Florida Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

All-State High School Golden State Band Students

PICCOLO

JoAnna Lee, Monterey HS

FLUTE

Jooha Lee, Crean Lutheran HS

Katelyn Lee, Notre Dame HS

Marley Logan, C. K. McClatchy HS

Martha Marki, Fremont HS

Anna Park, Alameda HS

Emma Park, Alameda HS

Sophia Pyo, Pacific Grove HS

Aadi Sarikonda, San Dieguito HS Academy

Rachel Toh, Los Angeles County HS for the Arts

Evelyn Wang, Prospect HS

OBOE

Nicholas Lin, Burlingame HS

Samuel Oryn, Technology HS

Nicholas Urmaza, Canyon Hills HS

BASSOON

Lorenzo Keoni Galang, James Logan HS

Ellen Gudiksen, Piedmont HS

Bradley Harder, Kingsburg HS

Ziv Rapoport, Aragon HS

Tyler Ung, James Logan HS

Bb CLARINET

Logan Bender, San Dieguito HS Academy

Damian Burgess, Technology HS

Chloe Chen, Westview HS

Joanna Chen, Sage Hill School

Nora Clay, Santa Cruz HS

Duke Dela Rosa, Mira Mesa HS

Cyan Ding, Davis Senior HS

Eric Dong, The Harker School

Athena Fang, James Logan HS

Eesha Iyer, Archbishop Mitty HS

Zooey Jeong, Viewpoint School

Daniel Karpoukhin, Alexander Hamilton HS

Travis Kim, Foothill HS (Pleasanton)

Hongyu Ma, Lynbrook HS

Hala Naji, Canyon Springs HS

Euan Park, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

Sebin Park, Maria Carrillo HS

Patric Roh, Loyola HS

Andrew Salgado, Canyon Springs HS

Megan San, Christopher HS

Giada Scattini, Carmel HS

Arsheen Seehra, James Logan HS

Mark Shin, Crescenta Valley HS

Andrew Son, Bellarmine College Preparatory

Sierra Walker, Truckee HS

Lucas Wang, Silver Creek HS

Aaron Wong, University HS (Fresno)

Matteo Woo, El Camino HS

BASS CLARINET

Prajwal Goudar, James Logan HS

Christopher Leon, Oakdale HS

Melanie Pollard, San Dieguito HS Academy

Evangeline Wai, Homestead HS

Jonathan Yang, Clovis East HS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Amberlin Liu, Mira Loma HS

Annette Ma, Stevenson School - Upper Division

Robbie Uno, River City HS

Brandon Vasquez, Hanford West HS

William Wu, Gahr HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Evan Nichols, Arroyo Grande HS

Luke Noordmans, Clovis North HS

Jeffrey Ren, Palisades Charter HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Oscar Luna Amaya, Hanford West HS

Andrea Winford, Placer HS

TRUMPET

Joaquin Barba, San Luis Obispo HS

Andrew Dack, Washington Union HS

Gabriel Dominguez, Gahr HS

Hayden Hickcox, Eureka Senior HS

Andy Hoang, Mira Mesa HS

Daniel Lee, Crean Lutheran HS

Logan Manildi, Harbor HS

Ryan McWeeny, Del Norte HS

Aaron Peng, Burlingame HS

Sydney Sneeringer, Sheldon HS

Zachary Tiep, San Diego Jewish Academy

Max von der Ohe, Palisades Charter HS

FRENCH HORN

Ben Higuchi, Caruthers HS

Madelyn Kelley, Strathmore HS

Caroline Laber, Ventura HS

Cyrus Lee, Santiago HS

Aurora Li, Sage Hill School

Madison Ma, Bakersfield Christian HS

Amara Maw, Quarry Lane School

Jishnu Mukherjee, Viewpoint School

Brady Reed, Rancho Buena Vista HS

Keighley Silva, Los Angeles County HS for the Arts

Hannah Wampler, Escalon HS

Amelie Wright, Fremont HS

TROMBONE

Isabella Davi, Carmel HS

Gurtaj Gill, James Logan HS

Alex Jackson, Sanger West HS

Max Knudson, Prospect HS

Daniel Lewenberg, James Logan HS

Myles Nieland, Santa Susana HS

Antonio Plaza, Soquel HS

Connor Rudolph, Miramonte HS

Xingyu Zhu, Beverly Hills HS

EUPHONIUM

Shayna Ashley, Canyon Springs HS

Liam Belson, El Segundo HS

Ethan Duran, Bear Creek HS

Winston Malmquist, Thousand Oaks HS

TUBA

Logan Campbell, Fred C. Beyer HS

Miles Cross, Ukiah HS

Bryson Gonzales, Hanford West HS

Christopher Kricorian, Santa Susana HS

William Kwok, Burlingame HS

Seth Morris, Bella Vista HS

Ava Patri, Point Loma HS

STRING BASS

Liam Doran, Westview HS

PIANO

Paul Koo, Analy HS

PERCUSSION

Carter Frodin, Santiago HS

Reanne Gillian Lladone, University HS (Fresno)

Madison Nuwey, University HS (Fresno)

Landon Peckham, University HS (Fresno)

Keshav Ramesh, University HS (Fresno)

Ruben Rangel, Firebaugh HS

Isaiah Sum, Santiago HS

Ronit Varier, Cupertino HS

All-State High School Concert Band

Dr. Shelley Jagow

Wright state University

Conductor Bio

Dr. Shelley Jagow is Professor of Music at Wright State University School of Music (Dayton, OH) where she serves as Director of Bands conducting both the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, and teaches conducting at the undergraduate and graduate level. She earned top honors in Music Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and the University of Missouri (Columbia) where respective mentors include Marvin Eckroth, Dale Lonis, Martin Bergee and Wendy Sims. She earned her Ph. D. in Music Education at the Union Institute & University (Cincinnati) where Colonel Timothy Foley, Frank Battisti, and Edward Wingard served as her mentors. In addition to studies in education, saxophone and conducting, Shelley also earned the Certificate in Piano Performance IX from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and was previously nominated for both the “Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching” Award and the “Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research” Award.

As an artist clinician with Conn-Selmer, Vandoren, Meredith Music, and GIA Music, “Dr. J” enjoys working with school bands and presents clinics, performances, adjudications, and serves as honor band conductor at various state, national and international conferences and events. Venues include locations in various states/provinces/ countries: Alberta, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Netherlands, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington D.C.; including conferences such as State Music Educators Conferences, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the College Music Symposium (CMS), the World Saxophone Congress, and the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium.

Shelley also served as coach for the WSU student Avion Saxophone Quartet, which can be heard on Apple Music/ iTunes. All members of the quartet are chosen annually on a highly selective audition process, and include music

education and/or performance majors at Wright State University. The Avion Saxophone Quartet is a recipient of the Edgar Hardy Scholarship, the Dayton Chamber Music Society Scholarship, the Chamber Music Institute Fellowship, and the Wright State University Presidential Commendation for Excellence. The quartet has commissioned and premiered works from national composers all across the world. The group performs a diverse musical repertory and is often invited to perform at school, community, and professional events including the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA) State Conference, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) conferences, the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and most recently the World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrews, Scotland. The Quartet has performed throughout the United States. International performance tours include Japan, Italy and Scotland. Shelley herself can be heard performing on the Emeritus Recording label, on National Public Radio Performance Today, and America’s Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume XI by Arizona University Recordings.

Shelley is also the author of the book and DVD Teaching Instrumental Music: Developing the Complete Band Program (2nd edition)(Meredith Music)—a resource rapidly becoming the adopted textbook for music education degree study across the United States and Canada. A mobile App is a recent addition to complement her book Tuning for Wind Instruments: A Roadmap to Successful Intonation (Meredith Music). Additional publications include Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone and Bassoon (Meredith), and The Londeix Lectures a 13+ hours DVD set archiving the historical music lectures of Professor Jean- Marie Londeix (and translated by William Street, University of Alberta). Shelley is also a contributing author to both The Music Director’s Cookbook (Meredith Music), and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series (GIA Music).

Website: https://www.shelleyjagow.com

All-State High School Concert Band Students

PICCOLO

Sophia Zhou, Diamond Bar HS

FLUTE

Rashmi Chelliserry, Westview HS

Isabella Cho, Orange County School of the Arts

Minjung Choi, Del Norte HS

Abigail Chong, Rancho Bernardo HS

Eleonora de Cal, Dougherty Valley HS

Jaimie Deng, Mission San Jose HS

Sophia Dong, Palo Alto HS

Daniel Kim, Oak Park HS

Nicole Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Chloe Lee, Crescenta Valley HS

Michael Lei, Northwood HS

Xiwen Liang, Henry M. Gunn HS

Isabelle Ly, Aragon HS

Jae Eun Park, Orange County School of the Arts

Ethan Shi, Los Gatos HS

OBOE

Theo Lee, Henry M. Gunn HS

Miles Neubert, Scripps Ranch HS

Connor Shim, Canyon HS

Sherlock Xu, Diamond Bar HS

ENGLISH HORN

Eliane Juang, Lynbrook HS

BASSOON

Lauren Cheng, Diamond Bar HS

Adam Erlebacher, Menlo-Atherton HS

Arianna Hsu, Carlmont HS

Sky Lee, Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood)

Kirin Phim, Thousand Oaks HS

Jay Xu, Diamond Bar HS

Eb CLARINET

Yiming Jia, Dougherty Valley HS

Bb CLARINET

Jihwan Ahn, Amador Valley HS

Ryan Beiter, Valley Christian HS

Ian Chen, Lynbrook HS

Nathaniel Chin, Santa Monica HS

Sungwoo Cho, Oak Ridge HS

Wugene Choi, Albany HS

Henry Ha, Menlo-Atherton HS

Edward Hong, Del Norte HS

Preston Hong, Homestead HS

Gabriel Huang, Rio Americano HS

Gavin Huang, Milpitas HS

Seongwon Jang, Portola HS

Matthew Kim, Northwood HS

Cameron Kung, Leigh HS

Eric Lan, Irvington HS

Kaden Lee, Portola HS

Valerie Liou, Leigh HS

Alex Liu, Christian Brothers HS

Sophia Liu, Diamond Bar HS

Tommy Liu, Diamond Bar HS

Hannah Lo, Canyon Crest Academy

Jonathan Myung, West Ranch HS

Daichi Nannen, Acalanes HS

Benjamin Oh, Lynbrook HS

Pranit Reddy, Dougherty Valley HS

Warren Robinson, Simi Valley HS

Amirsam Shahhosseini, Santa Monica HS

Chihiro Shitomi, Leland HS

Neel Sijp, Carlmont HS

Raymond Tan, Newbury Park HS

Eric Wong, Northwood HS

Steve Yang, Monta Vista HS

Bryan Yeh, Walnut HS

Gahyeon Yoon, Valley Christian HS

Chanyoung You, Branham HS

Kyle Zheng, University HS (Fresno)

BASS CLARINET

Orion Arroyo, Valley Christian HS

Dylan Fanselow, Santa Monica HS

Dongyoon Josh Shin, Henry M. Gunn HS

Sanaya Shroff, Leigh HS)

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Benjamin Dragics, Rancho Bernardo HS

Gavin Garcia, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Matthew Gross, Granite Bay HS

Dylan Huang, Saratoga HS

Halo Kwok, Glen A Wilson HS

Minseok Moon, Amador Valley HS

Andrew Van, Granite Bay HS

Adam Yuen, Rancho Bernardo HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Julie He, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Nathan Kwan, Diamond Bar HS

Vivek Moorkoth, Dublin HS

Albus Shih, Diamond Bar HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Andrew Gaudi, Rancho Bernardo HS

Apollo Pride, James Logan HS

All-State High School Concert Band Students (cont)

TRUMPET

Brandon Carr, Westview HS

Owen Ellefsen, Mt. Carmel HS

Georgios Galanos, Westview HS

Emily Gonzalez, Ventura HS

Natasha Hernandez, San Marcos HS

Sage Iliescu, Vista Murrieta HS

Ryuto Nagahashi, College Park HS

Siddarth Nagapudi, Dougherty Valley HS

Oliver Olah, Westview HS

Yun Guan Seo, Scripps Ranch HS

Jenna Thai, Upland HS

Joseph Tyler, Poway HS

FRENCH HORN

Bea Barnes, Ventura HS

Scarlet Bourland, Santiago HS

Hannah Fox, Davis Senior HS

Grace Ha, Albany HS

Joseph Jephson, Liberty HS

Isaac Kim, Granite Bay HS

London Leslie, Santa Monica HS

Annabelle Lin, Irvington HS

Ellen Russ, Del Norte HS

Ryan Sanders, Saratoga HS

Erik Stopinski, Buchanan HS

Lillian Walter, University HS (Fresno)

Elliot Yang, Lynbrook HS

TROMBONE

Elliott Chen, Valley Christian HS

Andrew McPhie, Canyon Crest Academy

Camren Molina, Diamond Bar HS

Ethan Moran, Benicia HS

Dario San Marchi, Amador Valley HS

Jeremiah Valdez, James Logan HS

William Wang, Lynbrook HS

Jayden Xu, Diamond Bar HS

BASS TROMBONE

Lenel Elison Gomintong, Capuchino HS

Anthony Lam, Dublin HS

EUPHONIUM

Alan Co, Diamond Bar HS

Daniel Macaraig, Vanden HS

Ava Martin, Stockdale HS

Daniel Yang, Lynbrook HS

TUBA

Hunter Dalton, Elk Grove HS

Thomas Fernandez, Westview HS

Stephen Heller, Homestead HS

Gen Hokamura, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts

Antonio Huezo, John F. Kennedy HS

Alexander Hwang, Amador Valley HS

Ben Kreinces, Newbury Park HS

Jackson McKenzie, Serrano HS

Leo Nolan, Helix Charter HS

STRING BASS

Xinran Liu, Henry M Gunn HS

PERCUSSION

Nhu Kim Dizon, University HS (Fresno)

Garrett Guo, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

Alexander Liu, University HS (Fresno)

Brandon Lu, James Logan HS

Noah Plank, Patrick Henry HS

Tobyn Shui, Irvington HS

Kennethson Thang, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Edward Yao, Monta Vista HS

All-State High School Symphonic Band

Julie Giroux Composer

Julie Ann Giroux was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on December 12, 1961. She graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA in 1984. She started playing piano at 3 years of age and began composing at the age of 8 and has been composing ever since. Her first published work for concert band, published by Southern Music Company was composed at the age of 13.

Julie began composing commercially in 1984. She was hired by Oscar winning composer Bill Conti as an orchestrator, her first project with Conti being “North & South” the mini-series. With over 100 film, television and video game credits, Giroux collaborated with dozens of film composers, producers, and celebrities including Samuel Goldwyn, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Madonna, Liza Minnelli, Celene Dion, Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Harry Connick Jr. and many others. Projects she has worked on have been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Golden Globe awards. She has won individual Emmy Awards in the field of “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction”. When She won her first Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest person to ever win that award. She has won it three times.

Giroux has also published a large category of classical works with emphasis on original compositions for Wind Band which are published by Musica Propria and distributed

internationally. She is greatly sought after as a composer and recently completing her 5th Symphony “Sun, Rain & Wind” which premiered in June, 2018. Her music has been recorded and reviewed internationally receiving top reviews and her music has been performed at major music festivals the world over.

Giroux has been a true force in a male dominated field and has accrued many previously male only awards. She is a member of ASCAP, The Film Musicians Fund, Kappa Kappa PSI, Tau Beta Sigma and a member of the American Bandmasters Association. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Service to Music Medal Award, Emmy Awards and was the first female composer inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 2009.

All-State High School Symphonic Band Students

PICCOLO

Mina Ryu, Leigh HS

FLUTE

Luke Blancas, Clovis West HS

Erica Chan, West Ranch HS

Thomas Chung, Crescenta Valley HS

James Fan, Lynbrook HS

Claire Lee, Amador Valley HS

Aaron Ng, Franklin HS

Lauren Suh, Torrey Pines HS

Eleanor Yang, Evergreen Valley HS

Lyria Zhu, Lynbrook HS

OBOE

Catalina Huss, Chico HS

Ahri Shin, Sunny Hills HS

Jesse Spain, Palo Alto HS

David Wong, Orange County School of the Arts

BASSOON

Lucas Brito, Granite Bay HS

Michael Cunningham, James Logan HS

Logan Elliott, Mira Costa HS

Glynnis Leong, James Logan HS

Chelsea Park, Menlo-Atherton HS

Enrique Valdez, Lathrop HS

Eb CLARINET

Dave Chen, Henry M. Gunn HS

Bb CLARINET

Brady Ahn, Chaminade College Preparatory

Kathy Chen, Saratoga HS

Rick Chi, Diamond Bar HS

Logan Fleming, Mira Mesa HS

Therese Fuentes, James Logan HS

Felix Gray, Mission Bay HS

Jeonghoon Kang, Newbury Park HS

Jun Kim, Canyon Crest Academy

Andy Kwak, Leland HS

Alyssa Kwon, Dougherty Valley HS

Claire Lee, Westlake HS

Doyoon Lee, Portola HS

Jooa Lee, Valley Christian HS

Larry Li, Homestead HS

Tristan Lim, Carlmont HS

Jamin Xie, Valley Christian HS

Jaden Zhou, Homestead HS

Gregory Zhu, Arcadia HS

Yumeng Zou, Northwood HS

BASS CLARINET

Brian Garrison, Branham HS

Steven Ngo, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Dylan Rosen, Diamond Bar HS

CONTRABASS CLARINET

Noah Roh, Leigh HS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Edward Curley, San Marcos HS

Alex Fisher, Clovis North HS

Aydin Miller, Diamond Bar HS

Jared Wang, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Edward Kim, Diamond Bar HS

Hayden Liang, Mission San Jose HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Obinnaya Okezie, Stockdale HS

Travis Zhu, Saratoga HS

TRUMPET

Bennett Anderson, Rancho Bernardo HS

Paul Beckley, Amador Valley HS

Chanyn Eifertsen, Woodcreek HS

Peter Jelinek, Mission Hills HS

Edward Kim, Del Norte HS

Kevin Larochelle, Del Norte HS

Fernando Medina, Hanford West HS

Seo Jin ‘Michelle’ Park, Palo Alto HS

Elias Perry, Mt. Carmel HS

Brady Phan, Menlo-Atherton HS

Gerrit Siwabessy, Del Norte HS

Pok Fung Tang, Saratoga HS

FRENCH HORN

Atticus Chan, Lincoln HS (Stockton)

Ethan Chang, Dublin HS

Andrew French, Rancho Bernardo HS

David Kim, Leland HS

TROMBONE

Haiden Chase, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Albert Chen, Diamond Bar HS

Caitlyn Dwyer, Chula Vista HS

Brad Ma, Saratoga HS

Kell Malmgren, Rancho Bernardo HS

Radley Rutledge, Dublin HS

Kenny Tran, Long Beach Polytechnic HS

Hibiki Yoshikawa, Canyon Crest Academy

BASS TROMBONE

Nate Jaffa, Santa Monica HS

Matthew Young, Lincoln HS (Stockton)

EUPHONIUM

Silas Fell, Amador Valley HS

E-Jun Hong, Lynbrook HS

Jadyn Kamel, Stockdale HS

Rohan Venkatesan, Homestead HS

TUBA

Anthony LI, Homestead HS

John McKenna, Poway HS

Bishop Plaza, University HS (Irvine)

Anurag Poddar, Homestead HS

Chengming Wu, Lynbrook HS

STRING BASS

Juneau Foxlin, Orange County School of the Arts

PIANO

Ashley Ahn, Branham HS

HARP

Melody Chien, Lynbrook HS

PERCUSSION

Lucas Blietz, Westlake HS

Brandon Chen, Irvington HS

Ethan Chu, Monta Vista HS

Nicholas Gabrielson, Clovis North HS

Sean Koh, Evergreen Valley HS

Jeremy Lin, Irvington HS

Brayden Louie, Irvington HS

Jason Sabol, Monta Vista HS

Megan Tu, Amador Valley HS

Alex Lin, Rocklin HS

Ken Liu, Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Myles Loong, James Logan HS

Brady Lucas, Amador Valley HS

Derek Pfeiffer, Valley Christian HS

Sola Suzuki, Cupertino HS

Miguel Torres, Sanger HS

Hannah Wawda, Cupertino HS

Andrew Jungwoo Wi, Archbishop Mitty HS

Doyoon Kim, Henry M. Gunn HS

Evaline Kim, Diamond Bar HS

Riley Marhevka, Crescenta Valley HS

Charlotte Moss, Santa Monica HS

Alice Ouellette, Henry M. Gunn HS

Francis Samson, Villa Park HS

Lily Walker, Crescenta Valley HS

Mykah Williams, River Valley HS

Chelsea Wang, Irvington HS

Kiera Wong, University HS (Fresno)

Anne Wu, Redwood HS (Visalia)

Alexander Xie, Quarry Lane School

Daniel Yamamoto, University HS (Fresno)

Pictured: Jolie Gonzalez-Masmela, Class of ‘24

All-State Jr. High School Bands Concert

Sunday, February 4, 2024, 1:00 PM Memorial Auditorium

Junior High School Concert Band

Dr. Adam R. Wilke, Conductor

Breakthrough .............................................................................................................................................. Tyler S. Grant

When the Spring Rain Begins to Fall ............................................................................................. Randall Standridge

Skyward ...................................................................................................................................................... Katahj Copley

Earthshine .............................................................................................................................................. Jodie Blackshaw

Galop ............................................................................................................................................................ Gary P. Gilroy

Junior High School Symphonic Band

M.J. Wamhoff, Conductor

A Time to Dance ............................................................................................................................................ Julie Giroux

Danza la Habana ............................................................................................................................................. Ruth Brittin

Ridge Run .................................................................................................................................................... M.J. Wamhoff

Earth Song .................................................................................................................................................... Frank Ticheli

In Two Places .......................................................................................................................................... Haley Woodrow

Poorvi, an Evening Raga for Concert Band .............................................................................................Aakash Mittal World Premiere

All-State Junior High School Concert Band

Dr. Adam R. Wilke

James Logan High School

Dr. Adam R. Wilke is the Director of Bands at James Logan High School and conductor of the James Logan Wind Symphony. In addition to the Wind Symphony, he is also Department Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department. The band program at James Logan has been very successful in recent years winning 2014, 2016, and 2017 WBA 4A/5A Grand Championship; 2021, 2022, 2023 WBA North Regional Championship; 2014, 2015, and 2017 WGI World Class Color Guard Bronze Medal; 2013 WBA 5A Class Champion; and 2013 WGI World Class Concert Percussion Gold Medal. The James Logan Wind Symphony performed at the 2015 and 2020 California All-State Music Education Conference and was a featured performer at the 2016 WASBE Regional Conference in Prague, The Czech Republic. The Wind Symphony consistently receives high praise from adjudicators at various wind band festivals throughout the state.

This is Dr. Wilke’s twelfth year as Director of Bands at James Logan. Prior to this appointment, Wilke spent thirteen years as a high school band director at both Arroyo Grande High School and Clovis East High School, and one year as the Interim-Associate Director of Bands at Fresno State where he was the director of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band.

Dr. Wilke is an alumnus of Fresno State having received his B.A. and teaching credential in 1998 and his M.A. in conducting in 2009. In 2019, Wilke completed his D.M.A. in music education from Boston University. His dissertation research is on composition and creativity in a band setting.

As a composer, Wilke has written numerous original marching band shows and is currently published by GPG Music. Dr. Wilke is also the brass caption head of the Blue Devils B Drum and Bugle Corps. Additionally, Wilke is active as a guest conductor and adjudicator.

Dr. Wilke is happy to have served the music education profession as a Past President of the California Band Directors Association. Dr. Wilke also served two years as the President and seven years as the Bulletin Editor of CBDA. Wilke has been a member of CBDA since 1999. Dr. Wilke is currently the graphic designer for the CMEA Magazine, CBDA Bulletin, and CASMEC publications. Wilke resides in the East Bay Area with his wife Jessica, a math teacher at James Logan, and children Vanessa, Braydon and Amber.

All-State Jr. High School Concert Band Students

PICCOLO

Connor Gong, South Pointe MS

FLUTE

Catherine Chen, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Adeline Fam, Lawson MS

Arianna Gago, Black Mountain MS

Selina Gu, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Sabrina Hu, Winston Churchill MS

Chloe Jeong, Pacific Trails MS

subin jung, Sierra Vista MS

Eileen Lee, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Juha Lee, Harvest Park MS

Celena Li, Creekside MS

Annabel Lin, Rancho San Joaquin MS

Claire Luo, Valley Christian Junior High

Tony Sohn, Sierra Vista MS

Zhangliang Wu, Windemere Ranch MS

Harper Xu, Mesa Verde MS

Mikayla Yen, South Pointe MS

OBOE

Linus Feng, Borel MS

Leonardo Hsu, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Ethan Lee, Hyde MS

Owen Zgliniec, Cabrillo MS

BASSOON

Byron Chen, South Pointe MS

Joshua Cho, Joaquin Miller MS

Stuthi Jaladanki, Valley Christian Junior High

Megan Liu, South Pointe MS

Abigail Pinto, The King’s Academy

Neil Rao, Bowditch MS

Bb CLARINET

Annabelle Baek, Orchard Hills MS

Larry Cao, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Adelyn Chang, Cupertino MS

Ayane Chiang, Union MS

Hajin Cho, Easterbrook Discovery School

Ashton Cohan, Colburn School Performing Arts

Jiayang Dong, Joaquin Miller MS

Ceon Han, Pleasanton MS

Jaden Hong, Jeffrey Trail MS

Jenna Hong, Jeffrey Trail MS

Claire Hou, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Leia Huang, Bernardo Heights MS

Alex Nguyen, Winston Churchill MS

Scarlett Shi, Medea Creek MS

Allison Shibuya, South Pointe MS

Devin Simmons, Glacier Point MS

Aiden Song, D. Russell Parks Junior HS

Sebastian Swee, Windemere Ranch MS

Tai Tan-Ang, Union MS

Kunzhong Wang, William Hopkins Jr HS

Gabriella White, Lakeside MS (Irvine)

Luke Woods, Pioneer MS

Evan Xiong, Harvest Park MS

Jeffrey Xiong, Cottonwood Creek K-8 School

Asher Zaczepinski, Lincoln MS

Evan Zhang, Jeffrey Trail MS

BASS CLARINET

Arnan Bajaj, Harvest Park MS

Joaquin Cano, Granada MS

Nishad Dheemate, Hyde MS

Enzo Wang, Harvest Park MS)

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Maxwell Chaba, Hyde MS

Julio Cruz, Los Cerritos MS

Shido Kamai, Talbert MS

Chloe Lee, Windemere Ranch MS

Ethan Li, Harvest Park MS

Maximus Mar, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

James Park, Sierra Vista MS

Eli Singleman, Winston Churchill MS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Teddy Hsia, Cupertino MS

Brayden Lee, Ramirez Intermediate School

Kuvam Muku, Castillero MS

Eunice To, South Pointe MS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Jeremy Ball, South Pointe MS

Spencer Tsai, Hyde MS

Jeremy Yip, Valley Christian Junior High

TRUMPET

Ryan Choi, Rancho San Joaquin MS

Joonseo Chung, Sierra Vista MS

David Gietzen, Sage Oak Charter School

Cypress Hudson, Albany MS

Bennett Karoly, John Adams Academy

FRENCH HORN

Nimalan Baskar, Horner MS

Anna Chuang, Hyde MS

Eren Eisenberg, Walter Reed MS

Evelyn Ma, Rosedale MS

Asuka Matsuura, Central MS (San Carlos)

Aleica Muljono, Harvest Park MS

Matthew Ng, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Ethan Tsai, South Pointe MS

Koen Wang, South Pointe MS

Sylas Wei, Ramirez Intermediate School

TROMBONE

Charlotte Allen, Mill Valley MS

Webster Cademas, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Coralie Foucher, Lincoln MS

Jeremy Fung, South Pointe MS

Megha Goshike, Peterson MS

Ava Griffith, Woodland Park MS

Raghav Iyer, Joaquin Miller MS

Kryza Lianne Roldan, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Michael Sandoval, Central MS (San Carlos)

Maximiliano Silva, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

Nathan Sung, Sierra Vista MS

Ashley Wong, South Pointe MS

EUPHONIUM

Tabitha Anderson, Cupertino MS

Shourya Batra, Cupertino MS

Graham Canter, Winston Churchill MS

Gavin Tung, South Pointe MS

TUBA

Derek Daguio, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Brianna Dwyer, Correia MS

Ari Fenton, Harvest Park MS

Keshav Iyer, Joaquin Miller MS

Cameron Judd, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

Perry Pei, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Tenuun Sainbuyan, Sutter MS

Joseph Spengler, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

Fernando Vazquez, Ramirez Intermediate School

PERCUSSION

Aileena Bisset, Tioga MS

David Kim, Valley Christian Junior High

Jadon Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

Ryan Kim, Hyde MS

Subin Kim, St. Simon Parish School

DAVID KWON, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Claire Lee, Mesa Verde MS

David Lee, Brea Junior HS

Jihu Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

Jinwoo aka Ryan Lee, Union MS

James Li, Hyde MS

Gabriel Kwon, San Francisco Day School

Changbyung Lee, Cadence Park K-8 School

Ava Lo, Carmel Valley MS

Shashank Manu, Windemere Ranch MS

Lily Saul, Colina MS

Yunbuhm Seo, Marshall MS

Vidit Shivadevuni, Windemere Ranch MS

Eric Suh, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Ethan Villasenor, Ramirez Intermediate School

Ella Hyunjee Choi, Lakeside MS (Irvine)

Calvin Fell, Harvest Park MS

Rajendra Gorrepati, John F. Kennedy MS

Ariana Szurek, Alsion Montessori

Rosanna Szurek, Alsion Montessori

Zihan Wang, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

All-State Junior High School Symphonic Band

M.J. Wamhoff

Delta College

M. J. Wamhoff is the Director of Bands at Delta College. He is currently completing his 38th year of teaching. Prior to his tenure at Delta College Mr. Wamhoff was the director of Bands and Vocal Jazz at Santa Rosa Junior College, Director of Bands and Orchestra at Clovis West High School and Madera High School. Bands and Choirs under his direction have performed at the Next Generation Jazz Festival, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Monterey Jazz Festival at Sea, CMEA State Convention (1993, 1999, 2001), CBDA State Conference (1999, 2001), the CASMEC Conference in 2022, and the National Concert Band Festival in Chicago, Illinois and Indianapolis Indiana (1996, 1998). His honors include the Madera County Arts Council Education Award (1993), UMI-ASBDA State and Regional Distinguished Band Director Award (1997), National Band Association Citation of Excellence (1titi6, 1titi8, 2000), CBDA Distinguished Service Award (2002) and member of the National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi.

Mr. Wamhoff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education (1984) and a Master of Arts degree in Music Performance with distinction (1997) from California State University, Fresno. He has studied conducting from Dr. Lawrence Sutherland (CSU, Fresno), Dr. Robert Halseth (CSU, Sacramento), Eugene Corporon (UNT), Frederick Fennell, Jack Stamp and Michael Haithcock (University of Michigan).

Mr. Wamhoff has served on the boards of the California Band Directors Association as President, Past President, Convention Host, Exhibit Host, Bulletin Editor, and CMEA as Honor Band Host, CMEA Central Section as Second Vice

President, FMCMEA as both Vice President and President. His professional associations include: California Band Directors Association (CBDA), California Music Educators Association (CMEA), and the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA),

Mr. Wamhoff is active as a clinician for Concert, Jazz, and Marching Bands. He is also active as a guest conductor in the Symphonic and Jazz idioms. Mr. Wamhoff has served as conductor of the California All-State High School Concert Band, CBDA All State Junior High School Symphonic Band, Singapore Festival Winds, San Joaquin County High School Honor Band, CMEA Capitol Section High School Honor Band, CMEA Central Coast Section Honor Band and the County Honor Bands from: Sonoma, Stanislaus, Solano, Tulare-Kings, Fresno-Madera and the Bakersfield City Schools Honor Band.

All-State Jr. High School Symphonic Band Students

PICCOLO

Crystal Zhao, South Pointe MS

FLUTE

Kaya Baird, Plaza Vista K-8 School

Jessica Cao, William Hopkins Jr HS

Ally Chew, Peterson MS

Sophie Dong, South Pointe MS

Sarah Feigenbaum, Orange County School of the Arts

Angela Fu, Cupertino MS

Emma Fu, Ramirez Intermediate School

Aileen Jang, The Harker School

Yuna Seo, Lawson MS

Rou Weng, Burlingame Intermediate School

Aurora Zajac, Rosemont MS

Yige Zhou, St. Margarets Episcopal School

OBOE

Alexander Hsieh, South Pasadena MS

Aidan Lee, Sierra Vista MS

Henry Miller, Rincon Valley MS

Stephanie Zhou, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

BASSOON

Kimoon Bae, Dartmouth MS

Katie Baldwin, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

Ryan Crawford, John Adams MS

Keita Nakayama, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Bb CLARINET

Mason Ahn, Orange County School of the Arts

Prashast Bhatia, Harvest Park MS

Eric Choi, Beacon Park School

Ethan Choo, Cadence Park K-8 School

Daniel Chung, Sierra Vista MS

Brenda Guo, Chaparral MS (Diamond Bar)

Steve Han, Orchard Hills MS

Nigel Huang, John F. Kennedy MS

Aiden Hwang, Harvest Park MS

Nahyun Allison Kim, Union MS

Benjamin Lee, Kraemer MS

Hayoon Lee, Cadence Park K-8 School

Matthew Lee, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Bella Shim, Sierra Vista MS

Seungjoon Sohn, Sierra Vista MS

Taran Sriram, Christensen MS

Grady Wang, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

Amber Wee, The Harker School

Gemma Yun, Orchard Hills MS

BASS CLARINET

George Chuan, Jeffrey Trail MS

Shravan Harish, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Eric Wong, Morrill MS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Mark Aprelev, Harvest Park MS

Rohin Bellakka, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Owen Huang, South Pointe MS

Jayden Lee, Oxford Academy

Wyatt Tsai, South Pointe MS

Henry Yu, Harvest Park MS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Aaron Cho, South Pointe MS

Calvin Domingues, Yorba Linda MS

Manvik Nelacanti, Thomas S Hart MS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Samuel Chiutena, Cupertino MS

Andrew To, South Pointe MS

TRUMPET

Brandon Chen, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

Minseo Chung, Sierra Vista MS

Alex Dimitrov, Lincoln MS

Nathan Fung, Horner MS

Arnav Gokhale, Lawson MS

Elle Guggenheim, John Adams MS

Ethan Kim, Joaquin Miller MS

Evan Kim, Pacific Trails MS

Yuichiro Sano, Carmel Valley MS

Mia Schneider, Muirlands MS

Yuhwan Shin, Sierra Vista MS

Darren Tam, Burlingame Intermediate School

FRENCH HORN

Wyatt Andersen, Madison MS

Elinor Cooper, Thomas S Hart MS

TROMBONE

Christabel Choi, South Pointe MS

Chance Hopkins, Windemere Ranch MS

Elias Kim, Cupertino MS

David Li, South Pointe MS

Aiden Lin, Lincoln MS

Jonathan Ni, Harvest Park MS

Donovan Phipps, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Leander Rajan, South Pasadena MS

Sophie Yu, South Pointe MS

Wiley Zamora, Mesa Verde MS

EUPHONIUM

Frank Beck II, Ramirez Intermediate School

Kenneth Jin, South Pointe MS

Audrey Ly, South Pointe MS

Kaylee Yun, South Pointe MS

TUBA

Sriram Gelle, Windemere Ranch MS

Nathan Lu, South Pointe MS

Dilshaan Mann, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS

Abir Mehta, Cupertino MS

Cameron Strahs, R.J. Fisher MS

Audrey Yuan, South Pointe MS

STRING BASS

Abigail Chang, Sierra Vista MS

PERCUSSION

Wyatt Barkley-Rusk, Walter Reed MS

Jeremy Chen, Centerville MS

Sophia Fan, Joaquin Miller MS

Kellyn Hu, Merryhill School

Andrew Li, Pinewood School

Luke Mun, Mesa Verde MS

Kelly Shi, William Hopkins Jr HS

Lucas Yang, Horner MS

Kacie Yu, Cupertino MS

Allen Li, Harvest Park MS

Evelyn Liang, South Pointe MS

Brandon Lin, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS

Derek Liu, John F. Kennedy MS

David Myung, Rancho Pico Junior HS

Ashley Park, South Pointe MS

Hevin Park, Oxford Academy

Aditi Shajil, Harvest Park MS

Ashley Shibuya, South Pointe MS

Thomas Hutchison, Hoover MS

Naomi James, Laguna MS

Patrick LaFave, Cabrillo MS

Peter Lee, South Pointe MS

Chiara Thendean, Harvest Park MS

Joshua Xu, Redwood MS (Thousand Oaks)

FeaturedPerforming Groups

Thursday, February 1, 2024

1:00 PM

Convention Center - A1

JLS Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra

Valerie Lee, Director

4:00 PM

Convention Center - A1

San Marcos High School Woodwind Quintet

Geoffrey Radant, Director

5:00 PM

St. John’s

Chabot College Concert Choir

Ken Rawdon, Director

Crystal Children’s Choir

Chiafen Lin and Karl Chang, Directors

Friday, February 2, 2024

10:00 AM

(Orchestra Reading Session) - Ballroom 3

Amador Valley High School Orchestra

Shelly Durbin, Director

10:00 AM

St. John’s

Redlands High School Chamber Singers

Jesse Diaz, Music Director

Castro Valley High School Madrigals

Laryssa Sadoway, Director

1:00 PM

Convention Center - A1

Rancho Bernardo Chamber Orchestra

Zachary Christy, Music Director

3:00 PM

Convention Center - A1

Saratoga High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Jason Shiuan, Director

4:30 PM

St. John’s

Thomas S. Hart Middle School Advanced Choir

Andrew Lu, Director

San José State University Choraliers

Dr. Jeffrey Benson, Director

5:00 PM Convention Center - A1

Homestead High School Wind Ensemble I

John Burn, Director

Saturday, February 3, 2024

9:00 AM

Convention Center - A1

Cal State Long Beach “Pacific Standard Time”

Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Christine Guter, Director

12:00 PM Convention Center - A1

El Cerrito High School Jazz Ensemble

Keith Johnson, Director

3:00 PM Convention Center - A1

University High School Percussion Ensemble

Dr. Randall Cornelison, Director

JLS Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra

Valerie Lee and Sandra Na, Directors

Thursday, February 1 1:00 PM, CC - A1

Repertoire

San Marcos High School Woodwind Quintet

Geoffrey Redant, Director

Thursday, February 1 4:00 PM, CC - A1

Repertoire

Chabot College Concert Choir

Ken Rawdon, Director

Repertoire

Chiafen Lin and Karl Chang, Directors

Repertoire

July 21– 27, 2024

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.

*Students completing 6th grade may participate with approval from the Camp Directors; please email ltmc@unr.edu.

CODA Reading Session

Amador Valley High School Orchestra

Shelley Durbin, Director

Repertoire

Jesse Diaz, Director

Repertoire

Castro Valley High School Madrigals

Laryssa Sadoway, Director

Repertoire

Rancho Bernardo Chamber Orchestra

Zachary Christy, Director

Friday, February 2 1:00 PM, CC - A1

Repertoire

Jason Shiuan and Michael Boitz, Directors

Repertoire

Thomas S. Hart Middle School Advanced Choir

Andrew Lu, Director

Friday, February 2 4:30

St. John’s

Repertoire

San José State University Choraliers

Dr. Jeffrey Benson, Director

Friday, February 2

4:30 PM, St. John’s

Repertoire

Homestead High School Wind Ensemble I

John Burn, Director

El Cerrito High School Jazz Ensemble

Keith Johnson, Director

Repertoire

University High School Percussion Ensemble Dr. Randall Cornelison and Abrianna Gomez, Directors

Acknowledgments

CBDA, CMEA, CODA EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

Trish Adams

CASMEC COORDINATOR

Ryan Dirlam

CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Barb Shinaver

ASSISTANT CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Johnny Sandler

CASMEC ALL-STATE COORDINATOR

Katie Gilchrist

CASMEC STUDENT HOST

Yasmine Brackens

CASMEC EXHIBIT HOST

Michael Tackett

CASMEC MARKETING COORDINATOR

Taylor Smith

CASMEC SOCIAL MEDIA/DESIGN

Benji Gonzalez

CASMEC PROGRAM DESIGN

Adam Wilke

CASMEC REGISTRATION TEAM

Tara Adams

Ruben Amavisca

Lisa Butts

CASMEC LOGISTICS STAGE CREW

Anthony Reyes - Manager

Fernando Romero

Kory Yoder

Joseph Cota

Kayleen Riggs

Daniel Murray

Gracie Valenzuela

Jonathon Angeles

Golden Xion

CBDA LOGISTICS COORDINATORS

Ashley Crow

Katie Carbajal

CBDA SPECIAL PROJECTS CREW

Brandon Pike

Tyler Webb

Kyle Schreiber

Abel Hernandez

CBDA DIRECTORS’ READING BAND SPONSOR

J.W. Pepper

CCDA CASMEC COORDINATOR Ángel Vázquez-Ramos

CCDA EXHIBIT AND SESSIONS COMMITTEE

Arlie Langager

Molly Peters

Lori Marie Rios

CCDA INTEREST SESSION LIAISON

Jennifer Heder

CCDA GUEST PERFORMING ENSEMBLES COMMITTEE

Arlie Langager

Albee Mabeza

Kristina Nakagawa

CCDA HONOR CHOIR CO-CHAIRS

Angelina Fitzhugh

Susie Martone

CCDA PERFORMANCE LIAISON

William Zinn

CMEA CASMEC LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Will Melendez

CMEA LOGISTICS CREW

Kevin Conahey

Jesse Lopez

Emmanuel Arredondo

CODA CO-LOGISTICS COORDINATORS

Lawrence Huang

Johnathan Hsu

CAJ SESSION ORGANIZER & ALL-STATE HOST

Brandon Muhawi

Barb Catlin

CAJ READING SESSION SPONSOR

Alfred Publishing

Anchor Music Publishing

Excelcia Music Publishing

Hal Leonard Publishing

CAJ ALL-STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLES SPONSOR

Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

CBDA ENSEMBLE HOST

Amy Villanova

CODA ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA COORDINATOR

Brant Nishida

CODA ALL-STATE ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA COORDINATOR

Amie Jan

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - MANAGERS

Harlee Balajadia, JHS SATB Choir

Kira Dixon, HS SATB Choir

Kate Huizinga, JHS SSAA Choir

Amanda Isaac, HS TTBB Choir

Adam Serpa, HS SSAA Choir

Luis Gonzalez, HS Wind Symphony

Scott Downs, HS Symphonic Band

Kimberly Gonzalez, HS Concert Band

Mark Lee, HS Golden State Band

Timothy Yang, JHS Symphonic Band

Nelson Agredado, JHS Concert Band

Maritza Spieller, HS Symphony Orchestra

Adam Green, HS String Orchestra

Ken Nakamoto, JHS String Orchestra

Greg Conway, JHS Concert Orchestra

Michael Gutierrez, HS Jazz Band

Alana Hill, HS Jazz Choir

Kilan Thorns, JHS Jazz Band

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - ASSISTANT MANAGERS

Kevin Misakian, HS Wind Symphony

Shane Ryan, HS Symphonic Band

Kosta Kutay, HS Concert Band

Christian Lozano, HS Golden State Band

Shoko Nagami, JHS Symphonic Band

Doris Gallagher, JHS Concert Band

Jim Wang, HS Symphony Orchestra

Cindy Moyer, HS String Orchestra

Marissa Staffero, JHS String Orchestra

Sandra Na, JHS Concert Orchestra

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - PERCUSSION COORDINATOR

Galen Lemmon-Head

John Gilchrist-Assistant

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - PERCUSSION MANAGERS

Shota Otaguro, HS Wind Symphony

Niles Flynn, HS Symphony Orchestra

Jeffrey Marcos, HS Symphonic Band

Justin Griffin, HS Concert Band

Chris Pun, HS Golden State Band

Monte Eoff, JHS Symphonic Band

Alyssa Manansala, JHS Concert Band

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - HOTEL COORDINATORS

Lauren Diez - Courtyard & DoubleTree

Katie Winter - Hyatt

Selena Reyes - Sheraton

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - TRANSPORTATION MANAGER

Ben Reyes

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - CHORAL CHAPERONE COORDINATOR

Lauren Diez

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - LEAD CHORAL CHAPERONES

Alan Garcia, HS TTBB Choir

Emelynn Montoya, JHS SSAA Choir

Sammy Salvador, JHS SATB Choir

Pamela Wong, HS SSAA Choir

Ryan Yoder, HS SATB Choir

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - CHORAL CHAPERONES

Sally Anderson

Ariel Banuelos

Mariana Benavides

Kristin Briley

Celeste Brown

Madison Chamberlain

Kaitlin Chheng

Allison Crose

Kavita Dhamdhere

Gaylene Ewing

Cathy Fakes

Tara Haner

Jake Hesse

Emma Holm

Hailey Hurd

Chloe Kim

Raymon Machen-Gray

Steven McCann

Tim McClain

Amy Mortensen

Yesenia Navarro Garcia

Jessica Pettygrove

Jocelyne Ramirez

Tarea Reed

Michael Rothbart

Zach Stillman

Jakob Swetland

Michael Torres

Neethu Xavy

Austin Zhuang

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - LEAD INSTRUMENTAL AND JAZZ CHAPERONES

Kao Sheng Vang, HS Wind Symphony

Shannyn Sul, HS Symphonic Band

Brendan Lockie, HS Concert Band

Dani Santana, HS Golden State Band

Emma Marie Surdilla, JHS Symphonic Band

Lupe Ramon, JHS Concert Band

Raina Markham, HS Symphony Orchestra

Breanna Kim, HS String Orchestra

Subin Lee, JHS String Orchestra & JHS Concert Orchestra

Angel Méndez - HS Jazz Band

Camryn Deisman - HS Jazz Choir

Jennifer McNeil-Lozano- JHS Jazz Band

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - INSTRUMENTAL AND JAZZ CHAPERONES

Charlotte Alegado

Noah Arst

Joshua Bell

Madison Berchtold

Matthew Chavez

Philip Chen

Steven Chen

Ethan Cheung

Aaron Colon

Emma Crawford

Christian Cruz Morales

Catrina Currier

Julian Dohi

Fanak Fahimi

Cindy Fitzgerald

Ben Jilbert

Jaeyon Jung

Sang Lee

Keira Lieb

Annabell Lo

Christyn Lo

Briana Maracle

Felicity Marple

Alexander Moreno Crestejo

Victor Nuno-Robles

Christian Orr

Mohammad Riazi

Owen Richards

Mary Sears

Hyunhae Shin

Viraj Sonawala

Bradley Stires

Ariel Villaroya

Kenny Wong

Suong Wong

Michelle Wu

SeungKyung Yang

ALL-STATE HONOR ENSEMBLES - NURSES

Crystal Palencia

Priscilla Barbosa

Jaemie Chang

CHORAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY COORDINATOR AND STAFF

Ryan Clippinger

Lori Marie Rios

John Sorber

Justin Witt

FACILITIES AND VENDORS

Jeff Dougherty - Visit Sacramento

David Jones - Safe Credit Union Convention Center

Jennifer Mann - Hyatt

Jessie Mcadams - Sheraton

Lisa Cortez - Convention Center Event Coordinator

Mark Stotzer

Jeff Queen - Yamaha

Linda Baldwin - St. John’s

Sabrina Garecht - Elks Tower

Sacramento State University

Jeanette Tackett

Previous All-State Conductors

1958 Tracy ROBERT VAGNER, University of Oregon

1959 Tracy EDWIN KRUTH, San Francisco State College

1960 Campbell AL WRIGHT, Purdue University

GEORGE BEATIE, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

1961 Bakersfield ARTHUR FIEDLER, Boston Pops Orchestra

NORMAN HUNT, Sacramento State College

1962 Antioch RICHARD FRANKO GOLDMAN, the Goldman Band

GORDON FINLEY, University of the Pacific, Stockton

1963 Modesto CHARLES BRENDLER, U.S. Navy Band

RANDALL SPICER, Washington State University

1964 Fresno RANDALL SPICER, Washington State University

CLARENCE SAWHILL, UCLA

1965 Santa Cruz CLARENCE SAWHILL, UCLA

MAX DALBY, Utah State University

1966 Pittsburg FREDERICK FENNELL, University of Miami

WILLIAM SCHAEFER, USC

1967 Upland FREDERICK FENNELL, University of Miami

ROBERT MILLER, Washington State University

1968 Fresno FREDERICK FENNELL, University of Miami

VERNON READ, San Jose State College

1969 Hayward VERNON READ, San Jose State College

HAROLD ARNOLDI, Cass Technical High School

1970 Riverside EDWIN KRUTH, San Francisco State College

DENIS DE COTEAU, California State College, Hayward

1971 Bakersfield HAROLD ARNOLDI, Cass Technical High School

DAVID GOEDECKE, University of the Pacific, Stockton

1972 Fresno JOHN PAYNTER, Northwestern University

LAWRENCE SUTHERLAND, Fresno State College

1973 Fullerton FRANCIS McBETH, Ouachita University

MARVIN NELSON, CSU Hayward

1974 Sacramento BENTON MINOR, CSU Fullerton

DANIEL HIESTAND, CSU Chico

1975 San Luis Obispo VACLAV NELHYBEL, Composer

LARRY CURTIS, CSU Long Beach

1976 Redding

HAROLD ARNOLDI, Wayne State University

DAVID GOEDECKE, University of the Pacific

1977 Redlands DONALD HUNSBERGER, Eastman School of Music

VERNON READ, CSU San Jose

1978 Salinas DAVID WHITWELL, CSU Northridge

WILLIAM HILL, CSU Los Angeles

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

1981 Redding HARRY BEGIAN, University of Illinois

CHARLES YATES, San Diego State University

1982 Hayward CLAUDE SMITH, Composer

LAWRENCE CHRISTIANSON, CSU Northridge

1983 Fresno HAROLD ARNOLDI, Wayne State University

DANIEL HIESTAND, 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

JONATHAN GRANTHAM, Amador Valley High School

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

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