Winter 2022: Issue 2

Madrigal Feast

WINTER 2022, ISSUE 2

MONARCH SPOTLIGHT

Patrons of the

Drew & Corinne Adams

The Ambrose Family

Asada Tacos & Beer

Janet Balsis

David and Nicole Barry

Dana Barton

Kellie Bauer

Mary & Todd Beld

Katherine Bermudez-Huie

Margaret Brown

Scott Brown

The Calvert Family

The Carroll Family

Cynthia E Cattern

The Cefalu Family

The Chamberlain Family

The Ciachurski Family

The Clark Family

Clark Commercial Development

Dan & Christine Connor

Frank Conway

Maria Corazon Meris, MD.

Tom and Maeve Corbett-Browne

Gary Coronado

Carol M Cox

The Cullen Family

The Curley Family

The Dahl Family

The Dang Family

The Delfin Family

The DeLong Family

The Duron Family

The Eastman Family

Jesse & Mike Ellison

The Elsenpeter Family

Abel Estrada

James & Margaret Ettinger

The Fancher Family

Tony Ferrero

Mark & Lony Fiduccia

Erica & Jerry Fink

Ted & Beckie Flati

Bernadine Fraser

Bob & Christina Gannon

GSF Marketing, Inc.

The Goodkind Family

The Gregor Family

Gustavo Guillen

Habeeb Family

Amanda Hancock

Greg & Lisa (Bartholomy) Hendey

Louie and Bita Hernandez

Philip Hiestand

The Hinz Family

Timothy Hirota

Aaron & Jane Hodgdon

Debra Hoffmeyer

David and Beth Hopkins

Stephanie Hopkins

Julie and Mark Hughes

Mark and Joanne Hulme

Mr. and Mrs. Imhoff

Melissa B. Jacobson

The Josten Family

The Kalczynski Family

The Kawabe Family

The Keating Suh Family

Robert Kessler

Carmina Kissinger

Guy & Jennifer Klingler

Lorrain and Kevin Kramer

The Kridle Family

Ralph C. Kuhen

The L’Heureux Family

Elisabeth Leandro

Ledesma Family

The Lefebvre Family

The Lilly Family

The Lising Family

The Ludovico Family

Christina Lyon

Michele MacAller

The McGee Family

The McGrath Family

The McIntosh Family

Dennis McKee

The McKeever Family

Julie Maglione

The Matlock Group

Joy & Victor Mena

The Menzia Family

Middle Earth Geo Testing

Cindy Millsap Zarate

Christine M. Monge

Jim and Elizabeth Moos

The Morales Family

Mary Ellen & Matthew Moschetti

The Mulholland Family

The Murillo Family

Grizelda Navarro

Cate Neushauser

Kimberly Neuhauser

Mark Nialis

Nina Gibson Designs

Sarah Novak

Roger and Michelle Nieves

The O’Day Family

The Osuna Family

Arnold & Teresa (Clare) Pinkston

The Poliquin Family

Manuel Porto

Vince and Shannon Pozzuoli

Ron Bruder & Kimberly Prado

Brittany Railey

Reunion Kitchen + Drink

The Reyes-Franco Family

The Riedl Family

The Rimicci Family

The Rubio Family

The Rojek Family

Carie Ross

Angelo J. Ruta

Jose and Cynthia Salazar

JA Salazar Construction and Supply Co.

The Salcedo Family

Gina & Jon-Eric Santanello

Jeff and Christine Sarmiento

Ed & Carine Savard

Andy and Karen Schickling

The Schulist Family

Linda Shoaff

Bi Shen

The Shepherd Family

Leslie and David Seidner

Cindie and Bert Selva

The Shiley Foundation

The Silva Family

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Shepherd

The Shepherd Family

Larry Silva Family

Maria Silva

Brian Smith

The Solis Family

The Sparks Family

Ellen Stanley

Michael and Julie Stewart

The Strader Family

The Sullivan Family

Maurissa Talarico

Theresa Thompson

The Trotter Family

Georgina and Anthony Ty

Quang Uong

Sheila Uribe

The Van Dalsem Family

James Van Eenenaam

Al and Yvonne Verkuylen

The Villanueva Family

Tana Walsh

Warburton Family

Warnock Family

The Warnock Family

Ken and Deonna Watkins

Patricia Weed

The Whitley Family

The Whittaker Family

John & Leslie Widera

Thomas Williamson

Susan Wojtaszek

Todd Woody

The Yocam Family

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to the 2022-2023 Performing Arts Season!

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Students, Parents and Alumni,

Honor, Glory, Love in the Performing Arts. Our students are skilled and talented in all areas of The Arts and they bring love, joy and beauty through their performances to all those with whom they come in contact.

Dear Students, Parents, and Alumni, Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year with can we share the spirit of MDHS than through students are skilled and talented in all areas through their performances to all those with

St. Thomas Aquinas

The purpose of Mater Dei High School is to develop faith-filled, responsible servant leaders committed to serving God, the church, and their communities with a profound sense of social justice founded in love. To achieve our purpose, we intentionally embed the Catholic faith and the principles of Honor, Glory, and Love into every aspect of the student experience. The why behind our purpose is simple. We live in a complicated world that is in desperate need of faith-filled servant leadership. Leaders with the wisdom and goodness to understand, “To love is to will the good for another.”

As president, I believe achieving our purpose is the primary reason that Mater Dei High School opened in 1950. The process of achieving our purpose is what makes Mater Dei High School uniquely different from other secondary schools. While most secondary schools focus only on academic knowledge, Mater Dei High School goes beyond academic knowledge and intentionally develops each student’s will to choose goodness. Therefore, a student does not attend Mater Dei High School, instead they move through an intentional four-year process and become a Monarch!

While pursuing excellence within the performing arts program is our objective, let us never forget that achieving our purpose is the primary goal. Each young Monarch must actively utilize life lessons learned during rehearsals, performances and after performances. These performing arts life lessons support each Monarch’s journey towards achieving our primary purpose. Mater Dei High School dedicates itself to the philosophy that performing arts is another element designed to perfect the person (become a Monarch) and their relationship with Christ.

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration, we thank our Director of Choral and Vocal Music Mrs. Jodi Reed, Director of Instrumental Music Mr. Fernando Martinez, Director of Dance Mrs. Rochelle Mapes, Director of Theater Arts Lissa Slay, Performing Arts Coordinator of Events Mrs. Marisa Winch and all members of the performing arts family. Your commitment and loyalty towards each Monarch and Mater Dei High School is deeply appreciated.

We are grateful that you chose to attend tonight’s performance and pray that each Monarch achieves their personal and group performance goals this season.

With Honor, Glory, and Love,

I congratulate and thank all the Directors of each program for their outstanding commitment and dedication to our student artists. The opportunities which you provide, are instrumental in the development of students’ skills and talents in The Arts. Thank you to all parents who volunteer in support of these outstanding arts programs.

As the year unfolds, we look forward to the Band, Choir, Comedy, Dance, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Hip Hop, Song, Strings, and Theatre activities in which our student artists will perform. Through these spirited performances, you frequently transform lives, which may sometimes be tainted by sadness, into beacons of hope, light and joy. We look forward also to welcoming alumni back to these performances; it is always a great joy to see so many alumni artists supporting these events.

I congratulate and thank our Executive Director Directors of each program for their outstanding artists. The opportunities, which you provide skills and talents in the Arts. Thank you outstanding Arts programs.

As the year unfolds, we look forward to the Handbells, Hip Hop, Song, Strings, Theatre Through these spirited performances you frequently tainted by sadness into beacons of hope and back to these performances; it is always a these events.

To everyone involved in the Performing Arts, God’s blessings on each and every performance and remember, bring Honor, Glory, Love, to all people with whom you come in contact.

To everyone involved in the Performing Arts,

Frances Clare Principal MDHS

Frances Clare Principal MDHS

Madrigal Feast

DIRECTOR’S WELCOME

Good Evening and welcome to Mater Dei High School Choral and Vocal Music Department’s 33rd Annual Madrigal Feast! This is the night that many of us look forward to each year to kick off our Christmas season. This night would not be possible without the help of so very many volunteers led by our fantastic Madrigal Feast Chairs, Pat & Nicole Chamberlain, who have been a part of Mad Feast production for many years! A huge thank you also to Amy Hinz for the many hours spent with our students helping them to look so fantastic tonight! We are also so very grateful to Jodi McKeever for feeding our students, keeping them fed and energetic for rehearsal, and organizing all of our volunteers. And a special thank you to our student directors Jillianna Le and Benjamin Thai, and Choir Counsel, Dagny Canzoneri, Ava Burton, Zachary Quattrocchi, PR Media Chairs Zolie Pham and Kenzo Osmena, along with our Advanced Choirs presidents Collin Hinz, Zach Tran, Rachael Montoya, Jadyn Coulter, Jason Sim and Angel Luna . Your invaluable leadership made a major contribution to get us all ready for today. Thank you for your humble dedication and constant service.

We hope you enjoy this year’s Royal Reception and Concert. Thank you all for supporting Mater Dei’s Choral and Vocal Music Program and our students. I wish you a very happy holiday season filled with joy and happiness!

Merry Christmas and God Bless You All!

Jodi Reed

Unending Thanks To The Following Patrons For Their Continual Support

Madrigal Feast Sponsors

King’s Advisory Circle

Anonymous

Butcher Family

Chamberlain Family

Conser Family

Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Rosette

McClave

McKeever Family

Perez Family

YE ROYAL COMMENDATIONS

MASQUE CAST LIST

King .......................................................Kenzo Phillip Osmena

Queen Ava Burton

Princes ................................................................ Henry Erhard

Jacob Sanders

Princesses Dagny Canzoneri

Sophie Conser

Jesters ................................................................ Sophia O’Hara

Catherine Kawabe

Grace Henze

Ethan Ferguson

Choral Program Faculty

Director of Choral Music Mrs. Jodi Reed

Collaborative Pianist ...................................... Mr. Kent Helwig

Teacher and Vocal Conservatory Director ..............Mr. Jonathan Knauer ‘10

Voice Specialists .................................Mr. Jonathan Knauer ‘10

Ms. Natasha Valdes

Mr. Malek Sammour

Choir Parent Coordinators ............................... Mrs. Amy Hinz

Mrs. Jodi McKeever

Dance Program

Director of Dance

Feast Committee

Feast Chairs............... Mr. & Mrs. Pat & Nicole Chamberlain ‘94

Feast Volunteer Coordinator ................ Mrs. Jen Cortez-Walters

Tickets Mrs. Marisa Winch ‘96

Costumes Mrs. Amy Hinz

Sweatshirts ....................................................... Mr. Tom Duffy

Shields....................... Mr. Pat Chamberlain & Mater Dei Seniors

Student Meals Mrs. Jodi McKeever

Graphic Design .................................... Ms. Nicole Howard ‘85

Queen’s Court

Allevato/Martinez Family

Guzman Family

Hinckley/Prince Family

Robert and Gloria Kessler

Pettis/Barone Family

Schmaltz Family

Schreiber Family

Summit Roofing Services

Earl’s Intrigue

David and Nicole Barry

Brewster Family

Tony and Leticia Bucio

Delaney Family

Finnegan Family

Gallagher Family

Steve and Judy Kroll

Lopez Family

Wendy Matthews

Jerry and Doniel Sutton

Wynn Orthodontics

Jester’s Guild

Assaf Family

Bredehoft Family

Canzoneri Family

Hinz Family

Randy, Jocelyn, and Lauren Lee

O’Hara Family

Parker Graphics

Mr. and Mrs. Andy White

Williams Family

Mrs. Rochelle Mapes

Student Dancers ................................................. Vanessa Jensen

Kelly Delaney

Tara Bordner

Genesis Quiette

Mater Dei High AdministrationSchool

President Mr. Michael Brennan

Principal........................................................ Ms. Frances Clare

Vice President Business Services .................... Mr. David Taylor

Vice President of School Relations Mr. Scott Melvin

Assistant Principals .................................Mrs. Molly Chace ‘00

Mrs. Diana Neustadt

Mrs. Jeni Dennin

Performing Arts Coordinator ............... Mrs. Marisa Winch ‘96

FEAST CHRONOLOGY

YEAR Lorde of the Feast Layde of the Feast Masque Theme

1990 Ryan Orr Amy Godwin Merlin the Magician

1991 Lawrence Gustafson Amy Garbison Ghost of Hamlet’s Father

1992 Philip Parke Amy Rodibaugh Eric the Valiant

1993 David Giuliano

Beth Layton, Nicole Chamberlain Chorus

1994 Jerry Arias Alyssa Lafosse

Father Christmas

1995 Patrick Layton Ruschka Sanguinetti Story Teller

1996 Ben Engelke Sarah Lartigue Beowolf

1997 Marcel Losada

Sarah Luckey Layde Sage

1998 Nicolas Raboy Katie Gigliotti Amahl

1999 Thomas Ito Leslie Castellano Court Herald Archangel

2000 Christopher Smith Barbara Porto Foolish Kings

2001 Adam Luckey Shayna Shaw

The Jester Test

2002 Tony Arnold, Wayne South Nicole Smith Handel and Gretsky

2003 Ryan Leimkuhler Kelley Kimball

The Royal Wedding

2004 Michael Rosenberg Rachel Barretto A Little Night Schtick

2005 RC Shelton Annbriel Bresnen Sleepless in the Castle

2006 Stephen Lamb

2007 Paul Cooper

2008 Martin Lopez

Janelle Patterson

Sara Martin

The Night of Nights

7 Brides for 7 Brothers

Jessica Sebbo Yule Journey

2009 Sam Digiovanni Anne-Marie Gomez

2010 Keith Morton Emilee Brown

2011 Connor Kelly

2012 Robby King

Hannah Bannan

Rachel McIntosh

A Camelot Christmas

The Pirate King

The Royal Presentation

The Royal Election

2013 Joey Busch, Andrew Hammond, Hailey Detterich, Dani L’Heureux, We Three Kings

Matt Rodriguez Shelby Williamson

2014 Alex Hirota, Jack Santanello Lexi Fort, Emma Whitley The Royal Brotherhood

2015 Davis Ferrero

2016 Steph Lee

2017 Daniel Kubeck

2018 Anthony Barajas

2019 Casey Fort

2020 Andrew Mitchell

2021 Andrew Petersen

2022 Kenzo Phillip Osmena

THE ROYAL FEAST

FRIDAY EVENING SOLOS

Rachel Montoya – Blue Christmas

Claire Riss – Underneath the Christmas Tree

Carter Immel – Last Christmas

Ruby Pettis – Once Upon a December

Henry Erhard – Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Sophie Conser – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SOLOS

Jason Sim – The Christmas Song

Leah Bostic – I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Sarah Castillo – Snow Man

Gianna Galindo – Note To God

Nathan Nguyen – That’s Christmas to Me

Alondra Martinez – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Chaz Castillo – Merry Christmas Darling

SATURDAY EVENING SOLOS

Zita Jim – Santa Can’t You Hear Me

Olivia Schulist

The Phantom Menace

Annie Flati It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Feast

Amy Busch

The Royal Wordsmith

Sarah Schulist Ye Lorde of the Feast

Kelli Chamberlain

The Royal Blunders

Caroline Kawabe Madrigal Feast 2020/2021

Zoë Martinez Magical Feast!

Ava Burton Naughty or Nice

Special Thanks

Jill Le ‘23, Kenzo Phillip Osmena ‘23, & Brock Reed ‘24, Playwrights

Chapman University

Maria Coronado, Chapman University

Brian Fuji, Chapman University

Robert Conrad & Calimesa Tech Services, Audio/Visual

Jacob Nguyen, Lighting

Steve Wylie, Photography

Jennifer Walton, Orchestra Contractor

Briel Jim –Wrapped in Red

Cassie Butscher – Rockin’ ARound the Christmas Tree

Sophie Conser – Silver Bells

Chaz Castillo & Marvelle Figueroa – The Christmas Song

Dangy Canzoneri – Winter Wonderland

SUNDAY EVENING SOLOS

Collin Hinz – Believe

Kori McKeever & Timmy McKeever – Last Christmas

Timmy McKeever – Santa Looks a lot like Daddy

Marvelle Figueroa – Merry Christmas

Kelly Delaney – Sparkle Jolly Twinkle Jingly

Kenzo Phillip Osmena – River

Jacob Sanders – Baby Please Come Home

THE ROYAL CONCERT THE ROYAL CONCERT

Waltz of the Flowers ............................................................................................................................................ Tchaikovsky

Madrigal Feast Orchestra

Veni, Veni Emmanuel .......................................................................................................................................... Traditional

Combined Choirs

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing ............................................................................................................ arr. Mack Wilberg

Combined Choirs

Amazing Grace .................................................................................................................... arr. David Downes & Jacob Reed

Rubies

O Holy Night arr. Mark Hayes & Jacob Reed

Combined Men

Soloists: Kenzo Osmena (Fri) Carter Immel (Fri) John Riss (Sat) Walker Warden (Sat) Jacob Sanders (Sun) Ezra Funa (Sun) Timmy McKeever (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Man With a Bag Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks and Hal Stanley

Soloists: Claire Riss (Fri) Cassie Butscher (Sat) Kori McKeever (Sun)

Dancers: Kelly Delaney, Tara Bordner, Genesis Quiette

The Chipmunk Song ...........................................................................................................................

Rolling Tones

arr. Rachel Del Mastro

This Christmas ..........................................................................................................................................

Vivace

One More Sleep ‘til Christmas, It’ Feels Like Christmas, Thankful Heart

arr. Roger Emerson

arr. Ryan O’Connell Concert Choir

Mary, Did You Know?..................................................................................................................................... arr. Pentatonix

Vocal FX

Holly Jolly .............................................................................................................................. Johnny Marks, arr. Greg Gilpin

Troubadours

Soloists: Sam-Reed Dickens (Fri) Daniel Gonzalez (Fri) Joseph Woore (Fri) Luke Petersen (Sat) Diego Casarin (Sat) Even Nguyen (Sat) Jackson Campbell (Sun) Ciaran Glenane (Sun) Giovanni Rudisill (Sun) Thomas Mitchell (Fri, Sat, Sun) Xavier Luna (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Pie Jesu ...................................................................................................................................................Andrew Lloyd Weber

Heart Perez (Fri) Allegra Morelli (Sat) Dagny Canzoneri (Fri, Sat) Katie Parker (Sun) Bella Reed (Sun)

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ................................................................................................................. arr. The Blenders

Bristol Boys

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas ................................................................ Irving Berlin, arr. Jeremy Davies & Jacob Reed Chamber Singers

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas .................................................................................................Meredith Willson

Henry Erhard (Fri) Ava Burton (Sat) Collin Hinz (Sun)

I Will Light Candles this Christmas .......................................................................................................... Kim Andre Arnesen Bel Canto

Children Go Where I Send Thee ............................................................................................................ Kevin Phillip Johnson

Combined Women

Breath of Heaven ...........................................................................................Chris Eaton & Amy Grant, arr. Craig Courtney Rubies

Thankful Carole Bayer Sager

Ben Thai (Fri) Jill Le (Sat) Jacob Sanders (Sun)

Dancer: Vanessa Jensen

12 Days of Christmas / Africa ...........................................................................arr. Richard Gregory/Ken Purchase/Jacob Reed

Kingsmen

12 Days of Christmas Soloist: Adrian Flores

Africa Soloists: Dylan Gallagher, Carter Immel, Semi Taulanga, Cristian Fallani, Skyler Rosenberg

Tundra .................................................................................................................................................................. Ola Gjielo

Chamber Singers

Betelehemu ......................................................................................................................Via Olatunji, arr. Wendell Whalum

Combined Men

Soloists: Kenzo Osmena, Ezra Funa, Jacob Sanders, Andrew McClave, Noah Bettencourt

Percussionist: Maxwell Beckman

Sleigh Ride ......................................................................................................................................................Leroy Anderson

Guest Conductor & Madrigal Feast Orchestra

See Amid the Winter’s Snow Dan Forrest

Combined Choirs

Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah ................................................................................................. George Frederic Handel

Combined Choirs

Joy To The World .................................................................................................................................................. Traditional Audience Sing Along

Peace, Peace ........................................................................................................................................ Rick and Sylvia Powell

Combined Choirs

ASL Signers: Sophie Conser, Leah Bostic, Sam Wurts, Giana Gomez

Hallelujah Reprise.............................................................................................................................. George Frederic Handel Madrigal Feast Orchestra

KING AND QUEEN

Huzzah to Our King and Queen!

From your first feast to the last, your dedication and love for the choral program has always been exemplary.

To Kenzo and Ava, we wish you all the best as you face new kingdoms beyond the realm of Mater Dei. May God Bless You and Good Luck!

Mater Dei

Choral &Vocal Music 2022-2023

Deep gratitude to the Mater Dei High School Administration, Faculty and Staff for their unwavering support of the Choral and Vocal Music Program. This wouldn’t be possible without you!

To Kent Helwig: What a blessing you are to our program! I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have you as a partner in this amazing work we do with these kids. Thank you for always thinking of the details and putting the students’ needs first. Thank you for your wisdom, thoughtfulness, guidance, professionalism, organization, and most of all your wonderful musicianship.

To Jonathan Knauer: I love the spirit you bring to this program! Your enthusiasm is infectious, and your talent is boundless! Our students are lucky to have you as their teacher. Thank you for your hard work, your talent, and your love of the students! Mater Dei Choir would not be the same without you!

To Pat and Nicole Chamberlain: We are so grateful for you! This would never have been possible without you! For years we have been blessed by your selfless service and dedication and you continue to give! Thank you for guiding the process of this incredible production this year. Thank you for all of your unseen and endless efforts behind the scenes, and making it all look easy! We all get to enjoy such a wonderful night because of your commitment to Mad Feast and to our students!

To Amy Hinz & Jodi McKeever: There are not two women more dedicated to our students and this program. I have been stunned by the daily, nearly full-time sacrifice of your time to serve our kids. Choir simply would not be possible without you. Thank you for working through the difficult things and doing so with a smile. Your leadership is incredible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

To All the Parent Volunteers: It truly takes a village to make this all happen! Thank you for springing into action whenever we need anything. It is easy to see why our choir students are so wonderful - they have phenomenal parents. We are indebted to you for all you do to make the magic happen for our students!

To Our Mater Dei Choir Families: You have the best kids! Thank you for raising such thoughtful and kind children. They are such a joy to be with every day! Thank you for supporting them in this beautiful creation of art and music, and encouraging them in their passion. They would not be able to do this without your love and support. And thank you for your generosity and support of our program. We are so thankful for every one of you!

To My AMAZING Students: How I love spending my days in choir with you all. Thank you for the joy, love, kindness, dedication, hard-work, fun, leadership, and music. I am in awe of you all! I love the passion with which you all live your lives. Never lose that! You are amazing! Choir kids are THE BEST kids!

To Marisa Winch: I’m not sure how you do it! You are everywhere ~ helping everyone at all times. Thank you for the hours you dedicate to working on tickets, volunteers, programs, production, ensuring our guests are comfortable. There is not a more selfless, kind, and thoughtful person at MD. You truly are THE hidden gem of Mater Dei. Thank you for keeping us all together and on track! Thank you for being willing to drop everything you are doing to help. And thank you for staying one step ahead of everyone! Marisa - you are incredible! We so appreciate you!

To My Beautiful Family: To my favorite person, my everything - my sweet Jeff. There is not a more supportive, kind, loving man and I am so grateful we have been by each other’s side for 29 years. There are no words to convey how much you and our family mean to me. You give me strength and courage. To my wonderful kids, both grown and those at home - how I love sharing this musical life with you! Jodi, Dallin, Charlotte, Jeffrey, Jill, Parker, Micah, Joshua, Jacob, Brock & Belle - Love you so very much!

Jodi Reed, Director of Choral &Vocal Music

To all of you – Merry Christmas!