Festival of the
May 21-22 2020-2021
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art work or photo
Adeline Zhang, Art III
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Friday, May 21st 8:00pm
Venue Opens
8:15pm
Pre-Show Slideshow
8:30pm*
Conservatory Fellows
at Chabot Space & Science Center | Conservatory 2020/2021 Fellows
Excerpts: Dancescapes
Kidservatory Dance & Jr. Conservatory Dance
Valley Christian Elementary: Year In Review Valley Christian Elementary Students
Kidservatory ASL Choir Kidservatory K-2 ASL Choir
Conservatory Fellows
at California Academy of Sciences | Conservatory 2020/2021 Fellows
9:15pm
DreamWorks Troll’s World Tour
Saturday, May 22nd 8:00pm
Venue Opens
8:15pm
Pre-Show Slideshow
8:30pm*
Conservatory Fellows
at Chabot Space & Science Center | Conservatory 2020/2021 Fellows
Excerpts: Dancescapes
Kidservatory Dance & Jr. Conservatory Dance
Jr. Conservatory Theatre Presents: Bad Auditions Excerpt The Cast of “Bad Auditions on Camera”
Conservatory Fellows
at Mount Hermon Camp & Conference Center | Conservatory 2020/2021 Fellows
9:20pm
Meet the Conservatory Visual Arts Fellows Visual Arts Fellows Class of 2021
High School Theatre Presents: Godspell Excerpts The Cast of “Godspell”
VIVID Dance Team
2020-2021 VIVID Dance Team
9:40pm
Conservatory Fellows
at California Academy of Sciences
9:55pm
Conservatory End of the Year Awards
10:10pm
The Lego Batman Movie
* Start time is an estimate based on current sunset predictions. Production will start immediately at dark.
Tickets are Required to Attend FOTA
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CONSERVATORY FACULTY & STAFF CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP TEAM Troy Gunter
Vice President/Director, Conservatory of the Arts K-12
Chloe Diepenbrock
Associate Director of Operations-Conservatory of the Arts, Conservatory Theatre Teacher
Michelle McLaughlin
Associate Director of Education-Conservatory of the Arts, K-12 Director of Dance Arts, Vivid Dance Team Coach
CONSERVATORY DEPARTMENT HEADS Michelle McLaughlin
Associate Director of Education-Conservatory of the Arts, K-12 Director of Dance Arts, Vivid Dance Team Coach
Iain Roush
K-12 Director of Media Arts
Jeff Wilson
K-12 Director of Music Arts
Myra Kaelin
K-12 Director of Theatre Arts
Jill Carlson
K-12 Director of Visual Arts
MUSIC FACULTY & STAFF Lianne Rydquist
Music Arts Administrative Assistant
Reggie Coates
Conservatory Music Teacher
Katelyn Dietz
Conservatory Music Teacher
Melissa Gunter
Conservatory Music Teacher
Sandy Hanes
Conservatory Music Teacher
Dr. Scott Homer
Conservatory Music Teacher
Lily Homer
Conservatory Music Teacher
Dr. Michael Jones
Conservatory Music Teacher
David Sankus
Conservatory Music Teacher
Ivan Utomo
Conservatory Music Teacher
Dr. Marcus Wolfe
Conservatory Music Teacher
MEDIA FACULTY & STAFF Cierra Maach
Media Arts Teacher
VCS BOARD MEMBER AND AUDIO VISUAL ENGINEER Robert Rubino
Audio Visual Engineer
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DANCE FACULTY & STAFF Colette Evans
Dance Arts Administrative Assistant, VIVID Dance Team Head Coach
DJ Baluyot
Conservatory Dance Teacher
Nigel Shum
Conservatory Dance Teacher
Chloe Townsend
Conservatory of the Arts Dance Teacher, Vivid Dance Team Coach
Kara Richey
Dance Arts Receptionist
THEATRE FACULTY & STAFF Cathy McFall
Theatre Arts Administrative Assistant
Jeremy DenOuden
Conservatory Theatre Teacher
Chloe Diepenbrock
Conservatory Theatre Teacher, Associate Director of Operations-Conservatory of the Arts
Justin McPherson
Conservatory Theatre Teacher, Conservatory Scene Shop Supervisor
Keaton Miller
Scene Shop Assistant
Holly Ross
Conservatory Theatre Teacher
ART FACULTY & STAFF Jeff Baham
Conservatory Art Teacher
Michelle Buckman
Conservatory Art Teacher
Karen Dequine
Conservatory Art Teacher
Lee Ann Martino
Conservatory Art Teacher
Kenneth Richardson
Conservatory Art Teacher
Cindy Torode
Conservatory Art Teacher
CONSERVATORY OPERATIONS FACULTY & STAFF Dena Armeniakos
Conservatory Accounting Specialist
Mary Creel
Conservatory Administrative Assistant
Dr. Mark Hulse
Director of Student Services
Cathy LaPore
Student Life Center Supervisor
Sophia McCann
Conservatory Operations Assistant
Kathy Risk
Conservatory Costumer
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Esther Zhu, AP Drawing
SPECIAL THANKS TO Maegan Collett
Design Manager
Megan Fletcher
Communications Manager
Matt Ross
Photographer & Videographer
Brian Rhea
Rhea Communications
Barbara Gibson
Steinway Spirio Technician
Valley Christian Schools PTPF Mario Panoringan & the West Wind Drive-In Team Christophe Ley and the California Academy of Sciences Team Ingrid Hinn and the Mount Hermon Conference Center Team Samantha Stevick and the Chabot Space and Science Center Team Eat On Monday Food Truck Services
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Hall, Ceramics
CONSERVATORY FELLOWS MELODY CHOI* | Location: Mount Hermon Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, III. Largo Composer: J. S. Bach Violin REBECCA REBELLO | Location: Mount Hermon Telephone Composer: Aston Dance JESTON LU | Location: Mount Hermon Etude Op. 42 No. 5 p in C# Minor Composer: Alexander Scriabin Piano ERIN YU | Location: Mount Hermon Abegg Variations Composer: Robert Schumann Piano CELINA CHEN | Location: Mount Hermon House On A Hill Composer: Amanda Cook, Jason Ingram, Steffany Gretsinger Arranger: Jeff Moore & Grant Wall Voice ABIGAIL CHUCK, ALEX LOPES*, JAMES ANDERSON* Location: Chabot Space & Science Center So Will I (100 Billion X) / Foreplay Medley Composer: Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, and Michael Fatkin; Tom Scholz Arranger: Alex Lopes & Troy Gunter Synthesizers/Arrangement/Percussion/Electric Bass SUMMER QIN | Location: Chabot Space & Science Center The Deep Night Composer: Minxiong Li Arranger: Zhongshan Wang Guzheng CALLIE NEWSOM | Location: Chabot Space & Science Center Never Enough Composer: Pasek Benj and Paul Justin Noble Dance *Denotes Graduating Seniors
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CONSERVATORY FELLOWS STANFORD YU | Location: California Academy of Sciences Diabolic Suggestions Composer: Prokofiev Piano
PAULINE ROGERS* | Location: California Academy of Sciences Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Composer: Joel Houston, Matt Crocker, Salomon Ligthelm Voice DAVID
HSIEH | Location: California Academy of Sciences Odessa Composer: Matthew Lorick Marimba
DOROTY LEUNG* Visual Artist EVA PEI* Visual Artist LONG (TOMMY) TRAN* Visual Artist
Noah Cho, 3rd Grade
*Denotes Graduating Seniors
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Emma Espinosa, Photography 9
Summer Camps Conservatory of the Arts for K-12
ART CAMP: K-2 June 14-18 9:00am - 12:00pm Grades: Entering K - 2nd Skyway Campus ART CAMP: 3-6 June 14-18 1:00pm - 4:00pm Grades: Entering 3rd - 6th Skyway Campus
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS
By Arrangement Grades: Entering 3rd - Adult (Co-Ed) Skyway Campus
SUMMER STRINGS CAMP
July 19-30 9:30am - 3:00pm Grades: Entering 3rd - 12th (Co-Ed) Skyway Campus
TO SEE MORE VCS SUMMER PROGRAMS, GO TO
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Summer Classes
Conservatory of the Arts for K-12
DANCE CAMP: VIVID 2 THE DANCE TEAM EXPERIENCE June 7-18 1:00pm - 4:00pm Grades: Entering 1st - 9th (Co-Ed) Skyway Campus
THEATRE CAMP
June 14-July 2 9:00am - 12:00pm Grades: Entering 3rd - 12th (Co-Ed) Skyway Campus To view a complete list of VCS Summer Classes view the website
vcs.net/summerprograms
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