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Holiday Collage Holiday Collage

December5,2025 6:30PM

Noel.................................................................................................................................................arr.BradHolmes

Combined Choirs

Ezra Gutierrez, Djembe

Sonia McCabe, Djembe

Lena Redford, Ashiko

LittleDrummerBoy...........................................................................................................................arr.Pentatonix

Vocal Chords

ChristmasLights....................................................................................................................................KevinRobels

Orin Edwards and Dean Moore

It’sBeginningtoLookALotLikeChristmas...................................................................................arr.JulienNeel

Mantastic 4

TheFirstNoel............................................................................................................................arr.ChrisKamerling

Treble Chorus

Hark!TheHeraldAngelsSing.....................................................................................................FelixMendelssohn

Elise Oestereicher and Ariana Topete

TheChanukahSong.............................................................................................................................arr.MacHuff

Free Agents

Christian Gonzalez, baritone

Max Kondratishin, tenor

ThisChristmas.............................................................................................................................arr.RogerEmerson

Concert Choir

Mason Rinehimer, drums

AngelsWeHaveHeardonHigh.....................................................................................................arr.DanForrest Company West

CoventryCarol.............................................................................................................................arr.ChrissyRicker

Arielle Addison

AMozartChristmas..................................................................................................................arr.KunioMatsuzaki

Zirelaigenny Quartet

GodRestYouMerry,Gentlemen................................................................................................arr.LarryShackley

Varsity Tenor-Bass

DingDongMerrilyOnHigh......................................................................................................arr.HowardCable

Mason Angcay, John Berko, Gabriel Dine, Penny Thomas, and Elijah Witte

Children,GoWhereISendThee....................................................................................arr.KevinPhillipJohnson

Varsity Treble

Phi AhSing, alto

Sakara Two Eagles, soprano

ChildhoodChristmasFavorites...........................................................................................................arr.JameyRay

Vocal Showcase

Lincoln Wicke, baritone

Nelly Branstiter, soprano

Oliver Nations, bass

Nora Wallace, soprano

Peace,Peace.....................................................................................................................arr.RickandSylviaPowell

Combined Choirs

Free Agents, handbells

Paige Rodgers, violin

INTERMISSION

GodRestYouMerry,Funkymen...............................................................................................arr.ErikSherburne Jazz Band

ISawMommyKissingSantaClaus................................................................................................TommieConnor

Evelyn Donaldson

FallingSnow...............................................................................................................arr.ChristopherAlanSchmitz

String Orchestra

ACumbiaChristmas..........................................................................................................................JorgeL.Vargas Concert Band

HaveYourselfaMerryLittleChristmas.................................................................HughMartinandRalphBlane

Onyx Svoboda

TheFirstNoel........................................................................................................................arr.YukikoNishimura

Concert Orchestra

ChristmasattheMovies.......................................................................................................................arr.JohnMoss Symphonic Band

DoYouHearWhatIHear.........................................................arr.AddieFleming,LizaSmith,andLillyThams

Addie Fleming, Liza Smith, and Lilly Thams

Snowdrifts..............................................................................................................................................MichaelOare

Wind Ensemble

Shepherd’sDance............................................................................................................................arr.LloydConley

Chamber Orchestra

Selectionsfrom“ThePolarExpress”...............................................................arr.PaulMurthaandAudreySnyder

Combined Choirs

Chamber Orchestra

Wind Ensemble

Penny Appl

Isaiah Brees

Roen Casari

Erick Cochenour

VOCAL CHORDS

Michelle Davila Rojas

Jordan Fair

Luke Foster

Kaia Guttenberg

TREBLE CHORUS

Nichole Byars

Mackenzi Durant

Addie Fleming

Aaliyah Gomez

Bailey Green-Nilsen

Ezra Gutierrez

Kat Harrington

Gabi Hoskinson

Liliana Kiefer

Vivi Kowalski

Olivia Lucero

Bryson Brown

Christian Gonzalez

Danny Kondratishin

Max Kondratishin

Penny Appl

Michelle Davila Rojas

Evelyn Donaldson

Sam Lusche

Olivia Macias

Violet McCallister

Avalyn McClure

Leyana Miller

Annaliese Mladek

Arie Ouellet

Brianna Pimentel

Alana Richardson

Julia Richie

Mikayla Scott

FREE AGENTS

Hyrum Lara

Mannan Martin

Alonzo Medina

Logan Schumacher

CAMERATA

Kira Lacey

Paige Rodgers

Ahna Smith

MANTASTIC 4

Jacob Carpenter

Caleb Fleming

Luke Foster

Onyx Svoboda

Paige Rodgers

Lily Rosset

Onyx Svoboda

Sakara Two Eagles

Liza Smith

Indira Steinmetz

Eden Sterner

Lilly Thams

Nora Thompson

Kenzie Unger

Isabella Vargas

Julia Wilson

Jizzelle Wise

Chris Sierra

Aydin Youngs

Nora Wallace

Julia Wilson

CONCERT CHOIR

DJ Brown

Beckham Hall

Ash Keith

Brooke Leischer

Issa Malu

Mel Moncayo

Kaitlyn Adams

Phi AhSing

Reese Ames

Molly Dugan

Charlie Durant

Alyson Erekson

Caden Garrison

Reagan Hoskinson

Penny Appl

Nelly Branstiter

Sophie Call

Jacob Carpenter

Roen Casari

Emery Chapla

Erick Cochenour

Michelle Davila Rojas

Eddie Dawson

Evelyn Donaldson

Cadence Donovan

Timothy Donovan

Maya Doust

Alyson Erekson

Caleb Fleming

Luke Foster

Sofie Frappier

Orania Mogan

Erina Pantina

Matthew Petersen

Ben Rankin

Kiana Smith

Hadley Stice

COMPANY WEST

Grace Hoyt

Verona Jarschke

Elle Molinaro

Kadin Patterson

Kendall Reffel

Carolina Reynolds

Azariah Rohrs

Annabelle Royster

VOCAL SHOWCASE

Kaia Guttenberg

Luke Hamilton

Vinny Hooper

David Kondratishin

Mark Kondratishin

Maryana Kondratishin

Michael Kondratishin

Kira Lacey

Cha Lawrence

Lily Lemmon

Ella Lockhart

Sonia McCabe

Charlotte Nations

Oliver Nations

Lillian Nyquist

Zoe Piatt

Lena Redford

Marilyn Vickroy

Jalyn Wells

Elizabeth Willis

Jude Wilson

Elijah Rueda

Lily Ruiz

Kailee Schissler

Kiana Smith

Sakara Two Eagles

Quinn Zimmerman

Emma Richter

Paige Rodgers

Lily Rosset

Addison Sharkey

Ahna Smith

August Stevens

Jackson Stevens

Onyx Svoboda

Allison Swindle

Ellie Wallace

Nora Wallace

Allison Wennen

Lincoln Wicke

Julia Wilson

Sydney Witte

VIOLIN I

Madison Barnett

Sofia Cortez

Evelynn Dutton

Tamara Gray-Conkling

Colton Higgs

Elias Petersen

Maddi Woolworth

STRING ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN II

Jaylee Bowman

Eleanor Hazlett

Nolan Healton

Evan Howard

Charlie Komon

Ayeli Mejia

Rhoan Perlinger

Jade Ramsey

Hunter Wilcox

VIOLA

Azerah Duran

Gabrielle Hoskinson

Liliana Kiefer

Leo Knoper

Julia Richie

Jackson Rogers

Emmalyn Tandberg

Cadence Taschdjian

Lizzy Zimmerman

CELLO

Drew Diederich

Trezdon Dix

Elias Ewing

Henry Gardner

Erin Lane

Johnna Veazey

BASS

Brody Savoie

VIOLIN I

Esme Allison

Lexi Bala

London Coronado

Aleah Dade

Natalie Demers

Brendan Marquardt

Ellie Martinez

Elena Rivera

Noelani Ruotsala

Ellis Wiebesiek

CONCERT ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN II

Levi Aguiniga

Lailani Aguirre

Lain Babb

Maya Calderon

Alyson Erekson

Konnie Fear

Beckham Hall

Eleanor Monaghan

Amira Perea

VIOLA

Lomasi Barney

Nizhoni Barney

Trevor Egburtson

Marielle Link

Micaela Manrique

Jaycee Thomas

Keith Thomas

CELLO

Ashlyne Gomez

Noelle Peltier

Jack Rossiter

BASS

Natalie Demers

Amira Perea

VIOLIN I

Blake Anderson

Piper Becker

Irelyn Bever

Eleanor Harris

Lena Redford

Oliver Schmidt

Amelie Steinmetz

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN II

AraBella Drotar

Lily Hauxwell

Maryana Kondratishin

Sebastian Krueger

Valeria Lyon

Caitlyn Nguyen

Paige Rodgers

Noelani Ruotsala

VIOLA

Penny Appl

Leo Badolato

Kennedy Blosser

Sienna Burford

Reagan Hoskinson

Elise Oesterreicher

Henry Schmidt

Harrison Thomas

Ariana Topete

CELLO

Zachary Bye

Nathan Dogulas

Nathaniel Fritzler

Jake Mason

BASS

Eli Stice

JAZZ BAND

SAXOPHONE

Alexander Baldwin

Nico Bollow

Nathan Douglas

Jadyn Goins

Luke Hamilton

Michael Lemmon

Kolten Minor

Adeline Phillips

Caine Savard

FLUTE

Hailey Johnson

Sarah Kennedy

Emily Tosti

CLARINET

Zachary Pavol

Addison Petty

FLUTE

Violet McCallister

Reed Puckett

Nathan Watkins

CLARINET

Allie Bollin

Brianna Pimentel

James Stanley

BASSOON

Cody Weinell

TRUMPET

Ethan Bailey

John Berko

Sophie Laverty

John Kos

Alexander Payne

TROMBONE

Gabriel Dine

Jamie DeMarco

Annie King

Cha Lawrence

Joslynn Robertson

Elijah Witte

CONCERT BAND

SAXOPHONE

Jordyn Goins

Alexander Komon

Kolten Minor

TRUMPET

Roman Archuletta

Benjamin Quezada-Sloneker

TROMBONE

Terrance Parker

SYMPHONIC BAND

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Cooper Stevens

TRUMPET

Ethan Bailey

Eleanora Buchanan

Cecilia Buszta

Aliviya Hart

Daniel Kondratishin

Max Kondratishin

Luke Sleight

RHYTHM

Jude Creek

Dylan Cross

Julian Luby

Mason Rinehimer

Tymofii Salomatin

TUBA

Luke High

PERCUSSION

Carter Knoebel

Chetan Sheely

Zoe Webb

TROMBONE

Hayden Bortscheller

Hyrum Lara

Mason Robuck

Gus Rutherford

PERCUSSION

Nico Bollow

Rose Crick

Jamie Ramirez

Thomas Stover

FLUTE

Kenzie Doebele

Isabella Marquardt

Finna Miller

Kadin Patterson

OBOE

Blake Borenstein

CLARINET

Ariel Addison

Alexander Baldwin

Kyle Brownell

Lana Lamfers

Wesley MacDonnell

Collette Schulte

BASS CLARINET

Mark Kondratishin

BASSOON

Jacob Carpenter

WIND ENSEMBLE

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Jacob Brownell

Michael Kondratishin

Daniel Stover

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Jadyn Goins

TRUMPET

Jace Brown

Ethan Copher

Dylan Cross

Olorin Kantiel

HORN

Mason Angcay

Lucie Brown

Colin Fivehouse

Caspian Kantiel

TROMBONE

Gabriel Dine

Ryan Payne

Cache Stevens

Elijah Witte

EUPHONIUM

Kaitlyn Adams

Penny Thomas

TUBA

Zachary Hoerr

PERCUSSION

Orin Edwards

Logan Fivehouse

Kayla Hamilton

Sierra Johnson

David Kondratishin

Andrew Neyer

Connor Ostendorf

When you make a donation to the Arvada West High School Choir, Band, or Orchestra, you become part of a larger group of active supporters in the Arvada arts community! Your contribution ensures the best educational experience for our students through new music, professional collaborations, voice lessons, camp scholarships, leadership training, and group travel.

Music Changes Lives.

Beyond learning notes and rhythms, our singers are developing skills and essential characteristics for a successful future. The choir classroom provides a safe space for students to express themselves, take risks, and collaborate with others. We inspire confidence, build effective communication, promote analytical reasoning and problem-solving in addition to learning vocal technique and theory. With your help, we can continue to create art for the Arvada community and you will be instrumental in bringing our song to life!

Taylor Rodgers, a native of Oklahoma, is the Director of Choral Activities at Arvada West High School in the Jeffco School District He currently teaches five curricular ensemble classes, including Free Agents, Treble Chorus, Concert Choir, Varsity Tenor/Bass Choir, Company West, and Vocal Showcase Under his direction, the AWest choirs have been selected to perform at the Southwest American Choral Directors Association Conference (2024) with Ola Gjeilo, Cadogan Hall in London with Voces8 (2024), and the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference in Colorado Springs (2025)

In addition to his work at the school level, Taylor has spent eight summers working as a Choral Liaison for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute He is currently serving the second of four-years as a Metro Governor for the Colorado All-State Choir Board and has recently been selected as the High School Mixed Repertoire & Resources chair for the Colorado American Choral Directors Association (COACDA) Taylor holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Central Oklahoma He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) He performs with the Elus Vocal Ensemble and regularly collaborates as a pianist.

Jesse Vanlandingham is the Director of Orchestras and Assistant Director of Choirs at Arvada West High School Mr Vanlandingham's ensembles include all three levels of orchestra, Concert Choir, and Arvada West's a capella group, Vocal Chords

Jesse is a native of Arvada, and attended elementary, middle and high school all in Jeffco Public Schools He later earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Metropolitan State University of Denver During his time at MSU Denver, Jesse primarily studied voice, studied violin as a secondary instrument, and also earned a Spanish minor Before joining the team at Arvada West, Mr Vanlandingham taught choir and orchestra at Oberon Middle School As a singer and violinist, Jesse regularly performs with community and professional ensembles in the Denver area, including Elus Vocal Ensemble, St Martin's Chamber Choir, and local churches As a conductor, he had the honor of directing a select group of Arvada West string players in a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City Under Vanlandingham's direction, the Arvada West Chamber Orchestra regularly receives Superior ratings at festivals and was selected to perform at the 2026 Colorado Music Educators Association clinic and conference in Colorado Springs

T H O M A S B E L L E W

Jesse is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA)

T A Y L O R R O D G E R S

Dean Moore is the Director of Bands at Arvada West High School Mr Moore's ensembles include all three levels of Concert Bands, Jazz Band, and the marching band, the Wildcat Pride

Dean is a native of Ohio, and earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Youngstown State University, studying percussion Before relocating to Colorado this summer, Dean taught for 20 years in Arizona His bands at Tucson High Magnet School recieved Superior and Excellent ratings at concert and marching festivals throughout the state In 2024, Dean was awared the “OM Hartsell Excellence in Teaching Music Award” from the Arizona Music Educators Association

T H O M A S B E L L E W

Dean is a member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA).

Reece Classen is a pianist, musician and educator residing in Golden G d i f MSU D i i h BA’ i Pi P f

Wewouldliketoextendoursincerestthankstoour incredibleadministrationfortheirsupport,toeachof yourfamilies,ouralumni,andtoourElementaryand MiddleSchoolFeederprograms.Musicisaliveandwell atArvadaWest,andthiswouldnotbepossiblewithout yourjointefforts.