Wearesopleasedtowelcomeyouofficiallytoour2025-2026concertseason!Ithasbeensucha pleasuretogettoknowthesestudentsoverthepastmonth-and-a-half,andwehavebeenabsolutely blownawaybytheirpassionanddedicationtomusicalartistry.Tonight,wewillexplorethe relationshipbetweentheridiculousandthesublime.
ThomasPainewroteaboutthisin The Age of Reason,saying,“Thesublimeandtheridiculousare oftensonearlyrelated,thatitisdifficulttoclassthemseparately.Onestepabovethesublimemakes theridiculous,andonestepabovetheridiculousmakesthesublimeagain.”
Asmusicians,wearetaskedwithbalancingmomentsoflightanddarkness,ofjoyandsadness,andof extremebeautyandabsoluteridiculousness.Ourhopeisthateveninourhumorousmoments,we (andyou,ouraudience)canfindbeautyinequalmeasure.
Thisperformancewillberecorded.Wedoaskforyourhelpinensuringthataudiencenoiseisnot pickedupbythemicrophoneswhilethemusiciansareperforming.Thankyouagainforbeinghere andsupportingusinthisendeavor!
Niška Banja
The Journey
The Preacher and the Bear
Hyrum Lara, tenor
Christian Gonzalez, baritone
arr.NickPage
arr.JosephM.Martin
arr.DanielMcDavitt
Ikan Kekek
I’ll Never Study
Lincoln Wicke, baritone Oliver Nations, bear
Sakara Two Eagles, soprano Phi AhSing, alto
Caden Garrison, soprano
The Story of the Rose (Heart of My Heart)
Mister Sandman
Animal Crackers Vol. 1
I. The Panther
II. The Cow
III. The Firefly
A Silence Haunts Me
YuHangTan
PaulDavidThomas
AndrewMack
arr.ProperSound
EricWhitacre
JakeRunestad
Nichole Byars
Mackenzi Durant
Addie Fleming
Aaliyah Gomez
Bailey Green-Nilsen
Ezra Gutierrez
Kat Harrington
Gabi Hoskinson
Liliana Kiefer
Vivi Kowalski
Olivia Lucero
TREBLE CHORUS
Sam Lusche
Olivia Macias
Violet McCallister
Avalyn McClure
Leyana Miller
Annaliese Mladek
Arie Ouellet
Brianna Pimentel
Alana Richardson
Julia Richie
Mikayla Scott
FREE AGENTS
Bryson Brown
Christian Gonzalez
Danny Kondratishin
Max Kondratishin
Penny Appl
Michelle Davila Rojas
Evelyn Donaldson
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
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
Penny Appl
Isaiah Brees
Roen Casari
Erick Cochenour
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!
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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
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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)
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Reece Classen is a pianist, musician and educator residing in Golden Graduating from MSU Denver in 2020 with BA’s in Piano Performance and Music Composition, he is always looking for unique and fresh ways to share his love for music with others Since his time at MSU, he has recorded and performed with various groups in the area as well as honing his skills as a producer to share his own music in a new way He also teaches private music and piano lessons with a focus on helping students learn music that interests them In the rare occasion that Reece isn’t making music, you’ll likely find him on top of a 14er or spending time with family in the mountains
Wewouldliketoextendoursincerestthankstoourour incredibleadministrationfortheirunwaveringsupport, toeachyourfamilies,ouralumni,andtoour ElementaryandMiddleSchoolFeederprograms.Music isaliveandwellatArvadaWest,andthiswouldnotbe possiblewithoutyourjointefforts.
