Chaminade Choirs Present - Time & Space

Chaminade Choirs present

A Message From The Director The program you will be hearing tonight is meant to be an example of a more immersive choral experience that happens much like a play: on a timeline with a through-concept. The idea of time and space is to be conceived on two planes: one of the individual’s travels through time and their relationship to people and themself while time passes; and two, the travel from Earth elements into more galactical elements.

All the pieces on this program are by living composers, all who are in different stages of their life. We were very fortunate to welcome, and produce, a few of our composers this year at Chaminade. Helplessness Blues is arranged by two students, Mira Sume and Wesley Simpkin, done this school year. On Tuesday, we welcome award-winning composer and accomplished singer Shawn Kirchner to Chaminade to work with the concert choir on his two pieces.

This year has been one of rebuilding, and the students have bought into the standard of excellence and culture that the choral program has. All choirs swept Gold Ratings at our festival in April, including three Top Soloist awards. This wouldn’t happen without the support from the families, friends, and administration at Chaminade, and for that I am very grateful.

Here’s to many more years of fun, success, and joy in the choral arts at Chaminade.

Sincerely, Conor Whalen Director of Choral Programs

TIME & SPACE Conor Whalen, Director of Choral Programs Matthew Park, Pianist

Cherokee Morning Song

Michael Yannette

Bright Morning Stars

Ruth Elaine Schram

Ad Astra

Jacob Narverud

Yonder Come Day

Adam & Matt Podd Filipe Kim, Soloist

Chaminade Adult Choir

When the Light of Morning Breaks **

Pinkzebra

You Stepped Out of Dream *

arr. Kirby Shaw

Ava Newman, Marlowe Jefferson, Sololists Unclouded Day ***

arr. Shawn Kirchner

Come Fly With Me *

arr. Kirby Shaw

Marlowe Jefferson, Natacha Gamby, Soloists Helplessness Blues ***

arr. Wesley Simpkin, Mira Sume

Chase Teglas, Soloist Mira Sume, Conductor

Deep in the Night **

Jussi Chydenius

Moon River *

arr. Kirby Shaw Kenia Gallegos, Natacha Gamby, Marlowe Jefferson, Soloists

Sure on This Shining Night ***

Morten Lauridsen

Orion ***

Susan Labarr Lara Aline Kim, piano

Sunflower ***

Jacob Narverud

I’ll Be On My Way ***

Shawn Kirchner

Wesley Simpkin, Soloist

* Vocal Jazz Ensemble ** Spiritones

*** Concert Choir

Our Singers Vocal Jazz Ensemble Soprano Grace Horn Ava Newman Mira Sume

Alto Kenia Gallegos Natacha Gamby Marlowe Jefferson Helen Reece

Spiritones A Cappella Ensemble Soprano Nikoleta Ban Grace Feldstein Tiana Puri

Alto ​Maya Morvarid ​Caroline O'Connor

Bass Maxx Krickler Max Mortensen Domenic Sutherland

Chaminade Adult Choir Soprano Kara Alicia Goyal Flo Friedgen Jenni Porter Marci Stark Jill Teehan Tenor Filipe Kim

Alto Julaine Chilopoulos Mona Gupta Mary McBride Fortner Margaret Torres

Bass Andy Mussack

Our Singers Concert Choir Soprano Nikoleta Ban Mira Charach Grace Feldstein Sophie Helzner Yekta Hormozdiari Eva Jacob Megan Jardinico Lara Aline Kim Mona Liao Hanna Majlessi Sofiya Mecit McKenna Pringle Tiana Puri Cindy Qiu Mira Sume Brooklyn Witwit Coco Xu Tenor Brian Borck Josh Borck Sasha Chakhbazov Angello Gonzalez ​Caroline Kenna Chase Teglas ​Sophia Wong

Alto Eva Beadle Lola Blasko Amelia Brandano Fifi Chahayed Jae Legg Riley Flowers Laila Olivia Kim Bani Kumar Maya Morvarid Emily Musso Caroline O'Connor Brigitta Son Natalie Wieder

Bass Maxx Krickler Max Mortensen Isaac Montanez Jacob Otchis Jameson Pratt Wesley Simpkin Domenic Sutherland

About

Conor Whalen Conductor Maestro Conor Whalen is a Los Angeles-based conductor who serves as the Director of Choral Programs at Chaminade College Preparatory High School, Music Director of the Conejo Valley Choral Society, and choir director at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, CA. His recent conducting credits include the Beethoven Mass in C, Durufle Requiem, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. He has served as the assistant conductor for the Newburyport Choral Society, Boston Conservatory at Berklee Opera, and OperaNEO. Conor made his European conducting debut in 2021, conducting the Moravian Philharmonic in a performance of Dvorak Symphony 7. Conor also was invited to compete in Budapest, Hungary in the Anal Doráti International Conducting Competition in 2021, and the Erich Bergel International Conducting Competition in Romania in 2022.

Matthew Park Pianist Matthew Park has worked 29 years as a musician and director.

He is currently music director at St. John Eudes Catholic Church in Chatsworth, California where he directs 3 different choirs. He also serves as the director of the San Fernando Valley Male Chorus and has toured throughout Europe and Asia with various choirs. Matthew serves as the accompanist for 4 different school's choral programs and has been with the Chaminade Family for about 18 years. In addition, he directs/accompanies several musical theatre shows a year.

Venues include: Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, CSUN, Hunger Artist's Theatre, Santa Monica Playhouse, High Street Theatre, SCCT, Granada Theatre, TROLL, IOTA, Not So Artful Productions, Chaminade College Preparatory, Santa Susana High School, and Alemany High School. He would like to thank Ana Maria, Mateo, and their dog Charlie for their love and support.

Special Thanks Special Thanks to: Rob Webb, President Luis Guerra, High School Principal Chaminade High School Fine Arts Department Chaminade Choir Parents Chaminade Choir Students Mike Davis, Tutor Center Technical Director Thank you to our student workers: Cadence Cirlin, Emme Diaz-Jones, Mads Purdue, Emmy Griffiths, Thomas Viane, Livia Miller, Cassidy Apeles, Ollie Reece, Brooklyn Niece, Ayden Marcus And the rest of the Tutor Center Student Helpers!