Traditions of the World

Chamindade Choirs present

TRADITIONS

OF THE WORLD Concert & Food Festival December 8th, 2023, 7:00 pm

Tutor Family Center for the Performing Arts

featuring: Chaminade High School Concert Choir, Spiritones, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Chaminade Adult Community Choir

A Message From The Director Tonight’s program surrounds itself around the idea of traditions, both in the world, and here at Chaminade.

When I started here at the beginning of the school year, my objective was to change as little as possible, learn as much as I could, and increase the academic and musical culture of the choral program. In doing this, I thought what better way to create a culture, and ultimately build traditions, than to use music as our vehicle for learning about other cultural traditions around the world.

This evening, you will hear works from the rolling hills of Scotland, deeply rooted spirituals in American and African history, music from the Asturian region of Spain, and much more. We used this music to better understand ourselves, each other, and the world that we live in.

While this program is only for the semester, the goal is to continue building on what we have learned, and continue building a culture and traditions here at Chaminade for the future.

I send my sincerest thanks to the Chaminade administration, the arts faculty, the countless parents who have offered help, and most importantly, the students.

Sincerely, Conor Whalen Director of Choral Programs

TRADITIONS

OF THE WORLD Conor Whalen, Director of Choral Programs Matthew Park, Pianist

Carol of the Bells

Peter Wilhousky and Mykola Leontovich

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit

arr. William Dawson

Max Mortensen, Soloist Valentine

Pat Monahan William Wiik Larsen arr. Jacob Narverud Dom Sutherland, Soloist

Spiritones A Cappella Ensemble I Got News

arr. Moses Hogan

The Ground

Ola Gjeilo

Tshotsholoza

arr. Jeffery L. Ames Filipe Kim, Soloist

Chaminade Adult Choir

Honeysuckle Rose

Thomas Waller arr. Darmon Meader

Ava Newman, Helen Reece, Kenia Gallegos Soloists Embraceable You

Ira & George Gershwin arr. Jay Althouse

Yesterday

John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. Bob Chilcott, Jacob Narverud Marlowe Jefferson, Natacha Gamby Soloists

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas I Got Rhythm

Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Audrey Snyder Ira & George Gershwin arr. Mark Hayes

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Loch Lomond

arr. Jonathan Quick Nikoleta Ban, Soloist

El Besu

arr. Vicente Chavarria Mira Sume, Student Conductor

Wade in the Water

arr. Stacey V. Gibbs

I’ll Be On My Way

arr. Shawn Kirchner Wesley Simpkin, Soloist

Chaminade Concert Choir Hallelujah

G.F. Handel

Chaminade Concert Choir, Spiritones, and Adult 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 Anya Mooradian ​Maya Morvarid ​Caroline O'Connor

Bass Maxx Krickler Max Mortensen Domenic Sutherland

Chaminade Adult Choir Soprano Kara Alicia Goyal Flo Friedgen Julie Nader Jenni Porter Shawna Sedik Marci Stark Jill Teehan

Alto Julaine Chilopoulos Mona Gupta Mary McBride Fortner Kelly Mortensen Margaret Torres

Tenor Suzanne Dumas Filipe Kim

Bass Andy Mussack Brendan Teehan

Our Singers Vocal Jazz Ensemble 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 Coco Xu

Alto Eva Beadle Lola Blasko Amelia Brandano Fifi Chahayed Jae Legg Riley Flowers Bani Kumar Anya Mooradian Maya Morvarid Emily Musso Caroline O'Connor Brigitta Son Cassidy Walters​ Natalie Wieder

Tenor Brian Borck Josh Borck Angello Gonzalez ​Caroline Kenna ​Sophia Wong

Bass Yash Gupta 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: Emme Diaz-Jones Cassidy Apeles Thomas Viane Ayden Marcus Livia Miller Brooklyn Niece Ollie Reece And the rest of the Drama Student Helpers!