College of the Canyons School of Visual & Performing Arts Music Department Presents
CELESTIAL SERENADE
An Ode to Earth and the Stars
SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
Friday May 30, 2025 • 7pm
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center
Directed by Lori Marie Rios and Kris Ornelas
Collaborative Artists: Emil Iliev and Alex Nizzoli
PROGRAM
COMBINED CHOIRS
Unclouded Day ................................ Shawn Kirchner
Sure on this Shining Night .............. Morten Lauridsen
VOICES OF THE CANYONS
Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun ..... Eugene Butler
Lunar Lullaby .................................. Jacob Narverud
Earth Song....................................... Frank Ticheli
Ain’a That Good News ..................... arr. William Dawson
JUST JAZZ
Blue Skies ........................................ arr. Roger Emerson
The World Keeps You Waiting ......... arr. New York Voices
Bumble Bee ..................................... Anders Edenroth
Times Are a Changin’ ...................... arr. Adam Podd
The Weather..................................... arr. Kerry Marsh
PROGRAM
CHAMBER SINGERS
Hela Rotan ...................................... arr. Ken Steven
In Profundum Maris ........................ Richard Nance
O Schöne Nacht .............................. Johannes Brahms
I’ve Been in the Storm So Long ....... arr. Jeremy Ames
Wade in the Water............................ arr. Rob Dietz
COMBINED CHOIRS
Afternoon on a Hill ......................... Eric Barnum
Measure Me Sky .............................. Elaine Hagenberg
CHOIR MEMBERS
CHAMBER SINGERS
SOPRANO
Dylan Reilly
Eliza Cameron
Kiara Alcón
Maddeline Martinez
Makenna Hadjiandreou
Nadia Geisser
Pamela Rosenblum
Shaya Wright
Trillian Desmond
Tyra Cruz
TENOR
Alberto Sanchez
Connor Gilbertson
Drew Rodriguez
Henry Dudley
Jacob Vazquez
Orion Kwon
Sebastian Niño-Oviedo
JUST JAZZ
SOPRANO
Abby Carolino
Alyssa Pham
Kiara Alcon
Melissa Murillo
Olivia Upton
TENOR
Bobby Hitt
Brendan Kliesch
Drew Rodriguez
Jackson Roth
ALTO
Andrea Salas
Brooke Bailey
Christina Gutierrez
Hannah Ko
Leah Koontz
Maria Alba
Merlin Manansala
Molly McElroy
Sam Sandoval
Tawni Tucker
BASS
Brendan Kliesch
Connor Anninos
Guillermo Barrera Colato
Jacob Hensley
Josh Swaggard
Marty Pfeiffer
Miguel Martinez
ALTO
Danna Dumandan
Gina LaPoint
Michelle Rey
Natalia Galarza
Tawni Tucker
BASS
Miguel Martinez
Nathan Egami
Sebastian Nino-Oviedo
CHOIR MEMBERS
VOICES OF THE CANYONS
SOPRANO
Alexa Canepa
Alexis Weddle
Anne Sanders
Ava Gass
Barbara Giersch
Brianna Mowry
Debbie Medina
Diane Semple-Cameron
Eliza Cameron
Jordan Stark
Katherine Mcgaffee
Kelly Caswell
Lise Meyers
Sharon Kivnik
Susan Sutton
Tatiana Cantu
Tyra Cruz
TENOR
Ari Dominguez
Brendan Kliesch
Bridger Ponegalek
Danny Jaramillo
Jackson Roth
Julian Alicea
Justin Tillitt
Zachery Jequinto
ALTO
Ally Loprete
Allyson Thurston
Anna Hollister
Anna Wang
Bonnie Traylor
Cherie Botello
Colleen Moulay
Devyn Bailey
Julie Glenn
Julie Lawson
Lindsey Giersch
Liz Dominguez
Miya Chacon
Natalia Galarza
Tawni Tucker
BASS
Asher John Revilla
Jay Tillitt
Jeff Granzow
Marty P. Pfeiffer
Mike Mowry
Taylor Arakelian
Timothy Hollister
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Choral Donation Webpage
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Jennifer Steele – Former Dean, School of Visual & Performing Arts
Andy McCutcheon – Current Dean, School of Visual & Performing Arts
Christy Inberg – Administrative Assistant, School of Visual & Performing Arts
Bill Macpherson – Chair, Music Department
Jazz
Rhythm Section
Piano – Alex Nizzoli
Drums – Alex Withmory
Bass – Chris Coulter
Chamber Singers Choir Council
Choir President – Drew Rodriguez
Soprano Section Leader – Pamela Rosenblum, Kiara Alcon, and Dylan Reilly
Alto Section Leader – Molly McElroy
Tenor Section Leader – Connor Gilbertson
Bass Section Leader – Jacob Hensley and Miguel Martinez
Social Media Manager – Brendan Kliesch
Just Jazz Choir Council
Assistant Director – Danna Dumandan
Social Media Manager – Brendan Kliesch
Fundraising Chair – Drew Rodriguez
Secretary – Natalia Galarza
Voices of the Canyons Choir Council
Assistant Director – Alexis Weddle
Social Media Manager – Miya Chacon
Publicity Team – Tatiana Cantu and Lisé Meyers
We thank you for silencing your cell phone and refraining from texting or talking during the performance. We appreciate your exiting/entering the space between groups.
Still photography (without flash) is permitted as long as it is not disruptive to those around you.
Thank you for your support!