Cello Choir

Cello Choir Bongshin Ko, director November 19, 2025

C AL STAT E FULLER TON

C S U F S C H O O L O F M US IC

RONALD S. ROCHON President, California State University, Fullerton

DR. RANDALL GOLDBERG Director, School of Music

AMIR H. DABIRIAN Provost and VP for Academic Affairs

KIMO FURUMOTO Assistant Director, School of Music

ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD Dean, College of the Arts

BONGSHIN KO Assistant Director, School of Music

SCHOOL OF M U S I C F U L L-TI M E FAC U LT Y A N D S TA F F Bongshin Ko cello Dr. Ernest Salem* violin

FACULT Y CONDUCTING Kimo Furumoto instrumental Dr. Robert Istad choral Dr. Christopher Peterson choral Dr. Dustin Barr instrumental JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC Bill Cunliffe jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director Rodolfo Zuñiga* jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director PIANO, ORGAN, PIANO PEDAGOGY Bill Cunliffe jazz piano Alison Edwards* piano, piano pedagogy, class piano Dr. Robert Watson piano MUSIC EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING, AND TEACHING CREDENTIAL Dr. Christopher Peterson choral Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore* instrumental MUSIC IN GENERAL EDUCATION Dr. John Koegel* Dr. Katherine Reed MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE Dr. Vivianne Asturizaga musicology Dr. John Koegel* musicology Dr. Katherine Reed musicology STRINGS Kimo Furumoto Director of Orchestra Studies and University Symphony Orchestra conductor

THEORY AND COMPOSITION Dr. Hesam Abedini composition, theory Dr. Pamela Madsen composition, theory Dr. Ken Walicki* composition, theory VOCAL, CHORAL, AND OPERA Dr. Robert Istad* Director of Choral Studies and University Singers conductor Dr. Kerry Jennings* Director of Opera Dr. Christopher Peterson CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor Dr. Joni Y. Prado* voice, academic voice courses Dr. Bri’Ann Wright general education WOODWINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION Dr. Dustin Barr Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony, University Band Jean Ferrandis* flute Sycil Mathai* trumpet Ken McGrath* percussion Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore University Symphonic Winds conductor Michael Yoshimi* clarinet S TA F F Michael August Production Manager Eric Dries Music Librarian Gretchen Estes-Parker Office Coordinator Will Lemley Audio Technician Jeff Lewis Audio Engineer Chris Searight Musical Instrument Services Paul Shirts Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Williams Business Manager

* Denotes area coordinator

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Welcome to the Fall 2025 performing and visual arts season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. Each new semester, our campus comes to life with the energy and creativity of thousands of arts students eager to share their unique visions. Whether you’re returning to our venues or here for the first time, we are so excited to present another season to you. Thank you for joining us.

On October 12, the School of Music presents the interdisciplinary performance “Shakespeare in Sound,” featuring the University Symphonic Winds along with vocal and theatre students. Later in the semester, “Here’s Johnny!: Celebrating 100 Years of Johnny Carson” swings its way onto the stage with a program of jazzy favorites on November 16.

More toe tapping is in order when the Department of Theatre and Dance presents their fall musical “9 to 5,” based on the hit 1980 film and featuring the music of Dolly Parton.

To close the season, “Fall Dance Theatre: Tethered” returns to the Hallberg Theatre with a fully interactive stage set for our dancers and choreographers to explore.

If you haven’t yet visited the College of the Arts Galleries, join us for the October 4 opening reception for the exhibitions Soo Kim: “(Charlie sings in the quietest voice)” and Carol Caroompas: “Mystical Unions.” Kim is known for her intricately cut and layered photographic work while trailblazing alumna Caroompas is widely recognized for her layered visual narratives. Don’t forget to stop by our student galleries while you’re there!

There are so many exhibitions, concerts, and performances to experience across the college this season, but they wouldn’t be possible without you – our extended Titan community. In every class, every rehearsal and with every hour spent in the studio, our students are pushing creative boundaries, but they need your support to thrive.

The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides arts students with necessary funds for scholarships, off-campus opportunities, and so much more. Help transform their potential into possibility by making a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today.

Thank you for joining us for this performance. Our students are ready to make the Fall 2025 season unforgettable, and we are so proud to share their artistry with you.

Sincerely,

Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts

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PROGRAM Ave Verum ................ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Cello Duet, op. 22 ....................Fredrich August Kummer (1797-1879) Allegro Vocalise, op. 34, no. 14 (1915) .......................... Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

arr. E. Osadchy Zonky Blues.....................Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Café Ragtime.......................................... Dieter Glave Cello Quartet in D minor.... Rudolf Matz (1901-1988) Finale in modo rustico (Allegro) Estampas y Estampillas .........................Jaime Mendoza-Nava (1925-2005) (Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer) El maestro Blanco - Maestoso Don Andalu’ - Andante con moto Carnaval alegre - Allegro ritmico, ma non troppo Siesta – Adagio espressivo Los dos diablos - Allegro

Performers (in alphabetical order): Rebecca Chiu Brooke Giammanco Chani Greaves Shannon Hayden Benjamin Her Jennifer Lee Gustavo Loya Edward Montalvo Lynnette Silva Julian Van Aalst Xiyan Yu

CELLO CHOIR CSUF’s Cello Choir, under the direction of its founder Bongshin Ko, boasts its wide repertoire in hands. Since 2001, members have performed at numerous musical events and venues including Carnegie Hall, United Nations (U.N.) Headquarters, and Kaufman Center in New York, Seoul Arts Center in S. Korea, Silva Centennial and Greenhouse Celebrations in NC, American String Teachers Association National Conference, Mozart Konzertacademie in Germany, Judge Judy’s Birthday Concert, Summit New York, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, O.C. Performing Arts Center and Richard Nixon Museum and Library.

Alumni and current members have won and received scholarships from Heifetz Institute, Juilliard School, Peabody Institute, New England Conservatory, Michigan Honor Auditions, Grand Prize at American String Teachers Association LA Finals, Grand Prize at CSUF Concerto Competition, Norman Family cello, Bein & Fushi, Dr. C. Baker cello, Concert World, and numerous scholarships to international music festivals in Western Europe and Far East.

For participation or scholarship contributions, please contact Bongshin Ko, Cello Choir Director, at bko@fullerton.edu.

Greenhouse Cello Foundation The Greenhouse Cello Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008.

With Bongshin Ko as its president, it includes officers and a board of directors of distinguished musicians and educators from the United States, Europe, and Asia.

The Foundation’s mission is to discover and support

young talents, research and promote less-known cello music, pass on the legacy of the Casals and Greenhouse schools, and according to Bernard Greenhouse, “bring all cellists and cello lovers from around the world together.”

For contributions and donations please contact David Vigus, Secretary, at dvvigus@gmail.com

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Hailed by critics for her “most perfect playing” (Internet Cello Society) with “great warmth and beauty” (The STRAD), cellist Bongshin Ko has appeared worldwide as a soloist with such groups as Munich Chamber Players, Television and Radio Symphony of Moscow, the KBS Korean Broadcasting Symphony, Zagreb Philharmonic, and Central Broadcasting Symphony of China. In 1992 she was honored to be the first Korean artist to be invited to perform in China after the historic resumption of diplomatic relations between Korea and China, and has since been invited back annually.

Ko has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest artists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Stein, Gunther Schuller, Semyon Bychkov and Valery Gergiev. In 1997 she appeared with the Korean Symphony at Seoul International Music Festival to give the Asian premiere of Bernard Rands’ Cello Concerto, composed and dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich in celebration of his 70th birthday.

Other international music events and festivals welcomed her to Schleswig-Holstein festival, Kronberg Cello festival, Berlin Wall 10th anniversary concert, Rostropovich & Friends Concert (Germany), plus numerous others in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Monaco, Croatia, USA, Korea, China, Japan, and Indonesia.

As a recipient of over 30 international prizes and awards, including the highest performance award in her native Korea and the Crossroad Award in the US for her “superior teaching,” she is on popular demand as a teacher as well as a performer around the globe. Serving as the President of Bernard Greenhouse Foundation as well as Cello Professor and Assistant Director at Cal State Univ. Fullerton School of Music, she performs tirelessly at major venues and concert halls throughout four continents.

DONOR APPLAUSE $500,000 + Mrs. Junko Klaus $100,000-$499,999 Johnny Carson Foundation $50,000-$99,999 CSU Northridge Foundation Leo Freedman Foundation Ms. Susan Hallman in Memory of Ernie Sweet ‘77 Mr. Matthew Scarpino & Ms. Karyn Hayter Mr. Steve & Mrs. Robin Kalota Dr. Sallie Mitchell* Dr. Tedrow & Mrs. Susan Perkins Mrs. Louise Shamblen $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. Darryl Curran Mrs. Lee C. Begovich Mrs. Marilyn Carlson Ms. Mary A. and Mr. Phil Lyons Mr. Bob & Mrs. Terri Niccum Mr. Ernest & Mrs. Donna Schroeder Dr. Ed & Mrs. Sue Sullivan $10,000-$24,999 Dr. Joseph & Dr. Voiza Arnold Mr. John Aimé & Ms. Robin de la Llata Aimé Dr. Marc Dickey Mrs. Evelyn Francuz Mr. Edward & Mrs. MaryLouise Hlavac Ms. Kathleen Hougesen Ms. Kathy Mangum Mr. James & Mrs. Eleanore Monroe Mrs. Norma Morris Mr. John Brennan & Ms. Lucina Moses $5,000-$9,999 Mr. Nick & Mrs. Dottie Batinich Continuing Life LLC Ms. Harriet Cornyn Mr. William S. Cornyn Dedicated 2 Learning Mr. Richard & Mrs. Susan Dolnick Ebell Club of Fullerton Friends of Jazz, Inc. Dr. Margaret Gordon

Mr. Norm & Mrs. Sandy Johnson Ms. Teri Kennady Mrs. Jill Kurti Norman Morningside of Fullerton Mrs. Bettina Murphy Mr. David Navarro Dwight Richard Odle Foundation Dr. Stephen Rochford, DMA Southern California Arts Council Swinerton Builders Mr. Framroze & Mrs. Julie Virjee $1,000-$4,999 Mr. John A. Alexander & Mr. Jason Francisco Mrs. Judy Atwell Mrs. Lois Austin Mr. Tod Beckett-Frank Ms. Karen Bell Mr. John & Ms. Shanon M. Fitzpatrick Dr. Keith & Mrs. Renae Boyum Mr. Allan & Mrs. Janet Bridgford Mrs. Marion Brockett Mr. James & Mrs. Diane Case Mr. Stephen Collier & Ms. Joann Driggers Mr. William H. Cunliffe, Jr. D Barry Schmitt Trust Ms. Jeannie Denholm Mr. Gordon & Mrs. Lorra Dickinson Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Stacey Duran Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shawna Ellis Ms. Judi Elterman Dr. Anne Fingal Fullerton Families & Friends Foundation The Jane Deming Fund Mrs. Marsha Gallavan Mrs. Terie Garrabrant Dr. Leon & Mrs. Annette Gilbert Mrs. Janet M. Green Mr. James Henriques Mr. David & Mrs. Margret Hoonsbeen Mr. Mike Ibanez Mr. Darren & Mrs. Tatyana Jones Ms. Michelle H. Jordan Ms. Gladys Kares Ronald L. Katz Family Foundation

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Mr. Raymond & Mrs. Masako Kawase Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Gayle Kenan Dr. Kristin Kleinjans & Mr. Anthony Dukes Mrs. Shirley Laroff Mr. Lynn & Mrs. Susan Lasswell Mrs. Marilyn Little Mr. Juan Lopez Mr. Paul Coluzzi & Mr. John Martelli Dr. George& Mrs. Karen Mast Mrs. Thelma Mellott Mr. Michael & Mrs. Mary Miguel Mr. Carl Mrs. Patricia Miller Stifel Nicolaus Mr. Ujinobu & Mrs. Yoshino Niwa Mr. Colin Connor & Ms. Debra Noble Dr. Arie & Mrs. Deanna Passchier Mr. Jarrold Petraborg Mr. John Phelps & Mrs. Kerry Laver-Phelps Mr. Jim Plamondon Mr. E. B. & Mrs. Linda Powell Mr. Robert Rennie & Mrs. Nancy Rennie Ms. Christine Rhoades Ms. Mary Rupp Mr. Thaddeus & Mrs. Eleanor Sandford Mrs. Rita Sardou Mr. D. Schmitt Mrs. Martha Shaver Mrs. Ingrid R. Shutkin Ms. Barbara Kerth & Ms. Lorena Sikorski Ms. Janet Smith South Coast Repertory Ms. Ann Sparks Mr. Robert & Mrs. Roberta Sperry Mr. Douglas Stewart Mr. Tom & Mrs. Carolyn Toby Liqi Tong Viet Tide Ms. Verne Wagner Dr. Sean & Dr. Tina L. Walker Dr. Robert & Mrs. Teri Watson Dr. Wayne & Dr. Ruth Zemke

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ONTIVEROS SOCIETY The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. We extend our deep appreciation to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts.

ANONYMOUS JOHN ALEXANDER LEE & DR. NICHOLAS A.* BEGOVICH MARC R. DICKEY JOANN DRIGGERS BETTY EVERETT CAROL J. GEISBAUER & JOHN* GEISBAUER SOPHIA & CHARLES GRAY MARYLOUISE & ED* HLAVAC GRETCHEN KANNE DR. BURTON L. KARSON ANNE L. KRUZIC* LOREEN & JOHN LOFTUS ALAN A. MANNASON* WILLIAM J. MCGARVEY* VERONICA MICHALOWSKI DR. SALLIE MITCHELL*

ELEANORE P. & JAMES L. MONROE LYNN & ROBERT MYERS BOB & TERRI NICCUM DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE* SHERRY & DR. GORDON PAINE DR. JUNE POLLAK & MR. GEORGE POLLAK* DR. STEPHEN M. ROCHFORD STAN MARK RYAN ‘75 MARY K. & WILLIAM SAMPSON LORENA SIKORSKI DOUGLAS G. STEWART ANDREA J. & JEFFREY E. SWARD RICHARD J. TAYLOR VERNE WAGNER RICHARD WULFF DR. JAMES D. & DOTTIE YOUNG*

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COLLEGE OF THE ARTS • SELECT EVENTS | FALL 2025 *Molly Pease, mezzo-soprano, with David Bergstedt, piano September 19 • Meng Concert Hall Simon Shiao, violin October 2 • Meng Concert Hall Soo Kim: (Charlie sings in the quietest voice) and Carole Caroompas: Mystical Unions October 4, 2025 – May 17, 2026 College of the Arts Galleries University Symphony Orchestra October 4 • Meng Concert Hall University Wind Symphony & Alumni Band: Alchemy of Sound October 5 • Meng Concert Hall Caroline Chin, violin October 9 • Meng Concert Hall Men on Boats October 9–18 • Hallberg Theatre 9 to 5: The Musical October 23–November 1 • Little Theatre Shakespeare in Sound feat. the University Symphonic Winds October 12 • Meng Concert Hall University Singers and Concert Choir October 19 • Meng Concert Hall Fullerton Jazz Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble October 24 • Meng Concert Hall Dr. Garik Pedersen, piano October 25 • Meng Concert Hall Advanced Vocal Workshop with Mark Robson, piano October 30 • Meng Concert Hall Ernest Salem, violin & Alison Edwards, piano November 1 • Meng Concert Hall

Irina Kulikova, guitar November 4 • Meng Concert Hall The House of the Spirits November 6–15 • Young Theatre Mackenzie Melemed, piano November 9 • Meng Concert Hall Opera Scenes November 14–16 • Recital Hall Fullerton Pops in Here’s Johnny: A Tribute to Johnny Carson feat. University Symphony Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Orchestra November 16 • Meng Concert Hall Jazz Singers November 19 • Meng Concert Hall Cello Choir November 19 • Recital Hall University Symphonic Winds November 21 • Meng Concert Hall Fall Dance Theatre: “Tethered” December 4–13 • Hallberg Theatre Fullerton Jazz Orchestra December 5 • Meng Concert Hall University Wind Symphony December 7 • Meng Concert Hall Titan Voices and Singing Titans December 8 • Meng Concert Hall Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble and Fullerton Latin Ensemble December 9 • Meng Concert Hall University Band December 10 • Meng Concert Hall Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton!

December 13, 14 • Meng Concert Hall

*Part of the 25th Annual New Music Series

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