RONALD S. ROCHON
President, California State University, Fullerton
SEAN E. WALKER
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (Interim)
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD
Dean, College of the Arts
DR. RANDALL GOLDBERG Director, School of Music
KIMO FURUMOTO
Assistant Director, School of Music
BONGSHIN KO
Assistant Director, School of Music
SCHOOL OF MUSIC FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF
FACULTY
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
Bongshin Ko cello
Dr. Ernest Salem* violin
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
STAFF
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
Welcome to the spring 2026 events season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. We have been hard at work in every classroom, practice room, and studio across campus preparing to share new sounds and bold creativity with all of you. We are thrilled you are here.
Our students and their success form the core of our purpose in the College of the Arts but unlike their counterparts in other colleges, their paths are not solely formed through classroom learning; they are revealed in the moments when talent meets opportunity. Like when a dancer attends an intensive, or when a musician travels abroad on tour, or an actor or artist is mentored – this is where promise is transformed into possibility. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence gives students access to meaningful experiences like these and many more, including masterclasses, research opportunities, materials, and professional conferences. You can help ensure creativity isn’t limited by circumstance. Consider a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today.
This spring semester is brimming with performances and exhibitions for all to enjoy –some that will make you laugh and others that will make you think. In the School of Music, Sibarg Ensemble, featuring our own Hessam Abedini, explores the musical intersections of Iranian music and jazz on February 20. In April, Benjamin Britten’s comic opera “Albert Herring” follows the shy, virtuous title character as he rebels against his prudish upbringing. Join us in the Little Theatre beginning March 5 for the musical “Once Upon a Mattress” – an uproarious sendup of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale, “The Princess and the Pea.” If you’re craving something completely different, Eugène Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” opens March 19 to hold a mirror to the absurdity of mob mentality and the struggle to maintain individuality in the face of mass hysteria. And in late spring, our dancers and choreographers return to demonstrate their inimitable power and grace in “Spring Dance Theatre.”
Across the walkway from where you’re seated are the College of the Arts Galleries. You can still catch exhibitions from Soo Kim and Carol Caroompas until May, or stop by the galleries on Wednesdays for our bi-weekly Student Galleries opening receptions. They are always full of energy, and you might even find student artwork to purchase and take home!
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.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026 AT 3 PM •
KIMO FURUMOTO | Artistic Director • MICHAEL AUGUST | Technical Director
MATILDA LANDER | Stage Manager • QUINTIN TOMA | Assistant Stage Manager
CHARLOTTE BOUCK | Audition Coordinator & Production Assistant
LOIS BRYAN | Master Electrician
Silverado
BRUCE BROUGHTON
arr. RANDALL BASS
Wind Symphony
Dustin Barr,*° conductor
Shenandoah Trad. American Folksong
arr. JAMES ERB
University Singers
Christopher Peterson,* conductor
Streamline
GENE KOSHINSKI
Percussion Ensemble
Andrew Alvidrez, bongos
Daussel Echevarria, dundun
Daniel La France, chinese cymbals
Gabriela Guzman
chinese opera gong, gankoqui
Bradley Harris, djembe
Diego Mendoza, conga
John Sunderman, woodblocks, caxixi
Tango Cristal
MARIANO MORES
Cello Choir
Rebecca Chiu
Brooke Giammanco
Chani Greaves
Benjamin Her
Bongshin Ko*
Jennifer Lee
Edward Montalvo
Gabriela Santillan Maldonado
Julian Van Aalst
Xiyan Yu
Brass Quintet No.2, Op.6, mvmt. I VICTOR EWALD
Trevor Cannon and Rudy Xool, trumpet
Diego Campos, horn
Nathanael Peters, trombone
Zachary Arnold, tuba
Hearts Beat Together
EMILIO SOLÉ-SEMPERE
Concert Choir
Christopher Peterson*, conductor
David Bergstedt,†° piano
Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude
RICHARD WAGNER
University Symphony Orchestra
Kimo Furumoto,* conductor
In the Valley
MATT PODD
Singing Titans
Zachary Lindquist,*° conductor
David Bergstedt,†° piano
Fandango
FRANK PERKINS
arr. NIGEL COOMBES
The Clarinet Divas
Olivia Hirsch
Haley Hua
Charlotte Ly
Susan Aguilar
“May King” from Albert Herring
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Opera Theatre
Kimo Furumoto,* conductor
Mark Salters,†* piano
Turbo Scramjet
WILLIAM PITTS
Pandora Quartet
Adam Kummer, soprano saxophone
Alejandro Martinez, alto saxophone
Joshua Lopez, tenor saxophone
Benjamin Jones, baritone saxophone
In the Silence of the Secret Night, Op. 4, No. 3
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Justin Jordan Gabriel, baritone
David Bergstedt,†° piano
El Son De La Negra
BLAS GALINDO and RUBÉN FUENTES
and SILVESTRE VARGAS
arr. OSCAR GARIBAY
Mariachi Titans
Oscar Garibay,* director
O Love
ELAINE HAGENBERG
Titan Voices
Michael Ortiz, conductor
Mark Salters,†* piano
Quintessa Wedell, cello
XVII. Lettre Encore from 20 Lettres ROLAND DYENS
Francis Rodezno, guitar
Time After Time
JULE STYNE and SAMMY CAHN
Valentina Manco, voice
Jacob Trejo, alto saxophone
Julie Morimoto, trumpet
Caleb Schanzenbach, piano
Callum Scott-Curtis, guitar
Daniel Romo, bass
Jonathan Paxton, drums
Concerto in F, Movement I excerpt
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Vernis Chua
“Sogno di Volare” from the Video Game
Civilization VI
CHRISTOPHER TIN
trans. arr. MATT CONAWAY
Wind Symphony
Symphonic Chorus
Dustin Barr,*° conductor
