Lucie Brown and Lena Redford Glow......................................................................................................................................................EricWhitacre Free Agents
Rockin’AroundtheChristmasTree...................................................................................................JohnnyMarks Dylan Cross, Jordan Fair, Michael Lemmon, Lily Rosset, Cache Stevens, Onyx Svoboda, and Jadyn Goins
Blake, Anderson, Kennedy Blosser, Sienna Burford, and Sarah Madrid
Stars......................................................................................................................................................EriksEsenvalds Company West
MeleKalikimaka.............................................................................................................................R.AlexAnderson Luke and Taylor Foster
Sisters.......................................................................................................................................................IrvingBerlin Ellie and Nora Wallace
The3-MinuteNutcracker.............................................................................................................arr.LloydConley Concert and Symphonic Band
SantaClausisComingtoTown....................................................................................................arr.FrankSinatra Lincoln Wicke
RingThoseChristmasBells...................................................................................................................IrvingBerlin AWest Choirs, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra
Kaitlyn Adams
Peytynn Adams
Reese Ames
Patience Ayers
AnaLyn Casper
Jessica Cassano
Emery Chapla
Molly Dugan
Kenzie Dwyer
Sofie Frappier
Kaia Guttenberg
Kaiya Harris
Grace Hoyt
TREBLE CHORUS
Verona Jarschke
Ash Keith
Sonia McCabe
Bee McWhirter
Dani Milligan Ellenburg
Charlotte Nations
Cora Nichols
Wako Okutake
Naomi Orenstein
Kadin Patterson
Kendall Reffel
Carolina Reynolds
Jill Rodocker
FREE AGENTS
Luke Hamilton
Vinny Hooper
J J Jones
Mark Kondratishin
Michael Kondratishin
Chak Ting Li
Penny Appl
Evelyn Donaldson
Taylor Foster
Issa Malu
Mannan Martin
Alonzo Medina
Oliver Nations
Cutter Nunley
Matthew Petersen
CAMERATA
Rosie O’Dorisio
Paige Rodgers
Ahna Smith
MANTASTIC 4
Isaac Carroll
Jordan Fair
Charles Geisz
Braiden Portie
Luna Rotunno
Elijah Rueda
Lily Ruiz
Kailee Schissler
Addison Sharkey
Tegan Slaga Kumpunen
Alex Smith
Allison Swindle
Ellie Wallace
Jalyn Wells
Elizabeth Willis
Sydney Witte
Jamiah Reid
Tymofii Salomatin
August Stevens
Jude Wilson
Nora Wallace
Julia Wilson
Brandon Bittick
Izaiah Brees
Charlie Durant
Luke Foster
Zoe Harms
CONCERT CHOIR
Ryn Haynes
Reagan Hoskinson
Orania Morgan
Ben Rankin
Hannah Rumley
COMPANY WEST
Liz Aguilar Perez
Phi AhSing
Marley Allen
Nancy Branstiter
Nelly Branstiter
Maggie Cota
Michelle Davila Rojas
Maya Doust
Sasha Duran
Kaelyn Eastman
Brody Anderson
Penny Appl
Sophie Call
Jacob Carpenter
Isaac Carroll
Roen Casari
Elora Chism
Erick Cochenour
Mia Dark
Evelyn Donaldson
Jordan Fair
Caleb Fleming
Luke Foster
Taylor Foster
Charles Geisz
Hannah Gilpatric
Brody Anderson
Penny Appl
Isaac Carroll
Elora Chism
Alyson Erekson
Aspen Garcia
Rylee Kardoes
Maryana Kondratishin
Kira Lacey
Alyssa LaMaster
Emily Lien
Elle Molinaro
Shekinah Padron
Emma Richter
VOCAL SHOWCASE
Hannah Hinkle
Rylee Kardoes
Owen Kingham
Kira Lacey
Cha Lawrence
Lily Lemmon
Maci Lesh
Ella Lockhart
Lydia Mauger
Elizabeth McDonald
Lee Metzinger
Logan Millard
James Morrow
Aaron Nyquist
Lillian Nyquist
Rosie O’Dorisio
VOCAL CHORDS
Jordan Fair
Luke Foster
Taylor Foster
Rosie O’Dorisio
Kaydence Schissler
Summer Stamps
Isabella Streeter
Sakara Two Eagles
Paige Rodgers
Azariah Rohrs
Kate Sanders Kiana Smith
Allison Wennen
Julia Wilson
Ally Wohlcke
Quinn Zimmer
Shekinah Padron
Anjalie Pasrich
Zoe Piatt
Braiden Portie
Lena Redford
Lily Rosset
Elora Rowland
Alli Sault
Ahna Smith
Julia Stamps
Jackson Stevens
Onyx Svoboda
Sylvia Van Stelten
Nora Wallace
Lincoln Wicke
Braiden Portie
Sakara Two-Eagles
\Ahna Smith
Onyx Svoboda
SAXOPHONE
Alexander Baldwin
Nico Bollow
Luke Hamilton
Mark Kondratishin
JAZZ BAND
TRUMPET
John Berko
Caspian Kantiel
Olorin Kantiel
Sophie Laverty
Isaac Paar
Maxwell Pomeroy
FLUTE
Alicia Berry
Revin Pichon
CLARINET
Delaney “DJ” Brown
Jamie Stanley
Shaili Stepp
FLUTE
Finna Miller
Elena Parker
Kadin Patterson
OBOE
Nathan Watkins
CLARINET
Alexander Baldwin
Mark Kondratishin
Melina Moncayo
Sienna Murray
BASS CLARINET
Ariel Addison
Saskia Mow
BASSOON
Indigo Olivenza
Cody Weinell
TROMBONE
Gabriel Dine
Jamie DeMarco
CONCERT BAND
SAXOPHONE
Benjamin Montie
TRUMPET
Roman Archuletta
TROMBONE
Hayden Bortscheller
SYMPHONIC BAND
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Michael Kondratishin
Daniel Stover
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Jadyn Goins
Michael Lemmon
TRUMPET
Isaac Balderrama Hernandez
Ethan Copher
Dylan Cross
Hadley Stice
HORN
Mason Angcay
Aaliyah Gomez
TROMBONE
Liam Olson
Ryan Payne
RHYTHM
Jude Creek
Nathan Douglas
Angelo Garcia
Jonah Hatle
Mason Rinehimer
Tymofii Salomatin
PERCUSSION
Isaac Courtney Chetan Sheely
TROMBONE
Mason Robuck
Gus Rutherford
Jamey Sederberg
Penny Thomas
EUPHONIUM
Kaitlyn Adams
Troy Taormina
Nathan White
TUBA
Luke Bown
PERCUSSION
Kayla Hamilton
Sierra Johnson
Sonia McCabe
Audrey Jackson
Connor Ostendorf
Andrew Teeters
FLUTE
Kenzie Doebele
Isabella Marquardt
Aubrie Vecchiarelli-Ayala
CLARINET
Iley Cathcart
Lana Lamfers
Wesley MacDonnell
Collette Schulte
BASSOON
Jacob Carpenter
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Madison Fulcher
Roman Seliverstov
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Blake Borenstein
WIND ENSEMBLE
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Marek Labinski
TRUMPET
John Berko
AB Gallegos
Olorin Kantiel
Maxwell Pomeroy
Braiden Portie
HORN
Lucie Brown
Colin Fivehouse
Caspian Kantiel
TROMBONE
Samuel Bierbrauer
Gabriel Dine
Cache Stevens
Elijah Witte
EUPHONIUM
Marshal Katzman
TUBA
Zachary Hoerr
PERCUSSION
Alexx Carrasco
Orin Edwards
Logan Fivehouse
David Kondratishin
Andrew Neyer
John Vazquez
Toby Von Dietrich
Mason Wright
VIOLIN I
Levi Aguiniga
Lailani Aguirre
Kylee Cieluch
Aleah Dade
Sebastian Krueger
Ellie Martinez
Eleanor Monaghan
Carolina Reynolds
Savanah Samuels
STRING ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN II
Lexi Bala
Piper Becker
Gena Carter
London Coronado
Naomi Goodloe
Scarlet Gray
Lily Hauxwell
Kit Hendrickson
Amira Perea
Lizzy Willis
VIOLIN I
Esme Allison
Lain Babb
Jonah Hatle
Kalynn Jones
Sarah Madrid
Elena Rivera
Noelani Ruotsala
Ellis Wiebesiek
VIOLIN I
Blake Anderson
Irelyn Bever
Palmer Johnson
Sienna Kittles
Caitlyn Nguyen
Paige Rodgers
Oliver Schmidt
Amelie Steinmetz
VIOLA
Lomasi Barney
Nizhoni Barney
Trevor Egburtson
Cindy Zhou
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN II
Maya Calderon
Alyson Erekson
Konnie Fear
Nashely Leon Matos
James Morrow
Aurelia Rubano
Kate Shelton
VIOLA
Rhian Davis
Reagan Hoskinson
Marielle Link
Micaela Manrique
Saskia Mow
Henry Schmidt
Jaycee Thomas
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN II
Aly Carpenter
AraBella Drotar
Eleanor Harris
Jonah Hatle
Maryana Kondratishin
Valerie Lyon
Sarah Madrid
Lena Redford
Sarah Vaughan
CELLO
Nathan Douglas
Emily Doy
Wesley Eby
Jack Mason
Noelle Peltier
BASS
Lana Lamfers
EJ Tuck
VIOLA
Penny Appl
Leo Badolato
Kennedy Blosser
Sienna Burford
Saskia Mow
Elise Oesterreicher
Harrison Thomas
Ariana Topete
CELLO
Ashlyne Gomez
Jack Rossiter
Live Varda
BASS
Eli Stice
CELLO
Zachary Bye
Nate Fritzler
Grace Lantz
Maddie Nations
BASS
Isis Steinmetz
When you make a donation to the Arvada West High School Band or Orchestra, you become part of a larger group of active supporters in the Arvada arts community! Your contribution ensures the best educational experience for our studentinstrumentalists through new music, professional collaborations, private lessons, camp scholarships, leadership training, and group travel.
Music Changes Lives.
Beyond learning notes and rhythms, our instrumentalists are developing skills and essential characteristics for a successful future. The band and orchestra classrooms provide a safe space for students to express themselves, take risks, and collaborate with others. We inspire confidence, build effective communication, promote analytical reasoning and problem-solving in addition to learning technique and theory.
With your help, we can continue to create art for the Arvada community and you will be instrumental in bringing our song to life!
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When you make a donation to the Arvada West High School Choir, you become part of a larger group of active supporters in the Arvada arts community! Your contribution ensures the best educational experience for our student-singers through new music, professional collaborations, voice lessons, camp scholarships, leadership training, and group travel.
Music Changes Lives.
Beyond learning notes and rhythms, our singers are developing skills and essential characteristics for a successful future. The choir classroom provides a safe space for students to express themselves, take risks, and collaborate with others. We inspire confidence, build effective communication, promote analytical reasoning and problem-solving in addition to learning vocal technique and theory. With your help, we can continue to create art for the Arvada community and you will be instrumental in bringing our song to life!
Scan here to find more information about becoming a AWest Choir Sponsor!
Jesse Vanlandingham is the Director of Orchestras and Assistant Director of Choirs at Arvada West High School Mr Vanlandingham's ensembles include all three levels of orchestra, Concert Choir, and Arvada West's acapella group, Vocal Chords
Jesse is a native of Arvada, and attended elementary, middle and high school all in Jeffco Public Schools He later earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Metropolitan State University of Denver During his time at MSU Denver, Jesse primarily studied voice, studied violin as a secondary instrument, and also earned a Spanish minor Before joining the team at Arvada West, Mr Vanlandingham taught choir and orchestra at Oberon Middle School As a singer and violinist, Jesse regularly performs with community and professional ensembles in the Denver area, including Elus Vocal Ensemble, St. Martin's Chamber Choir, the Colorado Symphony Chorus, and local churches. As a conductor, he had the honor of directing a select group of Arvada West string players in a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
T H O M A S B E L L E W
Jesse is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA)
Dean Moore is the Director of Bands at Arvada West High School Mr Moore's ensembles include all three levels of Concert Bands, Jazz Band, and the marching band, the Wildcat Pride
Jesse is a native of Ohio, and attended elementary, middle and high school all in Jeffco Public Schools He later earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Metropolitan State University of Denver During his time at MSU Denver, Jesse primarily studied voice, studied violin as a secondary instrument, and also earned a Spanish minor
T H O M A S B E L L E W
Before joining the team at Arvada West, Mr Vanlandingham taught choir and orchestra at Oberon Middle School As a singer and violinist, Jesse regularly performs with community and professional ensembles in the Denver area, including Elus Vocal Ensemble, St Martin's Chamber Choir, the Colorado Symphony Chorus, and local churches As a conductor, he had the honor of directing a select group of Arvada West string players in a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Jesse is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA).
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Taylor Rodgers, a native of Oklahoma, is the Director of Choral Activities at Arvada West High School in the Jeffco School District Prior to his time at Arvada West, he served as the choral director at Dunwoody High School in Dunwoody, GA He currently teaches six ensemble classes, including Free Agents, the Treble Choir, Concert Choir, the Varsity Tenor/Bass Choir, Company West, and Vocal Showcase.
In addition to his work at the school level, Taylor has been highly involved in the Georgia Music Educators Association, serving as the District IV Choral Chair. He was also selected to lead as the choral chair for DeKalb County Most recently, Taylor finished his eighth summer at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, where he’s had the opportunity to work alongside conductors such as Grammy Award winners Dr. Jeffrey Murdock, Charles Bruffy and Vance George, Dr. Cari Earnhart, Dr Rob Ward, Dr Paul Tucker, Dr Pearl Shangkuan and composer David Brunner
Taylor holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Central Oklahoma He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) He is certified by the AP CollegeBoard to teach AP Music Theory, and he regularly collaborates as a pianist.
Reece Classen is a pianist, musician and educator residing in Golden Graduating from MSU Denver in 2020 with BA’s in Piano Performance and Music Composition, he is always looking for unique and fresh ways to share his love for music with others Since his time at MSU, he has recorded and performed with various groups in the area as well as honing his skills as a producer to share his own music in a new way He also teaches private music and piano lessons with a focus on helping students learn music that interests them In the rare occasion that Reece isn’t making music, you’ll likely find him on top of a 14er or spending time with family in the mountains
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