Holiday Collage 2024

Holiday Collage

Arvada West Performing Arts December 5, 2024

7 PM | Auditorium

Whatagiftitistohaveyouwithusthisevening!TheHolidayCollage isatime-honoredtraditionatAWest,andwearesopleasedtohavethe opportunitytosendyourfamiliesintotheholidayswithsoundsofthe season.Wewanttoofferanextraspecialwelcometoourfirst-time listeners.Pleasebreathewithus,listenwithyourears,listenwithyour heart,andlistenforanythinginthestoriesandsongswesingorplay thatmayreflectyourownindividualstory.Wehopethatyoufeel inspired,encouraged,andemboldenedinyourpersonaljourneyfrom thismusicaloffering. Thisperformancewillberecorded.Wedoaskforyourhelpin ensuringthataudiencenoiseisnotpickedupbythemicrophones whilethemusiciansareperforming.Thankyouagainforbeinghere andsupportingusinthisendeavor!

That’sChristmasToMe..................................................................................................arr.MarkBrymer Vocal Chords

GodRestYeMerryGentlemen......................................................................................arr.LutherHenderson

John Berko, Gabriel Dine, Maxwell Pomeroy Mason Robuck, and Elijah Witte

EightDaysofLights.............................................................................................DavidChaseandJudithClurman Treble Chorus

SleighRide........................................................................................................arr.ZachHeydeandFrankTedesco 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

Veni,VeniEmmanuel.................................................................................................................arr.JacobNarverud Varsity Treble Choir

SmokeGetsInYourEyes.......................................................................................................................JeromeKern John Berko

OHolyNight....................................................................................................................................arr.JohnLeavitt Varsity Tenor Bass Choir

CaroloftheBells........................................................................................................................MykolaLeontovych

Lain Babb, Kalynn Jones, and Ellis Wiebesiek

WhiteWinterHymnal...............................................................................................................arr.AlanBillingsley Camerata

ThemefromElf..............................................................................................................................arr.DanielGrassi Concert Choir

TheDuck...............................................................................................................................................LeeBurswold

Sienna Burford, Elise Oesterreicher, and Ariana Topete

Stars......................................................................................................................................................EriksEsenvalds Company West

It’sBeginningtoLookALotLikeChristmas...............................................................................MeredithWillson Mantastic 4

TheFirstNoel................................................................................................................................arr.DanielForrest Vocal Showcase

PianoQuintetinAminor...................................................................................................................JuliusRontgen

Penny Appl, Irelyn Bever, Lucie Brown, Zach Bye, and Paige Rodgers

Peace,Peace..........................................................................................................................................arr.FredBock Paige Rodgers, violin Combined Choirs

WinterWonderland..................................................................................................

arr. Mark Brymer Jazz Band

MeleKalikimaka.............................................................................................................................R.AlexAnderson Luke and Taylor Foster

SweetPetiteWinterSuite..................................................................................................................BrianBalmages String Orchestra

Sisters.......................................................................................................................................................IrvingBerlin Ellie and Nora Wallace

The3-MinuteNutcracker.............................................................................................................arr.LloydConley Concert and Symphonic Band

EarlyWinter..........................................................................................................................................GwenStefani Ben Rankin

CantiqueDeNoël....................................................................................................................arr.OwenGoldsmith Concert Orchestra

Hallelujah..............................................................................................................................................arr.ToriKelly Elijah Rueda

SleighRide.........................................................................................................................................LeroyAnderson Wind Ensemble

HolyJollyChristmas.....................................................................................................................................BurlIves Evelyn Donaldson

Faeries..................................................................................................................................................arr.ChipDavis Chamber Orchestra ad.RobertLongfield

WinterWonderland...............................................................................................................arr.MaryAnneMuglia Hannah Gilpatric, Lydia Mauger, Lizzy McDonald, and Julia Stamps

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

Dean is a native of Ohio, and earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Youngstown State University, studying percussion Before relocating to Colorado this summer, Dean taught for 20 years in Arizona His bands at Tucson High Magnet School recieved Superior and Excellent ratings at concert and marching festivals throughout the state In 2024, Dean was awared the “OM Hartsell Excellence in Teaching Music Award” from the Arizona Music Educators Association

T H O M A S B E L L E W

Dean is a member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA).

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A Y L O R R O D G E R S

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

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

- Edith Wharton

Wewouldliketoextendoursincerestthankstoourour incredibleadministrationfortheirunwaveringsupport, toeachyourfamilies,ouralumni,andtoour ElementaryandMiddleSchoolFeederprograms.Music isaliveandwellatArvadaWest,andthiswouldnotbe possiblewithoutyourjointefforts.