2024.05.11 | 11th Annual SUA Music Faculty Recital

Saturday, May 11 | 3 PM

Sponsored by Soka University’s Creative Arts Program

Soka Performing Arts Center at Soka University of America 11th

PROGRAM

“Champagne” from Homage to the Noble Grape

Goff Richards

A Whole Lotta Brass

Polka Dots & Moonbeams

Jimmy Van Heusen (lyrics: Johnny Burke)

A Whole Lotta Brass

Fundador and more Champagne!

Goff Richards

A Whole Lotta Brass

“Lucy at the Window” from Lucy Larcom

Allison Johnson

Stefan Miller (vocals); Eddie Yue (cello); Allison Johnson (accordion); Mina Choi (piano)

“Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso

Ennio Morricone

But Here (in memory of Ferry-Sewol)

Mina Choi

Mina Choi (piano); Eddie Yue (cello); Matthew LaBelle (trumpet)

For the Children of All Ages (after Newtown)

Michael Golden

Sisters

Michael Golden

Michael Golden (piano)

Tubatudes

Michael Golden

Fred Greene (tuba)

“Truly Alive” from Amazing Grace

Christopher Smith

“Music

PROGRAM (Cont.)

of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Stefan Miller (vocals); Mina Choi (piano)

Libertango (arr. Allison Johnson)

Astor Piazzolla

Mina Choi (piano); Michael Golden (marimba); Allison Johnson (accordion); Stefan Miller (vocals); Alfred Lang (trumpet); Eddie Yue (cello)

40th SUA Student Fall Music Performance

Mina Choi

Adjunct Instructor - Jazz

MINA CHOI is a pianist, composer, and arranger from Seoul, South Korea. Mina has received a Master Degree of Music from California State University, Fullerton, where she studied piano and arranging with Bill Cunliffe. Since her journey here she has also had the opportunities to write and arrange many pieces for jazz combos and jazz orchestras.

Her big band arrangements of tunes by the legendary pianist George Cables were featured recently at a performance by the Harvard Jazz Band at Harvard University. Her arrangement of “Bolivia” was chosen by the ASMAC judging committee in the 2015 ASMAC/ Pete Rugolo Big Band Arranging & Composing Competition.

Also, her original of “Paddle through the Lake” was awarded in the 2017 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging and Composing Competition.

Michael Golden Professor of Music Composition & Theory

Michael Golden studied music composition in the Pacific Northwest with, among others, William Bergsma, Tomas Svoboda, Diane Thome, and William O. Smith, receiving the DMA from the University of Washington in 1992. Dr. Golden has composed for a wide range of media. He has been

She received a DownBeat 38th Annual Student Music Award for Outstanding Performance with her own original composition, “Sing ChaCha” and arrangement, “Falling away with you” of Muse.

The music of Mina has very creative and competitive sound compared with other musicians. Her enthusiasm and commitment to music is infectious. Her message to the world, that she wishes to share through music, is one of hope and love.

commissioned to write solo and chamber ensemble works, large ensemble works, and pieces for jazz ensembles of all sizes, and has also composed music for computer, live electronics, and mixed media, including websites,

Allison Johnson

Allison Johnson has degrees in music from Stanford University (BA), CalArts (MFA), UC San Diego (PhD) and a post-doctoral fellowship in Asian Studies/Music (Occidental College). She also studied Javanese gamelan in Yogyakarta with Suhardi.

Her works have been performed in Europe, Asia, and the US at Montalvo Arts, China-ASEAN Music Festival in Nanning, and Agosto Foundation in Prague, among others, multi-media works have been performed at the New West Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, New Directions in Asian-American Music Festival, California Biennial, Feminist Theory & Music, Pasadena ArtNight, World Electro Acoustic Listening Room, La Jolla Athenaeum, and Frau Musica (nova) Festival in Cologne, among others.

She has received commissions, grants, awards, and residencies from Centrum Arts, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, Center for Cultural Innovation, International Institute for Asian Studies, American Composers Forum, American Music Center, Luce Foundation,

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

film, video and theatre productions. Dr. Golden’s music has been performed throughout much of the United States as well as on six of the seven continents. He has also performed as a jazz pianist throughout the US and abroad.

Durfee Foundation, Irvine Foundation, City of Pasadena, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, and the Getty Foundation, among others. She has published, presented, and served on panels on various topics on music, theater, race, and culture, and has been a guest lecturer at National Taiwan University, Freie Universität Berlin, Simon Fraser University, USC, UC Irvine, and Mills College.

She is a four-time semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Music Theater Conference and one of her collaborative works received a Critical Issues Grant from the Humanities for the Public Good. Her film music (called a “raunchy jazz score” by Film Comment) was

featured on Kino Lorber’s 2020 rerelease of films by pioneer director Alice Guy-Blaché and was honored at Columbia University in June 2021 at the Women & the Silent Screen conference.

Alfred Lang

Adjunct Instructor - Music

Alfred Lang has been an active freelance trumpeter in Southern California for 40+ years. He taught at UCI before coming to Soka University 19 years ago. He has performed with all the major musical organizations here in the LA area - Pacific Symphony, Opera Pacific, Pageant of the Masters, Long Beach Symphony, Pacific Chorale, Long Beach Chorale, South Coast Symphony...and many others. He is a long-time faculty member of the Humboldt brass chamber music workshop and has

Stefan Miller

Adjunct Instructor - Vocal

Stefan Miller is a performer, director, and professor of music and theatre. Recent theater credits include: National tour: The SpongeBob Musical (Electric Slate; Plankton and Perch Cover)

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (swing), Off-Broadway: Queen Esther (Teresh) Regional: Interstate, East West Players (Pastor Fred) Tenor By Night, El Portal Theater (Mike), State Fair, Sierra Repertory Theatre (Fairtone), Little Women, The Chance Theatre (John Brooke), Oklahoma!, 3-D Theatricals, West

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

recently begun teaching trumpet and coaching chamber music at Chapman University.

Side Story, Theatre Royale(Arab), Oklahoma! Opera San Luis Obispo (Will Parker), Of Thee I

Sing, Bear Valley Music Festival. A former professional ballet dancer, Stefan danced with the Oakland ballet as a soloist for several seasons and continues to perform in the Nutcracker around Southern California. Stefan has also begun to pursue directing and choreographing shows at the collegiate and regional level throughout Southern California.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Recent directorial credits: Into The Woods, Little Women, The Elixir of Love, Fancy Nancy Christmas Show, Sunday in the Park with George, The Gondoliers, and is currently serving as an AD for Jersey Boys at La Mirada Playhouse. Stefan is also a Professor of Voice at California Baptist University.

SUNDAY | 09.29.2024 | 5 PM

Soka Performing Arts Center

Join us for an unforgettable evening with six-time GRAMMY® Award winner Dionne Warwick as she kicks off the 20242025 season at Soka Performing Arts Center. Known for her timeless hits “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, “Walk On By”, “I Say a Little Prayer” and more, Warwick’s soulful voice and captivating stage presence are sure to enchant audiences of all ages.

TICKETS &

Our mission is to Engage, Educate, and Elevate the Human Spirit

Soka Performing Arts Center strives to elevate humanity through transcendent experiences. Come experience our exquisite acoustics. Come to expand your understanding and appreciation of music. Come to forge community and emotional connections through the shared experience of live music.

Soka Performing Arts Center is located on the beautiful hilltop campus of Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo. Our facility includes the 1,032seat Concert Hall featuring world-class acoustics designed by master acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, designer of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, among many others. We also have an intimate 350-seat Black Box Theatre that allows for multiple seating configurations including club seating with bistro tables.

More than 750 performances have taken place since the center’s dedication on May 27, 2011. The 2023-24 season marks our twelfth season presenting first-class programming in our world-class concert hall. We are continuing to expand our programming and outreach with the addition of a Children’s Concert Series, Blues Festival, and the only Great Pianists Series on the West Coast. From classical and jazz to world and contemporary music, the Soka Performing Arts Center has become a prized space for artists and audiences alike.

We are proud to be the home of the Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra. Our Sundays @ Soka Series with Pacific Symphony continues to be one of our most popular series year after year. Our presentations with other Orange County arts organizations have enabled us to reach further into our community to offer arts education and programming. Our partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County includes our PSOC Series, which brings superlative artists to our stage. We also partner with PSOC for our Outreach Program, bringing over 7,000 school children to Soka Performing Arts Center to experience live performances with outstanding musicians.

With its world-class acoustics and first-class performances, Soka Performing Arts Center is quickly becoming one of the cultural jewels of Orange County.

OUR SUPPORTERS

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($75,000+)

Dr. Kenneth & Sandra Tokita

Sam & Lyndie Ersan

CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+)

Ms. Emi Maeda

STAGE CHAMPION ($5000+)

Anonymous

STAGE BENEFACTOR ($1000+)

John and Sue Prange

Terumi Saito

Jochen Schumacher

Scott A Shuping

GOLD CLEF ($500+)

Jeffrey Hendrix

Jane A. Lynch

Alex & Sandy Scott

SILVER CLEF ($200+)

Lorraine Leiser

Anson and Marilyn Wong

BRONZE CLEF ($25+)

Raquel Bruno

Sammy Chang

Judy Kaufman

Jeannette Pease

Thomas Prigorac

Jonia Suri

Naomi Uchiyama

Joseph Whitaker

Joyce M Wrice

Taro Yamanashi

Anonymous

List current as of 02/14/2024

The Soka Performing Arts Center deeply appreciates the support of its sponsors and donors, and makes every effort to ensure accurate and appropriate recognition. Contact Renee Bodie, General Manager at (949) 480-4821 to make us aware of any error or omission in the foregoing list.

• Blueport Jazz

• Philharmonic Society of Orange County

• Pacific Symphony

• San Diego Symphony

• Parnassus Society

Soka PAC MANAGEMENT TEAM

Renée Bodie

General Manager & Artistic Director

John Morgan Box Office Manager

Jarmil Maupin

Technical Services Manager

Jenski Nguyen Stage Manager

Madeline Webb

Lighting Technician

Jaime Spataro

Marketing & Communications Manager

Joe Nicholls

Marketing & Communications Assistant

Steve Baker

Interim Production/House Manager

SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Soka Performing Arts Center resides on the beautiful campus of Soka University of America. We thank the SUA Board of Trustees and the SUA Leadership Council for all of their support.

SUA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Steve Dunham, JD

Chair Vice President and General Counsel Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University | Baltimore, Maryland

Tariq Hasan, PhD

Vice Chair Chief Executive Officer, SGIUSA | New York, New York

Andrea Bartoli, PhD President, Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue | New York, New York

Matilda Buck

Benefactor | Los Angeles, California

Lawrence E. Carter, Sr, PhD, DD, DH, DRS

Dean, Professor of Religion, College Archivist and Curator, Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia

Andy Firoved

CEO, HOTB Software | Irvine, California

Jason Goulah, PhD

Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education and Director, Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education, Director of Programs in Bilingual-Bicultural Education, World Language Education, and Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship, College of Education, DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois

Clothilde V. Hewlett, JD

Commissioner of Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, State of California | San Francisco, California

Lawrence A. Hickman, PhD

Director Emeritus, The Center for Dewey Studies and Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, Illinois

Kris Knudsen, JD

Attorney | Wilsonville, Oregon

Karen Lewis, PhD

Sondheimer Professor of International Finance and Co-Director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Luis Nieves

Founder, Chairman Emeritus AUL Corp, Benefactor | Napa, California

Gene Marie O’Connell, RN, MS

Health Care Consultant, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing | Corte Madera, California

Adin Strauss

General Director, Soka Gakkai International-USA | Santa Monica, California

Yoshiki Tanigawa Benefactor, Soka Gakkai | Tokyo, Japan

Edward M. Feasel, PhD

President, Soka University of America (ex-officio member) | Aliso Viejo, California

SUA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Edward M. Feasel, PhD

President

Chief Academic Officer Professor of Economics

Archibald E. Asawa

Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Investment Officer

Katherine M. King, PHR

Executive Vice President of University Community

Chief Human Resources Officer

Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Others

Michael Weiner, PhD

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Professor of East Asian History & International Studies

Kevin Moncrief, PhD

Vice President for Mission Integration

Bryan E. Penprase, PhD

Vice President for Sponsored Research and External Academic Relations

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Tomoko Takahashi, PhD, EdD, LHD

Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Dean of the Graduate School

Professor of Linguistics and Education

David Welch, JD

Vice President University Counsel

SUA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

M. Robert Hamersley, PhD Dean of Faculty Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry

Hyon J. Moon, EdD Dean of Students

Title IX and Section 504 Deputy Coordinator for Students

Michelle Hobby-Mears, MBA Associate Dean of Students Director of Student Activities

Andrew Woolsey, EdD Dean of Enrollment Services

Martin Beck, MA

Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications