2017-18 Fall, Issue 2- Fall Choir Concert

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FALL EDITION

2017

SPOTLIGHT

Fall Choir Concert October 15

7:30pm

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Online: www.materdei.org/performingartstix Phone: (714) 957-3784 - Mon-Fri 10:00am-3:00pm

HOW TO ORDER TICKETS

Walk-up sales: Walk-up sales may be completed at the Performing Arts ticket window located at the Monarch Pavilion Mon-Fri 10:00am-3:00pm, or one hour prior to every performance on and off the Mater Dei campus.

Receiving Tickets: Your tickets will be sent directly to your email upon purchase to print at home or present on your mobile device. Should you have any issues, please contact the Performing Arts Office.

what’s inside Patrons of the Arts…………………….. 4 Letter from the Director….……………. 7 Upcoming Events…….………………11 Fall Choir Concert Program…….……..15 Alumni Spotlight: Hey, Alexa…….…. 20 Student Spotlight: Double Trouble.…. 24 Performing Arts Faculty and Staff..……26 15

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letter from the director‌ Welcome back to another terrific year of artistry here at Mater Dei High School! As the heat of summer moves to the chill of

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fall, we are hard at work building young artists of integrity through the mediums of choral and vocal music, dance, instrumental music and theatre. With nearly half of the campus involved in the performing arts, we are broadening what it means to be a Monarch and charting a course for a resurgence in the arts not just on the corner of Bristol

We believe that arts transform people into more complete versions of themselves by awakening creativity, fostering collaboration, and enlivening passion and determination.

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and Edinger, but throughout our local community and Southern California. And we are excited to announce that we have been hard at work ensuring that remains the case by embarking on a capital campaign for a state of the art performing arts center to be built in the footprint of the Monarch Pavilion. With over 55,000 square feet of instructional space including wings dedicated to all disciplines and an incredible 800 seat theater, this Monarch Masterpiece promises to match the undeniable caliber of our student artists. Our singers, dancers, ringers and players will finally have a place to call home and you, our esteemed patrons, will have a place to truly appreciate the talents of your sons and daughters. We will continue to make you aware of developments in this great pursuit and hope you will join us when the time comes in supporting the arts at Mater Dei for today and for tomorrow. Until then, we invite you to enjoy the many performances and events the Performing Arts Department has to offer. From the roots of Shakespeare to our final event in May, the effervescent Coffeehouse, there is something for everyone.

All this is possible only with the superior instruction from our fine directors and instructors. Your students are benefiting not only from great teaching, but also the access to professionals in their field. In addition, with the introduction of the Mater Dei MasterClass Series, your young artists will be introduced to college directors, community and professional theatre directors, casting agents and producers with the intention of bolstering their arts education, as well as opening the possibilities of scholarships and casting opportunities.

So please, sit back and relax, embrace this fine fall eve and enjoy the many melodies and harmonies of the Mater Dei Choirs and handbells. We are here to celebrate community in song for we believe that arts transform people into more complete versions of themselves by awakening creativity, fostering collaboration, and enlivening passion and determination. By finding our voice, we find how we all belong together in faith, hope and love. Thank you once more and have a great night!

Scott Melvin Executive Director of Performing Arts

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what’s next Haunted Eve

Instrumental Fall Concert

October 28 - 7:00pm Mary’s Grotto Mater Dei High School $5 A spooktacular eve awaits you hosted by the instrumentalists of Mater Dei. Bring a lawn-chair, wear your favorite costume and enjoy these haunting favorites from the past and today featuring the multiple talents of the instrumental music program!

December 3 - 5:00pm Mary’s Grotto Mater Dei High School Free Admission with Unwrapped Toy

Th e a rt s c o m e t o g e t h e r t o celebrate the birth of Christ in this live Nativity and Holiday Celebration.

Come early for crafts, candle dipping and fresh p r e s s e d c i d e r.

Bring an unwrapped toy to support the Monarchs 4 Marines and make this Christmas special for the families of those who protect us.

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Monarch Pavilion Mater Dei High School $25 - $15 - $10 Experience this classic drama as never before with one all male cast and one female cast a l t e r n at i n g p e r f o r m a n c e s .

Performed in the round for a t r u l y i m m e r s i v e t h eat r i c a l experience. See it twice and judge for yourself which adaptation gets your vote.

December 8-10 Memorial Hall Chapman University $70 - $25 - $15 Join our King and Queen and the rest of the Royal Court as we go back in time to celebrate the Birth of Christ with wonderful music, fine dining and great company!

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Mater Dei High School Music Academy

We, the Mater Dei High School Music Academy, believe in building individual confidence and group collaboration by pursuing excellence from day one. We encourage all students to excel spiritually, and musically through expression and individual creativity.

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN MUSIC:

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Pursuing Excellence From Day One!

Stay in engaged in school Earn higher grades Build intellectual curiosity, and creative thinking skills Develop language and reasoning skills Build pride and confidence within themselves Music does more than just make sounds, it changes the way young people think and behave. The skills your child will learn in music will help them be successful on the stage, in the classroom, and for the rest of their lives.

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” – Albert Einstein

Music academy Band rehearses twice a week (Monday and Thursday) from 6pm -8pm inside the MDHS Band Room.

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Special Acknowledgements

Choral Program

MD PRESIDENT…..……………………………..………Mr. Patrick Murphy

DIRECTOR…….…..………..……………..……… Mr. Justin Miller

MD PRINCIPAL…..……………………………….………Ms. Frances Clare

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR…..…….….………Ms. Amanda Bistolfo

VP BUSINESS SERVICES…..……….…….………………. Mr. David Taylor

CHAMBER SINGERS…..….…….………………. Mr. Scott Melvin

VP ADVANCEMENT.……………………………………..Mrs. Erica Adams

PIANIST.…………………………….…………….. Mr. Kent Helwig

MD ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS……………………. Mrs. Geri Campeau ’87

VOCAL CONSERVATORY DIRECTOR……..…. Mr. Stefan Miller

Mr. Lee Gaeta

VOCAL COACHES……..…….……………. Mr. Joseph Dhanens

Mrs. Audrey Ganey

Ms. Fatima Rizvi

EXEC. DIR., PERFORMING ARTS……..…………………. Mr. Scott Melvin

BOOSTER PRESIDENT….………….……………. Mrs. Lisa Busch

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Program Bel Canto Harriet Tubman……….……………….………………….…….……..……………….…………… arr. Kathleen MgGuire There Will Come Soft Rains……….……………………………………………………………………… Kevin A. Memley Warrior……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kim Baryluk Handbell Ensemble Mixolydian Entrada….……….………………………………………………….………………………………. Michael Joy Adagio….………………………………………………….………………….Georg Philip Telemann, arr. Hal H. Hopson Troubadors Down by the Salley Gardens..….……….…………………………………………Irish Folk Song, arr. Benjamin Britten The Noble Son….…….……..……………………………….……………………….Latvian Folkson, arr. Audrey Snyder Vivace Pretty Saro….……………………………….. Appalachian Folk Song arr. Nancy Boone Allsbrook & Glenda Goodin Ain’-a That Good News?…..…..……………………….……………………….Traditional Spiritual, arr. Mark Patterson Handbells Battle Hymn of the Republic….………………………………………………………….………… Arr. Cynthia Dobrinski Concert Choir Set Me as a Seal…….….…………………………………………….……………………………………… David N. Childs Let the Saints Get Up and Sing!……………………………………………………………………………. arr. Joel Raney Cabaletta Give Thanks and Praise…..….…………………………………………………………… G. F. Handel, arr. Henry Kihlken A Moda da Garranchinha…..…………..………………………………… Brazillian Folk Song, arr. Brad & Lucy Green Kingsmen Dulaman…….……………..……………….…..…………………………………………………………… Michal McGlynn At the River….…………..………………………….……………………………… Aaron Copland, arr. R. Wilding-White Chamber Singers ‘Sí Do Mhaimeo Í ….…..…………………………………………….……………………………….…….. Michal McGlynn Where Your Bare Foot Walks…….……………………………………….……………………………….. David N. Childs Daniel, Servant of the Lord….……….……………………………………… Traditional Spiritual, arr. Undine S. Moore

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The Choirs Chamber Singers Anthony Barajas Christopher Barry Logan Bautista Amy Busch Katherine Criger Morgan Cummings Andrew Estrada Amie Fillet Casey Fort

Keely Gaeta Chadwick Gaitan Victoria Goodkind Igor Grabowsky Christina Habeeb Anthony Helman Kiana Hernandez Alexander Josten Daniel Kubeck Calista Joanne Lat

Sarah Ledesma Jonathan Lefebvre Kyra LoRe Matthew Ludovico Jaydah Mabini Cameron Martinez Daniel Mejia James Mitchell Aidan Mulholland Justin Nguyen

Thoa Nguyen Lucy O'Hara Luke O'Hara Katelyn Osuna Nicholas Park Mateo Ramirez Dario Rimicci Alyssa Schickling Sarah Schulist John Shepherd

Emelia Silva Victoria Silva Mitchell Stewart Michael Torres Amanda Valle Nicholas Van Dalsem Jazlynn Verduzco Victoria Villarreal Grace Whitley

Samantha Osuna Nessa Pham Angeline Phu Tyler Prado Amanda Riedl Kennedy Roberts Hollis Robinson Julia Roldan Meagan Rood Rebekah Saint Anthony Miranda Salazar Reina Sambrano Sydney Sarmiento Hanna Schulte

Hayley Skonieczny Natalie Smale Alexia Thornberry Adriana Torres Angelina Tran Claire Trotter Sara Urner Elena Van Eenenaam Annemarie Verkuylen Alexis Villanueva Juliet Vo Genevieve Vu Lydia Zepeda Angel Zhu

Martin Andre Nibungco Jason Pang David Quintanilla Charles Ramirez-Jensen Mitchell Rimlinger

Keith Romero Francis Truong Cesar Venegas Antonino Venti

Bel Canto Daniella Arcila Lindsay Beane Sophia Beck Marie Beld Brooke Besikof Marissa Blasing Kalusha Brutlag Aria Buchanan Ashley Bui Juliane Maye Cabuco Logan Cavileer Kelli Chamberlain Maxx Clemente Devyn Copeman

Kristina Crilly Madeleine Dahlin Teresa Dang Melissa Dennin Julia Dilsisian Aurora Ferrell Makenzie Frank Marissa Gallegos Hailey Hanson Grace Hodgdon Aliza Holmes Hannah Hopkins Casey Hulme Kathryn Jimenez

Alyssa Jones Madeline Mageean Emily Manzur Karina Marconi Sophia Marks Madison McCurdy Danika McKee Caroline Menzia Jasmine Moallem Jordan Moos Alejandra Moreno-Mustafa Elizabeth Nguyen Nicole Nguyen Kathy Nguyen-Ly Alora O'Bryan Gleason

Kingsmen Kenneth Cervantes Nolan Clapp Luke Cortez Matthew DeLong

Daniel Fillet Andres Garcia Leonardo Guillen Lake Kim Kevin Kissinger

Kevin Lee Scott Merkwan Brenden Moore Matthew Neustadt Adam Nguyen

Handbell Ensemble Chadwick Gaitan Andrew Liwag

Jessica Nguyen Marcus Nguyen

Marco Rimicci Sebastian Saintignon

Emily Upham Katherine Wieland

A Free Will offering will be taken to help continue the exemplary work of the Choral Program, inside and outside of the classroom.

Your generosity will help fund: Financial Aid - Voice Coaches - Classroom Enhancements - Masterclasses - Audio Support and Much More!

Sincere thanks from all of the directors, faculty and staff!

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Concert Choir Maya Alves Peter Baird Allison Barry Linuel Bautista Lucas Belinsky Kaylee Bernal Ana Sofia Botero Taylor Bruder Gabriela Bucio Carlos Bustamante Thomas Campbell Joseph Cefalu Alyson Clark Kyle Conway

Ciara Corbett-Browne Paloma Cornejo Malia Cortez Mariano Crivello Grant Elsenpeter Natalie Erhard Matthew Erwin Evan Eschenburg Lindsey Fitz Abigail Frank William Gibson Alizea Hinz Miles Jourdain-Lamp Jake Kenlein Jacqueline Kerr

Jacinta Kiruku Xinru Liu Juan Lopez Victoria Lopez Ashley Lopez-Romo Matthew Lucescu William Ludovico Chloe Marmaud Kyla Martinez Kayla McIntosh Andrew Mitchell James Moriarty Christopher Mott Gabriela Mourani

Graziella Napoli Britney Nguyen Ethan Nguyen Jennifer Nguyen Lauren Ocampo Chrystal Olazabal Brittney Pena Cameron Pickell Isabella Pietro Stella Pozzuoli Chloe Price Nicholas Quattrocchi Olivia Rangel Martina Rivera Elizabeth Romeyn

Victoria Ruiz Priscilla Santana Chloe Savard Kaden Simcox Gwendolyn Smith Leah Sparks Leanne Brigh Sumbong Evelyn Taylor Tiffany Tran Sean Turk Jiayue Wang Kelsey West Kenneth White Reese Wineroth

Elizabeth Nguyen Megan Nguyen Rachel Nguyen Allison Nieves Abbey Nosek Samantha Reinberger Kassia Resendiz

Lauren Shepherd Paige Solano Katherine Stagman Alyssa Steele Isabelle Tran Christine Vu Emilie Weaver

Curran Nielsen Lily O'Day Kate O'Hara Emily Obel Sarah Obel Sophia Osmena Gianni Palazzolo Kristen Pang Piper Poliquin Michelle Raymondi Brynn Robinson Sheyla Romero Silvia Ruiz

Sadie Schobel Eleanor Seidner Samantha Shapiro Kyra Slutzky Kaitlyn Staats Mekala Valentin Tait Vigeland Fiona Waldron Kendelynn Watkins Caitlin Windross Kate Wynn Brisa Zitko

Jason Nguyen David Nisson Sean O'Hara Blake Penso Kenny Pham Alexander Reed Ian Schoenbaum

Matthew Scully Kevin Sullivan Marco Uribe Justin Vu Justin Whittaker Qiwei Zhou

Cabaletta Maureen Beld Imani Alexane Brutlag Isabelle Buchanan Vangie Camarena Eliza Contreras Christina Cordero Elizabeth Demster

Rachel Dennin Samantha Dreyer Kylie Eggers Isabella Figueroa Natalie Garcia Jennie Greco Cloe Hughes

Felicia Junanto Kaitlyn Magallon Caroline Marfice Tatiana Marocco Cambria McKee Priscila Mejia Ashley Nguyen

Vivace Brittyn Adams Kaitlyn Alday Laura Alfaro Kaitlyn Ambriz Holl Reagan Arvidson Jocelyn Ayala Alexxa Barker Allison Brown Makena Bugarin Arianna Cabada Cameron Cabrera Ellie Crabbe

Olivia De Heras Megan Ettinger Emily Evans Sarah Garcia Mia Guadarrama Abigail Hampton Faithanna Hancock Gabriella Heftved Zaria Henderson Fiona Hernandez Juliette Hill Alyssa Johnson Caroline Kawabe

Lauren Kensel Lily Kunde Vy Mai Kylie Matthews Brooklyn Medwig-Muckentha Claire Menzia Marie Meyerhofer Ashlee Morales Isabella Morin Cecilia Motherway Camille Mras Breanna Nguyen

Troubadors Noah Aguilar Evan Antonius Joshua Bredehoft Andrew Cervantes Evan Cole Alan Dong

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Ethan Duron Daniel Flathom Emmett Gallivan Kade Ganey Declan Glenane Luis Guillen Braden Hinz

Alex Lopez Dario Lopez Noah Mangosing Luke McKenna Tyler Narayan Braxton Nguyen

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OLD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB

Mater Dei ASB gives a standing ovation to all performers!

2901 LAMPSON AVENUE | SEAL BEACH, CA 90740 W W W.M ATERD E I . O R G / A UCT I O N

Tickets are $100 each This special event will feature complimentary wine , beer, spirits and food tasting, live & silent auction, an exquisite dinner and a special after party!

Best Wishes for an amazing season!

Sistine Chapel - 2011

How Do I Join Choir?

It is easy - simply sign up for choir as your elective and you will be placed into Vivace or Kingsmen, the Women’s or Men’s Ensemble.

FAQs

To audition for an advanced group, email jmiller@materdei.org

Can I play a sport and still join choir?

- Absolutely - current choir members are varsity athletes in almost every discipline Are there many after school obligations?

- Generally no, with the exception of Madrigal Feast and a few festivals Do I need any experience to join?

- No, none at all. If you can talk, you can sing! www.materdei.org/choir

Are there any future travel opportunities with the choir?

- Yes - We are traveling to Boston this school year, and that opportunity presents itself every few years.

Every other year we travel internationally and there is a great trip in the works for next year!

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HEY ALEXA!!

Long before the Amazon Echo made Alexa a household name, you could hear, “Hey Alexa!!”, all round the Mater Dei campus. From the soccer pitch to the choir room, and across the lacrosse field to the Little Theater, Alexa Vellanoweth ‘12 was a quintessential Renaissance Woman, a Homecoming Queen and a true Monarch.

Today she continues that gritty, go-get-it attitude as she pursues her dream - Broadway. “Artiscally, what gets me most is live theatre because of the shared experience.” In her time at Mater Dei, Alexa starred in multiple productions of Shakespeare in the Grotto, portrayed the formidable character of Anne Frank, rocked it out in the The Wedding Singer as Julia, and improv’d her way on stage and off. If there was a theatre production, Alexa was there. “I received a fantastic, broad education that gave me a great footing for the future.” Although her theatre training was matchless, she credits an unlikely partner in her theatrical success, “I never thought that soccer would land me my first commercial gig! It just reminded me that everything we do makes us who we are today.

All those things your teachers and directors say that seem so flippant at the time, they’re true - they are all true!! It hits even harder when it comes up in the real world here in LA.” Los Angeles was a natural draw for Alexa, and she found herself at one of the great theatre programs in Southern California, LMU. “What drew me most to LMU was its incredible abroad program. I studied in a conservatory setting in Bonn, Germany for 6 months. It was the hardest I have worked in my life, and it added so many tools to my toolbox while

Homecoming queen with dad, Steve - 2012

www.alexavellanoweth.com

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HEY Alexa! Where can we find you?? @alexavalexav

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Alexa with the Del Rey Players - Loyola Marymount University

encouraging me to throw out my toolbox altogether.” Tools such as grit, persistence, workethic, kindness, empathy, love - those are the tools she holds on strong to today. Coupled with her entrepreneurial spirit, the sky is the limit while always keeping her feet secured to the ground with her great faith. “I’ve recently gone to church more and reconnected with how I felt on WIF (Walk in Faith). I feel so much more present now and capable of l e a v i n g i t u p t o G o d - i t ’s incredible.” She adds, “It’s trusting in whatever God has planned for you, it’s riding the waves and being ready and trained in all aspects of your craft.”

One of her more recent pursuits in “being ready” is working and training with The Groundlings, the iconic improv troupe in LA which has fostered comic artists such as Phil Hartman, Cheri Oteri, Will

Madrigal Feast 2012

Ferrell, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig

factors you can’t control, but

to name a few.

Her days now consist of networking events, acting classes, building reel footage, commercial work and constant honing of her

making sure you control the things you can is what will make you successful.”

skills. “I saw my dad prepare 15 quotes a month for his contracting business and maybe land 2 out of those 15. All work is worthwhile, it’s just that sometimes the payoff

this who are looking to pursue the arts, Alexa says, “You really have to treat performing like running your own company - 30% is the artistry and the other 70%

is farther down the road than we would like.” In theatre, stage and film, there are typically far more no’s than there are yes’s, so how does one keep strong and focused

is marketing and strategizing.

Training will only get you so far, but you have to be willing to accept the business of it all while maintaining your faith in yourself

on the end goal? “I’ve been really introspective about how I feed my body, mind and soul so I can be in control of what I need to be in control of.

There are so many

and your abilities.” And lastly she adds, “Happiness begets Happiness…focus on God’s love in action and there is no limit to what you can accomplish.”

Shakespeare in the Grotto 2010

As for advice to those reading

walk in faith 2013

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Monarch Masterpiece The New Center for the Arts at Mater Dei High School

DO UB L TR E O UB LE

We,

as

a

culture

are truly

fascinated by

t h e i n c re d i b l e

phenomena of

twins.

To h a v e

someone in this world

who shares your features,

your birthday, and some say

your mind - how great would that

be?!

We are so fascinated, in fact,

that we created a new word just to

describe that feeling of being nearly

identical to someone - say it with me… #twinning. And although most of us are typically #twinning only when we wear the same Mater Dei skirt and shorts and the same

color polo, there are 4 girls in

the Performing Arts Department who

have truly #twon the right to double up every day and every night.

Katey and Sammy Osuna and Alexis and MoniQue Rangell-Onwuegbuzia represent the choral and theatre programs here are Mater Dei. “I didn’t discover my love for singing until I signed up for choir my freshman year to fulfill the performing arts requirement - since then, I have found a passion for singing, especially with my sister,” says Sammy, a member of Bel Canto, the Advanced Women’s Ensemble. It was Katey who had been singing for as long as they can remember, but it is the power of their relationship which makes performing that much more meaningful. “Singing with my sister is not only fun, but also a big confidence booster. By having Katey by my side, I am able to open up more and we make great music together.” Just last year, the Osuna girls sang “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars at Coffeehouse, something Katey never imagined happening when they were growing up.

Going deeper, you need to understand that growing up with a twin is far different than growing up with just another sibling. “We kind of have our own secret language,” MoniQue says.

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“It’s literally gibberish: we’ll just make really weird sounds or noises and they make

absolutely no sense, but we totally know what the other is trying to say.” When asked if they finish each others sandwiches, Alexis and

MoniQue giggle, “No…but we do finish sentences for each other! We’ve said full on 10-word sentences in exactly the same manner at exactly the same time - you couldn’t coordinate it so accurately no matter how hard you tried!” Alexis continues, “When I perform with my sister, I perform at the best of my ability. She understands what makes me tick or smile on and offstage.”

But, does it ever get annoying being mistaken for your sister and dealing with all that comes with being a twin? “Most people think that sharing a birthday would be a burden, but we really enjoy celebrating together, in particular, our joint quinceñera two years ago,” remark Katey and Sammy.

“And who can complain when you have a built in study-buddy, a shoulder to cry on and someone to go through life’s adventures with! Since we are going through the same things for the most part, we’re able to relate to and help each other through crises…it’s really incredible.”

From the womb to the stage, this pair of pairs has experienced joy, pain, loss and growth together and each credit their sister for encouraging them to be better everyday. “We know each other so well it helps with self-reflection because we see each other’s blind spots,” MoniQue explains as Alexis adds, “After almost 18 years of being wombmates and roommates, she knows how to push me to be my best because she knows my best better than I even do. When I perform with my sister, I perform at the peak of my ability, because she won’t let me get away with anything less.”

Performing is so much more than singing the notes on the page or delivering a monologue with impeccable diction - it is about connection. As artists, we strive to build connections with our friends, our enemies, our peers and our mentors, but it’s just another day for these #twinners. With a contented smile Katey comments, “Performing has always been fun, but it doesn’t compare with performing with my sister and sharing the spotlight.”

And MoniQue adds, “Performing with Alexis is like performing with my best friend…I love doing what I love the most with the person I love the most.”

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“I attribute all of my many achievements to Mater Dei High School, as the administrators, faculty, and staff have all played a part in my life as a student an person. On behalf of the many students who have received financial aid while attending Mater Dei, I wish to extend my gratitude toward the gracious benefactors , for their numerous donations and unwaivering support.”

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TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES The We Are MD Annual Appeal directly benefits need-based financial aid at Mater Dei High School. For the 2017-2018 school year, Mater Dei is providing $5.7 million in aid to 50% of our students (nearly 1,000 families). Financial aid is critical to ensuring the diversity of our school, a crucial part of the mission and philosophy of Mater Dei High School. We recognize the value of each and every student and his or her contributions to Mater Dei’s traditions of HONOR, GLORY and LOVE since we opened our doors in Santa Ana in 1950.

The collective impact of our incredible Mater Dei network comprised of alumni, lifetime parents, current parents, foundations and generous benefactors makes this level of support possible. With your help, Mater Dei can continue to provide equal access to ALL students who desire the exceptional education available at Mater Dei High School. We are grateful for your consideration of the 2017-2018 We are MD Annual Appeal. Every gift, regardless of size makes a difference – especially YOURS. Visit www.materdei.org/donate to make your gift today.

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faculty & staff

Masters in their field and consummate professionals at Mater Dei and beyond, the Faculty and Staff of the Performing Arts Dept. are concerned with ultimately one goal the success of our students. And although our product is the finest around, it is in the process where we find gratification and the true measure of artistry. We aim to build artistry from the inside, that which our students can carry with them to college and beyond.

Scott Melvin Executive Director, Performing Arts

Allison Spencer Administrative Assistant

Justin Miller Director of Choral Music

Amanda Bistolfo Associate Director of Choral Music

Kent Helwig Choral Accompanist

Stefan Miller Voice Instructor

Fernando Martinez Director of Instrumental Music

Associate Director of Instrumental Music

Taylor Smith

Chadd Hartmann Colorguard Head Coach

Joe Alanes Director of Theatre

Danny Campbell Associate Director of Theatre

Alexi Thomas Theatre Assistant

Melissa Jacobson Festival Coordinator

Kristina Marquez Director of Dance

Aubrey Price Song Head Coach

In addition to these incredible directors and associates are nearly 30 adjunct voice teachers, instrumental instructors, dance assistants and coaches who compliment the great demands of of the Performing Arts Department.

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