A Disney Celebration Program

TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE PRESENTS

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CELEBRATION Featuring Torrance Civic Chorale and TCC Jazz Singers Dr. Ed Trimis, Director | Diana Brownson, Accompanist

MAY 3, 2024 | 7:30 PM JAMES ARMSTRONG THEATRE 3330 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, TORRANCE 90503 Special guest California State University Dominguez Hills Chorus Lynn G. Atkins, Jr., Conductor | Kevin Jeffries-Phan, Accompanist

A NIGHT THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY!

A PROGRAM OF THE CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE TORRANCE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WWW.TORRANCECA.GOV

Torrance City Council Mayor George K. Chen Jeremy Gerson Jon Kaji Sharon Kalani Bridgett Lewis Aurelio Mattucci Asam Sheikh City Clerk Rebecca Poirier City Treasurer Tim Goodrich Torrance Civic Chorale is a program of the Cultural Services Division of the Torrance Community Services Department.

www.TorranceCA.Gov Sponsored in part by Torrance Chorale Friends 501(c)(3)

City Manager Aram Chaparyan Community Services Director John La Rock

Cultural Services Manager Monica Harte

Welcome from the Cultural Services Division

Monica Harte

Cultural Services Manager

A MESSAGE FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I am so excited to present you with A Disney Celebration tonight from our wonderful Torrance Civic Chorale and TCC Jazz Singers with our very special guests, the California State University, Dominguez Hills Chorus! We have been working hard to narrow the program to a one-night show; many songs did not make it into the program, but I think you will find some of your favorites did!

We all have our own Disney stories. I think one of my favorites is when I took my marching band from Huntington Park High School to play at Disneyland and we did not have students to carry our banner. So, what did I do? As any high school band director would do, I got my kids to carry it! Of course, they were only 12 and 10 at the time, but they put on our smallest band uniforms and carried the HPHS banner all over the park with the band!

I am so happy to have our friends at Cal State Dominguez sing with us tonight. Thank you, Dr. Atkins and his team! They join an ever-growing list of guest artists, along with groups from El Camino College, North HS, and the South Bay Children’s Choir. We hope to pull all then groups together for a choral festival next year! We are thrilled to have an all-star band playing with us tonight and I thank them for sharing their gifts with us and making the choir sound great.

I am also excited to present our new vocal jazz ensemble, the TCC Jazz Singers, who just performed in the Oceanside Jazz Festival and the Fullerton Jazz Festival a few weeks ago. Plans are in the works for the group to have its own class in the Fall!

And, lastly, a huge thank you to the Torrance Chorale Friends, Gia, Monica, and all of our support from the City of Torrance, and our amazing singers who continue to motivate me, inspire me, and look forward to Monday night rehearsals all year!

Dr. Ed Trimis

TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE Directed by Dr. Edward Trimis Pianist: Diana Brownson

Rainbow Connection (from The Muppet Movie)......................Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher Solo: Suzy Husner Yo-Ho......................................................................................Music by George Bruns Lyrics by F. Xavier “X” Atencio The Grim Grinning Ghosts Quintet............................................Music and Lyrics by Buddy Baker & F. Xavier “X” Atencio Disney/Marvel Instrumental Overture*.................................................... Music by (from Avengers, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones films) John Williams, Alan Silvestri Arranged by Michael Brown and Will Rapp, Paul Lavender Star Spangled Banner.................................................Music by John Stafford Smith Lyrics by Francis Scott Key Arrange by David Burks That’s How You Know (from Enchanted)................................Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Arranged by Alan Billingsley Soloist- Alexandra Balan Disney Spectacular........................................... Music and Lyrics by Multiple Artists (Feed the Birds, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Arranged by Mac Huff Step in Time, A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Heigh-Ho, Whistle While You Work, Someday My Prince Will Come, It’s A Small World) * Fun Fact

TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE Directed by Dr. Edward Trimis Pianist: Diana Brownson

Go the Distance (from Hercules).............................................Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by David Zippel Arranged by John Leavitt The Little Mermaid Medley...................................................Music by Alan Menken (Fathoms Below, Under the Sea, Lyrics by Howard Ashman Kiss the Girl, and Part of Your World) Arranged by Roger Emerson Soloist- Andy Worshill Glow (from Walt Disney World choir).......................................Music by Eric Whitacre Lyrics by Edward Esch Arranged by Lisa Edwards Beauty and the Beast Medley................................................Music by Alan Menken (Be Our Guest, Belle, Something There, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Beauty and the Beast) Arranged Roger Emerson

California State University, Dominguez Hills Chorus Directed by Dr. Lynn Atkins - Pianist: Kevin Jeffries-Phan

Examine Me........................................................................................By Cedric Dent O Domine Jesu Christe...........................................................By Francisco Guerrero Lullaby of Birdland..............................................................Arranged by Kerry Marsh Criome Mi Madre....................................................................By Francisco J. Nunez A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes.......................................Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston Arranged by Audry Snyder Walk in Jerusalem...........................................................................By Rollo Dilworth -INTERMISSION-

TCC JAZZ SINGERS Directed and Accompanied by Dr. Edward Trimis

A Whole New World (from Aladdin)........................................Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Tim Rice Soloists- Colleen Charles and Andy Worshill Cruella De Vil (from 101 Dalmatians)...........................Music and Lyrics by Mel Leven Soloist- Andy Worshill You’ve Got A Friend In Me (from Toy Story)......Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman Soloist- Connor Peterson Almost There......................................................Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (from The Princess and the Frog) Soloist- Precious Anyanwu Lullaby............................................................................................Music by Ed Trimis Lyrics by Moira Trimis Arranged by Ed Trimis Soloists- Mike Cavanaugh and Andy Worshill Journey to the Past (from Anastasia)...............................Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Arranged by Audrey Snyder Soloist- Kseniya Orlik Pure Imagination.........................................................................Music and Lyrics by (from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse Arranged by Yumiko Matsuoka Soloist- Colleen Charles The Family Madrigal (from Encanto).........Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Arranged by Roger Emerson Soloists- Claire Lyon and Suzy Husner

TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE Directed by Dr. Edward Trimis Pianist: Diana Brownson

Lion King Medley.........................................................................Music by Elton John (Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Lyrics by Tim Rice I Just Can't Wait To Be King, .

Arranged by Mark Brymer Circle Of Life, Hakuna Matata and Be Prepared) Soloists- Zach Rodenbucher and Tina Mitro Colors of the Wind (from Pocahontas)...................................Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Arranged by Mac Huff I See the Light (from Tangled).................................................Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Glenn Slater Arranged by Mac Huff Soloists-Tomoyo Namigata and Adam D’Jamily Songs of a Disney Hero...................................................... Music by Multiple Artists (How Far I'II Go (from Moana), Arranged by Alan Billingsley Touch the Sky (from Brave), Reflection (from Mulan), When Will My Life Begin?(from Tangled), and Zero to Hero (from Hercules) Remember Me (from Coco)........................................................Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Arranged by Roger Emerson We Don't Talk About Bruno (from Encanto)................................Music and Lyrics by Lin Manuel-Miranda Arranged by Mark Brymer Soloists- Colleen Charles, Andy Worshill, Precious Anyanwu and Celeste Johnson Trio- Sonia Varghese, Precious Anyanwu, and Suzy Husner

COMBINED CHOIRS Directed by Dr. Edward Trimis Pianist: Diana Brownson

Let It Go (from Frozen)...........................................Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Arranged by Mac Huff A Wish Worth Making (from Wish).......................Music and Lyrics by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice Arranged by Ed Trimis When You Wish Upon a Star (from Pinocchio).................... Music by Leigh Harline Lyrics by Ned Washington Arranged by Mac Huff *FUN AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TONIGHT’S MUSIC Fun Fact: According to Robert Sherman, as recounted in “The Musical World of Walt Disney,” Walt Disney’s favorite song was the ballad “Feed the Birds.” Walt would invite the Sherman Brothers to his office for a scotch and a chat, then he would ask Richard Sherman to play the song that he would later call “the most beautiful song written for me.”

Fun Fact: Tim Rice was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music in 1994.

Fun Fact: “Glow” was written for the World of Color Honor Choir as part of the World of Color – Winter Dreams show which premiered at Disney California Adventure® Park, Disneyland® Resort, Anaheim, California.

Lin Manuel-Miranda started out as an English teacher and broke into theatre by writing reviews of plays!

Fun Fact: Angela Lansbury was hesitant to sing the song “Beauty and the Beast” because she was not familiar with the style, but ended up recording the song in just one take!

Fun Fact: Alan Menken has won more Academy Awards than any other living person.

Fun Fact: Randy Newman has scored nine Disney-Pixar animated films, including all four Toy Story films, both Monsters, Inc. films, and the first and third Cars films.

Fun Fact: Stephen Schwartz was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for live theatre (he was composer and lyricist for Wicked, the musical).

Frozen finished its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2013 and the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time. The film's songs, characters, storytelling elements, and appeal to a general audience were called a popular culture phenomenon.

Fun Fact: This song excerpt was from one of the most recent Disney films and an apt way to introduce our closing song.

Fun Fact: This song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and is considered a signature song for The Walt Disney Company (often used at the beginning of Fun Fact: Actually not a Disney song, “Lullaby” is the type of Disney films since the 1980s). song that could be sung by any number of Disney characters or princesses in Disney films.

TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE DR. EDWARD TRIMIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR DIANA BROWNSON, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST 1st Soprano Bonham, Lindsey Chang, Pamela Charles, Colleen* Farnes, Nancy Fleming-Stephens, Ruth Hoffman, Jill LeVee, Julia Orlik, Kseniya Pedone, Gina Peterson, Karen Scheer, Albane Venable, Susan Walsh, Anne Marie 2nd Soprano Baker, Jaynie Chapman, Rebecca Erenmark, Emma Husner, Suzy * Lynch, Marilyn Martin, Jana Mitro, Tina Namigata, Tomoyo Neal, Karen Van der Baan, Linda Varghese, Sonia

*Section Leader +Member, Jazz Singers

Alto Anyanwu, Precious Austin, Marie Balan, Alexandra Fanco, Abigail Galassi, Desiree Goldman, Sherri Hanson, Christine Johnson, Celeste Kessler, Kelly Kinsey, Sally Jo Lyon, Claire * Moss, Sunny Trask, Nedra Wolff, Jeanette

1st Tenor Braman, Lauren Cavanaugh, Michael Gohata, Linda Suhr, Susan Culver *

Baritone Appy, Mike Feldman, Richard Palmer, Peter Rodenbucher, Zachary Williams, Hal *

2nd Tenor Braman, Lauren Cavanaugh, Michael Gohata, Linda Suhr, Susan Culver *

Bass Bastarache, Yves Gohata, Ted Petterson, Connor Worshill, Andy Ziegler, Michael

CHRISTINE HANSON Favorite Disney Movie: Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid Favorite Disney Character: Cinderella, and Ariel Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

DESIREE GALISSI Favorite Disney Movie: Soul Favorite Dinsey Character: Mary Poppins Favorite Disney Villain: Evil Queen from Snow White

JANA MARTIN Favorite Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid, Moana Favorite Disney Character: Peter Pan, Anna (from Fozen) Favorite Disney Villain: Mal from Descendants

GINA PEDONE Favorite Princess: Anastasia Favorite Villain: Rasputin

TOMOYO Favorite Disney Movie: Fantasia and Tangled Favorite Disney Character: Tinkerbell Disney Favorite Villain: Jafar

TED GOHATA Favorite Disney Movie: 101 Dalmatians Favorite Disney Character: Dopey (Seven Dwarfs) Favorite Disney Villain: None - we can learn from everyone.

NEDRA TRASK Favorite Disney Movie: Peter Pan Favorite Disney Character: Peter Pan Disney Favorite Villain: Hook

RUTH FLEMING-STEPHENS Favorite Disney Movie: Mary Poppins Favorite Disney Character: Eeyore Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

JEANNIE WOLF Favorite Disney Movie: Lilo & Stitch Favorite Disney Character: Stitch Favorite Disney Villain: Maleficent

LINDSEY BONHAM Favorite Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid Favorite Disney Character: Tinkerbell Favorite Disney Villain: Maleficent

ALBANE SCHEER Favorite Disney Movie: Beauty and The Beast Favorite Disney Character: Mushu (Mulan) Favorite Disney Villain: Maleficent

LINDA GOHATA Favorite Disney Movie: Pinocchio Favorite Disney Character: Mary Poppins Favorite Disney Villain: None

KELLY GRAVES Favorite Disney Movie:

ADAM D’JAMILY Favorite Disney Movie: The Lion King Favorite Disney Character: Flynn Rider (I’m told I look like him too) Favorite Disney Villain: Gaston

Favorite Disney Character: Favorite Disney Villain:

REBECCA CHAPMAN Favorite Disney Movie: Mary Poppins Favorite Disney Character: Baymax Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

SUZY HUSNER Favorite Disney Movie: Robin Hood Favorite Disney Character: Belle Favorite Disney Villain: No favorite

CONNOR PETERSON Favorite Disney Movie: Empire Strike Back Favorite Disney Character: Dug (from UP) Favorite Disney Villain: Darth Vader

ANDY WORSHILL Favorite Disney Movie: Aladdin Favorite Disney Character: The Genie Favorite Disney Villain: Hades

YVES BSTARACHE Favorite Disney Movie: Cinderella Favorite Disney Character: Cinderella Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

MARILYN LYNCH Favorite Disney Movie: No favorite Favorite Disney Character: Goldilocks Favorite Disney Villain: Bruno

ALAN TRIEBULL Favorite Disney Movie: Star Wars Favorite Disney Character: Mickey Mouse Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

MICHAEL CAVANAUGH Favorite Disney Movie: Bambi Favorite Disney Character: Bambi Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

SUNNY MOSS Favorite Disney Movie: Fantasia Favorite Disney Character: Dumbo Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

ABIGAIL FANCO Favorite Disney Movie: Turning Red Favorite Disney Character: Rapunzel Favorite Disney Villain: Dr. Facilier

SONIA VARGHESE Favorite Disney Movie: Mighty Ducks franchise Favorite Disney Character: Belle Favorite Disney Villain: Hades

TINA MITRO Favorite Disney Movie: Moana Favorite Disney Character: Jiminy Cricket Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

PETER PALMER Favorite Disney Movie: Snow White Favorite Disney Character: Goofy Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

MIKE APPY Favorite Disney Movie: Flight of the Navigator Favorite Disney Character: Wall-E Favorite Disney Villain: The Mad Madam Mim

SUZIE VENABLE Favorite Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid Favorite Disney Character: Mickey Mouse Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

ALEXANDRA BALAN Favorite Disney Movie: Beauty and The Beast Favorite Disney Character: Hei-Hei Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

ZACHARY RODENBUCHER Favorite Disney Movie: Wall-E Favorite Disney Character: Cassian Andor Favorite Disney Villain: Scar

PRECIOUS ANYANWU Favorite Disney Movie: Mulan Favorite Disney Character: Mulan Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

CELESTE FRALEY Favorite Disney Movie: Fantasia Favorite Disney Character: Winnie the Pooh Favorite Disney Villain: Hades

EMMA ERENMARK Favorite Disney Movie: Encanto Favorite Disney Character: Moana Favorite Disney Villain: Scar

JAYNIE LEE BAKER Favorite Disney Movie: Emperor’s New Groove Favorite Disney Character: Mulan Favorite Disney Villain: Yzma

MARIE AUSTIN Favorite Disney Movie: Dumbo Favorite Disney Character: Cinderella Favorite Disney Villain: Jafar

PAMELA CHANG Favorite Disney Movie: Frozen Favorite Disney Character: Elsa Favorite Disney Villain: Jafar

CLAIRE LYON Favorite Disney Movie: Ratatouille Favorite Disney Character: Mulan Favorite Disney Villain: Yzma

ANNE MARIE WALSH Favorite Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid Favorite Disney Character: Ariel Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

KELLY KESSLER Favorite Disney Movie: Bambi Favorite Disney Character: Bambi Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

SALLY KINSEY Favorite Disney Movie: Pinocchio Favorite Disney Character: Peter Pan Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

KAREN NEAL Favorite Disney Movie: Beauty and The Beast Favorite Disney Character: Belle Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula and the Evil Queen

NANCY FARNES Favorite Disney Movie: Cinderella Favorite Disney Character: Winnie the Pooh Favorite Disney Villain: Darth Vader

JULIA LEVEE Favorite Disney Movie: Cinderella Favorite Disney Character: Nemo Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

LINDA VAN DER BAAN Favorite Disney Movie: Jungle Book Favorite Disney Character: Cinderella, Winnie the Pooh Favorite Disney Villain: Sheer Kan

KSENIYA ORLIK Favorite Disney Movie: Snow White Favorite Disney Character: Mandolorian Din Jarin Favorite Disney Villain: Gaston

LAUREN BRAMAN Favorite Disney Movie: UP Favorite Disney Character: Mary Poppins Favorite Disney Villain: Evil Stepsisters

SUSAN CULVER SUHR Favorite Disney Movie: UP, Star Wars, Enchanted Favorite Disney Character: Dug, R2D2, Giselle Favorite Disney Villain: No favorite Villain

MICHHAEL ZIEGLER Favorite Disney Movie: 101 Dalmatians Favorite Disney Character: All 101 Dalmatians Favorite Disney Villain: Cruella de Vil

ED TRIMIS Favorite Disney Movie: Beauty and The Beast/Frozen Favorite Disney Character: Moana Favorite Disney Villain: Ursula

CSUDH Chorus Dr. Lynn Gary Atkins, Jr., conductor Kevin Jeffries-Phan, accompanist *Section leaders

Sopranos Alyssa Abando, Alexis Berrier, Ace Cordero-Melo*, Elizabeth Escobar, Lauren Lopez, Alyannah Ramirez, Ashley Reyes Altos Aimee Alberto, Ariana Alvarado, Eric Bertone, Kianna Le, Laila McNutt, Lia McNutt, Monique Nardone, Cathy Navarrete, Itzel Perez*, Juju Suazo Tenors Eric Calderon, Emmanuel Cortez, Joan Hall*, Moises Hernandez, Rene Izaguirre, Allan B. Mancia, Michael Mejia, Nolberto Meza, Max Starr, Jacob White, Alcea Willis, Atzin Zacapa Basses Christopher Ajayi, Justin Bresee, Malcolm Fisher, Victor Hernandez Justin Parenteau, Jeremy Sarmiento*, Dominic Sykes

CSUDH Chorus Dr. Lynn G. Atkins, Jr., conductor Kevin Jeffries-Phan, accompanist The vocal ensemble of California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH Chorus, is made up of students who study in the Department of Music at CSUDH as well as non-majors who seek out the opportunity to sing on campus in a large ensemble. A staple of the Department of Music since its inception in the 1970's, the ensemble performs regular concerts on campus and within the greater Carson community.

Currently under the direction of Lynn Gary Atkins, Jr., the CSUDH Chorus performs repertoire from the western canon as well as more contemporary fare from a wide variety of composers. In its 2022-2023 season, the ensemble performed the world premiere of Rosephanye Powell’s multi movement work, Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom. This season the chorus will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria as well as Michael John Trotta’s For a Breath of Ecstasy, based on the poetry of American poet Sara Teasdale. The Chorus looks forward to making its Lincoln Center premiere in March 2025.

Proud son of the Jersey Shore, Lynn Gary Atkins, Jr., is the conductor of CSUDH Chorus.

As Assistant Professor of Music at California State University, Dominguez Hills, he is the coordinator of the voice area and teaches courses in vocal pedagogy, conducting, and music education. An 18-year veteran of teaching in secondary schools, Dr. Atkins' work in the area of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives for choral music includes helping to create the LGBTQ and Disabilities Inclusive Curriculum in the State of New Jersey as well as to setthe executive agenda for One Voice Chorus Richmond, an intentionally integrated choral music organization in Richmond, Virginia whose mission is to bring together persons of racially divergent backgrounds though choral music.

Lynn received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. In 2012, he was honored to be a member of the first cohort of students to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from James Madison University. In addition to his duties at CSUDH, he is Director of Music Ministries for Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance, CA, Artistic Director of LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble, and is a member of the National Board of Directors for Handbell Musicians of America. Atkins enjoys memberships with the National Association of Negro Musicians, Mu Phi Epsilon music fraternity, as well as Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.

Organist and pianist, Kevin Jeffries-Phan, has a versatile career as a collaborative pianist, recitalist, and church musician. He received his Bachelor of Music in Collaborative Piano at California State University, Fullerton, and is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Organ Performance. Led by his passion for art song and opera, he joined the staff of California State University, Dominguez Hills as a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, as well as accompanist for the CSUDH Chorus. Always yearning to stay in the world of choral music, Jeffries-Phan is the collaborative pianist for Meistersingers, a professional choral ensemble in Orange County that performs major works and concertizes frequently throughout the year. He is currently the Director of Music Ministries and Organist at Yorba Linda Presbyterian Church where he conducts the chancel choir and oversees an active music ministry.

PROGRAM NOTES Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual.

Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney developed an early interest in drawing. He took art classes as a boy and took a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio (now The Walt Disney Company) with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks, he developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years.

As the studio grew, he became more adventurous, introducing synchronized sound, fullcolor three-strip Technicolor, feature-length cartoons, and technical developments in cameras. The results, seen in features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio, Fantasia (both 1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942), furthered the development of the animated film. New animated and live-action films followed after World War II, including the critically successful Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Mary Poppins (1964), the last of which received five Academy Awards.

In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in July 1955 he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. To fund the project he diversified into television programs, such as Walt Disney's Disneyland and The Mickey Mouse Club.

He was also involved in planning the 1959 Moscow Fair, the 1960 Winter Olympics, and the 1964 New York World’s Fair. In 1965, he began the development of another theme park, Disney World, the heart of which was to be a new type of city, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT).

Disney was shy but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona. He had high standards and high expectations of those with whom he worked. Widely considered to be one of the most influential cultural figures of the 20th century, Disney remains an important presence in the history of animation and in the cultural history of the United States, where he is acknowledged as a national cultural icon. His film work continues to be shown and adapted, the Disney theme parks have grown in size and number to attract visitors in several countries and his company has grown to become one of the world's largest mass media and entertainment conglomerates.

The Torrance Civic Chorale Disney Orchestra Ann Patterson: Flute, Clarinet, Bari Sax Keith Bishop: Clarinet, Tenor Sax Mike Zonshine: Trumpet 1 Curt Sletten: Trumpet 2 Les Benedict*: Trombone Diana Brownson: Piano

Rick Hils: Synthesizer Tom Hynes: Guitar Daniel Lopez: Bass Dave Tull: Drums Nick Stone: Percussion *Lead

Dave Tull has long been known as one of the world’s finest jazz drummers and has also built a reputation as a premiere jazz singer and songwriter. Dave Tull’s latest release, “Texting and Driving” was the #2 most requested new album of 2018 on SiriusXM Real Jazz, and was featured by NPR’s Susan Stamberg on Weekend Edition. Singing from the drums, Dave brings to the stage a rare combination of joyous songwriting, world-class jazz singing and drumming. Think “Frishberg meets Gershwin”. Dave’s songs have been called both “laugh out loud funny” and inspiring of “soul searching and introspection”, propelling “Texting and Driving” to #5 on the Billboard Jazz Chart, and #3 on the Billboard Comedy Chart in the same week, and 23 weeks on the JazzWeek chart! Dave’s celebrated first CD, “I Just Want To Get Paid”, continues to get regular airplay many years after its release.

Tom Hynes is Director of Jazz in the Pines Student–IA’s summer jazz program–and Instructor of Jazz Guitar at the Academy. He is an Assistant Professor of Music at Azusa Pacific University and also teaches at St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim. His jazz credits include the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra, led by the Grammy-nominated composer. His recordings include Tom Hynes and Marshall Hawkins: Live at the Fret House. Tom is also a composer, with numerous original jazz compositions commissioned by colleges and universities in California, and film music composed for the Smithsonian Museum.

Les Benedict is a versatile musician who performs on alto, tenor and bass trombones, euphonium and tuba, and sundry other brass instruments. He recorded with Clare Fischer’s “Jazz Corps” on Eb Cornet, Eb flugelhorn, and Eb helicon tuba, covering three octaves of instruments. Les played trombone on Bette Midler’s CD Bathhouse Betty, trombone and euphonium on Herbie Hancock’s soundtrack to A Soldier’s Story, and lead trombone on Gerald Wilson’s Grammy-nominated Suite for Monterey. He has performed with the Honolulu Symphony and the Honolulu Opera Orchestra and played alto horn on the soundtracks of Glory and The Hunt for Red October. A concert with Buddy Collette in Washington, D.C. was broadcast on Public Radio and will soon be released on CD, the first such recording produced by the Library of Congress. He played on Joe Zawinul’s Grammy-nominated CD, Faces and Places, on tuba, bass trombone, tenor and alto trombones, marching trombone, alto horn and euphonium. Les performed in the Vienna, Austria Concert House with The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, and toured Japan with The Billy Vaughn Orchestra, Abe Most and Ray Anthony big bands, the U.S. and Canada with Frank Sinatra, and has performed with Tony Bennett, Elvis Presley, and Quincy Jones. Performances at jazz festivals include Monterey, Playboy, Santa Barbara, Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Drew, San Francisco, Boston Globe, Honolulu, West Coast, and Central Avenue. The L. A. Jazz Scene wrote that Les is “…a very gifted trombonist who can play in many different styles.”

At the age of 22, Mike Zonshine joined the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet, a job he held for almost a decade. After relocating to Los Angeles, he has become an active freelancer in the Los Angeles music scene, performing in many live and studio settings. Over the past years, he has taught extensively. He co-founded the University of Hawaii Trumpet Ensemble, which soon became an ensemble that involved the entire trumpet community of the island of Oahu. Mike also taught for five summers at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute where he was the brass coach for the Young Artist’s Orchestra. As a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician, Mr. Zonshine has given various recitals and master classes at many of the top music institutions in the US as well as countless master classes for high school/middle school band programs. For the last three years, Mike has been on faculty at Cal Poly Pomona, teaching trumpet, an “Introduction To Music” course to non-music majors, and recently added a brass pedagogy course for music education majors. Mike joined the Colburn Community School as a trumpet instructor in the summer of 2019.

Mike studied at Boston University, Eastman School of Music, and the University of Southern California. Mike was twice a part of the Tanglewood Music Center’s famed fellowship program. One of those times, Mr. Zonshine won the Voisin Trumpet Award.

Over the past 25 years, Ann Patterson has freelanced as a saxophonist in all areas of the music business and performed with the bands of Jack Sheldon, Bill Berry, Bill Holman, Buddy Childers, Buddy Collette, the Frank Capp/Nat Pierce Juggernaut, and the American Jazz Philharmonic. She played lead alto with the Don Ellis Orchestra, appearing at the Newport, North Sea, and Montreux Jazz festivals and on two of the band’s recordings. Other artists with whom she has played and/or recorded include Cleo Laine, Joe Williams, Etta James, Plas Johnson, Neil Sedaka, Sammy Davis, Jr., Lou Rawls, Barry White, The Temptations, El DeBarge, Nell Carter, John Mayall, Ray Charles, and k.d. lang. Ann also leads Maiden Voyage, the acclaimed 17-piece allfemale orchestra she founded in Los Angeles in 1980 that has appeared at the Playboy, Monterey, Concord, Tucson Primavera, and Jazz on the Rocks (Sedona) Jazz festivals as well as at numerous Los Angeles area festivals and at the Hollywood Bowl. Maiden Voyage has toured Japan three times, performed at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival twice, opened for Billy Crystal at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, been a guest of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A graduate of the University of North Texas and the University of Illinois as a classical oboist, Ann received a doctorate in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California. Named Jazz Educator of the Year in 2000 by the Los Angeles Jazz Society, she has taught at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Cerritos College, California State University at Dominguez Hills, and currently teaches jazz improvisation at El Camino College.

Los Angeles based percussionist and drummer Nick Stone has made his career performing across the world, including such countries as France, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and China. He has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Disney Hall in Los Angeles. Nick is a passionate musical theatre percussionist playing at such venues as the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, The Rubicon Theatre, and the Garry Marshall Theatre. Additionally he was the percussionist for Sunday in The Park with George and A Little Night Music at the Pasadena Playhouse for their Tony award winning 2023 Season. He played Xylophone throughout the run of the Pixarmonic Orchestra at Disney California Adventure.A native of LA, he has performed with many different ensembles around Southern California including the Long Beach Symphony, the Echo Society, the New West Symphony, and the Long Beach Municipal Band, where he serves as the mallet percussion specialist. He has recorded for such composers as Joe Trapanese, Rob Simonsen, Kris Bowers, Jeremy Zuckerman, and Nathan Johnson.

You can hear his work in the live action Lady and the Tramp (2019) as well as several episodes of the Disney+ TV show Encore!

PRODUCTION STAFF Cultural Services Manager........................................................... Monica Harte Cultural Services Supervisor.............................................................Gia Jordahl Additional Musical Arrangements........................................................ Ed Trimis Rehearsal Audio Recording Engineers................ Bill Stieritz, Susan Culver Suhr Promotion Coordinator......................................................... Michelle Friedman Photographer.................................................................................. Mickey Elliot Lobby/Program/Social Media Photos............................................ Olivia Sblan Armstrong Technical Director..................................................... Devon Ausman Box Office Manager........................................................................ Jean Jordan Communication/Website/Social Media Coordinator..................Edward Trimis Special thanks to Dr. Lynn Gary Atkins, Jr. (Director, CSUDH Chorus) and Julie Corallo (Director, South Bay Children’s Choir)

TORRANCE CHORALE FRIENDS Torrance Chorale Friends (TCF) was established in April 1987 as a California 501(c)(3) charitable organization to support the Torrance Civic Chorale with fundraising, event planning, and concert production. Tax-deductible contributions received from chorale members, audience patrons, and local businesses are used to cover expenses not included in the City’s operating budget. For more information on how you can become a supporting patron of the Torrance Civic Chorale, please visit our website www.TorrancecCivicChorale.net/Support.

Chairman: Susan Culver-Suhr Secretary: Karen Peterson Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer: Karen Peterson Board Member: Jill Hoffman Wardrobe Committee: Karen Peterson/Jill Hoffman Fundraising/Advertising Chairperson: Susan Culver-Suhr Music Librarians: Linda Gohata, Ted Gohata, Marie Austin, Sonia Varghese

Dr. Edward A. Trimis, Artistic Director Dr. Edward Trimis (BA, MA, EdD), has held several teaching and administrative positions in Los Angeles. He has been responsible for many reforms, innovative music and arts programs in schools, which have been featured in several newspapers, local and national journals. He has been an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities including USC and Pasadena City College.

He is highly sought after as a presenter for local, state-wide, and national conferences, and frequently serves the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) as a visiting team chair.

Trimis has directed choral groups for the last 40 years in Los Angeles. He has performed/directed groups at the Hollywood Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum (LA Raiders Band), Mike Douglas Show, Chevy Chase Show, LAUSD events including Superintendent’s Administrators Retreat (multiple), Board of Education. He has toured with his groups to San Francisco, San Diego, and festivals and competitions all over Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Trimis is a proud member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA), the Jazz Educators Network (JEN), the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC), the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Local 47 (Los Angeles). You may find his complete bio at www.trimismusic.com/ed-trimis-bio

Diana Brownson, Accompanist Diana has held the position of pianist for the Torrance Civic Chorale since September of 2000. She is honored to be a part of several compositional premieres with the Chorale. She is also the pianist at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, and staff organist and pianist at St. Lawrence Martyr Church in Redondo Beach. Diana also plays piano/keyboard in the traditional jazz bands The Uptown Rhythm Makers and Swingergy. She was also the keyboardist for 3 years with the World's Only All-Female Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band, Lynette Skynyrd.

Diana also plays ukulele, banjolele, harmonicas and her latest addition to the mix - mandolin. She performs with these instruments in The Pennyroyal Players, a Reader's Theater group that present historical presentations all over Southern California, with all proceeds going to various music charities. The Pennyroyals were honored to be the recipients of the 2017 City of Torrance Arts in Excellence Award in Music.

Diana has served as music director, pit musician and performed in more than 40 productions. She has performed at the Norris Theater, Culver City Civic Light Opera, South Bay Light Opera Society, Redondo Beach Theater Company, Manhattan Beach Community Theater, Kentwood Players, San Pedro Theater Company, and with the show choir The Notables as a singer, dancer, pianist and keyboardist.She holds a B.M.Ed degree from California State University, Long Beach. As an organist, Diana has held positions with Presbyterian, Methodist, 7th Day Adventist, Lutheran, Christian Science and Catholic churches in the greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas. As a collaborative pianist, she has had the honor of working with Karen Morrow (star of stage and screen), Josephine Lott (co-founder of the Long Beach Opera Co.), various Ballet Schools, and several cabaret and variety shows. More info on Diana can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/dianabrownson

SUPPORTING PARTONS We’d like to include your name on our list of supporting patrons.

Please see our website at: www.torrancecivicchorale.net for additional information on becoming a supporting patron.

Symphony ($1,000-$2,499) Ted and Linda Gohata Concerto ($500-$999) Lynn and Esther Bridgman Sonata ($100-$499) Marilyn Lynch Ralph's Market Pam Sivula Cantata ($25-$99) Lynda Kraemer Torrance Chorale Friends gratefully acknowledges our donors for helping to underwrite the musical expenses of each concert. You are invited to become a Friend of the Torrance Civic Chorale.

Your tax-deductible contribution of any size may be mailed to: Torrance Chorale Friends P.O. Box 3201 -Torrance, CA 90510-3201 (non-profit #95-3808603)

Torrance Civic Chorale members would like to thank the City Council for their continued support of the Chorale, and all arts programs presented by the Cultural Services Division. Thank you to Torrance Chorale Friends and Board; and all the friends, family and community members joining us today.

We also recognize the past directors and founders of the TCC, the late David Burks, Irene Apanovitch-Leites, Ben Johns, Scott Rieker, Ray Schnurr, Diane Simons, and the late Dr. Jane Hardester.

EASY WAY TO HELP THE TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE Ralphs Community Contribution Program donates 1-4%* to Torrance Chorale Friends (*Less than $200 – 1%, $200+ to $350 – 2%, $350+ to $500 – 3%, and $500 or more – 4%) Go to www.Ralphs.com Sign in by entering email address and password for your existing Ralph’s account (or see below to create one). If it asks for your “Alt ID,” type in the phone number that is associated with the account.

Click near the upper-right corner where it says “Welcome, <your name>” and select “My Account” Scroll down to the “Community Rewards” section of your account page Select “Enroll Now” or “Edit” Choose Torrance Chorale Friends as your charity of choice or enter 90122 as our organization number Click “Save If you don’t have an online Ralph’s account, you’ll need to create one and link it to your Ralphs Rewards card: Go to www.Ralphs.com.

Select Create Account.

Enter your information. Once you’ve created an account, go to your email inbox to confirm your account.

Go back to www.Ralphs.com and make sure you are signed in.

Follow directions #3-7 above.

Your Ralphs purchases will begin counting toward our organization within 72 hours. It takes about 10 days for the program total to begin displaying on your receipts. It will also say, “At your request, Ralphs is donating to Torrance Chorale Friends.”

If you do not have access to a computer or an email address, you can call Ralph’s at 800-4434438 and they can link your rewards card or phone number with Torrance Chorale Friends. You can also call Ralph’s Digital Customer Service line at 866-221-4141 or Ralph’s Rewards Hotline at 800-660-9003 for additional help.

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