SOUNDS OF AUTUMN
BAND
10.21.26 JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, PERCUSSION, JAZZ BANDS, AND COMBOS 5PM - JH Jazz and HS Jazz Combos
5:30PM - JH Bands and Drums II
6:30PM - HS Jazz Ensemble and HS Jazz Combos
7:30PM - HS Bands and Percussion II
Student Life Center
Conservatory Hall
FREE ADMISSION 2026-27 Season
SOUNDS OF AUTUMN October 21, 2026
JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ & HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBOS – 5PM JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND Selections from: Chillin’................................................................................................................................... Norman White Ready When You Are.......................................................................................................... Doug Beach Niobe...........................................................................................................................................Vince Gassi HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO II Selections from: Mack the Knife............................................................................................................................ Kurt Weill Sweet Georgia Brown....................................................................................................Kenneth Casey Bernie’s Tune.......................................................................................................................... Bernie Miller
JUNIOR HIGH BANDS & DRUMS II – 5:30PM JUNIOR HIGH INTRO TO BAND Selections from: Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician................................ Scott Rush & Jeff Scott Musette........................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Scott Rush & Kevin Boyle / Ed. Christopher T. Greco Summit Fanfare................................................................................................................William Owens Alpha Dog.......................................................................................................................... Heather Hoefle JUNIOR HIGH BAND I Zia (The Sacred Four)....................................................................................................William Owens Mount Rushmore March.......................................................................................... John Edmondson IronHeart.................................................................................................................... Randall Standridge JUNIOR HIGH BAND II Irish Fantasy (Based on an Irish Folk Melody)......................................... Davide A. Pedrazzini As Twilight Falls.............................................................................................................. Robert Sheldon Ocean Blue......................................................................................................................... Adrian B. Sims COMBINED JUNIOR HIGH BANDS Grand Finale
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HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ COMBOS – 6:30PM HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE Moment’s Notice........................................................................ John Coltrane / Arr. Alan Baylock Westpoint................................................................................................................................Mike Conrad Salsa for Norman.............................................................................................................. Miguel Blanco HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO I Selections from: Stablemates.........................................................................................................................Benny Golson Stella By Starlight........................................................................ Victor Young & Ned Washington The Break Through..............................................................................................................Hank Mobley Bye Bye Blackbird...................................................................................................................Mort Dixon Time Machine................................................................................................................. Nathan Graybeal HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO II Selections from: Mack the Knife............................................................................................................................ Kurt Weill Sweet Georgia Brown....................................................................................................Kenneth Casey Bernie’s Tune.......................................................................................................................... Bernie Miller
HIGH SCHOOL BANDS & PERCUSSION II – 7:30PM HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Arikara................................................................................................................................James Meredith A Tchaikovsky Portrait........................................Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Arr. John Cacavas Hootenanny............................................................................................................... Randall Standridge HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC WINDS Tuebor Suite........................................................................................................ Andrew David Perkins I: The Promised Land (Michigan-I-A, Michigan-I-O) Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major.............................................................Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Roland L. Moehlman Gravitas.......................................................................................................................Soon Hee Newbold HIGH SCHOOL CLARINET CHOIR English Folk Song................................................ Ralph Vaughn Williams / Arr. Matt Johnston III. Folk Songs from Somerset HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE Images of the Sonrise “tetelestai”....................................................................... Rossano Galante On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss...........................................................................David R. Holsinger Galop Comique........................................................................................................ Randall Standridge III: Aspects COMBINED HIGH SCHOOL BANDS Encore!.............................................................................................................................................. Yo Goto 3
STUDENT PERFORMERS JUNIOR HIGH INTRO TO BAND Flute Elsa Chang Danica Lukez Emma Lin Kalyn Zhuang Clarinet Elizabeth Chang Natalie Lu Kyle Mukkananchery Aahana Vatsavai Chloe You Bass Clarinet Casey Lee Alto Saxophone Presley Buchanan Zachary Cho Xane Hardy Jeffrey Lai Tenor Saxophone Ethan Freeman Baritone Saxophone James Ahn Trumpet Haoran (Ryan) Cheng Aiden Dong Jeremy Limpot Nathan Moon Aria Nair Burell Shabaglian French Horn Marc Alcantara Trombone Colton Daily Zaien Chen Baritone Arush Asher Tuba Jeriah Rowe
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JUNIOR HIGH BAND I
JUNIOR HIGH BAND II
Flute Adira Lim Amber (Yueh-Ning) Cho Jenny (Wenxin) Zhou Aaral Singh Elizabeth Liao Palash Malani
Flute Amy Luo Leah Kim Han (Gary) Lu Shuwan Qin Navilan Balasubramaniam Ann Reinagel Amelia Lam Jeremy Zhou
Clarinet William Cannistraci Summer Lin Evan Liu Oliver Zeng Jacob Brien Kaeson Chang Bass Clarinet Isaac Gerlach Michelle (Mile) Yang Alto Saxophone Nathaniel Chen Chelsea Jiang Callum Tan Franch Horn Eliott Nyberg Trumpet Oliver Tang Thomas Buschmann Laura Yuan Brianna Hernandez Siddhant Sharma Edugisle (Kikele) Pasternak Uriah Rogers Bryce Chapman Trombone Jayden Kim Ziyu Chen Ellis Nimmakuri Branson Jones Baritone Chloe Hsu Andres Talledo Tuba Ethan Lee Evan Merza Tessa (Wenting) Chu
Oboe Doreen Hu Jin Kim Oliver Day Clarinet Janie Hong Ruiguo (Roy) He Alice Zhang Haoyue (Alex) Zhang Bass Clarinet Willow Stewart Alto Saxophone Marc Tang Derek Jin Skyler Sit Joshua Muse Tenor Saxophone Austin Zhao French Horn Joshua Hsieh Benjamin Lin Trumpet Hetian Zhou Kurtis Jiang Ziming (Vincent) Lou Trombone Daniel Lee Lucas Zhang Baritone Isaac Luo Tuba Jonathan Delke
STUDENT PERFORMERS JUNIOR HIGH DRUMS II Claire Han Caleb Kim Caydan Kim George Liao Miley Liao Aaron Lin Myra Luo Liam Mangubat Ciana Park Noah Paul Zayden Wang Zhiyi (Roger) Wang Garrett Wu Yunying Wu Zachary Young JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND Flute Navilan Balasubramaniam Oboe Doreen Hu Clarinet William Cannistraci Janie Hong Tenor Saxophone Mark Tang Trombone Jayden Kim Branson Jones Ellis Nimmakuri Trumpet Ziming (Vincent) Lou Piano Luke Chen Aria Narayanan Aditya Sundar Jennifer Wang Guitar Aidan Lane Nolan Morris Bass Luke Chacon Wyatt Olson Drums Elias Wiggins Shangqing Liu
HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC WINDS
HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND
Flute Jeremy Yeoh Sophie He Lexi Liu
Flute Chloe Chiu Bill (Bohan) Duan Lucas Kim Kelly Zhang Kaela Chang Claire Li Videsha Das Naomi Hsu Selina (Longyu) Chen Faith Kim Mecah Alexander Kayla Nguyen
Clarinet Noah Phan Isaac (Keonwoo) Kil Katherine Tsai Bass Clarinet Isobel Kwong Bassoon Katherine Zhao Alto Saxophone Dale Wiggins Lily Nguyen
Clarinet Blythe Hraban Emily (Zhonghao) Wang Gideon Adhiwiyogo Jiayin Yao
Baritone Saxophone Wesley Elliott
Bass Clarinet Chloe Nyberg
Trumpet Adam Smith Ethan Barnes Hannah Sponseller
Alto Saxophone Vincent Zeng Yoonhwan Lee Justin Kwon Angela Siu Jacob Huang Oliver Townsend Matthew Williams Harmony Inigo
French Horn Riley Wilson Trombone Dominic Viduya Jesse Chang Baritone Samuel Zeng Tuba Adelyn Wilson
Tenor Saxophone Jason Tang Stella Yiu Trumpet Jacob Proctor Sebastien Wang Shiloh Samuel Cole Elliott Eean Jimenez Allen Tu Trombone Cody Tanner Baritone Willie Wang Tuba Ethan Peng
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STUDENT PERFORMERS HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO I
Piccolo Dana Sun
Flute Sophie He
Piano Kasen Zeng
Flute Andy Ping Xiran (Isabella) Liu
Alto Saxophone Katherine Zhao Yoonhwan Lee Alice Siu Harmony Inigo
Bass Tyler Lieu
Tenor Saxophone Daniel Li Wesley Elliott Zhonghao (Emily) Wang
Drums Christian Blue
Oboe Chaebin Jang Clarinet Terri Choi Andrew Jun Woobin (Jamie) Jang Bassoon Kimoon Bae Alto Saxophone Alice Siu Annabelle Sung Tenor Saxophone Daniel Li Baritone Saxophone Jeremy Yip French Horn Aiden Shankar Trumpet Allison Du Kieran McMorrow Isabella Nardelli Trombone Jasper Yip Anjali Prabhakar Bryan Hu Euphonium Julia Lee Tuba Kayla Ahn
Baritone Saxophone Jeremy Yip Addison Morrow Trombone Jasper Yip Bryan Hu Dominic Viduya Julia Lee Cody Tanner Anjali Prabhakar Trumpet Kieran McMorrow Ethan Barnes Isabella Nardelli Cole Elliott Piano Kasen Zeng Austin Guydish Bass Tyler Lieu Drums Christian Blue Vibraphone Jacklyn Jang Conga Aiden Barnes Timbales Shayan Yazdani
DIRECTORS
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Guitar Amber Chang
Tenor Sax Daniel Li HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBO II Piano Austin Guydish Arushi Iyer Bass/Vocals Milania Chacon Guitar Luka Ramos Drums Shayan Yazdani Aiden Barnes Baritone Saxophone Jeremy Yip PERCUSSION II Nicholas Andriyuk Caroline Beiter Annika Breiland Ethan Fu Dylan Gouveia Joshua Hsieh Brandon Lan Riley Liao Xilai (Teddy) Luo Mason Nguyen Shaurya Panda Sidharth Swaminathan Thomas Trinh Angel Wang Aeneas Yu
Ms. Katelyn Dietz (’14) – Woodwind Studies Dr. Mike Jones – Jazz Studies Dr. Shane Ryan (’16) – Brass Studies Mr. Dave Sankus – Percussion Studies Mr. Jeff Wilson – K–12 Director of Music Arts
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
BORIS
SLUTSKY PIANO
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FA L L S T R I N G S C O N C E R T
STRINGS 10.27.26 JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STRINGS
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FA L L C H O R A L C O N C E R T
CHOIR
10.29.26 JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR, CONSERVATORY CHORUS, AND ADVANCED VOCAL ENSEMBLE
6PM | Conservatory Hall boxoffice.vcs.net 2026-27 Season
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January 30, 2027
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FA L L C H A M B E R R E C I TA L
CHAMBER 11.4.26 JUNIOR HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ENSEMBLES, HIGH SCHOOL HANDBELL CHOIR, AND PERCUSSION CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
3:30PM | Conservatory Hall FREE ADMISSION 2026-27 Season
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
MICHELLE
CANN PIANO
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EMERGE
The Twelve Days
of Christmas
November 19 | 6pm November 20 | 4:30pm & 7:30pm November 21 | 2pm Main Theatre
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2026-27 Season
Christmas at the
California 2026
December 7 | 6pm December 8 | 7pm December 9 | 6pm December 10 | 7pm vcs.net/conservatorychristmas
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AFFIRMING THE ARTS Fall 2026 Oct 15-17............................. Little Women - HS Theatre 22-24 Oct 21.................................. Sounds of Autumn - JH/HS Bands Oct 27................................. Fall Strings Concert - JH/HS Strings Oct 29................................. Fall Choral Concert - JH/HS Choirs Nov 4.................................. Fall Chamber Recital - JH/HS Chambers Nov 5-7............................... The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - JH Theatre Nov 19-21............................. Emerge: The Twelve Days of Christmas - HS Dance Dec 3.................................. Holiday Chamber Recital - JH/HS Chambers Dec 3-4.............................. ‘Twas the Week After Christmas - EL Theatre Dec 7-10............................. Christmas at the California - K-12 Conservatory Monday, December 7 - K-3 EL Choirs Tuesday, December 8 - JH Music Wednesday, December 9 - 4-5 EL Music, HS Band and Percussion
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Thursday, December 10 - A Conservatory Christmas Finale
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