Monday, September 1, 2014

Thanks to everyone who auditioned for Vocal Jazz this year.  Below is the list of names for Singcopation.  I will be continuing to audition students for Frontline through Wed and will post the names by the end of the day.  


Singcopation 14-25

Cassie Alura
Sara Baiedi
Kalvin Blake
Tesia Chau
Alexa Cruz
Ethan Danguldberg
Lisa Elliot
Eddie Jackson
Ashley Miner
Britney Patterson
Zakaraia Solotoff
Anna Thoreson


Additional Tenor (TBA)



Monday, August 25, 2014


Mt SAC Choral Program Audition Information
Fall, 2014


Concert Choir - 

The Mt. SAC Concert Choir is a large mixed choral ensemble that is typically 64 to  72 voices.  All interested students should plan on attending our initial class meeting at 11:30 AM on MONDAY, AUGUST 25 in room 2-M108.   Information will be distributed regarding the Concert Choir followed by individual auditions. The audition will be brief (3-4 minutes) and will include singing scales and some tone memorization.  You do not need to prepare a song in advance and you will not be required to sing a solo. Tenors and Basses may also try out for Fermata Nowhere during the same audition time slot.  A sign up sheet will be available beginning at 11 AM on Monday August 25, so if you want to be selective about your audition time, be sure to arrive early.


Fermata Nowhere -

Fermata Nowhere is an all male contemporary a cappella ensemble which has won national recognition for its energetic performances throughout the country.  In 2009, they shocked the a cappella community by taking first place in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.   Fermata Nowhere auditions will be in two parts.  Part one will be individual auditions which will include singing scales to determine range, tonal recognition and sight singing.  Part two will be a group audition which will include learning two very short pieces and singing them in quartets.  You will also be asked to sing a brief 30 second solo without accompaniment for the group so please think through what you would like to sing in advance.   The schedule for Fermata Auditions is as follows:
           
            Monday, August 25  - Initial information meeting at 1:15 in room 2-M109             followed by individual auditions.  Music for the group audition will be distributed at this time. 

            Wednesday, August 27 - The group audition will begin promptly at 6 PM in             room 109 and will conclude around 8 PM.  If you are unable to audition on Monday, August 25, times will also be available on a sign up sheet for Tuesday, August 26.


Vocal Jazz Ensembles

Frontline and Singcopation are the two performing vocal jazz ensembles at Mt. SAC.  Singcopation is the more experienced of the two and it is expected that students auditioning for this group will have prior experience singing jazz and scatting.  Frontline welcomes returning students and new students who show strong musical aptitude as the repertoire for this class can be extremely challenging.  The audition for both of these ensembles will be in two parts. Part one will be an individual audition which will include singing scales to determine range, tonal recognition and sight singing.  Part two will be a group audition in which students will need to sing through two brief excerpts in quartets (the music does NOT need to be memorized)  and sing a brief jazz solo (we will give you two to choose from).  If you are auditioning for Singcopation, you will also need to do some scatting over 12 bar blues.  If you are auditioning for Frontline, you are welcome to try scatting, but it is not mandatory.  The music for the quartets and jazz solos will be distributed on Monday, August 25 at 4:30 PM.  There will be a rehearsal at that time, and again on Tuesday, August 26 in order to help you learn your part on the group songs as well as the solo. We will be doing individual auditions while these rehearsals are taking place. 

The schedule for Vocal Jazz Auditions will be as follows.

            Monday, August 25 - We will have an informational meeting at 4:30 PM in room             2-M108 after which we will pass out music and begin individual auditions.  We             hope to have all of our auditions completed by 6:30 PM.  Rehearsal for the group             pieces will take place as soon as the individual auditions begin.

            Tuesday, August 26 - We will continue individual auditions following another             informational meeting for those students who might be auditioning for Frontline             only or those who were unable to come on Monday.  The meeting will begin promptly at 1:15 PM in room 2-M108.  Please feel free to return for extra work on the quartet and solo pieces even if you already auditioned on Monday.

            Thursday, August 28 - The group audition for Singcopation and Frontline will             begin at 4:30 PM and will continue until around 7:30 PM.  The audition will begin with quartets and will be followed by solos and scatting.  Please keep in mind that the music does NOT need to be memorized and that if you use music, you should plan on using a music stand as you will be singing into a microphone.   Scatting, as stated above, is NOT mandatory unless you are auditioning for Singopation. 

Friday, August 30, 2013

Concert Choir Results, 2013-14


Hi Everyone!

Here are the results for Concert Choir, 2013-14.  If your name is found below, please be sure to try to arrive to class EARLY on Wednesday, Sept 4.  Our rehearsal will begin at 11:30 AM, but if you will need to find your seats and we have quite a bit to go through on our first full day.    If your name is NOT found below, please feel free to join the Collegiate Chorale which meets MW at 9:45 AM in room 108.  That class does not require an audition.   Thank you to all for auditioning! 

Concert Choir
2013-14

Soprano
Lisbeth Aguirre
Giovanna Alfaro
Jessica Alpuche-Solis
Maryann Bailey
Tabria Brown
Sofia Callaci
Esther Foulke
Monica Gilespie
Ruth Gonzalez
Aynoon Hassan
Lauryn Jessup
Monica Martinez
Cassandra Perez
Alyssa Ramirez
Jessica Parra
Nicole McElroy
Melissa Thymiakos
Yvonne Vazquez

Alto
Jassmine Amos
Heather Brewer
Jabria Brown
Corin Chu
Jacquelyn Cortez
Melissa Gallarzo
Demi Hart
Norine Henry
Araceli Izarraraz
Claudia Lennear
Andrea Manning
Cathie McComas
Judy Mendoza
Desarae Thomas
Sharilin Valencia
Shelsy Urbina
Yarua Quintanilla

Tenor
Israel Amador
Mike Acero
Alex Bozeman
Seth Brownell
Tyler Cordura
Jose Esparza
Mason Hoang
Stephen Johnson
Alan Libao
Michael Loria
Paul Madrona
Oscar Rodriguez
Jung Hwan Park
Joseph Smith
Christian Tagoylo
Travis Streit
John Van Pelt
Ryan Weber

Bass
Andrew De La O
Alex Chiem
Gabriel Galeano
Scott Giron
Ruben Gonzales
Kevin Garcia
Israel Hutt
Corey Jollie
Shawn Kolcz
David Lee
Brandon Miner
Isaac Rodriguez
Jonathan Perez
Rigo Orozco
Daniel Hernandez
Mitchell Sampang
Jung Hwan Park
Matt Zabala









Vocal Jazz Ensembles, 2013-14



Vocal Jazz Ensembles, 2013-14

Thank you to all who took the time to audition last night.  This year's music was a bit more challenging than previous years, and all of you did a wonderful job.  The decisions for this year's groups were particularly difficult for both Mr. Rogers and myself.  If your name is not included in the lists this year, please consider auditioning again next year.  Again, thank you for all of your time and hard work!

Frontline - Our first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, September 3 at 1:15 in room 108.  See you there!


Singcopation, 2013-14


Lauren Han
Cassie Alura
Alison Stickley
Lia Marsh
Ashley Miner
Lisa Elliot
Bekka Kniseley
Kevin Shannon
Tesia Chau
Ryan Koo
Luke Pettygrove
Eddie Johnson
Kalvin Blake

Frontline, 2013-14

Giovanna Altaro
Garrett Alura
Mitch Brayford
Ethan Danguldberg
Regina Debilio
Peter Francisco
Isabel Kwon
Michael Loria
Raul Magana
Britney Patterson
Janet Ramirez
Tama Shutts
Elise Smith
Anna Thoreson
Kelly Wang

Tuesday, March 12, 2013


Thank you to EVERYONE who auditioned for Spring Thing 2013!  We had a TON of acts audition this year, and we were very limited in terms of how many we could use.  If your name is not below, I hope you will audition again next year.

If your name IS below, PLEASE READ THROUGH THE PRODUCTION NOTES BELOWAS I WROTE SEVERAL NOTES REGARDING ADDING SINGERS OR INSTRUMENTS AS NEEDED. 

YOU ARE ALL ALSO PART OF THE CURTAIN CALL AT THE END OF THE SHOW THIS YEAR, SO PLEASE PLAN ON STAYING THE ENTIRE TIME ON THURSDAY NIGHT TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR SPOT IS ON STAGE AT THE END FOR THE FINAL BOW.

IF YOU ARE USING THE BAND, I NEED YOUR MUSIC BY MONDAY!!! PLEASE LEAVE IT UNDER MY DOOR IF YOU DO NOT SEE ME. 

YOUR NAMES ARE ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR THE PROGRAM SO I AM EXPECTING YOU TO BE AT....

TECH RUN                        TUES, MARCH 19, 4-7 PM  (We will start with band muisc, and end                                                 acoustic and a cappella)
DRESS REH                        THURS, MARCH 21,  7-10:30

CONCERT                        FRI, MARCH, 22, 6 PM

THANKS EVERYONE!  LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SHOW!!!!


Spring Thing, 2013


Fermata Nowhere

            Some Nights
           
            Suit & Tie

            Body Song

            No Diggity


I Can't Make You Love Me                                                Bonnie Rait
            Mariah Grattan
            Justin Kawamoto (Cello)

That's All                                                                        Alan Brandt
            Luke Pettigrove

Better Dig Two                                                            Mcanally, Rosen & Clark
            Jessica Para

Like A Star                                                                        Corinne Bailey Rae
            Lauren Han

Lost In The Waves                                                            Kooman & Dimond
            Michael Acero

Need You Now                                                            Lady Antebellum
            Andrea Daum, Jared Toves

Another You                                                                        John Mayer
            Josh Luna, Ben Raval

I'll Be Seeing You                                                            Sammy Fain
            Jessica Contreras, Julian Cruz, Britney Patterson, Joe Vicioso

Fly                                                                                    Common Kings
            Taylor Hurst
            Tama Shutts (Piano)

Sweeter                                                                        Gavin Magraw
            Regina Debilio

Stay                                                                                    Mikky Ekko, Justin Parker
            Riza Callejas


When I First Saw You                                               
            Sterling Roberts

And I'm Telling You
            Sharzae Johnson



I N T E R M I S S I O N



Golden                                                                         Jill Scott
            Jacqueline Brooks, Sharzae Johnson

Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy
                        Anne Thoreson, Janet Ramirez

Lady Madonna                                                            Lennon, McCartney
            Jimmy Conci

Autumn Leaves
            Lia Marsh
            Tama Shutts, Piano

Great Day                                                                        David Harrington
            Julian Cruz, Chris D'Amico, Andrew Gordon, Kevin Shannon

Leave The Pieces                                                           
            Lisa Elliot, Mariah Grattan

Let Me Love You                                                            Neyo
            Collin Woo

I Haven't Met You Yet                                                Michael Buble
            Jared Toves

Beautiful                                                                        Christina Aguilera
            Ivy Lok Hei  Hung

Super Bass                                                                        Nicki Minaj
            Lisa Elliot, Danielle Barber

Quiet                                                                                    Jonathan Reid Gealt
            Jessica Robles

Many The Miles                                                            Sara Bareilles
            Cassie Alura, Ivy Lok Hei Hung
                                               



Fermata Nowhere

            One More Night

            Circus

            A Team

            That's What Makes Us Beautiful Medley

                        That's What Makes Us Beautiful
                        Good Time
                        Gonna Die Young
                        Died Just A Little
                        Thrift Shop
                        Goodwill Style
                       
CURTAIN CALL (Everyone comes back to the stage for one more bow!) 

           

PRODUCTION NOTES:

1) EVERYONE STAYS FOR THE CURTAIN CALL AT THE END OF THE CONCERT!  At the end of the concert, you will all take the stage one more time as a group and take one more bow before the MC's tell everyone goodnight.  We will rehearse this at the end of the Dress Rehearsal on Thursday.

2)Jessica Parra - Find some background singers - Maybe 1 or 2 for some harmony on the chorus.  Can we keep the same guitar player and add the band.  I'll also ask Kevin Shannon if he can play on this and take a short solo.

3) Kevin Shannon - Can you play on "Better Dig Two?"  Notes are pretty easy and there is a short solo.  We'll try to get you the music on Monday, if not before.

3) Regina - Let's look for back up singers on the chorus, even if it's in octaves. 

4) Luke - It's OK to pick up the tempo on the bridge, but you can't go directly back to rubato as you finish.  Keep tempo moving until "It's me that you adore. "  Also - watch timing and let's keep the scatting down in your lower range on this one.

5) Lauren Han - We need to add the band on this during the second verse.  Can you find some music by Monday?  Let's set this up more like the recording.

6)  Taylor - On Fly, let's cut a couple of the repeats and think about adding bass during the chorus and the second verse.  Can you find some music?  It's a little too much of the same thing if we can't change the texture up a bit. 

7) Sharzae - Let's change up the end of "I'm Telling You" a bit ...ask me about this on Monday.

8)  I'll be seeing you  - MORE JESSICA!

9) Leah and Tama - Let's add Ron on bass and Dave on brushes starting at the bridge.  It just needs something there.

10)  Lisa and Danielle - Super Bass needs percussion and maybe some bass.  Can you bring in the music on Monday?  Bass and drums would REALLY add a LOT here.  

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Concert Choir Spring 2013


Concert Choir
Spring, 2013


Michael Acero
Alexis Allen
Israel Amador
Theresa Arkfeld
Andres Avedano
Kathleen Ayala
Danielle Barber
Alex Bozeman
Riza Callejas
Derrick Celestine
Tesia Chau
James Choe
Jimmy Conci
Brittany Corbett
Andrew De La O
Justin Delgado
Sinjin Donaldson
Lisa Elliot
Spencer Feger
Ambar Fermandez
Jillian Fonancier
Gabriel Galeano
Mario Garcia
Randy Garcia
Shanielle Gentry-Trotter
Brandon Gomez
Ruth Gonzalez (Natalia)
Virginia Grimes
Jason Harland
Demi Hart
Rebecca Hernandez
Shynna Ho
Araceli Izarraraz
Aaron Kim
Derrick Kwan
Katie La Face
Efren Laguitan
Lisa Le
David Lee
Jeffrey Leung
Syndney Lopez
Yalin Lu
Joshua Luna
Autumn MacGilvray
Jon Marquez
Gilbert Martinez
Angel Mancini
Judy Mendoza
Orion Moore
Emilie Murgia
Deborah Naal
Su Min Oh
Jamieson Orange
Rigoberto Orozco
Justin Park
Kiara Pelayo
Byron Peralta
Cassandra Perez
Jonathan Perez
Daisy Questell
Bryan Quintero
Alyssa Ramirez
Gizelle Ramos
Royce Reyes
Tory Reyes
Franco Rios
Jessica Robles
Matthew Rodriguez
Devin Ross
Glenn Sacoy
Alexis Salem
Georgina Sison
Travis Streit
Michael Tran
Tafaifa Tuliaupupu
Bryanna Villareal
April Youngblood
Matthew Zabala