Performance Schedule
Date Warm-Up Performance Class Ensemble Friday, 4/17/2015 8:40 AM 9:00 AM MS Lincoln Middle School Mixed Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 9:00 AM 9:20 AM 6A Alamogordo High School Concert Choir (Comments Only) Friday, 4/17/2015 9:20 AM 9:40 AM 6A Rio Rancho High School Bel Canto (Comments Only) Friday, 4/17/2015 9:40 AM 10:00 AM 6A Alamogordo High School Elite Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 10:00 AM 10:20 AM 6A Rio Rancho High School Concert Choir
Friday, 4/17/2015 10:40 AM 11:00 AM 5A Lovington High School Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 11:00 AM 11:20 AM 5A Grants High School Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 11:20 AM 11:40 AM A-3A Victory Christian School - The Sounds of Victory Friday, 4/17/2015 11:40 AM 12:00 PM A-3A Capitan High School Concert Choir
Friday, 4/17/2015 1:30 PM 1:50 PM A-3A Cloudcroft High School Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 1:50 PM 2:10 PM A-3A New Mexico School for the Arts Chamber Singers Friday, 4/17/2015 2:10 PM 2:30 PM MS Los Alamos Middle School Hawk Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 2:30 PM 2:50 PM 5A Del Norte High School Concert Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 2:50 PM 3:10 PM 5A Los Alamos High School Schola Cantorum
Friday, 4/17/2015 3:30 PM 3:50 PM 5A Farmington High School Poison Ivy Friday, 4/17/2015 3:50 PM 4:10 PM 5A St. Pius X High School Mixed Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 4:10 PM 4:30 PM 5A Los Alamos High School Encore (Comments Only) Friday, 4/17/2015 4:30 PM 4:50 PM 6A V. Sue Cleveland High School Bella Voce (Comments Only) Friday, 4/17/2015 4:50 PM 5:10 PM 6A Manzano High School Concert Choir Friday, 4/17/2015 5:10 PM 5:30 PM 6A Carlsbad High School Troubadors
Date Warm-Up Performance Class Ensemble Saturday, 4/18/2015 9:40 AM 10:00 AM MS Eisenhower Middle School Concert Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 10:00 AM 10:20 AM 6A Eldorado High School Treble Choir (Comments Only) Saturday, 4/18/2015 10:20 AM 10:40 AM 6A Sandia High School Chamber Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 10:40 AM 11:00 AM 6A Eldorado High School Concert Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 11:00 AM 11:20 AM A-3A Desert Academy Crescendo
Saturday, 4/18/2015 12:40 PM 1:00 PM 5A Centennial Treble Choir (Comments Only) Saturday, 4/18/2015 1:00 PM 1:20 PM 5A Piedra Vista High School Chamber Choir (Comments Only) Saturday, 4/18/2015 1:20 PM 1:40 PM 5A Centennial High School Chorale Saturday, 4/18/2015 1:40 PM 2:00 PM 5A Piedra Vista High School PVC Pipes
Saturday, 4/18/2015 2:40 PM 3:00 PM 6A Santa Fe High School Mixed Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 3:00 PM 3:20 PM 6A V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 3:20 PM 3:40 PM 6A Deming High School Advanced Choir Saturday, 4/18/2015 3:40 PM 4:00 PM 6A La Cueva High School Concert Choir Awards Ceremony to take place upon conclusion of the last ensemble's performance; approximate start time of 4:45 PM
Performing Ensembles by Classification
Middle School Choirs Eisenhower Middle School Concert Choir Director: Nicholas Prior, Accompanist: Amy Woolley Students: Ashton Armenta, Carmen Astorino, Lauren Badger, Leanna Badger, Alli Baker, Max Bateman, Milana Benavides, Jack Brown, Hannah Cason, Madeleine Collins, Carly Debevec, Madisyn Dowdy, Karissa Eames, Tori Fabian, Paige Finley, Ashlyn Gentry, Emma Gevelhoff, Cameron Gutierrez, Daniel Harrod, Amena Jameson, Sophie Jones, Noah Kittleson, Emily Kuehn, Sophie Lawton, Rebecca Luten, Joana Macklin, Sarah Majors, Cameron Mayo, Maddie Medcalf, Darien Montano, Kai Montano, Zach Moore, Sam Muirhead, Seth Nichols, Jaide Osborne, Chrysten Pacheco, Katie Pflugrath, JR Ramoso, Colin Riley, Audrey Rodriguez, Daniel Ruddell, David Ruddell, Meg Smith, Anna Su, Caleb Swayden, Dean Swift, Emily Symons, Blake Thies, Carolina Valverde, Cole Velasquez, Kirin Vicenti, Erin Weaver, Lilly Zahn Music Selections: • Je Le Vous Dirai - Pierre Certon, arr. Sherri Porterfield • Nata Lux - Tom Porter • This Little Light of Mine - Trad. Spiritual, arr. Earlene Rentz
Lincoln Middle School 8th Grade Mixed Choir Director: Mika Proctor, Accompanist: John Garlisch Students: Kenzie Algire, Agassi Shadrach Almazan, Christian Aragon , James Cargile, Wonseok Cha, Breanna Chapman, Gavin Chavez, Rachel Crespin, Jade Dawson, Cody Deal, Natalie Duran, Bailey Everett, Mariah Figueroa, Kamie Haas, April Haynes, Brookelynn Houston, Amaya Huskey, Shiann llzarbe, Gabriel Jaquez, Emma Juarez, Charina Lancaster, Alyssa Leary, Morgan Maas, Abigail Magdaleno, Chelsea Mahoney, Jontelle Martinez, Matthew Martinez, Taylor Mckenney, Christina Mollica, Taylor Monteau, Jake Nelson, Ysabel Ramirez, Benjamin Revelli, Jocelynn Rivas, Charlotte Salyers, Kelly Stewart, Phillip Ulibarri, Colton Villa, Braydon Webb, Taylor Wrenn Music Selections: • Confitemini Domino – Greg Gilpin • Come to Me, O My Love – Alan Robert Petker • Jambo – Teddy Kalanda Harrison, arr. Jacob Narverud
Los Alamos Middle School Hawk Choir Director: Jason Rutledge, Accompanist: Nathan Salazar Students: Rachel Bowman, Rebecca Brug, Paulina Burnside, Haley Capon, Celeste Chandler, Elizabeth Chapman, Olivia Chavarria, Grace Colletti, Nora Cullinan, Phoenix Dendera, Alexandra Dolin, Jessica Erkkila, Mel Eutsler, Natalie Gallegos, Alicia Gassner, Ingrid Goldsmith, Allie Lindstrom, Angel Lopez, Tiana Martinez, Zoe Mathis, Alexis Montoya, Maxine Nam, Ashley Nye, Jeremyah Palmer- Scott, Haylee Richardson, Reagan Romero, Mattie Ruminer, Tazler Smith, Jason Sparks, Cassandra Storm, Lauren Stubben, Cameron Waters, Evelyn Wohlbier, Emma Woodruff Music Selections: • A Festive Alleluia – Dave and Jean Perry • Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart, arr. Robinson • Go Down Moses – Kirby Shaw
Class A-3A Choirs Capitan High School Concert Choir Director: DuWayne Shaver, Accompanist: Louanne Ellison Students: Roster not submitted. Music Selections: • Ubi Caritas – Greg Gilpin • Witness – Arr. By Dick Bolks • Angel in Eternal Flight – Valerie Webdell
Cloudcroft High School Choir Director: Patricia Gaskill, Accompanist: Michael Shinabery Students: Aubree Brabson, Lily Dutra, Lauren Giles, Kyla Green, Hunter Hughes, Madison Lund, Raini O'Connor, Destiny Pawley, Cayman Rogers Music Selections: • Gloria and Alleluia – Ruth Schram • Swing Down, Ezekiel – Greg Gilpin • Larrymosa – arr. Russell Robinson Desert Academy Crescendo Director: Lisa Lincoln, Accompanist: Mary Jo Preheim Students: Ki Cooley-Winters, Lili Dale, Allie Girmus, Lexi Glinsky, Nicole Laudicina, Sophie LeBron, Tenzin Marco-Taylor, Cameron Mathis, Mikaela McCray, Melody Mirin, Hailee Scarborough, Rebecca Soifer, Lileigh Thomas Music Selections: • Kyrie Eleison – Audrey Snyder • Shenandoah – arr., Kenneth Neufeld • Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – arr., Roger Emerson
New Mexico School for the Arts Chamber Singers Director: Andrew Schmidt, Accompanist: Debbie Wagner Students: Serena Bixby, Lewis Burapa-Coggins, Jakob Chavez, Genevieve Conley, Adan Gallegos, Miya Hamashige, Miccah Hamilton, Divara Harper, Desiree Herburger, Theo Hoy, Gavin Laur, John McCarthy, Nicolas Olrik, Gabriella Ottersberg, Amy Rohr, Soledad Sanchez y Lucero, Seth Sanchez, Naya Spencer, Jane Trembley, Adam Ulm, Jessica Weber, Megan Weider Music Selections: • Misericordias Domini – W.A. Mozart • Lay a Garland – Robert Pursill • Marianne – J. WIlby • Toast pourle novel – G. Rossini
Victory Christian School – The Sounds of Victory Director: Mr. Lyle Miller, Accompanist: Juiling Hsu Students: Jane Bacon, Rebecca Bendtsen, Katie Brannan, Nathan Brannan, Sofija Freimanis, Karen Galindo, Juliana Griego, Sevon Hall, Caryss Hathorne, Kaitlyn Hidalgo, Anh Ho, Duyen Huynh, Phung Huynh, Bi Le, Khoi Mai, Victoria Martinez, Joshua McDuffie, Abigail Miller, Anh Nguyen, Ngoc Nguyen, Celina Olona, Nathan Olona, Julissa Ortiz, Sang Pham, Cecilia Porta, Hannah Schroeder, Cole Smead, Bry Steele, Moriah Steele, Joel Stepp, Lucas Tafoya, Nina Vu, Whitney Wilson, Carley Wright Music Selections: • Psallite – Michael Praetorius • Gloria in excelsis from Gloria – Antonio Vivaldi • Choose Something Like a Star – Randall Thompson
Class 5A Choirs Centennial High School Chorale Director: Ida Holguin-Perez, Accompanist: Barbara Toth Students: Jose Banegas, Cassandra Bustamante, Noelia De La Rosa, Rene Dupree, Roy Geiger, Amanda Gill, Rebekah Gill, Andre Gonzales, Mason Hooley, Kyra Jorgenson, Aubrey Keys, Janis Leeth, Chloe Long, Summer Magana, Gustavo Muller, Davina O'Donnell, Connor Olson, Liberty Parker, Isabella Terrazas, Miranda Thomas Music Selections: • Gloria Patri – Vivaldi, arr. Patrick Liebergen • Omnia Sol – Z. Randall Stroope • Never Gonna Walk This Journey Alone – Greg Gilpin
Del Norte High School Concert Choir Director: Katherine Green, Accompanist: Leslie Bihn Students: Destiny Abeyta, Holly-Ann Alarcon, Miranda Andrego, Larissa Barreras, Makaela Berger, Brianna Bustretsky, Aubrey Clemens, Melinda Clibon, Ben Cochran, Sam Cochran, Mia Edwards, Makhaila Esquibel, Annika Fietek, Carter Fietek, Alejandro Garcia, Jayleigh Gibbs, Liana Giron, Destynee Gonzalez, Adrian Goodwin-Delgado, Claire Green, Lazara Guerrero, Jose Heredia, Leah Hobson, Andy Irwin, Maggie Jiminez, Lucian Johnson, Kaila Jones-Peterson, Irving Manriquez, Kayla Martinez, Leesha Martinez, Mikayla McMillen, Shawna Miklebost, Lydia Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Jazlyn Padilla-Nahe, Rosa Pina, Sasha Portillo, Raeanna Tapia, Skylar Taylor, Erica Thompson, Devneek Yazzie Music Selections: • Jubliate Deo – Peter Anglea • Viva La Musica – David L. Brunner • The Turtle Dove – Arr. By John Purifoy
Farmington High School Poison Ivy Director: Laura Argotsinger, Accompanist: Edie Farm Students: Rauvy Anderson, Taylor Bassing, Ashley Casey, Cecilia Dean, Jacob Downey, Hannah Dunkle, Anthony Frost, Kathleen Lackey, Samuel Nez, Cecilia McAfee, Nadiya Salazar, Sherice Sam, Sarah Schrock, Jessica Snow, Brandon Whittington, Kailey Williams Music Selections: • Ave Verum – Mozart/Bacak • Follow Me, Sweet Love - East arr. Stoufer • The Winds of Change – Snyder
Grants High School Choir Director: Gay Simpkins, Accompanist: Jane Rittenhouse Students: Roster not submitted. Music Selections: • I Want to be Ready – Moses Hogan • The Turtle Dove – English Folksong, arr., Earlene Rentz • Ave Maria – Giulio Caccini, arr. Patrick Liebergen
Los Alamos High School Schola Cantorum Director: Jason Rutledge Students: Annika Bronkhorst, Monica Clarke, Brandon Cullininan, Allison Cunningham, Elanor Devlin, Donald Haynes, Emily Hopkins, Alexander Mancino, Katharine Margevicius, Devon McCleskey, Faith Montano, Benjamin Reichelt, Samuel Sherril, Joseph Singleton, Sara Stubben, Isaac Weins Music Selections: • Magnum Mysterium – Tomas Luis de Victoria, arr. Parker-Shaw • A Boy and A Girl – Eric Whitacre • My God is a Rock – arr. Ken Berg
Lovington High School Choir Director: Stephenie Wilkerson, Accompanist: Carol Floyd Students: Daisy Basturo, Breanna Bevers, Mallory Carver, Charisma Cobos, Krista Cole, Jennifer Contreras, Destiny Crawford, Devlin Crockett, Desmine Dew, Emily Downing, Bonnie Frye, Laci Grass, Shauwna Hollingsworth, Christiana Jimenez, Amber Kiernan, Sheila Kiernan, Krystopher Long, Jasmine Lujan, Diana Marmolejo, Cam Martin, Audrey Martinez, Collene Massey, Yudith Molina, Andrei Montoya, Arianna Pacheco, Tori Pando, Kaelan Phillips, Annabelle Rangel, Jonathan Rogers, Valeria Ruiz, Michael Sanchez, Jasmine Sanchez-Galvez, Megan Stiles, Unique Stock, Abegail Yocum Music Selections: • Celebrate Music – Joseph Martin • Bone Aba – arr. Victor Johnson • Agnus Dei – John Leavitt
Piedra Vista High School PVC Pipes Concert Choir Director: Virginia Nickels-Hircock, Accompanist: Robyn Woodard Students: Makenna Alston, Angelica Archuleta-Graciano, Kaija Bales, Cierra Brushaber, Austin Charging, Gabe Christensen, Samuel Christensen, Shalee Clark, Carissa Clarke, Alician Copeland, Alondra Delgado, Bradley Dudney, Kimberly Elliott, Ashley Flores, Christian Fowler, Jade Garcia, Jaron Harmon, Justin Hight, Jeron Hlebasko, Dallin James, Brooklyne Jones, Ashley Kienitz, Cody Loveland, Mei Yee Megan Ma, Kenneth McDonald, Gabrielle McPherson, Emily Majluf, Haleigh Miller, Levi Myler, Emma Paul, Jared Payne, Gabriela Rangel, Kristina Schwab, Isaiah Sebastian, Hannah Smith, Aspyn Tracy, Lexi Tyson, Finley Voegele, Caleb Ward, Luke Ward, Kendall Williams Music Selections: • “Kyrie” from Missa Brevis in G Major, KV 140 – W.A. Mozart • Famine Song – VIDA, arr. Culloton • The Lighthearted Lovers – Kirke Mechem
St. Pius X High School Mixed Choir Director: John Reith Students: Cynthia Atler, Bianca Baca, Veronica Baca, Sophia Beckett, Isabella Bruzzese, Kailynn Castillo, Jennifer Cox, Kelly Cox, Nicole Cox, LaCrisha Cuaron, Danmay Diep, Nick Encinias, Briana Enriquez, Julia Gallegos, Alexis Garcia, Jordan Garcia, Harold Gridley, Shamus Gridley, Brianna Guggino, Teya Gutierrez, Jared Gurule, Brenna Jennings, Raven Lente, Elias Limon, Lena Maestas, Anelisa Montoya, Lauren Montoya, Victoria Montoya, Celina Moya, Danielle Perea, Leslie Pettit, Xavier Robinson, Andrew Saiz, Devin Segura, Sarah Serna, Karinna Solares, Teresa Valdez, Samantha Vasquez Music Selections: • Alleluia Seven – Jay Althouse • Cum Sancto Spiritu – Antonio Lotti • Climbin’ Up the Mountain, Children – Rollo Dillworth
Class 5A Choirs (Comments Only) Centennial High School Treble Choir Director: Ida Holguin-Perez, Accompanist: Barbara Toth Students: Patricia Alvarado, Nicole Baca, Katelyn Beaufort, Suzie Bubp, Paige Campbell, Mariaelena De La Rosa, Ariana Dorado, Angelina Flores, Jaclynn Gonzales, Jasmine Hendrix, Katie Hixon, Kyra Jorgenson, Hannah Kenney. Brianna Reynaud, Amari Smith, Nickahorn Tangboworn, Alicia Tenorio, Isabella Terrazas Music Selections: • Exuetate Justi in Domino – D. Farrell Smith • Weep No More – David N. Childs • Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around – Rollo Dilworth
Los Alamos High School Encore Director: Jason Rutledge, Accompanist: Eleanor Devlin Students: Connor Bailey, Paul (Joey) Barber, Trisha Barks, Serena Birnbaum, Annika Bronkhorst, Megan Bucklin, Mateo Cardiel, Monica Clarke, Brandon Cullininan,Allison Cunningham, Elanor Devlin, Jennifer Dinkel, Alexandra Edelmann, Xin Eustler, Jessica Gallegos, Donald Haynes, Charles Herman, Maxwell Herman, Emily Hopkins, Joash Inoferio, Zeroa Inoferio, Veronicarose Lai, Allayna Lance, Natalia Listwan, Jack Majure-Barkley, Alexander Mancino, Katharine Margevicius, Emma Martens, Devon McCleskey, Faith Montano, Song-Li Morris, Lauren Partin, Brianna Patton, Megan Pimentel, Russell Purvis, Benjamin Reichelt, Isabella Saeger, Daniel Sarrao, Samuel Sherril, Joseph Singleton, Sara Stubben, Isaac Timmermann, Zephram Tripp, Rosemary Vigil, Isaac Weins Music Selections: • Salvation is Created – Tschesnokof, arr. Matterling • Amor de mi Alma – Z. Randall Stroope • Through the Dark – Andrea Ramsey
Piedra Vista High School Chamber Choir Director: Virginia Nickels-Hircock, Accompanist: Robyn Woodard Students: Austin Charging, Gabe Christensen, Shalee Clark, Carissa Clarke, Bradley Dudney, Kimberly Elliott, Christian Fowler, Jaron Harmon, Dallin James, Ashley Kienitz, Gabrielle McPherson, Haleigh Miller, Jared Payne, Isaiah Sebastian, Hannah Smith, Lexi Tyson Music Selections: • Die Harmonie in der Ehe – Hadyn, arr. Franz Joseph • Creator Alme Siderum – Burchard, arr. Richard • Por Una Cabeza – Carlos Gardel, arr. Tabbush
Class 6A Choirs Alamogordo High School Elite Choir Director: Carol A. Widener, Accompanist: Helen Garrett Students: Ashley Anderson, Andrea Bond, Janae Cope, Autumn Corbett, Sage Drake, Bianca Lechuga, Vanessa Martinez, Mandi Nielsen, Katherine Perelas, Lisa-Marie Schlereth, Haley Shafer, Lydia Smith, Jasmine Warkulwiz, Cassandra Whittaker, Gabrielle Williams, Tiffany Williams, Al'lyxus Trotta Music Selections: • How Can I Keep from Singing – Becki Slagle Mayo • Jelevous dirai – Pierre Certon • Tundra – Ola Gjeilo
Carlsbad High School Troubadors Director: Ken Miller, Accompanist: Robin Irving Students: Sarahi Acosta, Stevie Aragon, Brooklyn Becker, Shawn Brothers, Kaitlyn Bunn, Toriane Castro, Patti Jo Coates, Alejandra Contreras, Katie Devers, Nicole Esparza, CeeAra Fessenden, Lauren Fierro, Alex Fuentez, Kayia Gaulden, Teddy Hardin, Raegan Hardy, Angel Marie Hernandez, Robin Kneeland, Stephanie Lemon, Brandon Lofton, Leonor Lopez, Remington Maravilla, Mariah Martinez, Megan Martinz, Susan Mathews, Honesty McWilliams, Daniel Miller, Lupita Montana, Dezirae Moore, Tyler Murph, Monique Munoz, Miguel Najera, Mikailyn Nahera, Connor Nickoli, Megan O’Dell, Sol Faustina Olivas, Shannon Page, Jeffrey Parham, Terra Parrott, Svyettlana Parry, Katelyn Phillips, Shye Anne Pope, Francis Ratliff, Jasmine Sahd, Sariah Salcido, Destiny Saunders, Ryley Scott, Lillian Sosa, Lois Stevens, Jadee Thomas, Jessica Trujillo, Heather Zwiener Music Selections: • Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – John Gardner • Dixit Maria – Hansheo Hassler • Keep Your Lamps – Andre Thomas
Deming High School Advanced Choir Director: Larry Martin, Accompanist: Susan Allen Students: Roster not submitted. Music Selections: • Cantate Sing to the Lord – Noel Goemanne • Ubi Caritas – Ola Gjeilo • Loch Lomond – arr. Jonathan Quick
Eldorado High School Concert Choir Director: Megan Rader, Accompanist: Natalia Tikhoridova Students: Jessica Anderson, Jamie Anslover, Camille Anton-Williams, Garrett Baker, Bryanna Bond, Linnea Campbell, Garrett Clark, Joel Clinger, Jack Doty, Dylan Dugger, Maria Duran, Kayla Fallick, Trevor Fields, Paige Giering, Alexandre Guajardo, Claire Haney, Grady Harrell, Avery Hendrickson, Andrew Johns, April Johnson, Spencer Jordan, Faith Kittleson, Gabriel Lines, Krista McClanahan, Everett McKenney, Gaelan Montoya, Malachi Montoya, Grace Morrow, Kylie Oliver, Adam Peterson, Shannon Sandberg, Megan Schoepke, Charles Sooley, Sarah Spence, Chad Stueber, Alexandra Thies, Melea Thomas, Lauren Weaver, Bianca White, Kawai'ola Wong, Callie Wynn Music Selections: • Praise to the Lord – Melius Christiansen • Ballade to the Moon – Daniel Elder • Salmo 150 – Ernani Aguiar
La Cueva High School Concert Choir Director: Deanna Amend, Accompanist: Amy Woolley Students: Summer Augster, Rachel Bleier, John Casaus, Gilbert Chavez, Caitlin Christiansen, Shannon Cole, Antony Curry, Blair Dixon, Skyler Faulkner, Emily Follingstad, Patrick Gallegos, Courtney Gates, Makaila Goodart, Meghan Goodart, Danielle Haase, Noelle Hendrickson, Tyson Humphrey, Kelli Ingle, Annette Johnson, Sierra Jones, Katherine Kelly, Lydia Kesatie, Julia King, Caitlin Knowlson, Benjamin Krauss, Jacob Leischner, Tyler Lopez, Andrew Lopez-Mackaness, Abigail Lopez. Lydia Madsen, Alexis Marquez, Pete Marquez, Emily McGehee, Nathan McNeilly, Katie Meyer, William Mied, Kimberly Milller, Zachary Miller, Kaden Nelson, Serena Ortiz, Molly Ranger, Jameel Remtullah, Sydney Rigg, Ja'mia Rojas, Sarah Salinger-Mullen, Georgia Shankles, Mirai Shinde, Emma Tasker, Justin Trujillo, Aspen Ulibarri, Joshua Vande Sande, Eva Velazquez, Danya Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Andy Xu, Sterling Zill Music Selections: • Chantez – Jules Massenet, ed. Bloesch • Diffusa est gratia – Vytautas Miskinis • My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord – Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
Manzano High School Concert Choir Director: Dawn Wagner Students: Chelsea Adams, Dylan Bean, Taylor Busch, Arielle Caggiano, Abby Cole, Karl Eickhoff, Sebastian Forward, Erica Gale, Casey Haynes, Breeauna Langton, Matt Marler, Anna Matthews, Branden McCurley, Lia Mellen, Hope Neer, Cyndl Ortiz, Gabriel Primera, Lena Quintana, Breaisha Reese, Ean Royal, Analycia Ruiz, Abigail Schafer, Alanna Still, Lilly Tran, Sarai Urquieta, Audra Vigil Music Selections: • En Une-Seule Fleur – Morten Lauridsen • Sicut Cervus – GP Palestrina • Soon- Ah Will Be Done – William Dawson
Rio Rancho High School Concert Choir Director: Becky Talbott, Accompanist: Eleanor McKinnon Students: Roster not submitted. Music Selections: • Zion’s Walls – Aaron Copland, trans. Glenn Koponen • Sleep – Eric Whitacre • Pange Lingua – Gyorgy Orban
Sandia High School Chamber Choir Director: Bo Rogers, Accompanist: Lisa Kerr Students: Vanessa Clougherty, Amanda Engstrom, Patrick Ewell, Hailey Foss, Alexis Garcia, Kassandra Giannini, Zachary Heise, Dominique Martinez, Jacqueline Medici, Rose Meizlesh, Casey Miller, Sophia Minetos, Phoebe Nichols, Daniella Rivera, Alyssa Saldana, Tori Sanchez, Tarin Schott, David Tsoodle, Abigail White, Drake Wilson Music Selections: • Cloths of Heaven – Z. Randall Stroope • Innsbruck ich Muss dich Lassen – Heinrich Isaac • Everything Possible – Fred Small, arr. W. Zwozdesky
Santa Fe High School Mixed Choir Director: Marilyn Barnes Students: Alejandro Abeta, Bridie Alexander-Lawrie, Tori Anaya, Larissa Aragon, Jose Aranda, Savannah Bolleter, Carlos Casias, Hannah Clark, Janos Dudey, John Thomas Gallegos, Jacqualine Hatchel, Mckayla Hicks, Zachary Jacquez, Dominick Jones, Justus Leopold, Maeve Long, Deanna Lopez, Irma Lopez, Arlen Lopez Duarte, Kristin Mackowski, Brianna Martinez, Gary Matthew, Pedro Mayorga del Valle, Mario Mendiola, Emma Montoya, Hana Oden, Iris Pecorelli-Salas, Jordan Perez, Lauren Rodriguez-Hastings, Daniel Romero, Elijh Salazar-Menzies, Camille Sammeth, Paul Joe Trujillo, Megan Varnum, Tara Varnum, Jennifer Vela, Frank Vigil Jr. Music Selections: • Fill-a Me Up! – Pepper Choplin • Abendlied zu Gott Hob. XXVc:9 – Joseph Haydn • Come to the Music – Joseph M. Martin
V. Sue Cleveland Concert Choir Director: Jadira Flamm, Accompanist: Dorenda Morse Students: Kitana Abeyta, Natalia Andrews, Faith Armendariz, William Barrette, Isabella Bonua, Mariane Borjal, Heather Brandt, Deborah Brown, Alanna Chavez-Mitchell, Brandy Cochran, Zachary Cochran, Camryn Colter, Joshua Davis, Desiree Dugger, Ashley Dusenbery, Jullian Encinias, Gabriela Estala, Malachi Farrell, David Garcia, Madison Gonya, Alexis Graham, Bailey Gutierrez, Victoria Hagenloh, Valerie Harness, Cassandra Hawn, Joshua Hawn, Zachary Henry, Danessa Hernandez, Allyson Hulick, Kayla Jackson, Clarissa Kester, Nicholas Kovach, David Lawerence, Jeremy Licano, Jessica Mackey, Tristan Marino, Victoria Martinez, Jasmine McCullough, Jonathan McCullough, Patrick McKenney, Austin Miller Sara Montoya, Sheccid Rivas-Martinez, Donovan Schissel, Christopher Schreiber, Shannon Smith, Michael Steuck, Jordan Stovall, Jeremy Tarr, Skye Tavenner, Elizabeth Tillery, Elijah Valdez, Luis Varona, Renatta Vigil, Jordan Wellington Music Selections: • Der Tanz – Franz Schubert • Lux Aurumque – Eric Whitacre • Balleilakka – arr. Ethan Sperry
Class 6A Choirs (Comments Only) Alamogordo High School Concert Choir Director: Carol A. Widener, Accompanist: Helen Garrett Students: Autum Anderson, Emmaly Anderson, Tessa Bond, Jamie Marie Booth, Gabrielle Borunda, Sam Brown, Samantha Fealy, Alyssa Finch, Arizona Furphy, Antonio Gutierrez, Dakota Harrington, Alexxes Hernandez, Dashawn Jackson, Jessica James, Hannah Johnson, Jared McMillen, Gary Morrill, Cassidy O'Connor, Julie Pate, Samantha Pate, Brookelynne Redfearn, Siara Romero, John Wallace, Aubri Williams Music Selections: • Earth Song – Frank Techeli • Ain’t Judgin’ No Man – John Parker/Greg Gilpin • Omnia Sol – Z. Randall Stroope
Eldorado High School Treble Choir Director: Megan Rader, Accompanist: Natalia Tikhoridova Students: Scarlett Barton, Natalie Bascomb, Alyssa Bernardone, Katelin Bridges, Brianna Chavez, Joey Cousins, Jayme Cousins, Lindsey Cuthbert, Montoya De Bettignies, Nicole Erdman, Faith Fox, Taylor Gallow, Gabriela Garcia, Mackenzie Griego, Amelia Grover, Estrella Guajardo, Deseree Haley, Alyssa Hoover, Gabrielle Jaderborg, Haley James, Katy Johnson, Kim Jones, Courtney Kaltenbach, Lauren Kelley, Maya Klitsner, Shelby Lardner, Anne Laun, Kimberly Legan, Alexis Martinez, Olivia Martinez, Sabrina Mayer, Emma McKeen, Kera Medley, Kristin Mistretta, Kaitlin Mitchell, Selina Montoya, Kiera Newman, Kasey Niggel, Paige O'Rear, Savanna Padilla, Sophia Salazar, Veronica Santillanes, Kathryn Sokolowski, Mari Sparacino, Evangelee Tafoya, Maggie Volk, Amelia Wagner, Jacqueline Weyn Music Selections: • Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice – Hadyn/Narverud • Heart, We Will Forget Him – Mulholland • Mouth Music – Keane, Faulkner
Rio Rancho High School Bel Canto Director: Becky Talbott, Accompanist: Brittany Whetten Students: Roster not submitted. Music Selections: • Soon and Very Soon – Andrae Crouch/Rollo Dillworth • Beati Omnes – Richard Ewer • Weep No More – David N. Childs
V. Sue Cleveland High School Bella Voce Director: Jadira Flamm, Accompanist: Dorenda Morse Students: Kitana Abeyta, Hannah Abreu, Natalia Andrews, Payton Baggett, Nuwhryah Blanton-Wooten, Isabella Bonura, Mariane Borjal, Katherine Bushma, Camryn Colter, Maria Conway, Michelle DeMondragon, Desiree Dugger, Jasmine Gallardo, Daisy Garcia, Logan Gilbert, Madison Gonya, Alexis Graham, Rilee Green, Kody Gross, Kaylah Jackson, Mackenzie Jordan, Elena Kulinna, Leighanne Lopez, Celine Lucero, Victoria Martinez, Cassandra McCreight, Alexandrea Miller, Eva Murillo, Brittany Phillips, Chloe Primaveri, Mackenzie Sawyer, Shannon Smith, Elizabeth Tillery, Cecilia Torres, Anita Ward Music Selections: • Overture To Die Zauberflote – W.A. Mozart • Bonny Wood Green - arr. Stephen Hatfield • Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia – David L. Brunner
State Choir Contest Thank-You’s
The New Mexico Activities Association would like to thank the host of the 2015 State Choir Contest, V. Sue Cleveland High School and Rio Rancho Public Schools. We thank you for your willingness to work with us and to provide a wonderful venue for the State Choir Contest participants in our state. A special thanks to:
Keith Abrahamson, Fine Arts/Theater Tech – Cleveland High School Scott Affentranger, Principal – Cleveland High School Dr. Sue Cleveland, Superintendent – Rio Rancho Public Schools Jadira Flamm, Choir Director – Cleveland High School Debbie Fleming, Director of Fine Arts for Rio Rancho Public Schools Terry Pritchard, Facilities Use Specialist – Rio Rancho Public Schools
We would like to thank the Cleveland High School Choir for serving as runners, ensemble escorts and stage crew for the contest.
A special thank you to the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau and Farmers Insurance for their sponsorship of this event.
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Adjudicators’ Biographies
Justin Ediger (Elk City Schools, Oklahoma) - Justin Ediger is a native of Beaver, Oklahoma and has taught vocal music education in Oklahoma public schools for each of the last 21 years. Mr. Ediger holds both the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. In 2005, he attained National Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and is currently pursuing certification in secondary school administration from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mr. Ediger is in his 16th year of instruction at Elk City Public Schools where he co-teaches two junior high and three high school choirs and is administrator of the Elk City Pioneer Performing Arts Center. His junior high choirs have consistently earned superior ratings in both sight-reading and concert at the district level while his high school groups have won the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association’s (OSSAA) 4A Sweepstakes award six times. He has been guest conductor for the Eastern Oklahoma Choral Directors Association, Central Oklahoma Choral Directors Association, East Central Oklahoma Choral Directors Association and the Southwest Kansas Choral Directors Association. He is a member of the Western Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (past president and director of distinction), Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (OCDA), the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OMEA) and the Oklahoma Education Association and is a former board member and all-state Chair for both the Jazz and Junior High OCDA honor groups. His choirs have been selected three times as OMEA honor organizations. Mr. Ediger has been a guest performer with recording artist Ben Folds and is a frequent adjudicator for the OSSAA. In addition to teaching and performing, Mr. Ediger is chancel choir director for the Elk City United Methodist Church. He has two children and two step-children, Anna Ediger (a sophomore at Oklahoma City Community College), Drew Ediger (a sophomore at Norman North High School in Norman Oklahoma), Jonah White (a junior at Elk City High School) and Hannah White (a 5th grader at Grandview Elementary in Elk City). His wife Jo is a high school English Instructor at Elk City High School.
Leigh Ann McClure (Keller Independent School District, Texas) - The child of two music educators, Leigh Ann McClure is in her ninth year as Head Director of the Keller (Texas) Central High School Choral Music Department where her program has found continued success. Before coming to Keller, Mrs. McClure taught in Arlington, Cleburne and Alvarado, Texas. She received her BME degree from Baylor University and her MME from The University of North Texas. During her tenure at Central, her choirs have been consistent University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes trophy recipients and have been named “Outstanding Overall” at three choral music festivals. Since 2006, 29 CHS students have been named to the TMEA All-State Choir and nine have received the coveted UIL “Outstanding Performer” medal at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. In addition to her work with CHS, Mrs. McClure has taught Texas all-state choir audition preparatory camps on several college campuses, is an active judge at UIL activities and has served TMEA as Region Secretary, MS/JHS Region Coordinator, Region Vocal Chair, and organizer of the All-State Women’s Choir. In 2013, she was honored by UIL as a recipient of the state’s “Sponsor of Excellence” award. Mrs. McClure is currently serving as Vocal Vice-President of the Texas Music Adjudicators’ Association and was thrilled to conduct two region’s honor choirs this year. She is an active church musician and is the Director of Music and Worship at Saginaw United Methodist Church. In her spare time, Mrs. McClure enjoys singing with Schola Cantorum of Texas and spending time with her grown children and grandson.
Dr. David Means (University of Texas-Pan American, Texas) - Dr. David Means is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg, TX and is also the director of the Valley Symphony Chorale. Dr. Means came to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas from Austin where he was Head Choral Director of the Grammy Award winning Fine Arts Academy of Westwood High School. Means has also taught at the University of Southern California, Christopher Newport University, Hill College and has more than 15 years’ experience teaching public school choirs in Texas and California. Dr. Means earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree in piano and voice from Howard Payne University (teachers included John Ratledge, Elem Ely, Linda Hibbs Dougherty, Alan Smith), a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Baylor University (teachers included Hugh Sanders, Robert Young, Karen Peeler, Joyce Farwell, Joyce Jones) and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Music from the University of Southern California (teachers included William Dehning, James Vail, Morten Lauridsen, Bard Suverkrop) where he was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Choral Student Award. Means is active as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician, having taught and performed across the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada and Japan. He has also sung as a professional chorister with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Virginia Chorale and has recently begun singing with the San Antonio Chamber Choir. Also active as a baritone soloist, Dr. Means has sung as a featured singer with the internationally known Mark Morris Dance Group in two performances with the Virginia Waterfront Arts Festival. Means has premiered works by Morten Lauridsen, Z. Randall Stroope, David Childs and John Rutter, and studied conducting in masterclasses with Helmuth Rilling, Frieder Bernius, Robert Shaw and Paul Salamunovich. Means remains active as a conductor, singer and pianist, and has shared the stage with Quincy Jones, Liza Minneli and Michael Feinstein, and has performed for former president Ronald Reagan.
State Choir Contest Past Champions
Year Host Class Champions 2008 Albuquerque Academy 1A-3A West Las Vegas High School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Manzano High School 2009 Capital High School MS Koogler Middle School 1A-2A Victory Christian School 3A West Las Vegas High School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Hobbs High School 2010 Albuquerque Academy MS Ruidoso Middle School 1A-2A Victory Christian School 3A Sandia Preparatory School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Eldorado High School 2011 Albuquerque Academy MS Lynn Middle School 1A-2A Victory Christian School 3A West Las Vegas High School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Eldorado High School 2012 Albuquerque Academy MS Desert Ridge Middle School & Vista Middle School (tie) 1A-2A Cloudcroft High School 3A Sandia Preparatory School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Carlsbad High School 2013 Cleveland High School MS Eisenhower Middle School 1A-2A Victory Christian School 3A New Mexico School for the Arts 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A Carlsbad High School 2014 Cleveland High School MS Eisenhower Middle School 1A-2A Victory Christian School 3A Lovington High School 4A Piedra Vista High School 5A La Cueva High School