2007-08 Jose Avalos
Timothy Beccue
Drew Dwite Dahms
Jacob Faltemier
Anita Gao
Danielle Goetz
Gabriel Gonzalez
Andres Hernandez
Imani Hill
Vivian Hu
Autumn Jones
Risa Lisa Kanai
Bryan Lopez
Fabiola Lopez
Brian Min
Saige Moloian
Stephanie Monahan
Grace Potter
Alyssa Pray
Christofer Ranucci
Amanda Slingloff
John Sottile
Faith Stone
Emily Townsend
Joshua Wagner
Alexander Wu
Yoon Hee Youm
Wenhao “Kevin” Yu
Nicholas Ziolkowski
2006-07
Apelian Amanda
Blanco Jacqueline
Carmona Yesenia
Chen Kevin
Dahms Drew Dwite
Dilworth Britney
Evans Nicholas
Giessinger Joseph
Goodman Imani
Green Jamie
Hill Imani Janie
Jagannatham Shobha
Jang Boyeon
Jones Autumn
Juarez Nicole
Kanai Lisa
Kantor Hayley
Lethcoe Emilie
Lopez Fabiola
Moloian Saige
Monahan Stephanie
Nava Anita
Nichols Tylar
Nutter Patrick
O Neill Morgan
Rahman Raeana
Ranucci Christofer
Scholey Nickole
Schott Johannah
Snyder Jake
Stone Faith
Sutedjo Richard
Ton Katrina
Valentine Matthew
Wagner Joshua
Wheeler Chloe
Ziolkowsk Nicholas
2005-06
Orchestra Personnel
Derek Andrzejewski, Ryan Benkeser, Mark Bowman, Spencer Caman, Drew Dahms, Michael Davies, Nicholas Evans, Lucy Gao, Joseph Giessinger, Jamie Green, Catherine Hug, Shobha Jagannatham, Nicole Juarez, Hayley Kantor, Fabiola Lopez, Pamela Lopez, Tylar Nichols, Patrick Nutter, Vanessa Pan, Bryn Panzera, Jordan Rosenthal, Collin Sayles, Celia Schilling, Nickole Scholey, Vivian Shi, Jake Snyder, Danica Stipicevic, Tabah Syed, Helen Szeto, Charles Taylor, Mason Thibo, Katrina Ton, Chloe Wheeler, Brandon Woodward, May Wu, Sarah Zou
2004-05
Orchestra Personnel Violin 1: Ryan Benkeser, Ryan Chu, Katie Dere, Lourdes Hipolto, Pam Lopez, Michael Peterson, Miko Shudo*, Dylan Taylor, Brandon Woodward
Violin 2: Jennifer Da Rin, Nicky Evans, Lucy Gao*, Carrie Jiang, Corrine Lauer, Mina Maccabee, Brynn Panzera, Brehana Scherillo, Jake Snyder, Danica Stipicevic, Tabah Syed, Mason Thibo, Katrina Ton, May Wu, Sarah Zou
Cello: Derek Andrzejewski, Mark Bowman, Morgan Hug, Tylar Nichols, Vanessa Pan*, Jordan Rosenthal, Jordan Williams
Bass: Trevor Goodwin
* denotes section leader and Honors String Quartet Member
Choir Personnel Nicole Aikman, Gaby Avila, Emily Beale*, Pablo Birrueta*, Alexandra Biston, Alannah Bradley*, Chandler Bramet, Andrew Brown, Sharon Brown, Vincent Bukowski, Carly Comroe*, Tiahna Crisp, Victoria Decea, Allegra Drasnin, Kiani Ebuen, Anabel Englund, Martha Estrada, Bronwyn Evans*, Roxana Garnica, Samantha Gilbert, Hannnah Gray, Neda Hajian*, Jesse Hecht, Caroline Hollister*, Ben Hubbard*, Reyna Iraheta, Jeanina Kurpick*,Brianna La Strape, Allegra Lefko, Bianca Lettenmaier, Carmen Lopez*, Alexis Marino, Travis Mc Cahon, Michellle Morales, Alexandra Nicholls, Aneliesse Ochoa, Lauren Palleschi, Daisy Reder, Veronica Robinson, Melina Samayoa, Alison Salica, Tori Scoville, Shannon Sharpe, Chelsea Shen, Claire Shumaker, Elena Simeone, Ashley Singleton, Katie Smith, Daisy Soto, Colleen Taggart, Tiffany Tesoro, William Ting, Emily Turner, Tiffany Uichanco, Erin Watson, Samantha Wooton
*denotes section leader
Chamber Orchestra is for all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are experienced musicians, playing violin, viola, cello, or double bass. The ensemble meets each day during 5th period.
Students will study and perform musical works from a variety of time periods, cultures, and styles. Basic concepts of good musicianship will be taught and reinforced throughout all levels of study, including proper instrument care, proper posture, reading music, and instrumental/vocal technique. Students will engage in critical thinking and problem solving activities to improve basic musical skills and apply their developing musicality to performance. Students will explore all aspects of music as it relates to the performance pieces studied.
Music Festivals
Each year the Colina Concert Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphonic Band participate in one or more music festivals. Participation in festivals offers students the opportunity to achieve a high standard of musical understanding through the performance of quality music literature and adjudication by qualified experts in music education. The formats of the festivals vary slightly, but each group will perform two to three prepared pieces for a panel of judges. The judges evaluate the ensemble’s performance, making positive comments as well as suggestions for improvement, and award the group a rating, either poor, fair, good, excellent, or superior.
Enrichment Opportunity...Give Beginning Strings a Try...
As your child enters middle school, he/she will have many new opportunities. One of those new opportunities is to participate in a music performance class. Research consistently shows that music participation promotes brain development, and correlates highly with academic and life-long success.
A great way for your child to become involved in music at Colina is to join the Beginning Strings SURE class. SURE is a shortened period after lunch when most students read silently. In the Beginning Strings SURE class, this time will be used to teach students the basics of playing the violin, viola, cello, or double bass.
Violin: smallest stringed instrument; placed under the chin.
Viola: a little bit bigger and with a little bit lower sound, but also placed under the chin.
Cello: much bigger and lower, played sitting down.
Double Bass: much, much bigger, and much, much lower: played either standing up or sitting on a stool.
Students in Beginning Strings SURE have the option of joining the Colina Chamber Orchestra elective class at any time during the year. The Chamber Orchestra performs several times each year and will be traveling to Disneyland in the spring.
Please contact Ms. Larson at (805) 495-7429, ex. 1136, or at alarsen@conejo.k12.ca.us
Music Education Facts and Figures Success in Society • Secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs). — Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Report. Reported in Houston Chronicle, January 1998
• The U.S. Department of Education lists the arts as subjects that college-bound middle and junior high school students should take, stating "Many colleges view participation in the arts and music as a valuable experience that broadens students’ understanding and appreciation of the world around them. It is also well known and widely recognized that the arts contribute significantly to children’s intellectual development."— Getting Ready for College Early: A Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years, U.S. Department of Education, 1997
• The very best engineers and technical designers in the Silicon Valley industry are, nearly without exception, practicing musicians. — Grant Venerable, "The Paradox of the Silicon Savior," as reported in "The Case for Sequential Music Education in the Core Curriculum of the Public Schools," The Center for the Arts in the Basic Curriculum, New York, 1989
Success in School • Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, and students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation. — College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.
• According to statistics compiled by the National Data Resource Center, students who can be classified as "disruptive" (based on factors such as frequent skipping of classes, times in trouble, in-school suspensions, disciplinary reasons given, arrests, and drop-outs) total 12.14 percent of the total school population. In contrast, only 8.08 percent of students involved in music classes meet the same criteria as "disruptive" — Based on data from the NELS:88 (National Education Longitudinal Study), second follow-up, 1992.
• Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. 44% of biochemistry majors were admitted. — As reported in "The Case for Music in the Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1994
Success in Developing Intelligence • The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling--training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression.? — Ratey John J.,
• An Auburn University study found significant increases in overall self-concept of at-risk children participating in an arts program that included music, movement, dramatics and art, as measured by the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale. — N.H. Barry, Project ARISE: Meeting the needs of disadvantaged students through the arts, Auburn University, 1992
Success in Life • Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of music and math has, in fact, long been noted. Creating and performing music promotes self-expression and provides self-gratification while giving pleasure to others. In medicine, increasing published reports demonstrate that music has a healing effect on patients. For all these reasons, it deserves strong support in our educational system, along with the other arts, the sciences, and athletics.? — Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Leading Heart Surgeon, Baylor College of Music.
• The nation’s top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.— "The Changing Workplace is Changing Our View of Education," Business Week, October 1996.
Spring 2007 Colina Music Accolades
• Concert Choir Takes 'Superior' at Chaparral Festival
• Symph Band Earns 'Unanimous Superior' at TOHS Festival
• Orchestra Named 'Excellent' at TOHS Festival
• Int Band 'Superior' in Pacifica HS Festival
Performing at Thousand Oaks High Festival
Arts Showcase Attracts 100s, March 2007 Individual downloadable large pix
The first annual Colina Arts Showcase attracted hundreds. Over spaghetti dinner, parents and students enjoyed performances by Beginning/Intermediate Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra and Concert Choir. A fundraiser raffle was included.
Symphonic Earns 'Unanimous Superior', Concert Band Receives 'Excellent'
at Moorpark High Festival, Mar 18, 2007
Symphonic and Concert bands perform at Moorpark High School Band Festival, March 18, 2007 The kids were amazing!! We had huge parent support in the audience. It was a great day for Colina. The Concert Band received an Excellent Rating overall with a Superior in Sight-Reading. They had extremely nice comments from our judges. The Symphonic Band received a Unanimous Superior and a Superior in Sight-Reading. The Symphonic Band will play again on Wed., March 21, 2007 at TOHS at 10:45 a.m. All bands will perform Tuesday night at our Spaghetti Dinner.
Orchestra & Bands Shine
at Music in the Parks Festival, March '07
Colina Bands & Orchestra enjoyed Music in the Parks Festival and Disneyland. Orchestra earned a "good" rating, with a 1st place finish and overall best Middle School Orchestra. Jazz Band had a "good" rating. Allison Muench received a medal for her alto sax solo. Symphonic Band received "superior" & overall best Middle School Band.
In addition to enjoying a showcase of Colina's Art, Woodshop, Colina's Choir, Bands, Chamber Orchestra, you'll delight in a Spaghetti Dinner, consisting of your choice of three types of pasta from Bauducco's Restaurant, salad, roll, dessert and beverage. All for $10. Dinner by presale only. Tickets must be purchased by March 13, 2007. Spaghetti Dinner Ticket Order Form
Rachael Klavir & Jonathan Yan
Selected to All-State Honor Band
Rachael Klavir, alto sax, and Jonathan Yan, French horn,
have been selected to the all-state honor band.
They will attend the California State Band Directors Conference in Fresno, in Feb. 2007, and rehearse and perform with other middle school students from around the state.
"Way to go!" to these students,
who made Ventura County Honor Band:
Rachael Klavir, Allison Muench, Emily Roth, Joey Rudin, Joyce Zhang, Derek Smith, Marissa Clark, Daniel Nebens, Sarah Persichetti, Philip Newlin, Sean Wooldridge, David Faltemier and Jonathan Yan
Our winter holiday celebration featured Symphonic, Concert, Intermediate, Beginning and Jazz I Bands
Jazz I
Jazz Band I will join Symphonic, Concert, Intermediate and Beginning Bands for a winter holiday celebratory event.
Middle School Band Night,
Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
at Westlake High
Pix by the Rudins
Colina's Bands will perform at half-time at the Westlake High football game. All band students are invited to join in and play with the Westlake Regiment.
Colina Jazz Band 'Superior' and 'Best Overall' at Santa Barbara, June 2006 At the Santa Barbara Festival, June 3, 2006, the Jazz Band won the entire middle school division. They received straight 'Superior' ratings and a First Place plaque. The Trumpet section was cited as 'Best Overall.'
Symphonic Rates 'Superior' at SCSBOA Regional Festival, May 2006
The Colina Symphonic Band received a Superior Rating at the SCSBOA Regional Band festival on Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
The festival was held at Citrus College in Glendora.
It's 'Excellent' at First-Ever Jazz Festival Colina's Jazz Band performed at the first-ever jazz festival. Members are wearing our new uniform (concert groups will wear this next year). The Jazz Band received an Excellent rating and a 4th place plaque.
All-District Concert, May 2006
Band members performed at the Civic Arts Plaza.
Conejo Valley Days Parade, May 6, 2006
Congrats to Colina's musicians and Color Guard for an impressive performance at the city parade.
Music in Parks Festival Accolades for Symphonic & Choir, March 25, 2006
Congratulations to Colina's Choir and Symphonic Band on their fine performances in March, 2006 in Anaheim. Both groups participated in the Music in the Parks Festival. The choir received an Excellent rating with Outstanding Vocalist Honors going to Chandler Bramet, Britney Dilworth and Mika Miller and Outstanding Accompanist Honors to Adam Turton, Alyssa Jones, Emily Turner, Leanne Pearl, and Halle Shirk.
Our Symphonic Band received a Superior rating. CONGRATULATIONS to our musicians!!!
Symphonic Band 'Unanimous Superior'
Orchestra 'Excellent,'
with 'Superior' in Sight Reading
at TOHS Band & Orchestra Festival
Congratulations to the Symphonic Band and Chamber Orchestra members who participated in the Thousand Oaks High School Band and Orchestra Festival on Wednesday. Our Orchestra received an Excellent rating with a Superior in Sight Reading. While our Symphonic Band received an unanimous Superior.
Symphonic Band, Chamber Orchestra to Perform at SCSBOA Festival, March 22, 2006
Symphonic Band is slated to perform at 10:30 a.m. and Chamber Orchestra at 2:00 p.m., at the Southern Califonria School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) Festival, March 22, 2006, at Thousand Oaks High School.
Moorpark H.S. Festival March 11, 2006:
Symphonic, Concert, Int. Bands All Earn 'Excellent' Ratings for Performance;
Symphonic Band took "Superior" and Concert/Intermediate scored "Excellent" in the Sight Reading category. All groups participated in post-performance critique clinics.
Symphonic Band performed: "Explorations," by Ed Huckeby; "Suite in Minor Mode," by Kabalevsky, Siekmann and Oliver; and "Abracadabra," by Frank Ticheli
Band Pre-Festival, March 7, 2006
7 Cougars Make Ventura County Middle Schools Honor Band
Abby Barry
Flute
Marissa Clark
Clarinet
David Faltemier
Trombone
Rachael Klavir
Alto Sax, 1st chair
Allison Muench
Alto Sax
Sarah Persichetti
Percuss, 1st chair
Jordan Ryle
Trumpet
All-Bands Winter Concert 2005
Middle School Band Night at WHS
Oct. 2005
Richard Nebens, Drum Major, '04-'05
Paul Attkisson, Assistant
TOHS Festival Yields 'Unanimous Superior' for Symphonic Band,
'Excellent' for Chamber Orchestra
Performing at Thousand Oaks High Festival
March 23, 2005
Symphonic & Jazz Bands, Chamber Orchestra Take Honors at Music in Parks Festival, March 19, 2005;
Pelleg Named 'Outstanding Soloist'
The Symphonic Band, Jazz Band and Orchestra played at a music in the parks festival Saturday, March 19, 2005. The Symphonic Band received an "Excellent", Jazz Band a "Good" and Orchestra an "Excellent." Michael Pelleg was honored by the judges for his Jazz Band solo and was given a medal for "outstanding soloist"
High Marks at Solo & Ensemble Contest, March 18, 2005
to these band members for their high marks in a solo and ensemble contest on Friday, March 18, 2005:
Soloists
Tim Pang Superior
Nicole Rothschild Excellent
Aaron Rudin Superior
Michael Pelleg Superior
Austin Hall Excellent
Allison Muench Excellent
Asia Ray Excellent
Rebekah Newlin Excellent
Percussion Ensemble - Superior
Mason Thibo
Amanda Ribbers
Georgia Shumaker
Kelly McDonald
Erik Tallen
Symphonic Band Earns
'Unanimous Superior'
at Moorpark Festival, March 12, 2005
The Moorpark Festival performance time is at 7:30 p.m. on March 12, 2005. We must be ready to go into the warm-up room by 7:00 pm. Students should arrive at Moorpark High School by 6:45 pm at the latest.
(Colina's bands at a recent other performance.)
Band Golf Tournament Concert & Dinner, Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Tierra Rejada Golf Club Brochure & Sign-up Form
Program
Jazz Band
Tangerine, words by Johnny Mercer, music by Victor Schertzinger, arr. by John Berry
Misty, words by Johnny Burke, music by Erroll
Garner, arr. by Mike Lewis
Granada Smoothie by Mark Taylor
Beginning Band
Sawmill Creek, by Bruce Pearson
Buglers Dream, by Leo Arnaud, arr. by Paul Lavendar
Infinity, by James Curnow
Intermediate/Concert Band
Then Come the Heroes, by Douglas Wagner
Chester Variations, by Elliot Del Borgo
Beyond the Seven Hills, by Michael Sweeney
Symphonic Band
Aztec Fire, by Jay Bocook
Ballad and Dance, by Johnnie Vinson
Kinesis, by Michael Sweeney
Encanto, by Robert W. Smith
Congratulations to Michael Pelleg, Selected for January Calif. Band Directors All-State Band
Many students try out for this band but few are chosen. Michael will be participating in the CBDA All-State Jr. High Honor Band on Feb. 17-19, 2005, in Fresno.
SBO Magazine (SBO stands for School Band and Orchestra) is sponsoring a 2005 Scholarship Essay Contest. The essay topic is "What the National Anthem Means to Me."
Contest details and online entry form are at http://www.sbomagazine.com/essaycontest.html
Symphonic Band Earns 'Superior' at
Regional Festival, Friday, May 14, 2004, at T.O. High
Congratulations to the Symphonic Band on having earned a "Superior" rating Friday, May 14, 2004 at the Regional Band Festival, at Thousand Oaks High School.
Press Release for Thousand Oaks Acorn Newspaper:
Colina's Music Department Brings Home the Gold
Music students from Colina Middle School's Symphonic Band, Orchestra and Chorus participated in the "Music in the parks 2004" program, held at Disneyland. The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Ms. Ann Freuhling, was awarded a first place trophy in the middle school category as well as a first place trophy for best band overall. The orchestra, conducted by Ms. Anna Larson also received a first place trophy. The chorus also led by Ms. Larson brought home a first place trophy as well. The students were among young musicians from middle schools and high schools from as far away as Las Vegas and New Mexico. Their outstanding performances were attended by many parents and students celebrated at Disneyland and California Adventure that day. Principal Mike Waters said, "I'm very proud of this group. Even though I have a tin ear, I can tell this Cougar Band is atop notch group. They bring smiles to everyone's faces."
Symphonic Band Qualifies for Regionals, March 31, 2004
Congratulations to Colina's Symphonic Band for an outstanding performance at the TOHS Music Festival. The band received a unanimous Superior rating, qualifying them for a regional festival. Great job!
At the Disneyland Music Festival, March 27, 2004, the Colina Choir was rated "Excellent," with the Band and Orchestra achieving "Superior." Additionally, the Band took the overall trophy for all middle/junior high schools!!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Choir and Orchestra Concert in the Colina cafeteria at 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Colina Arts Night in the Colina gym from 5 to 9 pm
Times and locations on the calendar for the February date are likely expanded for set-up, clean-up, and prep purposes.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - SCSBOA Festival at TOHS, Period 6. 1:30 pm, warmup; 2:00 pm, performance; 2:30 pm, sightreading Monday, April 28, 2008 - All-District Strings Festival at the Kavali Theater, Civic Arts Plaza with an afternoon rehearsal from 3:30 to 5:15 pm and the performance starting at 7:30 pm.
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - Choir and Orchestra Concert, Cougar Court, 4 to 8:30 p.m.
2006-07 Calendar
Orchestra Sound Suite Afternoon Concert
Wednesday, November 8, 2007 at 2 pm in the Colina Cafeteria
Choir Sound Suite Afternoon Concert
Thursday, November 9, 2007 at 2 pm in the Colina Cafeteria
Colina Arts Showcase Concert and Spaghetti Dinner
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in the evening in the Colina Gym (Performance time to be determined.)
Southern California School Band and Orchestra Director’s Association Festival
Tuesday, March 21, 2007 during the school day at the Thousand Oaks High School theater. (Performance time to be announced.)
Southern California Vocal Association Festival
In March, 2007 during the school day at the Chaparral Middle School Gym. (Performance date and time to be announced.)
All-District Choir Festival Concert
April 17, 2007 with an afternoon rehearsal from 4:15 to 5:45 pm and an evening performance at 7:00 pm at the Thousand Oaks High School Gym.
All-District Strings Festival Concert
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 with an afternoon rehearsal from 4:15 to 5:45 pm and an evening performance at 7:00 pm at the Civic Arts Plaza Kavali Theater
Orchestra Blues and Jazz Afternoon Concert
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 1:40 pm in the Colina Cafeteria
Choir Blues and Jazz Afternoon Concert
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 2:30 pm in the Colina Cafeteria
Colina's Jazz Band performed at the first-ever jazz festival. Members are wearing our new uniform (concert groups will wear this next year). The Jazz Band received an Excellent rating and a 4th place plaque.
