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HONORS PROGRAM
The Spring 2009 Honors Program took place on Thursday, May 18 with many scholarships and awards given to deserving Music Department students:
JERRY AND CAROL GOLDSMITH MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Aaron Salinas, cello Johann Sebastian Bach: Courante from Cello Suite No. 2
Michael Bianco, piano Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in A-flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2
SERVICE AWARDS
Esther Alejandro, Chris Armstead, Dena Gorilik, Gabriella Greene, Doc Hayes, Jon Lee, Dana Lund, Susan McCarthy, Mike Michikyan, Gabriel Miranda, Francisco Mora, Edwin Pacheco, Patrick Ramsey, Ashinee Reynolds, Nadia Lee Richardson, Stephen Stapleton, Michele Theriot
COMMERCIAL MUSIC SKILLS CERTIFICATES
Esther Alejandro
Music Copyist Level 3, Music Technology Level 3, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 3
Shabrena Barnard
Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 2, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 2, Instrum Performer/Percussion Level 2
Larry Curry
Vocal Performer Level 1
Susumu Endo
Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 2, Instrum Performer/Percussion Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 2, Music Technology Level 1, Music Technology Level 2, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1
Juan Garcia
Instrum Performer/Guitar Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Instrum Performer/Woodwinds Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1
Jose Gonzalez
Instrum Performer/Guitar Level 1, Instrum Performer/Percussion Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 1
Rocco Harris
Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1
Nola Haynes
Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 2, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 2, Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 2
Dana Lund
Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1
Amber McBride
Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 1
Marvin Moreno
Instrum Performer/Brass Level 1, Instrum Performer/Guitar Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Instrum Performer/Strings Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1
Luis Rincon
Instrum Performer/Guitar Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1
Ryo Sato
Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1
Yang Su
Orchestrator/Arranger Level 1, Instrum Performer/Strings Level 1
Sarahmae Thomas
Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1
Miguel Vasquez
Instrum Performer/Guitar Level 1, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 1
Mark Williams
Instrum Performer/Brass Level 1, Instrum Performer/Brass Level 2, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 2, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 2, Instrum Performer/Woodwinds Level 2, Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Orchestrator/Arranger Level 2
Julia May Wong
Instrum Performer/Organ Level 1, Instrum Performer/Piano Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 1
Valerie Young
Instrum Performer/Piano Level 2, Instrum Performer/Organ Level 2, Instrum Performer/Percussion Level 1, Music Copyist Level 1, Music Technology Level 1, Vocal Performer Level 2
ROBERT E. WILKINSON MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Turner
ABBOTT AWARD
Valerie Young
RUSKIN-MITCHELL BOOK AWARD
Dena Gorilik
ELIZABETH R. MAYER BOOK AWARDS
Shabrena Barnard, Ricardo Barton, Vanessa Berg, Michael Bianco, Eun Joo Cho, Cherokee DeWilliams, Sarang Han, Nola Haynes, Jessica Kwon, Hyang Rim Lee, Dana Lund, Amber McBride, Eliseo Oliva, Kevin Polzer, Zachary Slater, Miguel Vasquez, Manny Wittman, Valerie Young
DAN RAYMOND AWARD
Nadia Richardson
ELIZABETH R. MAYER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Zachary Slater
PAUL PARK CHAMBER MUSIC AWARDS
Kateryna Kolesnyk, Yeon Joshlynn Kim
PAUL PARK MOST IMPROVED PIANIST AWARD
Miguel Vasquez
ALICE SUTTON SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Kwon
AMERICAN GUITAR SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
Mario Manjarrez
MARION SUOVANEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Eliseo Oliva
DAVID A. ALPERT SCHOLARSHIPS
Nicholas Martinez, Hyung Ju Lim
AVES SCHOLARSHIPS
Nola Haynes, Yeon Joshlynn Kim, Kateryna Kolesnyk, Hyang Rim Lee, Marvin Moreno, Kevin Polzer
LESLIE P. CLAUSEN SCHOLARSHIP
Sarang Han
JERRY AND CAROL GOLDSMITH MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Jessica Kwon, piano Frederic Chopin: Fantasy Impromptu in C#-Minor, Op.66, No.4
Nola Haynes, voice “Push Da Button” from The Color Purple by Russell, Willis & Bray
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Ricardo Barton, Vanessa Berg, Nola Haynes, Yeon Joshlynn Kim, Kateryna Kolesnyk, Hyang Rim Lee, Yuko Matsushida, Marvin Moreno, Kevin Polzer, Michael Turner, Valerie Young
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kateryna Kolesnyk
JERRY AND CAROL GOLDSMITH MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Yeon Joshlynn Kim, piano Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, L. 171
Sarang Han, cello David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Esther Alejandro, Chris Armstead, Dena Gorilik, Gabriella Greene, Doc Hayes, Jon Lee, Dana Lund, Susan McCarthy, Mike Michikyan, Gabriel Miranda, Francisco Mora, Edwin Pacheco, Patrick Ramsey, Ashinee Reynolds, Nadia Lee Richardson, Stephen Stapleton, Michele Theriot
Esther Alejandro
Michael Turner
Valerie Young
Dena Gorilik
Shabrena Barnard, Ricardo Barton, Vanessa Berg, Michael Bianco, Eun Joo Cho, Cherokee DeWilliams, Sarang Han, Nola Haynes, Jessica Kwon, Hyang Rim Lee, Dana Lund, Amber McBride, Eliseo Oliva, Kevin Polzer, Zachary Slater, Miguel Vasquez, Manny Wittman, Valerie Young
Nadia Richardson
Zachary Slater
Kateryna Kolesnyk, Yeon Joshlynn Kim
Miguel Vasquez
Jessica Kwon
Mario Manjarrez
Eliseo Oliva
Nicholas Martinez, Hyung Ju Lim
Nola Haynes, Yeon Joshlynn Kim, Kateryna Kolesnyk, Hyang Rim Lee, Marvin Moreno, Kevin Polzer
Sarang Han
Jessica Kwon, piano Frederic Chopin: Fantasy Impromptu in C#-Minor, Op.66, No.4
Nola Haynes, voice “Push Da Button” from The Color Purple by Russell, Willis & Bray
Ricardo Barton, Vanessa Berg, Nola Haynes, Yeon Joshlynn Kim, Kateryna Kolesnyk, Hyang Rim Lee, Yuko Matsushida, Marvin Moreno, Kevin Polzer, Michael Turner, Valerie Young
Kateryna Kolesnyk
Yeon Joshlynn Kim, piano Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, L. 171
Sarang Han, cello David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
FACULTY RECITAL
The LACC faculty performed a scholarship fundraiser recital honoring Dr. Truett Hollis on May 28, 2009, raising over $1,000 to be used for student scholarships.
The LACC faculty performed a scholarship fundraiser recital honoring Dr. Truett Hollis on May 28, 2009, raising over $1,000 to be used for student scholarships.
JOHN WILLIAMS VISITS THE LACC MUSIC DEPARTMENT
On April 2 the Music Department welcomed Academy Award–winning composer, conductor, and alumnus John Williams to LACC. In thanking us for the “fantastic job” and our “commitment to the college and our students,” LACC President Dr. Jamillah Moore stated that “the event was a huge success and a wonderful showcase of the talent and opportunities that exist at LA City College.”
According to one attendee of the concert and Q&A, the school “has done for [our] students and for this college a most excellent service. It was a moving and meaningful evening, beautifully done. The generosity and wisdom, the music and collaboration of serious and giving people…was great….It was a landmark, an important event. And that it was focused on students and a man whose message was clear and deep, made it especially touching.”
The Composers Club concert, also attended by Mr. Williams, had over 200 attendees and was an unqualified success.
LACC CHAMBER CHORALE AT THE MACCC CONFERENCE
Students from the Chamber Chorale (Music 561) attended the 2008 MACCC (Music Association of California Community Colleges) Conference in San Diego, performing with over 200 students from Community Colleges throughout the state.
The Music 152 concerts take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:10-1:10pm in Clausen Recital Hall. The first half of the season includes professional musicians, with student recitals comprising the second part of the semester. All Music 152 concerts are free. Our evening concert series includes performances from students and faculty.