A Holiday Card to the City 2022

A Holiday Card to the City
King Center Concert Hall
7:30 PM, 10 December, 2022
Hosted by John Masserini, Dean of CLAS
Sleigh Ride: composed by Leroy Anderson
Arranged by MB Krueger* and RJ Miller*
Festival Choir and Symphonic Band
Funky Dreidl: composed by S. E. Golfarb
Arranged by Robert Applebaum
MSU Denver Chorale
Cantique de Noel: composed by Adolphe Adam
Arranged by James Nathaniel Holland
Michelle Thompson*, soprano
Bradley Thompson*, baritone
Jooeun Pak*, piano
What Sweeter Music: composed by Michael Fink
University Basso Choir
Ethan Tatreau, guitar
Ashley Stitt, harp
Alex Sylvester, triangle
African Music and Dance: Arranged by Adjei Abankwa
African Drum and Dance Ensemble, directed by Aduei Abankwa*
Matthew Baena
Willian Bartsch
Jungle Gabrielle Flores
Kevin Freire
Quinn Hudson
Kelsey Kiernan
Sasha McKeithan
Madilynn Raichart
Valeria Lupian Saucedo
Holly Schlotterback
Cloe Short
Hannah Slate
Dashing Through the Snow: composed by J. Pierpont
Arranged by Richard L. Saucedo
Symphonic Band
The Christmas Song: composed by Robert Wells and Mel Torme
Arranged by Stephen DeCesare
Darrell Sessions, euphonium
Abigail Skinner, piano
Hareiro Halalu: composed by Stanley Hoffman
Festival Choir
Luis Murillo-Rodarte, tenor
Christmastime is Here: composed by Vince Guaraldi
Arranged by Robert Sterling
University Treble Choir
MSU Denver Jazz Combo
My Favorite Things: composed by Richard Rodgers
Tyler Treadway, piano
Unomi Koshari, guitar
Luis Murillo-Rodarte, bass
Joseph Westerfield, percussion
Light has Shone: composed by Abigail Sheehan
MSU Denver Chorale
Darcy Naugle, soprano
Grace Dougherty, alto
Camden McPhee, tenor
Elisa Dean, piano
In the Bleak Midwinter: composer by Gustav Holst, Antonin Dvorák, Jay Rouse
Arranged by RJ Miller*
Festival Choir and Symphonic Band
Carol of the Bells: Mykola Leontovych
Arranged by Kyunghoon Kim
Jooen Pak*, piano
Nan Shannon*, piano
Santa Claus is Coming’ to Town: composed by J. Fred Coots
Arranged by RJ Miller*
Festival Choir and Symphonic Band
Conducted by Professor Emeritus Dr. Michael J. Kornelsen
*MSU Denver Faculty
Symphonic Band
Directed by Robert Wagner
Flute
Stephen Bowden
Chris Prado
Clarinet
Ren Bechtolt
Patti Galleher
Sabrina Lalinde-Fischer
Alan Santos
Bass Clarinet
Kayleigh Doan
Maddi Aguilar
Bassoon
Sabrina Abbott
Walker Hans
Alto Sax
Vladimir Acurio
Luis Chan
Iveth Molina
Tenor Sax
Kendal Grosshans
Morgan Rogers
Baritone Sax
Angel Valdez
Trumpet
Bright Ansah
Brayden Autele-Acera
Peyton Brauch
Kylie Bronk
Braden Collison
Dylan Doan
Jessica Friedenthal
Ruby Kovach
Horn
Jade Albert
Alex Sylvester
Trombone
Fatima Bahraini
Mateo Novoa
Vivian Sikorsky
Euphomium
Nathaniel Hamilton
Darrell Session
Tuba
Jaeden Rooker
Percussion
Andi Bean
Jackson Bigham
Franklin Cole
Mikey Darnell
Kat Howard
Eryn Morris
Cass Pangell
Festival Choir Personnel
Directed by MB Krueger*
MSU Denver Chorale
Soprano 1
DJ Fierro
Jungle Gabrielle Flores
Chloe Short
Celine Spears
Miranda White
Briana Zappavigna
Soprano 2
Lindsay Cann
Jori Friend
Abigail Hollman
Darcy Naugle
Lillian Timmons
Brianna Winkler
Bella Weiss
Alto
Lexi Bauer
Grace Dougherty
Kelly Kerr
Jordan Rhoades
Krista Petersen
Abigail Sheehan
Tenor
Daniel Campbell
Walker Hans
Sahi McPhee
Luis Murillo-Rodarte
Bass
Nev Foley
Ben Howard
Jose Guerrero
James Park
Maxswell Satchell
Carter Skau
Spencer Wilhoite
University Treble Choir
Soprano 1
Jeremy Burns
Michelle Felix
Joan Foster*
Jess Reimers
Sequoia Sutton
Soprano 2
Jenaé Martinez
Angelina Ostrum
Mabel Ruiz
Abigail Skinner
Alto 1
Megan Colpitts
Ashlynne Doidge
Fifi Garcia
Annagrace O’Connor
Ana Zeldina
Alto 2
Lauren Coats
Shine Cruz
Elisa Dean
Helen DuBois
Savannah Verner
University Basso Choir
Tenor 1
Jade Albert
Kieran Boes
Ediuriel Maldonado-Sanchez
Alex Sylvester
Logan Willey
Tenor 2
Joshua Barker
Anthony Garcia
Drake Jenkins
Jeff Jennings
Bryan Lastrella
Bass 1
Jakob Garcia
Liam Jones
Diego Maldonado Lopez
Christopher Rathbun
Eli Undercofler
Javier Vela
Bass 2
Geoff Banninger
Rex Herlin
Ben Roby
Spencer Wilhoite
*MSU Denver Faculty