CSU–Pueblo Hosts High School Honors Music Performances

Nearly 150 Southern Colorado high school musicians will visit the Colorado State University – Pueblo campus for two days of instruction by University faculty and rehearsals for a performance on Oct. 13. Selected by their respective high school music teachers, these students will comprise third annual Southern Colorado Honor Orchestra and Choir. Both ensembles are an educational outreach effort by the Department of Music.

Students from 21 high schools will participate in preparation for a full-scale concert. The conductors for these talented students are from the CSU-Pueblo music faculty. Dr. Dana Ihm, assistant professor of music and conductor of the University’s Concert Choir, will rehearse and direct the Honor Choir, while Dr. Jacob Chi will conduct the Honor Orchestra. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 13. The two ensembles will come together at the close of the concert for the grand finale.

Musicians from the following schools will participate:
Pueblo Central, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo County, Pueblo East, Pueblo West, Canon City, Florence, Harrison (Colorado Springs), Doherty ( Colorado Springs), Lamar, Peyton, Limon, Ellicott, Evangelical Christian Academy (Colorado Springs), Palmer (Colorado Springs), Coronado (Colorado Springs), Rampart (Colorado Springs), Mesa Ridge, Falcon,
Centennial (San Luis), and Whitefield.

The program is as follows:

ORCHESTRA Director - Dr. Jacob Chi, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Mannheimer Sinfonie No. 2 in A Major......................................................J. Stamitz
Rumanian Folk Dances...........................................................................Bela Bartok
Melodia En La Menor..........................................................................Astor Piazzolla

CHOIR Director – Dr. Dana Ihm, Colorado State University-Pueblo Tournez, Tournez..............................................................................................Stroope
My God is a Rock..........................................................................................arr. Shaw
O Clap Your Hands........................................................................Vaughan Williams
Every Night.........................................................................................................Walker
O Filii et Filiae...................................................................................................Leisring
And the Glory of the Lord...................................................................................Handel

In addition to the conductors noted above, the renowned Veronika String Quartet, artists-in-residence at the University, will serve as coaches for the string sections of the orchestra. Students from the music program will serve as hosts and guides, along with University Student Ambassadors. The high school students will be guests at a banquet prior to the concert and will be treated to performances from the Veronika String Quartet as well as University music students. Dr. Roy Sonnema, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will welcome the participants to the campus.

Participants and their respective schools, instruments or vocal ranges, are:

Barger, Brittany	Alto	East HS
Burks, Shatel	Alto	Central HS
Cooley, Suzanne	Alto	Ellicott HS
Cooper, Desiree	Alto	Central HS
Floyd, Desiree	Alto	Peyton HS
Guthrie, Adrianna	Alto	Harrison HS
Harbach, Shelby	Alto	Evangelical Christian
Hearne, Ashley	Alto	Ellicott HS
Kisamore, Amber	Alto	Lamar HS
Lanham, Stacie	Alto	Harrison HS
Lusk, Amanda	Alto	East HS
McCallum, Kelsie	Alto	Limon HS
Moodie, Genessa	Alto	Evangelical Christian
Neumann, Carly	Alto	Peyton HS
Perea, Stephanie	Alto	Pueblo County
Reick, Marei	Alto	Limon HS
Sadler, Sarah	Alto	Canon City HS
Schemahorn, Kimberly	Alto	Lamar HS
Steele, Alyssa	Alto	Florence HS
Stevens, Kiera	Alto	Central HS
Terze-Schwarze, Anne	Alto	Doherty HS
Wilkinson, Amanda	Alto	Pueblo West
Blackburn, Tyler	Baritone	Pueblo West
Dillard, Richard	Baritone	Ellicott HS
Duck, Loren	Baritone	Doherty HS
Dugan, Keith	Baritone	Pueblo County
Duran, Evan	Baritone	East HS
Gilmore, Charles	Baritone	Harrison HS
Griffin, Joshua	Baritone	Lamar HS
Larsen, Pierce	Baritone	Canon City HS
Leyva, Jordan	Baritone	Central HS
Nodland, Nils	Baritone	Canon City HS
Romero, Vince	Baritone	East HS
Struttmann, Andrew	Baritone	Evangelical Christian
Walters, Victor	Baritone	Limon HS
Bonney, Josef	Bass	Centennial HS
Flores, Caroline	Bass	Falson HS
Lyon, Daniel	Bass	Widefield HS
Martinez, Kenneth	Bass	Harrison HS
Moore, Vincent	Bass	Centennial HS
Watson, Andrew	Bass	East HS
Fall, Bryce Cameron	Cello	Florence HS
Hocutt, Michelle	Cello	Mesa Ridge HS
Jimenez, Ben	Cello	East HS
Sonnema, Beth	Cello	East HS
Sparks, Matt	Cello	East HS
Watson, Amanda	Cello	Palmer HS
Willson, Sarah	Cello	East HS
Ades, DaVeda	Soprano	Ellicott HS
Ades, Nissa	Soprano	Ellicott HS
Anderson, Ricki	Soprano	Florence HS
Brown, Lisa	Soprano	Canon City HS
Calloway, Shakeia	Soprano	Harrison HS
Colon, Christina	Soprano	Harrison HS
Farinelli, Olivia	Soprano	Doherty HS
Herman, Dana	Soprano	Peyton HS
Hernandez, Nancy	Soprano	Harrison HS
Markel, Jenna	Soprano	Evangelical Christian
Martinez, Amanda	Soprano	Central HS
Mundell, Tashalya	Soprano	Lamar HS
O'Connell, Elizabeth	Soprano	Central HS
Peters, Emily	Soprano	Evangelical Christian
Plaza, Ashley	Soprano	Central HS
Quintero, Rachel	Soprano	East HS
Ross, Anna	Soprano	Lamar HS
Savage, Jessica	Soprano	Evangelical Christian
Schwartze, Elizabeth	Soprano	Pueblo West HS
Snatchko-Moran, Ali	Soprano	Peyton HS
Taylor, Bethany	Soprano	Limon HS
Thomas, Tayler	Soprano	East HS
Versaw, Lacy	Soprano	Canon City HS
Vialpando, Patricia	Soprano	Central HS
Barnes, Tyler	Tenor	Pueblo County
Cave, Franklin	Tenor	Lamar HS
Dye, Jacob	Tenor	Lamar HS
Edwards, Andrew	Tenor	Evangelical Christian
Eilert, Corbin	Tenor	Canon City HS
Fernandez, Benjamin	Tenor	Lamar HS
Jung, Boo	Tenor	Limon HS
Kemper, Mitch	Tenor	Canon City HS
Latham, Jonathan	Tenor	Ellicott HS
O'Neill, Devlin	Tenor	Lamar HS
Sjoerdsma, Caleb	Tenor	Doherty HS
Stewart, Johnny	Tenor	East HS
Davis, Tiffany	Viola	Mesa Ridge HS
James, Mel	Viola	Widefield HS
Martinez, Katy	Viola	Coronado HS
Mead, Taylor Jeanne	Viola	Palmer HS
Miller, Allison	Viola	Centennial HS
Peck, Dani	Viola	Widefield HS
Reyes, Andres	Viola	East HS
Romero, Ashleigh	Viola	Mesa Ridge HS
Williams, Elizabeth	Viola	Centennial HS
Balerio, Ashley	Violin	East HS
Bartholomew, Kim	Violin	Centennial HS
Bogard, Erin	Violin	Centennial HS
Carlson, April	Violin	Palmer HS
Castle, Tyler	Violin	Mesa Ridge HS
Cox, Emily	Violin	Centennial HS
Crespin, Emily	Violin	Centennial HS
Davis, Hope Victoria	Violin	Palmer HS
Donnelly, Alyssa	Violin	Palmer HS
Duran, Damon	Violin	Mesa Ridge HS
Duval, Maura	Violin	Palmer HS
Ferguson, Helena	Violin	Centennial HS
Galloway, Hannah	Violin	Centennial HS
Grant, Megan	Violin	Mesa Ridge HS
Hoh, Kirstin	Violin	Widefield HS
Krick, Stephanie	Violin	Widefield HS
Mapp, Dorian	Violin	Widefield HS
Ortega, Marina	Violin	East HS
Palmer, Brenden	Violin	Centennial HS
Schwer, Shelby	Violin	Centennial HS
Sexton, Chad	Violin	Centennial HS
Smith, Mikayla	Violin	Centennial HS
Smith, Victoria	Violin	Centennial HS
Springfield, Melissa	Violin	East HS
Strahlem, Devin	Violin	Centennial HS
Stravia, David	Violin	East HS