Bill Cunliffe jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director
Rodolfo Zuñiga* jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director
PIANO, ORGAN, PIANO PEDAGOGY
Bill Cunliffe jazz piano
Alison Edwards* piano, piano pedagogy, class piano
Dr. Robert Watson piano
MUSIC EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING, AND TEACHING CREDENTIAL
Dr. Christopher Peterson choral
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore* instrumental
MUSIC IN GENERAL EDUCATION
Dr. John Koegel*
Dr. Katherine Reed
MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE
Dr. Vivianne Asturizaga musicology
Dr. John Koegel* musicology
Dr. Katherine Reed musicology
STRINGS
Kimo Furumoto Director of Orchestra Studies and University Symphony Orchestra conductor
Bongshin Ko cello
Dr. Ernest Salem* violin
THEORY AND COMPOSITION
Dr. Hesam Abedini composition, theory
Dr. Pamela Madsen composition, theory
Dr. Ken Walicki* composition, theory
VOCAL, CHORAL, AND OPERA
Dr. Robert Istad* Director of Choral Studies and University Singers conductor
Dr. Kerry Jennings* Director of Opera
Dr. Christopher Peterson CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor
Dr. Joni Y. Prado* voice, academic voice courses
Dr. Bri’Ann Wright general education
WOODWINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION
Dr. Dustin Barr Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony, University Band
Jean Ferrandis* flute
Sycil Mathai* trumpet
Ken McGrath* percussion
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
University Symphonic Winds conductor
Michael Yoshimi* clarinet
STAFF
Michael August Production Manager
Eric Dries Music Librarian
Gretchen Estes-Parker Office Coordinator
Will Lemley Audio Technician
Jeff Lewis Audio Engineer
Chris Searight Musical Instrument Services
Paul Shirts Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Williams Business Manager
* Denotes area coordinator
Welcome to the Fall 2025 performing and visual arts season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. Each new semester, our campus comes to life with the energy and creativity of thousands of arts students eager to share their unique visions. Whether you’re returning to our venues or here for the first time, we are so excited to present another season to you. Thank you for joining us.
On October 12, the School of Music presents the interdisciplinary performance “Shakespeare in Sound,” featuring the University Symphonic Winds along with vocal and theatre students. Later in the semester, “Here’s Johnny!: Celebrating 100 Years of Johnny Carson” swings its way onto the stage with a program of jazzy favorites on November 16. More toe tapping is in order when the Department of Theatre and Dance presents their fall musical “9 to 5,” based on the hit 1980 film and featuring the music of Dolly Parton. To close the season, “Fall Dance Theatre: Tethered” returns to the Hallberg Theatre with a fully interactive stage set for our dancers and choreographers to explore.
If you haven’t yet visited the College of the Arts Galleries, join us for the October 4 opening reception for the exhibitions Soo Kim: “(Charlie sings in the quietest voice)” and Carol Caroompas: “Mystical Unions.” Kim is known for her intricately cut and layered photographic work while trailblazing alumna Caroompas is widely recognized for her layered visual narratives. Don’t forget to stop by our student galleries while you’re there!
There are so many exhibitions, concerts, and performances to experience across the college this season, but they wouldn’t be possible without you – our extended Titan community. In every class, every rehearsal and with every hour spent in the studio, our students are pushing creative boundaries, but they need your support to thrive. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides arts students with necessary funds for scholarships, off-campus opportunities, and so much more. Help transform their potential into possibility by making a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today.
Thank you for joining us for this performance. Our students are ready to make the Fall 2025 season unforgettable, and we are so proud to share their artistry with you.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
Here’s Johnny!
PROGRAM
Fullerton Pops Orchestra
Kimo Furumoto, conductor
Johnny Carson/Paul Anka (from The Tonight Show arr. Bill Cunliffe/Jacob Wallenbrock
Starring Johnny Carson)
Symphonic Swing .....................................................................arr. Jeff Tyzik
At Last .......................................................
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren arr. Riley Hampton, trans. Dylan Canterbury
The Intimacy of the Blues .......................................................
Billy Strayhorn
Introducing vocalist Femi Knight
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea ............................... Harold Arlen arr. Bill Cunliffe
Girl from Ipanema .......................................................
Antonio Carlos Jobim arr. Bill Cunliffe
Almost Like Being in Love .................................................. Frederick Loewe arr. Bill Cunliffe
PROGRAM
Introducing vocalist Jack Wood
I’ve Got the World on a String Harold Arlen arr. Nelson Riddle
Our Love is Here to Stay....................................... George and Ira Gershwin arr. Nelson Riddle
Here’s That Rainy Day ....................................................Jimmy Van Heusen arr. Bill Cunliffe
I’ve Got You Under My Skin ....................................................... Cole Porter arr. Nelson Riddle
Introducing saxophonist Ernie Watts
Goodbye Gordon Jenkins arr. Bill Cunliffe
In the Mood ............................................................................... Joe Garland arr. Jeff Tyzik
The Lady is a Tramp .Richard Rodgers arr. Bill Byers
Here’s Johnny! (reprise) .......................................Johnny Carson/Paul Anka arr. Bill Cunliffe/Jacob Wallenbrock
Here’s johnny!
JOHNNY CARSON
Johnny Carson (born October 23, 1925, Corning, Iowa, U.S.—died January 23, 2005, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian who, as host of The Tonight Show (1962–92), established the standard format for television chat shows—including the guest couch and the studio band—and came to be considered the king of late-night television.
After high school graduation and service in the navy during World War II, Carson enrolled at the University of Nebraska. While there he participated in student theatrical activities and worked for a radio station in Lincoln. After graduating in 1949, Carson took another radio job, in Omaha, and in 1951 he began working as an announcer at a television station in Los Angeles. He was also given a Sunday afternoon comedy show, which led to his being hired as a writer for Red Skelton’s show. After Carson substituted successfully for Skelton at the last minute on one occasion, he was given his own short-lived variety show, The Johnny Carson Show. He then moved to New York City and in 1957 became host of the game show Who Do You Trust? In 1962 Carson replaced Jack Paar as host of The Tonight Show.
As the host of that nightly program for nearly three decades, Carson had an unprecedented influence on a generation of television viewers, and his decision in 1972 to move his show from New York to California was instrumental in shifting the power of the TV industry to Los Angeles. He created such memorable characters as Aunt Blabby and Carnac the Magnificent, as well as a large number of classic skits, and became one of the most beloved performers in the country. Carson won four Emmy Awards, was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1987), and was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992) and a Kennedy Center Honor (1993). On May 22, 1992, Carson’s final appearance as the host of The Tonight Show attracted an estimated 50 million viewers, the largest audience in the program’s history. Comedian Jay Leno replaced Carson as the late-night staple’s host.
Except for a brief (and unpopular) switch to a magazine-type news program in 1957, the format of the show has been remarkably consistent throughout its history. In many ways resembling a variety show, The Tonight Show combines a nightly monologue by the host, comedy sketches, musical guests, and celebrity interviews, all permeated by the signature style and persona of the show’s host, thus creating a nightly topical entertainment program with a pop-culture focus. The program has had six principal hosts in its history—Steve Allen (1954–57), Jack Paar (1957–62), Johnny Carson (1962–92), Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–14), Conan O’Brien (2009–10), and Jimmy Fallon (2014– )—as well as numerous guest hosts and sidekicks or cohosts, the most significant of whom was Ed McMahon, Carson’s longtime partner. Each host brought his own strengths and talents to the show: Allen was known primarily as a gifted comedian with improvisational and musical skills, whereas Paar was praised more for his skills as a conversationalist. Carson brought a completely different tone and style, returning the show to its comic roots, moving it from New York City to Burbank, California, and becoming one of the most-beloved figures in American television history during his nearly 30-year tenure as the “king of late night.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tonight-Show
Violin
Maxwell Avalos
Charlotte Bouck
Matthew Fang
Miriam Ibanez
Samuel Kim
Alicia Kuch
Regam Lambert
Jordan Nava
Tan Phuoc Ngo
Soo Hyun Park*
Megan Pollon+
Joshua Teng
Hannah Thai
Viola
Esra Arin
Remy Fang
Ethan Gathe*
John Harris
Ty Kanauchi
Jacob Mladineo
Cello
Rebecca Chiu
Connor Dicamillo
Brooke
Giammanco
Chani Greaves
Shannon Hayden
Benjamin Her*
Jennifer Lee
Edward Montalvo
Lynnette Silva
Julian Van Aalst
Xiyan Yu
Bass
Michael Selfridge
Andrew
de Stackelberg*
Flute
Daniella Arditti*
Rogelio Justo*
Crystal Lee
Oboe
America Dionati
Lilith Wathan*
Clarinet
Humberto Bravo
Oren Dror*
Jesus Santiago
Christian Solis*
Bassoon
Nayalin Guzman*
Rekha Michael*
Adrian Wu
Horn
River Ballantyne
Diego Campos*
Andrew French*
Adam Sevilla
Trumpet
Trevor Cannon*
Isaac Montaño
Alex Santiago
Rudy Xool*
Trombone
Paul De La Rosa
Nathanael Peters*
Samuel Song
Tuba
Zachary Arnold*
Percussion
Cameron
Abrahamson
Peyton Johnson
Ziyania Monroe
Galadriel Pokracki
John Sunderman*
Harp
Stephanie Iorga
*Principal +Concertmaster
FULLERTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Saxophone
Spencer Bowie, alto
Alejandro Martinez, alto
Jared Guebara, tenor
Matthew Nelson, tenor
Benjamin Jones, baritone
Trumpet
Jacob Wallenbrock
Edward Castaneda
Brian Watson
Julian Quiroz
Trombone
Paulina Ramirez
Milo Penner
Luis Hernandez
Paul De La Rosa, bass
Rhythm
Elias Valdez, guitar
Matthew DeCamara, piano
Kevin Karagozian, bass
Bradley Harris and David Nicolalde, drums
Femi Knight is a creative visionary who is dedicated to enriching the lives of all people through Music, encouraging hope through diversity and promoting the gift of creative expression everywhere.
One of Los Angeles’ most prominent vocalists; who has worked alongside the Music Industry’s most wellknown musicians, artists, actors, choreographers, and record producers. History includes performances with Brian McKnight, Carl Anderson, Harvey Mason, Abraham Laboriel, Jimmy Branly, Otmaro Ruiz, Phil Upchurch, Michael Paulo, Bill Cunliffe, Ledisi, Shirley Caesar, John Legend, Englebert Humperdinck, Deniece Williams, Eddie Harris, Howard Hewett, Jorge Ben Jor, India.Arie, Don Grusin, Ray Brown Jr., the Black-Eyed Peas, and Sergio Mendes.
Tours and appearances as a solo artist include the National Arts Center (Ottawa, Canada), Playboy Jazz Festival 2002, CBC radio, and the Palm Spring Women’s Jazz Festival. Also, Mrs. Knight has provided vocals for film, television shows, and commercials. Born and raised in South Florida, she grew up in a home parented by classical musicians and educators.
Jack Wood, a vital part of the Los Angeles music scene for many years, has worked and recorded with some of the greatest musicians on the planet. He is a familiar face on the Southern California jazz scene, both as concert producer and singer. His inimitable style has won over audiences of all ages and sizes, whether in small clubs, college theaters, large amphitheaters or jazz festivals. He has opened for such artists as Sergio Mendes and Maureen McGovern, and has shared stages with the likes of Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Barbara Morrison, and Eddy Daniels.
Since Jack’s early days with the Ronnie Brown Trio (which included then nascent jazz all-stars John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums), Jack has focused his talents on the classic standards of “The Great American Songbook.” He is equally at home singing an up-tempo jazz tune, a romantic ballad or a sensual bossa nova. He frequently works with musicians who have spent their careers backing such stars as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Natalie Cole and Diana Krall, and they often comment on Jack’s impeccable intonation and smooth, clean sound.
Jack has performed and recorded with many of the finest and best-known jazz musicians in the Los Angeles area, including Ron Anthony, Page Cavanaugh, Buddy Chilers, Peter Christlieb, Ron Eschete, Vincent Falcone, John Ferraro, George Garrney, Tom Garvin, Warren Ham, Jeff Hamilton, Jim Hughart, Luther Hughes, Carmen McRae, Jack Jones and the Cannonball/Coltrane Project, Joe LaBarbera, Marc LeBrun, Joe Massimino, Bill Miller, Barbara Morrison, Rob Mullins, John Pisano, Tom Ranier, Dave Stone, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Harry James, and Peter Woodford.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Two-time Grammy Award winner Ernie Watts is one of the most versatile and prolific saxophone players in music. It has been more than fifty years since he first picked up a saxophone, and from age sixteen on he has been playing professionally, initially while still attending school. Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings by artists ranging from Cannonball Adderley to Frank Zappa, always exhibiting his unforgettable trademark sound. In 2014, Watts received the prestigious Frankfurt Music Prize given by the city of Frankfurt, Germany. It is presented to both classical and non-classical musicians. Of the 32 current winners, only 6 have been jazz musicians.
Watts started playing saxophone at age 13 in Wilmington, Delaware. He went with a friend who was joining the local school music program, and found himself carrying home an instrument too. When Gene Quill quit Buddy Rich's Big Band in Boston, trombonist Phil Wilson (a professor at Berklee), was asked to recommend a student as temporary replacement. A young Ernie Watts was referred, and left Berklee for that important spot.
Watts moved to Los Angeles and began working in the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Oliver Nelson. With the Nelson band, Watts visited Africa on a U.S. State Department tour in 1969. They played in Chad, Niger, Mali, Senegal, and the Republic of the Congo, which included the opportunity to meet and jam with the local African musicians. It was also with Oliver Nelson that Watts had the occasion to record with the legendary Thelonious Monk on Monk's Blues (Columbia).
During the 1970s and ‘80s, Watts was immersed in the busy production scene of Los Angeles. His signature sound was heard on countless TV shows and movie scores, almost all the early West Coast Motown sessions, and with pop stars such as Aretha Franklin and Steely Dan. In 1983, the film composer Michel Colombier wrote an orchestral piece entitled “Nightbird” for Watts. At the work’s inaugural performance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Charlie Haden came backstage to introduce himself. The meeting led to Watts performing with Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra and to tours with Pat Metheny's Special Quartet, which included Haden. Watts’ touring with Metheny’s group in the late 1980s was a turning point for him.
Watts’ eclectic mix of career activities has included work with vocalist Kurt Elling in a tribute to Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane, Dedicated To You, which won Elling his first Grammy Award, and concerts with the WDR Big Band Cologne in Germany, the Croatian Radio Television Jazz Orchestra in Zagreb and the National Radio Band of Slovenia, which played two of his compositions arranged for Watts by the celebrated Michael Abene.
Watts gives back to the music by conducting clinics and master classes, both on the student and professional level. Watts has also compiled a collection of orchestral arrangements for guest soloist appearances with symphonies, such as the National Symphony of Costa Rica. Finally, there is the occasional “hometown gig” with the Ernie Watts Quartet in California, where he is still based.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTORS
Kimo Furumoto is the Orchestra Director at California State University, Fullerton. He is also Music Director and Conductor of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra (West Virginia) as well as the Whittier Regional Symphony. His guest conducting appearances have taken him throughout the United States and Europe with many stellar orchestras. Previous positions include music director of the Concert Orchestra at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, conducting assistant with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He has worked with noted conductors such as Leonard Bernstein and Robert Shaw.
Furumoto holds degrees in conducting from Chapman University and the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. His ballet “The Mandarin Ducks” has been enthusiastically received by audiences.
Cal State Fullerton Professor of Music Bill Cunliffe is a jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award-winning arranger and record producer. He is known for blending jazz with classical and pop genres based on a deep knowledge of, and a lively curiosity about, musical styles. As a solo artist and bandleader, he has more than a dozen albums to his name and has appeared on numerous recordings. He grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and began piano lessons with his mother at the age of eight. At 20, having been captivated by the music of Oscar Peterson, he changed his focus from classical music to jazz. As an undergraduate at Duke University, he studied with jazz legend Mary Lou Williams. At the Eastman School of Music, he studied jazz piano with Bill Dobbins and arranging with Rayburn Wright. In 1989, he won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition.
Cunliffe began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson and James Moody. Later he toured and recorded with the Clayton Brothers and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, drummer Joe La Barbera, trumpeter Terell Stafford and jazz flutist Holly Hofmann.
Cunliffe’s score for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 2011 documentary “On the Shoulders of Giants” received two NAACP nominations for Outstanding Album and Outstanding Group or Duo Collaboration. In 2009, he was awarded a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement and has received four other Grammy nominations including two for Best Instrumental Composition. The Los Angeles Jazz Society honored Cunliffe in 2010 with its Composer/Arranger Award.
In addition to teaching full time, Cunliffe is a longtime faculty member of the Skidmore Jazz Institute and the Vail Jazz Workshop.
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$100,000-$499,999
Johnny Carson Foundation
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Continuing Life LLC
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ONTIVEROS SOCIETY
The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. We extend our deep appreciation to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts.
ANONYMOUS
JOHN ALEXANDER
LEE & DR. NICHOLAS A.* BEGOVICH
MARC R. DICKEY
JOANN DRIGGERS
BETTY EVERETT
CAROL J. GEISBAUER & JOHN* GEISBAUER
SOPHIA & CHARLES GRAY
MARYLOUISE & ED* HLAVAC
GRETCHEN KANNE
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ANNE L. KRUZIC*
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DR. SALLIE MITCHELL*
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DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE*
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DR. JUNE POLLAK & MR. GEORGE POLLAK*
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ART ALLIANCE promotes excellence and enjoyment in the visual arts, and their fundraising efforts contribute to student scholarship, gallery exhibitions, opening receptions and sculpture acquisition on campus.
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shape the future of the arts
The College of the Arts at Cal State Fullerton is one of the largest comprehensive arts campuses in the CSU system. We proudly serve as an academic institution of regional focus with national impact that combines rigorous arts training with cross-disciplinary exploration to encourage the artistic expression and individual achievement of thousands of students throughout the arts every day.
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COLLEGE OF THE ARTS • SELECT EVENTS | FALL 2025
*Molly Pease, mezzo-soprano, with David Bergstedt, piano
September 19 • Meng Concert Hall
Simon Shiao, violin
October 2 • Meng Concert Hall
Soo Kim: (Charlie sings in the quietest voice) and Carole Caroompas: Mystical Unions
October 4, 2025 – May 17, 2026 College of the Arts Galleries
University Symphony Orchestra
October 4 • Meng Concert Hall
University Wind Symphony & Alumni Band: Alchemy of Sound
October 5 • Meng Concert Hall
Caroline Chin, violin
October 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Men on Boats
October 9–18 • Hallberg Theatre
9 to 5: The Musical
October 23–November 1 • Little Theatre
Shakespeare in Sound feat. the University Symphonic Winds
October 12 • Meng Concert Hall
University Singers and Concert Choir
October 19 • Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble
October 24 • Meng Concert Hall
Dr. Garik Pedersen, piano
October 25 • Meng Concert Hall
Advanced Vocal Workshop with Mark Robson, piano
October 30 • Meng Concert Hall
Ernest Salem, violin & Alison Edwards, piano
November 1 • Meng Concert Hall
Irina Kulikova, guitar
November 4 • Meng Concert Hall
The House of the Spirits
November 6–15 • Young Theatre
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
November 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Opera Scenes
November 14–16 • Recital Hall
Fullerton Pops in Here’s Johnny: A Tribute to Johnny Carson feat. University Symphony Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
November 16 • Meng Concert Hall
Jazz Singers
November 19 • Meng Concert Hall
Cello Choir
November 19 • Recital Hall
University Symphonic Winds
November 21 • Meng Concert Hall
Fall Dance Theatre: “Tethered”
December 4–13 • Hallberg Theatre
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
December 5 • Meng Concert Hall
University Wind Symphony
December 7 • Meng Concert Hall
Titan Voices and Singing Titans
December 8 • Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble and Fullerton Latin Ensemble
December 9 • Meng Concert Hall
University Band
December 10 • Meng Concert Hall
Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton! December 13, 14 • Meng Concert Hall
