CSUF Titan High School Honor Band and CSUF Chamber Ensembles
Gregory X. Whitmore, conductor
John Hallberg, conductor
Kenneth McGrath, conductor
Dustin Barr, conductor
Michael Yoshimi, clarinet
8:00pm • Saturday, April 11, 2026 • Meng Concert Hall
RONALD S. ROCHON
President, California State University, Fullerton
SEAN E. WALKER
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (Interim)
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD
Dean, College of the Arts
DR. RANDALL GOLDBERG Director, School of Music
KIMO FURUMOTO
Assistant Director, School of Music
BONGSHIN KO
Assistant Director, School of Music
SCHOOL OF MUSIC FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF
FACULTY
CONDUCTING
Kimo Furumoto instrumental
Dr. Robert Istad choral
Dr. Christopher Peterson choral
Dr. Dustin Barr instrumental
JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC
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 spring 2026 events season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. We have been hard at work in every classroom, practice room, and studio across campus preparing to share new sounds and bold creativity with all of you. We are thrilled you are here.
Our students and their success form the core of our purpose in the College of the Arts but unlike their counterparts in other colleges, their paths are not solely formed through classroom learning; they are revealed in the moments when talent meets opportunity. Like when a dancer attends an intensive, or when a musician travels abroad on tour, or an actor or artist is mentored – this is where promise is transformed into possibility. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence gives students access to meaningful experiences like these and many more, including masterclasses, research opportunities, materials, and professional conferences. You can help ensure creativity isn’t limited by circumstance. Consider a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today.
This spring semester is brimming with performances and exhibitions for all to enjoy –some that will make you laugh and others that will make you think. In the School of Music, Sibarg Ensemble, featuring our own Hessam Abedini, explores the musical intersections of Iranian music and jazz on February 20. In April, Benjamin Britten’s comic opera “Albert Herring” follows the shy, virtuous title character as he rebels against his prudish upbringing. Join us in the Little Theatre beginning March 5 for the musical “Once Upon a Mattress” – an uproarious sendup of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale, “The Princess and the Pea.” If you’re craving something completely different, Eugène Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” opens March 19 to hold a mirror to the absurdity of mob mentality and the struggle to maintain individuality in the face of mass hysteria. And in late spring, our dancers and choreographers return to demonstrate their inimitable power and grace in “Spring Dance Theatre.”
Across the walkway from where you’re seated are the College of the Arts Galleries. You can still catch exhibitions from Soo Kim and Carol Caroompas until May, or stop by the galleries on Wednesdays for our bi-weekly Student Galleries opening receptions. They are always full of energy, and you might even find student artwork to purchase and take home!
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.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
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PROGRAM
University Symphonic Winds Brass Ensemble
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore, conductor
Western Fanfare (1997) ...............................................................
Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
CSUF Titan Saxophone Ensemble
Dr. John Hallberg, conductor
Soprano: Adam Kummer, Colin Ward, Jesus Santiago
Alto: Kimberly Orozco, Ana Adame, Kaylee Perez
Tenor: Joshua Lopez, Miles Luong-Gonzales, Chris Benitez
Baritone: Ariel Perez, Shuxiang Jiang, Diego Esparza
Danzon No. 2 (1994/1998/2017)
Arturo Marquez (b. 1950) arr. K. Veen/N.Wood
Tico Tico No Fuba (2018) Zequinha Abreu (1880-1935) arr. John May
CSUF Percussion Ensemble
Professor Ken McGrath, conductor
Cameron Abrahamson, Andrew Alvidrez, Jonathan Brown, Geneva Daniels
Julian Haughton, Peyton Johnson, Daniel La France, Diego Mendoza, Jonathan Paxton, Joshua Powell, Markie Rosas, Brooklynne Summers, John Sunderman, Joshua Zepeda
Study No. 1 for Percussion Quartet (2023) ...................... Jesse Montgomery (b. 1981) ***** Intermission *****
Sun Dance (1997) ....................................................................... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Dr. Dustin Barr, conductor
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Western Fanfare
ERIC EWAZEN
Eric Ewazen (b. 1954, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American composer and educator. Receiving a B.M. at the Eastman School of Music, and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School, Dr. Ewazen’s teachers include Milton Babbitt, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Joseph Schwantner and Gunther Schuller. He is a recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. His works have been commissioned and performed by many soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras in the U.S. and overseas.
Ewazen has been lecturer for the New York Philharmonic’s Musical Encounters Series, vice president of the League of Composers--International Society of Contemporary Music, and composer-inresidence with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City. He has been a faculty member at Juilliard since 1980.
On Western Fanfare
A Western Fanfare is dedicated to the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, which commissioned the work in honor of their fiftieth anniversary celebrations. Composed in the spring of 1997, the work was performed throughout the summer season at the Music Academy as a festive concert opener. The fanfare is a bold and uplifting work, reflecting the beauty and excitement of Santa Barbara’s famous festival. Although it begins and ends with sonorous low brass and high trumpet flourishes, the middle section of the work is a lilting waltz. In the brief span of three minutes, an snapshot of joyful music making occurs. Western Fanfare is also available in a brass quintet version.
- Program Note from score
Danzon No. 2
ARTURO MARQUEZ
Arturo Márquez (b. 20 December 1950, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican composer. He began his musical training in La Puente, California, in 1966, later studying piano and music theory at the Conservatory of Music of Mexico and composition at the Taller de Composición of the Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico with such composers as Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras, Hector Quintanar, and Federico Ibarra. He also studied in Paris privately with Jacques Castérède, and at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick, Stephen Mosko, Mel Powell, and James Newton.
In recent years, Marquez has written a series of danzones, works based on an elegant Cuban dance that migrated to Veracruz, Mexico. His Danzon No. 2 is among the most popular Latin American works to emerge since the 1950s, enhanced by its use by Gustavo Dudamel with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra in their 2007 tour of the United States and Europe. In February 2006, Arturo Marquez received the Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes (Gold Medal of Fine Arts), the highest honor given to artists by Mexico’s Bellas Artes. That evening the concert El Danzon según Márquez (The Danzón according to Márquez) was presented at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The concert included six danzons, all contained on a forthcoming CD.
Márquez has received commissions from the OAS, the Universidad Metropolitana de Mexico, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Festival Cervantino, Festival del Caribe, Festival de la Ciudad de Mexico, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has received grants from the Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico, the French government, and the Fulbright Foundation. In 1994 he received the composition scholarship of Mexico’s Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. Márquez’s Octeto Malandro (Misbehaving Octet) was
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commissioned and premiered by Philadelphia’s Relâche Ensemble in 1996, and subsequently recorded by Relâche for Monroe St. Records. Márquez’s flute concerto, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Consejo Nacional para las Artes, was premiered by James Newton. Other works by Márquez include En Clave for piano, Son a Tamayo for harp, percussion, and tape (featured at the 1996 World Harp Congress),Homenaje a Gismonti for string quartet, and Zarabandeo for clarinet and piano.
On Danzon No. 2
The idea of writing the Danzón No. 2 originated in 1993 during a trip to Malinalco with the painter Andrés Fonseca and the dancer Irene Martínez, both of whom are experts in salon dances with a special passion for the danzón, which they were able to transmit to me from the beginning, and also during later trips to Veracruz and visits to the Colonia Salon in Mexico City. From these experiences onward, I started to learn the danzón’s rhythms, its form, its melodic outline, and to listen to the old recordings by Acerina and his Danzonera Orchestra. I was fascinated and I started to understand that the apparent lightness of the danzón is only like a visiting card for a type of music full of sensuality and qualitative seriousness, a genre which old Mexican people continue to dance with a touch of nostalgia and a jubilant escape towards their own emotional world; we can fortunately still see this in the embrace between music and dance that occurs in the state of Veracruz and in the dance parlors of Mexico City.
The Danzón No. 2 is a tribute to the environment that nourishes the genre. It endeavors to get as close as possible to the dance, to its nostalgic melodies, to its wild rhythms, and although it violates its intimacy, its form and its harmonic language, it is a very personal way of paying my respects and expressing my emotions towards truly popular
music. Danzón No. 2 was written on a commission by the Department of Musical Activities at Mexico’s National Autonomous University and is dedicated to my daughter Lily.
- Program Note by composer
Tico Tico No Fuba ZEQUINHA ABREU
José Gomes Abreu (19 September 1880, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil - 22 January 1935, Sao Paulo, Brazil) was Brazilian composer. As a child, he was a musical prodigy, and organized a band in his elementary school. He attended São Paulo University, where he studied harmony. He later took courses in pharmacology and began working in his father’s pharmacy. During this period he began composing, and in 1897 he organized a concert band. Abreu-Zequina was one of the most successful Brazilian song writers of the early modern song era. His song, “Tico-tico Bird in the Cornmeal,” was popularized in the United States as Tico Tico.
There is some question as to the composer’s exact name. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music uses José Gomes Abreu-Zaquina; music publisher De Haske uses Zequinha Abreu; Wikipedia uses José Gomes de Abreu and states that the composer is better known as Zaquinha de Abreu, the word “zaquinha” being a nickname that translates from Portuguese as “footballer.” That latter explanation is herein accepted.
On Tico Tico No Fuba
Tico-Tico no Fubá is the renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu (né José Gomes de Abreu) in 1917. Its original title was TicoTico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889–1928) had a work with the same title, Abreu’s work was given its present name in 1931.
Choro (literally translated meaning lament) is also popularly known as
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chorinho in the affectionate diminutive form of Brazilian Portuguese. “Fubá” is a type of maize flour, and “tico-tico” is the name of a bird, the rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Hence, “tico-tico no fubá” means “sparrow in the cornmeal”.
Tico-Tico no Fubá was recorded and made popular internationally by Carmen Miranda (who performed it onscreen in Copacabana (1947)) and Ray Conniff.
- Program Note by Wikipedia
Study No. 1
JESSIE MONTGOMERY
Jessie Montgomery is a GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator whose work interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness. Montgomery is an acute interpreter of 21st-century American sound and experience. Named Performance
Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year, her profound works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful, and exploding with life” (The Washington Post), and are performed regularly by leading orchestras, ensembles, and soloists around the world. In June 2024, Montgomery concluded a three-year appointment as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence.
Montgomery’s music contains a breadth of musical depictions of the human experience—from statements on social justice themes, to the Black diasporic experience and its foundation in American music, to wistful adorations and playful spontaneity—reflective of her deeply rooted experience as a classical violinist and child of the radical New York City cultural scene of the 1980s and 90s. In response to Montgomery’s GRAMMY®-winning work, Rounds (2021), San Francisco’s NPR station KQED stated: “This is what classical music needs.” A founding
member of PUBLIQuartet and a former member of the Catalyst Quartet, Montgomery is a frequent and highly engaged collaborator with performing musicians, composers, choreographers, playwrights, poets, and visual artists alike.
At the heart of Montgomery’s work is a deep sense of community enrichment and a desire to create opportunities for young artists. During her tenure at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, she launched the Young Composers Initiative, which supports high school-aged youth in creating and presenting their works, including regular tutorials, reading sessions, and public performances. Her curatorial work engages a diverse community of concertgoers and aims to highlight the works of underrepresented composers in an effort to broaden audience experiences in classical music spaces. Montgomery previously served on the Composition and Music Technology faculty at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. Montgomery has been recognized with many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and Musical America’s 2023 Composer of the Year. Since 1999, she has been affiliated with the Sphinx Organization in a variety of roles, including Composer-in-Residence for the Sphinx Virtuosi, its professional touring ensemble. Montgomery holds degrees from The Juilliard School and New York University and is currently a doctoral candidate in music composition at Princeton University.
On Study No. 1.
Study No. 1 for percussion quartet is my first work for percussion ensemble with the aim of exploring a wide range of timbres within a somewhat confined instrumentation. Each player’s setup has at most four individual instruments using various implements to create a spectrum
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of sound from rounded and chorale-like to metallic, bright, and playful. There are three main sections, the heart of which is inspired by marching band cadences, bookended by sections that are inspired by the West African “talking drum” in which various types of pitch bending and speech-like rhythmic patterns are explored.
- Jessie Montgomery
Everglow KATAHJ COPELY
Katahj Copley (b. 15 January 1998, Carrollton, Ga.) is an American saxophonist, composer and educator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education and composition from the University of West Georgia, and a master’s in music composition from the University of Texas at Austin. He received a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Michigan State University in 2026.
Copley’s first work, Spectra, was premiered in 2017 by the University of West Georgia’s Saxophone Ensemble. Since then, the composer has written over sixty pieces, including over twentyfive for wind band, which have been performed by many local high schools. At the University of West Georgia, Copley wrote pieces for UWG’s brass ensemble, concert choir, saxophone ensemble, symphonic band, jazz ensemble and wind ensemble. His compositions have been performed and commissioned by colleges, organizations, universities and professional ensembles, including the 1st Infantry Brass Choir, Rhode Island Recording Ensemble, Axos Saxophone Quartet, the Admiral Launch Duo and the Nu Alpha chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Georgia State University. In February of 2020, Dr. Copley’s Sunshine was featured at the Georgia Music Educators Association’s District XIII’s performance, and Nova was premiered by the University of West Georgia’s Wind Ensemble at the College Band Directors National Association
Southeast Division Conference.
Aside from composing, Copley is an educator who teaches young musicians the joy of discovering music and why music is a phenomenal language.
Music for Copley has always been impactful in his life. It can soothe, it can enrage, it can quiet and it can evoke emotions that are beyond him and this world we live in. He believes that music is the ultimate source of freedom and imagination, and the most freedom he has had as a musician was through composing. Composition is like opening one’s heart and showing the world one’s spirit, drive, and passion.
Copley is one of eight founding members of the Nu Black Vanguard, a composers collective dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Black composers in the medium of music; the other seven founding members are Kevin Day, Marie A. Douglas, Benjamin Horne, Kelijah Dunton, JaRod Hall, Dayla D. Spencer, and Adrian B. Sims. Bio from Windrep.org
On Everglow
When I first wrote Halcyon Hearts, I wrote it in a week where I was student teaching in Georgia. I wrote the piece as an exercise of thematic material and warmth in sound. The theme was passion--passion in those you love and the things you love no matter what anyone says.
Years later, this small piece has become a fan favorite and a piece I am thankful that gets played so much. While I was thankful, I had become restless with the constant asking for the piece or that being the only thing people would know my music for—I lost my passion for the work. I had started to grow feelings for the piece similar to that of Radiohead and Creep.
However recently I went back and looked at the comments left on my YouTube page and IG, read the posts from so many about this piece, and I saw the stories and all the lives this
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work has touched. I found what I lost -- the everlasting feeling of love and appreciation. When asked by Jennifer Compton to write a work for River Trail Middle School’s Midwest performance this year I knew what I wanted “to do, Everglow.
Everglow is a continuation of the feeling from Halcyon Hearts. The definition of “everglow” is the warm feeling of love that lingers after its initial discovery. While Halcyon Hearts was about an overture about the discovery of passion, Everglow to me currently is the finale of that feeling—what remained, what was lost and what grew from the proclamation of passion and love.
I am forever grateful to every director, every musician, every composer, every student and every kind soul that have embraced my music that have embraced Halcyon Hearts and that have embraced my own heart. Super grateful for Jennifer Compton and River Trail Middle School for this amazing opportunity to continue a story and embark on new sounds. Thank you all for playing the work, and most importantly thank you for telling me how much this all means to you as that means the world to me. Without you all this wouldn’t have happened, and thank to you all the passion remains.
The everglow lives on.
- Program Note by composer.
With Love & Grace NICOLE PIUNNO
Georgia native, Katahj Copley (he/him/ his) premiered his first work, Spectra, in 2017 and hasn’t stopped composing since. As of now, Katahj has written over 100 works, including pieces for chamber ensembles, wind ensembles, and orchestra. His compositions have been performed and commissioned by universities, organizations, and professional ensembles, including the Cavaliers Brass, California Band Director Association, Admiral Launch
Duo, and “The President’s Own” Marine Band. Katahj has also received critical acclaim internationally with pieces being performed in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Australia.
Katahj received two Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of West Georgia in Music Education and Composition in 2021. In 2023, he received his Masters in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin—studying with Omar Thomas and Yevgeniy Sharlat. He is currently studying music composition at Michigan State University.
Aside from composing, Katahj is an excited educator who teaches young musicians the joy of discovering music and why music is a phenomenal language.
“Music for me has always been this impactful thing in my life. It can soothe, it can enrage, it can quiet, and it can evoke emotions that are beyond me and this world we live in. I believe that music is the ultimate source of freedom and imagination. The most freedom I have had as a musician was through composing. Composition is like me opening my heart and showing the world my drive, my passion, and my soul.”
On With Love & Grace
With Love and Grace is a musical representation of a closing salutation. It can be a way of saying thank you or expressing honor for a special occasion. It can be a way of expressing forgiveness or saying goodbye. It can also signify the closing of a chapter in life. The music captures the complex emotions that often accompany these significant life changes or important moments.
Commissioned by Lake Travis High School. Premiered at the 2024 Midwest Clinic.
- Program Note from score
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Twitch
NATHAN DAUGHTREY
Composer and keyboard percussionist Nathan Daughtrey is driven by curiosity, relentlessly seeking ways to meld his lifelong passions. As a performing artist & clinician for Yamaha percussion and Salyers Percussion mallets, his varied career has taken him all over the world, appearing as a keyboard soloist in Australia, Asia, Eastern Europe, and throughout North America. Nathan has released two solo marimba albums – Spiral Passages and The Yuletide Marimba – the latter featuring his original arrangements of popular Christmas carols for the instrument. Additionally, he has appeared on many other albums, including Emma Lou Diemer’s Pacific Ridge, performing as soloist on her Concerto in One Movement for Marimba & Orchestra with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Nathan first discovered and cultivated his compositional voice through works involving percussion, including solos, duets, and ensembles. After one too many experiences being a bored, young “drummer” in the back of a band room, he made it his mission to compose wind band music across all difficulty levels with engaging, independent percussion parts that add color and drive, making those players indispensable. Perhaps best known for his percussion ensemble pieces, like Mercury Rising and Firefly, Nathan has also amassed an impressive catalog of chamber works combining percussion with woodwinds, brass, strings, and voice. Being a collaborative chamber musician on his own pieces has been the most rewarding means of combining his passions for performing and composing. This is best illustrated on the album Praxis with euphoniunist Brian Meixner, which includes recordings of Nathan’s duet Spitfire and his award-winning Coming Home for solo euphonium & percussion quintet. He maintains a healthy commission
schedule, composing works across genres for performers, ensembles, and directors worldwide.
In January 2020, Nathan took over as owner and president of C. Alan Publications after wearing many hats for the company since 1998. To this new role, he brings with him the same curiosity and zeal to curate a catalog of music that is genuine, forward-looking, educational, and inspiring. Nathan lives a charmed life full of running, traveling, cooking, and concert-hopping with his wife Katie and daughter Penelope in Greensboro, NC.
On Twitch
Twitch was commissioned by DC Tour & Travel (Jon Locke, CEO) for the Spring High School Wind Ensemble (Spring, Texas), directed by Gabe Musella, for performance at the 70th Annual Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic (Chicago, Illinois) with guest clarinet soloist Sasha Potiomkin of the Houston Symphony. Tasked with writing a piece for virtuosic solo clarinet, an occasional featured clarinet quartet, and band with active, grooving percussion parts presented a fun challenge. I approached the piece much like Baroque solo concerto with elements of the concerto grosso, alternating between the tutti ensemble and solo sections that don’t always have much to do with one another thematically.
Sometimes the solo clarinet is accompanied by the full ensemble, but mostly it is joined by a clarinet quartet made of three B-flat soprano clarinets and one B-flat bass clarinet, resulting in a nice homogeneous ensemble (like a string quartet). The connecting thread for the piece ends up being the percussion section, who behave much like a percussion quintet, echoing rhythmic motives heard in both the full ensemble and the solo parts. The excitement from beginning to end is palpable. Even in the calmer sections, fast, syncopated motives are thrown around the percussion section to keep the drive alive.
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Sun Dance
FRANK TICHELI
Frank Ticheli (b. 21 January 1958, Monroe, La.) is an American composer and conductor. He joined the faculty of the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music in 1991, where he served as Professor of Composition until 2023. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was Composer in Residence of the Pacific Symphony, and he still enjoys a close working relationship with that orchestra and their music director, Carl St. Clair.
Ticheli is well known for his works for concert band, many of which have become standards in the repertoire. In addition to composing, he has appeared as guest conductor of his music at Carnegie Hall, at many American universities and music festivals, and in cities throughout the world, including Schladming, Austria, at the Mid-Europe Music Festival; London and Manchester, England, with the Meadows Wind Ensemble; Singapore, with the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band; and numerous cities in Japan, with the Bands of America National Honor Band.
Frank Ticheli is the winner of the 2006 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest for his Symphony No. 2. Other awards for his music include the Charles Ives and the Goddard Lieberson Awards, both from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize, and First Prize awards in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music.
Ticheli received his doctoral and masters degrees in composition from The University of Michigan. His works
are published by Manhattan Beach, Southern, Hinshaw, and Encore Music, and are recorded on the labels of Albany, Chandos, Clarion, Klavier, Koch International, and Mark Records.
On Sun Dance
Sun Dance was written in 1997 on a commission from the Austin Independent School District to celebrate the twentyfifth anniversary of their All-City Honor Band Festival, and it was premiered by that group on March 18 of that year. Ticheli writes about the piece:
While composing Sun Dance, I was consciously attempting to evoke a feeling: bright joy. After completing the work, I found that the music began to suggest a more concrete image -- a town festival on a warm, sun-washed day. I imagined townspeople gathered in the park, some in small groups, some walking hand in hand, others dancing to the music played by a small band under a red gazebo. Throughout the composition process, I carefully balanced the songlike and dancelike components of “bright joy.” The oboe’s gentle statement of the main melody establishes the work’s song-like characteristics, while in the work’s middle section, a lyrical theme of even greater passion appears. Several recurring themes are indeed more vocal than instrumental in nature.
The work’s dancelike qualities are enhanced by a syncopated rhythmic figure...The figure is used not only in the main melody, but also as a structural building block for virtually everything in the piece, including other melodies, accompaniment figures, and episodes. - Program Note from Baylor University Concert Band concert program, 18 February 2018.
2026 CSUF TITAN HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND
Piccolo
Zachary Evertsz
Isabella Mbodwam
Flute
Irene Cervantes
Zachary Evertsz
Andre Hodges
Annika Kim
Malanie Massoudi
Isabella Mbodwam
Ariel Rios
Katherine Roca
Riley Roe
Allyson Vides
Oboe
Yami Barojas
Reyli Montes de Oca
Abraham Navarro
Kade Nguyen
Bassoon
Elijah Ortiz
Marco Tumambing
Daniel Valencia
Clarinet
Adan Hernandez Estrada
Daniel Hernandez
Samuel Hernandez
Aiden Iniguez
Cara McAloon
Jacob Prado Martinez
Melia Moore
Daniel Oh
Eldon Pearce
Sofia Perez
Nour Roumie
Andrew Salgado
Dominic Silva
Bass Clarinet
Jaelle Couch
Elias Orloff
Alto Saxophone
Hunter Albaugh
Ava Firnkoess
Melany Castellon
Jacob Herrera
Gabriel Isidro
Diego Reyes
Amarissa Ronquillo
Anthony Sifuentes
Tenor Saxophone
Katelyn Castaneda
Natasha Perez
Trinity Seidelman
Baritone Saxophone
Jair Cortez
Manolo Sanchez
Joy Thomas
French Horn
Callia Bennett
Austin Dominguez
Tito E. Reyna
Eliana Trujillo
Trumpet
Aaron Aguiar del Rio
Juan Diaz
Aaron Espinoza
Conner Franklin
Brianna Gallagher
Justin Garcia
Aden Gonzalez
William Meier
Samuel Miller
Eduardo Miranda
Angel Orozco Jr.
Yazir Palacios
Matthew Paz
Nery Perez
Emily Salibian
Nanami Toda
Matthew Vargas
Trombone
Enrique Barajas
Jackson Imakyure
Jade Maniti
Andre Moreno
Nathan Nguyen
Benjamin Valencia
Bass Trombone
Jonathan Salinas
Euphonium
Dayleen Arias
Zissou Landeros
Eli Naranjo
Tuba
Ralph Gardea
Leo Hernandez
Oscar Ibarra
Emmanuel Jaramillo
Maximiliano Ledezma
Adrian Perez
Randy Rodriguez
Jonathan Sanchez Pedroza
Percussion
Mia Escobar
Zhenghan Men
Greggory Ross
Amerie Williams
2026 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS & DIRECTORS OF BANDS
Alta Loma HS (Alta Loma, CA) – Joe Calderon
Canyon Springs High School (Moreno Valley, CA) – Christian Lozano
Carson High School (Carson, CA) – Roman Hernandez
Cypress High School (Cypress, CA) – James Quirion
Damien High School (La Verna, CA) – Jaime Magallon
El Dorado High School (Placentia, CA) – Taylor Smith and Eric Samson
Grand Terrace High School (Grand Terrace, CA) - Eduardo Madrigal
Hillcrest High School (Riverside, CA) – Kristen Matthews
Kaiser High School (Fontana, CA) – Roberto Ronquillo
La Quinta High School (La Quinta, CA) – Dr. Dave Jewett
Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, CA) – Jay Laging
Moreno Valley High School (Moreno Valley, CA) – Trevor Vasquez
Murrieta Mesa High School (Murrieta, CA) – Daniel Greenberg
Murrieta Valley High School (Murrieta, CA) – Caleb Marroquin
Nogales High School (La Puente, CA) - Jennifer Trujillo
Northview High School (Covina, CA) – Robin Gin
Oxford Academy (Cypress, CA) – Dylan Harlan
Palmdale High School (Palmdale, CA) – Meenah Alam
Ramona High School (Riverside, CA) – Brian Gallagher
Rubidoux High School (Jurupa Valley, CA) – Sarah Choi
San Dimas School (San Dimas, CA) – Daniel Sandt
San Gorgonio High School (San Bernardino, CA) – Danilo Gutierrez
San Marino High School (San Marino, CA) – William Lommel
Savanna High School (Anaheim, CA) - Fernando Penaloza
Sonora High School (La Habra, CA) – Jerome Diebolt
South El Monte High School (South El Monte, CA) – Bryan J. Lackey
Valley View High School (Ontario, CA) – Andrew Silva
Village Christian School (Los Angeles, CA) – Tyler Smith
Workman High School (City of Industry, CA) – Timothy McElearney
Youth Orchestra Los Angeles at Inglewood (Inglewood, CA) – Robin Raisch
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Gregory X. Whitmore is Conductor of the University Symphonic Winds at California State University Fullerton (CSUF). In addition to this artistic responsibility, he is an Associate Professor of Instrumental Music Education and serves as Area Coordinator of the CSUF Music Education Department. He is also in his 12th season as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, one of only a handful of youth wind ensembles connected to a group one professional symphony orchestra (Pacific Symphony) in the USA. Whitmore’s previous appointments in higher education include tenure as Director of Bands at Irvine Valley College (Irvine, CA), Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA), and College of the Desert (Palm Desert, CA). Prior to his work in higher education, he spent 13 years as Director of Bands at Cathedral City High School (Cathedral City, CA).
A proud Midwesterner and native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Whitmore earned his bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from The University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance. While a student at Michigan, he performed in the University of Michigan Symphony and Concert Bands; and led the University of Michigan Marching Band as “Michigan’s Man Up Front” - Drum Major - from 1999 to 2001 – becoming the second Black Drum Major in the history of the University of Michigan. He received his master’s degree in music with an emphasis in wind conducting from California State University Fullerton. He holds a master’s degree, and a doctorate in music and music education from Columbia University (Teachers College) in the city of New York.
A Second Place Winner of the 2017 American Prize in Conducting, Whitmore has conducted ensembles around the world in such notable concert venues as the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, The Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), The Golden Hall of The Musikverein (Vienna), The Wiener Konzerthaus (Vienna), The MuTh (Vienna), Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (Costa Mesa, CA), Symphony Hall (Chicago), The Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Carnegie Hall (New York City), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), Meng Concert Hall (Fullerton, CA), Weill Hall (Sonoma, CA), The Ambassador Auditorium (Pasadena, CA), Holy Trinity Church (Stratford, England), St. John’s Smith Square (London), Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Paris), and Heidelberg Castle (Germany). Under his direction, the Cathedral City High School Symphony Band was selected to perform as the showcase ensemble during the 2008 California Band Directors Association Annual Convention. He is a conductor for the World Strides Honors Performance Series.
With a research interest in music educator values as operationalized into pedagogy, in addition to investigating the concert band as an artistic medium, Whitmore has presented research at music education symposia throughout the United States and abroad, including The Midwest Clinic, and the International Society of Music Education World Congress. His research has been published in Visions of Research in Music Education. He has been recognized in four editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and he has been included in the 2005/2006 Edition of the National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers. He was selected to represent the State of California by School Band and Orchestra Magazine in the 2008 edition of “50 Band Directors Who Make a Difference.”
Whitmore belongs to professional organizations that include College Band Directors National Association, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society, The National Association for Music Education, Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association, and the California Music Educators Association, College Band Directors National Association, and The National Band Association. Learn more about Whitmore at gwhitmore.com
John Hallberg, a native of Southern California, is a saxophone performer and educator currently based in Southern California. He has performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues such as Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, Segerstrom Hall, Mozart Concert Hall of Zuhai, McCormick Place, Bovard Auditorium, and at numerous university campuses around the world. He has performed under the batons of notable conductors such as H. Robert Reynolds, Frank Battisti, Ray Cramer, Carl St. Clair, Larry Rachleff, Richard Heidel, and John Carnahan.
Hallberg is currently on faculty at California State UniversityFullerton, The Colburn School, and the Orange County School of the Arts. Additionally, he has previously taught applied saxophone at the University of Southern California. Many of his students have gone on to successfully audition into leading undergraduate, graduate, and teaching credential programs, as well as have gone on to successfully compete in North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) solo and chamber music competitions, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) solo and chamber music competitions, and multiple California honor bands.
Hallberg is a frequent participant at saxophone festivals and music conventions. He regularly attends NASA conferences, World Saxophone Conferences, and is often invited as a guest artist to various saxophone events to teach and perform. During his time in Southern California, he can often be seen giving clinics, recitals, and concerts locally.
Hallberg has received accolades in a number of chamber and solo competitions, including MTNA and NASA competitions, The 6th International Adolphe Sax Saxophone Competition, and the 2014 American Protege International Woodwind and Brass Competition, where he received first prize.
Hallberg received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance with minors in Music Theory and Analysis, Music Technology, and Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from The University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Music degree from The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University-Long Beach. In his free time, John enjoys cooking, playing chess, and spending time with his wife and two children.
Hallberg is a Yamaha Performing Artist and plays on Yamaha Saxophones exclusively.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Kenneth McGrath is a highly regarded performer and educator in Los Angeles. He has performed with the major ensembles of Southern California including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He has also appeared frequently with the LA Phil New Music Group, performed on several touring Broadway productions and played with dance companies such as American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. In 2008, he commissioned, performed, and recorded the world premiere of William Kraft’s Encounters XIII: Concertino for Percussion & Woodwind Quintet with Southwest Chamber Music.
McGrath also an active studio musician performing on numerous motion pictures for composers John Williams, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman, Alexandre Desplat, Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Danny Elfman, and Christophe Beck. McGrath currently serves on the percussion faculties of the California State University Fullerton School of Music, the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, and Pasadena City College. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles (summa cum laude) and the Eastman School of Music.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Dustin Barr is the Director of Wind Studies and Associate Professor of Music at California State University, Fullerton, where he leads the university’s comprehensive band program. He conducts the acclaimed University Wind Symphony and University Band, oversees the graduate wind conducting program, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Prior experiences include appointments as Assistant Director of Bands at Michigan State University, Director of Bands at Mt. San Antonio College, and Assistant Director of Bands at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. A leading pedagogue in the field of conducting, Barr collaborated with theatre director Jerald Schwiebert to integrate performance theory with various movement disciplines, pioneering innovative approaches to conducting instruction. Their co-authored book, Expressive Conducting: Movement and Performance Theory for Conductors (Routledge, 2018), has become an essential resource for conductors worldwide. His work in movement theory has resulted in invitations to present masterclasses and lectures throughout the USA and in Spain. Moreover, his research on Scandinavian chamber wind ensemble music resulted in published editions of Asger Lund Christiansen’s Octet, op. 43 and Svend Schultz’s Divertimento for Wind Octet. Barr’s accomplishments have garnered wide recognition, including winning Second Prize of the 2024 American Prize in Conducting and Second Prize of the 2024 American Prize in Collegiate Wind Band Performance. His leadership of the CSUF University Wind Symphony has resulted in prestigious performances at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conferences at both national (2019) and regional (2024) levels, as well as a headlining performance at the 2023 California All State Music Education Conference. The University Wind Symphony’s 2022 album, Effigy, is another noteworthy achievement. This album features the music of composer Brian Baumbusch and was the result of innovative musical practices and remote recording projects undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Barr’s direction, the ensemble also received Third Prize in the 2021 American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music. Barr has guest conducted prominent ensembles, including the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, in addition to numerous collegiate bands across the country. Additionally, he has appeared as guest conductor of leading municipal bands throughout Spain and will travel to Panama in 2026 to conduct the inaugural Panama National Youth Honor Band. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Michigan, and both Master and Bachelor of Music degrees from California State University, Fullerton. His principal mentors include Michael Haithcock and Mitchell Fennell.
Hawaii-born clarinetist Michael Yoshimi is an active performer and educator based in Los Angeles. He joined the faculty at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) in 2022 and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2024. He also teaches at Claremont Graduate University. Michael frequently appears as a guest player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has performed with ensembles including the Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Jacksonville Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Since 2013, Michael has been the clarinet instructor at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, where he has developed one of the most successful private studios in the country. His students come from across Los Angeles and have been accepted into top conservatories and universities, including the Colburn School, University of Southern California, Rice University, Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Stanford University, and Brown University. His students have earned numerous accolades, including top honors at prestigious competitions such as the International Clarinet Association’s High School Solo Competition, the National YoungArts Foundation Finals, and the Music Center’s Spotlight Awards. They have also performed on National Public Radio’s From the Top and participated as principal players in renowned summer festivals such as the Verbier Junior Festival Orchestra, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra/National Youth Orchestra 2 (NYO/NYO2), Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and Interlochen Arts Camp.
Michael holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree in clarinet performance from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University. His principal teachers were Yehuda Gilad and J. Lawrie Bloom.
Michael’s teaching philosophy emphasizes the role of teachers in not only building a strong foundation in music but also shaping the lives of their students. He focuses on cultivating solid fundamentals to enable his students to express themselves freely through their instrument. He looks forward to connecting with and mentoring new students from around the world.
$500,000 +
Mrs. Junko Klaus
$100,000-$499,999
Johnny Carson Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
CSU Northridge Foundation
Leo Freedman Foundation
Ms. Susan Hallman in Memory of Ernie Sweet ‘77
Mr. Matthew Scarpino & Ms. Karyn Hayter
Mr. Steve & Mrs. Robin Kalota
Dr. Sallie Mitchell*
Dr. Tedrow & Mrs. Susan Perkins
Mrs. Louise Shamblen
$25,000 - $49,999
Mr. Darryl Curran
Mrs. Lee C. Begovich
Mrs. Marilyn Carlson
Ms. Mary A. and Mr. Phil Lyons
Mr. Bob & Mrs. Terri Niccum
Mr. Ernest & Mrs. Donna Schroeder
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Dr. Marc Dickey
Mrs. Evelyn Francuz
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Ms. Kathleen Hougesen
Ms. Kathy Mangum
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Mrs. Norma Morris
Mr. John Brennan & Ms. Lucina Moses
$5,000-$9,999
Mr. Nick & Mrs. Dottie Batinich
Continuing Life LLC
Ms. Harriet Cornyn
Mr. William S. Cornyn
Dedicated 2 Learning
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Susan Dolnick
Ebell Club of Fullerton
Friends of Jazz, Inc.
Dr. Margaret Gordon
DONOR APPLAUSE
Mr. Norm & Mrs. Sandy Johnson
Ms. Teri Kennady
Mrs. Jill Kurti Norman
Morningside of Fullerton
Mrs. Bettina Murphy
Mr. David Navarro
Dwight Richard Odle Foundation
Dr. Stephen Rochford, DMA
Southern California Arts Council
Swinerton Builders
Mr. Framroze & Mrs. Julie Virjee
$1,000-$4,999
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Mrs. Judy Atwell
Mrs. Lois Austin
Mr. Tod Beckett-Frank
Ms. Karen Bell
Mr. John &
Ms. Shanon M. Fitzpatrick
Dr. Keith & Mrs. Renae Boyum
Mr. Allan & Mrs. Janet Bridgford
Mrs. Marion Brockett
Mr. James & Mrs. Diane Case
Mr. Stephen Collier & Ms. Joann Driggers
Mr. William H. Cunliffe, Jr.
D Barry Schmitt Trust
Ms. Jeannie Denholm
Mr. Gordon & Mrs. Lorra Dickinson
Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Stacey Duran
Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shawna Ellis
Ms. Judi Elterman
Dr. Anne Fingal
Fullerton Families & Friends Foundation
The Jane Deming Fund
Mrs. Marsha Gallavan
Mrs. Terie Garrabrant
Dr. Leon & Mrs. Annette Gilbert
Mrs. Janet M. Green
Mr. James Henriques
Mr. David &
Mrs. Margret Hoonsbeen
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Mr. Jim Plamondon
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Mr. D. Schmitt
Mrs. Martha Shaver
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special care has been given to the prepartion of this donor list. Questions or concerns, please contact: Dominic Mumolo | 657-278-7695 Gifts received from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 |
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
DR. BURTON L. KARSON
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ANDREA J. & JEFFREY E. SWARD
RICHARD J. TAYLOR
VERNE WAGNER
RICHARD WULFF
DR. JAMES D. & DOTTIE YOUNG*
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SUPPORT GROUPS
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.
Website arts.fullerton.edu/aa
MUSIC ASSOCIATES maintains a tradition of active involvement and community support and raises scholarship funds for School of Music students through annual fundraising events and membership dues.
MORE INFORMATION Dominic Mumolo, Senior Director | dmumolo@fullerton.edu
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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CSUF COLLEGE OF THE ARTS •
Carole Caroompas: Mytstical Unions Through May 2
COTA Galleries (Atrium Gallery)
Soo Kim: Charlie sings in the quietest voice Through May 16
COTA Galleries (Begovich Gallery)
Sarah Cahill, piano*
March 18, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Rhinoceros
March 19–28, 2026
Young Theatre
University Singers & Concert Choir
March 21, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Paul Galbraith, guitar
March 22, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble feat. Ralph Alessi Quartet
March 24, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Talich Quartet
March 27, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra feat. Joe La Barbera, drums
March 28, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
University Symphony Orchestra with Talich Quartet
March 29, 2026, at 3 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Nicholas Isherwood, bass/baritone*
April 7, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
X-out
April 9–18, 2026
Hallberg Theatre
High School Honor Band & CSUF Wind Chamber Ensembles
April 11, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Albert Herring
April 10–12, 2026
Recital Hall
CSU Brass Exchange: CSUF/SDSU
April 20, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble & Fullerton Latin Ensemble
April 21, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Cello Choir
April 22, 2026, at 6 PM
Recital Hall
Woodwind Chamber Recital
April 24, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
University Symphonic Winds & University Wind Symphony
April 26, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Mariachi Titans
April 28 at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
University Band
April 29, 2026, at 8 PM
Meng Concert Hall
Spring Dance Theatre
April 30 – May 9, 2026
Little Theatre
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra feat. Dave Binney, saxophone
