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Marie | Third Grade
“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh” (Matthew 2:9-11).
Good evening and welcome
TO VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS’ CHRISTMAS AT THE CALIFORNIA!
This annual concert series has become a time-honored tradition that unites our community in music, beauty, and wonder.
From a stable in Bethlehem to the concert hall tonight, the story of Christmas has always been one of light breaking through darkness. The bells that ring this evening carry not just melodies, but serve as a reminder that even when the world grows weary, God’s promise endures. His light continues to shine in our hearts, in our communities, and through the gifts of these young artists who share their talents with you tonight.
As we reflect on this timeless story that is foundational to the Christian faith, may we hear in every note a call to renewal and compassion. The same God who entered the world as a child still meets us in unexpected places, in acts of kindness, in the resilience of faith, and in the music that binds us together.
Whether this season finds you celebrating long-held traditions or simply seeking a moment of peace, may tonight’s performance remind you that the bells still ring for all of us, for the weary and the joyful alike, calling us to remember that love has come and hope is alive.
We are deeply honored to share this evening with you. May the beauty of the music lift your spirit, the story renew your heart, and the message of Christmas fill you with lasting peace.
With warm blessings,
Troy Gunter Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts
i heard the bells on
Christmas Day
When I think of bells, I am reminded of something that grabs our attention to announce a shift. There are school bells to mark the beginning and end of each class or the school day. Some may think of the dinner bell signaling a gathering for a meal. Or perhaps you think of majestic cathedrals with bells sounding the shift in time. Those same bells call the faithful to worship. How about the joy of hearing students in a handbell choir bring a melodious piece of music to life?
This time of year, I am reminded of the old song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” which highlights the announcement of “peace on earth, and goodwill to mankind.” The heavenly angels made a proclamation, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward mankind” (Luke 2:14), to announce a change in time, and a shift for all to recognize the very special birth of Jesus Christ. The One who would die on the cross and be the Savior of all who put their trust in Him.
Like bells, this brought attention to a lasting hope, peace, and joy. I pray that this week of concerts, which will likely include bells, will draw our attention to the reason we celebrate Christmas and prompt a shift in our thinking to recognize how much we need the power and presence of our Mighty God. May this evening’s performances and the blessing of the arts allow us to come together as a community to celebrate the greatest gift of all, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Brian Clemons (’87) President, Valley Christian Schools
Cheng | Third Grade
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
Ring the Rhythm
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025 | 6:00PM
WELCOME/ OPENING PRAYER
ELEMENTARY K-3 CHOIR
Mr. Troy Gunter, Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts
Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director
Merry Christmas Bells – Teresa Jennings
Season of Bells – Teresa Jennings
Can You Hear the Angels? – Greg Gilpin
Christmas Bells Are Ringing, Ringing – Mike Wilson
Good News, Amen! – arr. Jean Anne Shafferman
The Little Drummer Boy – Katherine Davis, Henry Omorati, and Harry Simeone, arr. Lari Goss
Beethoven’s Angels – arr. Karl Hitzemann
SOLOS
Arinelle Borromei, Ava Delgado, Olivia Ervin, Elizabeth Guan, Alice Huang, Daisy Hult, Lucas Mak, Juliana Pastrana, Ryan Tongol, Jack Van Der Veen
NARRATORS
Anastasia Avalos-Soares, Madeleine Bettencourt, Marie Carvalho, Lawrence Chen, Emilia Martinez, Catherine Realini, Kaira Rowe, Lylani Rumer, Anya Sienicki, Zachary Thompson, Matthew Washten, Aiden You
HANDBELLS
Luca Alongi, James Brien, Kai Carignan, Jeremiah Cholula-Ramirez, Caden Co, Audrey Daily, Ashton Depold, Elise Erickson, Charles Freeman, Joseph Fu, Jacob Guardino, Emma Huber, Rebecca Inker, Sloane Lopez, Chloe Lum, Ella McDonald, Canaan Middlebusher, Noelle Ning, Reagan Peters, Legend Robles Price, Olivia Shim, Zara Solorzano-Wong, Aiden Talwar, Zoey Thompson, London Trinh, Alexandra Wilson, Nora Wu, Phoebe Wu, Stephanie Wu, Jihwan Yeo, Zoe Young, Cheng Zhou
ASSISTANT HANDBELLS DIRECTORS
Claydon Chan, Samuel Hsiao, Rena Kartiwa, Kennedy Nguyen DRUMS
Jon Brassfield, Joslyn Chahal, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Zion Rose
DRUMMER BOY
Aston Papaioannou
Dr. Gabe Guven, Elementary School Principal CLOSING
Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Monday evening before the show.
Rhythm of Christmas
Ryan | Fourth Grade
“The angel answered, ʻThe Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God’” (Luke 1:35).
Cadence of
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 | 7:00PM
WELCOME/ OPENING PRAYER
INTRO TO DRUMS
DRUMS I
DRUMS II
CHAMBER STRINGS
JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND
Mr. Troy Gunter,
Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts
Mr. Dave Sankus, Director
Come All Ye – Traditional, arr. Jesse Mattson
Mr. Dave Sankus, Director
Christmas Day – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson
Mr. Dave Sankus, Director
Jingle Bells? – Traditional, arr. Marty Paich and David Steinquest
Mrs. Lily Homer, Director
Greensleeves – arr. Matt Riley
Dr. Michael Jones, Director
The Kings of Swing (We Three Kings) – Traditional, arr. Mike Story
Deck the Hall – Traditional, arr. Peter Blair
INTRO TO BAND
Miss Katelyn Dietz (’14) and Dr. Shane Ryan (’16), Directors
Jingle Bell March – arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Elves That Rock – Carol Brittin Chambers
Surfin’ Santa – Heather Hoefle
INTRO TO STRINGS/STRINGS I
Dr. Scott Homer, Director
The Little Drummer Boy – Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone, arr. John O’ Reilly
Who Let the Elves Out (Based on Good King Wenceslas) –arr. Victor Lopez
Last Christmas – George Michael, arr. Chris M. Bernotas
BAND I
Miss Katelyn Dietz, Director
Bell Carol Rock – Mykola D. Leontovych, arr. Ryan Fraley
Christmas Grace – arr. Larry Clark
Christmas Swings – arr. Johnnie Vinson
STRINGS II
Dr. Scott Homer, Director
Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 – Arcangelo Corelli
Faith Noel – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Paul O’Neill, and Robert Kinkel, arr. Bob Phillips
BAND II
Dr. Shane Ryan, Director
Jingle Bell March – James Pierpoint, arr. Kyle McKinsey
A Christmas Canon – arr. Michael Green
Merry Gentlemen – arr. Jay Dawson
CLOSING
Mr. Eric Maxwell, Junior High School Principal
the Bells
Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Tuesday evening before the show.
Averie | Fifth Grade
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord’” (Luke 2:10-11).
Bells of Promise
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025 | 6:00PM
WELCOME/OPENING PRAYER
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE I
Dr. Jennifer Silva (’94), High School Principal
Mr. Dave Sankus, Director
When You Hear the Drum – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson
NaÑigo Navidad – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson
FIFTH GRADE HAND CHIMES
WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONIC WINDS
FOURTH GRADE CHOIR
Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director
A Joyful Ring – Barbara Kinyon
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High – Mark Hayes, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
HAND CHIMES CHOIR
Colton Daily, Finley Huang, Lena Jung, Casey Lee, Jeremy Limpot, Isaac Lin, Nathan Moon, Kyle Mukkananchery, Samyra Naik, Aria Nair, Everly Rasmussen, Lena Streichardt
Dr. Michael Jones and Dr. Shane Ryan, Directors
Toboggan Ride – Stan Applebaum
A Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson
Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director Snow – Teresa Jennings
Wizards in Winter – Paul O'Neill and Robert Kinkel, arr. Dave Sankus
Xilai (Teddy) Luo, piano; Christian Blue, drums
INTERMISSION
THE BELLS STILL RING – Conceived and directed by Troy Gunter
Joshua Prabhakar, narrator; Sarah Vinoth, candlelighter
I. BELLS OF PROMISE
Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor
Carol of the Bells – Mikola Leontovych, arr. Andrea Handley and Barlow Bradford
Kyle Mukkananchery, soloist
QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR
Colton Daily, Maxwell Jin, Elliot Kim, Jeremy Limpot, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Oliver Merriott, Kyle Mukkananchery, Luukas Osa, Nathaniel Parry, Aiden Talwar, Dillon Talwar, Raymon Yang
Still Ring
CHRISTMAS FINALE
SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor
Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen –Mikola Leontovych, arr. Matt Riley
Kayla Lee, violin
II. THE BELLS OF REFUGE
QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR WITH CONSERVATORY CHORUS & JH CHOIR
Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor
I Wonder as I Wander – Traditional, arr. Kyle Pederson
Joshua Prabhakar, soloist; Lumi Kim, violin; Aeneas Yu, piano
ADVANCED VOCAL ENSEMBLE
CONSERVATORY CHORUS & JH CHOIR
SYMPHONIC CHORALE
Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor
Carol of the Bells/Wayfaring Stranger –
Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky, Traditional, arr. McKay Crockett
Jack Gunter, Malia Liu, soloists
III. BELLS OF TURMOIL
Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor
What Child is This/Child of the Poor – Scott Soper Mikaela Olsen, Nivedita Josy, soloists; Eric Wang (’22), guitar
Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor
Prayer of the Children – Words and music by Kurt Bestor, arr. Adrea S. Klouse
IV. BELLS OF HOPE
SYMPHONIC CHORALE & ORCHESTRA
QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR, SYMPHONIC CHORALE & ORCHESTRA
CLOSING
Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor
Carol of the Bells – Mykola Leontovych, arr. Jennifer Thomas, orchestrated by Glen Gabriel
Meining Wu, piano
V. BELLS OF REDEMPTION
Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor
Stille Nacht – Franz Gruber, arr. Dan Forrest
Talia Santizo, soloist; Ginger Kaelin, lector
Mr. Brian Clemons, President, Valley Christian Schools
Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Thursday evening before the show, and during the intermission.
Conservatory meet our
MIA ARREOLA
Visual Arts, Class of 2027
HANNAH BALOG Theatre, Class of 2026
RYAN BEITER Music, Class of 2026
ALLISON CHEN Dance, Class of 2026
Conservatory Fellows
LEILANI D e VORE
Visual Arts, Class of 2027
JORDYN ELFORD Dance, Class of 2026
ANAROSE FLENNIKEN
Visual Arts, Class of 2027
JACK GUNTER Theatre, Class of 2026
Conservatory meet our
JASON HAM Music, Class of 2028
REALLYN HELMKE Dance, Class of 2026
GINGER KAELIN Theatre, Class of 2027
AIDEN KIM Music, Class of 2027
Conservatory Fellows
LUMI KIM Music, Class of 2028
AIDAN KWON Music, Class of 2027
ARIEL KWONG Visual Arts, Class of 2026
KAYLA LEE Music, Class of 2026
Conservatory
ETHAN LI
Music, Class of 2028
MALIA LIU Theatre, Class of 2026
KAREN MATSUI Music, Class of 2028
DEREK PFEIFFER Visual Arts, Class of 2026
Conservatory Fellows
JOSHUA PRABHAKAR Theatre, Class of 2026
CATHERINE SANDOVAL Dance, Class of 2026
TALIA SANTIZO Theatre, Class of 2026
SERENA SHE Music, Class of 2028
Conservatory meet our
AVA SUZUKI Dance, Class of 2026
MEINING WU Music, Class of 2027
AENEAS YU Music, Class of 2028
CHLOE ZHONG Visual Arts, Class of 2026
Conservatory Fellows
Tiffany | Fourth Grade
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
Performers
KINDERGARTEN CHOIR
Baraan Badakhshan, Josiah Boroffice, Flinn Borromei, Andrew Breiland, Remy Carvalho, Josephine Castelly, Auden Chang, Luis Chavez, Edison Chen, Conor Chun, Emma Chun, Judith Chung, Sadie Clark, Evelyn Cordova, Grace Cormier, Callen Dahlin, Theoren Dahlin, Ivan Fang, Leah Fishel, Elijah Furr Uchicua, Daniel Gao, Lenaeya Giftson, Sienna Giuffrida, Eleanor Goujon, Mila Hanna, Ella Ho, Oliver Huber, Liam Jahn, Zuyi Jiang, Carter Jones, Ian Kim, Mikel Lamiquiz, Jordan Le, Ruah Lee, Brandon Li, Caroline Li, Yien Liu, Jaecey Reign Mariscal, Carmelo Martinez, Adalyn McQuay, Maxine McSwain, Nova Ning, Ella Noh, Madi Osuna-Summers, Anais Papaioannou, Victoria Powers, Grace Qin, Merseyon Roberts, Tatum Roush, Diviana Rumer, Isaiah Salvagno, Everett Staubli, Elion Street, Jayde Summers, Hudson Thayer, Shreya Vinay, Dhriti Vivek, Julia Wang, Luke Weiner, Wizdom Williams, Samantha Wong, Cynthia Wu, Grace Yang, Marco Yang, Stella Yoo, Hannah Zhou
FIRST GRADE CHOIR
Runia Abbasi, Levi Allen, Walter Alley, Sienna Alongi, Jace Andrews, Kiara Arun, Mackenzie Berendes, Clara Berger, Freja Blaabaeck, Corbin Chahal, Lewis Chen, Gavin Cheng, Edith Chung, Jayce Chung, Diego Cong, Alice Daily, Chloe Deng, Avery Depold, Maxwell Diebolt, Seon Eom, Beau Fazo, Penelope Ferreira, Caroline Guillemette, Clementine Guillemette, William Haase, Holden Hanegan, Sophie Hormozian, Summer Hult, Cadence Johnson, Lillian Kawahara, Alex Kim, Eleanor Kim, Jayden Kim, Lucas Kim, Elliot Kimble, Alex Kobozev, Lily Law, Alexander Lee, Jonathan Li, Zac Liu, Cooper Macierz, Marie Martinez, Juliet Merriott, Luca Mezzavilla, Holland Morrella, Grace Olson, Mozelle Perli, Piper Peters, Aleya Peterson, Nahla Pierrugues, Keshav Polavaram, Craig Randall, Camila Sienicki, Shivranjani Singh, Elijah Skelton, Skylar Speer, Kaden Tibbitts, Lexi Trinh, Sarah Tsao, Kenni Walker, Kingston Walker, Karlie Wei, Henry Wilson, Isla Wu, Aria Xu, Stella Xu, Justin Yoon, Marley Yusuf, Raelynn Zhang, Aden Zou
SECOND GRADE CHOIR
Audrey Aghassi, Hannah Aghassi, Bornaa Badakhshan, Melina Bakhtiary, Kara Bartholomew, Hazel Boekestein, Zachary Boncy, Benjamin Boroffice, Mila Cannistraci, Christian Cardenas, Eleanor Chen, Eliana Cibrian, Cohen Clark, Ella Conway, Ashley Cormier, Zealynn Dovey, Shiloh Gerlach, Jax Gilmore, Levi Ho, Maxwell Jin, Inaya Kamdar, Aman Kandhari, Rena Kartiwa, Elliot Kim, Irene Kim, Andrew Le, Gia Lee, Leo Lee, Sophia Lee, Arianna Li, Irene Li, Emma Lin, Zachary Liu, Christopher McSwain Jr., Sarah Meng, Moxi Mi, Parker Miller, Zara Naik, Samuel Osa, Aston Papaioannou, Sharon Park, Nathaniel Parry, Emmett Pfaff, Liam Reyes, Emerson Roush, Noah Salvagno, Aaric Samson, Amyra Solan, Mia Song, Eila Street, Ellis Street, Dillon Talwar, Julian Tang, Tyler Thompson, Zya Tiwari, Victoria Tow, George Ursachi, Lilliana Varda, Elijah Verduzco, Jasmine Vincent, Kaylee Wang, Lauren Woo, Andrew Xiao, Aiden Yoo, Kaila Young, Andy Yuan, Ariel Zhang, Ella Zhang, Jordan Zhu, Joya Zhu
Performers
THIRD GRADE CHOIR
Luca Alongi, Anastasia Avalos-Soares, Madeleine Bettencourt, Arinelle Borromei, Jon Brassfield, James Brien, Kai Carignan, Marie Carvalho, Joslyn Chahal, Claydon Chan, Gabrielle Chang, Lawrence Chen, Jeremiah Cholula-Ramirez, Caden Co, Audrey Daily, Ava Delgado, Ashton Depold, Elise Erickson, Olivia Ervin, Charles Freeman, Joseph Fu, Elizabeth Guan, Jacob Guardino, Samuel Hsiao, Alice Huang, Emma Huber, Lucas Hui, Daisy Hult, Rebecca Inker, Joey Jiang, Chloe Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Sloane Lopez, Chloe Lum, Lucas Mak, Emilia Martinez, Owen Mast, Ella McDonald, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Johnathan Mendoza, Canaan Middlebusher, Kennedy Nguyen, Noelle Ning, Juliana Pastrana, Reagan Peters, Dustin Raras, Catherine Realini, Legend Robles Price, Zion Rose, Kaira Rowe, Lylani Rumer, Jace Sharafi, Niam Sharma, Reeve Shaw, Olivia Shim, Anya Sienicki, Zara Solorzano-Wong, Aiden Talwar, Zachary Thompson, Zoey Thompson, Ryan Tongol, London Trinh, Jack Van Der Veen, Matthew Washten, Wesley Williams, Alexandra Wilson, Nora Wu, Phoebe Wu, Stephanie Wu, Evan Xiao, Jihwan Yeo, Aiden You, Zoe Young, Cheng Zhou
FOURTH GRADE
Alexander Afshar, John Aghassi II, Dustin Aoalin, Nathaniel Barakat, Neil Bisht, Stella Boekestein, Emma Breiland, Asher Cannistraci, Neev Chadha, Aaron Chai, Amaya Chavez, Nathan Chen, Nichole Chen, Josiah Choi, Elenah Cobos, William Conway, Emma Cordova, Corinne Brielle Cu, Felicity Dang, Caleb Daugherty, Anya Dhillon, Davis Dries, Xiwen (Emily) Fan, Emma Fiedler, Lila Foster, Miles Gao, Mia Gilmore, Fiona Griffiths, Quinn Guerrero, Cameron Hering, Daniel Hong, Tiffany Hormozian, Samuel Hu, Kaden Huesca, Teresa Hui, Juliette Jackson, Zoe Jones, Lauren Jung, Celine Kim, Dominic Kim, Kayla Kim, Josiah Lam, Jaythan Mariscal, Dominic Martinez, Jayne Martinez, Ivaan Nag, Peter Nangoy, Andre Nichet, Luukas Osa, Carter Paraz, Zachary Park, Priscilla Peng, Zaya Pennix, Kavya Prajapati, Gabriella Proctor, Bradley Redmond, Jackson Redmond, Lennox Roush, Adrian Samson, Kinsley Silva, Sophia Skelton, Harrison Smith, Ryan Solorzano-Wong, Liam Staubli, James Stockhaus, Savannah Stockhaus, Jaxon Sugishita, Garrison Truong, Jackson Truong, Madeline Truong, Ethan Vinoth, Gentry Voshall, Jeremy Wang, Gavin Wei, Lincoln Wheatley, Dorothy Williams, Eleanor Xu, Cyrus Yang, Raymon Yang, Ivy Yuan
FIFTH GRADE
Siobhan Aaron, Nicholas Afentoulis, Marc Alcantara, Jordan Antonel, Arush Asher, Aviana Basanty, Heidi Berger, Penn Boudreault, Damari Brown, Presley Buchanan, Andrew Cathey, Leo Chen, Matthew Cheng, Zachary Cho, Joonhyuk Choi, Erin Chung, Crew Cochran, Colton Daily, Audrey Denena, Aiden Dong, Julian Erazo, Landon Erickson, Kayla Ellie Finelli, Ethan Freeman, Benjamin Furr Uchicua, Anastasia Golter, Chenyu (Chloe) Gu, Celine Gyger, Collette Haase, Avery Haddad-Stewart, Ian Hong, Ryan Hopkins, Rebecca Hu, Alexander Huang, Elizabeth Huang, Finley Huang, Aaron Inker, Lucas Jiang, Parris Jiang, Lena Jung, Isabella Kinnis, Eden Koo, Averie Le, Casey Lee, Dominic Li, Jeremy Limpot, Isaac Lin, Efren Liu, Esther Liu, Sydney Lombardi, Danica Lukez, Ronwu Luo, Elise Luu, Miranda Mannina, Feihan Meng, Colton Merk, Hunter Michels, Nathan Moon, Presley Morrella, Kyle Mukkananchery, Samyra Naik, Aria Nair, Noah Ng, Gianna O’Neal, Aarav Polavaram, Adhvaith Ramesh, Everly Rasmussen, Jeriah Rowe, Jordyn Sawkins, Burrell Shabaglian, Dylan Shaw, Ayaan Sher, Sergio Shien, Lena Streichardt, Grant Studer, Peyton Summers, Yu-Chen (Ariel) Tsai, Noelle Tseng, Colton Voshall, Elsa Wang, Elvin Wang, Emily Wang, Yulin (Dino) Wang, Ricky Washington, Jessalyn Esther Wilson, Toby Wong, Caden Wu, Elissa Yeo, Chloe You, Philip Zhao
Groups junior conservatory
JUNIOR HIGH BANDS
Intro to Band
Flute
Mecah Alexander
Longyu (Selina) Chen
Lucas Chen
Yueh-Ning (Amber) Cho
Wenting (Tessa) Chu
Claire Li
Elizabeth Liao
Palash Malani
Aaral Singh
Jingyan (Emily) Xie
Wenxin (Jenny) Zhou
Clarinet
Jacob Brien
William Cannistraci
Kaeson Chang
Evan Liu
Bass Clarinet
Isaac Gerlach
Kieran Ng
Mile (Michelle) Yang
Bassoon
Caleb Kraver
Alto Saxophone
Nathaniel Chen
Ivor Griffiths
Chelsea Jiang
Skyler Sit
Katherine Zhao
French Horn
Eliott Nyberg
Jayaditya Rungta
Trumpet
Thomas Buschmann
Bryce Chapman
Leo Fang
Brianna Hernandez
Kurtis Jiang
Edugisle (Kikele) Pasternak
Uriah Rogers
Siddhant Sharma
Oliver Tang
Trombone
Ziyu Chen
Ellis Nimmakuri
Joanna Zhang
Baritone
Chloe Hsu
Andres Talledo
Tuba
Ethan Lee
Evan Merza
Band I
Oboe
Doreen Hu
Oliver Day
Flute
Shuwan Qin
Sadhana Swaminathan
Tanaaz Koliyariwala
Navilan Balasubramaniam
Kayla Nguyen
Ann Reinagel
Olivia Shen
Amelia Lam
Jeremy Zhou
Clarinet
Alice Zhang
Chelsey Park
Haoyue (Alex) Zhang
Bass Clarinet
Willow Stewart
Alto Saxophone
Derek Jin
Joshua Muse
Tenor Saxophone
Austin Zhao
Jason Tang
Baritone Saxophone
Matthew Sienicki
Trumpet
Gwendolyn Griffiths
Ziming (Vincent) Lou
Hannah Daugherty
Hetian (Aiden) Zhou
William Gunter
Vihaan Mahajan
Desmond Guichard
Bryceton Liao
French Horn
Zoe Delgado
Joshua Hsieh
Benjamin Lin
Trombone Lucas Zhang Luca Deac
Ruby Williams
Baritone Isaac Luo
Willie Wang
Tuba
Jonathan Delke
Band II
Flute
Amy Luo
Leah Kim
Jeremy Yeoh
Han (Gary) Lu
Kelly Zhang
Myra Luo
Isabella Moon
Faith Kim
Hanyue Zhou
Jerry Sun
Kaela Chang
Fiona Qiao
Oboe
Hyeonjin Cheong
Clarinet
Emily Yuan
Janie Hong
Jiayin Yao
Gideon Adhiwiyogo
Alto Saxophone
Vincent Zeng
Matthew Williams
Marc Tang
Oliver Townsend
Justin Kwon
Tenor Saxophone
Stella Yiu
Baritone Saxophone
Addison Morrow
French Horn
Veer Sandhu
Trumpet
Sebastien Wang
Hannah Sponseller
Ethan Barnes
Jacob Proctor
Satchit Sridhar
Trombone
Daniel Lee
Dominic Viduya
Cody Tanner
Baritone
Aadya Yadlapati
Tuba
Adelyn Wilson
Michael Afentoulis
JUNIOR HIGH DRUMS
Intro
Yvonne
Drums
Yongqi (Patrick) Liu
Aryan
Kenneth
Zhiyi (Roger) Wang
Garrett Wu
Drums II
Austin Bai
Sofia Gass
Jacklyn Jang
Caydan
Miley Liao
Zayden
Audris Yu
JUNIOR HIGH
JAZZ BAND
Flute
Sienicki Tenor Saxophone Gideon Adhiwiyogo
Adam
Sebastien Wang
Joshua Hsieh
Hannah Daugherty
Piano Luke Chen
Ming-Mei Sun
Drums
JUNIOR HIGH STRINGS
Intro to Strings
Lim
Violet Madhu
Ethan Nguyen Zoe Pierrugues
Genesis Velasco
Jennifer Wang
Thomas Wang Helen Zhang Viola Ethan Conway Jaiden Xiao
Cello
Scarlett Deng Norwin Wang
Strings I
Violin I
Seoeun (Grace) Park
Chizhi (Chuck) Huang Rebecca Liu
Claire Sun
Ryan Ninan
Alexander Zhu
Violin II
Caroline Fang
Wren Wheatley
Ella Shankar
Elsa Chang
Marcus Nunes Shoop
Jada Alabi
Terry Peng
Matthew Zhang
Cello
Paladin Hu
Arjun Mampetta
Ziyao (Zach) Yi
Strings II
Violin I
Lina Hong
Claire Kim
Cayden Croswhite
Bella Chen Jinu Chun Arya Lee
Katherine Tsai Ni Cui Euna Jung Ian Kartiwa
Violin II Mizuki Lee
Ike Kalendra
Noah Cho
Kailyn Kim
Ashvath Ramesh
Dylan Aoalin
Amelia Xiao
Jason Xing
Lawrence Yao
Sophie Tran
Violin III
Yuna Lee
Rachel Thio
Peyton Nguyen
Shrihari Ramkumar
Shree Raja
Davina Tang
Cello
Sejin Cho
Serena Wu
Anyang Chen
Erin Kim
Victoria Pu
Zixi Ren
Xavier Taylor
Jeremy Liu
Piano
Brian Lai
JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR
Mia Bozzi
Mira Chakravarthy
Yifei (Isabella) Chen
Soyul (Kayleen) Choo
Michael Chunchu
Evangeline Dang
Scarlett Deng
Abigail Devlin
Drew Dries
Katherine Frederick
Allison Garcia
Sharanya Ghildiyal
Rowan Guerrero
Carly Knize
Avianna Nazzal
Junke (Jacquelina) Qian
Aashritha Rangesh
Sujay Singavarapu
Caroline Tang
Charleigh Thomas
Vedur Verma
Sarah Vinoth
Elise Yoon
High School Conservatory
Ensembles
BANDS
Symphonic
Flute Sophie
Lexi
Kyle
Clarinet Aiden
Lily
Dale
Tenor
Brett
Trumpet
Ethan
JAZZ
Alto Saxophone
Jiale (Jerry) Fan
Derek Pfeiffer
Yoonhwan Lee
Tenor Saxophone
Daniel Li
Wesley Elliott
Zhonghao (Emily) Wang
Baritone Saxophone
Jeremy Yip
Trombone
Jasper Yip
Brian Hu
Anjali Prabhakar
Trumpet Kieran McMorrow Adam Smith Cole Elliott Andrew Rank Piano
Zeng
Bass/Vocals
Joshua Prabhakar
Drums Christian Blue
Jazz Lab Combos
Piano
Ankita Nag Kasen Zeng
Kelly Chen
Arushi Iyer
Bass
Joshua Prabhakar
Vishnu Parthasarathy
Tyler Lieu
Milania Chacon
Drums Christian Blue Rylan Finkbeiner
Guitar
Amber Chang
Luka Ramos
PERCUSSION
Percussion I
Nicholas Andriyuk
Akshaj Arora
Akira Baird
Annika Breiland
Nehemiah Bymaster
Jocelyn Chen
Yunyi (Maddy) Chen
Olivia Ditty
Lex Hismatullin
Xilai (Teddy) Luo
Noam Mistry
Ava Perez
Shubhaan Rastogi
Evangeline Wong
Percussion II
Caroline Beiter
Ethan Fu
Dylan Gouveia
Daniel Hankins
Joshua Hsieh
Brandon Lan
Riley Liao
Mason Nguyen
Shaurya Panda
Maya Patience
Patrick Su
Sidharth Swaminathan
Thomas Trinh
Chloe Xiao
Aeneas Yu
CHOIRS
Violin
conservatory music faculty,
CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP
Mr. Troy Gunter Vice President, Valley Christian Schools Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts tgunter@vcs.net
Mr. Britt Gunter Associate Director of Conservatory Programs bgunter@vcs.net
Dr. Ivan Utomo Associate Director, Conservatory of the Arts iutomo@vcs.net
Mrs. Michelle McLaughlin Associate Director of Student Learning mmclaughlin@vcs.net
Mrs. Dena Armeniakos Director of Conservatory Operations darmeniakos@vcs.net
Dr. Mark Hulse Director of Conservatory Student Services mhulse@vcs.net
CONSERVATORY DIRECTORS
Mrs. Jill Carlson K-12 Director of Visual Arts jcarlson@vcs.net
Mrs. Myra Kaelin (’94) K-12 Director of Theatre Arts mkaelin@vcs.net
Mrs. Michelle McLaughlin K-12 Director of Dance Arts mmclaughlin@vcs.net
Mr. Iain Roush
K-12 Director of Media Arts iroush@vcs.net
Mr. Jeffrey Wilson
K-12 Director of Music Arts jwilson@vcs.net
CONSERVATORY MUSIC FACULTY
Mrs. Elizabeth Chang (’14) Piano Studies elin@vcs.net
Mr. Reggie Coates Guitar Studies rcoates@vcs.net
Miss Katelyn Dietz (’14) Woodwind Studies kdietz@vcs.net
Mrs. Samantha Elliott Elementary Music selliott@vcs.net
Mr. Britt Gunter Choral Studies bgunter@vcs.net
Mrs. Melissa Gunter Director of Piano Studies mgunter@vcs.net
Mrs. Lily Homer Director of Strings Development lhomer@vcs.net
administration, and staff
Dr. Scott Homer Director of Strings Studies shomer@vcs.net
Dr. Michael Jones Jazz Studies mjones@vcs.net
Dr. Shane Ryan (’16) Brass Studies sryan@vcs.net
Mr. Dave Sankus Percussion Studies dsankus@vcs.net
CONSERVATORY OPERATIONS & SUPPORT
Mrs. Colette Evans
Mr. William Fonda
Ms. Judi Fuller
Mrs. Lianne Rydquist
Mr. Duke Shrader
Mrs. Maribeth Wiens
PRODUCTION STAFF
Mr. Robert Rubino Sound Design
Ms. Pamila Gray Lighting Design
Mr. Iain Roush Digital Content Creator
Mr. Nathan McCann (’22) Production Assistant
IN APPRECIATION
Valley Christian Schools’ Conservatory of the Arts expresses its gratitude to Mr. Robert Massey and the Symphony San Jose staff for supporting the Christmas at the California concert series.
Giving PLANNED
The Shechem Oak Society honors alumni, parents, and friends who have included Valley Christian Schools in their estate plans, empowering future generations just as the oak at Shechem symbolized God’s faithfulness throughout biblical history. Your gift ensures our faithful witness to God’s kingdom mission through VCS to all generations.
We invite you to join the Shechem Oak Society. Visit plannedgiving.vcs.net or contact advancement@vcs.net to explore the variety of ways you can make a lasting impact at VCS.
Annual Gifts to the
WARRIOR FUND
Tuition funds operations. Philanthropy fuels vision. Every gift makes a difference, so please consider donating to the Warrior Fund today.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WARRIOR CELEBRATION | April 25, 2026
Join us for the Warrior Celebration, a community event spanning multiple generations, celebrating God’s faithfulness and the profound impact of Christ-centered education on thousands of lives. vcs.net/warriorcelebration
GOLF CLASSIC | May 11, 2026
We look forward to welcoming the VCS community for a round of golf and a day of fellowship at the annual Golf Classic. vcs.net/golfclassic
Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior
matter where in the world you are, we’re here to support all of our alums as you lead, serve, and impact communities around the globe.
Our Christmas Prayer a family tradition
Dear God, our Father, thank You for sending Your only Son to earth as a baby so many years ago. Thank You that Jesus paid the punishment for my sins by dying on the cross. Thank You that He has the power of God to defeat death through His resurrection for everyone who accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior. Let the lights of the Christmas season remind me that Christ is the Light of the world. May Your Word penetrate my heart as I receive Your gift of eternal life by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. The angelic hosts rejoice when our children or any family member chooses to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, for now and for eternity. I am so grateful, Lord Jesus, that whoever believes in You will not perish but have everlasting life. This Christmas, I celebrate that You came to the Earth to save me, my family, and the entire world. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus, our King of kings and Lord of lords.
Amen.
If you would like to follow up with one of our pastors to discuss your faith journey, please email pastor@vcs.net.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Valley Christian Schools’ mission is to provide a nurturing environment o ering quality education supported by a strong foundation of Christian values in partnership with parents, equipping students to become leaders to serve God, to serve their families, and to positively impact their communities and the world.
VISION STATEMENT
A world where every student pursues their personal Quest for Excellence™
FOUNDING STATEMENT
Valley Christian Schools supports the homes and churches of students in providing an education that is grounded in the Judeo-Christian values of the Bible, as reflected in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Valley Christian Schools is committed to a Quest for Excellence™ in all of its educational programs and provides a comprehensive kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum with a rigorous college preparatory program. Firmly founded on Christian values, Valley Christian Schools challenges youth to aspire toward lives of character, service and influence while pursuing their individual Quests for Excellence
