ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS JAMES & GRETCHEN CONROY CLASSICAL VOICE CONSERVATORY Presents
FEATURING ALL CONSERVATORY CHOIRS AND OUR POPULAR BARBERSHOP AND BEAUTYSHOP QUARTETS!
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 6 2026 | 7PM MICHAEL F. HARRAH SYMPHONY HALL
PROGRAM OF THE EVENING
THE JAMES AND GRETCHEN CONROY CLASSICAL VOICE CONSERVATORY PRESENTS
2026-2027 Murdy Foundation Concert Series ***
OCTOBER 6, 2026 | 7:00 PM Michael F. Harrah Symphony Hall CHUNG UK LEE WILLIAM REEDER Directors
LISA IWAKI JIN KYUNG KIM AE JA OH Piano
PROGRAM OF THE EVENING
Concert Choir
Come, Ye Sons of Art…….…………..……………………… Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Eneza Upendo (Spread Love) …………………………………… Jim Papoulis (b.1953) Solfège Symphony…..……………….……………...… Arr. Cristi Cary Miller (b. 1959) Jason Zhu, soloist
Coro Sonoro
Come Again, Sweet Love………….……………………………..Brad Printz (1955-2005) As Beautiful as She……………………………………………..Eugene Butler (1935-2024) The Vagabond………………………………………....R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Arr. Gary Lewis
Beautyshop
Pure Imagination……………………………………Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Arr. Dave Briner
Stella Voce
Cantate Domino………...………………………………..…Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Ständchen (Serenade) Op.135 …………………………... Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Destan Ataman, Naomi Kim, Queena Yang, soloists Stand Together ……………………………………………………..... Jim Papoulis (b. 1953)
PROGRAM OF THE EVENING
Beautyshop
Hey Jude………………………………………...……….John Lennon and Paul McCartney Arr. Jay Dougherty
Chamber Singers
Felices Ter……....…………..……………………….......…Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from Ein Deutsches Requiem).................................. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Cornerstone …………………………………………………….... Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970) Broderick Yun, Asmi Aggarwal, Leila Woodward, soloists Cadence Bleakley, Mia Stewart, Hannah Kaye, trio
*** THANK YOU Dr. Ryan Reithmeier and the Classical Voice Faculty CV Parent Volunteers
Technical support by the Production & Design Conservatory Director of Classical Voice: Dr. Ryan Reithmeier Box Office Coordinators: Alyssa Felix Garcia, Nichole Smith
PERSONNEL
CONCERT CHOIR Abby Kim ♫ Abigail Cho Aiden Baltazar Aiden Xu Aimee Yuan Audrey Kang Audrey Li Brendan McCanta Edbert Feng Emiliano Lara-Aguilar Ethan Kim Eva Manev Faith Carter Gabriel Tong ♫♫ Jace Yoo Jamy Li Jason Zhu Ka-on Kim ♫♫ Lauren Gordon Leila Vilendrer Madison Tran Mariela Boysen Aragon ♫♫ Montgomery Hu Nila Vivek Sarang Bethanabhotla Tay Chung Trenton McGushion Yichen Li Yilin Li
STELLA VOCE Abigail Graef Adele Lee Alina Claire Park Alina Scane Alice Li Annabella Wu ♭ Anabelle Green Cadence Bleakley♭ ♭ Chelsea Yang Chloe Bae
Destan Ataman Delila George-Taylor Elena Huang Eloise Morrow Emma Zhang Eva Manev Eve Stone Julia Zhou Kaylie Yoo Kyara Lin Lubaina Habib ♫♫ Matilda Haselhuhn Naomi Kim Nicole Marin Olivia Song𝄌 Queena Yang Samantha Shelly Simi Goyal𝄌 Summer Deng Taryn Nguyen Teresa Zhu ♫♫♭ Vicky Huang ♫♫
CORO SONORO Brandon Chang Keanu Ho♫♫#♪ 𝄌 Luke Larson Joel Lee♫𝄌♫♪ Jackie Lee Sean Liu Jamie Ma𝄌♪ Van Mai♫ John Oh Devin Posos♫♫ Liam Posos #♪ Oliver Stewart Brian Tan Jayden Thi Michael Yang Vincent Yang Zachary Yoshimura #* Broderick Yun♫♫#
CHAMBER SINGERS Ashton Ortega Fosado ♫♫ Asmi Aggarwal Athena-Alexa Reyes Baani Singh Bella Hwang Broderick Yun Cadence Bleakley Elena Huang Grace Wei Hannah Kaye ♫♫♪ Iva Liu ♫♫ Jamie Ma𝄌♪ Jayden Thi Juliette Eitel Leila Woodward𝄌♪ Mia Stewart ♫♫♪ Liam Posos Michael Ma Lubaina Habib Olivia Song𝄌♪ Sean Kang Simi Goyal𝄌 Reese Guenther-Clark𝄌♪ Tatiana Tauanuu Vincent Yang Willow Wu𝄌♪ Zachary Yoshimura #*
Choir Officers ♫♫♫ CV Thespians * Beautyshop Quartet ♭ Barbershop Quartet # Bel Canto Singers ♪
SCHOOL OF MUSIC JAMES & GRETCHEN CONROY
CLASSICAL VOICE CONSERVATORY GRADES 7-12
OVERVIEW The James & Gretchen Conroy Classical Voice Conservatory is a college-preparatory program focused on vocal arts, ideal for young singers who are passionate about vocal expression and interested in the world of classical singing. Modeled after well-established collegiate programs, the curriculum provides a balance of performance, academic music, and industry-related courses. Students benefit from the expertise of the Classical Voice faculty of professionals, most of whom hold a master’s degree in music and/or possess more than 10 years of experience in the professional music industry.
CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP RYAN REITHMEIER, D.M.A. Director 714.560.0900 ext. 3226 ryan.reithmeier@ocsarts.net Dr. Ryan Reithmeier completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal arts and opera at the USC Thornton School of Music and was awarded the Opera Award upon graduation. As a baritone soloist, he has over 20 roles to his credit, and he has appeared in concert with prestigious organizations including Pacific Symphony, Pacific Opera Project, Corona Symphony, Opera a La Carte, Parnassus Society, St. John’s, Orange Concert Series, Opera San Luis Obispo, and others. Dr. Reithmeier is a two-time winner of the Beverly Hills National Consortium Auditions, a winner of the NATS-LA Gwendolyn Roberts Auditions, and a Western-Regional finalist in the NATS-Artist Award competition. Before coming to OCSA, he served on the vocal faculty at Azusa Pacific University.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM Acting and Diction Art Song Literature Chamber Singers Historical Practice Introduction to Recording Movement Improvisation Musicianship/Theory Opera From Scratch Vocal Forum UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES The James & Gretchen Conroy Classical Voice Conservatory offers 10-15 unique performance opportunities each year, including choir concerts, Composer’s Night, Opera Scenes, a semi-annual opera production, and solo recitals. Each student performs a minimum of five times per year, and every four years, students have the opportunity to participate in an international tour. Classical Voice students have performed alongside industry professionals with Los Angeles Opera, Pacific Chorale, Pacific Symphony, Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra, and more. Translated materials available upon request. Email communications@ocsarts.net.
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Soka Performing Arts Center
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARNASSUS SOCIETY
SERIES
March 21, 2027
October 6, 2026 December 11, 2026 March 12, 2027 May 25, 2027
Moiz and Shirin Beguwala
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TUITION-FREE VOICE LESSONS, MASTER AND STUDIO CLASSES. INSTRUCTORS • Chung Uk Lee • Robert Norman • Dr. Ryan Reithmeier
END OF YEAR VOCAL JAZZ CONCERT Sanctuary Studios in Santa Ana
IN CELEBRATION OF OCSA’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY Soka Performing Arts Center
April 17, 2027
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