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Spring 2008 Alumni Activities David Martinez is currently serving as a Second Lieutenant in the National Guard, anticipating training in military intelligence. David is hoping to be selected for the NASA space program. He continues his music, playing guitar, and plans to return to school for a masters in music composition. Isaac Piercy & Cynthia Amaro will be married in April at the Fullerton Arboretum with a reception at The Meridian Club, also in Fullerton. Kurt Samson & Yuko Aoyama Richard Firman and his wife Karen Eloisa welcomed their first child, Richard Vincent Firman, on Aug. 16th, 2007. Richard is President and owner of KYR Music Store which is in it’s 6th year and is growing by leaps and bounds with over 550 students taking lessons and an expansion planned that will double the store’s square footage. KYR has over 30 instructors, many of them graduates of CPP’s music program. For more information visit the KYR website at http://www.kyrmusic.com/ Karlo Arenas is the advisor for Bronco Broadcasting, CPP’s new radio station, as well as BEAT’s concerts and special events committees. Karlo started working on the radio station project when he was still a David Laidlaw & Mavi Cazares will be married April 25, 2009. David is currently working for TAXI, The World’s Leading Independent A&R Company. He most recently became part of the A&R team working to help on special music projects. TAXI has helped thousands of musicians sign contracts such as artist deals with major and indie labels, staff songwriter and single song publishing deals, as well as film, TV, commercial and video game placements. David focuses on video game connections, and the online music university project, as well as keeping track of the deals that TAXI members receive after their music was forwarded through TAXI. For more information visit the TAXI website at http://www.taxi.com/ Winter 2008 Alumni Activities Linda Corwin and a number of her students participated in the grand opening gala celebration for the newly reconstructed Covina Center for the Performing Arts www.covinacenter.com/index.html. Janet Noll performed with them in the Lakme Duet and the finale from “Sunday in the Park with George”.Linda’s vocal studio (where she teaches 50 students weekly) is now housed in the Center. Matt Starcher’s band The Denouement will present a special concert to benefit the Music Industry Studies program on February 1st featuring the band and Joanna Chase. The concert will be in the Music Recital Hall and tickets will be $10. Christina Galit, Loren Vasquez Martinez, Bobby Laird, David Cahueque, Jackie Cox, Kristen Hamilton, Joel Wilson, Jennifer Dunigan and Lawrence Fitz returned to CPP to perform in the annual Charles Lindsley Vocal Scholarship Fund Raiser on November 2nd and alumni Tatiana Thibodeaux returned to honor Dr. Phillip Clarke and perform in the Phillip Clarke Piano Scholarship Fund Raiser held November 16th. Sheryl Santiaguel is an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow through the Academy for Literacy Through The Arts program, associated with the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, coordinating arts programs for community youth. Fall 2007 Alumni Activities Sarah Wallin performed with the strings of the Aineo Christian Chamber Orchestra of Fullerton, CA at the prestigious Colburn School of the Arts in Los Angeles on September 16, 2007 as second violinist in their performance of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and “Waltz” from Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings”. In addition Sarah premiered an original work, a lush arrangement of Andrae Crouch’s beloved gospel tune “My Tribute” . Veronica Amador, Asst. Operations Director for Guerilla Union, just wrapped up a nation-wide tour “Rock the Bells” including four large-scale, all-day festivals that featured artists such as Rage Against the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, Talib Kweli, Pharaohe Monch, and Immortal Technique. Damion Frigillana performed his Master’s Recital in the Recital Hall at Cal State Christopher Jackson performed his dream role as Coalhouse Walker Jr. for In The Company’s production of “Ragtime” in August 2007. Alyssa Cossey has accepted a combo position in the Bonita Unified School District teaching four sections of choir: a 7th and 8th grade girls chorus and a 6th grade mixed chorus at Ramona Middle School; and a Chamber Singers and a Women’s Ensemble at San Dimas High School. Joel Wilson has entered the Masters Program at Cal State Fullerton in Choral Music. Daniel Sandt has accepted a position as Band Director for San Dimas HS. Joseph Ann and Matt Starcher worked for EMI/Capitol Records as the street team promoters for Korn on the “Family Values” tour July and August. Joe has now accepted a position as a tour coordinator for Capitol Records. |
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