Pre-College Holiday Showcase
Special Event Pre-CollegeProgram
Danças Nativas Clarice Assad
Reflective Canção (b. 1978)
Kenneth Chen, Claire Okamoto, Aryan Shrivastava, Arnav Singh, guitars
Theresa Calpotura, coach
Petite Suite Claude Debussy
Menuet (1862-1918)
Nikolai Bryant & Gilbert Fei, piano
Elizabeth Dorman, coach
Canzonet Christian Gottlob Neefe
(1748-1798)
Klavierstück in F Major, KV 33b Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
Jiho Kim, piano
Early Childhood Program
Yi-Fang Wu, faculty
Piano Trio. No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke" Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro moderato (1770-1827)
An-Po Chen, violin
Ya-Ching Tiffany Chan, cello
Daniel Strebulaev, piano
Zak Grafilo, coach
It Takes Two from "Into the Woods" Stephen Sondheim
(1930-2021)
Baker's Wife: Eloisa Lin
Baker: David Wu
Franz Zhao, piano
M. Jane Erwin & Ron Valentino, directors
Piano Quartet No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 3 Felix Mendelssohn
I. Allegro molto (1809-1847)
Calliope Smith, violin
Colin Breshears, viola
Daniel Wang, cello
Avery Armstrong, piano
Rose Chen, coach
Variations on a Theme of Paganini for Two Pianos Witold Lutoslawski
(1913-1994)
Wilson Chen, piano I
Jacky Hui Zeng, piano II
Kerrilyn Renshaw, coach
The Nightmare Before Christmas Danny Elfman arr. by Brian Sadler
(b. 1953)
Jordan Ku* & Kanon Homma, trumpets
Elinor Cooper, horn
Ian Rigg*, trombone
Montgomery Tipton, tuba
Jonathan Seiberlich, coach
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Arcangelo Corelli
I. Vivace-Adagio (1653-1713)
II. Allegro
III. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
IV. Vivace
V. Allegro
String Orchestra
Dawn Harms, director
| Violin 1 | Viola/ Violin 3 | Double Bass |
| Henna Lam, soloist | Colin Breshears | Ben Byham* |
| Lina Hong | Caleb Liu | |
| Matthew Feiner | Serenity Breshears | |
| Kirsten Huang | Alyse Wong | |
| Violin 2 | Cello | |
| Calliope Smith, soloist | Daniel Wang | |
| Katherine Lin | Anya Finsterle | |
| Malia Wood | Josefina Swartz | |
| Junhee Yu | Anya Zhang | |
| Elizabeth Zhang | ||
| Delilah Breshears | ||
| Claire Park |
*indicates Collegiate Teaching Artist
About the SFCM Pre-College
SFCM’s Pre-College program is an immersive program that instills the value of music in youth 18 and under, providing an artistic framework and tailored instruction for the next generation of musicians. Our comprehensive curriculum integrates private lessons with musicianship courses, small and large ensemble experiences, elective classes, master classes, jury assessments, and performance opportunities, making music a core part of students’ lives. The Pre-College presents three recitals each Saturday throughout the academic year.