Choir

Sopranos Tenors
Aimee Alvira Mon Bejar The University of Arizona
Amy Chin Joseph Gouge
Kat Choyguha Ben Ryan Fred Fox School of Music
Emilia Hoyos Drew Stanley
Erica Maldecino Ezra Zurita
Mary-Helen Wanat

Altos
Jessica Berg
Grace Kim
Trish Marji
Basses
David Asher
David Ingram
Ian McEwen
Undergraduate
Conducting Recital
Cecilia Martinez
Katy McNiff

Thank you!

Thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Schauer for encouraging and guiding us

during this process and during our studies at the University of Arizona.

Thank you to the ensemble for volunteering their time and talent. Conductors:
Without them, none of this would be possible. Joseph Gouge and Grace Kim
Thank you to Bobby & Jennifer Gouge and Penny Kim for providing
food and drink for the reception. Pianist:
Daniel Penalosa
Thank you to Lily Alvord for her amazing skills with a camera. We adore
the pictures you took for our promotional materials. Free Admission
Thank you to Jennifer Visconti, for volunteering to turn pages for our Saturday, November 19, 2016
pianist and helping make the music seamless. Room 232
7:45 p.m.
Thank you to Cori Peterson, for graciously lending us sheet music.

Thank you for showing up and supporting everyone involved. We are

grateful to be able to share our work with you.
 Program Joseph Gouge is pursuing a B.M. in Performance (Voice) at the
University of Arizona. His performance experience includes the roles of
You that wont to my pipes sound...................................... Thomas Morley La Thire and Le Petit Vieillard in LEnfant et les sortilges (2016), Nanki-
Grace Kim, conductor Poo in The Mikado (2015), and Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi (2012); all roles
were performed with the UA Opera Theater. This past summer, Joseph
worked with Ash Lawn Opera as an Apprentice Artist in their production
The Hands That First Held Marys Child ........... Dan Forrest (ASCAP) of South Pacific . His awards and honors include: Medici Scholar (2016),
Remember from Two Rossetti Songs ............................ Stephen Chatman Opera Guild of Southern Arizona Grant (2016), UA John Bloom
Joseph Gouge, conductor Scholarship (2015 and 2016), OGSA Undergraduate Scholarship (2015),
Billy Stephenson, cello 3rd Place in the UA Larry Day Vocal Competition (2015 and 2016), and
Honorable Mention at the NATS Arizona Regionals Audition (2015).
~~~ Joseph currently works as the Music Director of Grace Notes Music
Ministry at Davis Monthan AFB Parish (2009-Present). After graduation,
Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12 .......... Sergei Rachmaninoff Joseph plans to pursue a M.M. in Voice Performance.
Daniel Karger-Penalosa, pianist
Daniel Karger-Penalosa is a piano performance major at the Fred Fox
~~~ School of Music at the University of Arizona under the direction of
Professor Tannis Gibson. He recently transferred from Pima Community
The Sleigh ................................................................................ W. Riegger College under the direction of Professor Eileen Perry. Daniel recently had
Grace Kim, conductor his first solo recital last semester at PCC, and he has had experience
David Asher, percussion accompanying musicians since he was in high school. He also had
experience in performing in venues in downtown Tucson. He plans to
The Moon is Distant from the Sea ...................................David N. Childs continue his education through graduate school with hopes of attaining a
Joseph Gouge, conductor DMA in piano performance.

Sing Me to Winter ..................................................... Julie Gardner Bray Grace Kim is obtaining a B.M. in Choral Music Education at the
University of Arizona. Grace performed as a soloist in J.S. Bach's
Grace Kim, conductor Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 with the University Community Chorus
Kat Choyguha, soloist (2015). Grace was a member of and soloist for Symphonic Choir at the
Western Divisional Conference of the American Choral Directors
~~~ Association in Santa Barbara, California (2014). Grace participated at the
UA Student Symposium ACDA Rehearsal Technique Master Class and
Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 854 ........ Johann Sebastian Bach worked with Dr. Jonathan Talberg of the Bob Cole Conservatory at
Daniel Karger-Penalosa, pianist California State University, Long Beach (2015). Grace participated in
Audivi Vocem Conductors Choir, where she worked with guest clinicians
~~~ Dr. Arian Khaefi of Towson University, and Dr. Jaclyn Johnson of the
University of Tennessee (2015 & 2016). Upon graduation, she plans to
Ding Dong Merrily on High .......................................... Chester L. Alwes pursue a career as a choral director at the high school level and eventually
Grace Kim, conductor pursue a M.M. in Choral Conducting.

Sleigh Ride ............................................................................... Andy Beck

Joseph Gouge, conductor