Pre-College Holiday Showcase!
Program
Benjamin Britten arr. by Paarup: Procession from A Ceremony of Carols
(1913-1976)
Various, arr. by Paarup: Christmas Fanfare & Medley
Pre-College Brass Ensemble
Christian Paarup, director
Jordan Ku*, Julian Moran, Ivan Sokolenko, Michelle Park, Arlo Ray Perlmutter, trumpet
Elinor Cooper, Dan Cooper, Damir Godden, Violet MacAvoy, Samay Sayala*, horn
Harvy Chang, Luca Loftus, Ethan Moran, trombone
Lenel Gomington, bass trombone
Cameron Strahs, tuba
*Collegiate Teaching Artist
Rodion Shchedrin: Humoresque
(1932-2025)
Jacob Chueh, piano
Early Childhood Program
Yi-Fang Wu, faculty
Sergei Rachmaninoff: 6 Morceaux, Op. 11
(1873-1943)
IV. Waltz
Shuxian Ding & Raymond Jiang, piano
Gaby Calderon Cornejo, coach
Frédéric Chopin: Étude, Op. 10, No. 3
(1810-1849)
Aanya Guthula, Zoe Jovanovic, Aryan Shrivastava, Yassen Zhechev, guitars
Jon Mendle, coach
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
(1809-1847)
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
Lumi Kim, violin
Annie Liu, cello
Roshni Balajee, piano
Rose Chen, coach
Clara Schumann: March in E-Flat Major
(1819-1896)
Nathan Harah & Gilbert Fei, piano
Franz Zhao, coach
Gaetano Donizetti: "Il segreto per esser felici" from Lucrezia Borgia
(1797-1848)
Lauren Yue, soprano
Franz Zhao, piano
Eun-Mee Ko, faculty
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen
Amy Cai, Roshan Chandran, Sophia Kaushik, Eloisa Lin, Solah Malik, Aria Mehta,
Naila Najmi, Maya Ng, Zoe Pan, Lauren Yue, Aaron Zhu, voice
M. Jane Erwin and Brett Strader, Scenes Class Directors
Franz Zhao, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Selections
(1840-1893)
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Russian Dance (Trepak)
Michael Niu & Max Xu, piano
Mihyun Kim, coach
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.