CHOIR & ORCHESTRA

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Dr. Susan Barnes

Director

CONTACT INFO

Email: sbarnes@rialtousd.org Office phone: (909) 854-4100 Ext. 28157

Susan Barnes is the director of choral and orchestral studies at W. A. Carter High School in Rialto, CA and has been a music teacher in the Rialto Unified School District since 1996.  She has worked with elementary, middle, and high school music students teaching orchestra, band, choir, musical theatre, and general music. Dr. Barnes studied the violin and viola at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego with, the late “Suzuki Guru,” Dr. Theodore Brunson, and she sang in the Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Keith Pagan.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Education from Point Loma. Dr. Barnes completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting and Historical Performance Practice at Claremont Graduate University. She is the musical director of The Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra at the Ontario First Church of the Nazarene, and she performs as a freelance violinist with several local orchestras including the Claremont Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Robert Sage and Dr. Ruth Charloff and the Orchestra Collective of Orange County under the direction of Dr. David Rentz. Dr. Barnes finds great joy in working with young musicians as they develop their talent and musical ability. She is constantly inspired by the power of music and its ability to bridge cultures, stir emotions, and foster relationships. 

ENSEMBLES

Chamber Choir

String Orchestra

Concert Choir

Treble Choir

CHS SOUND Club News

ToneBuilders Booster Club News

Next Meeting: Monday, May 13th at 6:30PM in Room H-159

Contact Info: lionpridetonebuilders@gmail.com 

Next Meeting: Monday, May 13th  6:30PM Room: H-159

Dedicated Booster parents chaperoning the Spring Tour to San Diego in March 2023. 

Booster Parents and Music Teachers

Fireworks Booth Updates!!!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Please consider working a 4-hour shift at the fireworks booth from June 27 - July 4 to help support the CHS music program. You may sign up using this google form or through the QR code below. https://forms.gle/SSWLeYiDyn4L6JYR6 

Phantom Fireworks

Digital Flyer

UPCOMING EVENTS

Musical Arts Awards Night

Monday, May 20th, 6:00 PM

Music Festivals

Fireworks Booth

June 27 - July 4th, 2024

Riverside Ave, Rialto

We need parents to help out with the fireworks booth this summer! Come to our next meeting on May 13th at 6:30PM to find out how you can help.

Graduation

June 2, 2024

3:00 PM

PAST EVENTS

April 16

District Choir Festival

April 19

District Orchestra Festival


LA Opera

Spring Coffeehouse

February 8 7:00PM

in the MPR

Come enjoy great music by our students and refreshments for purchase by the Booster Club.

Admission $5

Spring Orchestra Tour

March 22 - 25th San Diego, CA


Upload your Spring Tour photos into this Google Photos album!

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