Band-o-rama
2025
Presented by the La Costa Canyon High School Music Program
Supported by the City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts
Program Information
Performing Groups:
Encinitas Union School District Band and Strings
Ada Harris Elementary School Band
Oak Crest Middle School Beginning and Intermediate Bands
Diegueno Middle School Beginning and Intermediate Bands
San Dieguito High School Academy Bands
La Costa Canyon High School Band
Special thanks to all of our parent and student volunteers today!
Today's Program
Elementary Bands
Band (AH): Atomic Clock, Chris Bernotas
Band (AH): The Tempest, Robert W. Smith
Band (EUSD): Rolling Along, Ode To Joy
Strings (EUSD): Boogie Woogie, Seminole/Tribal Lament
Middle School Bands
Combined Beg/Adv band: Declaration and Dance, Larry Clark
Adv. Band: Shackelford Banks, Bocook
High School Bands
Rocketship - Kevin Day
Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt arr. by Ted Ricketts
Combined Groups
HS & MS Combined “Defying Gravity” arr. Sweeney
“Band-o-rama March” by Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark
Ada Harris
Beginning Band
Marlow Luciano - Flute
Eli Fugit - Flute - Flute
Delaney Fune - Flute
Paisley Torres - Flute
Aarush Kunda - Flute
Henry Levy - Flute
Clarinets: Magnolia Seed - Clarinet
U’ilani McDaniel - Clarinet
Lilith “Lily” Garneau - Clarinet
Finnley Fowler - Clarinet
Brooksley Robles - Saxophone
Sage Boykins - Saxophone
Autumn Marley - Trumpet
Maeve Sage - Trumpet
Beau Evans - Trumpet
Cannon Van de Vort - Trumpet
Malia Urrutia-Godinez - Trombone
Monroe Weinberg - Baritone
Lana Nelson - Baritone
Intermediate Band:
Nora King - Flute
Evelyn Seerveld - Flute
Percy Simpson - Flute
Dylan Menveille - Flute
Mary Jackson - Flute
Shivani Swaminathan - Flute
Claire Sakurai - Clarinet
Anna Sokoloff - Clarinet
Ivy Seerveld - Clarinet
Lexi Lukacs - Clarinet
Cassidy Georgens - Clarinet
Sierra Wall - Clarinet
Mia Krehbiel - Clarinet
Quinn Gates - Clarinet
Maria Baxter - Clarinet
Asha Swaminathan - Saxophone
Naomi Alvarez - Saxophone
Adeline Ninegar - Saxophone
Kade Chambers-Johnson - Saxophone
Shelly Baxter - Saxophone
Lily Hewitt - Saxophone
Isaac Rodriguez - Trumpet
Alice Wieland - Trumpet
Lane Miyashiro - Trombone
Patrick King - Trombone
Asher Evan - Trombone
Lincoln Townsend - Percussion
EUSD
Addie Konopacki - Flute
Ariana Moya - Flute
Amelia Moya - Flute
Coco Wickman - Flute
Eliana Kroop - Clarinet
Ivo Bicanic - Clarinet
Jiho Lee - Clarinet
Monze Cruz - Clarinet
Adhu Nair - Alto Saxophone
Brayden Lenz - Alto Saxophone
Bryson Wang - Alto Saxophone
Guy Kernell - Alto Saxophone
Hannah Harris - Alto Saxophone
Laura Bandy - Alto Saxophone
Cary Cisterna - Woodwind Coach
Marcel Wickman - Trumpet
Marlow Killinger - Trumpet
Rowan Moeder - Trumpet
West Borrelli - Trumpet
Luca Killian-Benigno - Snare Drum
Walden Stumpf - Bells
Anna Baldridge - Violin
Connor Smith - Violin
Emily Downes - Violin
Quinn Lindsay - Violin
Scarlett Moss - Violin
Victoria Pupko - Violin
Oak Crest
Symphonic Band
Francesca Caso - Fliute
Scout Huang - Flute
Alex McKenna - Flute
Taylor Seidner - Flute
Melani Velazquez Morales - Flute
Mia Eng - Clarinet
Mila Needleman - Clarinet
Kelly Reyes - Clarinet
Anay Velasquez - Clarinet
Zane Alejandro - Alto Saxophone
Maslan Bushnell - Alto Saxophone
Jude Girkin - Alto Saxophone
Lucian Fay - Tenor Saxophone
Sebastian Arteaga - Trumpet
Anne Bandy - Trumpet
Santi Borges - Trumpet
Ryan Navarro - Trumpet
Ryuku Sakurai - Trumpet
Drayce Womack - Trumpet
Hannah Jane Wright - Trumpet
Vojina Lazarevic - French Horn
Grace McKenna -Trombone
Everett Love - Baritone Horn
Charlie Stewart - Tuba
Ned Hobson - Electric Bass
Gabriel Fratts De Toledo - Percussion
Natalie Marley - Percussion
Royce Munduruca - Percussion
Presley Nelson - Percussion
Russel Teel - Percussion
Beginning Band:
Tatva Kawatra - Flute
Shreya Nair - Flute
Natalie Sheurs - Flute
Sloane Taylor-Good - Flute
Connor Bennett - Clarinet
Jake Charles - Clarinet
Olivia Messoline - Clarinet
Eliza Ng - Clarinet
Ian Nuss - Clarinet
Vayu Hebel - Alto Saxophone
Tyler Knight - Alto Saxophone
Maeve Showell - Alto Saxophone
Durban MacLean Lewis -Tenor Saxophone
Odin Stromberg -Tenor Saxophone
Cooper Seaman - French Horn
Lou Seebruch - French Horn
Audrey Tapley - French Horn
Keira Bass - Trumpet
Gavin Dickey - Trumpet
Charlie Nelson - Trumpet
Dylon Van Der Linden - Trumpet
Jack Weidemann - Trumpet
Ahnlong Pratt - Trombone
Joseph Spears - Trombone
Ziggy Zaspel - Trombone
Harley Foster - Baritone
Kevin Ramos Lucas - Baritone
Nathaniel Baker - Percussion
Jeremian Cote - Percussion
Anya Dewey - Percussion
Brandon Kwok - Percussion
Michael Pirrello - Percussion
Everett Wellington - Percussion
Diegueno:
Concert Band:
Lyla Roach - Flute
Abby Tryon - Flute
Sam Walter - Flute
Dani Kroop - Flute
Macy Brantl - Oboe
Johnna Marcucci - Clarinet
Chase Murrey - Clarinet
Sage Sandland - Clarinet
Taylor Wilford - Clarinet
Mallory Navarro - Bass Clarinet
Lisette D’Souza - Alto Saxophone
Ethan Funakoshi - Alto Saxophone
Hannah Jewell - Alto Saxophone
Liam Thompson - Alto Saxophone
Riley Patuski - Tenor Saxophone
Hallee Bennett - Baritone Saxophone
Weston Block - Trumpet
Rowan Ehbrecht - Trumpet
Rowan Jackson - Trumpet
Anderson Lee - Trumpet
Stanley Singleton - Trumpet
Joseph Yacoubian - Trumpet
Henry Beierschmitt - Trombone
Noah Ellis - Trombone
Eli Harris - Trombone
Owen Beierschmitt - Tuba
Brayden Daly - Percussion
Ari Fila - Percussion
Morgan Frazer - Percussion
Keo Frost - Percussion
Hana Matthews - Percussion
Maya Wells - Percussion
Beginning Band
Robert Andrade Salazar - Flute
Allie Cook - Flute
Liva O’Connell - Flute
Emanuel Reyes - Flute
Mallory Lockhart - Oboe
Riley Burgamy - Clarinet
Kaia Hoang - Clarinet
Riley McCourt - Clarinet
Isabella Robinson - Clarinet
Aspen Valdez - Clarinet
Isaac Stratton - Alto Saxophone
JP Du Vivier -Tenor Saxophone
Paxton Dillon - French Horn
Koji Wilson - French Horn
Carsanne Allen - Trumpet
Kyle Folkman - Trumpet
Bryson Platt - Trumpet
Dean Allred - Trombone
Frankie Geniella - Trombone
Sawyer Goldberg - Baritone
Asa Polansky - Tuba
Fisher Asuncion - Percussion
Ari Fila - Percussion
Lucy Strieber - Percussion
SDA
Aadi Sarikonda - Flute
Christopher Pai - Flute/Piccolo
Nasira Keita - Flute/Piccolo
Preston Sasmita - Flute
Sierra Porter - Flute
Rainn Townsend - Flute
Abby Hand - Flute
Sophie Somers - Flute
Krystlin Augustin - Flute
Beckham Kunkler - Bassoon
Logan Bender - Clarinet
Max Chiang - Clarinet
Niko Santos - Clarinet
Maya Herman - Clarinet
Ethan Nikkel - Clarinet
William Ross - Clarinet
Shayla Arteaga - Clarinet
Anya Aravanis - Clarinet
Adela Jackson - Clarinet
Mia Lastres - Bass Clarinet
Owen Sandland - Alto Saxophone
Aki Jackson - Alto Saxophone
Lilliana Navarro - Alto Saxophone
Ethan Harris - Alto Saxophone
Richard Rosas - Tenor Saxophone
Erby Ryan - Tenor Saxophone
Jim Tryon - Tenor Saxophone
Finn Rambur - Baritone Saxophone
Isaac Laemmle - Trumpet
Nathan Navarro - Trumpet
Jay Renison - Trumpet
Lucy Parkinson - Trumpet
Elden Wellington - Horn
Annika Spevak - Horn
Cardiff Moersch - Horn
Ian Hukill - Trombone
Silas Tillotson - Trombone
Ajith Kumar - Trombone
Melissa Gerson - Trombone
Mo Regnier - Trombone
Ollie Baird - Trombone
Mo Regnier - Trombone
Nico Coyer - Euphonium
Evan Denzler - Euphonium
Jonah Clair - Tuba
Alan Pecchio - Tuba
Olivia Lupson - Percussion
Ryan Wright - Percussion
Mate Boerner Horvath - Percussion
Claire Becker - Percussion
Nathan McEntee - Percussion
Alana Dietor-Hartley - Percussion
Jameson Boaz - Percussion
Harry Kristol - Percussion
LCC
Tore Parker - Flute
Eliza Hammond - Flute
Bennett Stewart - Flute
Leighton Allred - Flute
Connor Caricchio - Clarinet
Savannah Stanford - Clarinet
Melanie Alvarez Nava - Clarinet
Jane Lockhart - Clarinet
Shayne Meehan - Clarinet
Lucy Downes - Bass Clarinet
Alexander Mott - Alto Saxophone
Rown Jackson - Alto Saxophone
Roxana Arezi - Tenor Saxophone
Sem Parker - Trumpet
Dylan Delport - Trumpet
Jack Harris - Trumpet
Jaden Cole - Trumpet
Reagan Allen - Horn
Sophi Stumf - Trombone
Henry Hill - Trombone
Natalie Ball - Euphonium
Elizabeth Christensen - Tuba
MJ Lee - Bass
Charlie Hsu - Percussion
Laurel Tobias - Percussion
Pedro Giron - Percussion
Guilherme Gullo - Percussion
Christian Donoe - Percussion
Lucas Villamizar - Percussion
Cristian Carrasco - Percussion
Justin Galvan Leon - Percussion
Strom Ward - Percussion
Roshan Tzorfas - Percussion
Sam Holyoak - Piano
Teachers
Encinitas Union School District
Lara Heck
Mrs. Heck, or “Ms. Lara” is a private violin, viola and cello teacher and youth chamber group director. She is also an Artist in Residence at Calavera Hills and Valley Middle Schools, and director of the EEF String Orchestra for Encinitas Union School District. She received her Associate in Arts from MiraCosta College in 2019 and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education at SDSU. Lara has also completed Suzuki Teacher Training in ECC - Level 2. Born and raised in Carlsbad, Lara now lives in Oceanside with her husband, Justin and floofball (cat), Phoebe.
Ben Fox
Mr. Fox has been teaching private music lessons for the last 12 years. He joined the team at EUSD in 2022 and currently directs the Band. He received his BA in ICAM: Music (computer music) from UCSD in 2016. He plays trumpet and guitar with Chunky Hustle Brass Band. When not teaching or making music, he’s spending time with his wife, Zoë and daughter, Evelyn in Clairemont.
Ada Harris Elementary
Isabelle Zapata
Ms. Zapata has been teaching music in Cardiff School District for seven years now, and is thrilled to be part of the Encinitas Instrumental Music Community! Outside of Cardiff, Ms. Zapata has, in previous years, served as a percussion coach for Murrieta Mesa High School and San Marcos High School, and as a strings coach for the Long Beach Harmony Project. She received her music degrees (Instrumental Music Education BM, Percussion Performance BM, Single Subject Teaching Credential K-12 Music) at CSU Long Beach, and continues to develop her knowledge about music education as an active member of the San Diego American Orff Schulwerk Association). In addition to music. Ms. Zapata has a passion for educating, giving back to the community, and advocating for animal welfare and conservation. In support of these, she completed her M.A. in Education (emphasis on Elementary Education) at SDSU, an A.A. in Deaf Studies & American Sign Language at Palomar College, and is currently pursuing her M.S. in Nonprofit Management & Leadership (MSNP) at the University of San Diego. When she’s not making music with kids, Ms. Zapata can be found working with relinquished companion parrots in her role as the Education & Outreach Coordinator for Free Flight (a nonprofit parrot sanctuary) and with wild parrots going through rehabilitation in her role as a volunteer for SoCal parrot (a nonprofit rescue and rehabilitation organization for Southern California’s wild parrot populations). At home in Escondido, Ms. Zapata lives with her beloved flock of cockatiels: Romeo, Louie, and Sizzle. She can often be found birdwatching, horseback riding, or spending time at the beach!
Diegueño Middle School and Oak Crest Middle School
Cat Gold
Ms. Gold received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from UCLA where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and had the privilege of studying with world-renowned percussionist, Mitchell Peters. She also holds a California Teaching Credential (Music) from UCLA and a Masters in Music Education from Michigan State University. Ms. Gold taught instrumental music in the Los Angeles Unified School District for six years. While in LA, she was the band director and music department chair at Millikan Middle School Performing Arts Magnet. She has extensive experience directing various levels of concert band, orchestra, jazz band, and percussion ensemble. She is a member of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association and the California Music Educators Association.
In 2012, Ms. Gold relocated to San Diego where she served as the band director at Ada Harris Elementary until 2017. During her tenure, the band program doubled in size to over 130 participating students. Ms. Gold has been the band director at Oak Crest and Diegueño Middle School since the fall of 2017. Cat resides in Carlsbad with her husband Kevin and three sons Ari, Alexander, and James. Although she has her hands full these days, in her free time, she enjoys hiking, cooking and going to see live music.
San Dieguito High School Academy
Jeremy Wuertz
Mr. Wuertz has been teaching music at SDA for 20 years. During that time, SDA’s performance ensembles have received numerous awards and Superior performance ratings. Prior to becoming the Band Director at SDA, he served as the Assistant Band Director at Vista High School for 2 years. He received his BA in Music Composition from UCLA and his Masters in Instrumental Conducting from Sam Houston State University. Mr. Wuertz was named SDA’s Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a member of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association and the California Music Educators Association. In addition to teaching, Mr. Wuertz plays percussion professionally in San Diego with the Seaside Brass. He resides in Vista with his wife Robin and their children, Peyton and Parker.. He is also a huge baseball fan – Go Padres!
La Costa Canyon High School
Charles Mekealian
Charles Mekealian has been working in the SDUHSD for four years and is a music composer and former Marine Corps Musician. Raised in Sanger, California, Mr. Mekealian was inspired to pursue a career in music education and composition by his music teachers and desire to help student musicians find the value of music in their lives. He went on to serve as a Marine Musician with the MCRD Band, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing band and Marine Band New Orleans. Mr. Mekealian then went on to complete his bachelor’s degree in Music Education at San Diego State University. He began arranging music for marching, concert, and show bands after graduating high school in 2005. Mr. Mekealian has had music performed by the United States Marine Corps, many music programs in the U. S. and abroad as well as several works performed by District Honor Bands in Southern California. He has multiple works published with the Robert W. Smith Music Company and has his own publishing company. Mr. Mekealian resides with his wife and two daughters in Point Loma. He is currently a staff arranger for several high school band programs to include LCC.