Band-o-rama

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): Grand River, Nathan Weber

Band (AH): Imperium, Michael Sweeney

Band (EUSD): 1. American Patrol 2. Morning Mood

Strings (EUSD): Down Up Do Wah Diddy

Middle School Bands

Combined Beg/Adv band: Tambora, William Owens

Adv. Band: Fire Dance, David Shaffer

High School Bands

LCC: Deus Ex Machina - Randall Standridge

SDA: Spirited Away - Joe Hisaishi & Yumi Kiumura, arr. by Kazuhiro Morita

Combined Groups

HS & MS Combined “25 or 6 to 4” arr. Michael Story

“Band-o-rama March” by Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark

Ada Harris

Coaches

Matthew Lefevre - Percussion

Khoi Le - Flute

Daniel Novoa - Brass

Volunteer

Conner Carrichio - Bassoon

Beginning Band:

Olivia Puterbaugh- Flute

Samuel Dahl- Flute

Henry Wright - Clarinet

Dylan Copelan - Clarinet

Mia Krehbiel - Clarinet

Jax Lukacs - Alto Saxophone

Evyn Lewis - Alto Saxophone

Parker Hewitt - Trumpet

Kyle Sakurai - Trumpet

Oliver Cook - Trumpet

Adeline Tyler - Trumpet

Macy Zimmerman - Trumpet

Eleanor Bushnell - Trombone

Micah Zimmerman - Percussion

Elayne Krehbiel - Percussion

Intermediate Band: 

Percy Simpson - Flute

Shivani Swaminathan - Flute

Aarush Kunda - Flute

Henry Levy- Flute

Cruz DeLuc - Flute

Anna Sokoloff - Clarinet

Ivy Seerveld - Clarinet 

Cassidy Georgens - Clarinet

Sierra Wall - Clarinet

Magnolia Seed - Clarinet

U’ilani McDaniel - Clarinet

Finnley Fowler - Clarinet

Shelly Baxter - Alto Saxophone

Maeve Sage - Trumpet

Beau Evans - Trumpet

Lily Komugyisha Archdale - Trumpet

Malia Urrutia-Godinez - Trombone

Patrick King - Trombone

Lana Nelson - Baritone

Monroe Weinberg - Baritone

Quinn Gates - Percussion

Mila Stankovic - Percussion

Mia Krehbiel - Percussion

EUSD

Addie Konopacki - Flute

Ariana Moya - Flute

Amelia Moya - Flute

Lana Minera - Flute

Victoria Pupko - Flute

Eliana Kroop - Clarinet

Ivo Bicanic - Clarinet

Advaith Nair - Alto Saxophone

Hannah Harris - Alto Saxophone

Laura Bandy - Alto Saxophone

Devin Nijor - Trumpet

Henry Gower - Trumpet

Rowan Moeder - Trumpet

Scott Huang - Trombone

Walden Stumpf - Percussion

Edison Lee - Violin

Emily Downes - Violin

Emily Hyde - Violin

Greyson Schulz - Violin

Owen Neuberger - Violin

Penelope Evers - Violin

Quinn Lindsay - Violin

Sierra Mei-Lin Laurs - Violin

Cary Cisterna - Woodwind Coach

Oak Crest

Beginning Band:

Athalia Macal Arenas - Flute
Max Ruiz - Flute
Autumn Chang - Clarinet
Amelia Grimmer - Clarinet
Lucia Medford - Clarinet
Brandon Randall - Clarinet
Alex Wiliams - Clarinet
Aurora Chang  - Alto Saxophone
Brayden Lenz - Alto Saxophone
Alexander Rosas - Tenor Saxophone
Rowen Watson - Tenor Saxophone
Drexel Bagley - Trumpet
Ulizar Carillo Funes - Trumpet
Trooper Nelson - Trumpet
Bryce Perham - Trumpet
Teddy Stephenson - French Horn
Leandro Lee - Trombone
Ellie Reyes  - Trombone
Cole Millwee - Baritone
Sam Rizun - Baritone
Alex Cheng - Tuba
Savva Khazanov - Tuba
Joshua Castro - Percussion
River Dunn - Percussion
Damien Folsom - Percussion
Isla Travella - Percussion

Symphonic Band:

Shreya Nair - Flute

Marie Jackson - Flute

Evelyn Seerveld - Flute

Natalie Sheurs - Flute

Tatva Kawatra - Oboe

Jake Charles - Clarinet

Mia Eng - Clarinet

Olivia Messoline - Clarinet

Claire Sakurai - Clarinet

Ian Nuss - Clarinet

Eliza Ng - Bass Clarinet

Zane Alejandro - Alto Saxophone

Naomi Alvarez Velasco - Alto Saxophone

Lily Arango Hewitt - Alto Saxophone

Maslan Bushnell - Alto Saxophone

Kade Chambers - Johnson, Alto Saxophone

Maeve Showell - Alto Saxophone

Asha Swaminathan - Alto Saxophone

Odin Stromberg  - Tenor Saxophone

Keira Bass - Trumpet

Gavin Dickey - Trumpet

Charlie Nelson - Trumpet

Ryan Navarro - Trumpet

Dylon Van Der Linden - Trumpet

Jack Weidemann - Trumpet

Alice Wieland - Trumpet

Hannah Jane Wright - Trumpet

Cooper Seaman  - French Horn

Audrey Tapley  - French Horn

Lane Miyashiro- Trombone

Ahnlong Pratt - Trombone

Joseph Spears - Trombone

Ziggy Zaspel - Trombone

Harley Foster - Baritone

Anya Dewey  - Percussion

Michael Pirrello  - Percussion

Royce Munduruca - Percussion

Lincoln Townsend - Percussion

Diegueno

Beginning Band:

Ellie Ahearn - Flute
Juli Allem - Flute
Amélie Mealiffe - Flute
Kyla Reynaga - Flute
Audrey Wu - Flute
Kona Hou - Clarinet
Nadia Payne  - Clarinet
Milind Saini  - Clarinet
Eleonora Stuart  - Clarinet
Miles Teague - Clarinet
Mila O’Connell - Alto Saxophone
Noah Tillotson - Alto Saxophone
Elliott Cookson - Tenor Saxophone
Nico Fellis - Trumpet
Logan Grot - Trumpet
Rowan Nikkel - Trumpet
Ada Seebruch - Trumpet
Brianna Walter - Trumpet
Sydney Walter - French Horn
Katherine Folkman - Trombone
Caden Lee - Trombone|
Cruz Durbin - Baritone
Griffin Yefchak - Baritone
Peter Harris - Tuba
Aarav Kapoor - Percussion
Jaxon Kees  - Percussion
Ronin MacPherson - Percussion
Philip Quatrino - Percussion
Max Salemi - Percussion

Concert  Band:
Allie Cook - Flute
Ember Harrell - Flute
Dani Kroop - Flute
Liva O’Connell - Flute
Claire Wickman - Flute
Mallory Lockhart - Oboe
Riley Burgamy - Clarinet
Kaia Hoang - Clarinet
Riley McCourt - Clarinet
Isabella Robinson - Clarinet
Chase Murrey - Bass Clarinet
Lisette D’Souza  - Alto Saxophone
Hannah Jewell  - Alto Saxophone
Isaac Stratton - Alto Saxophone
Liam Thompson - Alto Saxophone
JP Du Vivier -Tenor Saxophone
Carsanne Allen - Trumpet
Weston Block - Trumpet
Rowan Ehbrecht  - Trumpet
Bryson Platt - Trumpet
David Rodriguez - Trumpet
Marcel Wickman - Trumpet
Paxton Dillon - French Horn
Koji Wilson  - French Horn
Dean Allred - Trombone
Noah Ellis  - Trombone
Sawyer Goldberg - Baritone
Asa Polansky - Tuba
Fisher Asuncion - Percussion
Morgan Frazer - Percussion
Noam Scherson - Percussion
Lucy Strieber  - Percussion

SDA

Krystlin Augustin - Flute

Sadie Burnett - Flute

Abby Hand - Flute

Scout Huang - Flute

Sierra Porter - Flute

Lyla Roach - Flute

Preston Sasmita - Flute

Taylor Seidner - Flute

Sophie Somers - Flute

Rainn Townsend - Flute

Abby Tryon - Flute

Max Chiang - Clarinet

Adela Jackson - Clarinet

Mila Needleman - Clarinet

Aspen Valdez - Clarinet

Taylor Wilford - Clarinet

Will Ross - Clarinet

Sage Sandland - Clarinet

Mallory Navarro - Bass Clarinet

Alan Pecchio - Bass Clarinet

Aki Jackson - Alto Saxophone

Lilliana Navarro - Alto Saxophone

Owen Sandland - Alto Saxophone

Riley Patuski - Tenor Saxophone

Finn Rambur - Tenor Saxophone

Jake Beck - Baritone Saxophone

Lucian Fay - Baritone Saxophone

Gabriel Loren - Baritone Saxophone

Sebastian Arteaga - Trumpet

Rowan Jackson - Trumpet

Isaac Laemmle - Trumpet

Nathan Navarro - Trumpet

Stanley Singleton - Trumpet

Jay Renison - Trumpet

Benicio Rivera - Trumpet

Annika Spevak - Horn

Ollie Baird - Trombone

Mal Gerson - Trombone

Ajith Kumar - Trombone 

Mo Regnier - Trombone

Evan Denzler - Euphonium

Lou Seebruch - Euphonium

Jonah Clair - Tuba

Hannah Ibrahim - Tuba

Claire Becker - Percussion

Jameson Boaz - Percussion

Alana Dietor-Hartley - Percussion

Ari Fila - Percussion

Keo Frost - Percussion

Hana Matthews - Percussion

Nathan McEntee - Percussion

Presley Nelson - Percussion

Russel Teel - Percussion

LCC

Tore Parker - Flute

Eliza Hammond - Flute

Bennett Stewart - Flute

Leighton Allred - Flute/Mallets

Samantha Walter - Flute

Vera Sievert - Flute

Savannah Stanford - Clarinet

Melanie Alvarez Nava - Clarinet

Jane Lockhart - Clarinet

Johnna Marcucci - Clarinet

Lucy Downes - Bass Clarinet

Alexander Mott - Alto Saxophone

Rowan Jackson - Alto Saxophone

Sofia Grace Childs - Alto Saxophone

Roxana Arezi - Tenor Saxophone

Sem Parker - Trumpet

Jack Harris - Trumpet

Dylan Delport - Trumpet

Jaden Cole - Trumpet

Santiago Borgeas - Trumpet

Anne Bandy - Trumpet

Reagan Allen - Horn

Vojina Lazarevic - Horn

Henry Hill - Trombone

Henry Beierschmitt - Trombone

Eli Harris - 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

Sophi Stumpf - Percussion

Justin Galvan Leon - Percussion

Strom Ward - Percussion

Eamon Fathie - Percussion

Brayden Daly - Percussion

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), Frankie. 

Ben Fox

Mr. Fox has been teaching private music lessons for the last 13 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. Evie is getting a baby sister next week!

Ada Harris Elementary

Isabelle Zapata

Ms. Zapata has been teaching music in Cardiff School District for eight 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. 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 will graduate next month with her M.S. in Nonprofit Management & Leadership (MSNP) from the University of San Diego.  When she’s not making music with kids, Ms. Zapata can be found caring for 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, Tofu, and Sizzle. She can often be found birdwatching, horseback riding, or spending time at the beach!

Diegueño Middle School and Oak Crest Middle School

Catherine 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 over 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 five 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.