Hoopla
2025 Spring Concert
Sun Valley High School Auditorium | Thursday, May 23, 7:00PM
Sun Valley High School Auditorium | Thursday, May 23, 7:00PM
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you coming into our space and joining us as we celebrate the close of our 2024–2025 singing season! The end of a season is exciting and heartwarming for me. We get to celebrate our graduating seniors and commend them for their hard work in being part of our program, however, it's never easy to have them leave. I've had the privilage to see these students develop into marvelous young adults. I know they will strive to do what is good for our community and build a new sense of purpose outside of our small music program.
Musically Yours,
Mr. Calpo
Sun Valley High School Choral Arts Program
Presents
Aj Calpo, High School Director
Philip Biedenbender, Accompanist
Ingolovane
Arranged by Kenney Potter
Haru Sugite
Arranged by Victor C. Johnson
Hope is A Thing With Feathers
Arranged by Dalene Hoogendhout
Edited by Kenney Potter
Over the Rainbow
Arranged by Andy Beck
Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, Music by Harold Arlen
DUET: Heidy & Julio
They Were You
from the musical The Fantasticks by Tom Jones
SENIOR SHOWCASE: Gabriel Craig and Zaria-Lee Forrester
Hallelujah
Arranged by Roger Emerson
Words and Music by Leonard Cohen
A Million Dreams
Arranged by Roger Emerson
Words and Music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
SOLO: Alexia
Evocation
Music by Hey-Young Cho
Poem by Sowol Kim
From the Start
Arranged by Michele Weir
Music and Lyrics by Laufey and Spencer Stewart
SOLO: Allison
Parting Glass
Traditional Irish tune - Arr. by Daniel Wynkoop
ALL ALUMNI ARE WELCOME TO SING!
MINI-RECEPTION IN THE CHORUS ROOM FOLLOWING THE CONCERT
All Parents and Caregivers, for supporting their child in the choral arts.
Financial Supporters, for helping us keep a high standard of choral excellence.
Administration, Dr. Mike Harvey and Mr. Dareion Malone, for their constant support of the high school choral program.
MPA Chaperons, Mrs. Hedrick and her Mother for keeping a watchful eyes and support.
Accompianist, Mr. Philip Biedenbender for his friendship and support.
Choral Ambassadors, for their great leadership and dedication.
Alumni, Aden Peters and Sam Mayo for decorating the stage with butterflies.
Robert Barrett
Plans to attend University of North Carolina Charlotte and study Music Education, Band. His favorite chorus memory was wehn Jayden ate a lot of pineapples at the Wingate Cafeteria. Outside of singing, he enjoys being in band and spending time with his cats.
Gabriel Craig
Plans to attend University of North Carolina Charlotte and majoring in theater education. His favorite chorus memory was when Mr. Calpo helped prepare him for theater auditions. Outside of singing, they like to perform in musicals, paint, thrift, collect CDs, and spending time with friends.
Allison Crigler
Plans to attend University of North Carolina Wilmington and major in psychology and minor in music. Her favorite chorus memory was the bus ride back from MPA. Outside of singing, she enjoys playing piano and dress to impress.
Brooklyn Dixon
Plans to go to community college and find what path they want to study. Her favorite chorus memory was either going to MPA or participating in the UCPS All-County Choral Festival.
Marissa Helms
Jordan Hume
Langstyn Johnson
Sarah Mimy
Brayden Peterson
Plans to go into the workforce and train to work with HVAC systems. His favorite chorus memory was the recent UCPS All-County Choral Festival. Outside of singing he enjoys swimming, spending time with his girlfriend, and playing Pokemon.
Alexander Sakovich
Plans to go into the working force after high school. His favorite chorus memory was in Men's Choir rehearsing the movements for White Winter Hymnal. Outside of singing he loves to draw and be social.
Quinton Wolf
Zaria-Lee Forrester
Plans to attend University of North Carolina Greensboro and major in marketing. Her favorite chorus memory was rehearsing for Charlie Brown the Musical. Outside of singing, they enjoy creating art and being in plays/musicals.
Nina Harry
Valeria Jimenez Bravo
Ryan Murphy
Plans to attend North Carolina State University. His favorite class piano memory was playing the "Gondola Ride" for his final recital. Outside of playing piano, he enjoys reading, playing video grams, hanging out with friends, and finding niches on the internet/youtube.
Robert Barrett
Nakiya Bell
Da'ziyah Britton
Heidy Castillo Cuadra
Christofer Castillo-Cuadra
Camila Cortez Zuniga
Gabriel Craig
Leonna Crawford
Allison Crigler 𝄞 𝄢
Brooklyn Dixon
Olivia Duldulao
Braiden Elsby
Anthony Gaete 𝄞 𝄢
Zion Germain
Manuela Gomez
Nevaeh Hedrick
Marissa Helms
Alexis Hudson
Jordan Hume
Isabella Ikpelue
Sa'mya Jackson
Langstyn Johnson
Keila Juarez-Ruiz
Jayden Lanzillotti 𝄢
Iyonna Lindsey
Caydence Loflin
Alan Luna 𝄞
Jaelynn McCrimmon
Sarah Mimy 𝄢
Kya Palmer
Kendall Parsons 𝄢
Jakayla Perry
Richard Peterson
Megan Rabon
Alexander Sakovich 𝄢
Ayva Serrano
Lianna Shaulis
Julio Solivan 𝄞
Noah Stoddard
Alexia Toney 𝄢
Alyvia Valles
Quinton Wolf
𝄞 - denotes Co-Presidents
𝄢 -denotes Section Leaders
Music Is a Science:
It is exact and it demands exact acoustics. A musical score is a chart, a graph, which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with exact control of time.
Music Is Mathematics:
It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time into fractions, which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.
Music Is Foreign Language:
Most music terms are in Italian, German or French and the notation is certainly not English - but a highly developed a kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music are the most complete and universal language.
Music Is History:
Music usually reflects the environment and times of its creation, often even the country and cultural feelings.
Music Is Physical Education:
It requires coordination of fingers, hands, arms, and muscles in the mouth, cheeks, back, stomach, and chest. These must respond instantly to successfully produce the sound for ears to hear and for minds to interpret.
Music is all these things but most of all….
Music Is ART!:
It allows the human being to use all these dry techniques to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate, math cannot calculate, language cannot express, and history cannot truly record. Humanism, feeling, emotion, call it what you will-it is what makes life worth living!
That is why we teach music! That is why we teach chorus!
Not because we expect you to major in music, but so you will recognize beauty in the world around you, have something to cling to when everything else is changing, and have more love, more compassion, more grace, and more joy; in short more LIFE!