Santa Monica College Music Department

Thank you for joining us for today's video concert by the SMC Jazz Ensemble as they present "A Tribute to Joe Henderson" Joe Henderson (1937-2001) was both a leading saxophonist and jazz composer, and today the students and players of our ensemble will be presenting 4 of his pieces, both well-known and lesser-performed. 1. "Mamacita"... arr. Dr. Steve Cole 2. "Recorda Me" arr. Mike Kamuf produced: Dan Radlauer 3. "Jinrikisha" arr. Dran Radlauer 4. "Homestretch" arr, produced: Dan Radlauer Today's concert is free, but we depend on kind donations from our community to help support the students and provide opportunities for them to study with industry professionals. You may support our program by donating here: http://bit.ly/give2music

Coming up today at 4:00pm, the SMC Jazz Ensemble presents "A Tribute to Joe Henderson," saxophonist and composer. The students and players will present popular and lesser-known pieces during a professionally-edited video presentation, under the direction of Frederick Keith Fiddmont. You'll find the presentation live at 4pm here on our Facebook page.

SMC Concert Chorale & SMC Chamber Choir Jeremiah Selvey, Director & Producer Chorosynthesis Singers, Guest Collaborators Wendy Moy, Conductor... Sophie Stubbs, Cello Frank Basile & Gary Gray, Rehearsal Pianists Phil McGowan, Audio Engineer Melissa Dunphy, Composer Isabel Van Aalst, Student Composer Stoyan Stefanov, Student Composer SMC Chamber Choir & Chorosynthesis Singers, Co-Composers "Righting Our Wrongs" is a virtually performed and recorded broadcast performance of choral music exploring the idea of human and societal reconciliation through the lenses of the LGBTQ experience intersecting unaccepting religions, of minority voices silenced or dismissed through the women's suffrage movement, and the breakdown of empathic dialogue among ideological tribal divides. Three student compositions will be featured, including "We Dream," co-composed by SMC students and Chorosynthesis Singers on the topic of racial (in)justice. The SMC Choirs and Chorosynthesis Singers will collaborate in the second performance of Melissa Dunphy's "Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs," commissioned by the Votes for Women Consortium and premiered here at Santa Monica College under the co-direction of Jeremiah Selvey and Wendy Moy.

We hope you'll join us here on our Facebook page as we broadcast this performance. Success is learning from past failures and sometimes getting lucky. Let us reflect through art on how to correct the wrongs we and our society have inflicted on each other. We are proud that half of this concert will feature student compositions!

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The Santa Monica College Music Department will present the SMC Jazz Ensemble, under the baton of Frederick Keith Fiddmont, in "A Tribute to Joe Henderson. The program featuring the music of renowned jazz legend Joe Henderson will be held Sunday, June 13, at 4 p.m. The concert is free and will be presented online. A Zoom link taking guests directly to the concert will be posted with the listing on the SMC Events calendar at smc.edu/calendar and go live just before the concert... begins. To attend the concert, the Zoom software must be installed on the viewer’s computer. A free download is available at zoom.com. Henderson (1937-2001) was an American tenor saxophonist and composer revered in the jazz world and a pioneer in jazz fusion. During his career of more than 40 years at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene, he performed with most of the jazz greats of his time, including Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Herbie Hancock, and also performed for a short time with Blood, Sweat & Tears. Many of Henderson's tunes are recognized and performed by almost every jazz student today. More information is available by calling 310-434-3005 or 310-434-4323.

Piano Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble Recital Yulia Kozlova and Megumi Smith, Directors Friday, June 4 | 11:30am | Free Please join us for a program presented by our piano and percussion ensembles. The students will perform classical standards along with the newly composed works. https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99585928094

Welcome back to our second night of Opera arias, presented by SMC Opera Theatre, and thank you for joining us as we present a new group of singers performing their solo arias. We also a few recorded videos that give our students the chance to perform virtually together. The concert will begin with video scenes from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, followed by 16 solo aria performances (program order listed below). The concert is free, but we would love if you are able ...to make a donation to our program. Your tax-deductible donation goes directly to providing opportunities for students including masterclasses and full opera productions, which will return next year! Donations: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/SMC_opera.php ------------------------------------------ Performers: Marina Hovhannisyan Yan Liang Axel Mejia-Juarez Bonnie Magoun Julia Aftalion Olivia Kellett Thomas Ahern Katya Ivanova Stephanie Morgan-Russull Ethan Eliafan Enrique Renaldo Robert Murillo Kim Nguyen Jose Maldonado Lizbeth Sanchez Camila Lima

Welcome and thank you for joining us as the SMC Music Department presents an evening of Virtual Opera Scenes, created entirely by the students of the SMC Opera Club! The members of the Club have worked hard to created this filmed, socially-distanced concert of Opera excerpts, securing support and funding from the Associated Students of Santa Monica College to hire professional collaborators for this project. Tonight's program: http://bit.ly/SMCOperaClubProgram521 While the c...oncert is free, we kindly ask that you consider donating to the program in order to support our students and allow us to keep providing opportunities for them to perform, learn industry skills, and grow as artists. Donations: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/SMC_opera.php We are also grateful of support from the SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund as they raise money for local singers who have lost income due to COVID-19. If you would like to donate to their relief fund that directly assists local artists, you may do so here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/209403180584047 --------------------------------------- We invite you to join us again on Tuesday May 25th at 7pm for our final opera concert of the semester, presented by SMC Opera Theatre: https://fb.me/e/1noNacuER

We are excited to go live at 7pm on this Facebook Page with the SMC Opera Club and their evening of Virtual Opera Scenes! This concert is entirely student-led as the club members secured funding and support from the Associated Students of Santa Monica College in order to hire professional collaborators to help coach, stage, record, and stream their work. Opera Club Donations: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/SMC_opera.php We are also thankful for the support of the S...oCal Vocalist Relief Fund who produce online concerts for singers and raise money for those who have lost income due to COVID-19. You may donate to their relief fund that provides direct aid to vocal artists: https://www.facebook.com/donate/209403180584047 This evening's program: http://bit.ly/SMCOperaClubProgram521

Welcome to the first night of our series of opera concerts for the Spring semester! This is our first of 2 aria concerts presented by SMC Opera Theatre, with the second coming up on Tuesday 5/25 at 7pm. These concerts are the culmination of our student's work this semester in the SMC Opera Workshop and we're excited to share with you both their solo arias and a series of filmed scenes shot in a socially distanced manner. The scenes tonight tell the story of Romeo and Juliette... as depicted by the composers Charles Gounod and Vincenzo Bellini. The opera program gives opportunities to both students and community members to receive individual coaching, chances to perform, as well as instruction and masterclasses from industry professionals. It's our hope to return in the Fall semester with full productions of operas once more! And for all this we rely on your support and donations. If you would like to make a donation to support our students, you may do so here: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/SMC_opera.php We're also pleased to announce that the student-led SMC Opera Club will be presenting their own concert of filmed, virtually staged opera scenes this Sunday evening! Check out their event here: https://fb.me/e/HxndKLIV

Reminder about our upcoming series of Opera concerts, featuring SMC Opera Theatre and the SMC Opera Club - three livestreamed concerts right here on our Facebook page! Over 30 singers will share their work this semester through filmed scenes and live online performances. Friday 5/21 at 7pm: "Arias from Home and Heart, Part 1" Filmed scenes from the story of Romeo and Juliette by both Gounod and Bellini, and live performances of solo arias. by various composers.... Sunday 5/23 at 7pm: "A Virtual Concert of Opera Scenes" Classic opera scenes filmed, staged, and produced by the SMC Opera Club. Sponsored by the Associated Students of Santa Monica College and the SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund. Tuesday 5/25 at 7pm: "Arias from Home and Heart, Part 2" Filmed scenes from Der Rosenkavalier by R. Strauss with live performances of solo arias by various composers. Donations: https://santamonicacollegefoundation.org/SMC_opera.php Admission is free, but we rely on your support to provide opportunities for our students. Your donations go directly towards funding masterclasses, hiring professional guest instructors, concert production, and covering costs for staging full operas in the next academic year.

Join a Voice Class at SMC! Come sing with us! Elementary (Music 50A), Intermediate (Music 50B) and Advanced (Music 57) What some former students have said: This class not only created a supportive environment and helped me improve my vocal technique, it boosted my confidence to perform. Even online, the professor still managed to help each and every student. This was very apparent each week when everyone performed their individual songs and we could see each other massivel...y improve over a short period of time. Without a doubt, this is one of the best classes at SMC for performance and other majors alike. "I got so many tools from breathing to warm-ups to exercises that have made me feel much more confident in my voice. I also loved the supportive atmosphere from the group." "Voice performance class is much more than voice or performance training. It affects all areas of the body and mind, including self-concept, general health, posture, and personal presentation." "Although we were listening and seeing each other through a screen I felt the emotions my fellow classmates experienced when singing. I learned to trust my body and breath in a whole other level. I noticed my voice getting better." "I learned not to be afraid of trying. "

SMC Concert Chorale & SMC Chamber Choir with Choral-Scholars-in-Residence Chorosynthesis Singers Featuring World Premiere of "Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs" by Melissa Dunphy Jeremiah Selvey, Conductor Wendy Moy, Guest Conductor... Gary Gray, Piano Frank Basile, Piano Sophie Stubbs, Cello Phil McGowan, Sound Engineer Access a PDF of the program at : https://sites.google.com/view/smc-choirs/nsp (It is best viewed in the Chrome browser) ---------- The Santa Monica College Music Department is pleased to host Nevertheless, She Persisted, a live webcast concert under the direction of Jeremiah Selvey, featuring virtually recorded performances by the SMC Concert Chorale and SMC Chamber Choir, with guest Choral-Scholars-In-Residence Chorosynthesis Singers. The choral event, which celebrates the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution and reflects the contemporary re-sparking of movements for racial justice and gender equality, showcases the voices of BIPOC women from the early 20th-century suffragists to present-day civil rights activists who changed the world through advocacy and composing music. The Choral Scholars in Residence, co-directed by guest conductor Wendy Moy, will premiere Melissa Dunphy’s "Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs." Composed for soprano-alto-tenor-bass (SATB) choir and cello, the work juxtaposes the voices of the founding fathers with the voices of minority women fighting for universal voting rights. This performance will also include a collage work about racial (in)justice co-composed by members of the SMC Chamber Choir and Chorosynthesis Singers. The concert is sponsored in part by the SMC Chairs of Excellence Grant and generous individual donors.

We will stream right here on this page the broadcast for SMC Choirs: "Nevertheless, She Persisted" featuring the world premiere of "Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs" by Melissa Dunphy. The pre-show will begin at 7:20pm so that you have time to find the video and get comfy before the curtain rises at 7:30pm. Visit the page at 7:20pm and you'll find the live video post at the top of the timeline on the right side of the page, just under the "Like" button. Look for the video with ...the pink background! While you wait for the concert to start, you can download the program to follow along. The link to the program will be provided in the event description and comments. For an optimal listening experience, we encourage you to listen with headphones or connect your streaming device to nice speakers. You will feel like you are sitting in a concert hall! You are also invited to meet the artists after the concert at our Zoom reception. A link will be provided at the end of the concert.

We are so fortunate that, during a pandemic, our Santa Monica College Choirs were still able to be joined by Choral Scholars In Residence and to collaborate on a beautiful concert. As a part of that residency, Chorosynthesis Singers and cellist Sophie Stubbs will be performing the world premiere of Melissa Dunphy's "Amendment: Right Our Wrongs, as directed and produced by @Wendy Moy and Jeremiah Selvey and audio engineered by @Phil McGowan. You can learn more about the composer's perspectives on the piece by clicking the Mailchimp link below and by attending our Facebook Live to be broadcast tomorrow evening on this Facebook page. We hope to see you there! We have a full concert for you! SMC Choirs: "Nevertheless, She Persisted", December 18, 7:30 pm

Auditions for Spring 2021 SMC Opera Workshop DECEMBER 15!