PASADENA CHORALE
CHORUS & COMMUNITY
.jpg)
P R O G R A M
Aoi Sora Wa
arr. Noa Sherman
Ukolébavka
arr. Charles McDermott
Abide With me
arr. Milo Brody
Possibility
Noa Sherman
On Divinity
Charles McDermott
On Loving Life
Milo Brody
Is That You?/Tell Me It’s OK
Tyler Gjerde
Divorce
Iris Barerra
Wild Mountain Thyme
arr. Iris Barerra
When The Stars Begin to Fall
arr. Tyler Gjerde
The Pasadena Chorale
Kit Bellamy Burmood, Cristina Hernandez, Eric Werner, Dan Clouse soloists
Amy Gordon composer mentor
Tali Tadmor pianist
Jeffrey Bernstein conductor
Listening to the Future is made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
Recording and photography during the performance are not allowed.
THE PASADENA CHORALE
Cindy Abbott
Maggie Bacharach
Kit Bellamy
Heather Bland
Erika Boychenko
Sara Brock
Rebecca Carter
Regelin Castillo
Daniel Clouse
Nicholas Cofrancesco
David Cooper
David Coren
Yunyun Dai
Sarah Egan
Alescia Ellis
Valerie Estle
Jenny Farrell
Sarah Finley
Zach First
Valerie Flores
Ian Flores
Inga Funck
Krista Hart
Kevin Hartnett
Max Henke
Cristina Hernandez
Hans Herst
GariLynn Hiscott
Meredith Hooper
Haley Hughes
Luke Jacobs
Patty Judy
Martha Kahane
Matīss Kārkliņš
Lindsay Kearney
Cathy Kim
Ellen Kirstein
Kim Knight
Becca Koester
Lisa Kohlenberger
Maria Lat
Belinda Lau
Paul Lazarus
Margaret Lazzarini
Kellum Lewis
Kevin Locarro
Denise Lumarda
Sarah Medina
Michael Merced
Sydney Moss
Dina Murokh
Jean Pallares-Leonard
Frances Pang
Jeffrey Parkin
Zephen Peter
Sandy Kuo Price
Marintha Prieto
Daniel Radmacher
Hannah Robertson
Matthew Scherb
Megan Schulze
Michael Schwartz
Israel Segura
Wendy Shattuck
Nina Grace Shelby
Helen Sokol
Amador Solis
Alison Spielmann
Bonny Tennant
Chris Tickner
Kelsey Torosyan
Stephen Tully
Eric Vesbit
Dianne J. Waldman
Jen Wang
Jenny Werner
Eric Werner
Brittney S. Wheeler
Mandi White
Noemi Wognin
Helga Zambrano
Katherine Zodrow
ABOUT THE COMPOSERS
Iris Milagros Barrera is a junior at South Pasadena High School
and has been studying music for the last ten years. She was
originally trained in Suzuki piano and has most recently been a
student with Dr. Stephen Pierce. Since, Iris has devoted much of
her time to learning guitar and songwriting. Strongly influenced
by a childhood filled with music, she continues to seek out new
sounds from which to draw inspiration. Iris is excited to be a part
of Listening To The Future, as will be her first venture into choral
composition.
Milo Brody, is in the 11th Grade at the Pasadena Waldorf
School, which he has attended since preschool. Milo enjoys
composing, playing trombone, and singing, and the Waldorf
school has helped him become the passionate musician that he
is. He is a California All-State trombonist, a member of the
Symphony of the Verdugos, and he attends the Colburn School,
where he plays chamber music. Milo sings in the Pasadena
Waldorf High School chorus, as well as on various other
occasions and projects, including yearly a cappella performances
with other students. Since joining the Pasadena Chorale’s
Listening to the Future program, he has been having a thrilling
experience with composing and arranging, and cannot wait to
continue to expand his musical horizons through this incredible
opportunity.
Tyler Gjerde is a senior at Pasadena High School and has been
involved in musical ensembles since the 6th grade at Sierra
Madre Middle School. He has since dedicated much of his free
time to studying music and composing, especially after reaching
high school. Tyler hopes to entertain with his arrangements, and
is excited to be a part of Listening to the Future this year.
Charles McDermott is a senior at Beverly Hills High School
where he is the tenor lead for the Madrigals. Beginning at age 5,
piano has been foundational in his musical journey. He would go
on to play a multitude of different instruments, in ensembles such
as orchestra, jazz band, choir. Though Charles has now focused
his time on piano and composition, his expansive background
led him to the process of creating music and continues to guide
him. His greatest classical influences are Debussy, Bach, and
Chopin, and he pulls inspiration from other genres including
Klezmer, Ethereal Pop, and Classical Rock.
Noa Sherman is a junior at the Pasadena Waldorf School. He is
fluent in English and Japanese. Noa sings in the school choir
which has led him to experiment with composition. He has been
studying piano for over ten years and received the MTAC
Certificate of Merit in 2022. He also plays the clarinet with the
school wind ensemble. Paul McCartney has been a very
influential figure to Noa who feels that his ability to show and
define emotion can create a ‘perfect’ balance of expressiveness
without being overly dramatic. Noa is also very passionate about
world peace and hopes to express it through his music.
THE PASADENA CHORALE
STAFF
FOUNDING ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Bernstein
ACCOMPANIST
Tali Tadmor
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Bernie Fabig
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Annie Ranzani Makarchuk
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Cynthia Abbott
ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR
Noah Gladstone
VIDEOGRAPHER
Alex McInnes
BOARD
CHAIR
Eric Vesbit
SECRETARY
Cynthia Abbott
TREASURER
Ellen Kirstein
BOARD MEMBERS
David Cooper
Jean Pallares-Leonard
Jeffrey Parkin
Jeannie Sears