Carmel Bach Festival, August 12, 2008, Carmel, California

Devony Smith and Christian Pursell have been invited to perform as soloists at the Carmel Bach Festival Young Artists Concert on August 12.

Golden State Festival, May 20, 2008 Pacific Union College, Anguin, CA

Two of our choirs earned a spot at this year's Festival.  Our Concert Choir will perform in the Concert Choir Division, and our Honor Choir will perform in the Chamber Choir Division.

CCS Solo/Ensemble Festival 2008
28 MVCS Students received a Superior rating and advanced to the state level:  Serena Buie, Meredith Camburn, Tony Chang, Emily Chen, Jerry Chen, Michelle Chu, Whitney Dawes, Destinee File, Adrianna Fox, Winnie Ho, Rachelle Hunter, Daniel Jow, Michelle Jow, Sung Ho Jun, Lacey Kral, Conner Lee, Emily Lewis, Arthur Liu, Janelle Loredo, Daniel Ma, Christiana Meeks, Paul Nam, MinSoo Park, Christian Pursell, Todd Scalisi, Kim Silva, Daniel Smith, Devony Smith

CCS-CMEA Honor Choir January 26, 2008, Watsonville, CA

11 MVCS Students invited:  Julia Begin, Serena Buie, Merri Camburn, Tony Chang, James Chin, Whitney Dawes, SungHo Jun, Todd Scalisi, Greg Umamoto, Mary Whitaker, Natalia Williams.

Press Release about CMEA

American Choral Directors Association, California Coastal Region, Honor Choir, November 18, 2007, Stanford University 

Eight MVCS Students invited:  Serena Buie, Merri Camburn, Rachelle Hunter, Lacey Kral, Todd Scalisi, Adam Skerrit, Devony Smith, Mary Whitaker.

Golden State Festival, May 22, 2007 Pacific Union College, Anguin, CA

We were one of 10 California choirs whose audition earned a spot at the Festival.

California Music Educators Association CCS Choral Festival, May 15, 2007

Honor Choir:  Unanimous Superior
Advanced Choir: Unanimous Superior

California Music Educators Association   State Solo/Ensemble Festival, May 12, 2007

Gold/Command Performance (highest rating possible-Unanimous Superior)

Piano:  Andy Oh
The Master’s Voice: Samantha Beardsley, Melissa Markarian, Adrianna Fox, Kristen Marzolf, Erin Schulz, Kristie Sheldon, Emily Cheng, Minsoo Park, Mikey Camburn, Royen Kent, Todd Scalisi, and Joshua Harvey
Vocal Techniques: Samantha Beardsley, Devony Smith, Adrianna Fox, Kimberly Silva, Angeline Petronejivic, Seth Mazerik, Todd Scalisi, Daniel Ma, and Mikey Camburn
Beginning Ensemble: Merri Camburn, Cristiana Meeks, Rachelle Hunter, Tony Chang, Andi Tam, Jo Ho, Ming-Yang Hsu, Max Song

Silver Medals (Superior)

Girls’ Duet: Devony Smith and Natalia Williams
Duet: Kimberly Silva and Cristiana Meeks
Duet: Alissa Chung and Emily Cheng
Soloist: Tomas Robinson
Soloist: Kimberly Silva
Soloist: Devony Smith
Soloist: Cristiana Meeks
Soloist: Rachelle Hunter
Soloist: Royen Kent
Soloist: Natalia Williams
Soloist: Whitney Dawes
Soloist: Mikey Camburn
Soloist: Daniel Ma

CCS CMEA Solo/Ensemble Festival Seaside,CA

March 31, 2007

10 Excellent ratings 15 Superior ratings