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THE PASADENA CHORALE IS LOOKING FOR STUDENT
COMPOSERS FROM PASADENA AREA HIGH SCHOOLS FOR ITS
LISTENING TO THE FUTURE PROGRAM
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
2021/2022 student composers from Pasadena Chorale’s Listening to the Future program with
Pasadena Chorale Founding Artistic & Executive Director Jeffrey Bernstein, photo courtesy
of Pasadena Chorale
(Pasadena, Calif.) Dec. 5, 2022 – The Pasadena Chorale is proud to announce that it has opened the
application process for its student-mentor composition program – Listening to the Future, now in its
seventh year. The Chorale is looking to accept Pasadena area high school students from ninth through
12th grade to enroll into its Listening to the Future program that will begin in January 2023 and run
through June 2023. The five-month composition program culminates with the Pasadena Chorale performing
the student composers’ new work at its Listening to the Future concert on June 17, 2023. Students
can learn how to apply at https://www.pasadenachorale.org/listening-to-the-future. A teacher
recommendation is required to apply and applications must be submitted by December 31, 2022.
“Listening to the Future is an arts education program that is very special to me. Created and supported
by Pasadena Chorale, Listening to the Future began in 2016 to give young composers a chance
to hear their music performed in concert. There wasn’t a program like it in Pasadena,” said Pasadena
Chorale Founding Artistic & Executive Director Jeffrey Bernstein. “This year we’re thrilled that L.A.based
Amy Gordon will return as our composer mentor. Amy was the composer mentor in 2019-20.
She’s a terrific composer and a superb educator.”
The high school students chosen to participate in the Pasadena Chorale’s Listening to the Future
program will be selected based on their music experience, level of readiness, and teacher recommendation.
Students will meet with professional composer Amy Gordon every two weeks, alternating
in-person and Zoom meetings. Gordon will provide feedback on their work and help them revise it.
Students will produce one piece of original music for the Chorale and one arrangement of an existing
tune.
In March 2023, all six student composers will meet together as a class with Amy Gordon and the
Chorale will rehearse the students’ new work for the first time. The student composers will have the
opportunity to listen to their music performed by the 70-member Chorale live and in-person. Gordon
will continue to help the students fine tune their work in preparation for rehearsals for the Listening
to the Future concert that will begin in 2023. The final pieces will be performed at the Chorale’s June
17 concert. Students will receive video and audio recordings of their finished work that they can include
in their portfolios and in their college applications.
The Pasadena Chorale’s Listening to the Future is a highly-selective program that is mostly ideal for
high school juniors and seniors. In the six years since the program began, the Pasadena Chorale has
had six professional working composers mentor 24 student composers, and 62 compositions have
Alverno Heights Academy200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara
E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.org
Arcadia High School180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forseebforsee@ausd.net
Arroyo Pacific Academy41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca,
(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke
E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org
Barnhart School
240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007
(626) 446-5588Head of School: Tonya BeilsteinKindergarten - 8th gradewebsite: www.barnhartschool.org
Bethany Christian School93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-3527Preschool-TK-8th Grade
Principal: Jonathon Haweswebsite: www. bcslions.org
Clairbourn School
8400 Huntington DriveSan Gabriel, CA 91775Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172
FAX: 626-286-1528
E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org
Foothill Oaks Academy822 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010(626) 301-9809Principal: Nancy Lopezwww.foothilloaksacademy.orgoffice@foothilloaksacademy.org
Frostig School971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 791-1255Head of School: Jenny Janetzke
Email: jenny@frostig.org
The Gooden School
192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-2410Head of School, Jo-Anne Woolner
website: www.goodenschool.org
High Point Academy1720 Kinneloa Canyon RoadPasadena, Ca. 91107
Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989
website: www.highpointacademy.org
La Salle College Preparatory3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org
Principal Dr. Jamal Adams
Monrovia High School325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson
Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us
Odyssey Charter School725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001
(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neillwebsite: www.odysseycharterschool.org
Pasadena High School2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 396-5880 Principal: Mathew Kodama
website: http://phs.pusd.us
St. Rita Catholic School
322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024Principal: Adela Solis (626) 355-6114solis@st-ritaschool.orgWebsite: www.st-ritaschool.org
Sierra Madre Elementary School141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-1428 Principal: Lindsay LUISE-mail address: LUIS.lindsay@pusd.us
Sierra Madre Middle School
160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett NewsomE-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us
Walden School
74 S San Gabriel Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166www.waldenschool.net
Weizmann Day School1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107(626) 797-0204Lisa Feldman: Head of School
Wilson Middle School
300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107
(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth EsselnE-mail address: resseln@pusd.us
Pasadena Unified School District
351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109
(626) 396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us
Arcadia Unified School District
234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007
(626) 821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net
Monrovia Unified School District
325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016
(626) 471-2000Website: www.monroviaschools.net
Duarte Unified School District
1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010
(626)599-5000Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us
Arcadia Christian School
1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade
626-574-8229/626-574-0805Email: inquiry@acslions.comPrincipal: Cindy Harmonwebsite: www.acslions.com
been produced by students of the program. Alumni of the program have gone on to study at Stanford,
Columbia, Yale, Chapman University, University of Michigan and more.
For information on the Pasadena Chorale’s Listening to the Future program, please visit PasadenaChorale.
org/listening-to-the-future.
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