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Lavonne Anderson, Tess Ayers, LuAnn Boylan, Madonna Cacciatore, Liz Dean and David Schulner, Roshan Kindred, Jennifer Gross and David Koenig, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Dorrie and Phil Lamarr, Helena Paulin, Alexa and John Pogue, Alex and Rick Rains, Will and Jeffrey Seymour Frost, Laura and Karl Slovin, Sharon Stricker, Jessica Ritz and Henry Alonso Meyers, Elizabeth Weinberg.

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LACER’s Award-Winning Arts Programming is Made Possible by

The Wilbur May Foundation

PERFORMANCES

(WATCH FULL VIDEOS of STARFEST 2023 Performances by clicking on the titles below)

STARFEST 2023 SHOW DIRECTOR: Jessie Holder Tourtellotte

• Pre-Show: North Hollywood HS Jazz Band - “Herbie Hancock Jazz Combo”

Program Director: Haziel Angeles

Instructor: Dylan Campbell

Alto Saxophone: Miguel Estrada

Baritone Saxophone: Daniel Wijedasa

Trumpet: Ethan Alvarado

Drums: Jake Tanda

Guitar: Evan Williams

Bass: Enok Alvarez

• North Hollywood HS Woodwind Ensemble - “Megalovania” - Toby Fox, Arr. Dylan Campbell

Program Director: Haziel Angeles

Instructor: Dylan Campbell

Performers :

Flutes - Cayden Bennette, Ava Hernandez, Alina Laaly, Genevieve Minton, Shashwat Mishra, Emily Pazos

Oboe - Penelope Swain

Clarinets - Ellia Castellanos Xochitl Cuevas Eduardo Diego Geily Macuitl Nathan Minton , Rubi Puente, Rabona Rahim, Robina Rahim

Bass Clarinets - Victoria Espinosa, Daniel French, Lillie Granger

Alto Saxes - Miguel Estrada, Sandhya Mathew, Alex Siapkaris, Ben Smith, Kevin Torres, Kira Torres

Tenor Saxes - Audrina Lopez, CJ Petersen, Kaitlyn Wijedasa

Baritone Saxes - Euri Sakamoto, Daniel Wijedasa

Percussion- Litzahaira Gonzalez, Andres Vazquez

• Irving MS Dance Guard - “Missy 2”

Program Director: Marilyn Rangel

Instructor: Connie Dunn

Performers: Yelyzaveta Hlazunova, Rhianna Kelley, Natalie Martinez, Elle Marvan, Dayana Mateo, Vandy Murray, Olivia Ponce, Taiz Pozos-Flores, Juniper Rhey, Chloe Rodriguez, Alexi Salcedo, Yamuna Samundra, Delilah Stephens, Katelynn Torres , Abigail Velasquez, Donnalee Romero, Renata Caudillo, Dominique Colorado, Olivia Delgado, Arianna Delos Santos, Melantha Enriquez, Delilah Ferranti, Katherine Flores, Makhila Flowers, Ramona Gaberman, Janay Gamez, and Scarlett Garcia. 

• Bancroft MS Soul Squad - “This is America”

Program Director: Clarke Curry

Instructor: Jacqueline Ramos

Performers: Tracy Hernandez, Leah Carranza, Simone McNally, Sasha Kepa, Katelyn Merida, Gianelle Prado, Joy Lukombo, Karmen Dorsey, Brian Hernandez, Briana Sanchez, Samket McKennon, Safari Saunders, and Aaliyah Farrar.

• Fairfax HS Korean Drumming Ensemble -"Buksori"* Version

Program Director: Elly Calero

Instructor: Min Jung Kim

Performers: Mailev Cha, Madison Cha, Eugene Cho, Jennifer Ho, Joseph Hwang, Jun Jung, Joyce Kang, David Kim, Gilbert Kim, Mukhammation Mukhindinov, Surych Francis, and Mil Zack.

• Hollywood HS Dance Guard - “ Higher Mix”

Program Director: Ramiro Segovia

Instructor: Jaylene Pitones

Performers: Paris Prevost, Nelly Antonio Luis, Keyon Holland, Kennedi Harvey, Laylah Smith, Robinson Mariah, Brooke Jones, Ziere Sherman, Mia Contreras Farfan, Nathalie Hernandez, Anaya Garson-Lowery, and Anabella McCalister.

• North Hollywood HS Dance Guard - “Love Greater than Power”

Program Director: Haziel Angeles

Instructor: Edith Garcia Pineda

Performers: Debora Alvarenga, Alyssa Angel, Seven Anthony, Hannah Barrios, Melanie Cartagena-Mixco, Katherine Estrada-Montano, Manica Gonzalez, Charleze Gregorio, Alana Johnson, Sherman Kim, Daphne Marin, Katherine Mercado, Ayana Narkulova, Alani Nixon, Isabella Otero, and Jacqueline Vazquez-Olguin.

• King MS Dance Team - “Diamond Heist”

Program Director: Alejandra Torres

Instructor: Kay Bonilla

Performers: Olive Ayers, Haven Biglow, Adira Blades - Williams, Jayleen Calderon, Mathias Castillo, Brianna  De La Cruz, Sakura Delgadillo-Sanchez, Melody Enriquez, Amber (Nat)  Escobedo, Marcello Farago, Inez Florez, Chloe Harris, Angelina Krdodyan, Crystal  Labra, Priscilla Lopez, Julyssa Martinez, Sofia Ortiz, Irene Park, Leslie (Dakota) Quintero, Elijah Roy, Haylie Starks, Minka Sutkowski, Makenzy Toney, Camilla Vollalta-Recinos, Athena Wankum, and Miley Zegarra.

• North Hollywood HS Musical Theatre - “Money, Money, Money” - ABBA (From "Mamma Mia!”)

Program Director & Instructor: Haziel Angeles

Performers: Chidera Alozie, Ani Asatryan, Danny Barrios, Coral Benitez, Morgan Bertsch, Melanie Cartagena, Julia Ceja, Sabriyah Chavez, Eunice Choi, Charlotte Christman, Maya Claros, Jack Dobbs, Attila Dobrovics, Rock Edwards, Sasha Espinoza, Zoe French, Joshua Gilmore, Eva Guile, Isabella Guzman, Sage Heet, Emma Higgins
Oscar Johnson Kohler, Attila Dobrovics, Rock Edwards, Sasha Espinoza, Zoe French, Joshua Gilmore, Eva Guile, Isabella Guzman, Sage Heet, Emma Higgins, Oscar Johnson Kohler, Sean Lee, Nathali Leiva Iglesias, Nurniso Olimjonova, Sarai Perla, Jaime Pugsley, Brenna Reilly, Ariel Reynoso, Destiny Hernandez, and Mariam Tutuyan.

• John Marshall HS Dance Guard - “Back Then” & “Check The Rhime”

Program Director: Robert Moran

Instructor: Maya Stanton

Performers: Alexa Amaya, Janelle Gonzalez, Brooklyn Lopez, Brooklyn Molden, Nataly Rivera, Celia Salgado, Samantha Tuells-Portillo , Angela Munoz , Diamond Gilbert , Vanessa Romo , and Izabel Nunez.   

• North Hollywood HS Brass Ensemble - “Birdland” - Joe Zawinul (Weather Report), Arr. Dylan Campbell

Program Director: Haziel Angeles

Instructor: Dylan Campbell

Performers:

Trumpets - Ethan Alvarado, Xochitl Cuevas, Eduardo Diego, Miguel Estrada, Benny Goldenberg, Sophia Morales, Julian Osorio, Euri Sakamoto, Rebecca Shavit, Joshua Shavit, Kaitlyn Wijedasa

French Horn - Julian Dohi, Sally Lynch, Giyen Mabunay, Eno Thomson-Tribe

Trombones- Enok Alvarez, Sam Chiloyan, Paige Connery, Naomi Cruz, Victoria Espinosa, Erik Hokanson, Rashelle Martinez, CJ Petersen

Tubas-Michele Dweck,Litzhaira Gonzalez, Alex Werth

Percussion- Skye Salce-Weaver, Jake Tanda

• Hollywood HS Musical Theatre - Grease Finale - “You’re the One That I Want”/”We Go Together”

Program Director : Ramiro Segovia

Instructor and Director of Production: John Tourtellotte

Choreographer: Jessie Holder Tourtellotte

Performers : William Salguero, Bella Harris, Lina Agrello, Victor Solis, Cadence Murray, Titan Hutson, Julieta Marchesini, Eros Lopez, Iker Monge, Claire Bulnes, Eduardo Sosa, and Kate Berger.

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