LCA CHRISTMAS CONCERT | DECEMBER 18, 2025
WELCOME & PRAYER
HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOHN KHOURI
O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL
Traditional, arr. Jack Bullock
MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
with Carolyn Chen, mallet
SWINGIN’ ON THE HOUSETOP
Traditional, arr. Ralph Ford
MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
with Isaque Pereira, drum set
FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN
G.F. Handel, arr. W. Landes and Michael Stevens
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
Traditional, arr. Elizabeth Campbell
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS
THEME FROM ELF
John Debney, arr. Daniel Grassi
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS
Catherine Landers, percussion
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, PART ONE
A true story of David Pothier as told by Samuel C. Witmer
MARY, MARY
Mary Donnelly and George Strid
SELECT CHORUS
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
H. Martin and R. Blane, arr. Audrey Snyder
SELECT CHORUS
MOZART CONCERTINO IN C MAJOR, K. 190
I. Allegro Spiritoso
ALYSSA CARR AND EDER BAUTISTA, violin
ALLAN CAO, piano
PAT-A-PAN FANTASIA
Bernard de la Monnoye, arr. Audrey Snyder
MADRIGAL CLUB
SALUT D’AMOUR, OP. 12
Edward Elgar, arr. Notnd
JOSIAH OWOWOH AND MORGAN SUSANTO, violin
ISABEL CHOI, viola
MYLAH VIANA, clarinet
CAROLYN CHEN, piano
FISH AND LOTUS
Zhao Mojia
CLAIRE LI, guzheng
SCARLETT SUN, piano
intermission
DUO CONCERTANT FOR 2 FLUTES OP. 62, NO. 2
A. J. Romberg
NOELLE RHEE AND ABIGAIL ROBINSON
SONG TO LOTTA
Jan Sandstrom
TIMOTHY LAI, trombone
REBECCA LAI, piano
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, PART TWO
A true story of David Pothier as told by Samuel C. Witmer
SEE AMID THE WINTER’S SNOW
John Coss, arr. Kirk Moss
STRING ENSEMBLE
with Carolyn Chen, Catherine Landers, and Isaque Pereira, percussions
WINTERSCAPE
Gavin Lendt
WIND ENSEMBLE
with Rebecca Lai, Claire Li, and Scarlett Sun, percussions
THERE’S CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR
arr. Carl Strommen
UPPER SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
TREPAK from The Nutcracker
P. Tchaikovsky
UPPER SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
MULTILINGUAL NATIVITY VIDEO
The nativity story read by LCA students, compiled by Nathan Grimley
SLEIGH RIDE
L. Anderson and M. Parish, arr. Andy Beck
NEMANJA ZIVANOVIC, trumpet and slapstick
WEXFORD CAROL
Traditional Irish, arr. Victor Johnson
HANNAH JEONG, cello solo
CHILDREN, GO WHERE I SEND THEE
Traditional African American Spiritual, arr. Kevin Phillip Johnson
RACHEL LALEAU, HAILEE THURMAN AND AMINAH THURMAN, soloists
SAMUEL WITMER AND CLAIRE HURLEY, scripture recitation
CHARLIE CHIOCCARIELLO AND CHRIS CHERRY, percussion
CHAMBER SINGERS
Instrumental Director, Yeji Shim
Vocal Director, Erin Burgess
Technical Director, Christopher Greco
Special thanks Chip Vanderbrug and the student crews.
Ensemble Personnel
Middle School Instrumental Ensemble
Flute
Anna Boychenko
Daniel Miller
Clarinet
Cici Wang
Claire Zhou
Lisa Zhu
Alto Saxophone
Israel Sarpong-Kumankomah
Bassoon
Jonathan Kim
Trumpet
Nem Zivanovic
Trombone
Sophie Vallarelli-DiGangi
Euphonium
Zac Baguma
Percussion
Efraim Pereira
Daniel Pietrantoni
Gabi Toka
Violin
Eder Bautista
Alyssa Carr
Deborah Hernandez
Ayla Icart
Abrey Mejia De Lezaeta
Viola
Lillian Manning
Cello
Hannah Jeong
Double Bass
Charlotte Chaney
Theodore Howell
middle school chorus
6th Grade
Zac Baguma
Sarah Barrera
Sophia Biggins
Joy Carvalho
Madeleine Cesar
Hannah Chang
Ariya Cherry
Dillyn Cherry
Michelle Helsmoortel
Deborah Hernandez
Ayla Icart
Christian John
Sofia McDonald
Efraim Pereira
Andrew Rapp
Benjamin Sangi
Isabel Scerra
Abigail Shumila
Eliana Steiger
Jackson Sylvester
Jordyn Turley
Marco Wikman
Eliana Wu
Bradley Yi
7th Grade
Luca Abbadessa
Sarah Alcantara
Wesley Allen
Madeline Andrade
Katherine Barbosa
Kamilah Caraballo
Alyssa Carr
Charlotte Chaney
Lillian Chen
Eliab Duong
Emma Estime
Layla Giragosian
Einstein Guerrero
Sofia Jurkunas
Jonathan Kim
Adeline Lewis
Lillian Manning
Abrey Mejia De Lezaeta
Edna Mensah
Erin Meredith
Judah Milton
Valerie Namakula
Samaya Rivera
Alice Sarpong-Kumankomah
Esther Shi
Dave Blain Simeon
Isaias Soto
Rowan Wallace
Henry Witmer
Lisa Zhu
Nemanja Zivanovic
MIDDLE SCHOOL Select Chorus
Luca Abbadessa
Sarah Alcantara
Kamilah Caraballo
Emma Estime
Sofia Jurkunas
Valerie Namakula
Samaya Rivera
Isaias Soto
Julia Ceprano
Hallie Flanagan
Samantha Garzona
Tiya Hibret
Hudson Hunsberger
Dayul Joo (Ellie)
Eleazar Katende
Sarah Laleau
Emma Medeiros
Yaphet Million
Taylor O’Shaughnessy
Katelyn Rapp
G Alvarez
Richard Smith-Faniants
Maxwell Sylvester
Kayleigh Wright
Simon Doreau
Madrigal Club
Soprano
Keirsti Hanson
Claire Hurley
Olivia Pompei
Hailee Thurman
Alto
Zara Hicks
Rachel Laleau
Rebecca Lai
Aminah Thurman
Tenor
Yves Fotso-Towa
Timothy Lai
Samuel West
Bass
Eliot Abraham
Emmett Doreau
String Ensemble
Violin
Elisha Choi
Emily Faken
Tina Kim
Josiah Owowoh
Siana Shin
Morgan Susanto
Viola
Isabel Choi
Joy Daly
Cello
David Jeong
David Paul Owens
Aaron Soto
Sam West
Wind Ensemble
Flute
Noelle Rhee
Abigail Robinson
Laryssa Viana
Katherine Wright
Clarinet
Remy Melkonian
Mylah Viana
Alto Saxophone
Matteo Abbedessa
Sarai Ohochukwo
Ben Wang
Tenor Saxophone
Matthew Sserebe
Horn
William Chang
Trumpet
Ben Estime
Sam Hurley
Rebecca Robinson
Trombone
Timothy Lai
Euphonium
Kelsey Wright
Percussion
Carolyn Chen
Catherine Landers
Isaque Pereira
chamber singers
Soprano
Runyuang Fang
Amarti Getachew
Kiersti Hanson
Claire Hurley
Lily Jardeleza
Marie Landers
Serena Njoroge
Olivia Norman
Caroline Parker
Olivia Pompei
Rebecca Robinson
Olivia Ryou
Siana Shin
Elena Simler
Hailee Thurman
Laryssa Viana
Joy Wilson
Kelsey Wright
Alto
Eva Arneman
Aubrey Croak
Samantha Croak
Joy Daly
Sin Yuk Fang
Zara Hicks
Rebecca Lai
Rachel Laleau
Elizabeth Spriano
Isabel Steiger
Naomi Thomas
Aminah Thurman
Briannna Toka
Bloanca Vincent-Pallares
Ava Witkov-Rooney
Annie Witmer
Katherine Wright
Tenor
Matteo Abbadessa
Yves Fotso-Towa
Robera Getachew
Timothy Lai
Nathan Maina
Samuel West
Samuel Witmer
Bass
Eliot Abraham
Christopher Burns
Emmett Doreau
Sebastian Hui
Gryffen Miller
Josiah Mukasa
Jayson Mukisa
David Paul Owens
Isaque Pereira
Emmanuel Swaim