Opus 32

Dr. Roscigno has worked extensively with professional orchestras, college orchestras, and younger musicians throughout his career. He has served as Music Director of the Conway Symphony in Arkansas, Assistant Conductor of the Tucson Symphony, and guest conductor for the Plainview Symphony and Santa Barbara Ballet Theater. In 2003 he led Opera Constanta of Romania in performances of Carmen, The Barber of Seville, and Un Ballo in Mascera.Dr. Roscigno's diverse musical career has allowed him opportunities to perform and conduct at some of the great venues of North America, including Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, Yankee Stadium, and Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Vlad Vizireanu, Conductor, was recently appointed Associate Conductor and Music Director Designate of the Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra. Born in Romania, Vlad has conducted professional, regional, and community orchestras throughout the United States and Europe since his debut in 2009. He was awarded the first prize in the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Conducting Competition in 2009 and conducted the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in his European debut. Since then he was invited to participate in the prestigious St. Magnus Festival the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and has been engaged in future concerts with the Orchestra Inginerilor in Bucharest, Romania in March of 2012. Recently, Vlad was selected to participate in the famous Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music where he was personally mentored by Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier. Earlier this year he participated in a masterclass given by Maestro Franz Welser-Möst as part of the Cleveland Orchestra Residency Program at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has also worked with Maestro James DePriest, of the Juilliard School. In 2011 Mr. Vizireanu was selected to attend the Witold Lutoslawski International Conducting Competition. He has also conducted the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Berlin Sinfonietta, Arizona State University Symphony, Indiana University Orchestras, Medomak Chamber Orchestra as well as numerous new music and youth ensembles throughout the country. He has served as Assistant Conductor for the IU Philharmonic and worked with the principal conductors of the prestigious IU Opera Program from 2009-2011. He has also assisted concerts with Cliff Colnot of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, Kevin Noe of Michigan State University, and Uriel Segal, former Music Director of the Chautauqua Music Festival. A native of Los Angeles, he received his B.S. degree with a double major in piano performance and music history from UCLA in 2007, where he won the Joshua Schapiro Scholarship for Excellence. He received a Master's degree in Musicology in 2009 from UT-Austin where he studied conducting with Peter Bay of the Austin Symphony. He earned his next Master's degree in orchestral conducting from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 2011. Currently, he is a doctoral student at the University of Arizona Tempe where he serves as Assistant Conductor to the ASU Symphony Orchestra. He is the recipient of an ASU Special Talent Scholarship and teaching assistant of ensembles at ASU .

Grace Chen is a third grader at Beacon Hill Classical Academy. Under the direction of her teacher Edward Francis, she has had the opportunity to compete and win the gold medal in this year's Contemporary Music Festival. In addition to enjoying piano, Grace loves play dates, sleepovers, and sports. She has a red belt in karate, plays soccer with a passion, and runs track with an even greater zeal. She has won numerous blue ribbons for the 100m, 200m, and long jump and dreams of qualifying for the Junior Olympics in these events. Grace is very grateful, honored, and humbled for this opportunity to perform with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic and to work with conductor Dr. John Roscigno. She is extremely thankful to her parents for their support, to Ruth Kuo, her first piano teacher, for helping her build a firm foundation in piano, to Mr. Francis for his patient instruction and confidence in her, to Mr. Devin Smith, the headmaster of Beacon Hill, for teaching her wisdom in chapel every morning, and most importantly to the Lord for daily grace.

Khai Berry is a sixth grader at A. E. Wright Middle School. His began studying piano when he was four years old, and at age six became a student of his present teacher, Ornela Ervin. He has won Contemporary, Bach, and Romantic competitions and also enjoyed honors status in the YouTube Festimantic. He has been invited to play in the exciting Gold Medal Honors Recital at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. More recently as a member of the "Appassionata" program, Khai performance in a master class with French Pianist Francoise Regnat. As a visual artist, Khai has won many art competitions and his work has been featured on district calendars and mentioned in local media. In 2010 his painting won the first place Anne D'Angelo Trophy for his school in the Las Virgenes District Water Awareness competition. He also has a keen interest in the environment and has made several speeches on Calabasas TV about the benefits of recycling for our Earth. He has been a member of a swim team for six years and loves snowboarding, mountain biking, and fencing. He has completed one year professional training in a conservatory for young actors, and last August his first TV commercial was aired for Disney. At school he is a straight-A student and has been described as a gifted writer. His second instrument is the trumpet, which he plays in the school band. He is very well-traveled and loves to visit new places. At home, where his drawings and books are showcased, he likes to be with friends and family. Khai is excited and honored to perform with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic. He dedicates his performance to the memory of his greatest fan, his grandmother, Pearl Berry.

Drew Dahms, 17, is a senior at Westlake High School, and has studied the cello for 9 years, first in the school strings program at Westlake Hills Elementary, then under Valerie Miuccio of Agoura Hills. For the last two years he has been a student of Andrew Cook. He enjoys playing in all types of music ensembles. This is his fifth year in the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra, third year playing with a Junior Chamber Music Association (piano, cello violin trios), and first year playing in the American Youth Symphony in Los Angeles. His Honors Trio from JCM, will perform at the famous Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria later this Spring. He has participated in the Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival, for the past two summers, and at the Marrowstone Music Festival, in Bellingham, Washington. He enjoyed playing in a studio orchestra this fall for an NBC pilot featuring ex-NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. This experience was apropos since Drew's interest in football led him to be quarterback for Westlake High. He decided to forgo further experiences on the gridiron in order to devote all of his extracurricular hours to music and plans to major in cello performance in college.

Henry Beal, a junior at Agoura High School, is an electric bass player who has enjoyed a diverse musical experience. He began his first studies on piano, and sang for three years with the Los Robles Children's Choir, performing with the Amadeus Choir at Carnegie Hall in 2007. Henry has played trumpet for six years, and is currently principal trumpet in the Agoura High Honors Wind Ensemble and studies privately with Bob Faust. He traveled with this group to the Chicago Festival of Bands in the spring of 2011, where the ensemble took first place in their division. Henry is also lead trumpet in the Studio Jazz Band and went to the Savannah Swing Central Festival with this group in 2011, placing third. He will be returning with Studio Jazz to Savannah in March 2012 and will perform as lead trumpet in the big band and as bassist in the Studio Combo. Henry will be performing on trumpet with the California All State Honor Band later in February. Henry first began his bass studies on electric bass, and is now also working on acoustic technique with bassist and teacher Dave Robaire. He is playing upright bass in the Studio Jazz combo at Agoura High and plays electric bass regularly for the Regeneration Worship Service at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He also enjoys composing, producing and engineering his own music. As a professional studio musician, he has recorded for film and television programs as a vocalist (King Kong, Rome, Jesse Stone) and bassist (Ugly Betty, Luck, GCB).When he's not making music (which isn't often), Henry enjoys technology – mainly working on computers, programming and gaming.

Cameron Daly, 15, began playing the violin at age 8 and currently studies with Alexander Treger. Cameron developed a serious interest in the violin at the age of 11 through his work with his prior teacher Elise Goodman. Cameron enjoys playing in the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra where he is currently in his fourth year of membership. In addition, he is a member of the Colburn Chamber Orchestra, having played in Colburn's Orchestra da Camera last year. Cameron has a passion for chamber music and is in his fourth year in the Junior Chamber Music program with which his honors trio, coached by Andrew Cook and Edward Francis, will tour and perform at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria this coming Spring. Cameron attends Oaks Christian High School where he is the orchestra's concert master. He has won numerous awards through such programs as the MTAC Certificate of Merit, Bach Festival, Contemporary Festival, and others. He has spent the past few summers at the Luzerne Music Festival in New York and the Jacobs School Summer Strings Academy at Indiana University. Cameron gets great satisfaction in using his music for charitable purposes, organizing his own fundraiser for JDRF and performing at other fundraising events, and performing at various senior living facilities. In his spare time, Cameron also enjoys playing basketball with friends, and spending time with his family.

Sebastian Saw is a freshman at Westlake High School's honors program. Sebastian began studying violin at age 5. In 2006, he started his violin tutelage with Mrs. Shuwei Liu, and his interest in violin has progressed steadily. He was a member of the Los Cerritos Middle School Chamber Orchestra for three years and currently a member of the Westlake High School Chamber Orchestra, both under the direction of Elizabeth Blake. In addition to his school music program, Sebastian is also a dedicated member of the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra under conductor Bill Benson. He has passed various levels in the CM syllabus exams with honors and is currently preparing for the Level 9 exam this year. Besides performing for the school and community, Sebastian is also an active participant at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival, and has won consistently for the past five years, including 1st place in the duet qualified program, 2nd in the ensemble category, and 3rd and 4th for the solo qualified events. In 2011, he and his twin brother won the top honor at the MTAC Conejo Valley Branch Concerto Competition. In addition to playing the violin, Sebastian swims at the Class Aquatics Club on a regular basis. He also enjoys mountain biking, barbecuing, traveling, camping and skiing. Sebastian is honored and very excited to have the opportunity to perform with Thousand Oaks Philharmonic.

Shannon Saw has been living in the Conejo Valley since age 3. An honor program student, this is his first year attending Westlake High School. For the past 6 years, Shannon has been studying violin with Mrs. Shuwei Liu. Under her guidance, Shannon's musical skills have grown immensely. He won a number of awards in the past five summers participating in the Southwestern Youth Music Festival, winning first place for his duet performance, second for the ensemble category, both performed with his twin brother, as well as the second place for his solo qualified event. Subsequently, together with his twin brother, Shannon won top honor at the 2011 MTAC Conejo Valley Branch Concerto Competition. Shannon completed the CM syllabus exams with honors and is working on completing the requirements for the Level 9 exam this year. Shannon has been a member of Chamber Orchestra for his schools, first with Los Cerritos Middle School, and now with Westlake High School, both under the direction of Elizabeth Blake. He is also a member of the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Bill Benson. Shannon is an active member of the Class Aquatics Swim Club. In his free time, Shannon likes to cook, read, ski and swim. Shannon would like to take this opportunity to thank all his teachers, friends and family for their continuous support.

David Fraley, 15, is a sophomore honors student at Rio Mesa High School. He began playing the piano at age 5 with Julie Elliott and is currently a student of Edward Francis. For the past six years, David has been a gold medal winner in the Contemporary Festival as well as finalist at the Southern California Junior Bach Festival Regional and Showcase levels. In the MTAC Certificate of Merit syllabus examinations, he has passed the highest Advanced Level and appeared in the Honors Recital every year of eligibility. David has been awarded performance scholarships from the Santa Barbara Foundation Leni Fe Bland competitive auditions and was a guest soloist at a Mozart Seminar hosted by California State University, Channel Islands. He won first place in the 2008 Los Angeles Romantic Music Competition, the CAPMT Sonata Festival and was an invited finalist in the Richard Carpenter Scholarship Competition for two straight years. He received alternate status in the 2008 State of California Concerto Competition. When he was 13, he participated in the a competition to play with the Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Stars of Tomorrow competition and received Honorable Mention in a category that included collegiate students. He was a soloist with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic at a concert given at the Ventura Music Festival in 2010. From that performance, he received an invitation from the festival to be a guest artist on their "Rising Stars" program, where he will play a solo recital this coming May. In the world outside of music, he is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and plays on a club soccer team, and is a member of his high school cross-country team.