Fall 2025 Recital Information
The Fall Recital takes place on Sunday, November 16, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM at Cullen Hall on the University of St. Thomas campus. Cullen Hall is located at the corner of Branard St. and Mt. Vernon St.
🅿️ Parking
Free street parking is available along Yoakum Blvd, or you may use the S Lot on Branard St.
đź“Ť Address Location Information:
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🎶 Performance Times
- Session A: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (arrive before 1:45 PM)
- Session B: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (arrive before 3:15 PM)
- Session C: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (arrive before 5:15 PM)
There will be no breaks between sessions, and the recital will run continuously. If your child is performing, please arrive 15 to 20 minutes before your session start time. We may be running ahead of schedule, and we want every student to have their full performance opportunity.
This recital highlights student progress across all instruments and age groups in a relaxed, family-friendly setting. Photos and video recordings are welcome unless your instructor indicates otherwise.
Session A Performances:
- Session A: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (arrive before 1:45 PM)
| Vianna Nguyen | Piano | Melodic Phrasing Studio, Green Frog Hop |
| Kush Thaker | Piano | Sailing in the Sun, Paper Airplane |
| Kimi Cheung | Piano | When the Saints Go Marching In |
| Jayleen Lopez | Piano | Campbells are Coming, Night of the Tarantella |
| Liam Day | Bass | Easily |
| Evan Anikouchine | Guitar | Landslide |
| Arnaud Anikouchine | Guitar | Sweet Child of Mine |
| Betsy Bryant | Guitar | Aura Lee, Ode to Joy |
| Marian Evans | Piano | Jingle Bells |
| Aria Joubran | Piano | Fur Elise, Dragon Hunt, Pagoda in the Purple |
| Savannah Hedrick | Piano | Hedwig’s Theme, Deck the Halls |
| Stella Hennon | Piano | Your Ways Better |
| Aliya Samandarli | Piano | Star Wars, Trepak, Dragon Hunt |
| Oguzhan Samandarli | Piano | In the Hall of the Mountain King, Fur Elise, Harry Potter |
| Lily Pourmehr | Piano | Supercalifragilistic, Up on the Housetop, Deck the Halls, Golden Dreams |
| Leon Pourmehr | Piano | Jingle Bells, O Come All Ye Faithful, The Haunted Mouse, Golden Dreams |
| Katherine Nguyen | Piano | Happy Birthday, Up on the Housetop, Carol of the Bells |
| Lillian Sulma | Piano | Part of Your World, Dance and Variation, The Storm and the Rainbow, Up on the Housetop |
| Alexander Rafael Torriente | Piano | Mr. McGill’s Boop Sha-Bop!, Pyramids at Night |
| Joseph Rangel | Piano | Wild, Windy Day |
| Adonis Saracino | Piano | Our Detective Agency, The Elf’s Silver Hammer |
| Claudia Hartmann | Piano | River Flows in You |
| Hart Bermudes | Piano | Russian Folk Dance, Tucker’s Secret Life |
| Abraham Portillo-Xie | Piano | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Come see the Parade |
| Hamilton Portillo-Xie | Piano | Old Pig Donald |
| Skylar Ngo | Violin | Lightly Row |
| Luciana Ramos | Piano/Vocals | Rustic Dance, 30th |
| Rosa Okawa | Piano/Vocals | Sonata No. 16, Facile 1st Movement K. 545, The Dead Dance |
| Jane Hyder | Vocals | Tomorrow |
| Steve Hendrickson | Vocals | Wanna Be Loved, Make You Weep |
| Theo Yeh | Drums | Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
| Aryan Kulkarni | Drums | Show Me How to Live |
| Eric Day | Drums | Down Payment Blues |
| Austin Booth | Drums | The More I See You |
Session B Performances:
- Session B: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (arrive before 3:15 PM)
| Rory Lail | Piano | Star Wars Main Theme, Hava Nagila |
| Rose Moyal | Piano | Fur Elise |
| Clara Moyal | Piano | Gaston |
| Elliott Moyal | Piano | Firefly |
| Sofia Montiel | Voice | Part of Your World |
| Sadhbh Milton | Piano | Unsweetened Lemonade |
| Eddie Miranda | Piano | Ordinary |
| Nevin Alarakhia | Piano | The Lion King Theme |
| Hannah Kian | Piano | Lightly Row, This is not Jingle Bells, Jumping Beans, Jumping Bag |
| Alyssa Guarino | Piano | Almost Like a Dream, Malaguena |
| Maya Ghaderi | Piano | Dudelsack, Rockin’ Bagpipes |
| Mara Adotevi | Piano | Idea 12, No Time to Die |
| Sage Louis | Piano | Dance of the Irish, Jazz Blast |
| Neva Louis | Piano | The Horseman’s Night, Whirling Leaves |
| Adele Louis | Piano | Ballerina |
| Eloise Ramsey | Piano/Vocals | Lemonade Stand, Copy Cat |
| Anne Volke | Voice | Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| Wesley Ballenger | Piano | Westworld Runaway |
| Nina Nitcholas | Piano | The Haunted Mouse, Jack and the Beanstalk |
| Lia Morejon Safonts | Piano | My Pony, Party Song |
| Auggie Wang | Piano | Bagatelle, Tarantella |
| Aurora Wang | Piano | Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Miniature Sonatina |
| Zack Oliva | Piano | Metamorphosis One |
| Keira Armstrong | Piano | Nocturne Op 9 No 2 |
| Greer Gilliam | Piano | Square Dance, Tomorrow |
| Peyton Lui | Piano | Ode to Joy, The Storm and the Rainbow |
| Louis Baquet | Piano | Are You Sleeping, Football Game |
| Janet Cho | Violin | Hunter’s Chorus |
| Avery Inaba | Violin | Lover |
| Henry Sajdak | Drums | Natural |
| Vishnav Krishnan | Drums | Whatever it Takes |
Session C Performances:
- Session C: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (arrive before 5:15 PM)
| Molly McDonald | Voice | Firework |
| Penelope Northfell | Piano | Pumpkin Party, Ode to Joy |
| Natalie Espinoza | Piano | Â Adagio and Allegro, Pantomime |
| Mary Robbins | Piano | Deck the Halls, The Haunted Mouse, Firefly, Jingle Bells |
| Maddox Avalos | Piano | Mouse in the Clock, Go Tell Aunt Rhodie |
| Evelyn Myers | Piano | Lil Liza Jane, The Lonely Pine |
| Hannah Grimes | Piano | Paper Airplane, The Juggler |
| Paulina Correa | Piano | Golden |
| Andres Correa | Piano | Steve’s Lava Chicken |
| Beau Magness | Piano | A Little Night Music, Morning |
| Cash Amjadi | Piano | Merrily We Roll Along |
| Farhan Mohn-Faisal | Piano | The Crawling Spider, Grumpy Old Troll |
| Lydia Bashaw | Piano | The Great Wall of China, Malaguena |
| Emmett Bashaw | Piano | Jingle Bells, Love Me Again |
| Cole Leuenberger | Piano | Someone Like You |
| Louise Lail | Guitar | Our Song |
| Bella Yang | Guitar | Shortnin Bread, This Land is Your Land |
| Bianca Oliveira | Guitar | Stairway to Heaven |