CHOIR & ORCHESTRA
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Mrs. Susan Barnes
Director
CONTACT INFO
Email: sbarnes@rialtousd.org Office phone: (909) 854-4100 Ext. 28157
Susan Barnes is the director of choral and orchestral studies at W. A. Carter High School in Rialto, CA and has been a music teacher in the Rialto Unified School District since 1996. She has worked with elementary, middle, and high school music students teaching orchestra, band, choir, musical theatre, and general music. Mrs. Barnes studied the violin and viola at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego with, the late “Suzuki Guru,” Dr. Theodore Brunson, and she sang in the Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Keith Pagan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Education from Point Loma. Mrs. Banres is currently in her final semester as a student at Claremont Graducate University pursing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting and Historical Performance Practice. She is the musical director of The Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra at the Ontario First Church of the Nazarene, and she performs as a freelance violinist with several local orchesras including the Claremont Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Robert Sage and Dr. Ruth Charloff and the Orchestra Collective of Orange County under the direction of Dr. David Rentz. Mrs. Barnes finds great joy in working with young musicians as they develop their talent and musical ability. She is constantly inspired by the power of music and its ability to bridge cultures, stir emotions, and foster relationships.
ENSEMBLES
Chamber Choir
String Orchestra
Concert Choir
Treble Choir
CHS SOUND Club News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 15th at 3:35PM
ToneBuilders Booster Club News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 15th at 7:00PM in Room H-159
Contact Info: lionpridetonebuilders@gmail.com
Next Meeting: Monday, April 17th 7:00PM Room: H-159
Dedicated Booster parents chaperoning the Spring Tour to San Diego in March 2023.
Booster Parents and Music Teachers
Fireworks Booth Updates!!!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Please consider working a 4-hour shift at the fireworks booth from June 27 - July 4 to help support the CHS music program. You may sign up using this google form. https://forms.gle/hitFdefiJugw7PaS6
Clink this link to view the digital flyer: https://phantom-online.s3.amazonaws.com/Uploads/2023_PF23F_WC_CA.pdf
Phantom Fireworks
Digital Flyer
UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring Play
April 13th, 14th, 15th 7:00PM
Choir & Orchestra Spring Concert
May 11th 7:00PM
in the CHS Theatre
Heroes and Legends
Val/Sal Ceremony
4 - 4:30pm small ensemble prelude music
Knott's Choir Festival
May 13
Fireworks Booth
June 27 - July 4th, 2023
Riverside Ave, Rialto
We need parents to help out with the fireworks booth this summer! Come to our next meeting on April 10th at 7:00PM to find out how you can help.
Graduation
June 4, 2023
11:30 AM
PAST EVENTS
January 31
District Choir Festival
February 2
District Orchestra Festival
February 2
Chamber & Treble to
LA Opera
Spring Coffeehouse
March 30 7:00PM
in the MPR
Come enjoy great music by our students and refreshments for purchase by the Booster Club.
Admission $5
Spring Orchestra Tour
March 22 - 25th San Diego, CA
Upload your Spring Tour photos into this Google Photos album!