February 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm | Trinity Downtown
a celebration of children singing
HBC PREPARATORY CHOIR
Holly Holt-Cabrera and Vasti Adkins, Directors; Tim Smale, Accompanist
Moon River ​
Stars
Henry Mancini
Tom T. Shelton
KIPP SHARP Singers
Laura Taylor, Director; Lila Saenz, Piano
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I Am Song
Mark Burrows
Tafta Hindi
arr. Greg Gilpin
Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
Penny Rodriguez
HBC Chamber Choir
Austin Hunt, Director; Tim Smale, Piano​​
Lunar Lullaby
For the Beauty of the Earth
John Rutter
Jacob Narverud
Joyful, Joyful (from “Sister Act 2”)
arr. Mervyn Warren
Wade in the Water
arr. Dan Davison
Michael Praetorius​​
Treble Choir of Houston
Marianna Parnas-Simpson, Director; Alona Khoptinets, Piano;
Chesley Krohn, Choreographer
Ave Regina Celorum
Three Peasant Songs
from “Four peasant Songs”
Igor Stravinsky
Isabella Leonarda
Soloists: Lark Perry, Carmela Batuigas, Cordelia Furr
and Thea Hakel Cello: Eric Hakel
Er ist Gekommen in Sturn Und Regen
Clara Schumann
All Things Pass
Bob Chilcott
The Seed
Music & Lyrics Aurora Aksnes
arr. Marije Peters
Baritone: David Furney Vocal Percussion: Ethan Ha
Vichten
Text inspired by Mi'kmaq and
Acadian languages
Angele Arsenault
arr. Hart Rouge
Soloist: Arna Green Percussion: David Furney
SING4LIFE COMBINED CHOIRS
Jubilate Deo
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Any boy who would like to audition is welcome to speak to a director at the end of the concert or go to the audition page for more information.
About HOUSTON BOYCHOIR
Houston Boychoir is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by our community and Houston Boychoir family members. Scholarships subsidize a portion of the education and no boy is turned away because of an inability to pay for tuition. Learn more.
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Thank you to Trinity Downtown for hosting our Sing4Life event in 2026.
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Thank you to all the teachers, directors, staff and volunteers who make events like this possible.
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Thank you to KIPP SHARP Singers and Treble Choir of Houston for participating with us in this exchange workshop/concert so that we have the opportunity to share and our love of music with each other and those that come to share it.
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
— Confucius
Houston Boychoir Preparatory Choir
Holly Holt-Cabrera and Vasti Adkins, Directors
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Aiden Almuete
Tyson Amilcar
Samuel Aviles
Edmund Baker
Ryan Bell
Teddy Benskin
Leonel Cortez
Eason Dong
Kevin Espandin
James Garber
Bronson Garza
Frederick Hickey
Brenham Hill
David Jung
Archer Lehrer
Eli Manuel
Cole McIntosh
Nuraiz Moosa
Farhad Musa
Aydin Naqvi
Hayes Newell
Mark Randolph
Logan Ritche
Bruno Rojas
Austin Sakkal
Finlay Schrecengost
Brayden Scott
Theodore Tsai
Elliot Ward
Sabastian Wexler
Boomer Wilde
Mark Zhang
Timothy Zhao
Houston Boychoir Chamber Choir
Austin Hunt, Director
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Newton Allanbrook
Xavier Anderson
Reed Caffey
Thomas Comstock
Nathan Davis
William Elder
Ashton Hall
Zachary Hester
Maxwell Magallón
Keegan McClanahan
Owen McClanahan
Joshua Menahem
Kainan Moy
Kornelius Moy
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Maximus Nieminen
Kai Oskarsen
Asher Perez
Lucas Rolim
Jorge Sanchez
Nicolas Sanchez
Mario Treviño
KIPP SHARP Singers
Laura Taylor, Director
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Sebastian Chaparro
Camila Flores
Zoey Garcia
Zoe Guillen
Thiago Alvarez
Morsal Amiri
Alpha Eshetu
Adrian Hernandez Ortiz
Erick Mastranzo-Alvarado
Jayleen Mendoza
Lydia Morales
Tatiana Villalta
Iker Aguirre
Dennis Perez de Ordaz Ogando
Genesis Reyes
Cristopher Sanchez
Gabriel Segovia
Maheen Ahmed
Kennedy Campbell
Mursal Ehsan
Bryson Escobar
Naomi Salinas
Dylan Yax-Lacan
Dhwij Pathak
Aiden Villano Cach
Diksha Motghare
Andrew Brioso
Sage Hernandez
Sofia Itzep Pelaez
Iker Tzic Pacheco
Emiliana Villalta
Shlok Bhoraniya
Lourdes Mwei
Juliette Ramirez
Jacob Sapon Sontay
Zaudu Ugaw
Mohammad Yasir Zaheer
Jocelyn Acosta
Raquel Batz
Adeline Ortuno Dominguez
Mateo Tepaz-Garcia
Yazlynn Munoz
Florinda Puac Sapon
Elmer Ramos Hernandez
About KIPP SHARP Singers
The KIPP SHARP Singers, founded in 2009 by Laura Taylor, offers fourth and fifth graders from KIPP SHARP College Prep Lower School an opportunity to experience and perform diverse music outside the classroom. Working with a variety of community partners the choir offers students possibilities to engage in the world beyond their neighborhoods.
Under Ms. Taylor’s direction the choir has performed in Carnegie Hall, the United States Capitol, Georgetown University, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, The Music Center at Strathmore, the Texas State Capitol, The University of Texas at Austin, Roundtop Festival Hill, Jones Hall, Hobby Center, Wortham Theater, The Centrum and Rice University. In addition, the choir has enjoyed singing our National Anthem at Rice University, Houston Texans and Dynamo games for several years as well as participating numerous times in the annual City of Houston Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony at City Hall and performing at many galas and community events around our great city.
KIPP SHARP is a Title I school in the Gulfton/Sharpstown area of Houston. KIPP Texas Public Schools is a nonprofit public charter school network, dedicated to preparing students in educationally underserved communities for college success and choice-filled lives.
Treble Choir of Houston
Marianna Parnas-Simpson, Founder and Director
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Emily Barrens
Saniya Barnes
Carmela Batuigas
Victoria Batuigas
Hazel Carver
Jessica Dzurek
Nora Feld
Cordelia Furr
Emma Granados
Arna Green
Ingrid Green
Thea Hakel
Riya Hari
Elizabeth Haslam
Alice Huo
Khushi Kawedia
Adabella Lara
Hailea Lattimore
​Anahi Martínez
​Emily Martinez-Cross
Lark Perry
Harper Potoczniak
Loren Pryor
Blake Reed
Olivia Sawacuchi
Zoey Shen
Campbell Simson
Emma Smalling-Cardona
Ada Thomas
Annie Tan
Belle Tian
Kaylin Victoria
Diamond Walker
London Wallace
Evelyn Watson
Maeve Watson
Mia Williams
About Treble Choir of Houston
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“The Treble Choir of Houston is a first-rate group of young singers.
Their sound is a fusion of all that is best in the North American
and European traditions.”
— Bob Chilcott
The Treble Choir of Houston at Christ Church Cathedral is an acclaimed ensemble of young women ages 12–18, dedicated to providing exceptional musical training within a nurturing and inspiring environment. Founded in 2006 by Marianna Parnas-Simpson, the Choir is committed to artistic excellence, personal growth, and community engagement.
Guided by the motto “Helping young women find their voice,” the Treble Choir’s mission is to realize each singer’s creative potential through choral excellence, meaningful performance opportunities, and mentorship.
The Treble Choir of Houston serves as the resident youth choir at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston. It performs widely throughout the community and beyond. Performance highlights include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Washington National Cathedral, the International Choral Festival in British Columbia, and a collaboration with the Houston Symphony Orchestra in John Adams’ El Niño. The Choir’s most recent achievement is an invitation to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 2026.
The Treble Choir is honored to have collaborated regularly with the Grammy Award–winning Houston Chamber Choir in concerts and professional recordings. These recordings, produced and internationally distributed by Signum Classics and ACS, have received widespread critical acclaim.
