SFVMC’s 4th Annual Fundraiser
Good Vibrations Cabaret!
Feel Goods of the 60s-80s
September 26th, 2026 at 3:30 PM
VIP Pre-Show Happy Hour at 2:00 PM
TLC Blackbox Theater
Featuring:
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
and
San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
and members of
🍓Strawberry Alarm Clock
Charlie Kim
Conductor
John Bergquist
Conductor & Composer in Residence
Bob Remstein
Piano
🍓Howie Anderson
Guitar
🍓George Bunnell
Bass
Mike Sandberg
Drums
Ian Anderson
Saxophone
🍓Mark Stephen Weitz
Keyboard
PROGRAM
~VIP Pre-Show ~
“Ben”
Written by Don Black & Walter Scharf
In the style of Michael Jackson
Mack Reusch, vocals
“I Want You Back”
Written by The Corporation
In the style of The Jackson 5
Grey Reusch, vocals
“Man in the Mirror”
Written by Glen Ballard & Siedah Garrett
In the style of Michael Jackson
Beau Reusch, vocals
“Act Naturally”
Written by Johnny Russell & Voni Morrison
In the style of Buck Owens
Ellen Ford, guitar & vocals
Kelley Yearout, guitar & vocals
“Two for the Road”
Written by Henry Mancini & Leslie Bricusse
Laurel Eu, vocals
“Beyond the Sea”
Written by Charles Trenet & Jack Lawrence
In the style of Bobby Darin
Michael Weiser, vocals
“Landslide”
Written by Stevie Nicks
Julie Anne Bermel Ellen Ford, & Marla Lowrey, vocals
“L.O.V.E”
Written by Bert Kaempfert & Milt Gabler
In the style of Nat King Cole
Ed Malconian, vocals
“Killing Me Softly”
Written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
In the style of Roberta Flack
Aleta Braxton, vocals
“Light of a Clear Blue Morning”
Written by Dolly Parton
SFVMC Cadenzas, vocals
Soloists: Marina Kobryn,
Julie Anne Bermel, & Marla Lowrey
~Old School TV Themes Songs~
How Many Do YOU Know?
Click the Link to Sing A-long!
~ Act One ~
“Beach Boys Medley”
Written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Fred Fassert, & Tony Asher
Arr. James Domine
Adapted by Julie Anne Bermel & Bob Remstein
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
Howie Anderson, soloist
“In My Room”
Written by Brian Wilson & Gary Usher
Arr. Bob Remstein
Howie Anderson, Steven Barnett, Anita Beckenstein, John Bergquist, Aleta Braxton, Barbara Cawley, Sabra Chili, Laurel Eu, Ellen Ford,
Meg Foss, Michelle, Hoisch, Todd Honeycutt, Samantha Hutter-Cruz, Charlie Kim, Marla Lowrey, Ruth Markenson, Kimberly Messadieh, Bob Remstein, Bruce Schachne, & Kelley Yearout
“Rock n’ Roll Music”
Written by Chuck Berry
Kelley Yearout, guitar & vocals
with Steven Barnett, Barbara Cawley, Todd Honeycutt, Diane Lindley, Danielle Malconian, Ed Malconian, & Bruce Schachne
“Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall”
Written by Paul Simon
Howie Anderson, guitar & vocals
Janet Anderson, vocals
“You Don’t Own Me”
Written by John Madara & David White
Arr. Dan Coates
Marla Lowrey, Ruth Markenson, Ellen Ford, & Julie Anne Bermel
“Going to the Chapel”
Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, & Phil Spector
Laurel Eu, Marla Lowrey, & Meg Foss
“California Dreamin”
Written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
Ed & Danielle Malconian, Janet & Howie Anderson,
Kelley Yearout, Ruth Markenson, & Diane Lindley
“Blowin’ in the Wind”
Written by Bob Dylan
Meg Foss and Laurel Eu
with Ellen Ford & Howie Anderson, Guitar
“The Letter”
Written by Wayne Carson
Kelley Yearout, guitar & vocals
Ellen Ford, guitar & vocals
“Stop in the Name of Love”
Written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Brian Holland
Anita Beckenstein, Sabra Chili, & Julie Anne Bermel
“What A Wonderful World”
Written by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss
Arr. Steven Barnett
Samantha Hutter-Cruz
with SFVMC
“Angel of the Morning”
Written by Chip Taylor
Ellen Ford, guitar & vocals
Marla Lowrey, vocals
“Let’s Get Together”
Written by Robert & Richard Sherman
From Disney’s The Parent Trap
SFVYC Harmonics
SFVYC Sunshine Singers
“Here Comes the Sun”
Written by George Harrison
Arr. Matt & Adam Podd
SFVYC Concert Choir
SFVYC Harmonics
SFVYC Sunshine Singers
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”
Written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
Todd Honeycutt
& Ian Anderson, Saxophone
“Son of a Preacher Man”
Written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins
Marla Lowrey
with Julie Anne Bermel, Devon Guthrie, Ellen Ford,
Ruth Markenson, & Devin Taylor Johnson
“Incense and Peppermints”
Music by Mark Stephen Weitz & Ed King
Lyrics by John Carter
🍓Howie Anderson, guitar & vocals
🍓George Bunnel, bass & vocals
🍓Mark Stephen Weitz, keyboard & vocals
Mike Sandberg, drums & vocals
“Family”
Written by Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen
From Dreamgirls
Rod Hines
with SFVMC
“ABBA Medley”
Written by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, & Stig Anderson
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
& Ian Anderson, Saxophone
Intermission
~ Act Two ~
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
Written by Freddie Mercury
Arr. Mark Brymer
Soloists: Devin Taylor Johnson, Aleta Braxton, Sabra Chili, & Ed Malconian
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale &
San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
“You’ve Got A Friend”
Written by Carole King
Devon Guthrie
“I Wish”
Written by Stevie Wonder
Bob Remstein, piano & vocals
“Go Your Own Way”
Written by Lindsey Buckingham
John Bergquist & Charlie Kim
with Steven Barnett, Julie Anne Bermel, Todd Honeycutt,
Marla Lowrey, & Ellen Ford
“Lovely Day”
Written by Bill Withers & Skip Scarborough
Arr. Robert Gibson
SFVYC Concert Choir
“Madonna Medley”
Written by Madonna
Arr. Julie Anne Bermel & Bob Remstein
Sheila Bella
with SFVMC
“Just the Two of Us”
Written by Bill Withers, William Salter, & Ralph MacDonald
Devin Taylor Johnson & Charlie Kim
& Ian Anderson, Saxophone
“Africa”
Written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro
Arr. Audrey Snyder
Steven Barnett
with John Bergquist, Julie Anne Bermel, Aleta Braxton, Sabra Chili, Samantha Hutter-Cruz,
Karen De Gregorio, Devon Guthrie, Michelle Hoisch, Todd Honeycutt,
Anél Irving, Charlie, Kim, Marina Kobryn, Diane Lindley, Ed Malconian,
Ruth Markenson, Bruce Schachne, & Kelley Yearout
“For the Longest Time”
Written by Billy Joel
Todd Honeycutt
with Howie Anderson, Steven Barnett, John Bergquist,
Charlie Kim, Danielle Malconian, Ed Malconian, Bob Remstein,
Bruce Schachne, Michael Weiser, & Kelley Yearout
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”
Written by Annie Lennox & David Stewart
SFVMC Cadenzas
“Purple Rain”
Written by Prince
Howie Anderson, guitar & vocals
George Bunnel, bass & vocals
Bob Remstein, keyboard
Mike Sandberg, drums & vocals
“These Dreams”
Written by Bernie Taupin & Martin Page
Marina Kobryn
with Barbara Cawley, Anél Irving,
Diane Lindley, and Ruth Markenson
“Heaven is a Place on Earth”
Written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley
Julie Anne Bermel
with Sheila Bella, Ellen Ford,
Devon Guthrie, Michelle Hoisch, and Marla Lowrey
“She’s Like the Wind”
Written by Patrick Swayze and Stacy Widelizt
John Bergquist
with Devin Taylor Johnson
& Ian Anderson, Saxophone
“Don’t Stop Believin’”
Written by Steve Perry, Neal Schon, & Jonathan Cain
Arr. Michael Berg Raunick & Garrett Breeze
Soloist: Todd Honeycutt
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
with the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
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About the Organization
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
The San Fernando Valley Master Chorale (SFVMC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performance organization for choral singers representing the San Fernando Valley and surrounding communities.
SFVMC was founded in the spring of 1999. It was sponsored by the Premiere Chorale, a professional ensemble established by Terry Danne in 1977 under the auspices of the Bureau of Music, City of Los Angele.
SFVMC’s major performances have included Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem, and John Rutter’s Gloria. The Master Chorale has appeared at venues including the Madrid Theatre, Los Angeles Pierce College, the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
In 2016, Charlie Kim became the Artistic Director of SFVMC, bringing renewed enthusiasm and a fresh artistic vision to the ensemble. Since then, his mission has been to honor Terry Danne’s original vision by creating opportunities for students, community volunteers, and professional musicians to collaborate in performances ranging from beloved classical masterworks to newly commissioned compositions.
In the spring of 2017, Kim began collaborating with composer-in-residence Sergio Barer to premiere several original works, including Moses, an Oratorio, performed with full orchestra at Wilshire Boulevard Temple in downtown Los Angeles, and The Nightmare and the Dream, presented in 2022 at Sinai Temple in Westwood.
Over the years, the SFVMC has had the honor of collaborating with numerous arts organizations throughout the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles, including the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus, LA Opera, LA Symphonic Winds, the LA Pierce College Choir, the Valley College Choir, Valley Opera Performing Arts, the Northridge United Methodist Chancel Choir, the Lark Musical Society Treble Choir “Tziatzan,” and the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, SFVMC remained active by creating a virtual choir program with online rehearsals, allowing singers from across America to join SFVMC by submitting individual audio tracks and video recordings that were combined into several full live-streamed concerts for audiences to enjoy from home. These virtual performances included “Celebrating Bernstein,” “Voices Rising,” “Choir-antine Christmas,” and “American Voices.”
In the spring of 2022, SFVMC welcomed John Bergquist as Associate Artistic Director. Since joining the organization, Bergquist has conducted several full concert programs, including “Holidays in the Valley: Celebrate the Mystery” in 2023 and “From Campfire to Concert Hall: A Legacy of American Folk Music” in 2025. SFVMC has also had the honor of premiering many of Bergquist’s original compositions, and in 2026, he was appointed Composer-in-Residence for the San Fernando Valley Master Chorale.
Looking ahead to the 2026 season, SFVMC is proud to be among the select organizations invited to perform as part of one of the San Fernando Valley’s most anticipated cultural events: the reopening of the historic Madrid Theatre in winter 2026.
The Directors and Guest Artists
Tenor
Artistic Director
Bass
Assoc. Artistic Director
Composer-in-residence
Executive Director
Soprano
Cabaret Director
Soprano
Rehearsal Accompanist
Bass
Sheila Bella
Soprano
Tenor
Soprano
The Ensembles
San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
artistic director
cHARLIE KIM
aSSOCIATE aRTISTIC DIRECTOR
Composer – in – Residence
John Bergquist
Piano accompaniment
Bob Remstein
Sopranos
Anita Beckenstein * **
Julie Anne Bermel + * **
Barbara Cawley
Laurel Eu* **
Susan Friedman
Angela Fuller-Caldwell
Savi Kay
Marla Lowrey * **
Linda Newcomb
Mezzo-Sopranos
Aleta Braxton +
Ellen Ford * **
Michelle Hoisch
Samantha Hutter-Cruz
Anél Irving
Marina Kobryn *
Altos
Janet Anderson *
Sabra Chili* **
Karen De Gregorio
Meg Foss * **
Diane Lindley * **
Ruth Markenson *
Kimberly Messadieh *
Marcy Toschi
Tenors
Howie Anderson
Charlie Kim + **
Danielle Malconian +
Ed Malconian
Kelley Yearout
Basses
Steven Barnett +
John Bergquist +
Rod Hines
Bob Remstein
Bruce Schachne +
Michael Weiser
* Members of SFVMC Cadenza Outreach Program
**Members of SFVMC Advisory Committee
+Members of SFVMC Board of Directors
San Fernando Valley
Youth Chorus
ARTISTIC director
SAMUEL AVILA
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
MARLA LOWREY
Concert Choir
Isla Cayago
Scarlet Curtis
Scarlett Carol Flores
Maximilian Huerta
Janice Lwanga
Charlie Levenberg
Evelia Martinez
Dane Mendoza
Lilian McPherson
Eden Moccia
Danelia Myrzagaliyeva
Davyn Sazinsky
Josie Thompson
Enalei Villarubia
Ethan Walker
Gwyneth Yurchanka
Arina Zhitomirsky
The Harmonics
Gus Anderson
Isla Bufete
Izabelle Castaneda
Jaione Ellisse Daza
Jachin Daza
Lydia Fralick
Saheera Gomez
Sterling Howell
Charlie Kellner
Cadence Vance
Sunshine Singers
Aiden Barnett
Jaison Eliezer Daza
Catalina Rose Martinez
Lorenzo Osintra
Vienna Osintra
Dulanya Rajapaksa
Joelle Kyla Williams
We Wish to Give Thanks…
To All Our Volunteers, Crew, and Donors
Marla Lowrey Executive Director, SFVMC & Musical Director, SFVYC & Program & Website
Julie Anne Barnett, Assistant Executive Director, Cabaret Director, Social Media, Photography, & Program and Website
Charlie Kim, Artistic Director
John Bergquist, Associate Artistic Director & Composer-in-Residence
Steven Barnett, Treasurer & Website
Bob Remstein, Rehearsal Pianist
Samuel Avila, Artistic Director (SFVYC)
Ian Lindley, Stage Manager
Ellen Ford, Front of House
Henry Eu, Box Office
Catherine Cobb, Box Office
Leslie Huber-Yedlin, Video & Photography
Kevin Yedlin, Video & Photography
Oscar Alvarado, VIP Happy Hour (Bartender)
Mary Bermel, VIP Happy Hour
Tracy Wachsner, VIP Happy Hour
Margarete Krick, VIP Happy Hour
Tawney Frankel, VIP Happy Hour – Raffle
Jason David, VIP Happy Hour – Raffle
Maria Hutter-Cruz, Concessions/Happy Hour
Phoebe, Coraline & Amelia Lowrey, Concessions/Happy Hour
Carolyn Assaad, Concessions/Happy Hour
Hadley, Hazel, & Asher Musharbash, Set up crew
Garrett Baldwin, Set up crew
David Cawley, Set up crew
Aiden Barnett, Concessions
Susan Leong, Raffle Volunteer
Chee Leong, Raffle Volunteer
Lorena Osintra, Parent Volunteer
Jorgette Yamyamin, Parent Volunteer
Nicole Vance, Parent Volunteer
Jose Martinez, Parent Volunteer
Pastor Rod Hines, SOTV Lutheran Church
SFVMC Board of Directors
SFVMC Advisory Committee
SFVYC Board of Directors
SFVYC Sponsors, Benefactors, & Donors
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (SOTV)
TLC Centers
Music Teachers’ Association of California
Woodland Hills Rotary Association
The Magic Castle
Devon Guthrie, Raffle Donor
Julie Anne Bermel (Barnett), Raffle Donor
Ruth & Brian Markenson, Raffle Donor
Sabra Chili, Raffle Donor
The San Fernando Valley Master Chorale and The San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus is supported in part by the Los Angeles Country Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. We are also supported in part by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.