West Valley College Music Department

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The West Valley College Music Department strives to offer the very best in music education. Whether

Faculty:
Lou De La Rosa, Choral & Vocal Studies / Department Chair
Jeff Forehan, Commercial Music / Recording Arts
Robert Sinclair, Creating Music for Film, Gaming, & TV / Composition
Troy Davis, Instrumental Music & Jazz Studies
Esther Archer Lakhani, Collaborative Piano

Kristal Barlaan, Applied Harp
Nichole Boaz, Applied Jazz Piano / Class Piano
Yueh Chou, Applied Bassoon
Ron Dotson, Music History
Yoka Drion, Class Piano
John Freeman, Applied Trumpet
Justine Hamlin, Applied Clarinet
Jeff Hanson, Commercial Music
Thomas Hornig, Applied Trombone / Euphonium / Tuba
Divesh Karamchandani, Applied Percussion
Byung-Woo Kim, Applied Violin
Nancy Kim, Applied Cello
Matthew La Rochelle, Applied Voice / Class Voice
Sarah Lee, Applied Violin and Viola
Jeff Lewis, Applied Trumpet
Mary Linduska, Applied Voice / Class Voice
Greg Messa, Applied Percussion
Bruce Moyer, Applied Bass
Christopher Nicklin, Applied Guitar / Music Theory & Musicanship
Kosuke Okamura, Applied Drumset
Teresa Orozco, Applied Flute
Mason Razavi, Applied Jazz Guitar / Music Business / Applied Music Seminar
Jacque Wilson Scharlach, Applied Voice / Music Theater & Opera Scenes / Diction
Scott Seaton, Conductor Winchester Orchestra
Kristen Strom, Applied Saxophone / Jazz Combo / Jazz Improvisation
Justin Su'esu'e, Applied Voice / Musical Theater
John Vidovic, Applied Guitar and Composition / Class Guitar
Susan Vollmer, Applied French Horn

09/05/2026

Come on! Let's do that thang!

09/04/2026

Come one come all!!

02/27/2026

Its on!

02/07/2026

About time to rock!'

02/06/2024

Amazing Humans: The West Valley College Symphonic Band needs your help!

We have less than $6000 to go. Please help us meet our goal!

We are raising money to support the Student Scholarship Fund for our upcoming performance tour to Spain & Portugal, 2024.

All proceeds go directly to our students who need financial assistance to offset the cost of the tour.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation in ANY amount today.

Corporate Matching Gifts? YES PLEASE!

https://donate.wvm.edu/open-fundraisers?PFR=131

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The West Valley College (WVC) Music Department provides a professional commercial music and conservatory performing experience through coursework and opportunities that foster music literacy, exceptional music technology production and performance skills, embracing of diversity, and engagement with....

10/04/2023

Congratulations to WVC alum and Transfer Hall of Fame member Jesse J. Sanchez. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, New York Theatre Barn will release a concept EP of Jesse J. Sanchez’s Sueños: Our American Musical on October 13th, 2023. Learn more about the album and the musical here!

08/30/2023

This is how Barbie feels about you not joining choir, band, or orchestra this year. Be cool like Allan and join!

06/15/2023

WVC instructor extraordinaire Mason Razavi will be teaching at SJ Jazz Camp! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A mainstay of the SF Bay Area jazz scene for over a decade, guitarist Mason Razavi shares his "introspective" and "melodically inventive" style with SJZ Summer Jazz Camp students starting next week. Sign up before the cutoff this Friday!

sanjosejazz.org/camp

Address

14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA
95070

Telephone

+14087412020

Website

http://www.westvalley.edu/music/

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