Valencia High School Choir

WELCOME TO THE
VHS VOCAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT

In Honor of Love Month, VHS Choir's Vocalists have a gift for you!

 Enjoy VHS Vocalists Featured LOVE Reel

Congratulations to Two n' Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble!!  They have been selected to showcase their performance of "Feelin' Good" at the California State Music Educator's Conference (CASMEC) in the "Outstanding Choral Performances during Distance Learning."

"Feelin' Good", featuring Mason Mull (Soloist) and Samantha Anderson (Instrumental Soloist - flute & bass) and the 16 member vocal ensemble was all recorded, mixed, and engineered by each student through a digital audio workstation.

Their performance will be broadcast on Saturday, Feb. 20th from 4pm to 4:50pm via Crowdcast.

This same performance also gained Samantha Anderson the title of best "Instrumental Soloist" in the Kansas City Vocal Jazz Festival, and the group received the Showcase Plaque of Best Ensemble Performance.  You can watch live on Feb. 20 or you can watch it now (see link below).

Congratulations to the following students! - Mason Mull, Samantha Anderson, Etienne Cheshire, Mia "Mercedes" Gutierrez, Jensen Price, Matthew King, Marcus Espinosa, Luke Haslam, Sydney Makar, Isabella Henao, Isabella Bagni, Sejun Her, Emily Dibene, Tomi Lessis, Nathan Egami, and Anna Knight.

All Students have a place in Valencia Choir

We turn no one away based on
financial need or musical ability. 
Our goal throughout
our school, community and the world is to:

Inspire, Uplift, and Cultivate Community
Come join our 200 Member Strong Choir!!

VHS Choirs
Vocal / Choral Director: Christine Tavares-Mocha  

Dear Parent: 

Welcome to the Valencia High School Choir family! My name is Christine Tavares-Mocha and I am the choral director at Valencia High School. We are very happy to have you and your child involved in the choir. This year promises to be exciting and rewarding! Many benefits will come from the experience that your child will obtain from being in choir. We are currently planning our festivals and tours for the 2020-2021 school year.  In the past we have toured Greece & Italy including singing in St. Peter's Basilica, New York including performing at Carnegie Hall, Paris, Munich, Austria, and Vienna singing throughout Europe.  

The choral music program offers something for everyone! Music is one of the “multiple intelligences” that contributes to the development of each person. Music not only enriches a student’s life, but helps them learn in other areas of education and development. Performing helps students build their confidence, discipline, and self-esteem. Students also learn to work together through team-work and depending on each other. Many life long friendships are built in choir. More importantly, music is an outlet for enjoyment, creativity, and growing! It is my hope that when students look back at their time in the Valencia High School Choirs, they will realize that it wasn’t just about making music; It was about making and enriching one’s life. Y

You can find course outlines for each of the choral groups on our google classroom, please contact me at cmocha@hartdistrict.org for access. In addition, the choral calendar includes all upcoming dates (please note that dates will be added for festivals and other community performances as they become available).  Please look around the website for choir program information including choirs, choir council, and CPA.  You can see all classroom information like our choral contract and behavior policies on google classroom. 

I am excited and look forward to working with you and your child. I hope many of you become involved in our “Choral Parents Association” (CPA). Please see our CPA page for more information and continue to visit the website throughout the year for volunteer opportunities.  If you ever have any questions, I am only a phone call or email away. Please do not hesitate to call me at school. My extension is 526 and I will answer phone calls from 8:15am-9am every morning. Email, however, is the quickest and easiest way to contact me; cmocha@hartdistrict.org. 

In Harmony, 
Mrs. Christine Tavares-Mocha 

Ensembles:  Mixed Choir, Advanced Treble Vocal Ensemble, Advanced Concert Choir, Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble "Soundwaves", Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble “Two N’ Four”  

How do I sign up for choir?  
Email Mrs. Tavares-Mocha at cmocha@hartdistrict.org  

Is it possible to take choir all four years? Yes. It is also possible to be on a team sport or extra-curricular activity. Co-curricular students excel in choir as long as they email their schedule in advance. Please email cmocha@hartdistrict.org for more information.