Costa graduates achieve success in college!

Congratulations goes out to Emma Kittay! As a Freshman at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, she auditioned and was placed into the premiere 25-voice Marist Chamber Choir and the very competitive coed a cappella group. Way to go Emma!

Congratulations goes out to Camden Padilla! He is a Freshman at University of Redlands, Redlands, California, where he auditioned and was placed into the University Choir. You rock Camden!

Congratulations to Kelly Shono. As a Freshman at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kelly auditioned and was placed into the internationally acclaimed 85-year old Augsburg Choir! With a rich tradition, this is one of our nation’s beloved university choirs. Kelly, this is more than exceptional!

Congratulations goes out to Isabel Gray! She is a Sophomore at New York University in New York City where she auditioned and was cast as the lead in NYU’s Fall Opera Production of Maurice Ravel’s opera L’enfant et les sortilèges. Amazing Isabel…just amazing!

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Kate Crellin joined MBUSD’s music faculty in August of 2021 as the Choir Director for both MBMS and Mira Costa. In addition to her enthusiasm for teaching and love of singing, Ms. Crellin brings a wealth of experience as a vocalist, composer, educator, researcher, conductor and arranger. Ms. Crellin holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (Masters in Choral Conducting) and the University of Southern California (BA Choral Music & BA Law, History and Culture). As an educator, Ms. Crellin has taught pre-K through 12th-grade music in both public and private schools across Los Angeles. As a composer and arranger, Ms. Crellin recently received the CCDA/George Heussenstamm Composition Competition prize (2021) and Queens’ Cambridge Competition award (2020). Ms. Crellin is passionate about singing and teaching both classical and contemporary music. She has performed choral music across the world, including singing with the Rolling Stones in Indio, CA and touring across eight countries with various ensembles. Additionally, Ms. Crellin is active in the contemporary a cappella scene as a freelance arranger, performer in collegiate and pro groups, and staff of A Cappella Academy. For fun, she loves to travel, spend time with her friends, and walk her recently adopted dog, Maisie. Find out more at Ms. Crellin’s personal website: katecrellin.com

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