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2026 May 16th End-Of-Year Concert
May 16, 2026, 10:00am-3:30pm, NC Museum of Art
Order of Performances

10:00am - 11:15am

Studios of Rocky Raeford (piano), Jake Buchanan (percussion), Kevin Clark (guitar), Adam Ainsworth and Julia Bora (strings), and Nick Venable (piano and voice)

Amiya Cummings, Malaguena-trad, Faber & Faber

Kennedy Hunte, Rocky Mountain Train, Faber & Faber

Aydan Clark, A Mixed Up Song, Faber & Faber

Emmanuel Erdachew, Lean on, Black Horse, Ukrainian Folk Song, and Shepherd’s Song, Beethoven

Isis Barbour, Minuet in G, Bach

Fatima Villa-Estrada, The Entertainer, Scott Joplin

Niles Barbour, American Woman, Lenny Kravitz

Ryan Griffin, God Is, Melvin Crispell III

Geremia Tulloch, March of the Pandas - Paul Clark, All of the Lights/Umbrella mashup, Rihanna

Liliana Aguilar, Water Lilies, Faber & Faber

Akexaly Aguilar, Trumpet Time, Faber & Faber

Emmanuel Godspower, Musette, Bach

Chelsea Miranda, Lean On, Black Horse, Ukrainian Folk Song, Shepherd’s Song, Beethoven

Laurel Jiminez, Bella Ciao, Ode To Joy, Beethoven

Maurice Diggs, Evolution of Gaming, Original Composition

Nicholas Phillips (Graduating Senior), Tribute, Original Composition

Cyrus Barbour (Graduating Senior), Lithium and In Bloom, Kurt Cobain

Jessica Prince (Graduating Senior), The Swan, Saint Saens

Nyah Tapia-Hernandez (Graduating Senior), "Sing" Arr. performed by Tori Kelly, accompanied by Nick Venable (piano)

Geoffrey Godspower, Beggin’, Maneskin

Eduardo Tapia Hernandez, Praises, Elevation Rhythm

Caleb Wilkins, Vision, Manny Cupeles


12:00pm - 1:00pm

Studios of Zane Souvanlasy (piano) and Jake Buchanan (percussion)

Lily Palacios Perdomo, Grandpa's Clock (Palmer et al.)

Anna Hernandez, Oom Pa Pa! (Palmer et al.)

Miahna Caldwell, Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. & B.Withers)

Alex Rodricks, Moonlight Sonata, Movement III (Beethoven)

Jerrell Martin-Utley (Graduating Senior), From Now On (Toby Fox)

Bryan Sanchez (Graduating Senior), Clair de Lune (Debussy)

Keisha Carreras, Mortal With You - Mili

Iker Umanzor Gomez, 1) In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins 2) Sunflower - Post Malone

AlexandraTorres Lopez, Let Down - Radiohead

Lucas Ruis - Rodriguez, Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

Charles Harrington, No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age


2:00pm - 3:30pm

Studios of Kevin Clark (guitar), Jake Buchanan (percussion), Mike Buckley (guitar) and Nick Venable (piano)

Uriah Howard (Graduating Senior), Stars and Tidal Wave, original composition

Atticus Howard, No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age

Chasiti Murray, Titanium, Sia

Juan Mendez Laguna, Ode to Joy- (Beethoven), Blues

Jose Daniel Miralrio Laguna, Nunca de Olvide- (Julio Ceasar), Dame Amor- (Official Alex x45- Yellow- (C. Martin)

Katherine Castillo Barron, En El Muelle de San Blas, Mana

accompanied by 

Logan Castillo Barron, guitar

Angel Milrario, drums

Jose Daniel Miralrio Laguna, bass

Logan Castillo Barron , Three Little Birds - Bob Marley, accompanied by Mike Buckley

Angel Miralrio, Oye Mi Amor - Maná

Z'Anna  Bogan, What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes

Gjourni Chavis, Goodness of God - CeCe Winans, accompanied by Mike Buckley

Samuel Gonzalez Zamarripa, Trokiando Sin Destino - Nivel 

Anahi Perez, Happier, Olivia Rodrigo

Penelope Hopkins, Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

Isaac Mehaffie , Lose Control - Teddy Swims 

Flora Fabre , Double Life - Pharrell Williams

accompanied by

Isaac Mehaffie on bass

Diego Juarez on guitar

Grace Jones, A Thousand Miles, accompanied by Jordan Jones on guitar

Jordan Jones, Bring Me To Life, accompanied by Grace Jones on drums

Ethan Escobar Ramos, Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham, accompanied by Nathan Escobar Ramos on drums and Mike Buckley on bass

Aaron Faison, What About Me? - Snarky Puppy, and Cantaloupe Island, accompanied by Stephan Naylor on bass and Kevin Clark on guitar

Aydan Clark, No Weapon - Fred Hammond, and Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin 

Isaiah Gill, Time Machine - Everything Yes


CMS Oak Town Blues Band

Geron Chavis, vocals and guitar

Diego Juarez, guitar

Isaac Mehaffie, bass

Isaiah Gill, drums


Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix, Going Down - Freddie King

Graduations

Cyrus Barbour, who will be studying Engineering at Wake Tech 

Morgan Davis, who will be studying Business at Wake Tech

Lois Fabre, who will be studying Music at Meredith College

Uriah Howard, who will continue to produce his own music while he considers college

Helen Ibrahim, who will be studying Nursing at Wake Tech

Jerrell-Martin-Utley, who will be studying Animation at Wake Tech

Vivian Owens, who will be studying Peace, War and Defense at UNC Chapel Hill 

Nicholas Phillips, who will be studying engineering at A&T

Jessica Prince, who will be studying biology at NC State

Bryan Sanchez, who will be studying Engineering at Wake Tech

Nyah Tapia Hernandez, who will be studying Forensic Psychology at Wake Tech


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