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Resounding Achord Riverside City College
Chamber Singers

Resounding Achord is the founding choir of Re- The Riverside City College Chamber Singers have
sounding Achord Productions (RAP), a nonprofit orga- performed at the ACDA Western Region Conference
nization based in San José, California. From their be- (2010, 2014, and 2020); at the ACDA National Confer-
ginnings in 2012, the choir has been faithful to creating ence (2011, 2017, and 2021); at the NCCO National
a positive, family-friendly member experience, while Conference (2011 and 2015); and at the CASMEC
maintaining a high performance standard. The choir’s Conference (2016). The Chamber Singers have com-
members are teachers, students, engineers, administra- peted nationally and internationally, taking first place at
tive professionals, scientists, lawyers, caretakers, and the California International Choral Competition (2011),
retirees. Repertoire is selected from all musical periods the Eisteddfod Choral Competition in Wales (2009),
and a multitude of world cultures. The organization the Yeosu International Choral Competition in Korea
has awarded over $60,000 in need-based scholarships (2013), and at the Choral Competition in Spittal, Austria
to more than 400 students to attend state and regional (2015).
honor choirs.
John Byun received his BM in vocal per-
Kristina Nakagawa is the founding ar- formance from University of California,
tistic director of Resounding Achord Irvine, and his master’s in choral conduct-
Productions and has been performing ing from California State University, Long
in Silicon Valley since 2001. She is also Beach. He is the director of choral and vo-
the executive artistic director of Vivace cal activities at Riverside City College, where he directs
Youth Chorus of San José and previously directed the Chamber Singers and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. He
choirs at San José State University, UC Irvine, Pine- has been the guest conductor for several district honor
wood School, and St. Francis Episcopal Church. Na- choirs, SCVA Men’s Honor Choir, Central California
kagawa has a degree in vocal performance from UC Women’s Honor Choir, Texas Honor Choir Region 9,
Irvine, and a master’s degree in choral conducting from Clark County, NV Honor Choir, and at the NWACDA
San José State University. Nakagawa is currently presi- Region Conference. He has also conducted all-state
dent-elect for the California Choral Directors Associa- honor choirs in North Carolina, Tennessee, New Mexi-
tion. She and her husband, Ryan, are the proud stage co, and Arizona. Byun maintains the John Byun Choral
parents of their son, Russell. Series with Pavane Publishing.

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