Rehearsal and Concert Schedule
Timeframe: Tuesdays, Sep. 1 - Dec. 8, 2026
Fall 2026 Repertoire for “Silver Screen Winter Dreams”
- L’Enfance du Christ, Hector Berlioz
- Somewhere in my Memory, from Home Alone, John Williams
- White Christmas, Irving Berlin
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Home for the Holidays
- Sleigh Ride
- It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Ode to Joy, Beethoven
Fall 2026 Calendar:
- September 1: First Rehearsal
- 6:30 newbies, 7pm 8:30pm tutti
- September 25-27: Mission Retreat
- November 24: No Rehearsal
- December 1: Dress rehearsal at CPAC, 6:30pm-9:30pm
- December 3: Dress rehearsal at TPAC, 6:30-9:30
- December 5: Silver Screen Winter Dreams Concert at CPAC, 3pm
- 1:30pm call
- Dec. 6: Silver Screen Winter Dreams Concert at TPAC, 3pm
- 2pm call
- Dec. 8: Final Rehearsal
Class Enrollment
DATES: 17 Meetings. September 1 - December 8, 2026.
TIME: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
FEE: $100
LOCATION: North County Campus Room N3102
INSTRUCTOR: Cassandra Tarantino
QUESTIONS: Contact instructor at ctaranti@cuesta.edu
Class Schedule – Please Note:
Our class schedules may be subject to change. You can view the most current class
status anytime on the Community Programs website. To stay up to date after registering,
please monitor your email, as any changes will be sent to the email address we have
on file.
About the Instructor
Cassandra Tarantino has her Bachelor’s Degrees in Church Music and English Literature
from Westmont College, Santa Barbara. She holds Master’s Degrees in Performance Flute
from CSU, Northridge, and in Choral Conducting from SJSU. Ms. Tarantino has taught
at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo since 2006 where she conducts the Concert Choir,
teaches private voice and flute, and Musicianship and Classical Music Appreciation.
In 2006 Cassandra founded the Cuesta Concord Chorus and has enjoyed touring the world
with them singing with fellow choirs and for veterans. Ms. Tarantino was hired in
2017 as the Music Director for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Folk music and dance are a passion for Cassandra, and you will often find her playing
and dancing traditional Irish, English Country and Contra Dance music.