Organizational Highlights – Resounding Achord Productions

July 10, 2019 — 5th Summer Conducting Lab (6 sessions)
October 2019 — Awarded 50 Regional Honor Choir Scholarships; December 2029 — Awarded 10 State Honor Choir Scholarships
December 8 & 15, 2019 — Ring Out concert performed in collaboration with Bay Bells at St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Jose and Christ Episcopal Church in Los Altos
February 29, 2020 — Pure Imagination concert performed in collaboration with West Valley College at St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Jose

Jul 9, 2018 – Aug 1, 2018 4th Summer Conducting Lab (6 sessions)
Oct 2018 — Awarded 48 Regional Honor Choir Scholarships
Dec 15, 2018 — Awarded 11 State Honor Choir Scholarships
Oct 28, 2018 — Take Me Home at Grace Baptist Church in San Jose, benefiting two homeless support organizations
Dec 22, 2018 — Resounding Achord performed Deck the Hall at St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Jose
March 1, 2019 —Resounding Achord Performed in Next Door Solutions Benefit Concert
May 4-5 — Cheers: Broadway’s Best performed at both St. Francis Episcopal Church and Uproar Brewery in downtown San Jose.

Jul 1, 2017 — Kristina Nakagawa was hired as a half-time employee.
Jul 10, 2017 to Aug 9, 2017 — 3rd Summer Conducting Lab (5 sessions)
Oct 21, 2017 — Awarded 48 Regional Honor Choir Scholarships; Dec 2017 — Awarded 13 State Honor Choir Scholarships
Nov 2017 — Warmly greeted our first official corporate sponsor, Wright Lighting of San Jose
Dec 3, 2017 — Resounding Achord performed Resounding Joy with Michael Burroughs, organist, and Danielle Marie, Soprano
February 28, 2018 — Resounding Achord joined 5 other choirs in a benefit concert for Next Door Solutions
Apr 7-8, 2018 — Passages performed at the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto and Christ the Good Shepherd Church in San Jose
Jun 11-22, 2018 — Tour to the Baltics to sing in conjunction with SJSU, Peninsula Cantare, and West Valley College singers

Jul 11, 2016 – Aug 15, 2016 — 2nd Summer Conducting Lab (6 sessions)
Oct 20, 2016 — Awarded 53 Regional Honor Choir Scholarships
Nov 12-13, 2016 — Gratitude performed at Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto
May 6-7, 2017 — Cheers! performed at Gordon Biersch Brewpub and Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company
Jun 2-3, 2017 — Collaborated with Peninsula Cantare to perform Carmina Burana, under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Benson

Jul 12, 2015 — Launched the first Summer Conducting Lab in conjunction with San Jose State. (6 sessions)
Oct 24, 2015 — Awarded 44 Regional Honor Choir Scholarships
Dec 13, 2015 — Caroling, Caroling performed at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto to a sold-out audience of over 200
Jan 10, 2016 — Awarded 9 State Honor Choir Scholarships (our first State Scholarships)
Mar 18-20, 2016 — Resounding Achord invited to perform Fauré Requiem with Symphony Silicon Valley
May 15, 2016 — Resounding Achord performed Raising Voices at the First Baptist Church in Palo Alto
Jun 7-14, 2016 — Limerick Sings International Choral Festival Tour, 30th San Jose – Dublin Sister City Anniversary Concert

Jul 1, 2014 — Began paying Kristina Nakagawa (Artistic Director) as a part-time contractor.
Oct 22, 2014 — Awarded 28 ACDA Regional Honor Choir Scholarships
Nov 13, 2014 — Guest artists for The Tech Awards, Gala Evening Program, San Jose
Dec 13-14, 2014 — Resounding Light performed at Christ Episcopal Church and St. Francis Episcopal Church
Mar 22, 2015 — Guest Artists for Musical Arts of Santa Cruz in Warmth and Light in collaboration with the Santa Cruz Chorale
May 16-17, 2015 — Our Favorite Things performed at the First Baptist Church Palo Alto and St. Francis Episcopal Church

Oct 20, 2013 — Initiated our ACDA Regional Honor Choir Scholarship Program by awarding six $100 scholarships
Dec 15, 2013 — Performed our second concert, A Resounding Holiday, at St. Francis Episcopal Church,
Mar 21-23, 2013 — Resounding Achord performed “Carmina Burana” with Symphony Silicon Valley
May 31, 2014 — Resounding Achord performed its Silly and Sleepy concert with the Cambrian School District Choirs

Oct 20, 2012 — RAP founders (Johnathon Atwood, Jason Brittsan, Jan Clayton, Jacques Maitre, Jefferson Malone, Brian Gluth, Kristina Nakagawa, Ryan Nakagawa, and Alex Strife) signed Articles of Incorporation and the group held a coming-out BBQ
Nov 15, 2012 — RAP became an official California corporation
Feb 6, 2013 — First Resounding Achord rehearsal with Kristina Nakagawa as Artistic Director
May 11, 2013 — Resounding Achord performed its first concert, Blessings at St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Jose