Composer • Conductor • Singer
Zaniada conducts her own arrangement of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" with soloist Christie Lynn Lawrence. Wells Leng plays Prelude in C Minor BWV 921 by JS Bach and the Star-Spangled Banner as performed by Jimi Hendrix.
Zanaida and the Neighborhood Section Leaders perform music of Christina Aguilera and Rachel Platten. Wells Leng plays Intermezzo in E Major Op.116, No. 4 by Johannes Brahms and Prelude from Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel.
The Neighborhood Section Leaders perform music on themes of love and heart break. Wells Leng plays the Theme from Terms of Endearment by Michael Gore and "Go the Distance" by Alan Menken.
The Harvard-Westlake Upper School Choirs travel to New York City to sing in Carnegie Hall with the National Concert Chorus and Treble Chorus presenting a concert entitled "What is Home." Zanaida makes her debut as a conductor in this historic venue. Students will also work with guest conductors Jeffrey Redding, Tesfa Wondmagegnehu, and Sandra Snow, along […]
Zanaida's brand new work, "She Walks in Pools", was commissioned for the CCDA SSAA All-State Honor Choir and addresses the timely subject of depression and anxiety. The piece will be premiered on Saturday, February 22 in Fresno, CA during the California All-State Music Education Conference.
