Calling All CVHS Choir Alumni

Mrs. Marjorie Remington

Retired  Castro Valley High School choir teacher, Sue Susoeff  and  current CVHS choir director, Laryssa Sadoway invite Castro Valley High School Choir Alumni to join them in a memorial concert on Friday, May 5, 7:00 pm at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts to celebrate the life of music educator, Mrs. Marjorie Remington, who passed away in August of 2021.  The CVHS Madrigals will present the first portion of the concert, followed by three songs performed by the alumni.  The highlight of the evening will be the combined choirs singing Music for the  Soul Within, commissioned especially for this event.  CVHS graduate Dr. Darin Lewis (‘84)  composed the piece and Susoeff wrote the text. There will be only one rehearsal, Thursday, May 4, 6:30-9:30 pm at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. 

Susoeff said she would love to see up to 200 or more choir members on stage for this special event.  “Getting the word out is the hardest part,” both Susoeff and Sadoway agreed.  They are asking each alumnus to invite their choir friends. Choir members will receive their music with a recording soon since they will need to learn their music on their own. 

The concert will be  fundraiser for the CVHS choral department and donations will be collected for a one-time scholarship in Mrs. Remington’s name for a graduating student planning to become a music teacher. Beginning in the 1970s, Mrs. Remington taught at A.B. Morris, CVHS, and the Castro Valley elementary schools. In retirement, she was a sought-after adjudicator at California Music Educators Association and American Choral Director’s Association choral and solo/ensemble festivals. Interested alumni should respond to suecvhsmus3@yahoo.com or call Leslie (Marra) Troxell (’81) 510-538-8492.