Music lovers will not want to miss Music, for the Soul Within, an exceptional evening of song with the award winning Castro Valley High School Madrigals plus  80 alumni and guest singers, Friday, May 5, 7:00 pm at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. CVHS choir Director, Laryssa Sadoway and retired CVHS choir Director Sue Susoeff will conduct the memorial concert for Castro Valley Unified School District music teacher Marjorie Remington. Mrs. Remington taught in Castro Valley from 1970-1999. 

The finale of the evening is the commissioned piece, Music, for the Soul Within by Dr. Darin Lewis (’84) with text by Sue Susoeff.  Darin has written over 100 classical pieces, some of which have been performed at Carnegie Hall and by the Boston Pops.  Darin will be in attendance for the debut of his composition. 

In addition, three soloists have been invited to sing: Katy Peterson (’86), Matt Skinner (’13), and Michael Strelo-Smith (’92).  Ms. Sue, (as she is affectionately called by her students), is thrilled with the outpouring of support that she has received for this program.  Alumni are coming from Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona and span six decades. “Organizing this memorial with Leslie Marra Troxell (’89) and catching up with my old students has been an uplifting experience.”

The concert is a 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. For tickets: cvcfa.com