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 SVCC Director jim parr, jr., is a Sacramento native and received his
Bachelor’s degree and teaching credentials in music, as well as a
Master’s in Education, from California State University, Sacramento
(CSUS). Jim has directed a long list of community and church choirs in
the area. He is currently a music specialist in the San Juan Unified
School District. Jim believes
that music is a lifelong gift to be enjoyed and shared by all ages to both
heal and .change for the better the community in which we live. He has been
the director of the SVCC since 2005.
 SVCC Acompanis JASON SIA, received
his musical education at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his
Bachelors and Masters degrees in Piano Performance at CSUS, graduating cum laude. At CSUS, Jason was accepted
to join the Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Lambda and Golden Key honor society; and
received his CSUS Senate Scholarship Award and the Festival of New American
Music Award. He has attended Aspen Music Festival and played for master
classes for internationally renowned classical pianists. He is an active
member of the Music Teachers’ Association of California, Music
Teachers’ National Association, California Association of Professional
Music Teachers and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Currently, he is pianist
for the Camellia Symphony Orchestra, and also a frequent collaborator with
musicians from the Sacramento, Auburn, Camellia orchestras for chamber music
ensemble and as a piano accompanist. He teaches piano at Northridge Music
Center in Citrus Heights.
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