Our last in-studio meeting/Christmas party Dec. 17, 2024, at Assumption School, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles. Discussed 2025 Schola anniversary/Church Jubilee year plans and tasted Cameroonian dish, Puff-Puff, made by soprano, Cynthia Bih, along with other goodies. The clock behind us hasn’t worked in years! Left-to-right: bass, Marco Latini; choirmaster/tenor Vince Bastidas; Schola founder Fr. Ted Ley, SM; sopranos, Louinn Lota, Cynthia Bih, Christina van Ingen, Marilu Reyes.
Escolanía family mourns a loss
Mrs. Irma Sanchez, mother and aunt to Escolanía several Escolanía singers, remembered in a Mass and burial, Saturday, June 29, 2024
Escolanía remembers
A well-attended Mass and burial for Mrs. Irma Sanchez, mom and aunt to some Escolanía singers, took place at Church of the Assumption in Boyle Heights, and nearby Calvary Cemetery, Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Ding, ding, ding goes the trolley
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - On a trolley bus Saturday, June 22, 2024. From back to front: tenor Vince Bastidas; next row sopranos, left Marilu Reyes, right Louinn Lota; next row soprano Christina van Ingen; next row left, soprano Cynthia Bih and bass Marco Latini. Selfie photo by bass Marco Latini.
Strike a pose
Sopranos (left to right) Cynthia Bih, Louinn Lota, Christina van Ingen and Marilu Reyes strike a pose on a stationary cable car in San Francisco, Saturday, June 22, 2024, after Marianist Jubilee Celebration.
Hanging out
Bass Mike Tabor smiles at riders on a passing San Francisco, California, cable car, Saturday, June 22, 2024, after all the Marianist Jubilee celebrations in nearby San Jose. Photo by soprano Louinn Lota.
All aboard!
Schola choristers aboard a San Francisco cable car, Saturday, June 22, 2024 after the Marianist Jubilee Celebration. Selfie by soprano Louinn Lota, bottom right. Behind her, soprano Cynthia Bih. To the left of her, bass Mike Tabor. Behind Cynthia, tenor Vince Bastidas. Behind him, soprano Christina van Ingen. To the left of her, bass Marco Latini.
Smile!
Bass Marco Latini smiles as he takes a picture before jumping onto a San Francisco cable car. Photo by soprano Christina van Ingen, Saturday, June 22, 2024, after Marianist Jubilee Celebration in San Jose.
Waiting for a ride
Tenor Vince Bastidas (left) takes a selfie as Schola awaits a San Francisco cable car ride Saturday, June 22, 2024, with Ghirardelli Square in the background. To his right, sopranos Christina van Ingen and Marilu Reyes. In front of her, bass Marco Latini and next to her, bass Mike Tabor. Next to him, soprano Louinn Lota.
Cover-up
Bass Marco Latini covers up the fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge behind him while waiting in line for a San Francisco cable car on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Photo by soprano Louinn Lota.
Covered Up
Golden Gate Bridge shrouded in fog, Saturday evening, June 22, 2024, as Schola members waited for a San Francisco, Calif., cable car ride after participating in the Marianist Jubilee. Photo by soprano Louinn Lota.
Gone fishing?
Mike Tabor, bass, at Fisherman’s Wharf sign, as Schola adults tour San Francisco beginning with a cable car ride, after the Jubilee Celebration in San Jose Saturday, June 22, 2024. Photo by soprano Louinn Lota.
Inside Queen of Apostles Church
Photo by soprano Christina van Ingen inside Queen of Apostles Church, San Jose, Calif., rehearsal night before the Jubilee, Friday, June 21, 2024.
On the way to Jubilee!
Soprano Marilu Reyes, Mission Santa Barbara, Calif., Friday, June 21, 2024, on way to Marianist Jubilee in San Jose, Calif. Photo by soprano Christina van Ingen, who drove all the sopranos to Jubilee celebration.
Sopranos Louinn Lota, Cynthia BiH
Sopranos Louinn Lota (left) and Cynthia Bih (right) inside the Chapel of St. Joseph of the Holy Family in the Schola Cantorum of the Pacific’s chalet in Wrightwood, Calif., Sunday morning, May 26, 2024, to sing in celebration for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and also the First Holy Communion of board member Luis Fernando Navarro’s daughters.
Spring has sprung!
Japanese plum tree blooms at Wrightwood chalet, April 13, 2024.
Warmup before 2024 Easter Mass
Immaculate Conception School students and Schola Cantorum adult choristers rehearse before the noon Easter Sunday Mass, March 31, 2024.
Assumption outdoor crèche
Soprano Cynthia Bih beside outdoor crèche at Assumption Catholic Church, after the Schola sings its first Mass of the new year, Jan. 21, 2024
Assumption indoor crèche
Indoor crèche Assumption Parish, Jan. 21, 2024
Vince Bastidas conducts Immaculate Conception students
Vince Bastidas conducts about 30 students from Immaculate Conception School on the First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 3, 2023, at Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Video filmed by soprano Cynthia Bih.
