Andreas Preponis and the Las Positas College Vocal Jazz Ensemble BayBop present repertoire
for vocal jazz ensembles written by the most prolific arrangers and composers of this art form.
Attendees will get the opportunity to read and sing along arrangements for a variety of voicings
and difficulty levels.
Target Audience
Vocal Jazz Directors
Additional Notes
Clinician Info
Andreas Preponis
Las Positas College
Andreas Preponis is in his fourth year directing the choral and vocal program at Las Positas
College. Born and raised in Germany, he holds a bachelor and master’s degree in Music
Education from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen as well as a master’s degree in
choral conducting from CSULA. He currently serves as the Vocal Jazz representative on the
boards of the California Choral Directors Association and the California Alliance for Jazz.
Andreas has performed as a singer, drummer, percussionist, pianist, guitarist, bassist, actor and
voice over talent. He is a songwriter, producer, arranger, and composer. Andreas composed
music for several short movies, starred in numerous musical theater productions originating
several lead characters, and played in countless bands from a cappella and instrumental jazz,
pop, funk, and soul to progressive rock. As a studio musician, he has contributed to over 20
album releases and has worked on projects for CBS, HBO, Disney, DreamWorks, and Netflix.
Performance highlights include concerts with film composer Danny Elfman and more recently
as a featured vocalist on Harmonious, the 50th anniversary fireworks show at Disney World.