Partners
This project is organized by Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, executive director of San José State University’s Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change (ISSSSC) and associate professor in the Department of African American Studies and Mel Day, artist, SJSU interdisciplinary lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History, and co-founder of The Wall of Song Project. Our thanks to the athletes, fans, students, staff, and community supporters who have added their voices and to all of our collaborative partners for their generous support of FEELING GOOD!
Organizers
Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique
Executive Director for the ISSSSC
Associate Professor Department of African American Studies, SJSU
ORGANIZERS
Mel Day
Artist, co-founder of The Wall of Song Project,
Interdisciplinary Art Lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, SJSU
Dr. Corie Brown
Choral Direction
Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education, School of Music & Dance, SJSU
Dr. Jeffery Benson
Music & Dance
Director of Choral Activities, School of Music & Dance, SJSU
Campus Collaborators & Affinity Groups
The Institute for the Study of Sport Society and Social Change (ISSSSC)
SJSU Athletics & SJSU Women’s Basketball
The Spartan Marching Band
SJSU Choirs: Spartan Glee Club, SJSU Choraliers, SJSU Concert Choir, SJSU Treble Choir
PRIDE Center & Gender Equity Center
Mosaic Cross-Cultural Center
Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center
Department of African American Studies
Department of Art & Art History
Community Partners
Women’s Sports Foundation
The San José Museum of Art
San Jose Jazz
SJ StoryBoard
Provident Credit Union Event Center, CA
Soloists, Choral Direction & Musical Arrangement
Danielle Marie, Soprano
Dr. Craig McKenzie, Music Arrangement
Evalina Maas-Espinosa, Jasmine Reyes, Amy Young (SJSU Choir Soloists)
Dr. Corie Brown, Choral Direction & Consulting
Sponsors
California State University Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
SJSU College of Humanities & the Arts Artistic Excellence Project Grant
PRIDE Center & Gender Equity Center
Mosaic Cross-Cultural Center
Department of Art & Art History
FEELING GOOD is a registered National Girls & Women in Sports Day Event, powered by the Women’s Sports Foundation.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING YOUR VOICE!

Special Thanks
Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, Executive Director for The Institute for the Study of Sport Society and Social Change (ISSSSC);
Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies, SJSU
Bonnie Sugiyama, Director of the PRIDE Center & Gender Equity Center, SJSU
Dr. Craig McKenzie, Director of Athletic Bands, Assistant Director of Bands, School of Music & Dance, SJSU
Dr. Corie Brown, Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education, School of Music & Dance, SJSU
Dr. Jeffrey Benson, Director of Choral Activities, School of Music & Dance, SJSU
Blake Sasaki, Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations, SJSU
Ryan O’Rorke, Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing, Digital Media and Licensing, SJSU
Joshua Moon, Promotions & Fan Experience Coordinator, SJSU
Natasha Harris, Film interviewee & ISSSSC Intern
Dr. Anthony Raynsford, Chair, Art & Art History Department, SJSU
Christopher Yang, Director of the SJSU MOSAIC Cross-Cultural Center
Elisa Aquino, Program Coordinator, Chicanx / Latinx Student Success Center
Danielle Marie, Soprano
SJSU Choir students: Evalina Maas-Espinosa, Jasmine Reyes, Amy Young
Marie Tuite, Athletics Director, SJSU
Beth Doyle, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, ISSSSC
Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt, Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach, SJSU
Carolyn Ruffino, Director of Women’s Basketball Operations, SJSU
Robin Treen, Special Projects Coordinator, The San José Museum of Art
Bruce Labadie, Festival & Artistic Director, San Jose Jazz
Michelle Frey, Creative Director for Strategic Communications and Marketing, SJSU
Kiki Wu, Graduate Assistant
Raymond Lam, Undergraduate Assistant
Leily Khatibi, Graduate Consultant
Elizabeth D. Foggie, Digital Media Consultant, SJSU
Lee Friedman, Design consultant
Justin Edwards, After Effects & Sound Editing Consultant (Jumbotron video)
Miles Caliboso & EJ Casobar, Video Consultant (Introductory video)
Dr. Haydn James, Massed Choir & Sports Conducting Consultant
Robert Bain, SJSU Photographer
Mel Chircop, Francisco Mendoza, James Moore & Leah Silveria (SJSU Photography students)
Teri Graziani, Media Specialist/Video Producer/Strategic Communications, SJSU
Keith Sanders, Multi-Media Producer, Strategic Communications and Marketing, SJSU
Junhao Su, Videography, SJSU Videography Services
Daphne Purisima, Department Analyst, Dept. of Art & Art History, SJSU
Cindy Morata, Director of SJSU Accessible Education Center, SJSU
Maria L. Smyrniotis, CI/CT, Program Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, SJSU
Brad Byrd, Deaf Sign Language Interpreter
Ming Lacey, PR, Wooster Communications Consultant
Kathie Pham & Andrea Perez, SJSU DB&H Advertising Student Team
Juyoung Ku, SJSU Undergraduate Researcher
Don Hanson, MFA Candidate & founder of New Art City
James Morgan, Virtual Event Consultant
Sarah Gendler, Featured singer-participant
Nico Peck & Dr. Oona Hatton, SJSU Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Miriam Dym, Copy Editing Consultant
Emma Helen Calow, Research Consultant
James Moore, Financial Consultant
Giles Day, IT Consultant
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Video still courtesy: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Ron Kroon / Nederlands: Collectie /
Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo / 14 December 1965
Musical arrangement: Dr. Craig McKenzie; Custom arrangement license: #353609 “Feeling Good”
[from ‘The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd’]
Songwriters: Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
‘Feeling Good’ was made famous by Nina Simone and can be found in the album “I Put A Spell On You” [1965] produced by Hall Mooney
Tresóna Individual Performance Synchronization License –
Streaming (3 Years) License Copyright Information for License Number: 367161
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY – FEELING GOOD BAND AND CHORUS
Published by THE RICHMOND ORGANIZATION OBO MUSICAL COMEDY PRODUCTIONS
© 1964 (Renewed)