February 6, :30 p.m. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

2016 Honors Bands Gala & Honors Orchestras Program February 6, 2016 6:30 p.m. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

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Honors Bands & Honors Orchestras 2016 Gala Program Saturday, February 6, 2016 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School JUNIOR HONORS STRING ORCHESTRA Slava Rimsky-Korsakoff Concerto in D minor "Allegro" Carrickfergus Drifen Cook it HOT or Get Out of the Kitchen arranged by Sandra Dackow Antonio Vivaldi arranged by Patrick Roszell Shirl Jae Atwell Andy Patterson JUNIOR HONORS BAND Bluster March From the Second Suite in F Follow the River Overture for Winds Ghost Fleet The Best of Henry Mancini Thomas Kahelin Gustav Holst James Swearingen Charles Carter Robert Sheldon Henry Mancini arranged by Johnnie Vinson SENIOR ALL-COUNTY STRING ORCHESTRA Bark Gigue Sinfonia In C Major I. Allegro molto Pizz and Polish October Perseus Hultgren Vivaldi Sharp Whitacre Newbold SENIOR HONORS BAND Overture to Candide Irish Tune from County Derry Strange Humors Give Us This Day Leonard Bernstein transcribed by Clare Grundman Percy Grainger edited by R. Mark Rogers John Mackey David Maslanka Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble

THE CONDUCTORS Junior Honors String Orchestra Conductors MRS. JENNIFER VAN PETTEN, a graduate of the University of Maryland, has established herself as one of the premier music educators in the region. In 2005, Mrs. Van Petten was the recipient of the Nancy Dworkin Award for Outstanding Service to Youth as well as a finalist for the Agnes Meyer Teaching Award. Jennifer was a finalist in the 2010-2011 Gazette s My Favorite Teacher award. She is known for her charisma, enthusiasm, energy and attention to musical detail. Mrs. Van Petten has also served as the conductor of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra s Chamber Strings and Young Artists Orchestra. In 2013, Jennifer conducted the Southern Maryland s Tri-County Junior Honors Orchestra and the Anne Arundel County Junior Honors Orchestra. After an 11-year tenure as the Instrumental Music Director at Rosa Parks Middle School, Jennifer recently took leave to raise her three young children. While at Rosa Parks her bands and orchestras consistently earned superior ratings at both the county and state level. Additionally, the 2012 Rosa Parks Symphonic Band was featured at the Maryland Music Educators spring conference. Jennifer continues to inspire our region s young musicians serving as the Sinfonia conductor for the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras and as the Montgomery County Junior Honors Orchestra conductor since 2011. As an active member of the Maryland Music Educators Association, Mrs. Van Petten has served in the Maryland Orchestra Directors Association as Member-at-Large and as an adjudicator for the District and State honors ensembles. She also frequently adjudicates regional band and orchestra festivals in Maryland. Jennifer maintains a private studio in Olney, where she resides with her family. MR. SCOTT HERMAN has been the Instrumental Music Director at Cabin John Middle School in Potomac, Maryland for 27 years. The music program has been featured at regional and state conferences, and has consistently attained superior ratings at district, state, and national adjudications. In 2012 Cabin John received Maryland s top honor by accepting the distinguished Exemplary Music Program award. In 2009, Mr. Herman was named as Maryland s Outstanding Music Teacher of the Year. The American String Teachers Association presented him with the Outstanding Service to Strings. Mr. Herman is in his third season as the Symphony Orchestra Conductor for the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras. Prior to joining PVYO, he conducted the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) for 14 seasons. Mr. Herman has been involved with the MCPS honors program as either a coach or conductor for 25 years. He also frequently guest conducts and adjudicates throughout the region and is sought after by colleagues as a resource. Mr. Herman s private trumpet and string bass studio are also well represented in the all-county, all-state, and regional youth orchestras. As a performing artist, Mr. Herman is a member of the Capital Wind Symphony, as well as various chamber ensembles throughout the Washington D.C. metro region. Junior Honors Band Conductor MS. TERRY ALVEY is the Instrumental Music Director at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. A graduate of St. Mary s College of Maryland, Ms. Alvey received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Trumpet Performance and continued her graduate studies at the University of Maryland and Trinity College. She is an active music educator, conductor, adjudicator, clinician, and performer. During her teaching career with Montgomery County Public Schools, she also taught at Tilden, North Bethesda and Hoover Middle Schools. Under her leadership, these school bands and orchestras have consistently received superior ratings at both the District and State Band and Orchestra Festivals. Also under Ms. Alveys direction the Whitman Jazz Ensemble has placed first in both the prestigious Chantilly Jazz Festival and the High School Jazz Competition at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival. Ms. Alvey is currently conductor of the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble, and has served as conductor for the Maryland All-State Junior Band, Montgomery County Sixth Grade and Junior Honors Bands, as well as the Senior Honors String Orchestra. She has been a guest conductor throughout the area, including Charles, St. Mary s and Prince Georges Counties, and for the Pennsylvania Music Educator s Association. In addition to serving as an adjudicator for Band, Orchestra and Solo and Ensemble Festivals throughout Maryland, Ms. Alvey has been on the faculties of the Levine School of Music, University of Maryland Summer Youth Band Camp, DC Youth Orchestras, Montgomery County Youth Orchestras and the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra programs.

Ms. Alvey has played trumpet with the M Street Brass Quintet a Washington DC-based performing ensemble, for the last 26 years. Before joining M St, Ms. Alvey was a freelance musician and a member of the Monumental Brass Quintet, which performed at many venues on the East Coast, including the Kennedy Center, Lisner Auditorium, the Joseph Meyerhoff Hall and the White House. In addition to her current role at Whitman, Ms. Alvey maintains a private trumpet studio. MR. ROB DAHLIN is a graduate of Montgomery County Public Schools, graduating from Sherwood High School in 1987, then earning a Bachelor s degree in Music Education from James Madison University in 1991. After Graduating from James Madison, Mr. Dahlin came back to teach for Montgomery County Public Schools in 1992. In his tenure with MCPS, Mr. Dahlin has taught at Westland Middle School, Ridgeview Middle School, and is currently the instrumental music teacher at Herbert Hoover Middle School, where he teaches award winning string orchestras, concert bands, and a jazz band. Mr. Dahlin s students often earn superior ratings at local, state, and regional music festivals. His students consistently earn first place and best overall ensemble awards for each of his performing groups at Music in the Parks Festivals. Mr. Dahlin has been the conductor of the Montgomery County Jr. Honors Band three other times, in 2007, 2014, and 2015. During the past two years, nearly 1/3 of the MCPS Junior Honors Band have known Mr. Dahlin as their instrumental music teacher at Hoover Middle School. Mr. Dahlin is also a conductor for Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra. While with PVYO Mr. Dahlin has conducted the Symphony Orchestra, and in 2014 Mr. Dahlin conducted the first PVYO Concert Band. Senior All-County String Orchestra Conductor MRS. BRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF has been working in the Montgomery County Public Schools for thirteen years. She has spent the past nine of them working at Quince Orchard High School, in Gaithersburg, MD as the Director of Orchestras. Prior to accepting the position at Quince Orchard in 2005, Mrs. Kirchhoff taught at Roberto Clemente Middle School for two years and was the conductor of the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Preparatory Orchestra for four years. Mrs. Kirchhoff holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Education in Human Development, both from the University of Maryland at College Park. Mrs. Kirchhoff attended the University of Maryland on the Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship. While attending the University of Maryland, Mrs. Kirchhoff was President of the University of Maryland s student chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). While at Quince Orchard, Mrs. Kirchhoff has helped build the music program to over four hundred students. Quince Orchard ensembles consistently receive superior ratings at district and state festival. From 2008-2010 she served as the Elected Faculty Representative on Quince Orchard s Leadership team. From 2010-2011, Mrs. Kirchhoff represented Montgomery County Music Teachers by serving on the Councils of Teaching and Learning (CTL) as well as spearheaded several committees to support music education efforts in MCPS. In 2008, Mrs. Kirchhoff received the honor of conducting the MCPS Junior All-County Honors Orchestra. Mrs. Kirchhoff remains an active member of the National Association for Music Education, Maryland Music Educators Association and the Maryland State Teachers Association. In her free time, Mrs. Kirchhoff enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee, training for half marathons and trying to keep up with her two sons, Andrew and Matthew. Senior Honors Band Preparation Conductor MR. MARK EISENHOWER is a graduate of Col. Zadok Magruder High School and has been the instrumental music teacher there since 1985. The Magruder bands and orchestras regularly earn Superior ratings at district and state festivals. He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado and taught for three years in Mitchell, Nebraska before returning to Montgomery County. An active bass trombonist, Mr. Eisenhower has performed with the Capitol Wind Symphony, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and the Maryland Band Director s Band. Mr. Eisenhower has conducted several Montgomery County Public Schools honors ensembles, serving as the conductor of the junior honor band in 1991 and the senior band in 1992. For the past several years he has prepared the senior honor band for notable guest conductors such as: Anthony Maiello, Eliott Del Borgo, Robert Cameron, Harlan Parker, Col. Arnold Gabriel, Emily Threinen, and John Lynch. In 2004 he conducted the Anne Arrundel County Mid-Level

THE CONDUCTORS Honor Band. In 2010 he conducted the Calvert County Honor Band. For fourteen years he was the manager of the Maryland Senior All State Band, and in 2001 Mr. Eisenhower had the honor of conducting the Maryland Junior All State Band. MR. KEVIN ROUSE is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he received a degree in music education. As a bass trombonist, he studied under Matthew Guilford, the bass trombonist for the National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Rouse is currently the instrumental music director at Thomas S. Wootton High School. Previously, he was the director at Northwest High School from 2006 2014. His bands and orchestras have received consistent excellent and superior ratings at county and state festival. Mr. Rouse s marching bands, symphonic bands and orchestras have also received multiple awards in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. He also enjoys composing and arranging for his own marching band and other schools in the area. Mr. Rouse is honored to work with the talented students in the MCPS Senior Honors Band. Senior Honors Band Guest Conductor DR. CHRISTOPHER M. CICCONI is Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Towson University. Conductor of the Towson University Symphonic Band, he also teaches courses in conducting, methods of teaching instrumental music in secondary education, and brass methods. Prior to his arrival in Maryland, Cicconi earned a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Miami, where he was awarded a Henry Mancini Fellowship. Previously, Dr. Cicconi served as Director of Bands at Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Power Ranch Elementary and Middle School (Higley, AZ), and Payne Junior High School (Chandler, AZ). As an orchestra conductor, Cicconi has held positions and guest conducting appointments with orchestras in the United States, Argentina, and China. Most recently he served as associate conductor with the Broward Symphony Orchestra, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, and the Walenstein Youth Symphony. Dr. Cicconi completed a Master of Music Education Degree, with an emphasis in Instrumental Conducting, from Arizona State University and earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree (summa cum laude) from Youngstown State University. He is a member of College Band Directors National Association, Florida Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, and an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma. COACHES AND TEACHERS Coaches MR. BENJAMIN KEPLER MR. JAMES VAUGHN MR. KENNETH KROHN MR. PHILLIP BARNES MR. ANDREW KULLBERG Fairland ES, Manager/Coach, Senior All-County String Orchestra Wayside ES, Brass-Senior Honors Band Robert Frost MS, Percussion-Senior Honors Band Woodwind-Senior Honors Band Meadow Hall ES, Pianist for Senior Honors Band

COACHES AND TEACHERS continued Secondary Instrumental Music Teachers Argyle MS MARC LEVIN John T. Baker MS MICHAEL KAMUF John T. Baker MS DEBORAH KAMUF Benjamin Banneker MS MARIE CRENWELGE Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS MARSHALL WHITE Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS MATTHEW HOFFMAN Montgomery Blair HS MICHELLE ROBERTS Montgomery Blair HS RAIFE OLDHAM James H. Blake HS SCOTT CAMERON James H. Blake HS JONATHAN EISING Briggs Chaney MS RAYMOND CHANEY Cabin John MS SCOTT HERMAN Winston Churchill HS ARI ALLAL Winston Churchill HS KRISTOFER SANZ Clarksburg HS CHARLES ORIFICI Roberto Clemente MS RANDI LEVI Roberto Clemente MS RICHARD GRAY Damascus HS CHARLES DOHERTY E. Brooke Lee MS JESSICA MARTIN Eastern MS DANIEL PUCKETT Albert Einstein HS JOAN RACKEY Wm. H. Farquhar MS JEFFREY JOHNS Forest Oak MS HILARY SZCZUBLEWSKI Robert Frost MS KENNETH KROHN Robert Frost MS JANE WEBER Gaithersburg HS DANIEL GRANDE Gaithersburg MS LISA EHRENSPECK Herbert Hoover MS ROBERT DAHLIN Julius West MS STEVE COWAN John F. Kennedy HS MEGAN CAMPBELL Francis Scott Key MS DEBORAH LAYTON Kingsview MS AL MANNINO Lakelands Park MS IAN STUART A. Mario Loiederman MS ASHLEY ASHMAN A. Mario Loiederman MS DORI ANN BENJAMIN Col. Zadok Magruder HS MARK EISENHOWER Martin Luther King, Jr. MS STEPHANIE WHEELER Montgomery Village MS TYLER BUISCH Neelsville MS DIRK KRAUSHAAR Newport Mill MS CHRISTOPHER CAMPAGNA North Bethesda MS MONICA HEPBURN Northwest HS EMILY WIDRICK Northwood HS MICHAEL BARKER Paint Branch HS SEAN KIRCHHOFF Parkland MS STEVE RAGSDALE Poolesville HS DAVID ROGOZA John Poole MS HEATHER SPRAGUE Thomas W. Pyle MS ALLISON JOHNSON Thomas W. Pyle MS KRISTI LICARE Quince Orchard HS PAT FAY Quince Orchard HS BRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF Richard Montgomery HS PETER PERRY Redland MS MARY LEE YOUNG Redland MS VANESSA VARELA Ridgeview MS NICHOLAS PROSZKOW Rockville HS PHILLIP BARNES Rocky Hill MS MICHELLE BARAN Rocky Hill MS HEIDI SCHILLER Rosa Parks MS DINIA YEO Seneca Valley HS ADAM STEPHENS Shady Grove MS JEFF BOONE Sherwood HS ALEX SILVERBOOK Silver Spring International MS TIMOTHY DAWSON Sligo MS BEVERLY PARKS Springbrook HS WYMAN JONES Takoma Park MS HOLLY PASQUALE Tilden MS TIM PATRIE CHRISTOPHER KOSMACESKI ANDREA MORRIS KELLY BUTLER Watkins Mill HS PETER KIELAR

COACHES AND TEACHERS continued Westland MS MARY GARAY Westland MS KRISTI LICARE Wheaton HS LOREN WESTBROOK-FRITTS White Oak MS MARK LEE Walt Whitman HS TERRY ALVEY Walt Whitman HS HEATHER BORSUM Earl B. Wood MS ASHLEY TAUBER Thomas S. Wootton HS CAROLYN HERMAN Thomas S. Wootton HS KEVIN ROUSE THE STUDENT PERFORMERS Junior Honors String Orchestra Cabin John MS Luisa Brown- Hernandez Vivian Li Grant Liu Daniel Liu Jason Luo Sharol Hsieh Darren Chang Michelle Li Audrey Li Sarah Ou Isaac Xie Joy Xu Kristen Zhu Damascus HS Lucy Yagodich Bass Viola Bass Earle B. Wood MS Benjamin Kushner Viola Herbert Hoover MS Dylan Jeon Navya Gautam Viola Martin Rojas Viola Kiran Kaur Evan Mao Alfred Ruan Eric Tsao Zack Zhao Julius West MS Lucas Suzuki Kingsview MS Dana Wolpe Viola Lakelands Park MS Chalene Shiu Quince Orchard HS Stephanie Park Viola Richard Montgomery HS Justin Zhang Robert Frost MS Selina Chang Joseph Kim Ryan Kim Joey Kim Viola Daniel Hwang Saera Jang Jade Tai Emily Yuan Rocky Hill MS Charlotte Sanford Viola Rosa M. Parks MS Ginger Minahan Sligo MS Rekha Leonard Takoma Park MS Alex Dong Viola Hannah Kim Viola Bryan Li Viola Stephanie Wang Viola James Park Ambrose Yang Thomas S. Wootton HS Tinghua Hsu Allison Lee Janet Liang Annabel Lin Aneesha Sampath Winston Churchill HS Ian Wang Michelle Chow Harry Keo Emily Sologuren Daniel Yi Junior Honors Band Albert Einstein HS Katherine Campagna Tuba Cabin John MS Bennett Greenspun Baritone Claire Throckmorton Bass Clarinet Anna Chen Clarinet Daniel Levy Clarinet Kareef Ullah Clarinet Aaron Wong Clarinet Hana Lee Flute Mei Yuzuki Flute Alyssa Herman Horn Lily Oldach Horn Max Ma Percussion Linus Bao Trumpet Jeremy Oblon Trumpet Adam Solomon Trumpet Ben Lojacono- Evans Tuba Herbert Hoover MS Andy Jiang Alto Sax Robert Wachen Alto Sax Ashley Chen Clarinet Tsach Mackey Clarinet Austin Mao Clarinet Jim Mao Clarinet Se Yong Park Clarinet Jacob Wang Clarinet Emily Tong Percussion Yida Wang Percussion Roy Chang Trombone Aysel DeBakey Trumpet Rachel Fenton Trumpet Andy Jin Trumpet Rachel De Silva Tuba John T. Baker MS Roger Dahlin Trombone Julius West MS Beibei Fu Clarinet Corinne Foley Oboe

THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued Kingsview MS Stuti Khanna Percussion Montgomery Blair HS Hannah Lee Flute Flora Li Flute Megan Xiao Flute Avik Barua Trumpet North Bethesda MS Akihiro Kawauchi Trombone Redland MS Minsu Kim Bassoon Richard Montgomery HS Zack Moore Baritone Shefei Jiang Flute Vivian Yuan Flute Elena Yeatts-Lonske Horn Teddy Ahrens Oboe Robert Frost MS Seung-Hyun Kwon Clarinet Kevin Liao Clarinet Jehoon Seo Tenor Sax Rosa M. Parks MS Thomas Lee Alto Sax Rachel Smith-Cohen Horn Eamon Plante Tuba Sherwood HS Nathan Lampshire Clarinet Takoma Park MS Arthur Hu Bassoon Vincent Gao Clarinet Ivvone Zhou Clarinet Ivy Liang Flute Jesse Silverberg Horn Simon Chervenak Percussion Sophia Weng Trumpet Thomas S. Wootton HS Timothy Jiang Alto Sax Claire Cheng Clarinet Paul Yoo Clarinet Lena Yu Clarinet Andrea Chen Flute Keith Cartwright Trombone William Fowler Trombone Clarissa Martin Trombone Ethan Shi Trumpet Farzad Mustafa Tuba Thomas W. Pyle MS Annie Tang Clarinet Roman Conway Trumpet Joshua Kim Trumpet Tilden MS Oliver Koch-Paiz Trumpet Walt Whitman HS Raymond Schleien Baritone Jacqueline Lydon Bass Clarinet Pranoy Basu Horn Austen Fourkas Tenor Sax Geoffrey Kulp Trombone Ben Wolstein Trumpet Youngin Kang Alto Sax Winston Churchill HS Kevin Kong Clarinet Jack Yoon Clarinet Madie Yuen Flute Giovanna Eichner Horn Hannah Suh Horn Samuel Shubin Trombone Alexander Friedman Tuba Senior All-County String Orchestra Albert Einstein HS Samuel Cohen Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Seohwa Kim Sami Louguit Clarksburg HS Clark Farley Destiny Lim Ryana Ali Viola Col. Zadok Magruder HS Berkely Kim Viola Hannah Cohen Yutong Liang Damascus HS Katherine Bloomer James Hubert Blake HS Connor Cameron Bass Kendall Payton Nailah Saleem Viola Ellen Gulian Ambika Sikri Montgomery Blair HS Jim Finley Viola Esther Lee Nayman Leung Ray Weng Robert Yang Northwest HS Manav Talreja Poolesville HS Esther In Quince Orchard HS Hannah Weisman Bass Elissa Klein Martina Mackleer Sophia Yoon Danny O Connor Viola Agnes Lin Kwasi Kyeremeh Victoria Rodriguez Richard Montgomery HS Liyanga de Silva Jeremy Keaton Alan Li Rockville HS Brandon Taylor Bass Maya Jones Richard Gee Alexandra Kushner Springbrook HS Eden Efrem Adam Miller Kristyna Sarkides Thomas S. Wootton HS Matthew Hicks Bass Julia Kim Dorothy Oldach Justin Yao Justin Zhou Irene Hao Viola Ameya Sampath Viola Sarah Shapiro Viola Kaitlin OuYang Haenah Lee Wolfgang Koch- Paiz Watkins Mill HS Victor Kao Winston Churchill HS Kiera Luu Bass Alisha Desai Viola Jessica Horng Eric Li

THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued Senior Honors Band Col. Zadok Magruder HS Chris Rose Baritone Sax Gaithersburg HS Steven Allison Tuba James Hubert Blake HS Cole Molloy Horn Montgomery Blair HS Ankit Bhargava Alto Sax Richard Kong Clarinet Paint Branch HS Alexander Dudkin Clarinet Quince Orchard HS Noah Jenkins Trombone Michael Baniak Trumpet Michael Bauer Trumpet Richard Montgomery HS Karen Chen Clarinet Andrew Yi Clarinet Kimberly Steininger Flute Alex Mondragon Horn Sherwood HS Karl Matousek Jared Lampshire Brian Han Alto Sax Clarinet Trumpet Springbrook HS Mihir Powers Euphonium Thomas S. Wootton HS Jordan Greenspun Bass Trombone Matthew Fu Clarinet Ashley Hsu Clarinet Julianna Solomon Clarinet Yueshan Wang Clarinet Hannah Liao Flute Enya Chen Horn Kate Lusk Horn Chelsea Yeh Horn Jerry Yang Trombone Max Gergits Trumpet Arjun Guthal Trumpet Sean Lin Trumpet Walt Whitman HS Ethan Dodd Bass Clarinet Sara Serrano- Ragsdale Clarinet Magdalene Brueggemeyer Oboe Sebastian Nichols Trombone Amanda Day Tuba Rachel Singer Tuba Jacob Tycko Alto Sax Adam Zuckerman Alto Sax Ellie Spector Clarinet Alyssa McKinney Flute Ryan Mayhew Trumpet Winston Churchill HS Chongbright Bi Euphonium George Assaf Bass Clarinet Kevin Wang Bass Trombone Victoria Markin Bassoon Hannah Wang Bassoon Jonathan Cheng Clarinet Alexander Chung Clarinet Rijul Deka Clarinet Michael Liu Clarinet Anthony Qu Clarinet Frank Ge Flute Jerry Lu Flute Allyson Tan Flute Maryann Le Horn Maya Sundel Horn Alvin Chung Percussion Hugo Hua Percussion Hollis Ma Percussion George Tong Percussion Hannah Locraft Tenor Sax Luca Bilke Trombone Allison Lu Trumpet Ian Murren Trumpet David Yoon Trumpet ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following people have given their administrative support for this performance to be possible: Mr. Larry Bowers, Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Maria V. Navarro, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Kimberly A. Statham, Deputy Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Programs Dr. Erick J. Lang, Associate Superintendent, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs Mr. Scott W. Murphy, Director, Department of Secondary Curriculum and Districtwide Programs Ms. Linda Adams, Supervisor, Fine Arts Ms. Karen Lockard, Principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Mr. Marshall White, Instrumental Music Teacher, Gala Host Mr. Phillip Barnes, Junior Honors Bands and Orchestra Audition Host Mr. Rick Penix, Coordinator, Fine Arts Mrs. Barbara Smakula, Fine Arts Secretary

UPCOMING MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS ALL-COUNTY 6TH GRADE HONORS BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS February 9, 2016 North and Northwest Regions Watkins Mill HS Central Region February 9, 2016 Einstein HS South Region February 9, 2016 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND, SENIOR BAND, SENIOR ORCHESTRA February 18 21, 2016 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD DISTRICT II ENSEMBLE AND SOLO PERFORMANCES February 26, 2016 Solo February 27, 2016 Wootton HS, Ensembles (except percussion) ALL-STATE JUNIOR ORCHESTRA March 4 16, 2016 Towson DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 8, 2016 Richard Montgomery HS DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 10, 2016 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 15, 2016 DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 17, 2016 Northwest HS DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 22, 2016 Seneca Valley HS DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 23, 2016 John F. Kennedy HS MONTGOMERY COUNTY SECOND BANDS ASSESSMENTS April 27, 2016 Clarksburg HS MARYLAND STATE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS April 25 29, 2016 Location TBA MARYLAND STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS May 9 13, 2016 Location TBA MARYLAND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS May 14, 2016 Location TBA MARYLAND BAND DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS May 21, 2016 Towson DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 16, 2016 Albert Einstein HS

SPECIAL THANKS Sponsorship This program is one of 16 choral and instrumental honors concerts sponsored by the Fine Arts unit of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This unit has the responsibility for countywide programs and activities in music, visual art, dance as fine art, and theatre. Through these programs and related co-curricular and community activities, Arts Education helps students achieve the curricular objectives of the Maryland State Curriculum for Music as well as countywide goals for achieving Success For Every Student. Other components and activities of the unit are: the Visual Art Center at Albert Einstein High School, the Adjudicated District II Instrumental and Choral Assessments, and the Elementary and Middle School Arts Fair. e c x E ll ence Th c! i s u M h g rou ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Published by the Department of Materials Management for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction 0807.16ct EDITORIAL, GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING SERVICES 1.16 750