2017 Honors Bands Gala & Honors Orchestras Program February 4, 2017 6:30 p.m. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
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Honors Bands & Honors Orchestras 2017 Gala Program Saturday, February 4, 2017 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School JUNIOR HONORS STRING ORCHESTRA The Giant Fugue Rosa Mundi Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Movement II Ice Sculptures An English Suite III. Frolic J.S. Bach, Transcribed for String Orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Arnold Foster Paul Lewis Gustav Mahler/arr. Sandra Dackow Brian Balmages C.H. Parry, Adapted by Paul Lavender JUNIOR HONORS BAND Kentucky 1800 Clare Grundman On a Hymnsong by Phillip Bliss Foiled Again! The Villain s Gallop Blink And the Angels Called Caravan David R. Holsinger Jack Wilds Brian P. Drake James Swearingen Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Juan Tizol arr. Richard Saucedo SENIOR ALL-COUNTY STRING ORCHESTRA Overture to Lucia Silla W. A. Mozart, arr. Sandra Dackow Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Symphony No. 2 in A Major Ode for the King s Birthday I. Allegro assai, II. Vivace, III. Presto Themes from the Rite of Spring Make Our Garden Grow from Candide Ralph Vaughan-Williams, arr. Jamin Hoffman William Boyce Igor Stravinsky, arr. Bob Lipton Leonard Bernstein, arr. Ted Ricketts SENIOR HONORS BAND Occident and Orient, Op. 25 Camille Saint-Saens Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa Movement II after The Thunderer Masque The Thunderer Ira Hearshin Kenneth Hesketh John Philip Sousa
THE CONDUCTORS Junior Honors String Orchestra Conductor MS. MICHELLE ROBERTS is a lifelong Montgomery County resident and graduate of MCPS. She received a bachelor s degree in music education (instrumental music) and a bachelor s degree in music performance (bass trombone) from the University of Maryland, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Since graduating, she has been teaching at Montgomery Blair High School for the past eleven years. She subsequently earned joint certification from Berkleemusic and Propellerhead Software as a Specialist in Music Creation Using Reason software. In 2013 Ms. Roberts received the Maryland Music Educators Association Outstanding Music Teacher Award for Instrumental Music. She directed the Montgomery County Public Schools Junior Honors Jazz Band in 2015 and 2016. With Ms. Roberts as its Tri-M Music Honor Society advisor, MBHS received the third place award for Chapter of the Year in 2013-2014. She has served as a mentor teacher for college interns, and she is also a frequent adjudicator. A member of NAfME and MMEA, she serves on the MMEA Young Composers Project committee, has participated on Music Technology panels at MMEA conferences, and presented at the MCPS New Educator Orientation. Ms. Roberts has been a member of the Market Street Big Band since 2013. Ms. Roberts was awarded a grant from the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts that she used to commission a work by renowned British composer Paul Lewis. After a week in residency, the MBHS advanced orchestra performed the world premiere of Salute the Silents! at the historic AFI Theatre in Silver Spring. Ms. Roberts is excited to share one of Paul Lewis s most personal compositions Rosa Mundi with the Jr. Honors Orchestra this year. Junior Honors Band Conductors 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. Alvey s 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 Educators 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, Herbert Hoover Middle School, and is currently the instrumental music teacher at the new Hallie Wells Middle School, While at these schools, he taught 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 DR. PETER PERRY is a lifelong Maryland resident, and has traveled the world teaching and performing music. He is currently in his twenty-first consecutive year as Instrumental Music Director at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland. Here he conducts the: Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, and Marching Band. These ensembles consistently receive critical acclaim on local, state, and national levels. Dr. Perry created and teaches a course in Music Technology. In 2002, in partnership with the National Philharmonic, he put together the first Music Technology Lab at Richard Montgomery High School, and also helped author the Montgomery County Public Schools curriculum for High School Music Technology. Dr. Perry holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory, as well as a Master s Degree in Music Education-Instrumental Conducting Concentration, and a Bachelor of Science Degree-Instrumental Music Education, both from the University of Maryland. While at the University of Maryland, Dr. Perry was awarded the prestigious Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship in Music. In 2006, Dr. Perry received a Japan Fulbright fellowship and participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. The program was designed to provide educators with first-hand opportunities to experience Japanese culture and education through school visits, interactions with teachers and students, seminars, and home stays. Dr. Perry was one of four Maryland educators chosen for the November 2006 cycle. He composed an orchestral work highlighting his experiences in Japan that was premiered by the Richard Montgomery High School Orchestra. Dr. Perry is an active guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, lecturer, author, composer, and performer. He is past vice president of the Maryland state unit of the International Association for Jazz Education and was the director of the Montgomery County Public Schools Senior Honors Jazz Ensemble for seven years. He is a contributing reviewer for the Music Educators National Conference Music Educators Journal. Dr. Perry has presented sessions at the Maryland Music Educators Conference, Music Teacher s National Association Conference, and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Eastern Division Conference. He has also served as trumpet professor at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Perry is a member of the National Association for Music Education, TI: ME (Technology Institute for Music Education), American String Teachers Association, International Trumpet Guild, Kappa Kappa Psi-National Honorary Band Fraternity, Alpha Chi and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Societies, and the Maryland Music Educators Association. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland with his wife, Deborah and son, Peter. Senior Honors Band Preparation Conductors MR. SCOTT HERMAN has been the Band and Orchestra Director at Cabin John Middle School in Potomac, Maryland for 28 years. Under his leadership, the ensembles have been featured at regional and state conferences, and have consistently attained superior ratings at district, state and national adjudications. In 2012, the Cabin John attained Maryland s distinguished Exemplary Music Program award. In 2009, Mr. Herman was named Maryland s Outstanding Music Teacher of the Year. The American String Teachers Association recognized his work with strings and presented him with the Outstanding Service to Strings award. Mr. Herman has spent the last four seasons serving as a conductor, coach, and an artistic advisor for the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras (PVYO). Prior to that Mr. Herman spent 14 seasons leading the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. Mr. Herman has guest conducted over 35 district honors groups including the Maryland All- State Orchestra. He is frequently invited to
THE CONDUCTORS adjudicate district assessments and regional competitions, along with presenting master classes and clinics for local educators and their students. Mr. Herman s private trumpet and string bass studio are well represented in the all-county, all-state, and youth orchestra programs. Mr. Herman is a member of the Capital Wind Symphony in McLean, Va. 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 MR. GEORGE ETHERIDGE has enjoyed a varied and successful career as performer, conductor and educator in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area for over 40 years. Educated at the University of Michigan and The Paris Conservatory, Mr. Etheridge first came to the DC area as Instructor of at the University of Maryland. He has performed as soloist at The Kennedy Center, Constitution Hall, The Smithsonian Hall of Musical Instruments and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Mr. Etheridge has also served as adjunct professor of at Howard University, Catholic University, Federal City College, George Mason University and the College of William and Mary. In 1977, George Etheridge was appointed conductor of the famed Fort Hunt High School Band in Alexandria, VA a position he held until the schools closing in 1985. During Mr. Etheridge s tenure at Fort Hunt, the band was chosen to perform at The International Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In 1985, Mr. Etheridge was named conductor of Bands at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia; a position he held for 6 years and 1991 he returned to the Washington, DC area to form the Capital Wind Symphony. In 1994, the CWS was chosen to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Today, the CWS has developed into an ensemble of 75 musicians, including many of the best players in the Washington DC metro area, Maryland and Virginia. In addition to his position with the Capital Wind Symphony, Mr. Etheridge is founder and clinician for the SCORE educational outreach program, sponsored by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. Under Mr. Etheridge s leadership, over 200 workshops have been presented in the Fairfax County Schools. COACHES AND TEACHERS Coaches MR. THEODORE MCALLISTER MR. JAVIER GODINEZ MR. JAMES VAUGHN MR. SCOTT CAMERON MR. KENNETH KROHN MRS. ANDREA CAMERON MR. ARI ALLAL MRS. CAROLYN HERMAN MR. JASON MCFEATERS MS. KRISTI LICARE MS. EMILY PARK Summit Hall, ES,Manager/Coach, Senior All-County String Orchestra Galway ES, Manager/Coach, Junior Honors Orchestra Wayside ES, Horn Coach Senior Honors Band James Hubert Blake HS, Cabin John MS Tube Coach Senior Honors Band Robert Frost MS, Percussion-Senior Honors Band Flute Coach Senior Honors Band Low Woodwinds Coach Senior Honors Band Thomas S. Wootton High School-Clarinet Coach-Senior Honors Band North Bethesda Middle School-Sax Coach-Senior Honors Band Westland MS-Woodwind Coach-Junior Honors Band Westland MS, Thomas W. Pyle MS-Percussion Coach-Junior 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 MICHELLE BARAN Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS MARSHALL WHITE Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS ELIZABETH EBER 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 Cabin John MS SCOTT CAMERON ARI ALLAL 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 PRICE Eastern MS DANIEL PUCKETT Albert Einstein HS BRENDAN KELLY Wm. H. Farquhar MS JEFFREY JOHNS Forest Oak MS HILARY SZCZUBLEWSKI Robert Frost MS ANDREA CAMERON Robert Frost MS JANE WEBER Gaithersburg HS DANIEL GRANDE Gaithersburg HS MEGGAN ANAYA Gaithersburg MS LISA EHRENSPECK Herbert Hoover MS MARIE CRENWELGE-TILKENS 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 CARPENTER 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 EMILY PARK Quince Orchard HS PAT FAY Quince Orchard HS BRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF Richard Montgomery HS PETER PERRY Redland MS MARY LEE YOUNG Ridgeview MS NICHOLAS PROSZKOW Rockville HS PHILLIP BARNES Rocky Hill MS HEIDI SCHILLER Rocky Hill MS HELEN KONG Rosa Parks MS DINIA YEO Seneca Valley HS ADAM STEPHENS Shady Grove MS VANESSA VARELA 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 Walter Johnson HS CHRISTOPHER KOSMACESKI Walter Johnson HS ANDREA MORRIS Walter Johnson HS KELLY BUTLER
COACHES AND TEACHERS continued Watkins Mill HS PETER KIELAR Westland MS KRISTI LICARE Westland MS EMILY PARK 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 Matthew Branning Violin Samantha Chang Bass Alexander Choi Violin Isaac Chong Viola Casey Claxton Bass Caia Gelli Violin Amy He Violin Yu-Shiuan Hsieh Viola Darae Kang Violin Jeanne Kim Violin Vivian Li Cello Kathleen Li Violin Daniel Liu Cello Jason Luo Cello Sarah Ou Violin Benji Shin Cello Herbert Hoover MS Kiran Kaur Violin Grace Yoon Violin Sherry Zhuge Violin Montgomery Blair HS Joey Kim Viola Hannah Kim Viola Abigail Koehler Bass Audrey Li Violin William Lu Violin Northwest HS Charlene Shiu Violin Richard Montgomery HS Luisa Brown- Hernandez Bass Robert Frost MS Joshua Hou Violin Daniel Hwang Violin Ryan Kim Cello Joey Kim Cello Hawon Lee Violin Benjamin Li Cello Michelle Ma Cello Anjali Samavedam Violin Kevin Shen Violin Connie Sun Violin Amy Tang Viola Emily Yuan Violin Takoma Park MS Alexander Dong Viola Jihwan Kim Cello Maxwell Zhang Viola Thomas S. Wootton HS Michelle Li Violin Grant Liu Cello Walter Johnson HS Elisa Pierpaoli Violin Westland MS Tasneem Alim Viola Jason Chu Violin Navya Gautam Viola Alfred Ruan Violin Jeffrey Tsao Violin Junior Honors Band Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Samuel Haas Bassoon Briggs Chaney MS Jared Haftel Euphonium Cabin John MS Cynthia Chen Clarinet Alyssa Herman Horn Josephine Kim Clarinet Alex Leniere Trumpet Maxwell Li Euphonium Alexander Liu Horn Ben Lojacano-Evans Tuba Max Ma Percussion Gloria Moudou Alto Lilly Oldach Horn Micah Rabin Baritone Anshuman Sarkar Tuba Adam Solomon Trumpet Ethan Sundel Trombone Aaron Wong Clarinet Jet Wu Trumpet Jordan Zhang Trombone Damascus HS Roger Dahlin Trombone Hallie Wells MS Sarah Dahlin Horn Benjamin Jo Trumpet Herbert Hoover MS Romita Chattaraj Flute Aysel DeBakey Trumpet Aya Hatashima Horn Andy Jiang Alto Alena Lu Clarinet Tsach Mackey Clarinet Emily Tong Percussion Michael Wang Clarinet Jesse Wolf Trumpet Andrew Yu Tenor Ellen Zhang Flute
THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued James Hubert Blake HS Joseph Lee Clarinet Julius West MS Ashley Chung Bella Poremba Alto Percussion Montgomery Blair HS Simon Chervenak Percussion Daniel Levy Clarinet Jim Mao Clarinet Se Yong Park Clarinet Jesse Silverberg Horn Sophia Weng Trumpet Shawn Zhao Clarinet Ivvone Zhou Clarinet Quince Orchard HS Arantza Miroquesada Trumpet Redland MS Kyle Moriarty Bass Clarinet Richard Montgomery HS Corinne Foley Oboe Beibei Fu Clarinet Helena Yang Clarinet Robert Frost MS Justin DeLeon Jasmine Gong Matthew Hou Davis Xu Tenor Percussion Baritone Alto Rosa M. Parks MS Rachel Smith-Cohen Horn Sherwood HS Josh Ayres Thomas Lee Tuba Alto Takoma Park MS Michael Chu Clarinet Arthur Hu Bassoon Ivy Liang Flute Shariar Vaez-Ghaemi Bass Clarinet Thomas S. Wootton HS Bennett Greenspun Trombone Michelle Shen Flute Claire Throckmorton Bass Clarinet Kyle Wasserman Clarinet Thomas W. Pyle MS Roman Conway Trumpet Joshua Kim Trumpet Walt Whitman HS Nick Cook Horn Linus Bao Trumpet Roy Chang Trombone Ashley Chen Clarinet Rachel de Silva Tuba Andy Jin Trumpet Austin Mao Clarinet Rami Najjar Trombone Catherine Tran Trombone Robert Wachen Alto Yida Wang Percussion Jacob Wang Clarinet Sarah Yi Flute Chole Zhao Flute Senior All-County String Orchestra Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Maya Abo Dominguez Cello Owen Baniak Cello Clarksburg HS Clark Farley Cello Destiny Lim Cello Raisa Niederhelman Viola Col. Zadok Magruder HS Yutong Liang Violin JiaTong Kevin Liang Violin Emily Pena Cello Benjamin Ramos Violin Damascus HS Katherine Bloomer Violin Lucy Yagodich Bass James Hubert Blake HS Leonie Hauchler Violin Charlene Ribeiro Viola Montgomery Blair HS Esther Martinez Garcia Violin Sherry Nicole Rollins Violin Ray Weng Violin Paint Branch HS Alexis Osong Violin Quince Orchard HS Sam Mansfield Cello Richard Montgomery HS Katya Beltran Cello Brooke Carter Cello Evelyn Sturrock Harp Delia Termini Bass Heavenly Zhang Violin Rockville HS Daniel Abebe Cello Yuni Higgs Violin Caleb Hill Violin Alexandra Kushner Violin Sherwood HS Iliana Lambert Viola Springbrook HS Felicitas Chikelu Viola Krissy Sarkides Violin Thomas S. Wootton HS Irene Hao Viola Julia Kim Cello Dorothy Oldach Cello Joey Yeoh Violin Justin Zhao Cello Walter Johnson HS Max Lawall Violin Watkins Mill HS Anna Liu Violin Chioma Nwoye Cello Alisha Desai Viola Jessica Horng Violin Benjamin Lin Viola Justin Wang Cello
THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued Senior Honors Band Col. Zadok Magruder HS Daniel Aoun Trumpet Christopher Rose Baritone Damascus HS Cecelia Hembrough Bass Clarinet Gaithersburg HS Steven Allison Tuba Montgomery Blair HS Ankit Bhargava Alto Hannah Lee Flute Paint Branch HS Eric Aaron Horn Alexander Dudkin Clarinet Quince Orchard HS Michael Bauer Trumpet Jonah Mittelstadt Trumpet Richard Montgomery HS Teddy Ahrens Oboe Shefei Jiang Flute Francisco Mondragon Horn Vivian Yuan Flute Seneca Valley HS Hunter McDonald Bass Clarinet Sherwood HS Nathan Lampshire Clarinet Thomas S. Wootton HS William Fowler Trombone Max Gergits Trumpet Jordan Greenspun Bass Trombone Arjun Guthal Trumpet Ashley Hsu Clarinet Timothy Jiang Alto Thomas Lin Euphonium Sean Lin Trumpet Kate Lusk Horn Clare Martin Trombone Aditya Sarkar Percussion Julianna Solomon Clarinet Vinesh Sridhar Trumpet Yueshan Wang Clarinet Forest Wu Clarinet Paul Yoo Clarinet Walt Whitman HS Amanda Day Tuba Sebastian Nichols Trombone Raymond Schleien Euphonium Danny Dunn Trombone Michael Gancz Trombone Mark Liffiton Bassoon Adam Zukerman Alto Luca Bilke Trombone William Chen Flute Jonathan Cheng Clarinet Alexander Chung Clarinet Giovanna Eichner Horn Alex Freidman Tuba Mia Hazra Trumpet Hugo Hua Percussion Julianna Jing Flute Allison Lu Trumpet Hollis Ma Percussion Malcolm McGhee Tenor Hadas Sandalon Flute Maya Sundel Horn George Tong Percussion Jack Yoon Clarinet David Yoon Trumpet Madeline Yuen Flute ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following people have given their administrative support for this performance to be possible: Dr. Jack R. Smith, 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 Dr. Donna Jones, Principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Mr. Marshall White, Instrumental Music Teacher, Gala Host Mr. Dan Grande, Junior Honors Band and Orchestra Audition Host Mr. Phillip Barnes, Senior 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 7, 2017 North and Northwest Regions Watkins Mill HS Central Region February 7, 2017 Einstein HS South Region February 7, 2017 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND, SENIOR BAND, SENIOR ORCHESTRA February 10 to 12, 2017 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD DISTRICT II ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL, WOOTTON HS, ENSEMBLES (EXCEPT PERCUSSION) February 24, 2017 District II Solo Festival Wootton HS February 25, 2017 ALL-STATE JUNIOR ORCHESTRA March 3 to 5, 2017 Towson DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 7, 2017 Walter Johnson HS DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 9, 2017 Quince Orchard HS ALL-STATE JAZZ BAND March 9 to 11, 2017 UMBC DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 14, 2017 DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 16, 2017 Walt Whitman HS DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 21, 2017 Northwood HS DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 22, 2017 Rockville HS DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS March 23, 2017 Gaithersburg HS DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 28, 2017 Paint Branch HS DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS March 30, 2017 Richard Montgomery HS MONTGOMERY COUNTY SECOND BANDS ASSESSMENTS April 26, 2017 Clarksburg HS MARYLAND STATE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS April 24 to 28, 2017 Location TBA MARYLAND STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS May to 12, 2017 Location TBA MARYLAND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS May 13, 2017 Location TBA MARYLAND BAND DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS May 20, 2017 Towson
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 0716.17ct EDITORIAL, GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING SERVICES 1.17 750