2014 Honors Bands & Honors Orchestras Program Gala

February 8, 2014 • 6:30 p.m. • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Board of Education

Mr. Philip Kauffman President

Mrs. Patricia B. O’Neill Vice President

Mr. Christopher S. Barclay

Ms. Shirley Brandman VISION Dr. Judith R. Docca We inspire learning by providing the greatest Mr. Michael A. Durso public education to each and every student. Mrs. Rebecca Smondrowski

Mr. Justin C. Kim MISSION Student Member Every student will have School Administration the academic, creative problem solving, and social Dr. Joshua P. Starr emotional skills to be Superintendent of Schools successful in college and Mr. Larry A. Bowers career. Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Beth Schiavino-Narvaez CORE PURPOSE Deputy Superintendent of School Support and Improvement Prepare all students to thrive in their future. Dr. Kimberly A. Statham Deputy Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Programs CORE VALUES Learning Relationships Respect Excellence Equity

850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org Honors Bands Honors Orchestra & 2014 Gala Program Saturday, February 8, 2014 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

JUNIOR HONORS STRING ORCHESTRA Autumn Vows Susan Day Concerto Grosso in G Major Op.6, No. 1 George Frideric Handel My Funny Valentine Richard Rodgers, arr. John Wasson Irish Legend Robert Kerr, arr. Soon Hee Newbold

JUNIOR HONORS BAND Semper Fidelis John Philip Sousa, arr. Andrew Balent Snakes Thomas Duffy Traditional arr. Alfred Reed, Greensleeves edited by Clark McAlister American Barndance Richard Saucedo

SENIOR ALL-COUNTY STRING ORCHESTRA Sanseneon Robert S. Frost The Faraway Place William Hofeldt Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 6, No. 4 Arcangelo Corelli I. Adagio II. Allegro Folk Tune Air and Fiddler’s Fury Alexander Safford

SENIOR HONORS BAND Gvorkna Fanfare Jack Stamp Children’s March Percy Grainger Moon by Night Jonathan Newman Angels in the Architecture Frank Ticheli THE CONDUCTORS

• Junior Honors String Orchestra MR. DAVID LEVIN earned his bachelor of Conductors music education degree with a minor in MRS. JENNIFER VAN PETTEN, a graduate of from The Catholic University, in the University of Maryland, has established Washington, D.C. He also earned a master of herself as one of the premier music educators music education degree with a minor in con- and conductors in the region and is well ducting there in 1983. known for her charisma, enthusiasm, energy, Mr. Levin has been teaching for 35 years at and attention to musical detail. Mrs. Van Montgomery County Public Schools, where Petten recently took leave to raise her three his programs have been highly regarded for young children after 11 years as the instru- their excellence. Mr. Levin recently trans- mental music director at Rosa Parks Middle ferred to Rosa Parks Middle School after con- School. While there, her bands and cluding a 10-year tenure as a member of the orchestras consistently earned superior music faculty at Winston Churchill High ratings at both the county and state levels. School, a 2005 Grammys Signature School. Additionally, the 2012 Rosa Parks Symphonic Churchill has also been recognized by the Band was featured at the Maryland Music “Cappies” for having the best pit orchestra in Educators Association spring conference. the Washington D.C. metropolitan region for While on leave, Mrs. Van Petten continues to the past three school years. Before his tenure inspire young musicians, serving as a guest at Churchill, Mr. Levin opened and estab- conductor and clinician throughout the state lished the instrumental music program at of Maryland. Most recently she has served as James Hubert Blake High School and the Arts conductor for the 2013–2014 Anne Arundel and Humanities Signature School in Silver County Middle School Orchestra. Addi- Spring, Maryland. In addition, Mr. Levin has tionally, in 2013, Mrs. Van Petten served as frequently conducted and coached the Mont- the conductor of the Tri-County Junior gomery County Senior and Junior Honors Honors Orchestra in Southern Maryland. Band and Orchestra. Mrs. Van Petten has also served as conductor Mr. Levin also spends his Monday and some for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra’s Tuesday evenings serving as educational Chamber Strings and Young Artists advisor and sectional coach for the Potomac Orchestra, and she is currently assisting Valley Youth Orchestras. Prior to that, he directors within the Potomac Valley Youth served for 21 years with the Maryland Classic Orchestra. The year 2014 marks the fourth Youth Orchestras as conductor of the year she has served as co-conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, MCPS Junior Honors Orchestra. Mrs. Van Young Artists Orchestra, and MCYO’s Petten has garnered many awards in her flagship Philharmonic Orchestra. teaching career, including the Nancy Dworkin Award for Outstanding Service to Mr. Levin maintains a trumpet studio in Youth, in 2005. She was also a finalist for the Rockville, Maryland; performs professionally Agnes Meyer Teaching Award. Mrs. Van with the M Street Brass Quintet (comprising Petten is an active member of the Maryland five instrumental music teachers); and free- Music Educators Association, where she has lances throughout the metropolitan area. His served as member-at-large, in the Maryland past performing associations include The Orchestra Directors Association and as an Catholic University Orchestra, the adjudicator for the district and state honors Georgetown Symphony, and most recently, ensembles. She frequently adjudicates the McLean Orchestra. Mr. Levin has also regional band and orchestra festivals in been sought out as guest conductor for Maryland. She resides with her family in honors ensembles throughout Maryland and Olney, where she maintains a private studio. Virginia. He has adjudicated district band, orchestra, and solo festivals throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. • Junior Honors Band Conductor and state festivals. From 2008 to 2010, she MR. ROB DAHLIN is a product of Mont- served as the elected faculty representative on gomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Mr. Quince Orchard’s Leadership Team. From Dahlin graduated from Sherwood High 2010 to 2011, Mrs. Kirchhoff represented School in 1987. He earned a bachelor of Montgomery County music teachers by music education from James Madison Uni- serving on the Councils of Teaching and versity in 1991. After graduating, Mr. Dahlin Learning. She also spearheaded several com- came back to teach at MCPS. From 1992 to mittees to support music education efforts in 1997, he taught at Westland Middle School. MCPS. In 2008, Mrs. Kirchhoff received the From 1997 to 2007, he taught at Ridgeview honor of conducting the MCPS Junior All- Middle School. While working at Ridgeview County Honors Orchestra. She remains an Middle School, Mr. Dahlin received the active member of the National Association for Marion Greenblatt Excellence in Education Music Education, Maryland Music Educators Award and went on to be named the Mont- Association, and the Maryland State Teachers gomery County Teacher of the Year (2006– Association. 2007). Since the fall of 2007, Mr. Dahlin has In her free time, Mrs. Kirchhoff enjoys been teaching at Hoover Middle School. playing ultimate Frisbee, training for half During his 22 years with MCPS, his students marathons, and trying to keep up with her have earned superior ratings at the county 2-year-old son, Andrew. and state levels. His band and orchestra students have annually earned first place • Senior Honors Band Preparation honors at the Music in the Parks Festivals in Conductor Williamsburg, Virginia. MR. MARK EISENHOWER is a graduate of Col. Zadok Magruder High School and has • Senior All-County String Orchestra been the instrumental music teacher there Guest Conductor since 1985. The Magruder bands and MRS. BRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF has been orchestras regularly earn superior ratings at working in Montgomery County Public district and state festivals. He earned his Schools (MCPS) for 11 years. She has spent bachelor of music education degree from the the past nine working at Quince Orchard University of Northern Colorado and taught High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, as for three years in Mitchell, Nebraska, before the director of orchestras. Prior to taking the returning to Montgomery County. An active position at Quince Orchard in 2005, Mrs. bass trombonist, Mr. Eisenhower has per- Kirchhoff taught at Roberto Clemente Middle formed with the Capitol Wind Symphony, School for two years and was the conductor Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and the Maryland of the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Pre- Band Directors Band. Mr. Eisenhower has con- paratory Orchestra for four years. Mrs. ducted several Montgomery County Public Kirchhoff holds a bachelor of music in music Schools honors ensembles, serving as the con- education and a master of education in ductor of the junior honors band in 1991 and human development, both from the Uni- the senior band in 1992. For the past several versity of Maryland at College Park. Mrs. years, he has prepared the senior honor band Kirchhoff attended the University of for notable guest conductors such as Anthony Maryland on the Creative and Performing Maiello, Eliott Del Borgo, Robert Cameron, Arts Scholarship. While there, she was Harlan Parker, and John Lynch. In 2004, he president of the University of Maryland’s conducted the Anne Arundel County Mid- student chapter of the National Association Level Honor Band, and, in 2010, he conducted for Music Education. the Calvert County Honors Band. For 14 years While at Quince Orchard, Mrs. Kirchhoff has he was the manager of the Maryland Senior helped to build the music program for more All State Band; in 2001 Mr. Eisenhower had than 400 students. Quince Orchard ensembles the honor of conducting the Maryland Junior consistently receive superior ratings at district All State Band. THE CONDUCTORS

• Senior Honors Band Guest Military Academy at West Point, New York; a Conductor residency at the University of British DR. EMILY THREINEN serves as director of Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; a co-presen- bands and artistic director of winds and brass tation at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Illinois; and the design and implementation Temple University. She conducts the of the master of music in instrumental con- acclaimed Wind Symphony, guides the ducting: Wind-band emphasis degree and the instrumental conducting program, instructs Wind Conducting and Teaching Workshop at courses on wind repertory, and provides Temple University. She is published in administrative leadership for all aspects of multiple volumes of the GIA Teaching Music Temple University bands. through Performance in Band book series, where she has been recognized as one of the Prior to her appointment at Temple University, strongest scholarly contributors. Threinen served as director of bands, assistant professor of music, and instrumental division Dr. Threinen received a doctor of musical arts chair at the Shenandoah Conservatory at degree in conducting from the University of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Michigan, under Michael Haithcock; a master Virginia; director of the Duke University Wind of music degree in conducting from North- Symphony in Durham, North Carolina; western University, under Mallory Thompson; director of the Concordia University Wind and a bachelor of music dual degree in Ensemble in Ann Arbor, Michigan; conductor performance and K–12 instrumental of the Dodworth Saxhorn Band in Ann Arbor, music education from the University of Min- Michigan; and director of bands and instru- nesota. After finishing her undergraduate mental music at Harding High School in St. studies, while teaching at Harding High Paul, Minnesota, receiving the Outstanding School in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Threinen Teacher Award. Dr. Threinen consistently performed as a clarinetist in the Metropolitan works with composers, arrangers, and per- Symphony Orchestra and semi-professionally forming artists of varied disciplines. Resi- in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. dencies and projects with composers are Dr. Threinen currently serves on the board of integral to her creative work. directors of the Conductors Guild and she is Dr. Threinen is an active guest conductor, cli- an active member of the College Band nician, conference presenter, and adjudicator. Directors National Association, World Asso- Her recent professional engagements include ciation for Symphonic Band and Ensembles, a residency at Queensland Conservatorium in National Band Association, National Asso- Brisbane, Australia; a residency with Projeto ciation for Music Education, Pi Kappa Guri in Sao Paulo, and Bauru, Brazil; reading Lambda, and Kappa Kappa Psi as an sessions and performance with the West honorary member. Point Concert Band of the United States

COACHES AND TEACHERS

• Coaches MR. JAMES VAUGHN, Wayside ES, MR. BENJAMIN KEPLER, Fairland ES, Brass-Senior Honors Band Manager/Coach, Senior All-County String MR. KENNETH KROHN, Robert Frost MS, Orchestra Percussion-Senior Honors Band MR. SCOTT HERMAN, Cabin John MS, MR. PHILLIP BARNES, Rockville HS, Junior Honors Band Woodwind-Senior Honors Band MR. PHILLIP PROCTOR, Quince Orchard HS, MS. JENNIFER KMIECIK, Monocacy ES, Junior Honors Band Soprano in Angels in the Architecture, MS. DINIA YEO, MCPS Substitute Teacher, Senior Honors Band Junior Honors Band COACHES AND TEACHERS continued • Secondary Instrumental Robert Frost MS John Poole MS Music Teachers KENNETH KROHN HEATHER SPRAGUE Argyle MS Robert Frost MS Thomas W. Pyle MS MARC LEVIN JANE WEBER ALLISON JOHNSON John T. Baker MS Gaithersburg HS Quince Orchard HS MICHAEL KAMUF DANIEL GRANDE PHILLIP PROCTOR John T. Baker MS Gaithersburg MS Quince Orchard HS DEBORAH KAMUF LISA EHRENSPECK BRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF Benjamin Banneker MS Herbert Hoover MS Richard Montgomery HS BRANDI DEAN ROBERT DAHLIN PETER PERRY Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Julius West MS Redland MS MARSHALL WHITE STEVE COWAN MARY LEE YOUNG Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS John F. Kennedy HS Ridgeview MS MATTHEW HOFFMAN ARIANA HUBBELL NICHOLAS PROSZKOW Montgomery Blair HS Francis Scott Key MS Rockville HS MICHELLE ROBERTS DEBORAH LAYTON PHILLIP BARNES Montgomery Blair HS Kingsview MS Rocky Hill MS ADAM STEPHENS AL MANNINO MICHELLE BARAN James H. Blake HS Lakelands Park MS Rocky Hill MS RACHEL LADER JOHN LOPEZ HEIDI SCHILLER James H. Blake HS A. Mario Loiederman MS Rosa Parks MS JONATHAN EISING IAN STUART DAVID LEVIN Briggs Chaney MS A. Mario Loiederman MS Seneca Valley HS RAYMOND CHANEY DORI ANN BENJAMIN MARK SINGLETON Cabin John MS Col. Zadok Magruder HS Shady Grove MS SCOTT HERMAN MARK EISENHOWER JEFF BOONE Winston Churchill HS Col. Zadok Magruder HS Sherwood HS ARI ALLAL DANI KROHN ALEX SILVERBOOK Winston Churchill HS Martin Luther King, Jr. MS Silver Spring International MS KRISTOFER SANZ STEPHANIE WHEELER TIMOTHY DAWSON Clarksburg HS Montgomery Village MS Sligo MS CHARLES ORIFICI ASHLEY TAYLOR BEVERLY PARKS Roberto Clemente MS Neelsville MS Springbrook HS RANDI LEVI DIRK KRAUSHAAR WYMAN JONES Roberto Clemente MS Newport Mill MS Takoma Park MS RICHARD GRAY CHRISTOPHER CAMPAGNA HOLLY PASQUALE Damascus HS North Bethesda MS Tilden MS CHARLES DOHERTY MONICA HEPBURN TIM PATRIE E. Brooke Lee MS Northwest HS Walter Johnson HS JESSICA MARTIN KEVIN ROUSE CHRISTOPHER KOSMACESKI Eastern MS Northwood HS Walter Johnson HS DANIEL PUCKETT MICHAEL BARKER MEGHAN DAVIS Albert Einstein HS Paint Branch HS Watkins Mill HS JOAN RACKEY SEAN KIRCHHOFF DOUGLAS WOODRUFF Wm. H. Farquhar MS Parkland MS Westland MS JEFFREY JOHNS STEVE RAGSDALE MARY GARAY Forest Oak MS Poolesville HS HILARY SZCZUBLEWSKI ROBYN KLEINER COACHES AND TEACHERS continued

• Secondary Instrumental Music Teachers continued Westland MS Walt Whitman HS Thomas S. Wootton HS FELICIA WISNIEWSKI TERRY ALVEY JOSEPH TRETTEL Wheaton HS Walt Whitman HS Thomas S. Wootton HS LOREN WAYNE CHADWICK CAROLYN HERMAN WESTBROOK-FRITTS Earl B. Wood MS White Oak MS ASHLEY TAUBER ROBERT BURNS

THE STUDENT PERFORMERS

• Junior Honors String Orchestra Cabin John MS Kingsview MS Rosa Parks MS Matthew Hicks Bass Minjee Jung Viola Peter Feeney Bass Angela Wang Cello Montgomery Blair HS Dorothy Oldach Cello Takoma Park MS Simin Li Cello Kevin Qian Viola George Wang Cello Juliana Lu-Yang Violin Alice Zhang Violin Daniel Pyo Cello James Gao Violin Alex Wang Cello Thomas S. Wootton HS Julia Kim Cello Parkland MS Matthew Walden Cello William Gu Viola Anna Howell Violin Sarah Shapiro Viola Irene Hao Viola Richard Montgomery HS Thomas W. Pyle MS Olivia Chen Violin William Wong Viola Su Han Violin Carissa Wei Violin Sarah Eng Viola Callie Wen Violin Hannah Zhang Violin Westland MS Robert Yang Violin Madeleine Cheng Violin Dario Bernal Violin Fonda Shen Violin Earle B. Wood MS Winston Churchill HS Alexandra Kushner Violin Heavenly Zheng Violin Noah Bach Bass Herbert Hoover MS Robert Frost MS Winston Churchill HS Vasiliki Frantzis Bass Justin Yao Cello Iris Zhu Violin Kiera Luu Bass Ami Wong Viola Benjamin Hung Violin Micah Selengut Cello Clara Yu Viola Joshua Kao Cello Justine Li Violin Hannah Mei Viola Amanda Cassano Violin Helene Cho Violin Roberto Clemente MS Jessica Horng Violin Daniel Lee Viola Michelle Chow Violin Caroline Adkins Violin THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued • Junior Honors Band Cabin John MS Lakelands Park MS Thomas S. Wootton HS Hafeez Faraz Bass Teddy Ahrens Oboe Kevin Wang Alto Sax Clarinet Katie Fairhurst Clarinet Catherine Gordon Clarinet Montgomery Blair HS Julianna Solomon Clarinet Ankit Bhargava Alto Sax Yueshan Wang Clarinet Eileen Chen Eric Zhang Clarinet Andrew Yi Clarinet Max Gergits Trumpet Stephanie Qie Flute Joshua Yuan Percussion Kate Lusk French Horn Alex Coy Tuba Thomas W. Pyle MS Maya Sundel French Horn Soomin Hwang Clarinet Redland MS Rachel Singer Tuba Hollis Ma Percussion Joshua Pursley Aditya Sarkar Percussion Michael DeMarco Percussion Walt Whitman HS Luca Bilke Chase Fox Bassoon William Fowler Trombone Richard Montgomery HS Sara Serrano Ragsdale Clarinet Ingrid Winkler Baritone Sax Sean Lin Trumpet Sydney Asselin Trumpet Joseph Li Clarinet Ben Stanish Tuba Mona Lee Flute Walter Johnson HS Clarksburg HS Jacob Tycko Alto Sax Julia Phillips Trombone Robert Frost MS Jason Hong Clarinet Winston Churchill HS Herbert Hoover MS Clarissa Martin Trombone Ross Locraft Alto Sax George Assaf Bass Arjun Guthal Trumpet Victoria Markin Bassoon Clarinet Vinesh Sridhar Trumpet Matthew Suh Clarinet Jonathan Cheng Clarinet Jie Lu Flute Michael Liu Clarinet Rocky Hill MS Shelly Justement French Horn Jack Yoon Clarinet Manchun Xiao Bass Clarinet Maryann Le French Horn Jack Zhao Clarinet Alvin Chung Percussion Leon Bi Euphonium Sherwood HS Hannah Locraft Tenor Sax Zack Moore Euphonium Karl Matousek Alto Sax Ethan Shrier Trombone Frank Ge Flute Joshua Lieberman French Horn Allison Lu Trumpet Hannah Suh French Horn Takoma Park MS David Yoon Trumpet George Tong Percussion Lucia Jiang Clarinet Atalya Ha Trombone Christine Cho Flute Alex Plastrik Trumpet Hannah Lee Flute Alexander Friedman Tuba Annie Zhao Flute Erik Hillard Tuba Billy Chen Tenor Sax Ethan Smith-Cohen Trumpet

• Senior All-County String Orchestra Albert Einstein HS Col. Zadok Magruder HS James Hubert Blake HS Rishi Verma Violin Stephanie Chill Cello Deborah Waters Viola Steven Ngan Violin Fiona Molloy Violin Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Florencia Kim Violin Theodora Martin Violin Adam Green Bass Hannah Cohen Violin Samuel Loebig Bass Montgomery Blair HS Miguel Salgado Violin Damascus HS Joe Agger Bass Vivi Tran Violin Eli Parry-Giles Bass Clarksburg HS Julia Deibler Viola William Neff Cello Northwest HS Ryana Ali Viola Gaithersburg HS John Hannan Bass Jackson Hensley Violin Heather Bokelman Violin Preet Saund Cello Kevin Warmack Violin THE STUDENT PERFORMERS continued

• Senior All-County Rockville HS Watkins Mill HS String Orchestra continued Brandon Taylor Bass Fayemi Johnson Bass Annika Kushner Cello Victor Kao Violin Paint Branch HS Danny Hoffman Viola Riley MacLaren Viola Peter Franklin Cello Sarah Hoffman Violin Rachel Poole Viola Wheaton HS Sherwood HS Katherine Poolesville HS Ameerat Olatunde Cello Hernandez Viola Thomas Miller Viola Thomas S. Wootton HS Winston Churchill HS Quince Orchard HS Byung Kim Cello Eugene Shim Cello Hannah Weisman Bass Brandon Shim Violin Celine Nakpil Violin Maya Williams Bass Heather Chen Violin Eric Yen Violin Kyle Pett Cello Matthew Chen Violin Evangeline Fan Violin Jina Lee Viola Jerry Tong Violin Walter Johnson HS Danny O’Connor Viola Garrett Mader Bass Jason Gekker Bass Richard Montgomery HS Julieta Gozalo- Liyanga DeSilva Cello Michaud Violin Alan Li Cello Stella Mendelson Violin Patrick Skyes Viola Maya Lalouani Violin

• Senior Honors Band Bethesda Chevy Chase HS Rockville HS Walter Johnson HS Benjamin Martel Clarinet Sarah Gitterman Clarinet Daisy Xu Flute Ariel Kopelove Tenor Sax Clarksburg HS Sherwood HS Miriam Sieradzki Tenor Sax Justin Guo Clarinet Jared Lampshire Clarinet Jack Magann Trumpet Karyna Todd Percussion Ryan Mayhew Trumpet Col. Zadok Magruder HS Nicolette Zillich Percussion Brian Berdan Alto Sax Brian Han Trumpet Michelle Choi Piano Winston Churchill HS Hannah Wang Bassoon Neil Eisenhower Trumpet Springbrook HS Alexander Chang Clarinet Mihir Powers Euphonium Montgomery Blair HS Antonio DeCandia Bass Adrianne Kehne Bassoon Thomas S. Wootton HS Jeanine Liu Clarinet Abby Berman Bass Clarinet Samantha Locraft Clarinet Montgomery Blair HS Matthew Fu Clarinet Lily Durkee Clarinet Neil Luo Clarinet Tyler Lu Clarinet Amy Li Clarinet Martin Yau Clarinet Sara Kim Flute Michelle McGhee Baritone Sax Jimin Kwon Euphonium Hannah Liao Flute Emily Thomas Euphonium Northwest HS Catherine Liu Flute Annie Fang Flute Joshua Lee Euphonium Enya Chen French Horn Cathelyn Wang Flute Declan Devine French Horn Quince Orchard HS Grace Chan French Horn Austin Hom Bass Clarinet Chelsea Yeh French Horn Michael Chen French Horn Justin Tritinger French Horn Adam Wang Alto Sax Nitul Purohit Percussion Austin Bourgerie Alto Sax Will Lusk Trombone Leo Simon Percussion Joe Poetzschke Trumpet Jerry Yang Trombone Ofer Cohen Bass Trombone David Rea Tuba Benjamin Lim Trumpet Andrew Liu Trumpet Kevin Wang Bass Richard Montgmery HS Sam Berman Tuba Trombone Kimberly Steininger Flute Paul Armstrong Trumpet David Zhang Clarinet Walt Whitman HS Anand Upender Trumpet Robin Brown Oboe Matthew Eisenstein Clarinet Daniel Miyares Trumpet Matthew Sykes Trumpet Christina Esposito Alto Sax John-Luke Giroux Tuba Cyrus Schiller Tuba UPCOMING MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

ALL-COUNTY 6TH GRADE DISTRICT II MODA HIGH DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE HONORS BANDS AND SCHOOL ORCHESTRA SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS ORCHESTRAS ASSESSMENTS April 10, 2014 February 11, 2014 March 13, 2014 Watkins Mill HS North and Northwest Walter Johnson HS Regions—Watkins Mill HS MONTGOMERY COUNTY Central Region—Einstein HS DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SECOND BANDS South Region— SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS ASSESSMENTS Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS March 18, 2014 April 23, 2014 Walt Whitman HS Clarksburg HS ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND, SENIOR BAND, SENIOR DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH MARYLAND STATE HIGH ORCHESTRA SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS SCHOOL BAND AND February 20-23, 2014 March 20, 2014 ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS Morgan State University, Quince Orchard HS April 28—May 2, 2014 Baltimore, MD Location TBA DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE DISTRICT II SOLO AND SCHOOL ORCHESTRA MARYLAND STATE MIDDLE ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES ASSESSMENTS SCHOOL BAND AND February 28, 2014, April 1, 2014 ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS Solo March 1, 2014 Northwood HS May 12—May 16, 2014 Wootton HS, Ensembles Location TBA DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE (except percussion) SCHOOL ORCHESTRA MARYLAND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTS DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ALL-STATE JUNIOR April 3, 2014 ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS ORCHESTRA May 10, 2014 March 7 through March 8, 2014 Location TBA Location TBA Baltimore County DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTS MARYLAND BAND DISTRICT II MODA HIGH April 8, 2014 DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Paint Branch HS ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTS ASSESSMENTS May 17, 2014 March 11, 2014 Location TBA Walter Johnson HS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• The following people have given their administrative support in order for this performance to be possible: Dr. Erick J. Lang, Associate Superintendent, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs Mr. Marty Creel, Director, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Ms. Linda S. Adams, Supervisor, Fine Arts Mr. Rick Penix, Coordinator, Fine Arts Mrs. Barbara A. Smakula, Fine Arts Secretary Mrs. Karen Lockard, Principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Mr. Marshall White, Instrumental Music Teacher, Gala Host Ms. Ashley Tauber, Junior Honors Bands and Orchestras Audition Host Mr. Phillip Barnes, Senior Honors Bands and Orchestra Audition Host SPECIAL THANKS

• Sponsorship This program is one of 16 choral and instrumental honors concerts sponsored by the Fine Arts team of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This team 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 academic excellence, creative problem-solving, and social-emotional learning.

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