February 6, 2016 • 6:30 p.m. • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

Gala2016Honors Bands

&Honors OrchestrasProgram

VISIONWe inspire learning by providing the greatest public education to each and every student.

MISSIONEvery student will have the academic, creative problem solving, and social emotional skills to be successful in college and career.

CORE PURPOSEPrepare all students to thrive in their future.

CORE VALUESLearning Relationships Respect Excellence Equity

Board of Education

Mr. Michael A. DursoPresident

Dr. Judith R. DoccaVice President

Mr. Christopher S. Barclay

Mr. Philip Kauffman

Mrs. Patricia B. O’Neill

Ms. Jill Ortman-Fouse

Mrs. Rebecca Smondrowski

Mr. Eric GuerciStudent Member

School Administration

Mr. Larry A. BowersInterim Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Maria V. NavarroChief Academic Officer

Dr. Kimberly A. StathamDeputy Superintendent of School Support and Improvement

Dr. Andrew M. ZuckermanChief Operating Officer

850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

Honors Bands

& Honors Orchestras

2016

GalaProgram

Saturday, February 6, 2016Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

J U N I O R H O N O R S S T R I N G O R C H E S T R ASlava Rimsky-Korsakoff arranged by Sandra Dackow

Concerto in D minor "Allegro" Antonio Vivaldi

Carrickfergus arranged by Patrick Roszell

Drifen Shirl Jae Atwell

Cook it HOT or Get Out of the Kitchen Andy Patterson

J U N I O R H O N O R S B A N DBluster Thomas Kahelin

March From the Second Suite in F Gustav Holst

Follow the River James Swearingen

Overture for Winds Charles Carter

Ghost Fleet Robert Sheldon

The Best of Henry Mancini Henry Mancini arranged by Johnnie Vinson

S E N I O R A L L - C O U N T Y S T R I N G O R C H E S T R ABark Gigue Hultgren

Sinfonia In C Major I. Allegro molto Vivaldi

Pizz and Polish Sharp

October Whitacre

Perseus Newbold

S E N I O R H O N O R S B A N D

Overture to Candide Leonard Bernstein transcribed by Clare Grundman

Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger edited by R. Mark Rogers

Strange Humors John Mackey

Give Us This Day David Maslanka

Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble

Board of Education

Mr. Michael A. DursoPresident

Dr. Judith R. DoccaVice President

Mr. Christopher S. Barclay

Mr. Philip Kauffman

Mrs. Patricia B. O’Neill

Ms. Jill Ortman-Fouse

Mrs. Rebecca Smondrowski

Mr. Eric GuerciStudent Member

School Administration

Mr. Larry A. BowersInterim Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Maria V. NavarroChief Academic Officer

Dr. Kimberly A. StathamDeputy Superintendent of School Support and Improvement

Dr. Andrew M. ZuckermanChief Operating Officer

850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

• Junior Honors String Orchestra ConductorsMRS. 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. Addi-tionally, 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 adju-dicator 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 Instru-mental 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 con-sistently 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 repre-sented 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 Wash-ington D.C. metro region.

• Junior Honors Band ConductorMS. 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 Per-formance 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 Mont-gomery County Public Schools, she also taught at Tilden, North Bethesda and Hoover Middle Schools. Under her lead-ership, 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 Com-petition 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, Mont-gomery County Sixth Grade and Junior Honors Bands, as well as the Senior Honors String Orchestra. She has been a guest con-ductor 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 Fes-tivals 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, Mont-gomery County Youth Orchestras and the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra programs.

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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 per-formed at many venues on the East Coast, including the Kennedy Center, Lisner Audi-torium, 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 Mont-gomery County Public Schools, graduating from Sherwood High School in 1987, then earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music Edu-cation from James Madison University in 1991. After Graduating from James Madison, Mr. Dahlin came back to teach for Mont-gomery 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 per-forming 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 ConductorMRS. 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 Uni-versity 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 Lead-ership 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 con-ducting 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 ConductorMR. 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 per-formed 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 con-ductor 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 con-ducted the Anne Arrundel County Mid-Level

• CoachesMR. BENJAMIN KEPLER Fairland ES, Manager/Coach,

Senior All-County String Orchestra

MR. JAMES VAUGHN Wayside ES, Brass-Senior Honors Band

MR. KENNETH KROHN Robert Frost MS, Percussion-Senior Honors Band

MR. PHILLIP BARNES Woodwind-Senior Honors Band

MR. ANDREW KULLBERG Meadow Hall ES, Pianist for Senior Honors Band

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 Uni-versity of Maryland, where he received a degree in music education. As a bass trom-bonist, 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 ConductorDR. 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 con-ductor, Cicconi has held positions and guest conducting appointments with orchestras in the United States, Argentina, and China. Most recently he served as associate con-ductor 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 Edu-cators Association, National Association for Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, and an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma.

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• Secondary Instrumental Music TeachersArgyle MSMARC LEVIN

John T. Baker MSMICHAEL KAMUF

John T. Baker MSDEBORAH KAMUF

Benjamin Banneker MSMARIE CRENWELGE

Bethesda-Chevy Chase HSMARSHALL WHITE

Bethesda-Chevy Chase HSMATTHEW HOFFMAN

Montgomery Blair HSMICHELLE ROBERTS

Montgomery Blair HSRAIFE OLDHAM

James H. Blake HSSCOTT CAMERON

James H. Blake HSJONATHAN EISING

Briggs Chaney MSRAYMOND CHANEY

Cabin John MSSCOTT HERMAN

Winston Churchill HSARI ALLAL

Winston Churchill HSKRISTOFER SANZ

Clarksburg HSCHARLES ORIFICI

Roberto Clemente MSRANDI LEVI

Roberto Clemente MSRICHARD GRAY

Damascus HSCHARLES DOHERTY

E. Brooke Lee MSJESSICA MARTIN

Eastern MSDANIEL PUCKETT

Albert Einstein HSJOAN RACKEY

Wm. H. Farquhar MSJEFFREY JOHNS

Forest Oak MSHILARY SZCZUBLEWSKI

Robert Frost MSKENNETH KROHN

Robert Frost MSJANE WEBER

Gaithersburg HSDANIEL GRANDE

Gaithersburg MSLISA EHRENSPECK

Herbert Hoover MSROBERT DAHLIN

Julius West MSSTEVE COWAN

John F. Kennedy HSMEGAN CAMPBELL

Francis Scott Key MSDEBORAH LAYTON

Kingsview MSAL MANNINO

Lakelands Park MSIAN STUART

A. Mario Loiederman MSASHLEY ASHMAN

A. Mario Loiederman MSDORI ANN BENJAMIN

Col. Zadok Magruder HSMARK EISENHOWER

Martin Luther King, Jr. MSSTEPHANIE WHEELER

Montgomery Village MSTYLER BUISCH

Neelsville MSDIRK KRAUSHAAR

Newport Mill MSCHRISTOPHER CAMPAGNA

North Bethesda MSMONICA HEPBURN

Northwest HSEMILY WIDRICK

Northwood HSMICHAEL BARKER

Paint Branch HSSEAN KIRCHHOFF

Parkland MSSTEVE RAGSDALE

Poolesville HSDAVID ROGOZA

John Poole MSHEATHER SPRAGUE

Thomas W. Pyle MSALLISON JOHNSON

Thomas W. Pyle MSKRISTI LICARE

Quince Orchard HSPAT FAY

Quince Orchard HSBRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF

Richard Montgomery HSPETER PERRY

Redland MSMARY LEE YOUNG

Redland MSVANESSA VARELA

Ridgeview MSNICHOLAS PROSZKOW

Rockville HSPHILLIP BARNES

Rocky Hill MSMICHELLE BARAN

Rocky Hill MSHEIDI SCHILLER

Rosa Parks MSDINIA YEO

Seneca Valley HSADAM STEPHENS

Shady Grove MSJEFF BOONE

Sherwood HSALEX SILVERBOOK

Silver Spring International MSTIMOTHY DAWSON

Sligo MSBEVERLY PARKS

Springbrook HSWYMAN JONES

Takoma Park MSHOLLY PASQUALE

Tilden MSTIM PATRIE

Walter Johnson HSCHRISTOPHER KOSMACESKI

Walter Johnson HSANDREA MORRIS

Walter Johnson HSKELLY BUTLER

Watkins Mill HSPETER KIELAR

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Westland MSMARY GARAY

Westland MSKRISTI LICARE

Wheaton HSLOREN WESTBROOK-FRITTS

White Oak MSMARK LEE

Walt Whitman HSTERRY ALVEY

Walt Whitman HSHEATHER BORSUM

Earl B. Wood MSASHLEY TAUBER

Thomas S. Wootton HSCAROLYN HERMAN

Thomas S. Wootton HSKEVIN ROUSE

T H E S T U D E N T P E R F O R M E R S• Junior Honors String

OrchestraCabin John MSLuisa Brown- Hernandez BassVivian Li CelloGrant Liu CelloDaniel Liu CelloJason Luo CelloSharol Hsieh ViolaDarren Chang ViolinMichelle Li ViolinAudrey Li ViolinSarah Ou ViolinIsaac Xie ViolinJoy Xu ViolinKristen Zhu Violin

Damascus HSLucy Yagodich Bass

Earle B. Wood MSBenjamin Kushner Viola

Herbert Hoover MSDylan Jeon CelloNavya Gautam ViolaMartin Rojas ViolaKiran Kaur ViolinEvan Mao ViolinAlfred Ruan ViolinEric Tsao ViolinZack Zhao Violin

Julius West MSLucas Suzuki Violin

Kingsview MSDana Wolpe Viola

Lakelands Park MSChalene Shiu Violin

Quince Orchard HSStephanie Park Viola

Richard Montgomery HSJustin Zhang Violin

Robert Frost MSSelina Chang CelloJoseph Kim CelloRyan Kim CelloJoey Kim ViolaDaniel Hwang ViolinSaera Jang ViolinJade Tai ViolinEmily Yuan Violin

Rocky Hill MSCharlotte Sanford Viola

Rosa M. Parks MSGinger Minahan Cello

Sligo MSRekha Leonard Violin

Takoma Park MSAlex Dong ViolaHannah Kim ViolaBryan Li ViolaStephanie Wang ViolaJames Park ViolinAmbrose Yang Violin

Thomas S. Wootton HSTinghua Hsu ViolinAllison Lee ViolinJanet Liang ViolinAnnabel Lin ViolinAneesha Sampath Violin

Winston Churchill HSIan Wang CelloMichelle Chow ViolinHarry Keo ViolinEmily Sologuren ViolinDaniel Yi Violin

• Junior Honors BandAlbert Einstein HSKatherine Campagna Tuba

Cabin John MSBennett Greenspun BaritoneClaire Throckmorton Bass Clarinet Anna Chen ClarinetDaniel Levy ClarinetKareef Ullah ClarinetAaron Wong ClarinetHana Lee FluteMei Yuzuki FluteAlyssa Herman HornLily Oldach HornMax Ma PercussionLinus Bao TrumpetJeremy Oblon TrumpetAdam Solomon TrumpetBen Lojacono- Evans Tuba

Herbert Hoover MSAndy Jiang Alto SaxRobert Wachen Alto SaxAshley Chen ClarinetTsach Mackey ClarinetAustin Mao ClarinetJim Mao ClarinetSe Yong Park ClarinetJacob Wang ClarinetEmily Tong PercussionYida Wang PercussionRoy Chang TromboneAysel DeBakey TrumpetRachel Fenton TrumpetAndy Jin TrumpetRachel De Silva Tuba

John T. Baker MSRoger Dahlin Trombone

Julius West MSBeibei Fu ClarinetCorinne Foley Oboe

Kingsview MSStuti Khanna Percussion

Montgomery Blair HSHannah Lee FluteFlora Li FluteMegan Xiao FluteAvik Barua Trumpet

North Bethesda MSAkihiro Kawauchi Trombone

Redland MSMinsu Kim Bassoon

Richard Montgomery HSZack Moore BaritoneShefei Jiang FluteVivian Yuan FluteElena Yeatts-Lonske HornTeddy Ahrens Oboe

Robert Frost MSSeung-Hyun Kwon ClarinetKevin Liao ClarinetJehoon Seo Tenor Sax

Rosa M. Parks MSThomas Lee Alto SaxRachel Smith-Cohen HornEamon Plante Tuba

Sherwood HSNathan Lampshire Clarinet

Takoma Park MSArthur Hu BassoonVincent Gao ClarinetIvvone Zhou ClarinetIvy Liang FluteJesse Silverberg HornSimon Chervenak PercussionSophia Weng Trumpet

Thomas S. Wootton HSTimothy Jiang Alto SaxClaire Cheng ClarinetPaul Yoo ClarinetLena Yu ClarinetAndrea Chen FluteKeith Cartwright TromboneWilliam Fowler TromboneClarissa Martin TromboneEthan Shi TrumpetFarzad Mustafa Tuba

Thomas W. Pyle MSAnnie Tang ClarinetRoman Conway TrumpetJoshua Kim Trumpet

Tilden MSOliver Koch-Paiz Trumpet

Walt Whitman HSRaymond Schleien BaritoneJacqueline Lydon Bass

Clarinet Pranoy Basu HornAusten Fourkas Tenor SaxGeoffrey Kulp TromboneBen Wolstein Trumpet

Walter Johnson HSYoungin Kang Alto Sax

Winston Churchill HSKevin Kong ClarinetJack Yoon ClarinetMadie Yuen FluteGiovanna Eichner HornHannah Suh HornSamuel Shubin TromboneAlexander Friedman Tuba

• Senior All-County String OrchestraAlbert Einstein HSSamuel Cohen Violin

Bethesda-Chevy Chase HSSeohwa Kim ViolinSami Louguit Violin

Clarksburg HSClark Farley CelloDestiny Lim CelloRyana Ali Viola

Col. Zadok Magruder HSBerkely Kim ViolaHannah Cohen ViolinYutong Liang Violin

Damascus HSKatherine Bloomer Violin

James Hubert Blake HSConnor Cameron BassKendall Payton CelloNailah Saleem ViolaEllen Gulian ViolinAmbika Sikri Violin

Montgomery Blair HSJim Finley ViolaEsther Lee ViolinNayman Leung ViolinRay Weng ViolinRobert Yang Violin

Northwest HSManav Talreja Violin

Poolesville HSEsther In Violin

Quince Orchard HSHannah Weisman BassElissa Klein CelloMartina Mackleer CelloSophia Yoon CelloDanny O’Connor ViolaAgnes Lin ViolinKwasi Kyeremeh ViolinVictoria Rodriguez Violin

Richard Montgomery HSLiyanga de Silva CelloJeremy Keaton CelloAlan Li Cello

Rockville HSBrandon Taylor BassMaya Jones CelloRichard Gee ViolinAlexandra Kushner Violin

Springbrook HSEden Efrem ViolinAdam Miller ViolinKristyna Sarkides Violin

Thomas S. Wootton HSMatthew Hicks BassJulia Kim CelloDorothy Oldach CelloJustin Yao CelloJustin Zhou CelloIrene Hao ViolaAmeya Sampath ViolaSarah Shapiro ViolaKaitlin OuYang Violin

Walter Johnson HSHaenah Lee CelloWolfgang Koch- Paiz Violin

Watkins Mill HSVictor Kao Violin

Winston Churchill HSKiera Luu BassAlisha Desai ViolaJessica Horng ViolinEric Li Violin

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• Senior Honors BandCol. Zadok Magruder HSChris Rose Baritone Sax

Gaithersburg HSSteven Allison Tuba

James Hubert Blake HSCole Molloy Horn

Montgomery Blair HSAnkit Bhargava Alto SaxRichard Kong Clarinet

Paint Branch HSAlexander Dudkin Clarinet

Quince Orchard HSNoah Jenkins TromboneMichael Baniak TrumpetMichael Bauer Trumpet

Richard Montgomery HSKaren Chen ClarinetAndrew Yi ClarinetKimberly Steininger FluteAlex Mondragon Horn

Sherwood HSKarl Matousek Alto SaxJared Lampshire ClarinetBrian Han Trumpet

Springbrook HSMihir Powers Euphonium

Thomas S. Wootton HSJordan Greenspun Bass

TromboneMatthew Fu ClarinetAshley Hsu ClarinetJulianna Solomon ClarinetYueshan Wang ClarinetHannah Liao FluteEnya Chen HornKate Lusk HornChelsea Yeh HornJerry Yang TromboneMax Gergits TrumpetArjun Guthal TrumpetSean Lin Trumpet

Walt Whitman HSEthan Dodd Bass Clarinet Sara Serrano- Ragsdale ClarinetMagdalene Brueggemeyer OboeSebastian Nichols TromboneAmanda Day TubaRachel Singer Tuba

Walter Johnson HSJacob Tycko Alto SaxAdam Zuckerman Alto SaxEllie Spector ClarinetAlyssa McKinney FluteRyan Mayhew Trumpet

Winston Churchill HSChongbright Bi EuphoniumGeorge Assaf Bass Clarinet Kevin Wang Bass

TromboneVictoria Markin BassoonHannah Wang BassoonJonathan Cheng ClarinetAlexander Chung ClarinetRijul Deka ClarinetMichael Liu ClarinetAnthony Qu ClarinetFrank Ge FluteJerry Lu FluteAllyson Tan FluteMaryann Le HornMaya Sundel HornAlvin Chung PercussionHugo Hua PercussionHollis Ma PercussionGeorge Tong PercussionHannah Locraft Tenor SaxLuca Bilke TromboneAllison Lu TrumpetIan Murren TrumpetDavid Yoon Trumpet

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A C K N OW L E D G M E N T S

• 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

U P C O M I N G M U S I C A L O P P O R T U N I T I E S A N D E V E N TS

ALL-COUNTY 6TH GRADE HONORS BANDS AND ORCHESTRASFebruary 9, 2016

North and Northwest RegionsWatkins Mill HS

Central RegionFebruary 9, 2016Einstein HS

South RegionFebruary 9, 2016Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND, SENIOR BAND, SENIOR ORCHESTRAFebruary 18–21, 2016Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

DISTRICT II ENSEMBLE AND SOLO PERFORMANCESFebruary 26, 2016Solo February 27, 2016Wootton HS, Ensembles (except percussion)

ALL-STATE JUNIOR ORCHESTRAMarch 4–16, 2016Towson

DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 8, 2016Richard Montgomery HS

DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 10, 2016Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 15, 2016Walter Johnson HS

DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 16, 2016Albert Einstein HS

DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 17, 2016Northwest HS

DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 22, 2016Seneca Valley HS

DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 23, 2016John F. Kennedy HS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SECOND BANDS ASSESSMENTSApril 27, 2016Clarksburg HS

MARYLAND STATE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSApril 25–29, 2016Location TBA

MARYLAND STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMay 9–13, 2016Location TBA

MARYLAND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTSMay 14, 2016Location TBA

MARYLAND BAND DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTSMay 21, 2016Towson

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• SponsorshipThis 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.