February 4, 2017 • 6:30 p.m. • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Gala2017Honors 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
Ms. Jeanette E. Dixon
Mrs. Shebra L. Evans
Mrs. Patricia B. O’Neill
Ms. Jill Ortman-Fouse
Mrs. Rebecca K. Smondrowski
Mr. Eric L. GuerciStudent Member
School Administration
Jack R. Smith, Ph.D.Superintendent of Schools
Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D.Chief Academic Officer
Kimberly A. Statham, Ph.D.Deputy Superintendent of School Support and Improvement
Andrew M. Zuckerman, Ed.D.Chief Operating Officer
850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
Honors Bands
& Honors Orchestras
2017
GalaProgram
Saturday, February 4, 2017Bethesda-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 A
The ‘Giant’ Fugue J.S. Bach, Transcribed for String Orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Arnold Foster
Rosa Mundi Paul Lewis
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Movement II Gustav Mahler/arr. Sandra Dackow
Ice Sculptures Brian Balmages
An English Suite—III. Frolic C.H. Parry, Adapted by Paul Lavender
J U N I O R H O N O R S B A N DKentucky 1800 Clare Grundman
On a Hymnsong by Phillip Bliss David R. Holsinger
Foiled Again! The Villain’s Gallop Jack Wilds
Blink Brian P. Drake
And the Angels Called James Swearingen
Caravan Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Juan Tizol arr. Richard Saucedo
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 AOverture to Lucia Silla W. A. Mozart, arr. Sandra Dackow
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Ralph Vaughan-Williams, arr. Jamin Hoffman
Symphony No. 2 in A Major “Ode for the King’s Birthday”
I. Allegro assai, II. Vivace, III. PrestoWilliam Boyce
Themes from the “Rite of Spring” Igor Stravinsky, arr. Bob Lipton
Make Our Garden Grow from Candide Leonard Bernstein, arr. Ted Ricketts
S E N I O R H O N O R S B A N DOccident and Orient, Op. 25 Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa Movement II after “The Thunderer” Ira Hearshin
Masque Kenneth Hesketh
The Thunderer John Philip Sousa
• Junior Honors String Orchestra ConductorMS. 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 Propel-lerhead 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 partic-ipated 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 ConductorsMS. 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, adju-dicator, 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. Alvey’s 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 Educators 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, 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 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, 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
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ratings at local, state, and regional music fes-tivals. 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 con-ducted the first PVYO Concert Band.
• Senior All-County String Orchestra ConductorDR. 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-Instru-mental 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 pres-tigious Creative and Performing Arts Schol-arship in Music.
In 2006, Dr. Perry received a Japan Fulbright fellowship and participated in the Japan Ful-bright 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 expe-riences in Japan that was premiered by the Richard Montgomery High School Orchestra.
Dr. Perry is an active guest conductor, cli-nician, 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 con-tributing 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 Con-ference, 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 Edu-cation, 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 ConductorsMR. 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 con-ferences, 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 “Out-standing Music Teacher of the Year.” The American String Teachers Association rec-ognized 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
• CoachesMR. THEODORE MCALLISTER Summit Hall, ES,Manager/Coach, Senior All-County String
OrchestraMR. JAVIER GODINEZ Galway ES, Manager/Coach, Junior Honors OrchestraMR. JAMES VAUGHN Wayside ES, Horn Coach–Senior Honors BandMR. SCOTT CAMERON James Hubert Blake HS, Cabin John MS–Tube Coach–Senior
Honors BandMR. KENNETH KROHN Robert Frost MS, Percussion-Senior Honors BandMRS. ANDREA CAMERON Flute Coach–Senior Honors BandMR. ARI ALLAL Winston Churchill HS–Low Woodwinds Coach–Senior Honors
BandMRS. CAROLYN HERMAN Thomas S. Wootton High School-Clarinet Coach-Senior Honors
BandMR. JASON MCFEATERS North Bethesda Middle School-Sax Coach-Senior Honors BandMS. KRISTI LICARE Westland MS-Woodwind Coach-Junior Honors BandMS. EMILY PARK Westland MS, Thomas W. Pyle MS-Percussion Coach-Junior
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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 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 ConductorMR. 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 Sax-ophone 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 pro-fessor of Saxophone 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 Alex-andria, VA a position he held until the schools closing in 1985. During Mr. Ether-idge’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 Interna-tional 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.
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• Secondary Instrumental Music TeachersArgyle MSMARC LEVIN
John T. Baker MSMICHAEL KAMUF
John T. Baker MSDEBORAH KAMUF
Benjamin Banneker MSMICHELLE BARAN
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HSMARSHALL WHITE
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HSELIZABETH EBER
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
Cabin John MSSCOTT CAMERON
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 PRICE
Eastern MSDANIEL PUCKETT
Albert Einstein HSBRENDAN KELLY
Wm. H. Farquhar MSJEFFREY JOHNS
Forest Oak MSHILARY SZCZUBLEWSKI
Robert Frost MSANDREA CAMERON
Robert Frost MSJANE WEBER
Gaithersburg HSDANIEL GRANDE
Gaithersburg HSMEGGAN ANAYA
Gaithersburg MSLISA EHRENSPECK
Herbert Hoover MSMARIE CRENWELGE-TILKENS
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 CARPENTER
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 MSEMILY PARK
Quince Orchard HSPAT FAY
Quince Orchard HSBRIGITTE KIRCHHOFF
Richard Montgomery HSPETER PERRY
Redland MSMARY LEE YOUNG
Ridgeview MSNICHOLAS PROSZKOW
Rockville HSPHILLIP BARNES
Rocky Hill MSHEIDI SCHILLER
Rocky Hill MSHELEN KONG
Rosa Parks MSDINIA YEO
Seneca Valley HSADAM STEPHENS
Shady Grove MSVANESSA VARELA
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
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Watkins Mill HSPETER KIELAR
Westland MSKRISTI LICARE
Westland MSEMILY PARK
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
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• Junior Honors String OrchestraCabin John MSMatthew Branning ViolinSamantha Chang BassAlexander Choi ViolinIsaac Chong ViolaCasey Claxton BassCaia Gelli ViolinAmy He ViolinYu-Shiuan Hsieh ViolaDarae Kang ViolinJeanne Kim ViolinVivian Li CelloKathleen Li ViolinDaniel Liu CelloJason Luo CelloSarah Ou ViolinBenji Shin Cello
Herbert Hoover MSKiran Kaur ViolinGrace Yoon ViolinSherry Zhuge Violin
Montgomery Blair HSJoey Kim ViolaHannah Kim ViolaAbigail Koehler BassAudrey Li ViolinWilliam Lu Violin
Northwest HSCharlene Shiu Violin
Richard Montgomery HSLuisa Brown- Hernandez Bass
Robert Frost MSJoshua Hou ViolinDaniel Hwang ViolinRyan Kim CelloJoey Kim CelloHawon Lee ViolinBenjamin Li CelloMichelle Ma CelloAnjali Samavedam ViolinKevin Shen ViolinConnie Sun ViolinAmy Tang ViolaEmily Yuan Violin
Takoma Park MSAlexander Dong ViolaJihwan Kim CelloMaxwell Zhang Viola
Thomas S. Wootton HSMichelle Li ViolinGrant Liu Cello
Walter Johnson HSElisa Pierpaoli Violin
Westland MSTasneem Alim Viola
Winston Churchill HSJason Chu ViolinNavya Gautam ViolaAlfred Ruan ViolinJeffrey Tsao Violin
• Junior Honors BandBethesda-Chevy Chase HSSamuel Haas Bassoon
Briggs Chaney MSJared Haftel Euphonium
Cabin John MSCynthia Chen ClarinetAlyssa Herman HornJosephine Kim ClarinetAlex Leniere TrumpetMaxwell Li EuphoniumAlexander Liu HornBen Lojacano-Evans TubaMax Ma PercussionGloria Moudou Alto SaxophoneLilly Oldach HornMicah Rabin Baritone SaxophoneAnshuman Sarkar TubaAdam Solomon TrumpetEthan Sundel TromboneAaron Wong ClarinetJet Wu TrumpetJordan Zhang Trombone
Damascus HSRoger Dahlin Trombone
Hallie Wells MSSarah Dahlin HornBenjamin Jo Trumpet
Herbert Hoover MSRomita Chattaraj FluteAysel DeBakey TrumpetAya Hatashima HornAndy Jiang Alto SaxophoneAlena Lu ClarinetTsach Mackey ClarinetEmily Tong PercussionMichael Wang ClarinetJesse Wolf TrumpetAndrew Yu Tenor SaxophoneEllen Zhang Flute
James Hubert Blake HSJoseph Lee Clarinet
Julius West MSAshley Chung Alto SaxophoneBella Poremba Percussion
Montgomery Blair HSSimon Chervenak PercussionDaniel Levy ClarinetJim Mao ClarinetSe Yong Park ClarinetJesse Silverberg HornSophia Weng TrumpetShawn Zhao ClarinetIvvone Zhou Clarinet
Quince Orchard HSArantza Miroquesada Trumpet
Redland MSKyle Moriarty Bass
Clarinet
Richard Montgomery HSCorinne Foley OboeBeibei Fu ClarinetHelena Yang Clarinet
Robert Frost MSJustin DeLeon Tenor
SaxophoneJasmine Gong PercussionMatthew Hou Baritone
SaxophoneDavis Xu Alto
Saxophone
Rosa M. Parks MSRachel Smith-Cohen Horn
Sherwood HSJosh Ayres TubaThomas Lee Alto
Saxophone
Takoma Park MSMichael Chu ClarinetArthur Hu BassoonIvy Liang FluteShariar Vaez-Ghaemi Bass
Clarinet
Thomas S. Wootton HSBennett Greenspun TromboneMichelle Shen FluteClaire Throckmorton Bass
Clarinet Kyle Wasserman Clarinet
Thomas W. Pyle MSRoman Conway TrumpetJoshua Kim Trumpet
Walt Whitman HSNick Cook Horn
Winston Churchill HSLinus Bao TrumpetRoy Chang TromboneAshley Chen ClarinetRachel de Silva TubaAndy Jin TrumpetAustin Mao ClarinetRami Najjar TromboneCatherine Tran TromboneRobert Wachen Alto
SaxophoneYida Wang PercussionJacob Wang ClarinetSarah Yi FluteChole Zhao Flute
• Senior All-County String OrchestraBethesda-Chevy Chase HSMaya Abo Dominguez CelloOwen Baniak Cello
Clarksburg HSClark Farley CelloDestiny Lim CelloRaisa Niederhelman Viola
Col. Zadok Magruder HSYutong Liang ViolinJiaTong “Kevin” Liang ViolinEmily Pena CelloBenjamin Ramos Violin
Damascus HSKatherine Bloomer ViolinLucy Yagodich Bass
James Hubert Blake HSLeonie Hauchler ViolinCharlene Ribeiro Viola
Montgomery Blair HSEsther Martinez Garcia ViolinSherry Nicole Rollins ViolinRay Weng Violin
Paint Branch HSAlexis Osong Violin
Quince Orchard HSSam Mansfield Cello
Richard Montgomery HSKatya Beltran CelloBrooke Carter CelloEvelyn Sturrock HarpDelia Termini BassHeavenly Zhang Violin
Rockville HSDaniel Abebe CelloYuni Higgs ViolinCaleb Hill ViolinAlexandra Kushner Violin
Sherwood HSIliana Lambert Viola
Springbrook HSFelicitas Chikelu ViolaKrissy Sarkides Violin
Thomas S. Wootton HSIrene Hao ViolaJulia Kim CelloDorothy Oldach CelloJoey Yeoh ViolinJustin Zhao Cello
Walter Johnson HSMax Lawall Violin
Watkins Mill HSAnna Liu ViolinChioma Nwoye Cello
Winston Churchill HSAlisha Desai ViolaJessica Horng ViolinBenjamin Lin ViolaJustin Wang Cello
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• Senior Honors BandCol. Zadok Magruder HSDaniel Aoun TrumpetChristopher Rose Baritone
Saxophone
Damascus HSCecelia Hembrough Bass Clarinet
Gaithersburg HSSteven Allison Tuba
Montgomery Blair HSAnkit Bhargava Alto
SaxophoneHannah Lee Flute
Paint Branch HSEric Aaron HornAlexander Dudkin Clarinet
Quince Orchard HSMichael Bauer TrumpetJonah Mittelstadt Trumpet
Richard Montgomery HSTeddy Ahrens OboeShefei Jiang FluteFrancisco Mondragon HornVivian Yuan Flute
Seneca Valley HSHunter McDonald Bass Clarinet
Sherwood HSNathan Lampshire Clarinet
Thomas S. Wootton HSWilliam Fowler TromboneMax Gergits TrumpetJordan Greenspun Bass
TromboneArjun Guthal TrumpetAshley Hsu ClarinetTimothy Jiang Alto
SaxophoneThomas Lin Euphonium Sean Lin TrumpetKate Lusk HornClare Martin TromboneAditya Sarkar PercussionJulianna Solomon ClarinetVinesh Sridhar TrumpetYueshan Wang ClarinetForest Wu ClarinetPaul Yoo Clarinet
Walt Whitman HSAmanda Day TubaSebastian Nichols TromboneRaymond Schleien Euphonium Danny Dunn TromboneMichael Gancz TromboneMark Liffiton BassoonAdam Zukerman Alto
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Winston Churchill HSLuca Bilke TromboneWilliam Chen FluteJonathan Cheng ClarinetAlexander Chung ClarinetGiovanna Eichner HornAlex Freidman TubaMia Hazra TrumpetHugo Hua PercussionJulianna Jing FluteAllison Lu TrumpetHollis Ma PercussionMalcolm McGhee Tenor
SaxophoneHadas Sandalon FluteMaya Sundel HornGeorge Tong PercussionJack Yoon ClarinetDavid Yoon TrumpetMadeline Yuen Flute
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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: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
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 7, 2017
North and Northwest RegionsWatkins Mill HS
Central RegionFebruary 7, 2017Einstein HS
South RegionFebruary 7, 2017Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND, SENIOR BAND, SENIOR ORCHESTRAFebruary 10 to 12, 2017Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
DISTRICT II ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL, WOOTTON HS, ENSEMBLES (EXCEPT PERCUSSION)February 24, 2017District II Solo FestivalWootton HSFebruary 25, 2017
ALL-STATE JUNIOR ORCHESTRAMarch 3 to 5, 2017Towson
DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 7, 2017Walter Johnson HS
DISTRICT II MODA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 9, 2017Quince Orchard HS
ALL-STATE JAZZ BANDMarch 9 to 11, 2017UMBC
DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 14, 2017Winston Churchill HS
DISTRICT II MBDA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 16, 2017Walt Whitman HS
DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 21, 2017Northwood HS
DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 22, 2017Rockville HS
DISTRICT II MODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMarch 23, 2017Gaithersburg HS
DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 28, 2017Paint Branch HS
DISTRICT II MBDA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ASSESSMENTSMarch 30, 2017Richard Montgomery HS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SECOND BANDS ASSESSMENTSApril 26, 2017Clarksburg HS
MARYLAND STATE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSApril 24 to 28, 2017Location TBA
MARYLAND STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSESSMENTSMay to 12, 2017Location TBA
MARYLAND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTSMay 13, 2017Location TBA
MARYLAND BAND DIRECTORS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENTSMay 20, 2017Towson
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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.