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2023 Winter Concert

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December 7, 2023 Panther Auditorium, 7pm William McIntyre, Director of Orchestras

Eric M. Posner, Director of Bands Lindsay Satterfield, Director of Choirs


Join the Guilford Park High School Boosters! Helping our whole community Helps our music community Scan the QR Code or click the logo to go to the Booster website. Look for the “Membership” tab at the top.


Special Thanks Thank you to all of the Band, Choir, and Orchestra families and friends for the every day support you give your students to participate in the arts! Guilford Park High School •

Josh Wasilewski, Principal

Samantha Filipiak, Assistant Principal

Adrienne Williams, Assistant Principal, Related Arts

Michael Lerner, Athletics and Activities Manager

Cindy Jaksec, Principal’s Secretary

Alice Murphy, Bookkeeper

Patty Burrington, Teachers’ Secretary

Gavin Shown, Teachers’ Secretary

Della Meyers, School Security

Marvin Calloway, Annmarie Kennedy and the entire Custodial Staff

All Teachers and Staff

Howard County Music Office •

Terry Eberhardt, Instructional Facilitator for Music

Megan Hartten, Music Resource Teacher

Amy Higgins, Administrative Secretary


Special Thanks Guilford Park High School Boosters To all of the people who volunteer their time and energy to make things run, your participation is appreciated! We encourage everyone to get involved in support of the whole community. Visit gphsboosters.com for more information

Ridgley’s Run Community Center William Exum and Becky McKirahan for your support of GPHS and the Music Department! Volunteers: Uniform Hemming, Pre-Concert Reception, Ushers •

Mahnoor Aslam

Tamara Barbee

Kira Bloechl

Aisha Brown

Lori Hall

Lauryn Johnson

Sue Kauffman

Krista Linzey

Moira Monk

Kayanna Pierre

Tomeka Walker

Tesheya Wilson


Special Thanks We would like to thank all of the Middle School and High School Music Departments that have come together to create our wonderful new community at Guilford Park High School! Hammond High School Music Department Stephen Dunlap, Band Elizabeth Reinhardt, Orchestra Malcolm Washington, Choir Howard High School Music Department Carrie Hall, Choir Tobias Morris, Orchestra Bryan Welker, Band Long Reach High School Music Department Jonathan Chandler, Orchestra Eli Osterloh, Band

Michael Rainbow, Choir June Pompei, Choir (ret.) Elkridge Landing Middle School Music Department Jeff Kirkpatrick, Band Morgan Mayers, Orchestra Lauren Satterfield, Choir Beth Becker, Choir (ret.) Patuxent Valley Middle School Music Department

Brandon Bickham, Band Dawn Francis, Choir Anna Lentz, Orchestra Cara Tracy, Band (LKMS) Thomas Viaduct Middle School Music Department Chancellor Mills, Band Justin Newberger, Orchestra Angela Pope, Choir


Upcoming Events Music Department Movie Night Friday, December 8, 7pm GPHS 5K & Winterfest Saturday, December 9, 9am Dance Concerts Thursday, December 14, 7pm Friday, December 15, 7pm Thomas Viaduct MS Concert Tuesday, December 19, 7pm Elkridge Landing MS Concert Thursday, December 21, 7pm Marching Band Color Guard Interest Meeting Wednesday, January 3, 6pm Winter Band Workshop Saturday, February 3, 9am-4pm HCPSS Band, Choir Orchestra Assessments Dates TBA by HCPSS Spring Music Concert Thursday, May 16, 7pm


About the Conductors William McIntyre is honored to be named the first orchestra director at Guilford Park High School. Mr. McIntyre is a proud graduate of the Howard County Public School System where he attended Manor Woods Elementary School, Mount View Middle School, and graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School in 2019. While in high school, Mr. McIntyre was a member of the Howard County Youth Orchestras at all levels. During his time in the Middle School GT Orchestra (MSGTO) he performed at the prestigious Midwest Music Clinic in Chicago and also at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. As a member of the High School GT Orchestra he had the opportunity to perform in side-by-side concerts with the Baltimore and National Symphony Orchestras as well as TwoSet Violin duo during their American debut.

Mr. McIntyre received his Bachelor of Music Education at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in Cleveland, Ohio where he studied under the direction of Dr. Soo Han, Dr. David Becker, Dr. Douglas Droste, Dr. Julian Ross, Dr. David Pope and viola with Lembi Veskimets. During his studies at Baldwin Wallace Mr. McIntyre was awarded the Anthony and Patricia Lauria Strings Scholarship, the E.S. & M.R. Griffiths Scholarship, and the Theodore Bogardus Scholarship. Mr. McIntyre did his student teaching in the Strongsville City School System where he taught and conducted four orchestras at Strongsville High School and also two beginning 5th grade orchestras at Muraski and Whitney Elementary Schools. Mr. McIntyre is currently a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), American String Teachers Association (ASTA), Ohio Collegiate Music Educators Association (OCMEA), and Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA).


About the Conductors Eric Posner is in his first year as the Guilford Park High School Director of Bands and Related Arts Instructional Team Leader. Prior to coming to Guilford Park he was the Director of Bands at Atholton High School for 15 years. Under Mr. Posner’s direction the Atholton Wind Ensemble was twice invited to the Music for All National Festival and also performed at the Maryland Music Educators Association Conference. In 2014 the Atholton Band program was awarded the National Band Association Eastern Division Program of Excellence Blue Ribbon, and the Marching Band won the USBands Group IVA Maryland State Championship. From 2003-2006 Mr. Posner was the Band and Orchestra teacher at Bellows Spring Elementary School in Ellicott City, MD where he grew the program from 75 to 200 students. Recently Eric was the recipient of the 2021 Howard County Arts Council “HOWIE” Outstanding Arts Educator Award. Outside of school, Mr. Posner has been active with the Maryland Music Educators Association and has presented multiple clinics at conferences in Maryland and Massachusetts. In 2020 and 2021 Eric was on staff as the Operations Director for Young Artists of America (YAA) Summer Performing Arts Intensive and for 13 years prior to YAA he was a staff member at the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy. Currently, Mr. Posner coordinates the Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival at the University of Maryland, An Affiliate of the Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha Mr. Posner received his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Master of Music in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Kansas. He currently lives in Owings Mills with his wife Tracy, their dog Abby, and cat Tucker.


About the Conductors Lindsay Satterfield is the choir director at Guilford Park High School. Previously, she was on staff at Dunloggin Middle School, where she taught choir, general music, and directed the fall plays and spring musicals. Her Dunloggin choirs qualified for the State Choral Festival on multiple occasions and performed with the Columbia Pro Cantare in 2020. In 2021, Ms. Satterfield served as the coordinator and director of the HCPSS High School Gifted/Talented Choir. She also spent three years on the choral board for the Maryland Music Educators Association, of which she is still an active member, volunteering her time to assist with auditions and chaperone all state choir weekends.

Ms. Satterfield received her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Delaware in 2015. During her time there, she served as the student conductor for the University Singers choir, and performed as a choral scholar in Delaware’s choral symposium in Aix en Provence, France. She continued her education through the American Kodaly Institute, Loyola Baltimore, where she received her Masters Degree in 2020. In addition to teaching, she is an active performer. She especially loves singing with her twin sister in their cover band, Different Sisters. Currently, Lindsay lives in Columbia, MD with her husband, Mike, their 18-month-old son, Spencer, and dog, Anni.


Tonight’s Program Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Disruptions take away from all of the students’ hard work and artistic expression. Thank you to Alex Righter of A Righter Sound for recording tonight’s performances!

Symphonic Band Andrew Pretzello, Percussion Instructor

Fanfare for a New Era………………………………………………………………….Pinkzebra Evergreen Escapades…………………………………………………………….…Adrian Sims Sleigh Ride………..……………………………………………………………………Leroy Anderson

String Ensemble Night Shift………..…………………………………………………………………….…Richard Meyer Spirit of the American West………..……………………………………Soon Hee Newbold Afterburn………….……..…………………………………………………………….…Brian Balmages


Tonight’s Program Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Disruptions take away from all of the students’ hard work and artistic expression. Thank you to Alex Righter of A Righter Sound for recording tonight’s performances!

String Orchestra Capriol Suite for String Orchestra…………..………………………….…Peter Warlock Please hold applause until after both movements I. Basse-Danse VI. Mattachins

Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand…………..……………….…….…Richard Meyer Escape the Lost City…………………………….…..………………………….…Alan Lee Silva

Concert Choir Kathryn Harsha , Accompanist

Noel………..……………...……………………...…………………………….…Todd Smith, arr. Holmes Percussionists: Olamide Akindele & David Lian Soloists: Gehna Ari, Nicole Asum, Sui Chin, Jordan Smith

Ose Shalom………………………………..……………………….…trad. Hebrew Text, arr. Leavitt Soloist: Tani Thomas

Festival Sanctus……..……….………...…………………………………………….…John Leavitt While the Snow Lay Sleeping….…words by John Parker, music by Heather Sorensen Violist: Mr. William McIntyre

Carol of the Bells………………………...Mykola Leontovych, English text by Peter Wilhousky


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Symphonic Band Flute

Alto Saxophone

Trombone

Yoonah Cho

Ezekiel Benitez

Tamari Barbee

Mettabel Owusu+

Justin Kujawa

Perry Bloechl**

Andrea Ramirez Mejia

Sean Thomas

Joshua Mensah**

Camryn Warren

Isaiah Womack

Tenor Saxophone

Euphonium

James Ayivor

Justin Mensah**

Bassoon Hayden Zhang^*+

Christopher Wood

Clarinet

Tuba

Averie An Bryan Anglin+

French Horn

Jaiden Hill

Amy Constien**

Dorian Yeadon +

Percussion

Dal Khai

Trumpet

Olamide Akindele

Kaeden Epps

Bryan Bonilla-Hernandez

Chloe Meyers

Delaney Goldscher

Alice Mitton

Aidan Shilling+

David Lian

Adunola Olayoriju

TJ Small

David Orellana

Nehi Patel

Gavan Zheng

Bradley Roschli

Colin Lake

+

Hannah Lee

+

Jayden Thomas+ Bass Clarinet Richard Guy

Gabby Walker

^Maryland All-State Band *Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra **HCPSS GT Honor Band +Band Leadership Team

Ally Saigeon Jacob Seiger Joshua Soria


String Ensemble Violin I

Viola

Liliana Azamar Lopez

Koen Brown

Christopher Barco

Rosie Hitha

Ella Barnard

Daniella Ighalo

Ryan Cui

Marely Perez Sarabia*

Joey Pangelinan *+

Alexis Ray Malia Wanliss

Violin II Alexis Burrington

Cello

Benny Chen*

Finnian Gleason

Lyncoln-McKenzie King

Lillian Haas

Justin Mack

Haiden Hodgson*

Lian Sui Bass Braydon Johnson*

String Orchestra Violin I

Viola

Aayush Aute

Zyelle Gaines

Betty Chin

Lauren Xiao*

Liam Craft Jayson Johanson*+

Cello

Chioma Onukwugha

Patience Oyamo*

Sasha Ruffin

James Renehan

Kayla Rose Vicente

Jordan Waller

Violin II Avalyn Olczak Kaleb Roache Sofia Rodriguez Aryan Sood George Stephens Ellexis Stillman*

Bass Alexander Harkness* Aaron Smalls *Section Leader +Concertmaster


Concert Choir Andrew Adams

TJ Jones

Gehna Ari

Samara Jones

Nicole Asum

Emiko Khurram

Jaylene Barber*

Koi Kinyatti

Angeline Bedard

Bella Kolnik

Jayla Bogues-White*

Kairo Latta

Jenna Bosworth

Salima Mansaray

Brooke Bowers

Michaela McKoy

Sui Chin

Xander Mount

Elijah Ferguson

Scythe Ogundairo

Kayla Figueroa

Brielle Peace*

Ashley Flores

Mars Phelps

Hollie Folden

Leo Reber*

Shane Frush

Jordan Smith

Keneilia Hamilton

Ty Smith

Emonie Hazel

Chloe Stone

Candy Horst

Kera Thomas

Ali Jamal

Tani Thomas*

Cierra Jones

Aden Yanney

*HCPSS GT Choir


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