Spring Concert 2024

May 16, 2024 Panther Auditorium, 7pm William McIntyre, Director of Orchestras

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

Help us cover end-of-year needs!

GPHS has new furniture, new instruments, and other materials, but the Music Department still has some end-of-year expenses and needs that the HCPSS Capital Budget does not cover.

Please help cover these costs in any way that you can. In 2024-2025 we will have a full-fledge Patron program with incentives for you!

Your end-of-year donation will help pay for: Student uniform costs

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Choir accompanist

Storage for items, both perishable and musical equipment •

Music for 2024-2025

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Upcoming Events Marching Band Rehearsal w/8th Graders Tuesday, May 21, 6-8:30pm Music Bingo Saturday, May 25, 2-4pm GPHS Percussion & Jazz with Thomas Viaduct Bands Wednesday, May 29, 6:30pm Music Department End-of-Year Celebration Thursday, May 30, 6-8:30pm Marching Band Rehearsal w/8th Graders Monday, June 3, 6-8:30pm

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

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Samantha Filipiak, Assistant Principal

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Sonya Sutton, Assistant Principal, Related Arts

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Adrienne Williams, (Ret.) Assistant Principal

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Michael Lerner, Athletics and Activities Manager

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Cindy Jaksec, Principal’s Secretary

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Alice Murphy, Bookkeeper

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Patty Burrington, Teachers’ Secretary

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Gavin Shown, Teachers’ Secretary

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Della Meyers, School Security

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Marvin Calloway, Annmarie Kennedy, Mr. Larry, the entire Custodial Staff

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All Teachers and Staff

Howard County Music Office •

Terry Eberhardt, Instructional Facilitator for Music

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Megan Hartten, Music Resource Teacher

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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:

Thank you to all of the parents and friends who came to meetings and/or helped at events throughout the year! We apologize if we missed anyone, please know that you are ALL valued!

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Robin An

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Dennis Hall

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Sandy Roschli

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Chelsea Anglin

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Amir Hill

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Bob Roschli

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Mahnoor Aslam

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Lauryn Johnson

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Jeff Shilling

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Tamara Barbee

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Sue Kauffman

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Keisha Thomas

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Kira Bloechl

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Christine Kujawa

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Taniesha Varns

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Aisha Brown

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Amy Lake

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Tomeka Walker

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Francisca Essandoh

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Krista Linzey

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Tiawan Warren

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Kelly Figueroa

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Moira Monk

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Tesheya Wilson

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Teri Folden

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Kayanna Pierre

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Nancy Yeadon

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Lori Hall

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

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 The Fairest of the Fair…………………………………………..John Philip Sousa, arr. Balent Children’s March.……………………………………….…Percy Aldridge Grainger, arr. Wagner Kentucky 1800.……………………………………………………………………...Clare Grundman Street Tango…………………………………………………………...Astor Piazzolla, arr. Longfield

String Ensemble Dove’s Vagary…………………………………………………………………………Shirl Jae Atwell

String Orchestra Impact…………………………………………………………………………………………..Bob Phillips

Combined Orchestra Song for UhmMa.…………………………………………………………………………..Soo Han (You Are) Amazing.………………………………………………….……………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!

Concert Choir It Takes a Village………………………………..……………………………………..Joan Szymko Soloists: Gehna Ari, Brooke Bowers, Emonie Hazel, Michaela McKoy

The Old Mill…………………………………………….………………………………..Kenneth Riggs Music of Life………………………………………….……………………………………..B.E. Boykin Ave Verum……………………………………………...………………………………..Mariano Garau Duond Akuru………………………………………………………………………..arr. Rollo Dillworth

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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

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Hannah Lee

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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

Alexis Burrington Benny Chen Lyncoln-McKenzie King Justin Mack*+ Joey Pangelinan

Koen Brown Rosie Hitha Daniella Ighalo Marely Perez Sarabia* Alexis Ray Malia Wanliss

Violin II

Cello

Liliana Azamar Lopez Christopher Barco Ella Barnard* Ryan Cui Lian Sui

Finnian Gleason Lillian Haas Haiden Hodgson* Bass Braydon Johnson*

String Orchestra Violin I

Viola

Betty Chin Liam Craft*+ George Stephens Ellexis Stillman Kaleb Roache Sofia Rodriguez Kayla Rose Vicente

Zyelle Gaines

Violin II Aayush Aute Jayson Johanson+ Avalyn Olczak Chioma Onukwugha Sasha Ruffin Aryan Sood

Lauren Xiao* Cello Patience Oyamo* James Renehan

Jordan Waller 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

Yaritza Ramirez Herrera

Shane Frush

Leo Reber*

Keneilia Hamilton

Jordan Smith

Emonie Hazel

Chloe Stone

Candy Horst

Kera Thomas

Ali Jamal

Tani Thomas*

Cierra Jones

Aden Yanney

*HCPSS GT Choir