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MID-ATLANTIC CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL SATURDAY, MARCH 9 University of Maryland College Park The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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Table of contents 10 WELCOME LETTERS 12 2024 EVALUATORS 18 2024 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

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43 U NIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WIND ENSEMBLE 48 FESTIVAL TEAM 49 SPECIAL THANKS

19 THE CLARICE MAPS 23 ROBINSON SECONDARY SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND 27 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL COMBINED BAND 31 GLASGOW MIDDLE SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE 37 YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND

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Letter from Scott Casagrande MUSIC FOR ALL AFFILIATE REGIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL COORDINATOR Dear Participants and Audience Members, The entire Music for All family welcomes you to this Music for All Affiliate Regional MusicFestival.

Thank you for participating and supporting this important music education event in your area.

Congratulations to your hosts and support team for making this event happen. Your commitment to music-making and music education in your area is so important to the music education community!

Music for All believes in the power of music and music education. Music for All’s vision is to be a catalyst to ensure that every child across America has access and opportunity to participate in active music making in his or her scholastic environment. The Affiliate Regional Music Festival program supports that vision by serving approximately 30,000 students in 2024, despite the ongoing recovery from pandemic hardships that we continue to endure. These events support all that is good in music education in our country: students and directors growing and learning in a non- competitive, supportive atmosphere from world-class clinicians and adjudicators.

All of us at Music for All thank you for your continued support of music and music education, as well as Music for All events. You help us provide positively life-changing opportunities through your participation in this event and others. Your presence makes you part of the Music for All family.

Enjoy the music-making today!

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Letter from Dr. Andrea E. Brown UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, SCHOOL OF MUSIC ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BANDS

Welcome to the Clarice Performing Arts Center!

We are so excited to be hosting the event here at UMD again this year!

The UMD Band Faculty and Staff along with Festival Coordinator Eric Posner hope that this day will bring fulfilling and enriching experiences of music making, music learning, and community as we celebrate all of the performances of the participating ensembles.

This event is an amazing opportunity to bring together two entities with similar missions - the Music For All organization and UMD’s College of Arts and Humanities Arts for All initiative. Their names truly convey our aspirations for bringing this event to UMD. We are honored to have the support of both entities as we begin what we hope is the first of many years of the Mid-Atlantic Concert Festivals at the University of Maryland.

Many thanks to Festival Coordinator Eric Posner and team for their tireless work to organize all of the events of the day. We are honored to be joined by world-class clinicians to provide feedback to our participating ensembles. We are grateful to the UMD faculty and graduate students serving as clinicians for our morning masterclasses and to all of the UMD student volunteers and the members of the UMD Wind Ensemblethat are helping to make this day a success.

We hope you will enjoy our beautiful Dekelboum Concert Hall and the rest of campus (please forgive all of the construction!), enjoy some wonderful performances, and maybe make some new friends today. We hope that UMD and The Clarice can continue to be a home for you to experience the arts in the days ahead.

Let the “positively life-changing experience” of music making and celebrating begin! We’re so glad you’re here to share the day with us!

Musically yours,

Andrea E. Brown, DMA Associate Director of Bands University of Maryland aebrown7@umd.edu

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Eric Laprade A dedicated and passionate conductor, educator, and arts leader, Eric Laprade serves as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at The College of New Jersey, where he conducts the wind ensemble and concert band, and teaches courses in conducting, rehearsal techniques, and instrumental literature. He also serves as Managing Director & Artistic Partner, and Festival Wind Ensemble conductor of South Shore Conservatory’s Summer Music Festival (Hingham, MA). Previously, he served as the Visiting Director of Wind Ensembles at The University of Utah, Managing Editor of the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research at the Eastman School of Music, and as Music Department Chairperson and Instrumental Music Teacher for the Randolph, MA Public Schools.

Laprade has conducted many of the nation’s premier wind bands, including The Eastman Wind Ensemble, The United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” University of Michigan Symphony Band, and Manhattan School of Music Wind Ensemble. Recent professional conducting engagements include performances of Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat as part of the Duxbury Music Festival and South Shore Conservatory’s Evenings Under the Stars series. An ardent supporter of new music, he has conducted world-premieres by such notable composers as Steve Danyew, Rollo Dilworth, Sally Lamb McCune, Nkeiru Okoye, and others. At TCNJ, ensembles under his direction have received national recognition, having been named winners of the 2023 American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award, and invited performances at The College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference and New Jersey Music Educators Association All-State Conference. A recipient of the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize, as a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music Laprade served as assistant conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Harmonie, and associate conductor of the Eastman Wind Orchestra. He served as assistant conductor on international tours to Europe and Canada and was a guest conductor for OSSIA New Music, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame, and Sunset Concerts.

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Laprade is passionate about nurturing the next generation of music educators.

In 2018, he developed and launched the SMF Teaching Academy, a summer fellowship-program for pre-service music education students. Since its inception, the program has mentored over 20 fellows from some of the nation’s finest music schools. Laprade has been a clinician at schools throughout the United States and has served as the guest conductor of for multiple performances of the Commonwealth Wind Symphony (Massachusetts), Manhattan School of Music Wind Ensemble, Eastern Wind Symphony Youth Band, and the 2024 North Jersey School Music Association Region Wind Ensemble, 2024 Virginia Tech Honor Band, 2023 Bucks County Music Educators Association Honors Ensembles, 2022 Pennsbury District Honor Band, 2021 Massachusetts Music Educators Southeastern District Concert Band, 2020 Woodbridge New Jersey Honor Band, 2019 Port Washington District Band Festival, 2018 Massachusetts Music Educators Central District Junior Concert Band, 2017 Massachusetts Music Educators Western District Senior Concert Band, 2017 Augustana College Honor Band.

Laprade’s scholarly-creative work focuses on innovative programming, reimagining the pedagogical possibilities and methods within the large-ensemble setting, and fostering new models of inter- and cross-disciplinary collaboration and creativity. His arrangements of works

by Astor Piazzolla, Margaret Bonds, and Sally Lamb McCune have received performances by such notable groups as the University of Michigan Symphony Band and the Sinta Quartet. At TCNJ, he is a member of The Artivism Project, having contributed to the project’s Springs Eternal and Weather initiatives.

At South Shore Conservatory, as a twotime recipient of the first Kathy Czerny Innovation Fund Award, he developed and launched SSC Transform, a multifaceted initiative aimed at reimagining the role of music education in our modern society. Most recently, he developed and edited Expanding the Canon: Chorales from an Inclusive Repertoire, published

by Murphy Music Press, LLC. Laprade has presented his work at the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Clinic, New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, Massachusetts Music Educators Association Conference, New York State Band Directors Association Summer Conference, the College Band Directors National and Eastern Conferences, Art+ Social Change Conference, and at numerous school district professional development days.

Laprade is also a contributing author

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to the Eastman Case Studies series, having published cases profiling the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School, Carnegie Hall, University Musical Society, the San Francisco Girls Chorus, and South Shore Conservatory.

Laprade holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting and Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music in music education and tuba performance from the Eastman School of Music, where he was the recipient of the school’s prestigious Performer’s Certificate. His principal conducting teachers include Mark Davis Scatterday, Michael Haithcock, and Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr. He is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and holds honorary memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

Laprade is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, and National Association for Music Education.

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guest conductor with performances with several regional honor bands, Allstate bands, summer camps and clinics, and residencies at public schools and collegiate institutions. She is active in the teaching of conducting having served as clinician for the UMKC Conducting Symposium and the President’s Own Marine Band Conductor Training Program.

Dr. Tonya MitchellSpradlin Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Penn State University. In addition to conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, overseeing the graduate wind conducting program, teaching courses in wind band literature and wind conducting, she oversees all aspects of the concert bands at Penn State. Her appointment at PSU follows three years as Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her time at UofSC, Mitchell-Spradlin taught at Valdosta State University as Director of Athletic Bands, and was Director of Bands at Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia for four years.

Mitchell-Spradlin has a diverse background as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, educator, and speaker. She is a Conn Selmer educator and frequent

As a presenter, Mitchell-Spradlin speaks often about programming, forming a connection with musicians, building culture, musical leadership, and inclusivity in the band medium. She has shared musical and pedagogical ideas on several music podcasts including Everything Band, Conn Selmer’s Backstage with Dr. Tim, The Bandroom, and the Ictus Podcast. Presentations include invited sessions at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, College Music Society, the College Band Directors National Association, SCMEA, KMEA, NYSBDA, and keynote presenter for the NAfME Northwest conference. Her international speaking engagements include presenting the keynote for the Maryborough Music Conference in Australia and a session on Joan Tower’s Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman for the International Society for the Advancement and Promotion of Wind Band Society (IGEB) in Oberwölz, Austria.

A proponent for advancing the wind ensemble medium, she led the consortium and premiere of Aaron Perrine’s Beneath a Canvas of Green for wind ensemble and percussion quartet, which was also the subject of her doctoral dissertation.

Additionally, she is active in a number of premieres and consortiums for new music.

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Mitchell-Spradlin holds the Agnes Scollins Carey Memorial Early Career Professorship in the Arts. This professorship funds her travel and research in Ghana, where she will interview Griots (West African storytellers) for the purpose of uncovering creation stories. Additionally, MitchellSpradlin will restage Darius Milhaud’s ballet, La Creation du Monde, with West African dance, instruments, and the added element of narration using primary material from Ghanaian storytellers Under her direction, the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble has received several honors including a performance at the prestigious Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA as part of Penn State’s President’s Concert as well as an invitation to perform at the College Band Directors National Association Eastern Region Conference in Ithaca, New York. The ensemble has recorded The Hardscrabble by Sarah Gen Burghart Rice for wind ensemble and 12+ double reeds for release on Neuma Records as well as Evan Ziporyn’s Impulse Control - concerto for drumset and wind ensemble for release on Parma Records.

Mitchell-Spradlin served as the National Vice President of Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority for two years. She serves on the National Band Association Selective Music List Committee, the College Band Directors National Association Diversity Committee, and also holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society, PMEA, National Association for Music Education, and Black Women Band Directors Association.

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Festival Schedule The Clarice Festival Site 8:15 AM Welcome in Dekelboum Concert Hall 8:45 AM Master Classes 10:20 AM Robinson Secondary School—Middle School Symphonic Band 11:00 AM Eleanor Roosevelt High School Symphonic Band 12:10 PM Glasgow Middle School Wind Ensemble 12:50 PM Youth Performing Arts School Symphonic Band 2:10 PM University of Maryland Wind Ensemble

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The Clarice Maps FIRST FLOOR

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The Clarice Maps SECOND FLOOR

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The Clarice Maps THIRD FLOOR

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2024 PERFORMING ENSEMBLES Music for All Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival | 22

Robinson Secondary School Symphonic Band Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite | Karl King (1891–1971), arr. Brubaker A Little French Suite | Pierre La Plante (b. 1943) Run Toward the Sky | Jorge L. Vargas (b. 1971)

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Robinson Secondary School Symphonic Band Personnel FLUTE

ALTO SAXOPHONE

FRENCH HORN

Sam Ashurst

Sam Brazie

Vickie Keele

Sophie Chaffin

Ian Caballero Sotelo

TROMBONE

Ariel Cho

Holly Cotton

Vivian Cho

Lani Fontenot

Eliana Cuca

June Kolcun

Katie Jones

Tiger Richardson

Katherine Rossiter

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Maddox Pansak

Tristan Auten

EUPHONIUM

Abby Ziegler OBOE

Javier Caballero Sotelo

Alex Mentis

​​B ARITONE SAXOPHONE

BASSOON

Anna Haigh

Nick Olson CLARINET

TRUMPET Lucas Alemayehu Maggie Allard

Olivia Breeden

Peter Burley

Izzy Covey

Hudson Hasch

Julia Healey

Carter Hochstetler

Wroten McQuirter

Se Joon Kim

Abby Sears

Andrew Parente

Drew Silvious

Dylan Rose

Caleb Alman Judah Alman Gordon Jesse Zach Meyer

Andy Zimmerman TUBA Harlan Taylor PERCUSSION Matthew Blain Ella Currera Tess Hutzel Clare Stewart Jackson Weeks Kylie Winslow

Lacey Slone Olivia Smith Hendrik Van Der Walt (+bass) Josh Nebiyu (+contra alto) Music for All Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival | 24

James W. Robinson Secondary School Principal: Tracey Phillips James W. Robinson Secondary School is one of three secondary schools in Fairfax County, the largest school system in Virginia serving 181,000 students in 199 schools & centers.

Opened in 1971, Robinson serves 3400 students in grades 7-12 and is located in Fairfax near George Mason University, serving the communities of Burke, Clifton, Fairfax, and Fairfax Station.

create a culture of confidence in which all students are empowered with the academic, social and ethical knowledge and skills to be well-rounded citizens ready for life beyond high school.

A “Sudler Silver Cup” band, the highest honor bestowed on middle school bands, the Robinson Middle School Symphonic Band consistently receives superior ratings at district festivals. The group has appeared at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference three times and has the distinction of performing twice at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.

The Middle School Band was very recently awarded the inaugural middle school Wolf Trap Performing Arts Grant for Teachers funded by General Dynamics.

Through the core values of resilience, empathy, integrity, accountability, and innovation, Robinson Secondary School is committed to building an environment where academic, social, and ethical growth is expected and where students share in and accept the responsibility for their learning. Robinson’s mission is to

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Tiffany Hitz Direcctor of Middle School Bands

Tiffany Hitz is Director of Middle School Bands at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax County, VA. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and her Master of Music in Music Education from Boston University. In addition to teaching in Fairfax County, VA since 2001, Mrs. Hitz maintains an active schedule as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States.

A member of the National Band Association (NBA), Mrs. Hitz was recently elected to the organization’s Board of Directors as a Middle School Representative. Additionally, she serves as the NBA Virginia State Chair and as the administrator for the Dr. William P. Foster Music Education Alliance “Award of Excellence.”

Mrs. Hitz is a 2023 recipient of the Bandworld Legion of Honor from the John Philip Sousa Foundation, an award given to only eight band

directors across the country annually.

She is also a former nominee for the Grammy Music Educator Award and was previously recognized by School Band and Orchestra Magazine as one of the Fifty Directors Who Make a Difference.

She is an inducted member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and American School Band Directors Association. She is particularly proud to have received the 2018 Outstanding Music Education Alumni Award from her alma mater, VCU School of the Arts.

Active as a member of the Virginia Music Educators Association, Mrs. Hitz serves as Chair of the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) Adjudicator Training Committee and is a member of the VBODA Selective Music List Committee. She is also a member of Women Band Directors International and has contributed to their official journal, Woman Conductor, as both an author and as the Elementary Editor.

Mrs. Hitz is a contributing author in the book Women in Wind Band, released in late 2023. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and recently completed a tenure as Secondary Fine and Performing Arts Coach for the FCPS Teacher Induction Program, Great Beginnings: The Next Generation.

Mrs. Hitz continues to teach privately and perform as a hornist and is a regular member of the Fairfax Wind Symphony.

She spends her summers teaching at music camps including UNCG’s Summer Music Camp, the University of Maine’s Summer Youth Music Camp, and the Middle School Concert Band Camp at the Music for All Summer Symposium.

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School Combined Band Amparito Roca | Jaime Texidor (1884–1957), arr. Winter Spoon River | Percy Grainger (1882–1961), arr. Sheldon Toccata | Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643), arr. Slocum

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School Combined Band Personnel FLUTE

Nmesomachi Agoh (+bass)

FRENCH HORN

Siedra Baldwin-Bott

Eleanor Marx (+bass)

Yosiah Luck

Aaron Shi

Trevor Bateman (+bass)

Alem Adams

Abisaac Pearce

Rome Kpakima

Finn Whitaker

Simon Bailey

(+e-flat contralto clarinet)

Kathryn Cottingham

SAXOPHONE

Ariel Dean

Jose Miguel

Joshua Arrieta (+alto)

Felix Hass

Gabrielle Nunyi

Bryce Durham (+alto)

Nolan Ossi

OBOE

Brett Taylor (+alto)

Noah Eubanks

Rahel Kabba

Arcelia Silva Vivar (+alto)

Snowdenn Jackson

Oyinkansola Osolo (+alto)

CLARINET Aaron Thorson Renomeron Nicholas Mocko Rashid Bangura

Kinard Gulston (+tenor)

TROMBONE

EUPHONIUM Mmachukwu Ezekegbo Malik Walton

Aponi Gasca (+tenor)

Maximilian Martinez

Claire Pena (+tenor) Grayson Hough (+baritone)

Leia Barton TUBA

Maurice Ellis

TRUMPET

Xeniah OgundehMacauley

Elfidio Mejia

Santiago Garciq

Sebastian Zuniga

PERCUSSION

Salimatu Bangura

Ebubechukwu Nweke

Nalin Ivatury

Kali Ford

Jubbittat Okui

Ferguson McComb

Leo Gao

Charlie Renze

Jacob Royle

Brandon Voglezon

Lucas Housewright

Ben Bowlds

Jared Scott

Shabad Singh

Matthew Voglezon

Oscar Gibson

Hyrum Hudson Zachary Wilkins

Kisakye Kirabo (+bass)

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School Principal: Dr. Portia Barnes The Eleanor Roosevelt High School Combined Band—a dynamic ensemble of talented and passionate students spanning grades 9 through 12.

The Combined Band is not just a musical ensemble; it’s a celebration of talent, teamwork, and the joy of creating beautiful music together. Beyond the music stands, the ERHS Combined Band is a close-knit community where friendships are forged and lasting bonds are created. The shared passion for music creates an atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement, fostering a sense of belonging that extends beyond the rehearsal room and onto the stage.

Beyond the traditional concert band repertoire, our musical landscape expands into the realm of intimate creativity, offering students a chance to lead in smaller groups like brass and woodwind ensembles. Here, individual musicianship takes center stage, with students dedicating substantial time to refine their craft through the exploration of chamber ensemble experiences.

This environment encourages a dynamic exchange of ideas and allows each student to carve their musical identity within the larger musical tapestry.

Exploring a wide-ranging repertoire, the ERHS Combined Band embraces musical diversity, from classical compositions to contemporary pieces.

Our musicians are not afraid to push boundaries and infuse innovative elements into their performances, ensuring that every note resonates with a modern and dynamic twist.

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Cullen Waller Director of Bands

Cullen Waller is thrilled to be embarking on his first year as the Director of Bands at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, where he continues to channel his passion for music education and its transformative power. Waller’s primary focus lies in not only nurturing musical talent but also in broadening students’ and their families’ perspectives on the world through the enriching lens of music. In this role, he is dedicated to informing students and parents about opportunities that foster cultural awareness and cultivate artistic sensitivity, countering the desensitization often prevalent in today’s society.

“Throughout my career, I have gleaned invaluable lessons extending beyond musical education—lessons on integrity, responsibility, and professionalism.

These principles have shaped me as both a teacher and a contributing member of society, providing life-altering

experiences and creating enduring memories through the medium of music.”

A product of the Prince George’s County Public School System, Cullen Waller exemplifies a blend of academic and artistic fortitude. After graduating from Northwestern High School with a Certificate of Merit in International Studies, he pursued further studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. Waller earned a B.A. in Music (Instrumental Performance) and subsequently completed his Masters of Art in Teaching. Recently, he achieved a Masters of Administration and Supervision from Loyola University.

In 2010, Waller initiated his teaching career at Gwynn Park Middle School, later joining the faculty of the Benjamin D. Foulois Creative & Performing Arts Academy in 2013. He served as the Director of Instrumental Studies and Bands at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts at Suitland High School from 2016-2023. Beyond his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Waller maintains a robust performance schedule as a freelance trumpeter, participating in community bands and performing with local and national music artists.

A relentless seeker of knowledge, Mr. Waller motivates his students to strive for excellence not only in music but in all aspects of life. His overarching goal is to mold exceptional musicians and well-rounded contributors to society.

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Glasgow Middle School Wind Ensemble

March of the Freedom Fighters | Carol Brittin Chambers (b.1991) The Country Club Stomp | JaRod Hall (b.1991) Sunset Lullaby | David Samuel Sovereign Variants | James Curnow (b. 1943)

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Glasgow Middle School Wind Ensemble Personnel FLUTE

ALTO SAXOPHONE

TROMBONE

Jaime Hoang

Ian Fernandez

Jannah Blanco Cortez

Alex Ochoa Gonzalez

Spencer Tilock

Sophia Sanchez

TRUMPET

Gibson Quintanilla Granados

OBOE

Anania Araso

Lucia Egan

Nathan Jackson

BASSOON

William Temich

Hailey Fuentes CLARINET Rakeb Bessie Merlin De Leon Monterroso Kaylee Gomez-Iglesias Gabrielle Lyn Salazar Tatiana Zuniga Owen Samayoa Figueroa Dayana Silvia Ramos Lucas Troutman BASS CLARINET Lillian Scherer Jeremy Ocampo Cruz

Andy Romero Sanchez Corinne Carr Jaime Matildes Arriaza EUPHONIUM

Siena Bray

Michael Traub

Lilly Cornelius Luigui Fuentes Gonzalez

TUBA

Parks Underdown

Lui Sanchez Chuspi

HORN

Nuh Yesuf

Laura Prudius

PERCUSSION

Campbell Bray

Imaan Choudhry

Simon Hockley

Red Linden Emmett Stadtler Arshad Arsiananta Thaddeus Gilmore Lucas Theissen Sophia Theissen Razaan Yousif

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Glasgow Middle School Principal: Victor Powell Established in 1963, Glasgow Middle School has been a cornerstone of intermediate education in Fairfax County.

It was part of a pioneering effort by the Fairfax County School Board to bridge the gap between elementary and high school education. The school’s commitment to a well-rounded education is evident in its diverse range of academic, and artistic programs. Notably, the music program has thrived, showcasing the dedication and talent of our students in events like tonight’s concert.

With a Title I status, Glasgow Middle School is dedicated to providing additional resources and support to ensure the success of all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school’s diverse population reflects a commitment to inclusivity and an environment that embraces students from various backgrounds and experiences.

The Glasgow Middle School Band Program has a proud history of musical excellence, diversity, and remarkable achievements. As part of the larger Justice High School Pyramid, the program is known for its outstanding performances, innovative programming, and notable accolades.

Under the direction of Andrew Sharrock and Tamara Freeman, Glasgow Middle School’s band has thrived, growing to 250 students enrolled in the band program. It has consistently earned superior ratings at state concert assessments, and consistently receiving excellent and superior ratings at solo and ensemble festivals. Additionally, the program routinely has over 20 students selected for the All-District X Band, in the 2023-24 school year, 33 students achieved this honor.

At Justice High School, the bands, under the direction of Brian Thomas, have been a beacon of excellence in Fairfax County. The Justice Bands have received invitations to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Concert and the National Concert Band Festival.

Moreover, they consistently receive excellent and superior ratings at state march and concert assessments.

A distinguishing feature of the Glasgow Band Program is its embrace of diverse musical expressions. The program proudly showcases works from a variety of composers, celebrating the richness of musical traditions across cultures and backgrounds. This commitment not only enhances students’ musical education but also fosters an inclusive and culturally enriching environment.

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Andrew Sharrock

by TUX People’s Music. His primary composition teachers include Dr. Michael Nickens and Dr. Robert Gillam, additional instructors have included Mark Camphouse, and Ivan Trevino.

Director

Sharrock holds membership in the National Association for Music Educators, Virginia Music Educators Association, Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. In 2019 he was selected for the VMEA Leadership Symposium and currently serves as the VBODA District X Representative. He currently lives in Oakton, VA, with his wife, Katie, and their dog, Evie. In his free time Mr. Sharrock enjoys hiking, camping and rooting for the New York Yankees.

Andrew Sharrock is a Fairfax, VA, based educator, composer and trumpeter.

Originally from Central Islip, on Long Island, NY, he currently is the Director of Bands at Glasgow Middle School where bands under his direction have consistently earned Superior ratings at District Band Assessment. Sharrock has earned degrees in Music Education (B.M. 2016) and Composition (M.M. 2022) from George Mason University.

Sharrock’s compositions have been performed across the east coast and midwest including performances at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, Charlotte New Music Festival, and the Composing for Percussion Seminar. In 2022 he was named a runner up in the American Prize for Composition, university division.

Sharrock’s compositions are published

A product of Prince George’s County Public School System, Cullen Waller exemplifies both academic and artistic fortitude. After graduating from Northwestern High School with a Certificate of Merit in International Studies, he decided to further his studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. Waller graduated with a B.A. in Music (Instrumental Performance) and continued on to complete his Masters of Art in Teaching. He recently received a Masters of Administration and Supervision from Loyola University.

In 2010, he began his teaching career at Gwynn Park Middle School and in 2013 joined the Benjamin D. Foulois Creative & Performing Arts Academy faculty. He is currently Director of Instrumental Studies and Bands at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts at Suitland High School.

In addition to his teaching duties,

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Mr. Waller also maintains a rigorous performance schedule as a freelance trumpeter. He performs in community bands, with local and national music artists, and is founder of the Seasonal Brass Quintet, LLC. Mr. Waller is a member of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons and holds membership in a number of professional organizations including: the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Maryland Music Educators Association, National Band Association, and Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity.

An avid seeker of knowledge, Mr. Waller pushes his students to strive for the highest not only in music, but in life. His goal is to mold great musicians and well-rounded members of society.

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Tamara Freeman Assistant Director

Tamara Stevick Freeman is the assistant band director at Glasgow Middle School, currently in her 8th year at Glasgow. A graduate of Frostburg State University she has held positions in Calvert County Maryland prior to moving to Fairfax County in 1991. She has been a Music Educator since 1986.

Mrs. Freeman is also the Handbell Director at St Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Annandale, VA. St Matthew’s has 6 active Handbell Choirs, grades 3- adult. They have performed numerous times at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, The State Department, Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center, and with Fairfax Choral Society. She has been with SMUMC for 25 years.

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Youth Performing Arts School Symphonic Band

Mainliner | Leonard B. Smith (1915–2002) Mysterium | Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)) Peterloo Overture | Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), arr. Sayre

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Youth Performing Arts School Symphonic Band Personnel FLUTE

Jonathan Claro

Claire Cain

Reice Hudson (+piccolo)

Marion Whitfield

Samantha Collins (+bass)

Yacine Diop

Noah Sparks (+tenor sax)

Jake Rydberg (+bass)

Avery Armstrong

Sebin Sripathi (+tenor sax)

EUPHONIUM

Jonathan Beacham

Christopher Gissendaner

OBOE

(+baritone sax)

Eric Maxey Alyssa Oliver

Leticia Ferriera

TRUMPET

Rehaan Egbert

(+English horn)

Colin Selch

Kyle Martin

Katelyn Collins

Madison Wallitsch

Levi Carney

Drew Moutachouik

TUBA

BASSOON Christian Nolden

Angelina Eckerle William Shavkey

CLARINET

Roman Allgeier

Hyun Kim

Sean Darby

Andrew Blosser

Jake Caines

Miles McCormick Brooklyn Nicely Amelia Ames Victoria Powell Hank Russo (+bass)

HORN Keegan Coomer Reid Allen Caroline Byrum

Connor Dempsey Keegan Henning Carmen Morales Andrew Snyder PERCUSION Thomas Witt Alexander Schardein Quinton Schwaniger Jonah Sorenson

Isabella Powell (+bass)

TROMBONE

Charlie Humble

Ted Veterano (+bass)

Kevin Canales

Josephine Brown

Jonathan Powell

Julius Adams

Elliot Hawkins

Hudson Toler

SAXOPHONE Elisa Fajardo-Henry Mela Campbell Quinn Shean

Bryce Coleman Mox Wilson

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Youth Performing Arts School Principal: Bryan Crady The Youth Performing Arts School is one of five magnets associated with duPont Manual High School, and offers magnet programs in Band, Vocal Music, Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, Theater, Musical Theater, Dance, and Design and Production.

Graduates are consistently accepted at the top colleges and universities in the nation. Located in the educational complex adjacent to the University of Louisville, YPAS is one of only two schools in Kentucky to provide high school students with majors in the performing arts. Founded in 1978, YPAS has received local, state, national, and international recognition in the arts. In addition, the Youth Performing Arts School has served as a model for similar schools throughout the nation. YPAS accepts students from all public and private middle and high schools in the county based upon a competitive audition process. With a current enrollment of 1,900 students, duPont Manual High School offers its students intensive study within their Youth Performing Arts School magnet, while also providing a nationally recognized rigorous academic curriculum. Supported by the Producers (Youth Performing Arts School Parent Organization), students are able to study with some of the finest musicians in the Louisville music community.

The YPAS Band was founded by Robert Bischof (1978–1993). Following Mr. Bischof, the band program continued to grow under the tremendous leadership of Dennis Robinson (1993–2008), Curtis Essig (Director of Bands, 2008-2021/ Associate Director of Bands 1993–2008), and Jason Gregory (Associate Director of Bands 2008-Present). Following Curtis Essig’s retirement in 2021, Dr. Kevin Callihan was appointed as the school’s fourth Director of Bands.

The YPAS Instrumental Music Program includes the following course offerings for academic credit: Music Theory I, Advanced Placement Music Theory II, Applied Piano, Symphony Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Intermediate Brass, Intermediate Woodwinds, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Ensemble, and Chamber Ensemble.

YPAS majors are enrolled in at least two periods of music each semester and may add more courses as their schedule allows. The Intermediate Brass and Woodwind classes are non performing skill-development classes in which all freshmen participate. Considered the key to the YPAS Band program, students spend their first-year learning to perform the full range of their instrument in all their major and three forms of their minor keys. In addition, students also learn the seven modes. They commit to memory approximately 200 rhythmic patterns at assigned metronomic markings and complete three to four method books.

This material is supplemented by exposure to etude and solo repertoire,

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professional music journal articles, and recordings of live performances by professional artists. The goal of the class is to transform the students into distinguished sight-readers able to prepare grade five and grade six repertoire for performance in 12 to 14 rehearsals. The Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble perform six concerts a year concentrating on the study of grade five and grade six literature. A typical year at YPAS for a student enrolled in both Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble offers him/her the opportunity to perform around 36 band compositions. Under a four-year rotating curriculum, no music title is repeated during a student’s tenure at YPAS. Students are required to perform a solo convocation performance each semester and to submit polished etude performances every six weeks to build a repertoire list of 24 etudes and 8 solos in preparation for college auditions.

Additional performance opportunities include the YPAS Full Orchestra, Pit Orchestra (musical, opera, ballets, etc.), Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Percussion Ensemble, duPont Manual Marching Band, duPont Manual Pep Band, all the standard chamber ensembles for woodwinds and brass, and honors groups at the district, state, and national level.

This past year, the YPAS Band program placed 55 students in all All-State Ensembles (5 Jazz, 6 Percussion Ensemble, 12 Orchestra, 32 Bands) and 105 in AllCounty Ensembles (50 in Wind Ensemble, 42 in Symphonic Band, 13 in Jazz Ensemble). In addition, two students were selected for the National Youth Orchestra, three students were selected for the National Honor Band of America, one

student was selected for the NAfME AllNational Concert Band, and one student received the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship and performed on the nationally syndicated NPR radio show From The Top. The YPAS band program promotes the creation of new repertoire for the wind band. The YPAS Band program commissioned Paul Dooley’s “Moonlight Muse” and Gala Flagello’s “Vitality” for the 2023 Midwest Clinic. The program is currently leading a commission consortium for a new grade six work from Dr. Erich Stem. In the past year, the YPAS band program has joined two commission consortiums (Dr. Matthew Herman’s “Deliver us from Evil” and Barry Milner’s two-movement work inspired by Horatio Spafford’s “It Is Well with My Soul”). In 2022, the school commissioned Dr. Tyler Taylor (YPAS alum) to write “Memento No. 2,” a work dedicated to Curtis Essig’s tenure at the Youth Performing Arts School.

The YPAS band program performs in adjudicated national festivals annually, and their recent trips have taken them to some of the finest performances venues in the country including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Orchestra Hall in Chicago, IL, the Tobin Performing Arts Center in San Antonio. Conference/clinic performances include the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2023), the Midwest Clinic (Percussion Ensemble 2017, Symphony Orchestra 2019, & Wind Ensemble in December 2023), and the Music for All National Concert Band Festival (2008, 2011, 2016, and 2023).

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Dr. Kevin Callihan Director of Bands

Dr. Kevin Callihan is currently the Director of Bands at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, Kentucky.

He has previously held Director of Bands positions at Longwood University (VA), Kentucky Wesleyan College, and Apollo High School (KY). Callihan holds degrees from Morehead State University, Northwestern University, and the University of Kentucky. Ensembles under Dr. Callihan’s direction have been selected as National Winners in the Foundation for Music Education’s Mark of Excellence/National Wind Band Project in multiple divisions and have been invited to perform at the Midwest

Clinic, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival, and the KMEA Conference.

In addition, Dr. Callihan has presented and/or performed at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association Clinic, the KMEA Conference, the International Tuba & Euphonium Conference, the International Trombone Festival, the College Band Directors National Association Conference, and the International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music International Conference. He is an active performer, clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator both regionally and nationally. Dr. Callihan is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Kentucky Music Educators Association, the American School Band Directors Association, the National Band Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Honorary Music Fraternity, and Who’s Who in America. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife Kaitlin and their daughter Katherine.

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Jason Gregory Associate Director of Bands

Mr. Gregory is currently the Associate Director of Bands and the Director of Percussion Studies at the Youth Performing Arts School. He also serves as the Director of Athletic Bands for duPont Manual High School which includes a competitive marching band, pep band, and a competitive winter guard program. This is his 23rd year of teaching and 16th year at duPont Manual/YPAS. Under his leadership, the duPont Manual Marching Band has grown to over 75 members, is a consistent KMEA state semifinalist in class 4A and the winter guard is a consistent Tri-State championship finalist. His percussion ensembles have performed at the KMEA Conference,

the Music for All/Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival and the Midwest Clinic. In addition, the YPAS percussion ensemble won the large ensemble division of the Black Swamp HS competition in 2016 (1st) and 2022 (2nd).

Mr. Gregory was recently named the 2022–2023 KMEA District 12 “High School Teacher of the Year.” As a musician, Mr. Gregory performed at the Midwest Clinic in 2013 with the Louisville Concert Band (Fred Speck, conductor) and serves as a substitute percussionist with the Louisville Orchestra. Mr. Gregory is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Music (BME 2001) and Indiana Wesleyan University (MED 2008). His professional affiliations include KMEA, the PAS, and NAfME. Jason currently resides in Louisville, KY, with his wife Nikki. Their son Cole is pursuing his master’s degree in Percussion Performance at Middle Tennessee State University and their daughter Hope is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Writing at Belmont University. Both are proud graduates of duPont Manual/YPAS.

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University of Maryland Wind Ensemble

Anahita (3 movements) | Roshanne Etezady (b . 1973) Red Sky | Anthony Barfield (b. 1983) Theme and Variations, op. 43a | Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) Rolling Thunder | Henry Fillmore (1881–1956)

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University of Maryland Wind Ensemble Personnel PICCOLO

Michael Ortiz (+alto)

EUPHONIUM

Ellyse Davisson

Natalie Turner

Daphne Fish

Natalia Escalona

SAXOPHONE

Matthew Miller

Brandon Greenberg (+soprano/+alto)

Alexander Russ

Alexa Hunleth FLUTE

TUBA

Gabrielle Barke

Tycho Stephenson (+baritone)

Trey Pope

Ellyse Davisson

Katrina Webbert (+tenor)

Ryan Vest

Natalia Escalona

Rebecca Williams (+alto)

PERCUSSION

HORN

Jason Amis

Kyle Bickel

Patrick Bain

Nicholas Gonzālez

Mare Lennon

Zander Borrow*

Morgan MacLean

Bruce Perry

Hary Shinkle

Alyssa Proctor

Bud Wilson

Michael Sinai

Hannah Soo-Tho

STRING BASS

BASSOON

Ethan Thoms-Chesley

Will Duis

TRUMPET/CORNET

Alden Lin (+contrabasoon)

William Allen

David Nsolo

Amber Bowen-Longino

CLARINET

Victor Esan

Marli Banner

Ryan Saylor

TBA

Landon Stone

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Alexa Hunleth Hoclin Molina Diaz OBOE/ENGLISH HORN*

Samuel Cheng

TBA PIANO Hexin Qiao HARP

Lexi Deifallah (+bass)

Alex Wu

Ava Dutrow

TROMBONE

Christine Higley

Leeza Frank (+e-flat)

Connor McCracken

Brad Jopek

Annie Gruman (+bass)

Ufondu Obianuka

Molly McPoland (+bass)

Jason Ramsland

Gracie Morgan (+bass)

Avi Spector

Zachary Harwell

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University of Maryland Bands The University of Maryland band program was founded in 1908 under Sergeant Levi G. Smith and consisted of only 25 band members. By 1927, three student bands were organized and recognized as official student organizations. In the present day, the band program has grown exponentially since it’s inception and consists of three concert ensembles - University of Maryland Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and University Band. In recent years, the Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble have been invited to perform at acclaimed international and national wind band conferences. The UMD band program is enhanced by a set of comprehensive ensembles—University

of Maryland “Mighty Sound of Maryland” Marching Band and the Maryland Pep Band. Both ensembles have performed for tens of thousands of fans as they represent the university throughout the country at various sporting events.

Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. Director of Bands Dr. Andrea Brown Associate Director of Bands / Director of Athletic Bands Dr. Craig Potter Assistant Director of Bands

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Andrea E. Brown Music Director

Dr. Andrea E. Brown was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland in 2018. In this position she conducts the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble, serves as the Director of Athletic Bands, teaches conducting, and is the coordinator of the conducting division. Brown is formerly a member of the conducting faculty at the University of Michigan where she served as the assistant director of bands and was a faculty sponsor of a College of Engineering Multidisciplinary Design Project team researching conducting pedagogy technology. She also served as the director of orchestra and assistant director of bands at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. She is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the US, Europe, and Asia.

While under her direction, the UMD Wind Ensemble has been selected to

perform at the College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference, and has performed works by a diverse range of composers. Brown and the ensemble have collaborated with soloists Willie Clark, Robert DiLutis, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, and Amanda Staub.

She led a consortium commissioning Omar Thomas’s setting of Shenandoah and has participated in commissions for works by Katahj Copley, Shiyung Li, Catherine Likhuta, and Harrison Collins.

During her time at Maryland, the UMD “Mighty Sound of Maryland” Marching Band has collaborated in halftime shows with local artists such as the Critical Condition Band (DC GoGo), Mawty Maw (rap artist), Grace Chin (drum set), and the Maryland Steel Pan Collective. MSOM has also been a part of joint performances with the Howard University “Showtime” Marching Band and the Penn State “Blue” Band, and has participated in special performances at The Kennedy Center (DC), the Heisman Trophy Banquet (NY), and Bands of America Regionals (MD).

Brown completed a DMA in instrumental conducting at UNC Greensboro where she was a student of John Locke and Kevin Geraldi. While at UNCG, she was both guest conductor and principal horn on UNCG Wind Ensemble’s fireworks! and finish line! CDs released on the Equilibrium label. Brown has also had several rehearsal guides published in the popular GIA Publications series, “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band” and has presented at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Oxford Conducting Institute, Music For All Summer Symposium, the Yamaha Bläserklasse in Schlitz, Germany, the International Computer Music for All Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival | 46

Music Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the College Music Society International Conference in Sydney, Australia, and multiple times at the College Band Directors National Association National Conference.

A proponent of inclusion and equity issues in the music profession, Brown is a frequent guest speaker on these topics.

She currently serves on the CBDNA Diversity Committee and was a founding member of the Drum Corps International InStep Committee. Brown is the founder of “Women Rising to the Podium”—an online group of over 4900 members supporting and celebrating women band directors.

Additionally, she also served as the chair of the Sigma Alpha Iota Women’s Music Fraternity Graduate Conducting Grant for eight years and is an advisor of the SAI chapter at the University of Maryland.

Brown previously served on the brass and conducting instructional staff of the DCI World Champion Phantom Regiment (2004–2017). Other marching organizations she has instructed include the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band and Carolina Crown. Brown has served as a music judge for Drum Corps International since the 2022 season and has been a member of the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield Jury since 2021. Additionally, Brown was invited to be the Eastern Region Director of the 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary Collegiate Mass Band and will be leading the group in its performances in Normandy, France.

As a performer, Brown was a member of the AA Brass Quintet, which won the International Brass Quintet Competition hosted by Fred Mills at the University of Georgia. She performed with the horn sections of the Boston Brass All Stars Big Band, North Carolina Symphony, WinstonSalem Symphony, and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Brown has studied brass performance and pedagogy with Abigail Pack, J.D. Shaw, Jack Masarie, Freddy Martin, Dottie Bennett, Randy Kohlenberg, Richard Steffen, and Ed Bach.

Originally from Milan, Tennessee, she is a graduate of Austin Peay State University and earned a master of music degree in horn performance and a master of music education degree with a cognate in instrumental conducting from UNCG. Prior to her position at Georgia Tech, Brown was the assistant director of bands at Austin Peay State University and taught public school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Dallas, Texas.

She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and CBDNA. She was awarded the Rose of Honor as a member of Sigma Alpha Iota Women’s Music Fraternity and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

Brown lives just outside of Washington, D.C., with her dog Applesauce.

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Festival Team Dr. Andrea Brown, Festival Coordinator, Associate Director of Bands, University of Maryland Aaron Muller, Senior Assistant Director for Production and Operations, UMD School of Music Jolene Blair and Jenna Dietrich, Volunteer Coordinators Tina Hoitt, University of Maryland Athletic Bands Coordinator, Bands Eric Posner, Festival Coordinator Lance Wain, Regina Esposito, Maria Brazao, and Hannah Al Khudayri at Grafik, Digital Program Book Design

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Special Thanks Scott Casagrande and the team at Music for All UMD Chapters of SAI and NAfME All UMD Student Volunteers Brian Starace, Announcer

All of our wonderful sponsors: University of Maryland School of Music The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Peabody Preparatory

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