2024-03-03 TCSYO Program - 1:30pm

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March

3, 2024 1:30pm Lake Braddock Secondary School
Chamber Music Prelude Orchestra Concert Orchestra String Ensemble The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras

A message from Artistic Music Director Mrs. Diana Chou

Dear TCSYO Families, Friends, and Supporters:

We are delighted to present this concert to you today. We’ve been hard at work in rehearsals, refining musical skills such as intonation, rhythmic accuracy, listening, blend, and group dynamics. We’ve been growing together as an ensemble, and the students have begun to work more cohesively

We are looking forward to the rest of the season. We’re especially excited for String Ensemble’s collaboration with BYOV on April 13th, and the final concert of the season on May 11. Be on the lookout for audition materials for the 2024-2025 season and information about summer camp!

Thank you for your continued support and attendance today - enjoy the performance!

Sincerely,

Upcoming TCSYO events

Apr 13, 2024: String Ensemble & BYOV @LBSS

9:00am-1:00pm. String Ensemble rehearses and performs with members of the Bay Area Youth Orchestras of Virginia at Lake Braddock Secondary School.

May 3, 2024: Chamber Music Concert

Grace Presbyterian Church, 7pm: Quartet, Trio, Duo, Sextet

May 11, 2024: Concert

Schlesinger Center: 3:30pm. All 5 orchestras and Percussion Ensemble

June 7-8, 2024: 2024-2025 Auditions

Symphonic and Chamber Orchestra will audition in-person. String Ensemble, Concert, and Prelude will submit video auditions. Check our website for more infomation!

June 24-28, 2024: Summer Camp @TBD

A week long day camp- 9am-noon.

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(www.tcsyo.org/calendar.php) to stay up to date on TCSYO events:

ABOUT US

The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras (TCSYO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 2010, TCSYO’s founders Dr. Cheri Collins and her husband, Mr. Michael Czuczor, organized a two-week long strings summer camp which has since grown into our current organization. Our orchestral program includes five orchestras from beginner to advanced levels and offers a place for all young musicians who want to play in an ensemble setting with other young musicians from around the DMV region.

In addition to our orchestras, TCSYO also features a growing chamber music program which focuses on music composed for small ensemble playing (i.e., string quartets). Percussionists in Symphonic Orchestra receive additional training and performance opportunities as members of the Percussion Ensemble. Symphonic Orchestra members are also eligible to participate in our annual Concerto Competition.

Prelude Orchestra (Mrs. Diana Chou, conductor) is TCSYO's entrylevel string orchestra designed for students who have had limited orchestral experience. This ensemble focuses on building solid, fundamental orchestral skills such as listening and also focuses on improving sight-reading and rhythmic abilities. Recommended for students with 1-2 years of private instruction, VBODA Level 2/Suzuki Book 1-2.

Concert Orchestra (Mr. Austin Isaac, conductor) continues expanding on the skills introduced in Prelude Orchestra as the music becomes more challenging. Orchestra members explore all sorts of musical expressions and continue to hone rehearsal skills and ensemble playing techniques. Recommended for students with 2-3 years of private instruction, VBODA Level 3/Suzuki Book 2-3.

String Ensemble (Mrs. Diana Chou, conductor) continues pushing young musicians towards a higher level of stylistic expression as the music becomes more technical and challenging. Listening and ensemble skills as well as attention to musical details become the main focus as students dive into what it means to create the orchestral sound. Recommended for students with 3-4 years of private instruction, VBODA Level 4/Suzuki Book 3-4.

TCSYO presents

Chamber Music Program, Mr Kenneth Law, Director

Trauermarsch from Antigone

Olivia Brelsford, violin

Christina Bethke, viola

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Aishani Banerjee, violin

Alexander Bethke, cello

Prelude Orchestra, Mrs. Diana Chou, Conductor

Star Dancer Mark Williams (b. 1975)

Gap of Dunloe (Gateway to MacGillycuddy’s Reeks) soloist: Emi Rongero

Chris Thomas (b 1952)

Pieces of Eight - A Pirate’s Jig Richard Meyer (b. 1919)

Chamber Music Program, Dr. Laura Kobayashi, Coach

Sonata for Three Violins in D Major II Vivace assai

James O’Connor, violin

Jyothi Thotakura, violin

Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739)

Samuel Zhang, violin

Concert Orchestra, Mr. Austin Isaac, Conductor

Western Dawn Alan Lee Silva

Cliffs of Moher

Susan H Day

Vortex Robert Longfield (b. 1947)

Chamber Music Program, Mr. Kenneth Law, Director

Canonic Sonata No. 2 I. Spirituoso

Jasper Majeed-Hall, cello

Georg Phillip Telemann (1681-1767)

Kassandra Owens, cello

String Ensemble, Mrs. Diana Chou, Conductor

The Sprint Alan Lee Silva

Pride of the Highlands

Katie O’Hara LaBrie (b 1984)

Orange Jam Jeffrey S Bishop

Prelude Orchestra

VIOLIN I

Emi Rongero, concertmaster

Kiele Canales

Zhuodong Cao

Violet Lanphere

Ada Moussavi

Lucia Petrides

Theodore Romanov

Ashley Zhou

VIOLIN II

Sebastian Morris-Fernandez, principal

Daniel Cooper

Grace Cuthbertson

Ava Enriquez

Tzipora Grunert

Cleo Perlstein

Ashlyn Smith

Eva Wang

Andrew Zhang

VIOLA

Lillian Park, principal

Cedric Chantemsin

Anna Coen

Penelope Huh

Gaby Nergui

CELLO

Jacqueline Taylor, principal

Tara Avramovic

Madeleine Bongard

Penelope Lanphere

Michael Smith

Ellis Wensel

BASS

Craig Stein, principal

HARP

Artemisia Hashemi, principal

Concert Orchestra

VIOLIN I

Oliver Zhang, concertmaster

Audrey Bohlin

Caroline Cronin

Eilin Feng

Amelia-Kate Holbert

Griffin Jones

Brianna Le

Nicholas Wang

Xinming Wang

Ellie Yoon

VIOLIN II

Ashlyn Saji, principal

Karina Bathrick

Emma Blythe

Ellie Chen

Jace Choi

John Coen

Laily Hatami

Stella Moussavi

Xinliang Wang

Grace Wegner

Ansel Withrow

VIOLA

Kenneth Kong, principal

Ethan Cassell

Lydia Danielsen

Calvert Klarevas

Harrison Smith

CELLO

Elias Alotaibi, principal

Isabelle Armijos

Roma Joshi

Soren Kihm

Elizabeth Lee

Natanyah Meyer

Elliot Moussavi

Kylie Nash

Luis Dariel Santiago Atilano

Constantine Tang

BASS

Sruthi Akiri, principal

Troy Howard

Michael Rossi

Quinn Tran-Reisman

String Ensemble

VIOLIN I

Adam Benbarka, concertmaster

Olivia Brelsford

Sammy Busen

Ivie Ebeigbe

Ethan Estrada

John Kerr

Jihan Kim

James O’Connor

Elise Yang Ravenhill

Muhammad Sadaan

Anais Sulaiman

Jyothi Thotakura

Ava Vasquez

Samuel Zhang

VIOLIN II

Emma Tran, principal

Aishani Banerjee

Aishik Banerjee

Emma Chen

Tristan Cooksey

Kate Gainer

Hannah Goudarzi

Sahana Gowrishankar

Amanda Hovis

Tyler Mauck

Avery Sellers

VIOLA

Era Inglis-Nela, principal

Maria Andrathy

Christina Bethke

Benicio Parkins

Effy Zhou CELLO

Kassandra Owens, principal

Alexander Bethke

Kendrick Chow

Taran Heron

Thandi Labor

Eliot Lee

Jasper Majeed-Hall

Katelyn Orellana

Kip Rockmann

Hope Sun

BASS

Emily Yi, principal

Mark Williams (b. 1975)

MarkWilliams was an Americancomposer andband director.

Mr.Williams held the Bachelor ofArts ineducationand Master ofEducation degreesfrom EasternWashington University, and served as woodwindperformer and arranger for the 560th Air Force Band.Hetaughtmusic inthestateofWashington for many years,specializing in elementary band.

One of the premier composers for school bands and orchestras, Mr. Williams was co-author of the Accent on Achievement Band Method. Mr. Williams had over 200 published works to his credit. As clinician and guest conductor, he traveled to 34 states, five Canadian provinces, and Australia.

Renowned for his compositions for band, orchestra, and choir, Mr. Williams earned numerous awards including the Western International Band Clinic's Gralia Competition and several ASCAP Special Awards. In addition to his writing and travel schedule, Mark performed regularly on bassoon and served as conductor and artistic director for the Spokane British Brass Band." -The Wind Repertory Project “Mark Williams ” https://www.windrep.org/Mark Williams

Star Dancer introduces young string players to Lydian mode (think of a major scale with the fourth note raised by a half-step) as well as open double-stops. The melody features in each section of the orchestra over a vigorous and rhythmic background.

Chris Thomas (b. 1975)

homas is anaward-winning filmcomposer with sfilm andtelevision credits. In 2013, his score Up, Tony Phillips was voted best soundtrack at m and musicfestivals. In 2011, Chris won Best V Music attheWorld Music Awards in od, and the GoldMedal Prize fromthe Park City sic Festival.”

“In the concert world, Chris orchestrated and arranged large works for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Master Chorale’s Easter Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. His own works have been performed and recorded by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Northwest Symphony Orchestra, Rose City Chamber Orchestra, University of Southern California Symphony, Angeles String Quartet, Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, Fear No Music ensemble, Willamette University Chamber Choir, Oregon East Symphony, A-Sharp Youth Symphony and various American festival ensembles.”

A Kjos Music Company Chris Thomas https://kjos.com/person/view?id=1611

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About Gap of Dunloe: “For millennia travelers followed the sheep trails through the Gap of Dunloe, an imposing wedge of earth cut from the MacGillycuddy's Reeks. This pass creates a natural convenient shortcut through the mountains to the charming town of Killarney. It is an amazing sight, and truly spectacular in scale! The small path leads you through seven miles of steep, craggy cliffs, and along the way you encounter three stunning lakes, an old wishing bridge, ancient ruins, and herds of curly-horned mountain sheep.”

“This music was inspired by the traditional songs of Ireland, where you will often find drinking songs, ballads, and laments, usually taking the form of reels, hornpipes, and jigs, and I hope this piece creates an opportunity to learn more about this wonderful Irish music. Hopefully, this will also motivate lessons in legato bowing, and how to play in a lyrical style. This piece features some independence between sections, call and responses, melody in the second violins, and a duet with viola and low strings Most of all, I hope performing this music will be an enjoyable experience!”

-Thomas, Chris. Gap of Dunloe (Gate to MacGillycuddy’s Reeks). FJH Beginning Strings, 2016.

Richard Meyer (b. 1957)

"Richard Meyer is a highly sought after music educator and maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician. For 35 years he taught string students at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels in the public schools. For 22 of those years, he directed the orchestras at Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California, growing the program from 29 string students to 200 and was in charge of the city’s elementary stringprogram In 2009, Mr Meyer implementedthe “Giving Bach” program at his school whichhas garnerednationalattentionfor its innovative ways of using interactiveconcerts to bring music intothe lives ofspecial needs and inner-city school students throughout SouthernCalifornia."

-Alfred Music. "Richard Meyer." https://www.alfred.com/authors/richard-meyer/

About Pieces of Eight - A Pirate’s Jig: Pieces of Eight introduces young musicians to 6/8timesignature The fun and catchy melody uses three basic rhythms throughout thepieceto teach students differentways tocountandplay in 6/8:

Rhythm1:

Rhythm2:

Rhythm3:

Keepyour ears open to hearallofthe rhythmsthroughout the piece!

Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739)

Based in Hamburg, Reinhard Keiser wrote over a hundred operas in his lifetime Music theorist and critic Johann Adolph Scheibe considered Keiser to be equal to Georg Friedrich Händel and Georg Philipp Telemann in terms of his compositional importance. His career and life saw him traveling and holding different posts throughout Germany and Copenhagen Although largely forgotten in modern times, Keiser’s work music was quite p n his obituary,Keiser’s colleague and fellow composer J dered him tobe “the greatestopera composer in the world.”

Alan Lee Silva

"AlanLeeSilvais acomposer, arranger,andorchestrator whosecredits include songs andunderscore for shows andattractions atUniversal Studios Japan,Tokyo DisneySea, Shanghai Disney,SesameStreetLive andthe upcomingUniversal Studios Beijing.Heis a popular composer ofmusic for string orchestra andbandmusic forschool ensembles.”

“Asan arranger and orchestrator, hehas workedonDisney’s Cinderella: A Twist In Time and Cinderella: Twice Charmed, the PBSDocumentary Mel Brooks: Make A Noise, television’s 7th Heaven as well as theWarner Bros. musical Secondhand Lions andtheFord’sTheatre musical Liberty Smith. Alan's music featuresappealing and identifiablemelodies accompaniedby freshharmonic ideas It comes to life with a modernscoringstyle and alush approachtoorchestration. His pieces havean upliftingAmericanastyle.”

-Excelcia Music Publishing Alan Lee Silva. https://excelciamusic.com/our-composers/alan-silva/

About Western Dawn:Paintingaportrait ofAmericana, Western Dawn setsthe tone withit’spastoral melodicopening. The piece can be splitintofive sectionsfollowing anA-A-B-C-Aform. TheAsections have a spiritedandvigorous marcato character incontrastto the legato, graceful Bsection. The Csectionfeatures a call-andresponse between the firstviolins andsecondviolins/violas.

About The Sprint: Silvaopens The Sprint withhis signature Americana sound.An active and energetic openingsectionis punctuatedwithaprecise accented motif. The middle sectionshifts keysfromG major toEmajor andexpands the orchestra’s sound up toevoke asenseofsoaring grandeur. Witha gradual transition back to G major, the inspirational final sectionreturns totherhythmic drive from the opening asitcharges toits finale.

Susan H. Day

“Susan Day holds music degrees from Ithaca College and Columbia University, New York She has taught strings at all grade levels in Colorado for over 30 years and is currently a string specialist with the Douglas County Schools. Her award winning groups were chosen to perform seven times at state and national conventions. In 2000, she received the “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” Award from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) of Colorado Besides teaching, she is a composer, arranger, clinician, guest conductor, and violinist with the Arapahoe Philharmonic.“

-Neil A Kjos Music Company Susan H Day. https://kjos com/person/view?id=1611

About Cliffs of Moher: Reminiscent of the music of Ireland, this piece captures the majestic beauty of one of Ireland’s most visited natural wonders, the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, which tower over the Atlantic Ocean Written in the keys of G Major and D Major, all parts stay in first position and have interesting melodic lines, including a fun dance-like round section to bring to mind the waves beating at the rocks. A variety of techniques, such as pizzicato, open string double stops, slurs, and even a few easy open string harmonics are featured.

-Day, Susan H Cliffs of Moher Highland/Etling Publishing, a division of Alfred Music, 2010

Robert Longfield (b. 1947)

“Robert Longfield is an award-winning composer, conductor, arranger, and educator. Mr. Longfield has earned degrees in music education and music performance from the University of Michigan and the University of Miami.

Mr. Longfield's career as a music educator spanned 42 years in the public schools of Michigan and Florida. He was the band and orchestra director at Miami Palmetto Senior High for 27 years. He also served as Palmetto's Visual and Performing Arts Department chair.

Mr. Longfield is the recipient of the "Teacher of the Year" award from the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association and the "Mr. Holland Award" from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He has also been Palmetto Senior High School's "Teacher of the Year "

In his retirement Mr. Longfield serves as conductor of the Greater Miami Symphonic Band, and he continues to add to his catalog of published compositions and arrangements for band and orchestra

A member of ASCAP, Mr. Longfield has received numerous commissions and has over 400 publications to his credit. His compositions and arrangements have been played and recorded by bands and orchestras throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Japan, and other parts of the world.”

-Hal Leonard Robert Longfield

https://www.halleonard.com/biography/397/robert-longfield

Georg Phillip Telemann (b. 1681-176

Telemann was easily one of history’s most successful composers - his staggering body of work encompasse over 3,000 surviving pieces. His reputation and fame completely overshadowed his friend and contempora J.S. Bach, whose work wouldn’t gain its appreciation until well after his death. As a multi-instrumentalist, Telemann’s compositions would incorporate many st of Baroque music and until the end of his life, he would continue to be a driving force in the late Baroque/early Classical period.

Telemann’s canonic sonatas were originally titled “Six Canons or Sonatas for two German Flutes or two Violins. ” Each movement of the sonatas are two-part canons where both musicians play the same line, one or two measures apart. With instrumentation being fairly flexible, these canons are some of Telemann’s most charming, witty, and beloved works

Jeffrey S. Bishop

“Dr.JeffreyS.Bishopis a music educator, composer, and conductor from KansasCity, Kansas. Jeffrey’s compositions for string orchestra, full orchestra, concert band, andchoirhave been commissioned and performed in the UnitedStates,Mexico,and throughout Europe.”

“Jeffreyhas appeared as a conductor/clinician for regionalandstate orchestras in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon,andSouthCarolina.His conducting style is markedbyattentiontodetail, a strong sense ofhumor,and the realization that every ensemblehas differentchallenges andstrengths Hebelieves that every ensemble is capableofreaching their ultimate potentialthroughhard work, dedication, and practice!“

-Neil A Kjos Music Company Jeffrey Bishop. https://kjos.com/person/view?id=709

About Orange Jam: Witha tempo marking of “Groove thang”, Bishop’s Orange Jam isenergeticandfunto play asitimitates a rockband- the piece opens with a glissandoeffectreminiscentofa guitar slide.The piece is rhythmically punchy and setin Gminor, givingitadramatic,grungy feelas the different sections of the orchestraimitateguitar riffs.Rockon!

Katie O’Hara LaBrie (b. 1982)

Composer-in-residence

TCSYO is excited and honored to be collaborating with conductor, cellist, clinician, and composer-in-residence, Mrs. Katie LaBrie.

An educator at heart, Mrs. LaBrie spent the first 15 years of her career teaching orchestra in Fairfax County, VA In her capacity as an orchestra director she enjoyed creating a variety of fulfilling experiences for her students, from Fiddle Days to Rock Shows, Summer Camps to Trips around the East Coast, performances at the Virginia State Music Educators Conference and in collaboration with the Detmold Jugendorchester of Detmold, Germany. In 2022, she was honored as one of Yamaha’s “40 Under 40,” for her action, courage, creativity, and commitment to growth in the music education field.

Mrs LaBrie holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from St Olaf College and a Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting from George Mason University. Her primary conducting teachers include Anthony Maiello, Steven Amundson & Timothy Mahr, as well as David Carter on cello.

In addition to her love of teaching Mrs LaBrie is a published composer and arranger, and is the editor for the Orchestra Division of Randall Standridge Music Publications. As a composer, Mrs. LaBrie enjoys creating new music with the goal of being educationally sound, pleasing to audiences, and above all, fun for the players. She finds inspiration from many sources, including family and nature, but primarily draws from her students and her own experiences as a music educator Her compositions have received many accolades, including frequent selection as J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice, as well as performances at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Directors Clinic and at the American String Teachers Association National Conference.

Mrs. LaBrie is a member of NAFME, ASTA, and ASCAP. She is an active guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She has presented clinics on: New Music (VMEA 2015, VA DoE 2019), "Practicing with Purpose: What's the Big IDEA?" (FCPS 2017, VMEA 2017, ASTA 2021, NCMEA 2022 Midwest 2022), and “How to Win Rehearsals & Influence Students” (ASTA 2022, MMEA 2022, NCMEA 2022, VBODA 2022).

Mrs LaBrie is the founding conductor of the Fairfax Chamber Players and the cocreator of "the Big I.D.E.A." practice method (www.PracticeWithPurpose.net). She lives in Fairfax with her husband Joe who is a middle school band director, and their eight year-old budding musician, Liam.

More information can be found on Mrs LaBrie’s website: https://www.katieoharalabrie.com/

Director of Chamber Music

Mr. Kenneth Law

Although cellist Kenneth Law enjoys a diverse career as performer, teacher and author, he considers himself first and foremost a chamber musician. He is a member of the Main Street Chamber Players and Trio Peridot, and cellist with the Ritz Chamber Players, Colour of Music Festival and Gateways Music Festival. Abroad, Mr. Law has performed chamber music concerts at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Holland and Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, as well as concerts in England, France, Scotland, Panama and Puerto Rico. In the US, he has performed at the Washington Performing Arts Club, the Italian and German Embassies in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert Series, Library of Congress in Washington, DC, Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York City. He has collaborated with such artists as Earl Carlyss (Juilliard String Quartet), Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet), Ying String Quartet, Norman Carroll (concertmaster emeritus, Philadelphia Orchestra) and violinist Diane Monroe, and has recorded orchestral and chamber music for Albany Records, and the New Albion and Telarc labels. In March of 2006, Mr. Law was featured on the nationally televised NAACP Image Awards as a member of the Ritz Chamber Players. In his home state of South Carolina, Mr. Law has performed at the Piccolo Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, SC, as a member of the Converse Trio, and subsequently as a member of Ensemble Argos and the Polaris Piano Trio.

Along with co-author Dr. Christina Placilla, the publication, We Are The Music Makers: Volume I: A Graded Guide to Chamber MusicString Quartets was published in 2013, and is the first in a multivolume set that will cover the myriad combinations of chamber music. The guide serves as a resource for chamber music coaches when needing to assign repertoire to an ensemble whose individual members are of varying levels of proficiency.

Most recently, Mr. Law was invited to join the faculty of the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine for the 2022 summer season.

Artistic Music Director & Conductor

Diana Chou is a talented and engaging music educator, conductor, and cellist. She is currently the Artistic Director of The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras, as well Conductor for the Chamber Orchestra and

String Ensemble. Mrs. Chou began her tenure with TCSYO in 2017 as the Prelude Orchestra Conductor; under her leadership, the program grew rapidly and String Ensemble was formed in the fall of 2019.

Mrs. Chou has been a devoted music educator since 2008, and has taught for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) since 2013. She currently teaches orchestra at Sangster and White Oaks Elementary Schools and has organized many student performance events for her pyramid including Strings Extravaganza, Solo Spotlight, and Area Orchestra. She has been a mentor to many first year orchestra teachers and has hosted several student teachers from JMU and GMU. Mrs. Chou has also helped to develop FCPS and Virginia Department of Education Curriculum projects. She is an active freelance cellist in the Washington D.C. area and is a founding member of the Maestra Ensemble. She has performed concerti with the Manassas Symphony Orchestra, Fairfax Chamber Players, and Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Chou was the associate conductor of the Fairfax Chamber Players from 2017-2019, coordinating concerts and the annual Concerto Competition.

Before moving to Virginia, she taught middle and elementary school orchestra for the Ithaca City School District. She served as Vice President of the Seneca Tompkins Music Educators Association from 2009-2013, and was the Chairperson for Area All State and All County festivals. Mrs. Chou was the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ithaca Community Orchestra from 2011 to 2013. In 2013 she was named a Music Educator Grammy Award Quarter Finalist. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Ithaca College, and Master of Music in Conducting from Houghton University.

Conductor

Mr. Austin Isaac is the high school orchestra director at Lake Braddock Secondary School (LBSS) and is also the lead of the orchestra Collaborative team at LBSS. He has taught orchestra at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and private schools in Virginia. He received his B.M. from James Madison University with a concentration in instrumental education and his Master’s Degree in Education from George Mason University. He has been commissioned and has written works for string orchestra, full orchestra, and choir. In addition to being a published composer with Wingert-Jones Publications, Austin has served as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for honor orchestras and state assessment performances in various regions of Virginia.

As a double bassist, Austin has been an active performer in a variety of orchestras in the Northern Virginia area. He has co-presented on improvisation in the instrumental classroom at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) in-service conference and has served on the VBODA Orchestra State Grading Committee. He has served as the regional orchestra representative for the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA), the manager for the All Virginia Orchestra, and he also serves on the Council for Music Education for VMEA in addition to being the chairman of the orchestra sight reading committee for VBODA. Under his direction, the Lake Braddock Middle School Chamber Orchestra was invited to perform at the 2016 annual VMEA In-Service Conference and the Lake Braddock Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform at the 2020 Music For All National Orchestra Festival.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS 2023-24

Ad Fontes Academy ♪ Battlefield High School ♪ Bonnie Brae Elementary School ♪ Bull Run Elementary School ♪ Canterbury Woods Elementary School ♪ Cardinal Forest Elementary School ♪ Centreville Elementary School

♪ Centreville High School ♪ Chantilly High School ♪ Cherry Run

Elementary School ♪ Churchill Road Elementary School ♪ Clearview

Elementary School ♪ Colgan High School ♪ Colin L. Powell Elementary School ♪ Cooper Middle School ♪ Cornerstone Christian Academy ♪

Courthouse Road Elementary School ♪ Courtland High School ♪ Daniels

Run Elementary School ♪ Discovery Elementary School ♪ Dorothy Ham Middle School ♪ Edison High School ♪ Fairfax High School ♪ Fairview

Elementary School ♪ Falls Church High School ♪ Flint Hill Elementary School ♪ Franklin Middle School ♪ Freedom High School ♪ Frost Middle School ♪ Gainesville High School ♪ Greenbriar West Elementary School ♪

H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program ♪ Hayfield Secondary School ♪ Herndon High School ♪ Hunters Woods Elementary School ♪ Irving Middle School ♪

James Madison High School ♪ John Champe High School ♪ Katherine Johnson Middle School ♪ Keene Mill Elementary School ♪ Kilmer Middle School ♪ Kings Glen Elementary School ♪ Lake Braddock Secondary School

♪ Lake Ridge Middle School ♪ Langley High School ♪ Laurel Ridge

Elementary School ♪ Lees Corner Elementary School ♪ Liberty Middle School ♪ Longfellow Middle School ♪ Luther Jackson Middle School ♪

Madison High School ♪ Mantua Elementary School ♪ Marshall High School ♪ Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School ♪ McLean High School ♪

Meadowland Elementary School ♪ Mercer Middle School ♪ Meridian High School ♪ Mosaic Elementary School ♪ Navy Elementary School ♪ Nysmith School ♪ Oak Hill Elementary School ♪ Oak View Elementary School ♪

Oakcrest School ♪ Oakton Elementary School ♪ Oakton High School ♪

Orange Hunt Elementary School ♪ Osbourn Park High School ♪ Poplar Tree Elementary School ♪ Potomac Falls High School ♪ Rachel Carson Middle School ♪ Robinson Secondary School ♪ Rockville High School ♪ Rocky Run Middle School ♪ Rolling Valley Elementary School ♪ Saint John Paul the Great High School ♪ Sangster Elementary School ♪ South County High School ♪ South Lakes High School ♪ Spring Hill Elementary School ♪ St

Anthony of Padua ♪ St. Leo the Great Catholic School ♪ St. Louis Catholic School ♪ St. Mark Catholic School ♪ Stone Hill Middle School ♪ Sunrise Valley Elementary School ♪ Swanson Middle School ♪ Terra Centre

Elementary School ♪ The Heights School ♪ The Potomac School ♪ Thomas

Jefferson Middle School ♪ Thoreau Middle School ♪ TJHSST ♪ W. T. Woodson High School ♪ Wakefield High School ♪ Waples Mill Elementary School ♪ West Springfield High School ♪ Westbriar Elementary School ♪

Westfield High School ♪ White Oaks Elementary School ♪ Wittenberg Academy ♪ Wolftrap Elementary School

AspecialthankyoutoourBoardofDirectorsandstaff:

Lee Anne Bache Cheri Collins Michael Czucor

SarahGeiger JonathanLund

Operational Staff

Barbara Dobberstein

Beverly Gowins

Catharina Meyers

Sectionalcoaches

Claire Allen

Lara Buchko

Hillary Ford

Gerald Fowkes

Danita Grundvig

Austin Johnson

Laura Kobayashi

Joshua Kowalsky

Harold Levin

Stephen Matthie

Brian Morton

Larry Oates

Hannah Price

Dereck Scott

Anna Sengstack

Holly Taylor

Thankyoutooursupporters:

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Katherine Johnson Middle School

Eastman School of Music

Foxes Music

George Mason University Dewberry School of Music

Houghton University Greatbatch School of Music

Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

James Madison University School of Music

Manassas Symphony Orchestra

NOVEC

Shenandoah Conservatory

Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Music

Donors

John Morris Alford

Jennifer Goeglein

John & Robbin Miranda

Lawrence & Courtnay Waite

SpecialthankstothefollowingKJMSteachers:

Charlie Burts

Kelly Harbison

Anna Sengstack

Gregory Stowers

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