Pyramid Concert Program 03132014

Pyramid Pride
Langley Freshman Orchestra
Waltz No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shostakovich
Russian Sailor Dance, from the Red Poppy. . . . . . . Glière (arr. Hoffman)
Cooper Concert Orchestra
Conquistador! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday
Langley Sophomore Orchestra
Point Lookout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Balmages
Interlude: Moszkowski - Étincelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lyric Yu, piano
Cooper Symphonic Orchestra
Arlington Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . del Borgo
Langley Symphonic Orchestra
Carmen Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bizet. (arr. Hall)
Cooper Chamber Orchestra
Iditarod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Newbold
Interlude: Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 10. .Theron Masters, piano
Langley Philharmonic & Chamber Orchestra
Serenade for Strings
Tema Russo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tchaikovsky
Langley Orchestra Director, Dr. Scott McCormick
Freshman Orchestra & Cooper MS Director, Ms. Bo-Min Son
Orchestra Director
Dr. Scott McCormick
Langley High School
Dr. McCormick (aka ”Doc” to his
students) is in his 13th year of teaching with the
Fairfax County Public school system as director of the orchestral program at
Langley. Originally from Canada, he completed his B.M. at the University of
Western Ontario and his M.M. and D.M. in Performance and Literature from
Indiana University. He was recently invited to join the music faculty at Patrick
Henry College, where he serves as an adjunct professor of music theory and
instructional music. He also performs as a violist with the Washington Bach
Consort and has played with a number of period instrument ensembles in the
D.C. area.
Dr. McCormick is a contributor to new research in the historical
performance practice of music of Baroque era. He specializes in the performance
of the viola d’amore, an unusual baroque instrument with sympathetic strings. An
excerpt of his doctoral thesis ‘Pur al fin Gentil Viola’ was published in the
Newsletter of the Viola d’Amore Society of America. One of his performances,
from the National Gallery in Ottawa with members of the Canadian group
Tafelmusik, was broadcast nationally by CBC radio. He has also performed as a
viola d’amore soloist with the Richmond Symphony, with the Penn State
University Baroque Orchestra, and for the annual National Cathedral performance
of Bach’s St. John Passion.
Dr. McCormick, and his wife Rebekah are founders of the Second Fiddle
Farm, a 12-acre facility in Loudoun County, which is home to two horses, three
sheep, and seven chickens. Their spunky six-year-old daughter, Norah, and
younger brother, Hugh, keep Doc and Rebekah filled with joy when he is not
teaching his Langley Orchestra students.
Orchestra Director
Ms. Bo-Min Son
Cooper Middle School
Langley High School Freshman
Ms. Bo-Min Son, a proud alumna of Cooper
MS and Langley HS, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University
with a Bachelor of Music and is currently working towards her Masters in
Music Education at George Mason University. Ms. Son started her music
training early on the piano, but decided that the cello was her choice of
instrument at the age of 11. Since then, she has held principal roles in
American Youth Philharmonic, Boston University Chamber Orchestra and
was a fellow member of National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship
Program, where she received a full scholarship to pursue her musical training.
She also performed and featured as a soloist at multiple venues such as
Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall and The Kennedy Center. She obtained
numerous awards from a number of competitions including a Grand Prize
from the Third International New Praise for Piano and Strings. She has
participated in master classes with Alban Gerhardt, Paul Katz, Norman Fisher
and Joshua Gordon. Her principal teachers include Dorothy Amarandos,
Glenn Garlick of National Symphony Orchestra and Marc Johnson, formerly
with Vermeer Quartet.
Busy maintaining her career as a cellist, conductor and educator, Ms. Son
currently directs and oversees over 200 secondary strings students daily at
Cooper Middle School and Langley High School in McLean, VA. In addition
to teaching, Ms. Son enjoys being a music coach in the community and has a
thriving private cello studio that includes a wide range of students. She
continues to sustain her love for playing the cello by performing in the
McLean Orchestra. When she’s not playing or teaching, she loves to travel.
District XII Orchestra Assessment
Each year, the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association organizes
assessments for all the music programs in Virginia public schools. In each
area, a panel of three professional adjudicators is assembled to critique the
participating ensembles and judge them against state standards for
excellence in performance, sight-reading, musicianship and orchestral skills.
Langley High School and Cooper Middle School are members of District
XII, which includes schools from the northern region of Fairfax County and
neighboring Arlington County. This year’s VBODA Assessment will
include more than 50 orchestras and over 3,000 students, making it among
the largest and most competitive music festivals in the USA. It has grown so
large that the event has been split into two divisions. The High School
portion will be held at South Lakes High School on March 21st and 22nd.
The Middle School entries will be hosted by James Madison High School on
March 14th and 15th.
This year, the Cooper Concert Orchestra will be presenting at the Grade III
level and the Chamber Orchestra will perform at the Grade IV level.
Langley will be preparing the Sophomore Orchestra to compete at the
Grade V level and the Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the highest
level of competition, Grade VI. They will attempt to qualify for the
prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for Music. This honor is achieved by only a
handful of Virginia schools, and our department was honored to receive this
award each of the past four years.
We hope that every orchestra family will do their part to ensure that our
musicians arrive on time and prepared to represent our pyramid in
competition, so please come out to cheer on our Saxons and to hear some of
the other excellent orchestras in our community.
Langley High School - Saturday, March 22 at South Lakes High School
Sophomore Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra
Arrival: 8:00am
Arrival:
4:30pm
Tune:
8:10am
Tune:
4:50pm
Rehearse: 8:40am
Rehearse:
5:20pm
Perform: 9:10am
Perform:
5:50pm
Sight-read: 9:40am
Sight-read: 6:30pm
Cooper Middle School-Friday, March 14 & 15 at James Madison High School
Chamber Orchestra (Block 3)
Concert (Block 1)
Arrival: 2:30pm
Arrival:
11:20pm
Tune:
2:55pm
Tune:
11:45pm
Rehearse: 3:15pm
Rehearse: 12:05pm
Perform: 3:40pm
Perform:
12:30pm
Sight-read: 4:00pm
Sight-read: 12:50pm
Cooper
Concert
Orchestra
Cooper
Concert Orchestra
Violin I
Viola
Delaney Bond
Nick Annunziata
Akash Despande
Rishab Gupta*
Augie French
Shivani Patel
Kayla Krieger*
Alexander Tran*
Eddie Leigh
Esther Park*
Cello
Jake Bickel
Katherine Cannon
Violin II
Christopher Fox*+
Molly Buckler
Momin Kalem
Terri Hsu*
Chichi Llloh
Adrienne Malcolm*
Bass
Ellen Savage
Zhenya Dodzin*+
Matt Subido
* Principal
Zach Sutton
+ District
Thank you to the following Tri-M and Tech Crew orchestra
students for your support and leadership during the orchestra
concerts.
Volunteer Coordinators - Sara Ibrahim and Sara Zahir
Stage Coordinator - Alex Blankinship
Breakdown Crew - Maggie Farnsworth, Rushi Challa, Justin Nguyen,
Quan Pham, Fiong Smith, Henry Takane, and Phong Truong
Photographer - Patrick Dubois
Tech Crew - Steven Corcoran and David Fraley
Cooper
Cooper Symphonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Symphonic
Violin I
Viola
Adam Colton*
Ananya Amirthalingam
Andrew Chilton*
Anne Poliquin
Erica Steffy
Matthieu Shivnen
Shivanthi Solos
Olivia Webb
Vikram Prasad
Violin II
Cello
Belen Dentzel-Helmy
Megan Carlon*
Catalina Smith*
Jackie Ho
Catherine Ren
Julia Bullock
Maddie Garner
Sam Etmad-Moghadam
Tara Saghafi
Soli Tesfai
Bass
JT Gorman*
* Principal
Cooper
Orchestra
Cooper Chamber Orchestra
Symphonic
Violin I
Viola
Jean Cho*+
Ally Black
David Corcoran
Tara Olfat*+
Jonathan Kim
Emily Shin
Min Lee*+
Violin II
Cello
Hana Belt
James Rau
Ethan Black
Bella Valcourt*
Jacob Black
Jasper Carr
Thomas Corcoran*
Bass
Lauren Divney
Lauren Nazarian*
Maura Woods
* Principal
+ District
Langley Orchestra Calendar
District Assessment South Lakes HS, Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22 TBA
All-Virginia Band & Orchestra Event VA Tech, Thurs.-Sat., April 3,4 &5 TBA
Solo & Ensemble Festival
Herndon HS, Friday, April 25, TBD
“Out Of This World” Pops Concert
Tuesday, June 3, 7PM
Freshman Orchestra
Violin I
Viola
Matthew Cox
Margo Beck*
Noora Haghighi*
Tanner Doverspike
Dotson Hsing*
Zachary Lew**
Christine Hwang
Nate Oo
Amber Lai
Jordyn Park
Kevin Liu
Claire Pennington
Greg Oh
Allie Vogt
Priyanka Susaria
Joe Zane
Christopher Tran
Cello
Devin Truong
Faisal Alsaif
Violin II
Vanya Barrer
Benjamin Briggs*
Cameron Hohl
Chandler Carruthers
Anya Huffman
Jessica Cuddihy
Emma Kohm
Andrew Farnsworth*
Arnold Leigh
Jackie Fraley
Allison Lew
Diana Gaiter
Scott Mexic
Danelle Harmon
Anna Park*
Parham Neyzari**
Kelsey Sherry*
Sadaf Sizdahkhani
Owen Westerheim
Sanam Sohrabian
Christian Yoon*
Medha Uppal
Bass
Su Yeon Yoo
Merriam Abboud
Alyssa Czaban
Jay Uitz*
*Principal
**Upperclassman
Sophomore Orchestra
Violin I
Viola
Daniel Chen
Jake Baker
Manolya El-Sekkaki
David Fraley*
Aaron Grossman
Ananya Hegde
Rumika Imdad
Benjamin Kenna
Maria McQuade
Yasmin Khodaei
Armon Moussavi-Nejad*
Patrick Kim
Honoria Riley
Willliam McNicholas*
Madeline Thompson
Anya Nasanow
Zoe Wang*
Maxine Nussbaum
Daniel Yoon
Minh Pham
Violin II
Erik Toor
Ameen Al-Dalli
Cello
Kitty Ascrizzi*
Daniel Baek
Steven Corcoran
Trisha Choe*
Sydney Frazier
Quinn Chu
Kyle Lam
Ben Culmer
Faatemah Mallick
Brent Davis
Yunseon Park
Ellison Kang
Akansha Ramamurthy
Brandon Kim
Kevin Shen
Jacob Shapiro
Haley Simkins*
Erin Wilkie*
Regina Yap
Bass
Tucker Grim
Kevin Pulley*
*Principal
Symphonic Orchestra
Violin I
Violin II
Pary Aflaki*
Justinian Yi*
Ariana Bowers
Rebecca Yim*
Patrick Dubois
Viola
Mallorie Garcia
Afham Chotani*
Drea George*
Sara Ebadi
Jessica Hauda
Maggie Farnsworth
Bryan Huynh
Shema Mohebi
Damien Islek
William Rau
Tim Kostelancik
Rachel Smith*
Tiffani Najadifar
Henry Takane
Quan Pham
Arushi Uppal
Madhuri Pragaya
Cello
Kurt Tran
Jordana Bickel*
Violin II
Tristan Choe
Rebecca Anger
Ian Helm
Mina Cho
Carter Hohl
Prerna Das
Jason Kim
Mara DaTrani
Kirk Knutsen
Angela Ferrerosa
Randy Liang
Raina Hasan
Eryney Marrogi
Benjamin Nguyen
Alyosha Onufrak
Justin Nguyen
Rachel Wu*
Phong Truong
Bass
Stephen Tung
Alex Blankinship*
Analea von Seggern
Leslie Rivers
Ashley Wilcock
Hunter Yates
*Principal
Chamber Orchestra
Violin I
Cello
Ian Beskin
Claire Lee*
Julia Hara*
Debbie Lee*
Grace Keffer*
Harrison Nam*
Violin II
Julia Pennington
Kylie Davidson
Bass
Nora Dell
Alex Blankinship*
Rebecca Oh*
Percussion
Christopher Quion
Rushi Challa
Viola
Piano
Sara Ibrahim*
Theron Masters
Troy Kim
Lyric Yu
Amelia Sugianto*
*Principal
Thank you!
Thank you to all the chaperones and students who traveled to
Orlando! A special thank you to Greg Pennington, Langley
trip coordinator and travel committee members, Diane Hara,
Susan McQuade, Lee Grossman and Becky Corcoran who
organized the fantastic trip.
We appreciate the support from our principal, Matt Ragone,
assistant principal Tommy Meier, school administration,
sponsors, Music and Travel Co. and especially our orchestra
families for making our Florida concert performances possible.
Thank you again for letting Langley Orchestra travel to the
spectacular city of Orlando – which was truly a magical
experience.
Philharmonic Orchestra
Violin I
Viola
Nathan Bala
Katherine Carris
Elizabeth Chiu
Ada Chen
Shannon Chu
Zachery Chou
Alexandra Cramer
Anna Cox
Julia Hara*
Sara Ibrahim*
Grace Keffer*
Kevin Le
Lauren Kim
Marissa Lee
Steven Pyon
Catherine Llave
Ashley Zhang
Penelope Mort Ranta
Violin II
Katherine Quion
Kylie Davidson
Swetha Ramesh
Nora Dell
Amelia Sugianto*
Stephanie Dubois
Sara Zahir
Natalie Fahlberg
Cello
Hoonie Kim*
Nirosha Beekhuysen
Rebecca Oh
Katherine Cassidy
Christopher Quion
Minhye Lee
Gretchen Roesel
Tony Lee
Jasmine Sher
Alex Lim
Aaron Sun
Harrison Nam*
Grace Sununu
Julia Pennington
Bass
Patrick Quion
Jonathan Grow*
Mason Schurmeier
Hunter Yates
Camille Thornton
Cliff Yang
*Principal
Thank you
to PTSA,
parents,
volunteers,
teachers,
and sponsors
for your
continual
support of
our
orchestra
students
and musical
program.
Artwork by Drea George
Langley
Orchestra
News
All-Virginia
Orchestra
Congratulations
to the following
Langley students!
Shannon Chu
Freshman, Violin I
Jonathan Grow
Sophomore
1st Alternate Bass
Please come to
support our
students at the
VBODA concert.
Details are available
on the Langley
website
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LANGLEY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY SPONSORS
Maestro’s Circle ($500)
The Chiu Family
Becky and Ted Corcoran
The Hara Family
Kurt and Julie Hohl
Drs. Jae Lim and Sora Lee
Michael Rivers and Sarah Stair
Ayako Schurmeier and Eric Jambon
David and Wen Masters
Sustaining Members ($200-$499)
Steve and Heather Baker
Keith and Kelly George
Mark and Patty Keffer
Faatemah Mallick
Charles and Elena Mitchell
Thomas and Elizabeth Roesel
The Sherry Family
The Toor Family
Taehee and Boksil Yi
Benefactors ($150)
The Bickel Family
The Cramer Family
Drs. Khalique and Lubna
Sponsors ($100)
The Abboud Family
Janet and Rex Blankinship
Peter and Serena Chou
The Czaban Family
The Fraley Family
Thomas and Perpetua Gaiter
The Grim Family
George and Yenni Grow
William and Karen Hauda
Haiwen Hsu and C. Allen Sher
Vijetha and Larry Huffman
The Huynh Family
Sponsors ($100)
Amna and Rizwan Ibrahim
Ivy Leung
Edwin and Deborah McNicholas
Susan and Kinnaird McQuade, Jr.
Andrew and Terri Nussbaum
Sara and Jinchul Park
Tien and Chi Pham
The Shapiro Family
Hollis and Amy Thompson
Alexandra and Michael Thornton
Loc Dinh Tran
Stephen Tung
The Vogt Family
Keith and Nancy Wilkie
C.J. and Regina Zane
Patrons ($50)
Vincent and Molly Ascrizzi
Susan and David Carris
John and Kathleen Dell
Trish & Dave Kostelancik
Subray Hegde
The Hunter Family
Lucia and Hendra Sugianto
Kurt Tran’s Family
Cliff Yang
Phil Yoon
The Zhang Family
Members ($25-$49)
The Aljibury/Al-dalli Family
The Cox Family
Parisa and Navid Haghighi
Warren and Becky Kohm
Kevin Le and Family
Julie Leigh
Laura Santini
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LANGLEY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY SPONSORS
The Langley Orchestra Society sincerely appreciates the support received from
businesses in the Langley area. LOS corporate sponsors are listed throughout the
program.
Absolute Thai
Adeler Jeweler
Advocates Inc. DC, Ltd.
Alterna Haircare
Assaggi Osteria, LLC
Boss Hogs Smoked Barbeque, Inc.
Café Tatti
Chop-n-Chicken
China Express
Claudia Lohner Photography, LLC
Classical Ballet Theatre
Dr. Garai - Orthodontist
Drs. Khalique and Lubna Zabir
-Aesthetique Cosmetic and Plastic
Surgery, LLC
Dr. Edward Nelson, Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Sora Lee DDS, PhD - Orthodontist
Drs. Whiston, Patterson, Corcoran
and Armanious
-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Emergent Biosolutions Inc.
Evo Bistro
Fairfax Cleaners
For The Wild Birds
Friends of Barbara Comstock
Gathered Stems
Georganne’s Hallmark of McLean
Georgetown Learning Centers
Greek Taverna
Greg Pinney, Instrument Repair
Hair Quarters of McLean
Honey Baked Ham of Reston
Ichiban Sushi Restaurant
Karen S. Bennett, Long & Foster
Kathleen Murphy
Kazan Restaurant
Kim’s Tailoring
Jeff Lubin
- Fine Portrait Photography & Gallery
Langley Prep
Lamps Unlimited
L’Auberge Chez Francois
Lynda S. Lews - Weichert Reator
Listrani’s Restaurant
Maggiano’s
Media Minders
Mesmeralda’s Gifts
McLean Family Restaurant
McLean Hardware
McLean Cleaners
McLean Nails & Spa
McLean Pharmacy
McLean Properties
Moby Dick House of Kabob
Music Masters. LLC
Naked Pizza
Pasa Thai Restaurant
Pulcinella Restaurant
Red Tomato Pizza
Salon Kenan
Salon Vivan
Smith’s of Bermuda
Star Nut Gourmet
Stella & Dot
Susson - Hairstylist of McLean
Sweet Stuff
Supervisor John W. Foust
The Artisans
The Kellogg Collection
The Medicine Chest Pharmacy
UBS Financial Services
- Mr. John M. Yun, CRPC
- Mr. Kris A. Wappaus
Wells Fargo Bank - Scott McLaughlin
Senior Financial Advisor
Wok N Roll
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The Cherokee School
The Cherokee School is a special education elementary school in Orlando. Langley
Orchestra students presented information about music and demonstrated their
instruments in classroom sessions designed by Langley Orchestra parent, Susan
McQuade. They also performed two concerts followed by piano solos from
sophomores, Theron Masters and Lyric Yu. The Cherokee students were captivated
by the music and presentations; and the Administrators expressed appreciation for the
time and impact that the Orchestras had on their elementary students. Many of our
Langley Orchestra students also acknowledged the value of the connection that they
had with many of the Cherokee students. It was a special way to end a trip to the
wonderful World of Disney and the magical World of Harry Potter.