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Fine Arts Memoranda 2014–2015

Dance Dance Showcase Debut

Music District II Festivals Honors Ensembles & Galas Lakeforest Mall Show

Theatre Theatre Guidelines Theatre Festival

Visual Art Countywide Art Shows

Superintendent’s Performing Arts Awards Gala

Date & Location

Fine Arts Events • 2014 – 2015 2

Fine Arts in MCPS Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is committed to providing quality art, music, dance, and theatre experiences and opportunities for students as a part of the curricular and extracurricular programs. This memoranda brochure offers information about the festivals, galas, countywide art shows, and auditioned honors ensembles within MCPS. Included are calendar dates and locations for these events. We hope that your students are able to participate in these programs and events.

For specific information about the fine arts programs, please go to the MCPS website, http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/

Table of Contents

Calendar of Events

● Dance

Dance Showcase……………………………………………………………………..… 5

● Music Festivals

Choral …………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Instrumental ………………………………………………………………………….. 7

● Music Honors Ensembles

Choral …………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Instrumental……………………………………………………………………………. 10

● Theatre

Theatre Guidelines ………………………………………………………………….. 11 Theatre Festival ……………………………………………………………………… 11

● Superintendent’s Performing Arts Awards Gala

Date, location, and information …………………………………………………… 12

● Visual Art

Countywide Art Shows ……………………………………………………………… 13

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/


Fine Arts Calendar at a Glance

Type of Event

Date Event Location

September

October

● Tuesday, October 28

Montgomery County Youth Chorus Concert Richard Montgomery HS

November

December

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Friday, December 12

MCPS Swing Jazz Choral Festival Sherwood HS

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Saturday, December 13

MCPS Big Band Jazz Festival Sherwood HS

January

●

Friday, January 16

Theatre Festival James Hubert Blake HS

February

● Saturday, February 7

Honors Bands and Orchestras Gala Concerts

Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

●

Tuesday, February 10

6th Grade Honors Bands and Orchestras Gala Concerts

North: Watkins Mill HS Central: Albert Einstein HS South: Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

● Friday, February 20

MCPS Dance Showcase Northwood HS

● Friday, February 13

District II Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival Thomas S. Wootton HS

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Friday, February 27

District II Instrumental Ensemble Festival Thomas S. Wootton HS

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Saturday, February 28

District II Instrumental Solo Festival Thomas S. Wootton HS

March

● Tuesday, March 3

District II High School Choral Festival Watkins Mill HS

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Tuesday, March 3

District II High School Orchestra Festival Walter Johnson HS

● Wednesday, March 4

Middle School Honors Chorus Concert Watkins Mill HS


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Thursday, March 5

District II High School Band Festival Montgomery Blair HS


District II High School Choral Festival Walt Whitman HS

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Tuesday, March 10

District II High School Orchestra Festival Richard Montgomery HS

● Thursday, March 12

District II High School Chamber Choir Festival

Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD

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Thursday, March 12

District II High School Band Festival Quince Orchard HS

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Tuesday, March 24

District II Middle School Orchestra Festival Damascus HS

● Wednesday, March 25

District II Middle School Choral Festival TBD

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Thursday, March 26

District II Middle School Band Festival Gaithersburg HS


District II Middle School Choral Festival Rockville HS

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Tuesday, March 31

District II Middle School Orchestra Festival Springbrook HS

April

● Wednesday, April 1

District II Middle School Choral Festival Seneca Valley HS

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Wednesday, April 1

District II Middle School Band Festival James Hubert Blake HS

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Tuesday–Sunday, April 21–26

Elementary and Middle School Arts Fair Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg

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Tuesday, April 28

Second Bands Festival John F. Kennedy HS

May

●

Monday, May 4


Rockville HS

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Tuesday, May 12

Elementary South County Honors Chorus Concert

Paint Branch HS

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Wednesday, May 13

Elementary North County Honors Chorus Concert

Watkins Mill HS

Fine Arts Memoranda FY 2015 5

MCPS Dance Showcase

The MCPS Dance Showcase is designed to highlight the status and continue building the dance programs in MCPS. Middle and high school students are provided the opportunity to interact with their peers in the county in order to create a professional learning community. High quality master classes are provided to broaden student experiences with the purpose of fostering quality performance in dance as a fine art.

Schools are responsible for their own transportation, and teachers must find coverage at their schools if needed.

Date and Time Snow Date Location Registration due February 20, 2015 1:00– 8:00 p.m.

February 24, 2015 1:00– 8:00 p.m.

Northwood HS December 5, 2014 to Tricia Gooley, at Albert Einstein HS

For questions, please contact Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.


District II Music Festivals

District II Choral, Band, and Orchestra Festivals provide middle and high school music groups the opportunity to perform and receive critique from external music experts. These critiques are to be used by teachers to inform their daily instruction. Schools that receive a superior rating at District II festivals may continue to the Maryland State festivals.

Festivals will begin in December and continue throughout the months of March and April.

Music students attending most festivals will be away from school for a half-day.

Schools are responsible for transportation.

The requirement to submit extended day field trip requests is waived for District II and Maryland

State Choral and Instrumental Music Festivals.

Leave requests for a half-day substitute for music teacher(s) need to be submitted on MCPS Form

430-94: Professional Leave (PRO). The form requires principal signature of approval for a half-day

substitute and must include the name and five-digit identification number of the music substitute

and the account code provided by the Fine Arts Team. Return via Pony to

Ms. Barbara Smakula, Carver Educational Services Center (CESC), Room 256, by Friday,

February 13, 2015.

There is a fee for District II Solo and Ensemble Festivals due to the nature of the program. The

cost for an ensemble entry is $15.00 regardless of the size of the ensemble. The cost for solo

participants is $10.00. No otherwise eligible student should be denied the opportunity to

participate on the basis of ability to pay, in accordance with MCPS Regulation IQB-RA,

Extracurricular Activities.

District II Choral Festivals

Date and Time Festival Location Registration Deadline

December 12, 2014 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

District II Jazz and Show Choir

Sherwood HS November 19, 2014

February 13, 2015

District II Vocal Solo and Ensemble

Thomas S. Wootton HS January 26, 2015

March 3, 2015

District II High School Choral

Watkins Mill HS January 30, 2015

March 10, 2015 District II High School Choral

Walt Whitman HS January 30, 2015

March 12, 2015 District II Chamber Choir

Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD

January 30, 2015

March 25, 2015 District II Middle School Choral

TBD January 30, 2015

March 31, 2015 District II Middle School Choral

Rockville HS January 30, 2015

April 1, 2015 District II Middle School Choral

Seneca Valley HS January 30, 2015

For questions, please contact Ms. Katherine A. Murphy, content specialist, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.


District II Instrumental Music Festivals

Date and Time Festival Location Registration

Deadline December 13, 2014 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

MCPS Big Band Jazz Festival

Sherwood HS November 19, 2014

February 27, 2015 4:00–10:00 p.m.

District II Ensemble Festival

Thomas S. Wootton HS February 6, 2015

February 28, 2015 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

District II Solo Festival Thomas S. Wootton HS February 6, 2015

March 3, 2015

District II High School Orchestra Festival

Walter Johnson HS January 30, 2015

March 5, 2015

District II High School Band Festival

Montgomery Blair HS January 30, 2015

March 10, 2015 District II High School Orchestra Festival

Richard Montgomery HS January 30, 2015

March 12, 2015 District II High School Band Festival

Quince Orchard HS January 30, 2015

March 24, 2015

District II Middle School Orchestra Festival

Damascus HS January 30, 2015

March 26, 2015 District II Middle School Band Festival

Gaithersburg HS January 30, 2015

March 31, 2015 District II Middle School Orchestra Festival

Springbrook HS January 30, 2015

April 1, 2015 District II Middle School Band Festival

James Hubert Blake HS January 30, 2015

April 28, 2015

MCPS Second Bands Festival

John F. Kennedy HS January 30, 2015

For questions, please contact Mr. Rick Penix, coordinator, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.


Festival Rotation Schedule for Choral and Instrumental Festivals For FY15, FY16, FY17

The festival rotation schedule was approved by the high school principal Professional Learning Community in FY13. Please make sure your business manager and music teachers hold these countywide festival dates and spaces.

School FY15 FY16 FY17

Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

Montgomery Blair HS HS Band

James Hubert Blake HS MS Band MS Chorus

Winston Churchill HS HS Band

Clarksburg HS Second Bands Second Bands

Damascus HS MS Orchestra MS Chorus

Albert Einstein HS MS Band MS Chorus

Gaithersburg HS MS Band HS Chorus HS Band

John F. Kennedy HS MS Orchestra

Col. Zadok Magruder HS HS Band MS Chorus

Northwest HS MS Band

Northwood HS MS Orchestra

Paint Branch HS MS Chorus MS Band

Poolesville HS

Quince Orchard HS HS Band

Richard Montgomery HS HS Orchestra MS Chorus

Rockville HS MS Chorus MS Orchestra

Seneca Valley HS MS Chorus MS Orchestra HS Chorus

Sherwood HS Show Choir

Jazz Band

Show Choir

Jazz Band

Show Choir

Jazz Band

Springbrook HS MS Orchestra

Walter Johnson HS HS Orchestra

MS Chorus

HS Orchestra HS Orchestra

Watkins Mill HS HS Chorus MS Band

Wheaton HS

Walt Whitman HS HS Chorus HS Chorus HS Chorus

HS Band

Thomas S. Wootton HS Instrumental Music

Solo and Ensemble

Vocal Solo and

Ensemble

Instrumental Music

Solo and Ensemble

Vocal Solo and

Ensemble

Instrumental Music

Solo and Ensemble

Vocal Solo and

Ensemble


Music Honors Ensembles and Galas Honors programs in chorus, band, and orchestras are countywide, student-auditioned programs, with the exception of the Senior All-County Orchestra which is a teacher-nominated ensemble. Through participation in these ensembles, students interact with talented peers from across the county who demonstrate similar musical ability and interests. The groups range from Grade 5 through Grade 12.

Fees are associated with the honors programs.

No otherwise eligible student should be denied the opportunity to participate on the basis of

ability to pay, in accordance with Montgomery County Public Schools Administrative Regulation,

IQB-RA, Extracurricular Activities.

Teachers will receive detailed instructions via e-mail at least two weeks prior to due dates.

Chorus

Program Participation Fee

Audition Date(s) and Location

Concert Date and Location

Paperwork from teacher due

Montgomery County Youth Chorus

$50 April 14, 15, and 16, 2015 Locations TBD

Dates to be determined by September 2015

Dates to be determined by September 2015

Middle School Honors Chorus

$40 November 5, 2014 at Martin Luther King, Jr. MS November 6, 2014 at Ridgeview MS November 12, 2014 at A. Mario Loiederman MS 4:45–8:45 p.m.

March 4, 2015 Watkins Mill HS

Submit names of auditioning students by October 29, 2014 to Ms. Jennifer Steiger, manager

Grade 5 County Honors Chorus (South)

$20 Teachers will audition and select students. Each school will receive an allotted number of students and the required audition by October 2014.

South County Chorus: May 12, 2015 Paint Branch HS

Names and registration forms due by November 19, 2014 to Mr. Brett Maley, manager, South County Chorus

Grade 5 County Honors Chorus (North)

$20 Teachers will audition and select students. Each school will receive an allotted number of students and the required audition by October 2014.

North County Chorus: May 13, 2015 Watkins Mill HS

Names and registration forms due by November 19, 2014 to Miss Kecia L. Hayman, manager, North County Chorus

For questions, please contact Ms. Katherine A. Murphy, content specialist, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.


Instrumental

Program Fees Audition Date(s), Locations, and

Time

Concert Date, Location, and Time

Paperwork from teacher due

Junior Honors Jazz Ensemble

$5 audition fee $60 participation fee

September 29, 2014 (Grades 7–9) Robert Frost MS 7:00–9:00 p.m.

December 13, 2014 Sherwood HS

September 22, 2014

Senior Honors Jazz Ensemble


September 29, 2014 (Grades 10–12) Robert Frost MS 4:00–6:00 p.m.

December 13, 2014 Sherwood HS

September 22, 2014

Grade 6 County Honors Bands and String Orchestras

$25 per student

No auditions required as students are nominated.

February 10, 2015 North: Watkins Mill HS Central: Albert Einstein HS South: Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

Nominations from teachers due December 5, 2014

Junior County Honors Bands and Orchestras


November 11, 2014 Rockville HS

February 7, 2015 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS

October 14, 2014

Senior County Honors Band




October 14, 2014

Senior All-County Orchestra

$50 participation fee



October 14, 2014

For questions, please contact Mr. Rick Penix, coordinator, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.


MCPS Theatre Guidelines

Outstanding secondary school theatre arts programs can advance the culture, aesthetic awareness, and appreciation of the school and the community. These theatre guidelines are provided in response to questions regarding the evaluation and selection of plays. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) guidelines state that it is the responsibility of each

school’s theatre director to choose scripts of literary value, theatrical merit, and aesthetic quality. An administrator should not have to read and approve a play for production but should have

confidence in the ability of the theatre director to select a play which will be of value to the theatre program and to the school community.

If there are questions about the selected script, the theatre director should seek the advice of the school administrator as he or she has the ultimate responsibility for the public relations images created by the theatre department.

The MCPS Guidelines for Selection of Dramatic Productions can be found at the following link, http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/staff/theatre.aspx/


MCPS Theatre Festival The annual MCPS Theatre Festival is designed to support and encourage students and teachers in their ongoing development of a community of theatre practitioners and innovators. This event provides educational and enrichment activities for students to develop their appreciation of and skills within the theatre arts. Professional theatre artists adjudicate performances and portfolio presentations. Colleges and universities attend and support this event with adjudication, student auditions, and student scholarships.

Schools are responsible for their own transportation, and teachers must find coverage at their schools if needed.

Theatre teachers/directors will receive a Theatre Festival Registration form via e-mail from Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, by November 3, 2014.

Date and Time Snow Date Location Registration Deadline

January 16, 2015 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

January 30, 2015 12:00–9:30 p.m.

James Hubert Blake HS December 5, 2014 to Mr. Michel D. D’Anna, James Hubert Blake HS


http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/finearts/staff/theatre.aspx/



The Superintendent’s Performing Arts Awards Gala began in 2001 and is designed to recognize the contributions and achievements of high school seniors in dance and theatre programs. Dance and theatre directors choose three seniors in their programs in recognition of their contributions and achievements in these respective areas. Approximately eight high schools are invited to present a three- to five-minute highlight from their performance season as part of the evening’s festivities.

The awards will be presented by Dr. Joshua P. Starr, superintendent of schools.

Invitations will be mailed by the Fine Arts office in April 2015 to principals, award recipients and their parents, executive staff, and Board of Education members.

Schools interested in submitting performance highlights should send an e-mail of interest to Ms. Adams with a link to a video clip of the performance by March 17, 2015. Schools will be chosen in order of receipt and with preference given to schools not highlighted the previous year.

Date and Time Location Deadlines May 5, 2015 6:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Rockville HS Student nominations, addresses, school program information due March 2, 2015 Schools interested in spotlight performance send e-mail of interest and video clip by March 17, 2015



Visual Arts Countywide Art Shows and Elementary/Middle School Arts Fair

Below is a list of countywide art shows opportunities in MCPS. For high school art shows, please visit school websites. Selected artwork also goes on display at county and state venues.

Teachers will receive detailed instructions via e-mail prior to events.

Name of Show Date Who Location Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art Show African American History Month Art Show

January 19, 2015 January 20–February 26, 2015

All Students The Music Center at Strathmore The Executive Office Building, Rockville

Middle School Art Showcase

January 21–February 25, 2015 Reception and Awards Ceremony: February 25, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

Middle School Students Visual Art Center, Albert Einstein HS

Elementary & Middle School Arts Fair

April 21–26, 2015 All Elementary and Middle Schools

Lakeforest Mall

Diversity Art Show May 15–August 31, 2015

Middle School Students Rockville Library


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