Department of Curriculum
and Instruction
presents
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Southeast County
ElementaryHonors Chorus
Director
Ann Dubose
Accompanist
Samantha Lalley
Paint Branch
High School
May 10, 2016
8:15 p.m.
Board of Education
Mr. Michael A. Durso
President
Dr. Judith R. Docca
Vice President
Mr. Christopher S. Barclay
VISION
Mr. Philip Kauffman
We inspire learning by
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and every student.
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Mr. Eric Guerci
Every student will have
the academic, creative
problem solving, and
social emotional skills to
be successful in college
and career.
CORE PURPOSE
Prepare all students to
thrive in their future.
CORE VALUES
Learning
Relationships
Respect
Excellence
Equity
Ms. Jill Ortman-Fouse
Mrs. Rebecca Smondrowski
Student Member
School Administration
Mr. Larry A. Bowers
Interim Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Maria V. Navarro
Chief Academic Officer
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Program
Bonse Aba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Victor C. Johnson
Small ensemble: Anuprova Bhawmik, Irene Diane, Maya Ducker, Ben Fritts,
Maya Kohn, Ashley Reidy, Alexis Reidy, Summer Suliman
Percussion: Anne Burson, Dani Krohn, Lou Persic
Peace on Earth…and lots of little crickets. . . . . . . . Paul Carey
Percussion: Anne Burson, Dani Krohn, Lou Persic
Patriotic Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Spevacek
Mending Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Kallman
Clarinet: James Bishop
Lux Aeterna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Randall Stroope
El Capotin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Lois Fiftal, Greg Gilpin
Percussion: Anne Burson, Dani Krohn, Lou Persic
I Hear America Singing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . André J. Thomas
Orde-e. . . . . . . . . . Madukayan Folk Song/arr. Vizconde-Roldan
Small Group: Diya Brio, Maya Britto, Matthew DeLeon, Genevieve Doyle,
Lilly Fox, Zoe Glantz, Tali Goelman, Chris Ha,
Lorris Nzouakeu, Mischa Richards, Vy Tran
Please hold your applause until after the next song.
Oye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Papoulis
Percussion: Anne Burson, (others)
America the Beautiful. . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel A. Ward/ arr. Red
Program Notes
Bonse Aba is a song of joy and worship from Zambia, collected by the arranger
Victor Johnson. He heard the song while on a mission trip he took to Zambia when
he was in high school. With permission from his teacher, he arranged the song for
his high school choir and later shared it with a college professor who was able to get
it published so that we could share it with you tonight. Loosely translated, the song
means, “All who sing with [the] spirit have a right to be called the children to God.”
In Africa, songs are often learned by ear, harmonized spontaneously, and always sung
with movement. We have added our own movements and instruments to emulate how
it might be performed in Africa.
Peace on Earth…and lots of little crickets is a fun song intended to spread joy.
Composer Paul Carey suggests the poem by Oliver Twigge be printed because the words
go by in a flash.
One night a cricket crept in my room so I ran to my mother
and said make him go away,
She said the crickets bring us good luck so I let him stay and fed him night and day.
Later on my cricket look’d so sad and he said “I’m getting lonely to no end,”
So I ran out in to the field and I brought him back a sweet cricket girlfriend.
Before too long my whole room was fill’d with baby crickets
all chirping their “do-re-mi’s”
I gave all my friends a baby cricket for luck and I even gave them to my enemies.
Then all the people in the neighborhood let the lucky little crickets be their guide,
New friends were made and bitterness forgotten and the
happiness and crickets multiplied.
Then my mother said let’s buy some little boxes and fill them with crickets and send
them on their way
To people here and there and ev’rywhere and bring all the world
a happy brand new day.
There were little crickets chirping far and wide and I wink’d and smil’d
and I Laugh’d with my mother,
All the people were so happy go lucky they forgot how to hate each other
And there was peace on Earth and hearts filled with gladness
Peace on Earth, and lots of little crickets!
In singing Patriotic Salute, the students hope to honor those who have served or
are currently serving our country in the military by dedicating this song to them. This
medley incorporates parts of many military branch songs, including The Caisson Song
(Army), Anchors Aweigh (Navy), and The Marines Hymn (Marines). The arranger notes
that the Air Force Song has been omitted due to copyright restrictions. Beginning
with Taps, the medley also includes excerpts from other patriotic songs, including
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, You’re a Grand Old Flag,
Yankee Doodle Dandy, America the Beautiful, and The Star Spangled Banner.
The Mending Song is the second song from a collection of four songs composed by
Daniel Kallman called Four from “Whiskers and Rhymes.” The poems for this set come
from poet Arnold Lobel’s book Whiskers and Rhymes. The melody for Mending Song
weaves in and out, up and down, as the old mending woman works to keep the world
stitched together. We are excited to welcome clarinetist James Bishop to help us paint
this musical image for you. We imagine a quilt the old woman might be stitching but
also recognize that the song could be a metaphor for something more profound.
Lux Aeterna is the fourth movement from Z. Randall Stroope’s larger work Missa. This
classically styled piece requires the students to use their best technique to navigate the
long phrases and soaring high notes. The light texture and somber tone of much of the
piece contrasts greatly with the cascading and thick texture Stroope uses on the words
“Lux perpetua luceat eis” (Let perpetual light shine on them).
El Capotin is a fun Puerto Rican folk song. Many different versions of El Capotin exist,
including some with entirely different lyrics that developed in Southern California.
After some research, the arrangers discovered that the text “el capotin” is a colloquial
expression that may have different meanings, depending on where it is used. In our
version, it is translated to mean coffee. Puerto Rican coffee is valued for its uniquely
smooth and mild flavor. We imagine we are very eccentric waiters serving Puerto Rican
coffee on the patio of an open café and competing for large tips as we sing this lively
partner song.
In 1993 André Thomas, director of choral activities at Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida, composed I Hear America Singing for the American Choral
Directors Association Honor Choir. The composition juxtaposes the spiritual
Walk Together, Children with original music inspired in part by Walt Whitman’s
poem, I Hear America Singing. This song features two very distinct styles that contrast
beautifully and builds to a dramatic ending.
Orde-e is a very different piece of music. This is a soundscape, a piece of music that
paints a visual picture for the listener by the sounds being produced. The piece begins
with a brilliant sunrise full of dissonant sounds as the chorus breaks into six-part
voicing. The song quickly cuts to a peaceful chant, like a morning prayer session or a
peaceful flooded rice field. The melody included in this arrangement is a Madukayan
folk song from the Cordilleras, a mountainous region of the archipelago that makes
up the Philippines. As the melody progresses, you can hear a train moving through the
mountains, children playing, and jungle sounds before serenity finally returns at sunset.
A rough translation of the text means; Come, come let us enjoy singing. As one community,
it is good that you came to us. Every day, every day we work. We are pleased to feature a
small group of talented singers who worked very hard on their own to memorize their
special singing part and choreography. Please hold your applause until after the next
song. Small-group members will be acknowledged then as well.
Jim Papoulis is a brilliant composer writing pieces students connect with deeply. Oye
is no exception! The bright rhythms and energizing melodies keep us dancing until the
end of the piece. The song was inspired by children in Mexico who participated in a
composing workshop with Papoulis. The children wanted to convey the message that
they hope their little voices are listened to, heard. The translation of the title, Oye, is
“listen,” or “listen up.” The complete translation of the Spanish text is below:
All alone, in the darkness
They are crying out for your help.
They are hoping, they are dreaming
They are asking for a change to be heard.
Are you listening? Can you hear their cries?
They are watching, they are listening
They are searching to find their way
Can you see them, can you hear them calling
What their voices are trying to say.
Are you listening, can you hear their cries?
The song America, the Beautiful gained popularity instantly after it was published in
1910 and has sustained its status as one of our most beloved American patriotic songs.
The lyrics were originally a poem titled “America,” by Katharine Lee Bates, published in
1895. She wrote four stanzas, inspired by a trip to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado.
We will sing the first and last stanza of the original poem. Samuel Ward wrote the
melody we sing for a different song, in 1892. The two were put together in a publication
titled America, the Beautiful, in 1910. The song’s popularity is so great that even now
there are petitions to make it our National Anthem, replacing The Star Spangled Banner.
It is a tradition to end the Montgomery County Honors Chorus concerts with this piece.
We invite the elementary general music teachers in the audience to join the singers on
stage, and we ask the audience to sing along with the chorus as we repeat the second
verse. Watch the conductor for your cue.
Oh beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years.
Thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears.
America, America, God shed His grace on thee.
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
2016 Southeast County
Honors Chorus
Just Love Alabi
Broad Acres
Pierre Alvarez
Stonegate
Mya Ambrose
Cresthaven
Christopher Andrews
Bethesda
Astrid Ardon-Garcia
North Chevy Chase
McKenzie Arriaga
Cresthaven
Aren Avetisyan
Somerset
Neville Pascall John Ayi Stonegate
Chloe Baker
Sligo Creek
Samantha Balaba
Fairland
Ellie Bamburg
Woodlin
Jojo Bandeh
Flora M. Singer
Louis Barton-Biegelsen
Chevy Chase
Ava Beard
Highland View
Zema Bekele
Arcola
Lessle Beltran
Sargent Shriver
Anuprova Bhowmik
Woodlin
Mikayla Bieniemy
Rock Creek Forest
Sebastian Botero
Westbrook
Max Bowman
Flora M. Singer
Malachi Braithwaite
Cresthaven
Diya Britto
Dr. Charles Drew
Maya Britto
Dr. Charles Drew
Michael Brock
Kemp Mill
Autumn Bryant
Brookhaven
Kaleb Bryant
Flora Singer
Carlee Bueso
Brooke Grove
Cece Burk
North Chevy Chase
Williama Carver
Fairland
Betsinat Chambers
Highland View
Gabriel Cintron
Wheaton Woods
Hailie Clarke
Stonegate
Maya Colohan
Forest Knolls
Gwyneth Connor
Oakland Terrace
Riley Crawford
Burtonsville
Azeb Cyrus
Rolling Terrace
Philip Daniel
Pine Crest
Kojo Danso
Galway
Jessica DeAlwis
Pine Crest
Aman Dejena
Bethesda
Matthew DeLeon
Rock View
Isabella Della Santa
Chevy Chase
Irene Diane
Sligo Creek
Genevieve Doyle
Stonegate
Maya Ducker
Forest Knolls
Kelvin Dukes
Burtonsville
Zoe Duni
Sligo Creek
Saba Ebrahim
Westbrook
Daniel Echols
Leah Eshete
Cassandra Eskelsen
Katy Fall
Jean Fantcho
Mia Ferrufino
Natalie Finch
Lilly Fox
Savannah Freeman
Nadia Friedenberg
Gabriel Frisch
Benjamin Fritts
Camilla Galeotti
Gabi Garcia
Marco Garcia
Daniel Garrido
Ezra Gashaw
Alain Ghonda
Maria Gillespie
Zoe Glantz
Tali Goelman
Isabella Golladay
Andy Gomez
Destiny Gonzalez
Anina Gonzalez-Sol
Yasmin Gorham
Safiya Gross
Gabriella Guerra
Kiera Guinyard
Chris Ha
Dyson Haaland
Nina Hans
Yimel Hernandez-Gonzalez
Maya Herrera
Jacklynn Ho
Chase Holahan
Isabel Hook
Jacob Hopkins
Nathalie Hubbard
Vivian Huynh
Hemrama Jalloh
Jessica Jean Pierre
Maya Jeffries
Clara Jelen
Angelica Jimenez
Bryton Joachim
Kennedy Jones
Kierra Jones
Pine Crest
Woodlin
Brookhaven
Sligo Creek
Burtonsville
Viers Mill
Sligo Creek
Sherwood
Somerset
Rolling Terrace
Somerset
Brooke Grove
Piney Branch
Clovery
Highland
Sargent Shriver
Glenallan
Sligo Creek
Forest Knolls
Somerset
Somerset
Oakland Terrace
Forest Knolls
Sligo Creek
Rolling Terrace
Somerset
Highland View
Bethesda
Galway
Piney Branch
Glenallan
Oakview
Kemp Mill
Glen Haven
Galway
Bethesda
Oakview
Burnt Mills
Wheaton Woods
Arcola
Galway
Cannon Road
Cresthaven
Flora M. Singer
Glenallan
Cannon Road
Forest Knolls
Cannon Road
Shaznay Kalou
Greencastle
Fatima Kane
Glenallan
Fatima Kanu
Jackson Road
Fatou Kebe
Kemp Mill
Maya King
Rock Creek Forest
Maya Kohn
Piney Branch
Nicole Kolluri
Oakview
Leslie Lazo Caceres
Arcola
Elizabeth Leca
Glenallan
Brendan Lee
Forest Knolls
Ilana Levine
Somerset
Devin Little
Rock Creek Forest
Kayla Long
Cresthaven
Trevor MacDiarmid
Piney Branch
Aiden Markle
Piney Branch
Kate Marshal
Flora M. Singer
Olivia Martinez
Viers Mill
Jecziel Martinez Moreno
Oakview
Lilliana Mathew
Burtonsville
Isaac McDade Jr.
Fairland
Eliza Mencher
North Chevy Chase
Nijah Miller
Jackson Road
Luisa Mini
Piney Branch
Doriane Mir
William Tyler Page
Emily Montero
Glenallan
Teresa Montoya
North Chevy Chase
Haley Rose Moore
Rolling Terrace
Lance Moreau
Pine Crest
Theodora Mpoy
Forest Knolls
Njandee Murangi
Westover
Noah Myers
Sherwood
Mylene Nazal
Cannon Road
Miranda Ngalamo
Burnt Mills
Jasmine Nicholls-Davis
Pine Crest
Noah Nichols
Rock View
Jack Noyes
Westover
Hadyn Nuttall
Oakview
Aida Nyabingi
Glenallan
Lorris Nzouakeu
Dr. Charles Drew
Mercy Okeke
Burtonsville
Agate Okui
Burnt Mills
Victoria Orellana
Flora Singer
Emma Orzulak
Somerset
Patrick Ouoham
Bethesda
Ashley Padaro
Broad Acres
Riley Palenkas
Clovery
Amber Pamah
Galway
Morgan Parris
Clovery
Summer Perryman
Matthew Peterson
Victoria Porras
Gabriela Portillo
Elimar Ramirez
Alexis Reidy
Ashley Reidy
Isis Reyes Sanchez
Duncan Richards
Mischa Richards
Antonio Rivera
Chloe Rogers
Lauren Roper
Joelle Sabbat
Anthony Sandoval
Abbi Sangillo
Boone Schaffer
Imran Seid
Alison Senker
Maya Sharp
Erin Singdahlsen
Madison Smith
Sharon Sok
Manuel Solano
Amanda Sosa
Sophia Soussi-Tanani
Summer Suliman
Khalil Suma
Timothee Talabert
Hoa Tan
Anna Taylor
Mackenzie Taylor
Lily Teferi
Carly Thomas
Lauren Thompson
Vy Tran
Giannina Vasquez Karen Vasquez Lopez
Keir Martin Velarde
Hisham Virk
Victoria Walston
Kate Welch
Sabrina White
Grace Williams
Rachael Young
Prinzez Zeck
Blen Zewdu
Dylan Zimulinda
Oakland Terrace
Woodlin
Rock View
Galway
Forest Knolls
Rock View
Rock View
Flora M. Singer
Stonegate
Rock View
Highland
Woodlin
Clovery
Rock Creek Forest
Dr. Charles Drew
Bethesda
Piney Branch
Wheaton Woods
Sherwood
Forest Knolls
Westbrook
Jackson Road
Dr. Charles Drew
Oakland Terrace
Rock Creek Forest
Stonegate
Piney Branch
Burtonsville
Galway
Highland
Glenallan
Burtonsville
Fairland
Cresthaven
Kemp Mill
Dr. Charles Drew
Viers Mill
Highland View
Arcola
Dr. Charles Drew
Westover
North Chevy Chase
Rock View
Rock Creek Forest
Wheaton Woods
Brookhaven
Westover
Stonegate
About the Elementary Honors Choruses
The elementary honors choruses were organized in 1982 to provide a special
opportunity for elementary students with strong musical interest and outstanding
choral singing ability. Two choruses were formed in order to make this experience
possible for all qualified students. In 2016 a third chorus was added in response to
the increase in student population throughout the county. Students are auditioned
by the elementary general music teacher at their school and participate in either the
Northwest, Central, or Southeast County Chorus, depending on the location of their
school. The directors, accompanists, and managers are Montgomery County Public
Schools general/choral music teachers.
Leadership
Ms. Ann DuBose, conductor, holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
Texas (2003) and a bachelor of music education degree from Towson University (2010).
She has completed her Level 1 Orff certification at George Mason University and has
studied conducting with Doreen Rao and Rodney Eichenberger. Ms. Dubose is in her
sixth year in MCPS. This year she teaches at Candlewood Elementary School and the
Stephen Knolls School.
Ms. DuBose developed her love of singing with Frederick Children’s Chorus (FCC),
singing with the group for 11 years as a student. Returning to the group as a teacher,
Ms. DuBose has served FCC since 2004 in various roles, including assistant director of
the chorus and director of the summer camps, Musicianship and Little Music Makers
programs. She also has served the All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis since 2011,
helping to launch their musicianship program and as director of the Training Chorus.
Ms. DuBose has presented sessions at Maryland Music Educators Association and
American Choral Directors Association conferences and is an active member of both
organizations.
Ms. Samantha N. Lalley, accompanist, studied at Houghton College and the
Hartt School, where she earned her bachelor of music and master of music degrees in
music education. She studied piano with Dr. William Newbrough at Houghton and
received her Kodály certification through studies at the Hartt School. This is her sixth year
teaching elementary music in Montgomery County, and currently, she teaches at Luxmanor
Elementary School and Farmland Elementary School. She has served as pianist for various
area churches and recently participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities
Summer Institute for Teachers, studying Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and music.
Mr. Brett Maley, manager, is the choral director and general music teacher at
Glenallan Elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland. This is Mr. Maley’s fourth
year teaching in Montgomery County. Mr. Maley is an active member of the American
Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) and enjoys playing guitar and singing a cappella
music. Mr. Maley received his bachelor of music education degree from Ithica College
and his master of education degree from Concordia University. Rehearsal Assistants
We are grateful to the Southeast County general/choral music teachers for the numerous
ways they support the Honors Chorus programs. This support includes auditioning and
selecting students for the ensemble. Special appreciation is extended to the following
teachers who provided invaluable program support by serving as rehearsal assistants:
Linda Bryant
Felicia Lively
Anne Burson
Dennis McDade
Sandy Eichler
Teryl Mertzeis
Pete Frassrand
Cheryl Nance
Jennifer Harrill-Taylor
Carol Nelson
Zack Henderson
A.J. Pagano
Emily Hines
Jeremy Perry
Mary Hochkeppel
Louis Persic
Carol Howell
Sherri Pfaff
Claire Hunte
Marianna Previti
Krystle Hutton
Amy Wenner
Brittany Johnson
David Wolff
Jackie Krueger
Susan Wright
Megan LaGrave
Sponsorship
This program is one of several choral and instrumental honors concerts supported
by the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs. This office is responsible
for countywide programs and activities in music, visual art, dance, and theatre.
Through these programs and related co-curricular and community activities,
instruction in the arts help students achieve the Maryland State Fine Arts Content
Standards as outlined in the State Curriculum for Music and support countywide
goals for achieving Success for Every Student.
We are proud of the performance of our students and thank parents and teachers
for their continuing support.
Audience Manners
Thank you for joining us this evening. As the audience, you are an important part
of this concert. The audience’s responsibility at formal concerts such as this is to
honor the efforts of the performers by providing a listening atmosphere in which
their performance can be appreciated by all. Toward this end, we ask for your
cooperation in the following:
• While the performance is in progress, remain seated and quiet. If it becomes
necessary to leave the auditorium, please do so between musical selections.
• If very young children become restless and disrupt others’ ability to listen,
please take them from the auditorium until they are quiet.
• Please do not hum or clap along with the performers unless specifically
invited to do so. Extraneous noise decreases the quality of the professional
recordings made at this time.
• Show your appreciation for the performance by clapping after each
selection. Whistling and cheering are not appropriate at a formal concert.
Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you will enjoy the performance.
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