Visual Arts, Dance, Music,Theatre

Dance / Music / Theatre / Visual Art
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 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
Fine Arts Events • 2014 – 2015 2
Fine Arts Calendar at a Glance
Type of
Event
Date
Event
Location
September
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Tuesday,
October 28
October
Montgomery County Youth Chorus Concert
Richard Montgomery HS
November
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Friday,
December 12
Saturday,
December 13
Friday,
January 16
December
MCPS Swing Jazz Choral Festival
Sherwood HS
MCPS Big Band Jazz Festival
Sherwood HS
January
Theatre Festival
James Hubert Blake HS
February
Honors Bands and Orchestras Gala
Concerts
6th Grade Honors Bands and Orchestras
Gala Concerts
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Saturday,
February 7
Tuesday,
February 10
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Friday,
February 20
Friday,
February 13
MCPS Dance Showcase
North: Watkins Mill HS
Central: Albert Einstein HS
South: Bethesda-Chevy
Chase HS
Northwood HS
District II Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival
Thomas S. Wootton HS
Friday,
February 27
Saturday,
February 28
District II Instrumental Ensemble Festival
Thomas S. Wootton HS
District II Instrumental Solo Festival
Thomas S. Wootton HS
March
District II High School Choral Festival
Watkins Mill HS
District II High School Orchestra Festival
Walter Johnson HS
Middle School Honors Chorus Concert
Watkins Mill HS
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Tuesday,
March 3
Tuesday,
March 3
Wednesday,
March 4
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
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Thursday,
March 5
District II High School Band Festival
Montgomery Blair HS
Tuesday,
March 10
Tuesday,
March 10
District II High School Choral Festival
Walt Whitman HS
District II High School Orchestra Festival
Richard Montgomery HS
Thursday,
March 12
Thursday,
March 12
District II High School Chamber Choir
Festival
District II High School Band Festival
Fourth Presbyterian
Church, Bethesda, MD
Quince Orchard HS
Tuesday,
March 24
Wednesday,
March 25
District II Middle School Orchestra Festival
Damascus HS
District II Middle School Choral Festival
TBD
Thursday,
March 26
Tuesday,
March 31
Tuesday,
March 31
District II Middle School Band Festival
Gaithersburg HS
District II Middle School Choral Festival
Rockville HS
District II Middle School Orchestra Festival
Springbrook HS
April
District II Middle School Choral Festival
Seneca Valley HS
Wednesday,
April 1
Tuesday–Sunday,
April 21–26
District II Middle School Band Festival
James Hubert Blake HS
Elementary and Middle School Arts Fair
Lakeforest Mall,
Gaithersburg
Tuesday,
April 28
Second Bands Festival
John F. Kennedy HS
Rockville HS
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Wednesday,
April 1
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Monday,
May 4
May
Superintendent’s Performing Arts Awards
Gala
Tuesday,
May 12
Wednesday,
May 13
Elementary South County Honors Chorus
Concert
Elementary North County Honors Chorus
Concert
Paint Branch HS
Watkins Mill HS
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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
February 20, 2015
1:00– 8:00 p.m.
Snow Date
February 24, 2015
1:00– 8:00 p.m.
Location
Registration due
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.
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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.
February 13, 2015
District II Jazz and Show Sherwood HS
November 19, 2014
Choir
District II Vocal Solo and Thomas S. Wootton HS
January 26, 2015
Ensemble
March 3, 2015
District II High School
Watkins Mill HS
January 30, 2015
Choral
March 10, 2015
District II High School
Walt Whitman HS
January 30, 2015
Choral
March 12, 2015
District II Chamber
Fourth Presbyterian
January 30, 2015
Choir
Church, Bethesda, MD
March 25, 2015
District II Middle School TBD
January 30, 2015
Choral
March 31, 2015
District II Middle School Rockville HS
January 30, 2015
Choral
April 1, 2015
District II Middle School Seneca Valley HS
January 30, 2015
Choral
For questions, please contact Ms. Katherine A. Murphy, content specialist, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or
via e-mail.
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District II Instrumental Music Festivals
Date and Time
December 13, 2014
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
February 27, 2015
4:00–10:00 p.m.
February 28, 2015
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Festival
MCPS Big Band Jazz
Festival
District II Ensemble
Festival
District II Solo Festival
Location
Registration
Deadline
Sherwood HS
November 19, 2014
Thomas S. Wootton HS
February 6, 2015
Thomas S. Wootton HS
February 6, 2015
March 3, 2015
District II High School
Walter Johnson HS
January 30, 2015
Orchestra Festival
March 5, 2015
District II High School
Montgomery Blair HS
January 30, 2015
Band Festival
March 10, 2015
District II High School
Richard Montgomery HS January 30, 2015
Orchestra Festival
March 12, 2015
District II High School
Quince Orchard HS
January 30, 2015
Band Festival
March 24, 2015
District II Middle School Damascus HS
January 30, 2015
Orchestra Festival
March 26, 2015
District II Middle School Gaithersburg HS
January 30, 2015
Band Festival
March 31, 2015
District II Middle School Springbrook HS
January 30, 2015
Orchestra Festival
April 1, 2015
District II Middle School James Hubert Blake HS
January 30, 2015
Band Festival
April 28, 2015
MCPS Second Bands
John F. Kennedy HS
January 30, 2015
Festival
For questions, please contact Mr. Rick Penix, coordinator, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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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
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
Montgomery Blair HS
James Hubert Blake HS
Winston Churchill HS
Clarksburg HS
Damascus HS
Albert Einstein HS
Gaithersburg HS
John F. Kennedy HS
Col. Zadok Magruder HS
Northwest HS
Northwood HS
Paint Branch HS
Poolesville HS
Quince Orchard HS
Richard Montgomery HS
Rockville HS
Seneca Valley HS
Sherwood HS
Springbrook HS
Walter Johnson HS
Watkins Mill HS
Wheaton HS
Walt Whitman HS
Thomas S. Wootton HS
FY15
HS Band
MS Band
MS Orchestra
MS Band
HS Band
HS Orchestra
MS Chorus
MS Chorus
Show Choir
Jazz Band
MS Orchestra
HS Orchestra
MS Chorus
HS Chorus
FY16
FY17
MS Chorus
HS Band
Second Bands
MS Chorus
MS Band
HS Chorus
MS Orchestra
HS Band
MS Band
Second Bands
MS Chorus
HS Band
MS Chorus
MS Chorus
MS Orchestra
MS Band
MS Orchestra
Show Choir
Jazz Band
MS Chorus
MS Orchestra
HS Chorus
Show Choir
Jazz Band
HS Orchestra
HS Orchestra
MS Band
HS Chorus
HS Chorus
Instrumental Music
Solo and Ensemble
Vocal Solo and
Ensemble
Instrumental Music
Solo and Ensemble
Vocal Solo and
Ensemble
HS Chorus
HS Band
Instrumental Music
Solo and Ensemble
Vocal Solo and
Ensemble
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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 Audition Date(s) and
Concert Date and Paperwork from
Fee
Location
Location
teacher due
Montgomery
$50
April 14, 15, and 16,
Dates to be
Dates to be
County Youth
2015
determined by
determined by
Chorus
Locations TBD
September 2015
September 2015
Middle School
$40
November 5, 2014 at
March 4, 2015
Submit names of
Honors Chorus
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Watkins Mill HS
auditioning
MS
students by
November 6, 2014 at
October 29, 2014
Ridgeview MS
to Ms. Jennifer
November 12, 2014 at
Steiger, manager
A. Mario Loiederman
MS
4:45–8:45 p.m.
Grade 5 County
$20
Teachers will audition
South County
Names and
Honors Chorus
and select students.
Chorus: May 12,
registration forms
(South)
Each school will receive 2015
due by November
an allotted number of
Paint Branch HS
19, 2014 to
students and the
Mr. Brett Maley,
required audition by
manager, South
October 2014.
County Chorus
Grade 5 County
$20
Teachers will audition
North County
Names and
Honors Chorus
and select students.
Chorus: May 13,
registration forms
(North)
Each school will receive 2015
due by November
an allotted number of
Watkins Mill HS
19, 2014 to Miss
students and the
Kecia L. Hayman,
required audition by
manager, North
October 2014.
County Chorus
For questions, please contact Ms. Katherine A. Murphy, content specialist, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or
via e-mail.
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Instrumental
Program
Junior Honors
Jazz Ensemble
Senior Honors
Jazz Ensemble
Grade 6 County
Honors Bands and
String Orchestras
Junior County
Honors Bands and
Orchestras
Fees
Audition Date(s),
Locations, and
Time
$5 audition
September 29,
fee
2014 (Grades 7–9)
$60
Robert Frost MS
participation 7:00–9:00 p.m.
fee
$5 audition
September 29,
fee
2014
$60
(Grades 10–12)
participation Robert Frost MS
fee
4:00–6:00 p.m.
$25 per
No auditions
student
required as
students are
nominated.
Concert Date, Location,
and Time
Paperwork from
teacher due
December 13, 2014
Sherwood HS
September 22,
2014
December 13, 2014
Sherwood HS
September 22,
2014
February 10, 2015
North: Watkins Mill HS
Central: Albert Einstein HS
South: Bethesda-Chevy
Chase HS
February 7, 2015
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
Nominations from
teachers due
December 5, 2014
$3 audition
November 11, 2014
October 14, 2014
fee
Rockville HS
$50
participation
fee
Senior County
$3 audition
November 18, 2014 February 7, 2015
October 14, 2014
Honors Band
fee
Rockville HS
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
$50
participation
fee
Senior All-County $50
November 18, 2014 February 7, 2015
October 14, 2014
Orchestra
participation Rockville HS
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
fee
For questions, please contact Mr. Rick Penix, coordinator, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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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/
For questions, please contact Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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
January 16, 2015
8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Snow Date
January 30, 2015
12:00–9:30 p.m.
Location
Registration
Deadline
James Hubert Blake HS
December 5, 2014 to
Mr. Michel D. D’Anna,
James Hubert Blake HS
For questions, please contact Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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Superintendent’s Performing Arts Awards Gala
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
May 5, 2015
6:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Location
Rockville HS
Deadlines
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
For questions, please contact Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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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
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Art Show
January 19, 2015
African American
History Month Art
Show
Middle School Art
Showcase
January 20–
February 26, 2015
Elementary & Middle
School Arts Fair
Diversity Art Show
January 21–
February 25, 2015
Reception and
Awards Ceremony:
February 25, 2015 at
6:30 p.m.
April 21–26, 2015
Who
All Students
Location
The Music Center at
Strathmore
The Executive Office
Building, Rockville
Middle School Students
Visual Art Center,
Albert Einstein HS
All Elementary and Middle
Schools
Middle School Students
Lakeforest Mall
May 15–August 31,
Rockville Library
2015
For questions, please contact Ms. Linda S. Adams, supervisor, Fine Arts, at 301-279-3250 or via e-mail.
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