GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
presents the
2014 GEORGIA ALL STATE BANDS & ORCHESTRAS Frank Folds President
Robin L. Christian Band Division Chair
Nicole Thompson
Orchestra Division Chair
CONDUCTORS
Linda J. Gammon Michael Sweeney William Owens
Lt Col Don Schofield Dr. James M. Bankhead Larry Gookin
HOSTED BY The Athens Classic Center
Kathleen Brungard Dr. Howard Hsu Scott Laird
ALL STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND Linda J. Gammon, Conductor Audrey Murphy, Organizer Nick Garofalo, Percussion Coordinator Flourish for Winds…………………………………………………………Gary Fagan Yorkshire Ballad………………………………………………………...James Barnes Festive Dances……………………………………………………….Robert Thurston Happy Times March…………………………………………………..Warren Barker Uproar……………………………………………………………………Michael Oare
Linda J. Gammon is currently the director of middle school bands at Rachel Carson Middle School in Fairfax County, VA. She is a native of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and received her Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts degree in conducting from George Mason University. Under Ms. Gammon’s direction, her middle school bands have earned consistent superior ratings, awards, and enjoy state, regional and national recognition including the 1993 and 2000 Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. In 1997 Ms. Gammon and the Robinson Middle School Symphonic Band were awarded the prestigious John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Silver Cup Award, the highest honor bestowed on a middle school band program. Ms. Gammon currently serves as the VMEA Conference Coordinator and is a Past President of the Virginia Music Educators Association, the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and the Fairfax County Band Directors Association. During the school year, Ms. Gammon is active as an adjudicator, guest conductor, and clinician. She is a contributing author to the music curriculum “Band Expressions” published by Alfred and “Teaching Music through Performance in Band” published by GIA. She has been recognized twice by the School Band and Orchestra Magazine as one of the “Fifty Directors Who Make A Difference”, awarded numerous National Band Association “Citations of Excellence” and recognized by the Women Band Directors International as 2003 Scroll of Excellence recipient. In 2007 Ms. Gammon was awarded the Virginia Outstanding Music Educator of the Year Award.
All State Middle School Band Gammon, Conductor Flute Renee Wang Ruby Yoo Caleb Colburn Kristina Lee Abby Yang June Stancil Cameron Calvert Christina Kim Yein Chae Sarah Jin
Northwestern Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School River Trail Middle School Wesleyan School Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville Lost Mountain Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Glenn C. Jones Middle School
Katherine Lee
Riverwatch Middle School
Rosa Kim
River Trail Middle School Bennett's Mill Middle School
Ethan Clark Logan McGrath Derek Rizzi
Stallings Island Middle School Trickum Middle School
Michael Tang Adam Liang Caleb Rucker Elizabeth Harwood Katie Barnett May Hu Sung Jin (Danny) Lee April Volzer Jared Carbone
Arthur Miltner
Ridgeview Charter School
Luc Nguyen
River Trail Middle School
Chris Broome Nick Tewell
East Hall Middle School Hightower Trail Middle School
Isaac Martin
South Central Middle School
Alex Jester Roger Callison
Jose Key Katherine Vaill Kevin Oliver
David Yu Nicole Polemitis
J. C. Booth Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School River Trail Middle School Jefferson Middle School Lumpkin County Middle School Jefferson Middle School River Trail Middle School Glenn C. Jones Middle School Christian Heritage School Webb Bridge Middle School
North Gwinnett Middle School
John Drinkwater
First Presbyterian Day School
Sanggwon Jang
Glenn C. Jones Middle School Richmond Hill Middle School McClure Middle School - Kennesaw Webb Bridge Middle School
Isaiah Trotter Corey Williams William Rich Isaac Reiss Cortney Runyan
McCleskey Middle School
Riverwatch Middle School
River Trail Middle School
Joseph Napolitano
McCleskey Middle School
Shaun McManus
Stallings Island Middle School Sandtown Middle School
North Gwinnett Middle School Mount Paran Christian School
Ringgold Middle School
Bonaire Middle School Chamblee Middle School Stallings Island Middle School DeKalb School of the Arts
Walker Greene
Riverwatch Middle School Riverwatch Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School
Errol Rhoden
Bennett's Mill Middle School
Zack Hixon
Dodgen Middle School
Todd Perry
Whitewater Middle School
Noah Mulvey
Jefferson Middle School
Joshua Williams
Sandtown Middle School
Laurenz Oriondo
Cooper Middle School
Percussion Samuel Mishkin
Mill Springs Academy
Jacob Heisey
Woodland Middle School Stockbridge
Needwood Middle School
Nikita Jindal
Dickerson Middle School
Thomas Charyton
Whitewater Middle School
Francis Kim
North Gwinnett Middle School
Injoo Moon
Aaron Cohn Middle School
Nick Lee
Stallings Island Middle School
James Kim
Malcom Bridge Middle School
William Shadle Evan Page Matthew Welsh David Ryu Skylar Prince Tad Kim David Jackson
Chamblee Middle School Whitewater Middle School Chamblee Middle School River Trail Middle School West Jackson Middle School Riverwatch Middle School Sandtown Middle School
Horn Joshua Vollbracht Wesley Rains Savannah Smith
Durham Middle School Indian Creek Middle School Mill Creek Middle School
Katie Carter
Heritage Middle School
North Cobb Christian School
Molly Shannon
Liberty Middle School - Cumming
Elkins Pointe Middle School
Winston Luo
North Gwinnett Middle School
Tuba
Cousins Middle School
Janie Pan
Baritone
Geet Bhargava
Bailey Peeples
West Jackson Middle School
Jasper County Middle School
Bennett's Mill Middle School
Jefferson Middle School
Karrin Swenson
Palmer Middle School
Mill Creek Middle School
Liam Franco
River Trail Middle School
Bonaire Middle School
Lauren Brack
Friendship Christian School
Vincent Fang
Bennett's Mill Middle School
Stallings Island Middle School
Robin Yang
Kayla Constantine
Alex Hassib Will Robinson
Alto Sax Mitchell Gacuzana
Derek Hornberger Antonio Lopez
Contra Clarinet
Trumpet
Dickerson Middle School
Ethan Metcalf
North Gwinnett Middle School
Nathan Murzello
Sydney Quinn
Freedom Middle School - Canton
Sara Faciane
Ebenezer Middle School
Marietta Middle School
Colette Frickey
Grace Cantele
Riverwatch Middle School
Baritone Sax
Katie Vinterella
Minoo Dixon
Thomas Rider
McClure Middle School - Kennesaw
Clarinet Alisha Zamore
Little Mill Middle School
Bohong Cheng
Tenor Sax
Bassoon James Wang
Chris Shoffeitt
Joshua Jeon
Oboe
Makenzie Hill
Bass Clarinet
David Hagler Isaiah Hernandez
Excel Christian Academy South Central Middle School
Trombone Evan Roussey
North Gwinnett Middle School
Jason Garrett
East Coweta Middle School
ALL STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND Michael Sweeney, Conductor Kenneth Beard, Organizer Todd Wilson, Percussion Coordinator
Fanfare for the Common Man........….Aaron Copland, arr. Robert Longfield Folklore for Band…………………………..……………………….Jim Andy Caudill Lincolnshire Posy………………………...Percy Grainger/arr. Michael Sweeney II. Horkstow Grange VI. The Lost Lady Found Normandy Beach…………………………………………………John Edmondson Earthdance………………………………………………………..Michael Sweeney
Michael Sweeney is currently Director of Band Publications for Hal Leonard Corporation in Milwaukee, WI one of the largest publishers of printed music in the world. Michael is directly responsible for the development, production, recording and marketing of new publications for school bands. In addition, he contributes as a composer and arranger in all instrumental areas, and is particularly known for his writing at the younger levels for concert band and jazz. Since joining the company in 1982, Hal Leonard has published over 500 of his compositions and arrangements. Mr. Sweeney is a 1977 graduate of Indiana University (Bloomington), where he earned a bachelor's degree in music education and studied composition with Bernard Heiden, John Eaton and Donald Erb. Prior to working for Hal Leonard he was a band director in Ohio and Indiana, working with successful concert, jazz and marching programs at all levels from elementary to high school. A winner of multiple ASCAP awards, his Ancient Voices (1994) and Imperium (1992) are featured in the acclaimed Teaching Music Through Performance series by GIA Publications. Other works such as Black Forest Overture (1996), The Forge of Vulcan (1997), Distant Thunder of the Sacred Forest (2003) and Celtic Air & Dance (2007) have become staples in the repertoire for middle school bands. He has received commissions ranging from middle school and high school bands to the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Canadian Brass. His works appear on numerous state contest lists and his music is regularly performed throughout the world. Michael is also in demand as a clinician and conductor for honor bands and festivals. Michael resides in the Milwaukee area where he enjoys fishing and playing the bodhrán.
All State Middle School Band Sweeney, Conductor Flute Claudia Wahoski Edward Rhee
Rising Starr Middle School
Ryan Harris
Heritage Middle School
Duluth Middle School
Minjae Lee
Riverwatch Middle School
Katie Min
North Gwinnett Middle School
Grace Xu
Dodgen Middle School
Soo Kim
River Trail Middle School
Grace Chun
Mabry Middle School
Olivia Silva
Woodward Academy
Amina Hull
Renfroe Middle School
Liz Wong
River Trail Middle School
Jenn Kim
South Forsyth Middle School
Oboe Emily Costello Nick Bernard Rachel Stiles
Dodgen Middle School Greater Atlanta Christian School
Minjung Yu Allie Byrd Ryan Lyons
Oconee County Middle School
Daniel Park Joseph Chang
Atlanta International School
Tia Karella
East Coweta Middle School
Riley Hinson
Leslie Sullivan
Noah Scott Cole Nelson Malaika Simelane
Ben Wolfson Seong Kim Paul DiCicco
Kevin Jaiwant Andrew Kilpatrick
Baritone Sax
Liberty Middle School - Cumming
Lester Dewalt
Chamblee Middle School
Connor Palacios Caleb Tsai Caitlin Petros
Melissa Rossi
Lovinggood Middle School
Aaron Kim
Darin Lee
Riverwatch Middle School
Devin Lentz
McClure Middle School - Kennesaw Chamblee Middle School
Jabarri Tucker Chandler Parkman
Heritage Middle School West Jackson Middle School J. C. Booth Middle School Dodgen Middle School
Andrew Choi Daniel Kim Elaine Joo Sung O Nicholas Koenig Roberto Ortiz Jennifer Shen Jocelyn Jimenez Daniel Lee Suji Han
Anthony Perrotto
Simpson Middle School Davidson Fine Arts
Simpson Middle School
Ola Middle School Dodgen Middle School Northwestern Middle School Riverwatch Middle School Lakeview Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School Cousins Middle School
The Lovett School - Middle River Trail Middle School Riverside Middle School River Trail Middle School
Riverwatch Middle School
J. C. Booth Middle School
Horn Laura Anne Beacham Cole Vandiver
Ola Middle School Riverwatch Middle School
Chad Kim
Stallings Island Middle School
Hightower Trail Middle School
Colin Baillie
Hightower Trail Middle School
Bennett's Mill Middle School
Charles Holt
Chamblee Middle School
Dalton Middle School
Duluth Middle School Robert E. Lee Middle School
Jack McGraw Paige Orphe
Ishaan Rischie
Simpson Middle School
Zack Kalet
Taylor Morgan
Sandtown Middle School
Trombone Hans Kang
Alex Aull
Isiah Thao Tyra Babbs
Madison Bryant Dorien Bruce
Keba Simelane
Whitewater Middle School
Heather Howell
Bradley Butler
Ethan Tsaur
Blackmon Road Middle School
Christian Hunnel
Dodgen Middle School West Jackson Middle School George Walton Academy Home School
Tuba
Riverwatch Middle School
Robert E. Lee Middle School
Baritone
Creekland Middle School - Canton
Mount Paran Christian School
Dickerson Middle School
Lakeside Middle School - Cumming
Mabry Middle School
Anne Crowe
Sabin Kim
Pinckneyville Middle School
South Effingham Middle School
Riverside Middle School
Westminster School
Central Middle School - Carrollton
Andrew Jeffers
Kelly Lloveras
Hope Cho
Trickum Middle School
Anthony Black
Chamblee Middle School
Thomas Tan
Dickerson Middle School
Pinckneyville Middle School
Davis Cooke
Alex Yoon
Lakeside Middle School - Evans
Chamblee Middle School
Heritage Middle School
North Gwinnett Middle School
George Walton Academy Mill Creek Middle School
Nathan Mullins
Carmen Smith
Esther Ro
Crews Owen Zachary McCullough
Trumpet Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville
Riverwatch Middle School
Debbie Ku
Whitewater Middle School
Alto Sax
Justin Ahn
Kaitlyn Bateh
Andrew Stewart
Contra Clarinet
Arnall Middle School
Clarinet
Bryant Silver
Grant Bishko
Tenor Sax North Gwinnett Middle School
Jillian Andrews
Lauren Milstein
Elaine Hwang Freedom Middle School - Canton
Bassoon Michael Roman
Vincent Tapia
Bass Clarinet
Riverwatch Middle School Bennett's Mill Middle School McCleskey Middle School
Trickum Middle School
Quentell Gipson
West Jackson Middle School Central Middle School - Carrollton Whitewater Middle School Morgan County Middle School R.A. Cross Magnet Middle School Shiloh Middle School
Percussion Michael Dehan Robert Lloyd Avery Brown
J. C. Booth Middle School Langston Chapel Middle School Riverwatch Middle School
Andrew Cerny
First Presbyterian Day School
Nichols Alfred
North Gwinnett Middle School
Reilly McLean
McCleskey Middle School
Christian Kilgore
West Jackson Middle School
ALL STATE CONCERT BAND William Owens, Conductor Neil Ruby, Organizer Travis Downs, Percussion Coordinator A Festival Prelude………………………………………………………..Alfred Reed Radiant Moonbeams…………………………………………David R. Gillingham The Invincible Eagle………………………………………………John Phillip Sousa Paintings………………………………………………………………..William Owens Yagi-Bushi……………………………………………………………arr. Naohiro Iwai
William Owens is a native of Gary, Indiana. He is a seasoned music educator and very active as a composer, clinician and conductor throughout the United States and Canada. His compositional style for young ensembles display a practical, erudite approach which has firmly established him as a leader in the field. Since 1993, Mr. Owens has written over 150 commissioned and published works for concert band, string orchestra and small ensemble. His music has been performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Midwest Clinic, and appears on required music lists both nationally and abroad. Principal commissions include those from the the California Band Directors Association, the Florida Bandmasters Association, the Iowa Bandmasters Association, the South Plains College (TX) Department of Fine Arts and the Texas University Interscholastic League. His compositions "Courtlandt County Festival" and "Maesong" have been recorded and analyzed in educational text by the GIA series Teaching Music Through Performance In Band. William is a 1985 graduate of VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. He is a consistent winner of the ASCAPlus award, and a two-time winner of the Forrest L. Buchtel Citation for Excellence in Band Composition. Professional memberships include the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), theAmerican Composers Forum (ACF), the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), and the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB). Mr. Owens teaches instrumental music in the Everman (TX) Independent School District. He serves as the Instrumental Editorial Assistant for the FJH Music Company and is the Conductor/Music Director of the Mansfield (TX) Wind Symphony. In his spare time, he enjoys sightseeing and reading, particularly motivational material and Presidential biography. He is an American muscle car enthusiast and a regular at car shows and auctions in north Texas. William resides in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and best friend, Georgia.
All State Concert Band 1 Owens, Conductor Flute Haiwen Gui
Alpharetta High School
Shelby Johnson
Michelle Liu
Northview High School
Neve Smith
Sally Chen Rebecca Xu Elizabeth Hale Sean Chua Jiayi (Isabella) Cheng
Lambert High School Johns Creek High School Etowah High School South Forsyth High School Chattahoochee High School
LaErica Smith Gretchen Eppel
Dillon Silva
Wheeler High School
Pablo Gomez
Norcross High School
Noah Albritton
Kaitlin Kessler Amy Jiang
South Forsyth High School Northview High School
Oboe Kesem Shaier Sunou Kim Shaina Futch Holly Robinson
Christopher Beatty Ryan Wickell Hank Morris
Rachel Verrelli
Pope High School
Noah Miller
Baritone Sax
Cedartown High School
Ringgold High School Greenbrier High School Oconee County High School
Houston County High School Johns Creek High School
Berek Ha Faith Kirkpatrick Alex Worsham Timothy Xu Simola Nayak Luke Muehring
Pope High School Newton High School Lakeside High School - Evans Greenbrier High School Hillgrove High School Home School Lassiter High School Lakeside High School - Atlanta North Springs High School
Rachel Lee
Northview High School
Woo Jae Kim
Northview High School
Megha Desai
Alpharetta High School
Emma Hosack
Pope High School
Megan Castaneda
Whitewater High School
Brianna Simmons
Fayette County High School
Ben Davies Cameron Watts
Tito Tomei
Eagle's Landing High School
West Forsyth High School
Cartersville High School
Effingham County High School
Johns Creek High School Ringgold High School
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Norcross High School
Wheeler High School
Kimberlin Frank
Glynn Academy
Baritone Whitewater High School
Whitewater High School
Akhil Upad
Johns Creek High School
Northview High School
Tyler Wise
Ringgold High School
Max Grand
South Forsyth High School
Westminster School South Forsyth High School
Benjamin Arevalo Daniel Jordan
East Hall High School Woodland High School - Cartersville
Tuba Mill Creek High School
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Kiko Tomei
Mill Creek High School
Robert Bull
Wheeler High School
Alan Adams
Fayette County High School
Matthew Brown
Newton High School
Clay Smith
Nick Borkovich
Joshua Kingsley
Brookwood High School
Bass Trombone
Oconee County High School
Abbey Warbington
Jeremy Cover William Talley
Sara Cotton
Junwoo Park Wheeler High School
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Rachel Saville
Heritage High School - Ringgold
Ismael Contreras
Trumpet Fayette County High School
Zain Bashey
John Harden
Cyrus Faruque
Etowah High School
Vincent Park
Matthew Hodgetts
Robert Landlord
Lambert High School
Clarinet Seok Yoon
Andrew Dallas
South Paulding High School Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Matthew Paynter
Tenor Sax
Bassoon Anthony Weaver
Hezekiah Rodgers
Callan Russell
Walton High School
Alto Sax
Vicki Lu
Chattahoochee High School
Parkview High School
Contra Clarinet
Victoria Kraj
Celia Imhoff
Cheyanne Cowart
Bass Clarinet
Northview High School Pope High School Cambridge High School Decatur High School
Austin Kim
South Forsyth High School
Chris Lewis
Central High School - Carrollton
Sam Hemrick
Ringgold High School
Ethan Taylor
Heritage High School - Ringgold
Alex Holbrook
Murray County High School
Savannah Landry
Oconee County High School
Timpani Mitchell Martin
Forsyth Central High School
Percussion Kmani Blyden
Allatoona High School
Mill Creek High School
Drew Hooper
Steven Aceto
Mill Creek High School
Abinay John
Woodward Academy
Dylan Bose
Cambridge High School
Parth Kumar
Cambridge High School
Lisbeth Yanez
Christie Murphree Nathan Moore Michael Grooms Steven Gildersleve
Ringgold High School
Sally Hedrick
Parkview High School
Houston County High School
Luke Bentley
Lassiter High School
Walton High School Cambridge High School
Horn Caroline Johnston Brent Flynn DaMarcus Patterson Hannah Culbreth Joelle Hitechew James Morton Nick Fratto Dominic Aquila
Chamblee High School River Ridge High School Richmond Hill High School Newnan High School Whitewater High School Effingham County High School Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology Jefferson High School
Trombone Wesley Shores Shane Perryman
Brookwood High School
Woodland High School - Cartersville Peachtree Ridge High School
Nicholas Franques
Charlton County High School
ALL STATE CONCERT BAND Don Schofield, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Conductor Rick Land, Organizer Michael Walker, Percussion Coordinator Triete Overture……………………………………………...Pietro Diero arr. Daehn Danza No. 2……………………………………………………………….Bruce Yurko Men of Ohio………………………………………………Henry Fillmore, arr. Foster America the Beautiful………………………………………..arr. Carmen Dragon
Lieutenant Colonel Don Schofield is the Commander and Conductor of The United States Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs Colorado. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Georgia, a Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University and is a candidate for the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Boston University. Prior to his commissioning in the Air Force, Lt Col Schofield served as Director of Bands at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Georgia and Effingham County High School in Springfield, Georgia where he led a 275-member comprehensive band program to national and regional recognition. Lt Col Schofield has served as commander of the Band of the Air Force Reserve in Warner Robins, Georgia, the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America in Belleville, Illinois, the United States Air Force Band of Flight in Dayton, Ohio, and the tenth director of the United States Air Force Strings and Chamber Orchestra in Washington. D.C. In 2007, he was chosen to lead the United States Air Force Central Command Band, where he planned and led overseas performances for United States and coalition forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Africa, Kyrgyzstan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain in direct support of combat operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Lt Col Schofield is the only member of the Department of Defense to be recognized for his musical leadership by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as a two-time Top Four finalist for a prestigious Emmy Award. His 2011 performance of “Holiday Notes from Home” was broadcast to 177 countries worldwide, all United States embassies, all ships and submarines at sea and was televised across the nation to 60 million homes. Lt Col Schofield has conducted multiple performances at The Grand Ole Opry, the White House, the National Cathedral, Constitution Hall and has led international performances with artists such as Kid Rock, Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Daughtry, Gabrielle Iglesias, Carlos Mencia, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Lonestar, Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd, Robin Meade, Amy Grant, Clay Walker, Take 6, Diamond Rio, the Miracles, Lee Greenwood, Gary Morris, Brian McKnight and Gordon Goodwin. He has conducted ensembles ranging from professional symphonies to elementary school bands in 23 states and Puerto Rico and has received leadership awards from Air Mobility Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the 11th Wing at Bolling Air Force base. Lt Col Schofield’s military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Expeditionary Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Ward and the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.
All State Concert Band 2 Schofield, Conductor Flute Katie Renaslacis Amanda Zhang Ruth Beard
South Forsyth High School Northview High School Home School
Kathleen Len
North Gwinnett High School
Natalie Hung
McIntosh High School
Hannah Peterson Min Ji Kim Mary Kathryn Newton Clarissa Tracy
Oconee County High School Northview High School South Paulding High School Kennesaw Mountain High School
Bass Clarinet
Micah Young
Kenny Harris
Rachel Cornell
Kayla White Jesse Norton Brianna Cunningham
Eastside High School Jefferson County High School East Jackson High School Douglas County High School
Angie Liang
Peachtree Ridge High School
Ben Conte
Marietta High School South Forsyth High School
Jocelyn Gao
Starr's Mill High School
Sophia Freaney
Wheeler High School
Mary McCarthy
Savannah Arts Academy
Warren Walker
Jones County High School
Diana Toro
The Walker School
Oboe Sydney Hancock Alexa Levy Nathaniel Wolff Abby Miller
Austin Summy
Mill Creek High School
Jonathan Paul
Decatur High School
Baritone Sax
Habersham Central High School
Lassiter High School
Charlie King
Greenbrier High School
Clarinet Ringgold High School
Blake Horde
River Ridge High School
Kevin Kwon
McIntosh High School
Katherine Dukes
Westminster School Habersham Central High School
Alan Kim
Walton High School
Tylor Lee
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Bo Quintana
Milton High School
Jake Tobias
Hillgrove High School
Joohan Park
Northview High School
Pearce Kramer
McIntosh High School
Rachel Duckett
Ringgold High School
Mekhi Gladden
North Springs High School
Jiseok Choi
Davidson Fine Arts
Katie Chiou
Lakeside High School - Evans
Jordan McCoy Julie Lim Kelley Wheeler Vitaliy Popovych Alice Lee Tiffany Xu
Zach Tyler
Harrison High School McIntosh High School Model High School Heritage High School - Ringgold Johns Creek High School Northview High School
Steven Lukehart Morgan Hebert Zane Page
Dunwoody High School
Grace Pulliam
George Walton Academy
Ryan Smith
Brevin White
Davidson Fine Arts North Gwinnett High School
South Effingham High School Wheeler High School
Heritage High School - Ringgold
Baritone Jared Graham Brandon Ramcharran Taylor Davis Andrew Berry Michael Van Wagenen Noah Quraishi
West Forsyth High School Mill Creek High School Fayette County High School West Forsyth High School North Gwinnett High School Harrison High School
Tuba Heritage High School - Ringgold
Trumpet Camden County High School
Greenbrier High School
Faith Cho
Garrett Harvey
Paideia School
Trace Turner
Caitlin McOsker
Johns Creek High School
Tenor Sax
Bassoon Chloe Bragg
Joey Park
Brunswick High School
Daniel Nixon
Bass Trombone
Alto Sax Jachike Ndubuisi
Walton High School
Ryan Beck
William Stephens
Contra Clarinet
Heritage High School - Ringgold
McIntosh High School Starr's Mill High School Lakeside High School - Atlanta
Jovany Dorsainvil
Douglas County High School
Adam Murray
Lakeside High School - Evans
Madison Arnt
Ringgold High School
Mikaela Pavin
Brookwood High School
Ragan McCoy
Mount Paran Christian School
Rachael Pastman
Habersham Ninth Grade Academy
Michael Brown
Jones County High School
Nick Hamilton
Grady High School
Percussion
George Walton Academy
Adam Voss
Walton High School
Nitish Jindal
Walton High School
Jason Dokes James Stanley Reid Waters Cameron Gwynn Elliott Bennett Zachary Flynn Josh Cooper Matthew Lindsey
Alexander High School Eastside High School Brookwood High School
Lee County High School
North Forsyth High School
Collins Hill High School
Pope High School
Brad Hagin
Winder-Barrow High School
Columbia High School
Jacqueline Munson
Cartersville High School
Horn
Sarah Willoughby Johanna Hoover
Woodward Academy Oconee County High School Woodland High School - Cartersville Oconee County High School
Carine Cerny
First Presbyterian Day School
Nicholas Shealy
First Presbyterian Day School
Michele Taylor Lauren Wickendon
Woodward Academy Jackson County High School
Trombone Jake Schramm Sean Kwak
Mill Creek High School North Gwinnett High School
JP Reinold
Sprayberry High School
Joseph Wallace
Raven Richard John Ramsey
Americus Sumter High School
David Williams
Elyza Wylder
Jim Graber
Lassiter High School Heritage High School - Ringgold
ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND Dr. James M. Bankhead, Conductor Dr. Andrew Poor, Organizer Josh Roberts, Percussion Coordinator Carnival Overture……………………………………Antonin Dvorak, arr. Steiger Commando March……………...….Samuel Barber, ed./arr. by Collingsworth El Camino Real…………………………………………………………...Alfred Reed Rolling Thunder……………………...Henry Fillmore, ed. Col. Arnald D. Gabriel Liturgical Dances……………………………………………...........David Holsinger
Dr. James M. Bankhead became the Music Department Head at Utah State University July 1, 2011. He was previously Director, School of Music at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Dr. Bankhead received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; the Master of Arts degree is from Central Michigan University; and, the Bachelor of Music degree from Utah State University. Before going to Sam Houston State in 2006, he was the Chair, Music Department at California State University, Chico 1994-2006. In addition to his administrative leadership, he was director of bands, master’s degree advisor and conductor of the Opera Workshop orchestra. He was principal guest conductor of the Shasta Symphony Orchestra in Redding, CA, and he is a frequent guest conductor, clinician and music specialist at music events throughout the country. Prior to his appointment at CSU, Chico, Dr. Bankhead was Executive Director of the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and Producer at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. He produced shows, concerts and festivals involving artists ranging from Bill Cosby to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Bankhead completed 22 years of military service in the Air Force retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served as Commander/Conductor of the United States Air Force Band in Washington 1985-1991 and Deputy Commander/Assistant Conductor of that organization from 1976-1985. Prior to that he was Chief of Bands and Music for the Air Force stationed at the Pentagon. He has conducted in all 50 states and 18 foreign countries.
All State Symphonic Band Bankhead, Conductor Flute Lexi Smith Claire Mahon
Westminster School Norcross High School
John Woody
Northgate High School
Sophia Inaba
Woodland High School - Cartersville
Corinne Veale Priya Patel Sarah Abrams Paige Copenhaver
Davidson Fine Arts Lakeside High School - Atlanta Walton High School Lassiter High School
Shelton Hill
Hart County High School
Yoonji Choi
Lakeside High School - Evans
Alexis Letourneau Victoria Pham
Lakeside High School - Atlanta North Paulding High School
Bass Clarinet
Andrew Durden
Savannah Arts Academy
Rick Brown
Danny Wytanis
North Gwinnett High School
Zack Surrency Kathleen Jackson Trenton Turner
Lakeside High School - Atlanta Wayne County High School Ringgold High School
Glynn Academy
Whitewater High School
Jonathan Yeager
Lakeside High School - Atlanta
Richard Burkhalter South Effingham High School
North Forsyth High School
Felix Wang
Lambert High School
Jackson Sheu
Lassiter High School
Jackson Swartzendruber Doug Tiller
Grant Steans
Jones County High School Southwest Dekalb High School
Bass Trombone
Alto Sax Nick D'Amico
Ware County High School
Anthony Weber
Contra Clarinet KateLyn Smith
Noah Jackson
West Forsyth High School
Sam Boeger
Allatoona High School
Baritone Conor Hill
Whitewater High School
Blake Candebat
Lambert High School
Connor Sullivan
Adairsville High School
Oconee County High School
Oboe
Aaron Christiansen
Perry High School
Tenor Sax Ramsey Fahs
Westminster School
Jessica Gerke
Allatoona High School
Sam Sangster
East Coweta High School
Coal Sturgill Daniel Powell
Liam Hall Jamie Radicioni
Emily Haar
Pope High School
Eric Chang Mia Cellino Jennifer Grubbs Hannah Hathorn
Lassiter High School River Ridge High School Hillgrove High School Northview High School
Greg Hamilton Rachel Smith Brendan Ayestaran
Harrison High School
Sydney Hasler
Oconee County High School
Zach Wender
North Cobb High School
Drew Bradley
Ola High School
Michael Yu Eric Kim
Creekview High School
Rachel McCardel
Creekview High School
Alex Englebrecht
Harrison High School
Oconee County High School Chattahoochee High School
Kyung Noh
Mill Creek High School
Joseph Elengickal
Alpharetta High School
Nikolay Stoykov Erica Anstey
Collins Hill High School Northgate High School
Adam King
South Effingham High School
Sarah Tran
Wheeler High School
Luis Rivera
South Forsyth High School
Kyron Blackmon Jim Huang
Fine Arts Magnet High School - Mt. Zion Norcross High School
Phillip Jones
North Gwinnett High School
Connor Back Tony Neese
Buford High School
Corey Fogg
Kennesaw Mountain High School Southwest Dekalb High School
Pope High School
Norcross High School
Statesboro High School
Brunswick High School
Horn Allison Webb Jack Bryant Caleb Cole Anna Rainwater Caleb Bostick Ashton Boyd
South Paulding High School Adairsville High School Pepperell High School Whitewater High School Creekview High School Tallulah Falls School
Sada Harris
Douglas County High School
Tyler Boyd
Tallulah Falls School
Trombone Steven Osborne Robyn Smith
Peach County High School Parkview High School Benjamin E. Mays High School Pope High School
Savannah Arts Academy
Walton High School
Matthew Chen
Savannah Arts Academy
Eric Kollars
Jake Parker
Parkview High School
Rutland High School
Westlake High School
Percussion
Lloyd Shepherd
Jacob Haymans
Alpharetta High School
Cedar Shoals High School
Decatur High School
Marcus Moore
David Medrano
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Northview High School
North Gwinnett High School
Norcross High School
Ronald Patterson
John Michael Neville
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Chris Conrey
Jongrak Koh
Brandon Matthews
Flowery Branch High School
Cedric Evans Kaie Westmaas
Lassiter High School
Lassiter High School
Brittany Purves
Sean Huneycutt Katherine Davis
Newnan High School
Trevor Kiefer Sander Schierer
Ben Maryland
Preston Stanfield Ju Yun Kim
Harrison Brown Harrison High School
Trumpet
Preben Are Victoria Tracy
Kell High School
Tuba
Tyler Boone
Clarinet
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Baritone Sax Mushin Quraishi
Bassoon
Murray County High School
Jackson County High School
Harrison High School Benjamin E. Mays High School
Walton High School
Harp Kathryn O'Shaughnessy
Milton High School
ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND Larry Gookin, Conductor Dr. Myra Rhoden, Organizer Marcus Rayner, Percussion Coordinators Nitro………………………………………………………………………...Frank Ticheli Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away)......................Percy Grainger ed. Rogers Elegy For a Young American……………………………………...Ronald LoPresti High Flight………………………………………………………………...Joseph Turrin Slava………………………………………………………………..Leonard Bernstein
Larry Gookin has been Director of Bands at Central Washington University since 1981. His fields of expertise include music education, wind literature, conducting, and low brass performance. He also has served as the Associate Chair and Coordinator of Graduate Studies. Professor Gookin received the M.M. in Music Education from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1977 and the B.M in Music Education and Trombone Performance from the University of Montana in 1971. He taught band for 10 years in public schools in Montana and Oregon. Throughout his career, Gookin has received numerous honors and awards. He has appeared as clinician, adjudicator, and conductor in the United States, Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. He is former principal trombone of the Eugene and Yakima Symphony Orchestras, and is currently the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Seattle Wind Symphony. The Central Washington University Wind Ensemble has performed at the CBDNA National Conferences in Boulder and Seattle, the MENC in Minneapolis, the CBNDA Regional Conferences in Reno, the Western International Band Clinics in Seattle, and the State WMEA Conferences. Gookin is a performing artist for Yamaha Corporation.
All State Symphonic Band Gookin, Conductor Flute
Bass Clarinet
Beldon Lin
Woodward Academy
Eboni Goar
DeKalb School of the Arts
Anna Yoon Eunbyoung Kang Leigh Lloveras
Johns Creek High School Lambert High School Greenbrier High School
Christina Morris
Savannah Arts Academy
Kaegan Gregory
Rockdale County High School
Veda Berg
Lakeside High School - Evans
Lee Spence
North Paulding High School
Christopher Whitehead Joshua Clifford Emily Johnson Sara Pascall
Apalachee High School Camden County High School Milton High School Columbia High School
Contra Clarinet Monica Lester
Woodland High School - Cartersville
Alto Sax
Norcross High School
Matt Murley
Lambert High School
Nicholas Doss
Lassiter High School Mount Pisgah Christian School
Oboe
Westminster School Riverside Military Academy West Forsyth High School
Bassoon
Sarah Robinson Emily Schuler Allison Rose
Eagle's Landing High School Newnan High School McIntosh High School Sprayberry High School
Home School
Josh Wallin
Ringgold High School
Kevin Choi Katelen Dusek
Nathan Reynolds Tory Heyerdahl
Riverwood High School Woodland High School - Stockbridge Brookwood High School
Woodland High School - Cartersville Alpharetta High School
Sprayberry High School
Jonathan Tang
Evans High School
Cherokee High School
Baritone Nate Galerstein Jonah Zimmerman
Ethan Craft Brandon Fortson
Kristopher Banton
Joel Garcia Jacob Weikle
Brandon Fairley Eric Dowler
Trumpet Edward Wang
Northview High School
Lassiter High School Veterans High School South Forsyth High School Buford High School Sequoyah High School
Decatur High School Houston County High School Perry High School Southwest Dekalb High School
Harrison High School
Tristan Gibbs Matthew Wright
George Walton Academy First Presbyterian Day School
Percussion
Tyler Jesko
Lassiter High School
Alyssa Candelmo
Coffee High School
Thomson High School
Camden County High School
Alexa Gilomen
Fannin County High School
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Turner Gray
Lassiter High School
Danny Artiga
Dunwoody High School
Olivia Davis
Jacob Greifinger
Amanda Foster
McEachern High School
Tuba
Baritone Sax
Emily Moody
Barret Ham
Darien Williams
Fayette County High School
Madison Rose
Thomas Walker
Tenor Sax
Miguel Tuberquia
Clarinet
Perryn Bohler
Kevin Brown
Cody Taylor Northgate High School
Thomson High School Cambridge High School
Deshane Barnes
Alpharetta High School
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School
Max Keenan
Hillgrove High School
Hyeri Bae
Andrew Niehoff
Erik Prince
Jared Sells
Chloe Baskowitz
Cassidy Brown
Chris Delmas
Bass Trombone
Josh Yi
Doyeun Kim
Lambert High School
Alpharetta High School
Wheeler High School
Gabi Vesey
Veterans High School
Jonathan Craig
Adam Fultz
Theresa Kim
Amelia Merriman
Clint Rogers
Micah Caldwell Kyle Rinaudo
Milton High School Peach County High School North Cobb High School
Harrison High School
Andrew Kim
Johns Creek High School
Joonsu Kim
East Coweta High School
Leif Atchley
Ridgeland High School
Jared Sirmans
Valdosta High School
Jake Senter
Lakeside High School - Atlanta
Luke Rosetti
Brookwood High School
Caleb Mathis
Woodland High School - Cartersville
Sophia Lee
South Forsyth High School
Windsor Jones
Decatur High School
Diana Ge
Westminster School
Laura Browning
Milton High School
Connor Croasmun Kirin Bettadapur
South Effingham High School Walton High School
Adam Jackson
Tri-Cities High School
Avery Zickar
Hillgrove High School
Jennifer Ragan
Home School
Jason Abraham
Northgate High School
Jessica Webb Nick Liu Kevin Carbone
Howard High School Northview High School Chattahoochee High School
Chandler Dickerson Christina Smith Taylor Feitz
South Paulding High School Richmond Hill High School Kennesaw Mountain High School
Horn Ben Lloyd Alayna Bell Jacob Weinstein Kari Henke
Statesboro High School Crisp County High School George Walton Academy Pickens High School
Nick Williams
Oconee County High School
Hanna Wilson
Charlton County High School
Thai Johnson Murphy Pulliam
Lassiter High School George Walton Academy
Trombone Michael MacNab
Lassiter High School
David Yun
North Gwinnett High School
Heritage High School - Ringgold
ALL STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Kathleen Brungard, Conductor James Barket, Organizer Music from Abdelazar…………………………………………………Henry Purcell II. Rondeau III. Air II. Rondeau (reprise) Irish Tune from County Derry………..…Percy Grainger, arr. Douglas Wagner Hungarian Dance No. 5………………….Johannes Brahms arr. Merle J. Isaac Fiesta Jubiloso……………………………………………………..Joseph Compello
A graduate of Wesleyan College and Northwestern University, Kathleen DeBerry Brungard has taught orchestra and strings, grades 1-12, in the public schools of Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas, and concert band, jazz band, and orchestra in California. Many of her elementary and secondary orchestras have performed for national, regional, and state music educator conventions. Ms. DeBerry Brungard has been involved in curriculum development for the gifted and talented, and has written curriculum guides for strings at all levels of instruction. She has done extensive work with student teachers and served as a mentor teacher throughout her 31 years of public education.
All State Middle School Orchestra Brungard, Conductor 1st Violin
Viola
Maya Kang
Autrey Mill Middle School
Alan Ko
HoJung Kim
Autrey Mill Middle School
Emma Axelson
Patti Tao Ava Posner Julia Su
Savannah Country Day School Renfroe Middle School
Jun Kang Clara Smallwood
Webb Bridge Middle School Chamblee Middle School Hull Middle School Northwestern Middle School
The Walker School
Caroline Cameron
J. C. Booth Middle School
Phoebe Liu
Autrey Mill Middle School
Christopher Wang
Pinckneyville Middle School
Jenny Choi
Dodgen Middle School
Jason Chang
Autrey Mill Middle School
Ashley Ahn
Angela Cheng Richard Lee
River Trail Middle School
Daniel Kim
Autrey Mill Middle School
Mike Kim
North Gwinnett Middle School
Sean Yang
Friendship Christian School
Elise Arancio Jessica Yeh Eric Mahoney Doyoung Jeong
Felix Pei
Stallings Island Middle School
Susan Yi
Ellie Coe
Hightower Trail Middle School
Emily Stanfield
Bethany Allred Julia Lu Brianna Hou Julia Sellman David Wen Erin Cho
Midway Middle School River Trail Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School Home School Haynes Bridge Middle School Dodgen Middle School
Naomi Fan
Dickerson Middle School
Ashley Kim
River Trail Middle School
Joyce Yun
Chamblee Middle School
2nd Violin Lily West Shannon Chen Erin Ohm Andrew Peng Brian Kang Kimberly Beauvais Seo Young Yoo Albert Shin Min Kim Alessandro Malave Melody Bearden Monica Chang Loren Tsang Kevin Kim Lauren Hong Zoe Lo Adam Jobson Hannah Cho Nao Kamitani
Megan Hong Yujin Kwak
Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville Autrey Mill Middle School Dodgen Middle School Chamblee Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Simpson Middle School
Westminster School Henderson Middle School - Chamblee Duluth Middle School The Waldorf School of Atlanta Duluth Middle School River Trail Middle School Home School River Trail Middle School Hull Middle School
Cello Brandon Chung Jane Lee Aria Posner Amy Park
Hopewell Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Renfroe Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School
Jennifer Ahn
River Trail Middle School
Brian Song
River Trail Middle School
Hannah Kim Home School
River Trail Middle School
Stephanie Zhang Phillip Kim John Kang Adam Wang Elise Trankina Alex Lin Daniel Cho
Duluth Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Hull Middle School Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville Webb Bridge Middle School Dodgen Middle School River Trail Middle School Dodgen Middle School
Bremen Middle
Rayen Kang
River Trail Middle School
Crabapple Middle School
Calvin Dong
Haynes Bridge Middle School
Westminster School Home School North Gwinnett Middle School Dodgen Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School River Trail Middle School
Bass Blake Hilley Eric Shute Matthew Jung Alex Petralia Daniel Barket
Dickerson Middle School
Mara Vandeweile
Home School
Hollie Greenwood
Hull Middle School Riverside Middle School
Eunice Choi
Alton C. Crews Middle School
Jacob Leung
Dickerson Middle School
Jessica Cmiel
Dickerson Middle School Chamblee Middle School River Trail Middle School Druid Hills Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School Chamblee Middle School Crabapple Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School
ALL STATE NINTH AND TENTH GRADE ORCHESTRA Dr. Howard Hsu, Conductor Evelyn Champion, Organizer Stacy Brown, Percussion Coordinator Feierlicher Einzug…………………………………………………..…Richard Strauss Solemn Entrance arr. Juon La fille aux cheveux de lin……………………………..…………Claude Debussy The Girl with the Flaxen Hair arr. Lawson Symphony No. 5 in E minor………………………………Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky IV. Finale
Howard Hsu is the Music Director of the Valdosta (GA) Symphony Orchestra, the professional orchestra-in-residence at Valdosta State University comprised of faculty members, other professionals from a fivestate region, and students. Mr. Hsu also serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestra Studies at Valdosta State University. He has performed with world-renowned artists such as violinists Robert McDuffie and Amy Schwartz Moretti, cellist Wendy Warner, pianists Alexander Ghindin and Alexander Schimpf, and the Empire Brass. In September 2013, he will conduct the U.S. premiere of Ned McGowan’s concerto for iPad and orchestra entitled Rotterdam Concerto 2, and has given the Georgia premieres of several Debussy/Matthews Preludes, Fernande Decruck’s Sonata for Saxophone and Orchestra, and Jonathan Bailey Holland’s Motor City Dance Mix. Through the Symphony’s Youth Concert Series, he has introduced live classical music to thousands of children in the area. Mr. Hsu has appeared as a guest conductor with the Hartford (CT) Symphony Orchestra, Macon (GA) Symphony, New Britain (CT) Symphony, and Bronx (NY) Arts Ensemble, with whom he conducted the world premiere of Eleanor Cory’s O’Keeffe’s Flora. Mr. Hsu was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Connecticut and Associate Conductor of the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, and was Visiting Instructor of Music and Director of the Orchestra at Connecticut College. Mr. Hsu has worked closely with groups dedicated to training young musicians, including the Lake George (NY) Opera Festival, where he served as Associate Conductor and Music Director of the Apprentice opera scenes concerts. He has conducted the Georgia Music Educators Association District 12 High School Honor Symphony Orchestra, Massachusetts Music Educators Association Central District Senior High School Festival Orchestra, Governor’s Honors Program Orchestra (GA), Greater Waterbury (CT) Youth Symphony, and Greater Bridgeport (CT) Youth Orchestras. Through the Hartford Symphony’s Mentoring Program he served as a Master Teaching Artist, and was a faculty member with The Harlem (NY) School of the Arts. Mr. Hsu received his D.M.A. from the University of Connecticut, his M.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his B.S. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Photo by Paul Leavy.
All State Ninth and Tenth Grade Orchestra Hsu, Conductor 1st Violin
Nina Qin
Viola
Judy Li
Northview High School
Erin Pitts
Aomeng Cui
Chamblee High School
Emma DeJarnette
Kyle Qian
Centennial High School
Ariana Mao
Westminster School
Malhar Kute
Chamblee High School
James Kang
Collins Hill High School
Jennifer Ahn
Johns Creek High School
Tracy Du Elizabeth Schlender
Johns Creek High School Home School
Chamblee High School Brookwood High School
Amanda Zhang
Savannah Arts Academy
Amy Zhang
Johns Creek High School
Joy Hsieh
Dunwoody High School
Alex Yang
Johns Creek High School
Michael Lee
Chamblee High School
Oboe Kenny Bader Jordan Howard
Brookwood High School Fayette County High School
Bassoon John You Kalli Edwards
Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology Fayette County High School
Clarinet North Gwinnett High School Shannon Ke Joseph Pang
Northview High School
Jee Soo Chon
Eric Wang Brandon Cho
Chattahoochee High School
Jasmine Liu
Northview High School
Jennifer Wei
Savannah Arts Academy
Vivian Cheng
Johns Creek High School
Andrew Fu
Alpharetta High School
Faith West
Home School
Ji Baek
Lambert High School
Sarah Li
Alpharetta High School
Alice Lin
Northview High School
David Liu Tony Zeng
McIntosh High School
Lina Kim
Peachtree Ridge High School
Kelsey Johnson
Alpharetta High School
Jennifer Zou
Northview High School
Richard Pei
Alpharetta High School
Grace Lee
Walton High School Chattahoochee High School
Eric Wang
Northview High School
Charles Tantillo
Alpharetta High School
Lingyi Xin
Northview High School
Sarah Yang
Northview High School
Eugene Ahn
Lambert High School
Steven Chiou
Northview High School
Caroline Wittschen
Centennial High School
Christine Liu Koyal Ansingkar
Leonardo Tang
Northview High School
Yi-Chang Jeon
Northview High School
Kevin Li
Northview High School
Olivia Hunt
Cambridge High School
Grayson High School
Jake Wong
Lillie Zhou
Johns Creek High School Westminster School
Angelina Choi
Cedar Shoals High School
Clarisa Colton
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Hannah Shute
Chamblee High School
Sarah Tsai
Walton High School
Nicole Sim
Northview High School
Cindy Lee Nathan Wu
Lesley Chang
North Gwinnett High School
Aaron Hui
Northview High School
Jefferson Downs
Pope High School Milton High School Allatoona High School
Lambert High School Nicole Mann
Cambridge High School
Carson Baker
Johns Creek High School
Johns Creek High School Westminster School Matthew Henson
Michelle Liang
Savannah Country Day School
Mary Katharine Guthrie
Blessed Trinity Catholic School
Vincent McIntosh Elliot Eller
Joyce Cho
Savannah Country Day School
Eujin Jang
Walton High School
Daniel Kim
McIntosh High School
Bass
Gabriel English
Alex Kong
Walton High School Northview High School
Jan Sabacan
George Pan
Peachtree Ridge High School
Brian Lee
Daniel Tancredi Alpharetta High School
North Gwinnett High School
Imani Duhe Andrew Michael Alan Hester
Kennesaw Mountain High School North Gwinnett High School Roswell High School
Flute Rachel Anders Aly Soriano
McIntosh High School Pope High School
DeKalb School of the Arts Milton High School Rome High School
Horn Jonathan Chiou Sean Turner
Nathan Dial
Walton High School Lambert High School Ola High School Duluth High School
Trombone Andrew Taylor Matt Knox William Sanders
Kell High School Pierce County High School Starr's Mill High School
Tuba Caleb Smith
Brookstone School
Alexis Forrest
Su Baek
North Springs High School
Chattahoochee High School
Trumpet
Luke Iddings Walton High School
Roswell High School
2nd Violin Julie Kim
South Cobb High School
Cello
Rae Baker Bonnie Sun
Brookwood High School Northview High School
Keren Park Laura Wu
Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology
Raymond Zhu
Jordan Wilcox
Walton High School
Northview High School
Cartersville High School
Timpani Parker Olson
McIntosh High School
Percussion Sydney Loverde
North Gwinnett High School
Cameron Wilson
Davidson Fine Arts
Harp Kathryn O'Shaughnessy
Milton High School
ALL STATE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADE ORCHESTRA Scott Laird, Conductor Whitney Tinley, Organizer Todd Manson, Percussion Coordinator Tragic Overture……………………………………………………Johannes Brahms Iridium………………………………………………………………………Jack Stamp The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity……..……………………Gustav Holst
Scott Laird is on the faculty of The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics where he is Fine Arts Coordinator and Instructor of Music. He earned his B.S. in Music Education and his M.A. in Violin Performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has been an active string educator, clinician, and conductor for over 25 years and his orchestras have been recognized for their superior and musically mature performances. Laird is in demand as a guest conductor, has conducted many honors orchestras throughout the United States, and has presented at numerous regional and national conferences. In recent years, he has conducted the Maryland, South Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Indiana All State Orchestras and at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. He earned his National Board Certification in 2004 and recertified in 2013. He has served as President of the NC Chapter of the American String Teachers Association and Chair of the NCMEA Orchestra Section. He has chaired ASTA’s National Committee on School Orchestras and Strings and was Co-Chair of ASTA’s 2013 National Solo Competition. He serves on the Board of Directors for KidZNotes, an El Sistema USA program in Durham, NC that provides classical music instruction to underprivileged children. Laird is an active performer on acoustic and electric violins and is known for his ability to lead and perform in both the classical and improvisatory arena. In addition, Laird serves as a sponsored artist and educational specialist for D’Addario Bowed Strings, Coda Bows, and NS Design Electric Violins.
All State Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Orchestra Laird, Conductor 1st Violin
Viola
Flute
Yejin Shin
Lambert High School
Nathan Hung
McIntosh High School
Justin Lee
Northview High School
Nick Lindell
Lassiter High School
Robert Welch Keanu Mitanga Brian Chung
Sandy Creek High School Atlanta International School
Anderson Leggett Nick Pelletier
Norcross High School Duluth High School
Alpharetta High School
Patrick Wu
David Chyan
Northview High School
Katherine Hur
Ingrid Cai
Centennial High School
Amy Wang
Alpharetta High School
Westminster School
Mary Vavra
Walton High School
Allison Song
Lanier High School
Gabriel BellottMcGrath Elizabeth Smith
Home School
Paula Small
Savannah Arts Academy
Joshua Shue
Northview High School
Lihua Shu
Parkview High School
Austin Wang
Walton High School
Anders Olsen
Paideia School
Rachael Tao
Savannah Country Day School
Andrew Zou
Northview High School
Caroline Wu
Roswell High School
Kitty Shepherd
Home School
Maalik Glover Jimin Park Carlyn Gilbert Monica Caldwell
Northview High School Westminster School
Fine Arts Magnet High School - Mt. Zion Walton High School Roswell High School Shiloh High School
Michael Cao
Northview High School
Cindy Chen
River Ridge High School
Maryah Thompson
Savannah Arts Academy
Cello Lindsey Sharpe
Duluth High School
Tony Gong
Northview High School
Kristie Liao
McIntosh High School
Bailey Holbrook
Walton High School
Walton High School
Laurent Boudard
Atlanta International School
Hana Oberst Chaeyoon Lee
Northview High School
2nd Violin Priscilla Kim Lily Rainwater Hope Hong
Johns Creek High School Home School Alpharetta High School Pace Academy
Katherine Ng
Walton High School North Gwinnett High School
Danny Park
Savannah Country Day School
Daniel Kim
Northview High School
Asia Charles
Grayson High School
Tia Widianto
Alpharetta High School
Andrew Suh
Northview High School
Patricia Lin Nancy Kang Richard Zhang Susan Yoon
Woodward Academy Johns Creek High School Parkview High School Johns Creek High School
Kyung Min Shin
Northview High School
Lianna Arcelay
McIntosh High School
Caroline Cain Avery Yang Sebastion Fernandez
Christopher Yu Alois Cerbu
Tracy Knight
Joon Kang
Ivan Liu
Westminster Schools of Augusta Paideia School Alpharetta High School
Eri Kudo
Walton High School
Jamie Xie
Roswell High School
Jonathan Fan
Cambridge High School
Peachtree Ridge High School
Allison Kershner Julianna Eidle Rachel Zhu Savannah Ridley
Oboe Cassie Pilgrim Emily Kirven Justin Smith Spencer Stewart
Will Lawson Carter Culwell Haley Matthews Stanley Miller
South Paulding High School
Mark Allen Zach Brown
Alex Thomson Sara Norris
Milton High School North Gwinnett High School
Houston County High School
Horn Nicolas Perez
Scott Kayhan Caroline Stiles
Frankie Ku
Northview High School
Erin Henry
Glynn Academy
Ben Crawford
Walton High School
Trombone
Clarke Central High School
Chris Elbert
Bass
William Roddenberry Lakeside High School - Atlanta Marist School Walton High School Druid Hills High School Savannah Country Day School Wheeler High School Alpharetta High School Duluth High School
Harp Kathryn O'Shaughnessy
The Weber School
Wilson Childers
Druid Hills High School
Daniel Kim
DeKalb School of the Arts
Trumpet
Ahanu Banerjee
Steven Yu
North Atlanta High School
Fayette County High School
Addison Whitney
Will Bull
Pickens High School
Kyle Willoughby
Starr's Mill High School
Stephen Crouch
Carrollton High School
Brennan Coffey
Brookwood High School
Geoffrey Solomon
Pickens High School
Clarinet
Ian Chen
Logan Lysaght
Lakeside High School - Atlanta
Bassoon
Thomas Evans
Dennis Frank
Heritage High School - Ringgold
Collins Hill High School
Woodward Academy
Elliot Saltmarsh
Wesleyan School Lakeside High School - Atlanta
Walton High School
Wheeler High School
Tomislav Zabcic-Matic
Northview High School Oakwood Christian Academy
Ashley Grooms
Joe Collins
Raymond Zhang
Decatur High School
Athens Academy
Maxwell Sandberg
Faye Chu
Sprayberry High School
Luke Anders
Davidson Fine Arts Dunwoody High School Greater Atlanta Christian School Hillgrove High School Statesboro High School
Kell High School First Presbyterian Day School McIntosh High School
Bass Trombone Justin Harrell
Cambridge High School
Tuba Josh Galerstein
Dunwoody High School
Timpani Rashaad Greene
Kell High School
Percussion Jim Shaw
Milton High School
Kell High School
Emily Johnson Nicholas Martinez Scotty Davis Maggie Bowden
Houston County High School Parkview High School Lambert High School Greenbrier High School Thomas County High School