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The Richard Montgomery HS Instrumental Music Department 

The Richard Montgomery High School Instrumental Music Department consists of 2 concert bands, a jazz ensemble, 2 orchestras, a marching band, and a pit orchestra. These internationally acclaimed ensembles perform for audiences around the world. The ensembles have performed at: The Eastern Division NAfME (formally MENC) Eastern Division Conference, The Annual Blues Alley Big Band Jam, the East Coast Jazz Festival, The Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, The Maryland State Band & Orchestra Festival, DAR Constitution Hall, and the Yilan International Arts Festival in Yilan, Taiwan.  The National Association for Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) has designated the program as a Grammy Signature School.  Students in the program consistently represent Richard Montgomery HS in County Honors, All State, and All Eastern ensembles. 

Dr. Peter Perry - Instrumental Music Director-  Dr. Perry is in his twenty-fourth consecutive year at Richard Montgomery High School. 

For more information about Dr. Perry, click HERE.

Honors & Accomplishments

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2016 Maryland All State Participants

Zack Moore - Euphonium - Jr. Band

Elena Yeatts-Lonske - French Horn - Jr. Band

Vivian Yuan - Flute - Jr. Band

Shefei Jiang - Flute - Jr. Band

Justin Song - Cello - Jr. Orchestra

Layna Lu - Violin - Jr. Orchestra

Callie Wen - Violin - Jr. Orchestra

Chris Lu - Violin - Sr. Orchestra

Alythia Vo - Violin - Sr. Orchestra

Hannah Zhang - Violin - Sr. Orchestra

Fonda Shen - Violin - Sr. Orchestra

Albert Shyu - Violin - Sr. Orchestra

Steven Lu -Viola - Sr. Orchestra

Cindy Song - Viola - Sr. Orchestra

Alan Li - Cello - Sr. Orchestra

Chris Lee - Bass- Sr. Orchestra

Evelyn Sturrock - Harp - Sr. Orchestra

Jason Hong - Clarinet - Sr. Orchestra

Kimberly Steininger - Flute  - Sr. Band

Andrew Yi - Clarinet - Sr. Band

Helen Zhao - Flute - Sr. Band

               Eliza Salem - Drums - Jazz  Alternate

 

2015-2016 Honors

 

National Symphony Youth Fellowship Program.

Chris Lu (violin) & Steven Lu (viola)

 

National Philharmonic Soloist Competition

Jason Hong (clarinet)  & Olivia Chen (violin)

 

Chamber Orchestra invited to perform for the

2016 Maryland Music Educators Association

Winter Conference

 

Jazz Ensemble at 2015 MCPS Jazz Festival

Overall "Superior" Rating from judges

Chamber Orchestra 2016 District II Orchestra Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all Judges

Chamber Orchestra at the 2016 

Maryland State Orchestra Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all judges

Perfect Scores from most judges 

2015-16  MCPS County Honors Participants

Ingrid Winkler - Bari Sax - Sr. Jazz

Eliza Salem - Drums - Sr. Jazz

Zack Moore - BassTrombone - Jr. Jazz

Justin Zhang- Violin - Jr. Orchestra

Zack Moore - Euphonium- Jr. Band

Shefei Jiang - Flute - Jr. Band

Vivian Yuan - Flute - Jr. Band

Elena Yeatts-Lonske - Horn - Jr. Band

Edward Ahrens - Oboe - Jr. Band

Karen Chen - Clarinet - Sr. Band

Andrew Yi - Clarinet - Sr. Band

Kimberly Steininger - Flute - Sr. Band

Francisco Mondragon - Horn - Sr. Band

Liyanga de Silva - Cello - Sr. Orchestra

Jeremy Keaton - Cello - Sr. Orchestra

Alan Li - Cello - Sr. Orchestra

 

2015 Maryland All State Participants

Jason Hong - Clarinet - Jr. Band

Albert Shyu -Violin - Jr. Orchestra

Soah Sohn - Violin - Jr. Orchestra

Steven Lu - Viola - Jr. Orchestra

Cindy Song - Viola - Jr. Orchestra

Ami Wong - Viola-Jr. Orchestra

Helen Zhao - Flute - Sr. Band

Joseph Li - Clarinet - Sr. Band

Matthew Sykes - Trumpet - Sr. Band

Chris Lee - Bass- Sr. Band

Meghan Hu - Oboe- Sr. Band

Bowen Ren - Bass Clarinet-Sr. Band Alt.

Eileen Moudou - Violin -Sr. Orchestra

Madeleine Cheng - Violin-Sr. Orchestra

Patrick Sykes - Viola-Sr. Orchestra

 

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) National Honor Band

Helen Zhao

 

2014-2015 Honors

 

Jazz Ensemble at the2014

MCPS Jazz Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all judges

Chamber Orchestra 2015 District II Orchestra Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all Judges

Symphonic Band at the 2015 

Maryland State Band Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all judges

Concert Orchestra at the 2015 District II

Orchestra Festival

Overall "Superior" Ratings

Symphonic Band at the 2015 District II

Band Festival

Straight "Superior" Ratings from all judges

2014-15 MCPS County Honors Participants

Ingrid Winkler - Bari Sax - Sr. Jazz

Judy Choi - Alto Sax - Jr. Band

Karen Chen - Clarinet- Jr. Band

Catherine Dang - Clarinet- Jr. Band

Lucia Jiang - Clarinet- Jr. Band

Andrew Yi - Clarinet - Jr. Band

Ethan Smith-Cohen - Trumpet - Jr.Band

Steven Lu -Viola - Jr. Orchestra

Ami Wong - Viola - Jr. Orchestra

Bowen Ren - Bass Clarinet - Sr. Band

David Zhang - Clarinet - Sr. Band

Kimberly Steinger - Flute - Sr. Band

Alex Mondragon - French Horn - Sr. Band

Matthew Sykes - Trumpet - Sr. Band

Patrick Sykes - Viola - Sr. Orchestra

Betsy Wang - Viola Sr. Orchestra 

Jessica Lee - Cello-Sr. Orchestra

Liyanga DiSilva - Cello -Sr. Orchestra 

* 2015 Maryland State

Orchestra Festival was Cancelled

Both Concert & Chamber Orchestras were eligible, to perform and were planning on participating.

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