LCPS Music Department

05/23/2024

Congratulations Music Colleagues!

I am pleased to let you know we have once again been designated as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! The list of districts can be found here: 2024 Best Communities for Music Education Districts We have now received this award for 16 years in a row!

Thank you for the tireless work and commitment to bringing high quality music education to our students and for keeping them engaged in our programs. Current enrollment data for next year shows a third year of increase in our programs, (even as overall district student enrollment has stalled) since the COVID dip meaning most of our programs are back or nearly back to their pre- COVID enrollment levels. This did not happen by accident. It is the direct result of the efforts of each of you.

Thank you for all you do!!

Michael and Elaine

04/17/2024

02/21/2024

Congratulations to the 80 LCPS singers who qualified for the ACDA Southern Division Choirs! The event will be held February 21-24, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Belmont Ridge Middle School
Carrie Geiger, Director
Marwa Ouazzani
Shelby Pinette
Amritha Vudumula

Brambleton Middle School
Kirk Forthman, Director
Kiera Adamson

Briar Woods High School
Nigel Tangredi, Director
Emilia Battaglia
Sasanka Sreedevi-Naresh

Evergreen Mill Elementary
Wendy Testa, Director
Emma Takemoto

Freedom High School
Marie Knight, Director
Emily Aaron
Alicia Aldea
Madison Coffren
Emiko Diro
Sarah Foard
Maadavan Iyer
Tanya Kusuma
Aashna Patel
Natalia Shane
Katherine Valentini
Imogen Yabes

Harmony Middle School
Lisa Washington, Director
Charlotte Abbe
Molly DenHerder
Alexis House
Comet Maupin
Julia Miller
William Porta

Heritage High School
Cris Cini, Director
Hadley Jones

J. Michael Lunsford Middle School
Melissa Payes, Director
Mia Aldea
Jiya Bhattacharjee
Jaein Hwang

Lightridge High School
Helai Karim, Director
Katelyn [Katie] Benner
Jordan Brooks
Jude Cabral
Liliana [Lily] Cascio
Jyotsna Gopianand
Zerben Hebert
Habib Jaafar
John [Yosh] Krupa
Aayra Kumar
Annika Kumar
Nihal [Sunny] Prasad
James Smith III

Loudoun County High School
Willis Rosenfeld, Director
Vanessa Carranza-Chiuz
Norah Lee
Justin Goodhart
Sam Takemoto
Emma Wride

Riverside High School
Adrianne Tomlinson, Director
Akira Dasgupta
Charlotte Duggan
Samaira Sharma
Spencer Todd

Rock Ridge High School
Jordan Markwood, Director
Laura Adams
Ananya Akula
Dhanya Babu
Neha Naga Balaji
Isabel Bock
Sanjana Chandok
Kaia Greene
Emily Gruessing
Shritha Khandavalli
Ayush Marwaha
Olivia McMahon
Aashika Pesaladinne
Sreeja Punuru
Abi Valliappan
Valerie Whitaker

Stone Hill Middle School
Peter Uhlir, Director
Ela Gupta
Avika Jeeth
Deetya Mudumba
Ivy Snyder

Tuscarora High School
Casey Belzer, Director
Halle Burciaga
Alara Celebi
Sydney Nicklas
Ava Peach
Alyce Snead

Willard Middle School
Erik Jacobs, Director
Logan Griffin-Lopes
Caleb McConnell

Woodgrove High School
Jessica Morgan, Director
Sophia Arbab
EJ Banta
Ashley Gingerich
Alex Low
Sophie Mason

02/14/2024

Join us for an exciting time at District Chorus this weekend!

01/30/2024

Join us this Saturday at John Champe High School to hear some fabulous music at District Band, under the direction of Tiffany Hitz, Doug Martin, and Dr. Michael Stewart.

11/14/2023

LCPS CHORAL, GUITAR, JAZZ MUSICIANS, PERFORMING ENSEMBLES AND TEACHERS HONORED AT VMEA CONFERENCE

11/07/2023

2023 NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL ORCHESTRA

99 of LCPS finest orchestra and band students qualified for the 2023 NCVRO (North Central Virginia Regional Orchestra). This orchestra is comprised of students selected through audition from Manassas, Manassas Park, Prince William, Wi******er, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, Fredericksburg, Quantico, Caroline, Essex, King George, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland, and Loudoun school districts. The concert will be held Saturday, November 11th at 3:00 pm at Charles J. Colgan High School, Manassas, Virginia.

A special thanks to LCPS Directors Adam Foreman (John Champe High School, Director of Bands) Wind Audition Chairperson, Adrienne Caravan (J. Michael Lunsford Middle School, Director of Orchestras) JRO Event Chair, and Carrie Albers (Broad Run High School, Director of Orchestras) SRO Event Chair. Junior Regional Orchestra will be under the baton of Dr. Christopher Cicconi, Director of Bands and Orchestra and Associate Professor of Music Education at Towson University, and Senior Regional Orchestra will be under the direction of Michael Gerdes, Director of Orchestral Studies at San Diego State University.

Those students from LCPS are:

Blue Ridge Middle School
Leah Polyak

Brambleton Middle School
Eleanor Park
Shloka Singh
Swara Singh
Arnav Dusad
Dylan Kim

Briar Woods High School
Chrisopher Hurley
Nathan Tuo
Jiho Lee
Alysa Yao
Eugene Choi
Michelle Chung
Sofia Burbano
Eric Dohyung Kim
Ryan Day
Serena Yoon
Justin Wang
Ronen Wilson
Eva Hartley
Grace Bailey

Broad Run High School
Sebastian Bohnett
Asina Tekin
Patrick Chou
Ayla Jalali

Alternate:
Kiyomi Chen

Dominion High School
Alex Cho

Freedom High School
Jocelyn Chang
Julia Li
Brandon Bae
Calyna Chen
Erin Choi
Ashley Kim

Heritage High School
Nischal Jha

Independence High School
Sara Chen
William Osborne
Connor Barkman
Connor Fink
Ridhi Gutta

J. Michael Lunsford Middle School
Madison Bae
Ace Avery
Stephen Lee
Vivian Lee
Aanya Srivastava
Sarah Park

John Champe High School
Kayla Kwon
Ethan Yoon
Paul Lee
Aiden Gayles
Andrew Harper

Alternate:
Diego Hernandez
Alena Gupte

Lightridge High School
Diana Couey
Andrew Martin
Alexander Hartanto
Noah Lee

Loudoun Valley High School
Addison Miller
Lauren MacDonnell
Pierson Lee
Felicity Banner
Alayna Khan

Alternate:
Samuel Nixon

Potomac Falls High School
Micaela Perezous
Ian Farber

Riverside High School
Samuel He
Milen Satish
Leela Lee

Alternate:
Abigail Hill

Rock Ridge High School
Tyler Nguyen
Arjun Alagappa

Stone Bridge High School
Claire Lee
Jeremy Oh
Samantha Gloe
Katelyn Qureshi
Hannah Cleavinger
Cynthia Zhao
Marluce Gardner
Owen Hochwald
Ethan Shapiro

Stone Hill Middle School
William Zhang
Kate Weber
Elia Huang
Evelyn Nguyen
Anish Thota
Benjamin Bethke

Alternate:
Kirthan Kulkarni

Trailside Middle School
Bourne Choi
Claire Zhao
Nathan Sarma

Tuscarora High School
Elsie Dinsmore
Waylon Malarkey

Alternate:
Xander Ulreich

Willard Middle School
David Choi
Justin Nam

Woodgrove High School
Mya Haines
Amanda Dickson
Sawyer Degregori
Avery Wood
Zoe Thoma

Alternate:
Madison Rider

05/10/2023

LCPS Music Awards: Blue Ribbon Schools and High School Honor Bands 2023

8 LCPS schools are recognized as VMEA (Virginia Music Educators Association) Blue Ribbon Schools! In order to receive this honor, three performing ensembles (band, chorus, and orchestra) must receive a superior rating in all three ensembles. Congratulations to these qualifying schools:

Brambleton Middle School
J. Michael Lunsford Middle School
Willard Middle School

Briar Woods High School
Freedom High School
John Champe High School
Lightridge High School
Woodgrove High School

10 LCPS High School Bands are recognized by VBODA (Virginia Band and Orchestra Association) and have received the distinction of Honor Band in the year 2022-2023! In order to qualify, bands must receive a superior rating for marching assessment and in the band assessment in the spring. Congratulations to these qualifying schools:

Dominion High School
Freedom High School
Independence High School
John Champe High School
Lightridge High School
Park View High School
Potomac Falls High School
Rock Ridge High School
Tuscarora High School
Woodgrove High School