Archdiocesan Music Program

 

The Archdiocesan Music Program offers instrumental lessons and a group band experience in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington.

Archdiocesan Band Festival Results

The ratings are Superior (I), Excellent (II), and Very Good (III). Congratulations to all the bands!

55th Annual Archdiocesan Music Festival

South Festival: Bishop McNamara High School, March 12, 2017

St. Philip the Apostle, Camp Springs
Gerianna Massimini, Director
The Challenger March, John Kinyon
Ceremonial Fanfare and Chorale, John Kinyon
Rating: Excellent

St. Mary, Bryantown
Kim Etter, Director
Mt. Vernon March, John Edmondson
Eclipsys, Sean O'Loughlin
Rating: Excellent

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St. Mary of the Mills, Laurel
Kristin Maloney, Director
March Zuma, John O'Reilly
Overture in B Flat, Anne McGinty
Rating: Superior

Cardinal Hickey Academy, Owings
St. John's, Hollywood
Little Flower, Great Mills
St. Michael, Ridge
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Solomons
Neena Roderick, Director
Stormy Wind March, James MacBeth
Adventure in India, Kevin Mixon
Rating: Superior

St. Peter School on Capitol Hill, District of Columbia
Gerianna Massimini, Director
Ocala March, John Kinyon
Regency Fanfare, Michael Story
Rating: Superior

St. John the Evangelist, Clinton
Kate Suuberg, Director
March Grandioso, Roland Seitz, arr. Robert Smith
Heritage Overture, Michael Story
Rating: Superior

St. Mary of the Assumption, Upper Marlboro
Johnathan Varrone, Director
Manchester March, John Edmondson
Alpha Squadron, Greg Hillis
Rating: Excellent

St. Columba, Oxon Hill
Kristin Maloney, Director
March of the Sentinels, John Edmondson
Tatum Square Festival, John Edmondson
Rating: Excellent

St. Ambrose, Cheverly
Gerianna Massimini, Director
Majestic March, Paul Lavender
Folk Dance, Linda Bange
Rating: Excellent

St. Mary, Landover Hills
Rose Weich, Director
The Huntsmen, Joseph Compello
Engines of Change, Douglas E. Wagner
Rating: Excellent

Father Andrew White, S.J., Leonardtown
Neena Roderick, Director
Battle Creek March, Mark Williams
Russian Sailors Dance, Reinhold, arr. Kinyon
Rating: Excellent

Archbishop Neale, LaPlata
Kim Etter, Director
The Challenger March, John Kinyon
Firestorm, Rob Grice
Rating: Excellent

Holy Family, Hillcrest Heights
St. Mary's of Piscataway, Clinton
St. Thomas More, District of Columbia
Gerianna Massimini, Director
Monumental City, Joseph Compello
Sakura, Japanese Song
Rating: Very Good

Holy Redeemer, College Park
Johnathan Varrone, Director
Battle Hymn of the Republic, arr. Michael Sweeney
Cimarron Overture, Mark Williams
Rating: Excellent

St. Peter's Prep Band, Waldorf
Duane Petrow, Director
Oceana Overture, John Kinyon
12 The Clock Strikes, Rob Grice
Rating: Superior

St. Pius X Regional, Bowie
Paul Martens, Director
Anchors Aweigh, Charles Zimmerman, arr. Edmondson
Argosy, Robert W. Smith
Rating: Superior

St. Jerome Academy, Hyattsville
Kate Suuberg, Director
Fleur de Lis, Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
Arabian Dances, Roland Barrett
Rating: Superior

St. Peter's Concert Band, Waldorf
Duane Petrow, Director
Mars, Gustav Holst
Black Forest Overture, Sweeney
Rating: Superior