Time:
Friday
December, 17, 2021
08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Location:
W 183
Category
Middle School String Orchestra
Performer Details
Performer Bio Synopsis
CABIN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Potomac, Maryland, is one of 40 middle schools within the Montgomery County Public School system (MCPS). The school system is the 2nd largest in Maryland and the 14th largest in the United States. Cabin John feeds into Winston Churchill and Thomas Wootton High Schools, both ranked in the top 5 for Maryland by US News and World Report. The Thomas Wootton High School Chamber Orchestra performed at the Midwest Clinic in 2007. Cabin John is consistently ranked 1st or 2nd by Niche as the best public school in Montgomery County.
The Cabin John Middle School Instrumental Music Program is widely regarded as one of the premier music programs in Maryland and received Maryland’s “Exemplary Music Program” award in 2012. The group has consistently had the most students represented from their district in the county and state honors ensembles. Cabin John is also the most represented middle school in the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras and the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras. The Orchestra was featured in 2012 at the U.S. Department of Education as part of the National PTA “Reflections” program. They were also highlighted at the Maryland Music Educators Association Spring Conferences in 2012 and 2002.
Cabin John Middle School Advanced Orchestra
Conductor's Bio
SCOTT HERMAN is in his 33rd year as the Instrumental Music Director at Cabin John Middle School. Throughout his career, he has also served as a conductor and preparatory conductor for either the MCPS Junior Band, Junior Strings, Senior Strings, and Senior Band. Additionally, he spent 14 seasons with the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) and three with the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra. Mr. Herman directed the Maryland Junior All-State Orchestra in 2002.
Most recently, Mr. Herman received Maryland’s most distinguished award, “The Corwin Taylor Award for Leadership in Music Education.” In 2009, he received the distinguished Maryland Music Educators “Outstanding Music Educator” and in 2002 he was the recipient of the American String Teachers Association “Outstanding Service to Strings” award. The school's Advanced Band, also directed by Mr Herman, was chosen to perform in the National Association of Music Education (NAfME) Eastern Division Conference held April, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. Herman is in demand throughout Maryland and Virginia as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for various regional and school events. Mr. Herman’s private trumpet and string bass studio are represented in all-county, all-state, and regional youth orchestras. As a performing artist, Mr. Herman is a member of the Capital Wind Symphony, as well as various chamber ensembles throughout the region.
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