Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Geoffrey Manyin (AYP, cello) selected as featured soloist in side-by-side concert on December 1, 2011. He will be playing the first movement of Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major.
Flutopia Wind Ensemble:
- Julia Morris (AYP, Principal 2nd flute) - member of four years and performed at Carnegie Hall
Frederick Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition: Aiden Kane (AYP, Co-Associate Concertmaster violin) won 1st place and will perform a solo with the orchestra on March 3, 2012 at Frederick Community College.
Music Teachers National Association Competition: Virginia state winners in each division compted at the next level (Southern Division) in Mississippi in January 2012. The Division winner will compete with other seven Division winners in the National final in New York in March 2012. - Brian Hong (AYP, Concertmaster violin) won Senior Strings competition in the Southern Division and will be competing at the National MTNA competition in New York City in March.
- Mabelle Young-Eun Park (AYSE, Co-Principal violin) competed on October 28, 2011 in the Junior Division and won for the state of Virginia.
Nationals Ballpark: on September 8, 2011, Aiden Kane (AYP, Co-Associate Concertmaster violin) performed an exciting duet rendition of the National Anthem at the Washington Nationals baseball game in front of a crowd of more than 21,000.
Northern Virginia Music Teacher Association (NVMTA) Concerto Competition:
- Jordan Bartel (AYCO, violin) won 2nd place in the Intermediate Division
- Helen Jung (AYP, violin) won 3rd place in the Senior Division
- Gabrielle Li (AYSE, cello) won 1st place in the Elementary Division
- Joyce Liu (AYSE, violin) won 3rd place in the Elementary Division
- Sarah Slate (AYCO, Co-Principal 2nd violin) won 2nd place in the Elementary Division
- Shannon Smith (AYP, viola) won 2nd place in the Low Strings, Senior Division
Richmond Flute Fest: Chloe Falkenheim (AYSO, flute) won 1st place in the high school division at Virginia Commonwealth University on December 3, 2011. She got to play her piece, Doppler's Hungarian Fantasy, in a master class for Bonita Boyd, a flute professor at the Eastman School of Music.
Siemens Foundation: Olivia Pavco-Giaccia (AYP, cello) was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2011 Math, Science, and Technology Competition.
County and State Competitions
Senior Regional Orchestra (North Central Virginia):
- Juliette Arnold (AYP, bassoon) - Principal
- Eunwoo Bae (AYCO, cello)
- Eric Rothacker (AYP, bassoon) - Asstistant Principal
- Turner Thornberry (AYP, bass Trombone) - 1st Chair
