2010

Anthony Poehailos

Anthony Poehailos is a senior at Monticello High School.  He has been studying clarinet since 5th grade, beginning under Peggy Haluska at Walton Middle School, where he received the Band Award at graduation.  For the past five years he has been a student in the studio of James Tobin.  Anthony has also studied piano for five years. He has been a member of Monticello High’s Stage Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band, and has played in the Pit Band for the past three spring musicals.  His awards at MHS include the John Philip Sousa Award, the Louis Armstrong Award, and the U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis band award.  Anthony has been selected for Albemarle County Honors band for six consecutive years, All District Band for five years, and All Virginia Band for two years.   In addition, he attended the 2010 Governor’s School Summer Residential Program for Visual and Performing Arts at Radford University. Outside of MHS, he was principal clarinet in the Evans Orchestra for two years, and currently is in his second year as principal clarinet in the Youth Orchestra of Charlottesville-Albemarle. Anthony is an Eagle Scout and an active member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church.  He is doing an internship at Walton Middle School this year teaching clarinet and saxophone. His long term professional goal is to teach at a high school or college, and to perform as much as possible. Here is the concluding audio portion of Anthony's concert performance of Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino for Clarinet, as well as video of the complete performance.

2011

Samantha Marshall

Samantha Marshall, a senior at Monticello High School, has been studying classical flute with Angela Kelly since 2001 and has recently been exploring jazz with John D’earth, international folk music with Art Wheeler, and working on her college audition preparation with Kelly Sulick. Samantha is currently principal flute in the Youth Symphony of The Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia and also performs with the Charlottesville University Symphony Orchestra.  She has been a member of the Monticello Marching Mustangs, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Pit Band, Wind Ensemble, Honors Bands and District Bands. She received the 2011 “Semper Fidelis” Award for musical excellence, the 2010 John Phillip Sousa Award, a Piedmont Council for the Arts “Rising Star” Award in 2010 and she won the Martha Dugan Concerto Competition in 2009.  Samantha has played for the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society’s annual  “Spirit Walk” for the last 7 years and has performed for showers, weddings and benefit events as well as for retirement communities in both Charlottesville and Chicago. Her non-musical interests include baking, photography, cross-country running, and chillin’ with friends. Here is a video of Ms. Marshall performing Cecile Chaminade's Concertino for Flute in concert with the Band.