Music
Since 1990, Brendan McBrien, has been the director of instrumental music at Venado Middle School. He has been the recipient of the Teacher of the Year award in the Irvine Unified School District, First Music Teacher of the year from the Orange County Music and Art Administrators Association, and has multiple listing in Who's Among America's Teachers. In addition to his teaching duties, he is also a published composer and arranger with numerous works for band and orchestra published with the Alfred Publishing, Kjos, and Warner Brothers Music Companies.
Festival Scores
| Year | Concert Orchestra | Symphonic Orchestra | Symphonic Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Performance: Unanimous Superior | Performance: Unanimous Excellent | |
| 2009 | Performance: Unanimous Superior, Sight Reading: Superior | Performance: Unanimous Superior, Sight Reading: Superior | |
| 2008 | Performance: Excellent, Sight Reading: Superior | Performance: Unanimous Superior, Sight Reading: Superior | Performance: Excellent, Sight Reading: Superior |
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