2023 Drums Along the Rockies Program

Welcome to Drums Along the Rockies, Colorado’s premier marching music event. Ascend Performing Arts, home of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, is pleased to again be sponsoring this unique event. As we move forward into our 59th year of presenting the very best in world class outdoormusical exhibition, we are so pleased you have joined us here at beautiful Canvas Stadium on the CSU campus for another great evening of pulsepounding beats, soaring melodies and heart-stopping visual displays.

Every summer, young performers from across the globe come together with one purpose—to become part of the incredible experience that is drum corps. Hundreds of hours of rehearsal will take place before these performers ever see an audience. With every corps striving to become the best of the best, competition is fierce right out of the gate. These corps are involved in the world of competitive drum and bugle corps sanctioned by Drum Corps International (DCI). These members, along with the staffs that coach and lead them, have put their hearts, bodies and souls into the performances you’re about to see. Whether you’re a seasoned drum corps veteran or completely new to the activity, you will be blown away by what these young performers can accomplish. For these performers-no matter what their dream--being part of a DCI drum corps can help them achieve it, while at the same time providing them with one of the most intense and rewarding performing arts educations experiences in the world. The skills and lessons they learn while on the road with their chosen corps will build a strong personal and educational foundation which will benefit them the rest of their life.

Thank you for coming tonight and supporting these amazing performers on their incredible journey towards Drum Corps International’s World Championships held in Indianapolis, Indiana this August. What you’re about to see is some of the most entertaining and finest youth activities in the world, so sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Sincerely,

Mark Arnold, Executive Director Ascend Performing Arts, Inc

Lynn and George Lindstrom

2023 Volunteer of the Year Award

The Lindstroms were the coordinators for Ascend Events for over 30 years. They planned and managed Ascend’s successful Drums Along the Rockies in Colorado, Corps Encore in Utah, and The Friendship Cup, Ascend’s Front Range series of scholastic marching band competitions. George served as Blue Knights Executive Director in 1984 and served the maximum years allowed on the Ascend Board of Directors. For all these events, they successfully amassed a loyal alliance of volunteers who served with them for years. This Memorial Recognition Award was established to carry on their legacy of volunteerism.

Our 2023 recipients are Domani Barkley and Susan Harkness

Domani Barkley is well known for her photographs on Blue Knights social media and Ascend publications. Domani became involved with photographing the Drum Corps when her son Matthew was marching with the corps from 2011 to 2014.

After Matthew left, Domani continued photographing the corps and befriended many members. Beginning in 2015 she paid for and produced “Goodie Bags” and renamed “Christmas in June” bags. The bags included various items for each member.

Domani works with the Development Director soliciting inkind donations to assist the Food Program with donations of chicken, meat, fruit, bagels, energy drinks or in one instance, tables of dessert! She also brings boxes of doughnuts on camp weekends for the enjoyment of staff and volunteers.

Since 2015, Domani has provided our age outs with the group photograph on their age out plaque. She cares for members, staff and volunteers as family and is fondly known by members as “Mama Barkley”. Thank you for your years of dedication!

Susan Harkness has been a dedicated volunteer with Ascend Performing Arts since the Spring of 2018, showcasing her remarkable versatility. One of her notable contributions was establishing the sewing team responsible for tailoring our corps members’ uniforms and ensuring their cleanliness. Not only skilled with a needle and thread, Susan has also proven her culinary prowess by preparing delicious meals and assisting in feeding the corps. She has become an indispensable member of our merchandise team, adept at heat pressing clothing, sewing flags, and even creating charming Blue Knights gnomes. Susan’s commitment extends beyond these tasks, as she fearlessly tackles various hands-on assignments, including prop painting, cabinet staining, and warehouse cleaning.

However, above all else, Susan’s true passion lies in witnessing the growth of the kids involved in the Blue Knights. She finds immense joy in seeing them progress from attending camps to marching on the field. Susan, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for your unwavering dedication and hard work. Without your invaluable contributions, we simply could not accomplish all that we do.

PRE SHOW INFORMATION

The pre-show entertainment will be provided by several groups this year. Returning to the pre-show for the first time on the since 2018, participants who attend our BKXperience “Perform” clinic will be invited on the field to perform. The BKX Perform clinic is an excellent opportunity for brass, woodwinds, percussion, guard and drum majors to learn from some of the best staff in the world and we’re pleased to show off their hard work during the pre show entertainment. This year, our clinic participants will be joined on the field by two groups--a combined brass band ensemble and a representitive from the Colorado HIKE choir.

The National Anthem will be performed tonight by combined members of the Colorado Brass and Rocky Mountain Brassworks. The Colorado Brass play in concert in the Denver area and travel each year to the North American Brass Band Association contest as well as other contests. The Rocky Mountain Brassworks is Colorado’s oldest British Style Brass Band. They play several concerts each year as well as many concerts at schools and various workshops.

Both bands were formed to promote the British Style Brass Band tradition to educate and inspire young musicians. The conductor for today’s show will be the former director of the Rocky Mountain Brassworks, Doug Harris. Doug is a retired music teacher with 34 years under his belt, having taught elementary and high school band, finishing his career at Lakewood High School.

Also joining our clinic participants will be Chloe Flynn representing the members of the Colorado HIKE Choir, who will sign the National Anthem. HIKE stands for Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment. The choir is made up of girls from various Job’s Daughters Bethels and range in age from 10 to 20, but some continue past that age through devotion to the cause. They perform at various events to raise money for hearing devices for children, including performing at a Christmas party for Children’s Hospital patients in early December. They get an opportunity to learn sign language, volunteer time to a charitable cause, and witness the joy brought to families in need. They have the opportunity to personally meet and perform for the families in need and understand how important their work is to others. Several members have chosen to follow their lessons into careers which help the hearing impaired.

Please check us out at www.cojdi.org for more information.

Unharnessed

2023 REPERTOIRE

Requiem

by Giuseppe Verdi

Released by Jeff Ausdemore, James Catherall

Break On Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors

Submission by Leslie Gilreath, Jeff Ausdemore

Absolution of Word by Jeff Ausdemore, James Catherall

Fly Away by

Lenny Kravitz

Freedom by Pharrell Williams

Blue Knights

Denver, CO • ascendperformingarts.org

STAFF

Executive Director

Daniel Belcher

Drum Majors

Laynie Metsker, Laura Gill, Ryan Halbert

Design

Pyro Allen (Artistic Director), Jed Weeks (Program Coordinator), Jeremy Seneca (Drill Designer), James Gabonay (Color Guard Coordinator), Jeff Ausdemore (Percussion Arranger), James Catherall (Sound Designer, Audio Caption Head), Jay Bocook (Design Consultant), Leslie Gilreath (Brass Arranger), Andrew Seebaran (Choreographer), Mason Barnes (Guard Choreographer), Geoff Longo (Guard Choreographer)

Brass

Thomas Kober (Caption Head), Shawn Murphy (Consultant), Anthony Cruddas (Consultant), Amanda

Stevenon (Consultant), Jake Waldrop, Amanda Hernandez Hunt, Samantha Muckleroy, Becky Paschke, Chris Garza, Jake Archibeque, Louie Lugo, Hannah Peterson, James Barnes, Robert Soto, Tristan Peterson, Kara Whitaker, Max Mucino, Shayla Le (Admin Asst), Evan Allenson (Intern)

Percussion

Former vaudeville comedians and musicians, Fred and Faye Taylor, founded the Blue Knights in 1958. Recognized for innovation in visual design and contemporary programming, the Blue Knights have been a DCI World Championship finalist more than 20 times. Operating under Ascend Performing Arts, the organization also sponsors other ensembles including an award-winning indoor percussion ensemble and the first-ever NFL drum line, the Stampede. Ascend also conducts numerous events, educational clinics, and provides event entertainment worldwide.

Andrew McAfee (Caption Head), Aya Strauss (Battery Co-Manager), Kyler Altenhof (Front Ensemble Manager), Mike Kehoe (Battery Co-Manager), Tyler Orbison, Marcus Hawkins, Tony Cook, Michael Williams, Sean Fitze, Cameron Cavender, Hunter Desjarlais, Trevor Dunbar, Austen White, Kevin Peixoto, Matt James, Christian Gonzalez, Ethan Spott, Anne Turner, Seth Fajardo, Nicholas Soden, Jake Betts, Isaac Merriweather, Eric Roundy, Shilo Stroman

Audio

James Catherall (Caption Head), Ryan Unangst, Matt Hauser, Aya Strauss, Anne Turner Color Guard

James Gabonay (Coordinator), Meredith Owen (Caption Manager), Geoff Longo (Lead Choreographer), Mason Barnes (Lead Choreographer), Drake Parrott, Kris Harris, Chad Hanes, Marianna Barclay, Stephanie Chavez, Kat Latshaw, Crysta Caldwell, Susan Hanggi (Consultant)

Visual

Randil Jeffreys (Caption Head), Jeremey Seneca, Nick Hansberry, Alan Chrzanowski, Nicholas Gasemy, Bryan Palos, Alejandro Cruz, Rachel Trentham, Ally Lyons, Savanna Hutcherson, Julianna Pinero, Clark Schlachter

Administration

Michelle Ciriello (Assistant Director), Dr. Elliot Cleveland, Dr. Nancy Burns, Allen Whitfield, Roger Vault, Craig Belcher (Health & Wellness), Cori Martin, Sandra Vandusen (Food Staff), Jack Villalobos (Director of Digital Media), Christina Stevens (Social Media Coordinator), Jared Draney (Videographer), Sam Mohler (Photographer), Juli Ennis, Chase Llamzon, Nick Penick, Eric Day, Ryan Merlino, Pablo Furukawa, Shayla Le, Daegan Blood, Garrett Ciriello, Katelynn Hyde, Sam Allison, Precious Dela Rosa, Makena McLaughlin, Emma Grace, Chris Perez (Operations), Caleb Florence (Leadership Coordinator)

Boston Crusaders

Boston, MA • bostoncrusaders.org

STAFF

COO/Executive Director

Chris Holland

Assistant Director

Gino Cipriani

Drum Majors

Wes Booker, Sean Kelley

Design

Keith Potter (Artistic Director), Leon May (Drill Designer), Ryan George (Composer & Arranger), Colin McNutt (Director of Percussion), Michael Townsend (Color Guard Director, Lead Designer & Choreographer), Brady Sanders (Designer & Choreographer), Heather Graham (Color Guard Caption Manager, Writer & Administrator), Gino Cipriani (Brass Caption Head), Iain Moyer (Front Ensemble Arranger), Michael Zellers (Electronics Designer)

Brass

Gino Cipriani (Brass Caption Head), Jarrett Lipman (Brass Caption Manager), Steve Bentley, Van Mathews, Evan Berry, James Crowley, Michael Terry, Jamie McDonald, Sam DiMatteo, Josh Muñoz, Mark Nichols, Bryce Roddenberry

Percussion

White Whale

2023 REPERTOIRE

Ralph

by Ryan George, Colin McNutt, Mike Zellers, Iain Moyer

The Whale by Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, Mike Zellers

Swallowtail Jig

Traditional

The Wellerman

Traditional

Show Me the Way to Go Home

by James Campbell, Reginald Connelly

Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick

Murphys

Boston Crusaders was founded in 1940 as the Most Precious Blood Crusaders. Separating from the church parish that sponsored the group in its early years, the corps became the Hyde Park Crusaders and later the Boston Crusaders as it established itself as a national powerhouse. A charter member of Drum Corps International in the 1970s, it would not be until 1999 that Boston skyrocketed into the DCI World Championship Finals. The corps has retained its spot among DCI’s elite Top 12 ever since.

Colin McNutt (Director), Alex Beltran (Battery Manager), Andrew Ricketts, Zach Schlicher, Daniel Gutiérrez, Kelly Murray, Brian Perez, Andrew Macleay, Davis Matheney, Jarod Sullivan, Iain Moyer (Front Ensemble Director), Jason Ihnat (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Taylor Yozwiak (Front Ensemble Manager), Jim Ancona (Advisor), Ian Hale, Matt Albano, Nina Brian-Smith, Tevis Tucker, Diana Loomer, Jay Rodriguez, Annie Chernow

Audio

Michael Zellers (Electronics Designer), Brian McKenzie (Head of Audio), Roque Winchester, Evan Kempy, Andrew Veit, Kennith Watts, Kat Vilardi

Color Guard

Michael Townsend (Director), Brady Sanders (Choreography), Heather Graham (Caption Manager), Aaron Gantt, Kylee Hubbard, Michael Maselli, Guillermo Cisneros, Joseph Danforth, Anthony Tapia, Kim Hupperich

Visual

Aaron Bailey (Caption Head), Lin Daffron (Dance & Movement), Justin Kline, Chris Martin, Akira Torrijos, William Young, Conrad Isenhour, Peter Bates, Patrick Cheney, Laura Vokey, Garrett Sitko

Media

Julia Cardillo, Ross Beckman, Kenny Swartout, Liset Garcia, Olivia Materetsky

Medical

Vivien Tucker MD, Michael Stevens

PA-C, Chip Vokey RN, Rick Vale RT, Ellie Yu Anna Frevola, Laura Dugan

Administration

On the Waterfront by Leonard

Bernstein

Donna Monte (Chief Financial Officer), Jack Kaplan (Tour Director), Scott Litzenberg (Admin Coordinator), Cheryl Rogers (Support Staff Coordinator), Howard Weinstein (Leadership Coach), Ryleigh Britton, Steve Woodward, Saydee Navaro, Hailey Francoeur, Andrew Granado (Admins), Jacob Ford (Props)

The Cut-Outs

2023 REPERTOIRE

The Rise

by David Glyde

Caves

by Cody Fry

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

by Tominaga, Fujibayashi,Tanaka

Stardust Crusaders

"Jotaro’s Theme"

by Yugo Kanno

Resistance

by David Glyde

Both Sides Now

by Joni Mitchell

Of Energy

by TesseracT

Incident In Jazz

by Bob Graettinger

Grand Canyon Fanfare

by James Newton Howard

Blue Devils

Concord, CA • bluedevils.org

STAFF

CEO, BD Performing Arts

Jim Verrett

Corps Director

Pat Seidling

Drum Major

Corey Castillo

Design

Scott Chandler (Program Coordinator), David Glyde (Music Director), Jay Murphy (Visual Designer)

Brass

Cameron “Chip” Crotts (Caption Head), Richard Saucedo (Music Ensemble Coordinator), John Meehan (Arranger), Wayne Downey (Creative Consultant), James Rocillo, Errick Prince, Alex Blue V, Steve Vento, Albert Vela, Daniel Galloway, Anthony Lanzino, Patrick Geren, Kristen Eck, Gregory Horner, Turner Hawkins, Molly Neal, Suzanne Dell, Mike Ary

Percussion

David Glyde (Arranger), Scott Johnson (Arranger/Caption Head), Ben Maughmer, Rudy Garcia, Nicholas Parsons, Elijah Jones, Sean Clark, Brandon Olander, Nicholas Arce

Front Ensemble

Brian Dinkel (Arranger/Caption Head), Hector Prado, Danny Gutierrez, Chavadith Tantavirojn, Jazper Saldana, Marisa

Spevak, Michael Tran, Shawn Glyde (Drum Set Arranger/Advisor), Fred Smith (Electronics Sound Designer)

Audio

Geoff Schoeffel (Manager), Michael Dunwoody, Robert Halpner, Tim Mitchell, Justin Mathews, Alan Han, Zach Mullis, Sean Chen Color Guard

Founded in 1970 from a drum and bell corps, The Blue Devils hold the record for the most Drum Corps International World Championship titles. The corps has won a total of 20 times, most recently in 2022, and has not placed lower than fourth in the last 30 years. The BD Performing Arts organization sponsors The Blue Devils and a variety of performing arts ensembles including two Open Class drum corps.

Scott Chandler (Designer/Choreographer), Karl Lowe (Consultant/Designer), TJ Doucette (Caption Head), Robby Jacobson, Shavon Garcia, David Ziehm, Jazz Legaspi, Alyssa Citero, Jose Pena, Marlieta Matthews

Visual

Jay Murphy (Visual Coordinator/ Designer), Jaime Holly (Caption Head/ Designer), Todd Ryan (Caption Head), John Bradford (Movement), Tony Smith (Consultant/Designer), Peter Beckhart, Zachary Carrasco, Brandon Wickham, Chris Carrasco, Clark Cothran, Katherine Rasmussen, Shant Keuroghelian, Kate Warren, Micah Laird, Kevin Tieck, Gary Briggs, Mike Reppucci, Darren Stack (Prop/Set Fabricator)

Administration

Shirley Dorritie (Performance Strategies Coordinator), Sheryl Miles, Lainey Braatz, Kelly Elder, Kristen Lichtenthal, Cameron Guerrero, Chasen Young, Keith Hales, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser (Senior Educational Advisor for Leadership)

Health & Wellness

Jessica Schloemer (Director), Charlotte McIntyre (Nutritionist Director), Darrek Mullins, Jaycee Bentley, Victoria Shannon, Kristy Seeley, Debbie Seeley, Stephen Luk, Shannon Crowe, Nicolas Sesno, Selina Shah

Media

Mike Zapanta (Director of Media Communications), Logan Shillinglaw

IV (BD360 Producer), Brandon Gedalje (Director of Social Media), Mark Quinones, Jackson Arnold, Paul Salazar, Dylan Bridges, Devon Asmus

Jack R Treffer Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Ascend Performing Arts, home of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, is honored to have been chosen to manage the Jack R. Treffer Memorial Scholarship.

Drum corps was important to Jack so his family decided that the best way to honor him was to give back to the activity that he loved so much. A memorial scholarship fund was started with the intent that each year a Drum Major or a member in financial need with the Blue Knights receives scholarship assistance. The Blue Knights were chosen because they are the only remaining member of the Great Plains Drum and Bugle Corps Association and a shining example of the drum corps activity.

Jack joined the Admirals Drum and Bugle Corps as a snare drummer and eventually earned the position of Drum Major. In 1970 Jack and some of the other former Senior Corps members started the Young Admirals Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. They were a part of the Great Plains Drum and Bugle Corps Association along with the likes of Blue Knights, Silver Sabers, Sky Riders, and Argonne Rebels. Jack was a co-director, drill writer, and instructor. Unfortunately the Young Admirals folded in 1982 but Jack’s love for the activity never stopped. The Treffer family often spent their summers traveling to drum corps shows together.

The music and marching arts also rubbed off on Jack and Florence’s grandchildren. Their grandsons, Josh and Adam and granddaughters Christina, who marched with the Blue Knights, and Jessica are all involved with music.

The 2023 Recipient of this scholarship is Laynie Metsker. Laynie is the oldest of 5 and music has always been an intregal part of her life. She has studied bassoon for eight years and is also proficient with the piano alto saxophone, and voice.

Laynie is enrolled at the University of Colorado in Boulder pursuing two degrees for both music education and bassoon performance. She performs regularly with the CU Symphonic Band, and occasionally with the CU Philharmonic Orchestra. She also serves as a squad leader for the CU Golden Marching Band.

Laynie is in her second year as Drum Major for the Blue Knights, having started in 2022. She describes her experience as …” nothing short of life changing.” She has learned invaluable lessons about leadership, community, communicating effectively and efficiently, problem solving on the fly, prioritizing the success and well-being of others, and that failure and success depends on everyone and not just one person.

Laynie’s goal in life is to be a high school band director while remaining active as a bassoonist. Her hobbies include drawing, reading, board games, Pilates, hiking and spending time outdoors.

Jack Treffer

Thank you to our media sponsors

JUDGES

Caption Judge Hometown

Chief Judge Curtis Costanza Vancouver, WA

Contest Coordinator Michael Canote

General Effect 1 Warren Rickart Washington DC

General Effect 2 Mike Howard Leander, TX

Visual Proficiency Curtis Costanza Vancouver, WA

Visual Analysis Robert Solomon Lake Balboa, CA

Color Guard William Chumley Littleton, CO

Music Brass Phillip Hanes Henderson, NV

Music Analysis Jeff Wilson Morgan Hill, CA

Music Field Percussion Blair Williams Reno, NV

INTRODUCING OUR ANNOUNCER - Kenton Nielson

Kenton is from Orem, UT, and had been the director of the UVU Green Man Group since it was founded in 2009. He holds degrees in Music (Emphasis in Conducting), Secondary Music Education (Choral/Wind Composite), and History. He is an Emeritus President of the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference, and was honored as the Outstanding Academic Student of the Year from the UVU School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. He was also a 3-year winner of the Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition. Five years prior to becoming the musical director of the UVU Green Man Group, he worked as the Associate Conductor of the Wasatch Chorale conducting alongside Dr. Dyanne Riley.

An alumni of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps he had the opportunity to study marching percussion under the direction of such great music educators as Pat Amann, Nick Angelis, Thom Hannum, Jeff Queen, and Colin McNutt.

20 years after marching in Drum Corps International he remains very involved in the activity, and currently serves as the Chairman of The Board of Directors of the Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Intermountain Percussion Association and is a member of the Ascend hosted Corps Encore committee. He has directed and/ or worked as a visiting clinician/adjudicator for numerous high school drumlines and marching bands.

Would like to thank the following people for their hard world volunteering for Drums Along the Rockies this year!

Janet Archibeque

Michelle Bradley

Kent Burns

Thelma Fung

Victor Fung

Lu Garcia

Gail Hipke

Doug Kelley

GM Kuzma

Kevin Morris

Kenton Nielsen

Tom Schemp

Bill Smith

Cindy Steichen

John Tyburczy

Jack Villalobos

John Whelchel

Kendra Whelchel

DCI Judging “By the Numbers”

DCI Judging “By the Numbers”

THE PROCESS of selecting a “winner” from among the world’s most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles is not an easy task. Just ask any of the more than 120 highly-qualified professionals who comprise the DCI judging team in a given season. What might seem obvious on the surface may be masked by the complexity of Drum Corps International’s judging system which takes into account an entire process combining the creativity of a corps’ program and the outstanding performers who bring the show to life.

Drum corps competition demands excellence from performers and adjudicators alike. With the long-held philosophy that any corps can win a show on any given night, the judges’ training and experience ensure that competitive decisions are based on the performances they observe and not on a corps’ reputation or past performances.

Individual judges evaluate three separate visual captions and three separate music captions: Visual Analysis, Visual Proficiency, Color Guard, Music Analysis, Brass, and Percussion. In addition, two judges cover General Effect, one with a Visual background, the other with expertise in Music. • Fans should note that DCI member corps create the judging system. Instructors and designers meet at regular intervals to present their views about how the system should be revised, interpreted, and refined. This is the origin of the current adjudication philosophy. • The approach is further developed and delivered as a curriculum to the judges, who in turn put the system into practice during the competitive season. • While judges make individual determinations of placement and score, they do so with a significant amount of knowledge about how the system works and with the support of various tools to help make an informed and informative judgment.

Total: 100

Sinnerman

2023 REPERTOIRE

Founded in 1963 and celebrating 60 years in 2023, the Mandarins organization has long been known for blending Asian traditions with drum corps. The corps has been a DCI World Champion in its class eight times, including an unmatched string of four titles as a Division III unit between 1996 and 1999. Mandarins started competing as a World Class corps in 2003 and earned a spot as a DCI World Championship finalist for the very first time in 2018.

STAFF

Corps Director

JW Koester

Drum Majors

Maya McBrayer, Justin Nguyen, Milo Bezuidenhout, Isaac Gray

Design

Becca Anderson (Creative Director), Vince Oliver (Brass Arranger, Composer), Peter Beckhart (Visual Designer), Bryan Harmsen (Sound Designer, Music Coordinator), Ben Pyles (Battery Arranger, Composer), Andy Filipiak (Front Ensemble Arranger, Composer), Erik Kosman (Sound Engineering Design)

Brass

Ricardo Brown (Co-Caption Head), Bryen Warfield (Co-Caption Head), Trevor Bailey (Low Brass Coordinator), Clark Hunt (High Brass Coordinator), Shawn Murphy, Kristen Eck, Aaron Christianson, Dakota Corbliss, Amanda Stevenson, Joshua Jenkins, Ben Horne, Aaron Owens, Justin Daly, Key Poulan IV, Jibri Houston, Derrell Wallace, Errick Prince (Consultant), Jimmy Steele (Consultant), Frank Williams (Consultant)

Percussion

Taha Amed (Caption Head), Emily Magee (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Zack Watson, Dan Allen, Daniel Recoder, Sean Knuth, Shane Roderick, Elliott Duran, Aundray Edwards, Benjy Braude, Micah Hanner, Dominique Lousteau, Chandler Long, Charlie Daugherty, Mack Steinberg, Blake Kilgore (Sound/Audio Manager), Jim Casella (Consultant), Glen Crosby (Consultant), TJ Choquette (Consultant)

Color Guard

Jeffrey Capponi (Caption Head), Allison Petro, Anna Smith, Conner Adams, Ja'Malh Wallace, Gwyneth Quitorio, Michael Espinoza, Meredith Faivre, Tatianna Higgins, Stephanie Furniss, Erin Culver

Visual

James Gow (Co-Caption Head), Zak Stillwell (Co-Caption Head), Marcelino Nambo (Asst Caption Head), Ryan Lee, Brianna Gier, Kendall Holt, Connery Dudley, Evan Perez, Kyle Cleven, Charlotte Alegado

Administration

Dr Dan Fong (CEO/President), Joe Fong (BoD Chairperson), Keith Sanpei (Tour Director), Maryanne Deme (Health & Wellness Director), Tyler Allin (Food Services Manager), Joseph Khalifa (Corps Social Media Manager), Diane Chin (Souvenir Manager), Jerry Sackett (Transportation Manager), Jesusalberto Muniz (Corps Volunteer Coordinator), Cindy Tarango (Corps Personnel Manager), Samantha Oddo (Human Resources Director)

1. One vs. Many

2. Yin & Yang Présage by Univers Zero

3. Joker Swing Symphony (4th Movement) by Wynton Marsalis

Smile by Nat King Cole

4. Repent I'm Tired by Labrinth, Zendaya

Take Me to Church by Hozier

5. Sinnerman Sinnerman by Nina Simone

Gene Herring Endowed Memorial Scholarship

The Gene Herring Memorial Scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of Gene “Geno” Herring, a longtime DCI volunteer and former corps director, by Gene’s son J.P. and his wife Joan.

Gene, or “Geno” as he was best known, started in the drum corps activity in 1979 when his son J.P. marched with the Knights of Geneseo. Gene started off as a cook and a general “do it all” volunteer, eventually becoming the Director of the corps. After J.P. aged out, Gene continued to volunteer for Drum Corps Midwest, Drum Corps International and Winter Guard International.

Based on the recollections of people who worked closely with Gene Herring, he was remembered as a remarkable volunteer whose first priority was to provide for the needs of every corps member. They saw him as a calming and loving force at events. It was this fondness for the corps members that guided J.P. and Joan to establish this memorial scholarship to support members of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. Recipients of this honor demonstrate a passion for the activity, display leadership skills and exhibit an overall concern for the people around them.

The 2023 recipient of the Gene Herring Scholarship is Caroline Norman. Caroline is a second year color guard veteran and will be aging out this year.

Caroline’s early musical experience began in 2012 playing the flute in a concert band and with her High School Wind Ensemble.

Caroline’s love for the color guard activity began in 2016, with her high school marching band and her first year marching with an Independent Color Guard, ICT Independent. The three years she performed with ICT at World Championships for Winter Guard International were inspirational. She was “shocked by the talent, confidence and skills of all the participants. It was inspiring to see their passion and commitment to the sport. They’re what drove me to improve.”

Her first year with the Blue Knights challenged her as a performer. She was an alternate due to COVID-19 and her late arrival for the season. “I didn’t let that get to me, however. I pushed myself and caught up. I shadowed a member for the first part of tour and earned a full spot performing the whole show. My greatest accomplishment was pushing through the long, hot, exhausting days to flourish into a better version of myself. I became more confident in my follow through and stopped questioning if I belonged.” For the 2023 season she was determined ….”to give it my everything and more”.

Caroline is a licensed hair stylist. She is also a color guard instructor in Valley Center, Kansas. Her goal is to improve her skill levels in color guard and to return to her high school as a Color Guard instructor to inspire and encourage her students “to put themselves out there without fear to become the best they can realize.”

Gene Herring

Preserve the experience...

The Blue Knights were founded in 1958 and became Ascend Performing Arts in 2010. The new name, Ascend Performing Arts was established as the umbrella organization for its ensembles, events, and educational outreach programs. The name change was made to more accurately express the scope and input of the organization, better positioning it for future growth.

2018 marked the organization’s 60 th year and the 1958 Legacy Roundtable was launched to provide a tool for long-term sustainability. The Ascend Performing Arts Endowment Fund was established by the following Charter Members:

extraordinaire, who did not have anyone who marched with the Blue Knights but considered the Blue Knights their family, left a bequest to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization.

Fred and Fae Tourtel, founders of the Blue Knights left a bequest to fulfill Fae’s dream for a building to house the Blue Knights.

Florence Treffer and her family established the Jack R. Treffer Memorial Scholarship in 2017 to memorialize their late husband, father, and brother. The request was to invest the scholar ship fund in a fund to honor Drum Majors on a perpetual basis. Their request prompted action from the Ascend Board of Directors to establish the Legacy Roundtable.

2019 Legacy Partners

J.P. and Joan Herring (left) established the Gene Herring Memorial Scholarship, renamed the Gene Herring Endowed Scholarship in 2006 to fund a scholarship memorializing J.P.’s father, Gene Herring. The scholarship supports a member and family who support volunteerism.

Crea

Anonymous established the Renaissance Scholarships, renamed Renaissance Endowed Scholarships. Renaissance, in this instance, refers to many talents and for this scholarship refers to members who marched in ensembles in the winter and summer seasons, leaving little or no time for employment in order to raise funds. This anonymous donor established this scholarship to remove the pressure to pay fees and instead give members the time to prepare for the seasons’ shows.

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For more infor mation on creating your legacy, contact: development@ascendperformingarts.org Phone: 303 777-1937

To Lasso the Sun

2023 REPERTOIRE

Mvmt. 1: Sunrise

L'ultima diligenza di Red Rock by Ennio Morricone

Mvmt. 2: Chasing the Sun

Harrison's Dream by Peter Graham

Original Music by Tim Snyder

Mvmt. 3: Staring at the Sun

Once Upon a Time in the West by Ennio Morricone

Mvmt. 4: Lasso the Sun

As if a Voice Were in Them

by Oliver Waespi

Final Duel

by Ennio Morricone

STAFF

Executive Director

Michael Ottoes

Corps Director

Michael Gough

Drum Majors

Bryan Paat, Tobin Brooks, Ally Eckels, Triskaya Augustin, Nya Lawrence

Design

Tim Snyder (Program Coordinator, Brass Arranger & Composer), Lindsey Schueller (Visual Design), Jenn Carrasco (Guard Design, Choreography), Paul Rennick (Percussion Arranger), Sandi Rennick (Percussion Arranger), Frank Sullivan (Sound Design)

Brass

Mary Duerkop (Brass Caption Manager, Staff Coordinator), Jeremy Basso (Asst Caption Manager), Patrick Keeley, Sam Elmore, Ben Taylor, Ben Fetzer, Austin

Armstrong, Carol Weirich, Richard Tuomi, Ben Ayers, Owen Rhoads, Chris Hines, Celia Solano, Dajia Simmons, Gabe

Gallegos, Andrew Reader, Devin Cavanna, Michael Rowland, Marco Iannelli

Percussion

Lauren Teel (Caption Manager), Brice

Freeman, David Cavazos, JT Baker, Matt Joslin, Eliana Yamouni, Houston Youngman, Webb Sheely, Patrick Tierney, Stephen Symank, Alex Irvine, Kaleb

Hascall, Amelia Bapista, Bryce Turner, Matt Hammond, Noe Trevino, Michael Swain

Audio

Founded in 1957 by Casper, Wyoming businessman Jim Jones and celebrating 65 years in 2023, the Troopers are represented by members from around the world. What started as a locally-based operation, quickly grew into an international sensation after the Troopers pioneered the touring drum corps model, making the activity accessible to young people across the country and beyond. Ever building upon their rich and innovative history, the corps has established itself as a dominant force in the annals of history and remains an ever present fan favorite throughout the activity.

Edward "Beno" Morris (Manager), Wade Quinn, Lloyd Puckitt, Jesse Milhoan, Patrick Hay, Jonathan Carr

Color Guard

Jenn Carrasco (Caption Manager), Kirsten Huffman, Jeff Hargis, Chad Wood, Cleo Washington, Adam Guthrie, Mariah Gorham, Rebecca Clark

Visual

Andrew Clark (Caption Manager), Paul Champion, Trevor Schachner, Rob Clark, Katie Zheng, Akash Watsa, Reid Griffin, Josh Singleton, Robby

Chapa, Brendan Whitworth, Bianca

Wallace, Julia Wong, Devon Brown

Administration

Nick Putnam, Hailey Davis, Mathew

Krum, Scott Puryear, Bernard Rosenberg, Karen Nichols, Dana Goelz, Casey

Krupicka, Tina Boyd, Amy Roberts, Lillie Rose, Chad Hatcher, Alaina Stedillie, Kari Gilbert, Ray Poulain, David Mitchell, Ryan McAlindin, Austin Garcia, Kurt Gilbert, Dennis Feyhl, Dave Jarrgese, Jim Hanses, Michael Johnson, Aaron Gregory, Dr. Stephanie Elmore, Chris Cheyney, Katharine Overby, Kevin Kloesel, Spencer Adkins, Savannah Light, Michelle Ottoes, Paul Tice, Liz M. Hirschler, Paul Hirschler, Francis Hirschler, Jen Kowalski

all a Doug Kelley

Doug Kelley’s decades-long involvement with the Blue Knights reaches back to the early 1980’s where few alumni have had the year-afteryear impact he had. After graduating from Northglenn High School, Doug joined the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps as the captain of the bass drum line in the winter of 1980. He marched for three years from 1981 through 1983. Due to his past bus driving experience, Doug drove the color guard bus during the 1982 and 1983 seasons. To date, he is the only “member bus driver” in the history of the Blue Knights!

After his age-out season, Doug went on to support the Blue Knights and its different mission areas. He has volunteered at Blue Knights Bingo since 1981 helping support the drum corps’ fundraising efforts. In addition, he helped open the current Blue Knights Bingo location in Arvada, and still serves as a certified games manager and part of the management team. He also ran the Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association (RMCGA) bingo game in Arvada when Opus 10 was part of the Blue Knights in the early 2000’s.

Doug has also been a leader with Ascend Performing Arts’ events. He was a founding member of the Drums Along the Rockies Committee in 1985 (and remains the Chairperson today). He has helped manage the Drums Along the Rockies show starting in 1984 and has worked every year since as Assistant Operations Manager and Operations Manager. He became the Events Director with the passing of fellow Blue Knights Hall of Famer, George Lindstrom in 2021. In addition, Doug has also managed other Ascend Performing Arts events such as Corps Encore in Ogden, UT, and Drums Along the Sandias in Albuquerque, NM.

Closer to home, Doug worked with fellow Blue Knights Hall of Famer, Dan Burke, as operations managers for the new Friendship Cup High School Marching Competitions in 2012 serving 24 high school bands in Colorado. He was promoted to Event Director for the Friendship Cup in 2016. Doug even played a key role in the Blue Knights hosting the 2004 Drum Corps International World Championships in Denver where he also served as the local housing manager for 51 drum corps. Doug’s involvement also positively impacted the Winter Guard International (WGI) community. Through the years, Doug has supported the Rocky Mountain Percussion Association (RMPA) and the Rocky Mountain Color Guard (RMCGA) circuits at location competitions and board meetings. He even worked with George &; Lynn Lindstrom, the RMPA and RMCGA leadership teams to host several shows by the Blue Knights to help bolster color guard and indoor percussion in the Rocky Mountain Region. Today in 2023, the number of RMPA and RMCGA performing ensembles have significantly increased in number and competitiveness because of his dedication and hard work.

Finally, Doug has been a member of the Ascend Performing Arts Board of Directors for over 20 years since the late 1990s. He has even served in leadership roles such as Board Secretary, Vice Chair, and Board Liaison to the Blue Knights Alumni Association for the past 10 years. Doug continues to be a leader in the Ascend Performing Arts organization as the Events Director for all of Ascend’s events. Doug continues to make the performing arts community stronger every year with his dedication to ensuring our events are run at the highest levels in the country to the benefit of tens of thousands annually.

all a Amy Lueb

Amy Lueb carries the spirit of the Blue Knights with her and has used the drive and hard work that she developed during her time with the Blue Knights to positively impact the lives of those around her. Amy became a Blue Knight in 1992 as a color guard performer at the young age of 15. Amy continued to perform with the Blue Knights for 8 years until her age-out in 1997.

During her time as a performer, Amy stood out as a leader in the drum corps. Over the past 31 years, Amy has been a color guard performer, color guard captain, drum major, camp volunteer, office administrator, and a financial contributor to Ascend Performing Arts. She taught spin, rifle, and dance to the Boulder Fairview Color Guard from 1995 to 2010. Amy led her color guard students through 15 years of successful seasons and a lifetime of positive and nurturing memories.

When Amy’s teaching days came to an end, she continued to give back to the color guard activity with Winter Guard International (WGI) where she has spent the last 20 years judging winter guards. For the last 10 of those years, Amy also served as a color guard judge for the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA) where she continues to emphasize the quality, skill, and dedication to the marching arts that she learned with the Blue Knights. Amy personifies the Blue Knights spirit and continues to give her time and talent in a variety of areas in the performing arts community in Colorado.

all a Harvey Pierre

Harvey Pierre’s memory continues to demonstrate the Blue Knights values of humanitarianism, dedication, and opportunity.

Harvey began driving tractor trailers for the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps in the summer of 1999. With his welcoming personality and infectious smile, he quickly became a member of the Blue Knights family for the next 20 years.

As a vehicle driver for the Blue Knights, Harvey safely traversed over 10,000 miles across the country each year with the lives of the Blue Knights in his hands. He was always thrilled at the opportunity to get the drum corps and their equipment onto the field for performances and could be found on the 50 yard line cheering on the Blue Knights night after night during the Drum Corps International (DCI) summer national tours.

Harvey was also a wizard with a tool kit, and could often be found head and shoulders in the engine compartment of a bus, fixing problems, making repairs, and keeping the Blue Knights rolling down the road.

Harvey encouraged the people he worked with to enjoy the day, no matter how hard it got on the road, and to care for our fellow community members. Many Blue Knights credit their own successes because of his natural ability to inspire and motivate all of us.

In 2018, Harvey was diagnosed with cancer and spent his last tour driving with the Blue Knights. He passed away shortly after the summer national tour concluded. He literally spent his last healthy days with the drum corps he loved and who loved him.

all a Kenny Ward

Kenny Ward has been a steady force and reliable Blue Knights tour staff member for over 34 years.

While working for Jeffco School District as a school bus driver, he applied to be a tractor trailer driver for the Blue Knights in 1989. After an interview with then Blue Knights executive director, Mark Arnold, Kenny was hired to drive the bus for the horn line. He then transitioned to driving one of several semitrucks that travel with the Blue Knights both in the summer with the Drum Corps and during the winter season driving Percussion Ensemble equipment out to Dayton. Kenny was someone the Blue Knights could always count on to ensure that the transportation convoy traveled safely and followed federal guidelines. In addition to his outstanding service record, Kenny recruited more drivers for the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps and Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble.

Kenny also served in the United States Army as a Master Sergeant where he was in charge of the National Guard staffing at Regional Airports in Colorado. He served during 9/11 and was one of 14 that completed guerrilla warfare training in Panama.

Kenny’s steady leadership in the area of transportation, concern for the safety of all, and devotion to the organization, especially for the members, has been a prime example of what the Blue Knights are all about.

Sol et Luna: Until Our Next Eclipse

2023 REPERTOIRE

Act I

Sun & Moon

by Ryan Erick Adamsons, Fred Emory Smith

Act II

Can't Help Falling in Love

by Luigi Creatore

Act III

Fate Written in the Stars

by Adamsons & Smith

Act IV

Rocket to the Moon

by Thomas Bergerson

The Academy

STAFF

Executive Director

Mark Richardson

Corps Director

Dan Adams

Drum Majors

Sammy Rodriguez, Ben Cummings, Andrew Seaver, Eric Daniels

Design

Jeff Gentry (Program Coordinator), Courtney Mills (Visual Designer), Jaime Holly (Visual Drill Designer), Fred Emory Smith (Percussion, Sound Designer), Ryan Adamsons (Brass Designer)

Brass

Lisa Tatum (Caption Manager), Eric Weingartner, Kelli Duncan, Christopher Agwu, Patrick Hunninghake, Cameron Coday, Kaitlin Oresky, Cameron

Honnen, Marissa Lopez, Abbigail Ramsey, Christopher Coughlin, Ryan Salcido, Matt Stout, Zach Worley, Ethan Andrews, Zachary Bethel, Meredith Lee, Kaley Rodriguez, Kirsten Hoogstraten, Diego Abeytia, David Norton

Percussion

In 2001, the Academy Brass and Percussion Ensemble was formed to introduce the youth of Arizona to the drum corps experience. In 2004, the group was approved as a DCI sanctioned unit, changed its name to the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, and began competing for the first time. In the corps’ first trip to the DCI World Championships in 2006, it won the gold medal in Division II competition. 2016 marked the corps’ first year as a World Class DCI World Championship finalist.

Cole Williams (Caption Manager), Timothy Bartee II, Alexander Salinas, Rhema Baissa, Miles Kenobbie, Orion Choy, Dakota McConnell, Pat Chapman, Bronwyn Zieba, Andrew Szypula, Matthew Noll, David Parker, Jake Taylor, Taylor Poole, Aaron Long, Bradley Baird, Marshall Lane, Cody Renouf, Andrew Bridger, Michael Talerico, Alicia Turner, Jesse Mack, Thomas Wharton, Joel Montes, Mason Rhue, Aaron Tucker, Zackery Whittier

Color Guard

Alex Bolender (Caption Manager), Austin Yost, Lydia Page, Lauren Manriki, Jeremiah Wade, Rebecca LaManna, Damian Ramos, Emily Yraceburu, Elaine Fite, Kyle Edwards, Jaycee Wilson, Shavon Garcia, Nicolas Schlip, Zeth Shirley, Cali Abramson, Kaitlyn Bettis, Cassie Wyatt, Roxanne Lazaro

Visual

Ryan Springler (Caption Manager), Robert Peterson, Andrew Gregory, Austin Avery, Tyler Propfe, Chace LeBlanc, Kaitlyn Misch, Tito Gerardo, Caio Laucas, Daniel Hoffman, Jason Schmidt, Bob Smith, Marc Chacon, Carter Goldworthy, Matthew Costales

Administration

Jenny Alan (Business Manager), Sherry Rogers (Member Manager), Steve Barnhill (Corps Manager)

Goddess

2023 REPERTOIRE

by Claude Debussy

Danse Diabolique

by Joseph Hellmesberger

Watershed by Vienna Teng

Gloriosa by Yasuhide Ito

Scythian Suite

by Sergei Prokofiev

Original Music

Pacific Crest

City of Industry, CA • pacific-crest.org

STAFF

CEO

Stuart Pompel

Corps Director

Chris Henderson

Drum Majors

Bridget Barragy, Amy Johnson, Steven Medina, Justine Nava

Design

David McGrath (Program Coordinator), Gabe Escobedo (Artistic Director), Darren Loney (Brass Composer, Arranger), Eric Shriver (Battery Percussion Composer, Arranger), Trent Gronewold (Front Ensemble & Electronics Composer, Arranger), Drew Dickey (Music Coordinator), Kyle Marx (Drill Designer), Chadd Hartman (Choreographer)

Brass

Sean Phelan (Caption Manager), Nathan Pratt (Asst Caption Manager), Dan Blevins, Bobby Bonslater, Landon Brady, Matt Collins, Sean Conway, Ronald Eichstedt, Derek Fritz, Jacob Kessler, DJ Landoll, Darren Loney, Kyle Martinez, Matt Miller, Noah Oliver, Samuel Perez III, Zach Sheller, Jordan Simmons, Seth Shumate, Joelle Varner

Percussion

Organized in 1993 with just 33 students, Pacific Crest has grown steadily since its founding and is proud to celebrate 30 years in 2023. The corps first competed out of the state of California in 2000, and earned a Semifinals berth in its very first trip to the DCI World Championships in 2003. Pacific Crest has found its success over the years focusing on its impact in Southern California, with a vast majority of the corps' students coming from its home region.

Eric Shriver (Caption Manager), Steven Vonderohe (Front Ensemble Manager), Christian Blydt-Hansen (Battery Manager), Brady Giard (Battery Manager), Gabriel Bustamante, Josh Hall, Adam Sanchez, Alexis Vargas, Jack Johnson, Terrell Mister-Williams, Cory Simonich, Tristan Gilbertson, Carlos Lujon, Dominick

Villaverde, Christian Brown, Richard Diaz, Christian Do, Brandon Jackett, Christian Perez, Shirley Taylor, Alex Inouye (Audio Tech), Zachary Novack (Audio Tech), Madeleine Widlowski (Audio Tech)

Color Guard

Chadd Hartman (Caption Manager), Carla Hernandez (Asst Caption Manager), Carrie Appel, Hector Brambilla, Stephanie Dee, Kalyla Foster, Alyssa LambertGarcia, Crystal Hoopiiana, Joshua Hill, Cameron Hudson, Nikolas Matsamura, Marilyn Joy Monzon, Thalia Ortega, Jorge Preciado, Sam Ray, Andrea Schwartz, Bailey Sidell, Eric Simpson, Kassandra Vasquez, Brittany Whitlow

Visual

Anthony Clark (Caption Manager), Mason Tanquary (Asst Caption Manager), Peter Bement, Andrew Fresquez, Abraham Garcia, Garret Lopez, Julia Robles, Bryan Scheidecker, Chris Schmitz, Jared Seymour, Trevor Stojanovich, Harrison Toma, Star Wasson

Administration

Jim Olea (Health Team Coordinator), Russ Tanakaya (Media Coordinator), Joann Martinez (Uniform Manager)

Engulfed Cathedral

by Darren Loney, Trent Gronewold, Eric Shriver

ASCEND HONOR ROLL DONORS

Since its inception in 1958 as a drum and bugle corps, the Blue Knights has developed into a multi-faceted youth performing arts organization which serves thousands each year. Performing arts ensembles, educational outreach, and multiple performance events all speak to an organization that has evolved through time, meeting the needs of the Blue Knights and the community it serves.

In 2010, after an exhaustive rebranding process, the Board of Directors announced Ascend Performing Arts as the name of their parent organization of the Blue Knights and associated education and events. The name change was made to express the scope and impact of the organization more accurately, better positioning it for future growth and funding.

Ascend Performing Arts strives to promote and support the performing arts in the Rocky Mountain region. The organization partners with Colorado music education and other performing arts organizations to benefit youth interested in the performing arts. Ascend’s mission promotes four areas of focus called our 4 E’s: Education, Ensembles, Events and Entertainment.

Thank you to all our donors who have supported Ascend through the following:

Friends of Blue Knights: Friends was established in 1998 to help the organization with general operating costs.

Ascend Sustaining Members: Ascend’s monthly recurring donors.

Colorado Gives Day: State-wide 24 hour online fundraiser to “Give where you live..” sponsored by Community First Foundation and First Bank on the second Tuesday in December.

Rocky Mountain Rivalry: A weeklong fundraiser in July, competing against the Troopers and Mandarin Drum Corps, to offset the cost of summer tour for the drum corps.

Online 50/50 Raffle: A fundraiser where the purchaser of the winning ticket wins 50% of the tickets sold.

Facebook/Meta Fundraisers: Donations set up by individuals for birthdays or to help Ascend Fundraising.

Scholarships:

Memorial scholarships set up for Daniel J. Burke, Keith Nygaard, Del and Dinah Owens.

Alumni Scholarships sponsored by the Alumni Association

Jeff Queen Snare Scholarship: set up through recurring donations by alumni Jeff Queen

Join the HONOR ROLL OF DONORS!

Donations, big or small, are accepted all year through direct mail or through the online donation link. Make your donation at: www.ColoradoGives.org/BlueKnights

Or Send a check to:

Donations

Ascend Performing Arts

3538 Peoria Street, Unit 500 Aurora, CO 80020

Designate where you wish your donation to go by indicating in the special instruction section or on the memo line on your check.

2022 Season: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021

Thank you! Your donations helped Ascend Performing Arts preserve its educational programs and ensembles.

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Revival

2023 REPERTOIRE

Bad Moon Rising

by John Fogerty

Stained Glass

by David R. Gillingham

Angels in the Architecture

by Frank Ticheli

I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie

Revival (Interlude)

by Eminem

Seattle Cascades

Seattle, WA • seattlecascades.org

STAFF

Executive Director

Michael Leone

Corps Director

Ray Severns

Drum Majors

Dallan Heard, Rhea Jane Dignadice, Zoe Arambul

Design

Nick Benson (Program Coordinator), Jeff Chambers (Brass Arranger), Tim Mitchell (Sound Designer, Audio Lead), Jarrod Huntley (Drill Writer), Jeff Capponi (Color Guard Choreographer), Eric Yahrmarkt (Percussion Arranger)

Brass

Joey Riordan (Caption Supervisor, Caption Head), Joe Ready (Lead Teacher), Stephen Grindel, Thomas Wheeler, Anastasia Canfield, Don Newman, Jacob Greer, Amber Vosk, Kat Conway, Jon Holloway, Stephanie Plautz (Intern)

Percussion

Micah Brusse (Caption Supervisor), Nathan Smith (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Josiah Nelson (Caption Head), Ben Strever, Cody Renouf, Russ Berger, Layne Wellman, James Vu, Matt Huffman, Thomas Lowe, Paul Zacarias, Ryan Burnett, Bobby Chrisodoulopoulos, Austin Kovach, Trevor Taunton, Vincent Rhinehart

Audio

Zach Mullis, Vincent Chiabai, Neal Cain, Zach OHara

Color Guard

The Cascades organization was formed in 1957 as the Greenwood Boys Club Corps, becoming the Seattle Thunderbirds the next year. A split in 1966 saw many members join the new Cascade Cadets, which changed its name to the Seattle Cascades in 1970. The corps won the DCI Division III World Championship in 2000, and then doubled its size for competition the next season. In 2002, they became the first Pacific Northwest corps to become a World Class Finalist.

Anthony Riederer (Caption Manager), Grace Batchelor (Caption Head), Olivia Schultz, Henry Price, Brooke Winsor, Paige Haskins

Visual

Robert Blake (Caption Supervisor, Caption Head), Kira Pattinson (Movement Specialist), Evan Chivers, Tanner Wood, Shiloh Daricek, Will Peters, Christain Stephanos, Kyle Kostelecky, Keegan Bosch, Colby Vasquez, Ray Swanick (Intern)

Administration

Jeremy Bennett (Operations Director), Michael Lewis (Tour Director), Cheryl Harris (Housing Coordinator), Ivy LaGris (Social Media Intern, Videographer), John Johns (Lead Chef), Natalie Ligtenberg (Health & Wellness Team Lead), Amanda Swager (Non-CDL Driver), Kaitlin Deems, John Marks, George Pinillos (Tour Assistants)

eXpand

2022 REPERTOIRE

Dimension 1: eXpansion of space

Also Sprach Zarathustra

by Richard Strauss

Dimension 2:

eXpansion of rhythm

Infinite Wisdom

by Shilo Stroman, John A. Matthews

II, Alex Entin, Neal Titus

Dimension 3: eXpansion of color

I’m Always Chasing Rainbows by Harry Carroll

Dimension 4: eXpansion of texture

Beyond the Surface

by Shilo Stroman, John A. Matthews

II, Alex Entin, Neal Titus

Dimension 5:

eXpansion of time

Frequency Postlude

by Shilo Stroman, John A. Matthews

II, Alex Entin, Neal Titus

The Battalion

Salt Lake City, UT • battalioncorps.org

STAFF

Corps Director

Katherine Steinacker

Drum Majors

Reece Davis, Logan Stanford, Robert Giudice, Braxton Silva

Design

Shilo Stroman (Artistic Director, Composer), John A. Matthews II (Brass Composer), Alex Entin (Percussion Composer), Doug Goodwin (Visual Designer), Thomas Hansen (Color Guard Designer), Jason Pascual (Choreographer), Mark Hartman (Consultant), Joshua Jensen (Consultant)

Brass

Mark Hartman (Program Director, Caption Head), Pearce Nitta (Coordinator), Samuel Schiess (Coordinator), Sydney Brown, Ron Eichstedt, Andrew Wood, Victoria Harker, Jennifer Essary, Tim Sexton, Jeffrey Richards, Karimah Browne, Howard Summers, John Ryszka

Percussion

Michael Williams (Caption Head), Nicholas Jackson (Battery Coordinator), Matthew Hauser (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Mitchell Barnard, Chris Temple, Stephen Tullis, Ryan Vincent, Jay Cunningham, Zack Hall, Anthony Lederhos, Ryan Good, Dan Brinzik, Jessica Westphal, Liv Arback, Abigail Thomas, Hallie Schield, Graham Deckard, Andrew Allen, Joel Montes

Color Guard

The Battalion is Utah’s drum and bugle corps. Founded in 2014, the corps completed its first tour in 2016 and aims to provide learning and performance opportunities for young adults that develop their character, leadership skills, artistry, selflessness, and spirituality in a Christian-valuesbased environment. 2022 will mark the Open Class corps' inaugural trip to the DCI World Championships in Indiana.

Cory Oliver (Caption Head), Thomas Hansen (Color Guard Coordinator), Stephanie Pedersen (Color Guard Coordinator), Allison Bergold, Allie Pierce, Jacob Adams, Caci Knyston, Todd Dharni

Visual

Joshua Jensen (Caption Head), Walter Rosio (Coordinator), Shalamar Georgia Clark (Coordinator), Carter Davis, Lindsay Stowell, Dylan Oviatt, Morgan

Marchand, Tate Davis, Raysel Hansen, Caleb Hodson, Blake Morgan, Lizzy Taylor, Robert Twogood, Jason Pascual

Additional Staff

Kylie Lincoln (Consultant), Julia Maughan, Everett Shryock, Taryn Tibbs, Aaron Asay, Alisha Yockey, Emirie Stiles, Emily Fitzpatrick (Admins)

Blue Knights 1993 Alumni Reunion

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