Welcome to Corps Encore, Utah’s premier marching music event. Ascend Performing Arts, home of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, is pleased to be sponsoring this unique event for the 17th year! As we move forward presenting the very best in world class outdoor musical exhibition, we are so pleased we’re returning to Stewart Stadium on the Weber State University campus for another great evening of pulse-pounding beats, soaring melodies and heart-stopping visual displays right at the foot of the Wasatch range.
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
SHOW SCHEDULE
7:00 PM Welcome and National Anthem
7:10 PM The Battalion Salt Lake City, UT
7:27 PM Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA
7:44 PM Seattle Cascades Seattle, WA
8:01 PM The Academy Tempe, AZ
8:18 PM Pacific Crest Diamond Bar, CA
8:35 PM Intermission
8:55 PM Troopers Casper, WY
9:12 PM Mandarins Sacramento, CA
9:29 PM Blue Devils Concord, CA
9:46 PM Blue Knights Denver, CO
10:03 PM Encore - Blue Knights Denver, CO
10:11 PM Scores Announced
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Tonight the national colors are carried and guarded by members of the Alta High School Color Guard under the direction of Liz Neves
The National Anthem is performed by members of the Weber State University Marching Band under the direction of Steve Hendricks
Blue Knights
Busk
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Signal to Noise by Peter Gabriel
Busk
by James Catherall, Jeff Ausdemore, Leslie Gilreath
Pampeana No. 3 by Alberto Ginastera
Rings by James Catherall, Jeff Ausdemore, Leslie Gilreath
New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms by Michael Kamen
Orbital by John Psathas
Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin
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 two indoor winter percussion ensembles, including their four-time WGI World Champion World Percussion Ensemble. Throughout the year, Ascend conducts numerous events, educational clinics and provides event entertainment worldwide.
STAFF
Executive Director
Mark Arnold
Drum Majors
Laynie Metsker, Ryan Halbert, Alexis Brunney, Andilyn Ferguson Design
Jed Weeks (Program Coordinator), Jeff Ausdemore (Percussion Designer), Leslie Gilreath (Brass Designer), Jay Bocook (Brass Consultant), James Catherall (Sound Designer), James Gabonay (Color Guard Designer), Tony Lymon (Artistic Designer), Noe Gomez (Visual Designer), Rosie Miller Queen (Artistic Consultant), Zach Carrasco (Corps Choreographer) Brass
Thomas Kober (Caption Head), Anthony Cruddas (Consultant), Amanda Stevenson (Consultant), Jake Waldrop, London Rodriguez, Max Mucino, Amanda Hunt, Sammie Muckleroy, Hannah Peterson, Chris Garza, Jake Archibeque, Tristan Peterson, Evan Allenson, Bailey Pruitt Percussion
Mikey Sheeran (Battery Manager), Christian Gonzales (Battery Manager), Elliott Humphrey, Harold Randolph, Sean Fitze, Seth Fajardo, Matt Zintgraff, Austen White, Harry Hutchins, Matt James, Josh Mitchell, TJ Salsberg, Kyler Altenhof (Front Ensemble Manager), Eric Roundy (Front Ensemble Manager), Nick Werth, Nick Soden, Isaac Merriweather, Javi Garza, Lauren Bolton, Brianna Rude-Doerges, Kyler Boss
Audio
Tanner Leonardo, Ryan Unangstm, Matt Hauser, Brenley Rowland, Douglas Stevens Color Guard
Mason Barnes (Caption Head), Meredith Owen (Caption Manager), Geoff Longo, Drake Parrott, Marianna Barclay, Kris Harris, Chad Hanes, Kat Latshaw, Alex Bolendar, Crysta Caldwell, Shana Salter, Cleo Washington, Katelynn Hyde
Visual
Trevor Stojanovich (Caption Head), Everett Kim (Assistant Caption Head), Tyler Lindemier, Alex Wallace, Justin Mons, Ryan Oster, Alvina Zhang, Kelsey Mitchell, Robert St. Luce, Joshua Davis, Corey Castillo, Brenden Posner, Ansley Scott, Brandon Wallace, Kelly Cohorst, Aaron Talabucon, Alex Ruemmler
DCI Judging “By the
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.
JUDGES
Caption Judge Hometown
Chief Judge William Chumley Littleton, CO
Contest Coordinator Tony DiCarlo
General Effect 1 William Chumley Littleton, CO
General Effect 2 John Bell Lebanon, IL
Visual Proficiency Michael Turner San Francisco, CA
Visual Analysis
Edwin Beens Rotterdam, NLD
Color Guard Hieu Nguyen Brookline, MA
Music Brass Chad Armbruster Minneapolis, MN
Music Analysis Chris Rapacki Spring, TX
Music Field Percussion Jeff Brooks Woodbridge, VA
INTRODUCING OUR ANNOUNCER - Ryan
Bigley
Ryan Bigley is the PA Announcer for this year’s Corps Encore and Drums Along the Rockies. He is an alumnus of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, having marched trumpet in 2004 and 2005. He also marched mellophone with the Blue Knights Winter Brass Ensemble from 2005-2007.
After starting teaching in 2008, Ryan got the itch to announce professionally after being asked to announce for a basketball game at his school. He then went on to announce athletics for Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO. While there, he also announced baseball for the Grand Junction Rockies (Colorado Rockies minor league affiliate), and the annual NJCAA JUCO World Series tournament, announcing the National Championship games in 2018, 2019, and 2022.
Currently, Ryan works for the Colorado Rockies as a super-utility for RockiesVision, and is the main Public Address Announcer for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm and Rain soccer teams, as well as athletics for MSU-Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association (RMCGA), and the annual Estes Park International Tattoo. Ryan lives in Denver with his wife Lauren and their dog, Dante
Would like to thank the following people for their hard world volunteering for Corps Encore this year!
Ken Adams
Ryan Bigley
Christina Bruckman
Kyle Fifield
Denica Fifield
Heather Fifield
Cari Fifield
Kyra Fifield
Denney Fifield
Lu Garcia
Ben Holt
Doug Kelley
Jared Luker
Jen Luker
Victor Neves
Cameron Payne
Olivia Payne
Al Williams
Blue Devils
The Romantics
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Romantic Whispers by Dave Glyde
And the Heavens Shall Tremble by Russell Brower, Matt Uelmen
Fable Legends (Title Theme) by Russell Shaw
Merry-Go-Round by Joe Hisashi
Shattered Pixel by Dave Glyde
Game Girl by Dave Glyde
Streets of Rage (Jungle Base) By Yuzo Koshiro
Time by Billy Porter
Distance by Dave Glyde
Can You Hear the Music by Ludwig Goransson
Poor Things (Finale & End Credits) by Jerskin Fendrix
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 21 times, most recently in 2023, and has not placed lower than fifth since 1975. The BD Performing Arts organization sponsors The Blue Devils and a variety of performing arts ensembles including two Open Class drum corps.
STAFF
CEO, BD Performing Arts
Jim Verrett
Program Director
Lainey Braatz
Corps Director
Pat Seidling
Administration
Shirley Dorritie (Performance Strategies Coordinator), Sheryl Miles, Kelly Elder, Kristen Lichtenthal, Cameron Guerrero, Chasen Young, Brian Murphy, Dr Tim Lautzenheiser (Senior Educational Advisor for Leadership)
Drum Majors
Dina Bratanovic, Carson Kimber, Adonai Mejia
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, Patrick Geren, Alex Blue V, Steve Vento, Kristen Eck, Daniel Galloway, Patrick Yeh, Gregory Horner, Tim Leonelli, Molly Neal, Albert Vela, Suzanne Dell, Mike Ary
Percussion
David Glyde (Arranger), Scott Johnson, (Arranger/Caption Head), Ben Maughmer, Rudy Garcia, Nicholas Parsons, Elijah Jones, Sean Clark, Danny Pendergrass, Nicholas Arce
Front Ensemble
Brian Dinkel (Front Ensemble 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), Robert Halpner, Tim Mitchell, Justin Mathews, Alan Han, Izaiah McDowell, Sean Chen
Color Guard
Scott Chandler (Designer/Choreographer), Karl Lowe (Consultant/Designer), TJ Doucette (Caption Head), Robby Jacobson, Shavon Garcia, David Ziehm, Jazz Legaspi, Jonathon Marrero, 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, Ken Karlin, Chris Carrasco, Clark Cothran, Katherine Rasmussen, Tim Darbonne, Shant Keuroghelian, Greg Sheets, Kevin Tieck, Gary Briggs, Mike Reppucci, Jonathon Holmes, Will Jung (DCI Fellow), Darren Stack (Prop/Set Fabricator)
Health & Wellness
Jessica Schloemer (Director), Shannon Crowe, Stephen Luk, Darrek Mullins, Matt Petterson, Kassidy Rogers, Camilla Blanton (Nutritionist Director), Kristy Seeley, Debbie Seeley, Vickie Shannon, Kaitlin Hodgdon, Brandyn Bettencourt, Charles Grimes
Media
Mike Zapanta (Director of Media Communications), Logan Shillinglaw IV (BD360 Producer), Brandon Gedalje (Director of Social Media), Rob Hamilton, Marcus Origenes, Jackson Arnold, Paul Salazar, Dylan Bridges, Devon Asmus, Cathy Clark
Mandarins
Vieux Carré
2024 REPERTOIRE
The Witching Hour
In the Sweet By and By by Joseph P. Webster
Masquerade
The Jungle by Wynton Marsalis
All Rise by Wynton Marsalis
Reminiscence
Agapé by Nicholas Britell
Fat Tuesday's Dawn Lie to Me by Trombone Shorty
Founded in 1963 as the Ye Wah Drum & Lyre corps, the group later changed its name to the Mandarins in 1967 to become more inclusive and open to its ever-growing membership. 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 has earned a spot as a DCI World Championship finalist every year since 2018.
STAFF
Corps Director
JW Koester
Drum Majors
Maya McBrayer, Amari Lewis, Spandan Mondal
Design
Becca Anderson (Creative Director), Vince Oliver (Brass Arranger/Composer), Peter Beckhart (Visual Designer), Ben Pyles (Battery Arranger/Composer), Andy Filipiak (Front Ensemble Arranger/Composer), Bryan Harmsen (Sound Design, Music Coordination), Mike Anderson (Consultant) Brass
Ricardo Brown (Co-Caption Head), Bryen Warfield (Co-Caption Head), Kristen Eck, Aaron Christianson, Clark Hunt, Henry Jakobe, Key Poulan IV, Amanda Stevenson, Ben Horne, Justin Daly, Jibri Houston, Derrell Wallace, Aaron Owens, Josh Jenkins, Trevor Bailey, Sarah Paradis, Mitchell Goodman, Aston Seneca, Frank Williams (Consultant), Jimmy Steele (Consultant), Errick Prince (Consultant), Milt Gee (Analytics), Marcus HolyfieldHelm (Drum Major Manager), Robert Selaiden (Ensemble Coordinator)
Percussion
Taha Ahmed (Caption Head), Emily MaGee (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Zack Watson, Aundray Edwards, Benjamin Braude, Dan Allen, Dominique Lousteau, Elliott Duran, Sean Knuth, Ryan Zeutzius, Sebastian Martinez, Micah Hanner, Charlie Daugherty, Mackenzie Steinburg, Brandon Hussey, Gabe Sanchez, Chandler Long, Sabian Carthen, Jim Casella (Consultant), Glen Crosby (Consultant), Murray Gusseck (Consultant), TJ Choquette (Consultant)
Audio
Griffin Law (Manager), Brian McKinzie, Spenser Potter, Cole Jackson, Lou Rosen, Erik Kosman (Sound Design) Color Guard
Jeffrey Capponi (Caption Head), Anna Smith, Allison Petro, Higgins, Tatiana, Conner Adams, Brian Coon, Michael Espinosa, Gwyneth Quitorio, Gage Higdon, Emi Koga
Visual
James Gow (Co-Caption Head), Zak Stillwell (Co-Caption Head), Marcelino Nambo, Evan Perez, Kendall Holt, Ryan Lee, Charlotte Alegado, Kyle Cleven, Brianna Gier, Nathaniel Truba, Connery Dudley, Josh Dawes, Meaghan Wilkinson
Administration
Keith Sanpei (Tour Dir), Luke Fender (H&W Dir), Joseph Khalifa (Social Media Mgr), Cindy Tarango (Personnel Mgr), Megan Mock (Scholarship Committee Lead), Tyler Allin (Food Services Mgr), Jesusalberto Muniz, Nathan Boyd (Asst Food Services Mgrs), Alea Bailey, Michael Wootten, Bailey Pascarella, Thomas Paden (Social Media), Kaylee Kazee, Derek Pearson, Stephanie Sutton, Kelsci Jenson, Sydney Bell, Amelia Kannon (Tour Mgrs), Kevin Bowlson (Office Asst), Jerry Sackett (Transp Mgr), Diane Chin (Souvie Mgr), Emalyn Atkins (Fundraising Specialist), Bethany Pyles (Discord Mgr), Amanda Lopes (Leadership), AJ Gonzalez (Leadership), Dr Dan Fong (President & CEO), Joe Fong (BoD Chair), Rich Moring III (Controller)
Dance With the Devil
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The Other Side by Tim Snyder, Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, Justin Shelton
Hyperlink by Peter Graham
House of the Rising Sun
Traditional
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, Sol Marcus
Wait of the World by Stephen Melillo
Founded in 1957 by Casper, Wyoming businessman Jim Jones, the Troopers are represented by members from around the world. What started as a locallybased 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.
STAFF
CEO
Mike Ottoes
Executive Director
Michael Gough
Corps Director
Mary Duerkop
Drum Majors
Tarek Murray, Jordan Costagliola, Ally Eckels, Bode Penman, Simon Beltran
Design
Tim Snyder (Program Coordinator, Brass Arranger), Jason Robb (Staff Coordinator), Lindsey Schueller (Visual Designer), Paul Rennick (Percussion Arranger), Sandi Rennick (Percussion Arranger), Justin Shelton (Sound Designer)
Brass
Jeremy Basso (Caption Head), Gabe Gallegos (Caption Head), Matty Parker (Asst Caption Head), Pat Keeley (Brass Coordinator), Carl Diefenbach (Consultant), Jason Nippert, Shawn Nagpal, Ethan Hacker, Cameron Honnen, Dajia Simmons, Celia Solano, Marcellus Weinzierl (Intern), Carol Weirich, Jeremiah Moya (Intern), Ben Ayers, Brandt McKinzey, Brian Reel, Owen Rhoads, Richard Toumi, Austin Armstrong, Samuel Elmore, Ben Fetzer, Ben Taylor, Devin Cavanna, Marco Iannelli, Andrew Reader, Jorge Santos
Percussion
Lauren Teel (Caption Head), David Cavazos (Battery Coordinator), Matt Hammond, Alex Irvine, Izaiah McDowell, Kaleb Hascall, Stephen Symank, Noe Trevino, Bryce Turner, Webb Sheely, Patrick Tierney, Houston Youngman, JT Baker, Brice Freeman, Matt Joslin, Kyle Skinner, Eliana Yamouni
Chris McCarthy (Caption Supervisor), Chelsea Toner (Caption Head), Kevin Monteiro (Caption Head), Chris Calhoun, Beth Calhoun, Kimberly Booher (Consultants), Mikey Perkins, Paul Simondac, Michael James, Tykeem Rainey (Choreographers), Jordan Openshaw, Chloe Uelman, Martell Pearson, Sarah Heath, Adara Joiner, Casey McCoy, Rachel Brown, Sarah Johnson, Kayla Umana, Cynthia Bernard, Kyle Guinn, Hannah Clark
Visual
Andrew Clark (Caption Head), Connor Smethers, Devon Brown, Katie Zheng, Paul Champion, Reid Griffin, Robby Chapa, Trevor Schachner, Akash Watsa, Morgan Clark, Josh Singleton, Julia Culp (Choreographer), Sam Beeson (Intern) Administration
Mat Krum, Amy Roberts, Brandon Clemons, Hailey Davis, Karen Nichols, Scott Puryear, Rebecca Steinke, Antoinette Castillo, Daniel Schnebly, Sam Parks, Lillie Rose, Michael Brunk, Michelle Ottoes, Kari Gilbert, Fred Wright, Casey Krupicka, Bernard Rosenberg, Sydnee Jensen, Ray Poulain, Jen Kowalski, Ckathy Overby, Natalie Ellis, Amy Hunt, Dr. Stephanie Elmore, Rebecca Parker, Chasity Saunders, Adam Guthrie, Matthew Murphy, John Keegan, Bill SickertBush, Dana Mitchell, Meghan Taylor
Pacific Crest
The Broken Column
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Introduction
Benediction and Dream by Elliot Goldenthal
Part I
Burning Bed by Elliot Goldenthal
Harmonielehre by John Adams
California Counterpoint: The Twittering Machine by Cindy McTee
Part II
Ramalama Bang Bang by Matthew John Herbert, Roisin Murphy
Part III
Passage by Cynthia Yih Shih
Part IV
...And the Mountains Rising Nowhere by Joseph Schwantner
Part V
Harmonielehre by John Adams
Organized in 1993 with just 33 students, Pacific Crest has grown steadily since its founding. 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.
David McGrath (Program Coordinator), Gabe Escobedo (Artistic Director), Darren Loney (Brass Composer/ Arranger), Eric Shriver (Percussion Composer/Arranger), Trent Gronewold (Percussion Composer/Arranger, Sound Designer), Drew Dickey (Music Coordinator), Kyle Marx (Drill Designer), Chadd Hartman (Choreographer)
Brass
Sean Phelan (Caption Manager), Matt Owen (Music Ensemble Coordinator, Asst Caption Manager), Matt Collins, Sean Conway, Ronald Eichstedt, Matthew Ezeh, Derek Fritz, Ian Hoffman, Jacob Kessler, David Landoll, Michael Lebrias, Kyle Martinez, Matt Miller, Noah Oliver, Samuel Perez, Nathan Pratt, Zach Sheller, Seth Shumate, Jordan Simmons, Joelle Varner, Joe Venezia, Olivia Webster (Intern) Percussion
Eric Shriver (Caption Manager), Steven Vonderohe (Front Ensemble Manager), Christian Blydt-Hansen (Battery Manager), Jack Johnson (Battery Manager), Avneesh Babar, Christian Brown, Gabriel Bustamante, Nathan Carroll, Luis Garcia, Josh Hall, Dante Hernandez, Carlos Lujan, Jack May, Ottoniel Peralta, Christian Perez, Adam Sanchez, Alexis Vargas, Dominick Villaverde, Zach Wilson Audio
Richard Diaz (Lead), Christian Do, Aya Strauss, Maria Collazo, Hallie Park, Leela Whatley Color Guard
Anthony Clark (Caption Manager), Mason Tanquary (Asst Caption Manager), Peter Bement, Natalie Brady, Andrew Fresquez, Eric Gamboa, Abraham Garcia, Michael Kong, Garret Lopez-Patton, Julia Robles, Bryan Scheidecker, Chris Schmitz, Jared Seymour, Harrison Toma, Marilyn Lee "Star" Wasson Administration
Steve Krumbine (Staff Coordinator), Sean Enright, Ayatey Shabzaz (Asst Corps Directors), Jim Olea (Health Team Coordinator), Paulene Coupe (Food Service Manager), Russ Tanakaya (Media Team Coordinator), Joann Martinez (Uniforms)
The Academy
Tempe, AZ • arizonaacademy.org
When Opportunity Knocks
2024 REPERTOIRE
Can You Hear the Music? by Ludwig Goransson
Golden Hour by JVKE
Predator by John Psathas
Can You See Me? by Fred Emory Smith
Someone Like You by Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse
You Can't Stop Me by Fred Emory Smith
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power by Bear McCreary
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.
STAFF
Executive Director
Mark Richardson
Corps Director
Josh Thye
Drum Majors
Sammy Rodriguez, Eric Daniels, Sebastian Cisneros-Ortega, Jaden White Design
John McFarland (Program Coordinator), Tony Nuñez (Artistic Designer), Brian Murphy (Design Consultant), Fred Emory Smith (Music Designer), Justin Cunha (Drill Designer), Ryan Adamsons (Brass Consultant), Ricardo RobinsonShinall (Color Guard Caption Head) Ensemble
Kevin Welborn (Coordinator), Marc Whitlock (Specialist), Derek Fields (Specialist) Brass
Ryan Adamsons (Consultant), Kevin Ronan (Consultant), Michael Weber (Caption Head), Christian Arteaga (Assistant Caption Head), Jason Vazquez, Tori Kawasaki, Alessandro Peña, Dane Pinell, Skyler MacKinnon, John Sharp, George Solis, Nick Van den Bogaerde, Ryan Haines, Aaron Price, Buddy Deshler, Abby Kent, Daniel Larsen, Matt Distante Percussion
Fred Emory Smith (Designer), Jim Ragsdale (Battery Supervisor), Jeffery Crowell (Front Ensemble Supervisor), Taylor Poole (Percussion Caption Head), Matt Egeler (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Dakota McConnell (Battery Coordinator), Jake Taylor, Alex Salinas, Orion Choy, Andrew Szypula, Thomas Wharton, Alicia Turner, Ryan Arrowood, Timo Cashman, Jason McIntyre, Alessandro Piombi, Nathan Trent, Ted Hoeller, Davis Ong, Cody Renouf, Brendan Walter, Miles Kenobbie, Albert Avelar Color Guard
Nicole Younger (Advisor), Ricardo Robinson-Shinall (Caption Head), Robbie Arnold (Choreographer), André Williams (Choreographer), Juan Brito (Choreographer), Bradley Parnell (Choreographer), Leah Anderson (Choreographer), Pierre Brown (Instructional Lead), Jared Littleton, James Cork, Carlos BautistaBabb, Bianca Wallace, Herman Rios Jr., Roxy Lazaro, Kaylie Price
Visual
Justin Cunha (Designer), Robert Peterson (Co-Caption Head), Andrew Gregory (Co-Caption Head), Marc Chacon, Kaitlyn Misch, Austin Avery, Gerardo Estrada, Carter Goldsworthy, Bryan Hopps, Chace LeBlanc, Ben Lynch, David Larkins, Ralph Calatrava Administration
Founded in 1966, Seattle Cascades is the oldest continuously active drum corps from the Pacific Northwest. Community service, inclusiveness, diversity and personal responsibility serve as core tenets of the organization’s educational program. The Cascades 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.
STAFF
Executive Director
Michael Leone
Assistant Director
Devin Bretz
Drum Majors
Zoe Arambul, Madison Landis
Design
Nick Benson (Artistic Director), Kurt Jull (Design Coordinator), Jeff Chambers (Brass Arranger), Tim Mitchell (Sound Designer), Eric Yahrmarkt (Percussion Battery & Front Ensemble Arranger), Brian Ward (Program Coordinator)
Brass
Joey Riordan (Caption Head), Steve Menefee (Caption Supervisor), Greg Hall (Music Ensemble Manager), Patrick Hunninghake, Joe Ready, Stephen Grindel, Thomas Wheeler, Don Newman, Jacob Greer, Amber Vosk, Kat Conway, Ashley Swanson, Colin Taylor, Juan Bradford
Percussion
Micah Brusse (Caption Supervisor, Education Director), Josiah Nelson (Caption Head), Ryan Burnett (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Jacob Kendrick, Russ Berger, Layne Wellman, Derek Bueffel, Thomas Lowe, Paul Zacarias, Bobby Christodoulopoulos, Evan Saab
Audio
Tim Mitchell (Caption Supervisor), Alex Patterson, Zach Mullis, Neal Cain
Color Guard
Anthony Riederer (Caption Supervisor), Zach Dye (Choreographer), Brooke Winsor, Grace Batchelor, Paige Haskins, Tori Farias, Henry Price, Emily Kaman, Ryson Casupang, Sarah Smith
Visual
Nick Benson (Caption Supervisor), Megan Sellman (Movement Specialist), Shea Pierce (Caption Head), Matt Barnes (Asst Caption Head), Kira Pattinson, Shiloh Daricek, Kyle Kostelecky, Keegan Bosch, Ray Swanick, Morgan Peters, Tanner Jones, Andrew Askew, Evan Chivers, Mason Moore, Mitch Degrace
Administration
Cheryl Harris (Housing, Social Media Coordinator), Michael Lewis (Tour Asst, Driver), Anthony Barei, Kat Chapman, Ryan McAlinden (Tour Assistants), Ethan Primm (Non-CDL Driver, Tour Admin Intern), Maddie King (Photographer), Ivy LaGris (Videographer), John Johns (Lead Chef), Maria White (Asst Chef), Natalie Ligtenberg (Health & Wellness Team Lead, Certified Athletic Trainer), Julie Palmer (Nurse), Anastasia Canfield (Mental Health Off-Site Consult), DanNhi Huynh (AT Intern), Jael Hudson (AT Intern), Lisa Wood (Certified AT), Gweneth Phillips (Certified AT), Carl Lewis (CDL Driver), Courtney Severns (Non-CDL Driver), Grace Comer (Non-CDL Driver)
Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara, CA • scvanguard.org
Vagabond
2024 REPERTOIRE
United in Grief by Kendrick Lamar
The All-Seeing Sky by John Psathas
With Reckless Abandon by Mikael Karlsson
Mirrorball by Peter Gabriel
Formed in 1967, Santa Clara Vanguard is one of 13 founders of Drum Corps International. One of the most successful corps in DCI history, the California-based ensemble has won seven DCI World Championship titles between 1973 and 2018. Vanguard Music and Performing Arts has also previously sponsored the Open Class Vanguard Cadets and a number of other community-focused ensembles.
STAFF
CEO
Russ Gavin
Corps Director Giovanna Bastante
Drum Majors
Maddy Heintz, Lauren Bristol, Megan Conlan, Hailey McGann
Design
Michael Gaines (Visual Designer), Wayne Harris (Performance Coach), Andy Toth (Visual Designer & Coordinator), Paul Rennick (Music Coordinator, Percussion Arranger & Caption Manager), Dave Isaacs (Sound Designer), Sandi Rennick (Front Ensemble Arranger), Dan Morrison (Program Coordinator), Tyler Richards (Choreographer), Michael Rosales (Choreographer), Evan VanDoren (Brass Arranger), Bart Woodley (Design Consultant)
Brass
Taylor Smith (Caption Manager), Katie VanDoren (Asst Caption Manager), Daniel Cook, Ray Linkous, Seth Murphy (Ensemble Specialists), Jen Hepp, Will Koehler, Bill Redd, Kyle Hamrick, Dexx Moore, Aaron Stickley, Jackson Stiver, Ben Carroll, Laura Elliott, Tristan Rivera, Ed Roush, Gordon Janda, Zach Peycha, Ted Tinker
Percussion
Paul Rennick (Music Coordinator, Percussion Arranger & Caption Manager), KJ Stafford (Asst Caption Manager), Sandi Rennick (Front Ensemble Arranger), Paige DeDecker, Tyler Primeaux, Michael Strange, JT Baker, Peter Cannon, Aaron Fisher, Jonathan Leal, Travis Boren, Robert Free, Jay Welke, Jonny Green, Mark Monaghan, Richie Rodriguez, Michael Swain, Joshua Baltazar, Armeen Ghafourpour, Kaia Lo
Audio
Luke Vogt (Manager), Eric Kruse, Angelo Makropolous, Kyle Myers, Rob Reder, Josh Stovall, Tony Lemonds
Color Guard
Daniel Riley (Caption Manager), Laura Gasper (Asst Caption Manager), Michael James, Ryan Bender, Shannon Causey, Hector Garcia, Alexander Perez, Enrique Perez, Justin Sheedy, Megan Smith, Kaysey Thompson, Preston Winton, Chris Valdes
Visual
Conrad Isenhour (Caption Manager), Taylor Trevino (Asst Caption Manager), Katie Hopkins (Movement Specialist), Curtis Uhlemann (Lead Movement Instructor & Choreographer), Josh Brenneis (Lead Visual Instructor), Jeff Facun, Mykal McGrew, Austin Byers, Abby MacLeay, Kari White, Cameron Coday, Cary Cochenour, Santiago Aguilar, Samuel Iddings, Emmy Hedden, Jeff Young, Jennifer Hanford, Tyler Jacks, Timothy McAfee, Zachary Rodgers Administration
Melanie Hogan, Colby Vasquez (Asst Corps Dirs), Rafael Bretado (Corps Mgr), Julia Meadows (Tour Mgr), Kristen Wolters (Costume Mgr), Edmer Lazaro (Dir Health & Wellness), Stacy J Franqui (Wellness, Nutrition, Fitness), Jacob Greenwell (Chef), Tammy Adams (Chef), Jeremy Harris (EMT), Danny Nguyen (Phys Thrpst), Janice Taylor (RN), Sita Swamy (NP), Jason Raether (RN), Ali Corwin Urrata (Phys Thrpst), Eddie Montoya (Dir of Mktg), Hailey Orbik (Social Media Coord/Media Supvsr), Mark Quiñones (Lead Video), Sam Mohler (Lead Photog/TikTok Mgr), Kale Duprey (Fleet Mgr), Hao Duong (Operations Mgr), Chris Martin, Carissa Bryant, Brandon Schultz, Joey Massey, Coral Navarre, Tibet Denowh-Leon, Lauren Paris, Lizzie Perry, Trevor Taunton, Michael Jett Hall, Kira Pattinson, Alexander Leon, Avi KohanShohet, Gabriel Delcid (Tour Assts)
The Battalion
In Our Element
TRosendahl
Oliver Waespi
he 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 marked the Open Class corps' inaugural trip to the DCI World Championships in Indiana.
STAFF
Corps Director
Katherine Steinacker
Drum Majors
Reece Davis, Braden McMillen, Linda Segura, Lucas Sprague Design
Brian Ellis (Artistic & Program Director), Tim Snyder (Brass Arranger), Mitchell Barnard (Percussion Arranger), Neal Titus (Sound Design), Doug Goodwin (Visual Designer), Thomas Hansen (Color Guard Designer), Jaasiel Wilson (Choreographer) Brass
Andrew Reader (Caption Head), Pearce Nitta (Asst Caption Head), Ron Eichstedt (Brass Coordinator), Keith Allen Jr, Sydney Brown, Sarah Wagner, Andrew Wood, Victoria Harker, Aaron O'Bar, Sam Tiemeyer, Brian Dong, David Mitchell, Jeffrey Richard, Daniel Schnebly, Karimah Browne, Patrick Perry, Sam Schiess, Brett Siebert
Percussion
Michael Williams (Caption Head), Nick Jackson (Battery Coordinator), Matt Hauser (Front Ensemble Coordinator), Dan Brindzik, Kalyse Conger, Alex Entin, Ryan Good, Zack Hall, Anthony Lederhos, Jacoby Morciglio, Vincent Rhinehart, Andrew Sherman, Madii Spell, Stephen Tullis, Jessica Westphal, Killian Wood, Corey Anderson, Robby Buttery, Eric Day, Jordan Fajardo-Bird, Ashton Grogg, Christian Kuhlman, Seth Lisle, Adrian Rosales, Abigail Thomas, Sophie Thomason, Rachel ZumBrunnen Color Guard
Mike Grimes (Caption Head), Morgan Anderson, Peter Bates, Joseph Batis, Shalamar Clark, Jon Cordell, Austin Hall, Raysel Hansen, Caleb Hodson, Jeremy Loui, Devin McCahey, Blake Morgan, Emily Neher, Connor Pack, Lizzy Pack, Walter Rosio Administration
