PERFORMANCESCHEDULEREDDIVISION12:00PM MaizeSouth

12:15 Lee’sSummitNorth

12:30 ShawneeMissionEast

12:45 TopekaWest

1:00 Lawrence

1:15 OlatheEast

1:30 ValleyCenter

1:45 Drawingforfinalsontrack–Bothdivisions

BLACKDIVISION2:00 OlatheNorth

2:15 Buhler

2:30 Republic

2:45 OlatheSouth

3:00 Truman

3:15 BlueValleyNorthwest

3:30 OlatheNorthwest

3:45 PrelimAwards

4:00 BREAK

5:00 FinalsBegin

8:30 ShawneeMissionNorthMarchingIndians(Exhibition)

8:45 FINALSAWARDS

PARTICIPATINGBANDS

12:00pm MaizeSouthHighSchoolMarchingBand

Director:GrantWhitcomb

AssociateDirector:PeterWeinert

Staff:SaraShields,JoeyMontes,TylerBeach

DrumMajors:ThomasKeller,MakaylaRussell

Repertoire:Notorius–TheChroniclesofBonnyandClyde

I. “Wine-DarkSea”byJohnMackey,arr.BenLeeII. “BangBang(BabyShotMeDown)”bySonnyBono,arr.

BenLeeIII. “Notorius”byBenLee

12:15pm Lee’sSummitNorthBroncoMarchingBand

Director:ScottKuhlman

AssociateDirector:JohnJohnson

Staff:ChristianPierce,JonDonald,PaigeBrown,SamanthaJann,Regan

Lourenco

DrumMajors:MirandaChaffin,SabraHasek

Repertoire:WinterisComing—GameofThronesMainTheme/Meesa,arr.BenLeeandNathanWilkerson.

12:30pm ShawneeMissionEastMarchingLancerBand

Director:AlexToepfer

AssociateDirector:EmilyBabcock

ColorGuard:AlexisClose

Percussion:JeffHewitt

DrumMajors:AlexWhite,NatNitsch,BeckerTruster

Repertoire:HarryPotter:Celebrating20YearsofMagic–“HedwigsTheme”,“Nimbus2000”,“Dumbledore’sArmy”,“Obliviate”,“MinistryofMagic”,“WizardWheezes”,“HagridtheProfessor”,“WindowtothePast”.

12:45pm TopekaWestChargerBand

Director:BarryEvans

AssociateDirector:KevinHarry

ColorGuard:StaceyHarry,KrystalHarry

Percussion:DanielAlbertson

DrumMajors:GraciousHarris,RileyO’Brien,BrookeHoover,Trevon

Harris

Repertoire:StoryofOurLife–“StoryofMyLife”byOneDirection,“TheSwan”byCamilleSaint-Seans,“TheLuckiest”byBenFolds,“SymphonyNo.5”byLudwigvanBeethoven,“SymphonyNo.40”byWolfgangMozart,“RomeoandJuliet”byPeterTchaikovsky,“CanoninD”byJohannPachelbel.MusicarrangedbyCraigFitzpatrick,EricSpaeth,andKevinHarry.

1:00pm LawrenceHighSchoolMarchingLions

Director:MikeJones

AssociateDirectors:TomHunt,JohannahCox

DanceTeam:BritneyHinote

Percussion:DavidListon

DrumMajors:AdelaineHoran,LeahMarett,JaredCote’

Repertoire:TheSilkRoad–ComposedandArrangedbyPatrickMcCartyI. RomeII. PersiaIII. IndiaIV. China

1:15pm OlatheEastOrangeandBlueBrigade

Director:JeffSmikahl

AssociateDirector:JenniferCreek

DrillTeam:CathyAlcorn,JoshVotaw,KatieWernes,LexiGlover,Jessica

Alcorn

Percussion:KimberlynAngelo,BrandonGraves

DrumMajors:HonorahMaggio,RaganFoster,ReynaMallory

Repertoire:TheHive–musicbyMendelssohnandRimskyKorsakov,andfromthehitmoviesLaLaLandandtheBeeMovie.

1:30pm ValleyCenterHornetMarchingBand

Directors:JanVerboomandAmandaJolly

Staff:AshleeBaysinger,EvanRicker,BriParker,KahleSnell,Keith

McKeachie

DrumMajors:EdieReese,ZachRankin,GabeKarst

Repertoire:TheFactory–MusicSelectionsbyJoshHinkle&AaronRailey

“IntributetoWichita,KS,otherwiseknownasthe“AirCapitaloftheWorld”,andthemanyheroic“Rosies”whowenttoworkinarmoriesandfactoriesaroundthecountrywhilemenwentoverseastofightinWWII,theVCHSMarchingBandpresents“TheFactory”inthreemovements,featuringtrumpetsoloistMadisonIsham.”

2:00pm OlatheNorthScreamin’EagleMarchingBand

Director:JustinLove

AssociateDirector:PatrickMcCarty

VisualConsultants:WilliamWhite,SarahBigge,EthanBartley

Woodwinds:SarahBigge,JoshHankey

Brass:EthanBartley

Percussion:AdamEdmonds,WilliamJohnson

DrumMajors:RobynLuckner,MaddieCain,KatieBailey

Repertoire:BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad–musicbyEltonJohn,IgorStravinsky,andPinkFloyd.ArrangedbyPatrickMcCarty.

2:15pm BuhlerHighSchoolMarchingBand

Director:EricStambaugh

AssociateDirectors:NathanBiggs,EthanWagoner,AmyKraus

ColorGuard:SabrinaJohnson,TaylorGould

DrumMajors:JacobMilburn,JaredShuff,MatthewCrawford,Hana

Noguchi

Repertoire:EverAfter–byJeffChambers,arr.EthanWagoner

I. JourneyII. DiscoveryIII. Awakening

2:30pm RepublicTigerPrideMarchingBand

Director:DanAltis

AssociateDirectors:CraigEdwards,JaredBrown

Staff:ShyraWhalon,JimDemas,VivianNguyen,MaggieMcNair

DrumMajors:DawsonSchneringer,GarrettAnasco,Brenda

Latamondeer

Repertoire:Rise–“KingofPrideRock”byHansZimmer/MorakeLebohang,“TheGravelRoad”byJamesNewtonHoward,“Sun”byThomasBergersen,“PortugeseLoveTheme”byCraigMackenzieArmstron.MusicarrangedbyAlexThode.

2:45pm OlatheSouthFalconRegiment

Director:ChadCoughlin

AssociateDirectors:MichaelFilla

Auxiliary:VictoriaPalomino,JessicaAdell

Percussion:JeffHewitt,DeanHanna

DrumMajors:JillDwyer,AndrewOberholtzer,NoelleSchlenk

Repertoire:Villainous–“Writing’sontheWall”fromSpectrebySamSmith,“160BPM”fromAngelsandDemonsbyHansZimmer,“Rogue”byCarolBrittinChambers,“CaptureandEscape”byCarolBrittinChambers.

3:00pm TrumanHighSchoolPatriotMarchingBand

Directors:ToddReinhardt,JoshHurt,JeremyMeyer

Staff:HeatherAbney,CourtneyAbney,JulieGarton,ChristineYoung,

DanielleVaught

DrumMajors:ShelbyFordham,AndreaZorich,DerrickBailey,Gus

Spano

Repertoire:AJoytoBehold–FeaturingthemusicofBeethoven,CharlieChaplin,andthebandU2.Selectionsincludedare“OdetoJoy”,“Smile”,and“BeautifulDay”.ArrangedbyCraigFitzpatrick.

3:15pm BlueValleyNorthwestHowlin’Husky MarchingBand

Director:AdamLundine

AssociateDirector:MelissaAskren

ColorGuard:MeganHennes

Percussion:CraigArcher,RainsWall

DrumMajors:EmmaBanegas,BenMurdock,CalvinWinkler

Repertoire:MagicandWonder–“PureImagination”fromWillyWonkaandtheChocolateFactory,byNewlyeBricusse,arr.ScottBoerma,“Superstition”byStevieWonder,arr.PaulMurtha,“TheSorcerer’sApprentice”byPaulDukas,“24KMagic”byBrunoMars,PhilipLawrenceandChrisBrown,arr.TomWallace.

3:30pm OlatheNorthwestRavenPride

Director:RobertDavis

AssociateDirector:JoshuaMaddux

DanceTeam:ShannonSummers,AlisonKrumbiegel

Percussion:ChrisCarter

Consultant/Clinician:Dr.MartinDunlap

DrumMajors:EvanSvetlak,TrevorAdam,BradyStanfield,Devin

Gouger

Repertoire:EdgarAlanPoe’s“TheRaven”–“Blackbird”byTheBeatles,“DiesIrae”byVerdi,“RequiemforaDream”byClintMansell,“LakeintheMoonlight”byTchaikovsky,“PaganDances”byJamesBarnes.MusicarrangedbyMr.SteveVento.

ExhibitionPerformance

8:30pm ShawneeMissionNorthMarchingIndians

Director:ChadReed

AssociateDirector:RebeccaFillingham

DrillTeam:SarahJuenemannandMichelleJurkiewicz

Percussion:CaseyMiller

Repertoire:AmongsttheStars–featuringmusicfromthemoviesManofSteel,CloseEncountersoftheThirdKind,Contact,andStarTrek:IntoDarkness.ArrangedbySteveVentoandCaseyMiller.

MEETTODAYS’SJUDGES

TIMBRANDT–IndividualMusicandEnsembleMusic

TimBrandtisanupperelementaryschoolprincipalatCowetaPublicSchool’sMissionIntermediateGradeCenter.PriortogoingintoschooladministrationinCowetaheservedasinstrumentalmusicsupervisorforthirteenyearsandwasanassistantbanddirectorforfouryearsbeforethat.Mr.Brandtwasselectedasthe2006-2007CowetaSchools“DistrictTeacheroftheYear”.HetaughtatBlackwell&BoiseCity(Oklahoma)andWichitaCountyHighSchool(Kansas)beforecomingtoCoweta.Mr.BrandtreceivedhisBMEfromSouthwesternOklahomaStateUniversityin1979andhasaMaster’sDegreeinSchoolAdministrationfromNortheasternStateUniversity.HewasinductedintotheOklahomaMusicEducatorsAssociationHallofFame,hasservedasBandVice-PresidentfortheOklahomaMusicEducatorsAssociation,isapast-presidentoftheOklahomaBandmastersAssociation,pastpresidentoftheOklahomachapteroftheInternationalAssociationforJazzEducation,hasservedaschairmanfortheAll-OMEAJazzEnsemble,andisapastpresidentoftheEasternDistrictBandDirectorsAssociation.HecurrentlyservesasAssociateConductoroftheTulsa“StarlightBand”,hasperformedwiththe“TulsaBalletOrchestra”,andhasplayeddrumsinnumerousjazzgroupsinnortheastOklahoma.BandsunderhisdirectionwonnumerousOSSAASweepstakesandOutstandingAchievementAwards.In1997theCowetaBandwasawardedtheNationalBandAssociation’s“CitationofExcellence”.TheCowetaJazzEnsemblewasdeclaredtheoutstandingbandinitsclass6timesandwas1strunneruponanotheroccasion.TheCowetamarchingbandwasanOklahomaBandmastersAssociationChampionshipfinalist10outof12years,havingbeennamedclasschampionstwiceand1stand2ndrunner-upnumeroustimes.Concertbandsandjazzensemblesunderhisdirectionhavebeendeclared“outstandingband”atnumerousoutofstatefestivalsandcompetitions.

CETHBARNETT–VisualEnsembleandVisualIndividual

CethBarnettisagraduateUnionHighSchoolandOralRobertsUniversity.HereceivedhisBachelorsinMusicPerformancein2000.HeworkedasavisualtechnicianforUnionH.Sfrom1995until2005.CethhasbeenonthemarchingbandstaffatBrokenArrowHighSchoolsince2009.HewasamusicteacheratLincolnChristianSchoolsinTulsafrom2014-2016.Cethstillcontinuestowritedrill,Consultvisually,andprovideprivatelessonsontromboneandeuphoniumandhasbeenonthestafforprovidedvisualinstructionatBerryhillH.S.,CowetaH.S.,DelCityH.S.,BartlesvilleH.SandFossilRidgeHighSchoolinKeller,TX.InJulyof2017heopeneduphisownmusicstoreinTulsa,OkcalledBarnettMusicExchange.Theyofferafull-lineofmusicalinstrumentsandprovideprivatelessons.

CethisalsoanactiveprofessionaltrombonistintheTulsaarea.HeplayswithSignatureSymphony,TulsaStarlightBandandJazzBand,aswellasbeingthePepBandDirectoroftheOralRobertsUniversitywomen’sbasketballband.

Hehasbeenjudginglocallyandregionallyinthevisualcaptionsformarchingbandsforthepast10years.HehishappilymarriedtoAmyBarnett,andhastwodaughters,AllieandMacy,andacrazyGoldendoodlenamedCubbieRONLEWIS–VisualIndividualandVisualGeneralEffectRonLewisiscurrentlyworkingwiththeVanBuren,Arkansasinstrumentalmusicprogram,whereheteaches6ththrough12thgradestudents.RonhastaughtatSalina,Muldrow,McAlester,Bartlesville,andCollinsvilleinOklahomawherehisbandshaveconsistentlyplacedhighincompetitionandwonseveralcaptionawardsthroughouttheyears.RonisaveryactivejudgeandclinicianinbothmarchingandconcertandhasworkedinArkansas,Kansas,Missouri,Oklahoma,andTexas.Ron’swifeGina,isthecolorguardinstructorfortheVanBurenHighSchoolmarchingband,andhasworkedwithhimfor30years.

JAMESMORRISON–MusicGeneralEffectandMusicIndividualJamesMorrisoniscurrentlyanassistantdirectorintheBrokenArrowwhereheconductstheFreshmanAcademyWindEnsemble,ConcertBandandassistswiththeGrandNationalChampionPrideOfBrokenArrow.HewasdirectoratBerryhillSchoolsfor11yearswherethebandearnedmanyhonorsincluding9SweepstakesAwards,9OBAmarchingtitlesaswellasbeingafinalistandclasschampionattheBandsofAmericaSuperRegionalinSt.Louis.JamesistheformerInstructorofTubaatOklahomaStateUniversity,theUniversityofMissouri-KansasCityandtheUniversityofArkansas.

RICHARDWAGNER–MusicEnsembleandMusicGERichardWagneristheDirectorofInstrumentalEnsemblesandAssistantProfessorofMusicatTheUniversityofTulsa.Inthiscapacity,ProfessorWagnerconductstheTUSymphonyOrchestraandtheTUWindEnsemble,overseestheTUConcertandMarchingBandsandteachesclassesinconducting,instrumentation/orchestration,musiceducationandappliedFrenchhorn.From1994-2012,hewastheDirectorofInstrumentalMusicintheBixby(OK)PublicSchools.WhileatBixby,thebandreceivednumerousawardsinbothconcertandmarching,includingfiveOBAClass5AStateMarchingChampionshipsandfourstraight4A/5AGrandChampionshipsfrom2006-2009.HeholdsaBachelorofMusicdegreefromWichitaStateUniversityandhisMastersDegreefromNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,IL.InadditiontohisworkatTU,Mr.Wagnerisactiveasaguestconductor,clinicianandadjudicatorandhasbeenaconductorwiththeTulsaYouthSymphonysince2002.

MIKESISCO–VisualGeneralEffectandVisualEnsembleMikeattainedhisBachelorofMusicEducationdegreefromOklahomaStateUniversity.HelatergraduatedwithhisMastersinTrumpetPerformancefromtheUniversityofNebraskaatOmaha.AfterworkingthreeyearsasaDirectorofBandsinIowa,Mr.SiscoacceptedthepositionasanassistantforfouryearsatUnionPublicSchoolsinTulsa,Oklahoma.DuringhistenureatUnion,hishighschoolandeighthgradebandsreceivedsuperiorratingsatalldistrictlevelcompetitions,superiorratingsatSkiatookConcertBandContest,andfourconsecutive"BestinClass"awardsfromthe"MusicintheParks"competitions.OtherdutiesincludedworkingwithaBandsofAmerica"GrandNationalFinalist"andRegionalChampionshipmarchingband,the"RenegadeRegiment.”BeforerelocatingtoTexas,Mr.SiscoalsoservedtwoyearsasthePresidentofthe"NortheasternOklahomaBandDirectorsAssociation.”Mr.SiscoservedforthreeyearsasthefirstAssociateDirectorofBandsatLewisvilleHighSchool.TheSymphonicWindshavereceivedconsecutivesuperiorratingsatall"UniversityInterscholasticLeague"events,earning(UIL)sweepstakeshonorseachyear.TheLewisvilleSymphonicWindswereprivilegedtoperformatthe2003BandsofAmericaConcertBandFestivalwhereMr.SiscowasawardedaCitationofExcellencefromtheNationalBandAssociation.Mr.SiscocompletedtwoyearsastheDirectorofBandsforCooperHighSchoolintheAbileneIndependentSchoolDistrict.Whileunderhisdirection,theAwesomeCooperMarchingBandreceivedsuperiorratingsatallUILRegion2marchingcompetitionsandwasafinalistbandinthe2003LewisvilleClassic.In2004thebandwasnamedGrandChampionsoftheLewisvilleClassicwinning12outof131stplaceawards.UnderMike’ssupervision,allthreecompetitiveconcertgroupswereawardedthesweepstakesawardforthefirsttimeinthe

historyoftheschool.Mr.Siscothenwashonoredbythe2005Who’sWhoAmongAmerica’sTeachers.WhileinAbileneMr.SiscowasalsotheAdjunctTrumpetProfessorforMcMurryUniversity.Mr.SiscowastheDirectorofBandsatMabankISD,wherethePantherBandwasawardedtheBandsofAmericaArlingtonRegionalClassAChampionssweepingallcaptionawards.ThebandalsofinishedRunnerUpClassAattheBOASuperRegionalinSanAntoniowinningthemusiccaption.HisensemblesreceivedSuperiorRatingsatUILandDCFestivalevents.ThebandwasawardedbestinclassattheDCFestivaloftheOzarksheldinBranson.Mr.SiscomostrecentpositionwastheDirectorofBandsatFossilRidgeHighSchoolfrom2006-2012.UnderMike'sdirectionthePantherRegimenthasperformedatthe5AAreaContestandreceived1stplaceinprelimsin2008.ThebandalsoadvancedtotheTexasStateMarchingBandContestbyplacinginthetopthreeattheAreaFinalsperformancethatsameyear.ThePantherRegimentalsoadvancedtotheTexasStateMarchingBandContestin2007.HisbandswereconsistentUILSweepstakeswinners,andhavebeenawardedtheBestinClass/BestOverallBandattheMusicoftheOzarkscontestheldinBransonMissouriin2010.Thebandprogramgrewfrom138membersto220membersoverthedurationofhisappointmentatFossilRidge.Mr.SiscoiscurrentlyservingastheDirectorofBandsatTulsaSchoolofArtsandSciences.Hisdutiesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,directingthe2bands,3jazzcombosandAPmusictheoryclassalongwithalladministrativefunctionsoftheoverallorganization.Mr.SiscoismarriedtoCathySiscowhowasaKindergartenTeacheratBluebonnetElementarySchoolinKellerISDandadanceinstructoroftheNorthTexasDanceAcademy.TheyhavelivedinKellerTexasfor7yearsandhavethreesonsJoshua,JacobandJoey.

ADJUDICATORS’CRITERIASixadjudicatorsareevaluatingtheparticipatingbands.Theywillwatchandlistencarefullyformusicandmarchingexecution.Eachadjudicatorisresponsibleforaspecificareaofperformance.Therearethreecategoriesthatwilldeterminethefinalscore;theyaremusicperformance,visualperformanceandgeneraleffect.Musicperformanceinvolvesthreeadjudicators,andtheirscorescomprisethemajorityoftheoverallscore.Scoresareprimarilydeterminedbyhowwellthemusicisperformedforaccuracyandcorrectness.Musicgeneraleffectishowwellthemusicisperceivedbytheaudienceandisenhancedbytheoverallshowdevelopment.Oneadjudicatorisresponsibleforindividualmusicperformancefromeachmemberoftheband.Hisjobistodetermineifeachpersonisplayingtheirpartcorrectlywithgoodplayingpositionandgoodtone,blendandbalance.Visualperformancealsoinvolvesthreeadjudicators.Twoareprimarilyobservingtheoverallmovementoftheensemble,designanddrillanditseffectivenesswiththemusic,andintegrationoftheguardandmusiciansinonevisualpresentation.Oneadjudicatorisevaluatingindividualmarchersforposture,marchingstyleandaccuracyofmovementinvarioussectionsoftheensemble.Consistencyofmarchingstyleandmovementforeachindividualinthegroupisveryimportant.Generaleffectisthecombinationofallelementsoftheshowpresentation.Generaleffect(GE)adjudicatorsevaluateifthemusicanddrillworktogethertoproduceaqualityshow.Istheoveralldesignpresentedinaformatthatiseasilyunderstoodandcomprehendedbytheaudience?Doestheshowexhibitdirectionthatkeepsinterestintheoverallproduction?Scoring 20points MusicPerformance(Individual)

20points MusicPerformance(Ensemble)

20points MusicGeneralEffect

10points VisualPerformance(Individual)

10points VisualPerformance(Ensemble)

20points VisualGeneralEffect

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