Michigan School Band & Orchestra
Marching Band Festival
OCTOBER 11TH, 2022 | OCTOBER 12TH, 2022 VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL & GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Association District XI
Sponsored By District XI of the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association presenting:
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WELCOME TO MSBOA MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL
Thank you for joining us this year for the MSBOA District XI Marching Band Festival. We celebrate tonight the students of all bands gathered here for their countless hours of hard work and dedication in preparation for tonight’s performance. Please show your appreciation for their efforts and accomplishments by being generous with your applause for all these bands.
The high school marching band is an integral part of a school’s music education program. The combination of music performance with movement and showmanship is a unique and thrilling production for the student and audience alike. The marching band is often the school’s largest and most widely visible music ensemble, each with its own style and traditions. Through the pursuit of excellence, the marching band promotes the values of musicianship, self-discipline, and esprit-de-corps.
AREAS OF ADJUDICATION
The MSBOA Marching Band Festival provides an evaluation of the high school marching band using standards of excellence. Considering a band’s Classification, adjudicators evaluate one of three Captions: Music, Marching, and General Effect Showmanship. Each adjudicator awards a Caption Rating resulting in an overall Final Rating.
MUSIC
The Music caption evaluates three areas of the band’s overall music performance: Tone Quality and Intonation, Technique, and Musicianship. Comments not affecting the rating may be given regarding the repertoire’s suitability, complexity, creativity, continuity, and variety.
MARCHING
The Marching caption evaluates three areas of the band’s overall marching performance: Fundamental Marching Skills, Individual Technique, and Ensemble Technique. Comments not affecting the rating may be given regarding the visual program’s overall design, continuity, variety, suitability, choreography, staging, and integration.
GENERAL EFFECT SHOWMANSHIP
The General Effect Showmanship caption evaluates three areas of the band’s overall showmanship: Music Effect, Visual Effect, and Coordination of the music and visual elements. Comments not affecting the rating may be given regarding the show’s suitability, complexity, creativity, continuity, and variety.
two adjudicators
from the press box in the areas of Percussion and Color Guard/Auxiliary. This commentary does not affect or influence the Caption Ratings or the Final Rating.
MSBOA, DISTRICT XI EXECUTIVE BOARD 2022-2023
President of Band
President of Solo and
Portage Central HS/MS
Northern HS/Portage North MS
Gitelman, Sturgis HS/MS
Catholic HS/St. Augustine MS/St. Monica
President of Marching
President of
President of
Ransom, Marshall HS/MS
Portage Central HS/MS
Peters, Gull Lake HS
Aaron Mirakovits, Loy Norrix
Additionally,
provide commentary
President................................................................................Bryan VanToll,
Vice
and Orchestra..........Melissa Holso, Portage
Vice
Ensemble..................................................Eliot
Vice
Band.........David Peters, Hackett
MS Vice
Orchestral Activities......................................... Meagan
Vice
Adjudication..................................................Rennee Flynn,
Secretary........................................................................................................Anna
Co-Treasurers................Scottie Walker, Galesburg-Augusta HS/MS,
HS/Milwood MS
2022 district xi marching band festival
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 • VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
SCHEDULE
Class D Time
White Pigeon 6:15 pm
Hackett Catholic 6:30 pm
Harper Creek 6:45 pm Constantine 7:00pm
Class C
Comstock 7:15 pm Quincy 7:30 pm
Class A
Mattawan 7:45 pm
Vicksburg 8:00 pm
*Awards 8:15 pm
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022 • GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Class D Time
Bronson 6:30 pm
Galesburg-Augusta 6:45 pm
Class B
Coldwater 7:00 pm
Sturgis 7:15 pm
Class A Kalamazoo Central 7:30 pm
Loy Norrix 7:45 pm
Class B
Gull Lake 8:00pm
*Awards 8:15 pm
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WHITE PIGEON HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
CLASS D
18 Winds, 4 Percussion, 1 Drum Major Drum Major: Ellie McBride
ROAD TRIPPIN’
Life Is A Highway.........................................arr. Murtha Party In the U.S.A...........................................arr. Lopez Take Me Home, Country Roads.......arr. Conaway, Holt
Director: Jessica Benoit
Superintendent: Shelly McBride Principal: Todd Reynolds
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HACKETT CATHOLIC PREP IRISH MARCHING BAND
CLASS D
28 Winds, 6 Percussion, 1 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors Drum Majors: Grant Valkner, Ellie Kling
JUST DANCE
Twist and Shout................................................arr. Higgins Dancing
Brown Never Gonna Give You
Conaway Y.M.C.A............................................................arr. Sweeney
Percussion arrangements by Casey Fitzpatrick and Nicole Minney
Director: David Peters
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Adam Schwanzl, Colin Tichvon, Sandy Shaw, Amanda Darner, Eric Heidelberg
Percussion: Casey Fitzpatrick, Mitchell Eastman, Nicole Minney
Visual: Alicia Williams Color Guard: Bailey Hardigan Superintendent: Margaret Erich Interim Principal: Margaret Erich
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HARPER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
CLASS D
37 Winds, 6 Percussion, 3 Color Guard, 1 Drum Major Drum Major: Kennedy Cunningham
CLASSIC FM
Detroit Rock City.........................................arr. Baratta
Immigrant Song..............................................arr. Ford
Dream
Bocook, Rapp Pinball Wizard..................................arr. Bocook, Rapp
Director: Bryan Borders
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Stacia Bagley, Sara Forman, Jennifer Borders, Bill Wentworth
Percussion: Glen Whitt
Color Guard: Melissa Rau
Superintendent: Rob Ridgeway
Principal: Ed Greenman
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CONSTANTINE HIGH SCHOOL FALCON MARCHING BAND: CLASS D
56 Winds, 12 Percussion, 10 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors Drum Majors: Landin Hanft, Allyssa Young
THE HERO IN US ALL Captain America March.............................arr. Murtha
Hooked On A Feeling...............................arr. Conaway
Baratta
Director: Crystal Sherd-Chew
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Percussion: Dan Roberts, Sarah Dane Color Guard: Chelly Thelen Drill Writer: Chelly Thelan
Superintendent: Joe Holloway
Principal: Darrin VandenBerg
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Queen...................................................arr.
Up..............................arr.
On.........................................arr.
Ghostbusters...............................................arr.
6 :1 5 pm 6 :45
7:00
6 :30
COMSTOCK HIGH SCHOOL BAND OF BLUE
CLASS C
14 Winds, 4 Percussion, 4 Color Guard, 1 Drum Major Drum Major: Tyler Caswell
ROCKIN’ ROAD TRIP
Life Is A Highway.........................................arr. Murtha Don’t Stop Believin’.........................................arr. Scott Take Me Home Country Roads................arr. Conaway
Director: Christopher Bergh
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Evan Murray, Alex Murray, Tyler White, Jeme Richard Percussion: Ryan Cousins
Color Guard: Dani Ryskamp, Abby Schreiner-Osborn Superintendent: Dr. Jeffrey Thoenes Principal: Mary Spade
MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
CLASS A
110 Winds, 25 Percussion, 15 Color Guard, 4 Drum Majors
Drum Majors: Madison Pratt, Aurora Winters, Rylee
DeKilder, Colin Martinez
IN SHINING ARMOUR King Arthur’s Theme
Unstoppable Heroes
One Call Away
My Hero Music Arrangements by John Max McFarland
Directors: Bill Boswell, Beth Jonker
Assistant: Jennifer Johncock
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Emily Fluty, Mary Claire Reynolds, Sam Beeson, Jordan DeWester, Raine Kuch
Percussion: Jake Ripmaster, Braedon Kibby, Josh Bowl ing, Michael VanDorp
QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL ORIOLE MARCHING BAND
CLASS C
34 Winds, 7 Percussion, 6 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors Drum Majors: Vivian Wages, Maria Lewis
Color Guard: Bobby Hazelton, Cydney Teague Superintendent: Randy Fleenor
Principal: Tim Eastman
VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL BIG RED MACHINE CLASS A
107 Winds, 24 Percussion, 14 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors
Drum Majors: Justin Plankenhorn, Raeliegh Lam
INK
STAFF
Mussorgsky
Stones
Weidner
Tom Weidner
Director: Crystal Sherd-Chew
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Directors: Ben Rosier, Jay Bennett
Instructional Staff: Winds: Erik Knedgen, Dawn Knedgen
Percussion: Roi Farnham, Tabitha Farnham, Adam Wallace
Color Guard: Jena Dentler
Superintendent: Keevin O’Neill
Principal: Adam Brush
TOON TUNES Everything Is Awesome....................................arr. Ford All Star......................................................arr. Conaway Let It Go.......................................................arr. Murtha Happy................................................................arr. Cox Director: Shannon Stout INSTRUCTIONAL
Percussion: Ethan Moore Color Guard: Jenny Rufenacht Superintendent: Marc Kramer Principal: Karen Wegner
Promenade...............................................arr.
Paint It Black.........................................arr. Rolling
Pure Imagination...........................................arr.
The Great Gate of Kiev....................................Mussogrsky - Music arrangements by
2022 district xi marching band festival 7:15 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 7:45 pm *AWARDS 8:15 pm
BRONSON JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL VIKING
MARCHING BAND: CLASS D
9 Winds, 2 Percussion, 5 Color Guard, 1 Drum Major
Drum Major: Eva Keller
CLASSIFIED
James Bond
COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL CARDINAL
MARCHING BAND: CLASS B
Winds, 10 Percussion, 12 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors
Majors: Karlie Knisely, Madeline Garn
Soul Bossa
Murtha Secret Agent
Director: Tyler Cornwall INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Destiny Mikel, Denzel
Color Guard: Amy Abrey
Superintendent: Steve Wilson
Wes McCrea
GALESBURG-AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL
RAM MARCHING BAND: CLASS D
30 Winds, 7 Percussion, 3 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors
Drum Majors: Kayla Nichols, Apollo Garrett
MODERN POP HITS
Kings and
Adams
STAR CROSSED
Block
Director: Katie Jewell
Assistant Director: Aaron Wood
Teacher: Cassandra Hightower
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
John Rucker
Guard: Lindsay Villa
Terry Ann Whelan
Bill Milnes
Sweeney
Rucker
Wasson
Rucker
STURGIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
CLASS B
Old Town
Murtha Blinding
Director: Scottie Walker
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Color Guard: Paul Mata
Wendy Somers
Lindsey Newton
78 Winds, 16 Percussion, 21 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors
Drum Majors: Trisha Fontanilla, Lauren Whitehead
MADE TO ORDER
Everybody
Adams
Story Hit The Road
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)..................arr. Holmes
When I’m Sixty-Four...................................arr. Wasson
Director: James Whitehead
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Elizabeth Whitehead, Sarah Ebert, Ryan Davis, Marie Cherry, Noah Franks
Jessica Haller
Guard: Amy Claar, Alysa Sotelo
Art Ebert
Nick Herblet
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Theme.......................................arr. Lopez
Nova.........................................arr.
Man........................................arr. Vinson
Johnson
Principal:
Queens..........................................arr. Story Break My Heart............................................arr.
Road...........................................arr.
Lights..............................................arr. Lopez
Superintendent:
Principal:
Talks..............................................arr.
Jack........................................arr.
Percussion:
Color
Superintendent:
Principal:
42
Drum
I Want You Back........................................arr.
Gravity..........................................................arr.
Cell
Tango.........................................arr.
Jolene...........................................................arr.
Student
Percussion:
Color
Superintendent:
Principal:
6 :30 pm 6 :45 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm
KALAMAZOO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING GIANTS: CLASS A 26 Winds, 11 Percussion, 2 Color Guard, 1 Drum Major Drum Major: Natalie Brack Rise
History Has Its Eyes On You Preach
Million Dream Rise - Wind arrangements by Michael Unsworth - Percussion arrangements by Zachary Savinsky
Directors: Ryan Kasperski, AnnMarie Welton
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
Winds: Leah Keller Percussion: Zachary Savinsky, Claudia Locke, Ben Gunnet Color Guard: Kaitlyn Bradham Superintendent: Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri Principal: Valerie Boggan
LOY NORRIX HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING KNIGHTS: CLASS A 36 Winds, 10 Percussion, 4 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors Drum Majors: Amady Mboup, Zander Ligman
FEELING GOOD
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Winds: Sophie Diewald Percussion: John Kreider Color Guard: Kaitlyn Bradham Superintendent: Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri Principal: Chris Aguinaga
pm
GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
BLUE DEVIL MARCHING BAND: CLASS B
45 Winds, 16 Percussion, 5 Color Guard, 2 Drum Majors Drum Majors: Faith Goodman, Kenzie Eckelbecker
Leap of Faith Into the Sky
When Your Feet Don’t Touch the Ground Jump
Defying Gravity - Wind arrangements by Alex Thode - Percussion arrangements by John Herndon and Casey Fitzpatrick
Director: Anna Peters Administrative Aid: Cindy Stark
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Winds: Drew Stark Percussion: Casey Fitzpatrick, Jordyn Barnes, Mitchell Gunnett, Chandler Denzel
Color Guard: Sarah Niehaus
Superintendent: Raphael Rittenhouse
Principal: Don Eastman
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Feel It Still.......................................................arr. Story Crazy In Love................................................arr. Adams I Got You/I Feel Good...................................arr. Vinson Director: Aaron Mirakovits
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*AWARDS 8:15 pm 7:30 pm 8:00
7:45 pm
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT EACH BAND?
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 • Vicksburg High School
White Pigeon High School:
Hackett Catholic High School:
Harper Creek High School:
Constantine High School:
Comstock High School:
Quincy High School:
Mattawan High School:
Vicksburg High School:
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT EACH BAND?
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 • Gull Lake High School
Bronson High School:
Galesburg-Augusta High School:
Coldwater High School: Sturgis High School: Kalamazoo Central High School: Loy Norrix High School: Gull Lake High School:
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