Harvest Marching Band Festival

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Zaepfel Stadium

Band Program Descriptions - Final

John Straehle, Band Director

This year’s production is called “Blues Brothers: Scotland Tour 2009”. Music selections are: “I Can’t Turn You Loose”, “Soul Man”, “Flip, Flop and Fly”, “Soul Finger”, “Think”, and “I Can’t Turn You Loose Reprise”. The Scottie Marching Band has received numerous awards over the past years, placing 3rd in the “A” Division last year at Harvest and 1st in this years Yakima Sunfair Parade. This is Highlands 8th year in competitive marching. Highland high school is a WIAA “1A” classification with 238 student’s grades 10-12.

The band and color guard would like the booster group, band parents and communities of Cowiche and Tieton for their continued support of the music program.

Jeremy Freisz, Band Director

Dani Mansfield                         Color Guard Instructor                
Jamie Beckman                                Drumline Instructor                
Hannah Davidson                                Senior Drum Major                
Larisa Fossum                                Junior Drum Major                
Mylisa McGill                                Color Guard Captain                
Ellye Main                                Color Guard Captain                
Tyler Mills                                Drumline Captain                
                                                

Jill Sumpter, Band Director

The marching band has won the Sweepstakes Award at the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Parade for the last two years, place at the Victoria Days Parade, and consistently place in both the fall field show and spring parade seasons.

The band would like to thank the Sultan Music Parents for all that they do.

Bill Legg, Band Director

Mike Suhling, Band Director

The CHS Marching Band place first in the AA Division of the 2008 Cavalcade of Bands and received best brass and winds, best color guard, and best general effect captions. The group also placed first in their division at the 2008 Pacific NW Championships at Joe Albi in Spokane receiving best brass and winds, best color guard, best marching, and best general effect captions.

The instructing staff and members of the group would like to thank all the parents for their support in another successful season.   

Director: Mike Suhling
Assistant Director: Rich Sonemaker
Band Assistant: John Smith
Percussion Instruction: Chris Newbury
Color Guard Instruction: Heather Petro, Heather Wisswell, and Keesha Sonemaker
Drill Design: Russ Newbury
Drum Majors: Emily Clark and Nick Stevens

Jim Loucks, Band Director

Lorie Alsperger (Color Guard Instructor)
Ashley Bell (Marching Instructor)
Kyle Bosch (Drill Design/Instructor)
Ron LaPlante (High Brass Instructor)
Krystal McCarthy (Drumline Instructor)
Jim Marshall (Low Brass Instructor)
Amanda Weiss (Woodwind Instructor)

Captains:

Corey King/Eric Heale (Drum Line)
Ashley Trinkle/Brittany Walker (Color Guard)

Drum Majors:

Beth Anderson/Josh Roderick

Band Booster President:

Sam Roderick

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Part One (Fog Bound/The Medallion Calls/The Black Pearl)
Part Two (Blood Ritual/To the Pirate's Cave)
Part Three (One Last Shot/He's a Pirate)

Music by Klaus Badelt
Arranged by Michael Brown
Percussion by Andrew Craig, Eric Heale and Corey King
Percussion feature by Eric Heale and Corey King

Jeremy Freisz, Band Director

Music: James bond theme

Drum Major-Lynnae GUTIERREZ-HOLTEY

Color Guard Instructor-Mylisa McGill

Dave Walter, Band Director

Drum Majors: Darion Roth and Joey Keeton
Drum Line Captain: Rosa Flores

The Eisenhower Cadet Marching Band and Color Guard are incredibly excited to welcome all of the performing groups to the 9th Annual Harvest Marching Band Competition.

This year’s show “Earth Wind and Fire” has been a truly enjoyable and educational experience for our students. We hope you will enjoy the four pieces: “In the Stone,” “After the Love is Gone,” “Getaway” and “September.”

The Ike instrumental music department will be traveling to Orlando Florida this spring for a fun-packed musical experience. The band has traveled extensively in the past with trips to England, Italy, New York, B.C., and California.

The band and color guard applaud the Ike Band Parent Organization: President Rick Pettyjohn, Vice President Tracy Jones, Treasurer Edna Pettyjohn, Secretary Shauna Heilman, and all of the other parent volunteers. We also acknowledge our fantastic principal Stacy Locke and the vice principal of the band and orchestra Jim Wright for their ongoing support.

Together students, parents and school staff make our program what it is!

Scott Goranson, Band Director

The Band is pleased to present its 2009 program, entitled Danza Del Fuego. The show's music and drill was composed by Russ Newbury. Percussion score by Chris Newbury.

The Buccaneer Band members, staff and boosters would like to thank Kris Siebel, District Arts Coordinator for her outstanding support this year. The band would also like to thank the countless hours invested by the Buccaneer Band Boosters and the Harvest Marching Festival Staff. Without their continued support this program would not be possible. A.C. Davis High School is also proud to co-host the 9th Annual Harvest Band Festival and would like to thank you for supporting the thousands of high school musicians performing today.

Steve Menefee, Band Director

Director:                 Steve Menefee

Percussion:                     David Vaughns

Music Arrangement:        Lewis Norfleet

Drill Design:                Chris Cantrell

Marching:                   Harrison Jones

Auxiliary:                 Wendy Lynch, Bryn Lamphiear

Drum Majors:                Kayla Christiansen, Chris Morgan

Members:                   75

The Ferndale High School Marching Band is looking to test the speed limits with this years 2009 Production featuring the music of “Rush”. Taken from their popular album “Moving Pictures” you will hear Camera Eye, YYZ, Red Barchetta and Tom Sawyer.

In recent years the band has placed 1st at the 2006 Tumwater Marching Championships, and has been crowned champions of their class at the Auburn Marching Band Festival in both 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The most recently traveled to Southern California for the Disney Magic Music Days festival last May. We are very grateful to be performing at the Peninsula Classic for the first time. We hope you enjoy our show!

Jason Rose, Band Director

The music was composed by Gary P. Gilroy. Show design is by Kary Etherington. Percussion arrangements are by Christopher Cree. Choreography by Mindy Krejci. Assistant director is Annie Weldon. Percussion Instructor is Erik Peterson. Color Guard coaches are Jill Clark and Cheyanne South.

Randy Bjur, Band Director

Show Title: Riverdance
Music by Bill Whelan, arr Tom Wallace and Tony McCutchen

Keith Russell, Band Director

Under the field direction of Drum Majors
Peter DeFord and Kimber Hayden

This year’s band of 63 members includes:
9 Color Guard, 10 Drum Line, 9 Front Percussion, 15 Woodwinds, 18 Brass, and 2 Drum Majors.

The band is under the direction of:
Keith Russell, Director
Jay Colgan, Percussion Advisor
“Pit” Percussion Advisor: Amanda Harwerth
Jeff and Peter Chambers, Percussion Assistants
Kristin Phillips, Color Guard Advisor
Jeremy Bennett, Woodwind and Visual Instructor
Drill Design and Visual Consultation: Kelly Silvester
Erin Arnold, Band Manager

The 2009 “Scarlet Tide” presents:
GO!
A musical chase composed by Jeff Chambers.

This year’s show music reflects the speed, intensity, and pace of our daily lives.
The performance field is our life’s roadway, replete with traffic signs, detours, and barricades
Negotiating the frantic, confusing, and frustrating paths quite often gives way to
Fun and Exhilaration.
ENJOY IT!

The “Scarlet Tide” would like to thank the Kamiakin Instrumental Music Boosters, Fans, and School Administration for their support! - Keeping the opportunity to express, create and communicate a strong component of our school experience.

Special Thanks to
Tri-City Sign and Barricade
For the use of the traffic signs and barricades

Additional thanks to the following organizations for their donations on behalf of our program:
The Hair Chateau
Blue Moose Tees
First United Methodist Church

Don Neptun, Band Director

This year's show features three different styles of dance and music: Modern dance, the Tango, and Latin dance.

Musical selections to be performed are:
- "Dead Already" (from the American Beauty soundtrack) by Thomas Newman
- "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel
- "Serjyo" by Bago.

2009 Panther Marching Band Staff:

Drum Majors: Karlie Pyl & Jake Barrows
Band Director: Don Neptun
Color Guard Instructor: Teena Bailie
Music & Drill Design: Don Neptun
Color Guard Design: Teena Bailie

Kevin Swisher, Band Director

Kevin Swisher - Director
Mike Bryan - Assistant Director and Music Arranger
Kristin Swisher - Color Guard Coach and Drill Writer
Josh Peterson - Percussion Coach and Percussion Writer
Anna Newbury - Color Guard Choreographer
Chuck Naffier - Music Arranger
Paul Lack - Front Ensemble Arranger
Thompson Vou - Visual Staff
Spencer Blake - Horn Staff,
Cecil Qiu - Percussion Staff
Peter Scuito - Camp Staff
Amy Scuito - Camp Staff
Adam Hancock - Camp Staff, Nick Rice - Camp Staff
Matt Larsen - Camp Percussion Staff
Chase Waller - Camp Percussion Staff

Drum Majors: Sara Deibler and Stephen Grindel

The Hanford High Band Program is developing a tradition of excellence in all areas, Marching, Jazz, Concert Ensembles, and Small Ensembles. They have placed in finals competition at Cavalcade over 5 years in row winning many caption awards. Last year, at the Puget Sound Festival of Bands in Everette, WA, the band placed 4th overall and received their highest score in school history. The band will be traveling to St. George, Utah this November to compete in the 2009 Bands of America Western Regional Competition.

Late Night Jazz
The Hanford High School Marching Band and Color Guard 2009 marching show is a collaboration of four different jazz genres. First, imagine yourself walking through Tim Pan Alley around 10pm in New York in the 1920's. From the street, you hear several different renditions of Harlem Nocturne. Soaring to several decades later, you hear Lionel Hampton and his band closing another set with their famous swing chart, Flyin' Home. The Beautiful ballad that features Ben Whiting on the Bari Saxophone was originally a trumpet solo written by Cuban artist Arturo Sandoval. As the band supports the melody, they stretch across the field subtly hinting at the world influences of the jazz era. Finally, the show comes to a Festive Finish in a Latin style, showing how the world has influenced the jazz culture.

Kim Walker, Band Director

Today's performance features excerpts from the band’s 2009 competitive season show, ‘Star Trek: Through the Generations’. The band will perform three movements-- movement I: "Beginnings", and movement II: "Journey", closing with movement III: "Finale". The 2009 HHS marching band is 81 members strong and is excited to perform their field show for you today.

Darren Johnson, Band Director

MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Believe - musical selections from James Newton Howard
Mvmt. 1
Mvmt. 2
Mvmt. 3
Mvmt. 4
Mvmt. 5
Mvmt. 6

Music arranged by Darren Johnson

Drum Majors
Lauren Johnson
Ali Kamenz
                                        
Guard Captain
Tessa Churchill

Staff
Darlene Jones, percussion
Thomas Mettler, marching
Andrew Brown, marching
David Wilson, guard and visual
                        
Biography Information
North Thurston High School is proud of its two superior concert bands and award-winning jazz ensemble. Members of the band regularly appear at All-Northwest, All-State, and the State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Last year the NTHS Band traveled to Poland and the Czech Republic, performing for members of the U.S. Embassy and the community of Minsk-Mazowiecki.

The marching band has competed in finals at the NMMBC Fall Preview, the Sunset Classic, the Northwest Marching Band Championships, and the University of Oregon’s Festival of Bands. The band has captured first place in the A division at the Auburn Veteran’s Day Marching Competition and the Peninsula Classic earning caption awards for best music, marching, general effect, percussion, and drum majors.

The NTHS Band would like to thank their parents for their tremendous support. Thanks also to John Andersen and Terry Andersen Trucking for their dedication and service to the NTHS Band program.

Brent Steinert, Band Director

Tonight they will perform their 2009 Marching show entitled “Bamboo!
This show explores an oriental setting simulating the sounds and senses as found in a rainforest.
Their three movements are titled: Grasses, Rain Showers, and the Rainforest Canopy.
Their soloists tonight are: Eric Reynolds (Trumpet) and Joseph Szendre (Mellophone)

DIRECTOR
Brent Steinert

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Lance Muskett

PERCUSSION INSTRUCTORS
Christopher Cree and Josh Peterson

COLOR GUARD INSTRUCTOR
Enid Flynn

COLOR GUARD CHOREOGRAPHY
Teena Bailey

DRILL DESIGN
Kary Etherington

DRUM MAJORS
Benjamin Hodges and Kathryn Chavez

Division: AAA-S
Band Size: 88
School Colors: Orange and Black
Show Title: Bamboo
                Grasses
                Rain Showers
                Canopy

Ron Gerhardstein and Maddy Banahene, Band Director

Chris Ward, Band Director

“Firebird”

Director: Chris Ward
Percussion Instructor: Keith Mitchell
Guard Instructor: Tyler Elizabeth Mclain, Tim Donnell, and Kaira Hoag
Drill Design: Mitch DeGrace
Choreography: Mandi Johnson
Additional Assistance: Jim Johnson and Jeremy Freisz
Drum Majors: Jaime Carlson and Colette Kinder
Band Members: 80

The Shelton High School Highclimber marching band is proud to present its show “Firebird.” We hope you enjoy the performance!

We would like to thank our band booster group, the administration and community for their continued support.