Performance Bands
10:00 am
Stanton College Preparatory School (1A)
Marching Blue Devils
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “Oz-mosis”
Directors: Sequan Curry and Milan Torres
Drum Major: Neeraja Chandrasekharan
Band Captains:
Sidney Welchans- Woodwind
Naveen Perisetla- Brass
Micah Robinson- Drumline
Kiara Carmon- Color Guard
Staff:
Lisa Maddox
10:15 am
Crescent City Jr. Sn. High School (1A)
Marching Raiders
Crescent City, Florida
Show: “All About That Jazz”
Director: Jolene Jones
Drum Majors: Nathaniel Miller and April Munoz
10:30 am
Providence School (1A)
Stallion Brigade
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe”
Musical Selections: The Blitz, Entering Narnia, and The Battle
Director:Jonathan Maerkl
Drum Major: Rebecca Johnson
Band Captain: Greg Butcher
Stallionette Captain: Laine Smith
Chaplain: Alexandra Butcher
Feature Twirler: Bethany Worley
Staff:
Guard and Twirling Coach-Amy Trujillo,
Percussion Instructor-Greg Hersey,
Music and Visual Techs-Tyler Hardison,
Ashleigh Appelman,
and Holly Lindemann
10:45 am
Trinity Christian Academy (1A)
Conquerors Marching Band
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “Beyond Imagination: La Nouba”
Musical Selections: Distorted, A La Lune, Reve Rouge, Incantation
Directors: Max Cordell
Drum Major: Samantha Sermons
Band Captains:
Henry Gaines - President
Emily Byerly - Vice President
Autumn Poniatowski - Secretary
JJ Baltz - Percussion captain
Morgan Thorton - Guard captain
Staff:
Mark O'Brien - Percussion instructor
Nicholas Poniatowski - Drill assistant
Gracie Contois - Color guard instructor
11:00 am
Hilliard Middle/Senior High School (1A)
Flashes Marching Band
Hilliard, Florida
Show: “Music of Chicago”
Director: William Hazlett
Drum Major: Makayla Cauley
Amelia Underwood- Band captain
Abby Nobles- WW captain
Kaylee Hair- Brass captain
Sierra Stuckey- Percussion captain
Mya Roe- Guard captain
Staff:
Anthony Akapnitis- Percussion
Billy Morton- Guard
James Morton- Brass
11:15 am
Fernandina Beach High School (2A)
Mighty Marching Pirates
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Show: “Siren’s Song”
Director: Tyler Odom
Drum Majors: Jessie Clark and Samantha Maltagliati
Juan Rodriguez - Band Captain
Staff:
Asa Jernigan - Assistant Band Director
Jeanne Abrew - Color Guard Instructor
Rene Pittman - Color Guard Instructor
Mike Rippstein - Percussion Instructor
11:30 am
Atlantic Coast High School (2A)
Marching Stingrays
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “We Choose to Go to the Moon”
Selections include: "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Moondance", "Moonlight Sonata", "Clair de Lune", "Dark Side of the Moon" and "America the Beautiful"
Director: Ryan Whalen
Drum Majors: Bobby Smith and Joey Greene
Sarah Shemer - Band Captain
Staff:
Jeremy Barnes
Katelyn Ryan
Kayleigh Ansteatt
Sean McClean
Greg Hersey
12:45 pm
Orange Park High School (3A)
Raider Band
Orange Park, Florida
Show: “Interstellar Journey”
Music Selections: Claire de Lune (Debussy), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (traditional folk song), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Williams/arr. Conway & Holt), Mars (Holst/arr. Bocook), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven/arr. Key Poulan), Intergalactic (Beastie Boys/arr. Staley, Rippstein, Fiori)
Jupiter (Holst/arr. Bocook)
Director: Brett Pikuritz
Drum Majors: Lanie Richards and Victoria Mathis
Band Captain: Elijah Fabrigas
Band Lieutenant: Nathan Riffle
Band Secretary: Andrew Campbell
Colorguard Captain: Dana Mosley
Colorguard Assistant Captain: Amelia Beaver
Front Ensemble Section Leader: Jewelette Torres
Flute Section Leader: Gracie Mathis
Clarinet Section Leader: Catherine Bruns
Saxophone Section Leader: Lilyanne Beaver
Trumpet Section Leader: Tristian Geister
Mellophone Section Leader: Tory Ojeda
Low Brass Captain: Cameron Allen
Euphonium Squad Leader: Efrain Garcia
Contra Section Leader: Jonoah Jose
Staff:
Stephanie Sosinsky (Colorguard Instructor)
Rebekah Bennett (Colorguard Instructor)
Catherine Sosinsky (Physical Trainer)
Omar Staley (Percussion Instructor)
Mike Rippstein (Percussion Instructor)
Sarah Fiori (Front Ensemble Instructor)
Marissa Alvarez (Woodwind Instructor)
Austin Caico (Woodwind Instructor)
George Umbehant (Visual Instructor)
Bakangela Massanka (Brass Instructor)
1:00 pm
Rockledge High School (3A)
Raider Regiment
Rockledge, Florida
Show: “What are you Afraid of?”
Director: Steven Johnson
Drum Major: Jake Willingham
Captains:
Band - Daphne Willingham
Woodwind - Jessica Bernier (burn-ee-ir) (ir as in "sir")
Brass - Ricky Etz
Percussion - Angel Ortiz
Guard - Shae Doyle
Staff:
Ryan Glover
Spencer Snyder
Joanne Dodge
1:15 pm
Clay High School (3A)
Blue Devil Brigade
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Show: “Super"
Selections include: Theme from Superman, Karen Carpenter's Superstar, Superfreak and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Director: Jim Beck
Drum Major: Justin Graham
Nicole Mullins-Band Captain
McKale Tomlinson-Woodwind Captain
Christina Williams-Brass Captain
Kyle Diaz-Drumline Captain
Alyssa Williams & Tara Crutcher- Color Guard Captains
Staff:
Glenda Beck
Dani Fraser
Kaitlyn Smith
1:30 pm
Duncan U. Fletcher High School (3A)
Marching Senator Band
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “The Cauldron of Shadows”
Director: Randy Salinas
Drum Major: Noah Hoebbel
Band Captain: BRYSON VALENTINE
Drum Captain: KOBE TROTT-WRIGHT
Percussion Coordinator: JOSEPH PETERSON
Band Lieutenant: BRANDON HEATHCO
Woodwind Sergeant: CHEYENNE BEACH
Brass Sergeant: ASHER JOHNSON-HOGAN
Auxiliary Captain(s): CAITLYN HOLTZINGER, Co-Captain: SIERRA NAZARIO
Staff:
MICHAEL BURT, GUARD CAPTION HEAD
AMANDA MERCER, GUARD STAFF
WARREN BRASWELL, PERCUSSION STAFF
CALOGERO FANARA, WOODWIND STAFF
ASHLEIGH APPELMAN, BRASS STAFF
ROBERT BOUCHER, VISUAL STAFF
KELLI CRONIN, VISUAL STAFF
MARCUS KILPATRICK, ELECTRIAL STAFF
2:00 pm
Jeff Davis High School (4A)
Yellow Jacket Marching Band
Jacksonville, Florida
Show: “Music of Journey”
The Jeff Davis band performs today as a Journey Tribute band. Selections include: Separate Ways, Open Arms, Any Way You Want It, The Lights and Lovin' Touchin' Squeezing'
Director: Charles Westman
Drum Majors: Shane Schroeder and Landon Chavis
Band Captain:
Brass- Tyler Swenson
Woodwind- Hannah Graham
Percussion- Michelle Rentz
Color Guard- McKinley Harvey; Taylor Hartley
Staff:
Assistant Directors- Dennis Kirby; Brad Reid
Color Guard Instructor-Leslie Flowers
Majorette Instructor- Jennifer Daniels
2:15 pm
West Nassau County High School (4A)
Warrior Band
of Callahan, Florida
“Fall Out Boy”
Director: Jason Eason
Drum Majors: Reid Coppola, Jessica Pate, and Keri Jennings
Band Captains:
Justin Smith
Elizabeth Dunham
Staff:
Asst. Director: Edwin Hernandez
Color Guard: Leann Ludvigsen
Percussion: Samual Brian
Drum Major: April Eason
Brass: Veronica Smith
2:30 pm
Sandalwood High School (4A)
Marching Saints
Jacksonville, Florida
“Music of the Night”
Music of the Night celebrates the award winning musical's 30th anniversary combining it's best know themes with Bach's Tocatta and Fugue.
Director: Stephen Panoff
Drum Majors: Alejandro Precision and Harrison Hawthorne
Staff:
Jordon Sawyer-asst band director
Termarcus Mixon- Percussion
Kelci Long -Percussion
Heather Lumley-Guard
Kizzie Graves-tech
2:45 pm
Ponte Vedra High School (4A)
Ocean of Sound
Ponte Vedra, Florida
“Identity”
Director: Jermaine Reynolds
Drum Majors: Emma Sims and Anna Sinder
Band Captains:
Mallory Suppa and Daniel Wiggins
Staff:
John Partin
James Rivera
Lauren Nock
Josie Brown
Logan Vanantwerp
Brandon Lovelace
Ajibola Okewusi
3:00 pm
Mandarin High School
Mustang Band
Jacksonville, Florida
“Fusion”
Fast vs Slow, yellow vs blue, japanese music versus tribal drumming, visual intersections of forms and sections...It's all a part of the FUSION
Director: Pam Chaffin
Drum Majors: Davis Benfer and Brendan Ledesma
Captains:
Woodwind: Angelica Rios
Brass: Brenden Martin
Guard: Natalie Copeland
Percussion: Brett Carter
Staff:
Percussion: Matt and Amanda Olsavsky
Auxillary: Elizabeth Gonzalez
Visual: Aji Okewusi
3:15 pm
Oakleaf High School
Golden Regiment
of Orange Park, Florida
“Snow White and the 7 Deadly Sins”
Directors: Jonathan Hall & Bill Clark
Drum Majors: Sydnie Reagan, Calah Cockerill, Betsy Stork, Gian Salmo
Captains:
James Boultinghouse - Woodwinds
Sergio Wallace-Vera - Brass
Zach Polen - Percussion
Emily Harris - Colorguard
Staff:
Mary Stork, John Blouin, Cody Tempest, Jake Jaudes, Luis Ocasio, Heather Cotney, Nick O'Brien, Ricky Belz, Brittany Jung
3:30 pm
Nease High School
The Pride of St. John’s
Ponte Vedra, Florida
“Vedova Nera”
Director: Michael Johnson
Drum Majors: Carlos Magana, Brianna Edwards, and Tomas Cort
Captains:
Band Captain - Hanna Kissinger
Percussion Captain - Alex Alvarez
Woodwind Captain - Mathew Nitz
Brass Captain - Joe Leites
Guard Captain - Erin Hallock
Staff:
Jade Hollis - Winds
George Umbehant - Winds
Erin Machmiller - Winds
Ally Prince - Winds
Andy Kohn - Winds
Andrea Vera - Winds
DJ Foster - Percussion
Dejur Kirnon - Percussion
Jackson Gilchrist - Percussion
Steven Gosselin - Percussion
Jill Moser - Guard
Noura Zakaria - Guard
Ricky Belz - Guard
George Furlipa - Guard
The band won Grand Champion at the Echoes of Excellence competition with an 82.3.
They also won best Percussion, Guard, GE, Music, and Visual at the competition.
The band will be traveling to Tampa in November for FMBC State Competition.
3:45 pm
Creekside High School
The POWER of Creekside
St. John’s, Florida
“Awesome Mixed Tape Vol. I”
Featuring the Following Selections:
Hooked on a Feeling
I Want You Back
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Director: Rick Fowler
Drum Majors: Miranda Diaz, Josh Johnson, and Maddy Ross
Captains:
David Nolen (Brass)
Hannah Savoldy (woodwind)
Spencer Dupree (Percussion)
Alaina Constantaine (Guard)
Staff:
Jackson Gilchrist
Jess Frantz
Keith Hall
4:00 pm
Fleming Island High School
Golden Eagle Marching Band
Fleming Island, Florida
“If You Believe”
Including the songs: All of London is Here Tonight, Lost Boy, Finding Neverland and Stronger.
Directors: Mara Rose and Benjamin Adams
Drum Major:Brooke Tabor, Matt Gagne, Matt Flint
Captains:
Band: Tasha Rivera, Elise McKenzie
Brass: Ryan Hastie
WW: Emely Gazarov, Lisa Turk
Percussion: Kasey Strand, Luke Johnson
Guard: Olivia Hutchinson
Staff:
Mike Higbe, Robb VanEck, Cindi Kamm, Steven Prendes, Anthony Innocenti, Tasha Ballard, Chris Koshkhadahmie, Matt Espinosa, Ryan Teston, Dominic Circelli, Reece Maines, Tyler Garrett, Katie Sexton, Josiah Marinos, Josh Wendt