Harvest Marching Band Festival

Saturday, October 20, 2018
Zaepfel Stadium

Band Program Descriptions - Draft

David Walter, Band Director

Investigate the strange, capricious dual nature of good vs evil through the musical arrangements of Jay Bocook and Will Rapp. Prologue/Murder, Murder:   Right from the start, this dark and sinister sounding opening number delivers.   In His Eyes:   Enjoy the beautiful, melodic lines of this ballad featuring the woodwinds and a trumpet solo. Façade: This driving arrangement is loaded with energy and intensity, striking sounds and dramatic effects - sure to WOW!

In Spring 2019 the Eisenhower Band and Orchestra will be touring Los Angeles for 8 days.

John Straehle & Kevin Madson, Band Director

Staff:
Band Director - John Straehle
Assistant Director - Kevin Madson
Drumline Instructor – Steven Busby
Band Arrangements - Michael Brown
Percussion Arrangements - Will Rapp
Drill Design – David Cook
Color Guard Choreographer – Joe Heininger

Drum Major – Joel Acosta
Color Guard Captain – Kimberly Bommersbach

AWARDS:         1st Place Yakima Sunfair Parade 2018
1st Place Bremerton Armed Forces Day Parade 2018
Gold Medal winner 2017 Spokane Lilac Parade
                           
GENERAL INFO: Highland HS is a class 1A high school just west of Yakima. Their enrollment is 350 students grade 9-12. The Scottie's receive numerous awards from around the state. This past April they performed on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and at Six Flags in San Francisco. They would like to thank the communities of Cowiche and Tieton for their continued support.

SONGS:
1.        Pirates of the Caribbean Part 1 – Fog Bound, The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl
2.        Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2 – Blood Ritual, To the Pirate’s Cave!
3.        Pirates of the Caribbean Part 3 – One Last Shot, He’s a Pirate

DESCRIPTION:
Join the Highland Scotties as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan take you on the high seas for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Skyler Mendell, Band Director

Machines is a musical depiction of a factory – many components working together for one ultimate purpose.

We hope you enjoy this musical illustration of the power, forces and movement of the mechanical devices we call Machines.

Benjamin Barker, Band Director

Kaelynn Whiting, Drum Major
Cole Strichertz, Drum Captain
Kalin Meske and David Lenton, Horn Captains

Join the Enumclaw Marching band as we bring
you back to the days of 90's rock! "Rach Star"
combines the expressive music of
Rachmaninoff with the poignant lyricism of
Linkin Park to challenge our perception of what
is important and life, and in the end, what really matters.

Nick Maupoux, Band Director

Music Selections:
Peter and the Wolf,
No One is Alone (Into the Woods)
Alpine Symphony

The Cle Elum – Roslyn Warrior Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, The Forest Awaits. What lies over the river and through the woods? Step into the forest and discover what awaits….

Linda Doria, Band Director

Jason Rose, Band Director

The show is directed by drum majors Adriana Bonner and Alex Patterson, with violin soloists Emily Garibay, Andrea Barnett, and Mackenzie Ostrowski.

Rudy Guidry, assistant director
Cassandra Cook, winds and brass caption
Omar Pulido, visual caption
Chase Waller, percussion caption
Ariel Gruzs, color guard caption
Rebecca Iedema, battery tech
Eric Chavez, front ensemble tech
Tori Carroll, choreography
Kary Etherington, show design

Music by Jeff Chambers, adapted by Jason Rose. On-field percussion arranged by Chase Waller.

Sean McClanahan, Band Director

The Hermiston Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence. Wired, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence shows an emotional portrayal of a robot’s rise to life and a musical look inside it's Grid of a mind. After we come to know it and witness its full capacity, we begin to realize the Alternative Reality of what may or may not unfold. Then, as the daze of the alternate reality fades, this creature, once pure and hopeful becomes our worst nightmare, Infected. In total chaos, its code tries to find a way within itself to defeat this “virus” and eventually becomes pure, once again in an ending of excitement and triumph!

Meredith Heinzmann, Band Director

Featuring the music of Chuck Mangione, Land of Make Believe will have you smiling and tapping your foot in no time! These grooves are infectious!

You’ll hear excerpts from Children of Sanchez, Land of Make Believe, Echano, El Gato Triste, and even a nod to the chart-topping hit, Feels So Good.

Put your hands together for the Panther Marching Band!

Mark Tietjen, Band Director

The University High School Marching Band and Fanfare Ensemble is proud to present its 2018 program, From the Ashes - with the spirit and essence of the Phoenix as the inspiration

The majestic, radiant, and magical qualities of the Phoenix (or firebird) have been shared in folklore for centuries. With excitement and passion, we will transport the listener through this most famous of folklore stories – shedding light on our own struggles of renewal and perseverance.

The vivid imagery of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite provides the soundtrack – sculpting our fiery production as hues of orange, red, and yellow showcase the illuminating quality of the Firebird

Much like the Phoenix we explore the unknown mysteries of life, and in the process, learn that nothing can hold us back. Then, we rise from the ashes with bursts of energy as we learn that it is our commitment to persevere and overcome that will sustain us through life.

Jim Loucks, Band Director

The Eagle Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, Above and Beyond. We begin our journey today with the majestic sights and sounds of the third planet, Earth…

…And continue to the timeless mysteries and myths surrounding the planet, Venus…

…And onto our destination – the grand and spectacular planet, Jupiter.

Fasten your seat belts, sit back and let your wildest dreams take you to places unknown…Above and Beyond.

Breland Hughes, Band Director

Taking your first trip to the circus can be an exciting time! Though, as you get closer and closer to what seems to be made for entertainment, you start to let fears and doubt creep into your mind.

This starts to warp what should be fun and comical into some of your worst nightmares. You don’t dare close your eyes though, because it’s time for the show!!

Josh Wisswell, Band Director

The Cheney High School Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, Know No Bounds.

It is time to experience something new. In order to break boundaries, we must go against the grain. To go against the grain, is to take risks. Taking risks is how we break out from the norm. We’ll follow our own path. Risks will be taken. Boundaries will be broken. The new happens now where we Know No Bounds.

Brandon Campbell, Band Director

The Mead High School Marching Band and Color Guard is proud to present our 2018 program, The Accused – an account of the infamous Salem Witch Trials.

The program opens with Amazing Grace, which is quickly overtaken by the witches’ theme. These themes interplay throughout the show, representing the tension and hostility between The Accused and their Accusers. This is a story of fear, persecution and ultimate redemption.

We hope you enjoy The Accused.

Kevin Clayton, Band Director

Music Selections:
Ballet Suite NO. 4 by Dmitri Shostakovich,
Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

The Chiawana High School Riverhawk Marching Band and Color Guard are proud to present our 2018 program, Just Another Brick. The Riverhawk Marching Band brings to life parallels from history to current events. Refusing to be put into a societal mold and learning lessons from our pas, students demand their individual and unique voices be heard as they become the world leaders of the future. We will not be “just another brick” in the wall.

Joe Carl, Band Director

Sy Hovik, Band Director

Music Selections:
Original Music by Sy Hovik & Jeff Chambers
Battery by Josh Nay and Zac Ziegler
With Heart and Voice – David Gillingham
Sanctuary – Frank Ticheli

The Mt. Spokane High School Marching Band,
Color Guard and Dance Team are proud to present our 2018 program, WEIGHTLESS – a striking performance showcasing visual and musical exquisiteness.

Based on Scott Kelly’s yearlong time on the international space station, our production strives to encourage self-reflection and empathy among viewers.

We hope you enjoy our 2018 production, WEIGHTLESS.

Jim Kovach, Band Director

Movements:
Confrontation, The Battle
Aftermath, Celebration of the Victors

The Golden Apple Band is proud to present our 2018 program, Battle of Agincourt, 1415. On October 25, 1415, during the Hundred Years War, Henry the Fifth of England, with his beleaguered army, was confronted by the chivalry of France. The English, ill and starving, were outnumbered at least 3 to 1. Through a mixture of luck, weather and superior technology Henry was able to defeat the French and establish an English presence in Northern France.

Tyler Jones, Band Director

Music Selections:
Original music by Jeff Chambers
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens
No Time for Caution by Hans Zimmer

The Ram Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, A “I”. A future society reaches a crisis with advanced computers merged with their brain. The Artificial Intelligence begins to control every detail of their lives, influencing personal decisions and limiting individual freedoms and liberties. The society realizes there is more to being human that technology cannot provide. Losing its control over humans, the A”I” network retaliates against people unplugging from the system. , forcing them to fight for their lives and the rest of humanity.

Brian Beck, Band Director

Music Selections:
Adventure
Libertango
Homesick
Going Home

The A.C. Davis Buccaneer Marching Band is proud to present in exhibition our 2018 program, Journey of a Lifetime.

Follow our young girl on her fantastic journey to a far away land and her triumphant return home.

Linda Doria, Band Director

Nick Maupoux, Band Director

Breland Hughes, Band Director

Taking your first trip to the circus can be an exciting time! Though, as you get closer and closer to what seems to be made for entertainment, you start to let fears and doubt creep into your mind.

This starts to warp what should be fun and comical into some of your worst nightmares. You don’t dare close your eyes though, because it’s time for the show!!

Josh Wisswell, Band Director

The Cheney High School Marching Band is proud to present our 2018 program, Know No Bounds.

It is time to experience something new. In order to break boundaries, we must go against the grain. To go against the grain, is to take risks. Taking risks is how we break out from the norm. We’ll follow our own path. Risks will be taken. Boundaries will be broken. The new happens now where we Know No Bounds.

Sean McClanahan, Band Director

Joe Carl, Band Director

Jim Kovach, Band Director

Tyler Jones, Band Director

Skyler Mendell, Band Director

Machines is a musical depiction of a factory – many components working together for one ultimate purpose.

We hope you enjoy this musical illustration of the power, forces and movement of the mechanical devices we call Machines.

Benjamin Barker, Band Director

Kaelynn Whiting, Drum Major
Cole Strichertz, Drum Captain
Kalin Meske and David Lenton, Horn Captains

Join the Enumclaw Marching band as we bring
you back to the days of 90's rock! "Rach Star"
combines the expressive music of
Rachmaninoff with the poignant lyricism of
Linkin Park to challenge our perception of what
is important and life, and in the end, what really matters.

Sy Hovik, Band Director

Brandon Campbell, Band Director