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Trombone

Jordan Aders

  • Teacher: Jay Webb
  • Avon High School, Avon, IN
  • 4.5667 GPA
  • Class rank: 4 of 579
  • Honors:
    • BOA National Championship 2008
    • ISSMA Concert Band State Finalist multiple years in a row (state runner-up 2008)
    • ISSMA Marching Band Class A State Champion 2001-2007
    • WGI Finalist multiple years
  • Accomplishments:
    • Superior rating 3 years in a row
    • 1st chair in Avon Wind Ensemble
    • Avon Marching Band section leader
    • Trombone in IUPUI Jazz Band

 

Kevin Allen

  • Teacher: Jack Trobaugh
  • Munford High School, Munford, TN
  • Honors:
    • Ten-time Bandmasters Grand Champions
    • 2007 USSBA Tri-State Champions
    • Multiple local and regional marching band champions/grand champions
  • Accomplishments:
    • Member of the Munford High School Band Wind Ensemble
    • First chair trombone player in wind ensemble
    • Trombone soloist in the Munford High School Marching Band
    • Member of Munford High School Jazz Band
    • Member of the Boy Scouts of America
    • Life Scout
    • Member of the BSA Order of the Arrow

 

Calvin Gorman

  • Teacher: Danny Orrantia
  • Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA
  • 4.0 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 451
  • Accomplishments:
    • Band Council Librarian
    • Life scout, working on Eagle
    • Performed at the Inauguration of Barack Obama
       

 

Daniel McGinthy

  • Teacher: Melissa Gustafson-Hinds
  • OFallon Township High School, OFallon, IL
  • Accomplishments
    • DCI Blue Stars Drum Corps
    • ROTC
    • Worship Assistant at Church
    • Character Counts Award
    • Winter Indoor Drum Line
    • Civil Air Patrol
    • Blood Donor

 

Charise Rodriguez

  • Teacher: Greg Kolar
  • Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA
  • 3.307 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honors Society
    • Drum Major for the SJHS Marching Band
    • Principal’s Top Ten Student
    • Nominee to the 2009 Virginia Governor’s School Program for Visual and Performing Arts
    • 1st place Drum Major at Woodbridge Competition

 

Blake Smith

  • Teacher: D Thomas Busch
  • Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI
  • 3.842 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • WI High School State Honors Orchestra - Trombone 1st Chair
    • WI High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble - Bass Trombone 1st Chair
    • WI High School State Honors Band
    • Wisconsin School Music Association State Honors Music Project
    • Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra
    • Marching Band Invited to Represent the US at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China
    • Marching Band Invited to pe

 

Nick Veslany

  • Teacher: Dani McCracken
  • Coronado High School, Henderson, NV
  • 3.98 GPA
  • Class rank: top 20 of 800
  • Accomplishments:
    • Principal Chair Trombone in the Nevada All-State Band
    • Principal Chair in Nevada All-State Orchestra
    • Principal Chair Trombone in the Clark County Honor Band
    • Drum Major for Marching Band

 

Matthew Vezey

  • Teacher: Lynn Truby
  • Fountain Hills High School, Fountain Hills, AZ
  • 3.15 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Young Sounds of Arizona Bass Trombone
    • Sonic Winds Honor Band

 

Baritone

Kirt Brannen

  • Teacher: Mitch Gabel
  • Centennial, Las Vegas, NV
  • 3.37 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • NV All State 1st Chair
    • One of four brass soloists to compete for Command Performance 2009
    • Clark County School District Honor Band


Madeline Brissette

  • Teacher: John Sarvay
  • Hermitage High School, Richmond, VA
  • 3.6 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honor Society
    • Spanish National Honors Society
    • BETA
    • Key Club
    • Triangle 2
    • VA All-State


Colin Duke

  • Teacher: D. Thomas Busch
  • Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI
  • 3.7 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • 2009 Wisconsin State Honors Band (euphonium)
    • Drum Major of the Pulaski High School Marching Band
    • National Honor Society
    • Golf Team
    • Honorable Mention Trombone Soloist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Festival


John Fiocca

  • Teacher: Bert Johnson
  • Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL
  • 4.303 GPA
  • Class rank: 11 of 423
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honors Society
    • Mu Alpha Theta Vice President
    • Pi Sigma Pi
    • Student Council
    • Marching Band Drum Major
    • Prom Committee
    • School Math Tutor


Chris Higgins

  • Teacher: Tom Higgins
  • Linn High School, Linn, MO
  • 4.08 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 64
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honor Society Member
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society (officer)
    • Missouri All-State Choir
    • Missouri-Illinois Bi-State Honors Band 3 years (1st chair)
    • Student Council Member
    • All-Conference Track
    • All-Conference Cross Country
    • Future Teachers of America Member
    • Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering State 3rd Place (2 years),
    • Missouri Scholars Academy

 

Nick McKinney

  • Teacher: Andy Empey
  • Limestone Community High School, Bartonville, IL
  • 3.559 GPA
  • Class rank: 36 of 263
  • Accomplishments:
    • Marching Band Drum Major
    • Colts Drum and Bugle Corps
    • IL MEA District Jazz band on guitar
    • IL MEA District Concert Band on tenor saxophone

 

Josh Roltsch

  • Teacher: R. Scott Adkins
  • Waterford Kettering High School, Waterford, MI
  • 3.89 GPA
  • Class rank: 10 of 380
  • Accomplishments:
    • MI All-State 1st chair
    • National Honor Society
    • Michigan Youth Arts Honors Band
    • Arion Award
    • Varsity LaCrosse player

 

Michael Skovan

  • Teacher: Darrell Keech
  • Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY
  • 4 GPA
  • Class rank: 14 of 850
  • Accomplishments:
    • Vassar College Wind Ensemble
    • 2008 New York State Field Band Conference - Top 3 - National Class
    • 2008 USSBA - New York State Champion - Group VI Open
    • 2007 New York State Field Band Conference - Top 3 - National Class
    • 2007 Bands Of America - Regional Finalist

 

Tuba

Brandon Burke

  • Teacher: Steven Page
  • Henderson County High School, Henderson, KY
  • 3.5 GPA
  • Honors:
    • 2009 Kentucky Music Educators' Association conference featured as one of two selected high school bands in the state.
    • Consistent Distinguished Ratings and regional Concert Festival
    • Distinguished rating at 2008 District Solo and Ensemble Festival.
  • Accomplishments:
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society
    • KY All-District Band – 1st chair
    • University of Evansville Honor Band – 1st chair
    • Jazz Band Guitar

 

Joshua Carter

  • Teacher: Neil Underwood
  • North Lincoln High School, Lincolnton, NC
  • 3.838 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society
    • 1st chair NC All-State Honors Band

 

Abby Daffner

  • Teacher: Katherine McIntosh
  • Troy High School, Troy, OH
  • 3.88 GPA
  • Class rank: 31 of 350
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honor Society
    • Key Club
    • Latin Club
    • Magna Cum Laude award on the National Latin Exam - freshman year
    • Global Awareness Club
    • Habitat for Humanity
    • Homework Helper Program at local elementary school
    • 15 years of dance

 

Ryan Hayward

  • Teacher: Joanne Houston
  • Spaulding High School, Rochester, NH
  • 3.79 GPA
  • Class rank: 30 of 331
  • Accomplishments:
    • New Hampshire Philharmonic’s Youth Concerto Competition Winner
    • NH All-State 1st chair
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society
    • Featured student soloist with NH Philharmonic
    • Awarded Stanley Hettinger Memorial Scholarship from Strafford Wind Symphony
    • Key Club
    • Spanish Honor Society

 

Erik Lopes

  • Teacher: Mark Toffelmier
  • Roseville High School, Roseville, CA
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Student performer with the 59th Army Band, “Governor’s Own”
    • CA MEA Honor Band
    • Capitol Pops Concert Band
    • Student performer with the U.S. Army Field Band – Washington D.C.
    • “Susan Goto” Scholarship Award
    • Buljan Student Character Award
    • Varsity Letter in Football and Baseball

 

Kevin Mitchell

  • Teacher: Cameron Baker
  • Floyd E. Kellam High School, Virginia Beach, VA
  • 3.4 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • VA All-District symphonic band – 1st chair
    • Marching Band Brass Captain

 

Jordon Schell

  • Teacher: John Papandria
  • Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN
  • Accomplishments:
    • IN All-State 1st chair

 

Nicholas St. Pierre

  • Teacher: Dave Bunten
  • Reading Memorial High School, Reading, MA
  • 3.1 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Awarded "most valuable trombone player" at NESBA Jazz Festival
    • Play alto saxophone and rhythm guitar
    • Citations Drum and Bugle Corps

 

Snare Drum

Christopher Bright

  • Teacher: John Riggle
  • Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, HI
  • 3.8 GPA
  • Class rank: 33 of 445
  • Accomplishments:
    • HI All-State 1st chair 3 years
    • 1st Place (2008) Percussive Arts Society International High School Snare Solo Competition
    • National Honor Society
    • Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club Leader
    • Varsity Basketball

 

Ray Kishi

  • Teacher: Mark Hardman
  • George Washington High School, Charleston, WV
  • 3.3 GPA
  • Class rank: 8 of 120
  • Accomplishments:
    • Overall grand champion of the 2008 Oil and Gas Festival
    • Superior rating on Snare solo, marimba duet, and Percussion Ensemble

 

Patrick Montgomery

  • Teacher: Justin Klarer
  • Arbor View High School, Las Vegas, NV
  • 3.3 GPA
  • Class rank: 43 of 576
  • Accomplishments:
    • University of Florida Percussion Camp Most Outstanding Player Award
    • Arbor View Symphony Orchestra
    • Clark County School District - Top 100 communites for music education in the United States

 

Jayesh Srivastava

  • Teacher: Martin Montoya
  • Plymouth Canton High School, Canton, MI
  • 4.1667 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 475
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honor Society
    • Youth Leadership Canton Program
    • Model UN Debate
    • Open Door Ministry Food Bank
    • Relay for Life
    • BOA Grand National Finalist 2006, 2007, 2008
    • MI State Champions 2006, 2007
    • WGI Dayton Championships Finalist 2007, 2008, 2009

 

 

Garrett Tyler

  • Teacher: Steve Warner
  • Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, AR
  • 3.7 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • AR All-State Jazz Band, First Chair
    • AR All-State Band
    • Nine time Arkansas Open Marching Champions

 

Multi-Tenor Drum

Matthew Bruce

  • Teacher: David Bunten
  • Reading Memorial High School, Reading, MA
  • 3.23 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Volunteer for Reading Boosters Club for 8 Years
    • Citations Drum and Bugle Corps
    • Reading Middle School Jazz Band, Gold Medal 2005-2006

 

Cole Edwards

  • Teacher: Trey Harris
  • Bassett High School, Bassett, VA
  • 4 GPA
  • Class rank: 9 of 289
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honors Society
    • Dean's List for PHCC Governor's School
    • BETA Club
    • International Club
    • Christian-Athletes Club
    • Track Team
    • Robotics team
    • Indoor Drumline

 

Benjamin Guise

  • Teacher: Matthew Ceresini
  • Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, PA
  • 3.902 GPA
  • Class rank: 9 of 435
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honors Society
    • President of German Club
    • Ski Club
    • Indoor Drumline - KIDA Champions
    • Senator Jeff Piccola Citizenship Award Recipient 2 years

 

Bass Drum

Brad Davis

  • Teacher: Steven Page
  • Henderson County High School, Henderson, KY
  • 4 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 495
    • KY All-State Band 3 years
    • Interlochen Summer Arts Program Merit Scholarship
    • Evansville Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
    • Teach private lessons in the community
    • 2008 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts

 

Keenan France

  • Teacher: Trey Harris
  • Bassett High School, Bassett, VA
  • Accomplishments:
    • Who's Who Among American High School Students
    • Life Scout-Boy Scouts of America
    • Varsity Track Athlete
    • 4-H Teen Leader
    • 2007-2008 United States Scholostic Band Association State Champions
    • 2008 Winterguard International (Indoor Drumline) Regional Champions

 

Jay Jordan

  • Teacher: Dani Ashbrook
  • Winton Woods High School, Cincinnati, OH
  • 3.97 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 295
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honor Society
    • 2009 Ohio Boys State nominee
    • North Kentucky University Honor Band
    • Church kids ministry media technician

 

Grace Passaro

  • Teacher: Darrell Keech
  • Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY
  • 3.5 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • 2008 USSBA - New York State Champion - Group VI Open
    • Jazz Band - 2009 Berklee Jazz Festival - First Place - Class 1

 

 

John Rudesheim

  • Teacher: Tammy Hench
  • Killeen High School, Killeen, TX
  • 3.93 GPA
  • Class rank: 6 of 300
  • Accomplishments:
    • 1st chair Texas 4A All State Band
    • National Honor Society
    • Texas Boys' State
    • Who's Who in High School Academic Achievements
    • Varsity Soccer Captain

 

Auxiliary Percussion/Mallets

Dylan Barber

  • Teacher: David Webb
  • Jefferson Forest High School, Forest, VA
  • 3.6 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • 09-10 Student Teacher for an AP music theory class
    • Pit Captain of VA AIA Scholastic A class Gold Medal Indoor Drum Line
    • Arranger and instructor for middle school percussion ensemble

 

Abbie Bramblett

  • Teacher: John Mashburn
  • Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA
  • 3.86 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • National Honors Society
    • Tri-M Music Honor society
    • C5 Youth Leadership Foundation
    • Forsyth Central Drumline finished top 15 at WGI World Class championships past two years.
    • Church Youth Choir Leader
    • 2008 BOA Atlanta Super Regional Finalists

 

Anthony Castillo

  • Teacher: Roxanne Vickers
  • Thomas Jefferson High School - San Antonio, TX
  • 3.8 GPA (95.17 on the 100 scale)
  • Class rank: 20 of 404
  • Accomplishments:
    • Superior ratings in UIL Solo and Ensemble since 6th grade
    • Active member of TMEA Student Coalition
    • Volunteer for Feed the Homeless Program
    • Summer Band Camp Instructor

 

Monica Daly

  • Teacher: Stephen Zuccheri
  • North Warren Regional, Blairstown, NJ
  • 4 GPA
  • Class rank: 8th of 166
  • Accomplishments:
    • 2007 NJ State Champions
    • Drum Major - North Warren Regional Marching Band
    • National Honor Society
    • NJ All State Symphonic Band
    • Sussex County Youth Orchestra
    • North Warren Regional Yearbook Editor
    • Warren County Teen Arts
    • Kid's Day America Volunteer
    • Relay for Life volunteer
       

 

Rebecca Falls
  • Teacher: Christopher Pitlik
  • Alan B. Shepard High School, Palos Heights, IL
  • 4.75 GPA
  • Class rank: 6 of 405
  • Accomplishments:
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society
    • Section leader Pioneer Indoor pit
    • 1st place World Finals Competition Open Class in Dayton
    • Self-taught on alto and bari saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, and euphonium
    • Honor roll with distinction
    • High A in AP Music

 

Hans Griese

  • Teacher: Randy Karon
  • Barrington High School, Barrington, IL
  • 3.8 GPA
  • Accomplishments:
    • IL MEA District VII Honor Band
    • Church Musician
    • Percussion Section Leader

 

Chelsea Sparks

  • Teacher: David Ratliff
  • Madison Southern High School, Berea, KY
  • 4 GPA
  • Class rank: 1 of 224
  • Accomplishments:
    • KY All State Concert Band
    • Principal Percussionist - Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras
    • 2009 Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
    • Treasurer Beta Club
    • Student Voice youth leadership committee member
    • Youth Salute Leadership Program
    • Treasurer of Church Youth Group
    • Fall Festival Coordinator

 

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