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Midlothian High School Bands an 18-time VA Honor Band

Gordon S. Rawls, Director of Bands (804) 378-2440 401 Charter Colony Parkway gordon_rawls@ccpsnet.net Midlothian, VA 23114

Good evening,

Thank you for joining us to celebrate our tenth annual Midlothian High School Showcase of Bands. We started

this competition ten years ago because at the time it was hard to find a local competition on the first Saturday in

October. We HOPED it would turn into something special, and we’re proud to be able to look back and see that

it has. I believe in the importance of music education. I believe in the impact that our art form in all its

iterations can have on the students we teach as well as those fortunate enough to be in the audience when we

perform. I’m PROUD that we have provided a place for thousands of students to participate in the art and

pageantry that is contemporary marching band.

If you are here as an audience member, you are in for a treat. Those who bemoan the laziness and lack of work

ethic of today’s teenagers have obviously never attended an event like this. The students performing tonight

have worked countless hours, given up time in the summer and after school, endured heat and humidity that

would keep most sane people inside in the AC, and done repetition after repetition because their director told

them “one more time.” They make it look easy because of their hard work and dedication, but if you saw what

they go through to get here, you would know it’s ANYTHING BUT easy.

Those who cry that today’s youth are self-centered need to be here tonight. If you look closely you’ll see kids

working to build each other up. You’ll see kids who are competing against each other cheer for each other.

You’ll see students happily lend their shoes or an instrument to a student from another school because they all

know that we’re in this together. They know that we’re all stronger when we build each other up. If our world

were run entirely by band kids, I would have a lot more faith in the future.

And then there’s the part you don’t get the privilege of seeing. You don’t get to see the friendships formed and

strengthened. You don’t get to see the way the quiet rookies come out of their shell. You don’t get to see the

leaders emerge and reassure the new kids that they’ll be able to learn it because they went through the exact

same thing. You don’t get to see the way the awkward kids grow into confident young adults. I get to see all

these things, and they are what make me tell my students over and over that I have the best job in the world.

To the directors and the students here tonight, please know that we deeply appreciate your decision to perform

for us. We hope we can be some small part of your continued growth and development as you work through the

rest of your season. If there is anything you need to make your experience the best it can be tonight or if you

think of anything we can do to make the show more closely fit your needs in the future, please let me know.

We exist to serve you.

With kindest regards,

Gordon S. Rawls, Director of Bands

Midlothian High School

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Acknowledgements

Showcase of Bands Founder

Mike Dalton

We are pleased to honor Mike Dalton on this 10th anniversary milestone of Showcase of Bands celebration and competition. Mike introduced and executed our very first event and ran it for many years. We are proud to recognize Mike and his wife, Anne, for all they have contributed to the Midlo Band Boosters over the years. Thank you!

Chesterfield County School Administration Superintendent of Schools James F. Lane, Ed.D.

Director of High Schools Dr. Joseph D. Tylus

Instructional Specialist for Performing Arts Dr. Robin Yohe

School Board Dianne H. Smith Carrie E. Coyner John M. Erbach Robert W. Thompson Javaid E. Siddiqi

Midlothian High School Administration

Principal Mr. Shawn Abel

Assistant Principals Ms. Denise Bowes Mr. Wilbur Evans Mr. Robert Gifford

Dean of Students Mrs. Elizabeth Baber

Director of Student Activities Mr. David Cooper

Director of Bands Gordon Rawls

Director of Percussion Chris Thomas

Pit instructor Matt Short

Color Guard Kathy Ayoub

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Schedule of Events

Name of High School Class Perform

William Campbell High School A 4:00 Warwick High School A 4:15 Hermitage High School AA 4:30 Randolph-Henry High School AA 4:45 Heritage High School (Lynchburg) AAA 5:00 Fort Defiance High School AAA 5:15 Matoaca High School AAA 5:30 Charlottesville High School AAA 5:45 Broadway High School AA 6:00

Dinner Break E.C. Glass HIGH SCHOOL AAAA 7:00 Madison County High School AAAA 7:20 Loudoun County High School AAAA 7:40 James River High School AAAA 8:00 Thomas Dale High School AAAA 8:20 Albemarle High School AAAAA 8:40 Clover Hill High School AAAAA 9:00 Monacan High School AAAAA 9:20 Midlothian High School Exhibition 9:40

Awards

Judges

Frank Chlorie David Holley Eric McWilliams Earl E. Shaffer, Jr. Chris Thomas Maureen Wisniewski

Announcer

Jacob McFadden

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Showcase Playlist

William Campbell High School Marching Generals Joseph Ayers – Director

Going West 'The Magnificent Seven' 'How the West was Won'

'Silverado'

Warwick High School Raider Band Alyssa Glover – Director

Sing it Out, Play it Louder Ah-ha Hello Sing!

Hermitage High School Marching Panthers John Sarvay – Director

Macabre by Gary Gilroy Bump In The Night Haunted Lullaby

Death Danse

Randolph-Henry High School Marching Statesmen Derek Ramsey – Director

Gladiator

Heritage High School Big Orange Marching Machine Mike Hand – Director

Area 51

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Fort Defiance High School Marching Indians Candice Flake – Director

Metamorphosis Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns

Nessun Dorma by Verdi Firebird by Stravinsky

Metamorphosis by Klarfeld

Matoaca High School Marching Warriors Don Davis – Director

A Night at the Symphony Medley of Songs from

Mozart, Rossini, Dvorak, Strauss, Wagner, Bizet, and Shostakovich

Charlottesville High School Marching Knights Jason Hackworth – Director

Harry Farmer, Assistant Director

Remember You Have Wings, Remember How to Fly Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

Dies Irae by Verdi Oblivion by Bastille

Danse MacaBre by Saint-Saens Fly to Paradise by Whitacre

Broadway High School Fighting Gobbler Regiment Becky Ford – Director

Déjà vu

E.C. Glass High School Marching Band Russell W Pawlas – Director

The Universe in Us Music from Holst's The Planets

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Madison County High School Marching Mountaineers

Michael Allen – Director

The Art of Persuasion

Loudoun County High School Marching Raiders Darron Young – Director

Fragile Earth

James River High School Regiment Justin Turpin – Director

Reflections Minimally Speaking

Lux Aurumque Reflections of Light

Thomas Dale High School Marching Knights Sarah Klinge, Mike Zuk and Steven Kunka – Directors

Una Noche de Bailes Estancia

Beautiful Maria of my Soul Malaguena.

Albemarle High School Marching Patriots Greg Thomas – Director

Industrial de-volution Move to a New Groove

Dismantling Utopia Only You Machine

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Clover Hill High School Marching Cavaliers

Steven P. Conley – Director

Latin Sensation Tour De Force

Open Wide Flight of the Condor

Monacan High School Marching Chiefs Jenny Ryan – Director

The Music of Motown Get Ready

Papa Was A Rolling Stone I'll Be There

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Midlothian High School Trojans Marching Band Gordon Rawls – Director

In Search of the New World New World Symphony by Dvorak Dies Ire from "Requiem" by Verdi Overture to a New World by Bjork Tapestry of Nations by Greenaway

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You Be The Judge!

Ever wonder how the judges pick the winners? How does the scoring work? Here’s a brief overview that will help you to be an educated spectator while you’re watching the shows.

Music Here at the Showcase, this caption is worth 40% of the Band’s Final Score. Every other caption

relates to at least partially to how well it complements the music. The music judge listens for tone quality both individually and as a group and blend and balance between and within the sections. He wants to hear good execution in articulation, technique, and precision across the band on the beginnings and ends of notes. He looks for musical aspects such as phrasing and expression.

Marching The marching caption tonight is worth 30% of the band’s final score. Marching is all about

the forms and the consistency of marching style throughout the ensemble. The marching judge wants to see lines that are straight from front to back, curvy lines that don’t have bubbles in them, and circles that don’t like eggs or amoebas. Looking from one side to the other, there shouldn’t be any gaps between marchers. Every marcher should be half-way between two other marchers. The judge wants to see the same style of roll-step from the entire band. In direction changes, the body should snap quickly and effortlessly to the new direction. Instruments should all be carried the same way and should be pointing in the same direction at the same height.

General Effect “GE” Even the objective criteria, it depends on the subjective opinion of the judge.

This judge assesses the overall effect of the entire show. This can include a little bit of everything from the horn angles to the design of the drill pictures to the colors of flags that the auxiliaries spin. Much of this caption refers to the “concept” of the show and how well the band executes that concept. Some bands try to add to this score by utilizing props, backdrops, costumes, and the “GE” moves. Others rely on the strength of the concept and the execution. A good band will be successful no matter which direction they go. This caption is worth 30% of the band’s final score.

Percussion Because the percussion sections are already included in the final score through their

execution of the music, marching and GE, this caption is not added into the final score. The judge will be watching to see how well the drum line and pit execute their music and their drill. The most obvious assessment is “are they playing together?” The judge wants to hear how musically they can play and how well they balance to the wind sections of the band.

Auxiliary This includes any part of the band whose members are not playing an instrument or

conducting. The most common parts of the auxiliary are color guard, dance, majorettes, and feature twirler. While each unit has its own criteria, the bottom line is … how is the unit executing its given routine on an individual and group basis? Are they together? Are they using the proper technique? How are they executing their drill? How is their performance enhancing the overall effect of the show? Because they are already included in the final score through the marching and GE judges, this caption does not count towards the final band score.

Drum Majors Marching band is one of the scariest things that band directors can do. On stage, the

director can control things, make adjustments, and help the group recover if the worst happens. In marching band, the director gets the band on the field and lets them go. The drum majors are responsible for running the whole thing. They keep the pacing of the show moving along. They provide a visual pulse to unify units in the band that are sometimes separated by as much as 90 to 100 yards. The judge wants to see them handle this responsibility with poise and confidence. The judge wants to see clear

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conducting patterns. If there are multiple drum majors, the judge wants to see consistency in the patterns and the pulse. As will all other captions, the judge wants to see how the drum majors’ work effect the show as a total product. Because the drum majors’ work is critiqued through the marching and GE judges, their score is not included in the final score.

Music Marching GE Final Percussion Auxiliary Drum Major

Class School Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank

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Trophies

CLASS A SPONSOR 1st Place Music Music & Arts

2nd Place Music The Dreissigacker Family presented by Tyler Dreissigacker

1st Place Marching Commonwealth Curb Appeal

2nd Place Marching The Tigner Family presented by Matthew Tigner

1st Place Auxiliary Candela’s Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano

2nd Place Auxiliary Candela’s Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano

1st Place Percussion Dr. Humberto Gomez presented by Vincent Mangano

2nd Place Percussion Midlothian Apothecary presented by Jake Petrillo

1st Place Drum Major Grant’s Pressure Washing presented by Elijah Coleman

2nd Place Drum Major A Capella Music Studio presented by Kate Woodington

1st Place General Effects Commonwealth Curb Appeal presented by Austin Lubniewski

2nd Place General Effects The Carter Family presented by Bailey Carter

OVERALL 1st Place Crown Trophy

OVERALL 2nd Place Crown Trophy

CLASS AA - 2A SPONSOR 1st Place Music Music & Arts

2nd Place Music The Dreissigacker Family presented by Tyler Dreissigacker

1st Place Marching Commonwealth Curb Appeal

2nd Place Marching The Wunderlich Family presented by Megan Wunderlich

1st Place Auxiliary Izzy's Consignment

2nd Place Auxiliary The Williams Family presented by Allyse Williams

1st Place Percussion The Wright Family presented by Erin Wright

2nd Place Percussion The Cottrell Family presented by Hanna Cottrell

1st Place Drum Major The Mitchell Family presented by Kaitlyn Mitchell

2nd Place Drum Major Commonwealth Pediatric Dentistry presented by Justin Ackerly

1st Place General Effects Commonwealth Curb Appeal presented by Austin Lubniewski

2nd Place General Effects School of Rock

OVERALL 1st Place Crown Trophy

OVERALL 2nd Place Crown Trophy

OVERALL 3rd Place Crown Trophy

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Trophies

CLASS AAA - 3A SPONSOR 1st Place Music Music & Arts

2nd Place Music Candela’s Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano

1st Place Marching Commonwealth Curb Appeal

2nd Place Marching The Valiante-Bryant Family presented by Colby Valiante

1st Place Auxiliary The Wunderlich Family presented by Megan Wunderlich

2nd Place Auxiliary Commonwealth Pediatric Dentistry presented by Justin Ackerly

1st Place Percussion The Lubniewski Family presented by Austin Lubniewski

2nd Place Percussion The Fellstrom Family presented by Bradley Fellstrom

1st Place Drum Major The Walker Family presented by Caitlin Walker

2nd Place Drum Major The Walker Family presented by Caitlin Walker

1st Place General Effects The Fellstrom Family presented by Bradley Fellstrom

2nd Place General Effects The Covert Family presented by Paul Covert

OVERALL 1st Place James Silvius in honor of Ron Silvius (father)

OVERALL 2nd Place KCH Landscaping presented by Elijah Coleman

OVERALL 3rd Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

OVERALL 4th Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

CLASS AAAA (4A) SPONSOR 1st Place Music The Grant Family presented by Elijah Coleman

2nd Place Music The Valiante-Bryant Family presented by Colby Valiante

1st Place Marching The Grant Family presented by Elijah Coleman

2nd Place Marching Bellgrade Cleaners presented by Dylan Vincent

1st Place Auxiliary Pleasants Hardware

2nd Place Auxiliary Pleasants Hardware

1st Place Percussion The Rice Family presented by Matt Rice

2nd Place Percussion The Pettit Family presented by Mercedes Pettit

1st Place Drum Major The Morris Family presented by Andrew Morris

2nd Place Drum Major The Cottrell Family presented by Hanna Cottrell

1st Place General Effects Commonwealth Curb Appeal presented by Austin Lubniewski

2nd Place General Effects Carytown Coffee presented by Jake Petrillo

OVERALL 1st Place Music & Arts

OVERALL 2nd Place Music & Arts

OVERALL 3rd Place Music & Arts

OVERALL 4th Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

OVERALL 5th Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

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Trophies

CLASS AAAAA (5A) SPONSOR

1st Place Music The Lubniewski Family presented by Austin Lubniewski

2nd Place Music The Pridgen Family presented by James Pridgen

1st Place Marching The Grant Family presented by Elijah Coleman

2nd Place Marching The Pridgen Family presented by James Pridgen

1st Place Auxiliary A. Douglas Smith, Jr Demolay Chapter presented by Trey Powers

2nd Place Auxiliary A. Douglas Smith, Jr Demolay Chapter presented by Trey Powers

1st Place Percussion The Rice Family presented by Matt Rice

2nd Place Percussion The Arents Family presented by Evan Arents

1st Place Drum Major Paul Bickford Photography

2nd Place Drum Major The Grant Family presented by Elijah Coleman

1st Place General Effects Paul Bickford Photography

2nd Place General Effects Commonwealth Pediatric Dentistry presented by Justin Ackerly

OVERALL 1st Place The Grant Family presented by Elijah Coleman

OVERALL 2nd Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

OVERALL 3rd Place The Midlothian Trojan Band Boosters

AWARD SPONSOR A/2A/3A Grand Champion Commonwealth Curb Appeal

4A/5A Grand Champion Commonwealth Curb Appeal

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Tag Day Sponsors

A special thank you to our high contributing TAG Day donors!!!!

George and Kay Adams

Trent and Mary Park

Leslie Pridgen

Richard and Jamie Roberts

Katherine Wagner

Angie and Jim Lilly

Eric and Sharon Amesbury

Brady and Lindsay Andersen

Donald and Janice Beatty

Steve and Linda Brackett

Gregory and Leslie Brewer

Sandra and Bartolome Carrique

L. W. and Sharon Cheatham

Natalia Ferguson

Michael and Jane Goddard

Redouane and Nadia Goumamine

Scott and Bonnie Harris

Mark and Stephanie Mabry

Elizabeth McMahon

Kristina and Joshua Ragland

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Stephen and Eileen Sunser

Richard and Barbara Vance

Beth Baron and Frederick Wunderlich

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Restorative Fillings – tooth colored

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Nerve Treatments

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Thank You!

Dear Friends,

I hope that you enjoy your stay at Midlothian High School. It has been an honor and a privilege

to have you attend the Tenth Annual Showcase of Bands.

Competitions and festivals similar to the Showcase are important ways for us to witness and

recognize the hard work and talents of so many musicians, guard members and music educators.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has made this event possible,

especially the volunteers, the music staff, the students and the administration of Midlothian

High School and our sponsors. Please take some time to patronize these fine companies.

Thank you for supporting our students and I look forward to seeing you next year.

Sincerely,

Showcase of Bands Committee

The Midlothian Trojans Wish to Thank the following for making our

10th Anniversary of the Showcase of Bands a great success!!!

MHS Band Boosters Mr. Shawn Abel, Principal

Mr. David Cooper, Director of Activities MHS Athletic Boosters

MHS Custodial Staff Our Esteemed Judges

And especially...

To All the parents, families, students and community members who volunteered their time and energy to make tonight possible.

THANK YOU!

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