Arizona Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha
BAND PROGRAM INFORMATION
September 27, 2025 - Flagstaff, AZ
This document is provided to our adjudicators as we no longer print program books at our regional championships. It is listed in prelims performance order as of a few days prior to the show. However, performance orders can change. Please take great care to be certain that you are referencing the correct band program information for the correct performance. If information is missing for a participating group, visit the online spectator guide for this show at marching.musicforall.org/schedule.
Canyon del Oro H.S., AZ
Oro Valley, AZ
Director(s): Ranee Schmuker
Drum Major(s): Jake Petersen, Domonic DeWitt, and Brennan Payne
Repertoire: SoulAris
Musical Selections Include: "Enterprising Young Men" by Michael Giacchino; "As Time Flies" by Tyrique Rashad Payne; "Rocket Man" by Elton John; "Nero Sighted" by Michael Giacchino; and "Home Sweet Home" by Vince Neil
Eastwood H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Benjamin Perez
Drum Major(s): Brandyn Sandoval, Julian Monsivais, Anjelina Mendoza, and Ramiro Burciaga IV
Repertoire: Manta Ray
Musical Selections Include: "Wine-Dark Sea" by John Mackey; "He Commands the Sea" by Rupert Gregson-Williams; and "Water Night" by Eric Whitacre
Millennium H.S., AZ
Goodyear, AZ
Director(s): Brent Godbehere
Drum Major(s): Juliette Gonzales, Jacob Murphy, and Austin Jimenez
Repertoire: Romeo and Juliet
Musical Selections Include: "Die With A Smile" by Bruno Mars; "Romeo and Juliet" by Tchaikovsky; and "Heart Shaped Box" by Kurt Cobain
Volcano Vista H.S., NM
Albuquerque, NM
Director(s): Cameron Hornberger
Drum Major(s): Jayden Pacheco, Kate Rodgers, and Wyatt Litz
Repertoire: Summertime
Musical Selections Include: "I See the Light" by Glenn Slater & Alan Menken; "Summertime" by George Gershwin; and "Imaginarium" by Randall Standridge
Sandra Day O'Connor H.S., AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Director(s): Austin Cilone
Drum Major(s): Janelle Mackmer, Jackson Cook, Maile Lawrence, and Paige Wells
Repertoire: Crossroads
Musical Selections Include: "Where the Streets Have no Name" by U2; "Midnight City" by M83; "Blue Shades" by Frank Tichelli; "Sure on this Shining Night" by Samuel Barber; and "Aurora Awakes" by John Mackey
Ironwood H.S., AZ
Glendale, AZ
Director(s): Anthony Acevedo
Drum Major(s): Ves Malgear-Chavez, Vin McCormick, and Alena Munoz
Repertoire: Lucky E! The Legacy of the U.S.S. Enterprise
Musical Selections Include: "The Enterprise" by Jerry Goldsmith; "Into The Storm" by Robert W. Smith; "Honor" by Hanz Zimmer; and "Themes from Star Trek" by Michael Giacchino & Alexander Courage
V. Sue Cleveland H.S., NM
Rio Rancho, NM
Director(s): Daniel Holmes
Drum Major(s): Juliette Paul, Sophia Trappett, and Darius Smith
Repertoire: Grainger Things
Musical Selections Include: "The Never Ending Story" by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey; "Danny Boy" by Frederic Weatherly; "Theme from Stranger Things" by Kyle Eric Dixon and Michael David Stein; "Lincolnshire Posy" by Percy Grainger; "Psycho Suite" by Bernard Hermann; and "Separate Ways" by Jonathan Cain and Stephen Ray Perry
Mountain Ridge H.S., AZ
Glendale, AZ
Director(s): Jeffrey Malone
Drum Major(s): Isaac Singh, Zachary Shepherd, Delaney Patterson, and Kellen Harris
Repertoire: The Summit
Musical Selections Include: "Mishima" by Philip Glass; "Liquid" by Jay Bocook; "As the World Caves In" by Matt Maltese; "Truman Sleeps" by Philip Glass; and "Nitro" by Frank Ticheli
Westlake H.S., UT
Saratoga Springs, UT
Director(s): Randy Brady
Drum Major(s): Lia Reano, Kale Smoot, Ruby Samuelson, and Kaleb Remington
Repertoire: Bloom
Musical Selections Include: "Sonoran Desert Holiday" by Ron Nelson; "Symphony No. 9" by Dmitri Shostakovich; "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence and the Machine; "Traveler" by David Maslanka; and "Grand Canyon Fanfare" by James Newton Howard
Alta H.S., UT
Sandy, UT
Director(s): Caleb Shabestari
Drum Major(s): Duncan Evans, Cynthia Crockett, and Alex Jensen
Repertoire: Breakthrough
Musical Selections Include: "Exist" by Avenged Sevenfold; "This Cruel Moon" by John Mackey; "Save Me" by Avenged Sevenfold; and "Fix You" by Coldplay
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence, NV
Henderson, NV
Director(s): Mac Purdy
Drum Major(s): Emily Street
Repertoire: Lost in Space
Musical Selections Include: "Lost in Space" by Christopher Lennertz and Philip White; Original Music by Andrew Markworth; and "Only Light" by Aaron Perrine
Arbor View H.S., NV
Las Vegas, NV
Director(s): Paul Beuning, Carl Baker, and Nick Waters
Drum Major(s): Evan Hinton, Alexander Murphy, and Abigail Gardner
Repertoire: Caught in the Web
Musical Selections Include: "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Herb Slotkin; "Black Widow" by Iggy Azlea; and "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid
Catalina Foothills H.S., AZ
Tucson, AZ
Director(s): Renee Shane Boyd
Drum Major(s): Dominic Bell, William Liu, Samantha Gaither, and Valentina Sanchez Barrios
Repertoire: Belle Mecanique
Musical Selections Include: Music by Cody Fry, Coldplay, Thomas Bergersen, Michael Daugherty, and Steven Bryant
Dobson H.S., AZ
Mesa, AZ
Director(s): Jennifer Howard
Drum Major(s): Bella Gonzalez, Zach Ormiston, and Kruze Denison
Repertoire: Ready For Takeoff!
Musical Selections Include: "Test Drive" by John Powell; "Come Fly With Me" by Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen; "Soarin' Over California" by Jerry Goldsmith; "Blue Skies" by Irving Berlin; and "California Dreamin'" by John Edmund, Andrew Phillips, Michelle Gilliam Phillips
Foothill H.S., NV
Henderson, NV
Director(s): Travis Pardee
Drum Major(s): Kennedy Nieto, Cambrie Gibson, and Caden King
Repertoire: DIMENSIONS
Musical Selections Include: "DIMENSIONS" by Ezekiel Lanser
Walden Grove H.S., AZ
Sahuarita, AZ
Director(s): Zackary Sadlo-Steensen
Drum Major(s): Elise Smith and Gabriella Molina
Repertoire: The Pack
Musical Selections Include: "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran; "Peter and the Wolf" by Prokofiev; and "She Wolf" by Sia
Highland H.S., AZ
Gilbert, AZ
Director(s): Jenn Bock and Kevin Bennett
Drum Major(s): Ryan Park, AJ Jouas, and Tyler Kingsley
Repertoire: UnVeiled
Musical Selections Include: "Requiem" by Guiseppe Verdi; "Fly to Paradise" by Eric Whitacre; "Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi; and "Angels in the Architecture" by Frank Ticheli
Mountain View H.S., AZ
Mesa, AZ
Director(s): Adam Risch
Drum Major(s): Nathan Sandling, Jack Rivera, and Adam Partridge
Repertoire: Dreams Undead
Musical Selections Include: "Zombie" by The Cranberries; "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence; and "Fly To Paradise" by Eric Whitacre
Desert Vista H.S., AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Director(s): Benjamin Lynch
Drum Major(s): Hadley Moore, Keegan Schleim, Brady Vigil, and Joshua Ordonez
Repertoire: The Constellation Equation
Musical Selections Include: "Becoming One with the People" by James Horner; "Naru, Embracing the Light" by Gareth David Coker; "Pans Labyrinth Lullaby" Francisco Hernandez; "Wine Dark Sea" by John Mackey; and "New Life" by Thomas Bergersen
Corona del Sol H.S., AZ
Tempe, AZ
Director(s): David DuPlessis
Drum Major(s): Kate Yandell, Thomas Ash, and Justin Werkman
Repertoire: Guinevere
Musical Selections Include: "Main Titles" from "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge; "Guinevere" by Michael Pote, Scott Werner, Chris Evans; and "To the Stars" from the Motion Picture "Dragonheart" by Randy Edelman
Covina H.S., CA
Covina, CA
Director(s): Daniel Franco
Drum Major(s): Madilyn Franco and Isabelle Gonzalez
Repertoire: Rewrite the Stars
Musical Selections Include: "Rewrite the Stars from (The Greatest Showman)" by Benjamin Pasek and Justin Paul; "Rocket Man" by Elton John and Bernard Taupin; and "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay
Bartlesville H.S., OK
Bartlesville, OK
Director(s): Chris Koehn and Heather Koehn
Drum Major(s): Eisley Sewell, William Farris*, and Brooklyn Broussard
Repertoire: Nightfall
Musical Selections Include: "Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor" by Frederic Chopin; "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins; "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint - Saens; and "Nessun dorma" by Giacomo Puccini
*Drum Major attended the 2025 Bands of America Summer Camp