Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha
BAND PROGRAM INFORMATION
October 25, 2025 - Newark, DE
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.
Elizabeth H.S., NJ
Elizabeth, NJ
Director(s): Miguel Bolivar
Drum Major(s): Melanie Torres, Danny Wilmore, Adamaris Gonzalez, and Hector Rosa
Repertoire: Carme(noir)
Musical Selections Include: "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona; "La Fleur Que Tu M`avais Jetee" by Georges Bizet; "Spain" by Chick Corea; "Heat of the Day" by Pat Metheny; and "Dance Boheme" by Georges Bizet
Ridgewood H.S., NJ
Ridgewood, NJ
Director(s): John Luckenbill
Drum Major(s): Vashnie Udeshi and Mary Inoue
Repertoire: Voyage
Musical Selections Include: "Moon River" by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer; "Liquid" by Jay Bocook; "Great Wave from Bookmarks from Japan" by Julie Giroux; and "Finding New Horizons" by Maxwell Dabby
Hickory H.S., VA
Chesapeake, VA
Director(s): Mitchell Reed and Yvonne Daye
Drum Major(s): Ashlyn Jones, Lucy Cigich, and Savannah Emmert
Repertoire: Passport to Adventure
Musical Selections Include: "The Can Can" by Offenbach; "Around the World" by Daft Punk; "100 Rat Dash" by Michael Giacchino; "Oh Danny Boy" by Frederic Weatherly; and "Arirang" by Traditional - Korean Folk Song
Centreville H.S., VA
Clifton, VA
Director(s): Melissa Hall
Drum Major(s): Daniel Ahn and Vicky Wiest
Repertoire: Barbershop
Musical Selections Include: "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber; "Hello, Ma Baby" Joseph Howard; "The Barber of Seville" by Gioachino Rossini; and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by Stephen Sondheim
Bayard Rustin H.S., PA
West Chester, PA
Director(s): Michael Shoremount
Drum Major(s): Veda Ambady and Tori Ambrosine
Repertoire: Starry Night
Musical Selections Include: "Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy and "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig von Beethoven
Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science and Technology, VA
Alexandria, VA
Director(s): Steve Ballard
Drum Major(s): Arin Kim and Grace Bai
Repertoire: Shadows in the Alleys of the City
Musical Selections Include: "Metropolis 1927" by Peter Graham; "Children's Hour of Dream" by Charles Mingus; Theme from the show "Succession" by Nicholas Britell; and "Big Four on the RIver" by James David
Fairfax H.S., VA
Fairfax, VA
Director(s): Noah Freeman
Drum Major(s): Dylan Duong and Ethan Wolf
Repertoire: Liquid Gold
Musical Selections Include: "Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone; "Future Markets" by Johnny Greenwood; and Original Compositions by Brice Bach
Grassfield H.S., VA
Chesapeake, VA
Director(s): Keith Dublin and Luke Walker
Drum Major(s): Christopher Lewis and Arianna Gummer
Repertoire: Through the Forest, Darkly
Musical Selections Include: "Long Long Time Ago" by Javier Navarrete; "Overture to School for Scandal" by Samuel Barber; and "Supremacy" by Matthew James Bellamy
Freedom H.S., VA
Aldie, VA
Director(s): Jonathan Schiffler
Drum Major(s): Abby Keenan, Josh Choi, and Bea Elliot
Repertoire: In the Present
Musical Selections Include: "Simple Gifts" by Traditional; "Right Now" by Van Halen; and "Deciduous" by Viet Cuong
William G. Enloe H.S., NC
Raleigh, NC
Director(s): Robert C. Hunter
Drum Major(s): Bryan Sanchez*, Andrew Hirsch, and Jon Kristoff Acelejado
Repertoire: Off The Wall
Musical Selections Include: "A True Passion" by Lorne Balfe; "Warriors" by Too Many Zooz; "Alfonso Muskedunder" by Todd Terje; "Atchafalaya" by Snarky Puppy; "Going On A Date" by Dirty Loops; and "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
*Drum Major attended the 2025 Bands of America Summer Camp
Randolph H.S., NJ
Randolph, NJ
Director(s): Nick Fantazzi
Drum Major(s): Jane Doran and Everett Palumbo
Repertoire: Watched
Musical Selections Include: "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette; "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell; "Severance Main Theme" by Theodore Shapiro; "Psycho Suite" by Bernard Herrmann; and "Scene D'Amour from Vertigo" by Bernard Herrmann
Smithfield-Selma H.S., NC
Smithfield, NC
Director(s): Brian Jones
Drum Major(s): Noemi Luna and Natalie Silva
Repertoire: Spotted
Musical Selections Include: "Spotted" by Michael Miller & Jason Palmer
Hempfield H.S., PA
Landisville, PA
Director(s): Matthew Ceresini
Drum Major(s): Liv Schmidt and Adam Binder
Repertoire: Shh...
Musical Selections Include: "Symphony 9" by Beethoven; "Symphony 5" by Beethoven; "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon; and "Shh..." by Matthew Ceresini, Matthew Carraher, Reed Kimmel
West Milford H.S., NJ
West Milford, NJ
Director(s): Matt Gramata
Drum Major(s): Claire Johnson and Noelle Treloar
Repertoire: High Voltage
Musical Selections Include: Original Compositions by Andrew Dressler and Michael Monacelli; "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon; "The Power" by Snap!; and "Virus Attack" by Amin Bhatia
Downingtown West H.S., PA
Downingtown, PA
Director(s): Ed Otto
Drum Major(s): Olivia Richardson, Kaitlyn Alexander, and Corrine Feather
Repertoire: Blurred Lines
Musical Selections Include: "Imagination and Reality" by Rob Stein; "Blurred Lines" by Rob Stein; and "Clarity" by Zed
John P. Stevens H.S., NJ
Edison, NJ
Director(s): Raymond Henricksen
Drum Major(s): Vereen Bapat, Sai Bura, and Ritika Dhanasekar
Repertoire: Reign On
Musical Selections Include: "Ballet Sacra" by David Holsinger; "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen; "The Ascension" by Robert W. Smith; and "The Crown" by Hanz Zimmer
Apex Friendship H.S., NC
Apex, NC
Director(s): Paul Rowe
Drum Major(s): Braxton Williams and Henri Van Rhee
Repertoire: HOUDINI - UNCHAINED
Musical Selections Include: "Applause" by Lady Gaga; "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd; "Unchained Melody" by Alex North and Hy Zaret; and "Equus" by Eric Whitacre
Lightridge H.S., VA
Aldie, VA
Director(s): Jonathan Phillip, Jamieson Carr, and Alison Hoganson
Drum Major(s): Sharanya Tumma, Kimya Afshar, Olivia Lee, and Priyanka Kumar
Repertoire: I'll Put A Spell 0n You
Musical Selections Include: "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga; "Lacrimosa" by Mozart; "Lie to Me" by Trombone Shorty; "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals; "Bang!" by AJR; and "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkings
Woodson H.S., VA
Fairfax, VA
Director(s): Aaron Morgan
Drum Major(s): Natalie Jiang, Nate Vailikit, and Kyle Fernandez
Repertoire: The Ties That Bind
Musical Selections Include: "Daphnis and Chloe" by Maurice Ravel and "Hello" by Lionel Richie
Norwin H.S., PA
North Huntingdon, PA
Director(s): Tim Daniels
Drum Major(s): Evan Roper and Royce Jackson
Repertoire: What Do You See?
Musical Selections Include: "Moth" by Viet Cuong; "Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel; "Underground" by Cody Fry; and "Caves" by Cody Fry
James Madison H.S., VA
Vienna, VA
Director(s): Michael Hackbarth
Drum Major(s): Meghan Chang and Daniel Lee
Repertoire: Out of the Blue
Musical Selections Include: "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin; "Truman Sleeps" by Philip Glass; "Bluest Flame" by Selena Gomez; "Hymn to a Blue Hour" by John Mackey; and "Blue Shades" by Frank Ticheli
Green Hope H.S., NC
Cary, NC
Director(s): Creighton Flowers
Drum Major(s): Marissa Marbell, Ryan Zhao, and Ishita Biyala
Repertoire: Dracarys
Musical Selections Include: "Test Drive from How to Train Your Dragon" by John Powell; "Game of Thrones - Main Title Theme" by Ramin Djawadi; "Spoils of War (Part I) from Game of Thrones" by Ramin Djawadi; and "Dies Irae" by Verdi
Spring-Ford H.S., PA
Royersford, PA
Director(s): Andrew Walls
Drum Major(s): Allie Felder
Repertoire: Tide to the Ocean
Musical Selections Include: "Ocean Eyes" by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell; "Dark Clouds, Temen Oblak" by Christopher Tin; and "How Deep is the Ocean" by Irving Berlin
Downingtown East H.S., PA
Exton, PA
Director(s): Andrew German
Drum Major(s): Neha Dhillon and Joshua Shrimp
Repertoire: Construction Zone
Musical Selections Include: "Bless the Broken Road" by Marcus Hummon, Robert E Boyd, eff Hanna, & Bobby Boyd; "Life is a Highway" by Thomas Cochrane; "Safety Dance" by Joseph Mazzarino & Bill Sherman; and "Asphalt Cocktail" by John Mackey
John Champe H.S., VA
Aldie, VA
Director(s): Adam Foreman and Jason Miller
Drum Major(s): Rithik Iyer, Jiya Patel, and Alejandro Zayas Rodriguez
Repertoire: Knight Shades
Musical Selections Include: "Blue Shades" by Frank Ticheli; "Blinding Lights" by The Weekend; "Sunglasses at Night" by Corey Hart; and "The Light Fantastic" by Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Westfield H.S., NJ
Westfield, NJ
Director(s): Chris Vitale and Gabe Batiz
Drum Major(s): Joseph Michaeli and Marisa Villere-Reidy
Repertoire: True Colors
Musical Selections Include: "Paint it Black" by Rolling Stones; "Colors of the Wind" by Alan Menken; "What You See" by Tim Mitchell; "True Colors" by Cindy Lauper; and "Bright Blue Music" by Michael Torke
Edison H.S., NJ
Edison, NJ
Director(s): Marc DeNicuolo
Drum Major(s): Feihao Li, Emily Shiju-Thomas, and Josiah Ledesma
Repertoire: Coven
Musical Selections Include: "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga; "The Way" by Fastball; "The End" by My Chemical Romance; "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens; and "Die With a Smile" by Bruno Mars/Lady Gaga
Green Level H.S., NC
Cary, NC
Director(s): Brian Myers
Drum Major(s): Max Hill, Kevin Zheng, Emily Courteix, and Harini Vijay
Repertoire: A Sense of Direction
Musical Selections Include: "Liquid" by Jay Bocook; "Aurora Awakes" by John Mackey; "Where Do We Go Now?" by Gracie Abrams; and "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane
Kiski Area H.S., PA
Vandergrift, PA
Director(s): Shawn Pityk
Drum Major(s): Addison Andree*, Breanna Bossio*, and Hannah Lucas
Repertoire: Strings Attached
Musical Selections Include: "DO NOT LIST" by DO NOT LIST
*Drum Major attended the 2025 Bands of America Summer Camp