Middle Tennessee Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha and Sweetwater
BAND PROGRAM INFORMATION
October 30-31, 2026 - Cookeville, TN
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.
Lee's Summit H.S., MO
Lees Summit, MO
Director(s): R. Brady Finch
Drum Major(s): Cale St. Amand, Cody Devaney, and Sammy Barrier
Repertoire: Galactic Frontier
Musical Selections Include: "Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone; "Jupiter and Mars from the Planets" by Gustav Holst; "New World Symphony" by Antonin Dvorak; and "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss
Olive Branch H.S., MS
Olive Branch, MS
Director(s): Thaddeus Moss
Drum Major(s): Layla Tello, McKenzie Dodge, and Kylee Noland
Repertoire: The Eternal Spire
Musical Selections Include: "Golden Goddess Chant" by Traditional; "Sand and Stars" by Thierry Deleruyelle; "Timestorm" by Stephen Melillo; "Ancient Arabic Chant" by Traditional; and "A Time of Quiet Between The Storms" by Hans Zimmer
Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA
Kennesaw, GA
Director(s): Michael Huebner
Drum Major(s): Austin McLain, Madeline Rohulich*, Edie Sanders, and Haven Weaver
Repertoire: When You Read This
Musical Selections Include: "Dear You" ; "Miles Between Us" ; "The Unsent Letter" ; and "Yours Always"
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Cass H.S., GA
White, GA
Director(s): Samuel Iddings
Drum Major(s): Kinley Gearhart, Makenzie Hill, and Princesse Tchopkwe
Repertoire: The Theory of Everything
Musical Selections Include: "Cambridge, 1963" by Johann Johannsson; "Turbo Scramjet" by William Pitts; "Wrinkle" by Thank You Scientist; "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles; and "First Circle" by Pat Metheny
Collierville H.S., TN
Collierville, TN
Director(s): Thomas Richardson
Drum Major(s): Ethan Fulbright, Aspyn Lee, and Clara Parker
Repertoire: On Air
Musical Selections Include: "Radio Gaga" by Queen; "Classical Medley" by Beethoven, Mozart & Tchaikovsky; "At Last" by Etta James; "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles; and "The show must go on" by Queen
Seymour H.S., TN
Seymour, TN
Director(s): Joseph Cole
Drum Major(s): Allie McHan
Repertoire: Beautifully Broken
Musical Selections Include: "Fix You" by Coldplay; "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.; and "Angels in the Architecture" by Frank Ticheli
Green Hill H.S., TN
Mt Juliet, TN
Director(s): Tyler Umpleby
Drum Major(s): Sandra Yousif and Danika Mason
Repertoire: The Space Between
Musical Selections Include: "Sunrise" by Timbre; "Song of the Sun" by Timbre; and "Night Girls: Nycteris Sees the Sun" by Timbre
John Hardin H.S., KY
Elizabethtown, KY
Director(s): Brian Ellis
Drum Major(s): BRYANNA ASBELL and ALEX CHAVEZ
Repertoire: IN PLAY
Musical Selections Include: "TOMMY" by THE WHO
Clarksville H.S., TN
Clarksville, TN
Director(s): Andrew Gaskill
Drum Major(s): Rebecca Morrison, Joanna Bedwell, and Lucas Watson
Repertoire: Call of Cthulhu
Musical Selections Include: "I'm Gonna Be King of the Pirates" by Sonya Belousova; "Bud on the Ledge" by Alan Silvestri; and "Soft;y, to the Sea Pt. 2" by Cody Fry
Brentwood H.S., TN
Brentwood, TN
Director(s): Mondale Rogers
Drum Major(s): Davis Baugh
Repertoire: Iridescence
Musical Selections Include: "Hypnotic Fireflies" by Brian Balmages; "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton; and "Morning Alleluias" by Ron Nelson
Lakeway Christian Academy, TN
White Pine, TN
Director(s): Rhett Butler, Brittney Butler, Parker Kitts, and Erin Gonzalez
Drum Major(s): Karlie Almas
Repertoire: Stained Glass
Musical Selections Include: "The Engulfed Cathedral" by Claude Debussy; "Stained Glass" by Andrew McAfee; and "Blue" by Billie Ellish
Bob Jones H.S., AL
Madison, AL
Director(s): Leigh Thomas
Drum Major(s): Kristin Adams, Tripp Griffin, and Korrine Stewart
Repertoire: Rap City
Musical Selections Include: "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin
Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN
Kingsport, TN
Director(s): Lafe Cook
Drum Major(s): Zoe Young, Kerrington Slagle, and Sofia Boyarskikh
Repertoire: INscape
Musical Selections Include: "Journey of Discovery" by Elephant Music; "Dance Movement #1" by Oliver Davis; "Lux" by VOLK; "First Light" by Peter Calandra; and "Pulling the Strings" by Phantom Power
South Gibson County H.S., TN
Medina, TN
Director(s): Stephen Price
Drum Major(s): Sydney King, Ben Clouser, and Max Matamoros
Repertoire: Bloom
Musical Selections Include: "Cloud Atlas Opening Title" by Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek; "March from The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky; "Sleeper" by Michael Maher; "Flower Duet" by Delibes; and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Paul Simon
Lakota West H.S., OH
West Chester, OH
Director(s): Andrew Carr and Colin Celek
Drum Major(s): Phoebe Conrad*, Alex Winter*, Hailey Feagley*, and Isheni Peiris*
Repertoire: The Bellboy
Musical Selections Include: "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Jule Styne; "Overture to Candide" by Leonard Bernstein; "Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss; and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Camdenton H.S., MO
Camdenton, MO
Director(s): Dominic Zanaboni
Drum Major(s): Cooper Self, Cassidy Newlin, and Kale Paul
Repertoire: Spiral Theory
Musical Selections Include: "Serenade Schizophrenia" by Danny Elfman; "Emotional Violins" by Rafael Krux; "New World" by Bjork; and "Aha!" by Bjork
Bartlett H.S., TN
Bartlett, TN
Director(s): Trevor Rundell
Drum Major(s): Chloe Mayer and Sydney Sauls
Repertoire: A Neon Nation
Musical Selections Include: "Chester Overture" by William Schuman; "Yankee Doodle" by Traditional; "Shenandoah" by Traditional; "The Story of Tonight from Hamilton" by Lin Manuel Miranda; "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Traditional; "American Salute" by Morton Gould; and "My Country Tis of Thee" by Traditional
Elizabethton H.S., TN
Elizabethton, TN
Director(s): Jonathan Valentine
Drum Major(s): Mya Earnest* and Kevin O'Kelly
Repertoire: Spin Off
Musical Selections Include: "First Suite in Eb" by Gustav Holst; "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel; "Adagio for Tron" by Daft Punk; and "Right Round" by Flo Rida
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Franklin H.S., TN
Franklin, TN
Director(s): Michael Holland
Drum Major(s): Jane Anderson, Parker Baer, Sam Bryant, and Norah Beth Copeland
Repertoire: Message in a Bottle
Musical Selections Include: "Ayo" by Katahj Copley; "Wind Dark Sea" by John Mackey; "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles; and "It Is Well With My Soul" by Horatio Spafford and Phillip Bliss
Hendersonville H.S., TN
Hendersonville, TN
Director(s): Nathan Belcher
Drum Major(s): Madylin Akin and Alana Jennings
Repertoire: The Midnight Veil
Musical Selections Include: "Allegretto, from Symphony No. 7" by Ludwig von Beethoven; "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" by Paul Dukás; "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Säens; "Lacrimosa dies illa, from Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Scythian Suite" by Sergei Prokofiev; and "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky
Cascade H.S., TN
Bell Buckle, TN
Director(s): David Lucich
Drum Major(s): Trinity Heath and Sophia Harrison
Repertoire: Saddle Up!
Musical Selections Include: "The Ludlows" by James Horner; "The Magnificent Seven" by Elmer Bernstein; "Water is Wide" by Traditional arr. Evan Vandoren; and "Exhilaration and Midnight Cry" by Donald Grantham
Ravenwood H.S., TN
Brentwood, TN
Director(s): Briana Vogt
Drum Major(s): Noah Bischoff, Ricky Gu, Molly Meinert*, and Ashwath Prabhu*
Repertoire: Odys-SEE
Musical Selections Include: "Into the Storm" by Robert W. Smith; "Stormy Weather" by Arlen and Koehler; "Ocean Eyes" by Billie Eilish; "I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For" by U2; and "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Archbishop Alter H.S., OH
Kettering, OH
Director(s): Todd Tucker
Drum Major(s): n/a
Repertoire: Simply Wonderful
Musical Selections Include: "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder; "Uptight, Everything is Alright" by Stevie Wonder; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder; "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder; "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder; "Knocks Me Off My Feet" by Stevie Wonder; "Don't You Worry Bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder; and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
Sparkman H.S., AL
Harvest, AL
Director(s): Brenton Nash
Drum Major(s): Noah Westmoreland, Haydin Adkins, Lawson Ledbetter, and Jamin Redrcik
Repertoire: Ascend
Musical Selections Include: "Our Destiny" by Thomas Bergersen; "Udacrep Akubrad" by Anver Dorman; and "Finale from Symphony No. 5" by Dmitri Shostakovich
Nation Ford H.S., SC
Fort Mill, SC
Director(s): Ray Linkous
Drum Major(s): Simon Franke, Avdhesh Shah, and Sadie McClellen
Repertoire: Moonlight
Musical Selections Include: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy; "Leviathan" by John Psathas; "Goodnight Moon" by Eric Whitacre; "Moonmoons" by Anna Meredith; and "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Station Camp H.S., TN
Gallatin, TN
Director(s): Adam Clark
Drum Major(s): Caleb Thompson
Repertoire: Shanti
Musical Selections Include: "Sandhya Raga" by Ravi Shankar
Lambert H.S., GA
Suwanee, GA
Director(s): Kevin Morrison
Drum Major(s): Lucy Bi, Aanya Chakravarti, and Soham Gaddam
Repertoire: Mindscapes
Musical Selections Include: Selections from Bugonia by Jason Fendrix; "Hyperlink" by Peter Graham; "Blackbird" by The Beatles; and "Orawa" by Wojciech Kilar
Hoover H.S., AL
Hoover, AL
Director(s): Ryan Fitchpatrick
Drum Major(s): Anni Li*, Easton Payne*, Natalia Pavicevic*, and Elijah Pettit*
Repertoire: Harmony of Color
Musical Selections Include: "True Colors" by Kelly & Steinberg; "The Chairman Dances" by John Adams; "What a Wonderful World" by Thiele & Weiss; "Over the Rainbow" by Arlen & Harburg; and "Lingus" by Michael League
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Morton H.S., IL
Morton, IL
Director(s): Andrew Empey and Katrina Fitzpatrick
Drum Major(s): Kylie Bulfer*, TJ Hinch*, Mya Reed*, and Gaige Gray*
Repertoire: What Gives You Wings
Musical Selections Include: "Awake My Soul" by Mumford and Sons; "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky; "Black Bird" by Paul McCartney and John Lennon; and "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Fort Mill H.S., SC
Fort Mill, SC
Director(s): Ren Patel
Drum Major(s): Libby Kern, Izzy Stricker, and Seth Nordgren
Repertoire: In My Beginning
Musical Selections Include: "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter and "Symphony No 2 The Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler
Muscle Shoals H.S., AL
Muscle Shoals, AL
Director(s): Jessica Hood
Drum Major(s): Caroline Seay, Griff Kinney, and Josh Tucker
Repertoire: Lean On Me
Musical Selections Include: "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers; "Parkour" by Samuel Hazo; "Crowded Table" by The Highwomen; and Original Music by Jeremy Smith
F.J. Reitz H.S., IN
Evansville, IN
Director(s): Alex Grimm
Drum Major(s): Amelia Brendel, Alexandra Paxton, and Eli Arrington
Repertoire: Wheels Within Wheels
Musical Selections Include: "Natural Science" by RUSH; "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" by John Adams; "The Triumph of Time" by Peter Graham; "She Used To Be Mine" by Sarah Bareilles; and "Color Wheel" by Arch Echo
Arlington H.S., TN
Arlington, TN
Director(s): Tim Simpson
Drum Major(s): Isabel Cantrell, Sean Profit, and Joshua Wright
Repertoire: On Brand
Musical Selections Include: "Eine Kleine Nachmusik" by Mozart; "Steel Dance Suite" by Prokofiev; "If I Were a Rich Man" by Jerry Bock; "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" by Jule Styne; "The Winner Takes it All" by ABBA; "Cogito" by Akusmi; and "Uffe's Woodshop" by Tyondai Braxton
Karns H.S., TN
Knoxville, TN
Director(s): Jimbo Crawford Jr.
Drum Major(s): Kendall Paulsen
Repertoire: The Cost of Brilliance
Musical Selections Include: "Ain't no Sunshine" by Bill Withers; "Let it Happen" by Tame Impala; "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden; and "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone
Siegel H.S., TN
Murfreesboro, TN
Director(s): Katiana Reed
Drum Major(s): Lydia Pletincks and Keira Horn
Repertoire: The Strings That Bind Us
Musical Selections Include: "Angels in America" by Thomas Newman; "Prophetia" by Bertrand Moren; "Fields of Gold" by Sting; and "Bright Shadow Fanfare" by Nicole Piunno
South Forsyth H.S., GA
Cumming, GA
Director(s): Nate Hughes
Drum Major(s): Annika Tuok, Audrey James, Rahul Kabira, and Iliana Roh
Repertoire: On Time
Musical Selections Include: "Profanation" from Symphony No. 1 by Leonard Bernstein; "Right on Time" by Skrillex; "Hanging By a Moment" Lifehouse; "Overture" from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin; and "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
Science Hill H.S., TN
Johnson City, TN
Director(s): Carson Vermillion
Drum Major(s): Ela Bradshaw*, Kar Chapman*, and Benjamin Park*
Repertoire: It's All About Science
Musical Selections Include: "Also Sprach Zarashustra" by Richard Strauss; "Ignition" by Tadd Stalter; "Imagine" by John Lennon; "What A Wonderful World" by Robert Thiele & George Weiss; "Digital Revolution" by Matthew Jordan; and "Reflections of Earth" by Gavin Greenaway
*Drum Major attended the 2026 Music for All Summer Camp
Tocoi Creek H.S., FL
St Augustine, FL
Director(s): Anthony Cananzi
Drum Major(s): Olivia Gullion, Lia Rafols Aviles, and Aubrey Donachie
Repertoire: A Line In The Sand
Musical Selections Include: "The Wheat" by Lisa Gerrard; "Dance of The Maenads" by John Psathas; "Apres Moi" by Peter Gabriel; and "Symphony No. 6" by Andrew Boysen Jr.
Performing In Exhibition: Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN
Director(s): Dr. Jeffrey L. Miller
Drum Major(s): Hannah Burroughs, Zavier Fowler, and Danny Simmons
Repertoire: The Rhythm of America
Musical Selections Include: