New Mexico Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha
BAND PROGRAM INFORMATION
September 20, 2025 - Las Cruces, NM
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.
Parkland H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Homer Pardo
Drum Major(s): KRISTALYN CHENAUSKY and AURORA SHINDO
Repertoire: TRAINLAPSE
Musical Selections Include: "Symphonic Movement" by Vaclav Nelhybel; "Magnolia Star" by Steve Danyew; "Everything In Its Right Place" by Radiohead; "Turbine" by John Mackey; and "Blow It Up, Start Again" by Jonathan Newman
La Cueva H.S., NM
Albuquerque, NM
Director(s): Gabriel Velasco
Drum Major(s): Jackson Poche, Isabella Gatti, and Kaaliyah Hairston
Repertoire: A Fish Tail
Musical Selections Include: "The Hours Suite" by Philip Glass; "Juliet's Dream" by Abel Korzeniowski; "Romeo and Juliet" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; and "Eleanor Ribgy" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Mayfield H.S., NM
Las Cruces, NM
Director(s): Rod Pior
Drum Major(s): Arturo Regulado and Ruben Gallegos
Repertoire: Upside Down
Musical Selections Include: "The World Turned Upside Down" by Lin-Manuel Miranda; "Stranger Things Theme" by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein; "Sound Design" by Tim Mitchell; "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush; and "Separate Ways" by Journey/Arr By Jeff Chambers
Valencia H.S., NM
Los Lunas, NM
Director(s): Nate Van Dam and Michelle Stanbary
Drum Major(s): Sebastian Quevedo, Jaydeen Rios-Hernandez, and Nevaeh Lueras
Repertoire: Imperium Romanum
Musical Selections Include: "Chisels and Stone, Catacombs, and Pagan Dance and the Great Fire, from The Rise and Fall of Rome" by Key Poulan
Alamogordo H.S., NM
Alamogordo, NM
Director(s): Newell A. Ramsey
Drum Major(s): Joshua Hallbeck and Gigi Gutierrez
Repertoire: Get a Clue
Musical Selections Include: "Breakout" by Randall Standridge
Bel Air H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Adam Castaneda
Drum Major(s): Jackie Lopez and Alan Chavira
Repertoire: Four of a Kind
Musical Selections Include: "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson; "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga; "Farandole" by George Bizet; "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley; and "King of Pride Rock" by Hanz Zimmer
Organ Mountain H.S., NM
Las Cruces, NM
Director(s): Shawn Silva
Drum Major(s): Milianah Silva, Emilie Hernandez, and Hailey Smyth
Repertoire: Goodnight Moon
Musical Selections Include: "The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms" by Michael Kamen
Eastlake H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Nick Flood
Drum Major(s): Adria Dominguez, Anabelle Navarro, and Grayson Gutierrez
Repertoire: Solaris
Musical Selections Include: "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden; "Firebird Suite" by Stravinsky; "Heat of the Day" by Metheny & Mays; "Symphony no. 8" by Bruckner; "Shofukan" by Snarky Puppy; and "Sunrise Quartet" by Haydn
Thatcher H.S., AZ
Thatcher, AZ
Director(s): Ruth Ann Young
Drum Major(s): Aeryn Tellez
Repertoire: How to Train Your Dragon
Musical Selections Include: "This is Berk" by John Powell; "Romantic Flight" by John Powell; "The Downed Dragon" by John Powell; and "Test Drive" by John Powell
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
Rampart H.S., CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Director(s): Keith Acuncius
Drum Major(s): Lucas Miller, Ty Shah, and Hannah Waldrip
Repertoire: Stardust
Musical Selections Include: "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss; "Aquarius (Let the Sunshine In)" by The Fifth Dimension; "Across the Universe" by The Beatles; and "Aurora Awakes" by John Mackey
Las Cruces H.S., NM
Las Cruces, NM
Director(s): Ty Frederick
Drum Major(s): Danya Harris
Repertoire: You've Got Mail
Musical Selections Include: "Letter From Home" by Pat Metheny; "Please, Mr. Postman" by Gorman; "Jug Blues and Fat Pickin'" by Don Freund; and "Danzon No. 2" by Arturo Marquez
Americas H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Erik Lerma
Drum Major(s): Idaly Perez and Daniela Elias
Repertoire: Mint Condition
Musical Selections Include: "Peer Gynt- Suite No. 1 Op. 45 Morning Mood" by Edvard Grieg; "Pure Imagination" by Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse; "Flight of The Bumblebee" by Rimsky Korsakoff; "Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky; "Eine Kleine Natchmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Trepak" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky; "Symphony No. 9" by Ludwig Van Beethoven; "Sabre Dance" by Aran Iljitsch Khachaturian; and "Candyman" by Zedd and Aloe Blacc
Centennial H.S., NM
Las Cruces, NM
Director(s): Philip Ramos
Drum Major(s): Brody Corder and Michael Vigil
Repertoire: Centennial on Ice
Musical Selections Include: "Troika" by Sergei Prokofiev; "Ice Dance" by Danny Elfman; "Into the Unknown" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Kristen Jane Anderson; and "Russian Dance" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Del Valle H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Keith Morales
Drum Major(s): Julian Gruber and Antonio Morales
Repertoire: A Nightshade Serenade
Musical Selections Include: "Come Little Children" by James Horner; "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas; "This is Halloween" by Danny Elfman; "Once Upon A December" by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens; and "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky
Riverside H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
Director(s): Sean Kilkenny
Drum Major(s): August Martinez and Adrian Lopez
Repertoire: Clear For Takeoff
Musical Selections Include: "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters; "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz; and "Fly to Paradise" by Eric Whitacre
Pecos H.S., TX
Pecos, TX
Director(s): Richard Cole
Drum Major(s): Noel Marquez, Caleb Sandoval, and Ana Serrano
Repertoire: The Monarchs Flight
Musical Selections Include: "One Day I'll Fly Away" by Will Jennings, Joe Sample; "ButterFly" by Juan Maria Diaz Fernandez, Mia Kristine Makaroff, and Anna-Mari Kahara; "Symphonic Metamorphosis" by Paul Hindemith; "O (Fly On)" by Coldplay; and "Butterflies" by Thomas Bergersen
Clovis H.S., NM
Clovis, NM
Director(s): Daniel Perez
Drum Major(s): Heidi Silva, Alyssa Dial, Ivan Martinez, and Coraline Russ
Repertoire: Infinite Horizons
Musical Selections Include: "Ghost Train Triptych" by Eric Whitacre; "The Canyon" by Philip Glass; "Into the West" by Annie Lennox; "Walking Funny" by Mark Shaiman; and "Choreography" by Robert Sheldon