BANDS OF AMERICA
CENTRAL OHIO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESENTED BY YAMAHA
Prelims Schedule and Band Info
Adjudication Panel
FAQs
Obetz, OH is in the Eastern Time Zone. Times shown are local times for Obetz.
Event Schedule
8:15 AM – Box Office Opens
8:45 AM – Stadium Gates Open
9:15 AM – Preliminary performances begin
11:15 AM – Break
12:00 PM – Preliminary performances begin
1:45 PM – Break
2:15 PM – Preliminary performances begin
4:30 PM – Presentation of Prelims Awards
6:30 PM – Gates Open for Finals
7:00 PM – National Anthem
7:30 PM – First Performing Finalist Band
10:30 PM – In Exhibition: Youngstown State University Marching Pride
10:45 PM – Finale – Presentation of Awards
Prelims Schedule & About the Bands
9:15 AM – West Carrollton H.S., OH
West Carrollton High School
West Carrollton, OH
DIRECTOR: Laura Bukosky
DRUM MAJORS: Hannah Scheuller and Dominic Scolastico
REPERTOIRE: 15 Minutes of Fame
Musical selections include:
Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind, and Fire
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
A-ha! by Imogen Heap
9:30 AM – New Philadelphia H.S., OH
New Philadelphia High School
New Philadelphia, OH
DIRECTOR: Jeff Furbay
DRUM MAJORS: Trinity Bennington, Sutton Bercaw, and Hailey Kohler
REPERTOIRE: I Believe
9:45 AM – Hilliard Bradley H.S., OH
Hilliard Bradley High School
Hilliard, OH
DIRECTOR: Andy Rice
DRUM MAJORS: Alia Croce, Maggie Foster, and Vincent Italiano
REPERTOIRE: Ad Astra
Musical selections include:
The Final Countdown by Europe
Interstellar Suite by Amin Bhatia
Dancer In The Dark by Björk
Antigravity by Starset
10:00 AM – Owen County H.S., KY
Owen County High School
Sparta, KY
DIRECTOR: Michael Pinkston
DRUM MAJORS: Mallory Hubbuch and Aya Brown
REPERTOIRE: Exhibition
Musical selections include:
The Triumph of Time – Peter Graham
Aha! – Imogen Heap
Long Long Silk Bridge – Susumu Yokota
10:15 AM – Grayson County H.S., KY
Grayson County High School
Leitchfield, KY
DIRECTOR: Aaron Bell
DRUM MAJORS: Aidin Redmon and Onyx Hughes
REPERTOIRE: Cold As ICE
Musical selections include:
Hurricane Herman (from The Series of Unfortunate Events) – Thomas Newman
In This Broad Earth – Steven Bryant
Ice Dance (from Edward Scissorhands) – Danny Elfman
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna – Carl Orff
Cold As ICE – as performed by Foreigner
10:30 AM – Norton H.S., OH
Norton High School
Norton, OH
DIRECTOR: Thomas Chiera
DRUM MAJOR: Hannah Kincaid
REPERTOIRE: To Wish Upon
Musical selections include:
Symphony #1 – Paradiso by Robert W. Smith
McCormick Fanfare by Karol Butz Dolphins
People by Joshua Ralph
Fix You by William Champion
Slalom by Carter Pann
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
10:45 AM – West Clermont H.S., OH
West Clermont High School
Cincinnati, OH
DIRECTOR: Brian Fischer
DRUM MAJORS: Nora Lockhart^, Joey Young^, and Elijah Daniels^
REPERTOIRE: Icy Clearly Now
Musical selections include:
Sea Interludes – Benjamin Britten
Winter – Antonio Vivaldi
Northern Lights – Ola Gjeilo
The Frozen Cathedral – John Mackey
I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
11:00 AM – Milford H.S., OH
Milford High School
Milford, OH
DIRECTOR: Tim Dailey
DRUM MAJORS: Marissa Hull^, Emma Senter^, Cece McGinnis^, and Chris Howell^
REPERTOIRE: Masquerade
Musical selections include:
Masque by Kenneth Hesketh
Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
Dance of the Tumblers by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
12:00 PM – Noblesville H.S., IN
Noblesville High School
Noblesville, IN
DIRECTOR: Eric J. Thornbury
DRUM MAJORS: Mikaela Westlund, Alden Ruth, and Evan Reiss
REPERTOIRE: A Million Dreams (for the world we’re gonna make)
Musical selections include:
A Million Dreams from the Greatest Showman
Kingfishers Catch Fire Mvt. II by John Mackey
We Go On by Don Dorsey
12:15 PM – Miamisburg H.S., OH
Miamisburg High School
Miamisburg, OH
DIRECTOR: Steve Aylward
DRUM MAJORS: Libby Bellert, Megan Homan, Marissa Thompson, and Skyler Greggerson
REPERTOIRE: A Thirst For…
Featuring original music by Andrew Markworth
12:30 PM – Worthington Kilbourne H.S., OH
Worthington Kilbourne High School
Columbus, OH
DIRECTORS: Alex Brough and James DeFrancesco
DRUM MAJORS: Lincoln Glaros^, Elise Payauys^, Ce Costello^, and Emily Maghes^
REPERTOIRE: When the Tables Turn
Musical selections include:
Turning Tables – Adele Harmonium
Wild Nights – John Adams
Move On – Stephen Sondheim
Original Music – Michael Pote
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
12:45 PM – Loveland H.S., OH
Loveland High School
Loveland, OH
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Miller
DRUM MAJORS: Kirsten Arill^, Ella Clemons^, and Lizzy Lipp^
REPERTOIRE: NO EVIL
Musical selections include:
Hear No Evil – Night On Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Speak No Evil – Say Something by Christina Aguilera
See No Evil – Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
1:00 PM – Walter E. Stebbins H.S., OH
Walter E. Stebbins High School
Dayton, OH
DIRECTOR: Alex Lindon
DRUM MAJORS: Erin Phillips and Adrianna Jones
REPERTOIRE: A Night in the City
Musical selections include Harlem Chronicles, composed by Joshua Hinkle
1:15 PM – Warren Local H.S., OH
Warren Local High School
Vincent, OH
DIRECTOR: Courtney Clark
DRUM MAJOR: Ashlyn Hayes
REPERTOIRE: Through the Veil
Musical selections include:
What a Wonderful World
Dies Irae, Verdi
1:30 PM – Licking Valley H.S., OH
Licking Valley High School
Newark, OH
DIRECTOR: John Barrett
DRUM MAJOR: Lilly Woodford
REPERTOIRE: Heist!
Including musical selections from Pictures at an Exhibition and Skyfall
2:15 PM – Central Crossing H.S., OH
Central Crossing High School
Grove City, OH
DIRECTOR: Eric Hubbell
DRUM MAJORS: Elizabeth Carney and Chloe Watkins
REPERTOIRE: Oceans Apart
Musical selections include:
Nuages and La Mer by Claude Debussy
Message in a Bottle by the Police
On the Waterfront by Leonard Bernstein
Original Music by Alex Yoder
2:30 PM – Hamilton H.S., OH
Hamilton High School
Hamilton, OH
DIRECTOR: Paul Dixon
DRUM MAJORS: Kavon Benton, Nicolas Suman, and Gabrielle McAbee
REPERTOIRE: Sebastian
Musical selections include:
Fugue in G minor – Bach
Under the Sea
Kiss the Girl
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Be Our Guest
Fugue a la Gigue – Bach
2:45 PM – Archbishop Carroll H.S., OH
Archbishop Carroll High School
Dayton, OH
DIRECTOR: Carl Soucek
DRUM MAJORS: Cecilia Sharp^ and Mason LaJeunesse^
REPERTOIRE: Closing In
Featuring original music by Carl Soucek
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
3:00 PM – Christian Academy of Louisville, KY
Christian Academy of Louisville
Louisville, KY
DIRECTORS: Matt Wooten and Nicole Turner
REPERTOIRE: Sanctuary
Musical selections include:
The Organ Symphony – Saint-Seans
Yellow – Coldplay
Stained Glass – David Gillingham
Doxology – Traditional
3:15 PM – Fairfield H.S., OH
Fairfield High School
Fairfield, OH
DIRECTORS: Darren Ling and Jill Wilhelm
DRUM MAJORS: McKenna Martin^, Zach Thompson^, and Kenta Thyagaraj^
REPERTOIRE: Ticket to Ride
Musical selections include:
Metroplex (Three Postcards from New York) – Robert Sheldon
Song for Lyndsay – Andrew Boysen
Rocky Mountain High – John Denver/Michael Taylor
Conga – Enrique Elias Garcia
Morning Star – David Maslanka
Down in New Orleans – Randy Newman
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
3:30 PM – Franklin Central H.S., IN
Franklin Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
DIRECTOR: Evan Cooper
DRUM MAJORS: Samantha Simpson^, Kaylee Buescher^, and Sam Zike^
REPERTOIRE: Double Vision
Musical selections include:
Einstein on the Beach by Phillip Glass
A Beautiful Mind by James Horner
Mishima by Phillip Glass
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
3:45 PM – Campbell County H.S., KY
Campbell County High School
Alexandria, KY
DIRECTORS: Nick Little and Dean Marotta
DRUM MAJORS: Sanduni Abeyratna and Lawson Trapp
REPERTOIRE: Revolution
Musical selections include:
Turbine – John Mackey
La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf
Piano Concerto No 2 – Shostakovich
4:00 PM – Lakota West H.S., OH
Lakota West High School
West Chester, OH
DIRECTORS: Andrew Carr and Colin Celek
DRUM MAJORS: Hayeon Jeong^, Katelyn Penney^, Lincoln Gulley^, and Morgan Cloud^
REPERTOIRE: Nocturnal Creatures
Musical selections include:
Scythian Suite Op. 20 – Serge Prokofieff
Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig Van Beethoven
Adagio and Transfiguration – Elliot Goldenthal
Nocturnal Creatures- Carol Brittan Chambers
^symbol indicates that student attended 2022 Bands of America Drum Major Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium
4:30 PM – Presentation of Awards
Presentation of Bands of America Regional Championship Class Awards. Classification is determined by school enrollment, grades 10 through 12. We will present recognition awards; highest achievement awards in each of four classes, and first, second, and third place in each class, followed by the announcement of the evening’s twelve 12 bands. Class Champion bands not among the top 12 scoring finalist bands are invited to perform during Finals in exhibition.
SPECTATOR GUIDE
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Adjudication Panel
Bands of America Championships are designed to be an educational experience for the participating bands, as well as exciting musical events for spectators. Our panel of respected adjudicators evaluates and offers constructive comments on every performance, to be used by the band directors as a guide for future improvement.
To carry out the difficult task of rating and ranking each band according to the Bands of America adjudication system, we have selected established experts in music education and the marching specialty.
Jeff Harper, Kennesaw, GA – Music
Van Mathews, North Richland Hills, TX – Music
Daniel Montoya, Jr., Acworth, GA – Music
Greg Williams, Denver, CO – Music
William Chumbley, Denver, CO – Visual
Austin Greene, Raleigh, NC – Visual
Juno Orefice, Wyoming, MI – Visual
Tim Ochran, Grayton Beach, FL – Chief Judge
What are the judges looking for?
Bands receive recorded evaluation and scoresheets from each judge. The emphasis is on the input the judge offers to the band’s program. It is the position of Bands of America that music is the more important aspect of the performance, with marching as the presentation and visual enhancement of the program. Likewise, greater emphasis is placed on general effect than on fine-line perfection of the performance.
The weight of the numbers places:
- 60% of the value on music
- 40% on visual
- 60% on general effect
- 40% on performance
Each judge is assigned a specific area on which they focus: ensemble and general effect judges are located at a vantage point from above (e.g., press box), and individual performance judges are located on the field.
FAQs
Enrollment is open to all high school bands on a first-come, first-served basis.
How is performance order determined?
Preliminary performance times are scheduled based on a random draw. Applications received and paid for on or before January 31, 2022 were eligible for the initial draw, after which performance times are based on postmark of application, with earlier postmarks receiving the later performance times. The previous year’s Regional Champion has the option to choose its Prelims performance time. Finals performances are scheduled by a random draw on site.
How is classification determined?
Bands of America has a four-class system. Bands are assigned to classes based on the following enrollment levels (grades 10-12):
• Class A – 600 or fewer
• Class AA – 601 -1325
• Class AAA – 1326 -1850
• Class AAAA – 1851 or more
Per our commitment to re-evaluate the classification system, classification numbers are examined and reset every three (3) years by a procedure that considers the composition of Bands of America Championship participation using three years of data. The maximum enrollment number for Class A remains constant, while the enrollment levels for Classes AA, AAA, and AAAA are adjusted to levels (for the next three years) that would have established equal, cumulative numbers of participants in each class over the prior three (3) years. The current classification is set to begin with the Fall 2022 season, and the next reclassification will occur effective Fall 2025. For purposes of determining enrollment, your principal must certify enrollment and consider all those students in the grades 10-12 population as reported on fall State and/or FTE funding reports.
Why aren’t the classifications announced?
By nature, appreciation of arts requires subjective reactions. We do not announce or publish band classifications, before or during events. Our intention is to not draw attention to classification, to eliminate expectations of a band’s performance based on class, including those of the judges.
How are finalist bands selected?
The top 12 scoring bands, regardless of class, are invited to compete in the evening’s Regional Finals. For Indianapolis and St. Louis Super Regionals, the top 14 scoring bands, regardless of class, will advance to Finals. For the San Antonio Super Regional, the five highest scoring bands in each of the two Prelims judging panels, regardless of class, plus the next four highest scoring bands from both of the two Prelims, regardless of class, will advance to Finals. If a Class Champion is not among the highest scoring bands advancing to Finals, they will be invited to perform at Finals in exhibition.
Is electronic recording allowed in the stadium?
No video or audio recording is permitted in the stadium without the express written permission of Music for All, in advance of the event.
Camera Policy:
Any still camera (making film or digital still pictures) is allowed into and may be used from the spectator seating area of any venue, as long as it does not interfere with or disrupt the viewing experience of any other spectator. Family, friends, and fans may take still photos of BOA events for personal use only. The images may not be sold or otherwise distributed without the written permission of Music for All. Cameras (of any kind) may not be used on the field. People with field passes or name badges must go into the stands to take digital or film pictures. Tripods or other similar equipment that obstruct the view or path of travel of others in seating areas are not allowed.
Clear Bag Policy
Music for All encourages spectators to not bring bags into venues. Only clear bags and emergency bags will be permitted. Bag policies are effective to expedite entry into venues and provide additional safety. Spectators will be allowed to bring items such as cameras, provided they are not in cases that would violate the bag policy at that venue.
IN EXHIBITION
Saturday, September 17, 10:30 PM
Youngstown State University Marching Pride
Music for All is proud to welcome the Youngstown State University Marching Pride in special exhibition.
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THANK YOU TO OUR HOST
HAMILTON LOCAL SCHOOLS BAND AND BOOSTERS
Thank you to the Hamilton Local Schools Band and Boosters for serving as host of today’s championship. Hamilton Local Schools Band and Booster volunteers are making today’s event happen! Thank you to Lance Fulton and the Hamilton Local Schools Band and Boosters.
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