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Northwood Drumline CompetitionNorthwood Drumline CompetitionNorthwood Drumline Competition

November 8, 2008November 8, 2008November 8, 2008

Welcome to

The Third Annual

Northwood Drumline CompetitionNorthwood Drumline CompetitionNorthwood Drumline Competition

Presented by the

Northwood High School Northwood High School Northwood High School

Music BoostersMusic BoostersMusic Boosters

Dear Audience,

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Northwood Drumline Com-

petition! I would like to thank every one of you for your atten-

dance at today’s event. While today’s event is branded a

competition, and while each group will indeed receive a

score and ranking, I would like to remind you that the pri-

mary purpose of today’s show is the celebrate the hard work

and dedication the students on the field have devoted to the

Art of Making Music. Knowing how much work and effort

each and every student has put into today’s performance, I

would ask that you are courteous and supportive of each

group today. Each child deserves your respectful attention

as they perform. Thank you in advance for your good sports-

manship.

Sincerely,

Jeff Johns

Director of instrumental Music

Northwood High School

SportsmanshipSportsmanshipSportsmanship

ProgramProgramProgram

Montgomery County Firefighters Pipes & Drums

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

Old Mill High School

Woodrow Wilson High School

Watkins Mill High School

Walt Whitman High School

Thomas S. Wootton High School

John F. Kennedy High School

Northwood High School

The Washington Redskins Drumline

Awards

NHS FALLFEST

After the Drumline Competition, join us in the Cafeteria

6:30 pm FallFest Café for dinner

Italian family dinner from Lucia’s Restaurant

(on University Blvd) $9---includes drink and dessert

6:30-8:45 Silent Auction

Over 100 goods and services to choose from!

6:30-9:00 Game Night

(sponsored by Senior Class) for high school students

COME TO ANY OR ALL EVENTS!

After Prom and Class of 2010

Go Northwood

Gladiators!

Best Wishes,

Amy, Joe and Mark

Federman

The Rosens would like to thank the Johns

team and the Semos team for a wonderful 4

years at Northwood!

Jeffrey, Sara & Joshua

Rosen

ScoringScoringScoring

Each group will be scored on a 100 point scale

in the following categories:

Demand/Exposure—30 points

Entertainment Value—30 points

Musicality—40 points

Demand/Exposure covers the technical requirements of the music

performed and rewards groups for playing music of a higher level of

difficulty

Entertainment Value covers the Presentation, Visual interest, disci-

pline/attitude of the performers, and the crowd appeal

Musicality covers the tempo control, clarity of execution, uniformity

of technique, phrasing, expression, and overall ensemble sound.

Judges:

Jason Hoffert, Montgomery County Firefighters Pipes & Drums

Namon Jones, Washington Redskins Drumline

James F. Parker, Jr., Washington Redskins Drumline

Gregory Rodgers, Washington Redskins Drumline

JudgesJudgesJudges

Jason Hoffert

Jason Hoffert is former drum sergeant of the Grade 1 City of Washington Pipe

Band and has been playing Scottish style snare drum for over 15 years. He

has competed throughout North America at both the band and individual

level. Notable achievements include:

1st Place Professional Hornpipe and Jig, North American Champion-

ships 2005

2nd Place Professional Hornpipe and Jig, North American Champion-

ships 2006

2006 EUSPBA Overall Champion, Professional Snare

3rd Place Professional MSR, North American Championships 2009

1st Place 2009 Winter Storm Drum Salute Contest, City of Washington

Drum Corps

James F. Parker, Jr.

James F. Parker, Jr. is an active performer and educator in the DC/MD metro-

politan area. A native of Lake City, South Carolina, Mr. Parker holds a degree

in Music Education from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC).

Some highlights of Mr. Parker’s performance career have included:

Selected member of the Walt Disney World All-American Collegiate March-

ing Band for the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Epcot Center

Performing with the WPAS Men & Women of the Gospel at the Kennedy

Center

Performing with ―3 Mo~La~Dic Divas + 1‖ at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in

Charleston, SC

Currently, Mr. Parker plays snare and bass drums for the Washington Redskins

Marching Band, drumset for Gospel Church and Mt. Carmel Baptist Church,

and is a percussionist with the University of Maryland Community Band. Mr.

Parker can be heard on recordings with the UDC ―Striders‖ Marching Band, M.

Clinton Stinson, The Redeeming Souls, and Sister Strengthening Sister.

JudgesJudgesJudges Namon Jones

Namon Jones (also known as Scooby) has been in The Washington Redskins

Marching Band for four years. He currently play quints in the drumline. His

musical experience includes:

Norfolk State Spartan Legion Band from 1992 —1996.

Percussion Section Leader of Norfolk State Spartan Legion Band from

1993—1995.

Founder of the VOTM (Visions of Truth Ministries) Marching Band of Ports-

mouth, VA.

In his life outside of music, Mr. Jones is a graduate at Norfolk State with a de-

gree in Journalism/Mass Communications. He currently serves as Vice Presi-

dent/General Sales Manager of Advertising for NPJ Direct and Frank Parsons

Outdoor Advertising.

Greg Rodgers

Greg Rodgers has been a member of the Washington Redskins Marching

Band for nearly 20 years, serving as percussion coordinator and section

leader for nearly 10 years. He started his musical career in 1968 taking piano

lessons. After a period studying tuba and trombone in middle school, he

switched to snare drum and percussion in 1972. Some highlights of Mr. Rod-

gers career have included:

Named to Who’s Who in High School America Band as section leader of

John F. Kennedy High School Marching Band (VA)

Section Leader of ―All City‖ High School Band which combined the best

high school musicians in the Tidewater area

Member of the Million Dollar Funk Squad (MDFS), percussion section at

Norfolk State University — check out the section on YouTube!

Toured Switzerland with the Maryland Fife and Drum Corp

Mr. Rodgers is currently uses his B.S. in Building Construction Technology from

Norfolk State University in his job with the Fairfax County Government Depart-

ment of Public Works.

257th Army Band - District of Columbia National Guard

“The Band of the Nation’s Capital”

The Montgomery County Firefighters Pipe Band Inc.

Organized in 2004, the Montgomery County FireFighters Pipes &

Drums band is a non-profit organization comprised of public safety

personnel who work within Montgomery County, Maryland. Our pur-

pose is to display the true valor and prestige of the Montgomery

County Fire and Rescue Service not only through excellence in mu-

sic, but through pride in ourselves, our organization, and the com-

munity in which we serve.

Our goal is to preserve the Fire Department’s Scottish and Irish heri-

tages through the music of the great highland bagpipes and drums.

With the commitment and dedication to our music and our motto

―Brotherhood through Music‖, we will strive to represent every as-

pect of the fire service an its tradition with respect and honor.

MEMBERS

Drum Major

Tyrone DeMent

Pipes

Ivan Browning, Pipe Major

Rick Blandford, Pipe Sergeant

Bagpipes

Aaron Baginski, Russell Blinkhorn, Scott Doyle, R.W. Evans, Daniel Friz,

Sean Hall, Jason Kurtz, James Martinez, Michael Skidmore, Jr.,

Tim Thorne, Sam Villani

Student Pipers

Matt Carrigan, Tom Cummins, Chris Johnson, Catalina Smith,

Michael Smith

Drummers

Kyle Crutchley, Drum Sergeant

Drum Corp.

Brian Hagberg, Mike Leigh, Peter Leong,

Snares

Greg DeHaven, Jerry Flemming, Richard, Holzman, Chris Jeffrey,

Carl Ritter, Neal Trevey

Tenors

Jaymie Birney, Jason Giza, Ashley Robinson, Tim Sugue

Randy Carter, Student Drummer

Band Manager

Bonnie Blandford

Bethesda-Chevy

Chase High

School

The BCC Drumline

Director - Marshall J. White

Assistant - Cindi Kornhaus

Snares

Andreas Ioannidis, Juri Haake, Evan Bonham,

Jake Stern, Jarrod Davis

Bass

David Segun, Peter Geiser, Lance Ingram

Quads/Quints

Adam Pereira, E.J. Eiras-Saunders, Thibault Robert

Cymbals

Langston Brown

Director - Anthony Wolfe

Percussion Instructors - James Wootton, Patrick Morris

Drumline Captains - Andrew Ballantine, Richard Nunez

Pit Captains - Lindsay Taylor, Megan Hammon

Snares:

Richard Nunez, Brandon Cooper

Quads:

Andrew Ballantine, Josh Prather

Basses:

Paige Wootton, Ethan Malcolmson, Jay Prather, Greg Ballantine,

Charlie Gulotta

Cymbals / Pit:

Logan Westhoff, Nolan Westhoff, Logan Amitrano, Bradley Natarian,

Kathy Raygor, Nicati Robidoux

Keyboards

Megan Hammon, Lindsay Taylor, Shawn Nelson

Performing — “Bashin’” by Chris Cockarell

Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Drumline

Director of Marching Band & Brass Instructor —Paul Phifer

Woodwind Instructor—Brian Fisher

Percussion Instructor — Walter Riley

Auxilliary Instructor — Michael Thomas

Captain—Jonathan Owens

Co-Captain—Keyvae Singletary

Snares

Jonathan Owens, Avery James, Keith Speight

Quint –Toms

Joseph Hall, Jr.

Cymbals

Charles Moreland, Geny Ramos, Bijon Hiligh, Farryl Vidya

Bass

Keyvae Singletary, Aminique Terry, Chaz Green, Joshua Britt,

Bryan Washington

Watkins Mill High School Drum Line

Director - Douglas Woodruff

Drum Instructor - Douglas McDaniel

Snares

Austin Hennessey, Emmanuel Holdbrook-Smith, Even Morogiello

Bass

Daniel Cardenas, Javier Guzman, Prince Moke, Villie Smyrlis

Quints

Tyler Smith

Cymbals

Stacy Acheampong, Miguel Solis

The student-run Walt Whitman High School Drumline competed here

for the first time last year.

They would like to thank Ms. Alvey and Mr. LoRusso, the

instrumental music staff at Whitman, for their support.

Go Vikings!

Captain:

Jonathan Schear

Snares:

Peter Beiser, David Newman, Vijay Ganesh

Jonathan Harwood, Aaron Seeber

Bass Drums:

Max Light, Jackson Behre, Collier Camp, Sahil Ansari

Tenors:

Ben Golan, Emily Park

Cymbals:

Duncan Weals, Josh Lederman, Karoline Miller

Peter Schalch, Aaron Rozansky

Basses

Julia Anderson, Kenneth Ho, Jessica Nelson

Thomas S. Wootton Patriot Marching Band Drum Line

Director - Carolyn Herman

Drumline Captain - George Peng

Snares

Zachary Canter, George Peng, Daniel Riggio,

Justin Santos, Zeeshan Shad

Tenors

Brian Campos, Imad El-Amine

Cymbals

Lauren Celine, Eric Eaton, Adam Greaney, Evan Rindler

―The 2009-2010 KDY—Drumline‖

Band Director, Norm Stultz

Drumline Coach, Larry Crutchfield

Senior Captain

Paul Wooten

Snares

Jacob Friesen

Cymbals

Mathew Locastro, Dashka Edouard, Daysha Adams

Quads

Paul Wooten

Basses

Lovelle Haith, Will Seward, Kenneth Thompson

Director - Jeff Johns

Assistant Director - Mike Barker

Percussion Instructor - Mike Ranelli

Choreography Consultant - Danika Wiggins

Section Leader - Colin Tierney

Assistant Section Leaders - Joe Frew & Solina Dyer

Snares

Darius Blessman, Patrick Elliot, Scott Sullivan, Colin Tierney, Kalman Wagner

Tenors

Joe Frew, Tim Glenshaw

Bass Drums

Abel Amare, Patrick Clark, Justin Klock, Solina Dyer

Cymbals

Erik Delgado, Allison Estrada, Richard Myers, Jordon Shaw

Percussion Coordinator and Line Chief - Greg Rodgers

Assistant Line Chief - Sharon O’Roake

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The Washington Redskins Percussion Section can be seen performing at the

following locations annually:

Fan Day at Redskins Park

The City of Fairfax 4th of July Parade in Fairfax, VA

The Town of Vienna’s Halloween Parade in Vienna, VA

The Silver Spring Thanksgiving Day Parade in Silver Spring, MD

November 21, 2009 at 9:30 am

The Manassas Holiday Parade in Manassas , VA

December 5, 2009

The Washington Redskins Band and percussion section also gives back to the

community by performing annually at the Ellipse in downtown Washington,

D.C. at the Pageant for Peace Concert where we play a medley of Christmas

Carols free to the public.

GREG RODGERS—Snare Drum

SHARON O'ROAKE - Bells/Mallets,Tenor Drum

THOMAS CLARKE- Snare Drum

JAMES PARKER JR.- Snare Drum

PAM ROBINSON- Snare Drum

BYRON SIBLEY- Snare Drum

NAMON JONES (Scooby)- Quints

RODNEY JOHNSON- Quints

JAMES LAWSON- Cymbals & 20" Bass Drum

ALONZO MAYS-24" Bass Drum

KEON CRIBBS (RED)-26"Bass Drum

STEVE RICHARDS (CYMBAL MAN)-Cymbals

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Special ThanksSpecial ThanksSpecial Thanks

Mr. Johns, The Northwood Music Boosters, and the NHS

Drumline would like to thank the following people for making

today’s competition possible.

Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center

Yamaha Percussion

Deep Creek Realty, Joseph E. Frew, DDS, Evelyn Silkey, Phil Silkey,

Kenneth B. Townsend

The Federman, Levine and Rosen Families

The Washington Redskins Drumline

Montgomery County Firefighters Pipe & Drum

Dr. Johnson and the NHS Administration

Mr. LaMere and WNHS

McArdle Printing Co.

Marshall White, Anthony Wolfe, Walter Riley, Douglas Woodruff,

Vincent LoRusso, Carolyn Herman, Norm Stultz

Mike Ranelli

The John F. Kennedy High School Navy JROTC

JJ Nagle and Mike Sauter —Event Masters of Ceremonies

Susie Shaffer—Photography

Mary Abe—Program

Mary Bruch —Publicity

Beth Semos—Concessions

The Drumline Committee

led by Deb Frew, Sara Rosen and Susan Wilson

All NHS Music Booster Volunteers & Donors

Northwood Music Events 2009Northwood Music Events 2009Northwood Music Events 2009———201020102010

November 21, Saturday Silver Spring Thanksgiving Day Parade

Marching Band and Show Choir performs in Downtown Silver

Spring, MD. Call (301) 649-8293 for info on our start times

December 2, Wednesday Choral Concert—Women’s II only

7pm at Bowie State University, MLK

December 10, Thursday Choral Concert

7pm at NHS Auditorium

December 11, Friday MCPS Show Choir Festival

at Sherwood High School

Call (301) 649-8293 for info on our start time

December 12, Saturday MCPS Jazz Band Festival

at Sherwood High School

Call (301) 649-8293 for info on our start time

December 17, Thursday Instrumental Concert

7pm at NHS Auditorium

March 1, Monday DCC instrumental Concert

7pm at NHS Auditorium

(participating Sligo MS, Silver Spring Int. MS, and all North-

wood HS instrumental groups)

March 4, Thursday Faculty Recital

7pm at NHS Auditorium

March 17, 18, 24, 26 MCPS CHORAL FESTIVALS

Place/Time/Groups are all TBA

April 8,9,& 10 Music Department Trip to New York

May 6, Thursday Choral Concert

7pm at NHS Auditorium

May 11, Tuesday NHS Hosts the MCPS Elementary School Honors Concert

7:30pm at NHS Auditorium

May 13, Thursday Instrumental Concert

7pm at NHS Auditorium