Celtic Program | Glenvar Bands

Welcome to the 2025 Edition of the Celtic Classic Hosted by Your Glenvar High School Marching Highlanders

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October 11th, 2025

Good day and welcome to the annual Celtic Classic here at Glenvar High School! We are extremely excited to have bands from all over the area and we hope you are excited as well. Today we have 11 bands in attendance and we are looking forward to a fantastic day of music!

All the bands here with us today have been working very hard since July to perfect their show to the best of their ability and every one of them have made tremendous progress leading up to today. In respect of all their hard work, we ask that you please show all participating bands respect and remain silent during each performance (with exceptions, cheering of course!) and support their on-field achievements. We seek to foster a positive atmosphere of support and good sportsmanship here on campus and hope you will carry on this tradition!

The Marching Highlanders and GHS Band Boosters are proud to be your hosts today at the Celtic Classic. If at any time you need assistance with anything, or just have any questions please do not hesitate to find one of our volunteers and reach out. Please take the time to review this program and take special note of all the performances we have lined up for today.

We thank you for your attendance and support today. As directors, we know that we could not possibly do our job without the support of the parents, drivers, and volunteers of all sorts who help make our jobs just a little bit easier. We sincerely hope that you enjoy today’s performances here at the Celtic Classic!

Best,

Nick Alford

Director of Bands, Glenvar

nalford@rcps.us

www.glenvarbands.org

Schedule of Performances

National Anthem..............................................................................2:50 PM

Class A

William Campbell Marching Generals............................................3:00 PM

Class AA

Trojan Vanguard...............................................................................3:15 PM

Marching Knights............................................................................3:30 PM

Marching Colonels...........................................................................3:45 PM

Marching Spartans..........................................................................4:00 PM

Lunch Break.....................................................................................4:15 PM

Class AAA

Rustburg Marching Red Devils.......................................................5:00 PM

Mighty Titan Marching Band...........................................................5:15 PM

The Marching Cavaliers...................................................................5:30 PM

Class Break......................................................................................5:45 PM

Class AAAA

Marching Terriers...........................................................................6:00 PM

Blacksburg High School Marching Band..........................................6:15 PM

Dinner Break...................................................................................6:30 PM

Class AAAAA

Bassett HS Band of Distinction.......................................................7:45 PM

The Pride of Salem.........................................................................8:00 PM

Exhibition

Glenvar Marching Highlanders.......................................................8:15 PM

Awards.............................................................................................8:30 PM

Glenvar High School Marching Highlanders

Directed by Mr. Nicholas Alford

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Wired

Featuring Soloists:

Colt Stewart on Trumpet, Brooklyn Hemphill on Alto Saxophone, Ashton Honaker on Trombone, and Asher Faught on Flute

Color Guard Soloists Include: Aurora Landry, Wendy Lawson, and Lilly Hartman

Staff Includes:

Mr. Stephen Chisum - Assistant Director and Color Guard Director

Mr. Matthew Homoroc - Percussion Instructor

Mrs. Ani Silva-Berrios - Woodwind Instructor

Ms. Megan Whatley - Music/Visual Instructor

Student Leadership:

Drum Major: Lauren Starkey

Field Commander and Sousaphone Section Leader: Carma Ferguson

Flute Section Leader: Asher Faught

Clarinet Section Leader: Morgan Lawson

Saxophone Section Leader: Brooklyn Hemphill

Mellophone Section Leader: Roman Isbell

Trumpet Section Leader: Colt Stewart

Baritone Section Leader: Ashton Honaker

Battery Captain: Nick Fraticelli

Front Ensemble Captain and Band Quartermaster: Carson Weeks

Color Guard Captains: Cheyanne Perkins, Aurora Landry, and Priya Patel

Color Guard Quartermasters: Bella Arnett, Reagan Carter, and Hadley Hartman

2025-2026 Seniors: Drum Major Lauren Starkey, Sousaphone Carma Ferguson, Quads Nick Fraticelli, and Guard Members Aurora Landry and Bre Chandler

Judges for Today

General Effect: Dr. David Enloe - Interim Director of Athletic Bands at Old Dominion University

Music: Eddie Steenstra - Former Stafford HS Band Director and Current Adjunct Faculty at Mary Washington for Trombone

Marching: Dr. Catheryn Foster - Virginia Tech Associate Professor of Practice of Music Education

Color Guard: Chaz Tyree - Patrick Henry HS Color Guard Director and CIPA Winter Circuit Vice President

Percussion: Chris McDilda - Cave Spring Middle School Band Director

Drum Major (Clinician): Denise Aspell - William Byrd Middle School Band Director

The Hungry Highlander Concessions

Hot Dogs...........................................$3.00

Chili/Cheese Dogs.............................$4.00

Hamburger........................................$5.00

Cheeseburger....................................$6.00

Nachos with Cheese..........................$4.00

Chili Nachos.......................................$5.00

Fiesta Fritos.......................................$4.00

Popcorn.............................................$1.00

Pretzel...............................................$4.00

Side of Cheese..........................$0.50

Side of Chili...............................$1.00

Chips.................................................$1.00

Bottled Water....................................$2.00

Bottled Soft Drinks............................$3.00

Options: Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, and Sprite

Gatorade...........................................$4.00

Coffee...............................................$2.00

Candy................................................$3.00

Options: M&Ms, Peanut M&Ms, Reese's Cups, and Snickers

Cowtails.............................................$1.00

Popsicles...................................2 for $1.00

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A big thank you to our sponsor Ace Hardware of Salem!!

Check out his website here!

Don't forget SWVA Photo will be getting great shots of all the bands in attendance today that can be purchased from his website.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed and helped out with this event:

GHS Principal: Dr. Corie Franklin

GHS Assistant Principals: Ms. Tammy O'Dom and Mr. Jason Murray

GHS Athletic Director: Mr. Andy Clapper

GMS Principal: Mrs. Amy Duff

GMS Assistant Principal: Mr. Tyler Brown

Custodial Staff: Mr. Mike Blankenship

Announcers: Mr. Dale Bayless and Ms. Sarah Murray

Emergency services provided by AMR and The Roanoke County Police Department

The Countless Parents and Students representing the Glenvar Band Boosters

William Campbell Marching Generals

From William Campbell Combined School

Under the Direction of Nicholas Moore

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Beyond the Map

Musical Selections Include:

Hoist the Colors, Fog Bound, The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl, and Leave Her Johnny

Staff Includes:

Michelle Jurec - Colorguard Instructor

Student Leadership:

Addison Farley - Drum Major

Dakota Sage - Band President

Alanya White - Drum Captain

Mikaela Roth - Colorguard Captain

Dane Smith, Laniya Nelson, and Kyleigh Cooper - Wind Captains

Trojan Vanguard

From Tunstall High School

Under the Direction of Malik Thornton

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Child Like

Musical Selections Include:

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Symphony No. 2 by Tchaikovsky, Bluey Theme Song by Jonathan Bush, Traditional Children's Songs, When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2 by Randy Newman, Dance of the Jesters by Tchaikovsky

Show Arranged by On The Field Music

Staff Includes:

Hornline Techs - Kayla Stork, Haleigh Giles, and Stephen Oberheu

Percussion Techs - Alicia Bray and Lauren Gosnell

Director of Percussion Activities - Tim Bray

Guard Tech - Amy Bryan

Student Leadership:

Drum Major - Tyler Martin

Field Commander - Dakota Gibson

Hornline Captains - Katherine Roach, My'ja Pacheco, and Kaden Hernandez

Percussion Captains - Jamel Claiborne and Layla Keesee

Color Guard - BreAsia Wynn

Junior Leadership - Maddie Simmons

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Marching Knights

From Cave Spring High School

Under the Direction of Reese Tunstall

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Forged Anew

Musical Selections Include:

Theme from God of War by Bear McCreary, Ave Maria by Franz Schubert, Mars, The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst, and Original Music by Shawn Pityk

Staff Includes:

Percussion Instructor - Ethan Carroll

Color Guard Instructor - Madeline Walk

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Andrew Sprouse and Katelyn Hinchy

Woodwind Section Leaders - Kaylin Dalton, Austin Price, and Jack McNeil

Brass Section Leaders - Bea Hutchens and Josh Hoffman

Percussion Captains - Delany Shields, Nathan Bulla, Parker Lankford, and Noah Pickelsimer

Color Guard Captains - Gabby Overstreet, Lucy Phillips, and Elena D'Elicio

Marching Colonels

From William Fleming High School

Under the Direction of Will Satterwhite

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Bionic

Musical Selections Include:

Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears, Time is Running Out by Muse, and original material by Luke McMillan

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director - Chris Badgett

Percussion Instructor - Rhiannon Bayless

Color Guard Instructor - Lexi Darnell

Drill Designer - Trey Harris

Additional Instructors - Tim Murphy, Courtney Cooper, and Jordan Shrewsbury

Student Leadership:

Drum Major - Ryleigh Hamilton

Captains - Leya Arroyo, Elijah Anthony, Alex Zuniga, Symphani Flint, Ashton Lawton, and Bre Coles

Marching Spartans

From Giles High School

Under the Direction of Trevor Albright

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Gold Rush

Staff Includes:

Color Guard Captains - Michelle Mann and Larissa Wurtz

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors: Chloe Wheeler and Marin Hypes

Woodwind Captain: Joanna Jackson

High Brass Captain: Evan McDonald

Low Brass Captain: Anna Morris

Drumline Captain: Daphne Vaughn

Front Ensemble Captain: Layla Sessor

Color Guard Captain: Ash Manning

Logistics Captain: Thacker Underwood

Rustburg Marching Red Devils

From Rustburg High School

Under the Direction of Joseph Ayers

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

If I Only...

Musical Selections Include:

Music from Pink Floyd and Radiohead

Staff Includes:

Drum Instructor - David Lipscomb

Guard Instructor - Stevie Brandt

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors: Jillian Jurkow and Logan Hughes

Band Captains: Kelly Butt, Hannah Fryer, Evan Graham, Joselin Carreno, Anna Thompson, and Zeb Goldman

Mighty Titan Marching Band

From Hidden Valley High School

Under the Direction of Thomas Galyen

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

The Ascent

Musical Selections Include:

Go The Distance from Hercules, Survivor by Destiny's Child, Symphony No. 40 by Mozart, Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, and Test Drive from How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell

Staff Includes:

Band Assistants - Kate Cobb and Stefan Castro

Color Guard Instructor - Amanda Kinser

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - John Stamps and Alishba Sofi

Band Officers - Makenna Wyatt, Jay Vidal, Carla Mejia Marcano, and Marcus Belgarde

Color Guard Captain - Ali Armentrout

The Marching Cavaliers

From Lord Botetourt High School

Under the Direction of Chris Caldwell

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

The Dark Side

Musical Selections Include:

Space Oddity by David Bowie, Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel, Hello by Adele, and Rocketman by Elton John

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director - Jamie Lawson

Color Guard Instructor - Emilie Graham and Sierra Noble

Visual and Winds Instructor - Maddie Meade

Percussion Instructor - Haley Caldwell

Student Leadership:

Drum Major - Ella Kirk

Marching Terriers

From William Byrd High School

Under the Direction of Dan Plybon

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Eye On The Sky

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director - Ms. Jordan Alvos

Color Guard Instructor - Ms. Jenny Swortzel

Percussion Instructor - Mr. Issac Baldwin

Student Leadership:

Corps Commander - Braeden Booth

Drum Major - Zane Telsch

Brass Captain - Josh Allen

Woodwind Captain - Dixie Venable

Percussion Captain - Keith Schult

Color Guard Captain - Chloe Gill

Blacksburg High School Marching Band

From Blacksburg High School

Under the Direction of Darrell Pearman

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

See the Forest for the Trees

Musical Selections Include:

Symphony #1 by Mahler, The Pines of Rome, Peter and the Wolf, All By Myself, Songs from the Woods

Staff Includes:

Associate Directors - Brian Quakenbush and Shane Mercy

Color Guard - Lucy Palmer

Front Ensemble - Nichole Pearman

Student Leadership:

Drum Major - Carson Paar

Band of Distinction

From Bassett High School

Under the Direction of Trey Harris

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Stringendo

Musical Selections Include:

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, Themes from Serenade for String Orchestra by Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Themes from Petruska by Igor Stravinsky, Air on the G String by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Orawa by Wojciech Kilar

Staff Includes:

Scott Allred, Andy Burnette, Kadeem Breedlove, Brianna Potter, Anasia Napper, Sarah Martin, Anne-Catherine Harris, Ryan Miller, Kellie Belle, James McArthur, Haley Wray, Matthew Gray, Shane Kelbley, and David S. Duffy

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Halie Foster and Bella Fackler

Sections Leaders - Alondra Martel-Rios, Morgan Sechrist, Camryn Penn, Lilli Foley, Maggie Sechrist, Virginia Robertson, Aiden Calloway, Isaac Naff, Kylee Deatherage

The Pride of Salem

From Salem High School

Under the Direction of John E. Wright and Thomas Graham

Performing their 2025 Field Show Entitled:

Voltage

Musical Selections Include:

Storm by Vivaldi, Thunderstruck by AC/DC, Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell, and Light Switch by Charlie Puth

Staff Includes:

Percussion - John Trent and Kaylee Mundy

Guard - Emilee Graham, Brittany Trent, Morgan Goad, and Bella DeLieto

Music and Visual - Sarah Carter, Brad Kirtner, and Will Allison

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Caitlin Abi Saab and Anna Shumate

Gold Fleet - Quinn Roudebush

Silver Fleet - Rick Rawlins

Bronze Fleet - Kimber Boris