Celtic Program | Glenvar Bands

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 15 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 exception, 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 performed by members of the Glenvar Band.......1:50 PM

Class A

Marching Cougars...........................................................................2:00 PM

The Marching Golden Eagles...........................................................2:15 PM

Marching Minutemen......................................................................2:30 PM

James River Marching Knights........................................................2:45 PM

Lunch Break....................................................................................3:00 PM

Class AA

The Pride of Floyd County...............................................................3:45 PM

Marching Wildcats..........................................................................4:00 PM

Radford Regiment Bobcat Marching Band.......................................4:15 PM

The Pride of Northside Marching Band...........................................4:30 PM

Cave Spring Marching Knights........................................................4:45 PM

Dinner Break...................................................................................5:00 PM

Class AAA

William Byrd Marching Terriers......................................................6:15 PM

Mighty Titan Marching Band..........................................................6:30 PM

Class AAAA

The Pride of Patrick County............................................................6:45 PM

Marching Patriots...........................................................................7:00 PM

Class AAAAA

Bassett HS Band of Distinction........................................................7:15 PM

The Pride of Salem..........................................................................7:30 PM

Exhibition

Glenvar Marching Highlanders.......................................................7:45 PM

Awards............................................................................................8:00 PM

Glenvar High School Marching Highlanders

Directed by Mr. Nicholas Alford

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Journey Through Darkness

Featuring Soloists:

Asher Faught - Flute and Trombone Quartet - Carma Ferguson, Eliana Guzman, Ashton Honaker, and James Robertson

Staff Includes:

Mr. Stephen Chisum - Assistant Director and Color Guard Director, Mrs. Ani Silva-Berrios - Woodwind Instructor, and Ms. Mina Black - Percussion Instructor

Student Leadership:

Drum Major: Lauren Starkey

Field Commander and Saxophone Section Leader: Nick Fraticelli

Flute Section Leader: Eliana Guzman

Clarinet Section Leader: Colton Wright

Mellophone Section Leader: Lauren Smith

Trumpet Section Leader: Landon Cairns

Low Brass Section Leader: Carma Ferguson

Battery Captain: Justin Louvet

Front Ensemble Captain: Erin Hamilton

Color Guard Captains: Cheyanne Perkins and Aurora Landry

Color Guard Quartermater: Priya Patel

2024-2025 Senior: Emma Yeoman

Judges for Today

General Effect:

Music:

Marching:

Color Guard:

Percussion:

Drum Major (Clinician):

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.............................................$2.00

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...........................................$3.00

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

Hot Chocolate...................................$2.00

Candy................................................$2.50

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

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

DumDums.................................5 for $1.00

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

Ice Cream Sandwich...........................$2.00

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

Marching Cougars

From Alleghany High School

Under the Direction of Adam Eggleston

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Now Showing!

Staff Includes:

Laura DeSilvey - Assistant Director and Guard Instructor, and Amanda Sprouse - Assistant Director

Student Leadership:

Kenny Sprouse - Drum Major

The Marching Golden Eagles

From Staunton River High School

Under the Direction of Jake Elder

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Take Flight!

Musical Selections Include:

Music from Randall Standridge's Imaginarium

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director: Garrett Johnson and Color Guard Instructor: Amber Duncan

Student Leadership:

Drum Major: Cora Reid, Woodwind Captain: Cullen Major, Brass Captain: Anja Burns, Percussion Captain: Spencer Tolley, Guard Captain: Wynter Sheppard

Marching Minutemen

From Liberty High School

Under the Direction of Peyton Gentry

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Aurora

Musical Selections Include:

Original Music by Luke McMilian, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, and Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman

Staff Includes:

Steve Williams - Assistant Director

Derek Nellum - Color Guard Instructor

Lindsay Hogan - Woodwind Instructor

Jake Fischer - Percussion Instructor

Matt Uselton - Assistant Instructor

Student Leadership:

Riley Hamrick - Drum Major

Landon Pollard - Field Commander and Woodwind Captain

Jack Powers - Brass Captain

Jake Russell and Wyatt Jenkins - Drum Captains

Natalie Corbin and Kaylie Tabor - Color Guard Captains

Tiffany Skilton - Band Manager

Robert Baker, Wyatt Jenkins, Brady Murphy, and Jedidiah Smith - Operations Team

James River Marching Knights

From James River High School

Under the Direction of Robert Chaplin

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Unbreakable

Staff Includes:

Lori Wingo - Assistant Director

Student Leadership:

Chase Britnell - Drum Major

Aaron Petty - Percussion Captain

Ari Cason - Brass Captain

Kyra Taylor - Woodwind Captain

Regan Childs and Madison Muncey - Guard Captains

Nathaniel Graff and Evangelyn Clonch - Equipment Managers

Pandora Reopened Show Shirt Design - Jeffery R. Gill.png

The Pride of Floyd County

From Floyd County High School

Under the Direction of Jeffery Gill

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Pandora Reopened

Staff Includes:

Julie Posey - Percussion Instructor

Student Leadership:

Izy Thompson - Drum Major

Evee Butterworth - Brass Captain

Jacob Brown - Woodwind Captain

Nadia Butterworth and Amelia Hubbard - Flute Section Leaders

Leeah Nichols - Clarinet Section Leader

Nico Anderson - Saxophone Section Leader

Drew Mills - Trumpet Section Leader

Ocean Church - Low Brass Section Leader

Caroline Wall - Drumline Section Leader

Brooke Whitlock and Wyatt Beamer - Pit Section Leaders

Disharoon Orr and Elayna Harris - Guard Captains

Marching WIldcats

From Rockbridge County High School

Under the Direction of Miranda Fitzgerald

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Here Be Dragons

Musical Selections Include:

Here Be Dragons by Gary Gackstatter arr. Elijah Steele, Waltzing with Dragons by Gavin Lendt arr. Elijah Steele, How To Train Your Dragon Part 3 arr. Michael Brown, and Will Rapp with Percussion by Elijah Steele

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director: Adam Kelly

Drumline Instructor: Jeremy Williams

Color Guard Instructor: Heather Williams

Student Leadership:

Drum Major: Thomas Ayoub-Winder

Field Captain: Willow Moles

Drumline Captain: Liam Courtney Collins

Color Guard Captain: Kadence Salins

Radford Regiment Bobcat Marching Band

From Radford High School

Under the Direction of Daniel Frankenberger and George Saunders

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

To Let Go

Musical Selections Include:

Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli, It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men, Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre, and original music by Craig Fitzpatrick

Staff Includes:

Musical Arranger - Craig Fitzpatrick, Drill Designer - Kirk Godbey, Percussion Book - Myles Thomas and Craig Fitzpatrick, Percussion Instructors - Myles Thomas and Ian Epperly, and Visual and Woodwind Instructor - Alex Obiso

Student Leadership:

Drum Major - Miles Goff

Captains - Brooklynn Williams, Ariel Sutphin, Macy Sadler, Ian Mayer, Sienna Carter, Bridget Arias-Chavez, Sam Frankenberger, Joseph Epley, Natalie Green, and Amelia Sullivan

Section Leaders and Sergeants - Landon Moles, William Acosta, Zach Gray, Caleb Sams, Levi Palmer, Benjamin Harvey, and Leslie Epley

The Pride of Northside Marching Band

From Northside High School

Under the Direction of Tim Galyen

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Just Don't

Musical Selections Include:

Don't Start, Don't Forget Me, Don't Worry, and Don't Stop

Staff Includes:

Assistant Directors - Maggie Painter and Kassidy Spencer, Color Guard Instructor - Matthew Tolliver, Percussion Instructor - Noah Sturgill

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Addy Miller and Lilla Miller, Drum Captains - Trevor McKnight and Madde Shepherd, Brass Captain - Chris Arbogast, Woodwind Captain - Rachael Meador, Color Guard Captains - Devany Cao and Rihanna Kellar, Band President - Madde Shepherd

Cave Spring Marching Knights

dsc-9430-edited_orig - Brian Quakenbush.jpg

From Cave Spring High School

Under the Direction of Brian Quackenbush

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Seasons of the Beatles

Musical Selections Include:

Magical Mystery Tour/Lady Madonna, She Leaving Home, Michelle, and Eleanor Rigby

Staff Includes:

Jennifer Sprouse, Assistant and Emily Jones, Color Guard Instructor

Student Leadership:

William Byrd Marching Terriers

From William Byrd High School

Under the Direction of Dan Plybon

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Reign

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director - Ms. Jordan Downing, Color Guard Instructor - Ms. Jenny Swortzal, and Percussion Instructor - Ms. Kathryn Santello

Student Leadership:

Corps Commander - Bradean Booth, Drum Major - Becca Radford, Brass Captain - Josh Allen, Woodwind Captain - Dixie Venable, Percussion Captain - Bradean Booth, Front Ensemble Captain - Kayleigh Taylor, Color Guard Captain - Genna Paul

Mighty Titan Marching Band

From Hidden Valley High School

Under the Direction of Thomas Galyen

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Kaleidoscope

Musical Selections Include:

Kalos Eidos by Carol Brittin Chambers, Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones, Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas, and Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra

Staff Includes:

Assistant Directors - Kate Cobb and Stefan Castro, Color Guard Instructor - Amanda Kinser

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Aliza Harner and John Paul Stamps, Band Officers - Simon Hughes, Jordan Smith, Claire Sublett, Bella Shellnutt

The Pride of Patrick County

From Patrick County High School

Under the Direction of Joseph W. Whitt

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Arachnophobia

Musical Selections Include:

I: Hatchlings / II: The Weaver / III. The Matriarch

Staff Includes:

Assistant Director: Victoria Stephens / Color Guard Instructor: Ashlee Mullis / Percussion Instructors: Geona Jenkins and Ananiah Jenkins

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors: Danay Garcia and Wolf Urrita / Band Captains: Mason Scott, Owen Nutter, Sydney Peer, and Noah Wingfield / Lieutenant Captains: Emma Buchanan and Jude Martin / Percussion Captains: Emily Stiltner and Denali Zimmerman / Color Guard Captains: Cindy Cisneros, Katie Vernon, Mary Beth Williams, and Mackenzie Williams

Marching Patriots

From Patrick Henry High School

Under the Direction of Alex Schmitt

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

Rock Star

Musical Selections Include:

I Love Rock N' Roll, Foreplay/Longtime, Asturias, Great Gig in the Sky, Infection, and Freebird

Staff Includes:

Victoria Shockley-Newton, Myles Thomas, Kyle Hopkins, Chaz Tyree, Ryan Kraus, Elijah Burrell, Elizabeth van Gieson, Alydia Marangoni, David Yemey, and Riley Rothwell

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Jordan Wattie-Shear and Riley Rockett-Stovall

Logistics Captain - Harper Musselman

Woodwind Captain - Luke Thompson

Brass Captains - Sean Powell and Alex Covington

Visual Captain - Cara Wardell

Percussion Captain - Alder Pietrzyk

Guard Captains - Blair Moon, Mary Clarke, Alexa Jablonski, and Porter Carter

Flute Section Leader - Anna Favor

Clarinet Section Leaders - Hayden Altice and Josie Curfiss

Alto Sax Section Leader - Becky Vilelle

Tenor Sax/Bari Sax Section Leader - Ben Realmuto

Trumpet Music Section Leader - Eli Richardson

Trumpet Visual Section Leader - Madalene Long

Horn Section Leader - Kaitlin Jackson

Low Brass Section Leader - Alex Covington

Bassett HS Band of Distinction

From Bassett High School

Under the Direction of Trey Harris

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

F.O.E. "Federation of Evil"

Staff Includes:

Scott Allred - Assistant Director, and Additional Staff - Andy Burnette, James McArthur, Blake Secrest, Bri Potter, Geneasa Varner, David S. Duffy, Anne Catherine Harris, Kadeem Breedlove, Ryan Miller, Kellie Belle, and Shane Kelbly

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors - Breanna Boyd, Halie Foster, and Haley Wray

The Pride of Salem

From Salem High School

Under the Direction of John E. Wright and Thomas Graham

Performing their 2024 Field Show Entitled:

DRIVE

Musical Selections Include:

Take Me Home Country Roads, Uptown Girl, Fast Car, Shut Up and Drive, and Life is a Highway

Staff Includes:

Percussion Instructors: John Trent, Ethan Carroll, and Nathan Snow

Guard Instructors: Emilee Graham, Morgan Goad, Brittany Manning, and Bella Delieto

Student Leadership:

Drum Majors: Chance Long and Cait Abi-Saab