School:

Johansen HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Johansen High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Sonora Mello

Musicians:

43

Auxiliary:

14

Drum Majors:

0

Total Members:

57

Class:

A

Program:

RHAPSODY

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Color Guard: Natalie Miller
Color Guard Instructor: Vanessa Galvan
Percussion Instructors: Blair Williams, Brad Hart
Marching Instructors: Lindsay Gardner, Tyler Beur

School:

Clayton Valley HS

City:

Concord

Band:

Eagle Marching Band

Director(s):

Mundy Viar

Musicians:

34

Auxiliary:

11

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

46

Class:

A

Program:

LIVE IT UP!
Featuring the music of Benoit Jutras

Recent Awards:

WBA Class A Finalists 2003, 2002

Instructional Staff:

Music: Adam Odello, Stan Muncy, Kristofer Wills
Marching: Daphne Owens, Will Hooks, Kent Kuusinen, Patrick Malabuyo
Color Guard: Debbie Seeley, Sarah Pipkin
Drill Design: Paul Perniciaro

School:

Westmont HS

City:

Campbell

Band:

Westmont Warrior Marching Band

Director(s):

Dan Naylor

Musicians:

49

Auxiliary:

6

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

56

Class:

A

Program:

AFRICA - SIGHT, SOUND AND MOVEMENT
Movement 1: Oya
Movement 2: Ghana
Movement 3: Shango

Recent Awards:

First Place - Napa Vintage Band Festival

Instructional Staff:

Music: Christiana Mandler, Scott Gorman
Percussion: Lare Sanders, Brad Stell
Color Guard: Olyvia Jin, Dario Ramos
Visual Tech: Julianna Mandler

School:

Davis HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Davis High School Marching Band and Color Guard

Director(s):

Daniel Bryan

Musicians:

36

Auxiliary:

10

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

47

Class:

A

Program:

BUCKAROO BANSAI
Original music by Gary P. Gilroy, Dan Bryan and Paul Muncy

Recent Awards:

The Grace M. Davis High School Band and Color Guard were top 3 finishers in "A" Class at all competitions they entered last year, and finished 5th in Class "A" in their first year in competition at the WBA Championships in 2003. The Winter Drumline finished as a finalist at the WGI Fresno Regional, and the Guard and the Drumline attended the WGI World Championships for the first time in April 2004.

Instructional Staff:

Music & Visual Design: Daniel Bryan, Gary P. Gilroy, Paul Muncy, Gavin Bering, Hayle Tomquist
Music & Visual: Annie Armstrong, Heather Coons, Steve Martinez, Chris McCoy
Percussion: Paul Muncy, Blair Williams, Katie Stephonik
Color Guard: Hayley Tom(?), Leslie Hutsell
Music & Visual Consultant: Gavin Bering, Gary P. Gilroy

School:

Arroyo HS

City:

San Lorenzo

Band:

Marching Dons

Director(s):

Vernon Miyata

Musicians:

32

Auxiliary:

8

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

41

Class:

A

Program:

FOLK SONG MEDLEY - Ralph Vaughan Williams & Gustav Holst
KILLIAN - Clifton Williams
AULD LANG SYNE - traditional

Recent Awards:

After a one year hiatus, the Marching Dons are proud to be back in the WBA circuit. Currently in a rebuilding year, the Don's expect to return to the competitive ranks. The Instrumental Music Department has been invited to travel to Rome, Italy during spring break, and they look forward to an exciting year.

Instructional Staff:

Percussion Instructor: Arlene Miyata
Guard Instructor: Reyna Ambrose
Drill Design: Dave Leon
Band and Percussion Pit Arrangements: Vernon Miyata
Percussion Battery Arrangements: Ryan Stohs

School:

Gilroy HS

City:

Gilroy

Band:

Gilroy High School Mustang Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Joey Fortino

Musicians:

44

Auxiliary:

11

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

56

Class:

A

Program:

THE MASK OF ZORRO

Recent Awards:

WBA Championships Class A Champions 2002; Top 3 in Class A since 2001

Instructional Staff:

Visual: Dave Leon, Dennis Ortega, Dan Adams
Percussion: Bill Atwood, Jimmy Sergi, Johanna Miller
Guard: Jenny Spohr, Selena Armendariz

School:

Modesto HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Modesto High School Marching Band & Guard

Director(s):

Lewis Wilhelm

Musicians:

49

Auxiliary:

10

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

60

Class:

A

Program:

EL TORO
Music by Key Poulan

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Drill: Darren Stack, Wes Chefsarfoza, Phil Alexander, Rachel Orfz, Chris McCoy, Steve McInnes, Maribel Platocsa
Percussion: Willie, Josh, Eddie Montoya, Juan Gonzales
Guard: Sharon Garcia, Sonia Duarte

School:

Downey HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Thomas Downey High School Marching Blue Knights

Director(s):

Joanne Mizutani-Neuffer

Musicians:

37

Auxiliary:

6

Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

45

Class:

A

Program:

HOOK

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Marching: Yolands Grajeda, Tim Howard, Josh Zippincett
Guard: Pancho Guerrero, Matt Orante
Pit: Katie Steffanie
Percussion: Steve Martinez
Musical Arrangements: John Bliss
Percussion Arrangements: Paul Muncy
Visual Design: Mark Tillitson

School:

Ceres HS

City:

Ceres

Band:

The Royal Scarlet Brigade & Guard

Director(s):

Ric Campero

Musicians:

49

Auxiliary:

9

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

59

Class:

A

Program:

CIRQUE
Based on Cirque du Soleil

Recent Awards:

The Band placed 9th in the A division in 2003. The Winter Drumline were the 2004 CVGPC Champions.

Instructional Staff:

Horns: Mike Morales
Visual: Mark Tillitson
Percussion: Paul Muncy, Chris McKoy, Katie Steffanic
Guard: Erica Castro

School:

Live Oak HS

City:

Morgan Hill

Band:

The 2004 Emerald Regime Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Band: Greg Bergantz - Color Guard: Peter Gomes

Musicians:

47

Auxiliary:

13

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

61

Class:

AA

Program:

This year Emerald Regime performs all original music by Mike Rubino. The music is centered Thematically. TRAFFIC! The opener, "Traffic Jam," is followed by a brief percussion feature, "Turbo T," a beautiful ballad entitled, A walk down The Median, and the exciting closer, "Fury."

Recent Awards:

5th Annual Sierra Cup Classic 2003: Best Music, Best Marching/Movement A/AA • Gilroy High School Field Show Competition 2003: Sweepstakes Award A/AA • Live Oak Winterguard ERI, Jan. 31, 2004: First Place Class A

Instructional Staff:

Visual Design: Peter Gomes
Color Guard: Peter Gomes
Color Guard Instructional Staff: Chet Overstreet, Mitzi Bowles
Percussion: Ronny Johnston, Dana Guerin
Visual Staff: Adam Jenecks, Chris Borway, Mike Wolf, Josh Miller, Amanda Boardman, Michelle Soult, Lisa Blenn, Daemon williams

School:

Los Gatos HS

City:

Los Gatos

Band:

Los Gatos Wildcat Marching Band

Director(s):

Ryan Goodenaugh

Musicians:

57

Auxiliary:

20

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

78

Class:

AA

Program:

MEDUSA by Key Poulan, Leonard Bedoian and Shawn Glycle

Recent Awards:

2nd Place AA, Music Caption Award, Merced Preview of Champions, 2003 • 1st Place Cupertino Tournament of Bands, 2003 • Selected to perform at WBA Concert Band Festival, 2003

Instructional Staff:

Percussion: Ty Parker & Greg Messa
Guard: Jenny Wells & Sarah Norberg
Marching: Kelly Johnson
Pit: Robin Aglietti

School:

Valley Christian HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Valley Christian Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Troy Gunter, Jeff Wilson

Musicians:

64

Auxiliary:

20

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

85

Class:

AAA

Program:

WINDOWS TO THE HEART
Featuring the music of Morton Lauridsen, David Holsinger and Eric Hanson

Recent Awards:

Sweepstakes won in 2003 Class AA at Modesto Emerald Regime Invitational, Valley View's Crimson Classic and First Place at Logan • 2003 WBA Class AA Champions, Best Music, Best Visual, Best Percussion and Best General Effect • Symphonic Band selected to perform in 2004 WBA Band Festival in Long Beach.

Instructional Staff:

Color Guard Instructor: Kristi Ryan
Asst. Color Guard Instructor: Tracie Pernancio
Brass Instructor: Richard Punches
Percussion Staff: David Sankus, Tim Downer, Mark Passantino
Visual Staff: Todd Ryan, Mike Cherry

School:

Independence HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

76th Cavalry Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Kenneth Ponticelli

Musicians:

75

Auxiliary:

23

Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

100

Class:

AAA

Program:

THE ART OF WAR

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Ryan Schlieper, Joey Parez, Matthew Guthrie, Bradon McVeigh, Leo Sanchez, Mike Zerbini, Mona Lomboy, Danielle Musumeci, Lalonie Turner, Chris Walzberg, Mikey Akiyama, Keily Garcia, Chris Trujillo, Mario Lima

School:

Monta Vista HS

City:

Cupertino

Band:

Matador Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Jonathan Fey

Musicians:

66

Auxiliary:

25

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

92

Class:

AAA

Program:

THE TELL TALE HEART by Edgar Allen Poe
Music by Larry Clark, adapted by Jonathan Fey, percussion arrangements by Joaquin Gomez.

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Percussion: Joaquin Gomez, Jesse Enriquez, Keita Anayama
Color Guard: Kristen Burton, Daniella Johnston, Dario Ramos
Marching: Samantha Buckman, Keita Anayama, Jesse Enriquez
Music: Jonathan Fey, Ginger Kroft Barnetson

School:

Los Altos HS

City:

Los Altos

Band:

Eagle Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Ted Ferrucci

Musicians:

63

Auxiliary:

9

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

73

Class:

AAA

Program:

NEW CENTURY DAWN
Featuring New Century Dawn by David Gillingham, Lent From Dance Movements by Phillip Sparke, and Sun Catchers From Stained Glass by David Gillingham.

Recent Awards:

The Eagle Marching Band received Best Music in AA at the 2003 ERI • The Wind Ensemble regularly is awarded unanimous superior ratings at concert and sight reading festivals and was awarded a silver medal this past summer at the first annual London International Wind Band Festival.

Instructional Staff:

Drill design & Instruction: Leo Florendo
Color Guard Instructor: Misty Reese
Percussion Staff: Chris Ortega, Chuck King
Visual Staff: Dave Leon, Rick Peña
Music Arranger: Don Hill
Percussion Arrangements: Todd Sommer, Andy Soliman, Chuck King
Music Instructor: Larry Heck
Pit Instructor: Brian Sears
Drum Tech: Steven Dexter

School:

Fremont HS

City:

Sunnyvale

Band:

Firebird Marching Band

Director(s):

Joseph Kelly

Musicians:

58

Auxiliary:

21

Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

80

Class:

AAA

Program:

SINATRA
Featuring music made famous by Frank Sinatra, including "Luck be a Lady," "Me and My Shadow," and "My Way."

Recent Awards:

2003 WBA AA Finalist. 2004 CMEA Superior ratings for both the Concert and Symphonic Bands. 2004 Parade and Field winners at the Cupertino Tournament of Bands. The Firebird Band will be the Santa Escort Band for the San Jose Holiday Parade on December 5th.

Instructional Staff:

Music: Arranged by Joe Kelly & Corey Peterson
Percussion: Corey Peterson, John Vargo, Alexa Brooks, Peter Vargo, Zane Ho
Guard: Jesse Ponce, Jenn Loomis, Allegra Maruoka
Visual: Dave Leon, Andrew Amistoso, Dennis Ortega
Drill Design: Joe Kelly

School:

Santa Teresa HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Santa Teresa Marching Band

Director(s):

Julie Bounds

Musicians:

93

Auxiliary:

14

Drum Majors:

3

Total Members:

110

Class:

AAAA

Program:

"RITUAL" arranged by Todd Zimbelman
I-Incantation, II-Atonement, III-Consecration, IV-Evocation

Recent Awards:

-

Instructional Staff:

Music: Arranged by Todd Zimbelman
Visual Design: John Freeman
Visual Instructors: Andrew Amistoso, Andrew Hudock
Music Instructors: Craig Hirosuka, Erik Dabel
Percussion Instructors: Chris Virgilio, Aaron Souza, Audra McLean
Color Guard Instructors: Robert Imada, Kathleen Carruthers, Miwa Natsuki

School:

Oak Grove HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Oak Grove High School Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Chris & Teresa Moura

Musicians:

121

Auxiliary:

17

Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

140

Class:

AAAA

Program:

BAY CITY EXPERIENCE:
A Day in the Bay Area, Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco

Recent Awards:

The Oak Grove Marching Band & Color Guard has earned over 400 first place and sweepstakes awards in the past 25 years. In 2003 we earned the sweepstakes award at the James Logan Field Show and Live Oak Emerald Regime Invitational as well as 8th place overall at the WBA Championships for the 3A and 4A Finals Competition.

Instructional Staff:

Drill design: Todd Rian
Visual Instructors: Mike Zerbini, Ashley Donaldson, Samantha Krohn, Brian Alameda, Kenny Williams
Color Guard Staff: Teresa Moura, Suko Quan, Darlene Espejo, Lucia Rios, Samia Mooney
Percussion Instructors: Nate Bourg, DJ Catura, Alfredo Vega, Simon Cortez, Kyle Mensing, Alan Marnaril, Jason Hansen

School:

Evergreen Valley HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Evergreen Valley High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Jason Marshall

Musicians:

97

Auxiliary:

20

Drum Majors:

3

Total Members:

120

Class:

AAAA

Program:

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
Music by Hans Zimmer, arranged by Todd Zimbelman

Recent Awards:

Now in only their 2nd year of existence, the Evergreen Valley High School Marching Band has begun to establish a tradition of excellence. Already this season, the band has taken first place in division B at the Independence Field Show Competition. The band also took home 3rd place caption awards for Brass and Percussion.

Instructional Staff:

Visual Instructors: Robert Nieves, Rick Piña, Gabe Biser, Tim Tung, Anna Marshall, and Dave Luciani
Percussion Instructors: Nelvid Vidal, BJ Smith, Mario Lima, Sunil Baggai
Guard Instructors: Kanika Glendenning

School:

Leigh HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Leigh High School Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Chris Nalls
Percussion Director: Dave Sankus
Visual Director: Daemon Williams
Color Guard Director: Gregory Mar

Musicians:

142

Auxiliary:

39

Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

183

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

THE BLACK FOREST
Music composed and arranged by: John Meehan, Clint Matsen, Chris Nalls and Dave Sankus

Recent Awards:

2004 Sweepstakes winners of the Cupertino Tournament of Bands and the Independence Invitational.

Instructional Staff:

Drill Design: Jay Murphy
Visual Staff: Mike Hayes, Eric Hand, James Gerard, Anne Bragstad and Sean Lanoue
Color Guard Staff: Gina Duarte, Marco Chavez and Heather Buchanan
Percussion Staff: Dave Gomez, Josh Alfaro, Brynn Felix and Kent Cater
Music Staff: James Barany

School:

Lynbrook HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Lynbrook High School Viking Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

John Felder, Kristen Ann Jacobsen

Musicians:

170

Auxiliary:

40

Drum Majors:

4

Total Members:

214

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

UNITY - composed in three parts:
"Sit Down, Stand Up," by Radio-Head
"It's Not Up To You," by B'YORK
"MAH-ray KRIS-i-um" from IMAGINED OCEANS, by Karl Jenkins

Recent Awards:

The Viking Marching Band and Colorguard have won many awards and honors over the past few years. Lynbrook ensembles have performed at competitions and festivals in New York, Canada, Hawaii, England, Scotland and, most recently, he People's Republic of China.

Instructional Staff:

Visual: Michael Hayes
Auxiliaries: Roberto Tiscareno
Percussion: Tom Gierke
Colorguard: Ada Rivera
Marching: Lindsay Cordes, Sarah Arriola, Daniel Reuter
Field Percussion: Zack Morton
Pit Percussion: Aimee Lalana
Drill Designer: Josh Garbarino
Music Arrangers: David Reeves, horns; Tom Gierke, percussion

School:

Logan HS (Exhibition)

City:

Union City

Band:

James Logan Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Ramiro Barrera, Ken Karlin, Tony Lanzino, Vince Oliver

Musicians:

218

Auxiliary:

70

Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

290

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

WIND DANCES
Music inspired by Holst (Mars) and Stravinsky (Firebird) 
Music Arranged by Vince Oliver
Percussion Arrangements by Murray Gusseck
Drill Design by Scott Chandler

Recent Awards:

Golden State Tournament of Bands AAA/AAAA Sweepstakes Champions, 2003 • WBA Championships AAA/AAAA Sweepstakes Champions, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997 • Performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, 2003 • Performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1999

Instructional Staff:

Color Guard: Scott Chandler, Dave Meikle, Jon Aguiar, Kristin Freeman, Janelle Yuen, Clint Puckett
Marching Staff: Paul Lynch, Derrick Asagra, Jon Amistoso, Jon Michels, Ian Francisco
Percussion Staff: Murray Gusseck, Zach Morton, Rudy Garcia, Ryan Odello, Leo Sanchez, Stan Muncie
Music Staff: Marisa Barrera, Steve Sanchez, Nathan Wong, Jeff Ortega, Tomas Banuelos