School:

Clayton Valley HS

City:

Concord

Band:

Eagle Marching Band

Director(s):

Mundy Viar (mundyviar@aol.com)

# Musicians:

30

# Auxiliary:

9

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

40

Class:

A

Program:

"The Ultimate Dream" featuring the American music of Duke Ellington, Michael McDonald, Joe Garland & Buddy Johnson

Recent Awards:

1st Place Percussion & Color Guard 2004 Lincoln Championships
1st Place Percussion 2004 Folsom Fall Festival
1st Place Color Guard 2004 Independence Show
2002 & 2003 WBA Class A Finalist

Instructional Staff:

Color Guard Coordinator - Debbie Seeley
Percussion - Andrew Kahl & Beth Wiesendanger
Marching - Andy Vorpahl & Patrick Malabuyo

School:

Highlands HS

City:

North Highlands

Band:

Highlands High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Jorge Muñoz (jorgemunoz@grant.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

30

# Auxiliary:

12

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

43

Class:

A

Program:

Pioneer Town

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Color Guard - Kim Journey, Carl Newberry
Percussion - Kenny Kemp, Greg Stayner
Visual - Melissa Mitchell

School:

Grace Davis HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Spartan Warrior Band

Director(s):

Daniel Bryan (davisband@aol.com)

# Musicians:

37

# Auxiliary:

12

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

50

Class:

A

Program:

"X!" original music by Key Poulan, Shaun Glyde & Dan Bryan

Recent Awards:

Davis High School Marching Band & Color Guard won the 2003 A Class Championships at the Sierra Cup Classic and the 2004 A Class Champions at the Live Oak Show
The Drumline and Percussion Ensemble have been WGI regional finalists since 2003

Instructional Staff:

Winds and Percussion - Paul Muncy, Steve Martinez, Jared Pierce, Vincent Vasquez and Anthony Burns
Color Guard - Hayley Ralston and Heather Coons
Directors - Key Poulan, Jeff Fackler, Shawn Glyde and Dan Bryan

School:

Ceres HS

City:

Ceres

Band:

Ceres High School Band & Guard

Director(s):

Ric Campero (rcampero@ceres.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

42

# Auxiliary:

12

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

56

Class:

A

Program:

"Paso Doble" aka, Double Pass Through The Plaza

Recent Awards:

The Band & Guard have been past regional winners
Percussion have been past "A" Champions

Instructional Staff:

Music - Ric Campero
Visual - Mark Tillotson
Percussion - Chris McCoy
Guard - Eric Castro
Percussion & Pit Techs - Giancarlos Delgado, Andrew Lopez, Jeremy Robinson, Ashley Briar, Katie Steffanic
Visual Techs - Dania Tinajero, Art Miller, Eric Martin
Guard Techs - Carly Battenman, Danielle Mullany, Becky Sanchez, Liz Mlady

School:

Downey HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Thomas Downey High School Marching Blue Knights

Director(s):

Joanne Mizutani-Neuffer (neuffer.j@monet.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

37

# Auxiliary:

10

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

48

Class:

A

Program:

Dvorak - The New World Symphony

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Marching - Yolanda Grajeda, Tim Howard
Percussion - Steve Martinez
Brass - Paul Neuffer
Color Guard - Matt Orante and Davianne Wetstein
Visual - Mark Tillitson
Percussion Arrangements - Paul Muncy
Band Arrangements - John Bliss

School:

Westmont HS

City:

Campbell

Band:

Westmont Warrior Marching Band

Director(s):

Dan Naylor (dnaylor@cuhsd.org)

# Musicians:

48

# Auxiliary:

8

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

57

Class:

A

Program:

The Outsider: Music of A Perfect Circle

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Visual - Christiana Mandler, Juliana Mandler
Music - Scot Gorman
Drill Design & Percussion - Lane Sanders
Pit - Katie Dunbar
Auxiliary - Kathryn Linder

School:

Gilroy HS

City:

Gilroy

Band:

Mustang Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Joey Fortino (jfortino@gusd.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

43

# Auxiliary:

9

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

53

Class:

A

Program:

Chronometry, music by Key Poulan

Recent Awards:

2001 Class A WBA Champions

Instructional Staff:

Visual Program - Sean Lanoie and Daemon Williams
Percussion - Kirk Berkland, Andoni Bundros and Alissa Eves
Auxiliary - Amy Wright and Elaina Fierro

School:

Live Oak HS

City:

Morgan Hill

Band:

Live Oak High School Emerald Regime Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Band: Greg Bergantz (gbergantz@gmail.com)
Color Guard: Chet Overstreet

# Musicians:

44

# Auxiliary:

15

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

60

Class:

AA

Program:

The Emerald Regime performs music from the film score of NATIONAL TREASURE, composed by Trevor Rabin, arranged by Greg Bergantz, Matt Ring and Dana Guerin. The field show drill is written by Peter Gomez.

Recent Awards:

WBA "AA" Champions, 2004
Gilory Band Festival 2003: Sweepstakes, Best Auxiliary, Best Music, Best GE.

Instructional Staff:

Instructional Staff - Adam Janecka - Head, Chris Borway, Mike Wolf, Josh Miller, Rachel Grunsky, Marty Quintal
Color Guard Director - Chet Overstreet, Design - Peter Gomez
Technical instruction and Choreography - Emily Mavroudis, Carol Abohatab - Choreographer
Percussion - Matt Ring, Enrique Rojas - Drum Line, Dana Guerin - Pit

School:

Modesto HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Modesto High School Marching Band & Guard

Director(s):

Lewis Wilhelm (wilhelm.l@monet.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

49

# Auxiliary:

11

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

61

Class:

AA

Program:

West Side!

Recent Awards:

The 2004 Modesto High School Band and Guard went undefeated last season in WBA competition. They are the 2004 Sierra Cup Sweepstakes winner for the A/AA/AAA Class and the 2004 Western Band Association A Class Champions!

Instructional Staff:

Music composed by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Book written by Cameron Spenser and Willie Meagher
Director - Lewis Wilhelm
Drill Design - Darren Stack
Guard Choreography - Shavon Garcia
Visual Staff - Darren Stack, Chriss Arriola, David Tinajero, Art Miller, Melinda Ortiz, Phil Alexander
Percussion Staff - Cameron Spenser, Willie Meagher, Steve McBerny, Giancarlos Delgado - Braun
Music - Joe Haworth, Chris McCoy
Guard - Matt Orenta

School:

Los Gatos HS

City:

Los Gatos

Band:

Los Gatos Wildcat Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Ryan Goodenaugh (rgoodenough@lghs.net)

# Musicians:

60

# Auxiliary:

21

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

82

Class:

AAA

Program:

"The Colors of Ascension"
based on the music, "Dante's Divine Comedy," by Robert W. Smith

Recent Awards:

1st Place AA, Music Caption Award - Merced Preview of Champions 2004
3rd Place Overall for Color Guard - Cupertino Tournament of Bands 2004
1st Place AA, Music, General Effect, Percussion Awards - Gilroy 2004
1st Place AA, Music, General Effect, Percussion, Visual Awards - Live Oak 2004

Instructional Staff:

Visual - Michael Hayes, Lindsay Cordea, Brian Meidinger, Nicole Secula
Percussion - Zak Morton, Greg Messa, Katie Miano
Color Guard - Sarah Norberg, Shelby Barnes
Music Arranger - Frank Wyant
Drill Designer - Chris Williams

School:

Arroyo Grande HS

City:

Arroyo Grande

Band:

Arroyo Grande High School Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Adam Wilke (awilke@verizon.net)

# Musicians:

75

# Auxiliary:

15

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

91

Class:

AAA

Program:

"Reflections" - The music of Sam Hazo

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Visual - Shelly Brantigan, Chris Williams
Percussion - Harrison Wolfen, Paul Cunningham, Rob Rodriguez
Guard - Carissa Bennett and Maria Lee
Musical - Neal Jansen
Arrangements - Adam Wilke and Dr. Gary P. Gilroy

School:

Los Altos HS

City:

Los Altos

Band:

Eagle Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Ted Ferrucci (ted.ferrucci@mvla.net)

# Musicians:

59

# Auxiliary:

14

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

74

Class:

AAA

Program:

Journey to Kashmir - The Music of Led Zeppelin
Featuring: Kashmir, Stairway to Heaven and When The Levee Breaks

Recent Awards:

2004 WBA Championships AAA Finalist
2004 Golden State Tournament of Bands A-AAA "Sweepstakes"

Instructional Staff:

Drill Design and Instruction - Leo Florendo
Percussion Arrangements - Zak Morton and Ted Ferrucci
Music Instruction - Larry Heck
Visual Staff - Jason Kneebone, Nicole Secula and Diane Koh
Percussion Staff - Chuck King, Chris Ortega and Steven Dexter
Guard Staff - Kathryn Linder and Jane Guyette

School:

Johansen HS

City:

Modesto

Band:

Johansen High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Sonora Mello (mello.s@monet.k12.ca.us)

# Musicians:

50

# Auxiliary:

20

# Drum Majors:

---

Total Members:

70

Class:

AAA

Program:

"Right Now"

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Natalie Miller, Blair Williams, Phil Strangio, Eddie Drear, Courtney Mummert, Tutonka Pierce

School:

Fremont HS

City:

Sunnyvale

Band:

Firebird Marching Band

Director(s):

Joseph Kelly (joseph_kelly@fuhsd.org)

# Musicians:

61

# Auxiliary:

17

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

79

Class:

AAA

Program:

Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich

Recent Awards:

2003 and 2004 WBA Finalist. The Firebird Band will participate at the San Diego Holiday Bowl activities, December 26-29, 2005.

Instructional Staff:

Marching & Design - Dave Leon, Dennis Ortega, Andrew Amistoso
Guard - Jesse Ponce, Jenn Loomis, Allegra Marvoka, Grazyl Oliver
Percussion - Corey Peterson, John Vargo, Alexa Brooks, Zane Ho
Woodwinds - Warren Scott
Music arranged by Joe Kelley
Percussion arranged by Corey Peterson

School:

Valley Christian HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Valley Christian Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Troy Gunter (tgunter@valleychristian.net)
Jeff Wilson (jwilson@valleychristian.net)

# Musicians:

67

# Auxiliary:

23

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

91

Class:

AAA

Program:

"Dreams May Come..."
The night is filled with many things, a young girl's dreams may be frightening, adventurous or fun. From midnight to sunrise, what will come? A chase, a nightmare or soaring to the sun.

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Visual Staff - Todd and Kristi Ryan, Lisa Avilla Weston, Mike Cherry, Kyle Meiers, Ashley Bogue, Richard Punches, Brandyn Bettencourt
Percussion Staff - Tim Downer, Mark Passantino, Chris Virgilio

School:

Independence HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

76th Cavalry Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Kenneth Ponticelli (kpont2112@aol.com)

# Musicians:

72

# Auxiliary:

19

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

93

Class:

AAA

Program:

This year the Cavalry Band is happy to present our version of the Firwbird legend. The music of Tchaikowsky, Mussorgsky, Grieg, Holst and Stravinsky provide the sound track for the Firebirds. Life, Death and Rebirth.

Recent Awards:

A-AA-AAA Sweepstakes at 2004 Live Oak Invitational
1st Place AAA at 2004 Gilroy and James Logan Invitationals
3rd Place A-AA-AAA Finals at 2004 WBA Championships

Instructional Staff:

Visual - Ryan Schlieper, Joey Perez, Mathew Guthrie, Brandon McVeigh, Dave Luciani, Mike Zerbini
Guard - Mona Schlieper, Danielle Musumeci, Mikey Akiyama, Laloni Turner, Burt, Holly Medellin
Percussion - Kelly Garcia, Jon Vargo, Peter Vargo, Chris Trujillo

School:

Evergreen Valley HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Cougar Marching Band

Director(s):

James Barany (baranyj@esuhsd.org)

# Musicians:

88

# Auxiliary:

14

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

104

Class:

AAAA

Program:

To Tame the Perilous Skies

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Drill Design & Visual Caption - Rick Pina
Percussion Caption - Chris Trujillo
Color Guard Caption - Eric Castro
Pit Instructor - BJ Smith
Woodwind Tech - Scott Pierson
Visual Techs - Tim Tung, Wildon Lacro, Misty Reese, Heather Barany
Percussion Techs - Mark Bennet, Rob van Loben Sels, Cari Swegles

School:

Santa Teresa HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Santa Teresa Marching Band

Director(s):

Julie Bounds (stmusicteacher@yahoo.com)

# Musicians:

81

# Auxiliary:

14

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

97

Class:

AAAA

Program:

Tango

Recent Awards:

The Santa Teresa Bands have recieved several superior performance awards in a variety of categories at festivals throughout the state of California. The marching band won first place and all captions at the Emerald Regime Classic last season. All three Santa Teresa Concert Bands recieved a rating of Superior at the CMEA festivals last year. The award winning Jazz Band finished third place at the 2005 Reno Jazz Festival and the winter percussion ensemble finished in the top 5 at the WGI Fresno Regional Competition. The Santa Teresa Band Program is recoginzed as one of the fastest growing band programs in the Silicon Valley.

Instructional Staff:

Music Arrangers - Todd Zimbelman, Julie Bounds, & Micah Brusse
Visual Design - Todd Ryan
Assistant Director - Andrew Amistoso
Winds & Marching Staff - Erik Dabel, Thomas Woo, James Rafferty, Alex Martinez, Austin Hartman, Adam Schmidt, Pedro Sanchez, Austin Stankus, Alyssa Ross, Adam Nelson, Andy Hudock

School:

Leigh HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Leigh High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Chris Nalls (cnalls@cuhsd.org)

# Musicians:

132

# Auxiliary:

44

# Drum Majors:

3

Total Members:

179

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

October Skies

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Music by Eric Whitacre, David Sankus, Chris Nalls and John Meehan
Drill Design by Jay Murphy
Musical Director - David Sankus
Visual Director - Daemon Williams
Color Guard Director - Gregory Mar
Musical Staff - Travis Gould, Roland Garceau
Visual Staff - Gary Butera, Eric Hand, Sean Lanoie, Jason Kneebone
Percussion Staff - Dave Gomez, Ty Lim, Anne Bragstad, Zak Morton, Brynn Felix
Guard Staff - Gina Duarte, Marco Chavez, Jillian Powers, Carol Abohatab

School:

Oak Grove HS

City:

San Jose

Band:

Oak Grove High School Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Chris Moura (mourac@esuhsd.org)
Teresa Moura

# Musicians:

138

# Auxiliary:

24

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

164

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

One's Truth is Another's Conspiracy - An original composition by Key Poulan
Paranoia, Investigation/Interrogation, Revelation
Have you ever felt that something strange was afoot?

Recent Awards:

The Oak Grove High School Marching Band and Color Guard will be representing the United States in the London New Year's Day Parade this January. Also, this January they will be the first marching band from the United States ever to perform in the Night of Kings Parade in Madrid, Spain.

Instructional Staff:

Music by Key Poulan, Shawn Glyde and Dan Bryan
Drill Design by Mike Zerbini
Marching - Mike Zerbini, Ashley Donaldson, Samantha Krohn, Kenny Williams, Brian Alameda, Nick Guth
Color Guard - Teresa Moura, Sukoa Quan, Ada Riveria
Percussion - Alfredo Vega, Kohei Mizushima, Kyle Mensing, Jason Hansen, Leah Mamaril

School:

Saratoga HS

City:

Saratoga

Band:

Saratoga High School Marching Band

Director(s):

Michael Boitz (michael.boitz@saratogahigh.org)
Patrick Neddersen

# Musicians:

160

# Auxiliary:

18

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

180

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

The Wind and the Lion - arranged by Jay Bocook, Ralph Hardimon and Kohei Mizushima
I. Wind and the Lion
II. I Remember
III. Raisuli Attacks and Finale

Recent Awards:

The Marching Band at Saratoga High enters 5 competitions annually in addition to local community functions and all home football games. The Music Department offers a major touring experience to students once every 3-4 years and has traveled most recently to Austria, Switzerland and Germany for international festivals during the summer of 2003. During the summer of 2006, the SHS Music Department will travel "down under" to Australia for a major youth music festival at the Sydney Opera House.

Instructional Staff:

Percussion Staff - Tom Gierke, Kohei Mizushima, Allen Mamaril, Stephen Urata
Color Guard Staff - Dario Ramos, Katherine Green
Visual Music & Alumni Staff - Jeffery Verson, Ryuta Saka, Andrew Kao, Roger Tsai

School:

Clovis West HS

City:

Fresno

Band:

Golden Eagle Marching Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Allan Kristensen (allankristensen@cusd.com)
Dave Lesser

# Musicians:

109

# Auxiliary:

20

# Drum Majors:

1

Total Members:

130

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

ChanocKaley - Where East Meets West

Recent Awards:

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Instructional Staff:

Drill Design - Jay Murphy
Music Coordinator - Shawn Glyde
Percussion Arranger & Caption Head - Eric Melson
Percussion Technician - Jason Burroughs
Guard Caption Head - Kyla Smith
Guard Technician - Camie Cheverry, Gloria Curasco & Stephanie Owen
Visual Coordinator & Band Manager - Richard Delgado

School:

Homestead HS

City:

Cupertino

Band:

Homestead High School Marching Band

Director(s):

John Burn (john_burn@fuhsd.org)
Travis Gould

# Musicians:

130

# Auxiliary:

25

# Drum Majors:

3

Total Members:

158

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

"Reflections" music by Richard Saucedo
including Windsprints and Persistence by Richard Saucedo

Recent Awards:

In 2004, The Homestead Marching Band took first in their division twice and the Color Guard came in first place at the Foothill Band Review in Pleasanton. The Homestead Music Program consists of advanced placement music theory, 3 choirs, a 60 member orchestra, 3 concert bands, jazz ensemble, a winter percussion ensemble and a "WGI Bound" winterguard.

Instructional Staff:

Color Guard Staff - Robert Imada, Diane Corbet, Sharon Gordon, Daniell Nelson
Percussion Staff - Ercan Erman, Lane Army, Traci Tsukida
Music & Marching Staff - Dave Lewis, Rod Dunhan, Jeff Kohcer, Amanda Wilson, Justin Chase
Drill Design - Todd Ryan

School:

Logan HS (Exhibition)

City:

Union City

Band:

James Logan Band & Color Guard

Director(s):

Ramiro Barrera (ramiro_barrera@nhusd.k12.ca.us)
Ken Karlin
Tony Lanzino
Patricia Hurtado
Brian Sears

# Musicians:

230

# Auxiliary:

60

# Drum Majors:

2

Total Members:

292

Class:

AAAAA

Program:

The Secret Garden

Recent Awards:

2004 WBA 4A/5A Sweepstakes Champions

Instructional Staff:

Wind Arrangements by Vince Oliver
Percussion Arrangements by Murry Gusseck & Tom Gierke
Drill Design by Scott Chandler
Color Guard Choreography by Mark Metzger