Champion of Champions 2023 Performance Program
9:15 AM
High School: Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, MO
Band: Harrisburg High School Marching Band
Director(s): Kevin Fearn
Assistant Director(s):Haydan Fearn
Staff: Jessica Ruud - Colorguard
Drum Major(s): Clayton Wilson, Glory Whitaker
Soloist(s): Izabella Twenter-Savvenas (flute), Jack Harms (tenor sax)
Program Title: Paranormal
9:30 AM
High School: Clinton High School, Clinton, MO
Band: Clinton High School Pride Band
Director(s): Pat Miles
Assistant Director(s): Katie Klinksick
Staff: Todd DesCombes - Percussion Tech, Christy Ortiz - Color Guard Coach
Drum Major(s): Kaydith Maddox, Sam Boffman
Soloist(s): Alex Markum (mellophone)
Program Title: El Diablo de las Lomas
9:45 AM
High School: Jefferson City High School, Jefferson City, MO
Band: Jefferson City High School Marching Jay Band
Director(s): Jenna Lechner
Assistant Director(s): Andrew Marjamaa, Chris Isom
Staff: Mona Scott - Color Guard, Preston McClain - Drumline, Alex Featherston - Brass Tech
Drum Major(s): Brownleigh Collier, Will Carroll, Logan Wilson
Soloist(s): Evan Welschmeyer, Liam Sovanski, Kali Schepers, Megan Dierking, Andora Reichel
Program Title: In the Mirror
Musical Selections: Man In the Mirror, Reflections of Earth: Celebration, Shadowplay
10:15 AM
High School: Hazelwood West High School, Hazelwood, MO
Band: Hazelwood West Marching Wildcats
Director(s): Aaron Jackson
Assistant Director(s): Kimberly Jackson
Staff: Maria Graham
Drum Major(s): Joseph Viviano; Trey Fields, assistant drum major
Program Title: Eclipse: The Music of Cirque du Soleil
Musical Selections: Distorted, Ka: Flight; Urban
JUDGES BREAK
10:45 AM
High School: Wentzville Liberty High School, St. Louis, MO
Band: Eagle Regiment
Director(s): Sarita Magno-Parsons
Assistant Director(s): Angelete Frein
Staff: KC Starr, Jayden Jaeger, Patrick Slifer, Helen Tolcou
Drum Major(s): Payton Grotewiel, Leilani Green
Program Title: If I Only Had a Heart
11:00 AM
Band: Tiger Pride Marching Band
High School: Waynesville High School, Waynesville, MO
Director(s): Jared Sabatasso
Assistant Director(s): Andrew Tiefenbrunn, Chance Inman, Nathan Gargus
Staff: Bailey Poncia - Colorguard Director, Nathan Gargus - Percussion Director
Drum Major(s): Alivia Seibert, Cassandra Plummer
Soloist(s): Jennifer Boyd (trumpet), Seth Steuck (alto saxophone), MacKenzie Colgan (clarinet), Angela Murphy (flute)
Program Title: STAINED
11:15 AM
High School: Capital City High School, Jefferson City, MO
Band: The Pride of Capital City
Director(s): Kevin Blair
Assistant Director(s): Ryan McFall, Richard Williams
Staff: Chelsea Rackers - Guard, Kevin Pierce - Front Ensemble
Drum Major(s): Kendall Sapp, Onyx Morgan
Program Title: Aurora
Musical Selections: "Aurora" - Luke McMillan, "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins, "Rewrite the Stars" from the Greatest Showman
11:30 AM
High School: Battle High School, Columbia, MO
Band: Battle High School Marching Band
Director(s): Kim Foley, Marc Lewis, Bob Thalhuber
Staff: Samantha Kiethline, Austin Kent, Grayson Smallen, Mitch Canote, Jeff White
Drum Major(s): Samantha Mullins, Ethan Cooper
Soloist(s): Avery Haner (flute), Parker Hardesty (clarinet)
Program Title: Pink
Musical Selections: "Finale" from Carnival of The Animals by Camille Saint Saens; "A Mis Abuelos" by Arturo Sandoval; "Just Give Me A Reason" by P!nk
11:45 AM
High School: Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO
Band: Emerald Regiment
Director(s): Patrick Sullivan
Assistant Director(s): Cooper Smith
Staff: Sydney Forck, Amanda Greenbacker-Mitchell, Darren Long, Mac McPike, Jeff White, Lane Oaks
Drum Major(s): Alexis Doebelin, Yasmine Green, Ruby Hord, Jillian Lybeck-Brown
Soloists: Yasmine Green (flute), Erica Mallott (flute), Alexis Doebelin (horn)
Program Title: Seasons of Joy
Musical Selections: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, “Joyride,” by Michael Markowski, “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi, and “Black Hole Sun,” by Chris Cornell and Soundgarden
12:00 PM
High School: Hickman High School, Columbia, MO
Band: Hickman High School Marching Band
Director(s): Denis Swope, Tom Sweeney
Staff: Julie Swope, Jeff Moorman, Kyle Donnelly, Jacob Shakelton, Sean Pfuhl, Jennifer Randolph, Hannah Sinek, Christian Witte, Riley Berens
Drum Major(s): Elizabeth Dorman, Dylan Torales-Berta
Soloist(s): Haley Carrier, Hailey Mitchell, Charlotte Struckhoff, Trina Blumberg, Emmitt Wright
Program Title: The Hive
Musical Selections: Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Music from “The Swarm”, ABBA’s Honey-Honey, The Flower Duet from the Opera Lakme (Lockmay), and Flight of the Bumble Bee
12:15 PM
High School: Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, NE
Band: Marching Thunderbirds
Director(s): Marques Eckhoff, Jason Pentico
Drum Major(s): Abby Schmidt, Ethan Arul
Soloist(s): Katie Crick, Chloe Smith, Ollie Faltin, Elijah Babbit, Chris Nelson, Jacki Petrow
Program Title: Dreams are the Playgrounds for Unicorns
Musical Selections: Enchantress, My Little Pony, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Pegasus
Marching Mizzou Exhibition - 12:30PM
PRELIMS AWARDS CEREMONY - 12:45 PM
LUNCH BREAK
Finals Band 1 - 2:30 PM
Finals Band 2 - 2:45 PM
Finals Band 3 - 3:00 PM
Finals Band 4 - 3:15 PM
Finals Band 5 - 3:30 PM
Finals Band 6 - 3:45 PM
JUDGES BREAK
Finals Band 7 - 4:30 PM
Finals Band 8 - 4:45 PM
Finals Band 9 - 5:00 PM
Finals Band 10 - 5:15 PM
Finals Band 11 - 5:30 PM