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1971

Directors: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
How the West Was Won
Battle Hymn of the Republic
My Country Tis of Thee
American Salute
How the West Was Won (Reprise)
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
Southern NENC Atlanta

1971 Interesting Fact: Mr. Hull’s 1970 Two Rivers HS Band was the Contest of Champions Grand Champion and TN State Champion. Two Rivers HS was closed in 1971 and replaced by the new McGavock HS. In essence, McGavock was the defending COC/TN Champs in its first year of existence!

1972
Director: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
Salute to Richard Wagner:
Die Valkyrie
Gotterdamerung
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Ratings all Marching Festivals
Orange Bowl Parade Miami

1972 Interesting Fact: This band turned heads at COC by playing a totally different show in finals than it had in prelims. This led to a new COC rule, stipulating that a band must play the same show in both prelims and finals.

1973
Director: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
Fanfare for Freedom
Chester
American Overture
Appalachian Spring
Fanfare for the Common Man
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Rating all Marching Festivals

1973 Interesting Fact: Use of asymmetrical drill, residual blocks and a corner field exit were considered cutting edge at the time.

1974
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
Selections from the musical “Paint Your Wagon”
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Rating all Marching Festivals
Mexican Band Festival – Mexico City

1974 Interesting Fact: Show featured a challenging “wagon wheel” that folded into a company front.

1975
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
Salute to George Gershwin:
Strike Up The Band
Porgy and Bess
Rhapsody in Blue
I’ve Got Rhythm Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
TN State Marching Festival – Large Class Champions

1975 Interesting Fact: This was the first year that 4 bands were selected for COC finals. Previously, only the top two were called back.

1976
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
An American in Paris
Brandenburg Concerto #2
Magic To Do from “Pippin”
Orange Blossom Special
Valley of the Dolls
Contest of Champions Finalist – 3rd Place Honorable Mention
TN State Marching Champions
Columbia Invitational – Large Class Champions
Disney World Parade – Orlando

1976 Interesting Fact: Closing set of An American in Paris was probably the first use of an arc in McGavock drill.

1977
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Glenn Davis
Scream
Hary Janos Suite
Something’s Coming from “West Side Story”
Chase the Clouds Away
Contest of Champions Finalist – 5th Place
TN State Marching Champions

1977 Interesting Fact: This was the last year the band had majorettes in its contest show.

1978
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Brad Kinney
Fanfare and Allegro
English Dances
Celebration Suite Part 1
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
Tournament of Roses Parada – Pasadena, CA

1978 Interesting Facts: This was the first year 9th graders marched with the McGavock Band; consequently, the band grew substantially in size to about 180. This was also the first time the band had 2 drum majors. Future McDirector Jeff Beckman was a senior and the Marching Band Captain.

1979
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Brad Kinney
Overture to a New Era
If You Leave Me Now
Misturada
St. Thomas
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
Vanderbilt Open – Grand Champions
Music City Invitational – Grand Champions
Great American Concert Band Competition – Orlando
Selected as one of America’s 10 best HS bands by National Band Association

1979 Interesting Facts: McGavock won the first-ever MCI… a contest it would begin hosting seven years later with the close of DuPont HS.

1980
Directors: Brad Kinney & Larry Baskin
Fanfare for Freedom
First Time
Samba Nova
Free Again
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
N. Kentucky Marching Contest – Reserve Grand Champions

1980 Interesting Fact: After eight years of winning the Governor’s Cup, McGavock actually finished behind two TN bands (Franklin and Columbia).

1981
Directors: Brad Kinney & Larry Baskin
Danse Infernale from “Firebird Suite”
My Funny Valentine
Song for My Son
New Country
The Music Will Not End
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
N. Kentucky Marching Contest – Reserve Grand Champions
Columbia Invitational – Challenge Cup

1981 Interesting Fact: McGavock’s show closed with its signature “Music Was My First Love” for the fourth straight year. This was also the last year of the “Q-Tip” hats.

1982
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug Rogers
Scream Revisited
We’re All Alone
Kafka
St. Thomas
Pieces of Dreams
Contest of Champions Grand Champions
TN State Marching Champions
Columbia Invitational – Grand Champions
Music City Invitational – Grand Champions

1982 Interesting Facts: The 1982 McGavock Band won COC with a record high score of 191, which lasted until 1990. Remarkably, it was the first Tennessee band to win since 1972 (also McGavock). It managed to do all this despite 50% turnover in membership from the previous year, a staff entirely under the age of 30, and massive drill rewrites after band camp.

1983
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug Rogers
Entr’acte
Making Love
Jellicle Ball from “Cats”
Root Beer Rag
It Might Be You
Cats Reprise
Contest of Champions Finalist – 4th Place
Music City Invitational – Grand Champion

1983 Interesting Fact: The 1983 drum solo featured a large number of the wind players running off the field to play mallet instruments.

1984
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug Rogers
Nutville
Mahogany
New York Afternoon
St. Thomas
Believe in Me
Cats
Contest of Champions – 14th Place

1984 Interesting Fact: This is the only McGavock band to compete at COC and not make finals. That includes 1971-1974 when finals had only 2 bands.

1985
Directors: Larry Baskin & Rick Murphy
4th Movement from “Divergents”
Eleanor Rigby
3rd Movement from “Four Scottish Dances”
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist – 8th Place

1985 Interesting Fact: The 1985 McGavock Band sported new “cadet style” uniforms – only the second uniform in the band’s history. They would be replaced just one year later (due to fitting problems) with the two-front uniforms that were worn until 1995.

1986
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff Beckman
Fanfare & Allegro by Clifton Williams
Midnight in Miami
Ilia’s Theme from “Star Trek – The Motion Picture”
Exerpts from “The Red Pony” by Copland
Contest of Champions Finalist – 3rd Place Honorable Mention
BOA Grand National Finalist – 9th Place
BOA Jonesboro, AR Regional – 2nd Place

1986 Interesting Facts: This band grew by 40 members over the previous year due to the closing of DuPont HS. The jump from 8th to 3rd is also the biggest year-over-year improvement in placement at COC in McGavock’s history. This year’s drill was the first McGavock show that didn’t contain a single symmetrical (mirror-image) set.

1987
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff Beckman
Musical Selections from The Wonderful World of Disney
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
BOA Grand National Finalist – 6th Place
BOA Terre Haute, IN Regional – 6th Place

1987 Interesting Fact: Finishing 6th in the nation, the most highly decorated McGavock band in history was also one of the most crowd-pleasing – it received full standing ovations at both COC and Grand Nationals.

1988
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff Beckman
Selections from The Sound of Music
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
BOA Grand National Finalist – 10th Place

1988 Interesting Fact: Instead of marching off to a drum cadence, the 1988 McGavock band departed the field playing “So Long, Farewell.”

1989
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff Beckman
The American West
Silverado, Magnificent Seven, Hoedown from Rodeo,
Yellow rose of Texas, Deep in the Heart of Texas,
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
Vanderbilt Champs

1990
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Joe Jones and Mark Collins
A Nautical Tribute
Anchors Aweigh, Popeye, Drunken Sailor,
Navy Hymn, Victory at Sea.
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
SE BOA Champs,
10th at Nationals,
Vanderbilt Champs

1991
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Joe Jones and Nola Jones
A Winter Celebration
White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Carol of the Bells,
Silent Night, Russian Christmas Music.
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
SE BOA Finalist

1992
Directors: Jeff Beckman & Nola Jones
Wonderful World of Disney 2
When You wish upon a Star, Zippadeedooda,
Under the Sea, It’s a Small World, Reprise.
Contest of Champions FInalist in 4th Place

1993
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Nola Jones and Erich Zimmerman
A Passport to Russia
Festive Overture by Shostakovich
Rachmaninoff Portrait
Sabre Dance by Katchaturian
Firebird Finale by Stravinsky
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA MIDwest Finalist,
Emerald Coast FL Invitational Champs

1994
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Nola Jones and Erich Zimmerman
An Evening at the Opera
I Pagliacci by Leoncavello
Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
Nessun Dorma by Puccini
Baccanale by Saint-Saens
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions
Vanderbilt Champs
Winner of the Sousa Foundation’s Suddler Shield

1995
The Music of Great Britain
Greensleeves by Vaughn Williams
First Suite in Eb by Holst
Enigma Variation No. 8 by Elgar
Irish Tune from County Derry by Grainger
Second Suite in F “Dargazon” by Holst
Contest of Champions Finalist,
BOA SE Regional Champions at Georgia Dome

1996
French Impressions
La Mer mvt. 3 by Debussy
Fettes from Nocturnes by Debussy
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Fossils from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens
Bacchanal from Sampson and Delilah by Saint-Saens
BOA SE Regional Champions at GA DOME,
National Semifinalist in 12th
Vanderbilt Champs,
WGI Friendship Cup
Mid South Champion

1997
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Debbie Burton and Chuck Lyons
Sir Malcolm Arnold’s Little Suite No.2 for Orchestra
Overture
Ballad
Dance
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions, TN Governors Cup Winner
BOA Gand National Finalist in 9th place,
BOA Regional Runner up at St. Louis,
BOA Atlanta 3rd Place,
WGI Friendship Cup Mid South Champion

1998
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Debbie Burton and Chuck Lyons
Through Countless Halls of Air by Francis W. McBeth
Daedalus and Icarus First Flight
Kitty Hawk, High Flight
BeeGee and the Blackbird Final Flight
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions, TN Governors Cup Winner
BOA Atlanta Regional Finalist (7th),
Vanderbilt Champs,
WGI Mid South Champs

1999
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Debbie Burton and Joel Mason
Grand Russian and Italian Opera
Overture from Russlan and Ludmilla by Glinka
Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Puccini
Coronation Scene from Boris Gudanov by Mussorgsky
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA Atlanta Finalist (6th),
WGI Mid South Champion

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2000
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Joel Mason and Laura Boucher
The Wind and the Lion
The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith
Out of Africa by John Barry
Rasulli Attacks and Finale

Contest of Champions Grand Champions, TN State Champions, TN Governors Cup WInner

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2001
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Greg Lawson and Ty Jessup
Selections from the Opera Carmen
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
BOA Atlanta Finalist (6th)

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2002
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Greg Lawson and Ty Jessup
A Scenic View of Copland
An Outdoor Overture
The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
The Red Pony/Fanfare for the Common Man

Contest of Champions Grand Champions, TN State Champions, BOA Atlanta Regional Finalist (9th)

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2003
Directors: Jeff Beckman and Rick Murphy
Images of Howard Hanson
Chorale and Alleluia
Symphony No. 2 Romantic mvt. 2
Symphony No. 2 Romantic mvt. 3

Contest of Champions Grand Champions, TN State Champions, BOA St. Louis Regional Finalist (6th)

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2004
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Rick Murphy and David Hazlett
VIGNETTES: La musique de Cirque du Soleil
Atmadja
Ninkou Latora
Quidam
Incantation

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU-Grand Champion, Governor’s Cup, Tennessee Marching Band Champion, 1^st Place Class AAA; “Bands of America Super Regional Championship”, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO-8^th Place Finalist; “Band of America Regional Championship”, Murfreesboro, TN-5^th Place Finalist; “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN-Superior Rating Band and Guard; “Traveller’s Rest Invitational”-1^st Place Finals, Large Division Champion, Best Overall Music, Effect, Auxiliary, Visual, 1^st Place Prelims, Class AAA Best Music, Effect, Visual; “Mid-South Marching Band Invitational”, APSU-Grand Champion, 1^st Place Class AAAA, Large Division Champion, Best Overall Music, Best Overall GE, Outstanding Percussion Large Division, Superior Rating; “Dickson County Marching Invitational” 2^nd Place Class AAAA; Outstanding Visual, 2^nd Place Percussion, Guard.  “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”-Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Ninth Grade Band made Superior Ratings. “All State”-3 members selected; “All Middle Tennessee Band”-20 members selected; “Mid State Jazz Band”-2 members selected. Jazz Band performed at Cumberland University Jazz Festival.  Main Street Parade in Walt Disney World-Orlando, FL.

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2005
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Dan Havely
“Stravinsky: Red Hot and Blue”
Firebird Suite
Petroushka
The Rite of Spring

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU-Grand Champion, TN Governor’s Cup, Tennessee Marching Band Champion, 1^st Place Class AAA; “Bands of America Super Regional Championship”, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA-12^th Place Finalist; “Band of America Regional Championship”, Bowling Green, KY-9^th Place Finalist; “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN-Superior Rating Band and Guard; “Traveller’s Rest Invitational”-1^st Place Finals, Large Division Champion, Effect, Visual, 1^st Place Prelims, Class AAAA Best Music, Effect, Visual; “Mid-South Marching Band Invitational”, APSU-Grand Champion, 1^st Place Class AAAA, Large Division Champion, Best Overall Music, Outstanding Percussion Large Division, Superior Rating;  “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”-Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Ninth Grade Band made Superior Ratings. “All State”- 4 members selected; Tennessee Music Education Association, State Concert Festival, Austin Peay State University, Wind Ensemble Performance; Tennessee Bandmasters Association “Sweepstakes Award”; “All Middle Tennessee Band”-13 members selected; “Mid State Jazz Band”- 2 members selected. Jazz Band performed at Cumberland University Jazz Festival.

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2007
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher

“Verismo” A Puccini Production featuring:
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi
Act III from Madama Butterfly
Musetta’s Waltz from La Boheme
and excerpts from Turandot

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Finalist in 4th; “Bands of America Regional Championship”, Clarksville, TN – 6th Place; “USSBA Southern Star Invitational”, Snellville, GA – 2^nd place overall, Best in Class – Drumline, Drum Major, Color Guard, Band; Best in Show – Drumline, Color Guard; Best in Class – Music, General Effect;    “Traveler’s Rest Invitational”- 2nd Place Finals, 1^st Place AAA Prelims, Best Effect AAA Prelims; “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN-Superior Rating Band and Guard; “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”-Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band made straight Superior Ratings.  “TMEA All State”- 1 member selected; “All Middle Tennessee Band”- 8 members selected; Tennessee Bandmasters Association “Sweepstakes Award”.

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2008
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher
“Checkmate!”
including original music by Frank Sullivan and arrangements by John David Hazlett
18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov
Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Sir Edward Elgar

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Finalist; “Bands of America Regional Championship”, Murray, KY – 10th Place; “Bands of America Super Regional Championship”, Atlanta, GA– 14th Place; “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN-Superior Rating Band and Guard; “Mid South Marching Invitational” 3^rd Place, High Auxiliary; “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”-Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band made straight Superior Ratings.  “TMEA All State”- 1 member selected; “All Middle Tennessee Band”- 9 members selected; Tennessee Bandmasters Association “Sweepstakes Award”; Performance at the Walt Disney World “Festival Disney Parade” in Orlando, FL.

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2009
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher
“FireStorm!”
The music of Cirque Du Soleil : KA arranged by Jay Dawson

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Honorable Mention; “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN-Superior Rating Band and Guard; “KMEA Logan County Invitational” Grand Champions, High Percussion Award; “Traveler’s Rest Invitational” – 2^nd Place Class AAAA, 2^nd Place Overall, Best Music in Prelims; “Vanderbilt Marching Invitational” – Superior Field Commander, Band, Percussion, Auxiliary, 2^nd Place Class A; “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”-Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band made straight Superior Ratings.  “TMEA All State”- 1 member selected; “All Middle Tennessee Band”- 10 members selected; Tennessee Bandmasters Association “Sweepstakes Award”; “Greenwood HS Winter Guard Competition” – Grand Champion, Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championships – 7^th in class.

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2010
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher

“emBELLish”
featuring:
1812 Overture , Dance of the Jesters, Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals, Dies Irae , Bell Carol, 1812 Overture

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Finalist; “Warren Central Dragon Classic”, Bowling Green, KY – Grand Champion, Best Percussion, 1^st Place Class AAAA;  “MTSBOA Marching Festival”, Columbia, TN; “Traveler’s Rest Invitational” – Reserve Grand Champion Finals, Best Music Finals, AAAA Class Champion, Best Visual, Best Percussion, Best Effect Class AAAA in Prelims; “Bands of America Jacksonville, AL Regional” – 3^rd Place Class AAA, 8^th Place Finalist; “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”- Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band made Superior and Excellent Ratings.  “TMEA All State”- 1 member selected; “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band”- 6 members selected; Tennessee Bandmasters Association “Sweepstakes Award”; Competed in “Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championships” at David Lipscomb University; Marching Band Performance at Universal Studios “Stars Performance” Parade in Orlando, FL.

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2011
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett, and Jacob Campos

“Shield of Deception”
featuring original compositions by Jay Dawson with Percussion compositions and arrangements by Joe Fant and Jason Palmer.

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Reserve Grand Champion, 2^nd place Finalist;  “Bands of America Jacksonville, AL Regional” – Outstanding Music Performance Class AAA, 8^th Place Finalist; “Logan County Festival of Bands”, Russellville, KY – Class AAAAA Best Color Guard, Percussion and 1^st Place Overall;  “Christian County Tournament of Bands”, Hopkinsville, KY – Class AAAAA – Best Percussion, and 1^st Place, Grand Champion Overall;   “MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival”, MTSU – Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band  made Superior and Excellent Ratings.  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 9 members selected; Wind Ensemble performance at the “CMA Keep the Music Playing All-Star Concert”, Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

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2012
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett, and Jacob Campos

Carnaval De’Lusions
Selections include:
Creep by Radiohead
Pagliacci by Leoncavallo
Requiem by Mozart
Waltz no. 2 by Shostakovich
Firebird by Stravinsky

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Finalist, “Bands of America Louisville, KY Regional” –  3^rd Place Class AAA, 9^th Place Finalist; “Traveler’s Rest Invitational” – Reserve Grand Champion and Best Music Finals, Best Effect and Best Music AAAA,  Class Champion, Best Percussion, Best Effect Class AAAA in Prelims;  “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band made straight Superior Ratings.  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 6 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State” Chattanooga – 3 members selected; Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band performed at the National Title I Conference at Gaylord

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2013
Directors  John David Hazlett, Jacob Campos, Matt Bitting

nLIGHTn
I.  sunLIGHT
II. LIGHTspeed
III.  starLIGHT
IV. LIGHTning
Including:  This Little Light of Mine, Morning from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg, Mvt. II from Kingfishers Catch Fire by John Mackey,  Main Theme from Contact by Alan Silvestri, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Moonlight Sonata and Mvt. II from Symphony no. 7 by Beethoven

“Contest of Champions”, MTSU – Finalist, “Lower Antioch Experience Band Contest” – 2^nd Place; “Traveler’s Rest Invitational” – Finalist Band, 3^rd Place in Class AAAA Prelims; “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band made straight Superior Ratings.  Wind Ensemble performed at the Belmont Wind Ensemble Invitational Festival.   “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 6 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State” Memphis – 2 members selected; Winter Guard competed in the “Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championships” at Belmont University; Marching Band Performance at the annual “St. Patrick’s Day” Parade in Chicago, IL.

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2014
Directors: John David Hazlett, John Womack, Matt Bitting

OVERTHRONE
The Abyss by Alan Silvestri
Let us Quest! by Steven Jablonksy
Game of Thrones by Ramin Djawadi

Music Design/Arrangiements – John David Hazlett
Percussion Design – Jason Palmer
Visual Design – Scott Tanner and Dean Payne
Director of Bands – John David Hazlett
Assistant Director of Bands – John Womack
Auxilliary Director- Matt Bitting

“Contest of Champions” MTSU – Finalist, “Henry County Invitational Band Contest” – 2^nd Place Overall, Grand Champion Class AAAA, 1^st Place Percussion Line, 2^nd Place Drum Majors and Color Guard; “Columbia Invitational Marching Contest” – Prelims – Best Music and Best Drum Majors,  Finals -2^nd Place Overall, 1st Place Drum Majors; “Traveler’s Rest Invitational” – Finalist, Prelims – 2nd Place in Class AAAA, 1^st Place Percussion Line, 1^st Place Color Guard; “36^th annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;    “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band achieved straight Superior Ratings.  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 9 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State” Memphis – 3 members selected; Marching Band Performance at the annual Donelson-Hermitage Christmas Parade; Percussion Line performed at the Dave Ramsey Lampo Group Christmas Event and the Nationwide Insurance Regional Convention at the Omni Hotel; TN Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award Winner; Wind Ensemble won the ASBDA Award of Distinction in Concert Performance; Winter Drumline competed in the “SCGC Championships”- 3^rd Place Scholastic Open Class.

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2015
Directors: John David Hazlett, John Womack

On The Way…
Pollock by Jeff Beal
Home by Piano Guys
Original Music by John David Hazlett

“Contest of Champions” MTSU – Finalist, “Russellville Show of Bands” – 1st Place Overall, Grand Champion, 1^st Place Class AAAAA, 1^st Place Percussion Line; “Columbia Invitational Marching Contest” – Prelims – Class 4A – Best Music, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Best Drum Majors, 1^st Place,  Finals -3rd Place Overall, 1st Place Drum Majors, 1^st Place Color Guard; “37^th annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;    “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Wind Ensemble achieved Superior Rating, Symphonic Band achieved Excellent Rating.  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 5 members selected;  Marching Band Performance at the annual Donelson-Hermitage Christmas Parade; Marching Band performance at the State of Metro, Ascend Amphitheatre; Marching Band performance at the TN Chamber of Commerce Winter Conference, War Memorial Auditorium; Marching Band performance in the STARS Universal Resort Parade in Orlando, FL; TN Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award Winner; Winter Percussion Line competed in the “SCGC Championships”- 4th Place Scholastic A Class; Winter Guard competed in the “SCGC Championships” – 4th Place in Scholastic AAA and TN State Champion in Scholastic AAA Class.

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2016

TICK TOCK featuring original music by John David Hazlett

John David Hazlett director of bands/music composer/arranger/show design
John Womack assistant director of bands
Jason Palmer percussion arranger/composer/visual designer
Zack Stewart percussion coordinator
Joshua Davis color guard coordinator
Scott Tanner visual coordinator

“Contest of Champions” MTSU – 3^rd Place Finalist and Honorable Mention, “Russellville, KY Show of Bands” – 1st Place Overall, Grand Champion, 1^st Place Band, Percussion and Color Guard in AAAAA; “Travelers Rest Invitational” – Grand Champions – Finals – Best Music, Visual, Effect and Color Guard – Prelims – Class AAA – First Place and Best Music, Visual, Effect, Percussion and Color Guard; “Mid-South Marching Invitational” APSU – 3^rd Place Finalist, Prelims – Class AAAA – Best Visual and 2^nd Place; “Bands of America” Clarksville Regional Participant; “38^th annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;   “TMEA State Music Conference”, Opryland Hotel Presidential Ball Room A – Wind Ensemble performed by special invitation;   “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Symphonic Band achieved Excellent Rating,  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 4 members selected;  Marching Band Performance at the Donelson-Hermitage Christmas Parade; TN Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award Winner; Winter Drumline competed in the “SCGC Championships”- 1st Place Scholastic A Class, TN Indoor Percussion Champions, Participants in WGI Percussion World Championships.

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2017

EYE Will Be Watching…
Every Breath You Take by Sting and Original Compositions by John David Hazlett

John David Hazlett director of bands/music composer/arranger/show design
John Womack assistant director of bands
Jason Palmer percussion arranger/composer/visual designer
Zack Stewart percussion coordinator
Joshua Davis color guard coordinator
Scott Tanner visual coordinator

“Russellville, KY Show of Bands” – 1st Place Overall, Grand Champion, 1^st Place Band, Percussion and Color Guard in AAAAA; “Stones River Marching Invitational” – 4^th Place Finalist ; “Bands of America” Clarksville Regional Participant;  “Sonic Boom Marching Contest” – 4^th Place;  “39^th annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;   “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Symphonic Band achieved Superior Ratings,  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 8 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State Conference” Nashville – 3 members selected;  Marching Band performance at the Donelson-Hermitage Christmas Parade; Marching Band performance at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC; Winter Drumline competed in the “SCGC Championships”- 1st Place Scholastic A Class, TN Winter Drumline Champions, “WGI Percussion World Championships” – 8^th Place Finalist.

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2018

Out of Many, One.
Split Complimentaries by Josh Talbot
Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli

John David Hazlett director of bands/music deisgner and arranger/show design
David DePriest assistant director of bands
Chris Johnston/Andrew Gaskill visual designers
Jason Palmer percussion arranger
Zack Stewart percussion coordinator
Lindsey Vawter color guard coordinator
Scott Tanner visual coordinator

“Contest of Champions” MTSU – 3^rd Place Finalist and Honorable Mention; “Stones River Marching Invitational” – Best Music and 1^st Place in Class AAA ;   “Bands of America” Jacksonville, AL Regional Participant; “40^th annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;   “MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment”, MTSU – Symphonic Band achieved Superior Rating in Stage Performance, Wind Ensemble achieved Superior Ratings in Stage and Sight Reading Performance; TN Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award Winner;  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 12 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State Conference” Nashville – 3 members selected;   Winter Drumline Bronze Medalist, State Runner Up in the “SCGC Championships”- 3^rd Place Scholastic Open Class, Semifinalist in WGI Percussion World Championships.

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2019

To The Lighthouse…
Niagara Falls by Michael Daugherty
Original Music by John David Hazlett
Nearer My God to Thee

John David Hazlett director of bands/music deisgner and arranger/show design
David DePriest assistant director of bands
Chris Johnston/Andrew Gaskill visual design
Jon Earl visual design/choregraphy/visual instruction
Jason Palmer percussion arranger
Holden Brewer electronic sound design
Zack Stewart percussion coordinator
Lindsey Vawter color guard coordinator

“Contest of Champions” MTSU – Grand Champion, TN Governor’s Cup; Resolutions drafted by the MNPS School Board and Nashville Metro Council;  “Vanderbilt Marching Invitational” – Grand Champion, Class AAA Champion, Best Drum Majors; “Stones River Marching Invitational” – Grand Champion, Finals – Best Music, Visual, General Effect and Percussion; Prelims – Best Music, Visual, General Effect and Class AAA Champion; “41st annual Music City Invitational” – Hosted, Exhibition Performance;   “MNPS Concert Performance Assessment” Hillwood HS – Wind Ensemble performance;  “MTSBOA All Middle Tennessee Band, Orchestra and Jazz Bands”- 6 members selected; “Tennessee Music Education Association All State” – 1 member selected;  Marching Band performance at the Donelson-Hermitage Christmas Parade; Marching Band performance STARS Parade at Universal Orlando Resort, FL; Winter Drumline – SCGC Wilson Central – 2nd Place, WGI Dayton Regional – Silver Medalist.

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2021 

Here Comes the Sun…
Here Come the Sun, Tomorrow from Annie, Also Sprach Zarathustra, I Can See Clearly Now

John David Hazlett director of bands/music deisgner and arranger/show design
David DePriest assistant director of bands
Jason Palmer visual design/battery percussion arranger
Jason Chafatelli percussion coordinator
Caleb Holifield color guard coordinator

Bands at the Rock – Small Division Champion, Class AAA Champion, Best Music Class AAA
Station Camp Marching Invitational – Class B Champion, 1st Place Color Guard, 1st Place Percussion in Class B. 2nd Place Overall
Lebanon Blue Devil Invitational – Class 3A Champion , 1st Place Guard, 1st Place Percussion, 2nd place field commander in Class 3A, 2nd Place Overall

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2022 

Re:Imagination

Pure Imagination, Eleanor Rigby, Fur Elise, Symphony 5 by Beethoven

John David Hazlett director of bands/music deisgner and arranger/show design
David DePriest assistant director of bands
Jason Palmer visual design/battery percussion arranger
Caitlin DePriest visual instructor
Derek DePriest percussion coordinator
Caleb Holifield color guard coordinator

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CONNECT

Taizo by Forq, Blinding Lights by the Weekend. I’ll Be There by the Jackson 5/Mariah Carey, Connection by One Republic

John David Hazlett director of bands/music deisgner and arranger/show design
David DePriest assistant director of bands
Jason Palmer visual design/battery percussion arranger
Caitlin DePriest visual instructor
Derek DePriest percussion coordinator
Caleb Holifield color guard coordinator

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2024 – “The Voice Within”

Featuring “Swan Lake” (Tchaikovsky), “Blue Skies” (Irving Berlin), and “Demons” (Imagine Dragons)

Musical Arrangements by Chris Mudd

Percussion parts edited by Cole Gregory

Show Reveal Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ordxkTDZBA7tdZK83fltodGltVByPNY9/view?usp=sharing