Band Leader Videos
British 8th March
Zo Elliot
Zo Elliot
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo Malcom Arnold
Suite in E-flat, Chaconne
Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst
AUDITION RESULTS FOR THE BROOKLAND SYMPHONIC WINDS
Flute
Haley Ratley 0
Riley Christenberry 3
Ashton Smallman 3.5
Hannah Smith 4
Caitlyn Hearring 8
Emily Pelletier 13
Gabriel Burdin 13
Oboe
Adam Baxter 0
Nikkolette Perkins 2
Clarinet (# indicates chair)
1st Clarinet
1. Drew Daniels 0
4. Jaida Feliciano 7
2nd Clarinet
2. Jared Harrison 4
5. Zach Bearden 9
8. Chaney Krzton 21
3rd Clarinet
3. Gavin Islas 8
6. Sid Simpkins 14
7. Sam Baker 16
9. Josh Thompson 23
10. Savannah Spades 27
11. Colby Shortnacy 29
12. Bailey Hyde 38
Bass Clarinet
Parker OdomAlto Sax
Ethan Scurlock 0
Rebekah Jones 3
Harmonie Slater 19
Tenor Sax
Matt Luster
Baritone Sax
Shiloh Bruner
Trumpet
Zach Proctor 0
Jodie Seaborn 2
Alex White 3
Chloe Martin 6
Kai Bounds 8
Daniel Pasmore 9
Horn in F
Shelby Brown
Ben Pierce NA
Trombone
Nathan Lamb 0
Connor Woodard 0
Lucas Heer (Section Leader) 3
Tyler Harrison 4
Carlie Glass 6
Caleb Foster 7
Glen Goodwin 12
Katy Polk 14
Euphonium
Breanna Condon 0
Drew Walker 1
Kyle Weaver 10
Bass Trombone
Carson Woodard (Tuba Section leader)
Tuba
Lakota Noles 0
Casey Smith 2
Percussion
Bri Gibson 0
Isaac Rodriguez 8
Cole Baldridge 9
Mogan Raney 13
Blake Davis 16
Ella Miller 25
Kalie Cofield NA
Challenge System
Field Commander – Ethan Scurlock
Associate Field Commander* – Hannah Smith
Field Commander – Ethan Scurlock
Associate Field Commander* – Hannah Smith
CPT = Captain; LT = Lieutenant; SGT = Sergeant
* fill in when FC absent or out; conduct 25% of stand tunes; possibly conduct 1 tune on field show.
Woodwinds
Woodwind CPT – Adam Baxter
Associate CPT – Hannah Smith
Flute LT (Marching) – Hannah Smith
Flute LT (Music) – Ashton Smallman
Clarinet LT – Drew Daniels
Clarinet SGT – Parker Odom
Sax/Horn LT – Adam Baxter
Mellphone SGT - Breanna Condon
Brass
Brass MJR – Zach Proctor
Trumpet LT (Captain) – Zach Proctor
Trumpet SGT – Chloe Martin
Low Brass CPT – Carson Woodard
Trombone LT – Lucas Heer
Trombone/Euph SGT - Connor Woodard
Percussion Officers
Battery (Marching Percussion) CPT –
Snare LT –
Tenor/Bass LT – Bri Gibson
Front Ensemble CPT – Nikkolette Perkins
Percussion Results
Battery
Snare 1 –
Snare 2 – Blake Davis
Snare 3 – Morgan Raney
Tenor – Bri Gibson
Bass Drum 1 – Shiloh Bruner
Bass Drum 2 – Isaac Rodriguez
Bass Drum 3 – Ella Miller
Bass Drum 4 – Jared Harrison
Front Ensemble
Nikkolette Perkins (Clarinet Pep Band in stands)
Haley Ratley (undecided) (Flute in Pep and stands)
Cole Baldridge
Sam Baker (Clarinet Pep Band and stands)
BEARCAT SYMPHONIC BAND - SUPER SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
AT CONCERT ASSESSMENT
AT CONCERT ASSESSMENT
Following Friday night's (March 11, 2017) amazing performance at Concert Perfromance Assessment, the band learned that for the first time in school history, the Brookland Band has qualified for the SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY, having earned SUPERIOR in concert assessment, marching assessment and sight-reading assessment.
Below, you will find YouTube links to each piece. These were set up for us by band member Parker Odom. Special thanks to him for his work!
I am so proud of you guys! Here are some comments from other directors:
Tim Oliver (Director of Bands, Arkansas State University): "Enjoyable performance this evening.... I really liked the Giroux piece. Very effective."
Steve Warner (Retired, Arkansas Phi Beta Mu Hall of Fame Band Director, AMRO Director of Distinction): "Your performance was electric."
Liberty Bell March
Ouachita
Havendance
For the entire concert:
Judge's Comments to come Monday....
Fundamental Technique - "Outstanding."
Musical Effects - "Excellent"
"It was a joy to hear you tonight. It was exceptional. Congratulations on all your hard work."
"Superb Performance."
March - "Excellent style"
Ouachita - "Great solist"
Havendance - "Wonderful."
SUPERIOR
...From the Comment Sheets...
Fundamental Technique - "Great Tuning in upper woodwinds."
Musical Effects - "On the middle tune, sometimes more volume on [forte]."
" I enjoyed it! Wow! Very musical performance."
SUPERIOR
Fundamental Technique - "All done well...Very nice. Great tone quality
Musical Effects - "Beautiful choirs. The Julie Giroux-West piece tore my heart out - wonderful style, phrasing, and nuance. A beautiful, mature sounding band. A joy to hear!"
"Congratulations! Outstanding!"
March - "Great style. Nice [articulation]. Great dynamic differences. Enjoyed it."
Ouachita - "Nice blend and balance. Great soloists."
SUPERIOR
In the sightreading room....
Allen Wimberly - "Very nice. Great attention to details and dynamics! Congrats." SUPERIOR
BEARCAT BAND 2016 - ALL SUPERIOR REGION ASSESSMENT!!!!
Judge 1 Janet Granderson says....
" Fundamentally accurate! A Very music performance! Work on a bit more energy to some of the louder dynamic levels - just do it with control. Thank you for your preparation for today's performance. A very mature sounding ensemble - enjoyed hearing you play!
Judge 2Joe Trusty says...
"Good! Very well taught musicians. Great sounds, wonderful balance blend and tuning. [regarding musical effects:] Incredible!. Thank you! This was wonderful.
Judge 3Ron Smith says...
"OUTRAGEOUS!!!!"
"BRAVO!"
"VERY PROFESSIONAL!"
Sight-reading judge
Mark Bailey says, " Good looking group. Very focused. Good prep time usage. Nice job identifying melodies and articulation. Great start... BEAUTIFUL ensemble sound! Ok, it makes my job difficult when everything is played so nicely. The only complaint (take it with a grain of salt :-) is the trumpets were a little over balanced during the brass choir section.. The melody was in the low brass and horn. Everything else was so nice....GREAT READING! I enjoyed it.
Mr. Hogard says....
I have never had so much fun standing in front of and conducting a band in a concert in my entire 26 year career. You people were amazing. I listened to the recordings after you left the band room Saturday evening and was so moved by Sinfonia VI that I actually welled up a little. The march made me proud and I wanted to stand and shout at the end of Variants.
This was not the first time Brookland has made all 1's at assessment - that was in 2014. I do hope you will remember, though, that we only played TWO tunes that year because of the weather. This is the first time that we have earned all Superiors while performing the entire required 3 peices. This was also the first time that this band has ever competed by performing three grade 3 pieces. For those of you who don't know, we are only required to perform one piece of grade 2 level, leaving the other two to be grade 1 or 2.
After the concert, several people, including Mr. Ken Hatch (ASU), Dr. Bruce Faske (ASU), Dr. Sarah Labovitz and Dr. Tim Oliver, Ms. Ladonna Gibson, and others came to congratulate the band before they even knew the ratings. Mr. Steve Warner sent a text reading "Awesome concert! I am proud...of your students."
This was by far the best concert I have ever conducted and I have so many people to thank:
Mr. Tyler Worsham. I don't know how we could have gotten this all done with out him.
Mr. Monty Hill (Lyon College), Dr. Tim Oliver (ASU), Dr. Sarah Labovitz (ASU), and Steve Warner (Retired band director) for listening and working with the band and pushing us to hear, play and do things in different ways.
Steve Warner (again) for holding me together when I was freaking out Friday night.
Ladonna Gibson (AMRO) for stepping from time to time to make comments and to also provide some glue to my spastic psyche.
Allan Cochran (booster president and band dad) for driving the truck to assessment.
All the band family and friends who came to support us at our performance.
I am not even going to begin to list particular students who put in work and had input on things that I was not hearing or aware of. I can't name them for fear of leaving someone out...so I will name every student:
Flute: Brent Cochran, Hailey Ratley, Zach Gibson, Winter Hicks
Oboe: Adam Baxter and Nikkolette Perkins
Bassoon: Ethan Nelms
Clarinet: Dylan Lane, Abeer Aljaad, Drew Daniels, Dylan Wallis, Taylor Mosbey, Jarred Harrison, Parker Odom, Joseph Erickson, Pamela Leonard, Colby Shortnacy
Bass Clarinet: Tyler Weaver
Alto Sax: Tyler Ballard and Ben Robison
Tenor Sax: Nathan McMinn
Baritone Sax: Ethan Scurlock
Trumpet: Zach Proctor, Jodie Seaborn, Alex White, Ben Pierce, and Daniel Pasmore
F-Horn: Olivia Langner
Trombone: Katelyn Ratley, Nathan Lamb, Jacob Scallion, Lucas Heer, Dylan Neff
Bass Trombone: Carson Woodard
Euphonium: Tim Casey and Breanna Condon
Tuba: Casey Smith, Brice Vaughn, and Amanda Tyler
Percussion: Creed Edgar, Brianna Gibson, Cynthia Hearring, Zack Rucker, Cole Layne, Leo Montgomery, Jacob Easley, Nick Gregory, and Skyler Coleman
I love you all. Thank you for making my life a little sweeter.