2011 JC Wildcat Marching Band

2011-2012
Johnson City Marching Wildcats
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Johnson City Marching Wildcats 2011
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This year’s show is titled “Cops or Robbers” and features the music of Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Alan Menken, and Michael Giacchino.

The theme of the show is the classic tale of the epic battle of good versus evil, but who will win? The show starts out with the prisoners (robbers/Color Guard) in cell blocks. As “Cell Block Tango” begins to play, the robbers dance rebelliously in their cell blocks but as the music winds down and so does the robbers’ spirits. In “Live and Let Die” a love interest develops between a robber (color guard performer Erin Beavan) and a cop (band proper soloist Stephen Czumak) who also happens to have a key to the cell block. As she dances around him she secretly steals the key from him and the prisoners escape from prison. After the cops lose them, the robbers enter a bank and steal a brief case full of money from a safe. The bank alarm sounds and the cops chase the robbers who escape to a hideout and celebrate to the tune of “Smooth Criminal.” This song features color guard performers Jillian Osterhout, Kaitlyn Secor, Alison Cook, and August Zurbruegg - Ramey as well as the battery and pit percussion section and also a dance by the color guard.

In the closer, “I See the Light,” the cop (Jimmy Francis) and the robber (Erin Beavan) fall in love with each other, but the rest of the cops close in on the hideout. The music of “The Incredibles” starts and so does the chase. After one last rebellious push, the robbers finally are captured and good triumphs over evil. However, at the end the robber reveals that her case is empty and at the same time a person wearing a mixture of cops and robbers clothing runs to the bank to put a brief case full of money back into the safe. Is it the cop returning the money for his love, or is it a robber turned good? Hence, cops OR robbers?

The band is under the field direction of Drum Majors Brittany Fowler and Emily Jachimowicz.

Cops -or- Robbers

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2011 Show as Performed at the Vestal Golden Circle of Bands Field Competition	High Quality	Audio
Cell Block Tango, Live and Let Die
Smooth Criminal
I See the Light, Music From the Incredibles

The 2011 instructional staff includes: Mark Buza - Band Director; Tony Godoy - Assistant Band Director; Paul Buza - Visual Caption Head; Becky Buza - Color Guard Design and Instruction; Mike McManamon - Percussion Instructor, Martin Chudacik - Drumline Instructor; Stephanie O’Connell - Pit Percussion Instructor; Dustin Mooney - Marching Tech; Kaylyn Malenda - Marching Tech; Lizzy Jachimowicz - Color Guard Tech; Sara Emery - Student Intern.

Over the past 20 years the Johnson City Marching Band has performed at The Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center of Disney World, Universal Studios, the Gator Bowl and Hall of Fame Bowl as well as the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, Battery Park in New York City, the Preakness Parade and the U.S.S. Intrepid Space and Air Museum.

The Johnson City High School Music Program has been previously selected as a GRAMMY Signature School by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation, Inc. and has also been selected by NAMM as one of the top music communities in the nation.

The band is under the field direction of Drum Majors Brittany Fowler and Emily Jachimowicz, the pride of the Johnson City community, the Johnson City Wildcat Marching Band.

The marching band participates every year at the following events: The New York State Fair Parade Competition, all the Varsity Football Games, The Columbus Day Tournament of Bands Parade, New York State Field Band Competitions, Johnson City Holiday and Memorial Day Parades. The Marching Wildcats placed First in the 2010 Columbus Day Tournament Of Bands Parade and now has won this Tournament a total of 23 years. The Wildcats are the defending champions of the New York State Fair Parade Competition and has won this competition a total of 8 years. The Marching Wildcats won the 2009 and 2007 New York State Field Band Conference (NYSFBC) Championship Small School Class 3 Division.

The marching band does not rehearse during the school day, but rather after school hours. During the fall, the marching band rehearses Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the high school. The band also rehearses Saturday mornings. In addition to rehearsals, the band follows a performance schedule that includes Friday night or Saturday afternoon football games, as well as occasional field competitions on Saturday evenings. The marching band holds summer rehearsals for a few evenings during the months of June, July, and August. Evening rehearsals are 6:30-9:00 p.m. A band camp is held during the weekdays the last two weeks in August and the band rehearses form 1:00 - 4:00 in the afternoons and 6:30 -9:30 during the evenings. All rehearsals, including band camp, take place at the high school.

Marching band is considered a music course and is treated as a class and not just an extracurricular activity. Students that will be in the eighth grade or higher may sign up for marching band. Eighth grade band students will receive extra credit on their report card grade for participating in marching band. High school students will receive a 1/2 credit and a grade for participating in marching band.

A new member orientation night is held in June to give students and parents an opportunity to better understand the marching band program. Parents are asked at that time if they would be interested in joining the JC Music Booster Club and if they would like to help with marching band activities. Parents can become involved with the marching band by offering their assistance to chaperone, chair fund raisers, help with equipment, etc.

Parent involvement plays a vital role in the success of the marching band program.

-Mark. Buza

JC Marching Wildcats 2011-2012 Drum Majors

Senior Drum Major Brittany Fowler	Junior Drum Major Emily Jachimowicz