![]() SOUTHMONT HIGH SCHOOL ROYAL MOUNTIE BAND CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA |
2016 Band Day
Years | 2017 - 2019 |
Band Day | See Montgomery County United |
Year | 2016 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Directors | Chris Frick, Samantha Cotten |
Additional Staff | Chris Frick- Drill & Choreography; Nathan Fellerman- Arranger, Kyle Hartzog- Woodwinds, Bailey McChesney- Brass, Drew Cox & Tanner White- Percussion |
Show Theme/Title | Come Rain, Come Shine |
Repertoire | Sky Dance (by Richard Saucedo) |
Total Members | 58 |
Band Day | 17th place |
Band Day Scores | Prelims - 68.075 |
Other Contests | Centerville - 12th place |
Jay County- 11th place | |
Noblesville - 11th place |
Year | 2015 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Chris Frick |
Additional Staff | Jennifer Ellingwood- Associate Director, Nathan Fellerman- Arranger/Percussion/Visual, Harry Ellingwood- Guard Tech, Bethy Jones- Guard Tech, Thomas Davenport- Percussion, Dustin Gardner-Intern, Samantha Blessing- Student Conductor |
Drum Majors | Aaron Gardner, Samantha Blessing |
Show Theme/Title | The Climb |
Repertoire | Pulsation (by Richard Saucedo) |
Cloud Nine (by Richard Saucedo) | |
Tight Squeeze (by Alex Shapiro) | |
Total Members | 54 |
Band Day | 11th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 76.65; Prelims - 73.20 (12th place) |
Other Band Day Awards | Class AA 3rd place |
Other Contests | Jay County 8th place |
Noblesville - 7th place |
Year | 2014 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Chris Frick |
Additional Staff | Jennifer Ellingwood- woodwinds/visual, Nathan Fellerman- percussion |
Drum Major | Samantha Blessing |
Show Theme/Title | On the Eighth Day, God Made a Farmer |
Repertoire | Appalachian Spring |
Total Members | 65 |
Band Day | 13th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 76.35; Prelims - 75.45 (12th place) |
Other Contests | Monroe Central Clinic |
Jay County - 8th place | |
Noblesville - 8th place |
Years | 2011 - 2013 |
Band Day | Did not participate |
Year | 2010 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Chris Frick |
Additional Staff | Jennifer Wheeler, John Marque, Phil Baldwin, Lilly Conkright |
Drum Major | Lauren Haffner |
Show Theme/Title | Dinner is on Us |
Repertoire | Splashes of Gold |
Total Members | 58 |
Band Day | 7th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 78.85; Prelims - 74.10 (8th place) |
Other Band Day Awards | Small Band - 1st place; Best Music, General Effect, Guard |
Contests | Muncie Southside - 5th place |
Delaware County - 6th place | |
Winchester - 3rd place |
Year | 2009 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Chris Frick |
Additional Staff | Jennifer Wheeler, John Marque |
Drum Majors | Nathen Hedrick, Patrick Calhoun, Lauren Haffner |
Show Theme/Title | We Can Do It! |
Repertoire | In Flight! |
Total Members | 68 |
Band Day | 4th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 82.75; Prelims - 81.75 (4th place) |
Other Band Day Awards | Small Band - 1st place; Best Music, Visual, Percussion, Guard |
Other Band Day | Overall Guard - 2nd place |
Contests | Centerville - 4th place |
Muncie Southside - 6th place | |
Delaware County - 5th place |
Year | 2008 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Chris Frick |
Additional Staff | John Marque, Chad Young |
Drum Majors | Creasy Clauser, Patrick Calhoun, Nathen Hedrick |
Show Theme/Title | Legends in the Mist |
Repertoire | Legends in the Mist |
Total Members | 63 |
Band Day | 9th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 77.90; Prelims - 73.55 (8th place) |
Other Band Day Award | Small Band - 2nd place; Best Guard |
Other Band Day | Overall Guard - 3rd place |
Contests | Centerville - 5th place |
Muncie Southside - 3rd place | |
Winchester - 6th place |
Year | 2007 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Assistant Director | Jennifer Wheeler |
Auxiliary Directors | Chris Frick, Megan Murray |
Additional Staff | John Marque, John Couch, Kirk Etheridge |
Drum Majors | Mary Keller, Creasy Clauser |
Show Theme/Title | Never Again |
Repertoire | To This Heartbeat There Is No End (by Richard Saucedo) |
Total Members | 75 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 74.25; Prelims - 74.51 (8th place) |
Other Band Day | Overall Guard - 2nd place |
Contests | Delaware County - 10th place |
Winchester - 3rd place | |
Muncie Southside - 5th place-tie |
Year | 2006 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Dustin Mason |
Additional Staff | Jennifer Wheeler, Landon Curtis, John Couch, C.J. Young, Jon Marque, Jeff Franca |
Drum Majors | Ashely Nichols, Mary Keller |
Show Theme/Title | Rendezvous |
Repertoire | Tuscola Mountain Celebration |
Total Members | 72 |
Band Day | 10th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 69.10; Prelims - 67.75 (11th place) |
Other Band Day Award | Small Band - 5th place |
Other Contests | Muncie Southside - 6th place |
Jay County - 4th place | |
Delaware County - 5th place |
Year | 2005 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Additional Staff | Dustin Mason, Landon Curtis, John Marque, Jennifer Wheeler |
Drum Majors | Stefanie Pickett, Ashley Nichols |
Guard Captain | Sami Shelton |
Show Theme/Title | The Enchanted Forest |
Total Members | 73 |
Band Day | 5th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 78.60; Prelims - 73.20 (7th place) |
Other Band Day Awards | Small Band - 4th place; Small Band - Best Guard |
Other Band Day | Overall Guard - 1st place |
Other Contests | Muncie Southside - 5th place |
Winchester - 4th place | |
Delaware County - 4th place |
Year | 2004 |
Director | Brian Bartlett |
Auxiliary Director | Dustin Mason |
Additional Staff | Chris Moss, Jerrad Holder, Jennifer Wheeler, Erin Whitacre |
Drum Majors | Casey Bowman, Stefanie Pickett, Sami Shelton (Guard Captain) |
Show Theme/Title | Ancient Ritual (Celtic Journey) - Music of Bill Whelan |
Total Members | 62 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 73.65 / Prelims - 64.65 (12th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards | Small Band - 6th place; Small Band - Best Guard |
Other Band Day | Overall Auxiliary - 2nd place |
Other Contests | Muncie Southside - 6th place |
Winchester - 4th place |
Year | 2003 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Drum Major | Kelli Fleenor |
Show Theme/Title | Tribal Chant & Ritual |
Repertoire | Songs Of Earth, Water, Fire & Sky (by Robert W. Smith) |
Total Members |
59 |
Band Day |
5th place |
Band Day Scores |
Finals - 79.25; Prelims - 77.50 (5th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 2nd place; Small Band - Best Music |
Other Contests | Muncie Southside - 4th place |
Winchester - 4th place | |
Jay County - 3rd place | |
Delaware County - 3rd place | |
Kentucky State Fair Marching Band Contest - Class AA 1st Place (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect) |
Year | 2002 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Drum Major | Kelli Fleenor |
Repertoire | The Light Eternal (by James Swearingen) |
Total Members |
69 |
Band Day | 10th place |
Band Day Scores |
Finals - 71.20; Prelims - 72.00 (9th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 2nd place; Small Band - Best Guard |
Other Band Day | Overall Auxiliary - 2nd place |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 7th place |
Jay County - 4th place | |
Kentucky State Fair Marching Band Contest - Class AA 2nd Place (Best Music) & Roy E. Bosser Award |
Year | 2001 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Show Theme/Title | The Rising Sun |
Total Members |
57 |
Band Day | 7th place |
Band Day Scores |
Finals - 71.85; Prelims - 70.05 (7th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 2nd place; Small Band - Best General Effect, Percussion |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 3rd place |
Winchester - 3rd place | |
Muncie Southside - 3rd place |
Year | 2000 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Repertoire | Celtic Ritual |
Total Members |
55 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Scores |
Finals - 67.80; Prelims - 65.05 (6th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 2nd place; Small Band - Best Percussion |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 4th place |
Winchester - 4th place | |
Jay County - 6th place |
Year | 1999 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Repertoire | Rolling Thunder |
Total Members |
46 |
Band Day | 14th place |
Band Day Scores |
Finals - 63.30; Prelims - 62.75 (14th place) |
Other Contests |
Anderson - 6th place |
Jay County - 5th place | |
Delaware County - 6th place | |
Winchester - 8th place |
Year | 1998 |
Director |
Brian Bartlett |
Repertoire | Happy Days Are Here Again |
Caribbean Nights | |
Since I Fell For You | |
Total Members |
39 |
Band Day | 23rd place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 44.50 |
Other Contests |
Anderson - 8th place |
Jay County - 13th place |
Year | 1997 |
Director |
Steve Whipley |
Drum Major | Crystal Smith |
Show Theme/Title | Music of Chicago |
Repertoire | Make Me Smile |
Anxiety's Moment | |
Free | |
Total Members |
46 |
Band Day | 20th place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 48.55 |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 8th place |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 11th place |
Jay County - 14th place |
Year | 1996 |
Director |
Steve Whipley |
Repertoire | Channel One Suite |
Total Members |
42 |
Band Day | 21st place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 46.25 |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 7th place |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 13th place |
Winchester - 10th place | |
Johnson County - 10th place | |
Jay County - 12th place |
Year | 1995 |
Director |
Thomas Cox |
Repertoire | Russian Christmas Music |
Journey Through The Snow | |
Pictures At An Exhibition | |
Total Members |
30 |
Band Day | 19th place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 58.35 |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 7th place |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 11th place |
Winchester - 11th place | |
Johnson County - 6th place | |
Paul Harding - 4th place |
Year | 1994 |
Director |
Thomas Cox |
Drum Major |
Tom Stevens |
Repertoire | New World Symphony |
Total Members |
32 |
Band Day | 22nd place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 45.15 |
Other Contests |
Anderson - 10th place |
Jay County - 10th place |
Years |
1992 - 1993 |
Band Day |
Did not participate |
Year | 1991 |
Director |
James C. Patton |
Drum Major |
Kristina Pennington |
Repertoire | Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 |
In A Sentimental Mood/It Don't Mean A Thing | |
Dances With Wolves | |
Total Members |
36 |
Band Day | 23rd place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 42.75 |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 8th place |
Other Contest |
Anderson - 11th place |
Year | 1990 |
Director |
James C. Patton |
Repertoire | Fanfare To The March Of Cards/Mickey Mouse March/Small World/ Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah |
I Wanna Be Like You | |
Once Upon A Dream/A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes/When You Wish Upon A Star | |
Total Members |
58 |
Band Day | 19th place |
Band Day Score |
Prelims - 53.65 |
Additional Band Day Awards |
Small Band - 5th place |
Other Contests |
Delaware County - 8th place |
Anderson - 10th place |
Year | 1989 |
Director | James C. Patton |
Drum Major |
Bill Mahoy |
Repertoire | Strike Up The Band/Yankee Doodle/Grand Ole Flag |
Latino Lovewalk | |
Russian Christmas Music | |
Total Members | 72 |
Band Day | 9th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 57.25; Prelims - 58.95 (8th place) |
Additional Band Day Awards | Large Band - Best Auxiliary |
Other Band Day | Overall Auxiliary - 2nd place |
Other Contests | Jay County - Class B 1st place |
Anderson - Class B 1st place | |
Delaware County - Class B 2nd place |
Year | 1988 |
Director | James C. Patton |
Drum Major |
Troy Cheatham |
Repertoire | Chant & Jubilo |
Swing Street/Big Fun | |
Softly, As I Leave You | |
Total Members | 93 |
Band Day | 3rd place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 85.40; Prelims - 84.50 (3rd place) |
Other Contests | Jay County - Class B 3rd place |
Anderson - Class B 2nd place | |
Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1987 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Jay Gephart, Scott Ellman |
Drum Major |
Garnal Scott |
Show Theme/Title |
Selections from "An American Tail" |
Repertoire | The Cossack Cats |
Releasing The Secret Weapon | |
There Are No Cats In America | |
Somewhere Out There | |
Total Members | 83 |
Band Day | 10th place |
Band Day Scores | Finals - 79.80; Prelims - 81.45 (8th place) |
Other Contests | Jay County - Class B 2nd place |
Anderson - Class B 2nd place | |
Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1986 |
Director | James C. Patton |
Drum Major |
Andy Peralta |
Repertoire | Epilogue and Hymn from "County" |
Rocky Top | |
Theme from "The River" | |
Total Members | 84 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 77.33 |
Additional Band Day Awards | Small Band - 1st place |
Other Contests | Jay County - Class B 1st place |
Anderson - Class B 2nd place |
Year | 1985 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Doug Fletcher, Marty Johnson |
Show Theme/Title | Music from "Tap Dance Kid" |
Repertoire | Someday |
Fabulous Feet | |
They Never Here What I Say/Dancing Is Everything | |
Total Members | 79 |
Band Day | 5th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 77.33 |
Additional Band Day Awards | Small Band - 1st place |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 4th place |
Winchester - Class B 3rd place | |
Jay County - Class B 1st place | |
Anderson - Class B 2nd place |
Year | 1984 |
Director | James C. Patton |
Drum Major | Ken Shaver |
Repertoire | Adventures On Earth |
Selections from "Cats" - Macavity; The Jellicle Ball | |
Total Members | 102 |
Band Day | 7th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 78.76 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 2nd place |
Winchester - Class B 1st place | |
Shelby County - Class B 1st place | |
Anderson - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1983 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Doug Fletcher, Glenda Frees, Bruce Corrigan |
Drum Majors | Mark Savoldi, Lisa Rose |
Repertoire | First Suite In E Flat/Old English Folk Songs |
You Are My Sunshine/You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | |
Masterpiece Theatre | |
Dixie/Battle Hymn Of The Republic | |
Total Members | 119 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 73.97 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 2nd place |
Winchester - Class B 2nd place | |
Shelby County - Class B 1st place | |
Anderson - Class B 3rd place |
Year | 1982 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Doug Fletcher, Glenda Frees, Bruce Corrigan |
Drum Major | Eddy Meadows |
Repertoire | Superman/Can You Read My Mind |
Dancin' | |
Applause, Applause | |
Total Members | 119 |
Band Day | 12th place; Prelims - 15th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 974 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Winchester - Class B 1st place | |
Shelby County - Class B 1st place | |
Madison Heights - Class A 5th place |
Year | 1981 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Glenda Frees, , Ralph Ewell, Jay Gebhart, Doug Fletcher, Bruce Corrigan |
Total Members | 118 |
Band Day | 14th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 975 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 3rd place |
Winchester - Class B 2nd place | |
Jay County - Class B 4th place |
Year | 1980 |
Directors | James C. Patton, Glenda Frees |
Repertoire | Overture to Porgy & Bess/I Got Rhythm/Blue Skies/It's Gonna Be A Great Day |
Fascinatin' Rhythm/Westminster Chimes/Didn't We/Fascinatin' Rhythm | |
Total Members | 128 |
Band Day | 8th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 1026 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Winchester - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1979 |
Director | James C. Patton |
Total Members | 97 |
Band Day | 12th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 1003 |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 2nd place |
Year | 1978 |
Directors | Bill Pierce, Gary Wadman |
Total Members | 110 |
Band Day | 15th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 943 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Winchester - Class B 1st place | |
Shelby County - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1977 |
Director | Bill Pierce |
Total Members | 97 |
Band Day | 13th place |
Band Day Score | Finals - 996 |
Other Contests | Delaware County - Class B 1st place |
Shelby County - Class B 1st place |
Year | 1976 |
Director | Bill Pierce |
Total Members | 100 |
Band Day | 23rd place |
Band Day Score | Prelims - 784 |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 4th place |
Year | 1975 |
Directors | Terry Austin, Mahala Hayes |
Total Members | 130 |
Band Day | 33rd place |
Band Day Score | Prelims - 687 |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 8th place |
Year | 1974 |
Director | Terry Austin |
Total Members | 110 |
Band Day | 22nd place |
Band Day Score | Prelims - 814 |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 5th place |
Year | 1973 |
Director | Tabor Stamper |
Total Members | 108 |
Band Day | 24th place |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 4th place |
Year | 1972 |
Band Day | Did not participate |
Other Contest | Delaware County - Class B 4th place |
Note: School opened in 1971 (consolidation of Ladoga, New Market, New Ross, and Waveland High Schools)