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2024 Band Day


Year 2025
Director Maddie Yeager
Auxiliary Director Justine Blank
Additional Staff Nathan Bales - Percussion, Alex Beckman - Woodwind, Eric Thornbury - Drill, Tim Kovarik - Music
Show Theme/Title Out of the Bach's
Repertoire Invention #8 in F Major
Well Tempered Clavier - Prelude in C Major
Little Fugue in G Minor
Juke Box Hero
Total Members 31
Band Day 20th place
Band Day Score Prelims - 64.025
Other Band Day Award Class A 3rd place
Other Contests Muncie Central - 20th place
Anderson - 16th place

Year 2024
Directors Alex Carter, Maddie Yeager
Auxiliary Director Justine Blank
Additional Staff Nathan Bales, Eric Thornbury
Show Theme/Title Rhapsodies of Blue
Repertoire Bohemian Rhapsody (by Queen)
Rhapsody in Blue (by George Gershwin)
Total Members 23
Band Day 14th place
Band Day Scores Finals - 74.20; Prelims - 70.213 (16th place)
Other Band Day Award Class AA 2nd place, Best Visual
Other Contests Monroe Central Clinic
Muncie Central - 15th place
Anderson - 11th place
Winchester - 14th place

Year 2023
Directors Alex Carter, Maddie Yeager, Linnea Bendes
Auxiliary Director Cecilia Davison
Additional Staff Conner Martin, Nathan Bales, Ryan Butler, Cassie Bales, Shaley Oler, Eric Thornbury (Drill/Consulting)
Drum Major Nathan Bilby
Show Theme/Title Against All Odds
Repertoire Rise: Burning Bright; Ashes; Rise Up (by Luke McMillan)
Firebird (by Igor Stravinsky)
My Shot(by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Total Members 40
Band Day 19th place
Band Day Score Prelims - 63.113
Other Contests Muncie Central - 14th place
Anderson - 15th place
Winchester - 13th place

Year 2022
Directors Maddie Alello, Alex Carter
Assistant Director Linnea Bendes
Auxiliary Director Marjorie Fulciniti
Additional Staff Conner Martin, Drill - Jon Bay, Show Consultant - Eric Thornbury
Drum Majors Makena Matthews, Reina Sherman
Show Theme/Title Novy - A Brave New World
Repertoire The Brave (by Luke McMillan)
Symphony #9 in E Minor II. Largo (by Antonin Dvorak)
Symphony #9 in E Minor IV. Allegro Con Fuoco (by Antonin Dvorak)
Total Members 37
Band Day 21st place
Band Day Score Prelims - 59.850
Other Contests Jay County - 11th place
Anderson - 18th place
Winchester - 15th place

Note: 2022 was the first year for the combined Blue River Valley, Knightstown, Shenandoah, and Tri bands. Knightstown did not participate in 2024 or 2025.