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Participating Bands 2024

We are pleased to have hosted the following bands performing at the 16th Annual Panther Creek Invitational:


Apex Friendship High School

Cary High School

C.E. Jordan High School

Enloe High School

Garner Magnet High School

Green Hope High School

Green Level High School

Middle Creek High School

Northwood High School

Seaforth High School

Southern Alamance High School

Wakefield High School

Wake Forest High School

West Johnston High School


Special performance by Alston Ridge Middle School - "Star Spangled Banner"after dinner break (~6:30 PM)

BAND INFORMATION

Apex Friendship High School

Apex Friendship High School Patriot Regiment

7801 Humie Olive Road, Apex, NC 27502


Show Information Forthcoming


Band Director: Paul Rowe

Show Designers / Color Guard - Madison Reese, Ashwin Mundra

Music Composer / Arranger / Percussion - Dr. Stephen Downing


Drum Major: Ruhani Singh


Battery: 15

Brass: 38

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 13

Guard/Auxiliary: 26

Woodwinds: 31

Cary High School

Cary High School Band

638 Walnut St, Cary, NC 27511 


Sonic Wonderland (a musical trip down the rabbit hole)

  • Sonic Wonderland - Hiromi Uehara
  • White Rabbit - Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane
  • Welcome to Wonderland - Anson Seabra
  • Land of Make Believe - Chuck Mangione


Band Director: Chris Foster

Music Arranger: Andrew Markworth

Drill Design: Chris Foster


Drum Majors: Beyza Guvenc, Bonnie Smith, Claire Wilson

Winds:  Silas Josephson, Scott Hsu, Aime Prendes, Evan Caggia

Percussion:  John Antonelli, Elizabeth Ingram, Edward Lee, Tyler Miller, Ronald Workman

Guard:  Amy Foster, Tabitha Butt, Aliyah Ingram, Anna Cook


Battery: 9

Brass: 32

Drum Majors: 3

Front Ensemble: 11

Guard/Auxiliary: 16

Woodwinds: 31

C.E. Jordan High School

Jordan Regiment

6806 Garrett Rd, Durham, NC 27707 


Of Avarice

Set during an oil boom at the end of the Wild West, a hero struggles with a battle of good vs. evil. 

  • "Original Music and Arrangements by Vamsi Tadepalli
  • "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone
  • "Fargo" by Jeff Russo
  • "Spaghetti Time" by Alessandro Alessandroni"


Band Director: Cameron Garris

Assistant Band Director: Ethan Analco


Front Ensemble Instructor: John O'Donnell

Color Guard Instructor: Keohn Peacock

Woodwind Instructor: Daniel Hayden

Brass Instructor: Thomas Hill

Music & Visual Tech: Kailynn Bollinger

Music Arranger: Vamsi Tadepalli

Drill Design: Mike Gillespie


Drum Majors: Katie Morgan & Layla Vaughn

Flute Section Leader: Maya Mathias

Clarinet Section Leader: Austin Stumb

Saxophone Section Leader: Edmund Armistead

High Brass Section Leader: Cora Russell

Low Brass Section Leader: Andrew Schreiber

Color Guard Section Leader: Emma Monroe

Front Ensemble Section Leader: Rubin Polk

Drumline Section Leader: Grant Batten


Battery: 7

Brass: 17

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 5

Guard/Auxiliary: 4

Woodwinds: 12

Enloe High School

Enloe Eagle Marching Band

128 Clarendon Crescent, Raleigh, NC 27610 


Monet's Garden

Music of: 

  • Debussy
  • Satie
  • Delibes
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Seal
  • Kali Uchis
  • Edith Piaf 


Band Director: Robert C. Hunter

Program Coordinator: Kuntal Shah


Drumline Instructor: Kuntal Shah

Visual Coordinator: Joey Montes

Front Ensemble Director: Casey D'Sola

Colorguard Director: Sara Shields

Colorguard Instructor: Ashley Tomanelli

Visual Instructor: Brian Condit

Music Arranger: Alex Thode

Drill Design: Joey Montes


Drum Majors: Vihaan Kerekatte and Bryan Sanchez

Woodwind Captain: Nico Orazi

Brass Captain: Bebe Staton

Drumline Captain: Will Acree

Front Ensemble Captain: Julia Jeon

Colorguard Captain: Emma Fasone

Dance Captain: Vaness Rectanus


Battery: 12

Brass: 30

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 12

Guard/Auxiliary: 16

Woodwinds: 30

Garner Magnet High School

The Mighty Trojan Marching Band

2101 Spring Dr, Garner, NC 27529 


Up In Flames


Band Director: Meredith Bryan


Drill Design: Damon Underwood


Drum Majors: Sean Warburton

Student Leaders: Cole Harbinson, Alren Rackley, Joel Ross, Phoebe Wise


Battery: 0

Brass: 7

Drum Majors: 1

Front Ensemble: 6

Guard/Auxiliary: 0

Woodwinds: 12


Green Hope High School

Green Hope Marching Band

2500 Carpenter Upchurch Rd, Cary, NC 27519  


The Witching Hour

  • O Fortuna
  • The Moons Symphony
  • Still
  • Rush E
  • The Hall of the Mountain King


Band Director: Creighton Flowers


Music Arrangers: Jessie Rackley, Matt Hahn

Drill Design: Austin Greene


Staff:

Nate Campbell

Hunter Coffrin

Jesse Rackley

Josh Sheppard

Laura Burrell

Johnny Telemontes

Ashlyn Robinson

Larry Leal

Sam Lloyd


Drum Majors: Marissa Marbell, Ryan Zhao


Battery: 8

Brass: 25

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 8

Guard/Auxiliary: 25

Woodwinds: 33

Green Level High School

Green Level Marching Band

7600 Roberts Road, Cary, NC 27519 


BACH in the Limelight 

Music of:

  • Bach
  • The Weeknd
  • Lady Gaga
  • Justin Bieber
  • Eric Carmen 


Band Director: Brian Myers


Music/Visual: Samer Issa, Dr. Mary Huntimer, Joey Montes, Scott Hsu, Will McCowan, Jason Georges, 

Evan Caggia, Thibault Courteix, Dan Asanov, Harley Morillo 

Percussion: Lucas Vargas, Robert Redfield, Aidan Gimon 

Colorguard: Chris Boswell, Jessica Stelzner, Sara Shields 

Music Arranger: Jesse Rackley and Aaron Tucker 

Drill Design: James Gow 


Drum Majors: Rachel Lim, Max Hill, Kevin Zheng 

Hornline Captains: Jemma Lowi and Josh Lo 

Percussion Captains: Maheen Mustain and Sree Devineni

Colorguard Captains: Eliza Peele, Niha Thuppanna, Morgan Bertolini 


Battery: 0

Brass: 42

Drum Majors: 3

Front Ensemble: 27

Guard/Auxiliary: 41

Woodwinds: 51

Middle Creek High School

Mighty Marching Mustangs

123 Middle Creek Park Ave, Apex, NC, 27539


Drakorian Elements - Earth, Air, Water, Fire

There once were 4 keepers of the elements. For centuries they lived in tranquility, keeping their realms separated. Slowly the power of the elements diminished, and seeking a solution, they came together to enact an ancient prophecy. A prophecy to awaken the dragon. 

Music of:

Anton Bruckner

John Powell

Camille Saint-Saëns

Earnesto Lecuona


Band Director: Page Newsome


Staff: Zack Marshall, Laurie Cuffney, Stephanie Wanless, Linh Schladweiler, Kelly Durham, Kyle Krug

Music Arranger: Zack Marshall

Drill Design: Laurie Cuffney


Drum Majors: Josiah Smith, Yoselin Licona Perez

Student Leaders: Nathaniel Castaneda, Cannich Chisholm, Eliza King, Hannah Snee, Noah Wallace


Battery: 6

Brass: 15

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 6

Guard/Auxiliary: 9

Woodwinds: 19

Northwood High School

Northwood High School Band

310 Northwood High School Road, Pittsboro, NC, 27312


Awake

Dreams are a powerful presence in our lives, and reflect our inner needs and desires. As we journey through a nightmare, we learn about ourselves and wake up with a new appreciation for life, love, and happiness.

Original music by Stephen Downing, Resignation by Ed Kiefer


Band Director: Hagan Zoellers


Staff: Davis Neff, Joshlyn Monley, Kelsey Parsons, Hayden Stoub, DaJuan Brooks

Music Arrangers: Rob Stein, Stephen Downing

Drill Design: Jarrod Huntley


Drum Major: Sabrina Wright

Assistant Drum Major: Silvy Hopp


Battery: 6

Brass: 15

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 6

Guard/Auxiliary: 9

Woodwinds: 19

Seaforth High School

Hawks Marching Band

444 Seaforth Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312


8

Revolves around the eight key notes in Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D and ow it is considered the background chord structure to the backbone of modern music

Music: 

  • Canon in D
  • Cello Suite
  • Fugue in g minor (Chaconne)
  • Party in the USA
  • Basket Case
  • Hook


Band Director: Keith A. Gilbert


Colorguard: Christelle Geourntas

Colorguard: Robert Turpin

Percussion: Noah Marcus 

Winds Arranger: Ken Oliver

Percussion Arranger: Tony Cook

Drill Design: J. Rolen Shelby


Drum Major: Henry Clemens


Battery: 6

Brass: 25

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 6

Guard/Auxiliary: 8

Woodwinds: 24

Southern Alamance High School

Southern Alamance Marching Patriots

631 Southern High School Road, Graham, NC 27253


In Distress

In Distress will follow the story of a princess's experience with betrayal, desperation, heartbreak, and retribution.

Music: 

  • Portugal - Medieval from Civilization 6
  • Maneater by Hall and Oates
  • Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi
  • Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
  • Music from the Netflix movie Damsel


Band Director: Ashton Albright


Staff: Teagan Fringer, Throop Smith, Vince Reed

Music Arranger: Shar Joyner

Drill Design: Robert Strunks


Drum Major: Kass Lopez

Field Captain: Liam DiProfio

Woodwind Captains: Jana Dixon and Andy Perez

Brass Captains: Nathan Greene and Dalton Coble

Percussion Captain: Caleb Flood

Color Guard Captains: Kendal Dixon and Savannah Johnson


Battery: 6

Brass: 8

Drum Majors: 1

Front Ensemble: 4

Guard/Auxiliary: 11

Woodwinds: 12

Wakefield High School

Marching Wolverines

2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614


Reflections

Reflections presents a musical landscape that feels introspective and inspirational while visually drawing the the audience in through reflective imagery.  

Original music by Ian Grom & John Mapes


Band Director: Bobby McFarland


Percussion Instructor: Kam Roberson

Visual Instructor: Clay Michalec

Drill Design: Bobby McFarland


Captains: Aidan Leinbach, Ben Carter, Talia Barbieri & Izzy Hoffmann


Battery: 0

Brass: 6

Drum Majors: 0

Front Ensemble: 7

Guard/Auxiliary: 0

Woodwinds: 12

Wake Forest High School

Marching Cougars

420 W Stadium Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587


Greetings from Blue Note Bay

A glamorous tropical vacation!

Featuring the music of 

  • Frank Sinatra
  • Bill Locklear
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Royal Crown Revue


Band Director: Brandon Martel


Colorguard Director: Becca Johnson

Colorguard: Keohn Peacock

Percussion Director: Alvin Taylor

Brass: Chris Jalilavand

Woodwinds: Kevin Streich

Music Arranger: Brandon Martel

Drill Design: Damon Underwood


Drum Major: Kaila Rush-Robertson

Brass: Ethan Kabler, Jonathan Garcia-Diaz

Woodwind: Rayna Minor, Mia Thomas

Percussion: Harry Kanterman

Colorguard: Caitlyn Neal, Luke Turnage


Battery: 0

Brass: 9

Drum Majors: 1

Front Ensemble: 3

Guard/Auxiliary: 10

Woodwinds: 7

West Johnston High School

West Johnston High School Marching Band

5935 Raleigh Road, Benson, NC 27529


Harvested

Join us as we journey into a cornfield where a lone scarecrow stands vigilant, guarding the crops from a relentless murder of crows.

Music:

  • "Arrival of the Birds" by The Cinematic Orchestra
  • "My Immortal" by Evanescence
  • "St. Michael the Archangel - Church Windows" by Ottorino Respighi


Band Director: Jessica Leighton

Assistant Band Director: Elijah Collingwood


Program Coordinator / Color Guard Director: Johnny Talamantes

Percussion Director: Lucas Vargas

Visual Coordinator: Sydney Beasley

Music Arranger: Jesse Rackley

Drill Design: Phillip Franklin


Drum Majors: Benjamin Welch, Kathryn McLeod

Color Guard Captains: Isabella Brown & Peyton Still

Percussion Captain: Ariella Powell

Winds Captain: Khari McNeill


Battery: 7

Brass: 20

Drum Majors: 2

Front Ensemble: 9

Guard/Auxiliary: 18

Woodwinds: 30


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