Originally begun as a Drum and Bugle Corps show, the Murphysboro Drums at Appletime competition is a premier competition hosting bands from Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, and Iowa, and consistently draws 3,000 - 4,000 spectators. In an effort to be responsive to the needs of bands early in the season, Drums at Appletime features a critique and review session with the judges for band directors and their staff immediately following the competition. A Grand Champion is crowned by combining parade and field show scores. An Overall Drums at Appletime Champion will be crowned as well regardless of class. It will be totally based on field show points.
Event Information:
Date: Saturday September 17, 2011
· Location: Murphysboro Illinois
· Grand Parade : Step Off – 11:00 AM
· Grand Parade Awards: 2:30 PM estimate, depending on the time the parade ends
· Drums at Appletime Location - Doc Bencini Field, Murphysboro High School
· Drums at Appletime - Gates open: 3:30 PM
· Drums at Appletime Competition Start time: 4:30 PM
· End time: Apprx. 9:00 PM
· Direct questions to Mr. Nick Williams, Apple Festival Band Competitions Coordinator, Assistant Director, Crimson Express
Email: nwilliams@mhs.org.
At Drums at Appletime this year..
· We will have a special exhibition performance by the McKendree University Marching Band. They are under the direction
of David Boggs.
of David Boggs.
· We will have a marching clinic for each band after their performance
· Our Judging Panel will use digital recorders
and we will provide judges' comment summaries on our website. More information
is available here.
is available here.
Appletime Grand Parade and Drums at Appletime 2011 Judging Panel:
| Music Execution Parade and Field |
Dr. Deborah Burris Professor, College of Education and Human Services SIUC Carbondale |
| General Effect General Effect-Parade Music General Effect-Field |
Mark Mikulay Band Director Sesser-Valier Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Visual Execution Parade and Field |
Ryan Miller Residing in Indianapolis, Ryan Miller has a wide variety of experiences from visual design in drill and color guard to brass instructor with numerous competitive organizations across the United States and Canada. Several of these programs have successfully participated in local and regional events as well as Bands of America, Winter Guard International, and Drum Corps International. Currently, he is on the design staff with the DCI Open Class Finalist Legends Drum & Bugle Corps from Kalamazoo, MI serving as Visual Designer and Color Guard Supervisor as well as director of the Legends Winter Guard. Ryan is also the Director of Color Guard at Marian University in Indianapolis. |
| Visual General Effect Field |
Ibe Sodawalla Ibe Sodawalla is the Executive Director/CEO and founder of the Legends Performing Arts Association from Kalamazoo MI. This organization sponsors the Legends Drum & Bugle Corps, Legends Percussion, Legends Winter Guard, Legends Indoor Ensemble, and Legends All-Star Band, along with programs for youth and events in the West Michigan area. Under his direction, Legends is rapidly becoming a household name in the activity and is a member of the Drum Corps International (DCI) Open Class. He is the Vice-Chair for the DCI Open Class Advisory Committee and was selected as the 2009 DCI Open Class Corps Director of the Year with Legends also being named the 2009 DCI Open Class Most Improved Corps. Ibe currently is the brass arranger for the Legends Drum and Bugle Corps and arranges for a number of high schools and colleges across the country. Ibe maintains an active schedule as an arranger for the Western Michigan University Bronco Marching Band. He adjudicates with the USSBA circuit and is a sought out clinician for various programs/events. |
| Percussion Parade and Field |
Chad Schaedler Chad has instructed a number of percussion ensembles including The Crossmen (2010 Percussion Co-Caption Head), The Bluecoats (2006-2009), The Colts (2005), Missouri State University (2003-2004, 2008-2010), and various high school programs across the country. Chad is an Innovative Percussion and Evans drumhead artist. He is the percussion coordinator for MCCGA and is a member of the WGI Percussion Advisory Board. Chad is currently the Education Director and Staff Coordinator for Gateway Indoor. Gateway Indoor is an independent percussion group based in St. Louis, Missouri, competing in the WGI and MCCGA Percussion Independent World circuits. During his tenure with Gateway, Chad has also served as the Battery Caption Head, Battery Arranger, and Program Coordinator. |
| Auxiliary Parade and Field |
Sarah Walker |
| Drum Major Parade and Field |
Erin Miles Erin Miles has been involved with music for over eighteen years, training in many different instruments and genres. A nine year member of the Murphysboro Crimson Express, she has toured and performed extensively throughout the United States. During her time with the Crimson Express she held many leadership duties including front ensemble member and section leader, drum major and subsequently as an instructor. Focusing on keyboard instruments, Erin has been a featured solo musician on the piano and vibraphone in a variety of programs and has won several dozen first place medals at area competitions. During her time at Murphysboro she was selected for a number of feature music programs including the Heartland Honor Band and the River to River concert band. Erin has been involved with Murphysboro Apple Festival activities all her life, including competing in the pie eating contest, serving as Miss Apple Festival 2003 and judging Drums at Appletime. She currently works at Southern Illinois University managing K-12 teacher professional development grant programs. |
| Overall Effect (Clinician) Field Show |
Ron Nall Cape Girardeau Band Director, retired Director, Cape Girardeau Municipal Band |
| Overall Effect (Clinician) Field Show |
David Boggs Director of Bands, McKendree University M.A., Jazz Studies, Indiana University B.S., Music Education, Tennessee Technological University |