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KP Marching Band Crowned Champs Again
The King Philip Regional High School Marching Band took the top honors for the second year in a row at the USBands National Championships. The Pride and Passion scored at 96.138 for first place in Division 3 open competition and also was awarded for best visual, best music, and best percussion. The King Philip Marching competed, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, in the final round of 16 against other bands who also made to the national championship competition in their division. In total 700 bands participating in the USBands program.
The more than seventy 8th though 12th grade music students participate in the program without any auditions, but just a willingness and requirement to do their best. In the KP program no one is ever benched and everyone has to carry their weight. It's all about the passion to perform.
Under the leadership of Joshua Wolloff, KP Music Director, drum majors Amelia Schneider and Kyle Bechet directed seniors Melissa Bannon, Dan Corwin, Kelly Dunham, Kayla Eastty, Matt Farrelly, Steve Gerry, Kelsey Greene, Riannon Heasley, Courtney Hebert, Robert Kenerson VI, Alex Lown, Anne Maglio, Kayla McGhehey, Sam Norris, Melissa Sheperd, McKenzie Silva, along with the rest of the band and color guard on the the field for competition.
This year the marching band performed the show entitled Pandora's Box with music by Bela Bartok, Samuel Barber, Billy Joel and Dimitri Shostakovich.
The band started practicing this routine in May and got in line Saturday ready as they could be. They were last band to perform and left absolutely nothing on the field. The band sounded larger than life, the color guard moved with amazing coordination and smoothness, the percussion was absolute perfection, and the drill was tight. The crowd was in awe of their complicated music and very fast drill. The kids and staff had smiles a mile wide with tears streaming when they got done. They knew they had done their best. They ultimately came in first with best percussion, best visual and best music. Colorguard came in a strong 3rd.
The band returned Sunday night to a "rolling-in" rally at King Philip High School.
(Submitted)
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