McLean High School Marching Band

1993: Music of Danny Elfman

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design
  • Color Guard: Eric McWilliams
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Drum Majors: Dave Johnson and Tom Engle
• Color Guard Captains: Bernadette Ortiz and Julia Kraemer

1994: Music of the Fifth Demension

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Eric McWilliams
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Season Highlight: USSBA Group 3A Champions
• Drum Majors: Tom Engle and Breana Abbott
• Color Guard Captains: Jessica Lindberg, Eileen Yun and Mary Arnold

1995: Appalachian Morning

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Eric McWilliams, Jessica Lindberg
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Drum Majors: Breana Abbott and Katie Jameson
• Color Guard Captains: Mary Ann Licamele and Sam Hamil
• Piper Captain: Brian Arndt

1996: Music of David Arkenstone

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Eric McWiliams, Jessica Lindberg
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Drum Majors: Katie Jameson and Allen Hanuman
• Color Guard Captains: Mary Ann Licamele and Samantha Hamil
• Piper Captain: Tom Kohler

1997: Music from Riverdance

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Eric McWilliams, Mary Ann Licamele
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Drum Majors: Allen Hanuman and Abby Rahn
• Color Guard Captain: Nadia Ahwal

1998: Holst Suite in E flat

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Eric McWilliams, Mary Ann Licamele
  • Percussion: George Sheppard
• Drum Majors: Abby Rahn and Justin Learned
• Color Guard Captain: Jordan Dudney – Co-Captains: Jennifer Chan and ______

1999: “Scottish Dances” by Malcolm Arnold

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Charlie Gumbert, Mary Ann Licamele, Kevin Schulz
• Drum Majors: Justin Learned and John Baumann
• Color Guard Captains: Lisa Shelby and Natalie Chen

2000: “The Celtic Book of Days” by David Arkenstone

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Dave Brown
• Show Design:
  • Colorguard: Vincent Thomas, Ed Martinez, Erin Stewart, Mary Ann Licamele (consultant)
  • Drill design: Tom Acheson
  • Percussion: George Sheppard and Matt Tourville
• Drum Majors: John Baumann and Nick Jameson
• Color Guard Captains: Virginia Sharland, Shuo Chen, Rina Lowrie, and Alex Kramer
• Season Highlight: USSBA Group IV Open Champions

2001: Music of Malcolm Arnold

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Dave Brown
• Show Design:
  • Colorguard: Vincent Thomas, Krista Hurlburt, Jim Finch
  • Drill design: Tom Acheson
  • Percussion: George Sheppard and Matt Tourville
• Drum Majors: Nick Jameson and Katie Vodra
• Color Guard Captains: Rina Lowrie, Alex Kramer, Stephanie Hrycaj
• 2001 Season Highlight: Finals, BOA Regional Championships, 10/27/01, Morgantown, WV, Mountaineer Stadium
  
  Preliminaries: Highest Achievement Class AA:
  1st - Kiski Area H.S., PA (Outstanding Music, Visual, General Effect)
  2nd - Boone County H.S., KY
  3rd - McLean H.S., VA
  
  Finals Scoring:
  93.70 - Lassiter H.S. I, GA (Outstanding Music, Visual, General Effect)
  91.25 - Kiski Area H.S., PA
  87.75 - Norwin H.S., PA
  83.75 - Boone County H.S., KY
  83.05 - Bassett H.S., VA
  79.10 - Trinity H.S., PA
  78.40 - Gateway Sr. H.S., PA
  76.25 - North Buncombe H.S., NC
  75.00 - McLean H.S., VA
  73.95 - Deer Lakes H.S., PA
  

2002: Music of David Arkenstone

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Dave Brown
• Show Design:
  • Colorguard: Vincent Thomas, Krista Hurlburt, Jim Finch, Mary Ann Licamele, Sam Hamil, Katrina Elsnick
  • Drill design: Bobby Hullet
  • Percussion: George Sheppard and Matt Tourville
• Drum Majors: Katie Vodra and Matt Bradshaw
• Color Guard Captains: Mimi Liu and Arielle Yorczyk
• Piper Captain: Eric Epstein
• Season Highlight: Bands of America Regional Championships, 10/19/02, Hempstead, NY, James M. Shuart Stadium
  
  Preliminaries: Highest Achievement Class AA:
  1st - McLean H.S., VA (Outstanding Music, General Effect)
  2nd - Victor H.S., NY (Outstanding Visual)
  3rd - Newtown H.S., CT
  
  Finals Scoring:
  83.05 - North Penn H.S., PA (Outstanding Music, General Effect)
  81.90 - Piscataway H.S., NJ (Outstanding Visual - tie with Norwalk)
  79.70 - Norwalk H.S. (Outstanding Visual - tie with Piscataway)
  77.95 - McLean H.S.
  75.25 - South Brunswick H.S., NJ
  75.15 - Chantilly H.S., VA
  72.40 - Fieldale-Collinsville H.S., VA
  70.80 - Trumbull H.S., CT
  69.90 - Ramsey H.S., NJ
  67.05 - Victor H.S., NY
  

2003: Music of James Horner, including "Land Before Time", "Legends of the Fall", "Commando", "Wrath of Khan"

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Dave Brown
• Show Design:
  • Colorguard: Mary Ann Licamele, Eduardo Martinez
  • Drill design: Bobby Hullet
  • Music Arranger: Terry Jolly
  • Percussion: George Sheppard, Matt Tourville
• Drum Majors: Matt Bradshaw and Raedun Knudson
• Color Guard Captains: Allison Ransom and Kristen Guth
• Piper Captain: Eric Epstein

2004: Music of Jerry Goldsmith, including: “First Flight”, “Theme from Rudy” “Man From U.N.C.L.E.”, “Great Train Robbery”

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Robert Goodner
• Show Design:
  • Colorguard: Mary Ann Licamele, Jim Finch; Katrina Elsnick and Tenille Redmond (consultants)
  • Drill design: Tom Acheson
  • Music Arranger: Terry Jolly
  • Percussion: George Sheppard, Matt Tourville, Doug Wallace
• Drum Majors: Raedun Knudson and JB Burlson
• Color Guard Captians: Richard Louie and Lana Altman
• Piper Captain: Eric Epstein
• Season highlight: USSBA Class V Open Champion (92.65), Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, 10/30/2004

2005: Music of Sergei Prokofiev: excerpts from Lieutenant Kijé, Alexander Nevsky

• Director: James Kirchenbauer
• Assistant Director: Robert Goodner
• Show Design:
  • Color Guard: Krista Hurlburt, Richard Louie
  • Drill design:
  • Music Arranger: Doug Wallace
  • Percussion: Doug Wallace
• Drum Majors: JB Burlson and Darrell Chan
• Color Guard Captians: Stephanie Chen and Will Cook
• Piper Captain: Tracy Jenkins
• Season highlight: USSBA Class V Open Sixth Place (94.075), Giants Stadium, Meadowlands, NJ, 11/05/2005

McLean High School Winter Guard

1992: “Aquarius” by The Fifth Dimension

• Show Design: William Boyd
• Guard Director: Eric McWilliams
• Captains: Beth Brown and Candy Miller
• Season Highlight: WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH, Open Class Participant

1993: AIDS Tribute to William Boyd

• Musical Selections: Bobby McFerrin, Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Show design: Eric McWilliams
• Season highlight: WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH

1994: Relationships

• Musical Selections: “Feel So High” and “Why Should I Love You?” by Des’ree
• Show design: Eric McWilliams
• Drill Design: Tom Acheson
• Movement Consultant: David Vita
• Captains: Julia Kraemer and Bernadette Peterson
• Season highlights:
  • WGI Regional, Hylton HS, VA – 1st Place
  • WGI Regional, Norristown, PA – 2nd Place
  • WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH, A Class Semi-Finalist – 13th Place

1995: Seal

• Musical Selections: “Crazy – Acoustic” and “Don’t Cry” by Seal
• Show Design: Eric McWilliams
• Drill Design: Tom Acheson
• Consultant: Dana Sterling
• Movement Consultant: David Vita
• Captains: Jessica Lindberg and Eileen Yun
• Season Highlight: WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH, A Class Semi-Finalist – 23rd Place

1996: My Spanish Heart

• Musical Selections: “_______” and “My Spanish Heart” by Chick Corea
• Show Design: Eric McWilliams
• Drill Design: Tom Acheson
• Movement Consultant: David Vita & Jessica Lindberg
• Captains: Mary Ann Licamele and Sam Hamil

1997: The Elements

• Musical Selections: Riverdance
• Show design: Eric McWilliams
• Consultant: Meghan McCourt
• Movement Consultants: David Vita & Jessica Lindberg
• Captains: Mary Ann Licamele and Sam Hamil
• Season highlights:
  • WGI Eastern Regional, Richmond, VA – 2nd Place
  • WGI Mid-Atlantic Regional, Norristown, PA – 3rd Place
  • AIA Championships, Basset HS, Bassett, VA – 2nd Place
  • WGI Nationals, Phoenix, AZ. A class Semi-finalist – 18th Place

1998: Bachelorette Pad

• Musical Selections: Austin Powers
• Show design: Eric McWilliams
• Consultant: Doug Kassales
• Drill Design: Tom Acheson
• Movement Consultants: Mary Ann Licamele and David Vita
• Captains: Nadia Ahwal and Nicole Parr
• Season Highlights:
  • AIA Championships, Richmond, VA – 3rd Place
  • WGI Eastern Regional, Richmond, VA – Scholastic A Finalist
  • WGI Carolina Regional – Scholastic A Finalist

1999: Did not field a unit

2000: “Mishaela” and “Eye Opener” from the CD, “Noa”, Music by Noa

• Show design: Vincent Thomas
• Instructors: Ed Martinez, Erika…, Mary Ann Licamele
• Captains: Natalie Chen and Lisa Shelby
• Season highlight: WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH. Scholastic A preliminary competition participant

2001: “Death By Triple Fiddle”, Music from “Short Trip Home” by Sam Bush, Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, and Mike Marshall

• Show design: Vincent Thomas, Barry Artis, and Michelle Own
• Instructors: Krista Hurlburt, Jim Finch, Ed Martinez
• Captains: Virginia Sharland, Shuo Chen, Rina Lowrie, and Alex Kramer
• Season highlights:
  • WGI Eastern Regional South Brunswick HS, NJ. Participant
  • WGI Mid-Atlantic Regional, Norristown HS, PA. Finalist
  • AIA Championships, Fairfax HS, 4th place A1
  • WGI Nationals, Milwaukee, WI. Preliminary competition participant

2002: “Following My Compass”, Music by Kristen Hall

• Show design: Vincent Thomas, Barry Artis, Krista Hurlburt, Jim Finch, Ed Martinez
• Captains: Rina Lowrie, Alex Kramer, Stephanie Hrycaj
• Season highlights:
  • WGI Eastern Regional Blake HS, Silver Spring, MD. 5th Place, Scholastic A Finals
  • WGI Mid-Atlantic Regional, Norristown HS, PA. 10th place, Scholastic A Finals
  • AIA Championships, Fairfax HS, 3rd Place, Bronze medallists, A1 class
  • WGI Nationals, Dayton, OH. 5th Place preliminary round, 10th place semi-finals round.

2003: “Gotta Get Through This”, Music by David Beddingfield

• Show Design: Mary Ann Licamele, Vincent Thomas, Barry Artis, Krista Hurlburt, Ed Martinez
• Captain: Mimi Liu
• Season highlight:
  • McLean HS “Mirage of Colors”. In exhibition
  • AIA Championships, Lynchburg, VA. A1 class participant

2004: “Thinking Over” from the CD “Testimony”. Music by Dana Glover

• Show Design: Todd Marcocci, Mary Ann Licamele
• Instructors: Jim Finch, Ed Martinez
• Captain: Allison Ransom
• Season highlights:
  • McLean HS “Mirage of Colors”. In exhibition
  • WGI Nashville Regional. Nashville, TN. Scholastic A participant
  • WGI Mideast Power Regional, Dayton, OH. Scholastic A participant

2005: "India: Past & Present". Music from the track entitled "Raja Vedalu" by the artist DJ Chebi Sabah

• Show Design: Todd Marcocci, Mary Ann Licamele and Jim Finch
• Instructor: Katrina Elsnick
• Consultant: Tenille Redman
• Consultant: Asha Vattikuti
• Captains: Richard Louie and Lana Altman
  • WGI South Brunswick Regional Participant
  • WGI Syracuse Power Regional Participant
  • AIA Championships Participant