The Council Rock High School South Marching Band
2025 Program
2025 Fall Season
- "Secrets"
In “Secrets”, the Council Rock South Marching Band explores the powerful emotional journey of keeping, sharing, and ultimately releasing our hidden truths. The production opens with a an oversized diary—“Dear Diary… I have a secret”—unveiling a deeply personal world through intertwining themes of The Pierces, Beethoven, All American Rejects, Adele, and One Republic. As secrets begin to spread, whispers grow into rumors, and trust begins to erode, the ensemble visualizes betrayal with locked padlocks, spinning keys, and the haunting echo of “Dirty Little Secret.” With heartfelt narration and character-driven guard work, the show transitions to a place of emotional reckoning and vulnerability. In its final act, the company rises to empowerment, casting their secrets into the open, reminding us that liberation comes not from hiding who we are—but from sharing it!
Musical Selections
"Secret" by the Pierces
"Symphony #5" and "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Dirty Little Secret" by the All-American Rejects
"Rumour Has It" by Adele
"Secrets" by One Direction
- Director(s)
- John Burns (Director)
- Drum Major(s)
- Dylan DeSimone (Drum Major), Dar Mangala (Drum Major)
- Section Leaders
- Anneliese Druding (Band Captain), Gabe Loux (Battery Captain), Noah Robb (Battery Captain), EnXi Chen (Pit Captain), Simon Schondelmeyer (Color Guard Captain), Leah Slowinski (Color Guard Captain), Nedylia Bangura (Public Relations/Social Medi), Vincent Schoettle (Band Manager), Amanda Tong (Band Manager)
- Design Staff – Music
- John Burns (Winds/Pit Arranger), Marty Griffin (Battery Arranger/Consultant), Andrew Baldridge (Pit Arranger)
- Design Staff – Visual
- John Burns (Drill Design/Program Coordinator), Lauren Moffatt Burns (The Fixer), Dr. Carlee Cunningham (Design Team), Matt Norse (Design Team), Joanna Eyre (Design Team)
- Instructional Staff – Music
- Kathy Karschner (Marching Band Assistant), Matthew Norse (Marching Band Assistant)
- Instructional Staff – Visual
- Ken Brown (Marching Band Assistant), Kathy Karschner (Marching Band Assistant), Matt Norse (Marching Band Assistant)
- Instructional Staff – Percussion
- Jimmy Baldridge (Percussion Caption Manager), Andrew Baldridge (Marching Band Assistant (Percussion))
- Instructional Staff – Auxiliary
- Lauren Moffatt Burns (Color Guard Caption Manager), Dr. Carlee Cunningham (Marching Band Assistant (Color Guard)), Joanna Eyre (Marching Band Assistant (Color Guard))
2025 Events
| Spring-Ford High School | September 20, 2025 |
| Central Bucks South High School | October 4, 2025 |
| North Penn High School | October 11, 2025 |
| Perkiomen Valley High School | October 18, 2025 |
| Abington Senior High School | October 25, 2025 |
| Pennsylvania State Championships (I A, IV A, V A, I O, II O, IV O) | November 1, 2025 |
| II, III, IV, & V Open Class Championship | November 8, 2025 |
