Downingtown West Blue & Gold Marching Band

2025 Program

2025 Fall Season

Blurred Lines

“The lines between imagination, and reality, are blurred…”

Musical Selections

1. Imagination and Reality – Barlines are immediately blurred by way of alternating meters, making it hard to determine where
reality begins.
2. Clarity (by Zedd) – A contrasting moment of focus emerges.
3. Blurred Lines – As the show concludes, we discover clarity within the blurred lines we face every day. Alternating phrasing
returns, and in a final moment of “clarity,” the ensemble recapitulates the production, building to a powerful impact.

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Director(s)

Ed Otto (Director), Dan VanHassent (Assistant Director), Woody Kleintz (Assistant Director), Mary Ann Otto (Assistant Director)

Drum Major(s)

Olivia Richardson (Drum Major), Kaitlyn Alexander (Drum Major), Corrine Feather (Drum Major)

Section Leaders

Will Gibbons (Brass Captain), Mary Hyson (Woodwind Captain), Ava Barniskis (Flute Section), Kayley Miller (Flute Section), Zoe Zosh (Clarinet Section), Chloe Gahr (Alto Sax Section), Molly Valaitis (Tenor Sax Section), Brendan Anderson (Trumpet Section), Hayden Durnan (Trumpet Section), Maddie VanVooren (Mellophone Section), Jack Keenan (Trombone Section), Gavin Walsh (Baritone Section), Jackson Whelihan (Tuba Section), A.J. Hart (Battery Percussion), Elizabeth White (Front Ensemble), Jackson Epstein (Front Ensemble), Gianna Guidas (Color Guard Captain), Meredith D’Ambrosio (Color Guard Lieutenant), Caitlin Delviscio (Color Guard Lieutenant), Sophia Zheng (Flag Section Leader), Luke Brooks (Prop Captain), Alexis Clarke (Prop Captain), Gabe Feather (Prop Captain), Liv Richardson (Librarian), Gianna Young (Librarian)

Design Staff – Music

Mary Ann Otto (Overall Music Caption Head), Rob Stein (WInd Arranger), Trent Gronewold (Percussion Arranger), Eric Shriver (Percussion Arranger), Matt Lusky (Percussion Arranger), Andrew Kanzler (Sound scape)

Design Staff – Visual

Ed Otto (Drill Designer), Woody Kleintz (Visual Designer), Kim Ely (Visual Designer), Julia Warner (WInds Visual Designer)

Design Staff – Percussion

Matt Lusky (Percussion Caption Head), Andrew Kanzler (Percussion Front Ensemble)

Design Staff – Auxiliary

Woody Kleintz (Color Guard Caption Head), Kim Ely (Color Guard Caption Head)

Instructional Staff – Music

Bernadette Tabakelis (Music - Winds), Brady Gehlert (Music - WInds), CJ Orrico (Music - WInds), Dan VanHassent (Music - Winds)

Instructional Staff – Visual

Julia Warner (Drill Instruction), C.J. Orrico (Drill Instruction), Brady Gehlert (Drill Instruction), Bernadette Tabakelis (Drill Instruction)

Instructional Staff – Percussion

Stephen Byrnes (Battery Percussion instruction), Nick Verdi (Battery Percussion instruction), Kaitlyn Farrell (Battery Percussion instruction), Joe Coull (Battery Percussion instruction), Jack Tuori (Front Ensemble), Andrew Kanzler (Front Ensemble and Sound Scape)

Instructional Staff – Auxiliary

Emily Wisniewski (Color Guard Instruction)

2025 Events

Rustin High School	September 20, 2025
Marple Newtown High School	October 4, 2025
Unionville High School	October 11, 2025
Central Dauphin High School	October 18, 2025
Pennsylvania State Championships (II A, III A, III O, V O)	November 1, 2025
II, III, IV, & V Open Class Championship	November 8, 2025