Events Article
2008 winter Guard International Semi-Finals
Dayton, OH Apr 17, 2008
Early in the day the Novi
High School Band from Indianapolis,
Indiana with Director Matt Ownby
performed for a tremendous cheering section of fans taking a score of 84.40 that pushed them to the upper middle
region of a long line in the Scholastic Open class.
Later in the day we caught up with Franklin Central' High School's Derek Felix also of Indianapolis prior to the group's stunning performance in the Scholastic Open performing their program "Balance", that features a middle-section called "Death of Balance" (by the Prog/Metal Band Symphony X). Also running the Group is Dan Fyffe and Jeff Huffman?they scored 87.30
During the course of Day-1 several visitors came to the Sabian display to say hello and Jim Bailey of the Independent World group "I-2" (Indianapolis Independent) talked to Sabian about cymbals, service and how and why his Percussion group uses Sabian products.
During the course of the day we caught several more video/booth visits from luminaries such as Endorsers Steve Ulicny (WGI Judge), Matt Savage (Drum Corps Specialist/Chapel Hill, North Carolina) & Jonathan Jadrani (University of Miami/Marching Band) bringing a video connection with each speaking to their relationship with Sabian, it's personnel and it's products so check out the links to each of the related videos.
Off to another great WGI 2008 start, this is only the beginning of a long percussive weekend with many more interviews, pictures, information, and scores as they come in.
Stay tuned for more pics and clips from the 2008 WGI
