IN THE BEGINNING...
The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble took root in 1995 under the direction of an unknown source. The ensemble performed and competed as a standstill unit on a limited basis at a few KIDA shows, but did not perform for a complete season in 1995 or even 1996. However, in 1997 the ensemble fell under the direction of Todd Seville. Performing a tune by Spryo Gyra in an island-themed standstill show. In the years 1998 to 2000, the ensemble performed as a BLUE standstill unit in KIDA under the direction of Tracey Weller. The music performed for those years are unknown.
Much of what was played, and who was in direction of The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble between the years of 1995 and 2000, is vague. During this time, the ensemble was trying to take a foot hold within the Waynesboro Music Department, and much of its history was not archived.
THEN THERE CAME CHRISTIAN & AMANDA KLINE...
Beginning in the year 2001, Christian & Amanda Kline started working with The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. To start out their adventure of running this growing ensemble, they chose to have the students perform Leonard Bernstein's "Candied Overture." This piece proved to be very challenging. In 2002, the turnout proved to be terribly low and there were plenty of scheduling conflicts with students. Luckily, this didn't stop Christian and Amanda from making sure that the students had an enjoyable time within the ensemble. They focused on creating a family atmosphere within the ensemble. The students doubled up on battery instruments, mallet instruments, and ultimately ended up having a fantastic year. The music chosen for 2002 was a jazz chart by Horace Silver called, "Nutville."
As the students within the music department at Waynesboro Area Senior High School realized that this ensemble was a unique, fun, and a worthwhile experience, popularity rose sharply. The program grew and Christian and Amanda decided to start incorporating some movement elements into their "standstill" show. The show they chose for the 2003 season was called, "Stravinky's Dances." They performed selections from Igor Stravinsky's ballets: "Rite of Spring," "The Firebird," and a short musical play titled, "The Devils Dance." With so much passion and drive, this group began rising to the top of their class.
Christian and Amanda Kline's diligence and passion for music took this ensemble to yet another level. In 2004, this team decided to create Waynesboro's first marching ensemble, and the students within the music department were so excited to come be a part of the program. Their numbers grew to a record 30 students, and the show they had chosen for this very large group was Leonard Berstein's "West Side Story”. In their first year out as a marching ensemble, they finished in 3rd place. However, this was not a letdown for Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. As they had finished another great, educational season, but many of the students were still hungry to do better.
In 2005, Christian and Amanda Kline brought in Brock Bricker and Heather Nowell to assist as battery and pit techs, but they remained a part of the ensemble to instruct and teach percussive technique. The show for this year was entitled, "Remembrance" - a jazz/contemporary piece written by Paul Hart. This particular show lead the ensemble to their very first 1st place victory at the 2005 KIDA Championships. From this point on, the ensemble proved to be headed in the right direction.
In 2006, the ensemble decided to take a different approach to their show concept. This season they chose a show entitled, "The Complex." The show was based off the music from The Blue Man Group. The highlight to the season was the groups' mechanical "pez-dispenser" opener and closer to the show! The ensemble finished in 2nd place, but the morale within the student body remained strong.
To take the ensemble a step further in 2007, the staff decided to place rolling backdrops on the floor for the battery to navigate on their very first black floor mat. The rolling back drops were the talk of all the judges that year. The show that inspired all these props was entitled, "Twilight Tone." This show was based off the classic television series, "The Twilight Zone" By Bernard Herman along with a jazz/vocal cover of the main theme by the group, "Manhattan Transfer." This show led the ensemble to yet another 1st place victory, and surely put Waynesboro back on the map against other strong competitive groups.
FOLLOWED BY BRYAN STEVENSON...
In 2008, direction of the ensemble moved on to yet another new director. Beginning in this year, Bryan Stevenson took over the leadership role of The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble as Christian stayed on as the arranger of the musical score. Due to scheduling conflicts and gym space, the ensemble was forced to go back to competing as a standstill unit within KIDA. The music chosen for this year was an arrangement of Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from "The Planets" suite. The integrity of the ensemble and the diligence of a new director led Waynesboro to another 1st place victory as a white ensemble in the 2008 KIDA Championships.
A daring show with music from "Phantom of the Opera" which pulled selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical was chosen for the 2009 season. This arrangement by Christian featured a closing piece with a driving tempo and no less than 8 key changes in less than a minute. The ensemble once again took 1st place as a white standstill ensemble.
In 2010, "Reflections in Time" was Christian Kline's first attempt at composing his first completely original piece of music for a show. It proved to be a challenging show with a very 20th century compositional element. The show closed with a short section pulled from John Adam's, "Short Ride in a Fast Machine." The following year in 2011 the ensemble folded. Scheduling conflicts became a huge issue causing this to be the first season in 15 years that the ensemble did not compete. The staff for this season consisted of quite a few more faces including: James Priolo, Jeremiah Sanders, Sabrina Woodlief, and Josh Sanders.
However, in 2012, the ensemble managed to make a triumphant return from the previous season with a show entitled, "Ride." This show was based around the wind ensemble piece of the same name written by Samuel Hazo with the concept being built around the thrill of setting out on the open road. This was another strong season where the ensemble finished just short of capturing another 1st place trophy in the gold standstill division. The staff for this season included: Jessica Mckinstry, Ryan Carty, Rusty Dawson, and the ensemble saw the return of a former WIPE member - Ben Gordon (2001) for just this one season.
"From Third to First" was chosen as the show for the 2013 season. This selection of music incorporated a collection of songs from renowned jazz artists Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. Music included: "Third Wind," "Minuano," and "First Circle." These pieces consisted of driving odd-metered, and new-age fusion jazz. Unfortunately, the ensemble did not fare so well this season and fell to last place within their gold KIDA division. The staff for this season included: Jeffrey Sievers, Natalia Torres-Gonzalez, Jessica McKinstry and Rusty Dawson.
NEXT WAS JEFFREY SIEVERS...
In 2014, Bryan Stevenson stepped down as the director and Jeffrey Sievers stepped in to lead The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. The show chosen for the 2014 season was a show entitled, "Adventure Awaits," which took the group and audience on a hero's journey. With selections of music inspired by the video game, "Skylanders," the long running TV show "Dr. Who," and a few other original elements thrown in, this was another successful year for the ensemble. This year, despite the drastic shift in staffing, the ensemble took a 2nd place victory against the other units within the GOLD standstill division.
In 2015, a show was built around the concept of "Illusions." You could ask yourself questions during the show such as, "Could you see the illusionist at work as you listen to the music? Could you feel the push and pull of deception vs. reality? Did you trust your eyes or your ears?" This music contained music inspired by renowned movie trailer composer - Thomas Bergersen. The ensemble surpassed everyone’s expectations and ended up winning a gold division championship. While capturing "The Most Improved Ensemble" Award, the ensemble was also promoted to a blue division ensemble for the 2016 season.
Then, in 2016, the WIPE staff designed a show born from Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu." The ensemble won yet another 1st place victory in the blue division of K.I.D.A.
In 2017, Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble brought home a second place trophy with the show "Home". This show told the story of being lost in space attempting to travel back to our home planet - Earth - after an intended search for a new home, new hope, and new life. This original music composition which was written to illustrate this journey with hints of music from "The Planets" by Holst.
In 2018, WIPE became a moving ensemble in the gold category and placed sixth with their show, "Overcome". Staff under the direction of Jeff Sievers included Natalia Torres-Gonzalez, Dakota Slay-Vincent, Ryan McClure, Kris Settlage, Nicholas Acquino, and Sydney Maurer.
AND NOW JEFF CARTY...
The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble took root in 1995 under the direction of an unknown source. The ensemble performed and competed as a standstill unit on a limited basis at a few KIDA shows, but did not perform for a complete season in 1995 or even 1996. However, in 1997 the ensemble fell under the direction of Todd Seville. Performing a tune by Spryo Gyra in an island-themed standstill show. In the years 1998 to 2000, the ensemble performed as a BLUE standstill unit in KIDA under the direction of Tracey Weller. The music performed for those years are unknown.
Much of what was played, and who was in direction of The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble between the years of 1995 and 2000, is vague. During this time, the ensemble was trying to take a foot hold within the Waynesboro Music Department, and much of its history was not archived.
THEN THERE CAME CHRISTIAN & AMANDA KLINE...
Beginning in the year 2001, Christian & Amanda Kline started working with The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. To start out their adventure of running this growing ensemble, they chose to have the students perform Leonard Bernstein's "Candied Overture." This piece proved to be very challenging. In 2002, the turnout proved to be terribly low and there were plenty of scheduling conflicts with students. Luckily, this didn't stop Christian and Amanda from making sure that the students had an enjoyable time within the ensemble. They focused on creating a family atmosphere within the ensemble. The students doubled up on battery instruments, mallet instruments, and ultimately ended up having a fantastic year. The music chosen for 2002 was a jazz chart by Horace Silver called, "Nutville."
As the students within the music department at Waynesboro Area Senior High School realized that this ensemble was a unique, fun, and a worthwhile experience, popularity rose sharply. The program grew and Christian and Amanda decided to start incorporating some movement elements into their "standstill" show. The show they chose for the 2003 season was called, "Stravinky's Dances." They performed selections from Igor Stravinsky's ballets: "Rite of Spring," "The Firebird," and a short musical play titled, "The Devils Dance." With so much passion and drive, this group began rising to the top of their class.
Christian and Amanda Kline's diligence and passion for music took this ensemble to yet another level. In 2004, this team decided to create Waynesboro's first marching ensemble, and the students within the music department were so excited to come be a part of the program. Their numbers grew to a record 30 students, and the show they had chosen for this very large group was Leonard Berstein's "West Side Story”. In their first year out as a marching ensemble, they finished in 3rd place. However, this was not a letdown for Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. As they had finished another great, educational season, but many of the students were still hungry to do better.
In 2005, Christian and Amanda Kline brought in Brock Bricker and Heather Nowell to assist as battery and pit techs, but they remained a part of the ensemble to instruct and teach percussive technique. The show for this year was entitled, "Remembrance" - a jazz/contemporary piece written by Paul Hart. This particular show lead the ensemble to their very first 1st place victory at the 2005 KIDA Championships. From this point on, the ensemble proved to be headed in the right direction.
In 2006, the ensemble decided to take a different approach to their show concept. This season they chose a show entitled, "The Complex." The show was based off the music from The Blue Man Group. The highlight to the season was the groups' mechanical "pez-dispenser" opener and closer to the show! The ensemble finished in 2nd place, but the morale within the student body remained strong.
To take the ensemble a step further in 2007, the staff decided to place rolling backdrops on the floor for the battery to navigate on their very first black floor mat. The rolling back drops were the talk of all the judges that year. The show that inspired all these props was entitled, "Twilight Tone." This show was based off the classic television series, "The Twilight Zone" By Bernard Herman along with a jazz/vocal cover of the main theme by the group, "Manhattan Transfer." This show led the ensemble to yet another 1st place victory, and surely put Waynesboro back on the map against other strong competitive groups.
FOLLOWED BY BRYAN STEVENSON...
In 2008, direction of the ensemble moved on to yet another new director. Beginning in this year, Bryan Stevenson took over the leadership role of The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble as Christian stayed on as the arranger of the musical score. Due to scheduling conflicts and gym space, the ensemble was forced to go back to competing as a standstill unit within KIDA. The music chosen for this year was an arrangement of Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from "The Planets" suite. The integrity of the ensemble and the diligence of a new director led Waynesboro to another 1st place victory as a white ensemble in the 2008 KIDA Championships.
A daring show with music from "Phantom of the Opera" which pulled selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical was chosen for the 2009 season. This arrangement by Christian featured a closing piece with a driving tempo and no less than 8 key changes in less than a minute. The ensemble once again took 1st place as a white standstill ensemble.
In 2010, "Reflections in Time" was Christian Kline's first attempt at composing his first completely original piece of music for a show. It proved to be a challenging show with a very 20th century compositional element. The show closed with a short section pulled from John Adam's, "Short Ride in a Fast Machine." The following year in 2011 the ensemble folded. Scheduling conflicts became a huge issue causing this to be the first season in 15 years that the ensemble did not compete. The staff for this season consisted of quite a few more faces including: James Priolo, Jeremiah Sanders, Sabrina Woodlief, and Josh Sanders.
However, in 2012, the ensemble managed to make a triumphant return from the previous season with a show entitled, "Ride." This show was based around the wind ensemble piece of the same name written by Samuel Hazo with the concept being built around the thrill of setting out on the open road. This was another strong season where the ensemble finished just short of capturing another 1st place trophy in the gold standstill division. The staff for this season included: Jessica Mckinstry, Ryan Carty, Rusty Dawson, and the ensemble saw the return of a former WIPE member - Ben Gordon (2001) for just this one season.
"From Third to First" was chosen as the show for the 2013 season. This selection of music incorporated a collection of songs from renowned jazz artists Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. Music included: "Third Wind," "Minuano," and "First Circle." These pieces consisted of driving odd-metered, and new-age fusion jazz. Unfortunately, the ensemble did not fare so well this season and fell to last place within their gold KIDA division. The staff for this season included: Jeffrey Sievers, Natalia Torres-Gonzalez, Jessica McKinstry and Rusty Dawson.
NEXT WAS JEFFREY SIEVERS...
In 2014, Bryan Stevenson stepped down as the director and Jeffrey Sievers stepped in to lead The Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble. The show chosen for the 2014 season was a show entitled, "Adventure Awaits," which took the group and audience on a hero's journey. With selections of music inspired by the video game, "Skylanders," the long running TV show "Dr. Who," and a few other original elements thrown in, this was another successful year for the ensemble. This year, despite the drastic shift in staffing, the ensemble took a 2nd place victory against the other units within the GOLD standstill division.
In 2015, a show was built around the concept of "Illusions." You could ask yourself questions during the show such as, "Could you see the illusionist at work as you listen to the music? Could you feel the push and pull of deception vs. reality? Did you trust your eyes or your ears?" This music contained music inspired by renowned movie trailer composer - Thomas Bergersen. The ensemble surpassed everyone’s expectations and ended up winning a gold division championship. While capturing "The Most Improved Ensemble" Award, the ensemble was also promoted to a blue division ensemble for the 2016 season.
Then, in 2016, the WIPE staff designed a show born from Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu." The ensemble won yet another 1st place victory in the blue division of K.I.D.A.
In 2017, Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble brought home a second place trophy with the show "Home". This show told the story of being lost in space attempting to travel back to our home planet - Earth - after an intended search for a new home, new hope, and new life. This original music composition which was written to illustrate this journey with hints of music from "The Planets" by Holst.
In 2018, WIPE became a moving ensemble in the gold category and placed sixth with their show, "Overcome". Staff under the direction of Jeff Sievers included Natalia Torres-Gonzalez, Dakota Slay-Vincent, Ryan McClure, Kris Settlage, Nicholas Acquino, and Sydney Maurer.
AND NOW JEFF CARTY...
Waynesboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble
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