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LMEA 2025 DISTRICT V INSTRUMENTAL LARGE ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENT
Aaron Theall, District Director
MARCH 24-26, 2025
McNeese State University Tritico Theater
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Assessment Hosts
W. A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts
McNeese State University Dr. Wade Rousse, President
Dr. Keagan LeJeune, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Lonny Benoit, Department Head, W. A. and Dorothy Hannah
Department of Performing Arts
JUDGES
- Apryll Gadd - Stage
- Evan McCormick - Stage
- Linda Davis - Stage
- Robin Daigle - Sightreading
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025
9:00 AM Gr. 7-8 Oak Park Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Leslie Gunter
Celebratory Fanfare - Scott Watson
Gentle Winds* - Timothy Loest
Dragon Dance* - Michael Story
9:25 AM Gr. 7-8 S.P. Arnett Middle School Concert Band (Level 3) Kevin Coker
Hillside March - Randall Standridge
Too Beautiful for Words - Rob Grice
Shadow of the Longship* - Eric Rath
9:50 AM Gr. 7-8 Maplewood Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Kyle Cook / Becky McMillen
Skysplitter Fanfare - Brian Balmages
Rust Belt* - William Owens
Infinity (Concert March) - James Curnow
10:15 AM Gr. 5-6 Rosepine Elementary School Beginning Band (Level 1) Watson Nichols
Warp Speed - Michael Story
Freedom's Road - Paul Lavender
Pirates Cave - Mark Williams
10:40 AM Gr. 6-8 DeQuincy Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Lucas Whitney
The Thunderbird March - John Kinyon
Enchantment - Brian Balmages
Magma* - Larry Clark
11:05 AM Gr. 6-8 Kinder Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Timothy Gambill / Jordan Moore
Freedom's Road - Paul Lavender
Anasazi* - John Edmondson
Deimos - Timothy Loest
11:30 AM Gr. 7-8 Leesville Junior High School Band (Level 3) Ola Demus-Jackson
Annunciation* - Michael Story
A Song for Friends - Larry Daehn
Magma- Larry Clark
11:55 AM Gr. 8 DeRidder Jr. High School Advanced Band (Level 3) Evan McAleer
Albany Fanfare - William Owens
Into the Blue - Cait Nishimura
Travelin' Music* - Pierre La Plante
12:20 PM Gr. 7-8 Maplewood Middle School Symphonic Band (Level 3) Kyle Cook / Becky McMillen
Presto! - Robert Sheldon
Fortis* - Gary Gazlay
Blackthorn March - Randall D. Standridge
12:50 PM Gr. 9-12 DeQuincy High School Concert Band Ryan Broussard
Above and Beyond - James Swearingen
Friendship Hymn - Bryce Newton
Danza de Espana* - Carol Brittin Chambers
LUNCH
2:00 PM Gr. 6-7 S.J. Welsh Middle Beginner “Colt” String Orchestra (Level 1) Christopher Gunter
Beyond the Thunder - Deborah Baker Monday
Beginner's Luck - Adrian Gordon
Ready...Set...Fiddle! (from A Dozen More Dazzlers) - Stephen Chin
2:25 PM Gr. 7 DeRidder Jr. High School Intermediate Band (Level 2) Amanda Escue / Aaron Theall
Dark Star - Christina Huss
Ancient Hunters* - Sean O'Laughlin
A Jubilant Spirit - Carol Brittin Chambers
2:50 PM Gr. 7-8 Moss Bluff Middle School Jr. Varsity Band (Level 2) James Hearne / Taylor Teague
Apollo Fanfare - Robert W. Smith
Atlantis* - Anne McGinty
Mechanical Monsters - Randall D. Standridge
3:15 PM Gr. 7-8 Vinton Middle School Band (Level 2) Jordan Elliott
Gothic - Tyler Arcari
Three Minutes to Midnight - JaRod Hall
Magma* - Larry Clark
3:40 PM Gr. 7-8 Iowa Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Spencer Butts
Apollo Fanfare - Robert W. Smith
Affirmation* - William Owens
Attack of the Cyclops - Mark Williams
4:05 PM Gr. 7-8 LeBlanc Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Gary Young
March Royale - Mark Williams
Battle of the Samurai* - Timothy Loest
Cedar Lakes Overture - Andy Clark
4:30 PM Gr. 7-8 W.W. Lewis Middle School Symphonic Band (Level 3) Mark Portier
Armory* - Randall D. Standridge
Fighting Falcon March - Todd Stalter
Fortis - Gary Gazlay
5:00 PM Gr. 8-12 East Beauregard High School Concert Band Tyler White / Jared Cody
Mythos* - Chis M. Bernotas
In the Bleak Midwinter - Gustav Holst/Jack Bullock
Armory - Randall Standridge
5:30 PM Gr. 9-12 Iowa High School Concert Band (2nd Group) Spencer Butts
Ritmico - Robert Sheldon
Alman (Renaissance Dance)* - Thomas Morley/arr. Chip De Stefano
Fiesta Espanola - Timothy Loest
6:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Barbe High School Concert Band (3rd Group) James Lormand / Colin Patton
Postwood March - John O'Reilly
Cloud Dancing* - Larry Clark
Antiphon - William Owens
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025
9:00 AM Gr. 6-7 S. J. Welsh Beginning Band (Level 1) Eva Lormand
Starsplitter Fanfare - Brian Balmages
Dragon Dance - Mike Story
Dragon Slayer - Rob Grice
9:25 AM Gr. 7-8 F.K. White Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Etienne Stoupy
Starsplitter Fanfare* - Brian Balmages
Gentle Winds* - Timothy Loest
Summer Thunder - Jorge Vargas
9:50 AM Gr. 6-8 Our Lady Queen of Heaven Concert Band (Level 3) Larissa Perez
Zig Zag* - Sean O'Loughlin
Fortitude - William Owens
...At Twilight - Tyler S. Grant
10:15 AM Gr. 7-8 S.J. Welsh Combined 7-8 Grade “Colt” String Orchestra (Level 3) Christopher Gunter
Velocity* - Brian Balmages
Chorale and Minuet* - J.S. Bach, arr. Elliot Del Borgo
Centurion - Nicolas H. Repetto
10:40 AM Gr. 6-8 S.J. Welsh Middle School Concert Band (Level 2) Eva Lormand
Skygazer Fanfare* - Randall Standridge
Be Still, My Soul - Robert W. Smith
Shadow Warriors - Chris Bernotas
11:05 AM Gr. 7-8 Moss Bluff Middle School Varsity Band (Level 3) James Hearne / Taylor Teague
Fiero* - Steve Hodges
Fire Dance - David Shaffer
Alarm - Randall D. Standridge
11:35 AM Gr. 9-11 Washington-Marion Magnet School Beginning Band Sara Pietrowski
The Quest - Gary Fagan
Dragons in the Mist - Randy Navarre
Stormchasing* - William Owens
12:05 PM Gr. 9-12 LaGrange High School Concert Band Robert Post / Tiffany Guillory
El Manto Dorado - Jorge L. Vargas
Black Forest Overture* - Michael Sweeney
Byzantine Dances* - Carol Brittin Chambers
LUNCH
1:30 PM Gr. 7-8 S.J. Welsh Middle School Symphonic Band (Level 3) Eva Lormand
Hopak! - William Owens
Korean Folk Rhapsody* - James Curnow
The Great Locomotive Chase - Robert W Smith
2:00 PM Gr. 8-12 Welsh High School Band Mack Golden
Valley Forge March - Edmondson
*...At Twilight - Tyler S. Grant
Under an Irish Sky - Larry Neeck
2:30 PM Gr. 9-12 Leesville High School Concert Band Daniel Wesson
March to Buckingham Palace - Mekel Rogers
Down by the Salley Gardens - Michael Sweeney
Byzantine Dances* - Carol Brittin Chambers
3:00 PM Gr. 7-12 Lake Arthur High School Band Madison Pousson
A Scottish Festival - Brian Balmages
Canon of Peace (Dona Nobis Pacem) - Paul Jennings
The Tempest* - Robert W. Smith
3:30 PM Gr. 7-12 Pickering Jr./Sr. High School Concert Band Roland Smith / Mason Trumps
Mar y Cielo - Jorge L. Vargas
Heartland - Steve Hodges
Adrenaline Engines* - Randall D. Standridge
4:00 PM Gr. 8-12 Merryville Jr./Sr. High School Concert Band Jimmy Spencer / Randy Sanchez
The Red Cape - James Meredith
A Childhood Hymn - David Holsinger
Byzantine Dances* - Carol Brittin Chambers
4:30 PM Gr. 7-9 Jennings High School Concert Band (2nd Group) Brandon Strain
Acadia March - Terry White
Two English Dances - John O'Reilly
Atlantis* - Anne McGinty
5:00 PM Gr. 7-12 Rosepine Jr./Sr. High School Concert Band Watson Nichols
Bay Shore Park - Joseph Compello
Psalm 42 - Samuel Hazo
Pinnacle* - Rob Grice
5:30 PM Gr. 9-12 Sam Houston High Jr. Varsity Band (2nd Group) Taylor Teague
Falcon Fanfare - Brian Balmages
Accolade* - William Himes
Cumberland Cross - Carl Strommen
6:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Sulphur High School Concert Band (3rd Group) Darren Hooper
Blue Ridge Reel* - Brian Balmages
Olde English Hymn - James Swearingen
Darklands March - Randall D. Standridge
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025
9:00 AM Gr. 6-8 F.K. White Middle School Symphonic Band (Level 3) Betsy Stoupy
The Quest for Victory - Mark Lortz
The Tears of Arizona* - Brian Balmages
El Manto Dorado - Jorge Vargas
9:30 AM Gr. 9-12 Westlake High School Concert Band (2nd Group) Jacob Bridges
Fireburst Fanfare - Roland Barrett
Whirlwind* - Jodie Blackshaw
Blue Sky Horizon - Randall Standridge
10:00 AM Gr. 9-12 Vinton High School Concert Band Keith Allen
Forza - Quincy C. Hilliard
Themes from the Planets - Gustav Holst/Douglas E. Wagner
Tripwire* - Jarod Hall
10:30 AM Gr. 9-12 Washington-Marion Magnet High School Concert Band Dr. Tamekia Holliday
Aces of the Sky - Christina Huss
Cottage on the Lake* - Jame Swearingen
Caves of Sacromente - David Bobrowitz
11:00 AM Gr. 8-12 Jennings High School Symphonic Band Brandon Strain
The Trombone King - Karl King/arr. John Paynter
They Led My Lord Away* - Adoniram Hordon / arr. Fred Allen
Overture for Winds - Charles Carter
11:30 AM Gr. 9-12 Westlake High School Symphonic Band Tyler Young
Steel - Randall D. Standridge
When the Stars Began to Fall* - Fred J. Allen
Cyclone - Michael Oare
12:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Kinder High School Concert Band Jordan Moore
Spiritus Invictus - JaRod Hall
Our Kingsland Spring* - Samuel R. Hazo
Red - Robert W. Smith
12:30 PM Gr. 9-12 DeRidder High School Concert Band (2nd Group) Amanda Escue
Thunderbolt Fanfare - Brian Balmages
Gentle River - Rob Grice
Bazaar* - Randall Standridge
1:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Iowa High School Symphonic Band David Billodeau
Fidelity March - Karl King Arr. Andrew Glover
Too Beautiful for Words - Rob Grice
Kalos Eidos* - Carol Brittin Chambers
LUNCH
2:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Barbe High School Symphonic Band (2nd Group) Colin Patton
St. Petersburg March - Johnnie Vinson
As Tears Fall on Dawn's New Light - Richard Saucedo
Tripwire* - JaRod Hall
2:30 PM Gr. 9-12 Sulphur High School Symphonic Band (2nd Group) Andrew Usie
Advance March - Harold Bennett/ Arr. Larry Clark
Appalachian Morning* - Robert Sheldon
Fearless - Carol Brittin Chambers
3:00 PM Gr. 9-12 South Beauregard High School Symphonic Band Jeremy Boudreaux
For King and Crown* - Aric Branchfield
Lullaby to the Moon* - Brian Balmages
Odyssey for Percussion* - Elliot Del Borgo / arr. James Curnow
3:30 PM Gr. 9-12 DeRidder High School Symphonic Band Aaron Theall
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise – Lockhart/Seitz/Alford / arr. Gore
I Am* - Andrew Boysen Jr.
Strange Humors - John Mackey
4:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Sam Houston High School Varsity Winds Terry Gould
His Honor - Fillmore
Southwest Saga* - Sheldon
The Wishing Well - Galante
4:30 PM Gr. 9-12 Barbe High School Wind Symphony James Lormand
Lauds (Praise High Day) - Ron Nelson
Shenandoah - Frank Ticheli
Variations on a Korean Folk Song* - John Barnes Chance
5:00 PM Gr. 9-12 Sulphur High School Wind Symphony Mathew McMillen
Nitro - Frank Ticheli
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen / trans. by H. Robert Reynolds
*Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta" - Clifton Williams
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Acknowledgements
The District V Louisiana Music Educators Association expresses sincere appreciation to the administration, faculty, and staff of McNeese State University for hosting the 2025 District V Large Ensemble Instrumental Assessment. Also, thank you to the Tony McCardle and the CPSB Department of Visual and Performing Arts for providing instrument repair, recording, photography, and program production services.