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2027 WGI Percussion & Winds Preview | S4EP42
Stephen McCarrick, Garrett Lippie and Bill “Woody” Woodward break down the 2027 WGI indoor season: 50th anniversary ceremonies, RCC/United/IMPACT/Atlanta Quest staffing, Infinity 2 and Obsidian Winds class moves, Pulse/Blue Devils connections, Winds rule changes and the Grimsley band story. Plus: respect for rehearsal facilities, member fitness, and Gush & Go.
Chapters (source-transcript times; confirm against final edit): 00:00 Intro; 01:17 Welcome; 04:03 WGI history series; 07:50 Garrett’s segment-name debate; 08:25 Woody joins; 13:37 News; 14:04 WGI 50 ceremony; 15:05 RCC; 17:43 United; 27:01 IMPACT; 29:24 Atlanta Quest; 31:37 Infinity 2; 32:37 Pulse/Blue Devils; 35:07 WGI entries; 36:09 Obsidian Winds; 37:04 Winds updates; 40:45 Grimsley follow-up; 49:45 Water We Doing; 01:00:17 Member fitness; 01:05:04 Gush & Go; 01:09:44 Wrap-up.
On mic: Stephen @stephenmccarrick • Garrett @g_lippie27 • Woody @remoking100. AP: Devin Rossey @devvvie96. Produced by Jeremy Williams and Christine Ream. Theme music: Josh Lyda.
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Episode sources: WGI 50 • RCC staff • United staff • Stephen/United • IMPACT • Atlanta Quest • Infinity • Blue Devils • Pulse • Obsidian • WGI Winds rules • Entries • Grimsley reporting.
The Grimsley segment includes attributed accounts that differ; details not independently confirmed by OAWB are described as claims.
A marching band kicked out of a football game for playing music? Grimsley Senior High School's band was escorted out of a game against Varina in Virginia following a disagreement about playing while the ball was in play. Ashlee Amos, Bill “Woody” Woodward, Bobbey Biddle and Hayley Harrington discuss what happened and where the line falls between football rules and band traditions.
In more marching arts news: a West Jordan police officer helps Tooele High School's marching band after an equipment trailer breaks down on I-80; Blessed Sacrament celebrates its 90th anniversary; and Music for All names Holly Blake, Matthew B. Carter, Cheryl Floyd and Dan Potter to its 2027 Hall of Fame class.
60-Second Tech Block: Woody tackles program coordinators, staff responsibilities, communication, budgets and program leadership. Water We Doing?! Why aren't more contests under the lights? Why so much Phantom of the Opera? Is fluttering replacing traditional drill? And are educators juggling too many teaching seasons? Plus Gush & Go.
Chapters
00:00 Preview
00:56 Welcome
01:45 Tooele Band Trailer Breakdown
04:14 Grimsley Band Removed from Football Game
11:47 Blessed Sacrament Turns 90
15:10 Music for All Hall of Fame
16:37 Previously on OAWB
18:09 Guard Closet
19:47 60-Second Tech Block
21:50 What Does a Program Coordinator Do?
23:55 Leadership & Accountability
28:29 Budgets & Staff
31:34 Communication
34:57 Mentorship & Hiring
41:50 Water We Doing?!
42:23 Performing Under the Lights
52:32 Phantom of the Opera
58:49 Fluttering vs. Traditional Drill
1:05:52 Teaching Multiple Seasons
1:13:45 Gush & Go
1:13:58 Bobbey
1:20:18 Hayley
1:25:07 Woody
1:28:26 Ashlee
1:31:19 Close
Hosts: Ashlee Amos (@famousamossss_), Bill “Woody” Woodward (@remoking100), Bobbey Biddle (@bobbey107), Hayley Harrington (@h_harrington14).
Sources:
Grimsley — FOX8/WGHP syndicated report: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/grimsley-marching-band-kicked-high-150524211.html
Tooele — original KJZZ URL pending verification.
Blessed Sacrament — https://www.wgi.org/blessedsacrament90/
Music for All — https://musicforall.org/2027-hall-of-fame-inductees/
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DCI’s 2027 World Class field is getting bigger. Chris Rutt, Grantis Peranda and Jeremy Svoboda break down the Mandarins’ approved return after a one-year hiatus and Gold and The Battalion moving from Open Class into DCI World Class beginning in 2027.
The panel also remembers longtime Drum Corps World publisher and DCI Hall of Fame member Steve Vickers. Grantis takes the 60 Second Tech Block with practical fall color guard costuming advice: choose something that serves the show, survives the field, fits performers well and helps them feel confident. Water We Doing?! tackles recycled and overcomplicated show concepts, copyright and licensing frustrations, and performing in extreme weather.
CHAPTERS
00:00 DCI 2027 Headlines
00:41 Welcome + News
01:17 Mandarins Return to DCI
03:08 Remembering Steve Vickers
07:10 Gold + The Battalion Join World Class
12:52 What You May Have Missed
14:29 Guard Closet
16:08 60 Second Tech Block
17:17 Fall Color Guard Costuming
29:23 Water We Doing?!
33:04 Copyright & Marching Arts
35:55 Extreme Weather + Performer Safety
40:50 Gush & Go
46:42 Final CTA + Closing Rehearsal
PANEL
Chris Rutt — @wildhornbrass1
Grantis Peranda — @grantisimo_p
Jeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today — @drumcorpstoday
NEWS & RESOURCES
Mandarins approved to return to the DCI Tour in 2027
Remembering Steve Vickers — Drum Corps International
Gold + The Battalion approved for DCI World Class in 2027
RELATED OAWB
S4EP39 — WGI 2027 Waitlists, Percussion Changes + Practice Makes Permanent
S4EP38 — Marching Arts News + Color Guard Tech Advice
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WGI’s new Color Guard Chief Judge Denise Bonfiglio joins Trish O’Shea and Sadie Wallace for a special installment of the WGI 50th Anniversary Series — looking back at nearly 50 years of winter guard history and ahead to what comes next.
Denise has been part of WGI since its earliest years as an instructor, designer, adjudicator and educator. She revisits the programs that transformed color guard, explains why WGI’s promotion system is working, discusses growing championship waitlists and venue capacity, and takes us inside the process that led to her becoming WGI Color Guard Chief Judge. She also traces her role in WGI’s adjudication philosophy, mentoring judges, and the challenge of coordinating roughly 380 judging assignments for the season.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome — Denise Bonfiglio joins OAWB
00:36 Trish, Denise & Sadie reconnect
01:22 WGI’s 50th anniversary
05:33 Color guards that changed WGI
14:44 Could anyone have imagined 50 years?
16:39 Scholastic World growth
20:09 Why the promotion system works
22:48 Waitlists & championship venue capacity
23:58 Denise’s road to WGI Color Guard Chief Judge
26:36 WGI adjudication philosophy
28:58 Mentorship and training judges
30:54 What the Chief Judge job requires
31:24 Roughly 380 judging assignments
33:39 Dale Powers & Emerald Marquis memories
35:51 Looking toward WGI 2027
39:09 Closing
GUEST
Denise Bonfiglio — WGI Color Guard Chief Judge
HOSTS
Trish O’Shea — @trishdish1102
Sadie Wallace — @m.sadiewallace
WATCH MORE WITH DENISE
Denise Bonfiglio’s first OAWB interview + 32 Count Life Story
OFFICIAL WGI RESOURCES
Denise Bonfiglio Named Color Guard Chief Judge
WGI 50th Anniversary Opening Ceremonies
2027 WGI Color Guard Calendar
RELATED OAWB
Greg Case — includes OAWB’s earlier coverage of Denise’s appointment
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WGI 2027: waitlists already? Color guard registration is already putting championship capacity in the spotlight. Whitney Stone, Jeremy Denzer, Sadie Wallace, Trish O’Shea and Garrett Lippie break down the early WGI waitlists, WGI percussion changes, European drum corps, whether BOA should judge color guard separately, and more. Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block is all about why practice doesn’t make perfect — Practice Makes Permanent.
CHAPTERS
00:00 WGI 2027 Color Guard Tea
02:02 Welcome + Recent OAWB Releases
08:27 Quiet Spin Flagpole Test
11:28 Derek Phillips Family Thanks the Marching Community
16:15 Remembering Steve Vickers
19:00 WGI 2027 Color Guard Registration + Waitlists
25:15 WGI Percussion 2027: Quad Panel, Audio Theater + Regionals
29:59 Scholastic Open Registration Check
30:49 European Drum Corps Championships
32:58 Guard Closet
35:43 60 Second Tech Block
37:27 Practice Makes Permanent
43:46 Water We Doing?!
51:21 Circuit Sound Systems
53:48 Should BOA Judge Color Guard Separately?
57:59 What Are We Going to Do About It?
58:42 Who Actually Runs the Design?
59:41 Gush & Go
1:07:01 Bridgeland Wins BOA North Houston
1:08:11 Whitney Shares a Personal Loss
1:09:21 Closing Rehearsal
ON THIS EPISODE
Whitney Stone — @dancerwhit
Jeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzer
Sadie Wallace — @m.sadiewallace
Trish O’Shea — @trishdish1102
Garrett Lippie — @g_lippie27
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams
NEWS + RESOURCES
Derek Phillips family/community support: https://www.kcci.com/article/family-of-derek-phillips-thanks-community-for-support/73859683
University of Iowa remembrance: https://hawkeyemarchingband.uiowa.edu/news/2026/09/message-hawkeye-marching-band-and-school-music
Steve Vickers remembrance: https://www.dci.org/news/steve-vickers-longtime-publisher-of-drum-corps-world-dies-at-77/
WGI July Board recap: https://www.wgi.org/26julyboardrecap/
WGI Color Guard current entries: https://www.wgi.org/currententries/cg-current-entries/
WGI Percussion calendar: https://www.wgi.org/percussion/p-calendar/
European Drum Corps Championships preview: https://www.dci.org/news/ensembles-from-five-countries-will-be-represented-at-2026-european-drum-corps-championships/
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Marching band season is fully underway, winter guard planning is starting, and this week Chris Rutt, Dalton Stout, Cynthia Bernard, Jeremy Svoboda and guest Monica Drohan tackle the Nimitz High School marching band shirt pulled by Aldine ISD, heat concerns at the Sullivan Marching Band Festival, Indiana’s 2027 Teacher of the Year Jason Witzigreuter, SoundSport 2027 registration and more.
In this episode:
Panel:
Christopher E. Rutt — @wildhornbrass1
Dalton Stout — @SaltyDalti
Cynthia Bernard — @cynthiabern
Jeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today — @drumcorpstoday
Guest: Monica Drohan / Evoke Performance Collective — @evoke_pc
Chapters:
01:34 Nimitz High School Band Shirt Pulled
06:14 Sullivan Marching Festival Heat Emergency
10:12 Indiana Teacher of the Year
11:49 SoundSport 2027
18:34 32 Count Life Story
22:19 60 Second Tech Block
33:32 Water We Doing?!
49:43 Gush & Go
59:02 Closing Rehearsal
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Joey Montes III, Jeremy Denzer and Courtney Coffey check in on the fall marching season, then break down the Hawkeye Marching Band’s tribute to Derek Phillips and what it means for marching-band heat safety; Penn State’s Blue Band and Morgan State’s Magnificent Marching Machine bringing Hamilton to MetLife Stadium; the NCCU Sound Machine altercation with North Carolina A&T staff over “breaking ranks”; and DCI’s record 1,000-student INpact + BANDtastic! Indy honors bands.
Jeremy’s 60 Second Tech Block explains how to listen to judge commentary twice, identify repeated themes and walk into critique ready for a real conversation. Water We Doing?! takes on velvet costumes, color guard designers being left off design-team announcements and staffs that refuse to delegate. Gush & Go spotlights Color Guard Tea Break, Simply Colorguard Spin School and the start of fall competition season.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Where Is Your Marching Season?
08:03 Welcome to On A Water Break
08:34 Hawkeye Band Honors Derek Phillips
09:07 Marching Band Heat Safety + WBGT
16:31 Penn State + Morgan State Bring Hamilton to MetLife
18:12 HBCU Band Altercation + Breaking Ranks
22:36 DCI’s 1,000 Middle School Performers
27:24 Guard Closet
29:02 60 Second Tech Block
31:10 How to Use Judge Commentary Before Critique
40:11 Water We Doing?!
40:32 Velvet Costumes
43:02 Why Color Guard Designers Belong on the Design Team
45:14 Delegate to Your Staff
47:59 Gush & Go
52:27 Closing Rehearsal
PANEL
Joey Montes III — @marchingbymontes
Jeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzer
Courtney Coffey — Simply Colorguard
PRODUCTION
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams
Associate Producer: Devin Rossey
NEWS & RESOURCES
Hawkeye Marching Band tribute to Derek Phillips
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature / heat safety
Hamilton halftime with Penn State + Morgan State
NCCU / NC A&T band altercation
DCI INpact + BANDtastic! Indy
NOAA El Niño update
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RELATED
S4EP36 — Derek Phillips, WGI jobs, JD Shaw + recruiting
S4EP29 — marching band heat rules + WBGT
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WGI Jobs, JD Shaw Retires & Marching Band Recruiting | OAWB S4EP36
Haley Harrington welcomes new OAWB team members Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey for WGI opportunities, DCI offseason changes, marching band and color guard recruiting, JD Shaw’s Phantom Regiment retirement and Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block on staying engaged through every hold. The panel also remembers Hawkeye Marching Band member Derek Phillips and asks why students still struggle to find a clear path into marching band.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Haley Takes the Host Chair
00:34 Meet Garrett Lippie & Devin Rossey
01:04 32 Count Life Stories
06:23 Melanin Mosaic NYC Color Guard Casting
08:18 Remembering Derek Phillips
11:28 WGI Color Guard Event Manager
12:54 WGI 2027 Judge Applications
14:39 Blue Devils Percussion Staff Discussion
17:23 JD Shaw Retires from Phantom Regiment
20:12 Guard Closet
21:51 60 Second Tech Block
24:47 Stay Off Your Heels & Stay Engaged
28:00 Water We Doing?!
28:35 Why Is Marching Band So Hard to Join?
32:02 Put the Sticks in Their Hands
33:56 Color Guard Recruiting & Open Gyms
34:56 Bringing Drum Corps Back to the Big Screen
38:16 Stay Humble as Educators
44:01 Gush & Go
44:23 Jeremy Welcomes the New OAWB Team
46:12 Garrett’s Gush & Go
47:59 Devin Teases What’s Coming Next
48:44 Haley’s Gush & Go
50:59 Closing Rehearsal
PANEL
Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14
Garrett Lippie — @g_lippie27
Devin Rossey — @devvvie96
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams
NEWS & RESOURCES
Melanin Mosaic NYC casting
Remembering Derek Phillips
WGI Color Guard Event Manager
WGI 2027 Judge Applications
Blue Devils Staff
Phantom Regiment
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The episode describes John Mapes as replacing Scott Johnson as Blue Devils percussion caption head. The current Blue Devils staff listing identifies Scott Johnson as Arranger/Caption Head and John Mapes as Arranger/Caption Manager.
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On A Water Break celebrates the life and legacy of Dolly Parton through her Tennessee roots, her connection to music education, and an unexpected part of her story: the marching arts.
Ricardo Robinson-Shinall, Jeremy Denzer and Alicia Sharp are joined by Bri Eskenazi, Assistant Band Director with the Sevier County High School Band, Dolly Parton’s alma mater. Bri shares what Dolly’s legacy still means inside the school and Sevier County community, stories that have been passed down through generations, Dolly’s support of young people and education, and how her example continues to influence students walking the same halls where Dolly once dreamed of becoming a musician.
Then it’s time for Dolly Takes the Field. Alicia brings Gates Chili Independent Winter Guard’s 2023 “Dolly,” Jeremy shares Sonnor Cadet CPEC’s unforgettable Tooth Fairy concept built around “9 to 5,” Bri revisits the University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland’s Dolly Parton halftime production, and Ricardo closes the showcase with Dobyns-Bennett Winter Guard’s 2022 “Jolene and Diane.” The episode finishes with a special Gush & Go: Dolly Edition, including Alicia’s deeply personal connection between Dolly, her grandmother and growing up in East Tennessee.
CHAPTERS
00:00 A Salute to Dolly Parton
02:49 Meet the Panel
04:55 Meet Bri Eskenazi
06:55 Bri’s 32 Count Life Story
09:59 Sevier County High School & Its Community
12:25 Dolly’s Legacy at Her Alma Mater
18:20 The SCHS Concert, Buddy Program & Local Stories
22:41 Dolly’s Philanthropy & the Band Uniforms
27:00 What Dolly’s Example Teaches Young Musicians
28:18 Dolly Parton in 32 Counts
30:35 Water Break
32:40 Dolly Takes the Field
34:16 Gates Chili 2023 — Dolly
39:06 Sonnor Cadet CPEC — The Tooth Fairy Works 9 to 5
42:18 Pride of the Southland’s Dolly Show
44:50 Dobyns-Bennett — Jolene and Diane
48:08 Gush & Go: Dolly Edition
55:50 Supporting Sevier County High School
56:49 Closing Rehearsal
GUEST
Bri Eskenazi — Assistant Band Director, Sevier County High School Band
Instagram: @briannachristine12
Sevier County High School Band: https://www.schs.sevier.org/27479_2
Sevier County High School: https://www.schs.sevier.org/
PANEL
Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — @ricardorrobinson
Jeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzer
Alicia Sharp — @aliciaoninsta2
VIDEOS FEATURED IN DOLLY TAKES THE FIELD
Alicia — Gates Chili Independent Winter Guard 2023 “Dolly”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-EpYdl84E0
Jeremy — Sonnor Cadet CPEC — Tooth Fairy / “9 to 5”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3zH-9PUeH0
Bri — University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland Dolly Parton Halftime Show: https://vimeopro.com/dollyparton/dollyparton/video/142027178
Ricardo — Dobyns-Bennett Winter Guard 2022 “Jolene and Diane”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZsLo2HzSW4
EPISODE RESOURCES
Dolly Parton Official Website: https://www.dollyparton.com/
The Dollywood Foundation: https://dollywoodfoundation.org/
Gates Chili Independent Winter Guard — WGI: https://www.wgi.org/23iareview/
Dobyns-Bennett “Jolene and Diane” — WGI: https://www.wgi.org/dbfeature/
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A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.
That rattling weight inside your color guard flagpole? Bob from SouthEnd Precision 3D decided there had to be a better solution. In this OAWB Quick Sip, Trish O’Shea and Nicole Younger talk with Bob about the Quiet Spin Anchor System, a flexible 3D-printed insert designed to center a standard carriage-bolt weight inside a flagpole and eliminate the metal-on-metal movement that creates that familiar rattle. Jeremy Williams puts the Quiet Spin through a real flagpole test, and Bob explains how years as a guard dad—and roughly 45 revisions, including an early prototype his daughter promptly reported had shattered—led to the finished product. They also get into electrical tape, changing flagpole weights, guard glove clips, saber tips, hair-tie holders and the other hyper-specific marching arts problems SouthEnd Precision 3D is tackling.
Featuring:
Bob — SouthEnd Precision 3D
Trish O’Shea — @trishdish1102
Nicole Younger — @o2binpjs
Jeremy Williams — Quiet Spin demonstration
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On A Water Break is a weekly podcast for everyone in the marching arts.
If you’re talking about it at rehearsal, on the bus ride home, or during a water break — we’re…
This show is built for performers, instructors, designers, adjudicators, and marching arts enthusiasts who want to stay connected to what’s happening across the activity — without the fluff or the filter.
Each week, our rotating panel of experienced hosts dives into:
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On A Water Break isn’t about hot takes for clicks or recycled press releases. It’s about thoughtful conversation, lived experience, and sharing perspectives from people who have marched, taught, designed, judged, and produced at every level of the activity.
Whether you’re in the middle of band camp, winter guard season, drum corps tour, or just missing rehearsal life — this podcast is your place to stay plugged in.
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