Mark your calendars for our 2023 Marching Band Camp, Monday, August 14-Friday, August 18! This year, we are running a consistent schedule with the full band every day from 9am-11:30am and 1pm-3pm (lunch break in the middle). Every effort should be made to attend the full camp - this is where we will learn our show music, how to march correctly, and how to perform our Pregame Routine.

Saturday, August 19th is the return of our Drill Day! This will be a fun day of learning the marching formations for our halftime show, making music, playing games, and eating food together. The day concludes with a Preview Performance of our halftime show for friends and family. The addition of this day made a HUGE impact on the success of our marching band season, so please make sure you mark it on your calendars!

Students should plan to bring their instrument, a water bottle, tennis shoes, and a lyre/flip folder for their instrument each day to camp. If you do not already have a lyre/flip folder from previous years or Jr. High, check this link to see what you need for your instrument. The links go to Amazon, but West Music has all of these in stock. We have a SMALL number available to borrow, so we recommend having your own to keep throughout high school!

Monday, August 14 - Friday, August 18

• 9-11:30: Full Band Rehearsals (Winds, Drumline, Pit, Color Guard)
• 1:00-3:00pm: Full Band Rehearsals (Winds, Drumline, Pit, Color Guard)

Saturday, August 19 - Drill Day!

• 9:00am-4:30pm: Full Band Rehearsals (Winds, Drumline, Pit, Color Guard). Lunch provided!
• 4:30pm: Preview Performance for Friends/Family in the Liberty Stadium

Below is the schedule of rehearsals for drumline and frontline (pit) prior to band camp. All rehearsals will begin in the band room at Liberty unless otherwise noted. Please message all four directors - Mr. Arp, Mr. Carlo, Ms. Oberhoffer, and Ms. Otto - if you are unable to attend. All rehearsals will happen in the band room unless otherwise notified. We will add summer rehearsals to this section when they are announced!

Spring

Monday, May 22 6:30pm-8:00pm (First Rehearsal on Set Drums/Pit)

Summer

• Monday, July 3 (Drumline 1-2:30, Pit 2:30-4)
• Monday, July 10 (Drumline 1-2:30, Pit 2:30-4)
• Monday, July 17 (Drumline 1-2:30, Pit 2:30-4)
• (No Rehearsal July 24 - IHSMA/IHSAA "Dead Week" for All Activities)
• Monday, July 31 (Drumline 1-2:30, Pit 2:30-4)
• Thursday, August 10 1:30-4:30pm
• Friday, August 11 1:30-4:30pm

2023 Liberty Drumline and Pit

Quads

Brynn Davis

Tommy Rogers

Toby Schoon

Snares

Lukas Acas

Isaac Greazel

Noah Jaggers

Miriam Terwilleger (Center)

Clark Woltman

Basses

BD1 Lauryn Olson

BD2 Lucy Walker

BD3 Yuma Squires

BD4 Sam Jungen

BD5 Ethan Meyer

Cymbals

Cindy Eckhardt

Cooper Jurs

Kyle Louisy

Ellis Naick

Emma Pirkl

Pit

Ella Ausman - Synth

Melissa Tian - Synth

Sylvia Woltman - Vibes

Marquita Spading - Marimba 1

Zoe Edkin - Marimba 2

Bella Kellbach - Bells/Xylo

TJ Thames - Timpani

Zack Yokum - Aux/Percussion

We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from students after competing for the first time in 2022, and by popular demand, we are adding a second competition to our schedule for 2023! This will be a one day event featuring two performances - the IHSMA State Marching Band Festival in Cedar Rapids, and the Muskie Marching Invitational in Muscatine.

We will not have performance times until we are closer, but please mark off October 7th on your calendars! This will be a full day event, and it is of the utmost importance that everyone attends. Each missing person will be a hole on the field, and we want to make sure we represent Liberty with the full might and pride of the Lightning Marching Band!