The 2022-2023 school year was a banner year for Brownsburg Band programs. For the first time in school history, five different Brownsburg Band ensembles advanced to State Finals: Marching Band, Winter Guard, Winter Percussion, Wind Ensemble and Brownsburg Symphony Orchestra.
Below are some of the awards and recognition earned by our talented student-musicians and student-performers.
Thank you to our students, staff, directors, parents, volunteers, families, friends, the Brownsburg Community School Corporation and the Brownsburg community for making this an incredible year!
Marching Band and Guard
- Bands of America (BOA) Louisville Regional – 2nd place, out of 30 bands
- Bands of America Indianapolis Super Regional Finalist – 6th place out of 84 bands, tying their highest finish ever at a BOA Super Regional
- Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Open Class A State Finalist – 4th place, their highest placement ever
- BOA Grand National Championships Finalist – Made finals for the first time. Finished in 8th place (tied for 7th place) and one of 12 finalist bands out of 100 bands, performing at this event for just the third time.
Winter Guards
Open Guard
- Winter Guard International (WGI) Color Guard Chicago Regional – First Place in Open Class
- Indiana High School Color Guard Association (IHSCGA) State Finals – First Place/State Champions in Open Class
- WGI Color Guard Indianapolis Super Regional – Second Place in Open Class
- WGI Color Guard World Championships – Sixth Place in Open Class
Regional A Guard
- WGI Chicago Regional – First Place. This was Regional A’s first time attending a WGI regional.
Cadet Guard
- Indiana High School Color Guard Association (IHSCGA) – Gold Rating
Winter Percussion
- Indiana Percussion Association (IPA) contest at Decatur Central High School – First Place in Percussion Scholastic Open (PSO) Class.
- WGI Winter Percussion event at Franklin Central High School – Second Place
- IPA State Prelims – First Place and advanced to State Finals in PSO Class.
- IPA State Finals – Second Place in PSO Class
- WGI Percussion World Championships – Bronze medal in PSO Class. The group received a score of 96.3, which was not only their highest of the season, but also the highest in program history. This was also just the second time the ensemble had attended the World Championships.
Concert Bands
- Concert Band
- ISSMA contest – Gold rating, plus Gold in sight reading
- Freshman Band
- ISSMA contest – Gold rating, plus Gold in sight reading
- Symphonic Band
- ISSMA contest – Gold rating – with distinction, plus Gold in sight reading
- Wind Ensemble – Advanced to ISSMA State Finals for Concert Bands, having received a Gold Rating – with Distinction, plus Gold in sight reading at State Qualifications. Finished in the top 16 concert bands in the state.
Orchestra
- Philharmonic Orchestras – Earned a Gold in ISSMA Group II with Gold in sight reading
- Freshmen Orchestra – Earned a Gold in ISSMA Group III with a Gold in sight reading
- Brownsburg Symphony Orchestra – Advanced to ISSMA State Finals for Orchestras, having earned a Gold Rating – with Distinction, plus Gold in sight reading at ISSMA State Qualifications. Finished in the top 8 orchestras in the state.
Individual Accomplishments
- State Solo & Ensemble
- Band: 18 Gold, 1 Silver
- Orchestra: 12 Gold
- Junior All-State Band:
- Elliott Smith – alto sax
- Clayton Leming – tenor sax
- Rebecca Allen – percussion
- Alex Clayton – trombone
- All-State Orchestra:
- Colin Mendenhall – trombone
- Seth Koons – tuba
- All-State Honor Band
- Colin Mendenhall – trombone
- Seth Koons – tuba
- All State Band
- Austin Kijovsky – clarinet
- Weston Tweddell earned a full ride scholarship to Oklahoma City University for violin
