1971
Directors: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
How the West Was Won
Battle Hymn of the Republic
My Country Tis of Thee
American Salute
How the West Was Won (Reprise)
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
Southern NENC – Atlanta
1971 Interesting Fact:
Mr. Hull’s 1970 Two Rivers HS Band was
the Contest of Champions Grand Champion and TN State Champion. Two Rivers HS was closed
in 1971 and replaced by the new McGavock HS. In essence, McGavock
was the defending COC/TN Champs in its first year of existence! |
1972
Director: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
Salute to Richard Wagner:
Die Valkyrie
Gotterdamerung
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Ratings all Marching Festivals
Orange Bowl Parade – Miami
1972 Interesting Fact:
This band turned heads at COC by playing a totally different show
in finals than it had in prelims. This led to a new COC rule, stipulating
that a band must play the same show in both prelims and finals. |
1973
Director: Kenton Hull & Jay Dawson
Fanfare for Freedom
Chester
American Overture
Appalachian Spring
Fanfare for the Common Man
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Rating all Marching Festivals
1973 Interesting Fact:
Use of asymmetrical drill, residual blocks and a corner field exit were
considered cutting edge
at the time. |
1974
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
Selections from the musical "Paint Your Wagon"
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
Superior Rating all Marching Festivals
Mexican Band Festival - Mexico City
1974 Interesting Fact:
Show featured a challenging “wagon wheel” that folded
into a company front. |
1975
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
Salute to George Gershwin:
Strike Up The Band
Porgy and Bess
Rhapsody in Blue
I've Got Rhythm
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
TN State Marching Festival - Large Class Champions
1975 Interesting Fact:
This was the first year that 4 bands were selected
for COC finals. Previously, only the top two were called back. |
1976
Directors: Kenton Hull & Randy Rawlings
An American in Paris
Brandenburg Concerto #2
Magic To Do from "Pippin"
Orange Blossom Special
Valley of the Dolls
Contest of Champions Finalist – 3rd Place
Honorable Mention
TN State Marching Champions
Columbia Invitational - Large Class Champions
Disney World Parade – Orlando
1976 Interesting Fact:
Closing set of An American in Paris was probably the
first use of an arc in McGavock drill. |
1977
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Glenn Davis
Scream
Hary Janos Suite
Something's Coming from "West Side Story"
Chase the Clouds Away
Contest of Champions Finalist - 5th Place
TN State Marching Champions
1977 Interesting Fact:
This was the last year the band had
majorettes in
its contest show. |
1978
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Brad
Kinney
Fanfare and Allegro
English Dances
Celebration Suite Part 1
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
Tournament of Roses Parada - Pasadena, CA
1978 Interesting Facts:
This was the first year 9th graders marched with
the McGavock Band; consequently, the band grew substantially in size
to about 180.
This was also the first time the
band had 2 drum majors.
Future McDirector Jeff Beckman was a senior and the Marching Band
Captain. |
1979
Directors: Randy Rawlings & Brad
Kinney
Overture to a New Era
If You Leave Me Now
Misturada
St. Thomas
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
TN State Marching Champions
Vanderbilt Open - Grand Champions
Music City Invitational - Grand Champions
Great American Concert Band Competition - Orlando
Selected as one of America's 10 best HS bands by National Band Association
1979 Interesting
Facts:
McGavock won the first-ever MCI…
a contest it would
begin hosting seven years later with the close of DuPont HS. |
1980
Directors: Brad Kinney & Larry
Baskin
Fanfare for Freedom
First Time
Samba Nova
Free Again
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
N. Kentucky Marching Contest - Reserve Grand Champions
1980 Interesting Fact:
After eight years of winning the Governor’s Cup, McGavock actually
finished behind two TN bands (Franklin and Columbia). |
1981
Directors: Brad Kinney & Larry Baskin
Danse Infernale from "Firebird Suite"
My Funny Valentine
Song for My Son
New Country
The Music Will Not End
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
N. Kentucky Marching Contest - Reserve Grand Champions
Columbia Invitational - Challenge Cup
1981 Interesting
Fact:
McGavock’s show closed with its signature “Music Was My First
Love” for the fourth straight year. This was also the last year of
the “Q-Tip” hats. |
1982
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug
Rogers
Scream Revisited
We're All Alone
Kafka
St. Thomas
Pieces of Dreams
Contest of Champions Grand Champions
TN State Marching Champions
Columbia Invitational - Grand Champions
Music City Invitational - Grand Champions
1982 Interesting
Facts:
The 1982 McGavock Band won COC with a record high
score of 191, which lasted until 1990. Remarkably, it was the first
Tennessee band to win since 1972 (also McGavock). It managed to do all
this despite
50% turnover in membership from the previous year, a staff entirely
under the age of 30, and massive drill rewrites after band camp. |
1983
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug Rogers
Entr'acte
Making Love
Jellicle Ball from "Cats"
Root Beer Rag
It Might Be You
Cats Reprise
Contest of Champions Finalist - 4th Place
Music City Invitational - Grand Champion
1983 Interesting
Fact:
The 1983 drum solo featured a large number of the
wind players running off the field to play mallet instruments. |
1984
Directors: Larry Baskin & Doug Rogers
Nutville
Mahogany
New York Afternoon
St. Thomas
Believe in Me
Cats
Contest of Champions - 14th Place
1984 Interesting
Fact:
This is the only McGavock band to compete at COC and
not make finals. That includes 1971-1974 when finals had only 2 bands. |
1985
Directors: Larry Baskin & Rick
Murphy
4th Movement from "Divergents"
Eleanor Rigby
3rd Movement from "Four Scottish Dances"
Music Was My First Love
Contest of Champions Finalist - 8th Place
1985 Interesting
Fact:
The 1985 McGavock Band sported new “cadet style” uniforms – only
the second uniform in the band’s history. They would be replaced
just one year later (due to fitting problems) with the two-front uniforms
that were worn until 1995. |
1986
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff Beckman
Fanfare & Allegro by Clifton Williams
Midnight in Miami
Ilia’s Theme from “Star Trek – The Motion Picture”
Exerpts from “The Red Pony”
by Copland
Contest of Champions Finalist – 3rd
Place Honorable Mention
BOA Grand National Finalist – 9th Place
BOA Jonesboro, AR Regional – 2nd Place
1986 Interesting Facts:
This band grew by 40 members over the previous year
due to the closing of DuPont HS.
The jump from 8th to 3rd is also
the biggest year-over-year improvement in placement at COC in McGavock’s
history. This year’s drill was the first McGavock show that didn’t
contain a single symmetrical (mirror-image) set. |
1987
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff
Beckman
Musical Selections from The Wonderful World of Disney
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
BOA Grand National Finalist – 6th Place
BOA Terre Haute, IN Regional – 6th Place
1987 Interesting
Fact:
Finishing 6th in the nation, the most highly decorated
McGavock band in history was also one of the most crowd-pleasing – it
received full standing ovations at both COC and Grand Nationals. |
1988
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff
Beckman
Selections from The Sound of Music
Contest of Champions Grand Champion
TN State Marching Champions
BOA Grand National Finalist – 10th Place
1988 Interesting
Fact:
Instead of marching off to a drum cadence,
the 1988
McGavock band departed the field playing “So Long, Farewell.” |
1989
Directors: Rick Murphy & Jeff
Beckman
The American West
Silverado, Magnificent Seven, Hoedown from Rodeo,
Yellow rose of Texas, Deep in the Heart of Texas,
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
Vanderbilt Champs
1990
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Joe Jones
and Mark Collins
A Nautical Tribute
Anchors Aweigh, Popeye, Drunken Sailor,
Navy Hymn, Victory at Sea.
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
SE BOA Champs,
10th at Nationals,
Vanderbilt Champs
1991
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Joe Jones
and Nola Jones
A Winter Celebration
White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Carol of the Bells,
Silent Night, Russian Christmas Music.
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
SE BOA Finalist
1992
Directors: Jeff Beckman & Nola
Jones
Wonderful World of Disney 2
When You wish upon a Star, Zippadeedooda,
Under the Sea, It's a Small World, Reprise.
Contest of Champions FInalist,
TN Runner Up
1993
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Nola
Jones and Erich Zimmerman
A Passport to Russia
Festive Overture by Shostakovich
Rachmaninoff Portrait
Sabre Dance by Katchaturian
Firebird Finale by Stravinsky
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA MIDwest Finalist,
Emerald Coast FL Invitational Champs
1994
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Nola
Jones and Erich Zimmerman
An Evening at the Opera
I Pagliacci by Leoncavello
Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
Nessun Dorma by Puccini
Baccanale by Saint-Saens
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
Vanderbilt Champs
Winner of the Sousa Foundation's Suddler Shield
1995
The Music of Great Britain
Greensleeves by Vaughn Williams
First Suite in Eb by Holst
Enigma Variation No. 8 by Elgar
Irish Tune from County Derry by Grainger
Second Suite in F "Dargazon" by Holst
Contest of Champions Finalist,
BOA SE Regional Champions at Georgia Dome
1996
French Impressions
La Mer mvt. 3 by Debussy
Fettes from Nocturnes by Debussy
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Fossils from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens
Bacchanal from Sampson and Delilah by Saint-Saens
BOA SE Regional Champions at GA DOME,
National
Semifinalist in 12th
Vanderbilt Champs,
WGI Friendship Cup
Mid South Champion
1997
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Debbie Burton and Chuck
Lyons
Sir Malcolm Arnold's Little Suite No.2 for Orchestra
Overture
Ballad
Dance
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA
National Finalist in 9th place,
BOA Regional Runner up
at St. Louis,
BOA Atlanta 3rd Place,
WGI
Mid South Champion
1998
Directors:
Jeff Beckman, Debbie Burton and Chuck Lyons
Through Countless Halls of Air by Francis W. McBeth
Daedalus and Icarus First Flight
Kitty Hawk, High Flight
BeeGee and the Blackbird Final Flight
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA
Atlanta Finalist (7th),
Vanderbilt Champs,
WGI Mid South Champs
1999
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Debbie
Burton and Joel Mason
Grand Russian and Italian Opera
Overture from Russlan and Ludmilla by Glinka
Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Puccini
Coronation Scene from Boris Gudanov by Mussorgsky
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA Atlanta Finalist (6th),
WGI
Mid South Champion
2000
Directors:
Jeff Beckman, Joel Mason and Laura Boucher
The Wind and the Lion
The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith
Out of Africa by John Barry
Rasulli Attacks and Finale
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions
2001
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Greg
Lawson and Ty Jessup
Selections from the Opera Carmen
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
BOA Atlanta Finalist (6th)
2002
Directors:
Jeff Beckman, Greg Lawson and Ty Jessup
A Scenic View of Copland
An Outdoor Overture
The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
The Red Pony/Fanfare for the Common Man
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA Atlanta Regional Finalist (9th)
2003
Directors: Jeff Beckman and Rick
Murphy
Images of Howard Hanson
Chorale and Alleluia
Symphony No. 2 Romantic mvt. 2
Symphony No. 2 Romantic mvt. 3
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA St. Louis Regional Finalist (6th)
2004
Directors: Jeff Beckman, Rick
Murphy and David Hazlett
VIGNETTES: La musique de Cirque du Soleil
Atmadja
Ninkou Latora
Quidam
Incantation
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA St. Louis Regional Finalist (8th)
2005
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David
Hazlett and Dan Havely
"Stravinsky: Red Hot and Blue"
Firebird Suite
Petroushka
The Rite of Spring
Contest of Champions Grand Champions,
TN State Champions,
BOA Bowling Green Finalist (9th),
BOA Atlanta Finalist (12th),
Mid-South Marching Invitational: Grand Champions,
Travellers Rest Invitational Grand Champions
2006
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David
Hazlett and Laura Boucher
"Colors of Nature:
Sun, Sand and Water"
The Music of Ron Nelson including:
Rocky Point Holiday
Sonoran Desert Holiday
Contest of Champions Reserve Grand Champions,
BOA Murfreesboro Finalist (2nd),
BOA St. Petersburg Finalist (5th),
Travellers Rest Invitational Grand Champions
2007
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher
"Verismo"
A Puccini Production featuring:
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi
Act III from Madama Butterfly
Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme
and excerpts from Turandot
Contest of Champions Finalist (4th),
BOA Clarksville Finalist (6th),
Travellers Rest Invitational Reserve Grand Champions
USSBA Souther Star Invitational, GA (2nd)
Performance with Nashville Symphony at Pied Piper Concert Series
2008
Directors: Jeff Beckman, David Hazlett and Laura Boucher
"Checkmate!"
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