Pete Evans Marching Showcase – Milan
August 29
4th Annual
This event is designed as an early-season showcase, not a contest—
• a chance for your students to get a full run in before competition season, and
• an opportunity to watch and support other local bands in a positive, low-stress environment.
• Uniforms and props are not required!
RETURN OF CRITIQUE!
We’re excited to bring back in-person critique immediately following your performance. Directors and students will have the opportunity to receive direct feedback from our adjudicators while the performance is fresh in everyone’s mind.
This year we can accept up to 12 bands. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
All-Star Judging Panel
We’re thrilled to welcome an outstanding panel of educators, designers, and adjudicators:
Steven Page – Music Effect
BOA and DCI adjudicator; Chief Judge for the Kentucky State Marching Band Championships
Active DCI & BOA judge since 2002, with experience at hundreds of events across the U.S., Canada, and Colombia
Shel Bowers – Visual Effect
Experienced DCI and WGI visual adjudicator
Brings extensive knowledge of visual design, coordination, and performance quality in the marching arts
Travis Speice – Color Guard
Designer/instructor with The Cavaliers and Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard
National-level experience in staging, equipment, and movement for elite guard programs
Jim Reed – Percussion
Decades of experience as an arranger, drill designer, and show coordinator for bands across numerous states
Former snare drummer with Spirit of Atlanta, founder and charter member of Music City Legend Drum & Bugle Corps, and a 26-year veteran band director in Tennessee
Staff percussion arranger for Arrangers’ Publishing Company, with works also published by Rowloff Productions
Barry Trobaugh – Music Ensemble
Past President of the Tennessee Bandmasters Association and WTSBOA, and a key leader in developing Tennessee’s statewide band assessment systems
Currently serves as Director of TBA Marching Events, performs with the Memphis Wind Symphony, and remains active as an adjudicator, clinician, and educational consultant with AMRO Music
Dr. Todd E. Hill – Music Performance & Jazz Studies
Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Murray State University, where he directs the MSU Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Jazz Combos
A widely respected clinician and guest conductor for concert and jazz ensembles across the U.S., with extensive experience in jazz pedagogy, composition, and arranging
Head Judge
We’re thrilled to implement a Head Judge this year to help oversee critique flow, coordinate with the judging panel, and support a smooth experience for all bands. We welcome:
Jeremy Tate (Jackson, TN) – Head Judge
active adjudicator and clinician throughout the United States. His professional memberships include NAfME, WTSBOA, and the Tennessee Bandmasters Association. He is currently on the active adjudicator roster for Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International, Bands of America, and numerous other local and regional associations/circuits across the United States.