Sunday July 4th marked The Wolves first performance as a member of FMA2010. as a Division I Corps.
The Corps competed against 10 other Division I ensembles at 'The Southern Starting Gate I' hosted by 'The Tullahoma Azure Force'.
The Corps scored a 50.735, taking 4th place.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps currently ranks 7th in Division I. They are 6th in Percussion, #1 in Guard, 2nd in Music GE and tops in Visual GE.
The staff thinks that this was a successful start to the season, and hope to see the kids improve day-to-day and reach the top ranks of Division I by seasons end.
T.J. Woolfolk
Owner and Director
The Wolves Musical and Visual Arts
Monday, July 5, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
FMA2010 - Season 1 Section Leaders
Presenting the Season I Section Leaders for The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps
Drum Major-Anna Dow(A)
Assistant Drum Major- Terrance Rowe
Assistant Drum Major- Eric Taylor
Co-Drum Captain(Battery)- Ashton Haris
Co-Drum Captain(Front Ensemble)-Christopher Griffin(A)
Guard Captain-Geoffrey Housen
Guard Lieutenant- Andrea Wright
Guard Lieutenant- Alex Moura
High Brass Captain-Chris Politzski(A)
Low Brass Captain- Tyler Rowe
We have 3 Age-Out Section Leaders this season:
-After 3 seasons as Drum Major, Anna Dow will be leading The Wolves onto the field for the final time this season. We could not be more grateful for her contribution during the 6 years that she was a part of the organization, and couldn’t be more thrilled that she is the one leading the corps for their first season in this new circuit.
-Christopher Griffin spent 4 seasons as Pit Captain for The Wolves and we’re very fortunate to have had him as long as we did. His leadership and abilities will be missed.
Pit Captain 4 seasons, Pit Member 6 seasons
-Chris Politzski joined The Wolves in Season XI of FMA and became High Brass Captain in Season XII. Since then the brass has been on a constant up-turn and has improved greatly. We’re very excited to see the progress they will make in his final season leading the brass.
Brass Captain 5 seasons, Corps Member 6 seasons
Drum Major-Anna Dow(A)
Assistant Drum Major- Terrance Rowe
Assistant Drum Major- Eric Taylor
Co-Drum Captain(Battery)- Ashton Haris
Co-Drum Captain(Front Ensemble)-Christopher Griffin(A)
Guard Captain-Geoffrey Housen
Guard Lieutenant- Andrea Wright
Guard Lieutenant- Alex Moura
High Brass Captain-Chris Politzski(A)
Low Brass Captain- Tyler Rowe
We have 3 Age-Out Section Leaders this season:
-After 3 seasons as Drum Major, Anna Dow will be leading The Wolves onto the field for the final time this season. We could not be more grateful for her contribution during the 6 years that she was a part of the organization, and couldn’t be more thrilled that she is the one leading the corps for their first season in this new circuit.
-Christopher Griffin spent 4 seasons as Pit Captain for The Wolves and we’re very fortunate to have had him as long as we did. His leadership and abilities will be missed.
Pit Captain 4 seasons, Pit Member 6 seasons
-Chris Politzski joined The Wolves in Season XI of FMA and became High Brass Captain in Season XII. Since then the brass has been on a constant up-turn and has improved greatly. We’re very excited to see the progress they will make in his final season leading the brass.
Brass Captain 5 seasons, Corps Member 6 seasons
FMA2010 - Season 1
After 12 seasons competing in The World Class of FMA, The Wolves Musical and Visual Arts has decided to move all of our active ensembles to FMA2010. Alex Yoder, director of the previous FMA decided to expand the circuit and expand how things were done. So now we start a new circuit, which means a completely clean slate.
For our inaugural season in FMA2010, The Corps will be presenting a 3 Movement Show entitled, "From A Distance".
This show was designed exclusively for The Wolves and this season, as a stepping stone for what is sure to be the start of a great experience in FMA2010.
The Wolves were able to keep the majority of the staff that worked with us during the FMA days.
The Staff:
Corps Director - T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Assistant Director - Kate Richards
Percussion Caption(Battery) - Jason Smith
Percussion Tech(s)(Battery) - Jason Smith(Snare tech), Yuri Palao(Quad Tech), Chris Peterson(Bass Tech)
Percussion Caption(Front Ensemble) – Erin Castle
Percussion Tech(s)(Front Ensemble) - , Andrew Johnson, Crystal West
Guard Caption - Kate Richards
Guard Tech(s) - Andrea Wilson, Brittany Williams, Michael Moore
Brass Caption - Jeremy Jones
Brass Tech(s) - Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams, Chad Wise
Visual Caption - Alex Mitchell
Visual Coordinator - Tyler Anderson, Alyssa Fredrickson
Visual Tech(s) - Jeff Young(Brass), Alana Garow(Guard), Trevor Wright(Percussion)
Erin Castle - Erin has been with The Wolves D&BC since its inception at the start of FMA Season I. She started off as Front Ensemble Arranger then became Front Ensemble Caption. After Eric Jones left the staff, she was promoted to overall Percussion Caption, while still acting as Front Ensemble Caption. She is also the Front Ensemble Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Kate Richards - Kate has been with The Wolves since their inception in Season I of FMA. She has been in charge of our stellar Guard which won numerous Gold Medals including several times winning the overall Guard First Place Trophy at the end of the season. We are very proud to have her continued support with the Corps and with the newest member of The Wolves Musical and Visual Arts, Angelus Winter Guard where she is acting Co-Caption Head. In Season XII, Kate was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps.
Jason Smith - Jason marched as a member of The Wolves, and WPT during the FMA days. He was the Battery Section Leader for seasons I and II when the Percussion section had tremendous success. After aging-out, he joined the staff as acting Snare Technician for The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre. He has since been promoted to Battery Caption for the corps.
Yuri Palao - Yuri, a former Drum Captain for the award winning Wolves D&BC Percussion Section, as well as a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, joined The Corps Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician in Season X.
Chris Peterson - Chris is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, where he acted as Bass Section Leader for Seasons I-V. After taking a break from the activity he joined the staff as the acting Bass Technician in Season X.
Andrew Johnson - Andrew is a former member of The Wolves. He acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Seasons III-V. In Season X he joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
Crystal West - Crystal West is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre. She acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's II-VI. She was also a member of The Wolves Front Ensemble during Season's V and VI. She joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician in Season X.
Andrea Wilson - Andrea is a former member of our award winning Color Guard. She acted as Guard Captain in Season II and Guard Lieutenant in Season I. She joined the Staff after her age-out season and has since been helping assist Kate with keeping the Guard's performance level at the incredibly high standard it has been placed at. Andrea is also one of the Ensemble Technicians for Angelus Winter Guard.
Brittany Williams - Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for our amazing Guard. Brittany is also Ensemble Caption for Angelus Winter Guard, and acts as the main writer for the Guards Equipment Work.
Jeremy Jones - Jeremy has been working with The Wolves since Season III. After aging out as the lead Drum Major in Season II, Jeremy joined the Brass Staff, replacing Jeremy Fletcher. Jeremy is currently acting as Brass Caption and Brass Arranger for The Wolves. He also acts as High Brass Technician.
Andrew Fletcher - Andrew has been on Brass Staff for The Wolves since its inception. He has been acting Low Brass Technician and Co-Brass Arranger.
Katie Williams - After aging out as Low Brass Captain in Season I, Katie joined The Wolves Brass Staff. She has been acting as Low Brass Technician.
Chad Wise - Chad aged out as High Brass Captain after Season XI and joined The Wolves Brass staff as a High Brass Technician.
Alex Mitchell - Alex originally joined The Wolves in Season I as a member of the Color Guard Staff where she enjoyed several seasons of success alongside the rest of our stellar Color Guard staff. In Season X Alex rejoined the staff as Overall Visual Caption.
Tyler Anderson - Tyler, who rejoined the staff in Season X as Visual Coordinator, is the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps executes.
Alyssa Fredrickson - Alyssa joined the staff after aging out in Season IV as The Wolves Drum Major. She is a member of the Ensemble Visual Staff and Co-Visual Coordinator with Tyler Anderson.
Jeff Young - Jeff is a former member of The Wolves. He aged-out after Season IV as Acting High Brass Captain. He has since joined the Visual Staff as Brass Visual Technician.
Alana Garow - Alana is a former member of The Wolves. She aged-out after Season VI as Guard Captain, after Acting as Guard Lieutenant in Season IV and Guard Captain in Season's V and VI. She has joined the Visual Staff as Color Guard Visual caption.
Trevor Wright - Trevor is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre and was previously on staff as WPT's Visual Caption. In Season X he joined The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.
Sadly we did have 2 members of the staff leave.
Eric Jones-Eric has been with The Wolves since their inception at the start of FMA Season I. Eric was first employed as the Co-Battery Arranger (along with former Battery Caption, Jeff Williams) and Snare Technician until Season III when Jeff left The Corps. He has since been the Head Percussion Caption, acting also as Snare Technician, Battery Caption and Battery Arranger. In Season XII, Eric was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps. He is also the Battery Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre, the Indoor Ensemble associated with Wolves Enterprises.
Eric has since moved on to begin his own corporation, and we wish him the best of luck.
Michael Moore-Michael is a former member of The Wolves Guard. He was Acting Guard Captain from Season III till season V. He joined the staff for Season X after taking a season off to finish college.
Michael left with Eric Jones.
The Wolves have been working hard to make a great first impression on a new batch of fans and new, and old, competitors at the first event for FMA2010.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
For our inaugural season in FMA2010, The Corps will be presenting a 3 Movement Show entitled, "From A Distance".
This show was designed exclusively for The Wolves and this season, as a stepping stone for what is sure to be the start of a great experience in FMA2010.
The Wolves were able to keep the majority of the staff that worked with us during the FMA days.
The Staff:
Corps Director - T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Assistant Director - Kate Richards
Percussion Caption(Battery) - Jason Smith
Percussion Tech(s)(Battery) - Jason Smith(Snare tech), Yuri Palao(Quad Tech), Chris Peterson(Bass Tech)
Percussion Caption(Front Ensemble) – Erin Castle
Percussion Tech(s)(Front Ensemble) - , Andrew Johnson, Crystal West
Guard Caption - Kate Richards
Guard Tech(s) - Andrea Wilson, Brittany Williams, Michael Moore
Brass Caption - Jeremy Jones
Brass Tech(s) - Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams, Chad Wise
Visual Caption - Alex Mitchell
Visual Coordinator - Tyler Anderson, Alyssa Fredrickson
Visual Tech(s) - Jeff Young(Brass), Alana Garow(Guard), Trevor Wright(Percussion)
Erin Castle - Erin has been with The Wolves D&BC since its inception at the start of FMA Season I. She started off as Front Ensemble Arranger then became Front Ensemble Caption. After Eric Jones left the staff, she was promoted to overall Percussion Caption, while still acting as Front Ensemble Caption. She is also the Front Ensemble Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Kate Richards - Kate has been with The Wolves since their inception in Season I of FMA. She has been in charge of our stellar Guard which won numerous Gold Medals including several times winning the overall Guard First Place Trophy at the end of the season. We are very proud to have her continued support with the Corps and with the newest member of The Wolves Musical and Visual Arts, Angelus Winter Guard where she is acting Co-Caption Head. In Season XII, Kate was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps.
Jason Smith - Jason marched as a member of The Wolves, and WPT during the FMA days. He was the Battery Section Leader for seasons I and II when the Percussion section had tremendous success. After aging-out, he joined the staff as acting Snare Technician for The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre. He has since been promoted to Battery Caption for the corps.
Yuri Palao - Yuri, a former Drum Captain for the award winning Wolves D&BC Percussion Section, as well as a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, joined The Corps Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician in Season X.
Chris Peterson - Chris is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, where he acted as Bass Section Leader for Seasons I-V. After taking a break from the activity he joined the staff as the acting Bass Technician in Season X.
Andrew Johnson - Andrew is a former member of The Wolves. He acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Seasons III-V. In Season X he joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
Crystal West - Crystal West is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre. She acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's II-VI. She was also a member of The Wolves Front Ensemble during Season's V and VI. She joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician in Season X.
Andrea Wilson - Andrea is a former member of our award winning Color Guard. She acted as Guard Captain in Season II and Guard Lieutenant in Season I. She joined the Staff after her age-out season and has since been helping assist Kate with keeping the Guard's performance level at the incredibly high standard it has been placed at. Andrea is also one of the Ensemble Technicians for Angelus Winter Guard.
Brittany Williams - Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for our amazing Guard. Brittany is also Ensemble Caption for Angelus Winter Guard, and acts as the main writer for the Guards Equipment Work.
Jeremy Jones - Jeremy has been working with The Wolves since Season III. After aging out as the lead Drum Major in Season II, Jeremy joined the Brass Staff, replacing Jeremy Fletcher. Jeremy is currently acting as Brass Caption and Brass Arranger for The Wolves. He also acts as High Brass Technician.
Andrew Fletcher - Andrew has been on Brass Staff for The Wolves since its inception. He has been acting Low Brass Technician and Co-Brass Arranger.
Katie Williams - After aging out as Low Brass Captain in Season I, Katie joined The Wolves Brass Staff. She has been acting as Low Brass Technician.
Chad Wise - Chad aged out as High Brass Captain after Season XI and joined The Wolves Brass staff as a High Brass Technician.
Alex Mitchell - Alex originally joined The Wolves in Season I as a member of the Color Guard Staff where she enjoyed several seasons of success alongside the rest of our stellar Color Guard staff. In Season X Alex rejoined the staff as Overall Visual Caption.
Tyler Anderson - Tyler, who rejoined the staff in Season X as Visual Coordinator, is the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps executes.
Alyssa Fredrickson - Alyssa joined the staff after aging out in Season IV as The Wolves Drum Major. She is a member of the Ensemble Visual Staff and Co-Visual Coordinator with Tyler Anderson.
Jeff Young - Jeff is a former member of The Wolves. He aged-out after Season IV as Acting High Brass Captain. He has since joined the Visual Staff as Brass Visual Technician.
Alana Garow - Alana is a former member of The Wolves. She aged-out after Season VI as Guard Captain, after Acting as Guard Lieutenant in Season IV and Guard Captain in Season's V and VI. She has joined the Visual Staff as Color Guard Visual caption.
Trevor Wright - Trevor is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre and was previously on staff as WPT's Visual Caption. In Season X he joined The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.
Sadly we did have 2 members of the staff leave.
Eric Jones-
Eric has since moved on to begin his own corporation, and we wish him the best of luck.
Michael Moore-
Michael left with Eric Jones.
The Wolves have been working hard to make a great first impression on a new batch of fans and new, and old, competitors at the first event for FMA2010.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
Monday, January 11, 2010
Season XII Section Leaders
Presenting the Season XII Section Leaders for The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps
Drum Major-Kyle Lawson(A)
Assistant Drum Major-Greg Wright
Assistant Drum Major-Anna Dow
Co-Drum Captain(Battery)-Audrey Wilson(A)
Co-Drum Captain(Front Ensemble)-Christopher Griffin
Guard Captain-Alexis Moore(A)
Guard Lieutenant-Andrea Politzski(A)
Guard Lieutenant-Geoffrey Housen
*High Brass Captain-Chris Politzski
*Low Brass Captain-Craig Case(A)
-Chad Wise(High Brass)
-Replacing Chad will be Chris Politzski, younger brother of one of the Guard Lieutenants, Andrea Politzski.
-Bobby Young(Low Brass)
-In place of Bobby, we've chosen Craig Case to be the Low Brass Captain.
We have 5 Age-Out Section Leaders this season:
-Our Drum Major for the past 2 seasons, Kyle Lawson, has done a tremendous job leading the Corps.
-Audrey Wilson has been a great leader for our Field Percussion, and she will definitely be missed by here fellow members and the staff.
-Alexis Moore has done an excellent job stepping into the gigantic shoes of being a Guard Captain for our award wining guard and we couldn't have been more impressed. She will be greatly missed both on and off the field.
-Also marching with our award wining guard for the last time will be Guard Lieutenant Andrea Politzski.
-This will be Craig Case's first and last year as a Section Leader as he will be aging-out after this season.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp
Drum Major-Kyle Lawson(A)
Assistant Drum Major-Greg Wright
Assistant Drum Major-Anna Dow
Co-Drum Captain(Battery)-Audrey Wilson(A)
Co-Drum Captain(Front Ensemble)-Christopher Griffin
Guard Captain-Alexis Moore(A)
Guard Lieutenant-Andrea Politzski(A)
Guard Lieutenant-Geoffrey Housen
*High Brass Captain-Chris Politzski
*Low Brass Captain-Craig Case(A)
-Chad Wise(High Brass)
-Replacing Chad will be Chris Politzski, younger brother of one of the Guard Lieutenants, Andrea Politzski.
-Bobby Young(Low Brass)
-In place of Bobby, we've chosen Craig Case to be the Low Brass Captain.
We have 5 Age-Out Section Leaders this season:
-Our Drum Major for the past 2 seasons, Kyle Lawson, has done a tremendous job leading the Corps.
-Audrey Wilson has been a great leader for our Field Percussion, and she will definitely be missed by here fellow members and the staff.
-Alexis Moore has done an excellent job stepping into the gigantic shoes of being a Guard Captain for our award wining guard and we couldn't have been more impressed. She will be greatly missed both on and off the field.
-Also marching with our award wining guard for the last time will be Guard Lieutenant Andrea Politzski.
-This will be Craig Case's first and last year as a Section Leader as he will be aging-out after this season.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp
Season XII
The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps will once again be competing in FMA's World Class during Season XII, after an improving in Season XI on their Season X finish.
Last season, The Wolves finished in 31st, and out of Finals. As usual, The Wolves Guard was one of the best in FMA, being second only to the champion 'cheshire regiment' guard. The percussion section, however, experienced an unusual fall last season, but will be looking to return to the top of the ranks of FMA this season.
The Corps will be presenting a 4 Movement Show entitled, "Duet of the Rose".
The show was made specifically for the corps and the current group of kids that we have this season. For the first time we allowed some of the older members of the corps to have input on the show.
The entire Staff from Season XI will be rejoining The Wolves D&BC for Season XII.
The Staff:
Corps Director-T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Assistant Director(s)-Eric Jones, Kate Richards
Percussion Caption(Battery)-Eric Jones
Percussion Tech(s)(Battery)-Jason Smith(Snare Tech), Yuri Palao(Quad Tech), Chris Peterson(Bass Tech)
Percussion Caption(Front Ensemble)-Erin Castle
Percussion Tech(s)(Front Ensemble)-Andrew Johnson, Crystal West
Guard Caption-Kate Richards
Guard Tech(s)-Andrea Wilson, Brittany Williams, Michael Moore
Brass Caption-Jeremy Jones
Brass Tech(s)-Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams, *Chad Wise
Visual Caption-Alex Mitchell
Visual Coordinator-Tyler Anderson, Alyssa Fredrickson
Visual Tech(s)-Jeff Young(Brass), Alana Garow(Guard), Trevor Wright(Percussion)
Eric Jones-Eric has been with The Wolves since their inception at the start of FMA Season I. Eric was first employed as the Co-Battery Arranger(along with former Battery Caption,Jeff Williams) and Snare Technician until Season III when Jeff left The Corps. He has since been the Head Percussion Caption, acting also as Snare Technician, Battery Caption and Battery Arranger. In Season XII, Eric was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps. He is also the Battery Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre, the Indoor Ensemble associated with Wolves Enterprises.
Jason Smith-Jason is a former member of The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre. He was the Battery Section Leader for seasons I and II when the Percussion section had tremendous success. He is the acting Snare Technician for The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Yuri Palao-Yuri, a former Drum Captain for the award winning Wolves D&BC Percussion Section, as well as a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, joined The Corps Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician in Season X.
Chris Peterson-Chris is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, where he acted as Bass Section Leader for Seasons I-V. After taking a break from the activity he has joined the staff as the acting Bass Technician in Season X.
Erin Castle-Erin has been with The Wolves D&BC since it's inception at the start of FMA Season I. She has been the Front Ensemble Caption as well as Front Ensemble Arranger. She is also the Front Ensemble Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Andrew Jonhson-Andrew is a former member of The Wolves. He acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Seasons III-V. In Season X he joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
Crystal West-Crystal West is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre. She acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's II-VI. She was also a member of The Wolves Front Ensemble during Season's V and VI. She joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician in Season X.
Kate Richards-Kate has been with The Wolves since their inception in Season I. She has been in charge of our stellar Guard which has won numerous Gold Medals including several times winning the overall Guard First Place Trophy at the end of the season. We are very proud to have her continued support with the Corps and with the newest member of The Wolves Enterprises, Angelus Winter Guard where she is acting Co-Caption Head. In Season XII, Kate was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps.
Andrea Wilson-Andrea is a former member of our award winning Color Guard. She acted as Guard Captain in Season II and Guard Lieutenant in Season I. She joined the Staff after her age-out season and has since been helping assist Kate with keeping the Guard's performance level at the incredibly high standard it has been placed at. Andrea is also one of the Ensemble Technicians for Angelus Winter Guard.
Brittany Williams-Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for our amazing Guard. Brittany is also Ensemble Caption for Angelus Winter Guard, and acts as the main writer for the Guards Equipment Work.
Michael Moore-Michael is a former member of The Wolves Guard. He was Acting Guard Captain from Season III till season V. He joined the staff for Season X after taking a season off to finish college.
Jeremy Jones-Jeremy has been working with The Wolves since Season III. After aging out as the lead Drum Major in Season II, Jeremy joined the Brass Staff, replacing Jeremy Fletcher. Jeremy is Currently acting as Brass Caption, and Brass Arranger for The Wolves. He also acts as High Brass Technician.
Andrew Fletcher-Andrew has been on Brass Staff for The Wolves since its inception. He has been acting Low Brass Technician and Co-Brass Arranger.
Katie Williams-After aging out as Low Brass Captain in Season I, Katie joined The Wolves Brass Staff. She has been acting as Low Brass Technician.
*Chad Wise-Chad aged out as High Brass Captain after Season XI and joined The Wolves Brass staff as a High Brass Technician.
Alex Mitchell-Alex originally joined The Wolves in Season I as a member of the Color Guard Staff where she enjoyed several seasons of success alongside the rest of our stellar Color Guard staff. In Season X Alex rejoined the staff as Overall Visual Caption.
Tyler Anderson-Tyler, who rejoined the staff in Season X as Visual Coordinator, is the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps executes.
Alyssa Fredrickson-Alyssa joined the staff after aging out in Season IV as The Wolves Drum Major. She is a member of the Ensemble Visual Staff and Co-Visual Coordinator with Tyler Anderson.
Jeff Young-Jeff is a former member of The Wolves. He aged-out after Season IV as Acting High Brass Captain. He has since joined the Visual Staff as Brass Visual Technician.
Alana Garow-Alana is a former member of The Wolves. She aged-out after Season VI as Guard Captain, after Acting as Guard Lieutenant in Season IV and Guard Captain in Season's V and VI. She has joined the Visual Staff as Color Guard Visual caption.
Trevor Wright-Trevor is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre and was previously on staff as WPT's Visual Caption. In Season X he joined The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.
The Wolves will be working hard this off-season to prepare for next season, where they will still be looking for their first World Class Finals Appearance.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
Last season, The Wolves finished in 31st, and out of Finals. As usual, The Wolves Guard was one of the best in FMA, being second only to the champion 'cheshire regiment' guard. The percussion section, however, experienced an unusual fall last season, but will be looking to return to the top of the ranks of FMA this season.
The Corps will be presenting a 4 Movement Show entitled, "Duet of the Rose".
The show was made specifically for the corps and the current group of kids that we have this season. For the first time we allowed some of the older members of the corps to have input on the show.
The entire Staff from Season XI will be rejoining The Wolves D&BC for Season XII.
The Staff:
Corps Director-T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Assistant Director(s)-Eric Jones, Kate Richards
Percussion Caption(Battery)-Eric Jones
Percussion Tech(s)(Battery)-Jason Smith(Snare Tech), Yuri Palao(Quad Tech), Chris Peterson(Bass Tech)
Percussion Caption(Front Ensemble)-Erin Castle
Percussion Tech(s)(Front Ensemble)-Andrew Johnson, Crystal West
Guard Caption-Kate Richards
Guard Tech(s)-Andrea Wilson, Brittany Williams, Michael Moore
Brass Caption-Jeremy Jones
Brass Tech(s)-Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams, *Chad Wise
Visual Caption-Alex Mitchell
Visual Coordinator-Tyler Anderson, Alyssa Fredrickson
Visual Tech(s)-Jeff Young(Brass), Alana Garow(Guard), Trevor Wright(Percussion)
Eric Jones-Eric has been with The Wolves since their inception at the start of FMA Season I. Eric was first employed as the Co-Battery Arranger(along with former Battery Caption,Jeff Williams) and Snare Technician until Season III when Jeff left The Corps. He has since been the Head Percussion Caption, acting also as Snare Technician, Battery Caption and Battery Arranger. In Season XII, Eric was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps. He is also the Battery Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre, the Indoor Ensemble associated with Wolves Enterprises.
Jason Smith-Jason is a former member of The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre. He was the Battery Section Leader for seasons I and II when the Percussion section had tremendous success. He is the acting Snare Technician for The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Yuri Palao-Yuri, a former Drum Captain for the award winning Wolves D&BC Percussion Section, as well as a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, joined The Corps Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician in Season X.
Chris Peterson-Chris is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, where he acted as Bass Section Leader for Seasons I-V. After taking a break from the activity he has joined the staff as the acting Bass Technician in Season X.
Erin Castle-Erin has been with The Wolves D&BC since it's inception at the start of FMA Season I. She has been the Front Ensemble Caption as well as Front Ensemble Arranger. She is also the Front Ensemble Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
Andrew Jonhson-Andrew is a former member of The Wolves. He acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Seasons III-V. In Season X he joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
Crystal West-Crystal West is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre. She acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's II-VI. She was also a member of The Wolves Front Ensemble during Season's V and VI. She joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician in Season X.
Kate Richards-Kate has been with The Wolves since their inception in Season I. She has been in charge of our stellar Guard which has won numerous Gold Medals including several times winning the overall Guard First Place Trophy at the end of the season. We are very proud to have her continued support with the Corps and with the newest member of The Wolves Enterprises, Angelus Winter Guard where she is acting Co-Caption Head. In Season XII, Kate was selected as one of two Assistant Directors for The Corps.
Andrea Wilson-Andrea is a former member of our award winning Color Guard. She acted as Guard Captain in Season II and Guard Lieutenant in Season I. She joined the Staff after her age-out season and has since been helping assist Kate with keeping the Guard's performance level at the incredibly high standard it has been placed at. Andrea is also one of the Ensemble Technicians for Angelus Winter Guard.
Brittany Williams-Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for our amazing Guard. Brittany is also Ensemble Caption for Angelus Winter Guard, and acts as the main writer for the Guards Equipment Work.
Michael Moore-Michael is a former member of The Wolves Guard. He was Acting Guard Captain from Season III till season V. He joined the staff for Season X after taking a season off to finish college.
Jeremy Jones-Jeremy has been working with The Wolves since Season III. After aging out as the lead Drum Major in Season II, Jeremy joined the Brass Staff, replacing Jeremy Fletcher. Jeremy is Currently acting as Brass Caption, and Brass Arranger for The Wolves. He also acts as High Brass Technician.
Andrew Fletcher-Andrew has been on Brass Staff for The Wolves since its inception. He has been acting Low Brass Technician and Co-Brass Arranger.
Katie Williams-After aging out as Low Brass Captain in Season I, Katie joined The Wolves Brass Staff. She has been acting as Low Brass Technician.
*Chad Wise-Chad aged out as High Brass Captain after Season XI and joined The Wolves Brass staff as a High Brass Technician.
Alex Mitchell-Alex originally joined The Wolves in Season I as a member of the Color Guard Staff where she enjoyed several seasons of success alongside the rest of our stellar Color Guard staff. In Season X Alex rejoined the staff as Overall Visual Caption.
Tyler Anderson-Tyler, who rejoined the staff in Season X as Visual Coordinator, is the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps executes.
Alyssa Fredrickson-Alyssa joined the staff after aging out in Season IV as The Wolves Drum Major. She is a member of the Ensemble Visual Staff and Co-Visual Coordinator with Tyler Anderson.
Jeff Young-Jeff is a former member of The Wolves. He aged-out after Season IV as Acting High Brass Captain. He has since joined the Visual Staff as Brass Visual Technician.
Alana Garow-Alana is a former member of The Wolves. She aged-out after Season VI as Guard Captain, after Acting as Guard Lieutenant in Season IV and Guard Captain in Season's V and VI. She has joined the Visual Staff as Color Guard Visual caption.
Trevor Wright-Trevor is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre and was previously on staff as WPT's Visual Caption. In Season X he joined The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.
The Wolves will be working hard this off-season to prepare for next season, where they will still be looking for their first World Class Finals Appearance.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Competition of Unspecified Identity - Results
On December 15th, 20009 The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps continued their journey through their 8th FMA Season.
The Corps competed against 19 other World Class Ensembles at Competition of Unspecified Identity, hosted by Corps of Unspecified Identity.
The Corps scored a 61.930 and finished in 14th.
The placement hasn't shown it, but this season has been on of the best that the corps has ever had. I am extremely proud of these kids for being able to pull off this incredibly challenging show. I'm extremely excited to see and hear the final product.
The Wolves Percussion Section placed 3rd last night, scoring a 7.565.
The Wolves Guard took for 3rd as well, last night scoring a 7.275.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps are currently 29th in World Class.
The Percussion is 6th in World Class, and The Guard is 4th.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
The Corps competed against 19 other World Class Ensembles at Competition of Unspecified Identity, hosted by Corps of Unspecified Identity.
The Corps scored a 61.930 and finished in 14th.
The placement hasn't shown it, but this season has been on of the best that the corps has ever had. I am extremely proud of these kids for being able to pull off this incredibly challenging show. I'm extremely excited to see and hear the final product.
The Wolves Percussion Section placed 3rd last night, scoring a 7.565.
The Wolves Guard took for 3rd as well, last night scoring a 7.275.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps are currently 29th in World Class.
The Percussion is 6th in World Class, and The Guard is 4th.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Battle for the Elitists Trophy - Results
On December 11th, 20009 The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps continued their journey through their 8th FMA Season.
The Corps competed against 5 other World Class Ensembles at The Battle For the Elitists Trophy, hosted by our close friends at The ChosenOne Productions and The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corps.
The Corps scored a 59.975 and finished in 4th.
Hands down, the best overall performance of the season. The Corps is improving very well day-to-day this season.
The Wolves Percussion Section placed 2dd last night, scoring a 7.290.
The Wolves Guard took for 2nd as well, last night scoring a 7.045(.02 behind first place)
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps are currently 28th in World Class.
The Percussion is 6th in World Class, and The Guard is 4th.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
The Corps competed against 5 other World Class Ensembles at The Battle For the Elitists Trophy, hosted by our close friends at The ChosenOne Productions and The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corps.
The Corps scored a 59.975 and finished in 4th.
Hands down, the best overall performance of the season. The Corps is improving very well day-to-day this season.
The Wolves Percussion Section placed 2dd last night, scoring a 7.290.
The Wolves Guard took for 2nd as well, last night scoring a 7.045(.02 behind first place)
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps are currently 28th in World Class.
The Percussion is 6th in World Class, and The Guard is 4th.
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
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