Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble Announces 2020 Instructor Team

DENVER – The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble is excited to announce our battery and front ensemble staff for the upcoming 2020 season.

In addition to our returning staff members, we have some new faces joining the team as well! Abigail Thomas, Malia Odekirk, and Julian Davidson will be coming on board as front ensemble instructors. Hailey Saxton will be joining Daniel Salgado as a cymbal instructor.

∴ Learn about the 2020 BKPE Design Team here!

BATTERY

Jeff Bickford
Battery Caption Head

Michael Williams
Snare Instructor

Steve Turney
Snare Instructor

Dan Phillips
Snare Instructor

Ruben Romero
Bass Instructor

Andrew Brickman
Bass Instructor

Zach Barker
Tenor Instructor

Dan Salgado
Cymbal Instructor

Hailey Saxton
Cymbal Instructor

Front Ensemble

Colin Spear
Front Ensemble
Coordinator
Garrett Aman
Front Ensemble
Caption Head
Zach Barker
Front Ensemble Instructor
Abigail Thomas
Front Ensemble Instructor

Malia Odekirk
Front Ensemble Instructor

Julian Davidson
Front Ensemble Instructor

The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble will compete in Marching Independent World (PIW) Class in RMPA and WGI. BKPE is proud to be partnered with KHS America, Mapex & Majestic Percussion, D’Addario, Promark, Evans, Zildjian, MEINL percussion, Digital Performance GearCreative Costume & Designs, StickTape, Pageantry Innovations, Colorado Creative Industries, and Award & Sign. The Blue Knights are the longest-running Independent World marching percussion ensemble in WGI’s history.

They will kickoff the 2020 season with a 1-day “Open Clinic” and audition clinics in Denver, Colorado this Fall. To learn more visit the Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble page, join the 2020 BKPE Audition Group and follow them on their Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble FacebookTwitter, and Instagram.


∴ Join the 2020 Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble in Winter Guard International and Rocky Mountain Percussion Association this season!

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