Liberty Band
Liberty Band
Fall Semester Class
Composed of 9-12th grade.
Weekly rehearsals (usually in the evening).
Varsity football games and Saturday Competitions
Concert Band
Spring Semester
Composed of 9-12th grade
Weekly Sectionals
Full Year Class
Composed of 10-12th grade
Audition Only
Aleena Coronado
High Brass Technician
Hello! I am 19 years old and am currently attending Glendale Community College under the direction of Bill Humbert and planning on getting a degree in Music Education. My main instruments are the French Horn and Trumpet! I have been playing both for about 10 years now and I am very excited to start my first year being one of your guys brass techs and hope to help you guys become better and grow as musicians.
Lance Bailey
Low Brass Technician
A bass trombone player and music education student at Glendale Community College. He's played brass instruments for nearly 10 years now, including the trumpet, tuba and both tenor and bass trombone. He likes cars, computers, and playing jazz music. He's chill, despite the fact he's a Sunrise Mountain alumni.
Juan Mateo
Assistant Band Director/
Visual Caption Head
Tess Chelednik
Color Guard
Austin Templeton
Front Tech
Jackson Williams
Brass/Visual/Battery
Jackson has extensive experience in both brass and percussion. He marched three seasons with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps on Euphonium. Along with a strong background in percussion, having marched two seasons with Estrella Foothills Indoor Percussion and one season with Convergence Indoor Percussion. Jackson is Currently studying business at Arizona State University with aspirations of achieving his masters with a focus on technology.”
Maria Petropoulos
Percussion Caption Head
Maria Petropoulos is a performer, composer, and educator originally from Tampa, Florida. Having recently relocated to Phoenix, Maria will be starting her doctoral studies in percussion performance(DMA) during fall ‘24 at Arizona State University.
Maria marched with Tarpon Springs High School (2014-2016), Infinity 2 (2017), and STRYKE (2020). During her time with these groups, she received a BOA Grand Nationals gold medal and a WGI International Open Class gold medal. Additionally, she was a member of both the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL and Buccaneers NFL drum lines.
She currently teaches, composes, and designs for the Liberty High School percussion ensembles. Previously, Maria taught at a multitude of high schools in the Tampa Bay area as well as Heatwave Drum and Bugle Corps, Spirit (Newark) Drum and Bugle Corps, and River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps.
Zack W.
Drumline Technician
Experience: Willow Canyon High School MB '19-'22
Convergence Indoor Percussion: '20-22
Breakthrough Indoor Percussion: '23
LINEA Percussion: '24