ZCHS BANDS DIGITAL ARCHIVE
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Marching Band 1999 outside the front door to the high school. Show theme: Everest. Class: C.
Alumni Band at Community Night Fall 2023.
ZCHS Bands history
ZCHS Bands have performed in a modern program capacity for over 50 years. Led initially by esteemed band director, Lynn Jones, the program grew and flourished in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s we had a strong concert and jazz band program, with one concert band and one jazz band. Zionsville began a phase of rapid growth in the mid-1990s. The growth coincided with an evolution in the marching arts away from a militaristic style to a performance art. Performances pushed into new frontiers, adding complexity, skill, technique, and effects.
In 1998 Lynn Jones retired with much love and gratitude from the entire community. He touched the lives of every student. Zionsville Band Boosters collaborated with ZCHS to hire a new band director with a focus on the marching arts. The band began developing strong marching skills. Yet the program did not succeed in feeling collaborative, inspiring, and fun–essential elements of an educational band program.
In 2000, director Tom Landrum was hired and has been the director of ZCHS bands ever since. Under his deft leadership, ZCHS Bands have blossomed into three concert bands, two jazz bands, a pep band, two color guards, a percussion class, a competitive indoor percussion group, and a marching band. Every program competes at a high-level of achievement.
Christmas in the Village Parade 1999.
Marching Band flutes in 1998 at competition by the boxes for uniforms.
Marching Band 1998 in Class C Competition. Show theme: Jazz.
Director Tom Landrum in “Fade to Black” tie dye for State Finals competition in 2023.
2025
indoor percussion: The Line Between love and hate
Worlds: 4th (PSO)
State: 4th (PSO) (*Time penalty)
2024
Indoor Percussion: Sonic Reflections (COMIng soon)
Worlds: 4th (PSO)
State: 2nd (PSO)
Winter Guard:
State Finals: 7th
Marching Band: sky magic
State: 3rd (Scholastic A)
2023
Indoor Percussion (ZIP): From the Beyond
Worlds: 4th (PSO)
State: 1st (PSO)
Winter Guard:
Coming soon
Marching Band: Fade to Black
State: 3rd (Scholastic A)
2021
marching band:
indoor percussion: as the crow flies
Worlds: Virtual Finalist
State: 1st (PSO)
Winter Guard
2022
Marching Band: Songs from the wood
State: 2nd (Scholastic A)
Indoor Percussion: The Rhythm of our game
Worlds: 6th (PSO)
State: 3rd (PSO)
Winter Guard: Purple Rain
2019
marching band: Rising Tide
Indoor Percussion: Missing Link
Worlds: 3rd (PSA)
State: 1st (PSA)
Winter Guard:
2020
marching band:
Indoor Percussion: The Inner Circle
Winter Guard
2017
Marching Band: Industry
Indoor Percussion: The Hive
Winter Guard:
2018
Marching Band: Left Brain/Right Brain - The Duality of the Mind
Indoor Percussion: The Day After
Winter Guard:
2015
Marching Band:
Indoor Percussion:
Winter Guard:
2016
Marching Band: Into The Light
State: 1st (Scholastic A)