The Grandfather Mountain Highlanders Members

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Roster

Our musicians are our most prized resource. Here are some numbers for you:

--Half of the band membership is under the age of 30. Their youth provides a valuable reservoir of enthusiasm, optimism, and energy tempered by the experience and accumulated skills of our older band members.

--Four families (Gonzalez/Patton, Swinton, Lancaster, and Warburton) contribute multiple members to our bands.

--At least ten band members have actively competed at or above the grade 2 solo level.

--Several former members of GMHPB are on the EUSPBA Judges' Panel.

--At least three former Pipe Majors of GMHPB (Harvey Ritch, Ken Swinton, and Gordon Warburton) are still involved in the band at some level, showing that it's hard to leave once you join!

PIPE CORPS-- GRADE III
Justin Gonzalez	Pipe Major	Rock Hill, SC	gmhpb at comporium.net
Mark Elliott	Pipe Sergeant	Winston-Salem, NC
Brian McDonnell	Pipe Sergeant	Charlotte, NC

Max Abbott		Lewisville, NC
Karl Fetter		Chapel Hill, NC
Grant Harbison		Hickory, NC	gmhpb02 at grandfathermountainhighlanders.org
Sarah Hinnant		Boone, NC
Josh Hinson		Efland, NC
Harvey McLendon		Madison, NC
Andrew Prioli		Chapel Hill, NC
David Quillin		Laurinburg, NC
Ryan Schultz		Kernersville, NC
Gordon Warburton		Marion, NC	gmhpb at charter.net
Kevin Weigand		Sarasota, FL
Rebecca Witt		Mountain City, TN

DRUM CORPS-- GRADE III
Mike Reuter	Drum Sergeant	Greenville, SC

Kevin McCall	Snare	Pickens, SC
Ian Ince	Snare	Mount Holly, NC
Ashley Muma	Snare	Chapel Hill, NC
Raymond Swinton	Snare	Spartanburg, SC
Conner Blakely	Tenor	Greenville, SC
Jenny Lanier	Tenor	Nebo, NC
Heidi Muma	Tenor	Chapel Hill, NC
Warren Hinson	Bass	Apex, NC
Sally Warburton	Bass	Marion, NC

PIPE CORPS-- GRADE V
Kim Elder	Pipe Major	Hickory, NC	kimelder at yahoo.com
Liam Lancaster	Pipe Sergeant	Hickory, NC
Gordon Warburton	Instructor	Marion, NC

Mary Page Boyd		Black Mountain, NC
John Crom		Elk Park, NC
Fox Kinsman		Zionville, NC
Flynn Lancaster		Hickory, NC
Marybeth Roberson		Rocky Mount, NC
Ken Swinton		Boiling Springs, SC
Andrew Warburton		Marion, NC

DRUM CORPS-- GRADE V

Raymond Swinton	Instructor	Spartanburg, SC

Bruce Blakely	Snare	Greenville, SC
Sara LaFone	Snare	Chapel Hill, NC
Rebecca MacDonald	Snare	Blowing Rock, NC
Nan Patton	Tenor	Charlotte, NC
Emma Lancaster	Tenor	Hickory, NC
Arielle Lancaster	Bass	Hickory, NC

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