October 11, 2022
On October 1, 2022, the Prospect Marching Knights, or PMK, held their annual competition, the Knight of Champions, or KOC. The PMK hosted this day, which consisted of 13 other high school bands performing their shows for this season and competing for various awards at the end of the competition.
The PMK did not enter themselves into the competition but, instead, gave an exhibitionary performance to perform their show for the year entitled, “Masquerade,” which features the music of Sondheim, Glinka, Leoncavallo, and Parker. The PMK is directed by Chris Barnum and led by drum majors Emily Depaz, Vivian Kowalczyk, and Kelly Robinson.
This day was made possible by all of the PMK parent volunteers, who ran everything from concessions to directing traffic during this hectic event.
This weekend, the PMK will be competing in the St. Louis Bands of America competition so follow @propsectband on twitter for updates on how they perform at their upcoming competition.
Senior Trent Tennyson (middle) raises his trumpet as he and other brass players perform, “Masquerade.” (All photos by Juliet Aquino)
Parents of performing bands wait with bated breath in the Gattas Stadium bleachers and they wait for each band to perform.
Two PMK parent volunteers stroll throughout stadium bleachers, just one of their many responsibilities for the eventful day.
A group of PMK students pose for a picture in the stands as they watch other bands perform and wait for their own performance at the end of the competition.
Drum majors, Kelly Robinson (left), Emily Depaz (middle), Vivian Kowalczyk (right), pose for a photo after they finish leading the band through their performance.
The table of trophies glimmers in the sunlight as each school competes to take home a piece of this gold.
A section of the band performs at the Knight of Champions competition on Oct. 1 (photo by Juliet Aquino)
Two volunteers work to take apart one of the props used in the PMK’s performance.
Director Chris Barnum gives the band a pep talk before their performance at the Knight of Champions competition on Oct. 1. (photo by Juliet Aquino)
The PMK colorgaurd poses for a photo in their performance costumes which follow the theme of “Masquerade.”
A PMK volunteer dawns a Knight of Champions t-shirt as he makes his way to help hand out trophies to the winning bands.
Representatives from each of the competing bands line up on the track as they receive the results of the competition. Here, the representatives are congratulating Huntley High School for their achievement.
Representatives from Fremd High School perform a short piece of choreography as they are recognized for one of their achievements from the day.
Drum major, Emily Depaz, hands the representatives from Fremd High School a trophy to congratulate them as the award portion of the competition progresses.
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