The Broomfield High School Percussion Ensemble is a competitive performance ensemble that combines percussion and rhythm instruments with complicated marching and elements of theater. The ensemble has garnered many honors and was crowned Rocky Mountain Percussion Association Champions for 2007.

This year, Broomfield Percussion will return to the WGI Percussion World Championship in Dayton, Ohio for the second year in a row. In addition, the ensemble will appear in the WGI Denver Regional, the RMPA Championships, and many local contests.

This year's production, In Motion, will explore Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion, which are the basis of classical mechanics. Featuring original music composed by Dave Marvin, the ensemble will present exciting, kinetic depictions of inertia, acceleration, and reciprocal actions.

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Broomfield Percussion qualifies for Finals at World Championships
April 26, 2008

For the first time in school history, the Broomfield High School Percussion Ensemble has advanced to the WGI World Championship Finals, finishing in 12th place in the highly competitive Scholastic A Class.

At the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University, the ensemble scored an 88.50 in their prelims block to take second place and qualify for the semifinals. In the semifinals, Broomfield tied for 5th in their block with an 86.35, narrowly missing a guaranteed berth to the Finals. However, their score was high enough to secure a wild card entrance, tying them for 10th overall.

The ensemble performed Friday evening in the University of Dayton Arena, registering an 85.10 and taking 12th place out of a total of 44 groups that competed in their classification that week. The mass finals retreat was surely a memorable way to end the season for the students!

Broomfield Percussion Ensemble takes state for second year in a row
April 14, 2008

Saturday night, the Broomfield High School Percussion Ensemble was crowned as 2008 RMPA Champions, repeating the feat that the ensemble achieved a year prior.

Exiting the prelims with a scant .1 point lead over second place Longmont, the ensemble had a terrific showing in Finals, opening the lead up to .3 points and achieving a Box 6 score in visual composition from judge Jim Dwyer. The 9.8 out of 10 possible points marks the highest subcaption score in school history, and the first time Broomfield has achieved a Box 6 designation in any caption.

The ensemble has little time to celebrate, however, as they prepare to leave for Dayton, Ohio to compete for the second straight year at the WGI World Championships next week.

Broomfield Percussion Ensemble wins 2008 WGI Regional
March 25, 2008

Winning the WGI Denver Regional for the second year in a row, the Broomfield High School Percussion Ensemble narrowly defeated runner-up Longmont High School by three tenths of a point. After scoring an 83.2 in the morning's preliminary competition and opening up a 3.7 point margin, the ensemble followed up with a shaky finals performance, allowing the margin over Longmont to dissolve to fractions.

The ensemble will travel to their chief rival's home show this Saturday to compete in the RMPA Longmont Show with hopes of an improved performance. The ensemble will spend this week, their spring break, rehearsing every day as they push towards the end of the season.