Ted Reicher, from Davenport, IA, is a composer, arranger and visual designer for marching bands throughout the United States with hundreds of marching arrangements, compositions and visual designs to his credit. He has been involved in the marching arts for 40+ years and has owned and operated TR Marching (www.trmarching.com) since 2006 where his compositions and designs are available. Formerly a band director of 21 years, his bands consistently ranked at the top of competitions throughout the Midwest and were competitive on the national level.

He is an active clinician/consultant for marching bands and has a reputation for quickly recognizing and addressing marching, music and visual design issues and implementing solutions. Programs that utilize Mr. Reicher as a regular staff member or consultant have found his techniques and processes free up considerable amounts of rehearsal time, allowing for a higher degree of performance excellence from their students.

He resides in Davenport, IA with his wife Ann and is an avid golfer, always looking for a good game!

Jessica Glasgow is originally from Golden, Colorado, and resides in American Fork, Utah, and Canton, Ohio. Jessica was involved in music from a young age, performing in her high school marching band and serving as drum major. She was awarded several awards for her high achievement in music, including the John Philip Sousa Award, recognizing superior musicianship and outstanding dedication.

Jessica performed with several well-known winter guards and drum corps in college while studying Music Education and playing the French horn. She spent time developing and perfecting her skills with Crossmen Drum Corps, Imbue Winter Guard, Signature Winter Guard, and Alchemy Winter Guard. Jessica was also a performing member of the Oracle Performance Ensemble, a dance company from Denver, Colorado.

Jessica's passion extends beyond performance. Since the early 2000s, she has impacted numerous high school programs across the nation. Her leadership has garnered impressive accolades—state championships, finals appearances, WGI medals, BOA regional championships, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performances. Currently, she serves as the artistic director for several programs.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Jessica is a devoted wife and mother. Family adventures ignite Jessica's creativity, fueling her passion for crafting innovative and captivating performances.

With her unwavering dedication and artistic vision, Jessica Glasgow continues transforming the marching arts world, one awe-inspiring performance at a time.

Kelzi Mather is the Colorguard Caption Head at Davenport Central High School. She graduated from West Liberty High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa where she received her Bachelors of Education degree in 2021. Kelzi was a member of her high school colorguard all four years and served as a captain in her senior year. During her time at UNI, she served as the Guard Recruitment Manager and as a Section Captain for two years. At Davenport Central, Miss Mather works with the colorguard section of the Marching Blue Devils in addition to the Davenport Central High School Winterguard. Under her direction, the students learn and practice proper technique, choreography, and develop their guard skills.

Miss Mather is currently a fourth grade teacher in the Pleasant Valley School District. Her previous guard instruction experience has been working with West Liberty as the Colorguard instructor and choreographer as well as choreographing for Tipton’s Winterguard program. Some of her most memorable performance highlights were marching in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland and performing with Pat Green at halftime of an Iowa football game in the combined Panther and Hawkeye Marching Band.

Adam D. Hill is a music educator and performer worldwide. He received a B.A. in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music . At Romeoville High School in Romeoville, Illinois, Hill is the director of percussion, assistant band director, and teaches jazz band, music technology, music theory, and guitar. Adam is also a member of the music faculty at University of St. Francis in the Music Technology program. He founded and is the Executive director of Pí Percussion Inc. an independent marching percussion ensemble and has lead the ensemble to multiple WGI medals and finals placement as their Executive Director. As well as 11+ years in the Drum Corps International activity performing, teaching and designing. Hill has 25 combined seasons performing and directing NFL and NBA drumlines. Performing in EDM musical festivals and events such as Lollapalooza, Madison Square Garden, London, and Denmark. He has won several educational awards and is an Emmy nominated artist. He is also a clinician and percussion adjudicator. Hill performed on Americas Got Talent “Fantasy League” placing 2nd with the Pack Drumline. He proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Evans, TAMA Drums, Bergerault Keyboards, Sabian cymbals,Gon Bops Percussion.

Mrs. Jessica Lowe serves as the K-6 Music teacher at Eisenhower Elementary since the fall of 2022. She is also a Band Staff member of the Davenport Central Marching Blue Devils, since 2021.

Previously, Mrs. Lowe served as the 5-8 Band Director at Lourdes Catholic School from 2004-2022 and the K-8 Music teacher and 5-8 Choir Director from 2011-2022.

Mrs. Lowe received her Bachelors in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa in December of 2003. While at UNI she performed in various ensembles including Wind Symphony, marching band, and orchestra on the clarinet/bass clarinet.

Mrs. Lowe continues to participate in various performing ensembles for fun. She has played in Saxophone Christmas, Clarinet Christmas, and Tuba Christmas. Mrs. Lowe is also a member of the Quad City Wind Ensemble where she plays clarinet.

Kaylyn Beazley is the Color Guard tech in the Davenport Central Marching Band. She is an Alumni from Central. She graduated in 2022 from Central High School and was a part of Color Guard all 4 years and was Color Guard captain for her last 2 years. Kaylyn is a professional cosmetologist and loves what she does!. Her favorite thing about marching band was being a part of a supportive community, performing with a hardworking team, and a loving Marching Blue Devils family.

Mr. Isaac Anderson is a visual instructor with The Marching Blue Devils. He is an alumnus of Davenport Central where he served as Drum Major for two years and competed in multiple Bands of America regional competitions. After high school Mr. Anderson attended the University of Iowa where he received his Bachelors in Music Performance in May of 2017. He studied under outstanding faculty at Iowa including Dr. Johathan Allen, Kevin Kastens, and Dr. Mark Heidel and performed in several ensembles including, Symphony Band, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Repertory Ensemble, Trombone Choir, and the Hawkeye Marching Band where he served as Drum Major for three seasons. Mr. Anderson is also an alumnus of the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps from Dubuque, Iowa where he spent four years in the Baritone section and served as a Horn Sergeant in his final year.

Mr. Anderson received his commission as an officer in the US Army in 2017 through ROTC at the University of Iowa. Since commissioning he has spent 6 years on Active Duty serving in various positions including Battalion Staff Officer, Tank Platoon Leader, and Tank Company Executive Officer. Mr. Anderson holds the rank of Captain and continues to serve in the Iowa National Guard.

His awards and recognitions include the John Bernatz Leadership award, All State Musician, Colts Member of the Year Honorable Mention, George C. Marshall Leadership Award, Distinguished Military Graduate, Order of Saint George, 3 Army Achievement Medals, 2 Army Commendation Medals, and is an Eagle Scout.

Mr. Anderson lives in Iowa City with his wife Amanda Stout who is an Arts Operations Coordinator at Kirkwood Community College, Horn Professor at multiple colleges in the area, and regularly performs with Orchestra Iowa and various ensembles in the area.on goes here

Mackenna Janz is a Percussion Tech for the Davenport Central Marching Band. She is an alumnus who graduated in 2021 after spending 5 years with the ensemble. She was an Iowa All-State Percussionist and holds the title of the 2021 Iowa State Marimba Competition winner, as well as seven consecutive superior ratings from the Iowa Music Teacher Association for her performances on piano. In the past, she has studied with Brian Zeglis, Professor Michael Kozakis, and Professor Judy Hyland. Currently, she is completing her GERs at Scott Community College and is an active member of the Quad City Wind Ensemble. She plans on continuing her musical education in the fall of 2024.