Judges

2011 Judges
The Cap City team is honored and delighted to present an exceptional group of experienced adjudicators for the 2011 Capital City Marching Festival.

Paul Rennick is a Principal Lecturer in percussion at the University of North Texas where he has served on the faculty since 1991. Mr. Rennick has been a featured clinician at many Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, Music Educator's Association Conventions, and many Percussive Arts Society State Conventions. Since 1989 he has also written and designed the shows for the 16-time Percussive Arts Society National Champion University of North Texas Indoor Drumline. He served as the director of percussion for the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps from 2003-2010, winning the 2006, 2008, and 2010 Drum Corps International Fred Sanford Award for percussion performance. Starting with the 2011 season, Paul will be the percussion coordinator for the Santa Clara Vanguard.

At UNT, Mr. Rennick teaches applied lessons, percussion arranging, and is the director and arranger for the "Contemporary-Pop" Percussion Ensemble, which has featured some of the world's most renowned percussionists as guest artists. He has also been the percussion arranger and caption head for the Concord Blue Devils, Sky Ryders, Velvet Knights, and Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps.

Mr. Rennick was a design team member, music composer/arranger, instructor, and percussion manager for the Tony & Emmy award-winning production "Blast!" currently on tour throughout the U.S. and Japan. He was also a musical arranger for the Conrad Jupiters Hotel Casino in Gold Coast, Australia, and directs the percussion troupe Stickworks which has performed throughout Australia and in the U.S.


Ronnie Rios is Director of Bands at Harlingen High School in Harlingen, Texas. His bands have received consistent sweepstakes awards, best in class awards and all-state band and jazz band students. The Harlingen High School marching band has made six consecutive appearances at the Texas State Marching Contest. The band has also earned a position in the finals of the Bands of America regional where they won the school's first regional in 2005. The marching band has also won numerous festival awards and Grand Champion Marching recognitions. The concert band has advanced to the state 5A Honor Band Finals three times finishing as high as ninth. The jazz ensemble has received consistent best in class and numerous "Outstanding Band of the Festival" awards. The Jazz Ensemble has shared the stage with artists such as Michael Brecker, John Fedchock, Conrad Herwig, Mike Steinel, Woody Witt, Armin Marmolejo and Dennis DiBlisio. The Harlingen High School Music Department was even a Grammy in the Schools nominee.

Mr. Rios has been named to the Who's Who Among America's Teachers numerous times and was named Teacher of the Year in the Harlingen CISD in 2000. In 1996, he was named Texas Young Bandmaster of the year. Mr. Rios is a member of TMEA, TBA, TMAA, Phi Beta Mu and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He serves as the Executive Director of TJEA and is the TMEA Region 28 President. Mr. Rios is an active clinician and adjudicator in Texas and an active adjudicator for DCI and Music for All.


Mark Chambers was formerly the head director of the award-winning Ronald Reagan High School Band in San Antonio and was also the director of the San Antonio Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corp. He is now the Director of Fine Arts in the Northeast San Antonio ISD.


Keith McKeachie McKeachie is currently a freelance designer, consultant, and clinician for bands based in Austin, Texas. He has taught successful programs for over 19 years in various capacities. Most recently, he designed for the 2009 UIL Texas State Marching Band champion, Dripping Springs HS, and the 2009 WGI Independent A Class Winter Guard finalist and 2010 and 2011 WGI Independent Open Semi-finalist, Identity, where he served as designer and program coordinator. Previously, he was Guard Designer/Instructor for the 2005 and 2007 UIL State Finalist Connally and Hendrickson Marching Bands in the Pflugerville ISD. Both schools were also BOA Regional Finalists as 4A schools during this period, and Connally was a BOA Grand National Semi-finalist in 2007.

Keith serves as an adjudicator for USSBA (United States Scholastic Band Association), the Texas Color Guard Circuit, the North Texas Color Guard Association, and the Texas Educational Color Guard Association. He also judges across the country at various state and regional events.