Adam Wiencken (Broken Arrow HS & Spirit of Atlanta D&BC)

Sketchbook with Daniel Montoya Jr.

Adam Wiencken is the Percussion Specialist for Broken Arrow Public Schools in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. As Director of Percussion and Battery Arranger for the Pride of Broken Arrow Marching Band, the ensemble is a consistent Bands of America (BOA) Regional Champion and Grand National Finalist. In Adam’s tenure, The Pride of Broken Arrow is a 10-time Regional Champion, a 6-time Grand National Finalist, the BOA Grand National Runner-Up in 2012 and 2014, and the 2014 BOA Grand National Class AAAA Champion. In 2011 and 2015 The Pride of Broken Arrow was named the BOA Grand National Champion. As Director and Founder of Broken Arrow High School Indoor Percussion, the program has received high accolades in its short history, capturing three Winter Guard International (WGI) Regional Championships; Broken Arrow Indoor was a WGI World Championship Scholastic World Semi-Finalist in 2017 and 2018. Also under Adam’s direction, the Broken Arrow High School Percussion Ensemble performed at The 70th Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois in December of 2016. Adam currently serves as Battery Arranger for the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. Previously, Adam was a percussion staff member at The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from 2013-2016; in 2013, The Cadets were awarded the Drum Corps International (DCI) Fred Sanford Award for High Percussion Performance. He previously served on the instructional staff for the Santa Clara Vanguard, Troopers, Crossmen, and Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps. Adam is an alumnus of the Madison Scouts and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. Adam is an active percussion arranger for various ensembles throughout the country in addition to Broken Arrow HS, including BOA Grand National Finalist Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN) since 2016. In addition, he serves as an adjudicator for various indoor percussion circuits throughout the United States and serves as the Percussion Coordinator for Winter Guard and Percussion of Oklahoma. Adam received his Bachelor's at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Throughout his studies at Indiana, Adam studied with John Tafoya, Kevin Bobo, Steve Houghton, and Craig Hetrick. Adam is a Yamaha Performing Artist as well as an educational artist for Innovative Percussion, Inc., Remo Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, and MEINL Percussion. https://bruxie.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sketchbookpodcast/support