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Center Grove
Center Grove
Orleans Jr./Sr. High School · Orleans, IN
| 09/12/26 | Pride of Paoli Invitational Paoli High School | |
| 09/19/26 | Ray Skillman Greenwood Invitational Greenwood High School | |
| 10/03/26 | Cavalcade of Champions Center Grove High School | |
| 10/16/26 | BOA: Indianapolis Super Regional - Prelims Lucas Oil Stadium |
BLOODLINE
What we inherit does not have to define us.
Every generation inherits something from the one before it. A name. A history. A collection of stories. Sacrifices. Mistakes. Triumphs. Scars.
Bloodline explores the journey of a generation confronting everything that has been passed down to them.
The journey begins with “I See Fire,” where destruction threatens to consume everything that came before. The fire represents conflict, loss, and the forces that can destroy a family, a community, or an entire generation. Yet even in the ashes, something survives.
Mozart’s “Dies Irae” brings the bloodline face-to-face with its past. The Day of Wrath represents judgment and consequence as the performers confront the darkness that has been inherited. The bloodline begins to fracture under the weight of its history.
From the darkness comes Verdi’s “Sanctus.” Faith, unity, and redemption begin to rebuild what was broken. The performers discover that their history does not have to become their destiny. They can acknowledge the past without being controlled by it.
Finally, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, Movement 4 becomes the declaration of a new generation. After fire, judgment, and redemption comes strength. The bloodline rises—not by forgetting the past, but by carrying its lessons forward.
The story ends with one final realization:
We do not choose the bloodline we are born into.
But we do choose what we pass on.
BLOODLINE
What will you leave behind?
An arrangement by Chad Gayso
Movement 1 - Dies Irae - by Mozart
Movement 2 - I See Fire by Ed Sheeran
Movement 3 - “Sanctus” from Requiem by Verdi
Movement 4 - Symphony No. 1 - Movement 4 by Brahms
Riley Dodds
Mrs. Isis Spaulding - Booster President
Vice President: Mrs. Candace Cook-Cline
Treasurer: Mrs. Kayla Flynn
Secretary: Mrs. Crystal Edwards
7 time ISSMA State Finalist
15 time ISSMA Semi-State Finalist
2007–2022 - ISSMA Semi-State Participants
2012, 2016, 2018, 2021 - IPA Class A Gold Rated Percussion Ensemble
2020, 2021 - IPA Winter Winds State Finalist
2016, 2021, 2022 - WGI Indianapolis Scholastic Regional A Champions
2021, 2022 Indianapolis WGI Scholastic Open A Finalist
2012 – IHSCGA Regional A State Champions
14 time IHSCGA Class A/Regional A State Finalist
An ISSMA All-Music Award Recipient for Band
Class D