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Season 2: CHUGGADA, Ep. 6: Adam Wiencken (Broken Arrow HS) | May 8, 2020

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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 12-time Regional Champion, 9-time Grand National Finalist, the BOA Grand National Runner-Up in 2012, 2014, and 2017, and the 2014 BOA Grand National Class AAAA Champion. In 2011, 2015, and 2021, 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 five Winter Guard International (WGI) Regional Championships and earning 3-time Scholastic World Class Finalist honors at the WGI World Championships. 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 has served as Battery Arranger and Caption Head for the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps since 2020. 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 Crossmen, Troopers, Santa Clara Vanguard, 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 Finalists, BOA Regional Champions, Class Champions, and Regional Finalists. In addition, he serves as an adjudicator for various indoor percussion circuits throughout the United States, serves as the Percussion Coordinator for Winter Guard and Percussion of Oklahoma, and is a member of the WGI Percussion Advisory Board.

Adam received his Bachelor's at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Adam is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an educational artist for Innovative Percussion, Inc., Remo Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, and Meinl Percussion.

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