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**Circuit Championships Bronze Medalist Show**

Repertoire:
- The Noon Witch by Antonin Dvorak
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble and battery by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown

Commissioned by the Maumee HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSRA) (Maumee, OH)

#hanselandgretel #thenoonwitch #dvorak

"Hansel and Gretel" - Indoor Percussion Show

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Repertoire:
- Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
- Rube Goldberg Variations by Thank You Scientist
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble and battery by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown

Commissioned by the Brookville HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSA) (Brookville, OH)

#elo #mrbluesky #thankyouscientist #rubegoldberg 

"Blacktop Heroes" - Indoor Percussion Show

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**Circuit Championships Silver Medalist Show**

Repertoire:
- Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble and battery by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown

Commissioned by the Northeastern HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSRA) (South Vienna, OH)

#eriksatie #kennedy #ocean #intothedepths 

"Into the Depths" - Indoor Percussion Show

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Repertoire:
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown
Battery design by request. Original battery design by Dylan Sammons 

Commissioned by the Oak Hills HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSA) (Cincinnati, OH)

#lamp #genie #thefinalwish

"The Final Wish" - Indoor Percussion Show

Battery & Front Ensemble Design by Mo Longo
Vocals by members of the Jacob Coy Middle School Band

Shark Attack! (Longo - Middle School Drumline)

Roots Mvt 3

Roots Mvt 2

Roots Mvt 1

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Repertoire:
- Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst
- Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy
- The Drunken Sailor (Traditional Sea Shanty)
- Blow the Man Down (Traditional Sea Shanty)
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown
Battery design available upon request

Commissioned by the Piqua HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSCA) (Piqua, OH)

#travel #land #air #sea #jupiter #holst #theplanets #debussy #thedrunkensailor #blowthemandown

"Land, Air, Sea" - Indoor Percussion Show

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Repertoire:
- Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead
- Ladder by Jetty Bones
- Zombie by The Cranberries
- Original music by Nick Riley

Front ensemble & battery by Nick Riley
Electronics design by Drew Brown 

Commissioned by the Brookville HS Indoor Percussion Ensemble (PSA) (Brookville, OH)
#radiohead #jettybones #ladder #zombie #thecranberries #villain

"The Villain Inside" - Indoor Percussion Show

Maureen "Mo" Longo (b. 1985) received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy from the University of Dayton, where she was a three-time Honors Recital finalist and winner of the Concerto Aria Competition. Mo then received a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Wright State University, where she was selected for the Honors Recital and earned the 1st place scholarship for her solo marimba performance.

Currently traveling full-time, Mo is a freelance musician and educator. She writes music for classical percussion, marching bands, and competitive indoor percussion ensembles. In addition to composing, she teaches percussion clinics around the country.

Preceding full-time travel, Mo was the Percussion Director at Beavercreek City Schools and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Dayton. Prior to that, she worked as a board certified Music Therapist with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care. Since 2007, Mo has been on the instructional staff with numerous scholastic and independent marching ensembles throughout Ohio and Illinois.

Mo has toured the United States and Europe with DCI and WGI as a member of the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps and Matrix Performing Arts, and has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and the Ohio Music Educators Conference.

Mo is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and she proudly endorses Innovative Percussion products.

Composer and arranger for the marching arts.  

Nick Riley (b. 1989) has been involved in the marching arts as a performer, educator, composer/arranger, ensemble administrator, and adjudicator since 2003.  

As founder of NPR Marching Concepts, Nick has composed/arranged over 600 works for marching band, indoor drumline, winter winds, and drum corps.  A sought-after and versatile composer, Nick is known for creating entertaining, accessible music that performers, audiences, and judges all enjoy.

Currently, Nick is pursuing a PhD in Music Education at The Ohio State University where he is a fully-funded Graduate Teaching Associate for the School of Music, instructing classes in instrumental pedagogy and music education as well as supervising student teachers in the field.  Nick earned his Master of Arts in Music Education from The Ohio State University in 2023 and his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Capital University in 2011.

Prior to pursuing his graduate studies full time, Nick was the Director of Bands at Liberty Center Local Schools in northwest Ohio from 2012 to 2021 where he instructed all bands grades 5 through 12 and also taught courses in music appreciation and elementary and middle school general music.  The band program doubled in size and boasted highly successful concert band, marching band, and chamber ensembles.

Nick is the co-founder of ConneXus, a PIW indoor drumline based out of central Ohio where he also serves as Ensemble Director, Program Coordinator, Ensemble Specialist, Front Ensemble Instructor, and President of the CPAA, Inc. Board of Directors.  Since co-founding ConneXus in the summer of 2012, Nick has played an integral role in ConneXus' growth, helping to grow the group from PIA to PIW in just seven seasons.  ConneXus is a 4-time WGI Regional Champion and a 5-time WGI World Championships Finalist.  

Nick's previous staff appointments reflect a diverse background in the pageantry arts.  Nick served as the Assistant Visual Caption Head for Legends Drum and Bugle Corps (2011-13), Percussion Consultant for The Ohio State University Marching Band (2011-14), Front Ensemble Instructor for Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps (2014), and Visual Instructor for the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps (2016).  Nick has been on staff with the Gran Banda Drum and Bugle Corps from Medellin, Colombia, South America since 2014, serving on both the percussion and visual staffs.  Nick is currently the Percussion Composer/Arranger (2019-present) for the ensemble.  The "GB" is the first drum corps from South America to participate in DCI and is the 2014 DCI SoundSport Champion and 2017 runner-up.

As an adjudicator, Nick has been judging for the Ohio Music Education Association since 2012 and the Central States Judges Association since 2013.  Specializing in percussion and music general effect, Nick has judged in seven states and has been a Mid-States Band Association Championships judge annually since 2017.

Nick is proud to endorse Vic Firth, Sabian, Evans/D'Addario, and Black Swamp Percussion.  He is a member of OMEA, NAfME, PAS, CSJA, and PFCJ.  He resides in Columbus, Ohio.

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