This page has been created to recognize the members of THE LINE's TENORLINES as far as we can remember. Is is simply known that tenors, either it be quads or quints are THE HARDEST drums to play in the battery. The stories are true, and no names have been changed to protect any guilty people. Thanks
As the years have gone by, finding tenor players with the talent, ability, and attitude have often times proving challenging to find. Coming off of last years somewhat disearning trio of tenors, the 2000 TENORLINE was set with Daniel Warner and Chris Hawkins. Daniel, the senior off of the BASSLINE the last three years, and Chris, the freshman with few boundaries, have a no holds bar approach to the season and an attitude to match. Daniel and Chris keep pounding out the sectionals, (however not near as many as the 1994 TENORLINE) and the fruits of their labor are apparent and their consistency will not hold them back.
!Bio's
The 1999 TENORLINE is THE LINE's first three-person TENORLINE in a long long time. Because of the amount of members that THE LINE had wanting to play in the battery, the instructors choose to make this three-person TENORLINE. Stacie Powers, Allison Krueger, and Ashley Wheatley, all three front-line rookies, began this season in the beginning of the summer, they faced a challenging book and they and the rest of THE LINE accomplished an undeafeated season!Bio's As traditional as it has usually been with THE LINE, the 1998 TENORLINE was another two-person line. Cindy Gebhard and Andy Hollinden, both rookies in the front-line in 1998, faced quite a bit of challenging book writing. With the marching band playing the show entitled 'Nutcracker Suite', Cindy and Andy both worked hard on their part. Like THE LINE is accustomed to, they were the TENORLINE for THE LINE that went undefeated in 1998 as well.Bio's In 1997, the TENORLINE never quite got off to a good running start, however, got the job done, considering that they had to follow up on the 1996 TENORLINE. Katie Danner and Abbey Conner were also both a pair of rookies to the front-line, specifically the TENORLINE, having just come off of the 1996 BASSLINE. Katie Danner and Abbey Conner played quints for THE LINE for the show entitled 'Classics of the Silver Screen'. They continued on also to be THE LINE's TENORLINE in the following Winterline show 'Blues Brother', one tough show!!Bio's The 1996 TENORLINE has to be the top TENORLINE to ever go through THE LINE at Tell City. Nick Conner and Tom Hollinden who were the same duo in the 1995 TENORLINE, flat out killed everybody. Nick and Tom had a year of playing behind them when they came into the 1996 season. They took with them everything they learned before, and were relentless in 1996. There is absolutely no doubt that their talent and ability to play as a LINE has ever been unmatched, playing some of the toughest TENORLINE book that the instructors could write, and playing it clean. THE LINE has yet to see any pair of percussionists match their superb achievements. Bio's In 1995, two guys stepped into the spotlight of the TENORLINE and never let the light dim. Nick Conner and Tom Hollinden, who would later prove to be the two members of the best TENORLINE in THE LINE's history, came into the 1995 season dedicated and highly motivated. They were also the first TENORLINE in Tell City to play quints, quite a step up! With Nick and Tom, THE LINE began to see just how two buds can get together and kick some serious hide. They were the TENORLINE that went back to the RCA Dome with the marching band, when THE LINE performed O'Yello, the drumbreak for the 1995 show, their book was practically nuts, but they played it .... and clean.Bio's In 1994, THE LINE chose to perform one of the top drumbreaks that they would ever execute. Kevin Schaeffer decided to play Paradox, and for that, he chose Kerry Hoesli and Brian Nugent for the TENORLINE. There is little doubt that Kerry and Brian hold the record for the most sectionals in a single year. Everybody knows that Kerry and Brian held a sectional EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE SUMMER. With Kerry being a senior and Brian only being a freshmen, Kerry pushed Brian and Brian worked hard at it. Playing Paradox on tenors was no easy challenge for an incoming freshmen, but with Kerry there, they went through it like butter, also as THE LINE's last TENORLINE to play on quads.Bio's In 1993, the battery's size was quite small, reducing the TENORLINE to a single person. Kerry Hoesli, a member of THE LINE class of 1995, was the solo performer for the TENORLINE of Tell City. There is no question that this was the cleanest tenor section that THE LINE has ever had. Kerry played her heart out, having solo's and a tough book for the 1993 marching band drumbreak, 'Karnevil #9'. One of the best tenors players around, Kerry went all the way, helping THE LINE go undefeated again in 1993.Bio's
The '92 TENORLINE consisted of Jeff Davis and Katie Kress. While being a very consistent and reliable section this year, it was the first year in a long time for a female to be in the front line. This made no difference, the jazz show of this year(Pinball Wizard) provided a lot of difficulty but these two worked their hardest and became a team to make another great TENORLINE for The Marching Marksmen. Bio's
Two short, dorky freshmen, Jeff Davis and Brett Mulzer. That is about all you can say about these two. At the beginning of the season, these two couldn't play JACKSQUAT, but they came around about halfway through the season and became a very productive duo that would continue through their next four years with THE LINE.Bio's
Another solo year for the TENORLINE(HA). Steve Hoesli carried his weight very well and showed that he could take control even with only one player. The Beetlejuice show provided some very difficult patterns and he played the segments with great ease and ability.Bio's Jason Hollinden was probably one of the most solid tenor players the line has ever seen. He was very consistent in what he played and made everything look easy, especially VERY FAST SIXTEENTHS. The year was said to have started out with two players, but one of them didn't pan out. This didn't phase Jason, it only fueled his fire to be great. Being with one of the greatest SNARELINE's helped keep him motivated while being very young but ambitious.Bio's Jim Proudfoot and Mark Ettensohn
As the years have gone by, finding tenor players with the talent, ability, and attitude have often times proving challenging to find. Coming off of last years somewhat disearning trio of tenors, the 2000 TENORLINE was set with Daniel Warner and Chris Hawkins. Daniel, the senior off of the BASSLINE the last three years, and Chris, the freshman with few boundaries, have a no holds bar approach to the season and an attitude to match. Daniel and Chris keep pounding out the sectionals, (however not near as many as the 1994 TENORLINE) and the fruits of their labor are apparent and their consistency will not hold them back.
!Bio's
The 1999 TENORLINE is THE LINE's first three-person TENORLINE in a long long time. Because of the amount of members that THE LINE had wanting to play in the battery, the instructors choose to make this three-person TENORLINE. Stacie Powers, Allison Krueger, and Ashley Wheatley, all three front-line rookies, began this season in the beginning of the summer, they faced a challenging book and they and the rest of THE LINE accomplished an undeafeated season!Bio's
As traditional as it has usually been with THE LINE, the 1998 TENORLINE was another two-person line. Cindy Gebhard and Andy Hollinden, both rookies in the front-line in 1998, faced quite a bit of challenging book writing. With the marching band playing the show entitled 'Nutcracker Suite', Cindy and Andy both worked hard on their part. Like THE LINE is accustomed to, they were the TENORLINE for THE LINE that went undefeated in 1998 as well.Bio's
In 1997, the TENORLINE never quite got off to a good running start, however, got the job done, considering that they had to follow up on the 1996 TENORLINE. Katie Danner and Abbey Conner were also both a pair of rookies to the front-line, specifically the TENORLINE, having just come off of the 1996 BASSLINE. Katie Danner and Abbey Conner played quints for THE LINE for the show entitled 'Classics of the Silver Screen'. They continued on also to be THE LINE's TENORLINE in the following Winterline show 'Blues Brother', one tough show!!Bio's
The 1996 TENORLINE has to be the top TENORLINE to ever go through THE LINE at Tell City. Nick Conner and Tom Hollinden who were the same duo in the 1995 TENORLINE, flat out killed everybody. Nick and Tom had a year of playing behind them when they came into the 1996 season. They took with them everything they learned before, and were relentless in 1996. There is absolutely no doubt that their talent and ability to play as a LINE has ever been unmatched, playing some of the toughest TENORLINE book that the instructors could write, and playing it clean. THE LINE has yet to see any pair of percussionists match their superb achievements. Bio's
In 1995, two guys stepped into the spotlight of the TENORLINE and never let the light dim. Nick Conner and Tom Hollinden, who would later prove to be the two members of the best TENORLINE in THE LINE's history, came into the 1995 season dedicated and highly motivated. They were also the first TENORLINE in Tell City to play quints, quite a step up! With Nick and Tom, THE LINE began to see just how two buds can get together and kick some serious hide. They were the TENORLINE that went back to the RCA Dome with the marching band, when THE LINE performed O'Yello, the drumbreak for the 1995 show, their book was practically nuts, but they played it .... and clean.Bio's
In 1994, THE LINE chose to perform one of the top drumbreaks that they would ever execute. Kevin Schaeffer decided to play Paradox, and for that, he chose Kerry Hoesli and Brian Nugent for the TENORLINE. There is little doubt that Kerry and Brian hold the record for the most sectionals in a single year. Everybody knows that Kerry and Brian held a sectional EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE SUMMER. With Kerry being a senior and Brian only being a freshmen, Kerry pushed Brian and Brian worked hard at it. Playing Paradox on tenors was no easy challenge for an incoming freshmen, but with Kerry there, they went through it like butter, also as THE LINE's last TENORLINE to play on quads.Bio's
In 1993, the battery's size was quite small, reducing the TENORLINE to a single person. Kerry Hoesli, a member of THE LINE class of 1995, was the solo performer for the TENORLINE of Tell City. There is no question that this was the cleanest tenor section that THE LINE has ever had. Kerry played her heart out, having solo's and a tough book for the 1993 marching band drumbreak, 'Karnevil #9'. One of the best tenors players around, Kerry went all the way, helping THE LINE go undefeated again in 1993.Bio's
The '92 TENORLINE consisted of Jeff Davis and Katie Kress. While being a very consistent and reliable section this year, it was the first year in a long time for a female to be in the front line. This made no difference, the jazz show of this year(Pinball Wizard) provided a lot of difficulty but these two worked their hardest and became a team to make another great TENORLINE for The Marching Marksmen. Bio's
Two short, dorky freshmen, Jeff Davis and Brett Mulzer. That is about all you can say about these two. At the beginning of the season, these two couldn't play JACKSQUAT, but they came around about halfway through the season and became a very productive duo that would continue through their next four years with THE LINE.Bio's
Another solo year for the TENORLINE(HA). Steve Hoesli carried his weight very well and showed that he could take control even with only one player. The Beetlejuice show provided some very difficult patterns and he played the segments with great ease and ability.Bio's
Jason Hollinden was probably one of the most solid tenor players the line has ever seen. He was very consistent in what he played and made everything look easy, especially VERY FAST SIXTEENTHS. The year was said to have started out with two players, but one of them didn't pan out. This didn't phase Jason, it only fueled his fire to be great. Being with one of the greatest SNARELINE's helped keep him motivated while being very young but ambitious.Bio's
Jim Proudfoot and Mark Ettensohn
