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Dr. Lilly is also a trumpet artist and clinician for the Vincent Bach Corporation, a
division of Conn-Selmer located in Elkhart, IN. As a trumpeter, Dr. Lilly has served at
the principal trumpet of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra, the Greencastle (IN)
Chamber Orchestra, the Wabash College Chamber Symphony (Crawfordsville, IN), the
Bach Chorale Chamber Orchestra (Lafayette, IN), the Indianapolis (IN) Philharmonic
Orchestra, and the Bloomington (IN) Symphony Orchestra, and has a long list guest
and substitute appearances with orchestras throughout the United States from San
Francisco to New York, and many other locations. He currently serves as principal
trumpet for the Hendricks Symphony Orchestra as part of the Hendricks Symphonic
Society (Avon, IN). He has also performed as a guest soloist with many wind
ensembles, jazz ensembles and orchestras. His trumpet work can be heard on
National Public Radio, ESPN, PBS, and CBS Records, in addition to his substantial
commercials and jingles work in the Indianapolis, Greencastle, and Terre Haute (IN)
radio and television markets.

VISUAL ENSEMBLE

Kriss Davis Hometown: Plain City, Ohio

Kriss Davis, from Columbus, Ohio, has been an adjudicator with CSJA since 2007 and
with OMEA since 1981. He has judged for Chapter 8 Pennsylvania marching band
contests and is an All-American parade adjudicator. Kriss is the Director of Inertia
Independent Winds/Guard, the 2015 & 2017 WGI World A Class Champions. Inertia
was also the 2016 WGI World A Class Bronze Medalist, was the 2018 WGI World A
Class Silver Medalist.

Kriss is the Director of ART 101 winter guards, a perennial WGI finalist and semi-
finalist, and the 2018 MEPA State Champion. During his career, Kriss has been the
instructor for many successful national and local Winter guards, Percussion lines and
WGI Wind programs. Kriss is a highly sought-after clinician in Ohio and a writer for
both auxiliary and drill and staging design. His programs have had numerous superior
ratings - 84 in total for auxiliary in OMEA, with 22 undefeated seasons. Kriss has
instructed guard and visual programs and percussion lines that have won numerous
MSBA titles, has been BOA regional finalists and won several National University Bowl
titles.
Kriss marched with the Blue Coats Drum Corps, Brass Factory, Steel City Ambassadors
all ages Drum Corps and Musical Knights Jr. Drum and Band Corps as a percussionist
and Field Conductor. Kriss has won numerous individual titles in Percussion, Guard and
Field Conducting. Kriss is also a very proud staff member of the highly ranked Troy HS
Marching Band and Color Guard from Troy, Ohio.