Lake Wylie High School Band 2026 - Lightning in a Bottle - 3rd Place State Finals

Presenting our 2026 inaugural 🥉 place State Championship run of Lightning in a Bottle ⚡️ They say you can’t catch lightning... But what if you could become it? Our inaugural production tells the story of pursuing something powerful, fleeting, and extraordinary—the search for energy, brilliance, momentum, and identity. From the first spark of static electricity to an unstoppable surge of power, this journey transforms ordinary moments into something electrifying. Power is not something you find. It’s something you harness. ⚡ Chapter I: Static ⚡ Chapter II: Charge ⚡ Chapter III: The Bottle ⚡ Chapter IV: Unleash Featuring music inspired by: • Spring 1 – Max Richter • Urban Light – James David • Truman Sleeps – Philip Glass • Original Music by A.J. Pace 🎼 Music Design: A.J. Pace & Evan VanDoren 📐 Drill Design: Noah Bellamy Director of Bands: Anne Lewis Turner Associate Director: Ryan Hall Assistant Director: Nick Gibson Colorguard Director: Shane Cox Staff: Josh Stowe, Emma Foster, Jack Agner, Jakob Sawyer, Lyn Dee Cooper, Carl Long, Lathan Birmingham, Dr. Kristin Jeri, Jill O’Neil, Emily Eakes, Brian Turner, Shaun Brown Lake Wylie HS Principal: Calub Courtwright