Barry Janicula


Biography

Before relocating to the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Janicula was a band director in the Dallas metropolitan area for 12 years. He is an active drill designer and music adjudicator having judged multiple state, regional, and national contests including 3 Open Class National Championships. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Elon University and also completed his Master’s Degree in Instrumental Conducting at the University of Houston while serving as a graduate teaching assistant.

Active in the drum corps activity, Mr. Janicula has been a member of the visual staff for the 2006 & 2016 - 2018 Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps and also served as the Visual Caption Head in 2015 and Assistant Brass Caption Head in 2014 for the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps.

As a marching member, he toured with three World Class drum corps: Carolina Crown (2002), The Bluecoats (2003), and The Cavaliers (2004 – 2005). During this time, he won gold medal at the D.C.I. World Class Championships in 2004 as a marching member and again in 2006 as a visual staff member. Mr. Janicula was also a gold medal recipient in the D.C.I. Ensemble contest in 2005. He has also been a part of numerous caption awards, including 2 John Brazale Best Visual Performance Awards, 2 Don Angelica Best General Effect Awards, and 1 Jim Ott Best Brass Performance Award.

In addition to extensive touring in the U.S., Barry traveled to Japan in 2004 on a Yamaha sponsorship to participate with the Aimachi Marching Band. Mr. Janicula has also served as program and drill designer for two World Class European Drum Corps’: Beatrix’ from the Netherlands (2008 – 2010) and Besana Marching Band from Italy (2009 – 2010). In 2008, his design won D.C.I. International Class World Championships and many other Drum Corps Netherlands circuit contests, including a silver medal at Drum Corps Europe World Championships, and was a D.C.E. World Class Finalist in 2010 for the first time in the corps’ history. In 2009, Barry traveled to Holland to participate in the World Music Contest, an international music contest held every 4 years in Kerkrade, the Netherlands.