Fall Marching Contests in Virginia

If you would like to have your Marching Contest listed, please email Wayne Powell with all of the information you would like included. 

 

This traditional early season band competition, offers the chance for judges’ comments based on what you perform, without the expectation of a complete show.  Two selections will make you eligible for all awards.  The registration fee for this competition is $100.00.  All information must be received no later than September 5, 2008.  Schedules will be emailed to all band directors by 5 p.m. on September 5, 2008. 

For additional information contact:

Dennis Brown
Director of Bands
C.D. Hylton High School
W: (703) 580-4209
M: (703) 470-5748
Fax: (703) 897-8228
Email: browndk@pwcs.edu
 
 

Look for contest information in the mail soon or send email for an application.

Make plans to attend this show with the opportunity to receive valuable

feedback on your  performance for the 2008 competition season!

 

 

AMHERST COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

AND THE

AMHERST COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS

ARE PROUD TO PRESENT

The Ninth Annual

AMHERST MARCHING BAND TOURNAMENT

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008

MARK CAMPBELL , CONTEST COORDINATOR

REGISTRATION:

                The deadline for registration is September 1, 2008.  The registration fee is $100.  Preference for performing position will be based on earliest postmark.

FIELD:

                Field Turf.  You and your students will love it.

CLASSIFICATIONS:

            Determined by number of playing members, up to four classes

AWARDS:

                An award will be given for First, Second, and Third Place in each class.

                First and Second Place awards will be given in each class for best Music,  Marching, General Effect, Color Guard, and Percussion.

                The Grand Champion will be given to the band with the HIGHEST OVERALL score regardless of class.  Music, Marching, and General Effect scores will be

                               used.  Rating plaques will be given to all bands.

RATINGS:

                Superior                  80-100

                Excellent                  60-79.9

                Good                       59.9 and below

ADJUDICATION:

                Music                                                      40 points

                Marching & Maneuvering                       30 points

                General Effect                                         30 points

                Color Guard and percussion will be judged separately

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Amherst County High School
139 Lancer Lane
Amherst, VA 24521
434-946-9855
jmcampbell@amherst.k12.va.us

 

free-for-all/ˈfrifərˌɔl/ Pronunciation Key - [free-fer-awl] -noun

  1. a fight, argument, contest, etc., open to everyone and usually without rules.
  1. any competition or contested situation that is disordered, impulsive, or out of control. 
  1. Informal.  Any enterprise or field of endeavor in which various companies, countries, participants, etc., compete without restriction.
  1. adjective:  open to everyone.

[Origin: 1880–85, American]

1. brawl, fracas, scrap, melee, donnybrook.

 Dictionary.com

The 4th Annual J.R. Tucker Free-for-all      

is scheduled for September 20, 2008.  The Free-for-all is a non-competitive marching band show that includes an on site workshop.  There are no entrance fees, no admission cost and programs are free. 

In addition to the workshop, judges will give written and/or taped comments.  The workshop is designed to be engaging for the students, but with an eye towards the V.B.O.D.A. State Marching Band Festival.  Interaction between directors, students and judges is encouraged!  And the judges understand that the Free-for-all is an early assessment.  Partial shows are welcome!

Interested?  Email below for complete details.

Thanks, and hope you have a great season!

-Allen Hall

Director of Bands

J.R. Tucker High School

1-804-270-7022

or tuckerband@aol.com

 

 

King’s Fork High School would like to invite you to begin your competition season with us at the second annual King’s Fork Invitational located in Suffolk, VA.  The marching contest will be an evening competition open to all bands.  The show will be adjudicated by a panel from the National Judges Association and will be governed by the rules of TOB. (www.tob.org)

 

There will be awards in each group classification for Best Effect, Music, Visual Performance, Drum Major, Percussion, and Auxiliary.  Also, there will be an award for the Top 3 Placements in each group.

 

Group size will be assigned by the following (Winds and Percussion members only)

Group 1            up to 30 musicians                 Group 3            51 to 70 musicians

Group 2            31 to 50 musicians                  Group 4            more than 71 musicians

 

Text Box: The registration deadline for this event is September 5th, 2008.  There is no registration fee for this event, but all paperwork must be submitted by the 5th of September.  Please visit our website for the registration form: 
 http://kfhs.spsk12.net/activities/band/index_files/Page515.htm
 

 

 

 

 

For questions or additional information please contact Brian Webb, Director at (757) 923-5240.

 

 

The Loudoun Valley Marching Vikings

and the

Town of Purcellville, Virginia

cordially invite you to the

 

Loudoun Valley Showcase

Parade and Field Show Competition

September 20, 2008

 

Parade will take place in the morning, followed by the Field Show Competition.

Prizes (to be announced) will be awarded for each category.

 

 

Standard VBODA Classifications

of bands will be used.

$100 fee per band.

Entry Deadline is September 1, 2008.

 

Class

Winds and Percussion

A

0—50

AA

51—70

AAA

71—95

AAAA

96—130

AAAAA

131 +

 

For more information, 1908 - 2008Centennial Celebrationcontact:

website

Rick Reaves, Band Director

Loudoun Valley High School

1908 - 2008340 North Maple Ave

Purcellville, VA 20132

540-751-2400

Rick.Reaves@loudoun.k12.va.us

For a PDF file for this contest, please click here!

 

Fourth Annual

Millbrook Pre-Festival Showcase

 

Morning Clinic Format and Afternoon/Evening Contest

September 20, 2008

The Showcase: Millbrook High School’s Fourth Annual Pre-Festival Showcase will offer two venues, a morning clinic exhibition and an afternoon/early evening contest.  The clinic exhibition will provide an opportunity for your band to be critiqued without the pressure of competition.  The contest will allow you to have your show evaluated early in the season and still enjoy the rewards of competition.  Our goal is to provide an event that will give you several features:

Clinic Format: Morning exhibition, adjudicators/clinicians meeting with students and directors on the field following the performance, critique using VBODA State Marching Festival forms, guard and percussion clinicians, and more.  Clinicians will critique by caption.

Contest Format: Caption judging based on VBODA criteria, use of state marching festival guidelines, different set of judges (you may want to participate in clinic and contest), awards, and more.

Contact Information: Michael Ward, Director of Bands Millbrook High School , Winchester Virginia (540) 545-2800 – wardm@frederick.k12.va.us

JOIN US FOR THE PRE-FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

Click here for entry form

 Entry Deadline Postmark - September 5, 2008

http://www.millbrookperformingarts.com/prefestivalshowcase.html

 

 

for more information please click here for PDF

or

www.ecglassband.org/Classic%20index2.htm

 

 

 

 

 

The George Washington High School Band and Band Parent Association cordially invites all high school marching bands to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the

DIXIE CLASSIC BAND COMPETITION

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2008

J.T. CHRISTOPHER STADIUM
GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA

Our contest is open to any style of marching band.  Classifications will be made after all applications have been received.  Our football stadium is one of the finest in the area and every attempt will be made to hire quality judges that will provide educational and constructive comments for your program.   There will be no application fee for applications received prior to August first.  All other applications after this date will need to be accompanied by an entry fee of $100.00.  There will be awards, trophies, and cash prizes given to all participating groups.  Each class champion will receive a $100.00 cash prize, and Grand Champion awards will be given, including an A/AA grand champion, and an AAA/AAAA grand champion award.  Please mark your calendars and join us this year!  We especially would like to invite smaller groups to participate - we welcome all size bands!  Applications will be sent out soon.  Please contact Reginald Purvis, Director of Bands at (434) 799-0742 for additional questions and information.  Help us make this year’s Dixie Classic a major success!

Reginald Purvis
Director of Bands/Contest Coordinator
Dixie Classic Band Competition
Email director@gwband.org

 (Please mark your calendars NOW!!)

 

 

26th Annual

North Stafford Invitational

September 27, 2008

 

Morning and Afternoon Show

Please mark your calendar

Heading to Hermitage?

Stop in Stafford on the way!

For More information call:

540-658-6150 x1239

Registration Mailing will be sent in August.

The first 30 Bands Registered will be accepted.

 Hope to see you in the fall!

 

 

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

Museum of Frontier Culture

Mary Baldwin College

Taylor and Boody Organbuilders

Stonewall Brigade Band’s Saxhorn Collection

Blackfriar's Theater - Shakespeare!

Trinity Church - Tiffany Windows

         

The Stonewall Brigade Band-continuous since 1855

and the City of Staunton Department of Parks and Recreation

present the

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL STONEWALL SHOWCASE OF BANDS

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Daytime Contest- limited to 30 bands

Application and information available only online:

www.stonewallbrigadeband.com/showcase.html

Want to do two contests in one day and save bus miles?

 Come to the Stonewall Showcase during the day and then

go to the Blast In The Draft at Stuarts Draft High School in the evening.

The two venues are half an hour apart.

One application works for both, so we can coordinate schedules.  See the above web site.

              

 

The Southeastern Virginia Music Games

 

 

September 27, 2008

Hickory High School

Chesapeake, VA

Our competition goal is to provide bands with invaluable tapes from a distinguished panel of adjudicators.  This panel was selected based on their experience in the judging field, as well as their writing experiences.  It is our feeling that you and your students will benefit greatly from such a wonderful panel. 

This year our judging panel includes

Paul Rennick – Director of Percussion of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corp/Percussion Facultyat the University of North Texas

Lafe Cook – Director of Bands at Dobyns Bennett High School

We also are proud to feature one of the first performances of the Old Dominion University Marching Band!

Learn more about our competition and updates on judging by visiting our website: http://www.hhsbands.org

Or contact David Enloe or Matthew Phillips at 757-421-4295. 

 

 

 

Twenty-Second Annual Hermitage Classic

 

Saturday, September 27th

Approximate start time 1:00 PM

HermitageHigh School,ChesterFritzStadium

Text Box: Join us for an evening of outstanding marching bands in beautiful Chester Fritz Stadium.  One of the finest high school facilites in the state. 
 
 
For More Information you may call John Sarvay at 804-672-3345 or check out our website at www.marchingpanthers.com

We look forward to seeing you!

 

 

 

Text Box: ·        Caption Scoring
·        Limited to first 30 Bands
·        Special non-scoring judge using the State Festival Sheet
·        Experienced fair judging
·        $100.00 registration fee
·        Outstanding Stadium
·        Well run event
 
For More Information you may call John Sarvay at 804-672-3345 or check out our website at www.marchingpanthers.com 
We look forward to seeing you!
 
  
 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 27, 2008 

2008 lancer invitational

MARCHING LANCERS

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL

12601 BAILEY BRIDGE ROAD
MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112

COMPETITION WILL START IN THE MORNING.

Caption judging- Awards for each class include 1st, 2nd, 3rd place for band and captions.

REGISTRATION FEE OF $100 DUE BY SEPTEMBER 5, 2008.

Click here to Download Entry Application

Contact Christopher McCarney, Director of Bands, for more information at (804) 739-6275 ext. 108, william_mccarney@ccpsnet.net

 

 

October 4, 2008

The Marching Trojans are proud to announce…

The Second Annual

Midlothian High School

Showcase of Bands

For Small to Medium Bands! (No more than 75 musicians)

Estimated 5:00 Starting Time!

BEST TROPHIES IN VA!

Exhibition by the New ODU Marching Monarchs!

click here for Registration Form

For further information please contact:

Mr. Gordon Rawls, Director of Bands

Gordon_Rawls@ccpsNet.Net

 

 

26th Annual

Charlottesville Calvacade Marching Band Festival

Saturday, October 4, 2008

"One of the oldest and well attended contests in the Commonwealth"

"Always on the threshold of innovations and organizational techniques"

Theodose Stadium, Charlottesville, VA

Time: 1:00 pm

Contact: Vince Tornello (434-295-8453)

Caption Judging with "two" judges in each caption.

$100 entry fee

 

 

October 4, 2008

The Seventh Annual Jefferson Classic

hosted by the Monticello High School Bands (Charlottesville, HS)

An evening event planned to accommodate bands participating in both Charlottesville-area contests and avoid SAT conflicts.  The Classic Champion takes home our signature award - a bust of Mr. Jefferson himself!

$95 entry fee/ $75 before August 16

Contact:  Susan Nothnagle, Director of Bands (SNothnagle@k12albemarle.org or 434-244-3106)

 

 

 

October 4, 2008

4th Annual Deep Run Marching Band Invitational

presented by the Deep Run High School Band Program

ENTRY FEES & DEADLINES:

Entry: $100 postmarked by Sept. 13

Late: $125 postmarked AFTER Sept. 13

 Limited to the FIRST 30 ENTRIES

Performance time in your class will be determined by postmark date.

Estimated first performance time 3PM

 

Caption Judging

Participation awards for All Entries

Trophies to be awarded:  1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each class

Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Drum Major and Auxiliary in each class

OVERALL 1ST, 2ND, 3RD CLASSES 1 AND 2

OVERALL 1ST, 2ND, 3RD CLASSES 3 AND 4

GRAND CHAMPION OVERALL REGARDLESS OF CLASS

 

Classes for all playing members (including percussion)

     Class    A  less than 36 playing members    Class   AAA   56 – 90 playing members

     Class AA  36 – 55 playing members           Class AAAA  over 90 playing members

QUESTIONS:

Jaraun M. Ransome, Director of Bands 
E-mail director@deeprunband.org
Office: (804)364-8000
Fax: (804)364-0887

We look forward to having you with us at Deep Run H.S. on Sat. October 4, 2008!

for more information and application, please go to www.deeprunband.org

 

 

October 4, 2008

YOU ARE INVITED

to the

1st Annual Windsor High School Band Invitational

General Information

What: Band Competition (with the smaller band in mind)

Where: Windsor High School, Windsor, VA 23487 (Tidewater area of Southeast VA)

When: Saturday October 4, 2008

Registration Deadline: Tuesday September 30th, 2008

Registration Fee: $50 made payable to WHS Band Boosters

Time: 11 AM regardless of weather to approximately 9 PM (based on # of Bands)

Class Size: Determined by number of playing members, up to three classes

Awards: Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in drum line, color guard, music, and general effect for each class. Award also presented for overall champion, regardless of class.

Judging: 1 Music, 1 Drum line, 1 Color Guard, 2 General Effect

Admission: $3 for spectators 11 and older, participating band members and staff admitted free of charge.

Additional Services

·                     1 free chaperone per 10 band members

·                     Pit loading assistance

·                     Courtesy Shuttle for parking

·                     Director’s Hospitality Tent

·                     Concessions/Baked Goods

Contact Information

Andy Micciche, Band Director and Event Director
(757) 242 – 6172 School Phone
(757) 242 – 4948 School Fax
Windsor High School Band
24 Church St.
Windsor, VA 23487
Terri Jones, Registration Chairman @ (757) 242 - 3092
Email: whsbandcomp@yahoo.com

 

 

The James River High School Marching Knights

Proudly present

The 2008 Mountain Magic Invitational

October 4th, 2008

First band will go on at 3:30 PM

1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards for each caption and class

CASH PRIZES!

1st place in each class

Band of the Day

Classifications (subject to change)

Class A: up to 25 playing members

Class AA: 26 to 50 playing members

Class AAA: 51 to 75 playing members

Class AAAA: 76 to 100 playing members

Class AAAAA: over 100 playing members

*Classes and sizes are subject to change based on band participation.

Please download a registration form on our band website:  http://www.jamesriverband.com

For more information, please contact:

Will Divers, Band Director: wdivers@bcps.k12.va.us

Melissa Ryan, Invitational Coordinator: mryan@bcps.k12.va.us

 

 

 

www.goochlandband.org

 

 

Saturday October 4, 2008

   Spotsylvania High School
Marching Band
 Invitational

 

 

 

 

 

Come join us for a “Knight” under the lights!

 

Show starts at 5:00

 

6975 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 

Phone: (540) 582-3882 

 

For more information contact:

 Robert Pomerleau (Band Director)

rpomerle@hs.spotsylvania.k12.va.us

 

 

You�re Invited to Join us for the

hosted by the

Indian River High School Marching Braves

Tidewater Festival of Bands, the oldest marching band contest in Southeastern Virginia, is a TOB sanctioned event.