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Marching Invitational - Oct. 2, 2010

The Festival includes a prelims/finals format for class 5A/6A and the 1st place band from the morning show as well as an indoor Color Guard/Drumline competition. Any band may enter at a larger classification. Finals selection process:

  • High Score from the morning show [1A-4A]
     
  • High Score 5A Band
     
  • High Score 6A Band
     
  • Next 6 highest scores from 5A/6A

The day competition will conclude around 5:00 p.m. with finals beginning around 6:30 p.m. under the lights.
 

  • located right off of I-70, 15 miles east of Kansas City, the Blue Springs Invitational Marching Festival has been host to some of the finest high school marching bands in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa.
     
  • As has been tradition in Blue Springs, a highly competitive indoor Drumline and Color Guard festival is also run in conjunction with the Marching Band festival. Many schools participate in all three events.
     
  • 4000 seat stadium with artificial field turf for the marching bands and a 2-level, 1000 seat gymnasium for Drumlines and Color Guard!

2010 Participating Schools (schedule coming soon):

  • Blue Valley High School
  • Blue Valley Southwest
  • Blue Valley West H.S.
  • Camdenton High School
  • Center High School
  • Francis Howell Central High School
  • Grain Valley High School
  • Harrisonville High School
  • Jefferson City High School
  • Lafayette High School
  • Lee's Summit High School
  • Lee's Summit North H.S.
  • Lee's Summit West H.S.
  • Lone Jack
  • Mt. Pleasant High School [Iowa]
  • Oak Grove High School
  • Odessa High School
  • Raymore-Peculiar
  • Rock Bridge High School
  • Savannah High School
  • St. Charles High School
  • Trenton High School
  • Valley High School [Iowa]
  • Warsaw High School
  • Webb City
  • Wentzville Holt High School

 

Invitational Information
Guidelines Adjudicators Past Shows

The adjudicating panel consists of some of the most qualified personnel in the profession including representation from DCI, WGI, the Michigan Judges Association and college band directors. Adjudicators for 2010 will be:

Music
W. Dale Warren - University of Arkansas/BOA
Byron Braasch - Nebraska Judges Association
James Rocillo - California, Blue Devils

Visual
Chris Tavano - Colorado, The Cavaliers
Scott Lubaroff - Missouri, UCM
Steve Vento - Oklahoma, Tulsa University

Field Color Guard
Joey Orefice - Michigan, Michigan Judges Association

Field Percussion
Julie Davila - Tennessee, PASIC/WGI/BOA

Indoor Color Guard
Ann Duncan - Kansas, WGI/U of Kansas

Indoor Percussion
Lalo Davila - Tennessee, PASIC/WGI/BOA/MTSU

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