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.
Guidelines for the festival as
well as further information can be found below in Adobe
Acrobat Reader format:
• 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!
• 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
2008 included:
| Past Adjudicators
- 2008 |
Music
James Hudson - Colts/Director: Arizona State
University Marching Band---Arizona
Kevin Kastens - Director: U of Iowa Marching
Hawkeyes---Iowa
James Rocillio - Brass Caption Head: Blue
Devils---California
Visual
Craig Fuchs - Director of Bands: Pittsburg State
University---Kansas
Paul Brizzi - Retired Director: Ankeny, Iowa---Iowa
Peter Griffin - Director: Marching Illini---Illinois
Field Color Guard
Adam Sage - Phantom Regiment - Caption
Head---Georgia
Field Percussion
Murray Gusseck - Santa Clara Vanguard---Washington
Indoor Color Guard
Denise Hudson - Arizona State University---Arizona
Indoor Percussion/Outdoor Comments
Lalo Davila - Middle Tennessee State
University---Tennessee
Julie Davila - Middle Tennessee State
University---Tennessee |
Results from past Invitationals:
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