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 are:
| Adjudicator |
Affiliation |
| James Hudson |
Arizona Colts/Arizona State University |
| Kevin Kastens |
Iowa Director: U of Iowa Marching Hawkeyes |
| James Rocillio |
California Blue Devils---Brass Caption Head |
| Andy Cook |
Indiana Carmel High School/DCI Adjudicator |
| Paul Brizzi |
Iowa Retired Director: Ankeny, Iowa |
| Darrin Davis |
Oklahoma Director: Pride of Broken Arrow |
| Adam Sage |
Georgia Phantom Regiment---Caption Head/BOA
Adjudicator |
| Murray Gusseck |
Washington Santa Clara Vanguard |
| Denise Hudson |
Arizona Arizona State University |
Results from past Invitationals:
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