Regionals – July/August 2009

Regional Marching Band Events

A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From July to September 2009.

West

Drum Corps International

July 2—Bakersfield, CA
July 2—Eugene, OR—Drums of Fire
July 3—Santa Barbara, CA—Brass Along the Beach at UCSB
July 3—Hillsboro, OR—Portland Summer Music Games
July 4—Pasadena, CA—DCI at Americafest 2009
July 5—San Diego, CA—Corps at the Crest-Vista
July 6—Tri Cities, WA—Drums Along the Columbia: A DCI Northwest Classic
July 8—Ogden, UT—Corps Encore
July 10—Windsor, CO—Drums Along the Rockies Windsor Edition
July 11—Denver, CO—Drums Along the Rockies
July 11—Long Beach, CA—So Cal Classic
July 12—Los Angeles, CA—Drums Along the Pacific
July 18—San Jose, CA—California State Open
July 19—Dublin, CA—Loudest Show on Earth

Miscellaneous

July 13-18—Tucson, AZ—National Baton Twirling Association Championships

 

 

Midwest

Drum Corps International

July 1—South Milwaukee, WI—Spectacle of Music
July 2—Vicksburg, MI—Legends Drum Corps Preview
July 3—Cedarburg, WI—Rotary Music Festival
July 5—Michigan City, IN—Pageant of Drums
July 6—Fairfield, OH—Summer Music Games in Cincinnati
July 13—Hutchinson, KS—Drums Across Kansas Presents Starlite Drum-O-Rama
July 25—Omaha, NE
July 27—South Lyon, MI—Motor City Music Tune-Up
July 27—Eau Claire, WI—Drums on the Chippewa
July 29—Belding, MI—Silk City Rhythms
July 29—Centerville, OH—Soaring Sounds 30
July 30—Columbus, OH—Artistry in Motion
July 30—Greendale, WI—Music on the March
July 31—Dubuque, IA—Music on the March 2
July 31—Paw Paw, MI—Drum Corps in the Village
Aug. 2—Dayton, OH—Dayton Summer Classic
Aug. 3—Massillon, OH—Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Drum Corps Competition
Aug. 3—Toledo, OH—Summer Showcase
Aug. 4—Michigan City, IN—DCI World Championships Open Class Quarterfinals
Aug. 5—Indianapolis, IN—DCI Individual & Ensemble Competition
Aug. 6— Indianapolis, IN—DCI World Championships World Class Quarterfinals
Aug. 7— Indianapolis, IN—DCI World Championships Semifinals
Aug. 8— Indianapolis, IN—DCI World Championships Finals

Miscellaneous

Aug. 7—Indianapolis, IN—Indiana State Fair triptocollege.org Band Day
Sep. 19—Waseca, MN—Waseca Marching Classic
Sep. 26—Luverne, MN—Tri-State Band Festival

 

 

Northeast

Drum Corps International

July 1—Ft. Edward/Glens Falls, NY—Adirondack Drums
July 2—Beverly, MA—The Beanpot Invitational
July 3—Bristol, RI—Summer Music Preview
July 6—Jackson, NJ—Music in Motion-Central Jersey
July 11—Groton, CT—Drum Corps on the Thames
July 12—Manchester, NH—Fiesta De Musica
July 30—West Chester, PA
July 31—Lawrence, MA—East Coast Classic
July 31-Aug. 1—Allentown, PA—DCI Eastern Classic
Aug. 2—Clifton, NJ—Music in Motion-New Jersey
Aug. 2—Buffalo, NY—Drums Along the Waterfront

U.S. Scholastic Band Association

Sep. 12—Lansdale, PA—North Penn HS
Sep. 12—Flemington, NJ—Hunterdon Central HS
Sep. 12—Manchester, NJ—Manchester Township HS
Sep. 12—Scotch Plains, NJ—Fanwood HS
Sep. 12—Whitehall, PA—Whitehall HS
Sep. 12—Rockville, CT—Rockville HS
Sep. 19—Camp Hill, PA—Clinic/Preview—Red Land HS
Sep. 19—Collingswood, NJ—Collingswood HS
Sep. 19—Pennsville, NJ—Pennsville Memorial HS
Sep. 19—Deptford, NJ—West Deptford HS
Sep. 19—Philipsburg, NJ—Philipsburg HS
Sep. 19—Northampton, PA—Northampton HS
Sep. 19—Putnam, CT—Putnam HS
Sep. 20—Pine Hill, NJ—Overbrook HS
Sep. 26—Lancaster, PA—Central PA Regional—Lancaster
Catholic HS
Sep. 26—Burlington, NJ—Burlington City HS
Sep. 26—Pequannock, NJ—Pequannock Township HS
Sep. 26—Piscataway, NJ—Piscataway HS
Sep. 26—Toms River, NJ—Toms River East HS
Sep. 26—Tabernacle, NJ—Seneca HS
Sep. 26—Linwood, NJ—Mainland Regional HS
Sep. 26—Seabrook, NJ—Cumberland Regional HS
Sep. 26—Norristown, PA—Methacton HS
Sep. 26—Collegeville, PA—Perkiomen Valley HS
Sep. 26—Rocky Hill, CT—Rocky Hill HS
Sep. 26—Blackstone, MA—Blackstone-Millville HS

 

South

Drum Corps International

July 7—Chesapeake, VA—Tidewater Summer Music Games
July 7—Kingsport, TN—The Royal Showdown
July 9—Columbia, SC—FirstBEAT
July 10—Valdosta, GA—Sounds of the South
July 11—Orlando, FL—DCI Orlando
July 13—Ft. Walton Beach, FL—Emerald Coast Classic
July 14—Broken Arrow, OK—Drums of Summer
July 14—Ocean Springs, MS—Mississippi Sound Spectacular
July 15—Edmond, OK—DCI Central Oklahoma
July 16-17—Houston, TX—DCI Houston Presented by THE exSIGHTment of SOUND
July 16-17—Dallas, TX—DCI Dallas Presented by North Texas Festival of Drums and Bugles
July 18—San Antonio, TX—DCI Southwestern Championship
July 19—Denton, TX—Red River Thunder
July 20—Lafayette, LA—Drums Across Cajun Field
July 21—Van Buren, AR—Battle on the Border VI
July 21—Monroe, LA—Battle on the Bayou
July 22—Hattiesburg, MS—DCI Southern Mississippi
July 23-24—Murfreesboro, TN—Pearl Presents The Masters of the Summer Music Games
July 24—Gadsden, AL—DCI Gadsden Presented by Alabama Battle of the Brass
July 25—Atlanta, GA—DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship Presented by Lake Oconee & Greene County, GA
July 26—Charlotte, NC—NightBEAT
July 27—Charleston, WV—Drums Across the Tri-State
July 27—Salem, VA—The Summer Music Games of Southwest Virginia
July 27—Sevierville, TN—Drums Across America
July 28—Richmond, KY—Drums Across the Bluegrass
July 29—Fairfax, VA—Drum Corps in Fairfax

Bands of America

Sep. 26—Louisville, KY—Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium

U.S. Scholastic Band Association

Sep. 12—Westminster, MD—Clinic/Preview
Sep. 19—Annapolis, MD—Marine Corps Invitational—U.S.
Naval Academy
Sep. 19—Vinton, VA—William Byrd HS
Sep. 26—Herndon, VA—Northern VA Regional
Sep. 26—Red Oak, TX—North TX Preview—Red Oak HS
Sep. 26—Pfl ugerville, TX—Central TX Preview—
Hendrickson HS
Sep. 26—Schertz, TX—San Antonio Preview—SCUCISD
Stadium
Sep. 26—Sykesville, MD—Century HS

Tradeshows
July 17-19—Nashville, TN—Summer NAMM
July 26-29—San Antonio, TX—Texas Bandmasters Association Convention/Clinic

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