Regionals – July/August 2013

Regional Marching Band Events

A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From May to July 2013.

 

West

Drum Corps International

Jul 14—Bellflower, CA—So Cal Classic Open Class Championship

 

Midwest

Bands of America

Sep 21—Kettering, OH—Kettering Fairmont HS
Sep 28—Toledo, OH—University of Toledo

Drum Corps Associates

Aug 3—Racine, WI—Kiltie Klassic Invitational
Aug 16—South St. Paul, MN—Sounds of Minnesota
Aug 17—St. Peter, MN—Drum Corps Expo

Drum Corps International

Jul 15—Olathe, KS—Brass Impact
Jul 15—Lebanon, IL—DCI St. Louis
Jul 16—Wichita, KS—Drums Across Kansas
Jul 27—Kalamazoo, MI—Legends Drum Corps Open
Jul 29—Rice Lake, WI—Rhythm Across Rice Lake
Jul 30—Dublin, OH—Emerald City Music Games
Jul 30—Mason City, IA
Jul 31—Spring Valley, IL—Music to the Core
Aug 1—Niles, MI—Four Flags Spectacular
Aug 3—Avon Lake, OH—Shoremen Brass Classic
Aug 5—Centerville, OH—Soaring Sounds 34
Aug 5-6—Michigan City, IN—DCI World Championships Open Class Championship
Aug 6—Massillon, OH—Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Drum Corps Competition
Aug 7—Indianapolis, IN—DCI World Championships Kickoff Party and Hall of Fame Induction
Aug 8-10—Indianapolis, IN—DCI World Championships
Aug 10—Indianapolis, IN—DrumLine Battle on Georgia Street

Mid-States Band Association

Aug 31—Clayton, OH—Northmont Band Premiere
Sep 7—Kings Mill, OH—Kings HS
Sep 7—Columbus, IN—Columbus North HS
Sep 14—Franklin, OH—Bishop Fenwick HS
Sep 14—Bellbrook, OH—Bellbrook HS
Sep 14—Martinsville, IN—Martinsville HS
Sep 14—Brownsburg, IN—Sound of Brownsburg Invitational
Sep 21—Fishers, IN—Royal Invitational
Sep 21—Oxford, OH—Talawanda HS
Sep 28—Cincinnati, OH—Pride of La Salle Invitational
Sep 28—Westerville, OH—Westerville North HS

USBands

Sep 28—Caldwell, ID—Caldwell HS

Miscellaneous

Aug 2—Indianapolis, IN—Indiana State Fair Band Day
Sep 21—Waseca, MN—Waseca Marching Classic
Sep 28—Luverne, MN—Tri-State Band Festival

 

Northeast

Bands of America

Sep 21—Monroeville, PA—Gateway HS

Cavalcade of Bands

Sep 7—Metuchen, NJ—Metuchen HS
Sep 7—Ambler, PA—Wissahickon HS
Sep 7— New Oxford, PA—New Oxford HS
Sep 14—Landisville, PA—Hempfield HS
Sep 14—Boothwyn, PA—Chichester HS
Sep 14—Elverson, PA—Twin Valley HS
Sep 21—Souderton, PA—Souderton HS
Sep 21—West Chester, PA—Rustin HS
Sep 21—Fort Washington, PA—Upper Dublin HS
Sep 21— Greencastle, PA—Greencastle- Antrim HS
Sep 21—Lancaster, PA—Manheim Township HS
Sep 21—Folsom, PA—Ridley HS
Sep 28—Boyertown, PA—Boyertown HS
Sep 28—Abington, PA—Abington HS
Sep 28—Lancaster PA—Lancaster Catholic HS
Sep 28—Woodstown, NJ—Woodstown HS
Sep 28—West Chester, PA—West Chester East HS

Drum Corps Associates

Jul 20—Lynn, MA—Mission Drums
Jul 27—Downington, PA—Downington Classic
Aug 3—Kingston, NY—March of Champions
Aug 4—Schuylerville, NY—Turning Point Invitational
Aug 10—Woodbridge, NJ—Bushwacker Invitational
Aug 17—Scranton, PA—Parade of Champions
Aug 24—Reading, PA—Big Sounds in Motion
Aug 24—Bridgeport, CT—Fanfare 2013
Aug 25—Pennsauken Township, NJ— Pennsauken Invitational

Drum Corps International

Jul 20—Manchester, NH—Fiesta de Musica
Jul 31—Erie, PA—Lake Erie Fanfare
Jul 31—West Chester, PA—Drum Corps: An American Tradition
Aug 1—Lawrence, MA—East Coast Classic
Aug 1—Rome, NY—Drums Along the Mohawk
Aug 2-3—Allentown, PA—DCI Eastern Classic
Aug 2—Johnsonburg, PA—A Blast in the Burg
Aug 4—Allentown, PA—Tour of Champions
Aug 4—Pittsburgh, PA—Three Rivers Summer Music Games
Aug 5—Buffalo, NY—Tour of Champions Buffalo

Tournament of Bands

Aug 3—Allentown, PA—TOB Education Day
Sep 7—Loretto, PA—Allegheny Mountain Preview
Sep 7—Erial, NJ—Chapter 1 Preview
Sep 7—Hershey, PA—Lower Dauphin
Sep 7—Williamsport, PA—Susquehanna Region Preview
Sep 14—North Versailles, PA—East Allegheny HS
Sep 14—Woodbury Heights, NJ—Gateway Regional HS
Sep 14—Felton, DE—Lake Forest HS
Sep 14—Somerset, PA—Somerset HS
Sep 14—Tower City, PA—William Valley HS
Sep 21—Dingmans Ferry, PA—East Stroudsburg North HS
Sep 21—Elizabeth, PA—Elizabeth Forward HS
Sep 21—Waterford, PA—Fort LeBoeuf HS
Sep 21—Jefferson Township, NJ—Jefferson Township HS
Sep 21—Middletown, DE—Middletown HS
Sep 21—Pitman, NJ—Pitman HS
Sep 21—Camp Hill, PA—Red Land HS
Sep 21—Schuylkill Haven, PA—Schuylkill Haven HS
Sep 21—St. Marys, PA—St. Marys HS
Sep 21—Williamsport, PA—Williamsport HS
Sep 28—Collingswood, NJ— Collingswood HS
Sep 28—Johnston, PA—Johnston HS
Sep 28—Factoryville, PA— Lackawanna Trail HS
Sep 28—Aberdeen, NJ—Matawan HS
Sep 28—Milton, PA—Milton HS
Sep 28—Hanover, PA—Southwestern HS
Sep 28—Wilmington, DE—William Penn HS
Sep 28—West Lawn, PA—Wilson HS
Sep 28—Turtle Creek, PA—Woodland Hills HS
Sep 28—Warren, PA—Youngsville HS

USBands

Sep 15—Danbury, CT—Danbury HS
Sep 15—Edison, NJ—Edison HS
Sep 21—Galloway, NJ—Absegami HS
Sep 21—Brick, NJ—Brick Memorial HS
Sep 21—Norwalk, CT—Brien McMahon HS
Sep 21—Warrington, PA—Central Bucks South HS
Sep 21—Delran, NJ—Delran HS
Sep 21—Meriden, CT—Francis T. Maloney HS
Sep 21—Flemington, NJ—Hunterdon Central Regional HS
Sep 21—Manchester, NJ—Manchester Township HS
Sep 21—Rockaway, NJ—Morris Knolls HS
Sep 21—Groton, CT—Robert E. Fitch HS
Sep 21—Scotch Plains, NJ—Scotch Plains Fanwood HS
Sep 28—Blackstone, MA—Blackstone Millville Regional HS
Sep 28—Burlington, NJ—Burlington City HS
Sep 28—Linwood, NJ—Mainland Regional HS
Sep 28—Wallingford, CT—Sheehan HS
Sep 28—New Milford, CT—New Milford HS
Sep 28—Lansdale, PA—North Penn HS
Sep 28—Dillsburg PA—Northern York HS
Sep 28—Pompton Plains, NJ— Pequannock HS
Sep 28—Piscataway, NJ—Piscataway HS
Sep 28—Rocky Hill, CT—Rocky Hill HS
Sep 28—Tabernacle, NJ—Seneca HS
Sep 28—Toms River, NJ—Toms River HS East

 

South

Bands of America

Sep 28—Austin, TX—Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex

Drum Corps Associates

Aug 3—Inverness, FL—State of the Art: Nature Coast Drum Corps Invitational
Aug 17—Douglasville, GA—Southern Showdown
Aug 30—Annapolis, MD—2013 I&E/Mini Corps Competition
Aug 31-Sep 1—Annapolis, MD—2013 World Championships
Sep 1—Annapolis, MD—Alumni Spectacular

Drum Corps International

Jul 16—Bentonville, AR—Music on the Move
Jul 17—Broken Arrow, OK—Drums of Summer
Jul 18—Denton, TX—DCI North Dallas presented by CoServ Electric for Red River Thunder
Jul 19—Houston, TX—DCI Houston presented by the exSIGHTment of SOUND
Jul 20—San Antonio, TX—DCI Southwestern Championship at the Alamodome
Jul 21—Round Rock, TX—Tour of Champions Texas
Jul 22—Lafayette, LA—Drums Across Cajun Field
Jul 23—Mustang, OK
Jul 23—Ocean Springs, MS—Mississippi Sound Spectacular
Jul 23—Dallas, TX—DCI Dallas presented by North Texas Festival of Drums and Bugles
Jul 24—Hattiesburg, MS—DCI Southern Mississippi
Jul 24—Little Rock, AR—DCI Arkansas
Jul 25—Opelika, AL—Alabama Sounds of Summer
Jul 26—Murfreesboro, TN—The Masters of the Summer Music Games presented by Jupiter, Mapex and Majestic
Jul 27—Charlotte, NC—NightBEAT
Jul 27—Huntsville, AL—DCI North Alabama
Jul 28—Atlanta, GA—DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship
Jul 30—Charleston, WV—Drums Across the Tri-State
Jul 30—Salem, VA—WDBJ7 Summer Music Games of Southwest Virginia
Jul 31—Warrenton, VA—Drum Corps in Northern Virginia

Mid-States Band Association

Sep 21—Hebron, KY—Conner HS
Sep 28—Bellevue, KY—Bellevue HS
Sep 28—Louisville, KY—Ballard HS Bruin Invitational
Sep 28—Hoover, AL—Spain Park

Tournament of Bands

Sep 7—Elkins, WV—Elkins HS
Sep 14—Keyser, WV—Keyser HS
Sep 21—Eldersburg, MD—Liberty HS
Sep 21—Martinsburg, WV—Martinsburg HS
Sep 21—Kingswood, WV—Preston HS
Sep 28—Cumberland, MD—Allegany HS
Sep 28—Lewisburg, WV—Greenbrier East HS

USBands

Sep 14—Great Mills, MD—Great Mills HS
Sep 21—Sykesville, MD—Century HS
Sep 21—Murphy, NC—Murphy HS
Sep 21—Owings, MD—Northern HS
Sep 21—Sterling, VA—USBands Northern Virginia Showcase
Sep 28—Arlington, TN—Arlington HS
Sep 28—Kingsport, TN— Dobyns-Bennett HS
Sep 28—Herndon, VA—Herndon HS
Sep 28—Annapolis, MD—USBands Marine Corps Invitational
Sep 28—Charles Town, WV— Washington HS

Miscellaneous

Jul 21-24—San Antonio, TX—Texas Bandmasters Association Convention/ Clinic

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