A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From November 2008 to January 2009.
West
Nov 8—Los Angeles, CA Northwest Association for Performing Arts
Nov 1—Eugene, OR –Northwest Marching Band Circuit Championships
U.S. Scholastic Band Association
Nov 1—Carson City, NV – Reno-Tahoe Regional Western Band Association
Nov 22-23—Northern California – Championships
Other
Dec 6—Carson, CA – Battle of the High School Marching Bands
Tradeshows
Jan 7-10—Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico Music Educators Association
Jan 8-10—Mesa, AZ – Arizona Music Educators Association
Jan 15-18—Anaheim, CA – NAMM, the International Music Products Association
Jan 16-18—Eugene, OR – Oregon Music Educators Association
Jan 22-24—Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Music Educators Association
Jan 23-24—Kaneohe Bay, HI – Hawaii Music Educator’s Association
Northeast
U.S. Scholastic Band Association
Nov 1—Allentown, PA – Northern States Championship (Groups 1 Open, 6 Open)
Nov 2—Hershey, PA – Northern States Championship (Groups 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A)
Nov 2—Allentown, PA – Northern States Championship (Groups 2 Open, 3 Open, 4 Open, 5 Open)
Nov 8—Allentown, PA – Northern States Championship (Groups 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A)
Nov 9—Allentown, PA – Northern States Championship (Groups 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A)
Tradeshows
Dec 4-7—Rochester, NY – New York State School Music Association
MidWest
Bands of America
Nov 8—Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12-15—Indianapolis, IN – Grand Nationals
Tradeshows
Nov 5-8—Austin, TX – Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)
Nov 20-22—Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Music Educators Association
Dec 16-20—Chicago, IL – Midwest Clinic
Jan 22-24—Indianapolis, IN – Indiana Music Educators Association
Jan 28-31—Peoria, IL – Illinois Music Educators Association
Jan 28-31—Missouri Music Educators Association
South
U.S. Scholastic Band Association
Nov 1—Chattanooga, TN – Southern States Championship
Nov 7-8—Annapolis, MD – National Championship
Nov 9—Baltimore, MD – 20th Anniversary Celebration
Other
Jan 25-27—Atlanta – Honda Battle of the Bands
Tradeshows
Nov 7-11—Winston-Salem, NC – North Carolina Music Educators Association
Nov 13-14—Conway, AR – Arkansas Music Educators Association
Nov 20-24—Baton Rouge, LA – Louisiana Music Educators Association
Jan 7-10—Tampa, FL – Florida Music Educators’ Association
Jan 22-24—Tuscaloosa, AL – Alabama Music Educators Association
Jan 29-31—Savannah, GA – Georgia Music Educators Association
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