3rd Annual Greeneville Band Classic Set For October 7

[Challenger]

The third annual “Greeneville Band Classic”, an all-day marching band festival, will take place on Saturday, October 7th, at Pioneer Field on the Tusculum College campus.

 

The event will include 19 high school marching bands from Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. Over 2000 band students will be participating. Representatives from 6 states will scrutinize each band’s performance for program content, musical quality and marching precision.

 

Bands competing in this year’s event are:

 

Cloudland HS

Elizabethton HS

Cocke County HS

Dobyns-Bennett HS

Bearden HS

South Doyle HS

Partick Henry HS (VA)

Abingdon HS (VA)

Happy Valley HS

Charles D. Owen HS (NC)

Hampton HS

Sullivan North HS

Sullivan Central HS

Morristown East HS

Daniel Boone HS Halls HS

Knoxville West HS

Chilhowee HS (VA)

Cherokee HS

Sullivan East HS

 

Competition begins when the first band takes the field at noon. The all-day event will climax in the evening with an exhibition performance by Greeneville High School’s band, which, as the host, will not be competing.

 

Concluding the evening will be an awards ceremony honoring the winning bands.

 

The festival is open to the public. Marching band fans of all ages are encouraged to attend.

 

Volunteers will be on hand to direct attendees to available parking areas. The Greeneville Band Boosters will operate the concessions stand during the festival.

 

Tickets are available at the gate, which opens at 10AM. Admission is $5 for adults and free to children ages 5 and under. Proceeds from the festival go to support the Greeneville Band Boosters for use in their ongoing support of the GHS and GMS band programs.

 

For more information, visit the Greeneville Band Classic Web site: http://www.gcschools.net/tusculum/band/main/htm

[voiceofrockets]

Great info!! thanks.

[Cloudland Trumpet Girl]

Wickedly awesome! I can't wait! I wish all the bands in the competition luck! Even my band. ^^ Good luck all! See ya there!