The 36th annual Bands of America Grand National Championships begins in less than one week. We thought we would take the time to break down all 92 participants and give their history at Grand Nationals.
A couple of FAQ’s:
How is classification determined?
Enrollment, grades 10-12, gives us these classes:
- 1-600: Class A
- 601-1250: Class AA
- 1251-1750: Class AAA
- 1751+: Class AAAA
Newaygo, MI
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “Ritual”
Repertoire:
Original Music by Aaron Guidry
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: Seeded 2nd in Flight IV MCBA State Finals.
Other Interesting Notes: This is Newaygo’s first ever BOA event.
Avon, OH
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Unbalanced””
Repertoire:
Original music by Jason Wells, John King and William Talaba
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 9
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 27th place on their day, 2008.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 20th place at BOA Akron.
Other Interesting Notes:
Logan Elm, OH
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “The Long Road Home: A Pearl Harbor Remembrance”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 1
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 39th place on their day, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: N/A
Other Interesting Notes:
Archbishop Alter, OH
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “New Orleans Sketches”
Repertoire:
Street Parade
Nightlife in the Quarter
Solitude
Amazing Grace
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 2
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 35th place on day, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 15th place, BOA Richmond.
Other Interesting Notes:
East Central, IN
Projected Class: AA
Show Title:
Repertoire:
Symphony no. 9-Antonin Dvorak
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: N/A
Other Interesting Notes:
Green Hope, NC
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Listen”
Repertoire:
- Sound
- Sound Moves-Les Preludes
- Sound Moves Us-Liebestraum no. 3 in Ab Major
- Sound Moves Us To Move-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Music by Franz Liszt; original music by Marty McCartt
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 4th place, USSBA Wake Forest, Grand Champions Group 5 Open Class.
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first BOA event since 2003, and first trip to Grand Nationals.
Blue Springs, MO
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Carved in Stone: The Faces Within”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 3
# of Semifinals Appearances: 1
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 26th place, 2007.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 7th place, BOA St. Louis
Other Interesting Notes:
Union, OK
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Juxtaposition”
Repertoire:
Songs for 18 Musicians-Steve Reich
Lacrimosa-
What is Hip-Tower of Power
Dance of the Jesters-Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pagliacci-Ruggero Leoncavallo
Original music by Steve Vento
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 11
# of Semifinals Appearances: 5
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 7
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 4th place, 1986
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 2nd place, BOA St. Louis Super Regional, 3rd place, OBA Class 6A State Finals.
Other Interesting Notes:
Norwin, PA
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Salvation: Every act of Creation is first an act of Destruction”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 1997
# of GN Appearances: 15
# of Semifinals Appearances: 2
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 9
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1st, 1982
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place BOA North Huntingdon, 4th place, BOA Akron
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first appearance at Grand Nationals since 1997.
The Woodlands, TX
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Uninvited”
Repertoire:
Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2-Ludwig Van Beethoven
Uninvited-Alanis Morissette
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!-Avner Dorman
Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 2-Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 1, Mvt. 1-Avner Dorman
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 6
# of Semifinals Appearances: 6
# of National Class Championships: 1 (2006)
# of Class Top 3: 1 time (1st, 2006.)
# of Finals appearances: 5
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 4th, 2006 and 2007.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 3rd place, BOA Conroe, 2nd place BOA San Antonio.
Other Interesting Notes:
Claudia Taylor Johnson, TX
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Lincolnshire Posy: A Collection of Musical Wildflowers”
Repertoire:
1. Fanfare & Overture: Lisbon & Lord Melbourne
2. Ballad: That Night in Rufford Park
3. Intermezzo: The Brisk Young Sailor who Returned to Wed His Love
4. Finale: The Lost Lady Found, Horkstow Grange
All Music by Percy Grainger.
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 6th place, BOA Conroe, 5th place BOA San Antonio.
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first Grand Nationals appearance. They are a split from Ronald Reagan High School.
North Laurel, KY
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Heroes Fallen, Not Forgotten”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 7
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 33rd place on day, 1997 and 1999.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 11th place, KMEA 5A East Regionals.
Other Interesting Notes:
Broken Arrow, OK
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “…destiny leaves you no choice”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 11
# of Semifinals Appearances: 11
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 1 time (2nd, 2010)
# of Finals appearances: 9
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1 (2006)
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place, BOA St. Louis, 1st place, OBA 6A Championships
Other Interesting Notes:
Franklin, TN
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Tango Nuevo”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place, Class AAA BOA Jacksonville; 3rd place finals.
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first trip to Grand Nationals.
Limestone Community, IL
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Legend”
Repertoire:
- Adventure
- Mysticism
- Action
- Sacrafice
- Victory
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 12
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 19th place on their day, 1996.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 3rd place Class 2A ISU Marching Band Championships.
Other Interesting Notes:
North Hardin, KY
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “From the Water’s Edge”
Repertoire:
Swan Lake-Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 10-Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music by Lee Sanders
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 9
# of Semifinals Appearances: 5
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 2 times: 2nd (2009) 3rd(1985)
# of Finals appearances: 2
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 4th place, 1989.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place, BOA Richmond, 5th place, KMEA Class 5A Semifinals.
Other Interesting Notes:
Greendale, WI
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “SE7EN”
Repertoire:
- Pride
- Envy
- Gluttony
- Lust
- Greed
- Sloth
- Wrath
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 2
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 22nd place on their day, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes:
Centerville, OH
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Killer Queen”
Repertoire:
Who Wants to Live Forever
Killer Queen
I Want to Break Free
I Want it All
Another One Bites the Dust
Under Pressure
Somebody to Love
Don’t Stop Me Now
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 27
# of Semifinals Appearances: 15
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 2nd (1992)
# of Finals appearances: 19
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1 (1992)
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place BOA Mason, 2nd place BOA Akron, 11th place BOA Indianapolis.
Other Interesting Notes:
Wando, SC
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Daedalus and Icarus: A Metamorphosis”
Repertoire:
Symphony No. 10-Dmitri Shostakovich
At Dawn They Slept-Jay Bocook
End Credits from “Signs”-James Newton Howard
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 1
# of Semifinals Appearances: 1
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 1
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 11th place, 2009.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes:
Meade County, KY
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Moonlight Sonare”
Repertoire:
1. The Dark Side
2. The Sea of Tranquility
3. Lunar Sunrise
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 14
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 24th place on day, 1999
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 11th place, Class 5A KMEA West Quarterfinals
Other Interesting Notes:
Murphysboro, IL
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “Our 70’s Show”
Repertoire:
Theme from Sesame Street-Joe Raposo
Bohemian Rhapsody-Freddie Mercury
What is Hip?-Tower of Power
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 1995
# of GN Appearances: 2
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 63rd place, 1994.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes:
LaSalle, OH
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “Escape to Insanity”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: Class A Champion, 15th place overall, BOA Mason.
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first trip to Grand Nationals.
Butler Traditional, KY
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “West Side Story”
Repertoire:
Mambo
Cool
Gee, Officer Krupke
I Have a Love
Tonight
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes: This is Butler Traditional’s first BOA event since 1998, and their first Grand Nationals trip.
Father Ryan, TN
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Networks!”
Repertoire:
Primacy of Number-Philip Glass
And the Blind Shall See-James Horner
Asphalt Cocktail-John Mackey
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2008
# of GN Appearances: 2
# of Semifinals Appearances: 1
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 2nd (2008)
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 31
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place, BOA Jacksonville.
Other Interesting Notes:
Miamisburg, OH
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “End to End”
Repertoire:
Aha!-Imogen Heap
Sang!-Dana Wilson
Diego’s Goodbye from “The Mask of Zorro”-James Horner
End to End- Bryce Newton and Steve Aylward
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 18
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 17th place on their day, 1996, 1998, 1999.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 13th place, BOA Mason.
Other Interesting Notes:
Norwell, IN
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “How Music Moves Us”
Repertoire:
August’s Rhapsody-Mark Mancina
18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini-Sergei Rachmaninoff
Test Drive from “How to Train Your Dragon”-John Powell
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2008
# of GN Appearances: 11
# of Semifinals Appearances: 4
# of National Class Championships: 2 (2002, 2003)
# of Class Top 3: 4 times. 1st (2002, 2003) 3rd (1989, 2007)
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 20th, 2004.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 3rd place, ISSMA Class C State Finals, 21st place, BOA Indianapolis.
Other Interesting Notes:
Bellbrook, OH
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Cornered”
Repertoire:
Original music by Andrew Markworth and Michael Siler
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 20
# of Semifinals Appearances: 13
# of National Class Championships: 7 (6 in Class A, 1 in Class AA)
# of Class Top 3: 14 times: 1st (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004) 2nd (1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007 3rd (2008, 2009)
# of Finals appearances: 1 (2000)
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 11th, 2000.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 8th place BOA Mason.
Other Interesting Notes:
Beechwood, KY
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “Passage of The Warrior”
Repertoire:
Original music by Frank Sullivan
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2008
# of GN Appearances: 10
# of Semifinals Appearances: 2
# of National Class Championships: 1 (2006)
# of Class Top 3: 1st (2006), 3rd (2008.)
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 32nd, 2006 and 2008.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 4th place BOA Richmond, 1st place, KMEA Class A State Finals.
Other Interesting Notes:
East Clinton, OH
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “Mirror Image”
Repertoire:
The Lady in the Water-James Newton Howard
Liberi Fatali-Nobuo Uematsu
Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like Shadows-Samuel Hazo
You Are Not Alone-Nobuo Uematsu
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: Never.
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 0
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first trip to GN, and second BOA event ever.
Lebanon, OH
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “UP-A Life’s Journey”
Repertoire:
Music from “Up” by Michael Giacchino
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 8
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 30th place on their day, 2005.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 16th place, BOA Pontiac regional.
Other Interesting Notes:
Grandville, MI
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “The Other Side”
Repertoire:
Truman Sleeps
Fantasy Concerto
Anima Mundi
Fantasie Impromptu
The Canyon
All Music by Philip Glass
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 5
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 20th place on day, 2009.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: Ranked 11th going into MCBA Flight I State Finals
Other Interesting Notes:
Victor J. Andrew, IL
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Dawn”
Repertoire:
Morning’s Alleluia’s for a Winter Solstice-Ron Nelson
Hymn to a Blue Hour-John Mackey
New Century Dawn-David Gillingham
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010
# of GN Appearances: 9
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 18th place on their day, 1998, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 8th place, BOA Pontiac, 7th place ISU marching band championships
Other Interesting Notes:
Lakeland, MI
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “The Fallen Leaves of Memory”
Repertoire:
The New Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms-Michael Kamen
Hope-Jonathan Elias
Asphalt Cocktail-John Mackey
# of GN Appearances: 21
# of Semifinals Appearances: 1
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 32nd, 1999
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: BOA Pontiac, 13th place, seeded 8th going into MCBA Flight I State Finals
Other Interesting Notes:
Marian Catholic, IL
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “The Passion Tree”
Repertoire:
Totus Tuus-Henryk Gorecki
Dance Suite-Bela Bartok
Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio-Eliot Goldenthal
Parce mihi Domine-Cristobal de Morales
Salvation is Created-Pavel Tchesnokov
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 27
# of Semifinals Appearances: 15
# of National Class Championships: 18 (17 AA, 1 AAA)
# of Class Top 3: 21 times: 1st (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 2nd (1994, 1999, 2002)
# of Finals appearances: 27
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1 (7 times, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000)
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 1st place Class AA, St. Louis Super Regional. 4th place finals. 1st place Illinois State University Marching Band Championships, 4th place BOA Indianapolis.
Other Interesting Notes: Marian Catholic is one of two bands with a 3 peat of Grand National Championships.
Avon, IN
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Oddities”
Repertoire:
- Evening the Odds
- Symphony no. 7, Mvt. 2-Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Intro to Ballet Suite No. 4 -Dmitri Shostakovich
- Odd Man Out
- Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 2- Sergei Prokofiev
- Odds and Ends
- Symphony No 1., Mvt. 4-Gustav Mahler
- Symphony No 5, Mvt. 4-Dmitri Shostakovich
- Symphony No 1, Mvt. 4-Johannes Brahms
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 15
# of Semifinals Appearances: 14
# of National Class Championships: 4 (2002-Class AA, 2008-Class AAA, 2009, 2010-Class AAAA)
# of Class Top 3: 1st (2002, 2008, 2009, 2010) 2nd (2006, 2007) 3rd (2001, 2004, 2005)
# of Finals appearances: 9
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1 (3 times, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 2nd place, ISSMA Class A State Finals, 1st place BOA Indianapolis.
Other Interesting Notes: The Avon Marching Black and Gold is one of two bands with a 3 peat of Grand National Championships. Also, the only band to hold class titles over three different classes.
Cary, NC
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Visitation!”
Repertoire:
Extreme Makeover-Johan de Meij
October-Eric Whitacre
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 4
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 20th place on day, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 9th place, BOA Akron.
Other Interesting Notes:
Bourbon County, KY
Projected Class: AA
Show Title: “Infinite: The Power of Rings”
Repertoire:
160 BPM-Hans Zimmer
New Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms-Michael Kamen
Aha-Imogen Heap
Symphonic Movement-Vaclav Nelhybel
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 5
# of Semifinals Appearances: 4
# of National Class Championships: 3
# of Class Top 3: 1st (2008, 2009, 2010) 3rd (2007)
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 24, 2010
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 5th place BOA Richmond, 2nd place, BOA Mason, 2nd place KMEA Class 3A State Finals.
Other Interesting Notes:
Columbus North, IN
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Toxic!”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 6
# of Semifinals Appearances: 5
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 20th, 2008
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: Semi-State Participant.
Other Interesting Notes:
West Johnston, NC
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Dateline”
Repertoire:
- Dream for Tomorrow
- Cherish Yesterday
- Live for Today
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2009
# of GN Appearances: 5
# of Semifinals Appearances: 5
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 1: 3rd, 2009.
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 15th, 2007.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes:
Pulaski County, KY
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “The Four Freedoms”
Repertoire:
Original music by Frank Sullivan and Kevin Ford
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 0
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note:
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first BOA event.
Waukesha North, WI
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “Duality: Where Classic Meets Modern”
Repertoire:
The Promise of Living-Aaron Copland
Angels in the Architecture-Frank Ticheli
Ave Maria-Franz Biebl
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: Never.
# of GN Appearances: 0
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: N/A
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: WSMA Class 4A State Champions.
Other Interesting Notes: This is their first BOA event.
O’Fallon Township, IL
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Fourward”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 3
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 16th place on their day, 2009.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 14th place at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regionals, 6th place at the Illinois State University Marching Band Championships.
Other Interesting Notes:
Ravenwood, TN
Projected Class: AAA
Show Title: “…In Red”
Repertoire:
Music of Pat Metheny
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 1
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 16th place on their day, 2010.
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 12th place BOA Richmond, 14th place BOA Jacksonville.
Other Interesting Notes:
Spring, TX
Projected Class: AAAA
Show Title: “Metamorphosis”
Repertoire:
Music of Paul Hindemith and James Newton Howard
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2002.
# of GN Appearances: 3
# of Semifinals Appearances: 1
# of National Class Championships: 1
# of Class Top 3: 1st (1993) 3rd (1991)
# of Finals appearances: 2
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 1 (1993)
Results of BOA Events this season/Other events of Note: 13th place, BOA San Antonio.
Other Interesting Notes: This is Spring’s first trip to Grand Nationals since 2002.
Bishop Fenwick, OH
Projected Class: A
Show Title: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Repertoire:
Last appearance at Grand Nationals: 2010.
# of GN Appearances: 2
# of Semifinals Appearances: 0
# of National Class Championships: 0
# of Class Top 3: 0
# of Finals appearances: 0
Highest Grand Nationals Placing: 43rd place on their day, 2010.
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