Red & Black Fall Classic: DeKalb, IL - September 20, 2025

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Grand Champion: John Hersey

Links: 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A

Field 1A:

50.450 H.D. Jacobs (Visual, GE (tie))
48.300 Coal City (GE (tie))
47.900 Lakes Community (Music)
39.950 Crete-Monee
39.350 Richards
37.850 Genoa-Kingston
36.000 Marengo

Field 2A:

59.000 Batavia (Visual, GE)
56.250 Carl Sandburg (Music)
55.850 Eureka
49.400 Glenbrook South
47.750 Waukegan
38.600 William Howard Taft

Field 3A:

60.500 Romeoville (GE)
60.400 Oswego
60.200 Waukee Northwest, IA (Visual)
59.700 Naperville Central (Music)
58.350 DeKalb
54.650 Joliet West
Milton, WI

Field 4A:

62.550 John Hersey (Music, Visual, GE)
57.700 Davenport Central, IA
57.150 Yorkville
51.100 East Aurora
50.000 South Elgin

Field Exb:

North Boone

Contact Information:

Kate Ferguson
Festival Website

Weather:

Details:

The Red & Black Fall Classic at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your band in one of the best venues in the Midwest. Give your students the opportunity to perform on the big stage, while getting valuable feedback from nationally recognized adjudicators.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvghr8ijueX3kd2-d9v0sx3pstww6Kez6FS60QAXd2Lx57Cw/viewform

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Festival Address: 1201 North Stadium Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115

Performance Schedule:

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Field
Class 1A
2:15 PM: Crete-Monee
2:30 PM: Genoa-Kingston
2:45 PM: Richards
3:00 PM: H.D. Jacobs
3:15 PM: Marengo
3:30 PM: Coal City
3:45 PM: Lakes Community

4:00 PM: Break

Class 2A
4:15 PM: North Boone
4:30 PM: Carl Sandburg
4:45 PM: Batavia
5:00 PM: Eureka
5:15 PM: Glenbrook South
5:30 PM: William Howard Taft
5:45 PM: Waukegan

Exb
6:00 PM: NIU Huskie Marching Band

6:15 PM: Awards

Class 3A
6:30 PM: Milton, WI
6:45 PM: Joliet West
7:00 PM: Romeoville
7:15 PM: Naperville Central
7:30 PM: DeKalb
7:45 PM: Waukee Northwest, IA
8:00 PM: Oswego

8:15 PM: Break

Class 4A
8:30 PM: Davenport Central, IA
8:45 PM: South Elgin
9:00 PM: East Aurora
9:15 PM: Yorkville
9:30 PM: John Hersey

Exb
9:45 PM: NIU Huskie Marching Band

10:00 PM: Awards

Last Updated On: 09-15-2025