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101st AnnualCalgary StampedeCalgary, Alberta, Canada
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Web: CalgaryStampede.com Email: Visiting Bands Office Mail: Visiting Bands Committee Calgary Stampede Box 1060, Station M Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2K8 Phone: 403-261-0341 Fax: 403-261-0342 If you are interested in entering your band in the Calgary Stampede events, request an application from Herb Twittey at the Visiting Bands Office.
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The Calgary Stampede holds one of the oldest parades in North America and gives marching bands the chance to perform in front of large, appreciative audiences. More than 350,000 spectators line the parade route
and thousands more watch the television broadcast in Canada and around the world. Perhaps best of all, the Calgary Stampede awards $34,000 in prize money to marching bands competing in the parade and the indoor showband event.
The Stampede is already billed as "The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth" and the centennial celebration in 2012 was even bigger and better.
PHOTOS: 2012 Calgary Stampede Parade, WAMSB Opening Ceremony/Prelims #1, WAMSB Prelims #2 and WAMSB Parade Band Contest The Calgary Stampede is much more than a parade. It is a ten-day, city-wide event that provides many opportunities for marching bands to experience Calgary's unique brand of western hospitality. The premier event for marching showbands is Showbands Live, an indoor competition held in the Pengrowth Saddledome which is the home of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames. Showbands Live is adjudicated by an international panel of judges and also features guest performances from visiting professional bands as well as the Stampede's own Calgary Stampede Showband. Marching band enthusiasts found 2012 to be extra special when Stampede hosted the World Association of Marching Show Bands (WAMSB) World Championships in conjunction with the centennial celebration. The Stampede organizing committee offers the following arrangements to ease the cost of travel for marching bands: • Free gym style accommodation • Free transportation to and from Stampede performance venues • Breakfast performances which include a free meal for the band members • Free admission to the Stampede for participating members to enjoy the entertainment on Stampede Park • Inexpensive and wholesome meals during the band's stay • Large amounts of prize money: $18,000 for the Calgary Stampede Parade and $16,000 for Showbands Live • A personal Stampede Host who is available to assist with planning your visit to Calgary to make sure that it is both memorable and enjoyable. 2012 Calgary Stampede and WAMSB ResultsWAMSB FINALS (July 10, 2012) 94.9 Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 92.8 Chien Kuo High School Marching Band, Taipei City, Taiwan 91.7 Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany 87.6 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 87.5 Mission Viejo High School Diablo Marching Band, Mission Viejo, California, USA 85.9 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 84.7 Phitsanulok Drum & Bugle Corps, Thailand 84.4 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 82.8 Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark 82.4 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 79.0 Linkoping Youth Concert & Marching Band, Linkoping, Sweden EXHIBITION A Band of Outriders, Calgary, Alberta, Canada BEST DRUM MAJOR 1 Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark 2 Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany 3 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada BEST JUNIOR BAND Phitsanulok Drum & Bugle Corps, Thailand WAMSB PARADE COMPETITION (July 9, 2012) 92.0 Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany 85.7 Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark 82.8 Linkoping Youth Concert & Marching Band, Linkoping, Sweden 82.4 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 82.1 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada WAMSB PRELIMS #2 (July 8, 2012) 89.4 Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany 84.3 Phitsanulok Drum & Bugle Corps, Thailand 83.6 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 82.7 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 81.9 Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark EXHIBITION A Band of Outriders, Calgary, Alberta, Canada WAMSB PRELIMS #1 (July 7, 2012) 93.3 Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 88.9 Chien Kuo High School Marching Band, Taipei City, Taiwan 86.4 Mission Viejo High School Diablo Marching Band, Mission Viejo, California, USA 85.0 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 84.9 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 77.9 Linkoping Youth Concert & Marching Band, Linkoping, Sweden EXHIBITION A Band of Outriders, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Berittener Fanfarenzug Freckenhorst e.V., Germany CALGARY STAMPEDE PARADE (July 6, 2012) SENIOR BAND 92.2 Chien Kuo High School Marching Band, Taipei City, Taiwan 90.8 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 89.3 Mankato Area 77 Lancers, Mankato, Minnesota, USA 89.2 Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany 87.8 Lakeside Lutheran Warrior Marching Band, Lake Mills, Wisconsin, USA 86.8 Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark 86.7 Mission Viejo High School Diablo Marching Band, Mission Viejo, California, USA 86.5 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 86.3 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 84.3 Fulda High School Raider Marching Band, Fulda, Minnesota, USA 82.7 Glenmore Temple Salvation Army Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 82.0 Berittener Fanfarenzug Freckenhorst e.V., Germany 81.7 Hunter School of Performing Arts Marching Band, Australia 81.0 Linkoping Youth Concert & Marching Band, Linkoping, Sweden 75.8 Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada 67.2 The Queen's Bands, Kingston, Ontario, Canada JUNIOR BAND 79.2 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB PIPE BAND 90.3 Calgary Police Service Pipe Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 84.9 Calgary Fire Department Pipes & Drums, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AUXILIARY 1 Mankato Area 77 Lancers, Mankato, Minnesota, USA 2 Lakeside Lutheran Warrior Marching Band, Lake Mills, Wisconsin, USA 3 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada EXHIBITION Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, AB Canadian Forces Bands BEST OVERALL BAND: Chien Kuo High School Marching Band, Taipei City, Taiwan BEST CANADIAN BAND: Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB 2012 Participating Bands
As of April 25, 2012
Banda Ciudad de Medellin, Columbia Berittener Fanfarenzug Freckenhorst e.V., Germany Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Fire Department Pipes & Drums, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Police Service Pipe Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Clan Maxwell Pipes & Drums, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada Escuela Sinfonica de Musicos de Marcha, Venezuela Fanfarenzug Potsdam, Germany Fulda High School Raider Marching Band, Fulda, Minnesota, USA Glenmore Temple Salvation Army Band, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Gran Banda Medellin, Antioquia, Columbia Helsingør Pigegarde, Denmark Hunter School of Performing Arts Marching Band, Australia Lakeside Lutheran Warrior Marching Band, Lake Mills, Wisconsin, USA Linkoping Youth Concert & Marching Band, Linkoping, Sweden Mankato Area 77 Lancers, Mankato, Minnesota, USA Mission Viejo High School Diablo Marching Band and Color Guard, Mission Viejo, California, USA Patria Drum & Bugle Corps, Guatemala Phitsanulok Drum & Bugle Corps, Thailand Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Satri Wat Ranking School All Girls Band, Bangkok, Thailand Sutherland Schools Pipe Band, Sutherland, Scotland Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Taiwan The Queen's Band, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 604 Moose Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Related Events
Your band's tour to Calgary can incorporate many attractions within the city and close by, such as:
• Enjoying an afternoon at the world famous rodeo. • Watching the chuckwagon races followed by the evening stage show spectacular and fireworks finale. • Whitewater rafting in the Rocky Mountains. • Exploring Banff National Park. • Visiting the Drumheller Dinosaur Museum. • For additional activity ideas, visit www.CalgaryArea.com • For details about Calgary Stampede activites, visit CalgaryStampede.com • For ideas of what to do in the Calgary area, visit www.CalgaryArea.com Future Dates
July 5-14, 2013
July 4-13, 2014 July 3-12, 2015 For More Information
Web: csmarchingbands.calgarystampede.com
Email: Visiting Bands Office Mail: Visiting Bands Committee, Calgary Stampede, Box 1060, Station M, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2K8 Phone: 403-261-0341 Fax: 403-261-0342 If you are interested in entering your band in the Calgary Stampede events, please visit our website to get an application or request an application from Herb Twittey at the Visiting Bands Office. |