MACBDA Grand Championships

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Web: MACBDA.org

Email: Nick Lane, MACBDA President

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The Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association (MACBDA) summer tour of field, parade and concert competitions culminates with an exciting championship field show each July. The 2008 MACBDA Grand Championships will be held July 11 in Traverse City, Michigan in conjunction with the National Cherry Festival's Cherryland Band Classic. The venue is Thirlby Field at Running Wise Stadium on 13th Street.

MACBDA was founded in 1972 and is one of America's only remaining summer marching band competition circuits. The Association is 23 member bands strong and consists of three classes of bands ranging from 20 members to more than 120 members.

The 2008 MACBDA competition season begins June 24 and includes 14 events across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. The complete summer schedule is published on MACBDA.org.

Event was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

NOVICE CLASS
Exhibition - Edmonton Sabres, Edmonton, AB

CLASS A
69.1 Green Beret Marching Band, Janesville, WI

CLASS AA
74.9 Renegade Regiment, Sandwich, IL
73.1 Saskatchewan Lions Band, Saskatoon & Regina, SK

OPEN CLASS
89.7 Sound of Sun Prairie, WI
89.1 Oregon Marching Band, Oregon, WI
88.8 Stampede Showband, Calgary, AB
86.6 Lighthouse Brigade, Racine, WI
80.7 Stetson Show Band, Calgary, AB
76.4 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB
71.5 Red Deer Royals, Red Deer, AB
70.4 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB

MUSIC EXECUTION - Sound of Sun Prairie
VISUAL EXECUTION - Sound of Sun Prairie
MUSIC GE - Sound of Sun Prairie
VISUAL GE - Oregon Marching Band
PERCUSSION - Oregon Marching Band
COLOR GUARD - Stampede Showband
DRUM MAJOR - Stampede Showband

• Visit the official MACBDA web site for a schedule of field, parade and concert competitions leading up to the championship event.

The championship location will vary from year to year, but the date is consistently the second week of July.

Web: MACBDA.org

Email: Nick Lane, MACBDA President

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