Youth In Music Marching Band Championships

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Five years ago the Youth In Music Championships were just a dream and an idea. In those years the YIM Championships have grown from 9 to 20 bands and 1,400 to 6,000 in attendance. The YIM Championships have quickly become one of the premier marching band events in the Midwest.

For 2009 the event promises to be even bigger and better, with more bands, more fans, and more of the little things that make the YIM Championships unique.

Special units will again present featured exhibitions during breaks in the contest. In 2008 the crowd enjoyed performances by The Minnesota Opera, University of Minnesota Marching Band, Minne-Brass, and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire BluGold Marching Band.

YIM CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Daytime Show)

CLASS A
71.9 Coon Rapids, MN (Percussion)
71.3 West De Pere, WI (Color Guard)
65.2 Worthington, MN
59.2 Minnetonka, MN (Winds)

CLASS AA
81.4 Downers Grove, IL
80.6 Pipestone, MN (Winds)
80.5 Waseca, MN (Percussion)
79.0 River Falls, WI (Color Guard)
72.6 Anoka, MN
66.5 Blaine, MN
66.1 Cudahy, WI

CLASS AAA
90.7 Rosemount, MN (Winds, Color Guard)
88.8 Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD
88.4 Eden Prairie, MN
87.7 Lincoln Way Central, IL (Percussion)
86.5 Eastview HS, MN
81.0 Champlin Park, MN

EXHIBITION
Minnesota Opera's Project Opera
University of Minnesota Marching Band

MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPION
Rosemount HS

YIM 2008 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Rachel Miller - Blaine HS, MN
Connar Carrol - Rosemount HS, MN
Heather Johnson - Worthington HS, MN
Kaitlyn Gantz - Eastview HS, MN

YIM 2008 YIMMYs
Best Performer: Pipestone, MN Presented by Minnesota Brass
Drum Majors: Downers Grove, IL Presented by Vickie Volesky of Yamaha
Spirit of YIM: Worthington, MN Presented by Doug Schmitt of Schmitt Music

YIM GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS (Evening Show)
93.3 Rosemount, MN
90.3 Eden Prairie, MN
89.2 Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD
87.4 Lincoln Way Central, IL
86.3 Eastview HS, MN
83.1 Downers Grove, IL
82.6 Pipestone, MN
81.6 Champlin Park, MN
80.2 Waseca, MN
76.9 Coon Rapids, MN

EXHIBITION
451st Army Band
Minne-Brass
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Band

• Discounted advance tickets are available through Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Order online at YouthInMusic.org or call Karen at 612-987-9576.
• Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
• Ticket pricing:
   Daytime Show: $7 Students, $12 General Admission, $17 Reserved ($10/$15/$20 at the Gate)
   Evening Show: $7 Students, $12 General Admission, $17 Reserved ($10/$15/$20 at the Gate)

Youth In Music prides itself on providing a unique experience for participating band members and band directors.
• Band directors enjoy a complimentary dinner along with skybox seating during the competition.
• Band members have a great time interacting with members of other bands during the dinner break while they play on the Metrodome Turf listening to live music.

The event date is determined by the Metrodome schedule. Whenever possible, the intent is to hold the Youth In Music Championships on the last weekend of October.

Web: YouthInMusic.org

Email: Brent Turner, Youth In Music President
Phone: 612-743-8760