Collegiate Marching Band Festival

The Collegiate Marching Band Festival, also called the CMBF, is an annual event held in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which showcases college and university marching bands of all sizes and styles from across the Northeastern United States. First held in 1996, the event typically takes places in early October at J. Birney Crum Stadium, a renowned venue for marching band and drum corps performances. The festival is not a competition, but rather an opportunity for fans and band members alike to view bands that perform a variety of shows and exhibit different performance styles.

Contents 1 Management and Sponsors 2 Different Styles 3 Traditions 4 Performing Ensembles (2003-2011) 4.1 8th Annual CMBF 4.2 9th Annual CMBF 4.3 10th Annual CMBF 4.4 11th Annual CMBF 4.5 12th Annual CMBF 4.6 13th Annual CMBF 4.7 14th Annual CMBF 4.8 15th Annual CMBF 4.9 16th Annual CMBF 5 External links

Management and Sponsors

The festival is currently managed by Vivace Productions, Inc. out of West Chester, PA and is sponsored by Vivace Productions, Marching Show Concepts, and Dinkles Marching Shoes.

Different Styles

While many of the participating bands perform contemporary “corps style” shows using roll-step marching, other performance varieties abound. Morgan State University, from Maryland, performs a high-energy show typical of southern HBCU bands. Lehigh University and Penn State University, both of which have participated in the past, perform traditional "Big Ten" style shows with a high-step marching technique. Other bands, including Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, West Chester University, The University of Delaware, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have developed unique styles all their own.

Traditions

Although still relatively young, the festival has a number of traditions, which spectators and performers have come to anticipate on an annual basis.

Order of performance

• The order of performance is rotated on an annual basis, although it still follows a pattern where smaller-sized bands perform early in the day and larger bands perform later. As a custom, the first band to perform also plays the National Anthem to signify the start of the festival.

Vendors

• The festival features an area for vendors to set up information booths. Vendors have included companies involved in the marching arts, drum and bugle corps from both Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Associates, and recruiting tables for participating schools.

Concessions

• J. Birney Crum Stadium boasts some eccentric food choices. Among them can be found fried pierogies and giant Hawaiian Shave Ices that resemble softball-sized snow cones. Many festival-goers make these treats a regular part of the annual event.

Musical Organizations

• The Collegiate Marching Band Festival is traditionally hosted by the Eta Rho Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the Zeta Upsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. This festival is a time when members of these Fraternities and Sororities gather together and socialize while engaging in their own particular traditions. Students, staff, and alumni from the participating bands take this opportunity to commingle with other members and before all the schools depart, each organization sings their respective hymn/song before departing the festival.

Tubas/Sousaphones

• After the last band performs, the tuba and sousaphone players from several of the larger bands congregate at the center of the field to play traditional tunes, socialize with each other, and generally put on a humorous display for the exiting crowds.

Performing Ensembles (2003-2011)

8th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - Order of Appearance

• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Lehigh University – Marching 97
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Gettysburg College – Bullet Marching Band
• Boston University – Terrier Marching Band
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• Liberty University – The Spirit of the Mountain
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Pride of Pennsylvania
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band

9th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - Order of Appearance

• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Boston University – Terrier Marching Band
• Gettysburg College – Bullet Marching Band
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Temple University – Diamond Marching Band
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Mansfield University – The Pride of Pennsylvania
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band

10th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 2, 2005 - Order of Appearance

• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania – Warrior Marching Band
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• Liberty University – The Spirit of the Mountain
• Boston University – Terrier Marching Band
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Pride of Pennsylvania
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend

11th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 8, 2006 - Order of Appearance

• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Temple University – Diamond Marching Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band

12th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 30, 2007 - Order of Appearance

• Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Boston University – Terrier Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Gettysburg College – Bullets Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• Liberty University – The Spirit of the Mountain
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band

13th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 28, 2008 - Order Of Appearance

• Bloomsburg University – Maroon & Gold Marching Band
• Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Cheyney University – Wolves Marching Band
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Gettysburg College – Bullets Marching Band
• Boston University – Terrier Marching Band
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• California University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Temple University – Diamond Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band

14th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 4, 2009 - Order Of Appearance

• Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
• Bloomsburg University – Maroon & Gold Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Cheyney University – Wolves Marching Band
• Gettysburg College – Bullets Marching Band
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• California University of PA Marching Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• University of New Hampshire – Wildcat Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band

15th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - Order Of Appearance

• Lehigh University – Marching 97
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• Cheyney University – Wolves Marching Band
• Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Bloomsburg University – Maroon & Gold Marching Band
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• California University of PA Marching Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band

16th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 25, 2011 - Order of Appearance

• Clark University
• Gettysburg College – Bullets Marching Band
• East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
• Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
• Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
• Cheyney University – Wolves Marching Band
• Kutztown University Marching Unit
• Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
• Bloomsburg University – Maroon & Gold Marching Band
• Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
• California University of PA Marching Band
• Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
• Rutgers University – Marching Scarlet Knights
• Shepherd University – Ram Band
• Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
• Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
• Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Minuteman Marching Band
• Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
• West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
• University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band

External links

• Collegiate Marching Band Festival homepage
• Collegiate Marching Band Festival FAQ
• Vivace Productions