Edwardsburg Marching Band

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Edwardsburg Marching Band
High School Edwardsburg High School
Year of creation 1995
Director of the band Tom Crowner
How many people make up the band 102
Description of the Uniform Marching performance: Black overalls. A black & blue coat separated by an orange line. All woodwind & brass wear black gloves. Marchers wear black impact beveled heel marching shoes.

The Edwardsburg Marching Band from Edwardsburg, Michigan is a Flight IV band consisting of 99 people. The band has done very well with a consistent record of 1st division ratings at MSBOA festivals.

Flight

For the past five years that Edwardsburg marching band has competed, they have been in the Flight IV ranking for MCBA. As of the 2010 marching season, the Edwardsburg marching band has been upgraded to Flight III. For the 2010 season, Flight III has enrolled student parameters of 740 to 1146. Student numbers are only taken for high school enrollment, following the guidelines of the MHSAA For the 2011 season, Edwardsburg was reinstated in flight IV.

Marching Shows

  • 2006 - Beethoven - 5th place with a score of 68.15
  • 2007 - Shades of Green - 6th place with a score of 75.70
  • 2008 - American Journey - 8th place with a score of 70.20
  • 2009 - Hopes & Dreams - 7th place with a score of 74.4
  • 2010 - Joy - Music of Joseph Curiale and Richard Saucedo
  • 2011 - Insomnia - 9th place with a score of 72.67
  • 2012 - The Sound of Music - Finished with 3rd place

Performances

In addition to MSBOA marching band festival and MCBA competitions, the band performs in the Niles Apple Festival Parade, the Blossomtime Grand Floral Parade, the Homecoming Parade, and the Memorial Day parade.

Trips

The band travels around the state of Michigan for marching band competitions in the fall, and takes trips in the spring over spring break. The trips include

  • 2008- New York City, New York, New York
  • 2009- Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
  • 2010- Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
  • 2011- Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
  • 2012- New York City, New York, New York

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