FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Contact: Steve Barnett, Director of Athletic Bands, (304) 696-2317
 

 

Marching Thunder To Welcome High School Bands

-  Saturday’s Band Day, Nov. 6 Tri-State Marching Festival
to showcase high school musicians -

 

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.  – The Marshall University Marching Thunder will showcase the talents of some of the finest high school musicians from the region when more than 1,000 student musicians from a four-state area converge Saturday on Joan C. Edwards Stadium for Marshall’s annual High School Band Day, during the Thundering Herd’s 2:30 p.m. matchup with Central Florida.

Bands from 17 high schools will join the Marching Thunder for a halftime performance that will include the popular rock hit, “Crazy Train,” and a patriotic medley of “This Is My Country” and “God Bless America.”

“This is a wonderful opportunity for Marshall University to have many fine high school students, band directors and parents on campus,” said Steve Barnett, director of athletic bands. “We look forward to having these groups here and extending to them true Marshall Hospitality.”

Bands from the following high schools will perform with the Marching Thunder during Saturday’s game: West Virginia: Calhoun County, Gilbert, Greenbrier West, Liberty-Raleigh, Mount Hope, Oak Hill, Parkersburg South, Ravenswood, Rock Hill, Summers County, Tolsia; Ohio: Rock Hill, Symmes Valley; Kentucky: East Carter, Fairview, Glenwood; Virginia: Fort Chiswell.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Marching Thunder will again host the region’s largest high school marching band competition, the Tri-State Marching Band Festival, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

The festival will feature 27 high school bands from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia. Bands will compete in three classifications, with the final band performances slated for 7:30 p.m. The Marching Thunder will perform for fans at 7:45 p.m., with an awards ceremony to immediately follow and conclude the day’s activities.

Bands from the following high schools throughout the region are scheduled to perform: West Virginia: Beckley Woodrow Wilson, Cabell Midland, Guyan Valley, Hamlin, Huntington, Liberty-Raleigh, Magnolia, Nitro, Princeton, Richwood, Shady Spring, South Charleston, Spring Valley, Wahama, Wayne, Williamstown; Ohio: Hannibal River, Pomeroy Meigs, Minford, South Point; Kentucky: Boyd County, East Carter, Greenup County, Lawrence County, Raceland-Worthington, Sheldon Clark; Virginia: Richlands.

Tri-State Band Festival admission is $5 per person, free for children ages 5 and under. Parking charge for spaces in the West Stadium lot is $2.

For more information on the Marching Thunder, call (304) 696-2317 or visit www.marshall.edu/band.

 

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