Director Information
REQUIRED FORMS
Application
- 1st 26 accepted,
no later than Sept. 1
Due September 1
Program Info Form
Program Text/Picture
Due September
Presale
Ticket Order
Welcome band directors!
Celebrating 32 years of music and pageantry excellence, the Kennewick
and Pasco High School Band and Instrumental Music Boosters would like to
invite your band to participate in the 32nd Annual Southeastern
Washington Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Competition to be held at
Neil F. Lampson Stadium in Kennewick, Washington, on Saturday, October 5, 2013.
Twenty six bands will be accepted for this year’s competition. We will
accept applications until the field of competition is completed. Your
application should be sent as soon as possible, as the bands will be
accepted on a first come basis. If you have to wait on confirmation of
funding, please go ahead and send your application as we can always
cancel your application if you find that you cannot attend.
Special note to the directors from the directors, please read!
Application Deadline:
Your $250 fee and application form will be due by June 1.
Applications received after June 1 will have a fee of $300.00. If you
are not able to send the fee with your application, please indicate on
your application. If we do not receive your fee prior to event day, your
band will be allowed to perform, but they will not be adjudicated.
Pay your entrance fee via PayPal! Choose which one and press
'Add to Cart'.
The competition will include the following divisions (enrollment is based on 9th thru 12th grade):
AA DIVISION
AAA-SMALL BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of up to 79 members (including auxiliaries)
AAA-LARGE BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of 80 to 99 members (including auxiliaries)
AAA-OPEN BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of 100 and up members (including auxiliaries)
NOTE: you must compete in the division which you are assigned. There will be no changing of division up or down, after September 1.
Housing:
Due to changes in district policies and requirements Cavalcade of Bands will no longer be responsible for coordinating housing and/or rehearsal sites for competing bands. Below is the contact name and info for the district personnel responsible for housing and rehearsal space for Kennewick and Pasco. They will guide you through the process in obtaining the sites you need.
- Kennewick: Polly Malone, polly.malone@ksd.org or 509.222.5211
- Pasco: Maria Madrigal,
mmadrigal@psd1.org or 509.543.6741
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions regarding this show, the application procedure, or other questions pertaining to Cavalcade of Bands. I can be reached at (800) 673-1137 or via e-mail at cavalcade.of.bands@hotmail.com.
Competition director contact info:
Brent Steinert, Kennewick (509) 222-5669 or brent.steinert@ksd.org
Randy Bjur, Pasco (509) 547-5581, Ext. 3703 or rbjur@psd1.org
We hope to see you at this year’s competition!
Maria Allan
Corresponding Secretary
Required Forms
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Application
Form
1st 26 bands accepted, due no later than September 1
- NOTE: We have had some difficulty with a few people whose computer systems do not work well with e-mailing the form. If you have not received an acknowledgment e-mail within a week of submitting, please send via FAX or snail mail.
Due September 1
This very important information helps you acknowledge those people who help make your program run. Students, family and friends love seeing their favorite band's information in the souvenir program. You can tell us to use your Cavalcade picture from last year or send us a real picture via snail mail or a good quality .jpeg file to our e-mail.
Due September 20
- You can also purchase tickets using PayPal, see Patron Page for information.
Directors Packet
- Current Schedule
Schedule 2012 - Final Packet
Director's Info 2012