Show Info
The Southeastern Washington Cavalcade of Bands, proudly hosted by the
Pasco High School and Kennewick High School Instrumental Boosters, has
over a quarter century of experience providing an entertaining and
educational show for those who participate as well as for those who
watch from the stands. This competition is an all day event with bands
performing in 15 minute intervals with breaks in the morning, lunch,
afternoon and for dinner.
Time Line:
1st Saturday in October
Preliminary Competition 8:30am - 4:30pm
Finals - start at 6pm
Location:
Odd Years - Neil F. Lampson Stadium - Kennewick, Washington
Even Years - Edgar Brown Memorial Stadium - Pasco, Washington
Download the 2011 Preliminary Competition Schedule here!
30th Anniversary Info
- PHS/KeHS Alumni- All students, directors and
boosters who have been involved in hosting Cavalcade of Bands since
the start in October 1982, are invited to join the festivities on
Saturday, October 1st, at Lampson Stadium.
Festivities Include . . .
... Alumni Reception
Alumni Table - where you will receive mardi gras beads and badge, according to which school you were from (PHS or KeHS)
Announcer Recognition
Group Picture (you buy)
Possible drilldown
and of course 24 awesome performances from NW High Schools!!
(competition will start around 8:30 am)
Each Alumni, director, booster will receive one free ticket . . .but you need to e-mail cavalcade.of.bands@hotmail.com with your name, year you were involved and the director's name . . .in order to have a ticket held at will-call.
Additional tickets can be purchased as the pre-sale price of $9 each.
- 2011 Participants-
Forr all the students participating in the 30th Annual Cavalcade of Bands
We have some fun things planned throughout the day at Cavalcade.
Games - during breaks . . .win prizes . . .food!
Drilldown - possible if there are enouth wanting to do it.
Trivia - keep posted on our web-site to answer trivia questions for prizes
Awesome bands - we have 24 bands performing . .. don't miss out!
Have questions? E-mail us at cavalcade.of.bands@hotmail.com
See you on October 1st!!
The competition will include the following divisions (enrollment
is based on 9th thru 12th grade):
- AA DIVISION - Enrollment up to 999
- AAA-SMALL BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of up to 79 band members (including auxiliaries) - AAA-LARGE BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of 80 to 99 band members (including auxiliaries) - AAA-OPEN BAND DIVISION
Enrollment of 1000+, with a band size of 100 and up band members (including auxiliaries)
Bands scheduled for Preliminary Competition in
2011
AC Davis High School
Capital High School
Century High School
Cheney High School
Chiawana High School
Clarkston High School
Hanford High School
Hermiston High School
Kamiakin High School
Kennewick High School
Liberty High School
Mead High School
Naches Valley High School
North Kitsap High School
Pasco High School
Richland High School
Rocky Mountain High School
Southridge High School
University High School
Vallivue High School
Wenatchee High School
West Valley High School - Spokane
West Valley High School - Yakima
Awards
After preliminary competition there is an awards ceremony to give
trophies to the top three bands and caption awards in each division. The
top 12 bands, according to score, will be invited back for finals
competition where the slate is wiped clean and bands compete for top
honors and caption awards.
Caption Awards: Brass and Winds, Percussion, Auxiliary, General Effect,
Marching and Drum Major (finals only).
Judging
Top music educators and professionals from the Northwest and the country
make up the nine-judge panel adjudicating the competition in many
categories such as marching individual, marching general effect,
marching ensemble, music ensemble, music general effect, music
individual, percussion, and auxiliary. Each band is given audio and
written adjudication notes for prelim and finals performances. This is a
very educational experience for your staff and students.
Judging in 2011
Pat Amann - Percussion
Katie Amann - Auxiliary
John Fisher - Visual GE
Ron Maier - Visual Ensemble
Sam Ormson - Music Individual
Eric Smedsrud - Visual Individual
Dr. Tom Stone - Music GE
Dave Weathered - Music Ensemble
Show Highlights:
- 26 to 28 talented high school marching bands from Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
- On-site affordable concessions
- Show apparel sales . . hats, sweatshirts, t-shirts, jackets, etc.
- Group photos
- On-site instrument repair by Ted Brown Music
- Each band is also recorded for inclusion of a multi-camera DVD of the show, which will be available for purchase.
Show Logistics:
This show is put together by dedicated band parents, students and
professionals who have put in many hours to assure each show runs
smoothly and is enjoyable to all.