|
|
|
The Aurora Marching Band competed against 23 bands on October 8 at the Ozark Mountain Music Festival at Reeds Spring. By the end of the day, Aurora took first place in the finals.
This was the first time in five years Aurora has taken a first-place finish at finals against larger bands. Band members did it this year with a solid two-point lead, according to Steve Bryan, a spokesman for the Aurora Band Boosters.
Earlier in the day, Aurora won several awards as it qualified for finals:
• first place in D Class
• outstanding winds
• outstanding drum major
• outstanding percussion
In addition, Aurora had the highest score
of the 23 schools in
preliminaries.
At 8:30 p.m., the Marching Dawgs moved onto the field to begin their finals competition.
The band’s highest scores were in music performance and marching and maneuvering, for which there are no caption awards.
Scores in the finals included:
• first place, Aurora 80.825
• second place, Harrison, Arkansas, 78.750
• third place, Nevada 77.950
• fourth place, Hillcrest 75.250
• fifth place, Logan Rogersville 68.950
• sixth place, Cassville 66.700
• seventh place, Monett 63.475.
The previous week, the band competed at Parkview High School’s Valhalla Marching Band Festival in Springfield. This was the band’s first competition for the year, competing against 32 bands from around the state. The band took sixth place in the finals.
Aurora earned two first-place finishes in the areas of marching/maneuvering and color guard. The band placed first in the C
Division with the right to compete in finals competition.
The color guard, with members Kara Bryan, Nikki Purgason, Megan Clark, Destiny Sawyer, Mikala Sisco, Megan Walker and Taylor Wallace, had a remarkable day with the fourth highest score for the day, noted Bryan.
Rob Springer serves as the director of the band, while Lucas Janes is the assistant director. Michele Parbury is the instructor for the color guard, and Jeremy Meyer is the percussion assistant. Drum majors are Andrea Epperson and Cheyenne Kumar.
Additional information is available at http://
aurorahdband.com.
Bryan urged the community to support the band at the annual Halloween carnival and chili supper on
October 28 at the Aurora High School.
The Aurora Marching Band competed against 23 bands on October 8 at the Ozark Mountain Music Festival at Reeds Spring. By the end of the day, Aurora took first place in the finals.
This was the first time in five years Aurora has taken a first-place finish at finals against larger bands. Band members did it this year with a solid two-point lead, according to Steve Bryan, a spokesman for the Aurora Band Boosters.
Earlier in the day, Aurora won several awards as it qualified for finals:
• first place in D Class
• outstanding winds
• outstanding drum major
• outstanding percussion
In addition, Aurora had the highest score
of the 23 schools in
preliminaries.
At 8:30 p.m., the Marching Dawgs moved onto the field to begin their finals competition.
The band’s highest scores were in music performance and marching and maneuvering, for which there are no caption awards.
Scores in the finals included:
• first place, Aurora 80.825
• second place, Harrison, Arkansas, 78.750
• third place, Nevada 77.950
• fourth place, Hillcrest 75.250
• fifth place, Logan Rogersville 68.950
• sixth place, Cassville 66.700
• seventh place, Monett 63.475.
The previous week, the band competed at Parkview High School’s Valhalla Marching Band Festival in Springfield. This was the band’s first competition for the year, competing against 32 bands from around the state. The band took sixth place in the finals.
Aurora earned two first-place finishes in the areas of marching/maneuvering and color guard. The band placed first in the C
Division with the right to compete in finals competition.
The color guard, with members Kara Bryan, Nikki Purgason, Megan Clark, Destiny Sawyer, Mikala Sisco, Megan Walker and Taylor Wallace, had a remarkable day with the fourth highest score for the day, noted Bryan.
Rob Springer serves as the director of the band, while Lucas Janes is the assistant director. Michele Parbury is the instructor for the color guard, and Jeremy Meyer is the percussion assistant. Drum majors are Andrea Epperson and Cheyenne Kumar.
Additional information is available at http://
aurorahdband.com.
Bryan urged the community to support the band at the annual Halloween carnival and chili supper on
October 28 at the Aurora High School.
