Sunday, October 23, 2011

Illini Marching Band Championships

On Saturday, October 22, 2011, 47 high school marching bands competed in the Illini Marching Band Championships in Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois. Bands from Antioch to Rock Island, from Watseka to Effingham performed and competed throughout the course of the day.

Of the 6 bands in Class 6A, your Marching Mustangs finished in first place, earning caption awards for Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual and Outstanding Auxiliary. Of the 47 bands during the course of the competition day, the Marching Mustangs finished 4th place overall. Additionally, the Marching Mustangs earned a score of 90.05, the highest competitive score in recent memory for the Marching Mustangs.

Enjoy the video below from the performance in Memorial Stadium.