High school bands set to compete at Liberty Bowl
By: Scott Carroll
Issue date: 10/30/09 Section: Other Stories
High school marching bands from around the South will face off at the annual Bandmasters Championship in the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium this Saturday.
The 46-year-old contest is hosted by The University of Memphis Band Alumni Chapter and will fund scholarships for The U of M band, The Mighty Sound of the South.
The contest will begin at 11:30 a.m., an hour after the gates open, and will showcase 29 bands from Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky.
Bands are grouped into four categories, from small single-A schools to extra large 4-A schools.
Each band performs once and is judged in several categories like musical quality, visual quality, color guard and percussion.
Last year's champion was Munford High School in Munford, Tenn.
Jeremy Stinson, contest director, said the competition helps The University of Memphis recruit new students and funds the scholarships of U of M band members.
Stinson also said that when it comes to the quality of the competing bands, the Bandmasters championship has the cream of the crop.
"It's probably the best collection of talent compared to any other contest around," he said.
The 46-year-old contest is hosted by The University of Memphis Band Alumni Chapter and will fund scholarships for The U of M band, The Mighty Sound of the South.
The contest will begin at 11:30 a.m., an hour after the gates open, and will showcase 29 bands from Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky.
Bands are grouped into four categories, from small single-A schools to extra large 4-A schools.
Each band performs once and is judged in several categories like musical quality, visual quality, color guard and percussion.
Last year's champion was Munford High School in Munford, Tenn.
Jeremy Stinson, contest director, said the competition helps The University of Memphis recruit new students and funds the scholarships of U of M band members.
Stinson also said that when it comes to the quality of the competing bands, the Bandmasters championship has the cream of the crop.
"It's probably the best collection of talent compared to any other contest around," he said.