More than 2,000 bands from 23 schools statewide will compete at the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Assn. annual marching band invitational Oct. 17 at Corona del Sol High School.
During the event, the bands will compete for ratings or rankings in their respective divisions, with award ceremonies to follow. The judges will score the bands for their musical, auxiliary, percussion and visual performance as well as overall general effect.
“We are honored to host an ABODA sanctioned Invitational,” saidDavid DuPlessis, director of the Corona marching band.
“This event is a great opportunity for the bands to demonstrate their musical programs and for the community to experience performances from schools across Arizona.”
Gates open at noon at the Corona campus, 1001 E. Knox Road, Tempe.
The Corona band is recognized as one of the finest in Arizona, earning third place in the top division in Fall 2014 and second place in Fall 2012.
The band performed with Katy Perry in the Super Bowl XLIX Pepsi Halftime Show. Corona’s color guard members have won the state championship for the past four years in a row, and performed at the WGI World Championships in Ohio this year.
The percussion program is the largest in Arizona and consistently wins state percussion titles.
