The 61st annual Central Methodist University Band Day will be held on October 3, with more than 25 schools from around the state set to compete.
The Sound of Central will begin the day stepping off in exhibition at 9:25, and the parade competition starts right after at 9:30. Each band lines up in front of Swinney Conservatory, marches downtown to the square on Church Street, turns left at the bandstand, makes another left onto Main St. and concludes their performance at the entrance to CMU at Main and Elm.
The field competition at Davis Field will begin at 11:55 with the CMU Brass Quintet performing the National Anthem. Indoor drumline competition will take place in Puckett Fieldhouse beginning at 12:30 pm. The Color Guard competition will be held in the Mark Robb Rec Center in the turf room with a start time of 10:30.
There is a $10.00 dollar gate fee at the field show competition. Entrance to the drum line and color guard competitions are free. CMU faculty, staff and students can enter for no charge. Concessions will be available at the field.
Participating schools, by class, are listed below:
Class 1
Concordia – Concordia Marching Orioles
Glasgow High School – Glasgow Yellowjacket Band
Higbee R-VIII - Higbee Tiger Band
New Franklin High School – New Franklin Bulldogs
North Shelby High School – North Shelby Marching Raiders
Vienna High School – Eagle Pride Band
Class 2
Fayette High School – Fayette Falcon Pride Marching Band
Salisbury High School – Salisbury Panther Pride Marching Band
Westran High School – Westran Marching Hornets
Class 3
Boonville High School – Boonville Silver Pirate Marching Band
Cameron High School – Cameron Marching Dragons
Eldon High School – Eldon Marching Mustangs
Fort Madison High School – Fort Madison High School Marching Band
Hallsville High School – Hallsville Indian Pride Marching Band
Macon High School – Macon Tiger Marching Band
Owensville – Marching Dutchmen
Class 4
Fulton High School – Fulton Hornet Band
Kirksville High School – Kirksville Marching Tigers
Marshall High School – Marching Owls
Mexico High School – Mexico High School Bulldog Pride Marching Band
Moberly High School – The Marching Spartans
Oak Grove High School – The Sound of Panther Pride Marching Band
Odessa High school – Band of Distinction
School of the Osage – School of the Osage Marching Indians
Warrenton High School – Warrenton Marching Warriors
Class 5
Jefferson City High School – Marching Jay Band
Many of the schools will be led by directors who have attended or are attending Central. Alumni and graduate student directors includes: Micheal Williams (Salisbury), Ryan Lewis (Hallsville), Alec Fields (Boonville), Kelly Neudecker(Fulton) Sara Summers (Marshall), and Josh Yancey (Mexico).