Marching
Band Underway in Indiana
By: Jermaine Williams
info@blackhawkbrigade.com
SV Brigade Webmaster
FRENCH LICK, Indiana - Friday Nights in
Indiana are reserved for high school football. But, on Saturdays,
marching bands take over. Starting this weekend, all three
local bands take to the field, working towards a spot at
October’s ISSMA State Finals.
Springs Valley, in their seventh season
under the direction of Luke Aylsworth, heads into the season
enjoying the label of State Finalist. Last season, the Brigade
placed 4th at the ISSMA State Finals. “Obviously,
last year was a special year,” stated Aylsworth. “It
is always very rewarding to be able to call yourself a state
finalist. We were thrilled to death to represent Springs
Valley and Orange County at State Finals and really feel
it has pushed us to a higher level of performance. We feel
we are even better this season. So many years, our goal
was to make state finals. Now, we turn our attention to
staying a state finalist and continuing to develop our student
musicians while creating a great musical visual package.”
Springs Valley’s 2007 program is
titled “3 Generations.” It is an original show
concept with music from John Meehan and Key Poulan. The
show re-visits the three generations of the Blackhawk Brigade
program. Each piece is uniquely titled “Grandparents,”
“Parents,” and “Children.” The Brigade’s
80 members all have ties back through the generations of
the program.
Springs Valley opens their season with
a community show at the Springs Valley High School football
stadium on Saturday at 3:30pm. Following their local show,
they will head to Lincoln City, Indiana to compete in the
annual Heritage Hills Invitational. Their show time is at
9:18pm EST.
Around the county, the Pride of Paoli looks
to rebound back into the state picture with their show “Echoes
of Pride” with music by Richard Saucedo and Samuel
Hazo. The 71 member band will begin their season Saturday
at North Harrison and then travel to the Corydon for a night
show. Paoli is under the direction of Bill Laughlin who
is entering his 20th season leading the Pride.
In northern Orange County is the Orleans
Bulldog Regiment, 60 members strong, under the direction
of Terry Burton. Burton is entering his fifth season at
Orleans. The Bulldog Regiment’s 2007 show is titled
“X!” by Key Poulan. They will host their annual
Ice Cream social Friday night at 6:00pm before starting
their season at North Harrison Saturday morning and Heritage
Hills that night. They will be in the same class as Springs
Valley.
All three local bands look to content for
the five spot to the ISSMA State Finals at the RCA Dome
in Indianapolis, IN on October 20. This year will be the
final time the State Finals are held in the RCA Dome. Next
season (2008), Lucas Oil Stadium will host not only the
ISSMA State Finals, but the Bands Of America Grand National
Championship, and Drum Corp International World Championship.
Springs Valley
Blackhawk Brigade Schedule
Sept. 8 – Heritage Hills Invitational
Sept. 15 – Paoli Invitational
Sept. 22 – Avon (Morning) and Greenwood (Night)
Sept. 29 – ISSMA District at Jasper
Oct. 6 – Salem Invitational
Oct. 13 – ISSMA Regional at Indiana State University
Oct. 20 – ISSMA State at the RCA Dome
Pride of Paoli
Schedule
Sept. 8 – N. Harrison (Morning) and Corydon (Evening)
Sept. 15 – Paoli Invitational
Sept. 22 – New Albany (Morning), Floyd Central (Evening)
Sept. 29 – ISSMA District at Jasper
Oct. 6 – Salem Invitational
Oct. 13 – ISSMA Regional at Indiana State University
Oct. 20 – ISSMA State at the RCA Dome
Orleans Bulldog Regiment
Schedule
Sept. 8 – N. Harrison (Morning), Heritage Hills (Evening)
Sept. 15 – Charlestown (Morning) and Paoli (Evening)
Sept. 22 – Avon (Morning) and Greenwood (Evening)
Sept. 29 – ISSMA District at Jasper
Oct. 6 – Martinsville Invitational
Oct. 13 – ISSMA Regional at Indiana State University
Oct. 20 – ISSMA State at the RCA Dome
Oct. 27 – Madison Invitational
Nov. 3 – Mid-State Championship at Beavercreek, Ohio
NOTE: Article published in the Springs Valley Herald and
Bedford Times-Mail.
Contest Results can be found at:
Indiana
Marching.com and/or
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