Springs Valley Blackhawk Brigade | French Lick, IN
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History

If it was easy, everyone would do it.
2018 ISSMA All-Music Award Recipient 
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27 ISSMA District Gold Ratings (Discontinued)

35 ISSMA Regional Gold Ratings

12 ISSMA Semi-State Appearance (Began in 2008)

30 ISSMA State Finals Appearances

26 ISSMA State Finals Top 5 Placements

7 Undefeated Invitational Seasons
2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019

Undefeated Seasons
2016

2017 ISSMA Class “D” State Champion

2016 ISSMA Class “D” State Champion

2010 ISSMA Class “D” State Champion

1977 ISSMA Class “C” State Champion

2015 Tristate PSCA Champion (Undefeated Season)

2021 IPA Winds Scholastic A State Champion


 ISSMA State Champion Runner-up
1978, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

Bands of America Grand Nationals Appearances
1987, 1999, 2009, 2012

2009 Bands of America Grand National Semi-Finalist
3rd Place in Class A

1987 Bands of America Grand Nationals 6th Place Class A

Performed for Governor Mitch Daniels (2005)

Performed at 2005 Indiana Pacers NBA Game

Performed for Presidents Harry Truman and Ronald Regan

Performed at the 1971 National Republican Governors Conference

Performed in the Movie Blue Chips staring Nick Nolte

Performed at halftime at a 1971 Indiana Pacers ABA Basketball Game

Director John Aylsworth (1969 – 1994)
received a Honor Resolution from the
House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana in 1995.

2016 Blackhawk Brigade received House Resolution #54 from the
Indiana General Assembly in honor of their undefeated State Championship Season. 

Nine Blackhawk Brigade Alumni have received degrees in Music Education and are have been music educators in the State of Indiana.

Received the prestigious NAMM Foundation “Best Communities for Music Education” designation in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.

2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 SupportMusic Merit Award

2013 Grammy Signature School Semi-Finalist

2014 IPA PSCA State Champion Runner-Up

2014 WHAS11 Band of the Week Champion – Performed at the KFC YUM Center on Great Day Live!

2017 Music in the Parks/Kings Island 1st Place High School Concert Band & Overall All Best Band Award.


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