Four local high school marching bands will be heading down to Indianapolis tomorrow for the Indiana State School Music Association Open Class Semi-State Marching Band Festival.
Students from Bremen, John Glenn, Knox and Plymouth will join 80 other bands from around the state competing to be chosen as one of the 10 bands who will represent their class at the 45th Annual Indiana State Marching Band Finals.
Each band is entered into a category based on school size and that influences where they perform. Pride of Plymouth Marching Band is led by their director Bryan Ames and they will be competing in Open Class B. Their performance will take place at Pike High School around 2:30 p.m.
John Glenn and Knox will be competing in Open Class C, performing at Decatur Central High School. The John Glenn band director is Nathanael Suddeth and his students will be performing at approximately 2:30 p.m. The Knox Redskin Brigade is guided by their director Craige Phipps. They will perform around 5:45 p.m.
The Bremen marching band’s director is Matthew Sutton, and they will be competing in Open Class D, performing at Franklin Community High School around 5:45 p.m.
Awards are scheduled to be presented at each individual site around 6 p.m. All times listed above are in Eastern Standard Time. Admission for Saturday’s event is $7 for adults and $5 for students and pre-schoolers.
