Norwich band takes second at Oswego
NORWICH – A total of 13 field bands gathered in Oswego Saturday, for the 28th annual Pageant of Champions. The show is part of the NYS Field Band Conference.
There were 12 scored performances in addition to exhibition performance by the hosting school, the Oswego Buccaneers. Like last week, there were again schools scoring within just a few points of one another throughout the competition.
Winners in the large school, division three competition were Union-Endicott with 63.60 finishing second and Auburn in first with 69.15. The lone entry in small school division two was Johnson City, finishing with 63.65. In large school division two, Central Square walked away with second place earning 75.20 just behind Baldwinsville who took first with 75.30.
In small school division one, Phoenix earned 71.75 finishing in third place, Norwich placed second with 74.40 and Jordan-Elbridge took first, earning 75.35 – just .95 ahead of Norwich.
In the National Division, Webster placed fourth with 76.00, Cicero-North Syracuse placed third with 78.40, Liverpool took second earning 80.65 and West Genessee placed first with 83.65.
“The kids really gave a confident performance; they showed improvement from last week and are continuing to work hard,” Director of the Music Department Don Burke said.
Burke also said there was a very big audience for the Oswego show and it gave the kids a chance to build confidence and gain experience.
The band will be performing in the Crystal City Band Competition starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at the Corning East high school stadium. Norwich will compete against Medina and East Irondequoit in next week’s show.
The band is also gearing up for one of the longest running shows in the conference that will be taking place in October in Norwich.
For more information about the shows or tickets, call the music department at 334-1600 ext. 1163.
There were 12 scored performances in addition to exhibition performance by the hosting school, the Oswego Buccaneers. Like last week, there were again schools scoring within just a few points of one another throughout the competition.
Winners in the large school, division three competition were Union-Endicott with 63.60 finishing second and Auburn in first with 69.15. The lone entry in small school division two was Johnson City, finishing with 63.65. In large school division two, Central Square walked away with second place earning 75.20 just behind Baldwinsville who took first with 75.30.
In small school division one, Phoenix earned 71.75 finishing in third place, Norwich placed second with 74.40 and Jordan-Elbridge took first, earning 75.35 – just .95 ahead of Norwich.
In the National Division, Webster placed fourth with 76.00, Cicero-North Syracuse placed third with 78.40, Liverpool took second earning 80.65 and West Genessee placed first with 83.65.
“The kids really gave a confident performance; they showed improvement from last week and are continuing to work hard,” Director of the Music Department Don Burke said.
Burke also said there was a very big audience for the Oswego show and it gave the kids a chance to build confidence and gain experience.
The band will be performing in the Crystal City Band Competition starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at the Corning East high school stadium. Norwich will compete against Medina and East Irondequoit in next week’s show.
The band is also gearing up for one of the longest running shows in the conference that will be taking place in October in Norwich.
For more information about the shows or tickets, call the music department at 334-1600 ext. 1163.
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