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Bands of America (BOA) is a music education advocacy organization and promoter of high school marching band competitions in the United States. Established in 1975 as Marching Bands of America (MBA), founder Larry McCormick's goal was to provide educational opportunities for music students nationwide. McCormick organized the first annual Summer ...
It had a 40-inch (100 cm) long barrel, and an overall length of 56 inches (140 cm). Three rifle bands held the barrel to the stock. A shorter two band version, generally referred to as the Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle, was also produced. This shorter rifle had a 33-inch (84 cm) barrel and an overall length of 49 inches (120 cm). [7]
We were a good band, for our size, but weren't the caliber of the much larger bands, both there, or in our local competitions as well. We competed regularly with Norwin High School, from Irwin, PA. They won the Nationals in 1982, in Johnson City, TN.
When is 2024 Bands of America Grand Nationals? The Grand Nationals competition takes place Nov. 14-16 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Find out when your group performs on the organization's ...
Congratulations to the Avon Marching Black & Gold!
The Esprit de Corps Award was first awarded in 1978. It was later renamed the "Al Castronovo Esprit de Corps Award" in 1987 after his death. Since then, one band has received the award at each year's Grand National Championship competition except for 1993 and 2012, when two groups tied and both were presented with the award.
When are Bands of America finals and semifinals? Here's the schedule for Saturday. Don't forget to read up on stadium regulations. 6:30 a.m.: Ticket office and gates open.
The Type II is sometimes referred to as the Model 1864, but is more commonly referred to as just a variant of the Model 1863. This version re-introduced band springs, replaced the clamping bands with solid oval bands, and replaced the three leaf rear sight with single leaf sight. A total of 255,040 of these were manufactured from 1864 to 1865.