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This story was updated because an earlier version did not list all locations for semi-state events. The Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) marching band competitions continued for 2025 ...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Several local high school marching bands from South Dakota competed in the 21st annual Youth in Music Marching Band Championships Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium in ...

Editor's Note: A previous version of the story incorrectly characterized the Nov. 1 Florida Bandmasters Association District 12 Band Festival as a competition. Polk County bands have a special place ...

POCATELLO — ISU's School of Performing Arts is hosting high school musicians from Idaho, Utah and Nevada for the Mountain West Marching Band Invitational this weekend. The event will take place from ...

As the 2025 Texas high school football season heats up throughout the Big Country and West Texas, it’s time to focus on and recognize a key component of any Friday night football experience: the ...

It’s time for the Battle of the Bands, Mid-South edition. The Commercial Appeal is launching a series of polls to determine the best high school marching band in the Memphis area. We want your ...

The government shutdown has been going on for more than three weeks, and neither side is budging. On this episode of All Things Kim Strassel talks to House Speaker Mike Johnson about the closure ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Perhaps more so than any other sport, timing is everything in high school marching band competition. The slightest awkward step or cranky note by any of dozens of performers in a ...