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The 2008 edition of the Preview of Champions will take
place on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The competition
will take place in the mid/late afternoon and early
evening hours. Bands who attend the
Echoes Off the River
competition in
Alton
(30 minutes away) are extremely welcomed to attend
this show in the evening. McKendree University
is 25 Minutes from downtown
St. Louis, located
conveniently between interstates 55/70 and 64. Bands
will compete on a lighted, Game Day turf field, in
classes based on number of instrumentalists. Awards
are given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class
and a Grand Champion Award. Caption awards for
Outstanding Percussion, Color Guard,
Music, and Visual are also given in
each class. After each bands performance there will
be a video review and clinician comments. An indoor
director and staff hospitality room overlooking the
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| Directions |
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Use
Google Maps
for directions to this event.
Be careful using Mapquest or any other internet
direction provider. Saturday is the Fall Festival in
Lebanon, and St. Louis street WILL BE CLOSED. Please
consult a map and use alternate routes!
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| Admission
Prices |
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$6.00 – General Admission
FREE – Under 6 years old
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| Performance
Schedule |
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See Full Schedule
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| Judging
Panel |
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Music Performance: Ibe Sodawalla
Music Ensemble: Bruce Soderstrom
Visual Performance: Jason Sulliman
Overall Effect: John Bell
Percussion: Chad Schaedler
Guard: Keith Baker
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| Host Website
& Contact Information |
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Lester McQuaid - Music Admissions Counselor - (618)
537-6554
lamcquaid@mckendree.edu
Host Website -
McKendree University
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