McKendree University Preview of Champions
Lebanon, Illinois
October 2, 2010

The 2010 edition of the Preview of Champions will take place on Saturday, October 2, 2010. The Preview of Champions is an independently run contest by McKendree University and will feature top notch adjudicators and clinicians! The competition schedule will be based on the number of entries with an early evening awards ceremony. Bands who attend another competition elsewhere are extremely welcomed to attend, just let us know of your schedule.

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 field will also be available.

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$8 for adults 14 and up (includes program)
$6 for children 7-13 (no program)
FREE for children 6 and under (no program)

*All tickets will be sold at the main entrance to Leemon Field

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Music – Dr. Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois University

Music – Second Lieutenant Dustin Doyle, USAF Band of Mid-America

Marching – Master Sergeant Dean Smith, USAF Band of Mid-America

Marching – Kevin Nevsimal, Northern Illinois University and Lake Park HS Staff

General Effect – Bob Berry, JAMA and MCCGA Judge

General Effect – Mike Hanes, SIU-C (Retired)

Percussion – Ian Shepard, Freelance Arranger and Instructor
Color Guard – Ellie Hayes, JAMA and MCCGA Judge

Clinician – Bret Kuhn, Colts Drum and Bugle Corps Program Director and Prospect HS Percussion Coordinator

Clinician – Dr. Joseph Manfredo, Illinois State University
 

Lester McQuaid - Music Admissions Counselor - (618) 537-6554 lamcquaid@mckendree.edu

Host Website - McKendree University