Tri-State Band Festival
Luverne, Minnesota
September 25, 2010

Now in its 60th year, Luverne's Tri-State Band Festival is the longest running marching band festival in the region. The annual parade and field competition draws bands from Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota with more than 2,500 students participating.

The 2010 lineup will include approximately 20 bands competing in the parade and 16 competing on the field.

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$5.00

PARADE ORDER

Parade Time:  10:00 AM Main Street

VFW & Legion Color Guard

Luverne, MN Middle School Band (Host)

Parade Marshals (1951-1952 Luverne High School Marching Band)

Hills-Beaver Creek, MN Junior High Band (Exhibition)

Class A                

1.    West Lyon High School, Inwood, IA

2.    Parkston, SD High School

3.    Lennox, SD High School

4.    Sibley-Ocheyedan High School - Sibley, IA

Class A-1

5.    Baltic, SD High School

6.    Garretson, SD High School

7.    Tracy Area, MN High School

8.    Sioux Center, IA High School

9.    Murray Co. Central High School – Slayton, MN

10.  Boyden-Hull, IA High School

11.  Adrian, MN High School 

Class AA

12.  Stewartville, MN High School

13.  Pipestone Area, MN School     

14.  West Central High School - Hartford, SD

Class AAA

15.    Worthington, MN High School

16.    Brookings, SD High School

17.  Brandon Valley, SD High School - Brandon, SD

Class AAAA                                                                                              

18.    Washington High School - Sioux Falls, SD

19.    Luverne, MN High School (Host)

FIELD ORDER & TIMES

Field Exercises 12:25 PM - Cardinal Field – Luverne Public Schools

(Field Gates will open at 12:00 Noon)

12:25 PM  National Anthem by “Spirit of Worthington” Trojan 

Marching Band                                                                                         

Class A

12:30 PM           West Lyon High School - Inwood, IA

12:45 PM           Parkston, SD High School

1:00 PM             Lennox, SD High School

1:15 PM             Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sibley, IA HS                                                                             

Class AA                                                                

1:30 PM             Pipestone Area, MN High School

1:45 PM             West Central High School - Hartford, SD

2:00–2:15 PM  Class A Award Ceremony and Judges Break      

Class AAA

2:15 PM             Brookings, SD High School

2;30 PM             O’Gorman High School - Sioux Falls, SD     

2:45 PM             Brandon Valley, SD High School

Class AA

3:00 PM             Madison, SD High School                                                                                            

Class AAAA

3:15 PM             Aberdeen High School, SD

3:30 PM             Roosevelt High School - Sioux Falls, SD

3:45 PM             Washington High School - Sioux Falls, SD           

Host Band

4:00 PM             Luverne, MN High School

4:15 PM            Class AA, AAA, Class AAAA Awards Ceremony
 

Head Judge:
Tom Haugen

Music General Effect:  Tom Haugen, Decorah, IA
Visual Performance:  Jay Matuzak, South St. Paul, MN
Visiual General Effect:  Ken Martinson, Nashville, TN
Music Execution:  Andy Nelson, Milaca, MN
Color Guard:  Lane Powell, Harmony, MN
Percussion:  Joel Matuzak, St. Paul, MN

Luverne Chamber of Commerce
Jane Wildung, Executive Director -luvernechamber@co.rock.mn.us - 507.283.4061

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