2017 Marching Band Championships
The 52nd Annual State of Illinois Invitational High School Marching Band Championship will take place on October 14, 2017 at Hancock Stadium, Illinois State University. The performance schedule for the day will be posted here after order of performance is determined in late August.
Applications are no longer being accepted at this time.
The following 42 Bands will compete in the 52nd Annual State of Illinois Invitational High School Marching Band Championship on October 14, 2017. (Alphabetical Order):
Alan B. Shepard High School
Argo Community High School
Batavia High School
Bloomington HS
Brother Rice and Mother McAuley
Danville High School
Dunlap HS
Edwardsville High School
Eureka High School
Herscher High School
Huntley High School
Illinois Valley Central HS
John Hersey High School
Joliet West
Lake Park High School
Lakes Community High School
LaSalle-Peru Township High School
Lemont High School
Limestone Community High School
Lincoln-Way High School
Lockport Township High School
Macomb Senior High School
Marengo Community High School
Marian Catholic High School
Metamora Township High School
Morton High School
Naperville Central High School
Normal Community High School
Normal West High School
O'Fallon Township High School
Olympia High School
Plainfield North High School
Prospect High School
Providence Catholic High School
Rock Island High School
Rockford High School
Romeoville High School
Sherrard High School
TF South High School
University High School
Victor j Andrew
Wheaton North High School
The 3 waitlisted Bands are (in order of waitlist):
Coal City High School
William Howard Taft High School
Dekalb High School
We are ecstatic to have this great line up for our 52nd Annual State of Illinois Invitational High School Marching Band Championship.
2017 Adjudication Panel
William Chumley
Bruce Jones
Kyle Miller
Glen Adsit
W Dale Warren
Darrin Davis
Joel Denton
Stan Schoonover
Wayne Markworth
Freddy Martin
Alfred Watkins
Ryan Alm
Jackie Gilley
Bret Mascaro
Payment
Checks are to be made out to ISU BANDS and mailed to:
Illinois State University
School of Music attn: Gavin Smith
Campus Box 5660
Normal, IL 61790-5660
The application is now closed. Thank you for all those who applied.
Ticket Information
Tickets are $15.00 for all day admission, including finals. Children 12 and under are admitted free. No advance ticket sales. Tickets can only be purchased at the stadium ticket windows.