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VHHS Band Wins At 2018 International Band Championship In Ireland

The Vestavia Hills High School Band was named the Best International Band at the 2018 International Band Championship in Ireland.

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL - The Vestavia Hills High School band made a pretty huge impression overseas this past weekend, as it competed in the 2018 International Band Championship In Ireland and was honored as Best International Band in the competition. This was the 48th annual competition in Limerick.

Twenty-one bands total took part in Ireland’s only International Band Championship in Limerick on Sunday, March 18, with more than 1,300 participants marching the streets. Bands from the United States, Germany, England, Northern Ireland, Limerick and across the rest of Ireland competed in the championship for the overall Kenneally Jewellers Perpetual Trophy. Eleven bands competed for the international honors.

A video of the parade can be seen here.

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Also, a Facebook video of the performance can be seen below.

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