Southington's "Music of the Knight" Marching Band Competition to be held October 18th.

On Saturday, October 18th, the Southington High School Blue Knights Marching Band will present the 22st Annual “Music of the Knight” marching band competition at Fontana Field at Southington High School. This event is a US Bands sanctioned marching competition. 17 High School Band from across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York will be competing. The final performance schedule will be posted by US bands on their website www.USBands.org.
Music of the Knight has been designated a “Gold Event” by US Bands and is one of the largest and most well attended high school band competition in New England. It is the band’s major fund-raiser of the season and, with the assistance of many sponsors in the community, the band relies on this event to raise about 50 percent of its operating budget.
The event kicks off at 4:00 pm with performances by the Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School Band, under the direction of Richard Santanella, and the John F. Kennedy Middle School Band, under the direction of Tim Johnson.
The Award Winning Southington Blue Knights Marching Band under the direction of Jeff Shaw and Sara Ossias will perform an exhibition of their 2014 Show, “Lasting Impressions”. In keeping with tradition, SHS Band Alumni will lead the Blue Knights onto the field for their performance. The evening will conclude with the SHS Senior Recognition and the award ceremony. Tickets are available at the door the day of the event. General Admission is $10.

For more information, visit the Blue Knights Marching Band website at www.shsmarchingband.com, Facebook at www.facebook.com/shsbands or contact the SHS music department at (860) 628-3229 ext. 250.