ST. LOUIS, MO — The Lincoln-Way Marching Band notched a successful showing at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Oct. 23–24, and now turn their focus to Grand Nationals in November.
Led by band directors Dr. Bert Johnson, Cary Ruklic and Chris Mroczek, with drum majors Carissa Bachmann, Alaynah Dare, Ben Render and Anahi Velazquez, the band went up against more than 60 in last weekend's showdown.
The band placed 6th in their class during prelims (4A), with a score of 83.6 and went on to place 11th during finals, with a score of 81.9. Musical selections and composers were Machu Picchu—City in the Sky by Satoshi Yagisawa.
The marching band started its season in June, enduring long summer practices, including a two-week band camp. They practice three days a week after school and on Saturdays.
They have competed in two local competitions this year, including the Victor J. Andrew Marching Invitational, where they received awards for Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, Outstanding General Effect, Outstanding Percussion, Outstanding Auxiliary, 1st place in class 3A and were the Grand Champions.
At Downers Grove South Marching Mustang Music Bowl, they received awards for Best Auxiliary and 1st place in class 3A and were the Grand Champion.
They performed their field show at all three Lincoln-Way schools during the football half-time and performed in an exhibition at their Lincoln-Way Invitational Competition.
Summer performances included the Mokena 4th of July Parade, Momence Gladiolus Festival Parades, Frankfort Fall Fest parade and Manhattan Labor Day parade.
Their final competition will be the Band of America Grand Nationals at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 12-14. Afterward, they'll travel to perform for the Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at Walt Disney World.
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