Major Eastern Championship event comes to West Long Branch March 21-22

WHO: Winter Guard International (WGI) centers on providing a venue for young people to pursue excellence in both performance and competition through nationwide color guard, indoor percussion and winds regional competitive events.

WHAT: The Eastern Color Guard & Winds Championship event brings together premier color guard and winds teams in the region to compete for top honors.

WHERE: The MAC at Monmouth University

400 Cedar Avenue

West Long Branch, NJ 07764

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, 2015

Full schedule available three weeks prior to event at wgi.org (see “Current Entries” button for full list of schools competing).

TICKETS: Ticket information for the Eastern Color Guard & Winds Championships is available online at wgi.org or by calling (866) 589-7161. Pricing is as follows:

Preliminaries - $17

Finals - $20

Combination package - $32

Non-finalist backside seating - $10

ABOUT WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL

WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Now entering its 38th year in 2015, the sport continues to evolve and grow. There were more than 36,000 participants at the regional level, and more than 12,000 participants at the Sport of the Arts World Championships in April 2014. For more information and a full 2015 schedule, visit www.wgi.org.

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