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Music Under Clear Night Skies

Estefania Parra
Sep 19, 2016
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Music Under Clear Night Skies
Nicole Zagorski

The 49th annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival has come to another amazing night full of outstanding bands from all over the state of Illinois. The competition was on September 17th, 2016 at Wheeling High School. The festival began at 2:55pm starting with the national anthem, following with the first band to perform for Class A! All the shows from that night featured phenomenal melodies from lyrical to jazz show tunes, which many people could sing along to or just connect to it. Class A was lead by McHenry High School as they stepped off the competition leading to harder and higher class marching bands as the day went on. This event can't top off a DCI show, but this is a great opportunity to experience. You don't have to be a band kid or band parent to go to these competitions. If you enjoy music under the crisp night, this is one to check out if you are nearby the Wheeling area.

This is my fifth year that I have attended and within those five years, I actually participated as a freshman and sophomore with the Wheeling High School Marching Wildcats. This festival has actually brought so many new friends that I have never met before, but I am so lucky to have them in my life. This festival brought us closer, as what every musician would have to say, even if there is a gap in between.

Now that I have graduated high school, I get to spend every year here to take some amazing pictures of the bands that I could shoot for. So far this has been my second year going with Nicole Zagorski, fellow Shadow DBC member, to see how different it is from DCI. It was a night to remember under the clear skies and with the music whispering into our ears, it will definitely be one to look back to. Down below are some of the groups, color guard, drum majors, drum line, and front ensembles who performed on this amazing night!

Rolling Meadows Marching Mustangs

United Township Marching Panthers: Drumline

United Township Marching Panthers: In Formation

Home Stands at CMBF

Glenbard West High School Marching Hilltoppers: Drum Major Salute

Crystal Lake Central Tiger Band: Front Ensemble

Mundelein High School Marching Mustangs: Bowing the Glockenspiel

Glenbrook South High School Titan Marching Band: Drum Majors

Prospect High School Marching Knights: Drumline

Wheeling High School Marching Wildcats: Soloists

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