WKU Hosting State Marching
Band Championships Oct. 16

October 05, 2004

Bowling Green, Ky. - The 2004 State Marching Band Championships will be held Oct. 16 at Western Kentucky University.

The competition, sponsored by the Kentucky Music Educators Association, attracts about 4,500 band members plus parents and supporters for the semifinals and finals and generates a financial impact of more than $1 million for the community, according to Dr. John Carmichael, WKU director of bands.

Finals begin at 6 p.m. at L.T. Smith Stadium. Tickets for the finals are $10.

Four finalists each from four classifications will be selected earlier Oct. 16 in semifinals.

Class A semifinals begin at 10 a.m. at Franklin-Simpson High School; AA semifinals begin at 11 a.m. at Bowling Green High School; AAA semifinals begin at 11 a.m. at Allen County-Scottsville High School; AAAA semifinals begin at noon at WKU's Smith Stadium. Tickets for semifinals are $8 and will be available at each site.

For information, contact John Carmichael at (270) 745-5893 or visit the KMEA website at www.kmea.org.

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