Tri-State Band Festival
Luverne, MN

September 26, 2015

The morning parade travels along Main Street, with judging near the corner of Main and McKenzie. The afternoon field competition is held at the Luverne High School athletic field.

Luverne is located in the southwest corner of Minnesota, just 30 minutes east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of Luverne's famous attractions is the Blue Mounds State Park which features beautiful campsites, prairie hiking trails, and the only state-owned herd of bison.

Directions

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Admission Prices

Parade

9:30 AM Main Street
VFW & Legion Color Guard

Parade Marshals (Luverne High School Custodians)

Luverne, MN Middle School Band (Host)

PARADE ORDER

Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian, SD High School
2. Murray County Central, MN High School
3. Sibley-Ocheyedan High School - Sibley, IA

Class A-1
4. Adrian, MN High School
5. Garretson, SD High School
6. Menno, SD High School
7. George-Little Rock, IA High School
8. Boyden-Hull, IA High School

Class AA
9. Tea, SD High School
10. West Central High School - Hartford, SD
11. Pipestone Area, MN High School
12. Lennox, SD High School
13. Stewartville, MN High School

Class AAA
14. Yankton, SD High School
15. Brookings, SD High School
16. Worthington, MN High School

Class AAAA
17. Brandon Valley, SD High School - Brandon, SD

Host
18. Luverne, MN High School

Field

12:25 PM - Cardinal Field – Luverne Public Schools
(Field Gates will open at 11:30 AM)

12:25 PM National Anthem by Luverne High School Marching Band

Class A
12:30 PM Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sibley, IA HS
12:45 PM West Lyon High School - Inwood, IA

Class AA
1:00 PM Madison, SD High School
1:15 PM West Central High School - Hartford, SD
1:30 PM Pipestone Area, MN High School
1:45 PM Lennox, SD High School

2:00 - 2:15 PM Class A-1 and A Award Ceremony and Judges Break

Class AAA
2:15 PM O’Gorman, SD High School
2:30 PM Yankton, SD High School
2:45 PM Brookings, SD High School

Class AAAA
3:00 PM Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, SD
3:15 PM Brandon Valley, SD High School –

3:30 PM Luverne, MN High School (Host Band)

3:45 PM Class AA, AAA, Class AAAA Awards Ceremony

Judging Panel

Tom Haugen, Decorah, Iowa, is presently a supervisor of music education student teachers for Luther College. Prior to his position at Luther he was a high school band director for 38 years in Minnesota and Iowa. He has been inducted into the Minnesota Music Educators Hall of Fame and in 2014 received the Outstanding Music Educator Award for the state of Iowa from NFHS.

Lane Powell, Harmony, Minnesota, is in his 22nd year of teaching and his 13th as Director of Bands at Fillmore Central Schools. Mr. Powell is an active adjudicator, performer, clinician, and composer throughout the Midwest. He has publications for concert band under the C. I. Barnhouse and Powell Music labels. Mr. Powell has served on the Board of Directors for both the Minnesota State High School League and the Minnesota Music Educators Association.

Steve Lyons, Champlin, Minnesota, is in his 23rd year of teaching band at Champlin Park High School. He directs all the bands and teaches percussion studio classes. An active arranger and composer, Steve has written extensively for marching bands in Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, and South Dakota. An advocate of lifelong learning and playing, Mr. Lyons presently plays with the Generation II Big Band and directs the St. Louis Park Community Band.

Lee Krueger, Oronoco, Minnesota, is a music teacher and director of percussion for the Rochester Catholic Schools in Rochester, Minnesota. He co-directs the Lourdes High School Marching Band and is a free-lance percussionist. He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Percussion Association.

Kim Cosens, Owatonna, Minnesota, taught instrumental music for 20-plus years. His bands won numerous honors in the Midwest and nationally. Mr. Cosens continues to serve as a consultant, guest conductor and clinician and is in demand as an adjudicator in jazz, concert, and marching band.

Andrew Nelson, Foreston, Minnesota, is in his 23rd year of teaching high school band. He is director of bands at Milaca High School in central Minnesota where he directs three concert bands, jazz ensemble, pep band, and the award winning Marching Wolves summer parade band. Mr. Nelson has twice directed bands at the Minnesota Music Educators Association Mid-Winter clinic.

John Greene, Apple Valley, Minnesota, has judged extensively throughout the Midwest and Canada and serves as judge administrator for the Mid-America Competing Band Directors’ Association (MACBDA). John was named Educator of the Year by the Minnesota Music Educators at their 2013 Mid-Winter Conference and has served as Jazz Chair for MMEA. He has just retired after enjoying 36 years in the classroom.

Host Website & Contact Information

Luverne Chamber of Commerce

Jane Wildung, Executive Director
luvernechamber@co.rock.mn.us
507-283-4061 or Toll Free 1-888-283-4061

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