It is our pleasure to officially invite you and your band to perform in the 13th nnual LSN Marching Band Invitational, as well as our Indoor Drumline (stand still only) and Indoor Color Guard Festival, to be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Our field show competition will take place on our FieldTurf surface in Bronco Stadium.

Please complete the form as soon as possible (no later than September 1, 2017). Once we have confirmed your registration, we will send you an invoice to pay the fees. A confirmation letter will be mailed/emailed to all registered schools as soon as our performance list is compiled.

Adjudication: Several judges will be used for band (some in box and some on the field). One percussion judge will be used for the indoor drumline competition. (stand still only) One judge will be used for the indoor color guard competition. Written comments will be available the day of the festival and recorded comments will be available via box.com or some similar format.

Band Classification: Based on band size (3 classes).
Indoor Drumline/Color Guard Classification: Based on band size (2 classes).

Weather: Field marching competition may be suspended at any time for unsafe weather conditions. If the field competition is suspended, bands will perform indoors for exhibition only. We will keep you informed at all times. All fees paid will not be refunded due to Festival expenses.

Field Show Time limits: 15 minutes (including entrance and exit)
Exhibition Band: Lee’s Summit North High School will be the final band of the festival and will not compete.

Format: This will be a single (prelims-only) performance format.
Registration deadline: All entry forms and fees need to be postmarked by September 1, 2017. Please contact me directly if we are past the deadline date and you are looking for a festival for your band to showcase their talents.

Indoor Drumline (stand still only) and Color Guard Festival
We also offer an indoor drumline and color guard contest in the high school field house. Each group will be limited to 12 minutes, including entrance and exit. You may participate competitively or for critique, only. Written comments will be available the day of the festival and recorded comments will be available via Dropbox or some similar format. There will be 2 classes for the indoor drumline (stand still only)/color guard competition based on band size.

Entry Form: https://goo.gl/forms/AaMtNIJQSYRvvguu1

Field Competition Awards

Black Division
1st Place Maize South
2nd Place Raytown
3rd Place Smith Cotton

Outstanding Music Maize South
Outstanding Visual Maize South
Outstanding General Effect Maize South
Outstanding Percussion Maize South
Outstanding Auxiliary Maize South
Outstanding Soloist Smith Cotton Mellophone

Silver Division
1st Place Platte County
2nd Place Shawnee Mission North
3rd Place Ft. Osage

Outstanding Music Platte County
Outstanding Visual Platte County
Outstanding General Effect Platte County
Outstanding Percussion Platte County
Outstanding Auxiliary Ft. Osage
Outstanding Soloist Ft. Osage Flute

Crimson Division
1st Place Blue Springs
2nd Place Lee’s Summit
3rd Place Lawrence

Outstanding Music Blue Springs
Outstanding Visual Blue Springs
Outstanding General Effect Blue Springs
Outstanding Percussion Blue Springs
Outstanding Auxiliary Blue Springs
Outstanding Soloist Blue Springs Soprano Saxophone

INDOOR AWARDS

Crimson Division
First Place Color Guard Warrensburg
Second Place Color Guard Liberty North
First Place Drumline Lee’s Summit
Second Place Drumline Lee’s Summit West

Silver Division
First Place Color Guard Smithville
Second Place Color Guard William Chrisman
First Place Drumline Liberty North
Second Place Drumline Bolivar

• LSN-Festival-Recap-2017-Final-Indoor.pdf
• LSN-Festival-Recap-2017-Final.pdf

Music GE: Dr. Brian Silvey
Music Ensemble: Dr. Craig Fuchs
Visual GE: Jared Brockmeyer
Visual Ensemble: Dr. Anthony Pursell
Percussion: Clif Walker
Auxiliary: Ann Duncan Kempenar

Indoor Percussion Dr. Michael Bump
Indoor Auxiliary Alexandra Wilson