Omaha Marching Invitational

$10 for Adults
$7 for students
Free for children 4 and under

Hosted by the marching bands of the Omaha Public Schools, this invitational is sanctioned by the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association and follows a prelim/finals format. The Omaha Marching Invitational allows bands the opportunity to perform for and receive feedback from a nationally-acclaimed judging panel who have a background in adjudicating and working with DCI, BOA, and WGI groups. Attending this invite will include some of the most outstanding high school marching bands throughout the midwest.

All bands will advance to the Finals Competition. There will be a critique session with the judges for the participating directors and staff in between Prelims and Finals Competition. During finals, there will be caption awards for best music, visual, effect, guard, and percussion along with trophies for the top three scoring bands.

OMI provides lounges for Band Directors and Staff and Bus Drivers where food and beverages will be provided.

Bands who wish to perform as an exhibition or prelims only are encouraged to register. Bands of all classes and sizes are encouraged to attend as well.

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Prelims Schedule:
9:15 a.m.: South High Exhibition
9:30 a.m.: Westview High Exhibition
9:45 a.m.: Millard South High #2 Exhibition
10 a.m.: Gretna High Freshmen Exhibition
10:15 a.m.: South Sioux City High Exhibition
10:30 a.m.: Fremont High (Prelims only)
10:45 a.m.: Break
11 a.m.: Logan View High
11:15 a.m.: Fort Calhoun High
11:30 a.m.: Waverly High
11:45 a.m.: Elkhorn North High
12 p.m.: Gretna East High
12:15 p.m.: MOC-Floyd Valley High
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
1 p.m.: Millard West High
1:15 p.m.: Sioux Falls Roosevelt High
1:30 p.m.: Millard South High
1:45 p.m.: Sioux Falls Jefferson High
2 p.m.: Elkhorn South High
2:15 p.m.: Gretna High
2:30 p.m.: North High Exhibition
2:45 p.m.: Central High Exhibition
3 p.m.: Prelims Awards

Finals Schedule
Performance time determined by random draw based on prelims scores
6:15 p.m.: Burke High Exhibition
6:30 p.m.: Band #12
6:45 p.m.: Band #11
7 p.m.: Band #10
7:15 p.m.: Band #9
7:30 p.m.: Band #8
7:45 p.m.: Band #7
8 p.m.: Break
8:15 p.m.: Band #6
8:30 p.m.: Band #5
8:45 p.m.: Band #4
9 p.m.: Band #3
9:15 p.m.: Band #2
9:30 p.m.: Band #1
9:45 p.m.: Finals Awards

Adjudicator Panel
Chris Church - Missouri
Lisa Tatum - Texas
Ivan De La Cruz
Carrie Gentry - Indiana
Tyler Sammons - Texas
Ron Stary - South Dakota