"We were really proud of our performance," said junior Hannah Wolfinbarger, one of the drum majors.Īvon was one of three metro-area high school marching bands named finalists. Nonetheless, band members cheered when they heard their score Saturday night. Their third-place finish came after the Avon Marching Black & Gold seized the Class A state title last week, its 11th state title in 14 years. The show, which chronicled the lives of moths as they were lured to an open fire, had several solos and a clarinet and flute duet Machine." The band also received awards for Outstanding Music Performance and Outstanding General Effect.Ĭoming in second place was the Broken Arrow Band of Broken Arrow, Okla., which received 97 points points with its show "Face Me" and also was awarded Outstanding Visual Performance.Īvon rounded out the top three with 95.35 points, the highest score of the four Indiana finalists. The metro-area high school band was awarded third place in the finals, behind two out-of-state rivals.įirst place went to the Tarpon Springs Outdoor Performance Ensemble of Tarpon Springs, Fla., which garnered 97.15 points with its show, "Man vs. Yet it wasn't enough to win over the judges at Music For All's 2014 Bands of America national championship. The Avon Marching Black & Gold's fire-themed show "Drawn to the Flame" definitely drew in the audience, which broke out in cheers Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. View Gallery: See our local marching bands in Bands of America Grand Championship
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