She said she thought the parade show went better the week before in Luverne.ĭirector Alex Kisecker said he too thought the parade show probably went better in Luverne than Sioux Falls, and that one of the issues was a lack of balance among instruments. Lopez said the band was also missing a tenor saxophone player, which might have thrown some people off a bit. Guiding refers to the way band members align their marching with the people next to them, ultimately using the band member on the right side as the guide for each row. Zupp and fellow sophomore Ashley Lopez, alto saxophone, said following the parade show that they thought the show went well, but that the band could have done better in terms of music and guiding. The band finished sixth out of seven in Class AA and 10th out of 18 bands overall.
“It’s probably the biggest competition and we want to play better, we want to do better,” said Lucas Zupp, sophomore saxophone player shortly after the band performed in the parade competition.īand members started their parade show, “I Get Around,” at about 8:40 a.m. Band members said the number of bands and the size of some of the bands makes the event enjoyable and inspiring. This year there were 18 bands in the parade competition and 24 in the field competition. The Festival of Bands is one of the largest competitions the band competes at each year. 9 at the Dutchman Field Championship in Orange City, Iowa. 2 and will conclude their 2021 marching season Saturday, Oct. The Pipestone Area Marching Arrows competed at the Festival of Bands in Sioux Falls on Saturday, Oct.
The Arrows finished sixth out of seven in Class AA in the parade competition and sixth out of eight in the field competiton. The Marcing Arrows perform in the parade competition at the Festival of Bands in Sioux Falls on Saturday, Oct.
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