Published Oct. 24, 2019
The University of Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts will host
the District I Band Director’s Association High School Marching Band Festival on Tuesday,
Oct. 29, on JPS Field in Malone Stadium.
“A marching band festival is a rare chance to see back-to-back halftime shows from
some of the top high school marching bands in Northeast Louisiana,” said VAPA Director
Derle Long, Ph.D. “ULM’s Sound of Today will also perform an exhibition at the conclusion
of the festival.”
Nine area high school bands will perform, including Caldwell Parish, Franklin Parish,
Neville, Ouachita, Richwood, Sterlington, Union Parish, West Ouachita and West Monroe.
WHAT: District 1 Band Director’s Association High School Marching Band Festival
WHEN: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29
WHERE: Malone Stadium
COST: $5 general admission, free for ULM students, faculty, staff with ID
INFO: ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts, 318-342-3811
The first performance is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. General admission is $5. ULM students,
faculty and staff are admitted free with a valid ID.
The concession stand on the home side of Malone will be open for food and drinks.
The public is invited to attend and cheer for their favorite high school marching
band and the Sound of Today. For more information, contact the ULM School of Visual
and Performing Arts at 342-3811.
