The Festival of Bands is the Oregon Marching Band's largest fundraiser of the year and is run entirely by band members and staff. All proceeds from the event benefit the band. More than 30 bands from the Northwest will be performing. Oregon entries include bands from Thurston, Willamette, Roseburg, Beaverton, Grants Pass, Lebanon, Centennial, North Salem, McNary, Sprague, Aloha, Sunset, Westview, Crater, Tigard and Bend high schools. The competition also will feature bands from Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada.
All bands compete in the preliminary rounds during the day.
In the evening, the 14 highest-scoring bands from the preliminaries will compete in the finals. All audience members are encouraged to cheer on the bands and enjoy a full day of exciting music, drill and pageantry. For more information, call the UO band office, 346-5670. Ensemble members are prize-winning young players of the Jugend Musiziert solo competition. As members of the Youth Wind Ensemble, they have an opportunity to perform wind and chamber music of the highest quality.