It's Fall So It Must Be Marching Band Contest Season...

A Visual Look Behind The Band Festival

Loading of the Equipment Truck

Loading of the Buses

One Band Director Texts Another

Equipment truck arrives at the event first and

blocks off bus parking spaces with hat boxes.

Bus driver settles in for the long day

Unloading of the percussion truck

Bass drum cases

Bass drum harness (a work of art)

Light post becomes a drum mallet stand

The pit warms up before lunch
While across the parking lot another band warms up
Mallets continue to warm up
Band boosters prepare for lunch time
Pit awaiting their turn to take the field for competition


Band enters the field


Pit gets set-up

Opening set and the show begins




After the show it's to the stands to await the results


Walking away with a 3rd place trophy


Fresno State University "Bulldog" Marching Band entertains everyone

First the Dance

then Blow the Walls Down

After what has been a long day the bands exit the stadium and head home. But they will be back again in a few weeks to do it all over again.

The Marching Band Member's Creed

On, on, I will march on....on beat, on stride, on key, on song.

On muddy field, through dewy grass, o'er cobblestone my heels will pass.

Through gale and hail, heat and snow, my feet won't falter, never, no!

I will march on to main street proud, then on to game day's cheering crowd.

Till all my steps and notes are gone, I will march on, and on, and on...

(Thanks to the Fremd "Band of Vikings")