Announcement Archive
01/04/12 - CBA Congrats Marian Bechtel
see this link:
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=fals
e&id=144393902&m=144394571
10/18/11 - Cavalcade Gives Back !
Cavalcade Gives Back - the Cavalcade of Bands is launching our new program with this years Marching Band Championships on November 12 & 13.
Its simple
.we are asking each family or everyone that is coming to Championships this year to bring a food item(s) to Hersheypark Stadium or Millersville University. If you cant do this or dont have the time, no problem. Just come and cheer on the kids giving their heart and soul to their programs.
But if you can bring a canned good, box of pasta or a cereal great! All foods will be donated the next weekend to the Central PA Food Bank.
Ok, now lets make it a bit more fun. For everyone that brings a food item to Championships, you will receive a small gift from the Cavalcade. AND we will be weighing each donation and documenting which band the items come from. Also, the winning band in each class will be mentioned and congratulated on the CBA website.
If you have any questions, please contact Mitch Adams at mitchadams@cavalcadeofbands.org
10/10/11 - Championship Information - Liberty Divis
To all CBA Band Directors:
Welcome to the mid-season of the 2011 Marching schedule with and without the rain and mud.
I want to spend some time updating you on the state of the Cavalcade of Bands Marching season. We have experienced some good growth over the last 10 years when we were sitting on a membership of only 23 bands at Championships. To a degree, we were almost in dire straights to succeed and go into the future.
As of today, we are proud and excited to announce that Championships will be in two locations this year. The Independence and Yankee classes will still be entertaining the crowds at Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, November 12. The American class will be performing in Hershey, as well on Sunday, November 13. And NEW to the schedule will be the introduction of the Liberty class performing at Biemesderfer Stadium at Millersville University, Millersville, PA on Sunday, November 13!
Now, why are we doing this and how does it affect you and your band:
Because of time and noise/light ordinances, Hersheypark Stadium can only accommodate 90 bands total for the weekend of November 12/13. With our competing bands, freedom class bands and exhibitions, we are pushing 110 performances. This is incredible!
Normally, our Membership submissions stop coming in by mid-August this year we received 10 new Memberships in just the past few weeks.
If you are an Independence or Yankee class band, this new plan does not affect you this year.
If you are an American class band, you are in Hershey and the schedule will change as such: -
o The first band will perform roughly at 12noon on Sunday and the last band will hit the field roughly around 8pm
o For directors dealing with church issues, this could help the cause.
o Your band will not be out as late as they have been in past years.
If you a Liberty class band, you are at Millersville University and the schedule will be similar to the American class schedule:
o The first band will perform roughly at 12noon on Sunday and the last band will hit the field roughly around 8pm
o For directors dealing with church issues, this could help the cause.
o Your band will not be out as late as they have been in past years.
For the present and future, with this increase in Memberships, our Championship rotation will be as follows:
The Liberty class will be at Millersville University for the 2011 Marching season
The Independence class will be at Millersville University for the 2012 Marching season
The American class will be at Millersville University for the 2013 Marching season
The Yankee class will be at Millersville University for the 2014 Marching season
For those of you not familiar with Biemesderfer Stadium, please use these links as reference points:
http://www.d2football.com/stadiums/millersville/t93/
http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/sports/2008/7/16/aboutchrystfield.aspx?id=8
Millersville University Athletic Department has been very accommodating in helping the CBA schedule this Championship. And the Millersville University Marauders Marching Band, under the direction of CBA Secretary Josh Decker, is very proud and excited to be helping make this new site flow as easily as the staff at Hersheypark Stadium has done for the past 10 years.
Also, helping in the flow and ease of this eveng, is band director Tom Mumma and the Band Parent organization of Penn Manor High School. Penn Manor HS and Millersville University share the grounds and Stadium. So help from both has become very optimal.
The Cavalcade of Bands thanks both Tomma Mumma and Josh Decker in stepping up to the plate and making a tough schedule and situation much easier for all concerned!
More details will be forthcoming in the next two weeks, please stay tuned.
I, personally, thank all CBA Band Directors, CBA Board of Directors and our Administrators and Coordinators in your cooperation and understanding in the growth and future of the Cavalcade of Bands. Most importantly, I want to thank Bill Powers, our Marching Band Administrator in contacting and working out many of the details of the venture. THANKS BILL!!
Respectfully, Mitch
Mitch Adams, Executive Director Cavalcade of Bands Association
10/12/11 - DrumLine Live - auditions
See document on MARCHING menu
08/08/11 - Dinkles price list
Go to MARCHING menu - then to docs
05/28/11 - Dinkles Shoes and CBA
The Cavalcade of Bands is proud to announce our continued affiliation with the Up-front Footwear (Dinkle\'s Marching Shoes). We are excited about this union that was forged 10 years ago. And on top of that it is Dinkle\'s 25th Anniversary! Quality, safety, value and comfort are the basics that you as a director demand and expect and for 25 years Dinkle\'s still has the same commitment to each pair of shoes that leave their facility.
With this said, any and all Dinkle\'s products can be order through the CBA at a nice discount off of the regular retail pricing.
Please check out the Dinkle\'s link at the bottom of the CBA website and contact Mitch Adams at mitchadams@cavalcadeofbands.org for the discount pricing on the products you are looking for today.
05/28/11 - Welcome Back !
The Cavalcade of Bands is proud to welcome back these new and returning members for the 2011 Fall Membership:
Littlestown HS
East Pennsboro HS
New Oxford HS
York Suburban HS
Upper Darby HS
Milton Hershey School
Dallastown HS
Manheim Township HS
Red Lion HS
Williams Valley HS
Archbishop Ryan HS
05/04/11 - Directors Clinic - May 7 - Agenda
Cavalcade of Bands - Director/Staff Marching Band Clinic
Saturday May 7, 2011 - 2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Twin Valley High School
4897 Twin Valley Rd
Elverson, PA 19520
PLEASE NOTE, Twin Valley High School will be occupied with the Reading Buccaneers and other groups, as they prepare for their indoor concert this evening. SAT testing will also be taking place in the morning and early afternoon at the school. When you arrive at the school, please go around back to park. Upon entering the school; there will be an open area which will then lead to classrooms. We hope to have signs to direct you to this room, but last year these were missed due to all the activity in this area. Thanks.
Session 1 30 Minutes
Welcome
Off Season Update
Judges Use of Digital Recorders
Staffs Use of Digital Files for Critique
Critique Dynamics
Session 2 1 Hour
The Music Judges Perspective Jim Morrison
10 MINUTE BREAK
The Visual Judges Perspective Mark Metz
Session 3 30 Minutes
New Marching Band Sheets
August/September Judges Clinics
New Show Review Form
Survey
Wrap Up
Thank You!
04/05/11 - Marching Band Director/Staff Information
Announcement infomation on our May 7th Director/Staff marching band clinic is now posted under Documents on our Marching Band page.
04/07/11 - CBA Scholarship Info
Deadline for Applications is April 30th!
Please mail all materials to:
Adam Burdett, Band Director
Pittston Area High School
5 Stout St.
Yatesville, PA 18640
03/16/11 - Indoor Individuals Competition
INDIVIDUAL AND ENSEMBLE GUARD AND PERCUSSION COMPETITION
Cavalcade Indoor Association is sponsoring their annual Individual and Ensemble Guard and Percussion Competition on Friday evening March 25 at 6:30 pm at Pennridge High School.
This competition is open to all students that are members of any Cavalcade unit, not just those participating in the Indoor arena.
Any student wishing to register for this event can do so by going to www.cavalcadeofbands.com, click on Indoor then click on forms to complete an application.
Registration cost is $7.00 per individual and $12.00 per ensemble.
There will be a special class for instructors and judges to compete against one another during our competition. Any judge or instructor wishing to sign up may do so following the above registration instructions.
The registration deadline is Wednesday March 23, 2011.
If you need any further information, please contact me at debbieyaniga@cavalcadeofbands.com.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Debbie Yaniga
Cavalcade Indoor Administrator
03/20/11 - Jazz Championship Sign Up
The sign ups for the 2011 Jazz Championship are now due.
03/05/11 - Chesapeake Brass at Millville Concert
The Chesapeake Brass Band and the Atlantic Brass Band will hold a concert at the Lakeside Middle School on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 8:00 am. For more info call Richard Harrington at 856 466-3295.
02/05/11 - 2011 Indoor Judging Team
We are please to announce the 2011 CIA Indoor Judging Team. Please view this information from the Indoor page under Documents.
02/25/11 - EPHRATA INDOOR SHOW CANCELLED
The Ephrata HS gym roof caved in due to high winds - Indoor Show Cancelled !
02/05/11 - News
01/26/11 - Congrats to Dave Tobias -
Congrats to Dave Tobias, at Oakcrest HS, NJ - Cavalcade Marching Band Diretor of the Year
11/15/10 -
02/04/11 - 2011 CIA Indoor Judging Team
The 2011 CIA judging team information is now posted on the Indoor page.
