On Sunday, October 5 at 1 p.m., Verona’s award-winning Marching Maroon and White will host four area bands at its annual Band Festival and Competition at the Verona High School lower field.
At its first competition of the year at the Roxbury Marching Band Classic on Saturday, September 27, the Verona Marching Maroon and White placed second in a field of six AAA division bands for the performance of its 2014 field show, titled “Clockworks.”
In addition to Verona’s own exhibition performance, this year’s band festival will feature four bands from New Jersey – the Glen Ridge High School Marching Band, the Westwood High School Marching Band, the Passaic Valley Regional High School Marching Band, and the Belleville High School Marching Band. The competition will begin at 1 p.m., with the Verona Marching Maroon and White performing at approximately 2:25 p.m. The Verona High School lower field is accessible via Sampson Drive or Grove Street in Verona.
Come join the band, the Verona Music Parents Association and our local sponsors for an afternoon of great music, food and fun for the whole community. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and $3 for children 12 and under. Verona students may attend for free with a school ID.
The Verona High School Marching Maroon and White is under the direction of Erik Lynch, currently a quarterfinalist for the 2015 Grammy Music Educator Award. The Marching Maroon and White won Best Percussion at the New Jersey State Championships in 2013 and 2012. The band took second Place at the National Championships in 2011 and is one of three bands (out of 750) in the entire U.S. Scholastic Band Association circuit to be a two-time winner of the prestigious Cadets Award of Excellence.
