Oh - The Places We'll Go!!

Posted April 12

The fall 2008 marching band schedule was recently announced, and the competition sites are all familiar to the Lincoln High Marching Band. After spending parts of July and August at Patrick Henry Middle School for Spat Camp, the band will hit the road in September.

The band's tentative schedule has them competing on September 20 at the "Pursuit of Excellence" competition in Marshall, MN. The following week , September 27, they'll make the trip to Irondale High School at New Brighton, MN for the "Music of the Night" competition. After staying at home as a co-host of "Festival of Bands" on October 4th, the band will return for the first time in three years to the "Valleyfest" show at West Des Moines, IA. on October 11th. The band's competition season will wrap up in Vermillion, SD at "Quad State" on October 18th.

Football halftime performances are tentatively scheduled for September 13th (President's Bowl), September 19th (Homecoming), October 3rd, October 17th, and possibly October 28th.

Show Theme Announced: You'll Be Spellbound!!!

Posted February 26, 2008

Directors Dan Carlson and Bob Carlson have announced the 2008 show, entitled "Spellbound". Music will again be arranged Jeremy Hegg and the drill will be written by Kevin Carlson.

Music pieces for the show are: "The Baron", "Paint It Black", and"The Powerhouse Mambo".

Let's Have A Parade!!!

The clock is already ticking for the Lincoln Patriot Marching Band as they make preparations to participate in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Over 300 marchers will don the columbia blue uniforms of the band and line up near Central Park to make their way down Broadway in November.

The Lincoln Band will be making their third appearance in the parade, the last time leading the way in the fall of 2000. They first took the street in New York in the fall of 1994.

At left is the band in 2000 as they neared Time Square, in their previous uniforms, complete with white plumes. The old brass tubas can be seen in the "giant pencil" formation Lincoln traditionally marches in parades.