DeKalb Bands in Exhibition

DeKalb Bands in Exhibition

By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photos by Zach Hester)

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — All seven high school marching bands in DeKalb County set upon Fort Payne’s Wildcat Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take the field in exhibition.

The exhibition, where bands are encouraged to show off their halftime show instead of competing for trophies, included Sylvania, Geraldine, Fyffe, Crossville, Ider, Plainview and Fort Payne. Each performance ranged from 10 to 15 minutes.

The exhibition not only allows the bands to show their show, but also gets them more prepared for upcoming competitions like Gadsden’s MidSouth Marching Festival.

“First and foremost, our band exhibition is a fantastic way to unify and show support for all band programs in DeKalb County,” said Plainview Band Director Chris Davis. “Our band exhibition is a great way to ‘test run’ our halftime show and receive helpful feedback from experienced judges in preparation for marching competition season.”

“Although our bands don’t receive official scores, the recorded comments are a tremendous benefit to both band directors and students,” he concluded.

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