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The 53rd Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) state finals for high school marching bands will be Nov. 7 in Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
ISSMA recognized Paige’s Music as the presenting sponsor of this event. Supporting sponsors include Band Shoppe, Music Travel Consultants, SBN Broadcasting Networks, and Silent Command. In addition, American Dairy Association Indiana and Prairie Farms Dairy will award a $1,000 “Winners Drink Milk” Scholarship to a music student at each of the four state champion schools, according to a provided news release.
The top 10 scoring bands in each of four open class enrollment categories from semi-state will compete for ranking order and the title of state champion in their respective open class category.
Open Class B will begin at 10 a.m., followed by Class C, D and A. Performing in exhibition at 9:25 a.m. will be the Scholastic Class B champion followed by the Scholastic Class A champion. The 50 bands that participated in the scholastic class were classified by both band size and school enrollment. The scholastic class finals were Oct. 17 at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis.
Ninety-six open class bands classified into Class A, B, C or D as determined by the previous year’s school enrollment size, began performance on Oct. 10 at one of four regional sites. Eighty bands continued to semi-state performance on Oct. 24. Now the 40 bands will meet at the state finals to decide the four state champions.
Admission is $30 for adults and $25 for students and preschool (children under 3 admitted at no charge). Only mobile tickets (no paper tickets) will be sold, and a smartphone will be needed to present tickets for entry. Visit https://www.issma.net/downloads/mbstatefinalsticketinfo26.pdf for more ticket information. The time schedule of participating bands is located at www.issma.net. NFL’s Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for this event.
