2008 Lake Waconia Band Festival Line-up
Order
Class
Marching Unit, Repertoire and Info
1
EX.
Waconia Drumline
Will again kick off this year's band festival! This year's cadences include "Banana Clip".
2
AA
Bemidji High School Marching Band
Making their Band Festival debut! Performing "Urban" and "Reve", from "Cirque de Soleil"
3
A
Annandale Marching Cardinals
Back again this year and will be performing selections from "West Side Story".
4
A
Milaca High School Marching Band
Performing at the Lake Waconia Band Festival for the first time since 2000.
5
AAA
Maple Grove Marching Crimson
"The French Connection" show features composers: Ravel, Offenbach, Dukas, Saint-Säens and Benoit Jutras
6
A
Richfield Marching Spartans
Will be performing "Diego's Goodbye", a song from the movie, 'Zorro'.
7
A
Winona Cotter High School Marching Band
Will perform Key Poulan's "In the Shadows of Dragons" this season. The band heads to Boston in July.
8
AA
Owatonna Marching Band
Finished 2nd in Class A last year, and took home 'Best Winds' category in Class A.
9
A
Sauk Rapids-Rice Marching Storm
Last year's Class A champ returns to the festival playing exerpts from "Phantom of the Opera".
10
AAA
Osseo Marching Band
In addition to the performing in Waconia, Osseo will be performing at Mt. Rushmore and in Colorado.
11
AA
Champlin Park Marching Rebels
The Marchin Rebels return to the festival for the first time since 2000.
12
AAA
Alexandria Marching Band
Returns to the LWBF for the first time since 2002. Will be performing "Poppins" this season.
13
AA
Litchfield Marching Dragons
Finished 2nd last year in Class AA by 0.2 points! This year's show is called "Medusa".
14
AA
St. Cloud All-City
Last year's Class AA champions will be performing "RIDE" by Samuel Hazo.
15
AAA
Mankato 77 Lancers
This year's repertoire features selections from the Tony Award winning show: "City of Angels".
16
AAA
Park Center Marching Pirates
Returning champs performing "The Music of Ron Nelson: Rocky Point Holiday and Sonoran Deser Holiday"
17
EX.
Waconia High School
Host band will be performing "Trempe Ardent", featuring musical excerpts from "CARMEN".