9 marching bands put on a show at Medina’s Fall Festival of Bands
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – The Medina Marching Band performs “Reflections” on Saturday during its home show at Vets Park for the Fall Festival of Bands.
There were nine marching bands at Medina for the two-hour competition.
The scores include:
- Small School 1: East Irondequoit, 80.45; Medina, 75.70.
- Small School 2: Northwestern, 71.65.
- Small School 3: Pioneer, 68.45; and Falconer-Frewsburg, 66.25.
- Large School 2: Webster, 77.60; Orchard Park, 76.30; Greece, 76.10; and West Seneca, 73.50.
The season for the New York State Field Band Conference concludes on Oct. 27 with the championships in Syracuse.
The Blue and Gold Vanguard marching band from Falconer and Frewsburg performed a show called, “Catch Me If You Can,” based on the life of con artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., who once evaded capture by posing as a pilot and later as a doctor.
The Pioneer Marching Panthers from Yorkshire presented a show, “Concert Blue.” About 1,000 people attended the festival.
The Northwestern Marching Band presented, “The Power of Imagination.”
Richard Schack, drum major for the West Seneca Marching Band, gets the band ready to perform.
The West Seneca Marching Band performed, “Greetings from Alaska.”
The Webster Marching Band presented a show, “Death of a Star,” showing the life cycle of a star from the brilliant beginnings to its transformations to a black hole.
The Greece Marching Band used colorful props in its show, “What is Light?”
Orchard Park presented, “Fire in the Hole: A Coal Miner’s Story.” Zoe Curtis, the drum major, directs the Orchard Park band.
The Eastridge Lancer Marching Band from Irondequoit presented, “Paint It Black,” where the drama of the color black takes center stage.
Medina’s drum major Makenzie McGrath acknowledges the judges and crowd before the band’s performance.
Medina’s show is called, “Reflections.”
The program states: “The world is a mirror … forever reflecting what you are doing, within yourself.”
