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w * win Catharine Kendall Emerali The Oregon Marching Band takes the field at Autzen Stadium during halftime of a home football game to perform its latest show ‘Gladiator/ Saturday, the band will perform two exhibitions at its own fundraiser, Festival of Bands, a marching band competition. MARCHING,. music cbc' nwtim The Oregon Marching Band will host Festival of Bands, a high school marching band competition, at Autzen Stadium on Saturday By Monica Hande Oregon Daily Emerald They play a little of everything: rock, jazz, even movie soundtracks. But they’re not an ordinary cover band - they’re the Oregon Marching Band. Saturday, the band will host the Festival of Bands, a high school marching band competition, at Autzen Stadium. At least 30 bands from throughout the Northwest will compete, and Oregon will perform two exhibitions. Todd Zimbelman, OMB director, encourages people who are not in volved in marching band to show up and experience what the per formances have to offer. “Marching band competitions are truly the ‘sport of the arts,’” Zimbel man said. “If the general public likes competition, drama, live per formances, emotional responses and theatrical staging, then the gen eral public would love the Festival ofBands.” Carolyn Stock, festival coordina tor and graduate music perform ance student, agreed that it doesn’t take an understanding of marching band to appreciate what it offers. “It would be great for families. It would be great for University stu dents,” she said. Aside from entertainment, Stock said the festival is the OMB’s largest fundraiser of the year and a major recruiting opportunity. Brady Umeda, captain of the col orguard, which is a strictly visual el ement of the band, said the festival “is a chance to show high school kids that they can continue this ac tivity into college. ” However, Stock said, even if high school students aren’t interested in pursuing marching band, Festival of Bands is a good recruitment tool for the University in general. But recruitment is not the only way the festival impacts high school students. It’s a chance for them to perform in Autzen Stadi um and to show off to fellow stu dents from other schools, said Tyson Wooters, OMB co-drum ma jor and a junior music education major. The Festival of Bands is the Northwest Marching Band Circuit’s championship competition. High school bands have dedicated a lot of time to their performances; the festival is a chance for them to dis play the final product of all their hard work, Wooters said, and maybe even win an award. But high school bands aren’t the only performers who are excited about the festival. It’s just as big of a performance for the Oregon band, Stock said. “There’s a certain rush that Turn to Bands, page 6B CONSCIOUS PRODUCTIONS presents REGGAE’S FIRST Grammy Award winner Rose of Black Uhuru Apple Gabriel, Rocker T, Papa’s Soul Kitchen, Big B & Ras Cool aiTOP OF THE WORLD (1-5 Exit 199 Eugene, Oregon) Saturday, Nou. 11 show at 8pm • All AGES • Hotel rooms available Tickets on sale now @ House of Records, all FAST1XX outlets. 1-800-992-T1XX REGGAE A.K.A. House Of Records 258 E. 13th lohn Henry’s Dance Nights
