The Ben Davis Varsity Winter Guard unit traveled to Decatur Central HS to compete in State Preliminaries on Saturday, March 12. 28 schools from around the state competed in 4 rounds of competition. Each round had 7 schools competing; with the top four scores moving on to State next weekend. Ben Davis was the first school in round two to compete; and if members of the audience had seen a previous competition, they found the directors had changed the version of the song for this performance. The unit still performed to “Cosmic Love”, by Florence and the Machine; but the beginning of the song was now an acoustic version. The tempo was the same but the version was a little sultrier; that is until the unit gets to the flag feature, and the music returns to the electric version with a faster pace. Judging from the crowd’s reaction, they enjoyed the change in the version of the song. Scores were posted after each round; so, Ben Davis did not have to wait long to find out if they would be moving on to State Finals. Ben Davis came in 2nd with another high score of the season, scoring 80.20; finishing 7th overall. The unit will perform at State Competition on Saturday, April 19, at Center Grove High School at 2:12 pm.
Winter Percussion also competed in State Preliminaries on Saturday, March 12, at Avon HS finishing 4th in their class allowing them to move on to State Finals this Saturday at Ben Davis HS with a performance time of 6:57 pm.
Last week, the Junior Varsity competed in Divisional finals and finished 6th in the State. Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Unit.
Upcoming events:
Practice:
March 16, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Wind Symphony
March 17, 6 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion & Varsity Guard
March 18, 6 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion
March 21 & 22, 6 to 9 pm, Varsity Guard
March 23, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Wind Symphony
Competition:
March 19, 6:57 pm, Winter Percussion, State Finals at Ben Davis HS
March 19, 2:12 pm, Varsity Winter Guard, State Final at Center Grove HS
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