Hello Everyone! It was absolutely a beautiful day for Marching Bands on Sunday, Oct 3rd 2010 up at J Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. 
This stadium, by far, is one of the finest stadiums to march in. I think the announcer had it wrong. J Birney Crum is a Marching Band Stadium that we permit other sports to play in. The stadium is perfect for Marching Band and Dinkels. The astroturf field is smooth, and with all the rain we had just prior to the event, you would never know it. It simply great to walk and march on. It is no accident that so many marching shows are held here at J Birney Crum. Continue reading
Hello All - For a number of years that I have been involved in High School Marching Band activities, I have seen dwindling numbers in the High School Marching Band programs in the Southeastern PA region. I always wondered if it was the schedule or style of judging. While there are ups and downs in attendance and participation, there is no doubt Marching Band is a commitment. There are various reasons for the attendance numbers, Continue reading
Hello All - As you know, this year is quite challenging to support your Marching Band when the US economy is in a recession. With all the fund-raising opportunities that are out and available, which ones do you choose? How many of them should you do in a tough economy? Should you do more to try to make up for lost funds?
These are all very good questions and the answer really could be a combination of things, but what I tend to believe in is that you need to focus on the more popular items that sell easily and are actually items that people need and use right away. Certainly food is in this category, however, selling bulk food as a fund-raising item has it’s challenges too. Frozen items that are distributed, need to be delivered in a timely manner to the customer. Keep in mind, that you are probably not the only organization selling that product for the School District or Marching Band. Continue reading
Hello All– One of the best events that I have been going to in the past several years is the Collegiate Marching Band Festival up at J Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown! This year the event is on October 4th, 2009 starting at 12pm.
West Chester
This is an event that is consists of college bands coming from all over to just “show their stuff” on the field. It is pure Marching Band performance for Marching Band enthusiasts.
New details from Vivace Productions is now posted on this link here with directions to the stadium. http://www.vivaceproductions.com/CMBF.html
Below is the performance schedule. Continue reading
