INDIANAPOLIS - A new high school has taken the title of "State Fair Marsh Band Day Champion." Winchester Community High School has broken the streak of dominating big bands with a combination of great leadership and dedicated students.   

Winchester band director Douglas Fletcher, who left defending State Fair champion Anderson last year, carried his skills to the small band, which hasn't been in the top five since 2002 and hasn't had a championship since 1997.

The school performed "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and dazzled the judges in every category. 

"This is amazing," said band member Alexandra Wolfe. "This is my second year in the band and I was nervous about a new band director, but now I am excited to have won and don't want him to leave!"

"I feel great," said Thomas Belgow.  "I have been in band for 10 years and it has been my childhood dream to win a State Fair Band Day."

The final results are as follows:

1. Winchester

2. Richmond

3. Muncie Southside

4. Anderson

5. Jay County

6. Northeastern

7. Centerville

8. Kokomo

9. Hagerstown

10. Mooresville

11. Union County

12. Sheridan

13. Frankton

14. West Lafayette

15. Muncie Central

16. Noblesville

The Small Band performance results from the Preliminary Competition are as follows:

1. Winchester

2. Centerville

3. Union County

4. Hagerstown

5. Frankton

6. Sheridan

7. Elwood

8. Lincoln

The Caption Awards for the Preliminary Competition are as follows:

	Small Band	Large Band
Music	Winchester	Richmond
Visuals	Winchester	Muncie Southside
General Effects	Winchester	Richmond
Percussion	Winchester	Richmond
Auxiliary	Winchester	Muncie Southside

 

About the Indiana State Fair

The Indiana State Fair is the state's largest multi-day event attracting more than 900,000 people annually. Nationally recognized for offering the best in entertainment, showcasing youth, interactive agriculture education programs, premiere facilities and a variety of unique, fun foods, the Indiana State Fair is an annual tradition for generations of Hoosiers. Admission is $7 in advance, $8 at the gate - kids 5 and younger are free. For more information, please visit http://www.indianastatefair.com/.

 

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