Temperatures swing with the music at Illinois State Marching Band Championships
Thousands of marching band students and spectators are headed to Hancock Stadium this weekend. Here's how the Normal Marching Band is getting ready...
Thousands of marching band students and spectators are headed to Hancock Stadium this weekend. Here's how the Normal Marching Band is getting ready for the big day. NORMAL — Big changes in temperature and time signatures made marks Saturday at the 2022 Illinois State Marching Band Championships.Morning performances kicked off just after 7 a.m., with Eureka High School's band being the third to march onto Hancock Field at Illinois State University to compete among 41 other bands.Chilly weather in the 50s didn't hold the Central Illinois high school students back, though, with EHS placing first in Class 1A, ahead of Paris High School and Illinois Valley Central High School in Chillicothe.