Two for Two

The 2009 Edition of the Saucon Valley High School Marching Band is now two for two. Two competitions, two first place trophies.

Or what amounts to a first place trophy in the second competition, anyway. The "First Flag over the United Colonies" Band Festival in Easton doesn't give places. But it does give ratings, and it's not hard to tell that you're the head of the pack when you recieve the highest rating of "Superior" in Music, Marching, and General Effect, with an overall score of "Superior". We also won the special category of "Best Music".

Unfortunately, it's freakin' freezing out tonight. So we all shivered and shuddered and thanked God we weren't one of the scantily clad twirlers for the duration of the two hour festival. The wind is gusting up to about 40 mph tonight, and combined with the low temperatures, it was nearly unbearable. It was really surprising to see the bands pushing on with their shows in the wind - one color guard was using umbrellas (which promptly turned inside out) in their dancing, another went ahead with their fire batons, which were quite frankly a hazard - the wind kept blowing them out of the twirlers' grasps and nearly into their bandmates.

In fact, we thought the wind was having a negative effect on the ability of the bands to be heard - almost all the bands were quiet and muted from the stands. Until Saucon took the field. Then everyone in the audience realized that the other bands just weren't playing loud enough! Our show was phenomenal, and we're really proud to be band parents of such a hard working and talented group!