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Bands compete in West Virginia

October 24th, 2015 by WCBC Radio

Thirty-five high school marching bands from across West Virginia will compete at the University of Charleston. The fourth annual West Virginia Marching Band Invitational is set for Saturday at the stadium. The competition is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History in participation with the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education and The Arts. Bands will be judged on general effect, marching and maneuvering, music, music effect, percussion, drum major, color guard, majorettes and feature twirler. Also, two new members will be inducted into the West Virginia Marching Band Directors Hall of Fame. They are Greg James of Richwood High School and Timothy James of Cabell Midland High School.

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