2023 Marching Band Season

The High School Marching Band is open to all high school students and selected 8th grade middle school students. In many ways, High School Marching Band is like a sport. In the fall there is a band camp at the end of August to start the season, with two practices a week and a marching band show nearly every weekend.

Students in the marching band practice long and hard to master about 10 minutes of music and marching that always creates an impressive performance.

South Portland has one of the premier marching band programs in the state of Maine and is proud to have won the Maine Band Directors Association Gold Star Award for 11 straight years!

2023 Marching Band Show Schedule

 

We will be hosting a Marching Band Show at South Portland High School in the Fall-October 14, 2023. For those of you who have not hosted before, it means we will provide the venue for the show as well as organize things like parking, concessions (we hope!), judges, and scoring. This is a huge endeavor, lots of fun, and a chance to showcase our school and our music program. But, it requires a lot of feet on the ground!

At this point we like to see who might like to head up the various committees listed below:

South Portland High School Marching Band 2023

“Triumphant”

Practice and Show Schedule

Band Camp / SPHS Faculty Parking lot / Marching Band Field

Monday, August 21 Uniforms 11AM – 3PM, 3 – 8PM Practice

Tuesday, August 22 through Friday, August 25, 3 - 8PM Practice

* Tuesday night. Parent/ guardian / student meeting Lecture Hall 7:30PM

Sat / Sun August 26, 27 Weekend Off

Monday, August 28, 3 - 8PM Practice

Tuesday, August 29, 2 – *6:30PM Practice with a Performance of show immediately after followed by family cookout, sponsored by the SP Music Boosters


Regular season schedule

Tuesday, September 5, 5 – 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday September 7, 5 - 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Tuesday, September 12, 5 – 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday September 14, 5 - 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

* (Cancelled) Saturday, September 16, MBDA show @ Marshwood HS, Noon - 10:00PM

Tuesday, September 19, 4:30 – 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday September 21, 5 - 7:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

* Saturday, September 23, MBDA Band show @ OOB HS Noon - 9:30PM

Tuesday, September 26, 4:30 – 6:30PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday September 28, 4:30 - 6:30PM Marching band field / SPHS

* Saturday, September 30, MBDA Band show @ Wells HS Noon - 10PM

Tuesday, October 3 4:30 – 6:30PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday October 5, OFF / no rehearsal

* Saturday, October 7, Holiday Weekend - OFF / no show

Tuesday, October 10, 4:30 – 6:30PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday October 12, 4:30 - 6:30PM Marching band field / SPHS

* Saturday, October 14 MBDA Band show @ South Portland HS, Noon - 10PM

Tuesday, October 17, 4:00 – 6:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday October 19, 4:00 - 6:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

* Saturday, October 21 MBDA Band show @ Biddeford Noon - 10:00PM

Tuesday, October 24, 4:00 – 6:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

Thursday October 26, 4:00 - 6:00PM Marching band field / SPHS

* Saturday, October 28, MBDA FINALS @ Sanford 9AM - 6PM

**Friday, October 27, Finals Rain Date**

Note - in the event of a third MBDA rain date, the alternate date is Saturday

November 4, the 4th option would be (Friday) November 3.

Parades - MANDATORY/ PART OF THE SPHS SCHEDULE

* Friday, November 10, Veteran’s Day Parade, 8AM – Noon,  Middle School members DO march with SPHS

* Monday, May 27 (2024) Memorial Day Parade, 8AM - Noon, 

Mandatory rehearsals,

Drumline - Tuesday May 21, 6 - 8PM

Full Ensemble Thursday May 23, 2:30 - 3PM

Middle School members DO NOT march with SPHS