The Phoenixville Area High School Marching Phantoms will host the annual Phantom Phestival of Bands, a marching band field-show, on Saturday, Sept. 21st at Washington Field.Sponsored by the Phantom Music Boosters and Cavalcade of Bands, the competition features 13 high school bands from the region, plus an exhibition performance by the Phoenixville Marching Phantoms. Each show features a unique blend of music, choreography, and visual design, all while adhering to strict musical, performance, and time requirements....
The Phoenixville Area High School Marching Phantoms will host the annual Phantom Phestival of Bands, a marching band field-show, on Saturday, Sept. 21st at Washington Field.
Sponsored by the Phantom Music Boosters and Cavalcade of Bands, the competition features 13 high school bands from the region, plus an exhibition performance by the Phoenixville Marching Phantoms. Each show features a unique blend of music, choreography, and visual design, all while adhering to strict musical, performance, and time requirements. Each band has 12 minutes to set up, perform, and clear the field.
The Marching Phantoms will present their field show, "Trapped," featuring music by Paul Dukas, Camille Saint-Saëns, Modest Mussorgsky, and more. The show explores the beauty and terror of spiders—will the Phantoms escape the spider’s complex web? Or will they become TRAPPED? Come see for yourself! As even hosts, the Marching Phantoms will perform last, at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Other high schools scheduled to compete include (in order of performance): Methacton (Norristown, PA), Daniel Boone (Birdsboro, PA), Upper Merion (King of Prussia, PA), Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham, PA), Pen Argyl (Pen Argyl, PA), Northampton Area (Northampton, PA), Whitehall (Whitehall, PA), Cherokee (Marlton, NJ), Twin Valley (Elverson, PA), Conrad Weiser (Robesonia, PA), Nazareth Area (Nazareth, PA), Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA), and Sun Valley (Aston, PA). For the full event schedule, visit Cavalcade's website: https://www.cavalcadeofbands.com/2024-fall-season.
Cavalcade of Bands, founded in 1958, is composed of more than 100 member schools in the mid-Atlantic region and emphasizes “education through musical involvement.” It is the continuing philosophy of Cavalcade to provide students with a broad array of educational opportunities for the development of abilities in music and the performing arts. Through competitive and noncompetitive evaluation, the goal is to promote ongoing development and mastery of technical and artistic skills reflecting contemporary educational principles.
The Phantom Music Boosters are a non-profit, volunteer, parent-led organization with the mission of supporting instrumental music and education programs at the Phoenixville Area High School.
The event is open to the public. Gates to Washington Field will open at 4:00 p.m., the first band performs at 4:30 p.m., and the event concludes with the presentation of awards at 8:15 p.m. Tickets will be available at the gate (cash/Venmo): $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors, and free for children under 5 attending with an adult. Concessions will be available for purchase. (photo credit: Sharon Pronchik)