Marching contest updates
Azalea City Marching Festival - Saturday September 30, 2023
- Schedule
- 10:00am - call time on our band field
- 11:00am - change into uniform, load instruments, leave for MGM
- 2:00pm - contest performance
- Immediately after performance - change out of uniform, go get food and/or watch other bands perform
- 5:00pm - University of Mobile Ramcorp performance, section leaders line-up for award ceremony in full uniform
- 5:30pm - Awards ceremony
- Immediately after awards - load buses and head back to Murphy
- Around 7:00pm - Arrive at Murphy, unload equipment, put away uniforms, students dismissed
- 10:00am - call time on our band field
- Attire
- Students must wear their band tshirts all day, but can change out of marching shoes after we perform. See Ms. Erdman for colorguard-specific instructions.
- Students must wear their band tshirts all day, but can change out of marching shoes after we perform. See Ms. Erdman for colorguard-specific instructions.
- Food
- No food will be provided; students need to bring $10-20 for lunch (food trucks and concessions are available at the contest).
- No food will be provided; students need to bring $10-20 for lunch (food trucks and concessions are available at the contest).
- Other
- If you plan on picking up your student from MGM, please fill out the form on murphyhsband.com 24 hours before the event.
- In the past, tickets for family and friends wanting to watch were $10 each; I have not been given specific information about this year’s tickets yet
- If you plan on picking up your student from MGM, please fill out the form on murphyhsband.com 24 hours before the event.
Fees
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The Murphy High School Band is one of the most visible student groups on campus. With over 25 performances each year from the beginning of August to the end of May, the band works hard to promote student spirit and pride at MHS. The band program has earned a reputation as one of the premiere band programs in the Mobile area. Students in the band program are recognized as some of the finest students at Murphy High School, and many of them are involved in numerous other activities around campus.
