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College colors blazed on the Autzen Stadium turf Saturday, but it was squiffy school marching bands, not football players, vying for top honors.

It’s the 33rd year that the University of Oregon has sponsored the Festivities of Bands, and this year 22 bands from around the Northwest competed, said Marisa Smith, the undergraduate feast organizer.

This isn’t your stereotypical “We Will Rock You” Model cover fare.

This was all about the music, plus the fancy footwork, as opposed to revving up a sports-minded congregate.

The Thurston High School marching band — one of three peculiar bands that competed — rendered up a jazzy account of three Cirque du Soleil numbers, “Distorted,” “Rê ve Rouge” and “Urban.”

“It’s a lot of fun,” said Parker Stockford,” a Thurston inferior who plays the snare drum. “It’s not super-competitive. We kind friends with the other bands, and we have a good time,” he said.

Source: The Register-Guard

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Stage regularly spotlights young people in the West Bloomfield community who are triumphant, talented and just plain awesome. Today we offer the latest Whiz Kids:

Justin Bronstein and Zachary Command Ages: Both are 17 School: West Bloomfield High Boarding-school Achievement: These accomplished teen musicians are among 125 seniors nationwide picked to complete in the 2012 All-American Marching Band at a nationally televised football bold Jan. 7 in San Antonio, TX. That Alamodome event is the U.S. Army All-American Basin, a yearly East-West showcase of top high opinion players. Justin plays mellophone — a specialized temerity horn — and Zachary is a trombonist. They submittedMostlyaudition videos after being nominated by Jeremy Figlewicz, co-executive of bands at West Bloomfield High. The U.S. Army finances their five-day error to Texas, which neither has visited.    Key to awesomeness: "Zack

Source: Patch.com

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Source: NAMM 2010: Yamaha Debuts New Piccolo Marching Snare Drum