MACBDA
The Mid-American Competing Band Directors Association (MACBDA), founded in 1972, is one of the few remaining summer marching band competition circuits in America. The association includes 30 member bands and consists of three classes of bands, with a range of 20 members to 120 members. The MACBDA competition season begins June 21 and includes 15 events across Illinois, Wisconsin, and the in Traverse City, Michigan, for the Cherryland Band Classic during Traverse City's annual Nation Cherry Festval. Finals is in Whitewater at Perkins stadium.[1][2]
Staff
The president of MACBDA is Ian Melrose, of the Sound of Sun Prairie. The vice-president of MACBDA is Rex Rakuvina, of the Lighthouse Brigade of Racine. The treasurer is Joe Mesner, from the Sound of Sun Prairie.
Results
| Year | Class | Score | Winning Band | Concept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Open | 90.6 | Shadow Armada, Oregon, WI | "Tall Tales" |
| 2009 | A | 77.2 | CYO Emerald Knights, Kenosha, WI | Circ du Soleil Quidam |
| 2009 | Open | 90.1 | Shadow Armada, Oregon, WI | "Asylum" |
| 2008 | A | 74.8 | Saskatoon Lions, Saskatoon, SK | ? |
| 2008 | Open | 92.5 | Shadow Armada, Oregon, WI | "Collision" |
| 2007 | A | 69.1 | Janesville Green Beret, Janesville, WI | "As the Clock Tolls" |
| 2007 | Open | 89.7 | Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI | "Moulin Rouge" |
| 2006 | A | 79.15 | Warren Junior Military Band, Warren-Youngstown, OH | ? |
| 2006 | Open | 89.85 | Lighthouse Brigade, Racine, WI | Dragon Heart |
| 2005 | A | 68.4 | Dakota Marching Indians, Dakota, IL | ? |
| 2005 | Open | 90.2 | Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI | ? |
| 2004 | A | 68.9 | Renegade Regiment, Sandwich, IL | ? |
| 2004 | Open | 86.6 | Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI | ? |
| 2003 | A | 69.3 | Renegade Regiment, Sandwich, IL | ? |
| 2003 | Open | 89.3 | Pride of the Lions, Regina, SK | Pandora's Box |
| 2002 | A | 66.6 | Dakota Marching Indians, Dakota, IL | ? |
| 2002 | Open | 87.6 | Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI | ? |