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Thank you for your interest in the East Surry Marching Band Invitational.
The next East Surry Marching Band Invitational is planned for
October 18, 2025
We look forward to hosting your band on our campus!
Registration
The registration fee is $100 for electronic registrations time-stamped on or before September 19th, 2024. The fee is $125 for registrations after this date.
Performance times will be determined by the time-stamp on the electronic registration, with the earliest time-stamp being assigned the latest performance time slot in each respective class.
To register, click the ESMBI Registration link below.
Timeframe
A mid-morning start time is planned, however, times may need to be adjusted to coordinate with another event on campus.
Classifications
Classifications will be based on the number of wind performers in each ensemble. The host reserves the right to adjust classes once registration is closed in order to evenly distribute classes.
Class A: fewer than 20
Class AA: 21-35
Class AAA: 36-50
Class AAAA: 51-70
Class AAAAA: 71 and up
Great for small bands!!
As always, all bands have the option to perform in Exhibition and receive commentary without being scored. Exhibition bands will still be classified by size with competition bands, however, exhibition bands will perform before each competitive class. We hope this meets the needs of all our participating bands.
2025 Judges
Music - Phil Homiller
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands, High Point University
Marching - Sean McClure
Winston-Salem, NC
General Effect - Barry Howard
Charlotte, NC
Drum Major - Eliza Sheppard
Director of Bands, Starmount High School
Guard - Tuck Tucker
Winston-Salem, NC
Percussion - Leonard Horne III
Adjunct Professor of Percussion, Shaw University
Drumline Instructor, NC Central University
Judging
Judging will be caption style.
Music = 40%
Visual Effect = 30%
General Effect = 30%
Ties will be broken by caption scores in the following order: Music, Visual Effect, General Effect.
Timing
Each performance window is 20 minutes.
Field
Beginning in 2024 our performance field will be artificial turf.
Past Participants
Alleghany H.S., Sparta, NC
Apex H.S., Apex, NC
Atkins H.S., Winston-Salem, NC
Carroll County H.S., Hillsville, VA
Chilhowie H.S., Chilhowie, VA
Fort Chiswell H.S, Fort Chiswell, VA
Galax H.S., Galax, VA
Grayson County H.S., Independence, VA
Jesse C. Carson H.S., China Grove, NC
John S. Battle H.S., Bristol, VA
Lake Norman H.S., Lake Norman, NC
Lebanon H.S., Lebanon, VA
Mount Airy H.S., Mount Airy, NC
North Davidson H.S., Welcome, NC
North Iredell H.S., Olin, NC
North Stokes H.S., Danbury, NC
North Surry H.S., Mount Airy, NC
North Wilkes H.S., Hays, NC
Northwest Guilford H.S., Greensboro, NC
Robert B. Glenn H.S., Kernersville, NC
Rockingham County H.S., Reidsville, NC
Ronald W. Reagan H.S., Pfafftown, NC
South Davidson H.S., Denton, NC
South Iredell H.S., Statesville, NC
Southeast Guilford H.S., Greensboro, NC
Southwestern Randolph H.S., Asheboro, NC
Starmount H.S., Boonville, NC
Surry Central H.S., Dobson, NC
Walkertown H.S., Walkertown, NC
West Stokes H.S., King, NC
Wilkes Central H.S., Wilkesboro, NC
Location
East Surry High School is located in the town of Pilot Mountain, NC. Pilot Mountain is just minutes from US 52, between Winston-Salem and Mount Airy. The school is only 30 minutes north of Business 40 in Winston-Salem, and 20 minutes south of the Virginia border. East Surry is also easily accessible from Interstate 77 via the I-74 connector. Greensboro and Statesville, NC as well as Wytheville, VA are only an hour away!
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