WHEN

September 23, 2023

WHERE

Rock Hill District 3 Stadium

247 S Cherry Rd

Rock Hill, SC 29732

WEATHER FORECAST

Time: 

UPDATE:THE COMPETITION START TIME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER. PLEASE SEE THE REVISED SCHEDULE! 


8:30AM Rehearsals begin at CRHS

11:00AM Load Buses and Eat Lunch

12:00PM Load Buses

12:45PM Students will unload and dress 

2:45PM CR warms up

3:45PM CR Prelims Performance

4:15PM Awards and Announcement of Finalists

TBD Dinner provided/change out of uniforms

6:45PM First Finalist Band performs

8:30PM Last Finalist Band performs

9:00PM Finals Awards

11:00PM Approximate dismissal from CR Band Room

TICKET INFORMATION

Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $8 for students, and children under 4 are FREE. 

CONCESSIONS

There will be full concessions available ALL DAY, accepting cash and cards. Bake sale items can only be purchased with cash.

SPECTATOR PARKING

Spectator parking is NOT near the band bus/equipment parking area. No cars will be able to park in the band bus/equipment parking area. You MUST park in the spectator parking located across the street from the stadium on the opposite side of the stadium. 


You can access spectator parking from Cherry Road, take a left on Constitution Blvd, and that will bring you to the entrance of the stadium (see map).

STADIUM INFORMATION

PERSONAL ADS

You are invited to place a personal ad recognizing your student(s), a band section, a staff member, or even the entire band in the Olde English Festival of Bands official program. 


Click here for more information.


Click here to submit a Personal Ad for the program.

ABOUT

ABOUT OLDE ENGLISH

The annual Olde English Festival of Bands held in Rock Hill is sponsored by the Northwestern High School and the Rock Hill High School marching band programs. The festival brings together marching bands from all over the region to compete in one of the largest and most exciting competitions of the year. If you enjoy the precision and dedication of marching band competitions, then this is one you can’t afford to miss. The Olde English Festival is held at District Three Stadium and is a wonderful event to share with family and friends while supporting the band programs at Northwestern High School and Rock Hill High School.


BAND CLASSIFICATIONS

Determined by total wind players:

The contest host reserves the right to “even” out the classes based on the number of entries in each classification.


CONTEST FORMAT

The Olde English Festival of Bands will use a Prelims/Finals format. All bands will participate in the preliminary competition by classification. Each class champion (4) plus the next four (4) highest scores (and ties) will make up the participants of the final for a total of eight (8) bands. There will be no class distinction in the finals competition. The order of performance for finalists will be determined by two draws. The lowest four scores from the finalists – regardless of class – will draw first and will be followed by the four highest scores.


AWARDS

Awards will be given for Ratings as well as for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class. Additionally, 1st and 2nd place trophies will be awarded for high music, percussion, and color guard captions in each class. Finalist participation awards will be presented to all except the first three places in the finals. The top three scoring bands will receive placement trophies.


JUDGING

Judges for the Olde English Festival of Bands are selected from some of the finest music educators in the Southeast. Judging will be caption style with 6 judges using the SCBDA score sheets with the following breakdown for the final score:




WARM-UP AND PERFORMANCE

All bands should attempt to perform within a six to ten-minute time span. Warm-up times and locations before performances will be provided. Changing facilities are available, and all bands will be scheduled at a specific changing time if they choose to use these facilities.