Tournament of Bands: Chapter 10

Tournament of Bands Chapter X serves northern and central New Jersey as well as southeastern New York including
NJ counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Union.
New York counties of Bronx, Kings, Suffolk, Nassau, Queens & Westchester

All bands, colorguards, and percussion ensembles, regardless of size and location, are welcome to perform at TOB Chapter X shows. TOB is focused on providing a positive and educational experience for all performing units. We can meet the needs of all performing units by providing separate adjudication for Open, Clinic, Novice, and Non-Member classes. If your unit wishes to perform at a Chapter X show, please contact the show coordinator or Chapter Coordinator Ray Troxell for information.

TOB Announces A Class Championships for 2010

Tournament of Bands has offered bands competition at the Regional/A Class level for the past two seasons, and has been very involved in discussion with band directors to move this classification towards a championship event - something beyond the regional/chapter level. After meeting in March, and several weeks of committee work and development, as well as lengthy discussion by the TOB/NJA Administrative team - we have an announcement!

The Tournament of Bands A Class Championship will be held on Sunday, October 31(Group 2 & 4) and Sunday, November 7(Group 1 &3) starting 7:30 AM at the Hershey Park Stadium. Based on the scores received at the October 23-24 Chapter Championships, the top 5, or more, TOB A Class Bands will be invited to compete in the initial Tournament of Bands A Class Championship. Official notification of invitation will be the Monday following Chapter Championships. This event will replace the TOB Invitational for the 2010 season.

Bands will need to register for participation prior to September 15, and will also be provided with information for pre-show ticket sales, as well as video and photos at the TOB A Class Championship.

As TOB expands into this new Championship endeavor, we will continue to survey participants for planning future A Class Championship events.

Welcome to our New Members!

Dunellen HS (Director Craig Bryan)
Memorial HS of West New York, NJ (Director Mike Godett)
Lenape Valley HS of Stanhope, NJ (Director Justin Halat)

All 2009 Chapter Members are returning for 2010 and have indicated that they will be very active in 2010!

March TOB Flyer

March Chapter News Items

TOB Chapter 10 Fall Schedule

September 19th: Fall Luncheon/Meeting - Jefferson House Restaurant, Lake Hopatcong, 2 PM
September 25th: Jefferson Twp HS Show, 6 PM
October 3rd: Madison HS Show, 1 PM
Ocrober 9th: Roselle Park HS Show, 6 PM
October 10th: Matawan HS Show, 1 PM
October 16th: Possible show at local pro baseball park
October 17th: Governor Livingston HS Show, 1 PM
October 24th: Chapter Championship @ West Essex HS, 2:30 PM

Atlantic Coast Championships (groups 2 & 4) - Sunday October 31st
Atlantic Coast Championships (groups 1 & 3) - Sunday November 7th

Brick Memorial Brings Home 2009 Atlantic Coast Championship!
Chapter 10 takes 3 Top 5 ACC finishes!

At the 37th annual Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships, on November 1st and 8th, at Hershey ParkStadium in Hershey, PA, Chapter 10 bands excelled throughout the weekend

Brick Memorial HS took home the group 2 championship for the second consecutive year with an extremely strong field with a score of 96.85, taking the high music award.

Other Chapter 10 bands also succeeded with excellent performances at the Atlantic Coast Championships and Invitationals.

Governor Livingston HS finished in 5th place in Group 2, finishing with a score of 95.60, only 1.25 points behind the winner
Matawan HS did a fabulous job finishing in 18th place in group 2 with a score of 87.25
Roselle Park HS had a wonderful performance finishing in 18th place in group 1 with a score of 84.05
West Essex HS finished a school-best 5th place in group 3 with a score of 92.90

We hope to see everybody back, and some great new members, for the 2010 Marching Band Season!

Congratulations to our 2009 Chapter 10 Champions!
Group 1: Roselle Park HS
Group 2: Brick Memorial HS
Group 2 Regional: Jefferson Twp HS
Group 3: West Essex HS

Congratulations to our 2009 Essay Scholarship Winners

Kara Buttermore (Governor Livingston HS) & Paige Mackay (West Essex HS)

Awards to be presented to the students at their respective school spring senior awards assembly

Chapter Coordinator, Ray Troxell - 973-409-4038 (phone/fax) - N8230@aol.com
Assistant Coordinator, Dan Groth - mjgroth@aol.com
Indoor Coordinator, Cliff Fitzgerald - clijoker@aol.com