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The Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival has a rich tradition dating back to its inception back in 1971. The GSLMBF will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 on the campus of Belleville West High School in conjunction with the Belleville East and West Band Parents.  The deadline for entry is September 15, 2023.

The entry fee for this year's festival is $300. An early registration fee of $250 will be in effect if you get you register by July 1.

Bands will be grouped by a combination of school size and band size. Bands will be split as evenly and fairly as possible once the entire field of bands has entered the festival and we will take into consideration a large number of a certain category (ie many large schools, etc...).

Awards will be given in each class for placement as well as best Music, General Effect and Visual.

The Red and Blue Division Bands will perform in the morning/ afternoon with a separate awards ceremony. The Silver and Gold Division Bands will perform in later afternoon/ evening.

Performance order will be determined by timestamp with the winning band set to go last in class. A separate email will be sent in the fall to determine classification of each band.

If you have any questions, please email me at mtessereau@bths201.org.

Judges for GSLMBF 2023

Music Ensemble - Chuck Wright - Bellevue East High School

Music General Effect - Stefan Roose - Avon High School/ Elevate Indoor Winds

Visual Ensemble - Jason Bergman - Crestview Middle School/ Color Guard Instructor

Visual General Effect - Bryan White - St. Louis, MO/ Belleville East High School

Percussion - Chad Shaedler - St. Louis, MO

Auxilliary - Stacy Roose - Elevate Winter Guard

School Name	Official Band Name	School Enrollment	Band Size
Edwardsville High School	Marching Tigers	2400	155
Mascoutah High School	Marching Indians	1200	138
Fox High School	Fox Marching Warriors	1700	125
Granite City High School	Marching Warriors	1750	120
Collinsville High School	Marching Kahoks	1900	100
Oakville High School	Marching Tigers	1800	93

Alton High School	Alton Marching 100	2000	89
Lafayette High School	Lancer Regiment	1600	83
Wentzville Liberty High School	Eagle Regiment	1667	80
Parkway Central High School	Marching Colts	1250	75
Parkway South High School	Spirit of '76	1550	50
Northwest High School	The Spirit of Northwest	1700	47

Potosi High School	Trojan Marching Band	640	90
Wentzville Holt High School	Holt Indian Band	1153	86
Highland High School	Marching Bulldogs	886	78
Civic Memorial High School	Marching Eagles	750	75
Nashville Community High School	Marching Hornets	390	67
Carbondale Community High School	The Marching Terriers	990	65

North Point High School	The Grizzly Band	989	50
Centralia High School	Marching Showcase	800	50
De Soto High School	Dragon Pride Marching Band	850	50
Wesclin High School	Marching Warriors	400	45
Murphysboro High School	Crimson Express	589	46
Anna Jonesboro High School	Marching Wildcats	500	27

2023 Participating Bands

Alton (IL)
Anna Jonesboro (IL)
Carbondale (IL)
Centralia (IL)
Civic Memorial (IL)
Collinsville (IL)
De Soto (MO)
Edwardsville (IL)
Fox (MO)
Granite City (IL)
Highland (IL)
Lafayette (MO)
Mascoutah (IL)
Murphysboro (IL)
Nashville (IL)
North Point (MO)
Northwest (MO)
Oakville (MO)
Parkway Central (MO)
Parkway South (MO)
Potosi (MO)
Wentzville Holt (MO)
Wentzville Liberty (MO)
Wesclin (IL)

Belleville East (IL- Exhib)
Belleville West (IL - Exhib)
Belleville 201 Centennial Celebration Alumni Band (Exhib)

Past Grand Champions

2022 - Morton (Gold and Silver) and Washington, MO (Blue and Red)
2021 - O'Fallon Township (Gold and Silver) and Republic (Blue and Red)
2020 - Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 - Edwardsville
2018 - No Grand Champion due to rain
2017 - Edwardsville
2016 - O'Fallon Township
2015 - Rockwood Summit
2014 - Rockwood Summit
2013 - Rockwood Summit
2012 - Fort Zumwalt North
2011 - Edwardsville
2010 - Alton
2009 - Rockwood Summit
2008 - Oakville
2007 - O'Fallon Township
2006 - Lindbergh
2005 - Collinsville