Collegiate Marching Band Festival

Collegiate Marching Band Festival

The Collegiate Marching Band Festival, also called the CMBF, is an annual event held in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which showcases college and university marching bands of all sizes and styles from across the Northeastern United States. First held in 1996, the event typically takes places in early October at J. Birney Crum Stadium, a renowned venue for marching band and drum corps performances. The festival is not a competition, but rather an opportunity for fans and band members alike to view bands that perform a variety of shows and exhibit different performance styles.

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Marching Band warming up for the Allentown CMBF.
The West Chester University Marching Band at the 2004 CMBF.



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Management and Sponsors

The festival is currently managed by Vivace Productions, Inc. out of West Chester, PA and is sponsored by Vivace Productions, Marching Show Concepts, and Dinkles Marching Shoes.

Different Styles

While many of the participating bands perform contemporary “corps style” shows using roll-step marching, other performance varieties abound. Morgan State University, from Maryland, performs a high-energy show typical of southern HBCU bands. Lehigh University and Penn State University, both of which have participated in the past, perform traditional "Big Ten" style shows with a high-step marching technique. Other bands, including Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, West Chester University, The University of Delaware, and the University of Massachusetts, have developed unique styles all their own.

Traditions

Although still relatively young, the festival has a number of traditions, which spectators and performers have come to anticipate on an annual basis.

Order of performance

  • The order of performance is rotated on an annual basis, although it still follows a pattern where smaller-sized bands perform early in the day and larger bands perform later. As a custom, the first band to perform also plays the National Anthem to signify the start of the festival.

Vendors

Concessions

  • J. Birney Crum Stadium boasts some eccentric food choices. Among them can be found fried pierogies and giant Hawaiian Shave Ices that resemble softball-sized snow cones. Many festival-goers make these treats a regular part of the annual event.

Musical Organizations

  • The Collegiate Marching Band Festival is traditionally hosted by the Eta Rho Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the Zeta Upsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. This festival is a time when members of these Fraternities and Sororities gather together and socialize while engaging in their own particular traditions. Students, staff, and alumni from the participating bands take this opportunity to commingle with other members and before all the schools depart, each organization sings their respective hymn/song before departing the festival.

Tubas/Sousaphones

  • After the last band performs, the tuba and sousaphone players from several of the larger bands congregate at the center of the field to play traditional tunes, socialize with each other, and generally put on a humorous display for the exiting crowds.

Performing Ensembles (2003-2011)

8th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - Order of Appearance

9th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - Order of Appearance

10th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 2, 2005 - Order of Appearance

11th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 8, 2006 - Order of Appearance

12th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 30, 2007 - Order of Appearance

13th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 28, 2008 - Order Of Appearance

14th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 4, 2009 - Order Of Appearance

15th Annual CMBF

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - Order Of Appearance

  • Lehigh University – Marching 97
  • East Stroudsburg University – Warrior Marching Band
  • Millersville University – Marauder Marching Band
  • Cheyney University – Wolves Marching Band
  • Moravian College – Greyhound Marching Band & Color Guard
  • Clarion University – Golden Eagle Marching Band
  • Bloomsburg University – Maroon & Gold Marching Band
  • Lebanon Valley College – The Pride of the Valley
  • Kutztown University Marching Unit
  • California University of PA Marching Band
  • Morgan State University – The Magnificent Marching Machine
  • Towson University – Tiger Marching Band
  • Shepherd University – Ram Band
  • Shippensburg University – Red Raider Marching Band
  • Slippery Rock University – The Marching Pride
  • Mansfield University – The Spirit and the Pride
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania – The Legend
  • West Chester University – Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band
  • University of Delaware – Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band
  • University of Massachusetts – Minuteman Marching Band

16th Annual CMBF

Sunday, September 25, 2011 - Order of Appearance

External links

Collegiate Marching Band Festival homepage
Collegiate Marching Band Festival FAQ
Vivace Productions


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