ABOVE: Members of DHS Band of Vikings practice their routine Monday afternoon.
This coming Saturday, October 11th, for the 51st time; Danville High School’s Band of Vikings will be hosting the Viking Invitational Marching Band Contest. Danville’s band, as the host, will be performing as an exhibition band. Prior to Tuesday’s after school practice, Director of Bands at Danville High School Ryan Krapf said this is a big weekend statewide for band competitions; and the show goes on in Danville as well.
AUDIO: We’re on a weekend where there’s about five other contests going on, one of them being the state contest. So, the ones that come back are ones that join us regularly. So, we’re excited to have them all come back.
Krapf says if there’s one school to beat, it’s Mount Carmel. And for the record; that’s down state’s Mount Carmel, not the Chicago area’s.
AUDIO: The director at Mount Carmel is a master teacher. She’s a wonderful educator; they’ve got a great program there. They always come back here every year and do very well.
The DHS Band of Vikings will be performing a routine called “I’m Possible; Celebrating What’s Possible Inside Each of Us.”
2nd Picture: North Ridge band director Adam Owens, DHS Color Guard Instructor Cassandra Dugger, DHS Marching Band Technician Clara Galbraith, DHS Drumline Instructor Trevor Brunner, DHS Director of Bands Ryan Krapf.
AUDIO: There’s some Imagine Dragons; there’s some One Direction; there’s piece called “The Impossible is Possible” by Black Violin………it’s great, it’s one of my favorites.
Throughout Danville’s routine, you’ll be hearing pieces of Elton John’s “Your Song” mixed in. The show at Ned Whitesell Field begins at 4 PM Saturday, with DHS performing at 5:30, and awards at 6 PM.
