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Composer David Maslanka was our guest at the University of Louisville from Thursday, February 20 – Sunday, February 23. On Friday, he served as clinician for some of our local high schools in a special master class setting. Ballard High School, Eastern High School, Male High School and the Youth Performing Arts School all shared different works by David Maslanka in an interactive composer/performer environment on the Comstock Concert Hall stage. In addition, Maslanka listened in on…

Last weekend we welcomed over 190 musicians, representing 45 high schools band programs from Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana to our stage.  The performances of all the three high school honor bands were excellent, and the UofL Wind Symphony performance capped an amazing evening of music making!  In particular, UofL’s Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, Professor Clint McCanless, dazzled the super-sized audience with his virtuosic rendition of Tony Plog’s “3 Miniatures”.  This event is truly a testimony to…

On December 26th, 2013 the Marching Cards traveled to Orlando, Florida to perform at the 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl.  While in Orlando, the Marching Cards performed for over 50,000 fans.  In addition, the Marching Cards spent the entire day at Universal Studio Florida enjoying the theme park and ending the day in a special parade through the middle of Universal Studios!            More photos from the Russell Athletic Bowl More Photos from the Russell Athletic…

On Saturday, November 16th over 300 students from 18 schools participated in the 2nd Annual “Band Day” with the UofL Cardinal Marching Band.  Students received a ticket to the game, lunch and the opportunity to perform with the CMB during half time. Participating school: Berklee College of Music Bullitt Central High School Butler High School Central Hardin High School Grayson County High School Iroquois High School Lassiter Middle School Male High School Martha Layne Collins High School…

Please click the following link to view all photos from this season: Marching Cards Flickr Album