NEWS: The Oregon HS Summer Marching Band (Shadow Armada)
is once again MACBDA Grand Champions!
The band clinched the Championship, capping their undefeated season with victory in ALL SIX competitive captions.
The band has won back-to-back-to-back High Percussion awards at MACBDA Grand Championships
and, even more stunning, they have won High Visual General Effect each year since 2005 - now FOUR IN A ROW!
Visit www.macbda.org for all the details on the 2008 season!
Featured Video
- 2008 Oregon Marching Band - MACBDA CHAMPIONS!
*Finals ENCORE performance*
2008 Oregon High School Summer Marching Band - now known as "Shadow Armada" - performing
an encore show after becoming the 2008 MACBDA Grand Champion. Quite a bit more loose than our actual finals performance but
definitely full of energy.
Things Change. In
the 36 years that the Oregon band has been in existence, many things have changed. From uniforms to traditions, instructors
to students, any organization of this size is often in constant flux. One thing hasn't changed: Excellence
has been a primary goal the whole time. In 2008, the Oregon band emerged with new uniforms, new drums, membership
topping 100 for the first time in 13 years, and even a new nickname - SHADOW ARMADA - to tie it all together. Fittingly,
we also changed the paradigm of MACBDA by having our first undefeated season in almost two decades AND sweeping all of the
competitive captions at finals for the first time since 1990. This year, it was our goal to bring 36 years of tradition
together with our vision for the future. Press play and check out the "Collision" that brought us here.