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Lewis Cass Marching Kings scheduled for 40th appearance at ISSMA State Finals for High School Marching Bands Saturday, November 5, 2022 in Lucas Oil Stadium

Last Updated on November 4, 2022 by Indiana State School Music Association

Editor’s note: The Lewis Cass Marching Kings are State Bound for the 40th year in school history. Their performance in Class D is scheduled for 6:55 p.m., with awards for Class D scheduled to begin at 7:10 p.m.


The 49th ISSMA State Finals for High School Marching Bands will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022 in Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. ISSMA is proud to announce that this prestigious event is being sponsored by Music Travel Consultants, with Supporting Sponsorships by Band Shoppe, Paige’s Music, and Vincennes University. In addition, American Dairy Association Indiana and Prairie Farms Dairy will award a $1,000 “Winners Drink Milk” Scholarship to a music student at each of the four state champion schools.

The top ten (10) scoring bands in each of four Open Class Enrollment Categories from the Semi-State will compete for ranking order and the title of State Champion in their respective Open Class Category.

Open Class C will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by Class B, D, and A. Performing in exhibition at 9:25 a.m. will be the Scholastic Class B Champion (Maconaquah) followed by the Scholastic Class A Champion. (Westfield). The fifty-eight (58) bands that participated in the Scholastic Class were classified by both band size and school enrollment.

The Scholastic Class Finals were held on October 22 at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis.
Eighty-nine (89) Open Class bands began performance on October 15 at one of four regional sites. Eighty (80) bands, twenty (20) in each enrollment category, determined by the previous year’s school enrollment size, continued to Semi-state performance on October 29.

Now the forty (40) bands, representing the best in the state, will meet at the State Finals to decide the four State Champions. Indiana High School Marching Bands consistently rank among the nation’s finest and this is widely known as one of the very best State High School Marching Band events in the country.

Admission is $22.00 for adults and $18.00 for students and pre-school. Only mobile tickets (no paper tickets) will be sold, and a smartphone will be needed to present tickets for entry. Visit https://www.issma.net/downloads/mbstatefinalsticketinfo22.pdf for more ticket information. The time schedule of participating bands is located on our website www.issma.net.

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