2004 Capital City Band Expo and
The Capital Cup Finals Competition

Sanderson High School, Raleigh, NC

It was a cool, beautiful fall afternoon when the ADHS Band competed against 20 other bands in the Capital City Band Expo, all competing for a shot at the evening's Capital Cup finals competition. Along with ADHS, West Craven HS, Jacksonville HS, and CE Jordan HS competed in Class AAA. Athens came home with the following awards from the Expo:
  • Class AAA Percussion, First Place
  • Class AAA Music Performance and Effect, Second Place
  • Class AAA Visual Performance and Effect, Second Place
  • Class AAA Overall, Second Place
  • Best Pit Crew of the Day

Athens Drive's rating during the afternoon performance earned them a spot in the prestigious finals, where they finished a very impressive fourth behind Cary High School, Concord High School, and C. E. Jordan High School.

Click here to hear Allen Hubbe's solo, and here to hear the trio.

The Capital City Band Expo has a website with more information and results at www.capitalcitybandexpo.org. The News and Observer had two stories on the Capital City Band Expo, unfortunately, the online links have expired. The competition had a professional photographer take photos, and those pictures are at Jolesch Photography - www.bandorders.com.

Thanks to the Kathy Woodell, the Martins and Nancy Schneider for the pictures, and to Nancy Schneider for the audio files.

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Getting ready in the Sanderson parking lot.