More photos of marching band at games and competitions

As marching band season nears its finale - the U.S. Bands National Championships at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 11 - we have fresh batches of photos from October performances.

Here are links to three albums of photos by Jamie Pawelec:

Halftime at home football game, Oct. 14

Competition at East Brunswick, Oct. 21

Homecoming football game, plus a few photos from the NJ States competition at Rutgers, Oct. 28

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Raiders take the field in Bands of America competition

The SPFHS Marching Band and Color Guard traveled to the University of Delaware to take part in the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional competition on October 7.



Up against tough competition, the Raiders took third place in their category (Class 2A) and were ranked 14th overall among 28 participating bands.



The daylight performance provided a great photo opportunity, and Jami Pawelec has provided a big set of excellent images. Click here to see the full album.

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Marching Band Senior Recognition and halftime show

Class of 2018 members of the SPFHS Marching Band & Color Guard were honored in Senior Recognition Day ceremonies at the high school's football stadium on Sept. 23.

Music Boosters member Jami Pawelec photographed the senior band members and their families as they were introduced on the field. Click here to see the full album.

The band performed its show, "Elements: Water, Earth, Fire and Air" at halftime of the home football game. Click here for photos of the performance.

The band then went on to a competition at Piscataway High School (See separate post).

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Marching Band in competitions at Edison and Piscataway

The 2017 competition season got under way for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Marching Band & Guard with a USBands "clinic and preview" show on Sept. 9 at Edison High School. We have an album of photos taken from the sidelines (click here).

The following weekend, the Raiders hosted a USBands competition involving ten other schools, and performed in exhibition to close the show (See previous post).

The next stop on the competition circuit was Sept. 23, under the lights at Piscataway High School. Click here for a set of photos taken from the stands, giving a different view of the show.



The Piscataway competition came at the end of a long day for the band, which also included a half-time performance and Senior Recognition ceremonies at the SPFHS home football game that day (See separate post).

Thanks to Jami Pawelec for the photos!

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SPFHS hosts 2017 Marching Band Home Show

With the new marching band season under way, SPFHS held its annual Home Show competition on Saturday, Sept. 16. Bands from Weehawken, Cranford, East Brunswick, Fair Lawn, Chatham, Bridgewater-Raritan, Immaculata, Edison, J.P. Stevens and Westfield competed, and the Raiders band closed the event by performing its show, "Elements: Water, Earth, Fire and Air."



This year's event drew a large crowd and was ably served by a big group of SPF Music Boosters volunteers.


We have an album of photos taken by Dan from high in the stands, including some of the competing bands as well as the "home team."



See the full album here.

Tap Into Scotch Plains-Fanwood has a write-up on the event with some excellent photos.

As always, we would welcome photo submissions from parents and friends of the band to add to our collection. Contact us at spfmb.photos@gmail.com.

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Moonglowers Jazz Festival at SPFHS (Photos)

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School hosted its 20th annual Moonglowers Jazz Festival on April 21, featuring performances by the school's Jazz Lab, SPF Jazz and Moonglowers plus eight ensembles from seven other schools.

Click here to see our album of photos from the finale performance by the Moonglowers. It came on the eve of the New Jersey Association of Jazz Education's state finals, in which the Moonglowers took second place among groups from Division II schools.



Do you have photos from this or other SPF music events that you'd like to share? Please contact us!

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Recognizing the Class of 2017

Senior Recognition Day was held early in the Fall 2016 season at the SPFHS football stadium. Thanks to band parent Dev Anjaria, we have an album of photos of senior members of the Raiders Marching Band.


CLICK HERE to see the full album.

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Marching Band concludes a great season

The SPFHS Raiders Marching Band & Color Guard finished up the 2016 season by taking part in the USBands Nationals competition at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 12.



We have an album of photos by band parent Jami Pawelec, starting with practice in the parking lot and finishing with the awards presentation at the end of the night. We'll be adding more photos from this event soon, so check back!

Meanwhile, thanks again to Jami Pawelec, we have two new albums from earlier events this season:

• At the University of Delaware on Oct. 15
• At East Brunswick HS on Oct. 29

Scroll down on this blog to see earlier entries, or click here to go to a full directory of our photo albums, which now cover 10 school years!

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The 2016 Raiders Marching Band & Guard: Section Photos

After performing at a Raiders home football game on Nov. 5, members of the SPFHS Marching Band & Color Guard posed for section-by-section photos, taken by band parent Melissa Sirchio. CLICK HERE to see the students showing both their serious and silly sides.

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A beautiful day to march and play

The SPFHS Marching Band performed in bright autumn sunshine during halftime at the home football game vs. Westfield on Nov. 5.



That provided an opportunity to get some good, well-lighted photos of the band - so we have a big album to share! CLICK HERE to view it.

UPDATE: CLICK HERE to see a second album, by band parent Melissa Sirchio, including close-up shots from the sideline.

After performing its program, the band took part in a brief ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans, six days before the Veterans Day holiday.



The weekend was a rare one for the band, with no competition scheduled. On Nov. 12, the musicians and color guard members head to MetLife Stadium to compete in Group 6-Open at the USBands National Championships.

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Marching Band competes at East Brunswick High

The Raiders Marching Band and Guard put on another great show on Oct. 29 in USBands Group 6-Open competition at East Brunswick High School.



We have an album of photos by pit crew member Dan Murphy, both of the pre-show warmups in the dark and the performance under the lights.

CLICK HERE for the full album.

And as a bonus - a "team photo" of the pit crew! It's not complete, since other volunteers have worked at different shows. Many hands make light work!

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Marching Band performs in NJ State Finals 10/22/2016

The SPFHS Raiders Marching Band & Guard put on a fine performance at the USBands New Jersey Finals, held at the Rutgers University stadium in Piscataway on Oct. 22.



The 2016 show, "The Code: Of Kingdoms and Glory," has been growing more elaborate as the season goes on, and our student musicians have been doing a great job learning new elements from week to week.



We have a big album of photos by pit crew member Dan Murphy - including behind-the-scenes views of the pre-show preparations, as well as the performance under the lights. Click here to see.

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Marching Band plays at home football game 10/22/2016

The marching band and guard got good use out of their new all-weather coats as they played stand cheers and the half-time show at a SPFHS Raiders football game on Saturday, Oct. 22.



It was the first performance of a long day for the band, which competed that night in the USBands NJ State Finals at Rutgers. (See our post on that event.)




Click here to see an album of photos
of the band in the stands, and a sideline view of the halftime show.

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SPFHS Music at Memorial Day Parade 2016

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The SPFHS music program was well represented as always at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies in downtown Scotch Plains and the parade from there to downtown Fanwood. Here is an album of photos including the Marching Band, the choral group singing America the Beautiful, and the Rhythmsense float.



We also have video of the Marching Band and Guard in Fanwood.

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SPFHS musicians in benefit performance

SPFHS Jazz and The Moonglowers provided entertainment as the district's music community came together to benefit the Bridge family. The event was held May 13 at the Scotch Plains Italian-American Club.

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Rep Theatre's killer performance of 'Mystery of Edwin Drood'

Photo by Dan Murphy

SPFHS Repertory Theatre is in the midst of its 2016 musical production, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." The cast is terrific, the singing and choreography wonderful, the orchestra is excellent and the costumes and scenery are amazing.

We have a handful of photos taken from the audience during the March 12 performance.



There are four more chances to see this wonderful production. See the schedule and find tickets at spfmusicboosters.org

We'd love to add more photos from performances or rehearsals. If you can add to our collection, please get in touch!

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Marching Band concludes 2015 season at Nationals

-- Updated 11/11 with many more photos --

Director Durand Thomas reacts to the SPFHS Marching Band's performance at Nationals

The SPFHS Marching Band and Color Guard concluded its 2015 season with another great performance of "Chance Love: Tales Beneath a Persian Moon" at the USBands National Open Class Championships, held Nov. 7 at MetLife Stadium.



We have two batches of photos from this event. Band parent Dev Anjaria shares a large gallery that includes shots of the band and guard warming up outside the stadium, of the chaparones and pit crew members at work, and of the students performing at the top of their game. Some images show the band filling the field from goal to goal, while others give close-up views of small groups of players. Click here or on the images above and below to view that album.



Alumni parent Dan Murphy also took photos of the show, showing a different viewing angle and capturing some different moments as the students clearly enjoyed the results of their hard work. Click here or on the slideshow below to view.

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Marching Band plays at season's final football game

The SPFHS Marching Band put on its last halftime show of the season during the Raider's final home game Nov. 7. Dev Anjaria shares another great set of photos of the marchers.

The 2015 Drum Majors

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Marching Band Senior Recognition - Photos

Saturday Nov. 7 was Senior Recognition Day at Perry Tyson Field. Before the final football game of the season, senior members of the SPFHS Marching Band were introduced on the field, accompanied by family members. Dev Anjaria took photographs and shares them here.

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