Seventeen bands from high schools in Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington and Westmoreland counties are scheduled to perform at the 2022 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association’s championships beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday at Norwin High School Knights Stadium, McMahon Drive, Drive, North Huntingdon.
Admission will be $15 for adults and $10 for students.
Among the bands expected to compete are Burrell, Kiski Area, Leechburg, Gateway, Trinity, Southmoreland, Deer Lakes, Norwin, Penn Hills and Yough. The Norwin marching band will perform its Upward Trajectory show at 8:45 p.m. The University of Pittsburgh band will perform at 9:15 p.m. and the awards will be presented at 9:45 p.m.
The nonprofit Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association serves as a competitive adjudication circuit for high school marching bands in Western Pennsylvania. The organization includes 20 bands that perform at both local festivals as well as the PIMBA Championships.
