Musical Arts Conference

The Musical Arts Conference or MAC is a local circuit for marching band competitions, based in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The conference was formed in 2001. Band class is arranged by the total number of instrumentalists (band proper, pit and percussion) and drum majors. The color guard is not included in the total number of performers (only for classification purposes). The smallest bands are assigned to Class 1 and the largest bands are assigned to Class 5, with a rubric to determine each class size.

In addition to marching band, MAC also hosts winter guard and winter percussion competitions. There are several classifications in both guard and percussion, which is broken up by the ability and talent of the units, and not by size.

Marching Band Champions (by class)

Class 5

• 2001: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
• 2002: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
• 2003: Arlington High School, LaGrange, New York
• 2004: Arlington High School, LaGrange, New York
• 2005: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
• 2006: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
• 2007: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
• 2008: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut

         Best Guard: Trumbull
         Best Percussion: Trumbull
         Best Drum Major: Trumbull
         Best Marching: Norwalk
         Best GE: Norwalk
         Best Music: Norwalk

Class 4

• 2001: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
• 2002: Cheshire High School, Cheshire, Connecticut
• 2003: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
• 2004: Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
• 2005: Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut
• 2006: Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut
• 2007: Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut

*2008: Cheshire High School, Cheshire, Connecticut

        Best Guard: Cheshire
        Best Percussion: Cheshire
        Best Drum Major: Danbury
        Best Marching: Cheshire
        Best GE: Cheshire
        Best Music: Cheshire

Class 3

• 2001: Billerica High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
• 2002: Brookfield High School, Brookfield, Connecticut
• 2003: East Lyme High School, East Lyme, Connecticut
• 2004: Jonathan Law High School, Milford, Connecticut
• 2005: Jonathan Law High School, Milford, Connecticut
• 2006: East Lyme High School, East Lyme, Connecticut

*2007: Stamford High School, Stamford, Connecticut

        Best Guard: Bethel
        Best Percussion: Stamford
        Best Drum Major: East Ramapo
        Best Marching: Stamford
        Best GE: Stamford
        Best Music: Stamford

Class 2

• 2001: Jonathan Law High School, Milford, Connecticut
• 2002: Billerica High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
• 2003: Onteora High School, Boiceville, New York
• 2004: Shelton High School, Shelton, Connecticut
• 2005: Brookfield High School, Brookfield, Connecticut
• 2006: Brookfield High School, Brookfield, Connecticut
• 2007: Shelton High School, Shelton, Connecticut

*2008: Brookfield High School, Brookfield, Connecticut

        Best Guard: Bethel
        Best Percussion: Stamford
        Best Drum Major: East Ramapo
        Best Marching: Somers
        Best GE: Brookfield
        Best Music: Brookfield

Class 1

• 2001: Somers High School, Somers, New York
• 2002: Central High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 2003: Central High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 2004: Billerica High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
• 2005: Billerica High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
• 2006: Somers High School, Somers, New York

*2007: Somers High School, Somers, New York

        Best Guard: Somers
        Best Percussion: somers
        Best Drum Major: Central
        Best Marching: Somers
        Best GE: Somers
        Best Music: Somers

External links

• Musical Arts Conference
• Archived Scores

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