ORANGEBURG (WACH) -- SC State’s Marching “101” Band was been selected as one of the top eight marching bands at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) for the 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase.
The show marks ten years of celebrating the heritage, and scholarship of HBCU bands, the Honda Battle of the Bands will bring "The Homecoming" to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. for the Invitational Showcase that will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at 3 p.m.
“I am really excited to go back and the students are too. To be asked a second time to participate in the Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase is an honor,” says Eddie Ellis, Director of Bands.
The selected HBCU marching bands will earn a $20,000 grant for their music education programs and an all-expense-paid trip to the 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase.
For additional information about SC State’s Marching “101” Band participating in the Honda Battle of the Bands, contact Eddie Ellis at (803)536-8570.
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