INDIANAPOLIS — The top marching bands in the state of Indiana invaded downtown Indianapolis on Saturday.
The 2023 Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Marching Band State Finals were held at Lucas Oil Stadium on Oct. 28. The bands competing are bands entered in ISSMA's open class.
There are two classes of bands in ISSMA. The Scholastic class, which held its state finals on Oct. 14 at Franklin Central, was created in 2013 to take into account band size and school enrollment. It's meant to separate smaller bands at schools with large enrollment from the largest bands with around the same enrollment numbers.
The groups performing are separated into classes based on school size. The top-ten schools in each class compete for the championship.
Open Class B performed from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Open Class C performed from 1:20 p.m. to 3:35 p.m., Open Class D performed from 4:40 p.m. to 6:55 p.m., before Open Class A closed the performances between 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Awards ceremonies took place after every school has performed in each class. Click here for a complete schedule.
Here are the results from Saturday's ISSMA state finals:
NOTE: Point totals are not released to the public for ISSMA-sanctioned events.
Open Class A
- Avon High School
- Carmel High School
- Brownsburg High School
- Fishers High School
- Homestead High School
- Center Grove High School
- Fort Wayne Carroll High School
- Goshen High School
- Noblesville High School
- Westfield High School
Open Class B
- Evansville North High School
- Greenwood High School
- Northview High School
- Jasper High School
- Concord High School
- Bloomington North High School
- Greenfield-Central High School
- Fort Wayne North Side High School
- Evansville F.J. Reitz High School
- Munster High School
Open Class C
- Edgewood High School
- Western High School
- NorthWood High School
- Fairfield High School
- Northwestern High School
- Garrett High School
- Angola High School
- Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran High School
- Beech Grove High School
- Twin Lakes High School
Open Class D
- Forest Park High School
- Lewis Cass High School
- Jimtown High School
- Adams Central High School
- Monrovia High School
- Tell City High School
- Springs Valley High School
- South Spencer High School
- Evansville Mater Dei High School
- Paoli High School
