Marching music for the Pennsylvania, Indiana, South Dakota, and Washington, D.C. primaries

I previewed today's post in Marching music for the Hawaii Democratic Primary.

This series will return on June 2, 2020, when the District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota will hold their presidential nominating primaries for a final mini-Super Tuesday. Watch for the Pennsylvania drum corps, if nothing else.

Before I present the drum corps and marching bands, I'm sharing what the Associated Press via KTIV in Iowa reported about today in PRIMARY DAY: 7 states, DC vote amid pandemic, social unrest.

Voters and campaigns alike will be asked to navigate curfews in place amid protests of George Floyd's killing, coronavirus concerns and a sharp increase in mail balloting as voting takes place from Maryland to Montana.

And I wrote that this would be "another happy and slightly escapist entry" in SpaceX launches first crewed mission from U.S. soil since 2011 — ha! The COVID-19 pandemic and nation-wide protests still made an appearance.

Many political groups are focusing on Pennsylvania, which represents a high-profile test case for the November general election.

So am I, because that's where the most drum corps are.

Before I begin the musical portion of this post, I am noting that Joe Biden needs to win 89% of all delegates at stake on today to clinch the Democratic nomination for President. Even though I've been writing "Enjoy the music as you're awaiting the results, even if they don't mean much anymore" on these entries since Marching Music for the Alaska Democratic Primary two months ago, that's not really the case. Tonight's results do mean something!

The musical section of this post starts with 2019 The Cadets | Behold.



Allentown, PA | 9th Place | 89.838
Vic Firth Marching has the 2019 Cadets - FULL SHOW.

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND the lot with THE CADETS as they perform their 2019 production "Behold" during finals week in Indianapolis, IN! EIGHT HD cameras you WON'T see anywhere else!

Follow over the jump for the rest of the drum corps and marching bands from today's primary states.


Representing DCA from Pennsylvania is the Reading Buccaneers 2017.



1st place - 98.93
Also representing DCA and repeating from four years ago are The Cadets2 2018 DCA Finals : Industrial Awakening.


Unfortunately, this was the corps' final year in competition. They suffered fatal collateral damage from a sex scandal I mentioned in Failures and abuses of government and adult leadership unite Outstanding Television Movie nominees at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards two years ago.

I also mentioned Penn State in that entry, which makes for an interesting if unfortunate transition to Penn State University Marching Blue Band at the 2017 Pasadena Bandfest.

From University Park, Pennsylvania Penn State University Marching Blue Band performing their musical selections at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

Now, Penn State University Blue Band at the 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

From University Park, Pennsylvania Penn State University Blue Band performing at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017.

With that, it's time to move to the next state, Indiana. It has a corps that competes on the stage, if not on the field, the Star United Mini Corps @ 2017 Rochester, NY Mini Corps Show - BFDTV.

Star United Mini Corps perform in competition at the 2017 Rochester, NY Mini Corps Show. Captured 9/1/17

I have one more marching musical unit from Indiana, one that I featured in March Forth with Santa Clara Vanguard at the 2017 Rose Parade on Marching Music Day! Here's Lawrence Township at Bandfest.

The Marching Pride of Lawrence Township High School Marching Band performing their field show at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

Now, Lawrence Township HS at the 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

Marching Pride of Lawrence Township High School Marching Band performing at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017.

I have one more unit to recycle from the 2017 Rose Parade, but before I do, I'm featuring the one unit from South Dakota that Music213 has recorded, the Lincoln HS Patriot Marching Band - 2013 Pasadena Bandfest.

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band performing at the 33rd Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Sunday December 30th 2012. This is the largest marching band in the state of South Dakota, at 250 members strong. January 1st 2013 will mark Lincoln's fourth Rose Parade appearance, having also appeared in 1992, 1998 & 2005.

Now, the Lincoln HS Patriot Marching Band - 2013 Pasadena Rose Parade.

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band performing at the 124th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Tuesday, January 1st 2013. This is the largest marching band in the state of South Dakota, at 250 members strong. This marks Lincoln's fourth Rose Parade appearance, having also appeared in 1992, 1998 & 2005.

The final unit is from Washington, D.C., the United States Air Force Total Force Band - 2017 Pasadena Bandfest.

From Washington, D.C., The United States Air Force Total Force Band performing their musical selections at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

I'm recycling one more video from 2017, this time from A show of air power at the Rose Parade, United States Air Force Total Force Band - 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

From Washington, D.C.
The United States Air Force Honor Guard and United States Air Force Total Force Band performing their musical selections at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017.

Seeing these pairs of performances from Bandfest and the Rose Parade reminds me it's time to recycle the observation I first made in Marching music for the Nebraska Primary then reycled for Marching music for the Hawaii Democratic Primary.

Seeing this pair of videos reminds me of my experience growing up in southern California that it could be cold, rainy, and windy the week before the Rose Parade, but as soon as New Year's Day dawns, the skies will clear and the sun will shine. It's as if the Southland knows the cameras will be on it and it responds with "it's showtime!" It almost never fails.

While the sun wasn't shining on the bands, it was at least dry during the parade, so my comment still stands.

I hope my readers enjoyed the marching music at least as much as they enjoy tonight's results, then come back for the next installment, which will be June 9, 2020 for the Georgia Primary. Stay tuned!