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    Home»Arts»Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival draws hundreds to Eden Prairie High School
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    Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival draws hundreds to Eden Prairie High School

    Jim BayerBy Jim BayerSeptember 12, 20212 Mins Read
    Brandon Valley, SD trumpet player at Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival Sept. 11, 2021
    A trumpet player for the Brandon Valley, S.D. marching band at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival at Eden Prairie High School Sept. 11. Photos by Jim Bayer

    Twelve high school marching bands from Minnesota and South Dakota, including the Eden Prairie Eagle Marching Band, gathered at Eden Prairie High School Sept. 11 to compete in the 29th annual Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival. Eden Prairie’s 80+ member band is comprised of 9th through 12th graders and includes a drumline, brass and woodwind sections, color guard and frontline. Bands from Champlin Park, Anoka, Andover, Minnetonka, Rochester Lourdes, Hastings, Waseca, Brandon Valley, Grand Rapids, Marshall, and Eastview joined Eden Prairie. Proceeds of the event support the Eden Prairie High School Marching Band. Photos by Jim Bayer

    • Brandon Valley, SD marching band xylophone players
      Members of the Brandon Valley, S.D. marching band percussion section play xylophones at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival.
    • The Grand Rapids marching band paraded in front of the grandstand Sept. 11
      The Grand Rapids, Minn. marching band paraded in front of the grandstand after performing at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival Sept. 11 in Eden Prairie.
    • Frontline members of the Grand Rapids marching band leaving the field after performing Sept. 11
      Members of the Grand Rapids, Minn. marching band frontline left the field after performing in the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival Sept. 11 in Eden Prairie.
    • Grand Rapids marching band frontline members toss their flags in the air while performing Sept. 11
      Members of the Grand Rapids, Minn. marching band frontline tossed their flags in the air while performing at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival Sept. 11 in Eden Prairie.
    • The Grand Rapids marching band performed in front of a large crowd at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival Sept. 11
      The Grand Rapids marching band performed in front of a large crowd Sept. 11 at the Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival at Eden Prairie High School.

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