Bands from across the state will compete for top honors at the 2009 University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Marching Band Contest to be held November 2-3 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The Conference 1A and 2A bands will compete on Monday, with the preliminaries beginning at 7:45 a.m., and the finals beginning at 7 p.m. The Conference 4A competitions will be held on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 a.m. for the preliminaries, and 7 p.m. for the finals.

Tickets for the State Marching Band Contest are $15 for adults and $10 for students for each session (prelims and finals). An adult one-day pass ticket, which may be used at both prelim and final sessions the same day, is available for $25. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the gate.

Judges from all over the country that have distinguished themselves as successful marching band directors and administrators will decide the State Champions.For more information, or to see results during the contests, please refer to the UIL Music web site.

The University Interscholastic League is part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.