Marching Knights take honors

As they traveled to Snow Hill for the Greene Central Band Contest on Oct. 24, all the Northern Nash Marching Knights had the same thought: that the rain hold off so they could finally march their entire show in competition.

March they did, skillfully and enthusiastically performing the intricate show “Suite Dreams” arranged for them by Band Director Erik Harris. The Knights went from lying on the field to rapidly creating formations while playing complex music as the color guard wove in and out – and they delighted the crowd.

The band garnered second place in every judged category with the notable exception of Drum Major, where Cristina Rekeibe and Phoebe Whitwell took top honors. Perhaps most significantly, they won the Kenneth Ginn Award of Excellence, which is given to the band that excels in all areas –including disciplined, respectful behavior when not on the field.

The Marching Knights will perform Oct. 31 at Cary Band Day and travel to Maryland for a USSBA national competition Nov. on 7.