Yes, family, friends, alumni – you read that correctly! The Glen Ridge Marching Band went into MetLife Stadium on a crisp, cold Saturday morning in November (11/6/2021) and stepped off at 9:15 AM at the USBands National Championships.
The band executed a nearly flawless performance of their 2021 show, Caravan: A Journey through Big Band Jazz and walked away with 1st Place in their class – Class 1 Open. In doing so, they beat a slew of other exceptional high school marching bands, including two – Wayne Hills and Lenape – that had each scored better than they had just the week before. Furthermore, the GRMB were the only group in it’s class to receive an average score higher than 90!
Congrats to this incredible, hard-working group of kids on this singular achievement and kudos and thanks also to the team of exceptional instructors that guided them this year, led by Marching Band Director Dr. Darren Gage – LizAnn Tomassi, Steve DeLuca, Jay Curcio, Daniel Nathanson, and Justin Romano.
You can enjoy watching this 1st place award-winning performance here: 2021-2022 GRMB videos
