New York State Field Band Conference

The New York State Field Band Conference or NYSFBC is a local circuit for marching band

Marching band

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competitions, based in New York

New York

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. Championships are held at the Carrier Dome

Carrier Dome

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in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

each year in the last week of October or first week of November. The conference was created in February 1972 to standardize rules and provide constructive feedback at competitions.

An unofficial forum has been created for the band members, parents and staff of participating bands. The NYSFBC Board has over 550 members and has become the "go-to" website for the conference. Scores are posted as they are announced, show themes and music are revealed/shared. Parents, staff, alumni, and many others share their constructive feedback on performances and discuss different ideas behind marching band, guard, percussion, etc. Many students/parents/staff enjoy reading through these free critiques to see what they can improve on. Check it out for yourself, click here!

Purpose

The New York State Field Band Conference, Inc. was formed on Feb. 6, 1972 for the purpose of regulating and scheduling field band events in New York State, and for the enhancement of school field band competitions. It is the aim of the New York State Field Band Conference to encourage participation in such events.

Philosophy

It shall be the philosophy of the New York State Field Band Conference to encourage and provide the most positive experience possible for all participants. The Conference will address this need through procedures it implements regarding competition.

History

Eleven bands participated in the first championship in 1972 which was held in Cicero, NY. The conference has grown to over 50 bands in recent years and has seen participation from outside the state of New York with bands from Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

The championship competition moved from various Syracuse area schools to the Carrier dome in 1980 and has been held in that venue ever since.

Classifications

The NYSFBC has gone through two major methods of classification for the bands that participate in sponsored competitions. The current system of classes was created in 1999, with the exception of the National Class, which was created in 1989. This system consists of 2 major classifications (Large School and Small School) with smaller classes within each of the two major classes.

Novice Class

1978: LeRoy High School, LeRoy, New York
1979: Cassadaga Valley High School
1980: Academy High School, Pennsylvania
1981: Mohawk High School
1982: Keystone High School
1983: Horseheads High School
1984: Aquinas High School
1985: Phoenix High School, Phoenix, New York
1986: Falconer High School
1987: Orchard Park High School, Orchard Park, New York

B Class

1972: Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York
1973: Oswego High School, Oswego, New York
1974: Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, New York
1975: Holley High School, Holley, New York
1976: Haverling High School, Haverling, New York
1977: Jordan Elbridge High School
1978: Haverling High School, Haverling, New York
1979: Marcus Whitman High School
1980-1981: Jordan Elbridge High School

A Class

1972-1975: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
1976: Holley High School, Holley, New York
1977: Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, New York
1978-1979: East Syracuse-Minoa High School, East Syracuse, New York
1980-1981: Marcus Whitman High School
1982: Medina High School, Medina, New York
1983: Montrose High School
1984: Gloversville High School
1985: Eastridge High School, Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692...
1986: Mohawk High School
1987: Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit, New York
1988: Southwestern High School
1989-1990: Victor High School, Victor, New York
1991: East Syracuse-Minoa High School, East Syracuse, New York
1992 (tie): Jordan Elbridge High School and East Syracuse-Minoa High School, East Syracuse, New York
1993: Orchard Park High School, Orchard Park, New York
1994: Phoenix High School, Phoenix, New York
1995: Southwestern High School
1996: Johnstown High School
1997:
1998:

AA Class

1976-1977: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
1978: Cicero High School, Cicero, New York
1979-1981: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
1982: New Hartford High School, New Hartford, New York
1983: Jordan Elbridge High School
1984: Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, New York
1985: Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit, New York
1986: Baldwinsville High School, Baldwinsville, New York
1987: Central Square High School, Central Square, New York
1988: Union Endicott High School
1989: Medina High School, Medina, New York
1990-1991: New Hartford High School, New Hartford, New York
1992: Eastridge High School, Irondequoit, New York
1993: East Syracuse-Minoa High School, East Syracuse, New York
1994: Baldwinsville High School, Baldwinsville, New York
1995: Jordan Elbridge High School
1996: Copaigue High School
1997:
1998:

AAA Class

1989-1990: Webster Schroeder High School
Webster Schroeder High School
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, Webster, New York
Webster (town), New York
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1991: Jamestown High School, Jamestown, New York
1992: Horseheads High School
1993-1994: Eastridge High School, Irondequoit, New York
1995: Medina High School, Medina, New York
1996: Jordan Elbridge High School
1997:
1998:

AA Open Class

1985: Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York
1986: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
1987: Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Cicero, New York
1988: Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York

Small School Class III

1999-2000: Northwestern High School
Northwestern High School (Pennsylvania)
Northwestern High School is the westernmost active High School in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Its student body is approximately 700. The School serves the boroughs of Albion and Platea, Springfield Township, Conneaut Township, and Elk Creek Township; and the villages of Cherry Hill and Cranesville...

, Albion, Pennsylvania
Albion, Pennsylvania
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2001-2002: Falconer High School, Falconer, New York
Falconer, New York
Falconer is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census.The Village of Falconer is within the Town of Ellicott. Falconer is on the eastern edge of the City of Jamestown, New York.- History :...
2003: Marcus Whitman High School, Rushville, New York
Rushville, New York
Rushville is a village in Ontario and Yates Counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 621 at the 2000 census.Most of the Village of Rushville is within the Town of Potter in Yates County and a small part is in the Town of Gorham in Ontario County.- History :Elisha Gilbert was the...
2004-2005: LeRoy High School, LeRoy, New York
2006: Malverne High School, Malverne, New York
Malverne, New York
Malverne is a village in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 8,514 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
2007: Johnson City High School, Johnson City, New York
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
2008: Wellsville High School, Wellsville, New York
Wellsville (town), New York
Wellsville is a town in rural Allegany County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 7,678.Wellsville town is centrally located in the south half of the county, eight miles north of the Pennsylvania border. Wellsville is also the name of village within this town...
2009: Johnson City High School, Johnson City, New York
2010: Malverne High School, Malverne, New York
Malverne, New York
Malverne is a village in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 8,514 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
2011: Westmoreland High School, Westmoreland, New York
Westmoreland, New York
Westmoreland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2000 census.The Town of Westmoreland is in the west-central part of the county. The New York State Thruway passes across the town. Westmoreland is west of Utica, New York.The Westmoreland Central...

Small School Class II

1999: Phoenix High School, Phoenix, New York
Phoenix, New York
Phoenix is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States, about north of Syracuse. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Alexander Phoenix...
2000-2001: Victor High School
Victor Senior High School
Victor Senior High School is a public high school located in Victor, New York. It is part of the Victor Central School District. It is a four year comprehensive school which annually receives both national and state recognition for excellence in education...

, Victor, New York
Victor, New York
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2002-2003: Norwich High School
Norwich High School
Norwich High School Chenango County, USA. Chenango CountyLisa Schuchman, Interim Principal89 Midland DriveNorwich, New York 13815 334-1600 x1439...

, Norwich, New York
Norwich (city), New York
Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...
2004: Phoenix High School, Phoenix, New York
2005-2007: Northwestern High School
Northwestern High School (Pennsylvania)
Northwestern High School is the westernmost active High School in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Its student body is approximately 700. The School serves the boroughs of Albion and Platea, Springfield Township, Conneaut Township, and Elk Creek Township; and the villages of Cherry Hill and Cranesville...

, Albion, Pennsylvania
Albion, Pennsylvania
Albion is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2000 census. A neighboring, larger town which many Albionites may associate with is Edinboro, and the much larger but more distant city of Erie. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. One...
2008(tie): Mohonasen High School
Mohonasen High School
Mohonasen High School is a high school located in Rotterdam, New York, USA. Enrollment is around 1200 students in Grades 9 - 12. Like all other public schools in New York, the school's curriculum is based on the Board of Regents standards.-History:...

, Rotterdam, New York and LeRoy High School, LeRoy, New York
2009: Mineola High School, Mineola, New York
2010:Mohonasen High School
Mohonasen High School
Mohonasen High School is a high school located in Rotterdam, New York, USA. Enrollment is around 1200 students in Grades 9 - 12. Like all other public schools in New York, the school's curriculum is based on the Board of Regents standards.-History:...

, Rotterdam, New York
2011: Malverne High School, Malverne, New York

Small School Class I

1999: Eastridge High School
Eastridge High School
Eastridge High School is an American public secondary school located in Irondequoit, New York. Its current principal is Mary Grow. The School is an IB world school...

, Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692...
2000-2002: Medina High School, Medina, New York
Medina, New York
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2003: New Hartford Senior High School, New Hartford, New York
New Hartford (town), New York
.New Hartford is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 21,172. The name of New Hartford was provided by a settler family from Hartford, Connecticut....
2004: Norwich High School
Norwich High School
Norwich High School Chenango County, USA. Chenango CountyLisa Schuchman, Interim Principal89 Midland DriveNorwich, New York 13815 334-1600 x1439...

, Norwich, New York
Norwich (city), New York
Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...
2005: Medina High School, Medina, New York
2006-2007: Victor High School, Victor, New York
2008: New Hartford High School, New Hartford, New York
2009-2011: Medina High School, Medina, New York

Large School Class III

1999: Sachem High School, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
Lake Ronkonkoma is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 19,701 at the 2000 census.Lake Ronkonkoma is located in the town of Brookhaven, but has small sections in the Town of Smithtown....
2000-2001: Baldwinsville High School, Baldwinsville, New York
Baldwinsville, New York
Baldwinsville is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,053 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area....
2002-2003: Copiague High School, Copiague, New York
Copiague, New York
Copiague is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 18,037 at the 2007 census. Once Copiague was a thriving Italian community. Many years ago a part of Copiague was named after Marconi. The ethnic makeup of the hamlet is quite diverse, making Copiague a rich...
2004: Huntington High School
Huntington High School (New York)
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, Huntington, New York
Huntington, New York
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2005: Sachem High School, Farmingville, New York
Farmingville, New York
Farmingville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 16,458 at the 2000 census.Farmingville is in the Town of Brookhaven...
2006-2007: Brentwood High School
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)
Brentwood High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, New York. It is one of the largest high schools in New York State, on the southern shore of Suffolk County, Long Island. Richard Loeschner is the current principal.-1951-1980:...

, Brentwood, New York
Brentwood, New York
Brentwood is a hamlet of the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Brentwood is 53,917.The colony was established on March 21, 1851, on 750 acres of land on Long Island, New York, by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews...
2008: Sachem High School, Farmingville, New York
Farmingville, New York
Farmingville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 16,458 at the 2000 census.Farmingville is in the Town of Brookhaven...
2009-2011: West Seneca West, West Seneca, New York
West Seneca, New York
West Seneca is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 44,711 at the 2010 census. West Seneca is a centrally-located interior town of the county, and a suburb of Buffalo...

Large School Class II

1999: Horseheads High School
Horseheads High School
Horseheads High School is a public institution for secondary education in the rural town of Horseheads, New York. The current principal is Karen Donahue, and the current assistant principals are Dan Busek and Michael McCawley.The communities of the Town and Village of Horseheads, Big Flats, Elmira...

, Horseheads, New York
Horseheads (town), New York
Horseheads is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 19,561 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from the number of bleached horses' skulls found there....
2000-2001: Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park High School is a secondary school in Orchard Park, New York. The school has approximately 1725 children in grades 9-12. The students are divided among three houses with a principal for each house and a principal who oversees the entire school....

, Orchard Park, New York
2002: Jamestown High School
Jamestown High School (New York)
Jamestown High School is a public high school located in Jamestown, New York. It is the sole public high school within the city limits of Jamestown and educates high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors....

, Jamestown, New York
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census.The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake...
2003: Horseheads High School, Horseheads, New York
Horseheads (village), New York
Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,461 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition....
2004: Baldwinsville (Charles W. Baker High School), Baldwinsville, New York
2005-2006: Copiague High School, Copiague, New York
2007-2008: Central Square (Paul V. Moore High School), Central Square, New York
2009: Baldwinsville (Charles W. Baker High School), Baldwinsville, New York
2010: Brentwood High School, Brentwood, New York
2011: Lancaster High School
Lancaster High School (Lancaster, New York)
Lancaster High School is a high school in Lancaster, New York that serves grades 9-12. It is operated by the Lancaster Central School District.-Academics:...

, Lancaster, New York
Lancaster (town), New York
Lancaster is a town in Erie County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population has 39,019 residents.The Town of Lancaster has a village also called Lancaster. The Town and Village are currently exploring consolidation of governmental functions. Both town and village are east of...

National Class

1989-1996: West Genesee High School
West Genesee High School
West Genesee High School , is an American public high school in Camillus, New York serving ninth through twelfth grade students. The school is part of the West Genesee Central School District....

, Camillus, New York
Camillus (town), New York
Camillus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, U.S. The population was 24,167 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Roman military leader Marcus Furius Camillus by a clerk interested in the classics....
1997 (tie): Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...

and West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
1998-2003: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
2004: Arlington High School
Arlington High School (LaGrange, New York)
Arlington High School is a high school in the Arlington Central School District located in Lagrangeville, New York, United States, on Route 55.-History:...

, LaGrange, New York
LaGrange, New York
LaGrange is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 14,928 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the ancestral estate of the Marquis de Lafayette.-History:...
2005: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
2006: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
2007: Orchard Park High School, Orchard Park, New York
2008-2009: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
2010: Victor High School, Victor, New York
2011: West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York

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