The Mid-American Competing Band Directors Association (MACBDA), founded in 1972, is one of the only remaining summer marching band competition circuits in America. The association includes 30 member bands and consists of three classes of bands, with a range of 20 members to 120 members.
The MACBDA competition season begins June 21 and includes 15 events across Illinois, Wisconsin, and the finals performance in Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...

, for the Cherryland Band Classic during Traverse City's annual Nation Cherry Festval.

Staff

The president of MACBDA is Nick Lane, of the Oregon Shadow Armada

Oregon Shadow Armada

The Oregon Shadow Armada, formerly known as simply the Oregon Marching Band until 2008, is a drum corps-style summer marching band in the MACBDA competition circuit...

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The vice-president of MACBDA is Andy Brady, also of Oregon Shadow Armada.
The treasurer is Joe Mesner, from the Sound of Sun Prairie.

Results

Year	Class	Score	Winning Band	Concept
2007	A	69.1	Janesville Green Beret, Janesville, WI	?
2007	Open	89.7	Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI	"Moulin Rouge"
2008	A	74.8	Saskatoon Lions, Saskatoon, SK	?
2008	Open	92.5	Shadow Armada Oregon Shadow Armada The Oregon Shadow Armada, formerly known as simply the Oregon Marching Band until 2008, is a drum corps-style summer marching band in the MACBDA competition circuit... , Oregon, WI	"Collision"
2009	A	77.2	CYO Emerald Knights, Kenosha, WI	?
2009	Open	90.1	Shadow Armada Oregon Shadow Armada The Oregon Shadow Armada, formerly known as simply the Oregon Marching Band until 2008, is a drum corps-style summer marching band in the MACBDA competition circuit... , Oregon, WI	"Asylum"
2010	Open	90.6	Shadow Armada Oregon Shadow Armada The Oregon Shadow Armada, formerly known as simply the Oregon Marching Band until 2008, is a drum corps-style summer marching band in the MACBDA competition circuit... , Oregon, WI	"Tall Tales"