Musical Arts Conference
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The Musical Arts Conference or MAC is a local circuit for marching band
competitions, based in Connecticut
, New York
, New Jersey
, and Massachusetts
. The conference was formed in 2001. Band class is arranged by the total number of instrumentalists (band proper, pit and percussion) and drum majors. The color guard is not included in the total number of performers (only for classification purposes). The smallest bands are assigned to Class 1 and the largest bands are assigned to Class 5, with a rubric to determine each class size.
In addition to marching band, MAC also hosts winter guard and winter percussion competitions. There are several classifications in both guard and percussion, which is broken up by the ability and talent of the units, and not by size.
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
competitions, based in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The conference was formed in 2001. Band class is arranged by the total number of instrumentalists (band proper, pit and percussion) and drum majors. The color guard is not included in the total number of performers (only for classification purposes). The smallest bands are assigned to Class 1 and the largest bands are assigned to Class 5, with a rubric to determine each class size.
In addition to marching band, MAC also hosts winter guard and winter percussion competitions. There are several classifications in both guard and percussion, which is broken up by the ability and talent of the units, and not by size.
Class 5
- 2001: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk 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...
- 2002: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
- 2003: Arlington High SchoolArlington 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 YorkLaGrange, New YorkLaGrange 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:... - 2004: Arlington High School, LaGrange, New York
- 2005: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
- 2006: Trumbull High SchoolTrumbull High School-History:Trumbull High School was founded in 1961 following a population increase in Trumbull during the 1950s. The high school was originally situated at 4630 Madison Avenue, in the building currently serving as Madison Middle School. As the 1960s progressed, the town was compelled to commission a...
, Trumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine... - 2007: Trumbull High SchoolTrumbull High School-History:Trumbull High School was founded in 1961 following a population increase in Trumbull during the 1950s. The high school was originally situated at 4630 Madison Avenue, in the building currently serving as Madison Middle School. As the 1960s progressed, the town was compelled to commission a...
, Trumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine... - 2008: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk 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...
- 2009: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk, ConnecticutNorwalk 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...
- Best Guard: Trumbull
- Best Percussion: Trumbull
- Best Drum Major: New Milford
- Best Marching: Norwalk
- Best GE: Norwalk/Trumbull
- Best Music: Norwalk
- 2010: Trumbull High SchoolTrumbull High School-History:Trumbull High School was founded in 1961 following a population increase in Trumbull during the 1950s. The high school was originally situated at 4630 Madison Avenue, in the building currently serving as Madison Middle School. As the 1960s progressed, the town was compelled to commission a...
, Trumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, ConnecticutTrumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...
Class 4
- 2001: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
- 2002: Cheshire High SchoolCheshire High SchoolCheshire High School is located on Route 10 across from Bartlem Park in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is 15 miles north of New Haven and south of Hartford...
, Cheshire, ConnecticutCheshire, ConnecticutCheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in... - 2003: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut
- 2004: Brien McMahon High SchoolBrien McMahon High SchoolBrien McMahon High School is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It is named after Brien McMahon, a former United States Senator from Norwalk. The school's mascot is a Senator with the school colors being red, white, and blue. The school's first senior class graduated in 1962...
, Norwalk, Connecticut - 2005: Newtown High School, Newtown, ConnecticutNewtown, ConnecticutNewtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
- 2006: Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut
- 2007: Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut
- 2008: Cheshire High SchoolCheshire High SchoolCheshire High School is located on Route 10 across from Bartlem Park in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is 15 miles north of New Haven and south of Hartford...
, Cheshire, ConnecticutCheshire, ConnecticutCheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in...
- Best Guard: Cheshire
- Best Percussion: Cheshire
- Best Drum Major: Danbury
- Best Marching: Cheshire
- Best GE: Cheshire
- Best Music: Cheshire
Class 3
- 2001: Billerica Memorial High SchoolBillerica Memorial High SchoolBillerica Memorial High School is located at 35 River Street in Billerica, Massachusetts. It is one of two public high schools in the town. Kevin Soraghan is the principal of Billerica High. The school serves about 1,630 students in grades 9 through 12. An assistant principal oversees students in...
, Billerica, MassachusettsBillerica, MassachusettsBillerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :... - 2002: Brookfield High SchoolBrookfield High School (Connecticut)Brookfield High School is a high school in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.In the 2006-2007 school year the school had roughly 1000 students. This steep increase was due to one of the largest freshman classes ever, with over 300 people...
, Brookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,452 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1710 by John Muirwood and several other colonial founders who bartered for the land From the Wyantenuck Nation Under the Sachem Waramaugs who lived... - 2003: East Lyme High SchoolEast Lyme High SchoolEast Lyme High School is a high school located in the Flanders region of East Lyme, Connecticut. The school is operated by the East Lyme Schools district. The mascot is Sven the Viking...
, East Lyme, ConnecticutEast Lyme, ConnecticutEast Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,118 at the 2000 census. The latitude of East Lyme is 41.353N... - 2004: Jonathan Law High SchoolJonathan Law High SchoolJonathan Law High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 850 students in grades 9-12 in the Milford Public Schools system. The school was built in the 1960s to accommodate the increased student census caused by the baby-boom after World War II...
, Milford, ConnecticutMilford, ConnecticutMilford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census... - 2005: Jonathan Law High School, Milford, Connecticut
- 2006: East Lyme High SchoolEast Lyme High SchoolEast Lyme High School is a high school located in the Flanders region of East Lyme, Connecticut. The school is operated by the East Lyme Schools district. The mascot is Sven the Viking...
, East Lyme, ConnecticutEast Lyme, ConnecticutEast Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,118 at the 2000 census. The latitude of East Lyme is 41.353N... - 2007: Stamford High School, Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, ConnecticutStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
- 2008: Naugatuck High School
- 2009: Cheshire High SchoolCheshire High SchoolCheshire High School is located on Route 10 across from Bartlem Park in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is 15 miles north of New Haven and south of Hartford...
, Cheshire, ConnecticutCheshire, ConnecticutCheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in...
- Best Guard: Cheshire
- Best Percussion: Cheshire
- Best Drum Major:
- Best Marching: Cheshire
- Best GE: Cheshire
- Best Music: Cheshire
Class 2
- 2001: Jonathan Law High SchoolJonathan Law High SchoolJonathan Law High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 850 students in grades 9-12 in the Milford Public Schools system. The school was built in the 1960s to accommodate the increased student census caused by the baby-boom after World War II...
, Milford, ConnecticutMilford, ConnecticutMilford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census... - 2002: Billerica Memorial High School, Billerica, MassachusettsBillerica, MassachusettsBillerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...
- 2003: Onteora High SchoolOnteora High SchoolOnteora High School, located in Boiceville, NY, is part of the Onteora Central School District. The High School shares a building with the Onteora Middle School, however they remain administratively separate....
, Boiceville, New YorkBoiceville, New YorkBoiceville is a community in Ulster County, New York, USA. Boiceville is located at the intersection with New York State Route 28 and New York State Route 28A, within Catskill State Park. The community is located at .-Education:... - 2004: Shelton High SchoolShelton High School (Connecticut)Shelton High School is a public high school in Shelton, Connecticut. The school is located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut. It has a student body of approximately 1700 from grades 9 through 12. Other nearby High Schools are Trumbull High School & St...
, Shelton, ConnecticutShelton, ConnecticutShelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639... - 2005: Brookfield High SchoolBrookfield High School (Connecticut)Brookfield High School is a high school in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.In the 2006-2007 school year the school had roughly 1000 students. This steep increase was due to one of the largest freshman classes ever, with over 300 people...
, Brookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,452 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1710 by John Muirwood and several other colonial founders who bartered for the land From the Wyantenuck Nation Under the Sachem Waramaugs who lived... - 2006: Brookfield High School, Brookfield, Connecticut
- 2007: Shelton High School, Shelton, Connecticut
- 2008: Brookfield High SchoolBrookfield High School (Connecticut)Brookfield High School is a high school in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.In the 2006-2007 school year the school had roughly 1000 students. This steep increase was due to one of the largest freshman classes ever, with over 300 people...
, Brookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield, ConnecticutBrookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,452 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1710 by John Muirwood and several other colonial founders who bartered for the land From the Wyantenuck Nation Under the Sachem Waramaugs who lived...
- Best Guard: Bethel
- Best Percussion: Stamford
- Best Drum Major: East Ramapo
- Best Marching: Somers
- Best GE: Brookfield
- Best Music: Brookfield
Class 1
- 2001: Somers High SchoolSomers High SchoolSomers High School is the a public high school in the town of Somers, New York, United States.-Academics:Somers High School offers a New York State regents curriculum augmented by Advanced Placement courses and a variety of electives...
, Somers, New YorkSomers, New YorkSomers is a town located in northeastern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 20,434... - 2002: Central High SchoolCentral High School (Connecticut)Central High School is a high school in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut in the United States. It was originally founded in 1876 as Bridgeport High School.In 2003 the school held 2,217 students and 152 teachers...
, Bridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area... - 2003: Central High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 2004: Billerica Memorial High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
- 2005: Billerica Memorial High School, Billerica, Massachusetts
- 2006: Somers High School, Somers, New York
- 2007: Somers High School, Somers, New York
- 2008: Central High SchoolCentral High School (Connecticut)Central High School is a high school in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut in the United States. It was originally founded in 1876 as Bridgeport High School.In 2003 the school held 2,217 students and 152 teachers...
, Bridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport, ConnecticutBridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
- Best Guard: Central
- Best Percussion: Central
- Best Drum Major: Central
- Best Marching: Central
- Best GE: Central
- Best Music: Central