The Blue Wave Marching Band is in Middletown, Pa. It is sponsored by Middletown Area High School.

The Blue Wave Marching Band competes in the "Tournament of Bands" as a Group II band. Listed below are the years Middletown went to the Atlantic Coast Championship, the show, and the place Middletown recived there.


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! Year
! Place
! Show
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| 2006
| 15th
| Water
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| 2003
| 25th
| The New Deal
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| 2002
| 9th
| Transportation
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| 2001
| 23rd
| Portraits of Gershwin
|-
| 2000
| 23rd
| Baseball: A Day at the Park
|-
| 1998
| 16th
| Spanish Extravaganza
|-
| 1997
| 20th
| Mardi Gras Melodies
|}

"You have to be tough to be in marching band.
If it was easy they'd call it football!"
Indiana University of Pennsylvania band announcer's introduction the day after bleachers collapsed under the band at the IUP vs. New Haven football game.
Sea of Sounds Band Competition
Saturday, October 20, 2007 6:30 PM
Middletown Memorial Field
The countdown is on...


The Middletown Area Band Boosters Association is proud to announce the 18th annual Sea of Sounds band competition. The competition is sanctioned by the Tournament of Bands, and adjudicated by the National Judges Association. Trophies will be awarded to all competing bands. Caption awards will be presented by group size for Music, Visual, Percussion, and Auxiliary.

Register early! Performance order is determined within each group by the order in which applications are received. The earliest applicants will perform in the last position in their respective group.

We also offer the following amenities:

==Sea of Sounds

Courtesy video taping of your band's performance from atop the press box.
Video tape immediately available at the conclusion of your performance.
Review your audio tapes in our catered staff-only hospitality area.
Reserved staff-only viewing area at the top of the grandstand.
Expanded warm-up areas allow longer warm-up time.
Warm-up areas located a short distance from the ready gate.
Trailer and bus parking conveniently adjacent to the field.
Full steel spectator grandstand, not open bleachers.
Assigned hosts escort your band from unloading to performance completion.
Concession stands open two hours before first band performs.
Special arrangements available upon request to feed your band upon arrival.
Convenient directors-only web page to keep you fully informed.

In recent years we have hosted bands from Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and all over Pennsylvania. Come discover why bands representing nine TOB chapters have traveled to South-Central Pennsylvania to attend our show.


Competition Application in Adobe PDF format

Invitation Letter in Adobe PDF format


Not only does the Band compete, they also go to every football game to support the team. Go Blue Wave!