ISSMA CONTEST HISTORY At ISSMA festivals, ensembles earn a rating of Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Participation based on judges evaluations of their performance on three prepared selections. Participants choose to enter at various "Group" levels based on the difficulty of their music (except Marching Band, it does not have group levels), with "V" being the easiest and "I" being the most difficult. Sight-reading is also considered at the High School level. An ensemble earning an extremely high Gold rating may be given the rating of "Gold With Distinction," ISSMA's highest ensemble honor (except for a state finals appearance). The Benton Central Band program is an ISSMA All-Music Award winner for 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, & 2018-2019. High School Bands Group I Gold: 2019* (WE), 2018* (WE), 2017 (WE) Group II Gold: 2016*, 2015 Silver: 2005 Bronze: 2006 Group III Gold: 2019* (SB), 2018* (SB), 2017 (SB), 2013, 2012*, 2010*, 2009*, 2007, 2004*, 2003*, 2001, 1999*, 1998, 1997*, 1995*, 1994, 1993*, 1992 Silver: 2014*, 2011, 2008*, 2002, 2000*, 1996* *denotes a Gold in sightreading Junior High Bands Group III Gold: 2019 (8th), 2018 (8th), 2016 (8th), 2015 (8th), 2013 (8th) Silver: 2017 (8th), 2014 (8th) Group IV Gold: 2019 (7th), 2018 (7th), 2016 (7th), 2015 (7th), 2014 (7th), 2013 (7th) Silver: 2017 (7th), 1986 (7th), 1985 (7th) Jazz Bands Group III Gold: 2019 (JI), 2018 Group IV Gold: 2019 (JL), 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Silver: 2013 Purdue Jazz Festival Participant: 2019 (event cancelled due to weather), 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Marching Band (other contests are noted here as well) ISSMA District/Open Class Invitational/Festival Gold: 2019*^#, 2018*, 2017*^#, 2016, 2015, 2014*, 2013, 1984 Silver: 1993, 1992, 1991, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1983, 1981 Bronze: 1990, 1989, 1982 ISSMA Regionals Gold: 2019, 2018, 2016 Silver: 2017, 1984 Indiana State Fair Band Day participant: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978 2019: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class C 3rd Place, Brownsburg Invitational - Class C 3rd Place, Plymouth Invitational - Class C 3rd Place 2018: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class D 1st Place*#, Northwestern Invitational - Class D 2nd Place, Zionsville Invitational - Class D 1st Place# 2017: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class C 5th Place, Brownsburg Invitational - Class C 5th Place, Zionsville Invitational - Class C 4th Place 2016: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class D 2nd Place*, Brownsburg Invitational - Class D 4th Place, Danville (IL) Invitational - Class AAA 1st Place^ 2015: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class C 4th Place, Brownsburg Invitational - Class C 3rd Place, Rensselaer Invitational - Gold Rating^ 2014: Lafayette Jefferson Invitational - Class C 5th Place, Rensselaer Invitational - Gold Rating*^, Ben Davis Invitational - Class C 7th Place 2013: Kankakee Valley Invitational - Gold Rating, Twin Lakes Invitational - Class C 3rd place * denotes a Music Distinction, ^ denotes Visual Distinction, # denotes Effect Distinction |
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