2023 State Finals // Lafayette High School Marching Band - “A New Dawn”

[@maylebenmayhem]

Congrats Lafayette band from a trumpet in Ryle

[@brittanyalqahtani996]

Ryle did an awesome job as well🎉 Loved your show!!

[@larryjarhead5489]

These vids are the only way a fan (me) from NC can see this amazing band year after year. Thanks so much and congrats to this talented and classy band!

[@furydogsavage5905]

Congratulations close colleagues from a Alto Saxophone member in Grc

[@abby.lee.miller.]

Thank you guys! Y’all were amazing this year, so glad we got to compete with you in BOA.

[@WilliamStaton-oi1yo]

Loved being there seeing LHS earn this win! So impressed with all your hard work! Great work! Big Pride shining from this class of ‘80 percussionist! ❤️❤️❤️

[@DerekHeinlen]

Thank you gerg for posting videos of all our performances; it has helped the band a tremendous amount 😊😊

[@seungminsrightnostril]

Derek 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@goolghost1384]

Yessir Lafayette congrats 23 in 23🎉🎉

[@jacobturnbow2158]

Thanks for posting the videos this year. It was a great way for me to gauge demand and design along the way. The performers are so much more fun to watch than the dots on my screen. Congrats Lafayette! Proud to be a part of the team.

[@heyitsgerg]

It was amazing to see the band bring your creativity to life. Thanks for all that you do!!

[@beckybarnes8875]

Congrats from the Slone's! Sarah- Colorgaurd '13, Steve-Trombone '15, Brendan-Baritone '17

[@Darkness_Lost]

My brother is in the Lafayette band and I love the beginning part of the band and the end

[@jamesweitkamp4824]

Thankyou Gerg. Congrats POTB!

[@abby.lee.miller.]

Thank you Gerg for everything, you are amazing and you really help us see how we can improve from a very different perspective. See you guys next season!

[@kathywilson588]

Thank you so much.

[@sitinkytuna6120]

I love their show

[@diddle1675]

Goodness Lafayette has some screamers in the trumpet section this year holy crap. The first hit was brilliant.

[@jamesweitkamp4824]

Dub g's go hard!!!

[@Think890]

My only sadness....I wish the picture would have changed under the flyover but that would have really made it a Crown show ...its hard

[@yekimyarg]

Woo!

[@garyatthepiano4813]

Has a 1985 through 1991 GRC member and yes I marched in 7th grade all the way through high school. I am actually very impressed with this show from Lafayette! They finally have a good director! But, they’ll be no better director than Jeff Hood! Just saying!! Love all the high school bands. I would love to have been there but unfortunately I am fighting cancer. I’m definitely looking forward to next year!!

[@veemann9644]

What is the theme or name of this show? Why are people congratulating them? What did they win? I enjoyed watching the show.

[@goolghost1384]

A new dawn. They won state

[@nothing1075]

@@goolghost1384my opinion Madison prob should’ve gotten it but, the biggest bands will always be the biggest competitor.

[@goolghost1384]

Lebrobro they were 2.5 behind in finals not to mention 5 points behind in semis. So im guessing your comment is opinion based? 🥸👍🤯

[@beepbeep5775]

@@goolghost1384 Not gonna argue with the finals spread but that semis spread was ridiculous. No universe where they should have been 9th in vis ensemble.

[@lucaswhite2939]

@beepbeep5775 I imagine it was because their tarp kept blowing over, not to mention they were generally dirty through out the season.

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

Wait what is the difference between this group and the "mighty lion marching band" with the red uniforms? Are they two separate marching bands from the same school? Like a top and intermediate group or something? I know Lafayette has always had a really large band so I guess that would make sense

[@scottydoesgeography]

a little late to this but, different schools different states

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

@@scottydoesgeography oh man I was SO confused. Not sure how I didn't catch that. I just saw "Lafayette High School" and "State Finals" and assumed this was from the Louisiana band showcase, which occurred at roughly the same time as this video was uploaded. Now I am seeing this video and realizing it's a completely different stadium so it's obviously not the same "state finals" that I was looking for lol

[@scottydoesgeography]

@@Joshcoshbagosh Happens all the time 😂

[@atlantic_love]

Some pretty obnoxious fans (you know who you are), but phenomenal band.

[@goolghost1384]

Do they sound as small as you thought? Thanks though

[@sethg7437]

I know you miss red and purple, but I think blue🥇looks pretty fire on the Lafayette band

[@atlantic_love]

@@sethg7437 Back in the 1980s we thought they were black and red. Awesome, awesome uniforms they had. Struck fear in people to see them 😃

[@abby.lee.miller.]

thanks for finally saying something nice :)

[@atlantic_love]

@@abby.lee.miller. I speak the truth. Why are you so offended by it? Why don't you post something nice, and with substance?