Music in Oil Country

The annual Music in Oil Country marching band festival will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, September 12, at the Oil City High School athletic complex. The gates will open at 5 p.m. Admission is $5. This year’s festival will feature performances by 11 high school bands and two college bands. The festival will showcase the hours of practice the students have put into each of their shows. High school bands scheduled to perform include the Franklin High School Black Knight Marching Band, Oil City Oiler Marching Band, Titusville Rocket Marching Band, Girard Yellowjacket Marching Band, A-C Valley/Union Falcon Knight Marching Band, Cambridge Springs Marching Blue Devils, Warren Marching Dragons, Conneaut Area “Rock n’ Roll” Marching Band, Fort LeBoeuf Stampede of Sound Marching Band, Brockway Rover Marching Band, and Central Clarion Wildcat Marching Band. The Thiel Tomcat Marching Pride and the PennWest Clarion Golden Eagle Marching Band will be the featured collegiate bands of the night. Proceeds from the festival will help fund the ongoing costs of the Oiler Marching Band. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Oil City High School gymnasium. Questions or requests for more information may be addressed to Daniel Cartwright, Oil City Band Director, at dcartwright@mail.ocasd.org.