The Tahoma High School Marching Band has been invited to compete in the State Field Show Competition on Nov. 5 in Auburn.

The band has been working under the direction of Matthew Cole, field show designer Mitch DeGrace, marching instructors John Benedetti and Ana Bunger, Alumni Band member Neal Peck and Drum Line Coach Ryk Fischer.

DeGrace forwarded a video of the band to the State officials, who then invited Tahoma to participate in the competition.  The students were given the choice to participate in the novice or 2A category and chose to participate at the higher 2A level.

The Band will also be competing at the Puget Sound Festival of Bands field show competition in Everett on Oct. 22.

This field show will feature around 70 students on the field, large props, backdrops, flags, front ensemble, powerful winds, a drum line and original music composed for especially for the Tahoma Band.

The theme for the show is “Ready to Rock” and features an electric bass solo, trumpet solos and a flute solo.

The students are marching in a new corps-style.

Parents, students, volunteers, and staff have all worked together at building props, painting, sewing flags and sashes.

Maple Valley residents can catch the field show and cheer on the band by coming to the Tahoma Football game on Friday, Oct. 21.

The band will be performing their show at half-time with rally performance afterwards by the THS drum line.