Harrison Marching Band returned to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this weekend for the first time since 2019 with their 2025 competition show “Variations on a Dream.” This year‘s BOA Indianapolis Super Regional Championship hosted 92 bands competing for only 14 spots in the finals. Months of dedication, hard work, and commitment resulted in the band’s outstanding preliminary performance, which earned a score of 83.250, securing their place in the finals.
The Hoyas returned late in the finals session and delivered another outstanding performance, earning a score of 84.450 and placing 10th overall. That’s 10th place out of 92 bands! Well done, Hoyas!
For full details, visit Music for All Bands of America website at https://marching.musicforall.org/result/indianapolis-super-regional-2025/
This year’s show, “Variations on a Dream,” invites the audience to enter through doors into a world where imagination takes flight! The show unfolds across the field in a realm of daydreams, where clouds swirl, colors dance, and creativity knows no bounds. The show features beautiful costuming, dynamic props, and stunning visual effects, creating an immersive experience that feels like drifting through the clouds in a dreamscape.
The musical journey is equally enchanting, weaving together iconic and evocative contemporary and classical pieces that explore themes such as wonder, hope, and limitless possibility:
• “Imagine” by John Lennon
• “Once Upon a Dream” by Lana Del Rey
• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Felix Mendelssohn
• “One Day I’ll Fly Away” by Will Jennings and Joe Sample
• “Pure Imagination” by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
“Variations on a Daydream” is more than a performance—it’s an escape through the doors of imagination into a world where creativity reigns and dreams soar.
The show features several remarkable moments, including a captivating soprano solo that gracefully weaves throughout the opening and closing sections, a lilting and harmonious trombone duet, and a sousaphone solo that transforms into a piccolo solo. In addition, the wind section collaborates with the color guard in an impressive flag routine. The show concludes with a winged bicycle swooping across the field to a house drifting up on hot air balloon and an inspirational reminder for all of us to “Keep Dreaming.”
Harrison Marching Band will next compete at BOA Southeastern Regional at Cass High School in White, GA on November 1st. Click here for more details.
