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OUR MARCHING ARTS PROGRAMS

Marching Knights

Director: Melissa Thatcher

The Old Bridge Marching Knights are a school band and a competition band. They begin practicing for their fall competition season in June, even before school is out for the summer.  In June, they practice one night a week for four hours, increasing in July to two nights a week each for four hours and then mandato

Director: Melissa Thatcher

The Old Bridge Marching Knights are a school band and a competition band. They begin practicing for their fall competition season in June, even before school is out for the summer.  In June, they practice one night a week for four hours, increasing in July to two nights a week each for four hours and then mandatory two weeks of camp in August. During a typical season band members will dedicate over 600 hours of time in rehearsals and performances. They start off the school year in September playing every Friday night supporting the Old Bridge High School football team, home and away. The competition season also starts in September and ends with the National competition in November. Every Saturday they perform at competitions throughout New Jersey; this means their day typically starts at 8am, with most competitions ending late in the evening. In addition, the band performs several parades and community/school events throughout the year. 

While maintaining this busy schedule, band members continue to perform well academically, most in honors and advance placement courses.

Indoor Percussion

Director: Christopher Duffett

Indoor Percussion is a highly competitive activity that includes drums, keyboards, and other percussion instruments. Members perform a theatrical show in a gym through movement and music and compete on a regular basis. Auditions/rehearsals begin in November and the competitive season ends with World Championsh

Director: Christopher Duffett

Indoor Percussion is a highly competitive activity that includes drums, keyboards, and other percussion instruments. Members perform a theatrical show in a gym through movement and music and compete on a regular basis. Auditions/rehearsals begin in November and the competitive season ends with World Championships in late April. Rehearsals are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-9 p.m., Saturdays 9-5 or later on competition days. Percussion is a very demanding club and requires dedication & training. OBHS Indoor Percussion are 7-time MAPS Gold Medalists, WGI Silver Medalists (2022,2018) & 2013 Bronze (PSO/PSA), as well as a 2023 WGI Scholastic World Class Finalist. 

Winter Guard

Winter Guard

Director: Chantal Torchia

Winter Guard combines dance, spinning equipment (flags, rifles, sabers) and theatrical performance into an exciting and entertaining art form. They perform a dynamic show set to recorded music in a gym. The season runs during the winter months (Nov - April), after marching band season is complete. Rehearsals are typically Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Competition Circuits

2025 Indoor Percussion - Unusual Suspects

Finished 17th in the country at WGI World Championships! 

2024 Indoor Percussion - Sugar Wonderland

Finished 17th in the country at WGI World Championships! 

2024 Winterguard - Awake

Watch this award winning performance at the WGI World Championships. Old Bridge took the Silver Medal!

Marching Knights 2023 - Nature's Fury

Watch this award winning performance at the WGI World Championships. Old Bridge took the Silver Medal!

2022 Indoor Percussion Season - Pass The Torch

Watch this award winning performance at the WGI World Championships. Old Bridge took the Silver Medal!

2021 Marching Band Season - Play the Game

Performed inside MetLife Stadium for the US Bands National Competition.

2020 Indoor Percussion Season - Stairway to Heaven

Their last performance before the pandemic

2019 Marching Band Season - Black Hole

Performed inside MetLife Stadium for the US Bands National Competition.

2018 Pearl Harbor Parade

We had the honor of marching in the 77th annual Pearl Harbor parade in Honolulu, Hawaii

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