Viking Marching Band
Named for one of the original SHS bands, the Stoughton High School Viking Marching Band prepares and performs an annual field show. This group is comprised of Symphonic Band members, but is also open by audition to any Band student in grades 9-12.
Want to see a recording of a past field show? Click HERE to see our YouTube channel!
Click the links below to listen to the music for the 2024 production, Ripple Effect:
Click the links below to see video of the drill:
Required Performance/Rehearsal Schedule for 2024 VMB
Trip to Whitewater Classic (optional)
July 6, 5:30-10:00 PM
Music Rehearsal
July 10, 6:30-8:30 PM
Band Camp
- July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 8 AM-5 PM
- Parent Performance, July 19 5:30 PM
Monday/Thursday Evening Rehearsals
Evening rehearsals begin after Band Camp and run until the end of the season. All rehearsals start at 6:30 PM and last until 8:30 PM. Students MUST be ready to play/practice by 6:30 PM so plan on arriving early to get set up. If a student is arriving late because of an athletic practice, please fill out a conflict form.
- July 22 (C), 25 (C), 29 (C)
- August 1 (C), 5 (C), 8 (C), 12 (C), 15 (C), 19 (C), 22 (P), 26 (C), 29 (P)
- September 5 (C), 9 (C), 12 (C), 16 (P), 19 (P), 23 (P), 26 (C), 30 (C)
- October 3 (C), 7 (C), 10 (C), 14 (P), 17 (C)
NOTE: "C" denotes Collins Field, "P" denotes practice field
Summer Rehearsal Music Checkpoints
Performances
- Field Show Performance @ Home Football Game - Homecoming, September 27
- Field Show Performance @ Home Football Game - October 4
- NEW! Field Show Performance @ Stoughton Marching Invitational - October 6, Early Afternoon Performance, Times TBD
- Field Show Performance @ Milton Marching Invitational - October 12, Evening, Departure/Performance Time TBA
- Field Show Performance @ Sauk Prairie Marching Invitational - October 13, Afternoon, Departure/Performance Time TBA
- Field Show Performance at WSMA State Marching Band Championships @ UW Whitewater Perkins Stadium, October 19. Performance time 12:27 PM, all other times TBD