Lafayette’s Centaurus High School marching band was in second place heading into the 4A finals competition Saturday at the state championships at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, just three-fourths of a point behind Loveland High School.
Drenched by a cold rain and marching in 40-degree temperatures, the Centaurus band edged into the lead with their 9 p.m. finals performance of “Echoes of an Empire,” winning the Colorado Bandmasters Association championship with a score of 84.85 — just a half point higher than Loveland. The band also won the High Music Award.
“I thought my kids played really well in 40 degrees,” Band Director Aaron Vogelsberg said. “They didn’t complain once. They just went out and did it. They work really hard. It doesn’t matter the conditions. They just go for it.”
More than musical talent or show design, he added, what set this year’s show apart was that the seniors and student leaders were “exceptional.”…