Pitch perfect: Jenison hosts annual marching band tourney

The sounds of brass and percussion rang out across Jenison on Saturday, as the 39th Annual Jenison Marching Band Invitational played out at the Jenison Wildcats David McKenzie Stadium.

JENISON — The sounds of brass and percussion rang out across Jenison on Saturday, as the 39th Annual Jenison Marching Band Invitational played out at the Jenison Wildcats David McKenzie Stadium.

“I grew up throughout high school in marching band, going to the Jenison Invitational, and it being a pretty iconic show to attend,” Lauren Heiden said. “And it was always our favorite show of the year.”

Heiden is one of the new assistant band directors at Jenison Public Schools. She and Tanner West joined the faculty earlier this year. Besides rehearsing daily with the band, Heiden led the charge on organizing the invitational this year…

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