Band Directors

Band Directors, thank you for your efforts at the at the 43rd New Mexico Pageant of Bands held on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque. You can view entries, programs and results from the competition on our 2024 NM POB web page. We also wish to thank you for your timeless dedication to your students, for without them, there would be no Pageant of Bands!

New Mexico Pageant of Bands

The New Mexico Pageant of Bands is a marching band competition for New Mexico High School Bands where bands are classified by band size, not by high school enrollment. Band size includes all students participating in the performance, including brass, woodwinds, drum line, pit and auxiliary along with students holding and moving props. These classes include:

Class
Band Size
A
1 to 40
AA
41 to 55
AAA
56 to 75
AAAA
76 to 100
AAAAA
101 and above
Band size includes all participating students

The New Mexico Pageant of Bands normally has eight judges, including specific percussion and auxiliary (color guard) judges. Your school can compete against other bands in your classification, or you have the opportunity to perform for comments only. We use CompetitionSuite for scoring and adjudicator commentary for all competitions. When you register for the NM POB competition, your band will be added to the NM POB CompetitionSuite event.

If you have any questions or comments, use our Contact form or email us at info@nmpob.org.

Photo of Rio Rancho Marching Band
Rio Rancho High School Marching Band – 2019 NM Pageant of Bands – Clarissa Anello Photography