OMAHA - The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association on Wednesday announced that it was canceling its annual fall marching band contest over pandemic concerns.

The State Marching Contest and Festival are normally the exciting finish to the high school marching season. Bands from all across the state converge on sites in Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha to perform the shows they worked to perfect all season.

Michael Schlake, the association’s marching chair, said the association’s executive board felt it couldn’t ensure the safety of everyone involved, from students and directors to judges, vendors and spectators.

“It’s just an astronomical amount of people, and the potential for an outbreak was just too high,” Michael Schlake, the association’s marching chair, said. “It’s really sad, believe me, this is not one I wanted to do or come to lightly.”

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