The 40th New Mexico Pageant of Bands Marching Competition was held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque. Thank you to all who came out to Wilson Stadium Saturday on such a beautiful day to watch 29 amazing bands perform for you and our adjudicators for the 40th annual New Mexico Pageant of Bands!
2019 NM POB Results
| 2019 | 1A 1 to 40 | 2A 41 to 55 | 3A 6 to 75 | 4A 76 to 100 | 5A 101+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | West Mesa | Piedra Vista | Goddard | Centennial | La Cueva |
| Second Place | Del Norte | Belen | Albuquerque | Volcano Vista | Eldorado |
| Third Place | Valley | Shiprock | Sandia | Los Lunas | Cleveland |
| People's Choice | Kirtland | Piedra Vista | Sandia | Centennial | Eldorado |
| Brass | West Mesa | Piedra Vista | Goddard | Centennial | Eldorado |
| Woodwinds | West Mesa | Piedra Vista | Goddard | Cibola | Rio Rancho |
| Percussion | West Mesa | Piedra Vista | Albuquerque | Centennial | Cleveland* |
| Drum Major | Kirtland | Belen | Goddard | Los Lunas | Canyon |
| Soloist | West Mesa | Piedra Vista | Farmington | Centennial | Eldorado |
| Colorguard | Valley | Piedra Vista | Sandia | Centennial | Canyon |
*Overall Percussion: V. Sue Cleveland
2019 POB Spirit of Band Award: La Cueva
2019 NM POB Pictures
Rebeca Zimmerman, Highland High School Photography and Journalism educator, photographs and edits on field photos of each fall’s POB. Some of her students also assist with these on field photographs. See the 2019 POB Photo Gallery
Thank You Supporters!
New Mexico Pageant of Bands Outstanding 2019 Section Awards were presented to one band in each class for the following categories, Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds, Soloist, Drum Major, Colorguard, and People’s Choice. We’d like to thank Baum’s Music for underwriting our Outstanding Brass Section Awards, Jerry and Jan Cross for underwriting the 2019 People’s Choice Awards, Bill and Christine Drotning for the Outstanding Percussion Awards and Mauger Estate Bed and Breakfast for the Outstanding Soloist Awards. For more information, see our Underwriting page.
See Pageant of Bands celebrates 40 years of performance on KRQE TV
Read “Congrats to Our Pageant of the Band Winners” in the Albuquerque Public Schools News.