Kevin Gamin<p><strong>Throwback Thursday – November 14, 2024</strong></p><p>With <a href="https://marching.musicforall.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bands of America</a> <a href="https://marching.musicforall.org/grandnationals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grand Nationals</a> taking place this week, I’m looking back to the last time I attended Grand Nationals in 2018. That season, <a href="https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carmel High School</a> won with not just the band, but also a Valkyrie AND their orchestra appearing during the final moments of their show for one more glorious Wagnarian chord.</p>Carmel High School Marching Band<br>2018 Bands of America Grand Nationals Finals<br>Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin<p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/2018/" target="_blank">#2018</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/bands-of-america/" target="_blank">#BandsOfAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/boa/" target="_blank">#BOA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/carmel-high-school/" target="_blank">#CarmelHighSchool</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/grand-nationals/" target="_blank">#GrandNationals</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/marching-arts/" target="_blank">#MarchingArts</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/marching-band/" target="_blank">#MarchingBand</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/mfa/" target="_blank">#MFA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://medi-nerd.com/tag/music-for-all/" target="_blank">#MusicForAll</a></p>