Marching Barbs

The DHS Marching Barbs are proud to be the largest single student group on campus.  Performing at parades, competitions, community and sporting events throughout the world; the Marching Barbs have a long tradition of success in a variety of endeavors.  

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2019 awards for the Marching Barbs include Grand Champion (plus class champion, best visual, DM and music) at the Sandwich Musicfest.  The band also received its first class placement (3rd in 5A) at the University of Illinois Marching Band Championship, where the band also won best music (besting every other band in every class in the music caption).

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In 2017, the Marching Barbs traveled to Ireland for a week-long performance tour, which included performances at Kilkenny Castle, Titanic Belfast, alongside our friends in the Finglas Concert and Marching Band, and in the Dublin St. Patrick's Day Parade, where the band was named best Junior Band in the parade.

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The Marching Barbs plan to travel to Europe again in 2020, where they have accepted an invitation to perform in the Prague Christmas Parade.