Marching Band
The Fair Lawn High School Marching Band is a highly acclaimed high school musical program. Directed by Paul Kafer, they placed third in Nationals in Annapolis, Maryland in 2006. They won Best Percussion, also. In 2007, they placed fifth in Nationals in Baltimore Maryland.
Some past shows include: Bound, Beyond the Periphery, Hypnotize, Passages, The Best Way Out is Always Through, Cascades: A Series of Stages, Festival of Lights, A New Century Dawn, Perspectives, and An American Portrait.
Paul Kafer is assisted by Jamie Szeinberg, Alex Knox, Jeff Daniels, DeLano Bonner, and others.
Hypnotize is an original composition by musician Alex Knox. "Hypnotize," earned 13th place at National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland.
The 2009 show "Passages" got 13th place at Nationals, as well, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Their 2010 show was entitled "Beyond the Periphery". This year they were the number one marching band in Bergen County for the third year. They placed eighth (over all) and first place for percussion at Nationals in Annapolis, Maryland.
The 2011 show, "Bound," placed 5th Place at the USSBA National Championships at Annapolis, Maryland. For the second year in a row (a very difficult feat) that won the caption award of "Best Overall Percussion".
The 2012 show, titled "Relic" placed fourth at National Championships at Metlife stadium.
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