BOZEMAN, Mont., Sept. 29 -- Montana State University issued the following press release:

BOZEMAN - Montana State University's Spirit of the West marching band will host students from 10 Montana high schools on Saturday, Oct. 3, for the annual Showcase of Bands. 

The event, now in its ninth year, is a celebration of marching bands and their fans with performances that are free and open to the public. The showcase will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in Bobcat Stadium, with gates opening at 1:30 p.m. One by one, each high school band will perform, concluding in a show from Spirit of the West, MSU's 41-year-old band that performs for campus, athletic and community events. The marching band will play music from "Super Mario B...