Bethesda, Md. (Top40 Charts / Bach to Rock) Bach to Rock (B2R), America's music school for students of all ages, announced today that B2R
Battle of the Bands XIII will rock out at the Fillmore
Silver Spring on Jan. 5 , 11 and 12, 2014, for a jam band showdown. Hundreds of local area students will showcase their incredible talent, performing a mix of original music and popular hits, for a chance to win professional studio recording time.
"Our students have been practicing for months leading up to
Battle of the Bands, Bach to Rock's biggest competition of the year," said Brian Gross , president of Bach to Rock. "Students will showcase what they've learned during the group and individual lessons offered at our six schools across Washington, D.C. , Maryland and Virginia . We hope to see all of students' families and friends, as well as community members, at
Battle of the Bands this year to cheer on these local rockstars."
A semi-annual tradition for the students enrolled in B2R's
Jam Band program, the 2014
Battle of the Bands will take place over three days at the Fillmore
Silver Spring, located at 8656 Colesville Road in
Silver Spring, Md.
Jan. 5 , 1 - 7 p.m. - Elementary students perform
Jan. 11 , 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. -High school students perform
Jan. 12 , 1 - 7 p.m. -Middle school students perform
A panel of seven local musicians will judge the more than 80 bands competing based on musicianship, ensemble precision and stage presence. Winners will receive the opportunity to work with a professional audio engineer to record original material in B2Rs state-of-the-art recording studios. Their performances will also be posted on B2Rmusic.com , as well as B2R's Facebook , Twitter and YouTube pages.
In 2013, Inc. magazine named Bach to Rock one of the fastest-growing private companies in
America for the third consecutive year and Franchise Times ranked the company on its Next 300 Franchise Systems list. Last year, the Washington Business Journal named Bach to Rock the number one company to watch and Washington Family Magazine readers also voted it Best
Music Instruction winner.
