Northwest Association for Performing Arts

Northwest Association for Performing Arts
AbbreviationNWAPA
Formation1997; 27 years ago (1997)
PurposeOrganize and manage an annual circuit of standardized contests for competitive marching bands, winter guards and winter percussion units.
Location
Region
Pacific Northwest
President
Julie Bounds (Sheldon High School)
President-elect
Ben Adams (Glencoe High School)
Past President
J.J. Sutton (Grants Pass High School)
Websitenwapa.net
Formerly called
Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC)

The Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA) is a governing body and competitive circuit of high school marching bands, color guards, and percussion ensembles based in Portland, Oregon.[1] The association was founded in 1997 as the Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC). A majority of the current member high schools are based in Oregon, with others from Washington, Idaho, and California.[2] The first circuit marching band championship was hosted in 2000.

On July 3, 2020, NWAPA announced it would not sanction any marching band events due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

NWAPA is not affiliated with the similarly named North-West Pageantry Association (NWPA) based in the Puget Sound region.

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ "2017–2018 NWAPA Fall Show Bid Process and Philosophy" (DOCX). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  3. ^ "NWAPA FALL 2020 Season Update". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-24.