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Congratulations to the Inaugural cast and staff of Omega for receiving an “Expert” rating for the 2021 WGI Independent A Class Finals Championship! Only 10 of 30 Finalists received an "Expert" or "Master" rating putting Omega in the top 10 IA guard's internationally this year! Great first year achievement! fyi: Omega is based in Central Texas near Austin.
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Congratulations to all the Bands! Congratulations to the CTJ Band on your Gold Medial! If not for Covid as a Vista Ridge Band Dad I would be honored to return the great big band hug we got in 2018! ?
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1st) Watching my Daughter in the 2018 State 6A finals with Vista Ridge's Lost and Found. My dad who's in his 80's was able to attend and it was such a moving show and experience. 2nd) The "Band Hug" at the Break Ranks after the retreat for 6A State 2018. 3rd) My son's 2013 State 4A (was no 6A then so equivalent to 5A today) performance with Vista Ridge Band winning 3rd place with Scheherazade.
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2020 Band Productions
gregorydf01 replied to zoomer's topic in Everything Music: Marching, Concert, Auditions and more
Video introduction to the Vista Ridge 2020 show. I will so love seeing and hearing parts of these 3 great shows! They were my youngest's last 3 years of High School Band and lots of great memories. -
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gregorydf01 replied to AvonDad's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
The first 4 have to be in with Avon, Camel, Broken Arrow and Tarpon Springs. I would also want to add a California Band and welcome Vista Murrieta back to San Antonio and also Jenks to get more Oklahoma bands coming down to Texas to compete! -
Two good articles about the Colorado Study Dan was referring too in his podcast. https://www.nfhs.org/articles/unprecedented-international-coalition-led-by-performing-arts-organizations-to-commission-covid-19-study/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/06/26/marching-bands-arent-sure-how-to-handle-the-pandemic-so-they-commissioned-two-studies-involving-spit/
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DCI 1978 in Dallas, a very hot August at Lake Highlands Stadium, this was my first DCI contest to watch. I got to see the Blue Stars, Crossmen, Madison Scouts and Boston Crusaders. 1979 HEB Contest (My Sr. Year, biggest contest we went to that year). UIL 6A State 2018, Vista Ridge getting the Gold medal.
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2020 Band Productions
gregorydf01 replied to zoomer's topic in Everything Music: Marching, Concert, Auditions and more
Sorry ? I should have known. I saw it and got excited about it and didn't think to wait. -
2020 Band Productions
gregorydf01 replied to zoomer's topic in Everything Music: Marching, Concert, Auditions and more
Leander's 2020 show announcement will be April 29th @ 6pm. Until then they will be showcasing a voting tournament on the past 12 Leander Bands shows at this link (link and status on Instagram as well): https://www.leanderband.org/tournament/ Already showing 2008 and 2009. What fun? -
2020 Vista Ridge Marching Festival
gregorydf01 replied to Dog885's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
For bands truly to grow they need to keep competing with excellence, having top bands mixed in the competitions adds that spark and shows other organizations what it takes to perform at that level. I don't think any top group should apologize or not attend, all are welcome to come out and compete. I would love see Lake Travis, some of the other LISD bands or any band that want's to compete in a great competition attend! The Vista Ridge Marching Festival is an excellent contest ran with excellence with top notch judges year in and out (and lot's of fun!). -
2020 Band Productions
gregorydf01 replied to zoomer's topic in Everything Music: Marching, Concert, Auditions and more
Love that you found a giant "table" to turn Will love to see it in action again! -
Just for fun! Attached is a decade in review workbook with links to the show videos. The file has 2010 through 2019 Texas Marching Bands with the top 5 BOA San Antonio and top 5 UIL for each year. Hope this gives you something to watch while we miss Concert and Guard season. Top 5 Texas UIL and SA BOA the decade in review 2010 through 2019 - 2011 fix.xlsx
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Holiday Giving
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Here is another reason I love Band so much and am very proud of the Vista Ridge organization this holiday season! Earlier this year at BOA West Texas the Vista Ridge band performed after the Estacado Band, the Estacado band is around 30 to 50 members, Vista Ridge (Students, Parents, directors, boosters) were so inspired by the passion for music that Estacado demonstrated that they had to do something for them. Please see the attach news link for what was done. Great story for this Christmas season! https://www.everythinglubbock.com/video/austin-area-hs-donates-over-5000-to-the-estacado-band/4175266/-
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So proud of Team Texas and fellow LISD South Bands! What a showing!
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Schedule CST (Texas Time) 6:00 p.m. – Grand Finale Opening Ceremony 6:45 p.m. – EXHIBITION Class A: Bourbon County H.S., KY 7:00 p.m. – William Mason H.S., OH 7:15 p.m. – The Woodlands H.S., TX 7:30 p.m. – Ayala H.S., CA 7:45 p.m. – Homestead H.S., IN 8:00 p.m. – Union H.S., OK 8:15 p.m. – Round Rock H.S., TX 8:30 p.m. – Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 8:45 p.m. – Avon H.S., IN 9:00 p.m. – Leander H.S., TX 9:15 p.m. – Hebron H.S., TX 9:30 p.m. – Vandegrift H.S., TX 9:45 p.m. – Carmel H.S., IN 10:00 p.m. – EXHIBITION Class AA: Marian Catholic H.S., IL 10:15 p.m. – EXHIBITION: The University of North Alabama
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2019 BOA San Antonio
gregorydf01 replied to CTJBandPops's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Two things now that I opened my eyes enough and read it correctly. 1) Yes it would have been fantastic to see Reagan at Grand Nat's. One of the best things I ever saw on the field and I love the show. I agree that has to be planned a year in advance at least so it's just would have been at this point. 2) I do believe it is possible and a good thing for Semi Finals to be in San Antonio (sorry Dan). It has to however make financial sense for BOA and I think we have enough bands and interest now that it should be compelling for BOA to look at. I don't think we have ever shown enough bands going to Grand Nat's from Texas to consider that as a offset for not doing Semi in Texas. It cost's too much for larger groups of bands to do this regularly but it is great when we do get to send some! -
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gregorydf01 replied to CTJBandPops's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Darn it, I did miss read the thread, sorry I was thinking about Semi Finals, not about Reagan going to Grand Nats. My apologies for the confusion but if you want to talk about Semi Finals and if the $'s make sense for BOA that is what I was thinking about. -
2019 BOA San Antonio
gregorydf01 replied to CTJBandPops's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I was not talking about attending Grand Nat's but an earlier thread about giving $'s to BOA to BOA to do a Semi Final in Texas. My post is about that not Grand Nat's. It's about Semi Finals in Texas. Sorry it was taken out of context and I should have quoted more of the prior thread as some new items posted that confused this. Just saying that if we want Semi Finals in Texas it has to make financial sense for BOA to do that and that I believe we are getting the the # of attendees that want to attend that it should start to make sense. -
2019 BOA San Antonio
gregorydf01 replied to CTJBandPops's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I don't think it is either giving them money to change their mind or nightmare logistics solutions that will change this. If the contest shows that it will generate enough income with the added bands to attend and that the change will increase the revenue over cost they will consider it. I believe we are now hitting a threshold number of bands that want to attend and If I was a betting man I would put some money out that the money picture is starting to look better and real consideration might be sooner than we think. -
2019 BOA San Antonio
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Hat's off again to Vista Murrieta again for attending BOA San Antonio! -
2019 BOA San Antonio
gregorydf01 replied to CTJBandPops's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Just glad the mic’s worked for the solos, Someone left a water bottle by the soundboard prior to going into the dome and it spilled on the soundboard. You did not get to hear all the pre show or front ensemble, but the solo’s worked. Hope we can fix for finals!