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Schedule is now in the original post.

My favorite part of the entire schedule is this little Mississippi band stuck right there between CTJ, Clear Springs and Friendswood! How exciting is that for them?! My goodness I hope everyone in the stands gives them a standing ovation! 😍😍

We’ve got the schedule! It’s also in the original post.

I’ll go with Bowie in 4th and Henny in 5th but think they could also reverse. I also think we could see McNeil up in here somewhere.

The top 3 is a tough one to predict here! But I’m thinking 1st—CTJ, 2nd—M&G Johnson and 3rd—Dripping Springs

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I can not update the original post as this thread was not started by me but here is the preliminary schedule! Prelims Schedule as of 08/15/24: 11:15 - Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 11:30 - Shoemaker H.S., TX 11:45 - William B. Travis H.S., TX 12:00 - Lockhart H.S., TX 12:15 - A&M Consolidated H.S., TX 12:30 - Long Creek H.S., TX 12:45 - Louis D. Brandeis H.S., TX 1:00 - Pieper H.S., TX 1:15 - BREAK 2:00 - M.G. Johnson H.S., TX 2:15 - Chaparral H.S., TX 2:30 - Liberty Hill H.S., TX 2:45 - James Bowie H.S., TX 3:00 - Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 3:15 - McNeil H.S., TX 3:30 - Manor New Tech H.S., TX 3:45 - Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX 4:00 - Dripping Springs H.S., TX CLASS A: Long Creek H.S., TX Manor New Tech H.S., TX CLASS AA: Lockhart H.S., TX Veterans Memorial H.S., TX CLASS AAA: A&M Consolidated H.S., TX Chaparral H.S., TX John B. Connally H..S., TX Legacy of Educational Excellence H.S., TX Liberty Hill H.S., TX Pieper H.S., TX Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX Shoemaker H.S., TX CLASS AAAA: Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX Dripping Springs H.S., TX James Bowie H.S., TX Louis D. Brandeis H.S., TX M.G. Johnson H.S., TX McNeil H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX

I have updated the original post with the preliminary schedule for this contest.

I’m adding this contest because of the number of Texas bands attending. I love that the addition of this contest to the BOA schedule allows so many of our west Texas friends to attend a BOA competition. The 2024 New Mexico Regional will be held on Sept. 21 at Aggie Stadium on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. Updated Prelims Schedule as of 9/16/24: 10:00 - Thatcher H.S., AZ 10:12 - Mayfield H.S., NM 10:24 - Alamogordo H.S., NM 10:36 - Andress H.S., TX 10:48 - Los Alamos H.S., NM 11:00 - Eastlake H.S., TX 11:12 - Bel Air H.S., TX 11:24 - Valencia H.S., NM 11:36 - Volcano Vista H.S., NM 11:48 - BREAK 12:36 - Loveland H.S., CO 12:48 - Las Cruces H.S., NM 1:00 - Cienega H.S., AZ 1:12 - Pecos H.S., TX 1:24 - Americas H.S., TX 1:36 - Organ Mountain H.S., NM 1:48 - Fossil Ridge H.S., CO 2:00 - Centennial H.S., NM 2:12 - EXH. NMSU Pride of New Mexico Marching Band CLASS A: Pecos H.S., TX Thatcher H.S., AZ CLASS AA: Alamogordo H.S., NM Andress H.S., TX Bel Air H.S., TX Centennial H.S., NM Del Valle H.S., TX Las Cruces H.S., NM Los Alamos H.S., NM Loveland H.S., CO Mayfield H.S., NM Valencia H.S., NM CLASS AAA: Americas H.S., TX Cienega H.S., AZ Fossil Ridge H.S., CO Organ Mountain H.S., NM Volcano Vista H.S., NM CLASS AAAA: Eastlake H.S., TX

As always, the schedule has been added to the original post.

Schedule added to original post!

Oops! I’ll delete this one.

I have a really good feeling about Leander as well this year! Their product this season has all the right qualities and they are sounding fantastic already. It’s going to be a great GN experience this year in so many ways and I am so happy to be going!

I totally get where you’re coming from and have often bemoaned the fact that we will never know who really is the best band in the country every year since they don’t all go, but I have come to appreciate the contest for what it is. And it’s just so dang incredible to be in that stadium supporting your favorite program. There’s no other contest like it! 😍😍

Great question!

From the directors who receive copies earlier than the rest of us.

Just posted the schedule in the original post! I will update as needed but here’s what we have right now: 10:36 - Hutto H.S., TX 10:48 - Vista Ridge H.S., TX 11:00 - Cedar Park H.S., TX 11:12 - Round Rock H.S., TX 11:24 - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 11:36 - Liberty Hill H.S., TX 11:48 - Vandegrift H.S., TX BREAK 12:36 - Rouse H.S., TX 12:48 - McCallum H.S., TX 1:00 - Lake Travis H.S., TX 1:12 - Leander H.S., TX 1:24 - Gatesville H.S., TX 1:36 - Westlake H.S., TX 1:48 - Klein Cain H.S., TX 2:00 - Westwood H.S., TX 2:30 PM - Prelims Awards Ceremony CLASS A: Gatesville H.S., TX CLASS AAA: Cedar Park H.S., TX Leander H.S., TX Liberty Hill H.S., TX McCallum H.S., TX Rouse H.S., TX CLASS AAAA: Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Hutto H.S., TX Klein Cain H.S., TX Lake Travis H.S., TX Round Rock H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Vista Ridge H.S., TX Westlake H.S., TX Westwood H.S., TX

Well, this contest has now been confirmed as moved to Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, TX. I guess it will now be called BOA Odessa? 😁

It’s called Shades and it’s an exploration of color. It’s going to be fantastic and so very Leander. Here’s the information about it from Leander’s Instagram post in May. An Afro-Cuban Drum Groove Opens Our Show Before Blowing The Walls Down on The Iconic… “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel From There, We Explore The Joyful And Uplifting Latin Vibes Of…“In Living Color” by Kayahj Copley This Movements Purpose Is To Feature The Incredible Performers of The Leander Band. In This Movement, We Are Spring Boarding Off The Success Of Our 2023 Lyrical Production… By Returning To The Songbook And Unique Harmonic Language Of… “❤️” by Jacob Collier & Coldplay’s “Only Got A Human Heart.” Our Percussion Section Will Be The Focus Of An Original Composition By… Andrew Markworth and Rick Rodriguez Based in The Musical Language Of…THE BLUES. Movement Five. A Spectrum Of All The Colors In The Show. To End The Show, We Return To Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” Completely Reimagined by Ryan George Your Futures so Bright… You Gotta Wear Shades.

This is FACTS. The crowd went NUTS for Phantom! It was so exciting being there on Saturday.

I’ll be there!

This is completely bonkers!!!!!!

Very cool!!!

Bentonville announced their show Black Sheep. I know they aren’t a Texas band but they are a GN finalist and they are headed to the Prosper regional this October!

Gotta say, the corps I most excited about at this point are Bluecoats (they had me at Son Lux), the Phantom Regiment (definitely have the best uniforms and the fan adoration factor) and the Troopers (definitely the best Troopers yet). I may change my mind though the season but these are the current shows I’m DYING to see live in San Antonio. My honorable mentions are the Boston Crayons, Blue Romantics and the New Orleandarins. 😍😍😍 Edit: AND CAROLINA CROWN TOO! How could I forget how much I love their show!!