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Spring HS, TX - "And Beyond...." featuring themes from Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' arranged by Aaron Guidry

The Woodlands HS, TX - "Sequenza" featuring music from 'Profonation' from Jeremiah Symphony by Leonard Bernstein and 'Einstein on the Beach' by Philip Glass

The Woodlands College Park HS, TX - "Music of Ottorino Respighi's Church Windows"

Tomball HS, TX - "Square One"

UIL Region 12 - San Antonio, TX 1A Falls City HS: Division I 2A Cole HS: Division III Karnes City HS: Division II Kenedy HS: Division II Navarro HS: Division I Nixon-Smiley HS: Division II Poth HS: Division I Randolph HS: Division I Stockdale HS: Division I Yorktown HS: Division II 3A Cuero HS: Division I La Vernia HS: Division I Luling HS: Division I Marion HS: Division I Yoakum HS: Division I 4A Fox Tech HS: Division I Lanier HS: Division II Samuel Clemens HS: Division I Burbank HS: Division III New Braunfels - Canyon HS: Division I Edison HS: Division II Steele HS: Division I Alamo Heights: Division I Brackenridge HS: Division II New Braunfels HS: Division I Sam Houston HS: Division IV Jefferson HS: Division I 5A East Central HS: Division I San Antonio - Highlands HS: Division II Judson HS: Division I Karen Wagner HS: Division I San Antonio - Lee HS: Division II San Antonio - Douglas MacArthur HS: Division I San Antonio - Madison HS: Division I San Antonio - Ronald Reagan HS: Division I San Antonio - Roosevelt HS: Division I Seguin HS: Division I Smithson Valley HS: Division I San Antonio - Winston Churchill HS: Division I

17 of the top 20 bands from last year's San Antonio Regional will be in attendance. The three not competing this year are Americas, Bel Air & Harlingen. The Super Regional is going to be a great one.

Because of stuff like this.... Cinco Ranch senior sparks benefit Katy ISD bands are raising funds for El Paso school By HELEN ERIKSEN Houston Chronicle Correspondent Jill Hegedus, a senior at Cinco Ranch High School in Katy (suburb of Houston), helped organize a fundraiser for students in an El Paso marching band. She hopes to light a fire in students involved in other programs such as sports to take on similar projects to help those at disadvantaged schools. The idea to hold a fundraiser came to Hegedus, 18, after she learned that some students at Mountain View High School in El Paso, where 100 percent of students qualify for free and reduced-priced lunches, could not be in the marching band program because they didn't have enough instruments. The Cinco Ranch Cougar band leadership team decided to hold a band showcase where all six Katy high school bands would come together at Rhodes Stadium in Katy to perform. Students have branded the event "Paws Out for Mountain View Lobo Band." Cinco Ranch will collect a $2 donation from people who attend the event, to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. All proceeds will go to the Mountain View Lobo Band. Hegedus said her fellow marching band members, a group of 300, were eager to help after learning about the disparity between their program and the Mountain View program, which has 88 members. "I think it's important to be socially conscious," said Hegedus, who plays bass clarinet. "Sometimes I feel like we live in a bubble here in Cinco Ranch, and it's important to see others' needs when we have so much to give." To promote the showcase, students made posters, wrote stories in the school newspaper and talked to classmates. Cinco Ranch band director Mike Ouellette told Hegedus about Mountain View's need. He heard about it from a colleague when he went to El Paso for a band contest two years ago. Ouellette hopes that the fundraiser will not only raise money but also awareness about less-fortunate students and what can be done to help them. He said the Mountain View band would be larger if it could afford to purchase more instruments. Because the school is in an area populated with migrant workers, sometimes the youths are left unsupervised when parents are working, he said. "Children who are involved in band tend not to be involved in bad things," he said. Hegedus, who is in the top 14 percent of her class, said being in band has strengthened her commitment to school and improved her time-management skills. "I have definitely matured a lot and I have learned to deal with all kinds of people," she said. "Band teaches you discipline and helps you to become more outgoing." Katy Independent School District executive director of fine arts Bob Bryant believes students benefit from belonging to art programs, such as band, and that art is valuable for helping them interpret the world they live in. "An effective education in the fine arts helps students to see what they look at, hear what they listen to and feel what they touch," he said. Katy students receive a big perk from participating in the showcase, Ouellette said. "It's a chance for the kids to see each others' shows before we go for our competitions on Oct. 23," he said. Ouellette said his students have already raised about $500 by going around the cafeteria during lunchtime to collect donations from students. Donations of cash or instruments can be made by calling Ouellette at 281-237-5046. ---------------- From the Cinco Ranch Band website: The Story The idea for the event was inspired by our students after Michael Ouellette, our band director, shared a story with his students after judging a UIL competition in West Texas last fall. He judged a band that was very obviously in need of normal band items. The uniforms where threadbare, the instruments were in poor working order and the band in general seemed to have a lot of issues. When he talked with the chairperson in charge of that region, she explained that the school was very happy with their director and band program even though they did not earn very good ratings. She went on to explain that most of the students in the band lived in shacks without running water

Agreed. I love the show and I love the drill. By the way, Kevin Ford is their drill designer---Head Director at Tarpon Springs HS, FL and drill designer for the Boston Crusaders Drum Corps.

That was the 2003 (Beyond Perimeters) show.

A lot of great Texas programs representing the state in Indianapolis for Grand Nationals. I feel that total domination or sweeping captions is stretching it a bit. Great things are going on down here, but the same goes for the Midwest bands (Avon, Carmel, Lawrence Central, Plymouth Canton, and etc....) as well as the defending National Champion, Broken Arrow. It's not going to be easy. Grand Nationals is getting tougher and tougher each year. I am pulling for a Texas band to win the Music caption again (to show that we have some fine music educators down here) and to win Grand Nationals. But first and foremost, I'm just proud that we have some fine programs representing our state in Indy and we should all be celebrating that. What a way to end a chapter in BOA history (with the demolition of the RCA Dome) with a fine year that we have in 2007. Looking forward to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008!

Yeah, I saw Cypress Falls. They had a strong performance at UIL Region. One of my favorite parts in the show was when there was a door slam sound effect and then you see all of the door props shutting automatically. It was pretty creepy. They utilized "The Shining" theme very well. Overall, Cy Falls has great show both musically and visually. This is my favorite show from the band since 2004's "Same Difference." They will be in the running for a Finalist spot at the BOA Super Regional.

Bands of America San Antonio, TX Super Regional Championships Alamodome - November 2-3, 2007 Friday Prelims 12:15pm: Eagle Pass HS, TX 12:30: Llano HS, TX 12:45 Jarrell HS, TX 1:00: Columbus HS, TX 1:15: Georgetown HS, TX 1:30: Samuel Clemens HS, TX 1:45: Victoria Memorial HS, TX 2:00: Medina Valley HS, TX 2:15: C.C. Winn HS, TX BREAK 2:45: Cedar Park HS, TX 3:00: Smithson Valley HS, TX 3:15: Clear Lake HS, TX 3:30: Roma HS, TX 3:45: Randolph HS, TX 4:00: Judson HS, TX 4:15: Akins HS, TX 4:30: Lopez HS, TX BREAK 5:30: Creekview HS, TX 5:45: Northwest HS, TX 6:00: Hidalgo HS, TX 6:15: Uvalde HS, TX 6:30: Ronald Reagan HS, TX 6:45: John B. Alexander HS, TX 7:00: Clements HS, TX 7:15: Leander HS, TX 7:30: James Bowie HS, TX 7:45: Winston Churchill HS, TX 8:00: The Woodlands HS, TX Saturday Prelims 7:45am: United HS, TX 8:00: Edinburg HS, TX 8:15: Azle HS, TX 8:30: Westfield HS, TX 8:45: Klein HS, TX 9:00: Langham Creek HS, TX 9:15: William B. Travis HS, TX 9:30: Edinburg North HS, TX 9:45: Lewisville HS, TX BREAK 10:15: LaJoya HS, TX 10:30: Marcus HS, TX 10:45: Whiteboro HS, TX 11:00: Gatesville HS, TX 11:15: The Woodlands College Park HS, TX 11:30: Hebron HS, TX 11:45: Clear Brook HS, TX 12:00pm: Oak Ridge HS, TX 12:15: Brazoswood HS, TX 12:30: Waller HS, TX BREAK 1:15: Berkner HS, TX 1:30: Sharyland HS, TX 1:45: Cypress Falls HS, TX 2:00: Richland HS, TX 2:15: Coppell HS, TX 2:30: Spring HS, TX 2:45: Haltom HS, TX 3:00: Colleyville Heritage HS, TX 3:15: Fossil Ridge HS, TX 3:30: L.D. Bell HS, TX 3:45: Exhibition - University of Texas @ Arlington 14 bands will be taken into Finals. From the BOA Rules Handbook: 45+ Super Regional participants = 14 Finalist bands Less than 45 = 12 Finalist bands

UIL Region 13 - October 16, 2007 4A Bay City HS - Division II El Campo HS - Division III Foster HS - Division I Lamar Consolidated HS - Division II Rosenberg: Terry HS - Division II 5A Sugar Land: Clements HS - Division I Sugar Land: Dulles HS - Division I Sugar Land: Elkins HS - Division II Richmond: George Bush HS - Division II Hightower HS - Division I Sugar Land: Kempner HS - Division I Sugar Land: Stephen F. Austin HS - Division I Thurgood Marshall HS - Division IV Richmond: William B. Travis HS - Division II Willowridge HS - Division II UIL Region 14 - October 20, 2007 5A Laredo - John B. Alexander HS - Division I Corpus Christi - Carroll HS - Division II Laredo - Raymond & Tirza Martin HS - Division II Laredo - J.W. Nixon HS - Division I Victoria Memorial HS - Division I Laredo - United South HS - Division I Laredo - Cigarroa HS - Division I Laredo - LBJ HS - Division I Laredo - United HS - Division I Corpus Christi - Ray HS - Division II Corpus Christi King HS - Division I

Looks like a great line-up. A few heavy hitters in the last block with Cedar Park, Cypress Falls, Duncanville & Langham Creek. I saw all of the Cypress schools yesterday and they all looked and sounded great. I Hope Cypress Woods does well. They have a great show this year. I saw them at BOA Houston as well as Region 27 and I can't get enough of it.

UIL Region 18 - October 16, 2007 4A: Crockett HS - Division III Del Valle HS - Division III Dripping Springs HS - Division I Hendrickson HS - Division I Jack H. Hays - Division I John B. Connally HS - Division I Lanier HS - Division IV L. B. Johnson HS - Division I Lehman HS - Division I Lockhart HS - Division I McCallum HS - Division I Reagan HS (Austin) - Division III William B. Travis HS (Austin) - Division III 5A: Akins HS - Division I Anderson HS - Division I Bastrop HS - Division II James Bowie HS (Austin) - Division I Pflugerville HS - Division I San Marcos HS - Division I Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin) - Division I Westlake HS - Division I

Update to the results from Region 27: 2A Hempstead HS - Division IV 3A Bellville HS - Division II Sealy HS - Division II 4A Brenham HS - Division I Waller HS - Division I

Houston area folks should know what I'm talking about but..... A show band that I always enjoy watching is Willowridge HS from Houston (Fort Bend ISD). They're a world renowned show band and even performed in exhibition at the BOA Houston Regional in 2005. Great group!

Great performance. I figured you guys had an incomplete show today. Looking forward to seeing the full show at BOA San Antonio.

Went to Region 27 earlier today. I didn't get to see the 2A, 3A & 4A schools. UIL Region 27 Marching Contest - Berry Center, Cypress, Texas 5A Cy Fair HS - Division I Cypress Creek HS - Division I Cypress Falls HS - Division I Cypress Ridge HS - Division I Cypress Springs HS - Division I Cypress Woods HS - Division I Jersey Village HS - Division I Langham Creek HS - Division I Memorial HS - Division II Northbrook HS - Division II Spring Woods HS - Division I Stratford HS - Division II Pictures of Region can be found on my Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10323&id=513400887

I believe in 1993 then the piece was published in 1995.

U.S. Scholastic Band Association Texas State Championships Pearland ISD Stadium (The Rig) - Pearland, Texas - October 27, 2007 Group 1A 75.15 - Lake Worth HS All Captions - Best Music, Visual, Effect, Color Guard & Percussion Group 2A 75.95 - M.B. Lamar HS All Captions - Best Music, Visual, Effect, Color Guard & Percussion Group 3 Open 86.85 - Hidalgo HS 86.70 - Wagner HS 81.65 - Bastrop HS 80.50 - Pearland: Dawson HS 79.20 - Wimberley HS 79.10 - Medina Valley HS 78.50 - Giddings HS 78.10 - Taylor HS 77.30 - Marion HS 76.90 - Rockdale HS 76.70 - Luling HS 75.55 - Columbus HS Best Music: Wagner HS Best Visual: Hidalgo HS Best Effect: Hidalgo HS Best Color Guard: Hidalgo HS Best Percussion: Hidalgo HS Group 4A 80.90 - William B. Travis HS 79.70 - George Bush HS 77.95 - Needville HS Best Music: William B. Travis HS Best Visual: William B. Travis HS Best Effect: George Bush HS Best Color Guard: George Bush HS Best Percussion: William B. Travis HS Group 4 Open 86.80 - Donna HS 86.40 - Harlingen South HS 82.50 - John Marshall HS 81.10 - Kempner HS 80.25 - John G. Economedes HS Best Music: Harlingen South HS Best Visual: Donna HS Best Effect: Donna HS Best Color Guard: Donna HS Best Percussion: Donna HS Group 5 Open 89.75 - Westfield HS 88.85 - Tom C. Clark HS 86.65 - Pearland HS 85.55 - Alvin HS 84.65 - William H. Taft HS Best Music: Westfield HS Best Visual: Westfield HS Best Effect: Tom C. Clark HS Best Color Guard: Tom C. Clark HS Best Percussion: Westfield HS Group 6 Open 92.20 - Brazoswood HS 87.25 - Pflugerville HS 86.50 - Clear Lake HS 84.65 - North Crowley HS 83.95 - Sandra Day O'Connor HS Best Music: Brazoswood HS Best Visual: Brazoswood HS Best Effect: Brazoswood HS Best Color Guard: Pflugerville HS Best Percussion: Brazoswood HS Full Recap: http://www.yea.org/site/DocServer/TexasSta...pdf?docID=15068 Adjudicators & USSBA Staff Music Performance Individual: Kevin Rabon (Georgetown, TX) Music Performance Ensemble: Karen Hedden (Freehold, NJ) Visual Performance: Marc Sylvester (Brooklyn, NY) Overall Effect Music: Jeff Mills (Orange Park, FL) Overall Effect Visual: Gene Monterastelli (Casper, WY) Color Guard: Tony Cimino (Grapevine, TX) Percussion: James Briseno (Schertz, TX) Event Manager: Tim Gallagher (Allentown, PA) Show Coordinator: Wendy Stone (Dickinson, TX) Asst. Coordinator: Mike Lennox (San Antonio, TX) Tabulator: Michael Bui (Angleton, TX) & Jacques Edel (San Antonio, TX) -------------- SCHEDULE Group II A 1:00pm - M.B. Lamar HS Group I A 1:14 - Lake Worth HS Group IV A 1:28 - Needville HS 1:42 - George Bush HS 1:56 - William B. Travis HS BREAK Group IV Open 2:20 - Kempner HS 2:34 - Johnny G. Economedes HS 2:48 - John Marshall HS 3:02 - Donna HS 3:16 - Harlingen South HS Afternoon Awards Ceremony Group III Open 4:39 - Columbus HS 4:53 - Giddings HS 5:07 - Taylor HS 5:21 - Medina Valley HS 5:35 - Wimberley HS 5:49 - Dawson HS 6:03 - Rio Hondo HS 6:17 - Bastrop HS 6:31 - Marion HS 6:45 - Rockdale HS 6:59 - Wagner HS 7:13 - Hidalgo HS BREAK Group V Open 7:41 - Tom C. Clark HS 7:55 - Alvin HS 8:09 - William H. Taft HS 8:23 - Pearland HS 8:37 - Westfield HS Group VI Open 8:51 - Clear Lake HS 9:05 - Pflugerville HS 9:19 - Brazoswood HS 9:33 - North Crowley HS 9:47 - Sandra Day O'Connor HS Evening Awards Ceremony Additional Information @: http://scores.yea.org/showinfo.asp?show=345&recap=full

The 2008 Santa Clara Vanguard presents... "3HREE" The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) by John Adams The Man in the Bath by Philip Glass Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre (http://www.scvanguard.org/about/news/news....4c-260b57be974f) ------- Excellent musical selections. Glad to see the modern side of Vanguard back.

Some fabulous stuff went on at Region 17..... Dickinson Dickinson performed the music of Respighi's 'Feste Romane' and 'Church Windows.' There were issues with individual trumpet players sticking out and not in tune. But overall, the band had a strong performance. They should be advancing out of Area F once again. Just clean up the music issues and you guys will be fine at State.. Friendswood Friendswood had a gorgeous ensemble sound...one of the best I've heard all season. I saw the band a couple of weeks ago at BOA and the band tonight when compared to the one at BOA was like night and day. The music execution was there. The band didn't perform the entire show tonight. They stopped right after the ballad. Looking forward to see the show in its entirety. From what I saw tonight, the show is worthy of a Finalist spot at State. Clear Brook It felt like the band was holding back on their sound tonight. I didn't get the same volume tonight like I did in Prelims at the BOA Houston. But overall, it was a strong performance in other areas. I love the percussion section and the color guard, as well as the bass effect coming from the synth. Outstanding soloists! Clear Brook's on-field warm up 'Adagio for Strings' gave me the first goosebumps of the day. Looking forward to seeing the band again at the BOA San Antonio Super Regional and BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis. Brazoswood There have been few times where I've teared up during a marching show but I did just that when Brazoswood took the field. The opening intro from "The Passion" and Eric Whitacre's "Water Night" did it for me. I was literally shaking because of how emotional the music was. The band had an astonishing sound---tone quality, balance, and clarity were all there. You could tell that Brazoswood had an "on" performance. I felt the energy in the stands. Can't wait to see the full BOA version of the program at the Super Regional in San Antonio. It's an all around great show. The design, the execution, and the effects are all there. You can find the rest of my pics on my Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1002...0887&ref=mf

Just got back from Region 17. UIL Region 17 - Pearland, TX 3A Glenda Dawson HS: Division I 4A Dickinson HS: Division I - Advances to Area Friendswood HS: Division I - Advances to Area Santa Fe HS: Division I - Advances to Area Angleton HS: Division II Brazosport HS: Division II Texas City HS: Division II 5A Alvin HS: Division I Brazoswood HS: Division I Clear Brook HS: Division I Clear Lake HS: Division I Pearland HS: Division I Clear Creek HS: Division II Clear Springs HS: Division II Galveston Ball HS: Division IV

I'll be at Region 17 tonight in Pearland. Should be fun. I haven't been to Region 17 since I graduated from high school in 2003. Looking forward to seeing Brazoswood, Pearland, Clear Brook & Friendswood again as well as Dickinson and the new Glenda Dawson HS for the first time this season. Schedule for tonight: UIL Region 17 Marching Contest - Pearland ISD Stadium, The Rig - October 16, 2007 Glenda Dawson HS (3A) - 5:00pm Galveston HS (5A) - 5:15 Clear Creek HS (5A) - 5:30 Clear Lake HS (5A) - 5:45 Clear Brook HS (5A) - 6:00 BREAK Clear Springs HS (5A) - 6:35 Texas City HS (4A) - 6:50 Brazosport HS (4A) - 7:05 Santa Fe HS (4A) - 7:20 Angleton HS (4A) - 7:35 Dickinson HS (4A) - 7:50 Friendswood HS (4A) - 8:05 BREAK Brazoswood HS (5A) - 8:30 Alvin HS HS (5A) - 8:45 Pearland HS (5A) - 9:00