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I like the Crossmen's current look. It's simple and classy. I believe they received new uniforms not too long ago.

QUOTE (xraidercutiex @ Oct 31 2006, 11:33 AM) my list is similar...minus westfield, of course. oh, + i wouldn't say that spring, marcus or richland are that great either. no offense but i`m talking about the big, big bands. Those are big, big bands.

QUOTE (ClarinetFever747 @ Oct 29 2006, 08:50 PM) Area F at Galena Park was really close to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport every performance had at least one airplane roaring in the sky above I think you mean Hobby Airport. Bush is on the north side of Houston.

No Lopez, No Sharyland??? Shocker of the year, in my opinion. So far.

QUOTE (whitewing09 @ Oct 20 2006, 04:41 PM) hey i was wondering what did bowie rank at BOA San antonio for 2004 James Bowie was eighth. Finals Results 92.90 - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 91.50 - Winston Churchill H.S., TX 89.65 - Owasso H.S., OK 87.95 - Cedar Park H.S., TX 87.90 - Haltom H.S., TX 87.00 - Westfield H.S., TX 86.90 - Richland H.S., TX 85.75 - James Bowie H.S., TX 83.80 - Creekview H.S., TX 83.45 - Spring H.S., TX 83.35 - Westlake H.S., TX 83.25 - Marcus H.S., TX 80.50 - Lake Highlands H.S., TX 78.00 - Hebron H.S., TX Outstanding Music Performance - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Outstanding Visual Performance - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Outstanding General Effect - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX

QUOTE (travis_malone @ Oct 16 2006, 10:24 PM) no. BOA is all smoke and mirrors. if you dont dance and/or have electronics and rappers in your show, you probably wont do very well. That's a negative.

QUOTE (I<3thebox @ Oct 16 2006, 03:52 PM)People have mentioned Westfield and SFA and Reagan, and Haltom. What are they PLAYING? Ronald Reagan HS "Transitions" including Danse Macabre (Camille Saint-Saens) Giannini Symphony (Vittorio Giannini) O Magnum Mysterium (Morton Lauridsen) and original music by Aaron Guidry Stephen F. Austin HS "The Fire Within" including Piano Concerto No. 2 (Dmitri Shostakovich) Transfigured Night (Arnold Schoenberg) Symphony No. 10 (Shostakovich) Westfield HS "The Heart of Solitude" including Piano Concerto No. 2 (Sergei Rachmaninoff) Piano Concerto No. 1 (Keith Emerson)

Oh yeah I forgot.... Ronald Reagan has new uniforms as well. They're pretty rad.

Bands of America Houston Regional Championships Pearland ISD Stadium, The Rig - Pearland, TX (Oct. 14, 2006) Bands of America Houston Regional Championships Pearland ISD Stadium, The Rig - Pearland, TX (Oct. 14, 2006) 1. 83.35 - Ronald Reagan HS, TX 2. 82.80 - Westfield HS, TX 3. 82.15 - Winston Churchill HS, TX 4. 80.05 - Brazoswood HS, TX 5. 79.05 - Clear Brook HS, TX 6. 76.20 - Judson HS, TX 7. 74.40 - Klein HS, TX 8. 73.55 - Cypress Falls HS, TX 9. 73.45 - The Woodlands College Park HS, TX 10. 72.90. - Pearland HS, TX Outstanding Music Performance: Ronald Reagan HS, TX Outstanding Visual Performance: Ronald Reagan HS, TX Outstanding General Effect: Westfield HS, TX

Westfield...new uniforms! Pics coming soon.

I wrote this earlier this afternoon on the BOA Forums when I got home from the Regional.... ---------- Just got home from Pearland and saw the following bands.... Oak Ridge H.S., TX - 12:45 Westfield H.S., TX - 1:00 Cypress Falls H.S., TX - 1:15 Ronald Reagan H.S., TX - 1:30 Sharyland H.S., TX - 1:45 Brenham H.S., TX - 2:00 Brazoswood H.S., TX - 2:15 I'll keep it brief since I have to be at work in about 15 minutes but.... Ronald Reagan was the best by far. Their execution (both musically/visually) and show was a level above everyone else. Westfield & Cypress Falls were struggling with their music. Clarity and intonation was a issue. Visually...both groups looked fine. Gotta give props to the Cypress Falls orchestra members...they sounded gorgeous! As for Brazoswood, I wouldn't be surprised if they placed above both Cypress Falls and Westfield. Not only were they cleaner but their sound was better. My surprise band....Sharyland. Great sounding group. I hope to see them in Finals. That's all for now.

QUOTE (Skippy @ Oct 13 2006, 02:49 PM) He could have graduated from Westfield for all I care, he doesn't have an obligation to keep it a secret, when hundreds of people have already seen and heard what the show is. What Aaron said.

QUOTE (G'townPIT @ Oct 11 2006, 12:52 AM) So are those three shows related in concept? Or are they three different themes that they just decided to go with? I mean, why would they decide to pick their shows 2/3 years in advance other than the obvious reasons? "The Santa Clara Vanguard is very excited to announce three unique and entirely different show concepts to take the corps through the end of the decade."

QUOTE (Maverick27 @ Oct 10 2006, 11:35 PM) In all honesty, we (Marcus) might not even be there for our exhibition. Our football team is actualy good this year for once, and although we haven't played many district games, we are 4 and 1 so playoffs look like a good possibility. Luck of the draw might make us have a game that night, and since we (battery and pit) are skipping out on the game the week before for PASIC, we can't miss the first playoffs game. It might be all on the parents, who knows... Hope to see all of you there! Lol, I think you're getting the Lone Star Classic Percussion competition and the Lone Star Preview competition mixed up. LSP is a marching band competiton hosted by The Woodlands HS.

Tony, Here's a link to the Prelims schedule. http://www.twhsband.com/Boosters/Fundraise...SP_schedule.htm

The show is entitled, "The Heart of Solitude" No word on the musical selections yet.

I love SCV.

I know we have Westfield people on here.... What's your show? I haven't heard a single peep so far.

Anyone have the full results from the Galena Park Invitational? I know Pearland was first while Brazoswood was third. Thanks in advance.

Oh man... Can't wait for BOA Houston next Saturday. Pearland is just right up the highway from me. Having BOA so close to my house....love it! More of my thoughts in the upcoming week.

QUOTE (whitewing09 @ Oct 8 2006, 12:25 AM) those scores are alittle low arent they... No. Like with most major circuits, scores get higher as the season progresses. No band should be receiving high scores during the first week of October no matter what kind of competition it is, local or circuit.

Finals Results 1. 82.60 - L.D. Bell HS, TX 2. 81.00 - Stephen F. Austin HS, TX 3. 80.25 - Marcus HS, TX 4. 79.40 - James Bowie HS, TX 5. 77.50 - The Woodlands HS, TX 6. 73.70 - Haltom HS, TX 7. 72.95 - Hebron HS, TX 8. 70.50 - Richland HS, TX (broke tie breaker - higher GE score) 9. 70.50 - Coppell HS, TX 10. 70.25 - Mansfield HS, TX Outstanding Music Performance: Marcus HS, TX Outstanding Visual Performance: Stephen F. Austin HS, TX Outstanding General Effect: L.D. Bell HS, TX

Ronald Reagan's drumline (and of course their front ensemble) was fantastic last year! Just a cool tidbit since we're on the subject of Reagan and percussion... When Glenn Fugget (DCI Head Percussion judge) judged BOA Grand National Semifinals in 2005, he said on his tape that it was the best high school front ensemble that he had ever seen. That's means a lot coming from a guy like Glenn. Gotta concur with him. Their percussion writing and execution was gorgeous.

Mike Sloan is the colorguard director at Winston Churchill HS and is a drill designer for various bands across Texas. Also, Roland Chavez is the percussion director at Ronald Reagan HS. Wonderful pickup for the Crossmen. Wow. These kids are going to have an outstanding staff to work with. Go Crossmen!

QUOTE (euro_euph06 @ Oct 5 2006, 08:05 PM) ---The system is going to be completely new, as will the staff. Very good point. However, the new Santa Clara Vanguard staff did wonders this past year.