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Definitely an exciting time for those three lewisville schools!

Awesome performances tonight from all the bands!!! Especially proud of the Lewisiville ISD bands, Marcus, Flower Mound, and Hebron for sweeping area B!

Yay Marcus, bringing it back home to Lewisville ISD. (Hebron grad)

Just want to point out that all 5 of Area B state representatives made finals at BOA SA...pretty cool.

I wish I could see the Hebron/Marcus football game tomorrow night. It ought to be quite fun.

Congratulations to the advancing bands as well as all the other bands of Area B. I am especially proud of Hebron's advancement; they are a new great addition to the world of 5A.

Wow, its very cool to see Hebron doing some great things these days. They've come a long way in a few years....Best of luck to them as it is their first year in 5A.

yeah, hebron. It's about time that you get some light.

I just heard actually that Mr. Mack has at most another year left to live, as a result of a brain tumor. It is really unfortunate but luckily Juilliard has other oboe teachers such as Elaine Douvas. I feel bad for the Cleveland Institute, he's their only teacher, however, knowing that school I'm sure they will get someone amply qualified. As John Mack, I pray that he is mentally well and that suffering is not an issue.

The Curtis Institute is the number one most difficult school to get into. They accept students on the basis of opening. They have only enough students to fulfill an orchestra, so consequently when one student graduates an opening is created. As a result, there is not always an opening. Juilliard is the same way, however, they have more ensembles. So, naturally there will be more openings at Juilliard. And yeah Curtis is free!!! And I totally agree that there are so many great music schools in Texas. Really the school does not matter at all, it's the teacher that matters. Juilliard just happens to have John Mack, arguably the most accomplished player and teacher in the world of oboe. So for me, it's really an oppurtunity that I can't refuse. Good luck to all of you who decide to pursue this career; we're all in it together. And that's a great article, it really highlights how difficult it is, even for conservatory students. It is good to know these things, the reality, but I suppose I just have to try. Maybe I'll end up as an accountant, whatever, but I'll never know unless I give it my all.

I am in a similar situation. I just graduated from Hebron and am going to attend the Juilliard School next year for oboe performance. I am often plagued with thoughts of a career in music. I do realize that this is a most extremely exclusive profession, however, I really love making music. The only reason that I know that I must pursue this career is that I can't imagine myself doing anything else. My dream is to play in the orchestral setting. Who knows what will happen, but it would be a shame not to try because it means so much to me.

The Lewisville Hebron Hawks are good, so far 12-0.

Congrats to 4a Hebron. It's a shame they are not going to the state marching contest, because they could really do some damage.

All Lewisville schools (Lewisville, Hebron, Marcus, The Colony, and Flower Mound) use IP.

At Hebron there is 5 snares, 3 tenors, 5 bases, 5 cymbals, 18 pit. 3 double reed players on the line ( 1 oboe cymbal player, 1 bassoon cymbal player, and an oboe player as center tenor), and about 6 double reeds in pit.

Marcus is a Lewisville school along with flower mound hs, the colony hs, hebron hs, and lewisville hs.

Hebron High School is a 4a group that made finals at Arlington and San Antonio last year, but the conclusion is correct, many 4a groups do not make BOA finals. Maybe this year that will change....