mbui Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Below are my own personal score recaps from Finals as well as my Prelims scores and rankings. I didn't post the Prelims full recap because that's going to take forever and a day to type up. I'll post it eventually if anyone wants it. Keep in mind that this was for fun. Actual recaps can be found on Monday on the Bands of America website. In addition, I posted pictures of several of the Finalists bands----Brazoswood, Cedar Park, Marcus, L.D. Bell, Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, The Woodlands & Richland. (Recommended for high speed internet users only.) I took about 100 pictures at the competition. You can view the rest of them on my Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513400887. Congrats to everyone that performed at the Super Regional. You guys were all fantastic. Brazoswood HS, TX "Rain" featuring The Passion (John Debney), Cloudburst (Eric Whitacre), Escapade (Joseph Spaniola), Water Night (Eric Whitacre) & Aegean Festival Overture (Andreas Makris) (Bands forms the sun. Rain......sun, get it?) Cedar Park HS, TX "The Pursuit of Happiness" including Dance of the Tumblers, Claire de Lune, and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (The winking eye....) (Cedar Park at the end of their show.) Marcus HS, TX "Botanika" (Ladybug attacks the field!) (Band performing their ballad---Bernstein's Make Our Garden Grow.) L.D. Bell HS, TX "TRANSCENDents" featuring Claude Debussy's "Engulfed Cathedral", Steve Reich's "Variations for Winds, Strings & Percussion", Javier Navarette's "Pan's Labyrinth", and Eric Whitacre's "Lux Aurumque: Light of Gold" (Little girl on the right.) (Opening statement.) ("Tinker box" drill.) (Continuation of the "tinker box" drill moment.) (Floating clouds.) (Little girl singing.) (Guard surrounding little girl.) Westfield HS, TX "One” Winston Churchill HS, TX "Letters from Home" featuring the music of Aaron Copland, Bela Bartok, John Rutter and Morton Gould (Band during the moment of silence.) Ronald Reagan HS, TX "It Chooses Me" featuring themes from Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz and original music by Aaron Guidry The Woodlands HS, TX "Sequenza" featuring Profonation by Leonard Bernstein and Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass 5 6 (Band reveals all of the numbers along with the woodwind feature--lower right block.) Richland HS, TX "iShow" featuring the music of Halo, Turbine by John Mackey, Vide cor Meum by Hans Zimmer and Song of Aeolus by Karl Jenkins Awards Ceremony (Go for it, break ranks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 He's a machine, my friends. Bravo to Mike and our staff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerialSleeper90 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Omg those pictures are amazing. I think next year if I go a texas college I'm gonna take a road trip to BOA SA. Btw I saw LD Bell at HEB contest. I feel like I was gipped now. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblemaker Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) YAY! You had Leander in finals!! Too bad you weren't the one to decide who made it! Can you give me your full recap for Leander? Edited November 5, 2007 by lhsfluter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsstephenyo Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Omg those pictures are amazing. I think next year if I go a texas college I'm gonna take a road trip to BOA SA. You definitely should. It's fun going down there as part of a band, but going by yourself, you have a lot more freedom to do whatever. It's incredible, although I got a little tired at the end of finals. But James Bowie took care of that and woke me up really quickly. Good job, mbui. Your score sheets are always so cool to look at. Thanks for adding me on facebook, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fata1 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 With the exception of Churchill, I think I agreed with your placements more than the actual placements in finals. Great pictures and everything too. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_a_texas_girl Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Nice Job...Thank you.... Just for fun dude....how about what you think each (Texas) band can do (that are going to GN) to make a better showing, or what they need to keep the doing the same for Texas to make a HUGE splash in Indy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobs-latter Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 It is interesting that any person would consider themselves able to assess bands in six different captions during a single performance. While taking photos. You might have slightly more credibility if you posted the same number of photos for each band, typed in the musical selections for all of the bands, or if you just offered your opinion in one caption. This just comes across as biased. Congtrs Marcus and Bell and everyone else who performed. A big section in the upper deck side 2 totally thought the contest came out as it should have. Good luck to the nats bands next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 This just comes across as biased. In what way is it biased? He did say it was just for fun...besides, although it was not 100% accurate, for anyone to call SCORES of all things at a BOA contest that closely is something worth praising. Good job mbui...mad props to you and thank you for taking the time to do something tedious like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 It is interesting that any person would consider themselves able to assess bands in six different captions during a single performance. While taking photos. You might have slightly more credibility if you posted the same number of photos for each band, typed in the musical selections for all of the bands, or if you just offered your opinion in one caption. This just comes across as biased. Congtrs Marcus and Bell and everyone else who performed. A big section in the upper deck side 2 totally thought the contest came out as it should have. Good luck to the nats bands next week. Sorry if my post came out as "biased" against a certain band. I have no affiliation with any of the bands that competed at BOA San Antonio. I graduated from Angleton HS (south of Houston). We only did two BOA's which was back in 2001. But, people were asking me left and right for pics of L.D. Bell. I first posted this on the BOA Forums because a lot of the out of state people were talking about their show and they were curious. So, I posted pictures for them to see. I then decided to copy and paste it on here on the TXBands Forums because well...I'm a regular here. Like I said, I have additional pics in my photo album for your viewing pleasure. As for the musical selections/repertoires, that came STRAIGHT from the BOA program with the exception of Richland because I'm familiar with their musical selections. So my apologies if I didn't type out the musical selections for Marcus. With the exception of Make Our Garden Grow, I don't know the name of the opener and closer. It wasn't listed in the program. It just had the show title and the movement names. Again, the recaps were just for fun. Don't take it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Nice Job...Thank you.... Just for fun dude....how about what you think each (Texas) band can do (that are going to GN) to make a better showing, or what they need to keep the doing the same for Texas to make a HUGE splash in Indy? Thanks for the comments. But, just a few things I've observed this year.... Richland: Trumpet issues. It became a little problem especially during their opener "Turbine" at San Antonio with people sticking out. But other than that, they have a great show. Visual design is the best I've ever seen from Richland. Ronald Reagan: They're solid execution wise. I just want a little more depth in the show. It doesn't have that "umph" to it compared to previous shows. However, I doubt what we saw in San Antonio is the full show. They're heading in the right direction. Clear Brook: Sell the show. Put emotion into it. I've seen the band four times this year and some of the performances lacked emotion and it felt flat. If they sell it like they did in Prelims at BOA Houston and BOA San Antonio, they'll be fine at Nationals. It's great to see how much Brook has improved over the years. L.D. Bell: Main issue that I saw in San Antonio, especially in Finals, was Visual Ensemble. A lot of sets didn't lock and it got a little sloppy. Musically the band sounds great this year. Overall, this show is such a treat to see in person. The Woodlands: Sometimes the upper brass (trumpet) is a little bright at times. Their show is GREAT this year. I would love to see them utilize the sudoku theme a little more though. I do love the narration and drill moments with the numbers. The ending is clever! Great woodwinds. Stephen F. Austin: Shape their ensemble sound a little bit. It can get a little sloppy at times especially when they get into the fast parts in the closer. But other than that, they have a elegant, classy, and beautiful show. I haven't seen Mabank at all this year so I can't comment on them. I'm just really looking forward to seeing all of the Texas bands at Nationals. They're going to make our state proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamilton Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Could you elaborate on your desicion of putting bands that weren't in finals... in them? And why don't you feel they were placed higher or lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) i can see that this thread is about to start sizzling. Hey michael, i heard alot of people walked into the dome with photographic equipment. Are they starting to let up a bit? Edited November 6, 2007 by bossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Could you elaborate on your desicion of putting bands that weren't in finals... in them? And why don't you feel they were placed higher or lower The bands that I had in Finals such as Leander, Cypress Falls, and Clear Brook all had strong performances in Prelims. Why they didn't place higher and advance to Finals at San Antonio? Stiff competition. Plain and simple. This was the most competitive Regional of the entire season, bar none. The top 15-20th place bands were Finalists worthy, IMO. That's how strong Texas bands are this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Hey michael, i heard alot of people walked into the dome with photographic equipment. Are they starting to let up a bit? BOA has been pretty lenient on their camera policy. Portable digital and point and shoot cameras are fine. It's just the professional ones with huge lenses in excess of 4 inches that are a no-no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Actually, according to the programs, that rule was changed this year. Any photographic equipment is ok so long as it is for personal use only and our media passes allow us to post pictures for media purposes only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediSaxSolis Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Interesting recaps, Mike. I always liked reading others' recaps sheets. Nice job on the pics, too. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigercat11 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 from where your pictures were taken... you had to have been like 5 seats down from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 from where your pictures were taken... you had to have been like 5 seats down from me Where did you sit? I was in Section 312, Row 19, Seat 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigercat11 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 i dont remember exactly and but it must have been close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awheaven Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 i thought Cypress Falls should have made finals :[ such an amazing show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 i thought Cypress Falls should have made finals :[ such an amazing show. Good show but the top 14 was extremely stacked. By the way, no need to pretend you're not from Cypress Falls.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinrh Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 were they the shining band? i was really surprised when they weren't out there in retreat... they went on right before us in prelims and it was a really cool show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayband07 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 were they the shining band? i was really surprised when they weren't out there in retreat... they went on right before us in prelims and it was a really cool show ya they are the band that did the shining but who know its all the judges preference i guess=( even though i thought theey should have been too but watever u did the romeo and juliet show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 ya they are the band that did the shining but who know its all the judges preference i guess=( even though i thought theey should have been too but watever u did the romeo and juliet show? He's from Richland. They did iShow and performed after Cypress falls. Sharyland was the one that did Romeo and Juliet and they went on right before Cypress Falls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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