2022 BOA San Antonio (Nov. 4 & 5)

[Vidal28]

5 minutes ago, packwick said:

i mean if you keep crowing about how TX bands are the best instead of just letting it speak for itself, it does run into ego and arrogance. i think that's obvious.

I’ve only made one statement of the sort regarding Texas bands and the other marquee BOA competitions. There’s always a bit of push and pull when it comes to  different regions talking about what they’re best at. It’s BOASA weekend, it’s fine to acknowledge it

[packwick]

2 minutes ago, Vidal28 said:

I’ve only made one statement of the sort regarding Texas bands and the other marquee BOA competitions. There’s always a bit of push and pull when it comes to regions talking about what they’re best at. It’s BOASA weekend, it’s fine to acknowledge it

sorry that was more of a general "you" than "you you." i don't know what comments u have made specifically, but i do know there's a lot of chest thumping on this forum.

[boppellband]

13 minutes ago, Vewer said:

Anyone have a recording of Marcus and Coppell?

The frame rate is pretty bad, and I couldn’t find one for Marcus

[packwick]

yah, def snatch up some of those prelims YT vids. a lot of incredible bands won't be making finals here unfortunately.

[MoMoneyMoProplems]

17 hours ago, snares said:

These Austin bands have absolutely ridiculous drumlines/percussion sections

Yay AISD! I think there are four AISD bands in the competition (LASA, Anderson, Bowie, and McCallum).  As a newish band parent I am starting to think urban high schools just don't have much of a chance at BoAs and should maybe focus their efforts elsewhere.  Bowie doesn't really fall into that category since they are decidedly suburban schools that happen to be in an urban district.  

There are only a few schools in AISD that have a prayer of being competitive (Austin, Anderson, Bowie, McCallum, and LASA).  These bands (besides Bowie) don't get much discussion on these boards so as a marching band novice parent it's hard to tell where they are lacking.  Is it size?  Visuals?  Musicality? I can't think of any big heavy hitters out of DISD, HISD or San Antonio, but I could be wrong. These big suburban bands are amazing and I love watching them, but I am wondering if these smaller urban bands are wasting their far more limited resources on these competitions. They definitely do better at UIL. I really admire how much Leander invests in/supports their programs and wish AISD could make the arts a priority. 
 

[Tubalord11]

Love the new preshow intro thing for Hebron 

[Tubalord11]

Gg's everyone 

[GreedyGreen]

I think Hebron has a shot at finals this year! 

[SHP]

Hebron Sweep Hebron Sweep 

[LostChoirGuy]

I missed the start of Hebron!  Ahhh!  At least I'll get to see them in finals. 😕

[jmartin1056]

That is a show worth any accolades that can be given. How did they manage to top last year?!

[Tubalord11]

Okay but in all seriousness.... HOW DO THEY PLAY LIKE THAT!!!! Another unbelievable show with impossible music they make possible, an insane visual book and just unrealistic sounds, dynamics and control! I will be honest, a couple oopies here and there from a couple soloist, but they will win Music and Probably GE, I'm thinking Reagan takes visual, but I'd love 2 full sweeps from Hebron for captions!!! Have already made a show that has topped last years! I'm just speechless right now! Could see the getting a record tongith! 

[GeekBoy54]

I think we may see Reagan's 2019 record score be broken tonight.

[Talia]

Hebron was really good! like really good! i don’t wanna be a downer but, for me, their show just doesn’t have the same impact for me as it did at DFW, and visually, there is some dirt. still the front runner coming into finals tho!

[slowbrass]

That was really good from Hebron, if they have the same run or better tonight then I think they take the armadillo. 

[packwick]

if there's a more musically virtuosic high school marching band in the world, ever, than Hebron, i've never heard it. brass was frankly better than several DCI world class finalists from this year.

[BandFan59]

I say this every time I see them but Hebron is unreal. The level of musicality and difficulty they're able to put on the field is unmatched by anyone in the country. That brass feature in the opener might be one of the most impressive features I've ever heard from any marching band. Then they have a disgustingly amazing saxophone quartet in the closer. That said, I did notice a few individual marching errors on the multi-cam when it came to visuals and timing, so I do think they have a cleaner run in them, but they're still the best band that's performed today or yesterday, which is absolutely insane.

[Nny14]

Best band in the country this year. Would win Nationals if they had decided to go.

[Tubalord11]

4 minutes ago, GeekBoy54 said:

I think we may see Reagan's 2019 record score be broken tonight.

I think it will be

[peshbandkid]

As is normal, Hebron just blows my mind musically. Visually there were some issues, but it will be clean in finals

[jmartin1056]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the pre draw for finals order?

[MikeKyu]

I didnt want the Hebron show to end. They are squarely on the bubble...the bubble of sweeping captions and winning this outright by a fair margin. 

[MikeKyu]

1 minute ago, jmartin1056 said:

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the pre draw for finals order?

The band directors and BOA staff. Other than that, it's a mystery. 

[Asaiah]

8 minutes ago, CloudFuel said:

Got both (and several others)!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LLNCoiZrLITD2q4QYasu-SIOnedpI1g-

Legend. Thank you!

[1998-2018]

1 hour ago, Samuel Culper said:

Question of the day: How many bands here would qualify for Finals at the Indianapolis "Super" Regional?

That’s an excellent question for AvonDad. He said the sheer variety of Texas bands that make Finals at Grand Nationals made much more sense after coming to the SASR. Seeing the level of competition we face all season long at local competitions leading up to this competition was overwhelming. Especially considering the eight hour rule. Feedback from the Avon kids was that they were thrilled with their fourth  place SASR finish.

I can’t help thinking most of the Indianapolis Super Regional Finals streaks would be broken if the SASR contingent you’re asking about made the trip. But of course you know it’s not in the cards; simply not financially logical. Still a fun thought experiment.