bandgeek900

If you're looking to see where Brandeis places, I can assure you that Brandeis should be in the top 50

Not to attack, but didn't you make a claim before the results?

Also what happened with Langham?

I'm not trying to sound rude or anything, I'm just genuinely curious - where did Jersey Village and Katy come from? Katy making state was understandable given their prelims scores. But Jersey Village going from 10th to 2nd is absolutely incredible. How does that even happen?? I've never seen anything like that.

Seems like it was accurate that Fair got 9th in prelims which I'm in shock..

Another very strong year for Cy Fair. James E. Taylor, Pearland, Seven Lakes, Clear Brook also had great years. Brazoswood's super regional placement was surprising, thought they would place higher. Cypress Falls went to BOA St. Louis this year, a regional I thought they would definitely final in, but they ended up placing 16th in prelims. Any idea as to why Cy Falls consistently attends out of state super regionals?

Everyone keeps talking about the big named bands and their shows. but sometimes bands that arent as well known as the Hebron's and Flower Mound's put out just as intriguing shows, and I think we could all appreciate that Cy Fair "Deja Vu"- Interesting concepts. The muted trumpets would echo one another. One side of the field would move and perform and then the other side would follow a couple of beats later and perform the exact same thing. Their ballad was gave the audience a constant "Deja Vu" type of feel with circles constantly collapsing and reforming. Seven Lakes "The Art of Music" - Each movement had its own personality. The title sounds cheesy, but when you see the show in person, you see that their show is literally the Art of Music. They had their own painters, and even the colorguard would each have their own canvas! Love their twist in Beethoven's Fifth. Sneakily clever show design. Clements "Adrenaline Rush"- Super exciting. This show demanded a lot out of its performers. From start to finish, there were no breaks. They had this projection near the front ensemble depicting flashes of videos of surfing or some fast paced activity, adding to the buildup. One of the harder Clements shows in recent years, but also one of their better ones. Dawson "Tempting Fate" - You have to give props to any band that marches to Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli. That piece is a nightmare to march with all the time signature changes. Anyhow, the ballad was one of my favorite where you can clearly hear melodies from The Sound of Silence. They have this hit before their impact moment in the end of the ballad where the entire band squatted down, and it was one of my favorite moments in their show.

Both were in the bottom half. I do not think they were too far down though. Should be able to at least break top 6. I'm very shocked CTJ wasn't in the top half. Schedule: 7:45 PM - Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 8:00 PM - Wando H.S., SC 8:15 PM - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 8:30 PM - Castle H.S., IN 8:45 PM - Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 9:00 PM - Marian Catholic H.S., IL 9:15 PM - Homestead H.S., IN 9:30 PM - Cedar Park H.S., TX 9:45 PM - Leander H.S., TX 10:00 PM - Carmel H.S., IN 10:15 PM - Tarpon Springs H.S., FL 10:30 PM - Avon H.S., IN 10:45 PM- William Mason H.S., OH 11:00 PM - CLASS EXHIBITION: Adair County H.S., KY

Found two area finals performance videos. Really enjoyed Seven Lakes' show. It's honestly such a shame they did not make it. I'm sure they would have fared well at state. Cy Fair's show was great. Really fast paced. Well deserving of a state spot. Seven Lakes: Cy Fair:

http://www.uilforms....tuilpublic.asp# all results can be found here. So looks like Region 13 is sending AT LEAST the following bands: SFA, Clements, George Ranch, Ridge Point, Kempner, Travis, Dulles. (7 Bands) So... Region 13: 7 (at least) Region 17: 9 Region 23: 12 Region 27: 12 At least 40 bands at area. Definitely a long day.

Kempner HS Band makes 1s. Looks like 8 bands will advance to state.

George Ranch got straight 1s! 39 bands!

If Clements and Dulles made 1s, which I'm sure they did, that puts the total at 37 bands. Add Ridge Point and that is 38.

I know SFA and Travis made 1s from social media. 7 bands will advance to state. I'm sure Clements and Dulles made 1s. Not sure about Bush, Ridge Point, Kempner, George Ranch, or Hightower.

The more the better. A lot of state worthy bands in this area. In general, I feel like the CFISD/KISD schools like Cy Fair, Seven Lakes, James E. Taylor, and Cy Falls bands have all grown tremendously in these past two years compared to 2 years ago. They are my top favorites to go to state.