symphbee

I am so sorry but TWHS in 5th doesn’t sit right with me

SO true, we’re all in first place by being on this forum in the first place. 🙏🏼

okay childbirth show?? I’m definitely generally effected in some type of way

oh my gosh crying happy tears for TWHS after not winning a caption and then placing in the top 3!!!!

1. Vandegrift 2. Marcus 3. Vista Ridge 4. TW 5. Rouse 6. Reagan 7. LD Bell 8. Round Rock 9. Cedar Park 10. Bridgeland 11. Wakeland 12. CTJ 13. Leander 14. Westlake but for real who has any actual idea??? any of the top 4 I could see taking home the gold - what a fantastic evening of band!

the top 7 thing is in the handbook! they never say it out loud it’s just something us nerds are used to

hello everyone at BOA competitions, recaps are not posted ANYWHERE until AFTER FINALS we have been SPOILED by UIL!

I had Cedar Ridge in 12th and Westlake in 15th, besides that switch the finalists make complete sense. I think it’ll be interesting to see how the upper half fares when they all have the same judges!

OKAY WOW what an incredible two days!! here we go: Top 7 (in order, kinda) - TWHS, Marcus, Vandegrift, Vista, Rouse, Reagan, Round Rock Top 8-14: Bridgeland, Wakeland, Cedar Park, Cedar Ridge, CTJ, LD Bell, Leander Just out/deserving finalists: Westlake, Timber Creek, Dawson, Lake Travis, Westwood, Forney, Wylie East, Bowie (the list could go on)

I really do think it’s the full package - if they can really bring the music element this evening I think it’s theirs for the taking.

Visually, I think nobody really has come close to The Woodlands over the last 2 days.

absolutely fantastic! Definitely a musical highlight of the day so far - could for sure tell they have that honor band status.

I really liked Wylie East today - the woodwind sound being a highlight! Their props were really trippy and the theming was very fun. Not sure how they placed at state but I’m imagining they’ll finish around the high bubble today. They definitely have a shot at finals - it’s just such a tough bubble this year. (like every year lol)

Timber was great - the guard was really on point! The production value of the show really lends itself to doing well at BOA, in my opinion. I have them at the VERY top of my “not sure if they’ll make finals, but totally deserve it” list.

Dawson - I am speechless after that performance. Whoever teaches flute/piccolo is doing something RIGHT, the level of musicianship from those soloists was INSANE! Rooting for them to play again tonight because they completely deserve to.