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It would have been just past midnight. And I don’t see anything wrong with that.

The all clear horn has sounded, but I guess BOA gave up on trying to get the show on.

The word is the show is cancelled.

I don’t know about y’all but I’ll be here as long as it takes for everyone to perform.

The rain has reduced greatly, still lightning. My guess 9 would be the earliest.

Storm is moving fast and looks to be small

We are officially delayed.

We made it and are near the top of the stands, side 1 40. The line to get in essentially wrapped around the stadium. A bit off lightning off in the distance so we shall see what the organizers have in store for us. Excited for another great weekend of band.

Planning on catching finals if the rain holds off. Won’t be there in the morning because it’s Texas-OU weekend! With Danpod and HornRank here I won’t do any running commentary like last week. I’ll just get to enjoy the phenomal bands of Texas and Oklahoma. Predictions guess (and it is just that, a guess): 1. Hebron 2. Flower Mound 3. Keller 4. Cedar Park 5. LD Bell 6. Timber Creek 7. Prosper 8. Coppell 9. Union 10. Waxahachie My next pick to make finals is Wakeland. I’m also really curious how Duncanville does, they’ve had a stylistic change and the band may start to show excellence outside of just the UIL sector.

We know how slow Keller is always out of the gate, and having never beaten Marcus (that I can ever recall) the doom and gloom is on for Marcus. And by doom and gloom I mean they are still in State Finals, just I don’t think top half.

I’ve got them in 9th or 10th one of the last two making it into finals.

Keller not winning music this evening is what would leave me apprehensive about medaling at state. With what they put out there not winning the music caption has me thinking about CTJ Vandegrift Flowermound etc will stay ahead. But it should be a fun season for sure.

Colorguard: Marcus Percussion: Marcus Music: Marcus Visual: Keller General Effect: Keller 10. 70.7 Lewisville 9. 70.7 The Colony, by GE 8. 71.1 Aledo 7. 72.55 Berkner 6. 73.7 Forney 5. 77.65 Haltom 4. 77.95 Wakeland 3. 80.3 Prosper 2. 81.05 Marcus 1. 81.15 Keller

Here come the drum majors! Plus a couple guard members.

Always a pleasure to enjoy bands in Texas. I try to balance my hype with some good comments of maybe why a group isn’t as good as they will be by the end of the season. Lots of great bands, it’ll be another great year for Band in the state of Texas.

I’d put LD Bell just behind Keller and Trinity just behind Bekner.

L.D. Bell: Pink and white sleeves on the members. Stage looking props have all possible solid colors on them. And it extends endzone to endzone across the front. White dresses with pink sleeves for the guard. They have a bagpipe player in full garb. All grainger music. Opens with bagpipe and field snare on Mylar. Guard dancing with their skirts as they come forward. Band does the slow walk forward into a soft building hit. With rotating lines. A reserved first impact with most of the brass on the front stage. Mellos trying to take the moment, they are doing well just need a little more ensemble go with them. Woodwind ensemble playing all the grainfet you know and very well at that. Just some slight phasing issued in the spread out sets, but lots of great musicianship. Simultaneous demand is there and we get a, albeit short, loud moment. Great woodwind feature back into the bagpipe. A nice sax moment that with the right blending will be phenomenal by the end of the season. The prop is quite loud with the guard in it during the ballad. A nice kind build for the ensemble into a large triangle, needs just a little cleaning in the connecting of the phrase but the impact with the visual is very nice.

And that is the commentary until scores are announced. Edit: my bad, and LD Bell

Keller Prosper Marcus Haltom Wakeland Lewisville Aledo Berkner The Colony Forney

Keller: Change is the Only Constant Props have that black and white stairs painting that are all over everywhere and upside down. 2 marble looking hand props that come out of the ground, that have pencils. The guard is in orange that fades to purple low. Piano to start. And a sax solo. Love the growl. This. Sax. Player. Lush ensemble sound, into a trumpet duet. Mellos in the first sustain. Powerful and cutting through. I think it was a bird set. The ensemble moved very well performer to performer. Woodwinds are playing an awesome feature and the raw trombones cut through. Trumpets give us the click on the horns up. Timing and stabs from the ensemble are awesome. The drum major points down the ensemble fro them to change notes, nice effect. A little mini mello sustain. Might be a little cooler if it touches the ensemble re entrance. Geckos come out for the guard into two trombone soloists. There must be some boxes of wheaties passed around to the soloists for Keller. The brass is just powerful, and the mellos are what make every single impact. That was fun.

Prosper Marcus Haltom Wakeland Lewisville Aledo Berkner The Colony Forney

Haltom: Carmina Burana Some tribal looking black red and white teeth gear props. Band comes out form behind the props, visually for the first hit. Obviously loud Carmina opening, great releases filled with woodwind runs. Really good woodwind feature. With simultaneous demand Concert euphonium duo, great playing. Good field coverage and music moments. Sets aren’t hurting too well, visual is lagging behind some great playing. Nice double reed trio, oboe, English horn and bassoon. Colorfuard dancing with their red dresses. Backfield building moment. Turn around and a nice lush sound that just needs a little less synth and a little more players. Show ends after the ballad. Purely just out of needing to clean it puts them in third so far.

Prosper Marcus Wakeland Lewisville Aledo Berkner The Colony Forney

Prosper: Royal Rising Lots of purple and blue little tents out on the field. With a gold P logo. Black is currently the color for the band and guard in dresses. Guard has crowns. Open second pods facing the audience to start, horns up, and starts with a regal opening. Nice mellos in the middle, good ensemble sound. Hits a pretty good triangle block. And a good sound push at the end of the phrase. Little featurettes get passed around. Lots of good ensemble moments written into the show. Taking a bow. Flute and clarinet feature, cool effect when it is the only thing happening musically. Guard had some great moments on flag while integrated into the music ensemble. They hit ensemble moments well together, the synth voice hung the release so that was a little lackluster on the finish. Very clean for this time of season. Maybe not a show that had a lot of room to grow. But probably a better production in the same type of show as Marcus.

Marcus Wakeland Lewisville Aledo Berkner The Colony Forney