MarchingBandOG

They sounded great! A finalist contender for sure. I don't think it was their best performance, but really proud of them. I love that ballad. Reminds me of The Leftovers series from HBO. Watched the live steam, I bet they sounded incredible live.

The difference of opinion blows my mind, that 2 judges thought Waxahachie was the best band on the field in music, while a 3rd judge ranked them 8!

How is it wrong? Care to back up your statement?

This. Keller's performances at BOA fell flat for me, those long Mahler phrases weren't keeping the energy going and while it sounded good, it didn't pop. Today was a whole different experience. The intensity didn't let up, and things were much more in tune and balanced. Not perfect, there were a few issues but very much a different show for me than last week. Congrats to Keller on their improvement!

Yeah...I heard they learned it on Wednesday?! Can't wait to see it after they've tightened it up. Good luck to them! I love me some Mahler.

I was really impressed with the quality of each group in the finals! I have a complaint though. The group of young people behind us ruined the entire experience. Please be careful about your behavior at these events. They talked non-stop, and screamed, and yelled, at every thing. I'm not joking when I say I couldn't really hear Hebron due to their yelling. HEBRON. I get excited too, but this was stupid excited...zero awareness of those around them. My friend and I left as soon as the last band performed because we couldn't take it any longer. I looked up at one young lady while she was screaming and it was full stop crazy...jumping up and down, screaming like an idiot. Those around me were equally annoyed. Anyway, sorry for the rant. Fantastic set of HS marching bands we have here in TX!