kingsmom

For those of you in the DFW area that would like to see the "nationals" show live, L.D. Bell is having a community performance/band send off tonight (11/9) at 9:00pm at Pennington Field in Bedford, TX. I just wanted to add that I have been watching the healthy competition between L.D. Bell and Marcus over the past five years and all I can say is that both bands are incredible at what they do. The Marcus band blows me away every year with their sound and cleanliness. Their shows are clever and bright. Bell's power and emotion always affects me and leaves me astounded at what these kids can achieve. Yes, they are different, but each are great at what they do best. I think that both bands push each other to excel in all areas and have great respect for each other's talents and achievements. These past few years it has been Marcus and Bell, but the future is open and there are many wonderful bands in TX poised to take the lead at any time. This is what makes TX band so competitive and continually produces the best in the nation!

The HEB school district which includes Bell and Trinity follow the "Jr. High" system which is: Elementary: K-6th Grade Jr. High: 7th-9th Grade High School: 10th -12th. Freshmen (9th Graders) are in Jr. High and not part of the high school or the LD Bell band.

According to the itinerary on their web site... For BOA on Saturday, Bell leaves at 5:30am Sat. morning and return at 5:00am Sun. morning. The attend school on Monday. They then leave for UIL on Monday afternoon and stay the night in SA.

UIL REGION 5 (Area Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Pennington Field, Bedford 4A Bands 4:30 - Seguin 4:45 - Birdville 5:00 - Summit 5A Bands 5:15 - Richland 5:30 - Lamar Break - 4A Ratings Announced 6:00 - Martin 6:15 - Legacy 6:30 - Sam Houston 6:45 - Bowie 7:00 - Arlington Dinner Break 7:45 - Timberview 8:00 - Haltom 8:15 - Mansfield 8:30 - L.D. Bell 8:45 - Trinity 9:00 - UTA - Exhibition 9:20 - 5A Ratings Announced

http://ldbellthequest.org/