mbui Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 The TXBands Network team will be in Indianapolis for the 2007 Bands of America/Music for All Grand National Championships. To everyone going (as a performer or spectator), travel safely and represent our state well! 2007 Bands of America/Music for All Grand National Championships RCA Dome - Indianapolis, Indiana - November 14-17, 2007 7 TEXAS BANDS ATTENDING THURSDAY PRELIMS (All times listed in Eastern Time Zone) 11:30 AM - Winchester (IN) 11:45 AM - Forest Park (IN) 12:00 PM - Campbell Cty. (KY) 12:15 PM - Lincoln Comm. (IL) 12:30 PM - Mabank (TX) 12:45 PM - Livonia Frank. (MI) 1:00 PM - Edgewood (OH) 1:15 PM - Highlands (KY) 1:30 PM - East Noble (IN) 1:45 PM - Limestone Com. (IL) BREAK 2:15 PM - Shelby County (KY) 2:30 PM - Centerville (OH) 2:45 PM - Reeths-Puffer (MI) 3:00 PM - West Clermont (OH) 3:15 PM - Springboro (OH) 3:30 PM - Warren Local (OH) 3:45 PM - Bellbrook (OH) 4:00 PM - Twin Valley So. (OH) 4:15 PM - Ben Davis 4:30 PM - Lake Park (IL) 4:45 PM - Lakeland (MI) BREAK 5:45 PM - Blue Valley West (KS) 6:00 PM - Monrovia (IN) 6:15 PM - West Johnston (NC) 6:30 PM - Ayala (CA) 6:45 PM - Lone Oak (KY) 7:00 PM - Northmont (OH) 7:15 PM - William Mason (OH) 7:30 PM - Herscher (IL) 7:45 PM - Western Brown (OH) 8:00 PM - Center Grove (IN) 8:15 PM - The Woodlands (TX) BREAK 8:45 PM - Lawrence Central (IN) 9:00 PM - Green (OH) 9:15 PM - Tippecanoe (OH) 9:30 PM - Norton (OH) 9:45 PM - Meade County (KY) 10:00 PM - Moore (OK) 10:15 PM - Ronald Reagan (TX) 10:30 PM - Plymouth Canton (MI) 10:45 PM - Avon (IN) 11:00 PM - Lawrence North (IN) FRIDAY PRELIMS (All times listed in Eastern Time Zone) 8:00 AM - North Laurel (KY) 8:15 AM - Concordia (IN) 8:30 AM - William S. Hart (CA) 8:45 AM - L.D. Bell (TX) 9:00 AM - Odessa (MO) 9:15 AM - DeSoto Central (MS) 9:30 AM - Harrison (GA) 9:45 AM - North Augusta (SC) 10:00 AM - Clear Brook (TX) 10:15 AM - Blue Springs (MO) BREAK 10:45 AM - Athens (MI) 11:00 AM - West Carteret (NC) 11:15 AM - Stephen F. Austin (TX) 11:30 AM - Richland (TX) 11:45 AM - Avon (OH) 12:00 PM - Brunswick (OH) 12:15 PM - Hart County (KY) 12:30 PM - Lebanon (OH) 12:45 PM - Buckeye (OH) 1:00 PM - Father Ryan (TN) 1:15 PM - Bourbon County (KY) 1:30 PM - Eastern (KY) BREAK 2:15 PM - Waynesville (OH) 2:30 PM - Milford (MI) 2:45 PM - Collinsville (IL) 3:00 PM - Carroll (OH) 3:15 PM - Carlisle (OH) 3:30 PM - Louisville Male (KY) 3:45 PM - Lake Central (IN) 4:00 PM - Boone County (KY) 4:15 PM - Columbus North 4:30 PM - Fred J. Page (TN) 4:45 PM - Broken Arrow (OK) BREAK 5:15 PM - Jenison (MI) 5:30 PM - Carmel (IN) 5:45 PM - Kings (OH) 6:00 PM - Marian Catholic (IL) 6:15 PM - Clayton (NC) 6:30 PM - Indian Hill (OH) 6:45 PM - Martinsville (IN) 7:00 PM - Adair County (KY) 7:15 PM - Decatur Central (IN) 7:30 PM - Norwell (IN) 7:45 PM - Exhibition: University of Massachusetts Marching Band --------- How do you advance to Semifinals? The top 11 bands from each Prelims (Thursday and Friday) will advance to Semifinals--22 total. The next 8 highest scoring bands from a combination of both Thursday and Friday will advance to Semifinals. Plus, the next 2 highest scoring bands from each of the three classes from each Thursday and Friday Prelims will advance to Semifinals. How do you advance to Finals? The top 12 scoring bands from Semifinals will advance to Finals. When does the competition begin and when will they announce results? *Prelims competition begins Thursday afternoon. *Prelims awards ceremony and announcement of Semifinalists will be held after the conclusion of Prelims competition on Friday night. *Semifinals competition begins early Saturday morning at approx 7:30am EST. *Semifinals awards ceremony and announcement of Finalists will be held after the conclusion of Semifinals competition on Saturday afternoon at approx. 4:15-5:00pm EST. *Finals competition begins Saturday night at approx 7:00pm EST. *Finals awards ceremony will be held after the conclusion of Finals competition on Saturday night at approx 11:30pm EST. About BOA Grand Nationals The first marching event in the RCA Dome was the 1984 Bands of America Grand National Championships. Now, 24 years later, the 2007 Grand National Championships marching event in the RCA Dome will be the last. Grand Nationals moves to the new Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. Come see nearly 100 outstanding marching bands from across the nation take a "last trip through the airlock" to perform at the 32nd annual Grand National Championships. The Grand National Championships showcase America's outstanding high school bands, while providing an experience that excites, and motivates band programs on all levels. Grand Nationals features four days of performances and events, including, in 2007: *Championships Prelims, Semi-Finals and Finals *Indianapolis Public Schools Marching Band Tournament *Student Leadership Workshop with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser *Grand Nationals Expo featuring more than 80 exhibit booths *Directors' Judging Workshop and Informational Tour Ticket Information • Tickets are available online at MusicForAll.org or by phone at 800.848.BAND (800.848.2263). ------------------------- Texas Bands @ Grand Nationals Clear Brook HS - Friendswood, Texas Director: Stan Mauldin 2007 Show: "RePercussion" featuring John Mackey's 'Turbine' and 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' L.D. Bell HS - Hurst, Texas Director: Jeremy Earnhart 2007 Show: "TRANSCENDents" featuring Claude Debussy's 'Engulfed Cathedral, Steve Reich's 'Variations for Winds, Strings & Percussion', Javier Navarrete's Pan's Labyrinth', and Eric Whitacre's 'Lux Aurumque: Light of Gold' Mabank HS - Mabank, Texas Director: Jeff DuBose 2007 Show: "Pedal to the Metal" Richland HS - North Richland Hills, Texas Director: Bill Watson 2007 Show: "iShow" featuring music from 'Halo', John Mackey's 'Turbine', Hans Zimmer's 'Vide cor Meum', Karl Jenkins' 'Adiemus' Ronald Reagan HS - San Antonio, Texas Director: Mark Koehl 2007 Show: "It Chooses Me" featuring themes from Hector Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique' and original music by Aaron Guidry Stephen F. Austin HS - Sugar Land, Texas Director: Dustin Winson 2007 Show: "Mass: A Piece for Dancers and Players" featuring music from Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' The Woodlands HS - The Woodlands, Texas Director: Brett Johnson 2007 Show: "Sequenza" featuring Leonard Bernstein's 'Profanation' and Philip Glass' 'Einstein on the Beach' Quote
Dynasty Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Live Coverage begins hopefully next Friday! Quote
TheDancingClarinetist Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 I sure wish Marcus HS was going: it would be very intriguing to see how they'd fare against the big bands from the Midwest. Quote
lyyiddd-2011 Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 Woww.... Thats cool.. I like the pictures.. Quote
bonepit06-07 Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 your right that would be VERY INTERESTING... but knowing that they are from texas they would dop extremely well prolly top 3-5 Quote
mbui Posted November 14, 2007 Author Posted November 14, 2007 Just got back from Stephen F. Austin's Grand Nationals send-off performance.... They looked and sounded GREAT. Should be in the running for a Finalist spot. Can't wait for Indy. (Angels Dance Team doing their thing) (End of ballad.) (Drumline rockin') (...again) (Final push in their show.) (End of show.) Quote
diamonds and drums Posted November 14, 2007 Posted November 14, 2007 mbui said: Just got back from Stephen F. Austin's Grand Nationals send-off performance....They looked and sounded GREAT. Should be in the running for a Finalist spot. Can't wait for Indy. I was at the show last night as well! They have fine tuned every detail of this show. Can they beat the #4 placement from 2004? Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 YES!!! I got access to the live webcast! Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 NO! I just lost video right before PCEP! I really want to see them. Quote
Danpod Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 Check it out: Live.txbands.com That's the blog from my webcast viewing today. It was fun!!!!!! Great performances all around! Quote
takigan Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) Man, this webcast thing is awesome....definitely worth the 30 bucks. Hook it up to my sound system and blow up the video and it's like I'm ACTUALLY THERE! Well...not quite >_>, but close. The SHSU Symphony left for China this week and come back after Thanksgiving, so a lot of classes have been canceled until break so I've had a lot of free time to watch some shows . Got to see Woodlands and Reagan yesterday and Richland today. Good stuff! Gotten to see other famous midwestern bands as well; Lawrence Central, PCEP, Avon among others. Live update: Ok, so I literally was just watching the live feed just now and I saw smoke/fog burst from behind Avon's (OH) pit props. Isn't that illegal and grounds for disqualification? Edited November 16, 2007 by takigan Quote
Danpod Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 takigan said: Live update: Ok, so I literally was just watching the live feed just now and I saw smoke/fog burst from behind Avon's (OH) pit props. Isn't that illegal and grounds for disqualification? Smoke and fog is not illegal in competition. Weird, right? However, you can be penalized if the smoke/fog leaves a residue on the field or clouds up the dome. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) Semi finalists so far... Center Grove Blue Springs Marian Catholic The Woodlands West Johnston Broken Arrow William S. Hart Centerville Ronald Reagan Forest Park Northmont Carmel Lake Central Ben Davis Lawrence Central Stephen F. Austin Jenison Plymouth Canton Educational Park Clear Brook William Mason LD Bell Ayala Bellbrook Columbus North Avon (IN) Richland Lake Park (missed the name some band from Muskeegan) Harrison Merman County Adair County Monrovia Fred J. Page 33 total bands in semifinals. Unfortunately, Mabank didn't make the cut to semifinals. 6/7 ain't bad, though. Edited November 17, 2007 by itsstephenyo Quote
JustAddWat3r Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 i was literally screaming MABANK at the live-feed thing Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Haha, me too, man. I really wanted them in. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Center Grove Marian Catholic The Woodlands Broken Arrow Centerville Ronald Reagan Carmel Ben Davis Lawrence Central SFA PCEP LD Bell Ayala Bellbrook Avon Richland Lake Park Reeths-Puffer These are bands I'm pretty certain have been in Grand Nationals Finals before. I might've missed a few. My GN knowledge is pretty limited. Talk about stacked, though... Quote
JustAddWat3r Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 now i can only hope they were 34th Quote
borchnork Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 gosh, I thought the live-feed was free. =-[ I don't have 30 dollars to spare. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) Semi-Finals Schedule - All times are Eastern Standard Time 7:45 AM - Forest Park H.S., IN 8:00 AM - Monrovia H.S., IN 8:15 AM - Bourbon County H.S., KY 8:30 AM - William S. Hart H.S., CA 8:45 AM - Jenison H.S., MI 9:00 AM - William Mason H.S., OH 9:15 AM - Adair County H.S., KY 9:30 AM - Lake Central H.S., IN 9:45 AM - Bellbrook H.S., OH 10:00 AM - Lawrence Central H.S., IN 10:15 AM - Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park, MI 10:30 AM - Center Grove H.S., IN 10:45 AM - West Johnston H.S., NC 11:00 AM - BREAK 11:15 AM - Richland H.S., TX 11:30 AM - Lake Park H.S., IL 11:45 AM - Marian Catholic H.S., IL 12:00 PM - Carmel H.S., IN 12:15 PM - Broken Arrow H.S., OK 12:30 PM - Clear Brook H.S., TX 12:45 PM - Ayala H.S., CA 1:00 PM - Ben Davis H.S., IN 1:15 PM - Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX 1:30 PM - Reeths-Puffer H.S., MI 1:45 PM - BREAK 2:15 PM - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 2:30 PM - Harrison H.S., GA 2:45 PM - The Woodlands H.S., TX 3:00 PM - L.D. Bell H.S., TX 3:15 PM - Centerville H.S., OH 3:30 PM - Avon H.S., IN 3:45 PM - Northmont H.S., OH 4:00 PM - Blue Springs H.S., MO 4:15 PM - Columbus North H.S., IN 4:30 PM - Fred J. Page H.S., TN 4:45 PM - Ex. Univ. of Massachusetts All the Texas bands have pretty decent times. Nobody performing at the wee hours of the morning. The second block and third blocks are ridiculous, though. Edited November 17, 2007 by itsstephenyo Quote
Clarinot Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 borchnork said: gosh, I thought the live-feed was free. =-[ I don't have 30 dollars to spare. <_>BOA's webcast is $19.99. Our live blog (http://live.txbands.com) is absolutely free! Quote
takigan Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) itsstephenyo said: Semi-Finals Schedule - All times are Eastern Standard Time 7:45 AM - Forest Park H.S., IN 8:00 AM - Monrovia H.S., IN 8:15 AM - Bourbon County H.S., KY 8:30 AM - William S. Hart H.S., CA 8:45 AM - Jenison H.S., MI 9:00 AM - William Mason H.S., OH 9:15 AM - Adair County H.S., KY 9:30 AM - Lake Central H.S., IN 9:45 AM - Bellbrook H.S., OH 10:00 AM - Lawrence Central H.S., IN 10:15 AM - Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park, MI 10:30 AM - Center Grove H.S., IN 10:45 AM - West Johnston H.S., NC 11:00 AM - BREAK 11:15 AM - Richland H.S., TX 11:30 AM - Lake Park H.S., IL 11:45 AM - Marian Catholic H.S., IL 12:00 PM - Carmel H.S., IN 12:15 PM - Broken Arrow H.S., OK 12:30 PM - Clear Brook H.S., TX 12:45 PM - Ayala H.S., CA 1:00 PM - Ben Davis H.S., IN 1:15 PM - Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX 1:30 PM - Reeths-Puffer H.S., MI 1:45 PM - BREAK 2:15 PM - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 2:30 PM - Harrison H.S., GA 2:45 PM - The Woodlands H.S., TX 3:00 PM - L.D. Bell H.S., TX 3:15 PM - Centerville H.S., OH 3:30 PM - Avon H.S., IN 3:45 PM - Northmont H.S., OH 4:00 PM - Blue Springs H.S., MO 4:15 PM - Columbus North H.S., IN 4:30 PM - Fred J. Page H.S., TN 4:45 PM - Ex. Univ. of Massachusetts All the Texas bands have pretty decent times. Nobody performing at the wee hours of the morning. The second block and third blocks are ridiculous, though. This a pretty fair lineup. Well, fair to the bands that are pretty much guaranteed to be in finals ar least (90% of the "paragon" bands are all grouped pretty closely around the middle to later part of the day....of course that pretty much screws over the "aspiring" bands who all have to either perform in the morning, or after the killfest that goes on during the later mid-part of the day). The Texas crew has the best times on the whole list I think. Richland and Reagan go on after the 2 respective breaks when the judges have a fresh mind to watch with....these bands are riding the fence for finals right now so these good times we'll benefit them greatly. Woodlands and Bell are in a good spot as well because they don't have anybody to steal their thunder except each other; they start off at the front of the block and don't have anybody terribly menacing going on after them either (Avon and Centerville are heavy hitters but nothing that'll steal away the thunder from Bell and Woodlands....I almost feel sorry Avon and Cen. for having to go on AFTER Woodlands and Bell. Roughly half of the bands on this list have made the top 5 at Grand Nationals at some point in their existence so this contest is VERY stacked. (This is also nice for those of us that are either at the dome now or watching this on webcast--we get more time to sleep before watching it all go down ) Edited November 17, 2007 by takigan Quote
Fata1 Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Well, I'm up. I slept through the first to blocks but I'm awake and ready for Reagan to start the last block. Can't wait for finals tonight. Quote
radchad Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 So far, definitely impressed at the bands today. They are all fighting for a finals spot. I have 4 guaranteed finalists on my list. The others I am waiting to see the last block. I agree. The Woodlands and LD Bell better use that good performance time to their advantage! Go TEXAS BANDS! So is it just me, or is everyone really impressed that Carmel's trumpet line picked up Flugles?! Quote
borchnork Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 you know, I'd love to be a judge for one of these contests. I'll just hafta wait until all these videos get put onto youtube. And I can't wait to see what L.D. Bell is going to pull out of their hats. They have something big there, I'm just dying to know what it is! Quote
radchad Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Yeah. When I was speaking with a few of the baritone player at their send off performance, they seemed really pumped about the endingf they couldn't tell anyone. I hope it's something frikin' amazing. Favorite shows(basing it just as a spectator, not going into technicalities) today: Woodlands. LD Bell. Centerville. Lawrence Central. Broken Arrow. Reeths-Puffer. Center Grove. Quote
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