Area D Marching Contest - 10/26/2013

[YOLOSWAG4GIBBS]

Hays got 14th. Seguin got 13th. Clemens got 15th that's about all I know. Time to go home and drink some pity Dr.Pepper

[takigan]

[Merged the 2 'Area D' topics together and stickied the new master]

[Mojo27]

Any results from Gupton yet?

[graler]

My understanding from Facebook posts is: Cedar Park, Vandegrift, Vista Ridge and Connally advanced.

[Mojo27]

Thanks!

[Battery&Brass]

Vista Ridge - 1

Cedar Park - 2

Vandegrift - 3

Connally - 4

Leander - 5

Dripping Springs - 6

[Bandlover]

Shocking!

[Xenon]

  On 10/27/2013 at 3:58 AM, Battery&Brass said:

Vista Ridge - 1

Cedar Park - 2

Vandegrift - 3

Connally - 4

Leander - 5

Dripping Springs - 6

 

Prelims was:

 

1) Vandegrift

2) Cedar Park

3) Dripping Springs

4) Vista Ridge

5) Rouse

6) Connally

7) Leander

8) LBJ

9) McCallum

10) Lehman

11) Georgetown

 

That is a LOT of movement for everyone except for CP.

[baritonegod44]

I'm in shock all day

[whitewing09]

Wow so unfortunate for Dripping Springs, going from 3rd in prelims to 6th in finals.

 

 

Just goes to show you how competitive this area is! Connally is an excellent band, none-the-less, and the kids will represent Area D very well!

[Bandlover]

Really tough area, hard to imagine state without DS

[Xenon]

1) Vista Ridge - 1, 2, 1, 1, 4 = 9

2) Cedar Park - 2, 1, 5, 2, 2 = 12

3) Vandegrift - 3, 3, 2, 4, 1 = 13

4) Connally - 4, 5, 6, 3, 3 = 21

5) Leander - 5, 6, 3, 6, 6 = 26

6) Dripping Springs - 6, 4, 4, 5, 9 = 28 (even if that 9 in Marching had been a 3rd, it still wouldn't have been enough for DS to advance)

7) Rouse - 9, 10, 7, 7, 5 = 38

8) LBJ - 7, 7, 10, 8, 7 = 39

9) McCallum - 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 = 44

10) Lehman - 10, 9, 8, 10, 8 = 45

[1090]

Does anyone have score breakdown for prelims?

[justabandkid94]

The only thing I'm for certain is that Vandegrift, Vista Ridge and Cedar Park are on a different level, at least on a UIL sheet.

 

First things first... It's just INSANE to me that all three of those schools in the same DISTRICT have equally unbelievable marching ensemble sounds (especially brass).

 

In prelims, Vandegrift was insanely gorgeous and was a clear first. They are starting to have a blend that reminds me of Marcus. However, in finals, they lost some of their momentum and dropped to 3rd but were still fabulous. In finals, Vista brought their refreshing energy to the field and it too was absolutely jaw dropping. Just some insane, rip roaring chords. Cedar Park in both performances displayed their signature field confidence and in your face sound, and ended up the middle man both times. Love how lush their ensemble sounds on that Barber and Tchaik.

 

It's ultimately going to come down to the performance.... I'm confident one of these three will be the state champion next Tuesday, folks

[NickTheDrummer]

http://www.uilmusicregion18.com/pdfs/2013_AreaD_4A_Results_Prelims.pdf

 

http://www.uilmusicregion18.com/pdfs/2013_AreaD_4A_Results_Finals.pdf

 

We didn't get back to the stadium until the last third of the groups, and Seguin didn't make finals either, so that was all we got to see. However, Vandegrift clearly the best we saw in prelims, with CP a close second. Biggest surprise for us was Connally- we weren't honestly even sure they would make finals. Very tough competition, congrats to everyone.

[LHSax]

Connally reminded me last night that as straight forward and predictable these contests appear to be sometimes, you can never count out anyone or anything. I personally had this limited to 5 bands with even a chance to advance, but had Connally as the one band that could make things interest...and that they did. Sorry for underestimating you Connally, when you think about it, they've always been around that bubble, even with all the shifting that has occurred in the Area. They will represent the Area very well, and I think will also be a finalist at state!

 

As for the top 3, who knows how what will shake out at state. I like that these three bands bring very different things to the table, and while I don't know if a medal sweep is possible, I do know it will be hard to top all 3 of these bands. As a Vista alum, gotta say I'm proud of my alma mater and district for what they've accomplished this season. Good to see Vista return to state. Props to Rouse too for being in the thick of things, reminding us that it's a 5 band district!

[Bill_Hou]

  On 10/27/2013 at 2:25 PM, MrSHSDrumline said:

http://www.uilmusicregion18.com/pdfs/2013_AreaD_4A_Results_Prelims.pdf

 

http://www.uilmusicregion18.com/pdfs/2013_AreaD_4A_Results_Finals.pdf

 

We didn't get back to the stadium until the last third of the groups, and Seguin didn't make finals either, so that was all we got to see. However, Vandegrift clearly the best we saw in prelims, with CP a close second. Biggest surprise for us was Connally- we weren't honestly even sure they would make finals. Very tough competition, congrats to everyone.

Clearly everyone has opinions but Connally was not a surprise for finals. They werent as flashly but had a very clean show with some of the hardest musical arrangements.

[Abbie123]

When I think about they had some of the hardest woodwind runs of the night.Nothing stuck out about them but I guess thats the point. They made an hard show look easy.

[NickTheDrummer]

  On 10/27/2013 at 4:58 PM, spacewill said:

Clearly everyone has opinions but Connally was not a surprise for finals. They werent as flashly but had a very clean show with some of the hardest musical arrangements.

Didn't mean they were a surprise for finals, I still expected them to make it, I just wasn't as sure of them as I was of, say, Cedar Park. When I said I was surprised, I meant I was surprised that they qualified for states- sorry for not being clear. They did have a very difficult and well-executed show. 

[whitewing09]

I think it may have come as a surprise because Connally has either been a 5A or bouncing between 4A and 5A for a while (Can't remember which situation is more accurate). The other bands have been in the 4A spotlight for quite a while. 

[LHSax]

The more I think about it the more Connally really isn't a surprise. In their past 2 area trips, they barely missed state in 5A in 2008 (7th, with 6 advancing), and were 6th in 4A (4 advancing) in a tough 2011 Area D. After a few tough trips, they really deserved a good outcome. Prior to that they were a consistent 4A state finalist. Good to see them back.

 

I really do wonder about Drip though...Really thought they had one of the cleanest shows from the videos (but then again, that's video).

[takigan]

Connally made Semi-Finals at GN in 2006 (placed 26th? Or 29th? Can't remember).

They also won the 4A Silver medal at SMBC in 2007.

[Bandlover]

DS had a timeing issue during their second movement that caused their drop to 6. Even the best teams sometimes fumble at the goal line. A small mistake will hurt you in a tight competition no matter how great you are; other bands can learn from this, first time since 2005 that DS didn't make it past area.

[NickTheDrummer]

I was wondering if something had gone wrong- they seemed as sure a bet as anyone to advance going into finals.

[Battery&Brass]

Not to take anything away from any of the advancing bands; they earned their slots.  

 

Looking at the scores, the suggestion that the timing issue is what got DS isn't accurate. Their music placement improved from prelims to finals. It was the marching placement that got them.

 

In the prelims they were 6, 4, 6 music and 1, 5 marching.  In finals they were 6, 4, 4 music and 5, 9 marching.  That +8 was the largest deviation in marching scores of any finals band and ultimately what kept them out of the mix.

 

I saw seven of the 10 finalists' prelim runs and all the finals including both of DS's runs. Their finals run was IMO markedly cleaner across the board than their morning prelim but maybe I missed something. It would be interesting to know what that judge saw.