WylieAlumnus Posted June 8, 2018 Posted June 8, 2018 New design, New music choices. What a competitve year it will be for Wylie. Quote
LeanderMomma Posted June 8, 2018 Posted June 8, 2018 New design, New music choices. What a competitve year it will be for Wylie. FB_IMG_1527571220166.jpg Would you say that Wylie is evolving? ;-P Xenon 1 Quote
whitewing09 Posted June 8, 2018 Posted June 8, 2018 Vista Ridge has announced their show. Lost and Found. There will be some great music in this one! Edited to try and get the link to actually show up. Just cut and paste I guess. Not sure why this particular link is giving me trouble when Leander's didn't. I'm very excited for this show! gregorydf01 1 Quote
Rudedog34 Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 Gosh RudeDog. That’s just...RUDE! Come on...just one little hint? So, Director of bands and staff of Hendrickson have been posted. I can now divulge that Mr. Atkinson (his bio is posted under faculty at hawksband.org) was the favorite among students, boosters and Mr. G himself. REHHS is ready to go for 2018. Go Hawk Band! LeanderMomma 1 Quote
justabandkid94 Posted June 10, 2018 Posted June 10, 2018 Vandegrift: I'm no marching contest judge by any means, but they sound scary good for only three days of working on the music. Also, does any recognize the music they are playing? It is definitely a departure from their usual repertoire of "standard classical music" (for lack of better terminology), though to be clear, I love whatever they are playing. God, they are going to sound good this year. Things just keep getting better for that ensemble. Last I checked I am not on drugs... but didn't one of the top DCI groups recently play that fanfare around 3 minutes? like maybe BD? Don't know what any of this music is, although I for sure recognize it by sound, which is making my investigating harder. Thanks for anyone who can help out Quote
herbaflerb Posted June 10, 2018 Posted June 10, 2018 God, they are going to sound good this year. Things just keep getting better for that ensemble. Last I checked I am not on drugs... but didn't one of the top DCI groups recently play that fanfare around 3 minutes? like maybe BD? Don't know what any of this music is, although I for sure recognize it by sound, which is making my investigating harder. Thanks for anyone who can help out Vandy is certainly scary as a competitor. They’re going to do great at State. Quote
LHSax Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 Since the LISD bands have always been the best at giving us something to digest over the summer, I'll give some first takes- Cedar Park - Dark Cedar Park is the best Cedar Park. All my favorite CP shows from over the years have been the ones where they've gone to the dark side ('08 still topping all for me) Vista Ridge - They've definitely found their niche, and this one sounds like yet another adventure we'll be going on. That opener sounds like a movie soundtrack and they sound as powerful as ever. Leander - I like to compare Leander's rise to the Bluecoats. They both rose to the top around the same time and did so by putting out some super innovative shows with abstract, but visually captivating themes. Like the Bluecoats, I think this will be the year of Leander trying to find the balance of innovation and "clean-ability" that they had in 2016, but may have taken too far last year. First movement sounds like they're on track to do so. Vandy - I've always admired their inhumanly clean shows, but I've always found them to be a bit on the safe side. From the preview...this show sounds like a big leap out of their "comfort zone" and I think it gives them a legitimate shot at medaling this year, and if the visual package is anywhere near as big of a step as the musical book appears to be, then this will be a contender for gold. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 i don't want to jinx anything, but i feel really good about this season with our show, and that feeling is getting stronger esecially with the new director we have. i can't wait! LeanderMomma and CTJBandPops 2 Quote
PSHSMom Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 They aren't in the competitive mix in area B, but this came across Plano Senior Bands twitter feed. Kokopelli Dances Check out @PSHS_Band’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/PSHS_Band/status/1016716624232112128?s=01 Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 Just one week left until most bands begin summer rehearsals! Any thoughts? Any new show announcements? Quote
J-Mike16 Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 I think this year will be a great year for my band. We are trying many new things for us including harder drill, music, and finally having props on the field. We have several solos/duets but all i know so far is a sax solo and a flute duet. Overall i feel like we will have a great shot on going back to state this year. josephbandfan 1 Quote
DSbandnerd Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Dripping Springs 2181: Adventure Through Time And Space https://youtu.be/EjN96vfdhuE Quote
Samuel Culper Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Dripping Springs 2181: Adventure Through Time And Space They've set their show 63 years in advance? DSbandnerd 1 Quote
LeanderMomma Posted August 10, 2018 Posted August 10, 2018 JBHSOPE - Floridly Primordial Yeah I’m super excited about this one. Quote
JeremiahW Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 How do we feel about bagpipes in marching band? You’ll definitely get to experience some this year, maybe even more than once. Quote
Hard Core Band Fan Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 How do we feel about bagpipes in marching band? You’ll definitely get to experience some this year, maybe even more than once. I am against using dangerous weapons on the field! LeanderMomma 1 Quote
gmtb617 Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 Seven Lakes - DYEvergent On twitter - @sevenlakesband Quote
josephbandfan Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 Seven Lakes - DYEvergent Description: "The symbolic journey of the life of a squid" On twitter - @sevenlakesband Something about this is so intriguing to me Quote
LeanderMomma Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 Seven Lakes - DYEvergent Description: "The symbolic journey of the life of a squid" Quote
PSHSMom Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 How do we feel about bagpipes in marching band? You’ll definitely get to experience some this year, maybe even more than once. If you tell me they are doing an Outlander theme (with the bagpipes), then I will be their fan Side note, year ago (many, many, years ago), I played in an Open Band during high school. We didn't have State competitions for marching in Wisconsin until after I left school. The open band was like a Drum Corp in that it tooks kids from age 14/15 to 21 (I think) and we competed in the summer in concert, parade, and field show competitions. Anyway, one of our big competitors was a band from Illinois called the Dundee Scots, which marched the bagpipes. you always knew when they were around as you could hear those bagpipes playing for miles! And yes, they marched in kilts There is also what I think they call a Senior Drum Corp out of Wisconsin called the Racine Kiltes, and they still play at events, bagpipes, kilts and all! Quote
bandgeekofthecentury Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Lemme tell ya, it is the most amazing show I have ever been a part of. The music and drill are so intense this year, I have never been so excited to put something on the field. Can't wait to see y'all at BOA )))))) Quote
LeanderMomma Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Lemme tell ya, it is the most amazing show I have ever been a part of. The music and drill are so intense this year, I have never been so excited to put something on the field. Can't wait to see y'all at BOA )))))) I’m looking forward to it! Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 How do we feel about bagpipes in marching band? You’ll definitely get to experience some this year, maybe even more than once. I just found out which band you speak of, and I'm not surprised considering the things they have recently used on the field. Lets just say its a well known band that has been going all out the last few years. This should be intriguing. Quote
Danpod Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 You have the power to merge topics? That's so cool! Oh, you don't know the half of it MadisonBandMan1 1 Quote
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