2019 BOA San Antonio

[principalagent]

Oh the Woodlands is going to be DANGEROUS in Indy.

[BlueCircle]

I love TWHS’ show so much! It’s so cute and has so much character. They’ll be in finals but I have no idea where the judges will put them.

[BenedictCucumberpatch]

This show is a GE Machine.

[PSHSMom]

Loved The Woodlands show, very enjoyable to watch!    They sounded great too!  

[paulhhs]

Did not see any prelims yesterday. From today, the following are locks (in order, w/ an overall comment)

 

TWHS (most emotionally satisfying)

Hebron (technically most difficult show)

Vista Ridge (solid. Not as emotionally satisfying as TWHS or as technically difficult as Hebron)

Marcus (Cleanest show)

[lost]

The end of Roma’s state journey hopefully presented a new beginning for them

[WILKINSON]

That was beautiful Roma. That would’ve done wonderfully at State 5A. I feel so sorry for what happened to them. Those kids didn’t deserve that. This was their year. I hope they place well here.

[gmtb617]

I’m so glad Roma was still able to get a run in the Alamodome. Really solid stuff from this group!

[LostChoirGuy]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:09 PM, lost said:

The end of Roma’s state journey hopefully presented a new beginning for them

Anyone else give an "oooph" when the announcer said that Roma has participated in 9 consecutive state competitions?

[PLC137]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:11 PM, WILKINSON said:

That was beautiful Roma. That would’ve done wonderfully at State 5A. I feel so sorry for what happened to them. Those kids didn’t deserve that. This was their year. I hope they place well here.

 

What happened?

[Rubisco]

I really liked Pearland, but I've been a fan all season! I don't think I liked it as much as that train show from a few years ago, but who cares.

 

Vista Ridge was an interesting one for me. Very high energy. Lots of really interesting moments visually and musically, but the performance left a little bit to be desired. There were quite a few stick-outs in the ensemble sound, and the visual had quite a bit of dirt.

 

TWHS was kind of the opposite. I was impressed by the performance they gave, but the energy seemed low. Some of that is the difficulty. The music is in constant motion, as is the band. I thought it was funny how they threw in a few extra power chords here and there for this late-season show, as if to say, "See, we can do what everyone else is doing, but we're choosing not to do that this year." It's such a different show, which I appreciate, but I'm not sure everyone will appreciate it. I could see it doing really well here, or placing towards the bottom of finals. I'll probably watch it on multi-cam in finals, just to pick up all the characters.

 

Sorry, I've been traveling, so I've missed a lot. Also, you can't get me out of bed before 9 on a weekend.

[gmtb617]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:12 PM, PLC137 said:

What happened?

Took too long to get off the field at UIL Region ~ Given a 2 at Region. Their appeal was denied.

[A Testing Trumpet]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:15 PM, Lemondude617 said:

Took too long to get off the field at UIL Region ~ Given a 2 at Region. Their appeal was denied.

[PLC137]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:15 PM, Lemondude617 said:

Took too long to get off the field at UIL Region ~ Given a 2 at Region. Their appeal was denied.

 

 OK, thanks.  Yes, agreed that is a bad way to go out, a bit draconian.  Not sure the punishment fits the crime there.

[RealSkipBayless]

Vista Ridge had an amazing performance. I was in shock. Nearly had me in tears.

[Bandisdope]

I think so far we have seen a ton of great bands, mine would go something like:

 

Reagan

Flomo

Vandy

Leander

Hebron

CTJ

Marcus

Woodlands

Vista Ridge

Keller

Coppell

James Bowie

Cedar Park

Vista Murrieta

Cedar Ridge

Westwood

Westlake

[A Testing Trumpet]

And there's still several bands left in the schedule that have a shot at finals to go. Prelims recaps are going to be hectic. 

[Hard Core Band Fan]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:15 PM, Lemondude617 said:

Took too long to get off the field at UIL Region ~ Given a 2 at Region. Their appeal was denied.

 

That's what I love about UIL - you can perform a 2 and get a 1, but if you're late getting off of the field, you get a 2. Rules, inflexibility, and tradition are making UIL less popular every year. UIL, keeping old men and old ideas important in the band world...

[Rubisco]

  On 11/2/2019 at 3:33 PM, Hard Core Band Fan said:

UIL, keeping old men and old ideas important in the band world...

 

Pretty much the perfect description of UIL.

[A Testing Trumpet]

Pioneer was a treat to watch. 

[jetliner]

Off topic-ish, we have once again surpassed the record for most replies to a competition topic. (Will we be able to make it the most replied on the site? The Word Game says probably not)

[LTtrumpeter]

Did anyone catch LT last night? There hasn't been a lot of talk about the performances from us (or taft) last night ... probably because of the ridiculously late time slots 

[PSHSMom]

  On 11/2/2019 at 2:28 PM, LostChoirGuy said:

I dont ever get rocket mortgage ads and I watch on high cam. Do you think that makes the difference. Those of you who get the ads, are you watching on Multi-cam?

 

Since I have been keeping mine on  high cam on and not switching between the two, I don't seem to have the issues.  Keeping my fingers crossed that continues!    

[A Testing Trumpet]

Lake Travis?

They were solid. Had a lot of powerful moments to it and sounded great. 

[jetliner]

LT was solid. Looked a fair bit cleaner than when I watched in person at STL.