Favorite 2019 show?

[MarchingBandLife]

What is everyone's favorite show from 2019? What are your favorite parts or features from the show?

[Willig]

Bowie

[josephbandfan]

Ronald Reagan is my overall favorite at the moment. Purely entertainment wise, maybe Radioactive.

[J-Mike16]

Vandegrift is my favorite so far.

[CTJBandPops]

CTJ - the dance movement in "Just cant wait to be King" - pure enjoyment 

[LeanderMomma]

I’m partial to Leander obviously and I think this is our best show to date, but Vandegrift is just spectacular right now.

[WoodlandsMom4ever]

I’m biased obviously.... but will wait to say my top (other than my bias) after I actually get to see a lot of them in San Antonio. I haven’t had a chance to see enough of them to choose yet.

[LHSbandDad]

I will continue the trend of talking about our own schools show but seeing our kids dance to Brittany Spears and then then march off to the 1812 Overture in the closer is pretty awesome.  Other schools I have seen live and like a lot.....Vandy, Rouse, Reagan, Cedar Park, CTJ, and Johnson HS in Buda, TX.  Their race car show was a crowd please and for a new small single A school they looked great!!!

[LeanderMomma]

  On 10/24/2019 at 12:03 AM, LHSbandDad said:

I will continue the trend of talking about our own schools show but seeing our kids dance to Brittany Spears and then then march off to the 1812 Overture in the closer is pretty awesome. Other schools I have seen live and like a lot.....Vandy, Rouse, Reagan, Cedar Park, CTJ, and Johnson HS in Buda, TX. Their race car show was a crowd please and for a new small single A school they looked great!!!

Ok yes, that new Johnson HS just really impressed me. Best new band of only Freshmen and Sophomores that I’ve ever seen, and I have seen quite a few of those believe it or not, especially around here. They are going to be a force to be reckoned with in a VERY short time!

[PantherBone]

Princeton. Trombone. Feature. That's not just my "I'm performing it" bias talking. The crowd went nuts when we finished it at Little Elm and I have't seen a bigger crowd reaction to another moment.

 

For other bands, I thought Mineola and Wylie did amazing shows!

[lost]

It’s very nice seeing Johnson jumping right into competition. They were over Ann Richards at Austin and I think they’ll keep the lead on them to become contenders for the A Title. I’d really like to see them in exhibition one last time

[LeanderMomma]

  On 10/24/2019 at 1:44 AM, lost said:

It’s very nice seeing Johnson jumping right into competition. They were over Ann Richards at Austin and I think they’ll keep the lead on them to become contenders for the A Title. I’d really like to see them in exhibition one last time

Me too!

[gmtb617]

Favorite Houston band this year so far, excluding TWHS: As of now, SFA. I think I’ll grow to seriously enjoy the show.

 

Favorite band overall this year so far: TOUGH! Currently I’m thinking Leander. (Although I’ve not seen top DFW bands yet.)

 

If anyone will take over Leander for my favorite overall band in the future, it will probably be Ronald Reagan.

[SpartanBandAlum]

My obvious bias is shining through, but I’ve really enjoyed seeing our show evolve this year. Our music book is great, the drill’s challenging in a way that’s different from past years, and it’s just really fun to perform

[BlueCircle]

My favorite overall packages so far are Reagan and TWHS. I LOVE Keller’s closer (I’m biased). Also, Hebron’s opener has me in awe. I can’t wait to see Leander’s Britney section live. Bowie’s aesthetic and attention to detail is enthralling and I love Waxahachie’s entire music book. There’s so much more and I think this thread definitely needs to be revisited after SA and Nats.

[LeanderMomma]

I bet we’ll be discussing JB Alexander a lot more after San Antonio as well.

[ValleyBandFanatic]

I love Vandergrift’s show this year

[PSHSMom]

Well obviously my favorite show this year was the Plano Band's Marionette  

 

I am partial to the Pre and Post Show's Send in the Clowns, brings back memories!   But really the second movement is beautiful.  

They aren't a BOA band, but still enjoyed their show this year.  

 

But of the show's I have seen live, it would be Wakeland's show.    That Wylie Band has a good show too.   I haven't really seen much of anyone else's!      I have to go 
get a month's subscription to FloMarching so I can watch BOA SA.

[Dog885]

I. Love. Rouse.

[MarchingBandLife]

  On 10/24/2019 at 6:27 PM, Dog885 said:

I. Love. Rouse.

agreed

[bandtingz]

CP's woodwind feature!

Maybe a little biased... 

I love Reagan's opener (they have a insane woodwind feature as well).

[oddlynormal]

Houston Area guy here!

 

I am in LOVE with Porter's Swan Lake and Equus show.  Who ever decided to roll those two works together is a genius.  It works so well.  I foresee them headed to San Antonio again.  They move with absolute grace and are really the total package.  

 

A close second, and sometimes first, is Galena Park HS.  They are playing music that you only hear bands in other areas of the state playing.  Mahler 2 and Shostakovich 11 with Alanis Morissette's Uninvited really do work together.  

 

Both of these bands make bold sounds that I find refreshing and strangely reminiscent of Houston's glory years in the 90's.  I hear Bob Chreste is working with both groups which would explain the sounds!  

 

However, my favorite show of the entire year thus far is Vandegrift.  They are going to do amazing things at nationals.  I just may make my way up there to see how it all goes.

[Scansion]

Ronald Reagan has a really effective drill. Vandegrift’s ballad has a great vibe. Hebron’s percussion book is stellar.

[BandFan59]

I know this has been said many times already, but Ronald Reagan's show is absolutely incredible. They are performing at such a high level, especially visually.

[takigan]

Didn't trek out to see any shows this year but I've been watching some vids. My favorite so far has been Cedar Ridge. I think I've watched their Part 3 drum break (with eight chuu-daiko taiko drums) like 20 times.