2021 BOA Austin (Sept. 25)

[Origin]

Rouse was very solid in all aspects. Beautiful soloists, great guard, big ensemble sound.

[ohwell]

Rouse had no quads and less than 100 winds on the field and sounded huge. Wow 

[Samuel Culper]

41 minutes ago, FaultLineBlues said:

Agreed on that bit, it didn't really add much for me, and felt like it wasn't in line with the rhythm of the show. 

I think it will hit differently when the full show is on the field.

[ohwell]

Westwood and Leander have the most entertaining show themes!  Loving it 

[Origin]

Westwood is awesome musically. The props remind me a lot of Marcus 2019 + Cedar Park 2017. Not crazy about the Beauty and the Beast theme though.

[slowbrass]

CTJ...that was scary good. What day is it again? The opener book is the toughest, most high velocity drill I’ve ever seen from a high school.

[Origin]

CTJ is just musically superb. Wow. And how they got that much on the field is beyond me. Especially with how clean it is for this point in the season.

[slowbrass]

Vandy drumline remains undefeated

[natertater21000]

Vandy was stunning. Personally I don't see anyone beating them today. I loved the visual program especially. Music is close between them and CTJ. I'd give Vandy the nod in effect for pre lims as well.

[ohwell]

I also think Vandy wins the prelims. That was great 

[Origin]

James Bowie - Musically strong and I like the arrangements. Comparatively, the visual feels underdeveloped, but it’s early. 

Vandegrift - The visual scale that happens on the field is breathtaking. The music is equally breathtaking. Not a huge fan of the ballad arrangement but that last note was incredible. 

 

[abbytheflute]

Personally I like Vandy's overall ensemble sound much better, although I found ctj a bit more exciting. Both were incredible performances though!!

[BandFan95]

Leander ISD bands all get awards except Vista. That must be a first. 

[TheHornplayer]

Burnet really came down to let everyone feel the Burn(et) today huh 

[SHP]

Pretty stacked finals round!!! Super excited to watch them live!

[Origin]

So happy for Weiss! I bet Lake Travis and Hendrickson were just out. This competition is so stacked!

[abbytheflute]

Go Weiss!!!! So proud of them??

[ohwell]

Congrats to Weiss!

[MikeKyu]

What a great finals this is going to be!

[Origin]

Box5 down for anyone else?

[FaultLineBlues]

7:15 p.m. – Class A Champion Exhibition: The Ann Richards School, TX

7:30 p.m. – James Bowie H.S., TX

7:45 p.m. – Westwood H.S., TX

8:00 p.m. – Leander H.S., TX

8:15 p.m. – Westlake H.S., TX

8:30 p.m. – Round Rock H.S., TX

8:45 p.m. – Weiss H.S., TX

9:00 p.m. – Rouse H.S., TX

9:15 p.m. – Vandegrift H.S., TX

9:30 p.m. – Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX

9:45 p.m. – Cedar Park H.S., TX

10:00 p.m. – Cedar Ridge H.S., TX

10:15 p.m. – Vista Ridge H.S., TX

10:30 p.m. – Class AA Champion Exhibition: Princeton H.S., TX

 

Wow! Rouse and Cedar Ridge in the top half!! 

 

There does seem to be a discrepancy between the Music for All site and social media. Ann Richards is listed as going last, with Princeton as a no show on social media, and what I just posted on their site. 

[Origin]

Rouse being top half is awesome for them! Excited to see Cedar Park since I missed their prelims performance.

[BandFan59]

Rouse getting top half in prelims is so impressive. I think Vandegrift and CTJ going one after another will help the judges decide between them since I have a feeling they're very close and the champion of the regional will be between one of the two.

[MikeKyu]

And Cedar Park gets to follow that blood bath

[LostChoirGuy]

The high cam stream right now is a broken visual with colored lines across the screen.  Is this what it is supposed to be until it starts or have I done something wrong?