2021 BOA Waco (Oct. 30)

[jmj]

I’m out of breath after just watching CP! Sooo much demand on the move and all done so well!! 

[Quadmom68]

  On 10/31/2021 at 1:31 AM, ViewFromTheBox said:

Colleyville Heritage, Burleson Centennial, Aledo, Summit, Cedar Park, Rouse and Hendrickson (I think).

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OK, then were there any bands that didn't make finals tonight that are going to state on Monday? (just curious) 

[jmj]

  On 10/31/2021 at 2:46 AM, Quadmom68 said:

OK, then were there any bands that didn't make finals tonight that are going to state on Monday? (just curious) 

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Roma and Dripping

[ViewFromTheBox]

Johnson: Wow. Awesome show. There’s so much fun sprinkled throughout the performance. Add in a great sound and it’s an incredible spectacle. Great job, y’all!

[jmj]

Hats off to the piccolo soloist at Johnson during Young Person’s Guide - bravo! An absolute flurry of notes!

[ViewFromTheBox]

Bowie: Yes, what a lovely show! Love the part of the ballad with the backfield playing and the great reverent off the back stands. And such power from the brass. Great performance!

[jmj]

So neat from Summit! This ballad is absolutely stunning, both how they play it and how it’s captured in the drill. 

[ViewFromTheBox]

Summit: I really don’t know what to say that I’ve already said. The growth of this program the last five years has been nothing short of an incredible! This show is so good all the way through. Y’all are playing music we never would have thought of on the field, and you perform it at a very high level. Probably me favorite show I’ve ever seen from Summit (and Spotlights is no slouch).  Great job this year, y’all!

[gavindaves]

  On 10/31/2021 at 1:53 AM, Quadmom68 said:

What is Aledo's ballad called? It's just beautiful! 

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“When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt!

[Quadmom68]

  On 10/31/2021 at 3:28 AM, ViewFromTheBox said:

Summit: I really don’t know what to say that I’ve already said. The growth of this program the last five years has been nothing short of an incredible! This show is so good all the way through. Y’all are playing music we never would have thought of on the field, and you perform it at a very high level. Probably me favorite show I’ve ever seen from Summit (and Spotlights is no slouch).  Great job this year, y’all!

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I must say, I'm so proud and a little melancholy, because my son has only state left, and then he's done (except for football playoffs). I'm a little teary eyed, both in a proud way and a sad way. ❤️❤️

[ViewFromTheBox]

Music - Cedar Park

Visual - Cedar Park

GE - Cedar Park

 

12 - LASA - 78.7

11 - Burleson Centennial - 79.4

10 - Midlothian - 79.95

9 - Rock Hill - 82.0

8 - Colleyville Heritage - 82.6

7 - Summit - 85.55

6 - Aledo - 86.1

5 - Hendrickson - 87.5

4 - Johnson - 88.95

3 - Bowie - 90.95

2 - Rouse - 91.55

1 - Cedar Park - 93.6

[BandFan59]

93.6 is incredibly high for a regional. Scores might be a bit inflated here near the top. But Cedar Park is incredible this year and I'm so happy they finally have a BOA regional title. Definitely the favorite to win state again.

[MikeKyu]

  On 10/31/2021 at 4:09 AM, BandFan59 said:

93.6 is incredibly high for a regional. Scores might be a bit inflated here near the top. But Cedar Park is incredible this year and I'm so happy they finally have a BOA regional title. Definitely the favorite to win state again.

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I don't feel that way at all about the scoring tonight. That was one heck of a performance tonight from Cedar Park. Other scores were mostly inline with previous contests for every other band. 

[ViewFromTheBox]

Recaps for today:

Prelims: https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/2021-Waco-Prelims-Recap.pdf

Finals: https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/2021-Waco-Finals-Recap.pdf

I’m sure the easier to read ones will be up on Horn Rank in the morning.

[jmj]

Y’all, this one was so much fun! It was really cool to have a mostly 5A contest while the 6As were off at Area. Great tuneup for 5A state for a few and a great redemption for a few that just missed 5A state. 

[LostChoirGuy]

This makes me kind of wish that if BOA continues to add contests in Texas, they try to cater them to smaller bands.  There are so many great 5A, 4A, and 3A bands that could be competitive in BOA but don't ever take the chance because the contests are flooded with 6A schools.  I don't think it would be within MFA's mission to have an enrollment cap but one could imagine that would be cool.

[Spitfire78]

12 - LASA  - Austin area (but didn't have battery or really march much - wonderful show. I loved it)

11 - Burleson Centennial - DFW

10 - Midlothian - DFW

9 - Rock Hill - DFW

8 - Colleyville Heritage - DFW

7 - Summit - DFW

6 - Aledo - DFW

5 - Hendrickson - Austin area

4 - Johnson - Austin area

3 - Bowie - Austin

2 - Rouse - Austin area

1 - Cedar Park Austin area

Weird coincidence?  

It's certainly unusual.

 

 

[MikeKyu]

  On 10/31/2021 at 5:53 PM, Spitfire78 said:

12 - LASA  - Austin area (but didn't have battery or really march much - wonderful show. I loved it)

11 - Burleson Centennial - DFW

10 - Midlothian - DFW

9 - Rock Hill - DFW

8 - Colleyville Heritage - DFW

7 - Summit - DFW

6 - Aledo - DFW

5 - Hendrickson - Austin area

4 - Johnson - Austin area

3 - Bowie - Austin

2 - Rouse - Austin area

1 - Cedar Park Austin area

Weird coincidence?  

It's certainly unusual.

 

 

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Not sure what you're implying or if you were at the contest but if you have followed the trajectory if these bands over the last several years (with a few exceptions) it doesn't appear unusual at all. If you were at the contest I'm sure you watched what happened on the field and the results shouldn't appear unusual. It is just a quirk of the contest.  

[BandFan59]

Waco is basically the midpoint between Dallas and Austin. Not surprising to see finals made up of bands from those two major population centers. A lot of the 5A powerhouses are in the Austin area as well, and this event coinciding with 6A area meant a lot of 5A bands were here.

[Spitfire78]

Not implying anything. 

Just pointing out a weird coincidence.

As far as the "trajectory", Summit was sandwiched between Hendrickson and Johnson in the final results at BOA Midland - they're certainly competing at that level.

Aledo has a fantastic show too. I fully expect them to advance at state.

I just found it unusual that there was such a geographic division in the results.

 

[MikeKyu]

My wife and I both loved Aledo's show. It was our first time seeing them live this year. Great show and it will do well at state. 

 Rock Hill really surprised me. They have a wonderful future at the pointy end of contests. 

 Seeing Burleson Centennial bring out The Bluecoats Jagged Line stage was a treat. Them using the heck out of was cool. The percussion feature was a blast. 

 DFW has been dominated by certain bands for a long time. If they were in attendance tonight I'm sure there wouldn't be such an odd co-inky-dink with final placements.