UIL 3A State Marching Contest 2023 (November 8th)

[MikeKyu]

Texas Leadership Charter Academy

I love seeing the Duzenbergs bring out the guard. 
Super precise tonguing along with the snares. 
The guard is hitting everything in a great way

Pretty sax solo and bringing the flute in is wonderful.
What a pretty mello line in the closer. Well done. 
 

[MikeKyu]

Howe

Your ensemble sound in the opener is excellent. I love the front ensemble placement.
Everyone is moving with purpose and confidence. 

Nice trombone solo and delicate woodwinds in the ballad. 
The guard spins look incredible with their dresses and flags overhead. 

Really a pretty show. Congratulations

[bxOxAxUIL]

I’d rank that last block as:

Whitesboro 

Holliday

Redwater 

Commerce 

Howe 

Santa Gertrudis 

TLCA 

Wall 

[MikeKyu]

Wall

I love the wave at the end of the opener! 
Great trumpet duet

I love the dancing in Sugar Plum Fairie movement
 

[MikeKyu]

1 minute ago, bxOxAxUIL said:

I’d rank that last block as:

Whitesboro 

Holliday

Redwater 

Commerce 

Howe 

Santa Gertrudis 

TLCA 

Wall 

That's pretty safe but I would switch Holliday and Whitesboro but it's super close. 

[TrebleMaker2]

Wall has such a fun show! Delightful all the way through-loved Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Colorful, well played, and so enjoyable.

[MikeKyu]

Clyde

 Great sound. I missed the first half but the energy and ensemble sound was fantastic at the end. 

[MikeKyu]

C.H. Yohe

Great spinning blocks after the pretty flute solo. 
Front ensemble doing good work. Great job by the brass quartet and wonderful work in the ensemble to meet their balance when you came in. Super work in the closer.  

[MikeKyu]

Crane

The flags on the introduction were excellent
I am loving the bounce in the 2nd movement

Great solo by the clarinet.  The kites running by the band along the curve were a great effect. 

Thank you for not over micing the trumpet and forcing the band to play around him. Lovely solo and what can now be considered an effect....an unmic'd brass soloist

Battery is rocking heading into the closer and playing with real gusto!! 

Good show Crane!! 

[MikeKyu]

Troy

This is a great concept!! 
Opener: Low brass and front ensemble really ripping through turn 1. 
Good balance in the ensemble
Trombone solo: well played and the guard were well in sync. 

Great shapes during the trio
Super marching on that grinder!! The band is so nicely balanced coming out of the sousaphone feature.

I love using the glissandos on t-bone to simulate the cars passing. 

Such a fun show, especially for a gearhead like me.  

[MikeKyu]

Industrial

 I missed the show but listened to it. 
Nice low brass and front ensemble anchoring the band. Battery was precise. Sorry I didn't get to see the show. 

[MikeKyu]

YOakum

Another I didn't get to watch but what great sound!

[bxOxAxUIL]

How I’d rank this last block:
Mineola 

C H Yoe 

Troy 

Clyde 

Crane 

Industrial 

Yoakum 

[MikeKyu]

Mineola

This is visually a cool looking show at preshow and set up. 
Holy opening statement Batman!! What an ensemble sound!!
The single guard member who lit the torch and flute solo was a cool effect that was well performed.

Wonderful solos and percussion feature.

Gheez Mineola.....great performance. 
 

[MikeKyu]

What is this?? The Allen High School version of a 3A band??!!  Mega...oh, it's Houston Cougars... I get it now. 

[TexasStrangers]

16 minutes ago, MikeKyu said:

What is this?? The Allen High School version of a 3A band??!!  Mega...oh, it's Houston Cougars... I get it now. 

Every Prelim State Event has a college band performing in Exhibition to showcase their program if graduating seniors want to continue a music career.

[MikeKyu]

Finals Qualifiers::

9:30 - Holliday

9:15 - Whiteboro

9:00 - Mineola

8:45 - C.H. Yeoh

8:30 - Atlanta

8:15 - Winnsboro

8:00 - Howe

7:45 - Crane

7:30 - Clifton

7:15 - Red Water

Congrats to each school! Have an amazing run tonight

[TrebleMaker2]

Excited to stream this tonight, especially once I had to miss a few today! 

[TexasStrangers]

3 minutes ago, TrebleMaker2 said:

Excited to stream this tonight, especially once I had to miss a few today! 

Yup lots of good shows tonight!

[K.Moses]

Do we know rank from prelims yet???

[bxOxAxUIL]

13 minutes ago, K.Moses said:

Do we know rank from prelims yet???

All we know is the bottom 5 go first and top 5 go last 

[TexasStrangers]

The bottom 5 go in random order 1st through 5th and the top 5 go in random order last 6th through 10. 

[TexasStrangers]

Anyone watching finals?

[rbband]

2 hours ago, TexasStrangers said:

The bottom 5 go in random order 1st through 5th and the top 5 go in random order last 6th through 10. 

Are you sure? There was a random draw a week before the championship.

[TexasStrangers]

29 minutes ago, rbband said:

Are you sure? There was a random draw a week before the championship.

That’s what I heard several people telling me and that is what happened in the 5A Finals last night