So, there is one more band to go but this is worth celebrating (though admittily, I had very little to do with this). Nine of the bands that I wrote for received the esteemed UIL Sweepstakes trophy. To earn this award, the marching band needs to make a first division or superior rating and the…
This is the fourth and final show done just for fun for 2024. It is entitled American Heartland and uses music from both Arrangers Publishing and Hal Leonard Publications. This music is representive of American folk or country dance and parts do sound like a square dance or barn dance. The opener (or pre opener)…
As of February 25, these are the shows that I will be doing for 2024 with reasonable assurances: Luling High School, Luling, TX – 1st Time Bellaire High School, Houston, TX – 5th Time Mathis High School, Mathis, TX – 2nd Time Hastings High School, Alief, TX – 2nd Time Columbia High School, West Columbia,…
This is the 3rd just for fun video for 2024 and also for those looking on at TMEA, the show that I was working on in the exhibit hall. The show is entitled Chess – The Art of Revolution and it was arranged by Luke McMillan. The three movements are the Ballet Suite No. 4…
This is the 2nd Just for Fun drill for 2024. For lack of a better title, I have created The Edge. I did this music for MSC back in 2011. The tunes are Hal Leonard Publications and are arranged by Jay Bocook. The movements are Jump by VanHalen, The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats,…
This is one of the just for fun shows for 2024. This is The Sound of Music and the arrangements are by Jay Dawson and Arrangers Publishing Company. It is divided into four movements and uses the songs The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Edelweiss, Do Re Mi, Wedding Processional, Maria, The Chase, and…
The 11th show for display for 2023 is for Bellaire High School from Houston, Texas. Bellaire is on the western end of Houston proper. Their director is William Waltemath (a former Plano Wildcat!). This is the 3rd time I have done their show. Their show is entitled Confined and it is by Fred Smith and…
The 10th show to be displayed for 2023 is for Seagraves High School from Seagraves, Texas. Seagraves is in the Texas Panhandle about 60 miles southwest of Lubbock. Their director is George Rangel. This is the 6th time I have done their show. Their show is Shattered and it is by Luke McMillan. Movements are…
The 9th show for display in 2023 is Falfurrias High School from Falfurrias, Texas. Falfurrias is located in deep South Texas about 50 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. Their director is Juan Soto and at the time I wrote this show, it was Rolando Molina. This is the 2nd time I have done their show.…
The 8th show for display is for Stafford High School from Stafford, Texas. Stafford is about 25 miles southwest of Houston. Their director is Rod Rodriguez. This is the 15th time I have done their show. Their show is entitled Aurora and it is arranged by Luke McMillan. It is about the sight of the Northern…