The second show completed for 2019 was for Western Harnett High School from Lillington, North Carolina. Lillington is about 40 miles due south of Raleigh. The school has 1,477 students which is the 3rd largest school that I write for. Their director is Curtis Collins and this is the second year I have done their…
Though I have five more drills to complete, it is about time to show the 29 Pyware videos from all the shows that I did this year. This has been and will continue to be a busy year. The numbers as far as school size are approximate. The size of the bands were the original…
This is the 10th year that I will be writing for Needville High School in Needville, Texas. They are one of the bigger rivals to Columbia (where I work) but they have been some of the best folks that I have had the pleasure to work with. In the previous nine years, they have made…
This is the 4th of five shows that I am doing for fun for the off season. This one is entitled Latin Variations by several different sources. The opener is Children of Sanchez by Chuck Mangione and this arrangement is by Ralph Ford and Alfred Music. The 2nd tune is White Rabbit which is the…
This one is dedicated to Bobby Mowles. This is the third show done just for fun. The show is entitled Teamwork and it is by Luke McMillan. The show depicts a group who is seperated at first and comes together during the 2nd movement and has some fun on the closer. The idea to me…
This is the 2nd of five shows that I am planning to do for fun over the next few months. This is Americana and is a show with American music; not necessarily patriotic music though the closer is definitely patriotic. The selections are Home on the Range by Larry Kerchner, Aaron Copland’s The Promise of…
Here are the 29 shows in 40 to 50 second highlight snippets.
The 28th show that was completed for 2018 was Sabinal High School from Sabinal, Texas. Sabinal is about 60 miles west of San Antonio. The school has about 176 students. They are located in UIL Region 11 and are classified as a AA size school. The band charted for 23 members including 17 winds. Their…
The 27th show that was completed for 2018 was Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida on the northeast corner of the state on the Atlantic Coast. It is about 900 miles east from where I live. The school has about 1,119 students. The band charted for 44 members…
The 26th show that was completed for 2018 was Pasadena High School from Pasadena, Texas. Pasadena is 15 miles east of Houston. The school has about 2,695 students total which is the largest school that I wrote for. They are in UIL Region 19 classified as a AAAAAA size school. The band charted for 116…