Four More!
Four more schools to add to the 2020 list. They are: Tidehaven High School, El Maton, TX Ganado High School, Ganado, TX Sealy High School, Sealy, TX Danbury High School, Danbury, TX We’re up to 17!! 2020 is getting busy!
Another for 2020
Another confirmed show for 2020 – Seagraves High School from Seagraves, Texas, for a third year. Good Stuff!
2020 as of January 7
The following schools have at the moment confirmed for shows in 2020, including a couple of new schools: Stafford High School, Stafford, TexasIndustrial High School, Vanderbilt, TexasPalacios High School, Palacios, TexasBellaire High School, Houston, TexasColumbia High School, West Columbia, TexasCarlinville High School, Carlinville, IllinoisLouise High School, Louise, TexasTolar High School, Tolar, TexasMonahans High School, Monahans,…
New Year’s Eve 2019
Exciting times are happening at the end of 2019. Tomorrow, the Stafford High School Band (one of my groups) will be marching in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Parade in New Orleans. That is a pretty good deal. They competed earlier today in a field show competition. I will also be meeting with my first client…
Salute to Veteran’s Championship – Louise HS
One more post for the 2019 season and a result that I failed to mention. On November 11, Louise High School performed at the US Bands Salute to Veterans Championships which were held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Jerryworld!) They finished 12th overall and won Best in Class for the 2nd year in a row.…
State Marching Contest Day 1 Recap
2019 UIL State Marching Contest, Day 1 Recap I got to the Alamodome just after 4:00pm and the first band I saw was Wylie East. And it was the first wow of the day. I grew up near Wylie and it was just a little town when I moved here in 1982. It has grown…
Palacios at State
This was only the 2nd year that I have had the opportunity to write for Palacios High School but I have had good relations with the directors there going back to Linda Adams, Rodney Bennett, Jim Popham, and Scott Simmons. Remembering back to 2011 when I was still in Van Vleck, after seeing them march,…
UIL 2019
Fred’s Bands at UIL. School, Times, and Sites. Louise 10-19 10:30 Ganado, Region 13Danbury 10-19 11:00 Ganado, Region 13Ganado 10-19 11:45 Ganado, Region 13Boling 10-19 12:00 Ganado, Region 13Rice 10-19 12:30 Ganado, Region 13Tom Moore 10-19 1:35 San Antonio Farris, Region 29Van Vleck 10-19 1:45 Ganado, Region 13Coahoma 10-19 2:00 Odessa, Region 6Palacios 10-19 2:15…
Number 28 & 29 Pasadena and Monahans
Some good news: Yesterday at 3:30, I delivered the closer to Pasadena High School making them the 28th school completed. At about 4:30, the closer for Monahans High School was delivered making them the 29th and final show completed. 2019 is now in the books. This year tied the record with schools with 29, I…
Number 27 – Wolfson High School
Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Florida, becomes the 27th show completed for 2019. This is the 6th year with working with that school and they are my Florida connection. That leaves two schools left. Pasadena High School’s charting is finished and is awaiting approval. Monahans High School is in need of a repostion. Hopefully, both…