We are down but not out. My computer’s motherboard zonked out. This is the 2nd one in three years. So, good old Fred has purchased another computer which will be here in a few days. In the meanwhile, I have my laptop which will be doing the Pyware, posting here and on the website, and…
I have completed the second of two drills for Creative Solutions on their 2018 catalog. I am thrilled to have a chance to do this for them. I will look to start the adaptations for those drills pretty soon and will hopefully be starting the first of what is at the moment 19 drills from…
Congratulations to Needville HS, Stafford HS, Hawley HS, and Sweeny HS for getting sweepstakes trophies for 2018. With Sabinal HS and Blanco HS, they made first divisions in concert and sightreading. These six schools are bands that I wrote drill for in 2017.
Tom Moore High School from Ingram, Texas, becomes the 18th show in the GCDD family. Thanks to Luke McMillan and David Spruiell for bringing them this way. This is what we got so far: Columbia HS – West Columbia, TX (14th year) Needville HS – Needville, TX (9th year) Stafford HS – Stafford, TX (10th…
Some congratulations are in order for Sabinal High School and Blanco High School who received UIL Sweepstakes Trophies for earning first divisions in marching, concert, and sightreading. That’s good stuff! 🙂 These two schools are bands that I wrote for in 2017.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of writing Stafford High School’s marching shows, I have for you, The Stafford Project. These are 45 to 60 second snippets of their shows for the last nine years. They have been led by the capable hands of their director Rod Rodriguez. Notice the evolution in music and drill…
Today, I have been getting the sound files ready for the following schools: Columbia High School Needville High School Brazos High School Western Hartnett High School Louise High School Wolfson High School Sabinal High School Call me prepared as some of these shows are not going to be done until June or July. But at…
We have two more confirmed for 2018. Van Vleck High School from Van Vleck, Texas, and Boling High School from Boling, Texas makes it 17 so far. Crazy good times!
Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Florida, becomes the 15th school to join the GCDD family. Actually, this will be the fifth year so things are good. The schools confirmed for 2018 so far: Columbia HS – West Columbia, TX Needville HS – Needville, TX Stafford HS – Stafford, TX Industrial HS – Vanderbilt, TX Sweeny…
This is The Crown Jewels (I always wanted to do a British show). This show is based around British band and orchestra music (as it turns out English music) and they are all arranged by Jay Bocook. These are older arrangements; the opener and closer were from Jenson Music from the 1980’s, the middle tune…