This is the 4th of 12 video examples. This band is from Idaho. They have 51 members including 30 winds. This show has 48 sets and was completed on July 18. The show is called It’s Not Always Black or White and is arranged by Manny Maldonado. Music inclued in this show include Someone Like…
This is the 3rd example of 12. This was written for a pretty good size band from South Dakota. The band had 107 members including 82 winds. It had 40 sets and was completed on July 5. The show is Marian, The Lady Hood of Sherwood Forest and it is by Randall Standridge (the music…
This is the 2nd show of 12. This show was written for a Texas band in Class 3A. The band had 76 members with 62 of them winds. This show had 34 sets and was completed on August 2. The show is entitled Heartbreaker and it is arranged by Luke McMillan. The music included in…
I am posting 12 marching shows that I did for schools for 2025. This year, I am not going to mention the schools as some of the things done changed and aren’t quite the same as what was originally written (as happens when numbers change or if different ideas come about with visuals or such).…
This will be the last of the competition updates for 2025. First from over the weekend in Arizona and Nevada: Morenci HS (AZ) – 11th in Class 1A, AZMBA Championships Desert Sunrise HS (AZ) – 18th in Class 2A, AZMBA Championships Gila Ridge HS (AZ) – 12th in Class 2A, AZMBA Championships Basic Academy of…
So, a couple of more results. First, from Florida on Saturday: Bradford High School, Strake, FL Superior Rating, Florida MPA Show – Shrek from various sources And from the 2A Texas State Championships yesterday, Brackett High School from Brackettville, Texas took Luke McMillan’s Vampire Hunter to a 14th place finish. Good stuff happening there. Congratulations…
We are getting near the end of competition season and several bands that I wrote for went today. First from Arizona: Morenci HS (AZ) – 8th in Class, University of Arizona Band Day At the Area Round in Texas for 3A, four groups performed and their results: Boling HS – 27th Place, UIL Area D…
It was a big weekend as far as marching contests over this weekend. Some results, first from outside the state of Texas: Morenci HS (AZ) – 5th in class, Arizona Southern Regional Desert Sunrise HS (AZ) – 6th in class, Arizona Southern Regional Gila Ridge HS (AZ) – 4th in Class, Arizona Southern Regional Elmwood…
A couple of more scores from the past weekend. Desert Sunrise HS (AZ) – 2nd in Class, Flowering Wells Contest And from Florida – South Walton HS, Santa Rosa Beach, FL Superior Rating – Florida MPA District 2 Director – Ethan Mitchell Show – Corazon de Fuego, Joe Murphy Eight bands will go to area.…
As a very warm Super Saturday ends (at least from El Campo), some results from all over. First, some results from outside the state of Texas. I do not have them all and I hope to have some more in the coming days. Tuscarora High School (MD) – 2nd Place, MMBA Linganore Contest Tea Area…