Well, it is that time of year. This will be my annual display of all the shows that I completed. We are getting a late start as I had a lot of them this year. I will be putting them out in completition order. Unlike past years, I will only be recording one movement as…
This is the fourth and final video for fun for 2022 and it is entitled Disney Millennials which features music from Disney films after the year 2000. These are all Hal Leonard arrangements. The opener is Glory Days from The Incredibles and is arranged by Jay Bocook. The 2nd tune is Let It Go from…
This is another one of those just for fun videos. This one is entitled Ladies Night. All three songs are from Arranger’s Publishing. The opener is Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow and was arranged by Tom Wallace. The 2nd tune is Blue Bayou which was sung by Linda Ronstadt and was arranged by…
This is a just for fun show entitled The Great Fantasy Adventure Album which I got from a CD of the Cincinnati Pops. In truth, it is more or less a space show. The arrangements are all by Jay Bocook. The opener is Star Trek Generations which was the first movie of the Next Generation…
Since it is New Year’s Eve and the eyes of the world will be on New York tonight, here is something for the day. This is Empire NYC. Yes, this is the music Columbia High School played for their competition show and it is who is playing in this recording. However the band size and…
These are 40 to 1 minute excerpts from the 22 shows that were done by Gulf Coast Drill Design. They were put on here in random order. Special thanks to the guys who wrote the music for these shows. Among others, they were Luke McMillan, Jair Klarfeld, Randall Standridge, Steve Rogers, and Barry Hurt.
Ganado High School finished 11th at the UIL State Marching Contest in San Antonio today. This is their best finish in 8 years. They performed Vampire Slayer by Luke McMillan. I have had the opportunity to write for them seven times under four different directors. Congratulations to Mandy Keen, Jennifer Woods, and the entire Ganado…
News from San Antonio. The Palacios High School Band finished 24th at the 3A UIL State Marching Contest. This is the 2nd time in 3 years that Palacios has gone to the state contest. They performed reIMAGINEd by Luke McMillan. Congratulations to the directors Harvey Davidson, Briana Harmon, Justin Kline and the students of the…
The results from the UIL Area Contests last week involving Fred shows: Danbury High School – 27th Place – UIL Area E 3A Stafford High School – 19th Place – UIL Area E 4A El Campo High School – 33rd Place – UIL Area E 4A Deweyville High School – 7th Place – UIL Area…
I am still working on finding the results of one other band but the other two bands that went yesterday at UIL Area Contests had a good day. Here are those two results: Pottsboro High School – Jackie Evans Deen Director 9th Place – UIL Area B ContestProgram – Fair Winds and Following Seas –…