The 5th displayed drill for 2024 is for Orangefield High School from Orangefield, Texas. Orangefield is in southeast Texas about 15 miles east of Beaumont. Their director is Michael Rose. This is the 2nd time I have done thier show. They are a 3A UIL classified school in Region 10. Their show is entitled Dreamscapes…
The 4th displayed show for 2024 is for Brazosport High School from Freeport, Texas. Freeport is 50 miles due south of Houston and right on the Gulf Coast. Their director is Dennis Boucher. This is the 2nd time I have done their show. They are a 4A UIL classified school in Region 13. Their show…
The 3rd displayed drill for 2024 is for Iola High School from Iola, Texas. Iola is in central Texas about 20 miles northeast of Bryan / College Station and about 80 miles northwest of Houston. Their director is Eliu Santos. This is the 4th time I have done their show. They are a 2A UIL…
The 2nd displayed drill for 2024 (which they were all picked in the order by random) is for Little Cypress – Mauriceville High School from Orange, Texas. Orange is as far southeast as you can get in the state of Texas. It is about 20 miles east of Beaumont and 45 miles west of Lake…
Though I have two more shows to finish, I am going to put out 13 shows over the next couple of weeks showing examples of the bands that I wrote for. They are Pyware examples and are of all sizes and ability levels. As well, I will be putting different examples on my website with…
For those that are interested in learning about Pyware, I recommend this retreat. I have done it twice. You will get great information not just about Pyware but drill writing in general with the great Craig Harms and Brantley Douglass. It is also a great place to meet and collaborate with others in the field…
So, there is one more band to go but this is worth celebrating (though admittily, I had very little to do with this). Nine of the bands that I wrote for received the esteemed UIL Sweepstakes trophy. To earn this award, the marching band needs to make a first division or superior rating and the…
This is the fourth and final show done just for fun for 2024. It is entitled American Heartland and uses music from both Arrangers Publishing and Hal Leonard Publications. This music is representive of American folk or country dance and parts do sound like a square dance or barn dance. The opener (or pre opener)…
As of February 25, these are the shows that I will be doing for 2024 with reasonable assurances: Luling High School, Luling, TX – 1st Time Bellaire High School, Houston, TX – 5th Time Mathis High School, Mathis, TX – 2nd Time Hastings High School, Alief, TX – 2nd Time Columbia High School, West Columbia,…
This is the 3rd just for fun video for 2024 and also for those looking on at TMEA, the show that I was working on in the exhibit hall. The show is entitled Chess – The Art of Revolution and it was arranged by Luke McMillan. The three movements are the Ballet Suite No. 4…