The 3rd show completed for 2026 was for North Platte High School from North Platte, Nebraska. North Platte is on the southwestern end of the state about 225 miles west of Lincoln and about 125 miles east of the Colorado Border. Their director is Trey Switzer. This is the first time I have done their…
The 2nd show completed for 2026 is for Moody High School from Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi is the largest city on the south Texas Gulf Coast and is about 150 miles southwest of Houston. Their director is Jose Villarreal. This is the first time I have done their show. 2026 is off to a…
The first show completed for 2026 is for Dawson High School from Dawson, Texas. Dawson is about 30 miles northeast of Waco. Their director is Brack May. This is the first time I have done their show. Things are quiet for the moment. I will be starting Tuscarora here in the next week or two.…
This is the 3rd Just for Fun show for 2026. This is City Lights and it is arranged by the great Luke McMillan. The movements of this show are An American in Paris, City Lights, and Empire State of Mind. The band has 61 members including 40 winds. The show has 34 sets.
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…