The following schools have at the moment confirmed for shows in 2020, including a couple of new schools: Stafford High School, Stafford, TexasIndustrial High School, Vanderbilt, TexasPalacios High School, Palacios, TexasBellaire High School, Houston, TexasColumbia High School, West Columbia, TexasCarlinville High School, Carlinville, IllinoisLouise High School, Louise, TexasTolar High School, Tolar, TexasMonahans High School, Monahans,…
Exciting times are happening at the end of 2019. Tomorrow, the Stafford High School Band (one of my groups) will be marching in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Parade in New Orleans. That is a pretty good deal. They competed earlier today in a field show competition. I will also be meeting with my first client…
One more post for the 2019 season and a result that I failed to mention. On November 11, Louise High School performed at the US Bands Salute to Veterans Championships which were held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Jerryworld!) They finished 12th overall and won Best in Class for the 2nd year in a row.…
2019 UIL State Marching Contest, Day 1 Recap I got to the Alamodome just after 4:00pm and the first band I saw was Wylie East. And it was the first wow of the day. I grew up near Wylie and it was just a little town when I moved here in 1982. It has grown…
This was only the 2nd year that I have had the opportunity to write for Palacios High School but I have had good relations with the directors there going back to Linda Adams, Rodney Bennett, Jim Popham, and Scott Simmons. Remembering back to 2011 when I was still in Van Vleck, after seeing them march,…
Fred’s Bands at UIL. School, Times, and Sites. Louise 10-19 10:30 Ganado, Region 13Danbury 10-19 11:00 Ganado, Region 13Ganado 10-19 11:45 Ganado, Region 13Boling 10-19 12:00 Ganado, Region 13Rice 10-19 12:30 Ganado, Region 13Tom Moore 10-19 1:35 San Antonio Farris, Region 29Van Vleck 10-19 1:45 Ganado, Region 13Coahoma 10-19 2:00 Odessa, Region 6Palacios 10-19 2:15…
Some good news: Yesterday at 3:30, I delivered the closer to Pasadena High School making them the 28th school completed. At about 4:30, the closer for Monahans High School was delivered making them the 29th and final show completed. 2019 is now in the books. This year tied the record with schools with 29, I…
Wolfson High School from Jacksonville, Florida, becomes the 27th show completed for 2019. This is the 6th year with working with that school and they are my Florida connection. That leaves two schools left. Pasadena High School’s charting is finished and is awaiting approval. Monahans High School is in need of a repostion. Hopefully, both…
Rice High School from Altair, Texas, becomes the 26th show completed for 2019. This is the 5th year for Rice and the third director I have worked with there. Nothing else has changed but I am now down to 3!! And all that are left are closers. I should have this done pretty soon.
Hawley High School from Hawley, Texas, becomes the 25th show completed for 2019. This band based near Abilene came sort of out of nowhere and now, this was the 5th year I have done their show. Good stuff! Currently, there are four more to go. I am currently waiting on approval for Rice High School…