Needville High School in Needville, Texas, becomes the 22nd show completed for 2019. Needville is due north of West Columbia (where I work); they are our rivals but also our friends. This is the 10th year I have done their show with two different directors, David Stubbs and Lance Finley. There are 7 more to…
Gulf Coast Update I can now say that I have started all but one show. Currently, I have finished the charting for Needville High School and hopefully, that will be done tomorrow. Van Vleck High School is still halfway finished but I am confident that I will have the 3rd of 4 movements done tomorrow.…
Alright, I am about to tackle the most controversial topic in my profession, the DCI Finals. The actual result: 1. Blue Devils 98.325 2. Bluecoats 98.238 3. Santa Clara Vanguard 96.600 4. Carolina Crown 96.563 5. Cavaliers 95.400 6. Boston Crusaders 94.488 7. Blue Knights 92.050 8. Blue Stars 91.225 9. Cadets 89.838 10. Mandarins…
Carlinville High School from Carlinville, Illinois, becomes the 21st show completed for 2019. This is my Midwest band and this is the 2nd year I have done their show. Nothing much else has changed other than I will be starting Pasadena High School tonight. Late night is a comin`.
Bellville High School from Bellville, Texas, becomes the 20th show completed for 2019. Bellville is northwest of Houston and not too far from the Bryan College Station area. This was the first time I had done their show and the 3rd time I have wrote for their director Kenny Peters. So, this is where we’re…
Pasquotank County High School from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, becomes the 19th show completed for 2019. Pasquotank County was the first of three North Carolina schools that I write for and we started together four years ago. Currently, projects have been started and are in various stages for Needville, Van Vleck, Bellville, Houston Heights, Wolfson,…
TBA Convention – Day 3, Epilogue I ran into the exhibit hall one more time. I originally thought not but I went anyway and it was a good thing. I saw Mike Allen from Pasadena, the Partida’s who are now in Alvin, and the Edward’s who are now at Canadian. I had a long conversation…
TBA Convention – Day 2 I did most of my convention business this morning and early in the afternoon including the final purchase of music and talking to the shirt company one more time. Again, it seemed to be quiet for a convention. But, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I came back to…
TBA Convention – Day 1 Today, I got here about 2:00pm. I registered and wandered the exhibit hall today. The place was pretty quiet. I am thinking it should be busier tomorrow. I do have a couple of clinics planned and another look at the exhibit hall. I got to talk to MSC about the…
Danbury High School from Danbury, Texas, becomes the 17th show completed for 2019. Danbury is not too far from where I live, about 20 minutes. Currently, the charting for Big Spring is done. Most of the others are about the same as they were on my last post with two more started; Bellville High School…