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High marks for area marching bands
., . - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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The high school bands of Pleasanton, Poteet, Jourdanton and Charlotte all returned from marching contest with high marks.

The Pleasanton High School Eagle Band, under the direction of Ralph Unger, received a 1 rating and will advance to area on Saturday at Calallen. They will perform at 11:30 am. Jourdanton and Charlotte also advanced. They will be going to East Central High School and they will also perform this Saturday.

The program for the Eagle Band is: “A Mis Abuelos,” “Mam Bop,” “Perfidia,” “Barcelona Nights” and “Brazil.”

This past Saturday, the Jourdanton Indian Band competed in the UIL Region XI Marching Contest. The band did very well, earning division 1 ratings from all three contest judges - Joe Castellano of San Antonio, Ben Chasan of San Antonio and Fred Klaerner of Kerrville.

This marks the sixth consecutive year the Indian Band has earned a first division at marching contest. The judges comments included the band “marched and executed the show very well and had a great drill and music.”

Additional comments included, “powerful group,” “excellent use of and execution by the guard,” and “excellent fundamentals of posture, carriage and stride,” and “congratulations to the band members and community for their obvious support.”

With this rating, the Indian Band has earned the right to compete in the UIL Area E Marching Contest to be held Saturday, Oct. 24 at East Central High School Stadium in San Antonio. The Area contest is the final step on the way to the UIL State Marching Band Contest in November. The Indian Band will march at 1:15 p.m. in the class AA preliminaries.

The Charlotte Trojan Band competed in the Regional Marching Contest on Saturday, October 17, at Hondo. The band advanced to Area competition.

Under the direction of Mr. Will Pickett and Gerald Bronstadt, the band performed “For Joe,” a tribute to one of the Drum Majors who passed away suddenly the week prior to school starting. Selections played were “El Campeon,” “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from Phantom of the Opera, and “Oye Como Va.” Drum Majors are Everett Cantu and Celina Barrera.

The Trojan Band will be performing at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, October 24 at East Central High School in San Antonio. They will be trying to secure one of three slots to advance to state level competition.

The Poteet Aggie Band received a Division 2 Excellent rating at the UIL Marching Contest in Hondo this past Saturday. Band director is Eduardo Solis.

The 2009 Marching Show is entitled “Danza Apasionata.” The selections are based on the Spanish classical music of Manuel De Falla and Enrique Granados.

The show begins with “El Baile Agresivo” which showcases the band’s fast paced marching and technical playing. Next, the Aggie Band continues its presentation with “Quejas: O La Maya Y Ruinsenor” which shows the bands sensitive side. The show concludes with “La Vida Breve.”