Musical Notes

UIL High School Band Schedule- April 16,17,18

The contest will be held at the Socorro High School theater April 16,17, and 18.  There is no admission, and the public is invited to hear the bands. To view the complete schedule, go here:

http://www.uilforms.com/regions/22/pdf/uil-concert-hsband_2013.pdf

EPISD Middle School Orchestra Contest Schedule--April 15

The contest will be held at the Ross Capshaw Auditorium at Coronado High School.  To view the schedule, go here:

http://episdinstrumentalmusic.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/6/6/4766006/2013_ms_orchestra_csr_prelim_schedule.pdf

SISD Orchestra Contest, Aprill 11 and 12

The SISD Orchestra contest will be held at El Dorado High School in the theater.  For the schedule, go here:

http://www.sisd.net/cms/lib/TX01001452/Centricity/Domain/31/SISD%20Orchestra%20Contest%202013.pdf

SISD Band Contest Schedule for April 9 and 10

The contest will be held in the  Socorro High School Theater.  To view the schedule, go here:

http://www.sisd.net/cms/lib/TX01001452/Centricity/Domain/31/SISD%20BAND%20CONTEST%20%202013%20BUS.pdf

El Paso ISD Middle School Band Contest Schedule for April 8, 2013

The link is posted on the EPISD Fine Arts website.  The contest will be held at the Bowie High School Auditorium. To view the schedule, go here:

http://episdinstrumentalmusic.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/6/6/4766006/2013_ms_band_csr_schedule_updated.pdf

Burges Band Contest Results

The Burges Band Contest was last week.  Ths year's contest was noticeably smaller, but with the addition of the 'start to finish' clinicans that is not surprsing.  Undoubtedly the whole process was very helpful for those bands that took advantage of it. Here are the results, which came from Mike Porras, the contest director:

 

MacArthur MS Band      II concert, II sight Reading
Ross MS Band            I concert, I sight Reading
East Montana MS Band 1  II concert, I sight reading
Lorsdburg MS/HS Band    I concert, II sight reading
East Montana MS Band 2  I concert, I sight reading
Parkland HS Band 2      I concert, I sight reading
Austin HS Band          I concert, III sight reading

Upcoming Music Events April 1 through 6

March 29, 2013

 

Music events are starting to fly fast and furious these days, and the trend will continue for the next several weeks.  Here is a list of what's on tap for the next few days.

 The music department at the University of Texas at El Paso has a series of events scheduled in the next several days.  The first event happens tomorrow, March 30, music professor Eric Hanson will present a faculty recital in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.  The concert will feature a program highlighting English composers, with works from Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaugh Williams, among others. Karl Shymanovitz will be the pianist accompanying Hanson.  The program starts at 6:00 p.m. and admission is $5 for the general public, $3 for students, seniors, and military, and free to UTEP students, faculty, and staff.

 On Tuesday, April 2, the UTEP Symphonic Winds will present a concert.  The group is directed by Dr. Ronald Hufstader, and the program will feature both traditional and contemporary band literature.  The winner of the UTEP wind and percussion concerto contest will also be featured on the program.  The concert takes place at 7:30 in the Fox Fine Arts Hall. General admission tickets are $5, students, seniors and military $3, free to UTEP students and staff.

 Rounding out a busy week for the UTEP music department will be a concert on Thursday, April 4.  This concert will feature the UTEP Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Lowell Graham.  UTEP faculty member Dena Kay Jones will be the guest artist. Jones will perform the Grieg 'Piano Concerto in A minor' with the orchestra.  Among other pieces, the program  will also include Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Capricio Espagnol'.

The concert is at 7:30 on Thursday, again at the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, with tickets costing $5 general admission, $3 students, seniors, military, and free for UTEP students, faculty, and staff.

Friday, April 5 sees the start of two big events on the school calendar.  The West Texas Color Guard Association championship weekend starts, as well as the two-day Coronado Band Festival.

 The guard action takes place Friday evening at Americas High School and will feature 24 guards performing. The circuit championship moves to Del Valle High School for Saturday's event, which will feature a preliminary round of competition and then the finals round starting at about 4:00 in the afternoon.  Look for the schedule for this event on the 'Musical Notes' blog on the Times' website.

Also on Friday, the Coronado Concert Band contest will start.  The two-day affair takes place in the Ross Capshaw Auditorium at Coronado High School and starts bright and early at 7:30 in the morning on Friday.  The contest will continue on Saturday beginning at 9:00.  The schedule for this contest will also be available on the 'Musical Notes' blog. 

 

 

Del Valle Percussion Festival Schedule

Competition performances will take place in the Del Valle Theater.  There is no admission charge.

 

Time             School

9:00             Valley View--4 ensembles

9:30             Eastwood Knolls--1 ensemble

9:40            Scotsdale--1 solo

9:45            Del Valle --17 solos

Lunch

11:30        Hanks/Indian Ridge--2 ensembles, 10 solos

12:45        Eastwood High --4 ensembles, 11 solos

2:45          UTEP, Vasko/Zacherl--multi duet

3:00         UTEP, Fernandez-- marimba

3:05         UTEP, Pedroza--marimba

3:10         UTEP, Meyers--marimba

3:15         UTEP, Gonzalez--marimba

3:30        Percussion Clinic, Will Cooley

4:00        Featured Performance, Del Valle Latin Jazz Concert

4:30        Percussion clinic, Scott Ney

5:00        Featured Performance, Del Valle Percussion Ensemble

6:00        Awards

For more details about the clinics, check the 'Musical Notes' column in Friday's El Paso Times

 

Burges Band Contest Schedule

The contest is March 28, at Burges High School.  There is no admission charge.

School                            Warm up            Performance          Sight Read
MacArthur MS Band           3:25                 4:00                      4:25
Ross MS Band                    4:00                 4:25                      4:50
East Montana MS Band 2    4:25                 4:50                      5:15
Lorsdburg MS/HS Band      4:50                 5:15                      5:40
East Montana MS Band 1    5:15                 5:40                      6:05
Parkland HS Band 2            5:40                 6:05                      6:30
Austin HS Band                   6:05                 6:30                      6:55

 

Hanks Jazz Festival Results

Here are the results from the Hanks Jazz Festival :

 

Middle School winners are 1st- Indian Ridge, followed by 2nd-Montwood Middle and 3rd-Desert View.

Non-Varsity High School:3rd place is Del Valle 2, Coronado 2 is 2nd, and in 1st place is Coronado 3. 

Varsity: 3rd place Eastwood, 2nd place Coronado 1, and Del Valle 1 Wins 1st place!

CONGRATULATIONS to these fine bands and their directors!!