Hello GEB, Below you will find all of the details for this week (11/11/19-11/16/19). Remember to always check richardsonband.org for the most updated schedule. Marching Band Season Recap Thank you to all of the students and parents for a wonderful marching season! Special thanks goes to the seniors who have given 4 years of dedication to the program – we truly appreciate you! The GEB had beautiful performances and finished off the year with the following recognitions: Midlothian Marching Showcase – 3rd place McKinney ISD Marching Invitational – 7th place Region 3 UIL Marching Contest – straight superior ratings RABC […]
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Hello GEB, The National Band Association has selected the Richardson High School Band as a 2019 Program of Excellence Southwestern Division Winner. The directors will be recognized at the NBA general membership meeting at the 73rd Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference on December 19th. Congratulations – We are so proud of you GEB! Below are just a few of your accomplishments this year (extending to last spring): 2019 Mark of Excellence National Winner 2019 Dallas Winds Windband Festival Grand Champion 2019 UIL Marching, Concert and Sight-reading Sweepstakes Program 2019 Best Communities for Music Education 2019 NBA Program of […]
Read more →Hello GEB, The Golden Eagle Band earned straight superior ratings at the Region 3 UIL Marching Contest/Assessment and have completed their competitive portion of the season! Congratulations! As reminder, we will rehearse ONLY on Friday mornings for the remainder of the football games. Below you will find all of the details for this week (10/28/19-11/02/19). Remember to always check richardsonband.org for the most updated schedule. Concert Season Information 10/29/19 Now that we have completed our competitive marching season, we will start transitioning into concert season! Here’s what that looks like: Communication will primarily be sent out by the ensemble […]
Read more →Hello GEB, Our most important marching evaluation is coming up – UIL! Below you will find all of the details for this week (10/21/19-10/26/19). Remember to always check richardsonband.org for the most updated schedule. Rehearsal Reminders: Monday, October 21st: Regular rehearsal of 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Tuesday, October 22nd: Regular rehearsal of 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM. Wednesday, October 23rd: No AM rehearsal. Rehearsal will occur at 10:00 AM. See UIL details below. Students will be blocked all day and will come to the band hall at 9:00 AM. Thursday, October 24th: No rehearsal (due to UIL the night […]
Read more →Hello GEB, Congratulations on 7th place (out of 26 bands) at the McKinney ISD Marching Invitational both after Prelims and Finals. To make finals in a stacked contest with SO many great band programs is a huge testimony to your work this year – just outstanding! Below you will find all of the details for this week (10/14/19-10/19/19). Remember to always check richardsonband.org for the most updated schedule. Jazz All-State Taping 10/17/19 The Jazz All State Taping will occur on Thursday, October 17th. The auditions will once again take place at North Mesquite High School in the orchestra room and will have staggered […]
Read more →Hello GEB, Congratulations on 3rd place at the Midlothian Marching Showcase both after Prelims and Finals – way to start off the season! We continue our contest portion of the year with the McKinney ISD Marching Invitational this Saturday. There is ALOT information in this email; please read through it all. As a reminder, there is NO REHEARSAL on Monday, October 7th. Please note that we have changed our Tuesday morning rehearsal to Tuesday afternoon (October, 8th – 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM). Below you will find all of the details for this week (10/07/19-10/12/19). Remember to always check richardsonband.org […]
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