Final Band Events of the Year!

Tuesday, May 21st 
5th Grade Band and HS Band Spring Concert
6:30pm
BHS Cafeteria

Thursday, May 23rd 
BMS Fine Arts Night - 6th-8th grade Art, Band, and Theater students (select students)
5:30pm
BMS Cafeteria

Come out and be entertained by our awesome students!

Spring Concert this Thursday!

Don't miss the end-of-year Spring Concert this Thursday, May 2. The concert will be held at BHS in the cafeteria, and it will start at 7pm and last about one hour.

Come hear our MS Bands perform music from Batman, Lego Movie, and more! It's totally free! Bring the whole family!

6th grade band gets a 1 at their first contest!

Congratulations to the Blanco 6th grade band! They received straight 1s at the Pirateland band festival held in Lytle, TX on April 24. One judge said that "great things are happening in Blanco" and "other bands need to watch out!"

After the competition, the band celebrated with pizza, bowling, and games at Main Event. 

BMS Band Receives UIL Sweepstakes Award for the Third Consecutive Year!

On Thursday, March 21, the Blanco Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Varsity Band competed at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading contest. The music contest was held at Cuero HS in Cuero, TX. The band performed three concert selections: Marzo Zingaro by Randall Standridge, Colliding Visions by Brian Balmages, and Danza de España by Carol Brittin Chambers (who currently resides in San Antonio). The band received a Division 1 "Superior" rating for their concert performance. 

The band also received a Division 1 rating in the Sight-Reading portion of the contest. In this contest, the students have to perform a piece of music they have never seen or heard before. All three judges scored their performance as "Superior." One judge commented, "Wow, you make very mature sounds! A well-taught band! Bravo!"

The band was awarded with a UIL Sweepstakes trophy for receiving Division 1 ratings in both events. This is the third consecutive year the BMS band has received the highest honor of Sweepstakes. The middle school band is directed by Mrs. Danette Conard with assistance from BHS band director, Mr. Jon VanOmmeren.

UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest - Cuero, TX
March 21, 2019

Calendar updated for March-May events

Band events calendar has been updated with 6th grade band contest and spring concert dates.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE UPDATED CALENDAR

Fiesta TX letter and deposit due Friday, March 8

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Please return the bottom part of the letter with a deposit (or full payment) by Friday!
This is for 7th and 8th grade band only.

Meet our Guest Clinician!

We are very fortunate to have a special guest coming out next week to work with BMS 7th and 8th grade band students and help us prepare for UIL. A little about Mr. Aguillon:

Charles Aguillon is the Director of Fine Arts & Academic Enrichment in Lake Travis ISD.  A native of Victoria, he began his career in music education in 1993 as a Band Director for the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District.  In 1996, Mr. Aguillon joined the Georgetown Independent School District and served in various capacities including Georgetown High School Band Director, GISD Director of Fine Arts, and mostly recently, Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning at East View High School.  He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Texas State University-San Marcos as well as a Master of Arts in Education Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix where he has completed work towards a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Mr. Aguillon currently serves on the State UIL Music Technical Advisory Committee as well as serving as President of the Texas Music Educators Association Region 32. He is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States and currently serves on the staff of the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps from Casper, Wyoming. Mr. Aguillon also provides district level support for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) and UIL Academic programs. 

(information taken from https://tx01800016.schoolwires.net/Page/1863)