BMS Band Receives UIL Sweepstakes Award!

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.

BLANCO MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest
March 21, 2019
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD

Fiesta TX Trip Info

7th and 8th Grade Band students will be going to Fiesta TX on Thursday, April 18 (the day before Good Friday holiday). This is just a fun trip to reward the kids for a year of hard work.

Letters were sent home last week about our annual Band Trip. Here is a link to the letter if you haven't seen it. The bottom part of the form and a minimum deposit are due by this Friday, March 8. 

Admission ticket to the park will be $35. Optional meal tickets are $10. If your child has a season pass, the cost will be $5 to cover transportation and parking fees. Suggested payments are included in the letter, but they are just suggestions. If you want/need to pay a different deposit amount, you can. Of course, you may also choose to pay for the entire trip in one payment.

The last day for any payments will be Monday, March 25 so we can order the tickets at a discounted rate and receive them in time.