South Texas Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha and Sweetwater
BAND PROGRAM INFORMATION
September 19, 2026 - McAllen, TX
This document is provided to our adjudicators as we no longer print program books at our regional championships. It is listed in prelims performance order as of a few days prior to the show. However, performance orders can change. Please take great care to be certain that you are referencing the correct band program information for the correct performance. If information is missing for a participating group, visit the online spectator guide for this show at marching.musicforall.org/schedule.
Grulla H.S., TX
Rio Grande City, TX
Director(s): Jerry Guerra
Drum Major(s): Valeria Alvarado
Repertoire: The Beholder featuring the following musical selections
Musical Selections Include: "Separate Ways" by Caine and Perry; "The Four Sections" by Reich; "Serenity" by Gjeilo (Yay-Low); and "We Overcame the Wind" by Tin
United H.S., TX
Laredo, TX
Director(s): Samuel Hjort
Drum Major(s): Leopoldo Nicolas, Christen Dang, Olivia Garcia, and Jaime Guajardo
Repertoire: Dirigible Dreams
Musical Selections Include: "Merry Go Round of Life" by Joe Hisaishi; "Tommy Boy" by David Louis Newman; "Wheels of a Dream" by Stephen Flaherty; "Turbine" by John Mackey; and "Blow It Up, Start Again" by Jonathan Newman
Edinburg H.S., TX
Edinburg, TX
Director(s): Jason Rogers
Drum Major(s): Delanie Rosa, Argenesis Zamora, and Sophia Lopez
Repertoire: Journey to the Nehterworld
Musical Selections Include: "Opening Title from Sweeney Todd" by Stephen Sondheim; "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modesto Mussorgsky; "Mad Monster Party" by Danny Elfman; and "Atmadja - Circue du Soleil" by Benoit Jutras
Harlingen H.S., TX
Harlingen, TX
Director(s): Maria Coronado
Drum Major(s): Marcelo Martinez and Mary De La Luz Sandoval
Repertoire: Follow The White Rabbit
Musical Selections Include: "Pegasus" by John Gibson/arr. Steve Vento; "Caravan Palace" by Lone Digger/arr. Steve Vento; "Mad World" by Gary Jules/arr, Steve Vento; "March to the Scoffold" by Berlioz/arr. Steve Vento; and "Eye of the Untold Her" by Linda Sterling/arr. Steve Vento
Mission H.S., TX
Mission, TX
Director(s): Dr. Saul Torres
Drum Major(s): Arielle Torres, Angel Salinas, and Noah Duncan
Repertoire: Among The Clouds
Musical Selections Include: "The Great Tree" by Josh Powell; "Hate Me Harder" by As Performed by Kesha; and "Novitango" by Astor Piazzola
Rio Grande City H.S., TX
Rio Grande City, TX
Director(s): Eric Garza
Drum Major(s): Cristian Garcia, Madeline Garza, and Rory Cantu
Repertoire: Chain Reaction
Musical Selections Include: "Spark" by Howard James Newton; "Transfer" by Jay Bocook; "Overload" by Max Richter; and "Impact" by Oliver Raynolds Davis
McAllen H.S., TX
McAllen, TX
Director(s): Noel De La Cruz
Drum Major(s): Sienna Abrego, Kayla Mendez, and Aaron Salazar
Repertoire: Just Like The Movies
Musical Selections Include: "When You Wish Upon A Star" by Leigh Harline; "Ben Hur Overture" by Miklos Rozsa; "Flashdance..What a Feeling" by Irene Cara; and "Never Enough from The Greatest Showman" by Loren Allred
Los Fresnos H.S., TX
Los Fresnos, TX
Director(s): Andy Salois
Drum Major(s): Adrian Perez, Evelyn McGinnis, Elida Gonzalez, and Eugenia Flores
Repertoire: Intersections
Musical Selections Include: "Mishima" by Philip Glass; "Night Steam, from Deus ex Machina" by Michael Daugherty; "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter; and "Apollo Unleashed, from Symphony No. 2" by Frank Ticheli
Sharyland H.S., TX
McAllen, TX
Director(s): Frank Salinas
Drum Major(s): Isabella Resendez-Robles, Kaitlyn Ollave, and Patricio Alanis
Repertoire: aLiVE
Musical Selections Include: "A New" by Little Dragon; "Primacy of Number" by Philip Glass; "Overture from Dancer in the Dark" by Bjork; and "Asphalt Cocktail" by John Mackey
McAllen Nikki Rowe H.S., TX
McAllen, TX
Director(s): Bruce Brooker-Key
Drum Major(s): Lexandro Alvarez, Ariel Gonzalez, and Jasmine Wooden
Repertoire: Rosa Fuego
Musical Selections Include: "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla; "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernandez; "Adios Nonino" by Astor Piazzolla; "Conga" by Gloria Estefan; and "Danzon No. 2" by Arturo Marquez
Gladys Porter Early College H.S., TX
Brownsville, TX
Director(s): Oscar Onofre
Drum Major(s): Gipsy Martinez, Carlos Zendejas, Kevin Guerra, and Brian Cruz
Repertoire: Weight of the World
Musical Selections Include: "Byrne" Ivan Trevino; "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Stanley, Hughes, and Orazabal; "Haywire" by Katahj Copley; "Lost In paradise" by Amy Lee; and "Quien Eres Tu" by Thomas Bergersen
Economedes H.S., TX
Edinburg, TX
Director(s): Mr. Saul Regalado
Drum Major(s): Jessica Pena, Kristopher Garcia, and Rico Handy
Repertoire: "Behind the Mask"
Musical Selections Include: "Creep" by Radiohead; "Dance" from Frist Movement by Oliver Davis; "Fix You" by Coldplay; and "Caves" by Cody Fry
Edinburg North H.S., TX
Edinburg, TX
Director(s): Marc Perea
Drum Major(s): Camilla Bermudez, Norma Vera, and Mario Arevalo
Repertoire: Cosmic Frontier
Musical Selections Include: "Mars" by Holst; "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone; "Enterprising Young Men" by Michael Giacchino; "Yellowstone Main Title" by Brian Tyler; and "Ain't No Grave" by Johnny Cash
PSJA Early College H.S., TX
San Juan, TX
Director(s): John Garza
Drum Major(s): Rebecca Lopez, Jiselle Amador, and Alondra Romero
Repertoire: The Price of Perfection
Musical Selections Include: "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky; "Dance of the Little Swans" by Tchaikovsky; "Sernata Schizophrenia Movement 1" by Danny Elfman; "Numb" by Linkin Park; and "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky
McAllen Memorial H.S., TX
McAllen, TX
Director(s): Angel L. Martinez, Jr.
Drum Major(s): Sebastian Carmona, Davin Iglesias, and Pamela Maldonado
Repertoire: Star Dream
Musical Selections Include: "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay; "Ticket to the Moon" by Jeff Lynne; "Black Hole Sun" by Chris Cornell; "Rocket Man" by Elton John / Bernie Taupin; and "The Planets" by Holst
Santa Rosa H.S., TX
Santa Rosa, TX
Director(s): Troy Laznovsky
Drum Major(s): Amarissa Villarreal, Jordan Costilla, and Luis Sanchez
Repertoire: Wasteland
Musical Selections Include: "The Encounter" by Philip Glass, David Henry Hwang, Jerome Sirlin; "Zombie" by Dolores Mary O'Riordan; and "Toxic" by Christian Lars Karlsson, Henrik Jonbak, Pontus Johan Winnberg, Cathy Dennis
Valley View H.S., TX
Pharr, TX
Director(s): David Marinez
Drum Major(s): Maria Rivera, Valeria Rodriguez, and Sharon Garcia
Repertoire: The Poison Apple
Musical Selections Include: "March of the Witch Hunters" by Stephen Lawrence Schwartz; "Maleficent is Captured" by James Newton Howard; "Salvation is Created" by Pavel Tschesnokoff; "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish; and "Starvation" by Thomas Bergersen
Harlingen South H.S., TX
Harlingen, TX
Director(s): Ronnie Rios
Drum Major(s): Henry Zamora and Mikayla Galvan
Repertoire: The Night Window
Musical Selections Include: "Starvation" by Thomas Bergersen; "Requiem in d minor" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "The Night Window" by Thomas Newman; and "Claire De Lune" by Claude Debussy
Roma H.S., TX
Roma, TX
Director(s): John Mireles
Drum Major(s): Thaily Rios, Analee Salazar, and Berelynn Pena
Repertoire: I Hear a Symphony
Musical Selections Include: "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten; "I Hear a Symphony" by Cody Fry; "Beethoven in Havana" by Joachim Horsley; and "Symphony No. 9" by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Pioneer H.S., TX
Mission, TX
Director(s): Zynahia Montemayor-Banda
Drum Major(s): Cayden Cavazos, Cozette Banda, and Kareli Eliserio
Repertoire: The Red Swan
Musical Selections Include: "Swan Lake" by Peter Tchaikowsky; "Birds of a feather" by Billie Eilish; "Girl on Fire" by Alisha Keys; and "Vespertine Formations" by Christopher John Deane
Robert Vela H.S., TX
Edinburg, TX
Director(s): Dr. Cassandra Sanchez
Drum Major(s): Makayla Garcia, Audrey Madrigal, and Daleah Garcia
Repertoire: Paper Airplane Dreams
Musical Selections Include: "Arrival of the Birds" by Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Peter Smith; "Javelin" by Michael Torke; "Fantasia for Seven Trumpets" by Eric Ewazen; and "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" by Joe Hisaishi
Hidalgo Early College H.S., TX
Hidalgo, TX
Director(s): Max Gutierrez
Drum Major(s): Natalie Viera
Repertoire: Darkness Before Dawn
Musical Selections Include: "Requiem" by Verdi; "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" by Wagner; "Salvation Is Created" by Holsinger; and "Sympohony No 9" by Beethoven
Port Isabel Early College H.S., TX
Port Isabel, TX
Director(s): Alex Cavazos
Drum Major(s): Yeshua Martinez and Vanessa Mendez
Repertoire: INTO THE DEEP
Musical Selections Include: "Ecstatic Waters" by Bryant Ronald Steven; "The River Cam" by Eric Whitacre; and "Madea's Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23" by Samuel Barber
John B. Alexander H.S., TX
Laredo, TX
Director(s): Ricardo Fuentes
Drum Major(s): Haylee Bryand, Elyanna Gonzalez, Andrey Veloz, and Joshua Wyly
Repertoire: Among the Painted Horses
Musical Selections Include: "Merry Go Round of Life" by Joe Hisashi; "Dance of the Comedias" by Bedrich Smetana; "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri; and "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini