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Waco Regional 2024
October 19
Waco Regional Championship
presented by Yamaha
October 19, 2024
McLane Stadium, Baylor University
Waco, TX
Event Overview
Event Day Schedule
6:30 PM GATES OPEN
7:00 PM National Anthem
Special On-Field Welcome
7:15 PM — Class A Exhibition: Meridian H.S., TX
7:30 PM — Keller Central H.S., TX
7:45 PM — Sachse H.S., TX
8:00 PM — Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX
8:15 PM — Timber Creek H.S., TX
8:30 PM — Burleson Centennial H.S., TX
8:45 PM — Seven Lakes H.S., TX
9:00 PM — Moe & Gene Johnson H.S., TX
9:15 PM — Aledo H.S., TX
9:30 PM — Westlake H.S., TX
9:45 PM — Cedar Ridge H.S., TX
10:00 PM — James Bowie H.S., TX
10:15 PM — Dripping Springs H.S., TX
10:30 PM — Class AA Exhibition: Grapevine H.S., TX
10:45 PM FINALE – PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
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6:30 AM Box Office Opens
7:00 AM STADIUM GATES OPEN
7:30 AM Preliminary Competition Begins
9:15 AM BREAK
9:30 AM Preliminary Competition Resumes
11:15 AM LUNCH
12:00 PM Preliminary Competition Resumes
2:00 PM BREAK
2:15 PM Preliminary Competition Resumes
4:15 PM Preliminary Competition Ends
EX: Baylor Univ. Golden Wave Band
4:30 PM PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
All Competing Band Drum Majors
5:00 PM Finalist Directors Meeting
Stadium Cleared
Dinner Break
Ticket Details
We strongly encourage spectators to purchase their tickets online, prior to arriving at the stadium, in order to avoid box office fees. Purchasing tickets in advance guarantees the lowest cost per ticket.
However, Box Offices will still be open on site to assist with purchases.
Spectator Parking
• The spectator lot is North/Northeast of McLane Stadium. Vehicles may access the lot from entering Gate 1 from South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. See maps for further information.
• There is no charge for spectator parking.
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Friday Prelims Schedule and Band Info
7:30 AM - Meridian H.S., TX
Meridian High School
Meridian, TX
DIRECTOR: Daniel Yguerabide
DRUM MAJORS: Benjamin Beaudin, Dyna Potter, and Hayden Cummings
REPERTOIRE: Memories of Madrid
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Postcards from Spain” by Randall Standridge
7:45 AM - Irving H.S., TX
Irving High School
Irving, TX
DIRECTOR: Scott Anderson
DRUM MAJORS: Hector Jaime, Naara Martinez, and Nicole Resendiz
REPERTOIRE: If A Tree Falls
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Wild Nights” by Adams; “Yellow” by Coldplay; and “City Trees” by Markowski
8:00 AM - Rockwall-Heath H.S., TX
Rockwall-Heath High School
Heath, TX
DIRECTOR: Christopher Loyd
DRUM MAJORS: Cooper P. Brandy, Keyra Gonzalez, Bailey Lundberg, and Franco Villaescusa-Feuchter
REPERTOIRE: Thorns
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “La Vie en Rose” by Edith Piaf
8:15 AM - Weiss H.S., TX
Weiss High School
Pflugerville, TX
DIRECTOR: Ian Young
DRUM MAJORS: Lance Go, Annabelle Soliz, and Samantha Yengst
REPERTOIRE: Poe-Etique
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Johanna (from Sweeney Todd)” by Sondheim; “Opening Title (from Sweeney Todd)” by Sondheim; “Adagio in G minor” by Albinoni; “Overture to La Belle et La Bete” by Philip Glass; and “A New Day! (from Sleepy Hollow)” by Danny Elfman
8:30 AM - Hutto H.S., TX
Hutto High School
Hutto, TX
DIRECTOR: Michael Harrison
DRUM MAJORS: Audrey Cunningham, Jheremy Dinopol, Julein Lipscomb, and Dustin Orman
REPERTOIRE: Glitch
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Young and Beautiful” by Rick Nowels and Elizabeth Grant; “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich; “Motherboard” by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo; and “Codex” by Colin Greenwood, Jonathan Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thomas Yorke and Edward O’Brien
8:45 AM - Garland H.S., TX
Garland, TX
DIRECTOR: Salvador Gallegos
DRUM MAJORS: Kaylee Wylie, Manuel Montemayor, Giovanni Onyia, and Lauren Noblett
REPERTOIRE: Canary
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Hummingbird, “Blackbird,” and “Firebird”
9:00 AM - Lakeview Centennial H.S., TX
Lakeview Centennial High School
Garland, TX
DIRECTOR: Jared Hudler
DRUM MAJORS: Aaron Cruz, Lina Marquez, Jacinda Reyes, and Nelson Umanzor
REPERTOIRE: Flame Eternal
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Madea’s Dance of Vengeance” by Samuel Barber; “Kingfishers Catch Fire” by John Mackey; “Set Fire to the Rain” by Adele; and “Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky
9:30 AM - Bastrop H.S., TX
Bastrop High School
Bastrop, TX
DIRECTOR: Kenneth Gilbreath
DRUM MAJORS: Molleigh Goertz, Emma Estillore, Destiny Flores, and Jazmin Velazquez
REPERTOIRE: Lux Aeterna
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Sunchaser” by Carol Brittin Chambers; “Black Hole Sun” by Chris Cornell; “The Firebird Suite” by Stravinsky; “The Heat of the Day” by Pat Metheny; “Symphony No. 8” by Bruckner; “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers; “Walking on Sunshine” by Rew, Garvey, and Martin; and “Sunrise Quartet” by Haydn
9:45 AM - Anderson H.S., TX
Anderson High School
Austin, TX
DIRECTOR: Frank Nedley
DRUM MAJORS: Calvin Arteaga, Sofia Sierra, and Chongua Lin
REPERTOIRE: The Maze
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: Original works by Jordan Barker; “Stranger in Town” by Pat Metheny; “Catching Shadows” by Ivan Trevino; and “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap
10:00 AM - Seven Lakes H.S., TX
Seven Lakes High School
Katy, TX
DIRECTORS: John Mays and Kyle Whitty
DRUM MAJORS: Ginger Hickman^, Malcolm Belcher, Linda Luo, and Abhinav Giddi
REPERTOIRE: For Whom the Bell Tolls
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Bells for Stokowski” by Michael Daugherty; “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica; and “Angels in the Architecture” by Frank Ticheli
^indicates attendance at BOA Summer Camp Drum Major Institute
^indicates attendance at BOA Summer Camp Drum Major Institute
10:15 AM - Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX
Robert E. Hendrickson High School
Pflugerville, TX
DIRECTOR: James Hairston
DRUM MAJORS: Madalyn Stephens, Nathan John, Ashtyn Estes, and Liam Hackett
REPERTOIRE: There will come soft rains
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Kaval Sviri” by Les Voix Bulgares; “All My Life” by The Staves & yMusic; “City Life Movement 1” by Steve Reich; “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson; and “Xena Theme” by Joseph Loduca
10:30 AM - Clear Springs H.S., TX
Clear Springs High School
League City, TX
DIRECTOR: Lester Williams
DRUM MAJORS: Marshall Calderon, Kevin Shi, and Tanner Judson
REPERTOIRE: Birds of a Feather
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Nature Boy” by Eden Ahbez; “This Is Berk” by John James Powell; “Blackbird” by Paul McCartney and John Lennon; and “Birdland” by Josef Erich Zawinul
10:45 AM - Cypress Park H.S., TX
Cypress Park High School
Cypress, TX
DIRECTOR: Robert Barfield
DRUM MAJORS: Nicholas Stewart, Ailsa Sanchez, and Leylann Mendoza
REPERTOIRE: Look
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “S.T.A.Y. (from Interstellar)” by Hans Zimmer; “Fix You” by Chris Martin; “Day One (from “Interstellar)” by Hans Zimmer; and “Lauds” by Ron Nelson
11:00 AM - Keller Central H.S., TX
Keller Central High School
Fort Worth, TX
DIRECTOR: Kevin McNulty
DRUM MAJORS: Ellissia Bonidie, Emily Richardson, and Luke Crawford
REPERTOIRE: Another Time, Another Place
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Phoenix” by Peter Graham; “Celestial Night” by Richard Danielpour; “You and I” by Stevie Wonder; “Theme from A Summer Place” by Percy Faith; “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” by Blood, Sweat & Tears; and “Take 5” by Dave Brubeck
12:00 PM - James Earl Rudder H.S., TX
James Earl Rudder High School
Bryan, TX
DIRECTOR: Stephen Howard
DRUM MAJORS: William Mahoney, Camila Morales, and Aden Sandoval
REPERTOIRE: (SPIN)PHONY
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “You Spin Me Round” by Dead or Alive; “Symphony No. 5” by Beethoven; “When the Party’s Over” by Billie Eilish; “Für Elise” by Beethoven; and “Symphony No. 7” by Beethoven
12:15 PM - Aledo H.S., TX
Aledo High School
Aledo, TX
DIRECTOR: Joey Paul
DRUM MAJORS: Isabella Stamper, James Leising, Jackson Sirois, and Gracie Isaacs
REPERTOIRE: On the Throttle
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Symphony No. 3” by Kimberly Archer; “Pressure” by Stephen Baysted; “Whisper of a Thrill” by Thomas Newman; and “Asphalt Cocktail” by John Mackey
12:30 PM - Grapevine H.S., TX
Grapevine High School
Grapevine, TX
DIRECTOR: James Rees
DRUM MAJORS: Nathaniel Kraja, Elizabeth Marling, and Maia Abed
REPERTOIRE: Coddiwomple
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: Original music by Dave Glyde; “What’s This?” by Danny Elfman; “Chandelier” by Sia; and “Time to Take Back the Knights!” by Stephen Melillo
12:45 PM - Midlothian H.S., TX
Midlothian High School
Midlothian, TX
DIRECTOR: Larry Doran
DRUM MAJORS: Emmaline Pearson, Addison Ceritelli, and Naomi Ehrenberg
REPERTOIRE: Glassworks
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Rubric” by Philip Glass; “Terpsichore” by Michael Praetorius; “Old 100th” by Louis Bourgeois; “Church Windows” by Ottorino Respighi; and “Amazing Grace” by John Newton
1:00 PM - Timber Creek H.S., TX
Timber Creek High School
Fort Worth, TX
DIRECTOR: Brad McCann
DRUM MAJORS: Anastasia Czechowicz, Courtney Newton, Lee Stanhope, Kate Margason, and Katherine McGovern
REPERTOIRE: Blurrrrrrrrrrr
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; “Movement 3 from ‘The Hours’ Suite” by Philip Glass; “Juliet’s Dream” by Abel Korzeniowski; and “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles and Cody Fry
1:15 PM - Chisholm Trail H.S., TX
Chisholm Trail High School
Fort Worth, TX
DIRECTOR: Derrick Doyle
DRUM MAJORS: Layla Azizi, Noah Gomez, Caitlyn Hicks, and Elliott Seutter
REPERTOIRE: States of Metal
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “One” by Metallica; “Asphalt Cocktail” by John Mackey; and “Only in Sleep” by Eriks Esenvalds
1:30 PM - Sachse H.S., TX
Sachse, TX
DIRECTOR: Holly Taylor
DRUM MAJORS: Lily Albus, Natalee Guico, Samatha Joe, Josh Abhra, and Chloe Rex
REPERTOIRE: Way Out West
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi, “Yellowstone” Main Title by Brian Tyler, “Hateful Eight” by Ennio Morricone, “The Mandalorian” Theme by Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, and “Westworld” Main Title Theme by Ramin Djawadi
1:45 PM - Richardson H.S., TX
Richardson, TX
DIRECTOR: Christopher Bronson
DRUM MAJORS: Carolyn Aguilar, Jackson Buckley, L.J. McElya, Jacob Mueller, and Mallory Palacioz
REPERTOIRE: Category 5
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Mountains” by Hans Zimmer, “Hand of Fate – Part 2” by James Newton Howard, “Aurora Awakes” by John Mackey, and “Umbrella” by Rihanna
2:15 PM - W.E. Boswell H.S., TX
W.E. Boswell High School
Fort Worth, TX
DIRECTOR: Joshua Stover
DRUM MAJORS: Ethan Reeves, Carrie Boss, Tahemy Plaza Roman, and Daniel Navarrette
REPERTOIRE: envIRONment
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Spring Recomposed” by Max Richter; “Chaos from Illumination: Reflections of Earth” by Gavin Greenaway; “Lament for a Frozen Flower” by Sherry Fionnuala and Rolf Løvland; “Blow it Up, Start Again” by Jonathan Newman; and “Turbine” by John Mackey
2:30 PM - James Bowie H.S., TX
James Bowie High School
Austin, TX
DIRECTOR: Jennifer Hanford
DRUM MAJORS: Sophie Thollander, Amelia Morvant, Luke Salz, and Clair Broome
REPERTOIRE: Two Wolves
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “What Could Have Been” by Sting; “Light of the Seven” by Ramin Djawadi; and original compositions by Kevin Shah
2:45 PM - Summit H.S., TX
Summit High School
Arlington, Texas
DIRECTOR: Travis Whaley
DRUM MAJORS: Kim Nguyen, Leilani Valdez, and Landon Peugh
REPERTOIRE: Spellbound
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Hocus Pocus” by James Syler; “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saëns; “The Incantations” by Danny Elfman; “I Put A Spell On You” by Chaka Khan; and “Pagan Dances” by James Barnes
3:00 PM - Moe & Gene Johnson H.S., TX
Moe & Gene Johnson High School
Buda, TX
DIRECTOR: Joni Perez
DRUM MAJORS: Jessa Owen^, Kyle Palfreyman^, Josh Mireles^, and Sadie Thomas^
REPERTOIRE: Planet Disco
^indicates attendance at BOA Summer Camp Drum Major Institute
^indicates attendance at BOA Summer Camp Drum Major Institute
3:15 PM - Burleson Centennial H.S., TX
Burleson Centennial High School
Burleson, TX
DIRECTOR: Brent Smith
DRUM MAJORS: Tommy Copper, Grady Dishko, Adisyn Livingston, and Marisa Soto
REPERTOIRE: Taming the Sky
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Xerxes” by John Mackey; “This is Berk” by John Powell; “Raga Raja” by Project Trio; “Flying” by Cody Fry; and “Test Drive” by John Powell
3:30 PM - Westlake H.S., TX
Westlake High School
Austin, TX
DIRECTOR: Thomas Turpin
DRUM MAJORS: Marc Miller, Gabby Meza, Charles Tester, and Ved Hoskote
REPERTOIRE: Nouveau
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “I Hear a Symphony” by Cody Fry; “Tango” by Oliver Davis; “Bright Blue Music” by Michael Torke; and “Spiral, for Violin, Piano and Strings” by Oliver Davis
3:45 PM - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX
Cedar Ridge High School
Round Rock, TX
DIRECTOR: Arminda Velasquez
DRUM MAJORS: Salome Colburn, Isaac DeMent, and Aydin Hardy
REPERTOIRE: The Pendulum Effect
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Wonder Wheel” by Brand X Music; “Run!” by Benjamin Wallfisch; “Baba O’Riley” by Peter Townshend; “A Hazy Shade of Winter” by Paul Simon; and “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus
4:00 PM - Dripping Springs H.S., TX
Dripping Springs High School
Dripping Springs, TX
DIRECTOR: Derek Woods
DRUM MAJORS: Kaitlin Jennings, Isaac Surface, Everett Kling, and Isabella Verhulst
REPERTOIRE: The Threads That Bind Us
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Adagio in G minor” by Tomaso Albinoni and Remo Giazotto; “String Quartet in F major” by Maurice Ravel; “The Chairman Dances” by John Adams; “Phantom Thread I” by Jonny Greenwood; and “Gloria” by John Rutter
4:15 PM - EX: Baylor Univ. Golden Wave Band
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