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West Texas Regional
September 28
West Texas Regional Championship
presented by Yamaha
September 28, 2024
Ratliff Stadium
Odessa, TX
Event Overview
Event Day Schedule
Finals Schedule
6:30 PM GATES OPEN
7:00 PM National Anthem
Special On-Field Welcome
7:30 PM First Performing Finalist Band
7:30 p.m. – Del Rio H.S., TX
7:45 p.m. – V. Sue Cleveland H.S., NM
8:00 p.m. – Odessa H.S., TX
8:15 p.m. – Midland H.S., TX
8:30 p.m. – Pecos H.S., TX
8:45 p.m. – Frenship H.S., TX
9:00 p.m. – Richland H.S., TX
9:15 p.m. – W.E. Boswell H.S., TX
9:30 p.m. – Lubbock-Cooper H.S., TX
9:45 p.m. – Nimitz H.S., TX
10:00 p.m. – Braswell H.S., TX
10:15 p.m. – Permian H.S., TX
10:30 PM Finals Competition Ends
10:30 p.m. – In Exhibition: Lubbock-Cooper Liberty H.S., TX
10:45 PM FINALE – PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Ticket Details
Spectator Parking
• The spectator lot is located on the east side of the stadium. Vehicles may access this lot from E. Yukon Road, located to the south of the stadium. See maps for further information.
o A coned-off lane will be provided for spectators to walk from the East Lot to the Spectator Entrance (Gates 5/6) around the south side of the stadium. No stadium access is available on the East side of the stadium.
o Limited ADA Parking is available in Rows 1 and 2 on the Southwest side of the stadium.
• There is no charge for spectator parking.
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Prelims Schedule and Band Info
11:00 AM - Hobbs H.S., NM
Hobbs, NM
DIRECTOR: Bryan Cheney
DRUM MAJORS: Brynlee Day, Andrea Estrada, Dakota Hayes, and Joey Moore
REPERTOIRE: Red is the Color…
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “‘Dies Irae’ from Requiem” by Giuseppe Verdi; “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach; “Romeo and Juliet” by Sergei Prokofiev; and “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo
11:15 AM - V. Sue Cleveland H.S., NM
Rio Rancho, NM
DIRECTOR: Daniel Holmes
DRUM MAJORS: Davion Hein, Claire Cassidy, and Juliette Paul
REPERTOIRE: Cubicle Chaos
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton; “Urban Light” by James David; “All the Faces” by Creed Bratton; and “Blue Shades” by Frank Ticheli
11:30 AM - Lubbock-Cooper Liberty H.S., TX
Lubbock, TX
DIRECTOR: John Jones
DRUM MAJOR: Nicolas Newman
REPERTOIRE: Temples and Triumphs
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Eréndira the Warrior Princess” by Scott Koter
11:45 AM - Del Rio H.S., TX
Del Rio, TX
DIRECTOR: Aldo Morales
DRUM MAJORS: Kendall Carta and Angela Fuentez
REPERTOIRE: Impluso
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Bright Blue Music” by Michael Torke; “Blue Rondo à la Turk” by Dave Brubeck; “Symphony Eroica” by Ludwig van Beethoven; “Time” by Hans Zimmer; “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong; “Symphony No. 3” by Vittorio Giannini; and “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich
12:00 PM - Midland H.S., TX
Midland, TX
DIRECTOR: Brian Collins
DRUM MAJORS: Addison Collins, Niema Scales, and Sarah Turlington
REPERTOIRE: To Build A Fire
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Adagio for Strings” by Barber; “On the Waterfront” by Bernstein; “Ritual Fire Dance” by de Falla; “Baba Yaga” by Mussorgsky; and “The Great Gate of Kiev” by Mussorgsky
12:15 PM - Odessa H.S., TX
Odessa, TX
DIRECTOR: Sonia Campos
DRUM MAJORS: Elijah Sandate, Aidan Ooppapan, and Annabel Martinez
REPERTOIRE: I AM…
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Symphony No. 9, Mvt 4 – Finale” by Ludwig van Beethoven; “Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Mvt VII” by Gustav Holst; “Symphony No. 10, Mvt 2” by Dmitri Shostakovich; and “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami, and Renato Simoni
12:30 PM - Nimitz H.S., TX
Irving, TX
DIRECTOR: Nathan Ewing
DRUM MAJORS: Diana Guardiola, Olivia Earley, and Eric Oliva
REPERTOIRE: Who Are We?
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails; “So What’cha Want” by Beastie Boys; “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin; “Who We Are” by Hozier; “Symphony No. 10, Mvt. 2” by Dmitri Shostakovich; and “Sure Shot” by Beastie Boys
12:45 PM - Legacy H.S., TX
Midland, TX
DIRECTOR: Steven Dojahn
DRUM MAJORS: Ilyann Nagues, Johari Ortega, Priya Patel, and Jocelyn Ortega
REPERTOIRE: Wayfinder
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Dance Movement 1” by Oliver Davis; “May It Be” by Howard Shore and Enya; “Ara Batur” by Orri Pall Dyrason; and “Symphony No. 7 Sinfonia Antartica” by Vaughan Williams
1:45 PM - Lubbock-Cooper H.S., TX
Lubbock, TX
DIRECTOR: Nicole Baxter
DRUM MAJORS: Chloe Bentancourt, Addison Hitt, Taylor Mazzolini, and Delaney Zalman
REPERTOIRE: Of Pawns and Queens
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “The Queen Symphony” by Kashif; “Prologue from Chess” by Rice; “Girl on Fire” by Keys; and “I’ve Seen All Good People” by Anderson
2:00 PM - Pecos H.S., TX
Pecos, TX
DIRECTOR: Richard Cole
DRUM MAJORS: Peter Juarez Jr., Cierra Sandoval, and Noel Marquez
REPERTOIRE: The Key To My heart
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Shape of My Heart” by Rami Yacoub/Backstreet Boys; “Heart Attack” by Aaron Phillips; “Heartbreaker” by Cliff Wade; “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri; and “Redline Tango” by John Mackey
2:15 PM - Richland H.S., TX
North Richland Hills, TX
DIRECTOR: Mike Pickrell
DRUM MAJORS: Kendall Arena, Ayla Glenn, and Kaci Larsen
REPERTOIRE: String Theory
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Master of Puppets” by Metallica; “Niagara Falls” by Michael Daugherty; “The Eternal Knot” by Karl Jenkins; and “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber
2:30 PM - W.E. Boswell H.S., TX
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
2:45 PM - Permian H.S., TX
Odessa, TX
DIRECTORS: Jeff Whitaker, Trey Burns, Daniel Ward, and Tyler Serrato
DRUM MAJORS: Diego Campos, Sayuri Dominguez, Alexis Sanchez, and Cristian Velasco
REPERTOIRE: A.I.
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Caves” by Cody Fry; “Can You Hear the Music” by Ludwig Göransson; “The Triumph of Time” by Peter Graham; “As If A Voice Were In Them” by Oliver Waespi; “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell; and “Ballet Sacra” by David Holsinger
3:00 PM - Randall H.S., TX
Amarillo, TX
DIRECTOR: Ginger Denney
DRUM MAJORS: Elizabeth Page, Alix Song, and Sylven Warrick
REPERTOIRE: Through Stained Glass
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Fly to Paradise” by Eric Whitacre; “Church Windows” by Ottorino Respighi; “Simple Song” by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Schwartz; and “Dance 1” by Oliver Davis
3:15 PM - Riverside H.S., TX
El Paso, TX
DIRECTOR: Jason Lauturner
DRUM MAJORS: Joshua Lopez and Jack Escobar
REPERTOIRE: Valhalla
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “In the Hall of The Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg; “Ride of the Valkyries” by Richard Wagner; and “Victory” by Thomas Bergersen
3:30 PM - Frenship H.S., TX
Wolfforth, TX
DIRECTOR: Scott Carter
DRUM MAJORS: Kianah Aldaco, Rachel Burgos, Kritika Gautam, and Ellee Hill
REPERTOIRE: Zoom Zoom
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Asphalt Cocktail” by John Mackey; “The Starting Line” by Scott Boerma; “Zoom” by Scott Boerma; and “Street Song” by Michael Tilson Thomas
3:45 PM - Tulia H.S., TX
Tulia, TX
DIRECTOR: Paul Zybak
DRUM MAJORS: Avary Wesley and Karizma Moreno
REPERTOIRE: Breaking Darkness
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “Uninvited” by Alanis Morissette; “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen; and “Nimrod” by Edward Elgar
4:00 PM - Braswell H.S., TX
Braswell High School
Aubrey, TX
DIRECTOR: Aaron Snipes, III
DRUM MAJORS: TobyLee Acfalle, Zane Decker, and Alana Vidal
REPERTOIRE: Down by the Riverside
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke; “Southern Harmony” by Donald Grantham; “Shenandoah” by The Liberty Voices; and “Down by the Riverside” by Spiritual
Event Sponsor
Adjudication Panel
Music Panel
Chris Dessent – Fort Wayne, IN
Brad Huneycutt – McKinney, TX
Chad Kohler – Fishers, IN
Tim Yontz – Fort Myers, FL
Visual Panel
John Leonard – New York, NY
Chris Moss – Greenville, SC
Mike Stone – West Hills, CA
Chief Judge
Mike Stone – West Hills, CA
Important Information and Frequently Asked Questions
Digital Ticketing
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Tickets cannot be purchased with cash, only with credit and debit cards.
We strongly encourage spectators to purchase their tickets online in advance before arriving at the stadium.
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Many stadiums operate cashless concessions.
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Clear Bag Policy
Music for All events will follow a universal clear bag policy in 2024.
This applies to any person using spectator gates at an event (including students and staff before and after performances), including situations in which the band re-entry gate is the same as the spectator gate. This policy does not apply to performance flow entry and exit gates.
Camera Policy and Video Recording
Only still photography is allowed, and only from general admission seats. Still photography is not allowed at field level.
Tripods should not be used and the viewing experience of other spectators may not be disrupted.
Video and audio recording of any kind is not allowed, no exceptions.
Camera Policy
Who can enroll in BOA Championships?
Enrollment is open to all high school bands on a first-come, first-served basis.
How is performance order determined?
Preliminary performance times are scheduled based on a random draw. Applications received and paid for on or before January 31, 2023 were eligible for the initial draw, after which performance times are based on postmark of application, with earlier postmarks receiving the later performance times. The previous year’s Regional Champion has the option to choose its Prelims performance time. Finals performances are scheduled by a random draw on site.
How is classification determined?
Bands of America has a four-class system (A-AAAA). Bands are assigned to classes based on enrollment levels in grades 10-12 as verified by each school's administration.
Why aren’t the classifications announced?
By nature, appreciation of arts requires subjective reactions. We do not announce or publish band classifications, before or during events. Our intention is to not draw attention to classification, so as to eliminate expectations of a band’s performance based on class, including those of the judges.
How are finalist bands selected?
REGIONALS:The top 12 scoring bands, regardless of class, are invited to compete in the evening’s Regional Finals.
SUPER REGIONALS:Super Regional Championships accept 14 bands into Finals. The 14 bands are chosen according to the following procedure: the five highest scoring bands in each of the two Prelims judging panels, regardless of class, plus the next four highest scoring bands from both of the two Prelims, regardless of class, will advance to Finals. If a Class Champion is not among the highest scoring bands advancing to Finals, they will be invited to perform at Finals in exhibition.
Credentials – Band Field Passes
- Each competing band band is given 31 credentials with the option to purchase up to 10 additional credentials. Bands are given the exact number of bus driver wristbands as they request vehicle passes. Up to 2 medical passes for nurses can be requested by the band director. There are NO videographer passes.
- A pass or a ticket is required to get into the stadium as a spectator.
- Bands of American events are mobile entry and can be purchased in advance.
Participating Band Dinner Break and Picnic Area
- The stadium will be after Prelims Awards and reopened for Finals. Concessions will be closed during the dinner break between Prelims and Finals.
- Any feeding of band students must be in the designated Picnic Area. Please see the director Final Packet documents for this show for information and location of designated Picnic Area.