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17th Annual BISD Marching Festival

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Noon – 10:30 p.m.

Tickets will be available at the gate for the 17th Annual BISD Marching Festival, Saturday, September 26, 2015 from Noon to 10:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex, 9200 Mid Cities Blvd., North Richland Hills, TX 76180.

Seventeen fabulous area marching bands will be competing for the coveted grand champion trophy. Four bands will be performing in exhibition. In performance order, the exhibition bands are:  Richland HS Marching Band under the direction of Jason Bird marching at Noon, UTA Maverick Band under the direction of John Zastoupil will march post-prelims at 5 p.m., Haltom HS Pride of Haltom Marching Band under the direction of Greg Hull marching at 6:45 p.m., and the Birdville HS Mighty Hawk Band under the direction of Mike Cheripka marching at 10 p.m. In addition, tickets are good for all day – prelims and finals. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, 65 and above. Tickets are available at the gate.

For the list of bands entered and the schedule CLICK HERE.

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75 Students Advance to Next Round of All-State Tryouts

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BISD High School Band Members Selected for All-Region Jazz Band

Congratulations to the following BISD high school band members who were selected for the Region 5 All-Region Jazz Band Sept. 19. This was the first round of auditions for the 2016 Texas All-State Jazz Band. Instrumentalists designated as an AREA candidate will advance to a recorded audition.

  • Haltom High: Ian Bassham, Kamron Curry (Area-1st chair) and James Daly (Area-1st chair)
  • Richland High: Quinton Hackworth (Area-1st chair), Gracie Hackworth and Colton Reddoch (Area-1st chair)
  • Birdville High: Jordan Amara, Matt Edwards, Caleb Henry, Cole Kirchenbauer, Reece Neathery (Area), Aaron Oliver, Katryna Parisi, Jordan Proffer, Liam Rhodes, Zach Rodgers, Jonathan Shier (Area-1st chair), Brooklyn Ward and Ian Worley (Area)

BISD High School Singers Advance to All-State Round 2

Congratulations to the BISD high school singers that auditioned Sept. 19 in the first round of auditions to become members of one of the 2016 Texas All-State choirs. Best of luck to these singers as they prepare a new set of music for the second audition in October.

  • Haltom High: Jesus Castillo, Haley Clark, Marion DeGuzman, Abigail Del Cristo, Mykel Estrello, Lisi Greenlee, Amara Holcombe, Thomas Jones, Tristan Langrehr, Kennan Lukacs, Marcus Medina, Zachariah Medina, Alejandro Narvaez, Shelby Siefkas, Marissa Suazo (1st Chair), Cody Vital and Katlyn White (1st Chair)
  • Richland High: Alivia Atkinson, Steven Brown, Gwenola Carroll, Brooke Christoffersen, Anastacia Clough, Ashley Dickerson, Caleb Dollarhide, Christopher Farrell, Carlie Hagar, Hina Hussain, Kayla Jefferies, Sarah Jones, Braden Kelley, Moriah Khalil (1st Chair), Ruth Kingsbury, Tolisi Kioa, Josh Legge, Caleb Pitts, and Destiny Pope
  • Birdville High: Duncan Abdo, Faith Adams, Emory Arnold, Xavier Baker, Jeremiah Brand, Allison Burk, Jared Burleson, Sean Cazier (1st Chair), Jet Coatney, Hannah Detrick (1st Chair), Dennis Gartman, Jr., Aspen Gonzales, Audrey Ham, Trey Harmening, Macy Hartman, Shali Hartman, Jordan Joe, Halie Moore, Zane Motlagh and Logan Perrin
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Rebellaires’ Success at Madrigal Festival

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Congratulations to the Richland High School Rebellaires on their recent success at the American Classics Madrigal and Chamber Choir Festival in San Antonio. In addition to scoring all superior ratings, the Rebellaires were awarded a “Performance of Distinction” award. Because of this award, the Rebellaires will be featured on The Best of The American Classics Madrigal and Chamber Choir Festival CD (Vol. 5), which will be sold nationally late this spring.