The Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex was the site of the 2018 UIL Area G 6A Marching Band Contest on Saturday, October 27. Several 6A High School Marching Bands from UIL Music Regions 14 15, & 8 competed in this event. A total of 26- 6A High school marching bands from the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo competed in preliminaries for an opportunity to be on the roster of top 10 finalists.
Preliminaries: UISD had 4 bands competing in this event- Lyndon B. Johnson High School, United South High School, John B. Alexander High School, and United High School. All bands performed for a panel of five judges, with three judges evaluating music performance and two judges evaluating marching components. At the end of the preliminary competition, only 10 bands were selected to advance to finals. The list included United South High School, John B. Alexander High School, and United High School.
Finals: At the conclusion of finals competition, United High School and John B. Alexander High School were among 10 marching bands selected to advance to the State Marching Band Contest along with three Rio Grande Valley bands, for a grand total of five bands from Area G advancing to the State Marching Band Contest (SMBC). That contest will be held on Monday, November 5, 2018, in San Antonio’s Alamodome. For schedules, admission fees, parking fees, and details, please visit the UIL website.
UISD is proud to have all four of its high schools compete in the UIL Area G 6A marching band contest and equally proud to have two bands advance to the SMBC. For United High School, this is the fourth time they qualify for the SMBC and for Alexander this will be the second time. The United High School Marching Band is led by head band director John J. Mallon, and the Alexander High School Marching band is lead by head band director Joshua A. Martinez. “This is historic for UISD, being it is the first time that two bands qualify for the SMBC in the same year. We are elated to be sending the United and Alexander bands to the SMBC next week. We congratulate the band directors, band members and their parents for this outstanding accomplishment” said Javier Vera, UISD Director of Fine Arts.
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