High School ISU Information

The EPGHS Wind Symphony will be performing at the Illinois State University Invitational on Saturday April 25th at 10:00AM. Please come support the group since these is the one time they get to play in a hall that's worthy of the sounds they make! I mean we love the gym, but come on this is the CPA!

I have uploaded the itinerary here, but you may also get a paper copy from me in the band room.

Keep practicing! We are peaking at the right time and it's going to be a performance we can be very proud of, if we concentrate on making music.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfdmt7zq_17gwdhpvfb

Mahomet-Seymour Bulldog Competition

Well I'll be the first to tell you I was shocked and excited by the outcome of the MS Competition. I had been telling the students all week to go out and have fun at their last event, regardless of placement because I knew we were up against some tough competition. The MT really rose to the challenge!

The Marching Titans placed 2nd Overall, 2nd Drum Majors, 3rd Percussion in class 1A. We competed with some heavy hitters such as Farmington Central, Tri-Valley, and Paxton-Buckley-Loda.

You can find scores and a link to the full recap here: http://www.ilmarching.com/scores_indiv.php?c=195

We enjoyed a fantastic lunch put on by the MTPs. They always give us a great end to our season. Thank you to all the parents who helped support this event and the MT all season!

Metamora Recap

The Marching Titans had a fantastic showing at the Metamora Parade and Field Invitational on October 11th.

The MT performed a show that brought some audience members goosebumps and tears. It was a technically impressive show as well an emotional one. The band came away with 7 trophies in all.

Awards recieved are as follows:
1st Place Class A Parade Drum Majors
1st Place Class A Parade Percussion
1st Place Class A Parade Overall
1st Place Class A Field Drum Majors
1st Place Class A Field Percussion
1st Place Class A Field Winds
1st Place Class A Field Overall

Not too bad for our first ever parade competition. This competition was the half way point for us. We have one more show remaining. That will take place on Oct. 18th at Mahomet-Seymour High School.

The students always talk about how much the love Metamora. I think they enjoy watching the 20 some other groups. It doesn't feel bad to win big either.

Recaps of the competition can be found here: http://www.ilmarching.com/scores_indiv.php?c=193

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In Music -

Mr. Freesen