Band Awards, Honors and Kudos
2007-2008
Band Plays Carnegie Hall - June 2008
The McCallum High School Band performed at Carnegie Hall on June 15, 2008. Their concert program included:
- Fanfare for a Festive Day Cichy
- Shadow Rituals Markowski
- Irish Tune Grainger
- Serenade Bourgeois
- The Red Machine Graham
- Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite King
The concert received rave reviews and 3 standing ovations! This is the fourth performance by the McCallum Band in the world’s most prestigious concert hall.
UIL BAND CONCERT/SIGHTREADING CONTEST-APRIL 9-10: Both the Symphonic and Wind Ensemble groups at McCallum High School went down to the Hays Performing Arts Center and showed them how we do it at McCallum! Each group swept the judges (and the audience) off their feet and received straight ratings of "ones" across the board from all three judges during the concert portion and the three judges in the sight reading room too!
Congratulations to the following Mac Band members who auditioned on Nov. 10 and were chosen to perform in the TMEA Region XVIII Orchestra: Lacey Chrisco-2nd chair flute, Olivia Erwin-2nd chair oboe, and Heidi Kahle-3rd chair oboe, performed at Pflugerville High School's PAC on Sat., Nov. 17. We are proud of all the McCallum band and orchestra musicians who played beautifully along with other outstanding high school musicians who played in this year's Region XVIII Orchestra.
Mr. Matt Ehlers and Knights of Steel have earned a coveted invitation to travel to Chicago to perform December 15 at the prestigious Midwest Band Clinic.
Congratulations to these musicians who earned places in the Region Jazz Band: Roy Thomas, trumpet (who made Region and Area and taped for State); Scott Avant, trombone; Fletcher Stubblefield, saxophone and Isaac Winburne.
Oct. 13 USSBA Central Texas Regional Marching Contest at Shelton Stadium FIRST place trophy for Group IV Open. FIRST in ALL categories.
Oct. 16 UIL Marching Contest at Burger Center. Mac Band earned all "I's, the highest score; one judge gave a "I+" for a job exceptionally well done.
Oct. 27 Mighty Mac Band performed TWO phenomenal shows for the judges and appreciative large group of spectators at the UIL Area D Marching Contest at Hays CISD Stadium. Twenty four top ranked Class 4A bands marched and competed for state qualifying positions. The Mac Band moved ahead into the final "top ten" bands with their first amazing performance. At 8:15 p.m., the Mac Band performed another spectacular show. The final bands chosen as the state representatives were Hendrickson, Connally, Vista Ridge, and Dripping Springs. We are so proud of the Mac Band who received a large, beautiful Texas shaped award to signify their accomplishment as an Area Finalist at the UIL Area D Marching Band Contest, 2007. Way to....Go MAC BAND!!!
2006-07
The McCallum band students competed at the UIL Solo and Ensemble contest at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Saturday, February 10th. We had 60 band students earn a first division medal for their solo performances and all 5 MAC band ensembles earned a 1st division rating as well. Fifteen students will be going on to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest at UT at the end of May 2007 in addition to all five of the ensembles.
USSBA 2006 Marching Contest - was awarded the second place trophy (behind first place Copperas Cove by only .45 of a point - so very close!). October 14th, 2006
Capitol City marching contest 2006 - The mighty MAC band took third place overall in our division and got first in music! October 7th, 2006