FHS Bands To Contest

Apr 09, 2008 - 16:22:53 CDT.

With Sweepstakes trophies as their goal, two bands from Fredericksburg High School will be competing at the Region XI University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight Reading Contest next week.

The FHS Symphonic Band will perform on Tuesday and the Wind Ensemble will compete on Wednesday.

Both contests will be held at Taft High School in San Antonio.

Along with Fredericksburg, other bands competing from Region XI include Boerne, Harlendale, Kennedy, Memorial, Floresville, Tivy (Kerrville), McCollum, South San, Uvalde and Southside.

The public is invited to attend, and there is no admission charge. It was noted that spectators are allowed in both the concert and sight reading contests.

Symphonic Band

Under the direction of Kevin Baxter, the FHS Symphonic Band will compete in UIL Concert and Sight Reading contests on Tuesday.

They will be performing their concert program at 3 p.m. before moving into sight reading at 3:30 p.m.

For the concert portion of the program, the FHS Symphonic Band will play “Rough Riders March” by King, “Kenya Contrasts” by Himes and “Joy” by Ticheli.

To earn a Sweepstakes Award, a band must earn division one ratings in both concert and sight reading contests.

FHS Wind Ensemble

The FHS Wind Ensemble will be competing in the Region XI UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest on Wednesday.

The Wind Ensemble will perform their concert selections at 5 p.m. on Wednesday followed by sight reading at 5:40 p.m.

Under the direction of John Rauschuber, the Wind Ensemble will perform “Clowns” by Parker, “Themes From Dream Bushes” by Grainger and “Vesuvius” by Ticheli.

Several soloists will be featured during the Wind Ensemble’s concert program.

Soloists featured in “Clowns” are Jerry Ward on trombone, Jordan Aleman on trumpet, Adam Giese on bassoon and Haley Pohler on piccolo.

“Vesuvius” soloists include Craig Hoerster on oboe, James Smith on saxophone, Jacie Keith on clarinet and Giese on bassoon.

The Wind Ensemble has already taken the first step to winning the Sweepstakes Award, which is a division one rating in the marching competition held last fall.