The 4rd Annual Dallas Wind Symphony Invitational Windband Festival was held May 7-8 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. A big thank-you to all who participated, and congratulations to our award winners:

Awards

Grand Champion Windband Cedar Park High School Honor Band
Outstanding Large School Windband Cedar Park High School Honor Band
Outstanding Small School Windband Palestine High School
Outstanding Middle School Windband Forestwood Middle School Symphonic Band
Outstanding Woodwind Soloist Tasha Brazil, Soprano & Alto Saxophone, DeSoto High School Wind Symphony
Outstanding Brass Soloist Andy Shriver, Trumpet, Cedar Park High School Honor Band
Outstanding Percussion Soloist David Montgomery, Timpani, Marcus High School Wind Symphony
Outstanding Large School Woodwind Cedar Park High School Honor Band
Marcus High School Wind Symphony
Rowlett High School Wind Symphony
Outstanding Large School Brass Cedar Park High School Honor Band
Outstanding Large School Percussion Marcus High School Wind Symphony
Outstanding Small School Woodwind Palestine High School
Outstanding Small School Brass Palestine High School
Outstanding Small School Percussion Palestine High School
Outstanding Middle School Woodwind Crosstimbers Middle School
Outstanding Middle School Brass Forestwood Middle School Symphonic Band
Outstanding Middle School Percussion Coyle Middle School

Overall Scores

Band Type Woodwind Brass Percussion Overall Artistic Impression Total
Cedar Park High School Honor Band Large HS 100 90 91 91 93.00
Marcus High School Large HS 100 84 93 90 91.75
Rowlett High School Wind Symphony Large HS 100 86 84 91 90.25
Forney High School Wind Ensemble Large HS 96 88 89 88 90.25
Red Oak High School Large HS 90 85 81 89 86.25
John Horn High School Large HS 97 77 79 85 84.50
DeSoto High School Large HS 89 71 86 92 84.50
Cedar Park High School Symphonic Band Large HS 95 84 73 82 83.50
Newman Smith High School Large HS 90 73 63 89 78.75
Forney High School Symphonic Band Large HS 70 80 79 82 77.75
North Garland High School Honor Band Large HS 78 67 85 80 77.50
Forney High School Concert Band Large HS 78 61 77 79 73.75
North Garland High School Symphonic Band Large HS 77 63 70 73 70.75
Palestine High School Small HS 76 74 65 79 73.50
Forestwood Middle School MS 92 80 80 71 80.75
Central Junior High MS 82 73 72 83 77.50
Coyle Middle School MS 73 72 82 76 75.15
Huffines Middle School Wind Symphony MS 84 71 73 67 73.75
Crosstimbers Middle School MS 95 62 64 66 71.75
Hedrick Middle School MS 77 69 62 79 71.75
Briarhill Middle School MS 80 58 74 68 70.00
Parkhill Junior High Symphonic Band MS 73 58 70 70 67.75
The Classical Center at Brandenburg MS 69 62 71 68 67.50
Dessau Middle School MS 65 57 60 67 62.25
Travis Middle School MS 69 47 59 64 59.75
Parkhill Junior High Concert Band MS 59 56 51 64 57.50