The 7th Annual Dallas Wind Symphony Invitational Windband Festival was held April 26-27 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. A big thank-you to all who participated, and congratulations to our award winners:
Awards
| Grand Champion Windband | Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Large School Windband | Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Small School Windband | San Saba High School Band |
| Outstanding Middle School Windband | Hurst Junior High Symphonic Band |
| Outstanding Woodwind Soloist | Rickey Roshell, Rowlett High School |
| Outstanding Brass Soloist | Alex Wahl, Clear Creek High School |
| Outstanding Percussion Soloist | Tyler Thompson, Forney High School |
| Outstanding Large School Woodwind | Rowlett High School Wind Symphony |
| Outstanding Large School Brass | Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Large School Percussion | Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Small School Woodwind | San Saba High School Band |
| Outstanding Small School Brass | San Saba High School Band |
| Outstanding Small School Percussion | San Saba High School Band |
| Outstanding Middle School Woodwind | Coppell MS North Honor Winds |
| Outstanding Middle School Brass | Coppell MS North Honor Winds |
| Outstanding Middle School Percussion | Hurst Junior High Symphonic Band |
Overall Scores
| Band | Class | WW | Brass | Perc | Overall Artistic Impression |
Total |
| Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble | Large HS | 90 | 96 | 97 | 95 | 94.3 |
| Centennial High School Wind Symphony | Large HS | 91 | 94 | 86 | 96 | 92.75 |
| Rowlett High School Wind Symphony | Large HS | 93 | 91 | 89 | 93 | 91.9 |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 89 | 89 | 84 | 95 | 90.35 |
| Forney High School Wind Ensemble | Large HS | 91 | 90 | 88 | 77 | 85.4 |
| Highland Park High School Wind Symphony | Large HS | 87 | 92 | 81 | 79 | 84.55 |
| John Horn High School Wind Symphony | Large HS | 86 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83.65 |
| Jenks High School Wind Symphony | Large HS | 85 | 86 | 82 | 70 | 79.55 |
| Centennial High School Symphonic Winds | Large HS | 88.5 | 85 | 67 | 68 | 77.225 |
| North Garland High School Honor Band | Large HS | 83 | 69 | 72 | 80 | 76.8 |
| Juan Seguin High School Wind Ensemble | Large HS | 81 | 84 | 70 | 66 | 74.85 |
| Clear Creek High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 67 | 80 | 61 | 72 | 71.1 |
| Centennial High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 82 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 70.75 |
| Pine Creek High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 88 | 53 | 65 | 69 | 69.15 |
| Westside High School Wind Ensemble | Large HS | 76 | 70 | 73 | 61 | 68.8 |
| Juan Seguin High School Symphonic Winds | Large HS | 76 | 64 | 56 | 70 | 67.9 |
| Jenks High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 73 | 71 | 64 | 63 | 67.65 |
| Highland Park High School Symphonic Band | Large HS | 71 | 73 | 58 | 60 | 65.7 |
| Carl Albert High School Concert Band | Large HS | 65 | 56 | 71 | 66 | 64 |
| Centennial High School Concert Band | Large HS | 75 | 54 | 59 | 58 | 61.4 |
| Jenks High School Concert Band | Large HS | 66 | 52 | 62 | 60 | 59.8 |
| San Saba High School Band | Small HS | 67 | 50 | 57 | 53 | 56.35 |
| Thorndale High School Band | Small HS | 58 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 51.6 |
| Hurst Junior High Symphonic Band | MS | 75 | 72 | 87 | 74 | 75.7 |
| Coppell MS North Honor Winds | MS | 80 | 76 | 85 | 58 | 72.05 |
| Stafford MS Honors Band | MS | 72.5 | 65 | 60 | 78 | 70.675 |
| Cross Timbers MS Honors Band | MS | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 70.25 |
| Atlanta MS Symphonic Band | MS | 72 | 63 | 60 | 62 | 64.45 |
| J. T. Hutchinson MS Band | MS | 74 | 50 | 66 | 65 | 63.65 |
| Cain MS Honors Band | MS | 77 | 66 | 69 | 50 | 63.6 |
| Coppell MS North Symphonic Band | MS | 69 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 54.8 |
| Travis MS Symphonic Band | MS | 54 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 48.9 |