The 8th Annual Dallas Wind Symphony Invitational Windband Festival was held April 28-29, 2017 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. A big thank-you to all who participated, and congratulations to our award winners:
Awards
| Grand Champion | PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE |
| Outstanding Large School Windband | PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE |
| Outstanding Small School Windband | VAN ALSTYNE HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE |
| Outstanding Middle School Windband | SCOGGINS MIDDLE SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND |
| Outstanding Large School Woodwinds | Centennial High School Wind Symphony |
| Outstanding Large School Brass | Wylie High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Large School Percussion | Prosper High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Small School Woodwinds | Van Alstyne High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Small School Brass | Van Alstyne High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Small School Percussion | Van Alstyne High School Wind Ensemble |
| Outstanding Middle School Woodwinds | Huffines Middle School Wind Symphony |
| Outstanding Middle School Brass | Rogers Middle School Symphonic Winds |
| Outstanding Middle School Percussion | Scoggins Middle School Symphonic Band |
| Outstanding Woodwind Soloist | Nora Aroubi Mesa Ridge High School Wind Symphony |
| Outstanding Brass Soloist | Tanner Carter Wylie High School Wind Symphony |
Overall Scores
| School | Ensemble | WW (25%) | Brass (25%) | Perc (15%) | Overall (35%) | Total |
| LARGE SCHOOL WINDBANDS | ||||||
| North Garland High School | Wind Symphony | 73 | 81 | 70 | 81 | 77.35 |
| North Garland High School | Honors Band | 60 | 78 | 70 | 72 | 70.20 |
| John Horn High School | Wind Symphony | 65 | 82 | 65 | 71 | 71.35 |
| Mesquite High School | Wind Symphony | 80 | 74 | 70 | 83 | 78.05 |
| Prosper High School | Wind Ensemble | 87 | 86 | 94 | 88 | 88.15 |
| Lindale High School | Wind Ensemble | 62 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 73.25 |
| Mesa Ridge High School | Wind Symphony | 89 | 73 | 90 | 79 | 81.65 |
| Granbury High School | Wind Ensemble | 86 | 83 | 75 | 89 | 84.65 |
| Saginaw High School | Wind Ensemble | 76 | 75 | 70 | 82 | 76.95 |
| Waller High School | Wind Ensemble | 60 | 84 | 70 | 73 | 72.05 |
| Centennial High School | Wind Symphony | 92 | 86 | 92 | 85 | 88.05 |
| Richardson High School | Wind Symphony | 88 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 85.30 |
| Wylie High School | Wind Symphony | 74 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 82.45 |
| Norman High School | Wind Ensemble | 79 | 81 | 75 | 78 | 78.55 |
| Parkway High School | Symphonic Band | 35 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 58.25 |
| Parkway High School | Wind Ensemble | 85 | 79 | 80 | 73 | 78.55 |
| Akins High School | Wind Symphony | 84 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 84.30 |
| Forney High School | Wind Ensemble | 87 | 85 | 75 | 84 | 83.65 |
| SMALL SCHOOL WINDBANDS | ||||||
| Van Alstyne High School | Wind Ensemble | 55 | 79 | 70 | 69 | 68.15 |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL WINDBANDS | ||||||
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School | Symphonic Band | 45 | 70 | 50 | 77 | 63.20 |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School | Honors Band | 63 | 76 | 50 | 85 | 72.00 |
| Scoggins Middle School | Symphonic Band | 72 | 77 | 85 | 86 | 80.10 |
| Huffines Middle School | Wind Symphony | 75 | 79 | 80 | 70 | 75.00 |
| Reynolds Middle School | Wind Symphony | 69 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 75.40 |
| Reynolds Middle School | Symphonic Band | 40 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 63.35 |
| Rogers Middle School | Concert Band | 55 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 69.80 |
| Rogers Middle School | Symphonic Winds | 73 | 82 | 70 | 82 | 77.95 |
| Forestwood Middle School | Symphonic Band | 72 | 75 | 80 | 88 | 79.55 |
| Hurst Junior High School | Honors Band | 61 | 81 | 70 | 84 | 75.40 |
| Cain Middle School | Honors Band | 57 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 73.25 |
| Williams Middle School | Symphonic Band | 53 | 72 | 65 | 78 | 68.30 |
| Williams Middle School | Honors Band | 65 | 77 | 75 | 87 | 77.20 |