Crossing Boundaries | The Woodlands High School Marching Band | BOA Grand National Champions

2013 Bands of America Grand National Championships
1st Place, 96.80, Outstanding Music Performance and Outstanding General Effect
Compositions Include:
• Different Trains by Steve Reich
• Symphony No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian
• Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": VI. V2 Schneider by Philip Glass
• The Angel by Alexandre Desplat

[@trixie1645]

Far and away the best marching show in the country in 2013, and maybe the cleanest Texas show I've ever seen. An absolute master class. Really. Every designer should study that opener. It's clever, immediately establishes the theme, flows seamlessly, unfolds magically, has a wonderful sense of space and integration of the color guard, and is, of course, totally thrilling. Keep trying new things, Woodlands!

[@evanschwepker9127]

Trixie Hebron

[@pumpkin462]

Cleanest Texas show ever was Marcus in 2012

[@trixie1645]

Certainly, Hebron has never performed a show as clean as this. In fact, visual-related captions are what cost them the national title in 2015. They are, of course, fabulous musically!

[@trixie1645]

Marcus' show was indeed clean in 2012, but it was not as clean as this, especially when you take into account that this show was much more difficult visually. Marcus 2012 also tied for the visual caption at SA, which makes the cleanest ever argument a bit more difficult to substantiate. Nevertheless, Marcus 2012 is one of my favorites!

[@pumpkin462]

+Trixie well yes visually the tie w/ TWHS is alright, but their music book was flawless, which TWHS here isn't quite

[@keatonc.4231]

Best high school show of all time in my opinion

[@clarkbolding5161]

I'll never forget seeing this live at BOA Conroe finals after my band performed. Truly phenomenal

[@justinscaife530]

I was sitting up front and I trust me I hear that brass

[@justamaninTN]

Saw it live on Finals night. Greatest show I’ve ever seen. Period!

[@adrianayala3692]

2nd favorite BOA Grand Nat. performance ever, right after Broken Arrow HS 2011!

[@justamaninTN]

I saw both. Amazing shows. I really liked Tarpon 2014, too.

[@seanlasker4147]

everytime i watch this i feel like my band could never top this show ever

[@Charnutboy]

8:23 get that W

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

That band is HUGE!!! And again, it is Texas after all.

[@elizabethclarence3817]

Julia Cooper i go to a high school close by the woodlands (not really but i’m in the same area for uil as them) and they are definitely one of the bigger bands here. i know some ppl who go there and they rlly encourage the marching band program

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

@@elizabethclarence3817 I have a friend who went to The Woodlands High School!

[@darienwillis1015]

Noo! I go to Allen high school and we have the biggest band in the world. Look it up.

[@darienwillis1015]

It’s over 800 of us

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

@@darienwillis1015 OMG!!!!!!! That's HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've heard of Allen HS.

[@aarongrafastronaaron6563]

Amazing!

[@humptydumpty109]

What songs did they play?

[@robertbrooks9805]

A band Tarpon couldn't even beat.

[@dianawolf894]

Courage

[@scarf420]

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[@senora3203]

The 2019 blue devils opening caught me so off cuatd

[@zackpackinator706]

The 2013 TWHS opener caught me off guard when I watched bluedevils 2019

[@senora3203]

@@zackpackinator706 facts

[@michaelwright6124]

Division 1...my opinion

[@robertridley1029]

Why so many xylophones?

[@LawrenceBlakeB]

Marimbas, Vibraphones, and Xylophones. usually less Xylophones than the others (they are way louder and usually the top percussionists in the 'pit' play them.

[@zackpackinator706]

That's just how TWHS rolls

[@alexthedrumdude]

5 drum majors? Interesting...

[@aaronrollins1795]

Alex Croney lol lots of Texas schools have five drum majors

[@alexthedrumdude]

Oh my Lord.

[@brandonlfoskett]

Alex Croney they had 6 in 2016

[@alexthedrumdude]

Are you kidding me?

[@brandonlfoskett]

Alex Croney Nope. I mean it seems like a lot, but whatever works for them works! If thats what it takes to almost win BOA San Antonio (they got 2nd) and go to State finals that year then thats what it takes! A lot of it has to do with how spread out their show is and whether or not time can be seen on the field by everyone at all points in the show. They only had 5 this year though. Just depends on the show and the leadership they feel is best suited for them I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️