Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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members Tern Carr. Jennifer Mallei. Stephanie Reed. Gina Brunner. i inne Rees, and Kelly Brown wait in the hoi sun, fully uniformed, to play at !• ' Six Flags competition. he real attraction at Six Flags was the relaxation and the fun with friends. f Alter a year of rehearsals, lessons (lesedledal | gg, g chance to let loose and acl r. ifter school, band members Concert Season 85

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Concert Season Full of Honors A fter much of the individual work was over, the symphonic ' and concert bands began to work on their contest music. M; John Gossett selected Invictus by King. Armenian Dances by Khachaturian-Satz, and La Belle Helene by Otfenbach- Odom for the concert band to compete with. With these pieces, the concert band received an excellent rating (DIV. II) at the Southwest Band Festival in Galveston and also for their concert performance at the University Interscholastic League contest at Texas City High School. In sighireadmg competition the concert band received a superior rating (DIV. II) . Mr. Don Owens selected Anchor ' s Aweigh by Zimmermann-Bnegel, With Bugle. Fife and Drum by Wilson-Coker. Italian in Algiers by Rossini- Cailliet. and Fest Romane by Respighi-Shaefer as the sym- phonic band competition pieces. Like the concert band, the symphonic band attended the Southwest Band Festival where they received three superior ratings and also placed second at that contest, receiving an honorable mention. The band also entered the UIL contest at Texas City where they again received superior ratings for their stage performance as well as in sight reading Because the band received a superior rating at the UIL marching conlesi thai tall, the DHS bands won the UILI sweepstakes award In May. the symphonic band trave»ed U Dallas for the Six Flags Over Texas contest where for the time they won the contest with three superior ratirtgs. beati out Dallas-based JJ Pierce High School, which was ranki number one in the state Unlike the symphonic and concert bands, who attended one hour section rehearsals once a week before school and full band rehearsa ls once a week t e ofe school the week of the contest, the cadet band is for those .•. o are preparing to advance to the concert or symphonic bacos Concert and symphonic band tryouts are held from September to December to determine those who are qualified for these bands, whereas the cadet band requires no auditions and no extra rehearsals At the spring concert m April, the cadet band performed Algeria March by King. Rondo for Winds and Percus- sion by Edmondson. and The Black Knight by Grundman. DHS bands have built a very high reputation for themsetves on the marching fields as well as on the stage The winnir g tradition DHS is kept alive Band

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Band Has Successful Year As Usual T- ..- DHS band continued its winning tradition by capturing many prestigious awards throughout the 1984-85 concert season. The season began in November with Region Orchestra tryouts. which were held at Dickinson High School. Much preparation went into these auditions not only on the part of those trying out. but also by those students who monitored and set up each auditioning room. Thirteen students made Region Orchestra, the highest number from this region to qualify From these, four qualified for the All-State orchestra, which was featured at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) convention in February. Along with the region and all-state or- chestras are the district, region, area, and all-state bands. The orchestras are made up of wind and strir»g instruments such as bassoons, violins, and cellos whereas the bands are sotely made up of wind and percussion instruments District and Region Band tryouts were held at Willowndge High School in December Out of forty students who were entered, thiriy-seven made the District Band and twenty-five made the Region Band. These, too, were the most in Region 17 Of those who advarjced to Area Band tryouts, seven qualified for that band and from there two students made All-State Band, which was also featured at the TMEA convention in San Antonio These in- dividuals put in many hours of hard work and practicing to gain these honors Region Orchestra Bar d Region Band