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History of the Elkhart Band

THE Archive…

This is the COMPLETE history of the Elkhart High School BIG RED Band...or at least as complete as I can make it. It's an on-going process and we want to make it as complete as possible. A list of All-State Band members and UIL State Champions is at the very bottom of the page.  If you know any information that is missing from this list, then please email me and let me know. Any information can be useful. Enjoy...

History

  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Paul Auttonberry, Directors
    Korbyn Lee, Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 55
     
    2025 Marching Show Theme
    Hungarian Dances ...featuring "Hungarian Dance No. 5"

        by Brahms, "Czardas" by Monti and "Hungarian

        Rhapsody No. 2" by Liszt

              ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
     
    2026 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    The Boom-Boom Galop...Standridge

    Laniakea...Wilds

    Angry Beavers!...Beck
     
    Awards
    US Bands - Madisonville Showcase; Madisonville, TX

         2nd Place in Group I (73.400)

         Best in Class Percussion

    Iron Horse Marching Classic; Mineola, TX

         Finalist, 11th Overall & 7th Overall Percussion

    Troy Marching Band Festival; Troy, TX

         1st Division

    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest; Troy, TX

         1st Division & AREA Qualifier

    US Bands - Southwestern Championships @ AT&T Stadium; Arlington, TX

         2nd Place in Group I

         Best In Class Percussion

    UIL AREA D Marching Contest; Robinson, TX

         19th Place Overall

    UIL Region 8 Concert & Sight Reading Contest; Groesbeck, TX

        March 2026

     
    Middle School Band
    2026 Concert Contest Selections (7th & 8th Combined)
    ???...???
     

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

        May 2026

  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Paul Auttonberry, Directors
    Hannah Foster, Head Drum Major
    Cadence Canaday, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB 3A All-State Band: Kollin Peiffer, percussion (3rd Chair)
    ATSSB 4A All-State Band: Aaron Canaday, percussion (7th Chair)

    HS Band Enrollment: 48
     
    2024 Marching Show Theme
    Pictures at Bald Mountain* ...based on Modest Mussorgsky's

         Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain

              ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2025 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    Heartland March...Standridge
    The Crystal Fountain...Balmages
    Tripwire...Hall
     
    Awards
    US Bands - Madisonville Showcase
         2nd Place in Group I (72.100)
         Best in Class Music & Best Percussion
    Teague Marching Invitational
         2nd Division, 5th Place 3A, 15th Place Overall Band & 8th Place Overall Percussion
    US Bands - North Houston Regional
         1st Place Group I (76.400) & 11th Place Overall Band
          Best in Class Music, Best Percussion, Best Visual, & Best Overall Effect
    Mineola Marching Festival
         Best in Class 3A Band
         Best in Class Winds & Best Percussion
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 3A AREA D Marching Contest
         17th Place Overall
    Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest
         7th Place in Standstill 2 - Red - watch on our YouTube channel!!!
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest 
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (10th)
     
    Middle School Band
    2025 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Blackthorn March...Standridge
    In The Bleak Midwinter...Holst/Bullock
    Dance Celebration...Smith
     
    Awards
    Bullard Pre-UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    • 1st Division Concert
    • 1st Division Sight Reading
       

    2025 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)

    Starsplitter Fanfare...Balmages
    The Tenth Planet...Story
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division
  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Kayla Belew, Directors
    Hannah Foster, Head Drum Major
    ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Kollin Peiffer, percussion (10th Chair)
    UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Luis Lopez, music theory
    HS Band Enrollment: 54
     
    2023 Marching Show Theme
    Journey Through The Mystic Forest* ...original musical concept
              ...written by Ian Grom  (originally titled "As The Forest Calls")

                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2024 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    March Phantasma...Standridge
    As Twilight Falls...Sheldon
    Joy...Ticheli
     
    Awards
    US Bands - Madisonville Showcase and Clinic
         2nd Place in Group I (72.500), Best in Class Music,
         Best Percussion & 9th Place Overall
    Mineola Marching Festival
         15th Place Preliminaries
          6th Place Overall Percussion
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 3A AREA D Marching Contest
         Finalist & 8th Place Overall
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest 
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (9th)
     
    Middle School Band
    2024 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination...Balmages
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division

    2024 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Atlantis...McGinty
    The Tempest...Smith
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division
  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Kayla Belew, Directors
    Hannah Foster, Head Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Jazz Ensemble: Jon Canaday, drumset (1st Chair)
    ATSSB 3A  All-State Band: Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (4th Chair)
    Anthony Vargas, alto sax (3rd chair)

    HS Band Enrollment: 58
     
    2022 Marching Show Theme
    Angels and Demons* ...based on Pavel Tchesnokov's Salvation is Created
    ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
    (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2023 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    Santiago...King
    As Summer Was Just Beginning...Daehn
    Steel...Standridge

    Awards
    US Bands - Madisonville Showcase and Clinic
         1st Place Group I Band (72.500), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion,
         Best Visual, and 7th overall
    US Bands - AT&T Stadium Classic
         1st Place Group I Band (78.100), Best in Class Music, Best Overall Effect
         & Best Visual, Finalist & 8th Place overall
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 3A AREA D Marching Contest
         Finalist & 4th Place Overall
    Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest
         6th Place & Best Tenorline in Standstill 2 - Red - watch on our YouTube channel!!!
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    ATSSB Region 8 Outstanding Performance Series (OPS)
         5th Place March (Santiago)
         3rd Place Concert (Steel) ...AREA Qualifier
         15th Place Concert (As Summer Was Just Beginning)
    ATSSB AREA Outstanding Performance Series (OPS)
         4th Place Concert (Steel)
    TMEA Region 8 Honor Band
         Top 3 in Region 8 - AREA Qualifier
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (8th)
     
    High School Jazz Ensemble
    2023 Jazz Contest Selections
    Alright, Okay, You Win...Wyche & Watts/Arr. Sweeney (TJC Jazz Fest.)
    Ballad for a Blue Horn...Steinel (TJC Jazz Fest.)
    Blue Bossa...Durham/Arr. Johnson (TJC Jazz Fest.)
    Absoludicrous...Goodwin (SoundPost Music Fest.)
     
    Awards/Performances
    TJC Jazz Festival - March 2, 2023
    Pre-Show Performance for the "Clay Cooper Country Express" Show in Branson, MO
              (Watch this jazz ensemble performance on our YouTube channel!!)
    SoundPost Music Festival
         1st Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2023 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Norland March...Swearingen
    The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages
    Pinnacle...Grice
     
    Awards
    Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    • 2nd Division Concert
    • 1st Division Sight Reading

    2023 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Brandy Station March...Edmondson
    Phantom Ship...del Borgo
    Fire's Fury...Balmages

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 2nd Division

     
    ***Due to a request by the Band Director/Superintendent, the UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 21 Music to UIL Region 8 Music during this year***

  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Scott Haney, Directors
    Alana Canaday, Head Drum Major
    Asia Andrews, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB 3A All-State Band: Alana Canaday, Bb clarinet (10th Chair)
    UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer: Jon Canaday, Tenor Drums

    Band Enrollment: 61
     
    2021 Marching Show Theme
    Age Of Invention* ...original musical concept
    ...written by Ian Grom & John Mapes
    (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2022 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    Hillside March...Standridge
    A Mother's Hymn...Smith
    Colliding Visions...Balmages

    Awards
    Sunnyvale Marching Invitational
         1st Division, Finalist & 7th Place Overall 
    US Bands - Burleson Showcase
         1st Place Group I Band (78.0), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion, Best Visual,
         Best Overall Effect, Finalist & 12th Overall
    Mineola Marching Festival
         1st Division Band, 1st Division Percussion & 1st Division Drum Majors
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    US Bands - Houston REMO Invitational
         1st Place Group I Band (79.3), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion, Best Visual,
         Best Overall Effect, Finalist & 10th Overall 
    Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest
         6th Place in Standstill Red-2 - watch on our YouTube channel!!!
    WGI - Houston Regional**
         2nd Place Indoor Winds & Finalists
    WGI - Houston Regional**
         8th Place Indoor Percussion & Finalists
              National WGI I&E Solo Competition: Jon Canaday: 1st Place (Most Outstanding) Tenor Solo
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
     
    **FIRST WGI Indoor Winds/Indoor Percussion groups in school history. 
     
    High School Jazz Ensemble
    2022 Jazz Contest Selections
    Rhythm Bee...Ryan Fraley (TJC Jazz Festival)
    Li'l Darlin'...Neal Hefti (TJC Jazz Festival)
    Funkify the Revival...Ethan Freier (TJC Jazz Festival)
    *Ladle Duel...Ryan Adamsons (SoundPost Music Festival)
       *Commissioned Original Work for the Elkhart HS Jazz Ensemble (2021-22)
             World Premiere:  Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ the Elkhart Bands Spring Concert
     
    Awards
    Best Ensemble Sound & "Killer Rhythm Section" at the TJC Jazz Festival
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division

     
    Middle School Band
    2022 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Night Fury...Chambers
    Serengeti Dreams...Smith
     
    Awards
    Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    • 2nd Division Concert
    • 1st Division Sight Reading

    2022 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Thrill Ride...Balmages
    Dark Adventure...Ford

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 2nd Division

    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for next school year!
    Old uniforms used for 2021 marching season, new uniforms were used for 2022 WGI events)
         (The "Hip Cape" Uniforms...)

  • J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Scott Haney, Directors

    • Alana Canaday, Drum Major
    • ATSSB 3A All-State Band: Alana Canaday, bass clarinet (2nd Chair)
    • Jon Canaday, percussion (7th Chair)
    • Roger Gonzalez, F horn (3rd Chair)
    • UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer: Roger Gonzalez, F horn

    HS Band Enrollment: 64
     
    2020 Marching Show Theme
    Ritual* ...based on Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 
    ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
    (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2021 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    Spartans of Tomorrow...Balent
    Where Words End...Standridge
    Moscow, 1941...Balmages

    Awards
    Mineola Marching Festival
         1st Division Band, 1st Division Drum Majors and 1st Division Percussion,
         Finalist, 2nd in Class 3A and 5th Overall
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Mini Sweepstakes Award
     
    * Elkhart BIG RED Band chose not to attend the
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest due to COVID-19

     
    High School Jazz Ensemble
    2021 Jazz Contest Selections
    Slow Burn...Fraley
    Autumn Leaves...Mercer/Kosma, Arr. Blair
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division

     
    Middle School Band
    2021 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Train Heading West (and other outdoor scenes)...Broege
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division

    2021 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Atlantis...McGinty
    Summit Fanfare...Owens

    Awards
    Pride of Texas Music Festival (Plano)

    • 1st Division
  • J. Wes Canaday, Jared Autrey & Katherine May, Directors
    Leo Banuelos, Head Drum Major
    Alana Canaday, Assistant Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 71
     
    2019 Marching Show Theme
    Heart*  ...Heartrate, Heartbreak, Heartbeat ...original musical concept 
    ...written by Randall D. Standridge
    (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2020 UIL Concert Contest Selections
    Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
     
    Awards
    Dogwood Classic Marching Festival
         1st Division
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         2nd in Class 3A (10th Overall)
    Mineola Marching Festival
         1st Division Band, 1st Division Drum Majors & 1st Division Percussion
         2nd in Class 3A (12th Overall)
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 3A AREA C Marching Contest
         20th Place in preliminaries
     
    UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
     
    Middle School Band
    2020 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
     
    2020 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
     
    ***First official Elkhart Jazz Ensemble was offered as a class***

  • J. Wes Canaday, Jared Autrey & Katherine May, Directors
    Seth Hoffman, Head Drum Major
    Leo Banuelos & Dillan Broyles, Assistant Drum Majors
    HS Band Enrollment: 67
     
    2018 Marching Show Theme
    Generation X*  ...X-Citement, X-pression, X-clamation...original musical concept 
                                                      ...written by Randall D. Standridge
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2019 UIL Concert Contest Selections

    • The Red Cape...Meredith
    • Blue and Green Music...Hazo
    • Hypnotic Fireflies...Balmages

     
    Awards
    Sunnyvale Marching Invitational

    • Best In Class 3A Drum Majors & 18th Overall in preliminaries

    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest

    • 2nd Division

    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest

    • 2nd Division

    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest

    • 1st Division

    Region 21 TMEA Honor Band Contest

    • 3rd Place

     
    Middle School Band
    2019 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Kitty Hawk March...Huckaby
    The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages
    Armory...Standridge
     
    Awards
    Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    • 2nd Division Concert
    • 2nd Division Sight-Reading

     

    2019 SoundPost Festival Selections (7th Grade Band)
    The Tenth Planet...Story
    Dance Celebrations...Smith

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division
  • J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
    Andres Chicas, Head Drum Major
    Leo Banuelos, Assistant Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 71
     
    2017 Marching Show Theme
    Cirque du Soleil: Quidam* ...Atmadja, Ninkou Latura, Quidam, Incantation
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2018 UIL Concert Selections

    • Fort Canterbury March...Holsinger
    • Yorkshire Ballad...Barnes
    • The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages

     
    Awards
    Sunnyvale Marching Invitational

    • 17th Place in preliminaries

    Cedar Creek Marching Festival

    • 6th Place Overall

    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest

    • 3rd Division 

    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest

    • 2nd Division

    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest

    • 2nd Division

     
    Middle School Band
    2018 UIL Concert Selections (8th Grade Band)
    Laredo...Higgins
    First Light...Ticheli
    Fireball!...Beck
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 MS Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    • 3rd Division Concert
    • 2nd Division Sight Reading

     

    2018 SoundPost Festival Selections (7th Grade Band)
    Atlantis...McGinty
    Count Rockula...Loest

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

    • 1st Division
  • J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
    Jacob Urbina, Head Drum Major
    Andres Chicas, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Briley Patterson, percussion (6th Chair)
    Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet (1st Chair)
    UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet
    HS Band Enrollment: 75
     
    2016 Marching Show Theme
    Soaring* ...Into The Clouds, One Day I'll Fly Away, & Generations
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2017 UIL Concert Selections
    Darklands March...Standridge
    As Twilight Falls...Sheldon
    Fireball!...Beck
     
    Awards
    US Bands - Dallas Showcase
         3rd in Class Group I Band (75.463)
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         12th overall
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
         2nd Place & AREA Qualifier
    TMEA Area Honor Band Contest
         4th Place 
    Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest
         1st Place March (Darklands March) & AREA Advancement
         2nd Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) & AREA Advancement
         6th Place Concert Piece (As Twilight Falls)
    Area E ATSSB OPS Contest
         3rd Place March (Darklands March)
         3rd Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) & STATE Advancement
    Texas STATE ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series Contest
         11th Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) 
    Mini Sweepstakes Award
     
    Middle School Band
    2017 SoundPost Festival Selections
    Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination...Balmages
    Adrenaline Rush...Foster
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

        1st Division

    Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest

         2nd Place Concert Piece (Adrenaline Rush) & AREA Advancement

         4th Place Concert Piece (Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination) 

    Area E ATSSB OPS Contest

         5th Place Concert Piece (Adrenaline Rush)

  • J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
    Jacob Urbina, Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 64
     
    2015 Marching Show Theme
    Believe* ...Land of Make Believe, Believe from "Polar Express", & Feel This Moment
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2016 UIL Concert Selections
    Wings of Army...King
    We Gather...Vertoske
    Adrenaline Engines...Standridge
     
    Awards
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         6th Place in preliminaries, Finalists & 7th Place OVERALL
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2016 SoundPost Festival Selections
    Colliding Visions...Balmages
    Voodoo Dance...del Borgo

    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival

        1st Division

  • J. Wes Canaday, Director
    Britanee Smith, Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 57
     
    2014 Marching Show Theme
    The Eagles*  ...Take It Easy, Heartache Tonight, Desperado
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2015 UIL Concert Selections
    The Thunderer...Sousa
    Adagio For Winds...del Borgo
    Abracadabra...Ticheli 
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division 
    TMEA Region 21 Honor Band
         1st Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA Area E Honor Band
         4th Place 
    ATSSB Region 21 OPS
         4th Place March, 5th and 9th Place Concert 
     
     
    Middle School Band
    2015 SoundPost Festival Selections
    Allied Honor...King/Swearingen
    The Stars Asleep, The Break of Day...Margolis
    Pinnacle...Grice
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival
         1st Division

    ***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 2A school to a 3A school during this year because of the addition of a 6A classification across the state.  The reclassification did not affect the standard level of performance as this change was NOT a result of student enrollment, but just a renaming of classifications.**

  • J. Wes Canaday, Director
    Britanee Smith, Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 53
     
    2013 Marching Show Theme
    From a Higher Somewhere - Coldplay* ...Clocks, Lost!, Viva la Vida 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2014 UIL Concert Selections
    Sodermanland March...Ployhar
    Earth Song...Ticheli
    Butterfly's Ball...Fraley 
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Contest
         1st Division 
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division 
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest
         "Butterfly's Ball" 1st place & AREA Advancement
    Area E ATSSB OPS Contest
         "Butterfly's Ball" 3rd place & STATE Advancement
    Texas State ATSSB OPS Contest 
         "Butterfly's Ball" 3rd place 
    Mini Sweepstakes Award
     
    Middle School Band
    2014 SoundPost Festival Selections
    Fort Canterbury March...Holsinger
    First Light...Ticheli
    Fire Dance...Akey 
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival
        1st Division

  • J. Wes Canaday, Director
    Nathan Jensen, Drum Major
    Taylor Brim, Field Conductor 
    HS Band Enrollment: 53
     
    2012 Marching Show Theme
    The Music of STYX*  ...Mr. Roboto, AD 1928/Rockin' the Paradise, The Best of Times 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2013 UIL Concert Selections
    Bonds Of Unity...K.L. King
    Dusk...Bryant
    Color...Margolis 
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Contest
         1st Division & Best Color Guard
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
         1st Division 
    ATSSB Region 21 OPS Contest
         3rd Place March
         2nd Place Concert Piece "Dusk" & AREA Advancement
         8th Place Concert Piece "Color" 
    ATSSB Area North OPS Contest 
         6th Place Concert Piece "Dusk"
    TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
         3rd Place 
     
     
    Middle School Band
    2013 SoundPost Festival Selections
    Alamo March...K.L. King
    Our Kingsland Spring...Hazo
    Flight Of Eagles...Del Borgo 
     
    Awards
    SoundPost Music Festival
        2nd Division

  • J. Wes Canaday, Director
    Ashley Moreno, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band:  Ashley Moreno, flute (2nd Chair Symphonic) 
    HS Band Enrollment: 55
     
    2011 Marching Show Theme
    The Music of Journey*  ...Any Way You Want It, Open Arms, Don't Stop Believin' 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2012 UIL Concert Selections
    Prestissimo...King
    An American Elegy...Ticheli
    Ginger Marmalade...Benson 
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Contest
         1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest 
         1st Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2012 UIL Concert Selections
    Command March...Edmondson
    In The Bleak Midwinter...Holst/Bullock
    Moscow, 1941...Balmages 
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         4th Division Concert
         3rd Division Sight-Reading
     
    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
         (The "Contemporary Corps" Style Uniform...)

  • J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
    Ashley Moreno, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Ashley Moreno, flute (4th Chair Concert)
    HS Band Enrollment: 48
     
    2010 Marching Show Theme
    The Music of Led Zeppelin*  ...Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Stairway to Heaven 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2011 UIL Concert Selections
    Aces of the Air…King
    Heaven's Light...Reineke
    Mosaic...Paulus

    Awards
    Palestine Dogwood Classic
         Finalist & 3rd Place OVERALL 
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest 
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division 
    ATSSB Region 21 OPS Contest
         3rd Place March 
         2nd Place Concert Piece & AREA Advancement
         3rd Place Concert Piece & AREA Advancement
    ATSSB Area East OPS Contest
         7th and 8th Place Concert Pieces
    TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
         3rd Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA Area East Honor Band Contest 
         5th Place 
     
    Middle School Band
    2011 UIL Concert Selections
    Kitty Hawk March…Edmondson
    Voodoo Dance...Del Borgo
    Dance Celebrations...Smith 
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         3rd Division Concert
         1st Division Sight-Reading

  • J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
    Bonnie Brewer, Drum Major 
    HS Band Enrollment: 54
     
    2009 Marching Show Theme
    The Music of Bon Jovi*  ...You Give Love a Bad Name, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Livin’ on a Prayer 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2010 UIL Concert Selections
    Big Four March…King
    In Heaven’s Air…Hazo
    Comets in Winter Sky…McCarthy*
     
       *Shortly after this school year, I received the following email:
     
         "Dear Sir,
         I am Daniel McCarthy, composer of "Comets in Winter Sky…"
         I was just doing my BMI performance reports when I ran across
         your "Big Red Band" site. 

         Thought I would drop you a line and let you know that I went to
         Kindergarten at Elkhart Elementary… small world.

         Best,

         Daniel McCarthy
         Chair, Composition and Theory Department
         School of Music
         The University of Akron"
     
    ...cool, huh?

    Awards
    Palestine Dogwood Classic
         7th Place overall
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drum Major
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division 
    Mini Sweepstakes Award
     
    Middle School Band
    2010 UIL Concert Selections
    Kitty Hawk March…Huckaby
    Cahokia…Spears
    Pevensey Castle…Sheldon
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         2nd Division Concert
         3rd Division Sight-Reading

  • J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
    Nathan Trim, Drum Major
    UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer: Rebecca Jensen, flute 
    HS Band Enrollment: 50
     
    2008 Marching Show Theme
    Russian Encore*  ...Russian Sailor’s Dance, Music From “Red October”, Russian Easter Overture 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2009 UIL Concert Selections
    Peacemaker…King
    Radiant Moonbeams…Gillingham
    Thematic Variations on Dona Nobis Pacem…Sudduth 
     
    Awards
    Palestine Dogwood Classic 
         1st Division & 2nd Place Overall 
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division 
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division 
    TMEA Region 21 Honor Band
         1st Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA Area C Honor Band
         1st Place & State Advancement
    TMEA State Honor Band 
         4th Place 
    Mini Sweepstakes Award
     
    Middle School Band
    2009 UIL Concert Selections
    Royal March…Kinyon
    Fire Dance…Akey
    Phantom Ship…Del Borgo
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         2nd Division Concert
         2nd Division Sight-Reading

  • J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
    Jordan McCann, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Rebecca Jensen, flute (7th Chair Symphonic) 
    HS Band Enrollment: 52
     
    2007 Marching Show Theme
    Heavy Metal*  ...Enter Sandman, Beverly Hills, Bang Your Head 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2008 UIL Concert Selections
    Allied Honor…King/Swearingen
    Cumberland Cross…Strommen
    Tricycle…Boysen, Jr. 
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest   
         2nd Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2008 UIL Concert Selections
    Advance Guard March…Nowak
    In The Bleak Midwinter…Holst/Bullock
    Pinnacle…Grice 
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         2nd Division Concert
         2nd Division Sight-Reading
     
     
    *HS Band changed from 8th-12th Grade "Composite" Band to a 9th-12th Grades "Varsity" Band. Middle School UIL Contest Band consisted of both 7th & 8th graders.

  • J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
    Brittany Laza, Head Drum Major
    Jordan McCann, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Brittany Laza, trumpet (13th Chair Symphonic)
    UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Brittany Laza, trumpet 
    HS Band Enrollment: 72 (with 8th graders)
     
    2006 Marching Show Theme
    Music from The Incredibles*  ...The Glory Days, Saving Metroville, The Incredits 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2007 UIL Concert Selections
    La Banda Nascenta…Sbraccia
    The Stars Asleep, The Break of Day…Margolis
    Marching Song…Holst/Moss  
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division, Best Drum Major & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest   
         1st Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2007 UIL Concert Selections
    Omega March…Edmondson
    Theme and Variations…Broege
    Atlantis…McGinty  
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         3rd Division Concert
         1st Division Sight-Reading
     
      
    ***UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 8 Music to UIL Region 21 Music during this year***

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors (in the Fall)
    J. Wes Canaday, Director (in the Spring)
    Brittany Laza, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band:  Alexis Allen, tenor saxophone (2nd Chair Concert)
    Jeffery Fogle, tuba (10th Chair Concert)
    Brittany Laza, trumpet (15th Chair Symphonic) 
    HS Band Enrollment: 66 (with 8th graders)
     
    2005 Marching Show Theme
    Funky Flashback  ...Funkytown, One Moment in Time, Celebration 
     
    2006 UIL Concert Selections
    Alamo March…King
    A Childhood Hymn…Holsinger
    Encanto…Smith  
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching
         1st Division & Best Drum Major
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
         20th Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest   
         2nd Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2006 UIL Concert Selections
    Laredo…Higgins
    Spring Song…Nowak
    Medieval Legend…Story   
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         2nd Division Concert
         2nd Division Sight-Reading
     
     
    *Band changed from 9th-12th Grade "Varsity" Band to 8th-12th Grade "Composite" Band.  Middle School UIL Contest Band consisted of 7th grade only.

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    Brittany Laza, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Brittany Laza, trumpet (13th Chair Symphonic) 
    HS Band Enrollment: 40
     
    2004 Marching Show Theme
    Rock, Latin, Swing:  A Tribute to Random Music! 
     
    2005 UIL Concert Selections
    Honor Roll March…Harris
    Greenwillow Portrait…Williams
    Catch The Wind...Hannickel 
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest 
         2nd Division
     
    Middle School Band
    2005 UIL Concert Selections
    Norland March…Edmondson
    Song of Hope…Swearingen
    Pinnacle…Grice   
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
         2nd Division Concert
         1st Division Sight-Reading

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    Bob Munroe, Drum Major 
    HS Band Enrollment: 41
     
    2003 Marching Show Theme
    Phantom of the Opera*  ...originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
                                                      ...arranged by J. Wes Canaday
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2004 UIL Concert Selections
    Rough Riders…King/Swearingen
    Slane…Wagner
    Serengeti Dreams…Smith  
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Competition
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 2A  Area D Marching Competition
         Finalist & 7th Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (7th)

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    John P. Parker, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Monica Conaway, flute (9th Chair Symphonic)
    HS Band Enrollment: 41
     
    2002 Marching Show Theme
    Both Kinds of Music – Country & Western* ...Any Man of Mine, Wide Open Spaces, The Devil Went Down to Georgia
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2003 UIL Concert Selections
    Circus Days…King/Schissel
    Train Heading West…Broege
    Battle of Jericho…Spinney
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Competition
         1st Division, Best In Class & Best Drumline
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
         1st Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
         1st Place & STATE Advancement
    TMEA 2A State Honor Band
         6th Place
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
         5th Place March
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (6th)

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    Monica Conaway, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Steven Sparkman, trumpet (1st Chair Symphonic)
    HS Band Enrollment: 45
     
    2001 Marching Show Theme
    The Patriot*  ...Battle Hymn of the Republic, Excerpts from the movie “The Patriot" 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2002 UIL Concert Selections
    Alamo…King
    On A Hymnsong Of Phillip Bliss…Holsinger
    Ballet Music from “Faust”…Gounod/Williams
     
    Awards
    Teague Invitational Marching Competition
         1st Division & Best In Class
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
         Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
    UIL 2A State Marching Competition
         14th Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
        1st Place Concert Piece
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (5th)
     
    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
         (The "Boring Triangle" Style Uniform...)

  • Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    Marta Starr, Head Drum Major
    John P. Parker, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Carrie Trim, flute (7th Chair Concert) 
     
    2000 Marching Show Theme
    Tribute to Latin Jazz 
     
    2001 UIL Concert Selections
    Allied Honor…King
    In The Shining Of The Stars…Sheldon
    Contrasto Grosso, mvt. 1…de Haan
     
    Awards
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         1st Division & Best In Class
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
         1st Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
         1st Place & STATE Advancement
    TMEA 2A State Honor Band
         5th Place
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
         1st Place Concert Piece, 2nd Place March & Finalist Concert Piece
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (4th)

  • Darin Jolly, Cara Jolly  & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    Sarah Kennedy, Head Drum Major
    Julia Sparkman, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Steven Sparkman, trumpet (10th Chair Symphonic)
    HS Band Enrollment: 54 (with select 8th graders)
     
    1999 Marching Show Theme
    The Planets*  ...Mars, Venus, Jupiter
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    2000 UIL Concert Selections
    National Emblem…King
    Prospect…LaPlante
    Chant and Jubilo…McBeth
     
    Awards
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         1st Division & Best In Class
    Fairfield Marching Invitational
         1st Division & Best In Class
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
         Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
    UIL 2A State Marching Competition
         10th Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
         Finalist March
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (3rd)

  • Darin Jolly, Cara Jolly & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
    John Easterling, Head Drum Major
    Sarah Kennedy, Assistant Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band: Billy Collins, tuba (2nd Chair Symphonic)
         John Easterling, snare drum (3rd Chair Symphonic)
         Gary Sherman, trombone (2nd Chair Concert) 
     
    1998 Marching Show Theme
    Blood Sweat and Tears*  ...More and More, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die, You've Made Me So Very Happy 
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    1999 UIL Concert Selections
    Emblem Of Unity…Richards
    Salvation Is Created…Tschesnokoff/Houseknecht
    Masque…McBeth
     
    Awards
    Fairfield Marching Invitational
         1st Division & Best In Class
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         1st Division & Best In Class
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division
    Bands Of America Southwest Regional Championships
         2nd Place in Class A
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
         1st Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
         1st Place & STATE Advancement
    TMEA 2A State Honor Band
         4th Place
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
         1st Place Concert Piece, Finalist March
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (2nd)

  • Darin Jolly and Cara Jolly, Directors
    Brandy Kennedy & Rachel Bolton, Drum Majors
    ATSSB All-State Band: Billy Collins, tuba (10th Chair Symphonic)
         Weslie Collins, euphonium (1st Chair Symphonic)
         Gary Sherman, trombone (10th Chair Symphonic)
     
    1997 Marching Show Theme
    Tribute to Maynard Ferguson*
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    1998 UIL Concert Selections
    Trombone King…King/Paynter
    Creed…Himes
    Variation Overture…Williams

    Awards
    Fairfield Marching Invitational
         1st Division & Best in Class
    Cedar Creek Marching Festival
         1st Division & Best in Class
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division & AREA Qualifier
    UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
         Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
    UIL 2A State Marching Competition
         9th Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         3rd Division
    ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
         Finalist March

  • Darin Jolly, Director
    Anthony Morrison, Drum Major
     
    1996 Marching Show Theme
    James Bond*  ...Secret Agent Man, Live and Let Die, James Bond 007 Theme
                                                      (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
     
    1997 UIL Concert Selections
    United Nations…King/Swearingen
    They Led My Lord Away…Gordon/Allen
    Declaration Overture…Smith
     
    Awards
    Fairfield Marching Invitational
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         1st Division
    Sam Houston State University Invitational Marching Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
         2nd Place & AREA Advancement
    TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
         1st Place & STATE Advancement
    TMEA 2A State Honor Band
         5th Place
    Sweepstakes Award Winners (1st)**
     
    ** Sweepstakes award consists of a 1st Division at the UIL Marching, Concert and Sight-Reading 
         First Sweepstakes in school history!!

     
    ***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 3A school to a 2A school during this year***

  • Eric Wharton, Director
    Anthony Morrison, Drum Major
    ATSSB All-State Band:  Crystal Nichols, flute* (1st Chair)
         *first All-State band member in Elkhart school history!
     
    1995 Marching Show
    Cortez, Peanut Brittle, Colors of the Wind
     
    1996 UIL Concert Selections
    Henderson Field...King
    Dier in De...Barker
    Blue Ridge Rhapsody...Kinyon
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
         2nd Division

  • Eric Wharton, Director
    Natalie Rainey, Drum Major
     
    1994 Marching Show
    Bando Caliente, The Sweetest Thing, Mexican Hat Trick, See You in September 
     
    1995 UIL Concert Selections
    Fall River Overture...Sheldon
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Concert Contest
         Best in Class
    Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Field Show
         Best in Class
    Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Parade
         3rd Place
    UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest 
         2nd Division
     
    ***Due to a request by the Band Director/Superintendent, the UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 21 Music to UIL Region 8  Music during this year***

  • Eric Wharton, Director
    Lee Bost, Drum Major
     
    1993 Marching Show
    Cheyenne, Ovation, Colorado Trail
     
    1994 UIL Concert Selections
    Hosts of Freedom...King/Paynter
    Portrait of a Clown...Ticheli
    Prospect...LaPlante
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest  
         3rd Division
     
    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
         (The "Traditional Military" Style Uniform...)

  • Eric Wharton, Director
    Miria Tilson, Drum Major
     
    1993 UIL Concert Selections
    La Banda Nascenta…Sbraccia
    Prelude to Act III to La Traviata...Verdi/Falcone
    Creed...Himes
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division
    Bluebonnet Festival in San Antonio
         1st Division & Best in Class
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         2nd Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest 
         2nd Division
     
    ***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 2A school to a 3A school during this year***

  • Michael Burns, Director
    Michael Bratz, Drum Major
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         3rd Division
    UIL Region Sight-Reading Contest  
         3rd Division

  • Charles Sander, Director
    Michael Bratz, Drum Major
     
    1991 UIL Concert Selections
    Eastern Seaboard March...Forsblad
    Korean Folk Medley...Curnow
    Dramatic Prelude...Smith
     
    Awards
    Fairfield Marching Contest
         1st Division
    Blinn Marching Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Mini Sweepstakes Award

  • Richard Smith, Director
    Robin Sander, Drum Major
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
         1st Division
    UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
         1st Division
    Mini Sweepstakes Award

    • Richard Smith, Director  
    • Robin Sander, Drum Major
    • Tommy Ray, Director (in the Fall)
    • Richard Smith, Director (in the Spring)
    • Melanie Johnson, Drum Major
    • Tommy Ray, Director
    • Jerri Fincher, Drum Major

     
    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
         (The "70's Tuxedo Style" Uniforms...)

    • Tommy Ray, Director
    • Jeannie Fincher, Drum Major

     
    * The Elkhart High School Band were officially renamed the "BIG RED Band" during the 85-86 year.

    • Dr. Pearson, Director
    • Anzener Morgan, Drum Major
  • Steve Hart, Director
    Leah Ellis & Anzener Morgan, Drum Majors
     
    Awards
    UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
         3rd Division

    • Steve Hart, Director
    • Jacques Williams, Drum Major

     
    *Band Switched from a modified Military Marching Style to Corps Marching Style

    • Ron Bost, Director
    • Lisa Parker, Drum Major
    • Ron Bost, Director
    • Cheri Pierson, Drum Major
    • Ron Bost, Director
    • Danny Robbins, Drum Major
    • Ron Bost, Director
    • Clara Cooper, Drum Major
    • Ron Bost, Director
    • Erroll Tatum, Drum Major

     
    *Band Switched from a "Texas Southern" Marching Style to a modified Military Marching Style

    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Deanna Woody, Drum Major

     
    *Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
         (The "EHS" Uniforms...)

    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Nita Coleman, Drum Major
    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Joey Burris, Drum Major
    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Geri Lynn Durnell, Drum Major 

    HS Band Enrollment: 64

    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
      Terry Warren, Drum Major
      HS Band Enrollment: 55

     

    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Susan Steadman, Drum Major

    HS Band Enrollment: 48

    • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    • Nancy Easley, Drum Major

    HS Band Enrollment: 40

  • Elinor Cleveland, Director
    Carla Cooper, Drum Major
    HS Band Enrollment: 59
     
    Performances

    • Anderson County Fair
    • Band Day - Astrodome
    • Tyler Rose Parade
    • Lufkin Christmas Parade
    • Bluebonnet Bowl - Astrodome
    • Palestine Dogwood Parade

     
    *Band Switched from Military Marching Style to a "Texas Southern" Marching Style.

    • Preston Wohlford, Director
    • Vicki Burke, Drum Major
    • Preston Wohlford, Director
    • Sandra Reeves, Drum Major
    • Preston Wohlford, Director
    • Caron Murdock, Drum Major
  • Preston Wohlford, Director
    Judy Burke, Drum Major
     
    *The Lions Club donated $1000 for the purchase of new Band Uniforms for this school year!

  • Preston Wohlford, Director
    Joyce Starr, Drum Major

    • Preston Wohlford, Director
    • Judy Burke, Drum Major
    • Earnest F. Stapleton, Director
    • Linda Bostick, Drum Major
    • Hal Connett, Director
    • Dwight Estes, Drum Major
    • Leonard Oberhoff, Director
    • Claudene Patterson, Drum Major
    • O.B. Wixon, Director  
    • Claudene Patterson, Drum Major
    • Harold Barnett, Director
    • Mary Beth Gardner, Drum Major
    • Lurlene Paxton, Director (in the Spring)     
    • Laura Moore, Drum Major

     
    - There was no director in the Fall Semester. The band was run by the drum major/students.

    • C.C. Monzingo, Director
    • Shirley Hortman, Drum Majo
    • Cullen (C.C.) Monzingo, Director
    • Mary Coleman, Drum Major
    • C.C. Monzingo, Director
    • Fern Estes, Drum Major
    • R.C. Hornburg, Director
    • Fern Estes, Drum Major
    • R.C. Hornburg, Director
    • Bernice Coleman, Drum Major
    • P.H. Wohlford, Director
    • Billie Ann Mosley & Mary Ann Morehead, Drum Majors
    • P.H. Wohlford, Director
    • Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major
    • Joseph Dunham, Director
    • Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major
    • Barney Moore, Director
    • Arthur Lucas, Director 
    • Mary Ann Moore, Drum Major
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Veda Coleman, Drum Major
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Jonel Edmondson & Gladys Greer, Drum Majors
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major

    HS Band Enrollment: 32

    Performances
    Anderson County Fair

    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • W.K. Sides, Director
    • Dora Katherine Adams, Drum Major

     
    **The Elkhart Band was organized in September 1937
         The Band was simply known as the Elk Band

Texas All-State & UIL Outstanding Performer

ATSSB All-State Band Members

  • Crystal Nichols, flute - 1996
  • Billy Collins, tuba - 1998, 1999
  • Weslie Collins, euphonium - 1998
  • Gary Sherman, trombone - 1998, 1999
  • John Easterling, snare drum - 1999
  • Steven Sparkman, trumpet - 2000, 2002
  • Carrie Trim, flute - 2001
  • Monica Conaway, flute - 2003
  • Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Alexis Allen, tenor saxophone - 2006
  • Jeffery Fogle, tuba - 2006
  • Rebecca Jensen, flute - 2008
  • Ashley Moreno, flute - 2011, 2012
  • Briley Patterson, percussion - 2017
  • Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet - 2017
  • Alana Canaday, bass clarinet - 2021, Bb clarinet 2022 
  • Jon Canaday, percussion - 2021, jazz drumset 2023
  • Roger Gonzalez, F horn - 2021
  • Roberto Gonzalez, trombone - 2023
  • Anthony Vargas, alto sax - 2023
  • Kollin Peiffer, percussion - 2024, 2025
  • Aaron Canaday, percussion - 2025

UIL State Solo & Ensemble Outstanding Performers

  • Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2007: "Fantasie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice" by Arban
  • Rebecca Jensen, flute - 2009: "Concertino in D Major, Opus 107" by Chaminade
  • Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet - 2017: "Hustle Misterioso" from In A Deep Funk by Dorff
  • Roger Gonzalez, F horn - 2021: "Hunter's Moon" by Vinter
  • Jon Canaday, marching tenors - 2022: "Ubiquitous Illin-ness" by Bill Bachman
  • Luis Lopez, music theory - 2024: 9th/10th grade State Music Theory Test