History
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
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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...StandridgeLaniakea...Wilds
Angry Beavers!...Beck
Awards
US Bands - Madisonville Showcase; Madisonville, TX2nd 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 FestivalMay 2026
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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'sPictures 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
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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
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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...StandridgeAwards
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...BalmagesAwards
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...BalmagesAwards
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...FordAwards
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...BalmagesAwards
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...OwensAwards
Pride of Texas Music Festival (Plano)- 1st Division
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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...SmithAwards
SoundPost Music Festival- 1st Division
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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...LoestAwards
SoundPost Music Festival- 1st Division
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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 Festival1st 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)
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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 BorgoAwards
SoundPost Music Festival1st Division
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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.**
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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...PaulusAwards
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…WilliamsAwards
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
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- Tommy Ray, Director (in the Fall)
- Richard Smith, Director (in the Spring)
- Melanie Johnson, Drum Major
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- 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
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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
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- Ron Bost, Director
- Cheri Pierson, Drum Major
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- Ron Bost, Director
- Danny Robbins, Drum Major
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- Ron Bost, Director
- Clara Cooper, Drum Major
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- 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
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- Elinor Cleveland, Director
- Joey Burris, Drum Major
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- Elinor Cleveland, Director
- Geri Lynn Durnell, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 64
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- Elinor Cleveland, Director
Terry Warren, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 55
- Elinor Cleveland, Director
-
- Elinor Cleveland, Director
- Susan Steadman, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 48
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- Elinor Cleveland, Director
- Nancy Easley, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 40
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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
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- Preston Wohlford, Director
- Sandra Reeves, Drum Major
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- Preston Wohlford, Director
- Caron Murdock, Drum Major
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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
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- Earnest F. Stapleton, Director
- Linda Bostick, Drum Major
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- Hal Connett, Director
- Dwight Estes, Drum Major
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- Leonard Oberhoff, Director
- Claudene Patterson, Drum Major
-
- O.B. Wixon, Director
- Claudene Patterson, Drum Major
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- Harold Barnett, Director
- Mary Beth Gardner, Drum Major
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- 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
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- Cullen (C.C.) Monzingo, Director
- Mary Coleman, Drum Major
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- C.C. Monzingo, Director
- Fern Estes, Drum Major
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- R.C. Hornburg, Director
- Fern Estes, Drum Major
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- R.C. Hornburg, Director
- Bernice Coleman, Drum Major
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- P.H. Wohlford, Director
- Billie Ann Mosley & Mary Ann Morehead, Drum Majors
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- P.H. Wohlford, Director
- Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major
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- Joseph Dunham, Director
- Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major
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- Barney Moore, Director
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- Arthur Lucas, Director
- Mary Ann Moore, Drum Major
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- W.K. Sides, Director
- Veda Coleman, Drum Major
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- W.K. Sides, Director
- Jonel Edmondson & Gladys Greer, Drum Majors
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- W.K. Sides, Director
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- W.K. Sides, Director
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- W.K. Sides, Director
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- W.K. Sides, Director
- Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
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- W.K. Sides, Director
- Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
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- W.K. Sides, Director
- Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 32
Performances
Anderson County Fair -
- W.K. Sides, Director
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- 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
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