We had a great opportunity Friday evening to go to McKinney North H.S. and see the University of Houston Wind Ensemble perform. That's the top band from a school with an amazing music program. They were great - there was a tuba soloist that played things that would never be recognized as a tuba (wow!) and a guy who played a tympani solo (yes) that almost brought the house down. The kids were all very impressed - now Brad wants to get a Music degree!
Another cool thing about this was that my band director from high school, Tom Bennett, was conducting! He has been directing this band for about 8 years - I hadn't seen him since, uh...1983? He is a very strong personality (still is, I'm sure - maybe too much for me?) but he has always put out a great product, and last night was no exception.
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