Title: Life Is a Cabaret!
— “Cell Block Tango”
— “Roxanne”
— “Maybe This Time”
— “Reach for the Gun”
Director: Joni Perez
Drum Majors: Alexis Debeaudry, Allie Flynn, Karl Schroeder, Kaitlyn Maresca, Jess Smith
— “Cell Block Tango”
— “Roxanne”
— “Maybe This Time”
— “Reach for the Gun”
Director: Joni Perez
Drum Majors: Alexis Debeaudry, Allie Flynn, Karl Schroeder, Kaitlyn Maresca, Jess Smith
1-time National Champion:
2013.
2-time National Class Champion:
2013 and 2006.
10-time National Finalist:
2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, and 2002.
11-time National Semifinalist:
2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, and 1998.
1-time Super Regional Champion:
San Antonio 2013.
15-time Super Regional Finalist:
San Antonio 2019, San Antonio 2018, San Antonio 2017, San Antonio 2016, San Antonio 2015, San Antonio 2014, San Antonio 2013, San Antonio 2012, San Antonio 2011, San Antonio 2010, San Antonio 2009, San Antonio 2007, San Antonio 2006, San Antonio 2005, and San Antonio 2003.
3-time Regional Champion:
Conroe 2021, Conroe 2013 and Conroe 2012.
4-time Regional Class Champion:
Conroe 2021, Conroe 2014, Conroe 2013, and Conroe 2012.
31-time Regional Finalist:
Conroe 2021, Houston 2019, Houston 2018, Conroe 2017, Conroe 2016, Conroe 2014, Conroe 2013, Conroe 2012, Conroe 2011, The Woodlands 2010, Pearland 2009, Pearland 2008, Arlington 2006, Arlington 2005, Huntsville 2004, Houston 2003, San Antonio 2002, Hunstville 2002, Houston 2001, Arlington 2001, Houston 2000, San Antonio 2000, Houston 1999, San Antonio 1999, Houston 1998, San Antonio 1998, Houston 1997, Houston 1996, Houston 1995, San Antonio 1994, and Houston 1985.
2013.
2-time National Class Champion:
2013 and 2006.
10-time National Finalist:
2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, and 2002.
11-time National Semifinalist:
2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, and 1998.
1-time Super Regional Champion:
San Antonio 2013.
15-time Super Regional Finalist:
San Antonio 2019, San Antonio 2018, San Antonio 2017, San Antonio 2016, San Antonio 2015, San Antonio 2014, San Antonio 2013, San Antonio 2012, San Antonio 2011, San Antonio 2010, San Antonio 2009, San Antonio 2007, San Antonio 2006, San Antonio 2005, and San Antonio 2003.
3-time Regional Champion:
Conroe 2021, Conroe 2013 and Conroe 2012.
4-time Regional Class Champion:
Conroe 2021, Conroe 2014, Conroe 2013, and Conroe 2012.
31-time Regional Finalist:
Conroe 2021, Houston 2019, Houston 2018, Conroe 2017, Conroe 2016, Conroe 2014, Conroe 2013, Conroe 2012, Conroe 2011, The Woodlands 2010, Pearland 2009, Pearland 2008, Arlington 2006, Arlington 2005, Huntsville 2004, Houston 2003, San Antonio 2002, Hunstville 2002, Houston 2001, Arlington 2001, Houston 2000, San Antonio 2000, Houston 1999, San Antonio 1999, Houston 1998, San Antonio 1998, Houston 1997, Houston 1996, Houston 1995, San Antonio 1994, and Houston 1985.
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Summary
The Woodlands Band is a past Grand National champion, a consistent regional and super regional finalist, and a recipient of both the Sudler Shield and the Sudler Flag.In 2021, The Woodlands is expected to compete at the Conroe (Houston I) Regional, the San Antonio Super Regional, and the Grand National Championships.
2019
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| The Woodlands (TX) performs at the 2019 Grand National Championships. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
At Houston, The Woodlands finished second, with a significant margin behind Ronald Reagan. At the time, it seemed like a bad sign for there to be such a significant score gap, but the scores were more indicitive of Reagan's exceptional season than a slacking performance by The Woodlands.
In San Antonio, The Woodlands again finished eighth in finals, but this year, they had two weeks instead of one to prepare for Grand Nationals. They again placed eighth in Indianapolis, less than a quarter of a point behind William Mason.
The group's 2019 show was one of our personal favorites that season, and one of our favorite The Woodlands shows of all time. It was full of energy and truly designed to show off the many talent individuals and ensembles through the band.
2018
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| The Woodlands (TX) drumline performs at the 2018 San Antonio Super Regional. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
In Houston, The Woodlands again found themselves behind two of the best Texas Bands Ronald Reagan and Vandegrift. The group won the visual caption in prelims and built on that visual performance to finish third overall in finals.
In San Antonio, visual continued to be The Woodlands forte, earning seventh in ensemble visual performance. The band finished 8th overall, but likely by too large a margin because of the dynamics of the top half/bottom half draw.
2017
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| A soloist from The Woodlands (TX) performs at the Grand National Championships in 2017. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
The group's first performance of the season earned a fifth place finish behind Vandegrift, Reagan, Leander, and James Bowie. While the margins were narrow, it continued the pattern of Austin and San Antonio-area bands driving over to Houston and giving us a preview of what would come at San Antonio.
That pattern held up, with The Woodlands falling to 11th place at San Antonio. It may have seemed like a disappointing finish after earning second at the 2016 event, but unlike the 2016 season, The Woodlands still had Grand Nationals to look forward to. At Grand Nationals, the group finished the season strong placing 7th in finals.
2016
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| The Woodlands (TX) front ensemble performs at the San Antonio Super Regional. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
At Conroe, The Woodlands finished behind some stiff competition from a few San Antonio-area groups that made the trip over. The Woodlands earned third place in both prelims and finals. With these scores and placements early on, we assumed this would be a very similar season to 2015, but we were wrong.
By San Antonio, The Woodlands had made some drastic improvements and were close on the tail of returning champion Flower Mound. In prelims, The Woodlands were able to capture the GE caption over FloMo, but in finals, the group finished in a very close second place overall.
2015
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| The Woodlands (TX) performs at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
This group tends to have much better shows during the years they attend Grand Nats if for no other reason than that they have an extra week or two to rehearse and perfect the show. With UIL limits on practice time, Texas bands are able to improve exponentially in just two weeks time.
At the Conroe Regional, The Woodlands placed third in prelims right behind Ronald Reagan and Claudia Taylor Johnson. Because of a scheduling conflict with a football game, they were unable to compete in the finals competition.
On Halloween, The Woodlands competed at the San Antonio Super Regional, placing seventh in finals and prelims and setting them up for a good showing at Grand Nats, but placing a grand national champion title out of reach.
Just two weeks later, The Woodlands competed at the Grand National Championships earning sixth place in finals. While it may be surprising to see a group that won this competition just two years placing so low, it's important to look at all of the extremely tough competition this group had to face. The bands that compete in finals at Grand Nats truly are the best in the nation, and there are so many variables that affect their placements year-to-year.
2014
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| The Woodlands (TX) performs at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
They won both of these competitions in 2013 and many people thought they could repeat that pattern this year, but instead they fell several points behind Claudia Taylor Johnson at both competitions. We thought Hebron would be their toughest competition after they had lost to The Woodlands by only 0.05 of a point at San Antonio 2013, but they managed to beat Hebron by 0.05 for the second year in a row.
Over the summer of 2014, two assistant band directors, Ivan De La Cruz and Brian Eisemann, left the program. Head director Joni Perez and percussion director Andy Salmon remained and two new directors Jason Harvey and Joseph Eck replaced the two departing directors. While it's always sad to see people leave, it doesn't appear that there was any sort of scandal or situation at the school that caused these two directors to leave. Sometimes staff changes can destroy a program and sometimes it can really help a program. We expected little or no change to The Woodland's level of excellence since head director Joni Perez remained in charge, and it turns out that we were right.
