Story by Guest Columnist | October 13, 2009 | Tags: Cary High, Green Hope, Marching Band, music
photo by Bobby Moore
Article provided by Nancy Caggia
The rain held off and two local Cary high school bands performed at the West Johnston High School Invitational Marching Band Competition this past Saturday, October 10. Both Green Hope High School and Cary High School bands performed extremely well and there was only 1.9 points separating the final scores!
Photo by Scott Carrera
Green Hope performed their “The Road Less Travelled” show and received many awards in the top AAAA division: 1st place Drum Major, 1st place Percussion, 2nd place Marching; 3rd place Color Guard, 3rd place Music and 3rd place Effect and Overall award. Some of the judge’s comments included: “Very nice approach to the instruments! (percussion)” “GREAT! (Woodwind accuracy)” “Well done front ensemble” “Tone Quality++ (woodwinds)”,“Good (emotion generated and maturity—color guard” “Strong woodwind feature moments” and “Enjoyed show!”
photo by Scott Carrera
Congratulations to the Cary High School band which was awarded overall Grand Champion of the evening of the 17 schools’ bands. Also, in the AAAA division, Cary’s “American Revolution” show was also received top honors of 1st place. Other awards included: 1st place Color Guard, 1st place Marching, 1st place Music, 2nd place Drum Major; and 2nd place Overall Effect.
Cape Fear High School’s “Hola a Dios” performance came in second in the AAAA Division overall and received the People’s Choice award with their colorful show and bird cage props! Chapel Hill High School also participated in the top AAAA Divison with their show based on “Fiddler on the Roof.” West Johnston did a performance of their “Modern Gothic” show. It was a great autumn evening to watch all of our talented youths and congratulations to all of them!
