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Lady Bulldogs End Historic Run
Stamford Bulldog Band Ends Competition Season With Superior Ratings BY MICHAEL COPELAND, SHS BAND DIRECTOR THE NEW STAMFORD AMERICAN VOL. 11, ISSUE 42 STAMFORD AMERICAN VOLUME 98, ISSUE 48 STAMFORD LEADER VOLUME 114, ISSUE 49
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Wednesday, February 26th, the Stamford ISD band program participated in the Region 7 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation at Seymour High School. The Bulldog Band (grades 9-12) received straight 1’s from all six judges resulting in a Division 1 rating for concert and for sight-reading. Mr. Copeland, the band’s director, is researching the band’s history at this time. He believes that this is the first time since 2004 that the band received a Division 1 in both events. The band has received a couple of 1’s in concert and sight-reading since Mr. Copeland became the Stamford director in 2012, but the band had not achieved it in both events in the same year. Mr. Copeland stated, “I am very excited to be a part of the Stamford ISD and to have the opportunity to be the band direc-
tor for our students. This group has had some fine leaders for the past several years who have graduated. The former seniors left a lot of drive and determination behind. These students have acted upon it, found a source of motivation, taken instruction very well, and then performed at a superior level.” UIL designates that a Division 1 rating is labeled as superior. Earlier in February, twelve students participate in the Region 7 UIL Solo and Ensemble contest in Stephenville. Their results are Mallory Copeland – Division 1/Class 2 solo, Candace Clayton – Division 1/Class 3 solo, Hailee Richardson – Division 1/Class 3 solo, and Orlando Moreno – Division 1/Class 2 solo. Leaha Finley, Natalie Roden, Jaelynn Bryant, Madison Bryant, Thalia Ponce, Jacoby Castro, Seth Castro, and Simon Kruckner received Division 2 ratings (excellent) for their solos. “We had these individu-
als doing extra work to shine in their own right. However, their participation and achievement in the individual events makes our band better as a whole,” said Mr. Copeland. The whole competition season started back in January as Orlando Moreno participated in the ATSSB Region 7 High School District Band. He had auditioned in November and made the band playing the tenor saxophone. As a reward, the students who make the band actually get to rehearse together and perform a concert. The Stamford Middle School still has competition for the Middle School Band and the Beginner Band. They will compete in the Cisco Music Festival and Clyde Beginning Band Festival. The spring concert for the whole band program is set for April 27th at 7:00 pm.