The Official Website of the Cockrill Middle School Band in McKinney, TX
Cockrill Middle School Band
  • Directors
  • Current Members
    • Instrument Rental Information
    • Calendar
    • Supply Lists
    • Band Handbook and Fees
    • Parents
    • Links
  • Future Members
    • How to Join Band
    • Why Join Band?
    • FAQ's
    • See and Hear the Instruments
  • Lessons

COCKRILL BAND RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY

9/22/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Congratulations to the 2013 Cockrill Symphonic I Band who has been selected as a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence/National Wind Band Honors project.  This marks the second time in three years that that this group has earned this tremendous honor.

The Mark of Excellence consists of the National Wind Band Honors, the National Choral Honors, National Orchestra Honors, National Jazz Honors, and National Percussion Ensemble Honors.  It is a competition, entered by recordings, in which the top performances are selected as National Winners, and the second tier performances receive Commended Honors.  This year over 178 of the finest musical ensembles in the nation entered the competition and the project received entries from thirty five states.

The adjudicators for the project were: Dr. Kraig Alan Williams, Director of Bands at Rutgers  University; Colonel John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret), the 25th Director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, and Eugene Corporon, Conductor of the Wind Symphony and Regents Professor of Music at the University of North Texas.

“The Cockrill Symphonic I Band is a wonderful example of musical achievement, and a credit to the McKinney school district.  I salute you for the wonderful performance that you have shared with us, and the tremendous work you do with young musicians!" 

— Dick Clardy, Executive Director, The Foundation for Music Excellence
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Authors

    Mr. Williams
    Mr. Harp
    Mr. Moses

    Archives

    November 2015
    October 2015
    February 2015
    November 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    September 2013
    August 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Kyle Wiechmann

kwiechmann@mckinneyisd.net

(469) 302-7933

Matthew Harp

mharp@mckinneyisd.net

(469) 302-7934

Robin Winter
​
rwinter@mckinneyisd.net

​
(469) 302-7934

Photo used under Creative Commons from hlkljgk