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TSC Performing Arts Center
Brownsville, TX
Date TBA
Concert Adjudication Panel:
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Looking for a amazing performance experience for your concert band, orchestra, or choir that is over the top? We have it and it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the beautiful beaches of South Padre Island!
The Performing Arts Center at Texas Southmost College is one of the best kept secrets in Texas. This 800-seat proscenium performance hall and theater offers phenomenal acoustics for performance and recording. If you're looking to compete or just trying to get that perfect recording for a state honor competition, then the South Padre Music Festival is the perfect event for your group!
Pricing
Registration Fee:
$150 Per Performing Group (Non-refundable)
Performance Fee:
$29.95 Per Student (31 students and over)
$32.95 Per Student (up to 30 students minimum)
Event Details
Awards:
Grand Champion Trophy – awarded to one high school and junior high
Division I Trophy – awarded in each classification for competition and ratings only ensembles
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Trophies – awarded in each classification for competition ensembles
Participation Plaque – comments only groups and competing groups receiving other ratings
Adjudication:
Competition Ensembles – receive ratings and ranking within their classification
Ratings Only Ensembles – receive only ratings and comments, no ranking
Comments Only – adjudicator comments only, no ratings or ranking
Adjudication Rating Scale
Division I – Superior (860-1000)
Division II – Excellent (710-859)
Division III – Good/Average (560-709)
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Band – two selections
Orchestra – three selections
Choral – three selection
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Time Allotment:
Band and Orchestra – 30 minutes maximum
Choral – 25 minutes maximum
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Equipment Provided:
Chairs, Music Stands, Director Podium, and Grand Piano.
Recording:
Recording/Audio Engineer:
Tan Truong – Owner of West Side Recording, Sugar Land, TX
He and his recording studio have recorded countless Midwest and TMEA honor recordings for high school and middle school bands and orchestras.
Some of his successful clients include:
Henry Middle School
Grisham MS Band
Leander HS Band
Roma HS Band
Roma MS Band
Bridgeland High School Symphony Orchestra
Canyon Vista Band/Orchestra
Westwood High School Band
Klein Cane HS Orchestra
Seven Lakes High School Orchestra
Tompkins High School Orchestra
Clear Lake High School
and many, many more bands and orchestras in the Houston, Dallas, and Austin Area.
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Special Arrangements
Performance Location
Add a Tour to Your Festival
South Padre Island, TX
Welcome to this island paradise. Enjoy days in the sun on the beach as you frolic in the Gulf of Mexico. Have water park fun at Beach Park at Isla Blanca. Enjoy a cruise in the bay with a dinner and dance party. Play with the Dolphins during the Dolphin Watch Eco Tour. Visit the Sea Turtle Sanctuary on South Padre Island. This lush tropical island paradise is a must-see and only four hours from San Antonio!
