Odem Bands

Congratulations to the members of the Odem Bands for a phenomenal showing at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation last week! All three of our performing groups, the Odem JH Symphonic Winds, Odem HS Symphonic Band, and Odem HS Wind Ensemble earned Superior Ratings in both Concert and Sight-Reading portions, bringing home 3 Sweepstakes Awards! This marks the 6th Consecutive Year

We would like to begin by thanking everyone who came out and contributed to our Windi and Jazzi Fundraiser this weekend! Between ticket sales, donations, and the silent auction this was a very successful fundraiser for our students! We will have a full report and breakdown from the Band Boosters at their next meeting. We would like to give a

We’d like to begin this week by congratulating Odem-Edroy ISD on once again being named a National Best Communities for Music Education Recipient! This recognizes OEISD as among the best 623 districts in the nation for music education in grades K-12. Odem-Edroy ISD is one of just 68 Texas school districts named to this list! We appreciate all of the

This is going to be a very busy week for the Odem Bands. Before I get into the schedule for this week I wish to give an update on the 2020 OHS Band Trip. We currently only have 22 of a minimum of 30 students signed up for the trip. Ideally I would prefer to travel with at least 40

I hope everyone had a fun and restful Spring Break! Our schedule with the bands starts getting busier through the end of the year, please pay close attention to dates/events. PLEASE NOTE: We have rescheduled the Pre-UIL Contest Concert from this Thursday to the following week on Thursday, March 28th. We know there is a conflict with HS Track that

This past weekend nine students from the Odem HS Band participated in the Texas A&M University Corpus Christi South Texas Honor Band. Those students had a fantastic performance on Saturday and we congratulate them on their performance! I would also like to take a moment and congratulate Senior Saxophonist Joey Aguirre on his successful audition and acceptance into the TAMUK

It’s hard to believe but we’re already finishing February! March and April are very busy months so I ask that you please look at the calendar of events below and please keep track of the upcoming events. Please remember that performances are mandatory graded events! This week we have ten high school students who have been chosen to participate in

We would like to begin this week’s information by congratulating Zenaida Lara for an outstanding performance with the All-State Band this past weekend! Wednesday she participated in chair auditions and placed 10th out of the 25 best clarinets in the state. Congrats again! This week will be a light week for our program. We will be focusing on preparing for

Before getting to this week’s schedule I would like to congratulate all of our students on their outstanding performances at UIL Region Solo and Ensemble last week! Odem JH had 3 students earn Superior Medals, and many others were given ratings of Excellent! Odem HS brought back a total of 26 Superior Medals with 4 Soloists and 3 Ensembles advancing