Odem Bands

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

This week we’ll be focusing on preparing students for their Solo and Ensemble performances next week, as well as Mr. Williams will have the first rehearsal of the Odem JH Jazz Band on Tuesday after school. Finally Mr. Williams will begin a fundraiser with the OJH students this week, please keep an eye out for that information!   2020 Washington,

This week is a light week for the Odem Bands. We will be primarily preparing students for the UIL Region Solo and Ensemble Contest on February 7th. We will also be hosting our 2nd Annual Solo and Ensemble Recital on Tuesday, the 5th. We will share more details about timing for both of them as we get closer. For now

Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were relaxing! As we enter January we don’t have many events, but we will be gearing up for a very busy few months to round out the year. Please see each section below for more information on this spring’s upcoming events.   2020 Washington, D.C. Trip Deposits Due The deposits for the 2020