23-24 Events and Photos
Welcome to the 2023 - 2024 archive of events. This is where we keep all of this year's events that we participated in and have photos for. Hope you enjoy seeing what we've been up to this year!
McDade Music Program's Winter Concert
Join us for an evening of Winter Holiday music from the McDade ISD music students! We'll be showcasing the McDade Choir, Beginning Band, High School Percussion Ensemble, the Take 9 McDade Jazz Band, The McDade Winter Guard (Color Guard) and the State Award Winning McDade High School Band. Its free and open to the public. We're even having a best dressed contest for the gentlemen. Come out and see these amazing students perform on Thursday, December 14th in the McDade High School Gym.
McDade Marching Band in the Festival of Lights Parade
McDade Marching Band will be participating in this year's Festival of Lights Parade held by the Smithville Chamber of Commerce. This is the 4th year the band will be participating in the parade and the kids are looking forward to seeing Santa again!
The McDade Marching Band has made it to State Marching Contest! Heres all the information to help coordinate and inform anyone and anyone who would like to support and follow us as we head to San Antonio on November 7th!
Performance is: Tuesday November 7th at 11:15 am
Alamodome Ticket Purchase
Last week of practice before contest
State Contest Itinerary
Helpful Overnight Packing List
All Region Jazz Band Results
Congrats to Mark Hobbs and Ransom Stidham for making it into the ATSSB All Region Jazz Band for a second year in a row! Both improved their chair position from last year and are very excited to perform their concert this January! Congats gentleman!
9/19/23
McDade Jazz Students Public Performance
Three of our jazz band students will be performing a 2 hour gig at the Bastrop Museum on Saturday September 23rd. Its open to the public and we'd love to see you there! -9/19/23
Marching Band Parent Showcase
All Band Parents are invited to the McDade Marching Band Parent showcase on Thursday August 10th from 5:30pm - 6:00pm in the McDade Gym. The Marching Band would like to show the parents what they have been up to while in Band Camp these last few weeks. We'd also like to share information about becoming a Band Booster to help support these wonderful kids. All music student parents (in high school and in beginning band) are invited to attend and are able to be a booster. We'll see you there!
Uniform Day!
Its Summer Band! It was uniform day in summer band, this was the first time we got to try on our uniforms for the year! 7/17/23
2023 Summer Band Schedule
McDade has Another Music Program First!
McDade High School Band has placed 3rd in the State for their recording of The Red Cape! We recorded three songs on the UIL Concert stage in March of this year and submitted them to be ranked against other 1A schools. The Red Cape is a concert march piece and won 3rd in the Concert March Category.
We also had our other two recording place in the state rankings! We won 6th Place in State for our recording of Wind Storm featuring a flute solo! And 12th of our recording of Pinnacle both in the Concert Music category. Great things are happening in McDade! Stay tuned for our upcoming marching season!!