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Cupertino Tournament of Bands - 2011 Pictures and Winners!

By Chris Alston

Real Estate Agent with Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) 01338415

October 12, 2011 05:01 AM

What a great time at the Cupertino Tournament of Bands on Saturday night (October 8th, 2011). The annual event is hosted by Cupertino High School.

You have to excuse my pictures, as I broke my camera and was using a loner type. :) We all brought jackets, food, blankets and really enjoyed the 4 1/2 hours of feild shows by local favorites!

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The event drew dozens of bands from around the bay area, and towards the end of the evening the stands were PACKED!

Cupertino High School

My Alma Mater was in the house! Cupertino High School, the Host Band was on display too!

Saratoga High School

Saratoga High School was one of the larger bands.

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Homestead High School was/is one of our bands local to Cupertino and is one of 10 bands nationally picked to be in the Rose Parade this year. And of course, they stole the show!

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I tried to snap a picture of the awards that were to be given out that night. Again, my camera was a small digital while I wait to replace my awesome camera that I kinda... broke...

And the winners are:

FIELD SHOW AWARDS


Grand Sweepstakes	Homestead	187.65
Field Show Sweepstakes	Homestead	96
Music Sweepstakes	Homestead	394
Marching Sweepstakes	Homestead	285.5
Showmanship Sweepstakes	Homestead	280.5

Place	School	Score
Class A
1	Westmont	79.6
2	Central Valley	73.85
3	Del Mar	73.45

Class AA
1	Branham	89.9
2	Santa Clara	84.6
3	American	84.45

Class AAA
1	Fremont	90.85
2	Milpitas	87.95
3	Santa Theresa	87.5

Class AAAA
1	Foothill	91.2
2	Leigh	91.1
3	Lynbrook	90.9

Class AAAAA
1	Saratoga	94.35
2	Mountain View	91.9
3	(not awarded)

Woodwinds
1	Saratoga	97
2	Homestead	95
3	Mountain View	92

Brass
1	Homestead	97
2	Saratoga	96
3	Foothill	94

PercussionClass A
1	Central Valley	77.9
2	Westmont	74
3	Del Mar	69.7

PercussionClass AA
1	Branham	83
2	Terry Nova	81.4
3	Santa Clara	80.3

Percussion Class AAA
1	Milpitas	84
2	Fremont	83.3
3	Santa Theresa	82.1

Percussion Class AAAA
1	Foothill	92.6
2	Leigh	90.2
3	Lynbrook	89.9

Percussion Class AAAAA
1	Homestead	96.6
2	Saratoga	91.3
3	(not awarded)

Drum Major
1	Mountain View	88
2	Terra Nova	86
3	American	85

Auxiliary Class A
1	Westmont	75.5
2	Central Valley	60
3	Del Mar	58.5

Auxiliary Class AA
1	Branhan	83
2	Terra Nova	75.5
3	American	69

Auxiliary Class AAA
1 (tie)	Fremont & Milpitas	84
2	Santa Theresa	75
3	(not awarded)

Auxiliary Class AAAA
1	Foothill	83.5
2	Lynbrook	77
3	Leigh	76.5

Auxiliary Class AAAAA
1	Mountain View	88
2	Saratoga	85.5
3	(not awarded)

Have a great day!

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Don MacLean

New England Real Estate Center Inc. - Easton, MA

Realtor-Homes for Sale- Easton, Mass 02356

Chris, nothing better than getting out and supporting any local event. I would have been there right with you in the stands.

Marching bands a must, I swear half the time at soccer practice I'm watching the band practice lol

Enjoy the day

Oct 12, 2011 06:26 AM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I'll be watching for the "how I kinda broke my camera post" Chris. And boy did this post take me back. My daughter is a trumpet player. Marching/concert both. All those competitions back in middle and high school. In fact today I was telling a story about my last speeding ticket rushing her from a softball game where she played to the football game 4 counties away so she could be there for the halftime show.

Great that you went out and supported this competition and gave the winners some extra recognition.

Oct 12, 2011 08:03 AM

Brigita McKelvie, Associate Broker

Cindy Stys Equestrian and Country Properties, Ltd. - Lehigh Valley, PA

The Broker with horse sense and no horsing around

Chris,

This looks a lot like our area's Sound Fest" where HS bands compete. They really sound great!

Brigita

Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM

Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Lodi

The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Lodi - Lodi, CA

The Nines Team in Lodi

Chris - Thanks for ramping up the "home teams" on the musical front! Now it will be like I almost know one of the bands in the Rose Parade!

Like Tammy - I think the "broke camera" sounds like a pending post! Be well ...

Oct 12, 2011 12:29 PM

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!

Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT

St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Chris, Hope you get your camera back soon. Band competitions are always FUN to watch and bings back memories of when we competed way back when! Congrats to your hometown band!

Oct 12, 2011 01:49 PM

Kwee Huset

Kwee Huset Realty - Venice, FL

Venice Florida Homes For Sale

Chris,Sorry that your camera broke but your photographs looked great. The banks reminds me of "Thanksgiving Parade"

Oct 12, 2011 02:30 PM

Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC

Selling the Upstate since 1989

these are great photos for a "cheap" camera... And congrats to all the winners!

Oct 12, 2011 04:58 PM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR

"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Well, Chris, first of all, BUMMER that you broke your camera!! Secondly, for the most part, you captured it so well that it took me back to my high school days and the Friday night football games--SO exciting! There is something about the evening that makes it that much more dramatic and fun. Wow, I haven't thought about those times in, well it seems like FOREVER AGO. It also reminded me of romance. It also reminded me of my college band at West Virginia University--they were fantastic. They played at a Steeler's game in Pittsburgh and ROCKED IT. I remember one of the gals was actually blind and once you could pick her out, you saw her fellow bandmembers help her on the rare occasions that she would misstep--pretty cool, because they had intricate routines.

Oct 12, 2011 06:16 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your photographs. It is always good to support the local teams.

Thanks so much for your comments on my blogs. I am in the process of moving my office and have not been able to keep up with my usual efforts to return every comment.

Have a great day and an outstanding weekend.

Enjoy the colors of fall and be sure to have your camera in hand to capture those special moments.

Copy of IMG_5980 Life is better when there are flowers to photograph.

The Dahlia Show at Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County, Maryland

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Oct 14, 2011 01:46 AM

Linda Urbick

RealtyOne Group - San Ramon, CA

Selling San Ramon Valley - 925-786-5132

Chris I think your photos look good and it looks like everyone was having fun. Supporting our community events keeps us involved.

Oct 14, 2011 02:57 PM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Chris - band competitions are such an integral part of American life especially during the Fall. Great photos.

Oct 14, 2011 04:58 PM

Chris Alston

Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA

Silicon Valley, California

Don... When I hear drums I always crain my desk too!

Oct 14, 2011 05:44 PM

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

Chris, kids can learn so much about life from being in a great marching band! Keeping the lines straight, staying in step, concentration, and working with a hundred or so other people.

Oct 19, 2011 01:15 PM

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