The Incarnate Word Academy band earned a superior rating in the large concert band’s wind ensemble category at the TAPPS State Band Championship on April 23 in Temple, Texas.
A superior rating is the highest rating possible at the state championship.
In addition, the IWA band won State Sweepstakes. The band has received the State Sweepstakes award four years in a row since 2013.
“We competed against several larger 4A bands that had over 60 students,” IWA Band Director Joe Hernandez said. “The judges were very impressed with our small, but powerful band.”