On October 25th, the Steele High School (Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD) band competed in the United States Scholastic Band Association’s Texas State Championship hosted at the S-C-UC ISD Stadium. The Steele Band scored the highest of seventeen school bands competing in the Region VI Open classification to earn the Texas State Championship.

In addition to earning first place in their division, the Steele band won best music, best visual, best visual effect, and 2nd place percussion.

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The band’s show included music composed by the renowned composer of band and orchestra literature, Robert W. Smith. The music was inspired by Dante’s The Divine Comedy.

The Steele Band’s exciting arrangement, written by local band arranger Jair Klarfeld, included Inferno, Paradiso, and Purgatorio. While the musical selections are from The Divine Comedy, the marching show told the story of volcanic eruptions in a land of paradise.

The band is also in the process of planning indoor guard and marching percussion competitions. Since earning 2nd place in last year’s state competition for the Texas Color Guard Circuit, these two groups hope to improve upon their success through the performance of exciting shows.

Kyle Friesenhahn, Steele High School Band Director