| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1187 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Symphonic Winds ensemble at Rushing Middle |
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| 6 | 6 | | School in the Prosper Independent School District has been invited |
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| 7 | 7 | | to perform at the 77th annual Midwest Clinic International Band, |
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| 8 | 8 | | Orchestra, and Music Conference taking place in Chicago, Illinois, |
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| 9 | 9 | | from December 20 to 22, 2023; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Each year, hundreds of bands apply to perform at the |
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| 11 | 11 | | event, but only a few are selected; the Rushing Symphonic Winds is |
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| 12 | 12 | | one of just four middle school bands invited to play at this |
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| 13 | 13 | | prestigious festival, which is considered the world's largest |
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| 14 | 14 | | convention for music education; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, More than 18,000 people from all 50 states and over |
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| 16 | 16 | | 40 countries will attend the conference in 2023; the Midwest Clinic |
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| 17 | 17 | | was founded in 1946 as an assembly of some 120 Chicago-area |
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| 18 | 18 | | directors and quickly began to expand; initially, it invited |
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| 19 | 19 | | directors to bring their bands on the basis of their reputations; it |
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| 20 | 20 | | eventually developed a highly competitive application process; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Symphonic Winds is guided by Rushing's head band |
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| 22 | 22 | | director, Jarred Dodd; in 2022, the ensemble's percussion section, |
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| 23 | 23 | | under the leadership of Rushing's percussion director, Shane |
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| 24 | 24 | | Snyder, placed first at the Texas Christian University Percussion |
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| 25 | 25 | | Festival in 2022; Prosper ISD has been named by the NAMM Foundation |
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| 26 | 26 | | as one of the Best Communities for Music Education in the country, |
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| 27 | 27 | | in recognition of its commitment to music education and its efforts |
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| 28 | 28 | | to ensure access to music for all students; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through their talent, hard work, and commitment to |
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| 30 | 30 | | excellence, the young musicians of the Rushing Middle School |
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| 31 | 31 | | Symphonic Winds have earned their way to an international event of |
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| 32 | 32 | | enormous prestige, and their achievement is a great credit to |
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| 33 | 33 | | Prosper ISD and a source of pride to their families, friends, and |
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| 34 | 34 | | fellow students; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Rushing Middle School |
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| 37 | 37 | | Symphonic Winds on being invited to perform at the 2023 Midwest |
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| 38 | 38 | | Clinic International Band, Orchestra, and Music Conference and |
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| 39 | 39 | | extend to the members and directors sincere best wishes for |
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| 40 | 40 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for the ensemble as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Frazier |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1187 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 48 | 48 | | 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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