Projected on a screen at the front of the Coppell High School Band Hall on Friday afternoon was a message: “There’s beauty in simplicity.”
Minutes later, as lights dimmed and the gathered crowd...
Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief
• May 4, 2023
Feeling the beat of the drum, Coppell senior Cooper Wiethoff’s body sways to the rhythm. Eyes closed, his size 14 feet shift on the waxy gym floor. Performing at the senior pep rally with Coppell’s...
Manasa Mohan, Executive Editorial Page Editor
• April 6, 2023
Accompanying a loud bang of the confetti cannon, Coppell High School Band members are delighted to hear that they have qualified to compete in the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
The announcement was...
As blue and purple lighting and the majestic swells of Akanksha Subbarao’s arrangement of “Merry-Go-Round of Life” from Howl’s Moving Castle fade onstage, the voices of Coppell Percussion’s...
Coppell Percussion will present its annual fundraising event Purely Rhythmic this Saturday at Coppell High School Auditorium from 7-10 p.m..
This year’s event will feature guest artist CJ Menge for...
With almost 50 competitors vying for one of 10 spots in the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps for the 2023 season, tensions are high and chances are low.
Coppell High School senior Arman Pathan is one of...
Shreya Ravi, Staff Photographer
• December 15, 2022
Coppell High School Band held its annual winter concert in the CHS Auditorium on Tuesday. Watch The Sidekick staff photographer Shreya Ravi’s video on a recap of the night.
Standing at the conclusion of months of tireless preparation, Coppell Band waited under the echoing halls of Alamodome for its chance to take the field in the finals round of the Bands of America San...
FLOWER MOUND - With temperatures in the mid-40s, Coppell Drumline is up next to get on the field. Few words are said, as each percussionist is zeroing in on their focus in perfecting their individual talents...
BEDFORD - The time is 1:12 p.m., and Coppell Band assistant director Riaz Mohammed leans over to a flutist. With one step on the turf at Pennington Field, they, in tandem, determine the ground is neither...
Amidst an amalgamation of instruments, synchronized performers and rhythmic blues during the third movement of the Coppell Band’s 2022-23 marching show “Archetype,” a familiar tune floods the stadium....
Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief
• October 11, 2022
BEDFORD - The stadium lights tower overhead, reflecting glitter and shiny brass instruments. Bright, flowy textured fabrics contrast heavily with the dark green turf of Pennington Field. The audience sits...
