The Texas Music Educators Association Area Competition today in San Antonio determined which of the 94 bands would move on to state. Out of the 10 bands in Area E, the McCallum Wind Ensemble was one of three to advance to state, along with the Rouse and Cedar Park honor bands.  The recordings the wind ensemble submitted were renditions of "Pathfinder to Panama" by John Philip Sousa, "Aurora Awakes" by John Mackey, and "Come Sunday" by Omar Thomas, all of which were performed at the band's pre-UIL concert on March 9 (which is when Julia Copas took these photos).  Out of all the pieces, Class of '23 graduate and former bass clarinet Rory Evers believes "Come Sunday" was the hardest out of them all.  "We practiced those pieces for a long time," Evers said. "We had 'Come Sunday,' our most difficult piece, and 'Pathfinder to Panama' since our spring concert. 'Pathfinder' didn't really need work to be put together because it was an easier piece, but we worked on 'Come Sunday' until spring...