Bowman Raider Band

09/15/2026

We are thrilled to announce that the Bowman Wind Ensemble has been selected as a Commended Winner in the 2026 Mark of Excellence/National Wind Band Honors Project! This is the third time the BMS Wind Ensemble has earned the Mark of Excellence Award, winning national in 2025 and commended in 2022.

The Mark of Excellence is a national music competition that recognizes music programs and their ensembles for high standards in performance. The Foundation for Music Education sponsors this project. Ensembles are judged by nationally respected adjudicators, with the top quarter being named as National Winners and the second quarter named as Commended Winners. The project received 525 entries in all classifications this year and received entries from 40 states. Last spring we sent in recordings of our UIL Sweepstakes performance for this competition.

We are so proud of these students and we are thrilled to be recognized alongside the best band programs in the nation! We would like to extend our appreciation to our private lesson instructors and guest clinicians who work with us throughout the year.

25-26 Bowman Wind Ensemble Program submission:
Reverberations by Brian Balmages
Mighty Mite March by Messang/arr. O'Loughlin

It's a great day to be a Raider!

09/12/2026

8th Grade Band Night was a blast! So much fun performing on the field with the Williams Band and seeing our alumni having fun doing great things!! ❤️ 💙

06/04/2026

We are excited to welcome Maya Kamal as our new Assistant Band Director for the Bowman Band! 🎷🎉🎼

Maya Kamal is starting her first year of teaching and is excited to join the Bowman Middle School family! Ms. Kamal grew up in Frisco, TX, before attending Texas Christian University, where she earned a Bachelor’s in Music Education. Most recently, Ms. Kamal student-taught at Keller High School and Indian Springs Middle School in Keller ISD. During her time at TCU, Ms. Kamal served as a College Jazz Intern with the Texas Jazz All Stars, where she taught the saxophones, and was a Saxophone Private Lesson Teacher in White Settlement ISD.

At TCU, Ms. Kamal studied under Joe Eckert, Allen Cordingley, and Laura Singletary. During her time at TCU, she performed in multiple ensembles, including the TCU Wind Symphony under Bobby Francis, TCU Symphonic Band under Brian Youngblood, TCU Jazz Ensembles I and II under Allen Cordingley and Joey Carter, TCU Horned Frog Marching Band under Dr. Drew Dickey, Mr. Matthew Garrett, and Brian Youngblood, TCU Concert Band under Mr. Matthew Garrett on French Horn as a secondary instrument, and the TCU Saxophone Ensemble under Mr. Allen Cordingley.

Outside of band, Ms. Kamal enjoys watching sports, specifically hockey and college football. She also loves exploring cities and visiting coffee shops, so if you know any good places, let her know!

Please join Mr. McCraw and Ms. Salinas in welcoming Ms. Kamal to Bowman! Let's goooooo! 👏

05/23/2026

3 great years with these 8th graders! Onward and upward! We love you! ❤️ Once A Raider, Always a Raider!

05/12/2026

7th and 8th Grade Spring Concert - A Magical Night at the RFAC. There were laughs, there were tears, there were.....chickens? 🐔 🎶 🎵

Thank you to everyone who made this amazing night happen ❤️ 💙 💜

05/05/2026

We are BLOWN AWAY by the amazing Alumni Rehearsal we had tonight! Over 60 former Bowman Band members came back to where it all started to prep for Mr C's final piece. Memories were shared and lots of laughs too! We hope many more can join us this Wednesday night at our Spring Concert to celebrate Mr C, 5:30 at the RFAC!

04/11/2026

Our Donation Fundraiser is now live! Please consider donating and helping us reach our goal!

Hello! I'm raising funds for 2026 Bowman Middle School Band Fundraiser and would love your support. You can click here to make your donation - thank you!

04/07/2026

Alumni Band Performance Information:

We are inviting all alumni back to perform with Mr. C one last time under his baton at our Spring concert, on Wednesday May 6th at the Robinson Fine Arts Center. It is directly before the Williams Band Concert, also at the RFAC. If you are interested in performing, please fill out this google form. We will email all signups with a rehearsal date/time(likely the night before the concert) in the Bowman Band room. Please feel free to pass this along to any alumni interested in performing!

Our Spring Concert is Wednesday May 6th at the Robinson Fine Arts Center, and it will be a special evening to celebrate Mr. C! If you would like to perform with us for his final piece, please fill out the info before so we know who to plan for.

04/04/2026

An important message from Mr. C