Idlebird to be inducted into the ATSSB Hall of Fame

Yegua band director honored for many years of service in music education
  • SOMERVILLE BAND DIRECTOR Carl Idlebird, center, is being inducted into the ATSSB (Association of Texas Small School Bands) Hall of Fame on Feb. 14. He is pictured with Somerville High School Principal Steven Toliver and Somerville ISD Superintendent Eric Holton. Tribune photo by Denise Squier
    SOMERVILLE BAND DIRECTOR Carl Idlebird, center, is being inducted into the ATSSB (Association of Texas Small School Bands) Hall of Fame on Feb. 14. He is pictured with Somerville High School Principal Steven Toliver and Somerville ISD Superintendent Eric Holton. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

    When one thinks about a successful program at Somerville High School, the program most think of first is the Yegua Band program.

    The school touts its band as the “Awardwinning Yegua Band,” however that is not just a title -- it’s a fact.

    The Somerville Band has made six appearances at the UIL State Marching Contest (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015), receiving the Bronze Medal in 2011 -- all under…