Northern Thunder Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 http://thevermilion.com/?p=2058 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Eighty members is a very good size for a new group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 And their first performance is tomorrow (Sunday). Good luck to them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsRadio Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 That's a heck of a first performance for a new corps! Tied a good Legends corps for High GE, won Visual Analysis and Music Analysis. http://www.dci.org/scores/index.cfm?year=2014&event=0bf935b7-686f-4422-bc70-d54b0edd0411%C2'> 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoWhite421 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Talked to some of the members (and shared some bug spray) before the show in Muscatine. Happy to be among the first to cheer for them! I think they are going to do very well. Good luck with the rest of 2014 and hope to see more of you next summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanAndreasen Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 This corps is the real deal. I too saw them in Muscatine and took the time to talk with the director and a couple of the brass staff. Firstly, let me say I've not seen a debut (of a lower division corps) like this since Academie Musicale. THEY WERE JAW DROPPINGLY GOOD FOR THEIR FIRST EVER COMPETITION. Were they to compete, there is no doubt in my mind they would place 8-10th in Open Class finals this year. Info I gleaned in conversation: They recruited by simply announcing their intent to form a corps on facebook. Members hail from LA, MS, AR, and TX. They have minimal sponsorship from a few local businesses in Lafayette. The director, Mr. Nick Simon, is about the only administrator. They have had great support from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The horns and battery percussion are being borrowed from the Rajin Cajun marching band. They have the Cajun's old uniforms and get to rehearse using the University's facilities. All the visual staff are ex-BD - for the rest of staff follow this link http://louisianastars.org/staff-2/ The short, four show, itinerary was what DCI recommended and would allow - a good idea IMHO as no one on staff has taken a corps on the road before (if I am to believe what I was told). I urge you to support this corps. They appear to be doing all the right things at the right pace. According to Nick, T-shirts will be available at the July 21 Lafayette show and then online. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 VERY impressive debut!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-whzSM98Y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWonka Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 VERY impressive debut!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-whzSM98Y AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancidrolla Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 First show? Wow, this is exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Saw a lot video of their drumline and was impressed. Definitely did not have a "first show ever" feel to it. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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