IllianaLancerContra Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 That was the year. It was new and they ended up in 7th place, I believe. The had one heck of a drum solo that year, though. Stone Ground Seven. Th opener (Procession of the Nobles), drum solo (SG7) & Closer (Juipter) were great. The Evita medley was a mess - that is why they ended up 7th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Th opener (Procession of the Nobles), drum solo (SG7) & Closer (Juipter) were great. The Evita medley was a mess - that is why they ended up 7th. Unfortunately it's not that clear cut. Changes input in the 1980 season extended beyond the concert piece. They even made a change to the key of Procession of the Nobles as per a comment from a judge. Edited September 21, 2016 by Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Th opener (Procession of the Nobles), drum solo (SG7) & Closer (Juipter) were great. The Evita medley was a mess - that is why they ended up 7th.Wasn't Jim Elvord with SCV that year? I seem to recall that.I'm getting old. Fixed it. Smh. Edited September 22, 2016 by Terri Schehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 "Can someone explain how we went from symmetrical drill to not?" hmmmm......I think it was something like drill writers wrote symmetrical drills, and then they did not. Does that help? We bow to Captain Obvious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Go back a few years to the Santa Clara shows of the mid and late 70's and the 27th Lancers' shows first under Ralph Pace and Ike Ianessa, then under George Zingali's writings. On both coasts, whether it was Emmons and Moxley out west, or the Boston crew back East, fronts began to become arcs, then the arcs were rotated. then subdivided with pass thrus and other rotations and movements no longer anchored on the 50 or matched side to side. Much earlier in DCA, the Yankee-Rebels out of Baltimore had divided the corps in half for a Civil War theme and eventually each "army" took on their own personalities in Blues and Greys. Saw the Lancers at the CYO Nationals in 1979, and was struck by all the "rotating form" stuff they did. A forerunner of things to come. The Yankee Rebels first performed their "Requiem for an Era" production in 1969. The split corps and multiple tempos... an idea years ahead of its time. I've had a chance to chat a few times with their main marching instructor that year.... he's told me at the post-show critique at a few shows, judges would admit they didn't quite know how to judge what they were seeing, and hearing, during "Requiem".... based on the scoresheets in use at that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Saw the Lancers at the CYO Nationals in 1979, and was struck by all the "rotating form" stuff they did. A forerunner of things to come. The Yankee Rebels first performed their "Requiem for an Era" production in 1969. The split corps and multiple tempos... an idea years ahead of its time. I've had a chance to chat a few times with their main marching instructor that year.... he's told me at the post-show critique at a few shows, judges would admit they didn't quite know how to judge what they were seeing, and hearing, during "Requiem".... based on the scoresheets in use at that time. Editorial comment: We were robbed at CYO ... but I'm not bitter. Edited September 22, 2016 by Jurassic Lancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Editorial comment: We were robbed at CYO ... but I'm not bitter. You're next in the confessional with Tim K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Unfortunately it's not that clear cut. Changes input in the 1980 season extended beyond the concert piece. They even made a change to the key of Procession of the Nobles as per a comment from a judge. heck SG7 had the cool diddle passage change from flams after Allentown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I will say that it's refreshing when modern corps throw in a little bit of symmetrical design these days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Saw the Lancers at the CYO Nationals in 1979, and was struck by all the "rotating form" stuff they did. A forerunner of things to come. Yes, Fran, it was the '79 27th Lancers that really introduced the floating visuals. When we first saw them in June that year it was a whole new thing we were seeing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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