DRB Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 These best of all time topics are really tough.....have to remember we are drawing on 40 years of performances..... But...I will play along...and say the best overall ballad dci corps is Phantom Regiment. Shoot...they even had cd's out called Phantom ballads.... The absolute best ballad closer of all time is - 1979 & 1980 Spirit of Atlanta Let It Be Me Topic Closed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grh_20 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I personally had a huge adoration for the Blue Devils 2016 show's closing "ballad". This was not their "ballad", but it was a slow segment of a song that I fell in love with after hearing it for the first time. They played Phillip Glass's ''Mishima'' and not only is it pretty when they played it, but i found a string quartet play it, and that is what I fell in love with the most ( https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiU69HJkdbXAhUFc98KHdvYAKMQtwIIMTAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_4XMeY1RkWQ&usg=AOvVaw39FR230l4BfeMWPxQn0FrK ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) i can't speak for "best ever", just my favorite. and as many ballads as i've loved, none hold a candle to phantom 93 i know it's been recorded several times with Bb horns since then, but the G arrangement just shines: Edited November 24, 2017 by Lance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Guns Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 BD 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietcity Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 SVC 1999: Samuel Barber's Symphony No. 1, movement 3. The music is transfixing, the performance commanding, and the staging masterful, especially the counter-intuitive work of the guard. The interpretation is mature and austere, with none of the maudlin or literal qualities that too often afflict ballads. I am surprised no one has mentioned this piece. I am spellbound every time I watch it, and always have a tear in my eye by the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpscrazy Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Chief Guns said: BD 2017. Agreed! The flugelhorn solo is absolutely lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 On 7/31/2012 at 7:17 PM, fsubone said: You mean On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss? That is a great one, I think they still do it for encore from time to time Ummmmm.... "It Is Well With My Soul" is the hymn composed by Philip Bliss in which Holsinger used for his piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRapp Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) Send In The Clowns. *drops mic* I will say, Elsa’s Theme still remains as the one ballad I continue to go back to time and again when I want to feel the unique power and emotion of drum corps. Edited November 25, 2017 by MikeRapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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