mjoakes Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 This is @DrumCorpsClips' on Twitter's featured clip today for #HalloweenScreamers: https://twitter.com/DrumCorpsClips/status/791765962936623104 Ballet in Brass is about as classic as it gets for Madison. You can kind of hear some 2001-era arranging influences in this version (screamers be ######), but it works as well as any other rendition of that tune from them. What would it take to see an updated 2017 version on the field? Is it even possible, or is a musical focus like that just not rewarded enough competitively to be feasible? Or worse, would current trends render it so unrecognizable and disjointed so as to leave well enough alone? Something to think about. Great clip I didn't want to end. Thanks. Power and energy I missed in the 2016 show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine White Russians Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 This is @DrumCorpsClips' on Twitter's featured clip today for #HalloweenScreamers: https://twitter.com/DrumCorpsClips/status/791765962936623104 Ballet in Brass is about as classic as it gets for Madison. You can kind of hear some 2001-era arranging influences in this version (screamers be ######), but it works as well as any other rendition of that tune from them. What would it take to see an updated 2017 version on the field? Is it even possible, or is a musical focus like that just not rewarded enough competitively to be feasible? Or worse, would current trends render it so unrecognizable and disjointed so as to leave well enough alone? Something to think about. I love Ballet in Brass. But please, for the love of God, NO MORE RE-HASHES! There's soooo much great music out there that the Scouts have never done before that could be amazing. Why do they keep trying to bring back old music. They could do an entire production based on Benjamin Britain's "War Requim" or Holsinger's "Ballet Sacra"....or as someone suggested, Han Zimmer's "Man of Steel"....or there's a great piece that I always hoped Blue Devils would tackle, but Madison could do it too....Duke Ellington's Jazz version of Mary Poppins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcityscout Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Leave well enough alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Leave well enough alone. Oh poo poo. Picture Ballet in Brass - with ramps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamMan Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 GO CUBS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 GO CUBS! i agree, but I figured this would be more a statement on the Cavaliers' thread given their history with the North Side of Chi-town. But a fan is a fan in this modern world of non-local drum corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamMan Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 THE CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass5 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) From the filmmakers: We have a massive opportunity to help give national exposure to the drum corps activity. Our documentary "Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood" is coming out on the iTunes Movie store on Tuesday. If enough digital copies sell from now through it's opening week, we could land the film on the American documentary chart for iTunes. If that happens, it will get people who know nothing about the drum corps subculture to sit up and pay attention. Pre-order it now for only $10 and help drum corps reach the mainstream! If you haven't heard: The award winning, documentary film "Scouts Honor" is now on the iTunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/…/scouts-honor-inside…/id11563 Edited November 5, 2016 by bass5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcityscout Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I have it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMadMan Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Talk is cheap. Finish in the top 12. Bingo. Sad state of affairs. Don't give 2 shats if "everyone is just better now", which is always what we get to explain away the lackluster results. If that's the case, then my question would be, "well why aren't you too?!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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