JohnD Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Good Morning! Its a BEAUTIFUL morning in Rochester and we're ready to kick off the Alumni Spectacular. The national anthems of Canada and the USA are just beginning. Wish you could be here with us! Quote
kevingamin Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 National anthems of Canada and the United States have played and the first corps of the morning, Preston Scout House from Preston, Ontario, Canada, is marching into the stadium. Their 2010 program consists of: Brazil by Barroso, Russell Sing Sing Sing by Prima, Louis Wayward Wind Maple Leaf Forever by Muir, Alexander Wish Me Luck by Haza, Ofra Waterloo Fanfare Colonel Bogey March by Alford, Kenneth J. Quote
Brent Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Here comes Scout House! Signature shorts and short sleeve shirts and the drum major in high step mode. Quote
Danielle Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Good morning from the pressbox. Looks like a nice day and an enthusiastic crowd! Quote
Brent Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 American Flag Squads will be in top form today. Scout House carries the American Flag, The Canadian Flag and two sidearms. The colorguard looks like they have 7 foot poles. Here we go setting up on the starting line. Side one endzone for those newbies! Quote
Brent Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 off the line! Nice job with the opening statement! Down the field we go. AFS leading the charge! Quote
TennTux Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Good morning from the pressbox. Looks like a nice day and an enthusiastic crowd! Looking forward to another GREAT day!! Quote
kevingamin Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 I saw Preston Scout House two months ago in Rochester. They were already better at that performance than they were at last year's Alumni Spectacular. Opening fanfare has some people going "WOW!" Mellophones really wail to open the show. So, if I understand correctly, those are called "bugle bells", not glockenspiels? Quote
kevingamin Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Also love that the DM doesn't use a podium. He marches on the field with the corps and conducts from field level. Hey, a little fancy footwork from the hornline during the drum transition into Brazil. That's too modern. :P Quote
kevingamin Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Flags have seven foot poles. The wind is still blowing, so that can't be fun for the guard members. Sing Sing Sing starts with a drum intro. Basses come around in front of the single tenors so they can play on them. There's some serious wrist chops in the drum line, what with playing on the single tenors and snares on slings. Quote
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