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I like that ending a lot

I wasn't into his 2013 Blue Stars book, but otherwise I thought his stuff was solid there. The dude is the ensemble guy with BD, so he clearly knows his stuff. But his Cavies 2.0 isn't working.

I LOVE THIS SHOW!

Witching hour in the big easy. "was it all a dream?"

Lack of uniformity in guard using fans probably not helping score. That is pretty much pure dance and isn’t effective if their timing is so off member to member.

they are playing and sounding good, but it feels like its lacking the energy of other showings.

I don’t get the show story but I like the music.

Good luck preventing it, that song has already been all over tiktok and insta for a couple years 😭 And has in fact already popped up in WGI.

Played a book. Wasn't a fan.

“Lie to me” seems to be a very traditionally influenced piece. I really enjoy it.

This is a really good site for high cam

They have had them for a couple of shows at least

Is this when the saints?

I've heard them live, they are so powerful. It must be mic placement

They could (and should) add a flugel line to take the edge off the brass and serve as their “clarinet” to everyone’s else’s “saxophone”

I hope there aren’t any high schools out there dumb....I mean brave enough to put Agape in their show this fall. Way too exposed. But we all know how high schools love to flex their muscle and play something from drum corps the season before.

The trumpet solo in the 1st half --- It is bad. I do feel bad for the kid and I am angry at the design staff/ brass teachers. The tone quality hasn't really improved since show 1 and it's just not projecting. I am conflicted in that I want the soloist and corps to succeed. Yet, I am frustrated as an educator that educational decisions have been poorly made. Is this the best player in the trumpet section? Is there some sort of favoritism happening that got this kid into the solo spot? (If so, that won't cause any resentment :P) Maybe they are recovering from an injury? I realize not every corps has screamers and all but the solo is not that challenging and there are gobs of trumpet players to choose from. From my ears, it sounds like this kid would likely find more success on baritone - but that time may have come and pass.

"There's that fleur-de-lis!" - Steve Rondinaro, probably 1994

Go Mandarin Scouts!

They've been there,

Imagine if Bloo followed up 2018 with a version of this…

So I just noticed the church bells in the brass. A nod to the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. Wonderful arranging!

Are the masks new tonight or am I just oblivious?

Brass sounds weak tonight. Could be Flo. But it sounds like some of the soloists were struggling to hit the upper register just now at the start of the ballad.