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OH the show......well if that's what you wanted to know. The title is ********, musical selections are: *************, ************, ************, ***********, *********** and ************. Well there you heard it hear first!!!! Enjoy!

Because my work wifi is so terrible I didn't even try to view this video. Instead I made what I thought was a funny comment. But, tonight, now that I have (again) watched the video of that incredible moment and of that incredible show, I'm reminded once again that, really, what's happening in Washington, or in the markets, or in the EU, or even in the middle East is not nearly as important as the lessons these young kids are learning on the Field of Dreams of drum corps. This video is surely a great example of that inner spirit, among many examples from many years and among many corps and each of them is building the kind of tested strength of character that is rare among kids' activities, and is our future. The tears that run down my face as I enjoy the production are as much for the Music and Movement as they are for the pride I feel for the guts, courage, strength, drive, and determination that this activity breeds in the kids who bring it to me. It's not about the uniform because I saw it in black in 2015, too.

Last Off-Season Prediction 1. Blue Devils 2. Cadets 3. Crown 4. Bluecoats 5. SCV 6. Blue Knights 7. Cavaliers 8. Boston Crusaders 9. Madison Scouts 10. Phantom Regiment 11. Blue Stars 12. Troopers

Thanks! I loved when I marched...we were so far ahead of our time it was just fun to be in he corps.

The guy in the cream uni at the beginning is the current bass tech. He was our percussion instructor with the band I teach after that year. GREAT guy and vey focussed. They reacted just as we did...that is the tradition of being a Cadet (not that we ever reached THOSE heights in my day). Much more important than a uniform color choice, FHNSAB

This feels incredibly well thought out. I have a good feeling about it. Not my usual "everyone is awesome and I give every show a chance" kinda shtick I usually do. This seems like it could be "really" great. Really looking forward to it. Yet another show from last years 6 - 12 that seems really strong on announcement. All going to come down to how they're presented.

FHNSAB

This is right about the time when designers finalize their show's set pieces. In old time drum corps in the 70's and early 80's, designers created standalone visual set pieces to peak viewer interest. Many were just signature drill moves that could be repeated annually, and weren't thematically tied to the music: Phantom's Rockford File Madison's rotating company front Cadet's Z-Pull 27th's wheel Troopers' sunburst Other early set pieces were cleverly tied to the music's theme: SCV Bottle Dance Cavaliers' Softly step-over move (the theme of reclining as if dying repeated in this tune twice-- the stepover and the ending where the horns lay on their backs) Guardsmen's Maypole Even today in the new millennium, corps have standalone signature set pieces related to their logo or corps tradition: Carolina's Crown formation Boston Crusaders' strains of Conquest As drum corps has become more sophisticated, designers are creating unforgettable set pieces that do double duty-- they provide viewer interest and support the show's dramatic action at the same time. Many of today's set pieces rely on theatrical accouterment rather than on drill moves or technical prowess. The most powerful set pieces display technical skill, support the dramatic action of the show itself, and create lasting brand impression: · Crown - Inferno - Hornline wrapped in a river of blood · BD - Felliniesque - Circus like 30-foot rifle toss · Cavaliers - Machine - Cyborg robots come off the assembly line and play · Blue Stars - Side Show - Conjoined twins flag work · Cadets - Angels and Demons - Two opposing corps combine into one seamless unit at the end. Often screenwriters create a series of set pieces on a single theme and string them together to form a story or through-line for a film. Drum corps shows can be created the same way, providing a loose understructure. For example, the Blue Devils' Felliniesque and Ink used character-based vignette set pieces loosely strung together around a strong central theme, and then gathered the characters together, en masse, at the end. Their ending relied on a rerprise tableau of characters, which created a satisfying resolution and completion to the show's action. Set pieces form a pattern in the drum corps viewer’s mind. The set pieces link together based on the theme to strengthen the underlying dramatic action. The audience imagines what comes next, based on what’s come before. These set pieces help set the audience’s expectations about how the show’s dramatic action progresses, heightens and resolves. Strong set pieces create tradition, and create iconic emblems in the viewer's mind about the corp's brand. Without set pieces, the audience is lost and blindly searches for the underlying pattern of action, which eventually lowers the audience's investment in the final moments, and lowers the stakes of the show, overall. This article on the history of film set pieces may help spark some ideas in drum corps designers' minds about creating visual set pieces that do everything at once: display technical skill support the dramatic action of the show and create a lasting brand impression. http://www.scriptmag.com/features/columns/script-secrets-set-pieces

To donate or not to donate..................working a drumline camp that pays and I get paid on Monday...................oh so tempting. So so so tempting.

I don't see Phantom dropping like that. They were solid by Aug last year and really sold the show..

Best uniforms ever? The classic Cadets black and silver.

Oh, I can think of LOTS of pitch bend shows in my 50+ years seeing drum corps, only most of the time it was not intentional.

I won't lie that's exactly how I felt. Can't believe it took me so long to see it 😅

I'm proud to say I'm a Garfield. Meow.

Ahh, Cavaliers 2008: The original "pitch bend" show!

"Best Uniforms": Going way back: 1961-1962 St Catherine of Sienna Queensmen, Beautiful cadet style white, gold and black uniforms. 1960-1967: St Kevins Emerald Knights. "The Christmas Tree" look never got old. Elphaba WWW

Show will be announced Monday

Glad you said Marine corps.. just class... https://capitolhillcorner.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/2013-07-04-011.jpg

Yowza.

I was so hoping that BAC would play " Dulcinea " from Man of La Mancha. Its a wonderful ballad piece, imo. BAC's 2016 chosen theme of " Quixotic " can be multi layered in its meaning ( naturally ), and does provide their staff with lots of interpretive creative lattitude both visually and musically, imo. Lots of potential here with the Theme selected. I am so looking forward to what they do with this intriguing 2016 show theme that they have selected for themselves this season.

Boston Crusaders... "Quixotic" “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” from Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh) “Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) from Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh) “Dulcinea” from Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh) “Asturias (Leyenda)” from Suite España, Op 47 (Isaac Albéniz) “Kiriki Film” from IRIS (Danny Elfman) “Quixotic” (Ryan George, Ellis Hampton, Marty O’Donnell) http://bostoncrusaders.org/2016/05/2016-production-quixotic/

When Troop posted the 30 sec snippet of the piece, many remarks were about the copying of Crown. "Looks like Crown had a cute little baby corps" "Copying Crown. really?", etc Crown announced they were playing Ecstasy of Gold this year. Irony is so... ironic. It was lost on those making the comparison.

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Other classic set pieces could include 27th's wheel, Troopers' sunburst, and North Star creating a star with a "n" in the middle. Two set pieces we see today could include Carolina Crown including its crown symbol in the show, usually at the end, and musically, BAC planning strains of "Conquest" at some point in the show.

The whole mindset of BD isn't to dominate but, rather to make our alumni proud. It is such a family. Every single time I have gone to a practice there is always someone else who marched previously and we share a kinship. I can not express how warm it is to go to family day or the local show.

I am proud to say I am a Cadet. Uniform fittings for C2 this weekend!! :D

An emotional moment ALL cadets, young , old, present or past can share. Some will say YES it is about the uniform. I think it can be for many BUT it is also about whats in all cadets that has stood the test of time. Shows change, design changes, even istrumentation can change ,now even uniforms can change but there are some things that do not. JMO

anyone forgetting what the Cadets are about needs to watch this... especially the second half of this https://youtu.be/mJg3Mqj8ia8 Hint: it isn't about the uniform.

People caring about groups outside the top 5

I predict the Lions will go another season not winning a playoff game 😅

Incredible. Already the guard is a failure and the season hasn't even started yet. I LOVE today!

I'm looking forward to my oldest son, after working his tail off and marching two years in DCA, get to live his dream out and march with the Madison Scouts this year. Scores are nice, championships even better, but seeing someone achieve their dream like that is what makes this activity so great.

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