Einstein On The Beach

That's completely different. You have brass players interested in doing drum corps, you can use that sound to your advantage. String players are too busy auditioning for NEC, they don't have time for drum corps. If a corps COULD get their hands on a string quartet though and mic them, possibly do some Gorecki or Mozart quartets, well then my friend, you've got some good #### on your hands. Or better yet!!! http://www.gavinbryars.com/Pages/titanic_point.html The Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars. If you're not familiar, go to the link above. Yes, but being receptive of such ideas and being willing to give them chances is a part of being open minded. Renouncing something before even hearing it is an example of ignorance. All music is beautiful in its own way, people on this board are too busy worrying about the stuff they DON'T like, why not try to like as much of it as you can.

Drum corps is not a sport Next

Neither was contemporary ballet vocabulary Or Bb horns (apparently) Or members who knew how to read music All this at some point was considered "not drum corps" to someone. People also used to think the world was flat. Let's just open our minds a bit and let people (the corps) do what they want.

That's cool, but I'm pretty sure the music I posted is a lot better.

As far as the capabilities of synthesizers, no where did I mention about them replacing acoustic instruments, that's just ignorant. They can obviously coexist, you'll get a unique sonority to happen. More sound is possible. Take this for example. A simple example, just a little clip from one of The Residents albums, a very good one at that. They're normally pretty good at achieving very unique voices on their synth work. Here is another clip of The Residents, I think a better example than the first. http://youtube.com/watch?v=KlhPm9Iyrm0 Of course the ubiquitous mention of Philip Glass Lastly I'll just post a video of the Wersi Bass Synthesizer, very cool.

American Elegy is actually a good piece, but between that and October, I think every high school band has played it way too many times, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Ticheli is quite skilled, and he has a very unique voice in his writing, but he makes good money off the young ensemble educational music market. I can't say I blame him, I'm sure he enjoys eating. I hope they don't play Vesuvius either :(

Like hyperboles much? This post is worse than breaking Godwin's Law. Seriously man, either add something insightful or just don't post.

Who said that that's what the synths would be used for? Hate to break it to you, but I think they can come up with a lot better ideas than your speculations. Anyway, this horse has been beaten to death on DCP, so I'd rather not get into it. Especially since I'm not exactly well versed in the technology of electronic instruments, not as much as my friend mistoffolies (I feel like an idiot calling him that...), but seriously the whole "Synthesizers are fake sound blahblah" mantra is just an old, ignorant diatribe. Electronic music has evolved a lot, and even still, has never been this oversimplification of "Oh I'm going to just used a fiddle patch instead of a real fiddle cause I have no talent derp derp" since it obviously takes talent to play the things. Basically what I'm saying is, there's no such thing as fake sound, all sounds are real.

You've obviously never played a good synthesizer before. No one's talking about those crummy $99 keyboards you get at Walmart.

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But Ticheli is one of the great masters of the 21st century!!!! :P

Well....what music isn't? Don't tell me to relax because you make a critical statement with no substance and I ask you to explain yourself.

Why? They didn't write it, nor do they own the publishing rights.

Kyle Trader is a cool guy. Granted he was probably like...16 when he did that interview, no doubt his opinion has changed...

That would be great, but I'd prefer Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" Along with Symphonic Poem for 100 Metronomes

The person who takes part in building the storyboard for a show's programmatic theme and concept is generally considered one of the designers. Your condescending attitude towards people who are obviously much more talented than thou is pretty cute. What are you doing tonight after 8:30?

Yes, Mistoffilies is just the hugest supporter of narration you know

Are you kidding? If a staff member (or a marching member at that) doesn't like it at a corps, they'll leave just like that.

How is what I posted derivative in any sense? The 3 pieces I recommended are some of the best things of Ticheli's work that I've heard, and he is a pretty skilled composer otherwise he wouldn't be as successful as he is. Explain yourself.

Corps directors have a say into how the shows are designed, it's like that at pretty much every corps. Infact, some corps the director is the program coordinator.

............you're kidding right?

I know, what the heck is wrong with some people. There is good band music you know, tons of it. It's just not called Vesuvius... Don't forget Michael Sweeney too...

Somebody's crank wanky :(

I'm sure you could do better

http://www.manhattanbeachmusiconline.com/f...p3_ticheli.html Listen to Radiant Voices, much better than his educational middle/high school band works (well yeah..) It's actually quite refreshing to hear him in this setting. Hopefully Hopkins looks at this stuff. Smart people on that staff though, I'm sure they know better than to program American Elegy and Portrait of a Clown (oh band music..)