Senators took thier 7th DCUK title at finals in Mansfield near Nottingham last night winning the Brass, Visual and High Overall Effect captions with their Powerful and extremely entertaining Mission Incredible show. Sounding great on their new Yamaha horns and looking crisp in this years new uniforms the corps pushed forward the boundaries in demand, exellence and entertainment.
Pit percussion played better than any I've seen in the UK ever, meanwhile the guard donning hoodies gave a strong strong performance as spooks/spies to convey the overall theme of the show (Brilliant concept) best Guard the corps has ever fielded.
The drill was breakneck, horn visuals too many to mention,
Bass drums and cymbals were fabulous to listen and watch while snares just let it rip(what attitude these guys have) b**bs
Horns, all I can say is Thank you for being the best ever.
Kidsgrove Scouts came 2nd taking the Percussion award with a strong snare line and the Guard caption. Playing Captain from Castille off the line this corps was determined not to be caught by Black Knights in 3rd place. The Scouts performance just got stronger and more intense as the show progressed. A well deserved 2nd place.
Black Knights took 3rd with their Ragtime based show with a series of wonderful music numbers. The Guard were fabulous and spirited throughout their performance (in my opinion the best guard in Finals) The hornline that wowed me in prelims overcooked it in finals with some overblowing in the opener. A fabulous future awaits this young looking Corps.
4th place went to Southern Aurora having earlier taken the hotly contested A class title, they went on to brush aside several open class corps to deservedly earn their place.