Sir Nikk

Sorry, but I have to call bull**** on this one. Those Phantom lines were both loud *and* good. In 1989 we had a DCM and a DCI I&E Champion, and 3 of the top 5 at I&E were Regiment. In 1991 we had a DCM I&E Champion (ahem) and 2 of the top 3 at DCI were Regiment. In 1992 we had a DCI I&E Champion and two of the top 3 were Regiment. In 1993 we had a DCM (ahem) and a DCI I&E CHampion, and 2 of the top 4 were Regiment. In 1994 we did DCM I&E only and 2 of the top 4 were Regiment. And not just the lead baris either...show me better baritone lines than the 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993 lines. Star was close, but their baritone lines were not challenged as much as Regiment's...most of Star's horn book seemed to revolve around the mid-voices (and with good reason, those were some awesome mid-voices they had!) Regiment not only had meaty parts, but they performed them extremely well.

Star of Indiana 1990 is the best performed brass book ever.

Euphonium Player; Besson Sovereign...one of the last ones with a handmade bell. Very sweet horn with a great sound. I use a Schilke 51D. Sometimes I use my 51C4, but not as often as when I marched.

Try these: Launy Grondahl: Concerto Derek Bourgois: Concerto Ferdinand David: Concertino Paul Hindemith: Sonata Eduaordo Barat: Andante et Allegro Leonard Bernstein: Elegy for Mippy Ernest Bloch: Concerto Lars Erik-Larssen: Concertino That is a good start.

I am not asking for who had the best performance, but rather who had the most demanding horn book. If you want to get carried away, give me a top 12 in order of demand.

Thanks! I thought all the bari lines from 1991-1994 wer epretty amazing. In fact, I think Regiment had an amazing run of baritone lines from 1987 to 1997. In that span, we had several DCI I&E Winners (as well as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers), we had several DCM I&E winners, and the lines were simply musical beyond belief. I consider myself lucky to have marched in those lines.