Orpheus
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phantom regiment had plain black uniforms for how many years. i don't see the issues with the black and some red. plus, the black creates a backdrop for the color of flags and whatnot. also is a big contrast to the green field. i don't see and issue with it at all.
Yes, PR did have all-black uniforms for a while, and I think it also cost them some of that "visual impact" that TSRTS13 mentioned. There's just not enough contrast and they don't stand out. Whereas white or brightly colored uniforms might give a tall and expansive look to a corps, very dark uniforms can have the opposite effect, making them look small and compressed. They might look sharp up-close, but when you're however-many yards away at the top of the stands? It just doesn't have the same sort of effect. I don't think it'd be enough to significantly impact your Visual scores, but who knows? I doubt any judge would count it against you consciously, but a tenth here or there just because something's not as flashy as it might otherwise have been? It's possible. If people think that the color of your shoes, or whether or not you've got stripes down your leg can raise or lower your Visual scores, why not this?
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Duly noted. But still, I am VERY EXCITED that The Cadets are going back to the original uniform.
I agree. The "Cadets-lite" version of the uniform they've worn the past several seasons has never impressed me. They really do look like a cheap knock-off of the "real" Cadets, in my opinion. There's certainly something to be said for tradition, class, and elegance. I think this is a great decision and I can't wait to see how they look.
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This isn't rocket science. Archimedes made a discovery. He exclaimed, "Eureka," which means, roughly, "I've got it." Some computer programmers made a similar connection when they made the word "Eureka" synonymous with the character "exclamation point." In other words, think outside the box...though in this case, I don't think you have get too abstract. We see concepts conveyed through symbols all the time. For instance, in comic strips, we sometimes see a "!" and nothing more in one of those big bubble things that denotes discovery, or surprise, or wow, all of which are, that's right, exclamations.
Jeez ... you're taking this all way too seriously. If you don't think that a corps giving their show a title that is simply a punctuation mark, and then telling people that "!" means "eureka" is both pretentious and a cause for amusement, then you'd better be on the lookout for a new sense of humor. :D
Remember when "Politically Incorrect" would give out their "get over yourself" award, in the shape of Prince's name-glyph? With the exclamation point, SCV crossed the line from "abstract" to "gimme a break." IMHO, of course.
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Or maybe they just decided to go in a different direction? Did people make this same argument after BD sort of flopped with their '05 show and then turned around and did a much more straight-ahead production in '06?
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Also recently announced, the Crossmen are going to reprise their 1992 show, titled "?"
The actual title was "<?>"
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Funny how a simple question that has already been answered is turned into a "OLD SCHOOL IS BETTER!" debate. Again.
Not "old school," necessarily ... just not heavy-handed and obvious. There were shows with overly literal themes in the 80s. And there are shows that are mostly non-thematic today.
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Soon to be announced: "The Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets are proud to present their 2007 program, '&'."
correction: I just learned from my inside source that it's gonna be called "/."
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Counter-tenors are soprano in range, counter-tenors in name. The choir director at the church where I sing calls the counter-tenor we have a soprano though.
Ummmmm ... yeah, I know. You have to learn to recognize when someone is just being silly. B)
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Well said, John. Bravo.
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I don't see where it says that "eureka" is an alternate pronuciation for "!", however. I think "Zot" and "Bang" are as good as anything else.
In the British Sci-Fi series Doctor Who, The Doctor explains to his companion Leela in the episode The Talons of Weng-Chiang that Eureka is Greek for 'this bath is too hot'.In the Terry Pratchett novel Interesting Times, Cohen the Barbarian says that Eureka is Ephebian for 'Give me a towel'.
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No, but that's because they don't sing in the soprano range. They may have the melody, or even a high tenor part, but they're still singing in the tenor range.
Not trying to be mean, just pointing that out. :)
Ah, yes ... but what about countertenors?
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So should we go ahead and rename all the DCI corps from before the switch to "G-Keyed Brass Corps International?" They certainly weren't playing "bugles" anymore than current corps are. Just because you called it a bugle doesn't mean it is one. The old sops were pretty much trumpets in G, not bugles. After all, Rutter wrote for Trumpets in C in his Gloria. Bands often use Trumpets in Bb. Just because it's a different key doesn't mean it's a bugle.
Bingo! We have a winner. :)
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When I listen to SCV from 2001-2003, then listen to SCV 2004, I hear such a difference in the ensemble sound of the hornline that I have a hard time understanding why their brass score didn't improve. Those first three years on multi-key are hard for me to listen to because the sopranos are so thin sounding, plus I heard more fracks pre-2004.
Funny thing, though ... as much as I loved SCV '04 (it was my favorite SCV show since the early 90s), I didn't really appreciate their horn sound that summer. I might be the only one, but I found them to be a little thin-sounding and top-heavy. Technically great, but just not the deep, rich sound I generally prefer, esp. from a "classical" corps.
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In computerese (in particular UNIX) "!" = Bang
That would work, too ... a reference to the good ol' starters pistol. :D
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Of course there was a basic concept behind the overall design, which any successful show needs, but they weren't trying to get across a heavy-handed "theme" or any sort of straightforward plot-line, which IMHO often tend to simply bog shows down. A touch of characterization is sometimes useful (BD '04), but sometimes too much of it can really be too much.
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It was announced in November...This was an old post.
Three weeks still qualifies as "short notice," if you ask me.
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It's all semantics, but I'd disagree. "Now the Great Bear and the Pleiades" from Britten's opera Peter Grimes is an aria, not a song, but is still sung.
Ummmmm ... by definition, an aria is a song, right?
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I've had more than my fill of both of 'em for a while!
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Why do you think drum corps should operate any differently than anything else? People are expected to have loyalty in their jobs and people are expected to have loyalty in military service but individuals are fired/replaced/outsourced and discharged all the time.
So, like, you don't think that there's a fundamental difference between drum corps (a youth activity) and a regular job? Much less the military ...
Sure, everyone agrees that slackers and troublemakers can and should be asked not to return. But cutting a vet just because a rookie has a better audition is pretty low, in my opinion.
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As for the 80s and 90s there are generally around the same amount that I feel are great during those years as well.
Of course, the funny part about that is that the quality of "D1" corps in general, both in terms of design and execution, has improved so much since then. I mean, it seems to me that the top twelve or so from this past season probably perform as well, from an objective standpoint, as the top six or so from fifteen or twenty years ago.
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Just announced on the Glassmen site
Orlando Florida Auditions December 9th
"Just" announced? Kind of short notice ...
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I was kinda thinking a loud yelping noise, like "YIP!" or something,
I prefer, "Zot!"
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I've seen some discussion on here about whether a piece of music such as 'Belshazzar's Feast" or "Magnificat" would qualify asa "one SONG show." I would just say that in my opinion the term "SONG" was being used in a broad way and not in the sense of one song (i.e. "Stairway to Heaven"). So in my opinion, just as a symphony has multiple movements and is generally considered to be a "one song" qualifier, I think the Oratorios listed above should also qualify. And what of a ballet suite like Firebird (Cavies '88 and '97)? Is that a "one song" show. I submit that it is.
a "symphony" =/= a "song"
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you're right., the paying public shouldn't know anything
Us weirdos who post on DCP are a teeny, tiny percentage of the "paying public."
Rondo gets 14th Emmy Nomination
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Congrats! - ^OO^ - Now we've just got to get him into the DCI Hall of Fame, where he belongs.