CrownBariDad

Son says there was a 15-year old baritone player that marched '08-'09. Didn't know about anyone younger.

Hmmmm...first I've heard of Crown going bankrupt. Would you please post your source(s)? From a volunteer POV, both Crown and Spirit have great organizations. Edit: and, obviously from a parent's POV.

Yes-most improved: Spirit! Most breath control: baritone soloist for Boston

Sweet! Thanks! Edit: Also found Velvet Knights 1984 -- Great! Didn't see anything on Blue Barons 1985. Would have liked to hear that one, too.

Grass followed by RachStar.

I've always liked "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. Great groove and nice parts for both brass and pit.

I had those seats last year--front row dead on the 50. While I knew I wouldn't see much drill, I enjoyed watching the pit and DM. Some were really intense, but all were having a great time.

I think only the last one is fake--sounds like a trumpet off stage. For the others, please see my link to Thein Brass. Select the Instruments menu item and then select Trombones. They have a full selection from piccolo trombone down to contrabass. They are rather costly.

Gone too soon! RIP

There's also a concert version of this piece also by the German Brass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBmsE1VzBq4

Jupiter make a soprano trombone/slide trumpet for about $500. There's a company Trein (sp?) that makes the smaller trombones. Prices are around EU 1200 or so. Edit: http://www.thein-brass.de/index_en.php?strUrl=%2Fcontent%2Fen%2Finstruments.php%3Fitname%3DTrombone%26id%3D49 I'll try to post a link when I get back to my computer.

Excellent! Thanks for posting!

My son has found those all-in-one washer/dryer sheets to be a real space saver--so you can take more underwear and socks! ;-)

So my son tells me. I stand corrected. Thx!

Sorry to interrupt this delightful discussion about ladies undergarments , but did anyone notice what else Dan said in the article? “The Tour Premiere gave us the unique opportunity to bring together corps from the East, West and Midwest and showcase their season-opening performances to a huge audience,” said Acheson. “We’re already looking forward to bringing this event back to theaters in a similar format in June of 2012 along with Big, Loud & Live 9 in August.” I wonder what the "format" will be for next year. Thoughts?

While I like my almost 40-year old Holton MF-Horn, for band use I've heard good things about Yamaha and of course Bach. My son has gotten some pretty good mileage out of his Getzen trombone--6 yrs mid/high school, 2 in college. Don't know if this translates over to their trumpets or not.

For last season, Spirit's was a baritone, but Crown's played trumpet. He's the one that was tossed in the air at the start of "Puck" in 2009.

Kudos to all the musicians who participated in the shoot! I hope they were hired as "musician extras" versus just "background"--there's a difference. I've done a few movies and TV shows as a background extra--fun, but not much $$$. I was lucky to be a part of a jazz band selected to be in Sweet Home Alabama (deleted ending--oh, well). We got paid a bit more (after musician union dues--as flammaster said "This is Hollywood") than background extras because we were expected to "play" (unique skills) as part of the scene. Anyway, a few years after the movie was shown, I get a package from the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (http://www.fmsmf.org/). Seems like our work on Alabama meant we'd get a (very) small percentage of the profits of the movie after it hit the secondary markets (DVD, pay-per-view, airlines, etc.). As it turned out, we made QUITE a bit more in residuals than we got for the original job. And the checks, while much smaller, are still coming in once a year. Of course, the studio musicians who score these films and TV shows full time really make out (and deserve it!). I hope the DCI kids who worked on this shoot are part of this deal. "Glee" is listed as one of the participating TV shows. Here's hoping!

Did this not bother anyone else that we haven't seen the OP since the original post?

Cool! Looks like if it marches and makes music, you're involved. Ah, tractor pulls and county fairs--brings back memories. You'd be suprised (or maybe not) at the gigs you get when you're a military musician working for Recruiting. Most of these "events" come under the heading of "We're going to play for WHAT?!?!?!?!" But even the weirdest ones often turned out to be the most fun for both the band and the audience.

BOA? ;-)

There are a number of uses for sound libraries like these either with a notation program like Finale or Sibelius or with a MIDI sequencer like Sonar. I've used orchestral libs to create scores for some small indie movies (really low budget!). I generally use them to "proof-hear" music I'm composing or arranging. It's nice to hear a reasonable representation of what the finished product might sound like. What might sound good with a piano sound might show problems when played with brass or strings or whatever. Hope this helps.

Nice pick on the intro/closing music: Crown's 2009 "The Grass is Always Greener". Seems like it fits.

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Son says around 10-15 from JSU marched DCI last summer. There were probably more when JSU was directly connected to Spirit.