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Agreed, and if not SCV or Crown, I'd put Bluecoats next.

Is Valkyries confirmed for Crossmen?

I believe the contract runs until 2028, so that seems unlikely.

Interested to see what staff changes 2019 brings, and don't get me wrong, I have nothing but incredible respect for the members, they marched the hell out of the show. There were certain parts of Beast that I thought were written really well and I definitely enjoyed it, I just found that parts of it didn't fit cohesively into the show theme (the ballad, the synth thing in the opener, and the rib-like objects). The ballad was a beautiful arrangement, performed very well, that I just couldn't find a place for in a show about primal savagery.

Agreed, I haven't loved the design yet with the new team (though personally I liked Beast better than It Is, so hopefully that upward trend will continue), but I'm willing to give them another season or two to see what happens. Would've loved to have seen a few different design teams' takes on the Beast concept, though — I think that the dark savagery Boston's design team (aka Crown's old design team) brings to the field would've fit really well, or to take a different route the constant high-energy style of the Cavaliers (better yet, the Green Machine-era Cavies) could've been an interesting way to go. Mostly though I would've liked to see how Crown's old team would've done Beast, I think that the design team that wrote Inferno could've done some amazing things with the theme this year.

I want to see someone try a Lord of the Rings show... maybe Boston or Crown could pull it off? Not sure how difficult getting the rights to the film score would be.

My guess would be that it's not just finding a board that's the issue, it's fixing the other problems that would currently still affect the corps if they were to tour in 2019, including hiring an entirely new medical staff (to replace the nonexistent previous staff) and getting functional tour buses. The money for that needs to come from somewhere, and I don't know if Pio has significant extra resources at the moment. Also (unrelatedly), if they come back in 2020 would it be as an Open Class corps?

Leos Janacek — Sinfonietta Maynard Ferguson — Scream Machine

YES. Why has almost nobody (just Jester in 2005) marched the Janacek?!

SCV Cavaliers Boston Crusaders Mandarins Music City Legends Honorable Mentions: Cadets, Blue Knights, Bluecoats

So many great shows this year - every show at finals had something about it that I loved! Favorites were SCV, Cavies, BAC, Cadets, and Mandarins. Probably my favorite year of shows besides maybe 2015.

How does one notate solos in a drum corps hornline score? Are they written on the same staff as the overall part (i.e. a solo played by a member of the trumpet 1 section would be on the trumpet 1 staff, marked "solo") or are they written separately? Edit: Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't find an arranging/writing forum and this seemed like the closest thing to the right place.

Carolina Crown: Inferno (For the Common Good, A Sec2nd Chance) Bluecoats: Downside Up (Kinetic Noise, Tilt) Blue Devils: Felliniesque (Through a Glass Darkly, As Dreams are Made On) Santa Clara Vanguard: Babylon (Runners-Up: Ouroboros, The Spark of Invention) Cadets: Between Angels and Demons (The Power of Ten, West Side Story) Cavaliers: XtraordinarY (Mad World, On Madness and Creativity) Boston Crusaders: SOS (The Titans, Wicked Games) Phantom Regiment: Turandot (Juliet, Into the Light) Blue Knights: The Fall and Rise (Because, English Folk Song Suite) Mandarins: Life Rite After (Inside the Ink) Madison Scouts: 78th and Madison (ReFramed, 2010) Blue Stars: The Once and Future Carpenter (Houdini, ReBourne) Crossmen: The In-Between (Continuum, Fragile) Academy: Drum Corpse Bride (By a Hare, Academic) Spirit of Atlanta: Knock (Sin City, Speakeasy) Glassmen: Journey of One (The Prayer Cycle)

Go to frontensemble.com/judges

PRELIMINARIES SEMI-FINALS FINALS Corps Score Corps Score Corps Score Santa Clara Vanguard 1 Santa Clara Vanguard 97.250 Santa Clara Vanguard 1 Santa Clara Vanguard 97.763 Santa Clara Vanguard 1 Santa Clara Vanguard 99.150 Blue Devils 2 Blue Devils 96.350 Blue Devils 2 Blue Devils 96.513 Blue Devils 2 Blue Devils 97.138 Bluecoats 3 Bluecoats 95.700 Bluecoats 3 Bluecoats 95.800 Bluecoats 3 Bluecoats 96.425 Carolina Crown 4 Carolina Crown 94.600 Carolina Crown 4 Carolina Crown 94.938 Carolina Crown 4 Carolina Crown 95.213 Boston Crusaders 5 Boston Crusaders 93.913 Boston Crusaders 5 Boston Crusaders 93.850 Boston Crusaders 5 Boston Crusaders 95.038 The Cavaliers 6 The Cavaliers 92.875 The Cavaliers 6 The Cavaliers 93.525 The Cavaliers 6 The Cavaliers 93.488 The Cadets 7 The Cadets 92.013 The Cadets 7 The Cadets 92.012 The Cadets 7 The Cadets 92.650 Phantom Regiment 8 Blue Knights 88.950 Blue Stars 8 Blue Stars 89.800 Blue Stars 8 Blue Stars 90.088 Blue Stars 9 Blue Stars 88.250 Blue Knights 9 Blue Knights 89.075 Blue Knights 9 Blue Knights 89.450 Blue Knights 10 Mandarins 88.238 Phantom Regiment 10 Phantom Regiment 88.050 Mandarins 10 Mandarins 89.275 Mandarins 11 Phantom Regiment 88.113 Mandarins 11 Mandarins 87.988 Phantom Regiment 11 Phantom Regiment 87.488 Crossmen 12 Crossmen 86.450 Crossmen 12 Crossmen 87.238 Crossmen 12 Crossmen 86.850 Spirit of Atlanta 13 Spirit of Atlanta 85.200 Spirit of Atlanta 13 Spirit of Atlanta 86.025 The Academy 14 The Academy 84.550 The Academy 14 The Academy 85.250 Colts 15 Colts 83.600 Colts 15 Colts 85.163 Madison Scouts 16 Madison Scouts 82.000 Madison Scouts 16 Madison Scouts 83.500 Troopers 17 Troopers 81.650 Vanguard Cadets 17 Vanguard Cadets 82.425 Pacific Crest 18 Vanguard Cadets 80.950 Troopers 18 Troopers 82.300 Music City 19 Blue Devils B 80.200 Blue Devils B 19 Blue Devils B 80.963 Oregon Crusaders 20 Pacific Crest 78.950 Pacific Crest 20 Pacific Crest 80.000 Genesis 21 Gold 76.150 Music City 21 Music City 78.825 Seattle Cascades 22 Music City 76.100 Oregon Crusaders 22 Oregon Crusaders 78.300 Jersey Surf 23 Legends 76.050 Gold 23 Gold 76.688 Pioneer 24 Spartans 75.700 Genesis 24 Genesis 76.125 Vanguard Cadets 25 Oregon Crusaders 75.650 Spartans 25 Spartans 75.025 Blue Devils B 26 Genesis 74.350 Gold 27 7th Regiment 73.700 Legends 28 Guardians 72.550 Spartans 29 Seattle Cascades 72.200 7th Regiment 30 Louisiana Stars 71.650 Louisiana Stars 31 River City Rhythm 71.500 River City Rhythm 32 Jersey Surf 70.850 Guardians 33 Southwind 70.300 Southwind 34 Jubal 68.300 Jubal 35 Golden Empire 67.650 Golden Empire 36 Pioneer 65.400 Shadow 37 Shadow 64.650 Colt Cadets 38 Colt Cadets 63.600 Raiders 39 Raiders 63.350 Heat Wave 40 Heat Wave 61.800

Will the championship weekend PTR contests include the open class corps?

Guardians passed Stars too!

Flo is livestreaming post show on Facebook right now for anyone else who can't get the FloMarching website at the moment.

FloMarching down right now for anyone else?

Are the finals weekend judge lineups available anywhere? Thanks!

Any idea what the reason for the directors' meeting is?

How about someone who has mixed feelings on the show, and thinks it does some things really well and others less well? I love their use of props to gradually form the painting the show is based on, and I think a lot of the big climactic horn moments are really well written. As usual for BD, everything is executed at an incredibly high level. I think the writing for the brass soloists is (for the most part) very good, and I enjoy the concert horn feature in the ballad. That said, I think the guard book (while executed very well) is not as interesting in my opinion as Vanguard, Boston, or Cavaliers, and a few of the moments don't work for me musically (specifically, I find the arrangements of Harlem Nocturne and Fantastic Beasts a bit jarring/choppy). While some of the drill is very well-done, other moments seem a bit bland to me. Overall it's certainly (in my opinion) a good show, just not one that captures my attention quite as much as SCV, BAC, or Cavies this year. Regardless of my thoughts on the show, the marchers themselves are doing an incredible job performing it and I have nothing but immense respect for what they're putting on the field.

Sunday, August 5 Tour of Champions - Drums Along the Waterfront Corps Score Blue Devils 1 Blue Devils 95.20 Bluecoats 2 Bluecoats 94.05 Boston Crusaders 3 Boston Crusaders 92.60 The Cavaliers 4 The Cavaliers 91.95 Blue Stars 5 Blue Stars 88.10 Blue Knights 6 Blue Knights 87.60 Mandarins 7 Mandarins 86.75 The Academy 8 The Academy 84.25 Colts 9 Colts 82.70 Madison Scouts 10 Madison Scouts 81.70 Monday, August 6 Tour of Champions - Massillon Corps Score Bluecoats 1 Santa Clara Vanguard 96.35 Santa Clara Vanguard 2 Bluecoats 94.55 Carolina Crown 3 Carolina Crown 94.30 Boston Crusaders 4 Boston Crusaders 92.70 The Cavaliers 5 The Cavaliers 92.65 Blue Knights 6 Blue Knights 88.30 Crossmen 7 Mandarins 87.55 Mandarins 8 Crossmen 85.95

Anyone have the list of Allentown judges? Apologies if it's already been posted here, I hadn't seen it.

Lineup & Times All times ET and subject to change 7:30 - Welcome and National Anthem 7:40 - Cadets 2 (Allentown, PA) 7:57 - Phantom Regiment (Rockford, IL) 8:14 - Blue Knights (Denver, CO) 8:31 - The Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL) 8:48 - Boston Crusaders (Boston, MA) 9:05 - Intermission 9:25 - Carolina Crown (Fort Mill, SC) 9:42 - Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA) 9:59 - Bluecoats (Canton, OH) 10:16 - The Cadets (Allentown, PA) 10:38 - Scores Announced