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I think that we can glean that there will be an element of dark in this show, because that is what John Mackey excels at. Dark, intricate melodies. Percussion and low brass are going to have worlds of fun with whatever he writes for them, I can tell you that.

I am happy that is the case, things like that are very necessary in my field.

John Mackey is one of my favorite composers so I can't wait to see how that pans out. Color me *very* intrigued for how this summer goes. Mackey is very well known for odd time signatures and very chaotic pieces, very very friendly to low brass. Me thinks we see some trombone and bass trombone from Crown this season once again.

Ahhhhh yesssssss Dr. Kloessel is great! Love that guy, would love to go to a show or two with him.

I was at a storm chasing convention in Fort Worth this weekend (I am a storm chaser and meteorology major) and happened to meet two film score writers from Hollywood that also happen to be prominent storm chasers and we had about a four hour long conversation about film scores and classical music. During that awesome conversation, I was able to introduce them to Crown and they were blown away. The very first show I presented them with was 2012! I also showed them snippets from 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2023. Two of the husband's favorite pieces are Tristan and Isode and Gabriel's Oboe, so naturally he was very moved by what he saw. I will never forget about that conversation that I had with them. If you want to go look them up, their names are Bill and Anna Stromburg! They are great composers!

I am suffering from major DCDS (Drum Corps Deprivation Syndrome) right now. Going through the archives and watching a bunch of shows and rehearsal videos. Is it may yet?

Color me....intrigued...

Starting to see Crown share posts of people receiving contracts on their story. I am getting antsy already and we are still five months out from anything of significance happening haha.

I completely agree. Klesch is a musical genius and I hope he remains with the program for at least the next two decades. One of the really cool things about him is that he continues to evolve as a writer, he doesn't hold on to tendencies for too long, at least not anymore. This ensemble is really pushing the activity musically even now, and I am here for it. Music is the entire basis of this activity, after all, even over the marching. The best part is his music almost ALWAYS matches what is happening on the field. I love that.

The direction the ensemble went this past season has had me incredibly excited for the talent pool and the direction of the ensemble this year.

There are some absolutely beautiful choral pieces out there that I would die to hear crown put on the field. Miserere Mei, Deus is just one of them. I would love to hear some of the Eric Whitacre choral pieces from crown too.

Love this program tweaking staff and really trying to push the program forward. I think that Bimm is a fitting addition for this program, and we all know his pedigree is as vast as the seven seas.

What would be really cool imo is seeing how other musicians and dancers from different worlds than marching band and drum corps would react and review in a round table fashion. Like different rock stars, orchestral musicians, producerrs, contemporary and classical dancers and the likes.

How much do you think the talent pool for guard and percussion are going to skyrocket for this upcoming season?

See I was going to to the other way around. I want them to double down on the dark shows. Not like beast…or like inferno. I know that war shows are done quite a lot in this activity, but I’d really like to see this design team flesh out a really dark, heavy, and emotional show about war and the human condition. The music they could do coupled with their ensemble sound and amazing knack for *really* pulling the emotion out of music like that could turn into a really, REALLY powerful production. Yes I love campy crown but I really want them to nail a gut wrenching show that pulls at all of the heart strings. And I don’t want them to put on a gimmicky show about war, I want them to really dig deep into the depth of the human condition and the woes of war. The vast majority of war shows are very gimmicky and don’t take that deep of a dive into the sorrow, fear, and anger felt in such precarious times. To get an idea of what I mean by really conveying those emotions and understand the kind of direction I mean, check out this song released a little over a year ago by one of the best singers and storytellers on this planet: Dimash Qudaibergen. The song is entitled “The Story of One Sky” and is linked below.

Any thoughts as to the direction the design team takes next year?

Such a consistent sound from this player and such an amazing tone with almost perfect tuning throughout. I love how intricate this tuba part is. Also love how he is thoroughly displaying the techniques that are taught by Harlof. The biggest thing I noticed (and this was especially evident in the ballad) was the breath out AND in with every staggered breath he took. Without fail. He went to no ends to make sure his tone was always centered and full and he sounded as if he could have kept marching another half hour with no problem. No loss of energy, no loss of tone quality throughout. He mastered the show. I also noticed how clean the feet were in this headcam because as a contra they are often placed in the back of the ensemble and you get to see everyone in front of them. This corps preaches exclence from the traditional marching and playing perspective. Difficult show performed at the highest level. I love it.

Funliner Productions just did a great reaction video to the show with a lot of nuanced reaction stuff that I think some of you would like. Go check it out!

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I will add to those requests. Is it too much to ask for them to have another show with as much simultaneous visual and musical demand as 2012 and 2014? 2012 especially? I want them to push the envelope with simultaneous visual and musical difficulty like they did then. Spread the field. They totally have the chops to do it and even better than they did back then.

I'd love for them to try to do a dark, story based show, which is completely out of their realm. I am curious how they would do. Something along the lines of inferno. This is crown's realm, but I am seriously curious what bd would do with a show like that.

Bumping this thread because another member was wondering where this thread was.

It is currently on page 2. will be bumping it momentarily. And I love this show, so I see your perspective here.

Just to troll BAC lol

What an incredible way to end an incredible season. Congrats on the medal and the Ott, Crown. Hands down the best hornline since 2013, and the score reflects it.