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Late to the party on this one but this prop is cool!

Wow on first watch I’m loving this troopers show.

Those trumpets sounded great in that feature.

Great way to finish the show Cadets!

Wow great dynamic control brass!

I was just thinking that too.

This hornline is great. Some meaty writing here.

The dome just went nuts for the cadets opening impact.

I’ll be posting real time thoughts on the show thread and I’ll dive deeper here later on.

Wow that run section before the closer is nice.

Great sounds coming from this hornline. Good to see.

Mmmm tasty bass trombone.

Colts already much cleaner visually than BK.

I’m watching live in the dome as well. Will give some periodic thoughts but plan to go down and watch crown warm up.

Nice closer there, Academy! Fun show.

Caught brass block today before heading over to the dome. They are awesome.

If anyone is at the show tonight too, would love to meet you.

Anyone know where crown is housing tomorrow?

Yeah thank you. Mr. Lipman got in contact with me and told me it was open. I’m at ensemble right now, and this hornline is 🥵

There’s no DCP without our beloved @Hook'emCavies. We need him back.

Does anyone know if Boston’s rehearsal is open today? I have a friend in the corps and was thinking of going to watch their ensemble. I’m on vacation in San Antonio visiting family and will be at the show tomorrow too. (He is busy rehearsing right now so I can’t ask him myself).

I will say, the dirt in the brass feature in movement two has to be really hurting them right now. It’s a mess. Rest of the show is coming together really nicely. They need to spend a whole day working on that brass feature in movement two all by itself. I think it’s holding them back pretty significantly.

I can definitely tell they let the brass blow this time though. Sounded MUCH louder in the impact moments. Also might be the reason why brass had an off night in the ballad. The herald trumpets and muted trumpets were MUCH cleaner though. And they really need to clean that stationary brass feature in movement 2. Percussion was also off in the ballad and may have contributed to their lower score.

Someone in the crown thread said they were going.

I apologize, I have had a very hectic week in preparation for my vacation down to San Antonio. Flying out late tonight after work. Super excited to see them in the Alamodome next weekend. It’s a show day, so everyone who is going please enjoy yourself. And yes, I think we’d all enjoy a cake recipe or two given we won’t be able to consume it live from home