Eddie Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 There was a school that my HS competed against that used to purchase old SCV shows. I saw them perform both the 89 Phantom and 92 Fiddler shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistofflies Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Seminole High School (Florida) did a Medea show that was pretty good a few years ago. Their brassline was about as close to drum corps as you can get in high school. I think they also had a lot of PR guys on staff, but I'm not 100% sure about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadep66 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 There is such a thing as too many kids on the field! If you only march within a 20 square yard area for the whole show, you suck! I think the best size is about 90 musicians, 25 guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael18 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 This really isn't a drum corps discussion, but I'll play: There was a school that played PR 03 nearly note for note (except nearly every run was taken out of the show) in 2006 (I think, not positive) - I got a kick out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 A few examples: Harrison County High School (KY) did the 1992 Cavaliers show in 1998. I've never heard a high school play Gavorkna Fanfare that well. WOW They totally nailed the double tonguing and everything. Not quite as intense(they did have woodwinds) as the Cavies show, but still a fine effort for some high school kids. 1986 Madisonville North Hopkins High school (KY) did the Cadets 1982/83 version of Rocky Point Holiday - 40-50 trumpets, 20 trombones, 20 mellophones. It was freaking loud! They also did the SCV version of Don't Cry for me Argentina. Drill was good (with 200 people it was kind of hard to do too much) but the music is what got them 4th in the state! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaestroBen Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Sprayberry High School, 1990 and 1991 (and 92 to an extent), Marietta, Georgia. In those 3 years we played Spanish Fantasy (from Blue Devils '86), La Fiesta, My Spanish Heart (anticipated BD by a couple of years), Spanish Dreams, Ya Gotta Try, and probably some other late 80s BD I can't remember. Trumpet section included Chris Martin (principle trumpet, Chicago Symphony, Spirit '93), Scott Lile (Spirit '93, Blue Devils '94, Madison '95), me (Spirit '93, Madison '94-'96), and several other drum corps quality players. Melophone players went on to march Bluecoats, Cadets, and Madison, and a Baritone (yep, we had baritones, no trombones) went on to march Madison. Band director, Dan Martin, brother of Freddie Martin, our brass caption leader, founder of Spirit of Atlanta. Nothing against Scott Boerma et al. at Madison, but I still think that Freddie was the best brass instructor I've ever marched with. Woodwinds, yeah, they were in the back somewhere. Drums, must have had 'em. Amps? No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decompressed Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I love it when bands try to imitate Drum Corps. It really cracks me up. :P Art imitates Art You could say the same thing for drum corps that take ideas from high school bands. :sshh: My 2 Cents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Art imitates Art You could say the same thing for drum corps that take ideas from high school bands. :sshh: My 2 Cents! Couldn't have said it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laconic913 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 There is such a thing as too many kids on the field! If you only march within a 20 square yard area for the whole show, you suck! I think the best size is about 90 musicians, 25 guard. Because there's only one correct way to do things, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) Hopefully, it wil be my school's interpretation of SCV's Fiddler show (1992) But, to be honest, I usually don't like it when schools do drum corps show. Of the...5 Phantom shows I've seen, I've only liked one. Edited July 6, 2007 by dccorpsfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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