lp1955 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) Let's see...our 71 show consisted of at least this...Yankee Doodle Chaconne from the Holst Suite in Eb Hoedown Greensleeves Taps Cruel War Chester Ives' "Variations on America" Battle Hymn A fife and drum piece I can't remember the name of Profiles in Courage I remember that show a real kick butt show loved it. Was that the year you guy's handed pamphlets explaining the show? Edited January 4, 2008 by lp1955 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I remember that show a real kick butt show loved it. Was that the year you guy's handed pamphlets explaining the show? Yup....we did the libretto thing a decade prior to Regiment's Spartacus show. The very first thing we learned in the winter was the swing section to "Yankee Doodle", as a proof-of-concept sort of thing for the overall show; it was actually the end of the opener. I remember the first time I heard the baris (who had the lead to start that section) playing it at the rehearsal hall around mid-October of 1970 I thought "WOW". We in the drumline were so excited because we KNEW we'd get a kick-butt drum part from George for that section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob J Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You're absolutely correct about the Marching Ambassadors.Here's what they played in '64: El Conquistador, O Solo Mio, Canadian Sunset, Irish Washerwoman, Slaughter On 10th Avenue, Procession Of The Sardar, Brazil, Take The 'A' Train, Bugler's Holiday, Let's Get Away From It All, Around The World, The Stripper, Woodchopper's Ball, Sukiyaki, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To That was about normal for them. Each year they did around a dozen tunes on the field. This sounds like the VK show where they did some sort of "around the world" thing (1980's). Someone must have the details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) here's a tidbit, though. Over 300 Corps over the years have played tunes by Leonard Bernstein. Mostly from West Side Story but oddly enough from the much better IMO musical Candide. Classical composers have also been highly represented: Beethoven and Gustav Mahler among them. We played Wagner's Ride of the Valkeries as an OTL in 1971 when we played only 7 songs but in 1969 we had a rep that was rife with all kinds of famous composers: Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Thunder and Blazes by J S Seredy. Billboard March (commonly known as "The Circus Song") by Klohr Chester Overture by William Schuman Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) by Mussorgsky Rodeo by Aaron Copland Jim On The Move (from Mission Impossible) by Lalo Schiffrin Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) by Leonard Bernstein When I first thought of this topic I was thinking of repertoires that included versions of songs and tunes that were over like a minute and a half long. But that's because I'm a bit of an old dog. Our shows were much longer than those of today. Medleys I think can only be counted as one. Anyway, Let's hear more! Puppet Edited January 9, 2008 by Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end...." then came DCI! Just kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsksun4 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) Let's see...our 71 show consisted of at least this...Yankee Doodle Chaconne from the Holst Suite in Eb Hoedown Greensleeves Taps Cruel War Chester Ives' "Variations on America" Battle Hymn A fife and drum piece I can't remember the name of Profiles in Courage Was that the year the extra bugles were hanging by the sashes? Edited January 9, 2008 by gsksun4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martybucs Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Yup....we did the libretto thing a decade prior to Regiment's Spartacus show. The very first thing we learned in the winter was the swing section to "Yankee Doodle", as a proof-of-concept sort of thing for the overall show; it was actually the end of the opener. I remember the first time I heard the baris (who had the lead to start that section) playing it at the rehearsal hall around mid-October of 1970 I thought "WOW". We in the drumline were so excited because we KNEW we'd get a kick-butt drum part from George for that section. Yeah, but compared to today's shows, that stuff was lame. Wasn't it? EditI forgot the smiley. Just teasing Edited January 10, 2008 by Martybucs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Was that the year the extra bugles were hanging by the sashes? No, I think that the year the guard played horn on the closer..."I Don't Know How To Love Him"...they may have been handed horns by members of the hornline. That was past my time...1978??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornsUp Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 they may have been handed horns by members of the hornline....1978??? 1977. First year for 2-piston horns, sopranos only that season. The 24 guard girls played the old piston-rotor sops, which were grounded over the front sideline. Two of the girls actually had prior experience as horn players. As for the rest --- well --- I once had the misfortune of walking past their "warm-up" session. The feature occured after the gun, when execution judging had stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsksun4 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) No, I think that the year the guard played horn on the closer..."I Don't Know How To Love Him"...they may have been handed horns by members of the hornline. That was past my time...1978??? I'm almost certain that the Garfield sops had boy scout style straight brass bugles, hanging at their side one year, along with their regular hardware, or at least one show I saw in Jersey. Might have been 1969 or early 70's. Frank Dorritie wrote the brass. He was standing next to the corps before they stepped off. Maybe I just have a poor memory. Where's Iron Lips? He would know. Edited January 11, 2008 by gsksun4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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