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91 and 93 BD in lots of places

90 and 91 Star in lots of places

94/95 BD...the runs during the Corea piece common to both shows (Day Danse--thanks, Jeffe!)

92 Cavies at the end of the opener

99 Glassmen in the opener

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And then you have every Star line.

~>conner

Star Mellophones: Gods Amongst Men

:grouphug:

Star Mellos.

Period.

Star of Indiana hands down.

just thought i'd provide some references for my favorite...anecdotal evidence adds up. i remember the first time i watched them in '89 at the closing of crown imperial and just fell in love with 'em.

PR had a great line last year and in 93 imo

and JD Shaw is a beast!

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94/95 BD...the runs during the Corea piece common to both shows

How can I forget? YES!! Day Danse. Great mello run along with quads. The quad line did a really cool scrape pattern to the mello run.

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lots of good stuff in mid/late 90s Cadets.

1999 SCV.

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As Sam Hazo once told me "I write the horn part last. I basically look at my composition and think 'where do i need a bad @@@ moment?' and BAM, horn part."

What do you think the most difficult or impressive or beautiful parts ever written for mello have been?

Mine:

2003 Phantom. opener

2004 Cavaliers. Many wonderfully placed mello moments

2005 Cavaliers. Amazing Grace on the ladders, complete with fun runs and a obscenely long unison hold to resolution.

2007 Bluecoats. The "sirens" in the closer. too bad it was out by finals.

2007 Blue Knights. That book was sweet, period.

Ready, set, go.

1991 Star of Indiana.........Period !!!

end of story........

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not one person here has mentioned the 88 scouts mellos? sacrilege!! although, as a close second, i'd put a college band of the same era, the 1989 jsu marching southerners. they did a selection from verdi's requiem as their opener that year, with a fugue-ish section led off by a mello soli. if you can find a copy of that show anywhere, the mellos were absolutely amazing. clean, powerful, in tune, just cut right through the stadium. alltime great line.

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91 Phantom Regiment solo in Nessun Dorma

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1999 SCV.

oh duh, this too. They had some great parts in Blue Shades.

~>conner

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