dans Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 The 2008 Cadets have moved-in for the season and I was fortunate enough to spend the majority of my weekend with them. I was pleased to see the full corps (minus a few brass players that had school commitments) in attendance already.The corps had their first full ensemble drill rehearsal of the year yesterday. About 1/3 of the show is complete as of yesterday and tomorrow morning the corps will be at Johnstown for 3 weeks of intense rehearsals. From following this group all winter, I could see the potential, but I am quite impressed how quickly they are transitioning to the field. The quality of sound, marching style and intensity was quite acceptable, maybe even remarkable for this early. I will admit I have concerns regarding the narration component of the show, however, I am sure this corps is going to be really, really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrajedi8 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I am sure this corps is going to be really, really good! As they typically are. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandoC Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 What kind of narration are they doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMystreaux Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Cadets!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Checked out rehearsal in April...they sounded great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddyt Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I was at their "Evening with the Cadets" last night in Springfield. I know their music book gets tweaked throughout the season, and if last night is any indication, they have an incredible foundation to start from. We only got a taste of the narration, which I wasn't overly fond of, but I'm sure that too will be going through some changes as well. Bottom line is this corps is coming out of the gates on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boston_crusaders135 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Cadets!!??? I know a lot of people are against narration, and might hate the Cadets for it. But I think if they just balanced it out between narration and brass, they could have a great season ahead of them. Looking foward to seeing their show and how they do! Edited May 26, 2008 by boston_crusaders135 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_scotty Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I know a lot of people are against narration, and might hate the Cadets for it. But I think if they just balanced it out between narration and brass, they could have a great season ahead of them. Looking foward to seeing their show and how they do! do you really think this will be the year someone finds a way to blend amplified voices into unamplified instruments to create a consistent and balanced ensemble sound? because really, between bands and drum corps no one has managed it in over 30 years of trying, and unless the cadets are going to bring an enormously talented live sound engineer with a full studio board and complement of amps and speakers then its absurd to think they might. this isn't a philosophical comment on the appropriateness of narration and amps, though some will take it as such, it's merely a rational look at their actual use, which on the technical side has been poor at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boston_crusaders135 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 do you really think this will be the year someone finds a way to blend amplified voices into unamplified instruments to create a consistent and balanced ensemble sound? because really, between bands and drum corps no one has managed it in over 30 years of trying, and unless the cadets are going to bring an enormously talented live sound engineer with a full studio board and complement of amps and speakers then its absurd to think they might. this isn't a philosophical comment on the appropriateness of narration and amps, though some will take it as such, it's merely a rational look at their actual use, which on the technical side has been poor at best. Not looking for trouble, just saying that behind all that narration hustle and bustle, I know their is a GREAT hornline. I like how they blended some narration like drum speaking stuff in their 2005 show. If they use narration like that in this years show, it could be amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamInvert122 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Not looking for trouble, just saying that behind all that narration hustle and bustle, I know their is a GREAT hornline. The thing is, we ALL know that. It's just too bad that Hopkins insists on doing voice narration, which is taking away from such talented performers. Think about it... without narration, we wouldn't spend all summer talking about the controversy. Instead, we could spend all that time talking about the actually performers and how great they are. It's just too bad George Hopkins can't realize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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