Jim Anello Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 One of the fanfares played by the herald trumpets this morning was the opening statement for a 1970s DCI finalist. Name that corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyswotboy Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Phantom 1974? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCIHasBeen Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 And speaking of the herald trumpets ... those guys were tick city. They would have done better if they'd had the dudes from Phantom there this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 with the cold temps, the fifteen minutes extra they had to wait between warming up and performing, and the pressure of what they were doing, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byline Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 with the cold temps, the fifteen minutes extra they had to wait between warming up and performing, and the pressure of what they were doing, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Yup. I can't imagine playing in temps that cold. The quartet (filled with famous names) that played the "Simple Gifts" arrangement was absolutely outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs alumni Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 lots of marine band members were using kelly mouthpieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 And speaking of the herald trumpets ... those guys were tick city. They would have done better if they'd had the dudes from Phantom there this morning. The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets are an incredible ensemble, featuring some of the best trumpet players in the country today. With all due respect to Phantom, they aren't even in the same league with the heralds. The conditions today are horrible, and the heralds still sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Anello Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 The fanfare I heard was played by both the 1973 and 1977 Racine Kilties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 And speaking of the herald trumpets ... those guys were tick city. They would have done better if they'd had the dudes from Phantom there this morning. Dude - it was colder than a Welsh Well Digger's shovel out there. More below. Yup. I can't imagine playing in temps that cold. The quartet (filled with famous names) that played the "Simple Gifts" arrangement was absolutely outstanding! The composition called "Air And Simple Gifts" was arranged by John Williams had never been heard before today, BTW. It featured Venezuelan-American pianist Gabriela Montero, Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Israeli-American Itzhak Perlman on violin and Black-American Anthony McGill on clarinet interjects with a familiar tune. Lots of corps have played "Simple Gifts," written in the mid-1800s by a Shaker composer and popularized by Aaron Copland in his 1944 ballet "Appalachian Spring." The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets are an incredible ensemble, featuring some of the best trumpet players in the country today. With all due respect to Phantom, they aren't even in the same league with the heralds. The conditions today are horrible, and the heralds still sounded great. There ya go! 'nuff said. The fanfare I heard was played by both the 1973 and 1977 Racine Kilties. I remember the '73 Kilties version - Ahead of their time with that one. We were doing Sorcerer’s Apprentice that year - Wouldn't have wanted to play that in today's cold! For sure. Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 So they are Americans then? Personally I think if you are an American you are an American. I have never considered myself a Scottish American...ALWAYS an AMERICAN!!! The composition called "Air And Simple Gifts" was arranged by John Williams had never been heard before today, BTW. It featured Venezuelan-American pianist Gabriela Montero, Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Israeli-American Itzhak Perlman on violin and Black-American Anthony McGill on clarinet interjects with a familiar tune. Lots of corps have played "Simple Gifts," written in the mid-1800s by a Shaker composer and popularized by Aaron Copland in his 1944 ballet "Appalachian Spring." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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