jmxtarbox Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I know there were two -- maybe three -- of those shows at the Chicago Opera House ... a carload of us drove over from Iowa each year (a couple of us marched in RA in those days, a couple of us others in the 2002-04 alumni/reunion/tribute corps) ... one year Chicago Vanguard played the entire William Tell Overture; they even had a cannon backstage -- when it went off, tons of dust fluttered to the stage ... those were terrific shows ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martybucs Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I've got a whole bunch of Drum Corps Digest. Was looking through them about a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornsUp Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 one year Chicago Vanguard played the entire William Tell Overture; they even had a cannon backstage William Tell lived in the 14th century, and only shot arrows. It wasn't until well after 1812 that Tchaikovsky wrote his famous overture. The full work is over a quarter of an hour long, and the Vanguard played only an abridged version. The cannon shots were provided by cops firing blanks from shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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