fsubone Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Since there's one for top ten endings, here's one for the top 10 ballads of the DCI era I'll start this off 1.) SCV '00 (Adagio for Strings) 2.) BD '99 (Adios Nonino, it just got louder and louder) 3.) HNC '95 (Blowing off Steam from Far and Away) 4.) Phantom '06 (Ave Maria) 5.) SCV '07 (St. Gregory the Great from the Church Windows) 6.) Phantom '93 (Fire of Eternal Glory) 7.) Bluecoats '06 (My Heart and I) 8.) BD '97 (As Time Goes By) 9.) HNC '98 (Canterbury Chorale) 10.) Crown '09 (Somewhere over the Rainbow/ Somewhere) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjones0611 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Some of my favorites: Phantom 94 - Clair de Lune Crown 08 - Clair de Lune Crown 07 - Wild Horses Crown 09 - Somewhere/Over the Rainbow Crown 05 - Angel Phantom 06- Ave Maria Cadets 84 - (Barbara Maroney is a GODDESS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkinOuttaCups Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) In no particular order: 1. Phantom '06 - Ave Maria 2. Blue Devils '03 - Concierto de Aranjuez 3. SCV '00 - Adagio for Strings 4. Spirit '09 - Dust in the Wind 5. Crown '09 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 6. Spirit '08 - Corynorhinus (from Batman Begins) 7. Bluecoats '08 - The Boxer 8. Phantom '93 - Fire of Eternal Glory That's all I can think of. One piece that I've always wanted to hear is Debussy's "The Engulfed Cathedral." I know a few corps have done it already, but their interpretations of that piece have been, in my opinion, absolutely terrible. So I don't count those. I'm waiting for a corps to do it right! Edited January 9, 2010 by BugleBand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 10. BK 2007 9. SCV 1988 8. Cadets 1993 7. SCV 1997 (the intro, which is a ballad to me) 6. SCV 1999 5. Phantom 2006 4. BD 1995 3. Cadets 2005 2. Phantom 1993 1. BK 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe77 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Phantom '93 - Fire of Eternal Glory - 1st No particular Order ------------------------ Phantom 08, 94, 96, 06 BD - 94, 89 Cav - 95 Cadets - 05 SCV - 09, 04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3si1u Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 No order: Phantom '03 Freelancers '91 Phantom '08 Cadets '05 SCV '09 Phantom '06 Bluecoats '08 Cavs '04 Blue Devils '03 PHANTOM '91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Cadets 05. No other ballad even belongs in the same sentence as Dancer in the Dark. Just a truly glorious piece of music, and my all time favorite piece of music. Honorable mention to Bluecoats 2002 for introducing me to it. Favorite ballad I ever got to perform was Glassmen 08, Enya's Watermark/Send In the Clowns. Just an absolute joy to perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrajedi8 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 2000 Southwind /thread and 05 Cadets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re Sopmo Cretsa Meht Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Blue Devils 2008 "I Will Wait For You" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glad To Be Hear Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Just a few that come to mind. In no particular order. Suncoast 1984 - Probably one of the most moving pieces I've ever seen/heard on a football field. Phantom 1993 - Fire of Eternal Glory. Very moving live. Garfield 1984 - West Side Story. Barbara Maroney. Cadets 2005 - Overture from Dancer in the Dark. Best part of the show IMHO. Blue Devils 1989 - Soloist has a bad night at Finals. But this thing was amazing during the season. Cadets 1993 - On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss. Cadets hornline turns the corner that year. Phantom 1994 - Clarie de Lune. Gorgeous. Cadets 1989 - Les Miserables. The corps is split into two groups and plays two ballads against each other. Crown 2009 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Somewhere from West Side Story woven together. Great arrangement and beautifully played. Star 1990 - Very short excerpt from Belshazzar's Feast. Thanks for letting me play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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