Crown's 2010 repertoire is posted on corpsreps.com

[skajerk]

Maybe they will sing.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Having done it once, I hope they got that out of their system!!

Edited April 23, 2010 by skajerk

[booboo]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Having done it once, I hope they got that out of their system!!

That would be BEAT-IFIC!

[Galen]

Maybe they are just tired of not being taken seriously.

I remember another corps that seemed to have the same reputation.

Then they played William Walton.

Then they played Respighi.

Then they won.

You forgot to include:

Then they got booed

Then they got mad

Then they left.

[chaos001]

You forgot to include:

Then they got booed

Then they got mad

Then they left.

Then they show up at Madison 17 years later.

[cowtown]

Rock on, all good stuff, I’m excited, always love Mahler

Last year was the first Crown show I really liked (I have appreciated others) so they are winning me over

[Bruckner8]

if someone can play the kazoo low enough to cover the bass part at the choir entrance in the final movement, i'd pay to hear it.

Well, since Kazoos are voice-produced, anyone who can sing low Bb (ahem) will be successful.

If I record myself and email it to you, will you send payment? ;)

I've sung that part 3x in the last 10 years. There are 8 guys in our choir who can sing down there.

Rachmaninoff's Vespers have lots of Low Bbs, but I like this Low C the best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3yAlequsRc#t=04m54s

Here's the Bb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyOXlbaYSCY#t=03m30s

Too bad that sounds like only one guy has it.

[silvertrombone]

Crown is not the corps I ever imagined doing Mahler 2...or any Mahler at all for that matter. It's not a piece for....lightweights.

I'm sure someone would have said the same thing about Star when they announced they were doing Balshazzar's Feast, too.

[Lance]

I'm sure someone would have said the same thing about Star when they announced they were doing Balshazzar's Feast, too.

Probably.

[silvertrombone]

Clearly Crown using this year as there "Second Chance" to finally win. They seem to think the grass really is greener on the other side. Then again, I guess every corps is always trying to win...

Crown is winning me over...just waiting on a little bit of Amazing Grace and I'm cream and purple all over!

But Blue was NOT going to be denied last year.

[Dr.Mickey]

One of the most endearing qualities of drum corps for me is the joy of discovering the original source music of a great show. For one example, I can thank the Crossmen for the five Pat Metheny CDs I have on my iPod.

I will admit that until today I was unfamiliar with Mahler's 2nd. That is one very big, beautiful piece of music. The last five minutes had my hair standing on end, and that was just from a YouTube video on an old Dell laptop. I think the conducter required oxygen immediately after the show, and he wasn't even singing...well, at least not very loudly.

I can't wait to sit on the 50 yard line at a small stadium in SC in late June. I still have a few remnant goose bumps from Promise of Living. For the record, I am not making any claim that Crown should be handed the gold for selecting some great music. But this music will be a pleasure, regardless of placement. If they can play with a similar quality as this past year (with or without the Ott trophy) we are in for a treat.

I am curious, though. How many drill charts do you need for 80 minutes of music?