Amplification/Electronics: 2011 Season

[BozzlyB]

Don't lie. Your quote that sparked this said "Cadets seek Synth and vocalist" and you extrapolated that to be "Amplified Singing to be Major Part of Cadets 2011 Show"? Really?! Oh my god... seriously, man. haters gonna hate.

Yeah I gotta agree Hrothgar's thread title was quite misleading, and while cadets use of voice in the past has bastardized drum corps IMO, using it sparingly or in the intro (or as extra TOC material) is far less gag inducing than the notion of it being "a major part of their show".

[Jeff Ream]

Why not just make it a soprano solo, you know, transcribe the part to fit into the brassline?

i was being realistic in my hopes, and not dreaming of drum corps gone by

[BozzlyB]

i was being realistic in my hopes, and not dreaming of drum corps.

There ya go.

[Jeff Ream]

The title of this thread was clearly made by a flame-baiter. I mean to mention aplification and singing in the same title thread says it all. And the OP has no idea how much singing is supposed to be in the show. And all we know is that the singing is going to be used in the beginning of the show (and maybe the end) just like that ACTUAL piece. It's WRITTEN for singing. We know singing won't be used anywhere else in Angels in the Architecture. So how can the OP say its going to be a "Major part" of teh cadets 2011? Seriously...

I would like to ask the ADMINS or MODS or please rename this thread to "Cadets Looking for a singer for 2011" because this thread is only likely to attract negative attention due to is flaim-baited false title. Thanks

Also, If any of you heard Angels in the Architecture there is a singer singing only in the beginning. Here is what Tichelli (the composer) says about it.

"Angels in the Architecture begins with a single voice singing a 19th-century Shaker song:

I am an angel of Light

I have soared from above

I am cloth’d with Mother’s love.

I have come, I have come,

To protect my chosen band

And lead them to the promised land.

This “angel” — represented by the singer — frames the work, surrounding it with a

protective wall of light and establishing the divine."

And for everyone else. here is what Frank Tichelli says Angels in the Architecture is all about:

Link

Re posted here...

Angels in the Architecture was commissioned by

Kingsway International, and received its premiere performance at the Sydney

Opera House on July 6, 2008 by a massed band of young musicians from

Australia and the United States, conducted by Matthew George. The work unfolds as a dramatic

conflict between the two extremes of human existence — one divine, the other evil.

The work’s title is inspired by the Sydney Opera House itself, with its halo-shaped acoustical

ornaments hanging directly above the performance stage.

Angels in the Architecture begins with a single voice singing a 19th-century Shaker song:

I am an angel of Light

I have soared from above

I am cloth’d with Mother’s love.

I have come, I have come,

To protect my chosen band

And lead them to the promised land.

This “angel” — represented by the singer — frames the work, surrounding it with a

protective wall of light and establishing the divine. Other representations of light — played

by instruments rather than sung — include a traditional Hebrew song of peace (“Hevenu

Shalom Aleichem”) and the well-known 16th-century Genevan Psalter, “Old Hundredth.”

These three borrowed songs, despite their varied religious origins, are meant to transcend

any one religion, representing the more universal human ideals of peace, hope, and love.

An original chorale, appearing twice in the work, represents my own personal expression of

these aspirations.

In opposition, turbulent, fast-paced music appears as a symbol of darkness, death, and spiritual

doubt. Twice during the musical drama, these shadows sneak in almost unnoticeably,

slowly obscuring, and eventually obliterating the light altogether. The darkness prevails for

long stretches of time, but the light always returns, inextinguishable, more powerful than

before. The alternation of these opposing forces creates, in effect, a kind of five-part rondo

form (light — darkness — light — darkness — light).

Just as Charles Ives did more than a century ago, Angels in the Architecture poses the unanswered

question of existence. It ends as it began: the angel reappears singing the same

comforting words. But deep below, a final shadow reappears — distantly, ominously.

um.....have you seen the YEA website today?

http://www.yea.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=19020&news_iv_ctrl=1401

who's the troll now?

[Lance]

Yeah I gotta agree Hrothgar's thread title was quite misleading, and while cadets use of voice in the past has bastardized drum corps IMO, using it sparingly or in the intro (or as extra TOC material) is far less gag inducing than the notion of it being "a major part of their show".

there you go being reasonable.

[rmurrey74]

Cool! Can't wait to hear it!

[charlie1223]

um.....have you seen the YEA website today?

http://www.yea.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=19020&news_iv_ctrl=1401

who's the troll now?

I hate when you make points without using words. It's very confusing... what exactly did you want me to look at? I see nothing on their that is in conflict with what I said.

[Jeff Ream]

I hate when you make points without using words. It's very confusing... what exactly did you want me to look at? I see nothing on their that is in conflict with what I said.

oh of course. you're right.

never mind, enjoy your holidays, thanks for the laughs

[glory]

For the record, this is what it says on the Cadets's website (emphasis added):

And finally, auditions will be held over the Jan. 7-9 weekend to locate a FEMALE Singer, preferably a soprano who is of age and able to spend the summer with The Cadets. The singer will have a roll in the summer production and will also be featured in post show performances where The Cadets will be presenting a number of tunes including One Less Bell to Answer, Bandstand Boogie and perhaps one other production type selection.

The singer will have a roll... Is eating prohibited in drum corps? Is that what this fuss is about?

HH

Edited December 21, 2010 by glory

[Kyasprin]

From an email:

Looks like they're taking a route more along the lines of 2006 when it comes to singing. Should be interesting.

I hope by "interesting" you mean will sound like #### and is a terrible idea.