Triple Forte Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) Hi All, So...am I one of a very few who was interested to see what the Cadets would do with a Christmas themed show in 2012? When the Cadets first started releasing hints (info) about doing a Christmas show in 2012.....there was so much negativity and uncertainty and speculation about performing a Christmas themed show. Why? Also....if i read it once this season...I read it dozens of times.....'you know....i wasn't at all thrilled about this show idea...but the arrangements are really good...and it is far different (better)than i was expecting. The other item is......what do people have against Christmas music? Really....there are probably thousands of them....you can't tell me there is nothing out there Christmas related you don't like. And if there is music you like...how come you think it wouldn't sound good in a drum corps show? I have determined the following, Non-religious favorite - Nat King Coles Christmas Song Religious favorite - O Holy Night No religious intent here at all folks....but give this a listen...and if you don't find this hauntingly beautiful....i give up.... Light a couple cinnamon scented candles, turn down the lights...and crank it up This is a beast by the way (28,400 + pipes smallest smaller than a pencil...biggest over 32 feet) If you dont like the sound of the chimes (tuning) skip to 1:44 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ky2mn674Iw Let me be the first to say.....Merry Christmas Edited July 25, 2012 by Triple Forte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soccerguy315 Posted July 25, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2012 i have nothing against christmas music... I just think it's a crappy idea to design a show around, and when they announced it, I immediately though "5th place"... I just think it's a waste of the Cadets talent when they get crummy show designs. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.l. Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Maybe they really wanted Pearl Harbour? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifuarian Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I love Christmas music. There is so much great stuff written for Christmas, classical and popular . . . much of which would be perfect for drum corps. Cavies 91 is one of my favorite shows from that corps, and other than a few little things here and there I really enjoy Cadets this season (that Charlie Brown clip was so loud and unexpected I jumped out of my seat the first time I heard it). The problem most people have with Christmas music stems from the phenomenon of Christmas creep. Each and every year we get Christmas crammed down our throats a little bit earlier. It's pretty annoying, and two months of it is enough to drive anyone over the edge, especially if you work somewhere that pipes in Xmas music. Another issue is that a lot of Christmas music falls into the novelty category. This leads many of us to classify all Christmas music as novelty, even when much of it is very serious, quality stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMusician Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I HATE christmas music. Bah humbug. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I liked the show, but if I see it too many times I'm going to feel like I'm stuck in the mall in late November.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 It's merely the ghosts of drum corps past....specifically 85 Bridgemen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm gonna put feet on your jesus fish and then haunt you six months later with hundreds of posts because of this! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Maybe they really wanted Pearl Harbour? Well, the attack DID happen in December... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestro! Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I guess everyone is different. One of my siblings can't stand any music during the Christmas season. They truly hate the thought of all that music...it could be the playing over and over of the same tunes every where you go. As for me, I love carols. I was the guy on Christmas Tree lane with the wind quintet playing home made arrangements in freezing cold weather, with Santa hats on and battery powered lights/garland decorating all of our horns; not to mention the tip stocking! hahaha! I agree with an earlier statement that Christmas is getting attention earlier and earlier every year. Especially now with Nightmare Before Christmas being more popular than it was almost 20 years ago when it came out, you can't have Halloween without Santa shoving his nose into October. So point one for me would be that I LOVE Christmas music/carols, but because they are a reserved genre (if you will) for a reserved season. When it's the holidays, it's that time to break it all out; and for musicians, music is usually a great way to do that! Point two would be that as an arranger, I get almost protective of other people's original songs when wondering what happened during a certain arrangement. So many arrangers take what is great and evolve it amazingly. But every blue moon you'll run into that cheesey version of a song that some people already may find annoying. That's probably why so many people were grumbling even before the season started. I only saw the Cadets show in the theatre in June, and it was done ok. I actually really like Jingle Bells, the song, and have always argued that it is one of the hardest songs to keep from sounding annoying when you arrange it. Next to Disneyland's Small World Holiday, I've heard few great Jingle Bells renditions (for my taste) that truly got me singing or humming along! I've never been a fan of Jazz on the field, as I love both corps and jazz but somehow I can't enjoy them mixed together. Maybe it's all the body bending (fan of posture here hahaha!) So, needless to say, I wasn't tooooooo thrilled with their show SOLELY because of Jingle Bells. And THAT is why I'll never be a DCI judge hahahahaah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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