hostrauser Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The Forward Dynamics music organization from Oregon, Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the DCP-I Season XX program for their World Class flagship corps... the Polaris Regiment! PROGRAM: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" -- Piano Concerto after Arabian Themes by Fikret Amirov and Elmira Nazirova -- Fantasy on Two Folk Songs by Nikolai Budashkin -- Dance of the Persian Slaves (from "Khovanshchina") by Modest Mussorgsky -- Dance of the Gaditanae Maidens (from "Spartacus") by Aram Khachaturian -- Victory of Spartacus (from "Spartacus") by Aram Khachaturian The Arabic folk-tale about a poor woodcutter who stumbles across the treasure trove of a band of forty thieves (Ali Baba was not the leader of the thieves, as is sometimes represented) is one of the most well-known stories from "One Thousand and One Nights." Ali Baba overhears the thieves magical password (commonly translated as "Open Sesame!") and helps himself to some of the loot. After his greedy brother Cassim gets killed going for more, the band of thieves target Ali Baba to protect their secret. The true hero of the story is one of Cassim's servant girls, Morgiana, who constantly outwits and foils the thieves' diabolical plans while Ali Baba remains oblivious to his peril. Interestingly, Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad the Sailor are all independent Middle Eastern folk-tales that were not part of the original Arabic version of "1,001 Nights"; they were added to the collection by European translators in the 19th Century. Source Music: (password: "alibaba") Ali Baba - songs 1 & 2 Ali Baba - songs 3, 4, & 5 MEMBERSHIP: 150 80 Brass (24 trumpets/flugelhorns, 16 mellophones, 24 baritones/euphoniums, 16 contras) 32 Percussion (9 snares, 4 tenors, 5 basses, 14 front ensemble) 36 Color Guard 2 Drum Majors STAFF: Corps Director: Austin Ellison Program Coordinator: Kevin Pogue Musical Arrangements: Marshall Grandstaff (brass), Doug Maddox (percussion) Visual Design: David Cheung Brass Caption Head: Alex Wolverton Brass Staff: Alan Ison, Andy Kuhnert, Cassie Melanson, Gene Passmore, Pete Ruddock Percussion Caption Head: Sam Maddox Percussion Staff: Erika Fontes, Cole Lindel, Marshall Mountcastle, Andrew Serrano Visual Caption Head: Adam Reimer Visual Staff: Alberto de la Cruz, John Houghton, Sam Rowden, Colin Sundstrom, Yasuo Takahashi Guard Caption Head: Jennifer Black Guard Staff: Kristin Griggs, Joseph Janssen, Brittney Woodham UNIFORMS: Uniform design by Hostrauser Uniform rendering by StarOrg, based on a template by PRsop2000 CORPS HISTORY: Season X - "Dichotomy: Good vs. Evil" - 6th place, 95.072 Season XI - "The Very Last Day in the History of the World" - 4th place, 95.785 Season XII - "Still Life Moving Fast" - 13th place, 94.150 Season XIII - "Who Goes There?" - 2nd place, 95.020 Season XIV - "Visions of Fear and Lust" - 9th place, 95.050 Season XV - "Around the World in 80 Days" - 7th place, 95.825 Season XVI - "Pretty Little Nightmare" - 2nd place, 96.150 Season XVII - "Siege" - 2nd place, 95.670 Season XVIII - "HEX" - 3rd place, 95.600 Season XIX - "Valhalla" - 3rd place, 95.355 Forward Dynamics: 5100 West Netherwood Road, Oregon, WI 53575 Forward Dynamics performs on King Brass, Pearl Marching Percussion, and Yahama Concert Percussion. Forward Dynamics is a proud member of the superior FANFARE organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcurrier Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 this will be a fun show to beat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 this will be a fun show to beat!!! I look forward to it. It's been so long since The Knights have topped Polaris at Finals that I've almost forgotten what it feels like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcurrier Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) I look forward to it. It's been so long since The Knights have topped Polaris at Finals that I've almost forgotten what it feels like. :devil:/>/> hey I fired the assistant that ran last season===he didn't dare make any changes all season and if not for our great kids we wouldn't have even made finals! Guess I have to stop focusing on Nemesis Edited June 12, 2013 by gcurrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcurrier Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 and it was season 15--though 16 and 17 were about as close as you can get!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Polaris has finished ahead of The Knights in seven of Polaris's ten seasons of existence. Of course, as you said, we're usually neck and neck... and TWO of The Knights' three victories included the DCPI World Class Championship. I'm sure it will be another brawl in the standings, per usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcurrier Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 ive got a solid plan for the season....we will see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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