kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Vanguard: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Got a few standards for that opening hit. Y'know, if you took the props away, this would be a completely classic Cadets show from the 80s. While the music is darker than, say, Appalachian Spring, it is still distinctly American and fits the Cadets so well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Mellophone soloist on the left side of the field, trumpet soloist on the right. The props change from purple to red when each soloist plays on their respective side of the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'm going to make a bold statement: The props are what keep the Cadets from winning. The guard spends too much time moving them around on the field instead of doing actual guard work and they create more visual clutter than achieve the theme of the show. The drill by itself does such a great job of portraying the Side by Side concept, as does the music. Speaking of the music, the drum solo just got a great reaction from the crowd, as did the build to the end of the scherzo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Mellophone soloist on the 20, side 1, laying down a hauntingly gorgeous solo. The guard surrounding her using the orange poles that bend are very effective visually as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 After such aggressive music from the first two movements of the show, this quiet and intropsective section is very effective and gives the Cadets a chance to showcase a different "side" of their musicality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Medea. It's a little gutsy to play this with so many Star alumni in the audience. We now have the Adagio, which has popped up throughout the show, interspersed over Medea. Mellophones play it along with the pit while the rest of the corps focuses on Medea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 And the ultimate side by side depiction: Half the corps marches in half time while the other does killer drill on the other side goes bananas, then switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Standing ovation after the huge Medea chord! The mellophone soloist on top of one of the props, playing her solo, then flinging her horn away instead of playing the last note, letting the corps backfield turn front and play that last chord, is VERY effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooldbc Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'm going to make a bold statement: The props are what keep the Cadets from winning. The guard spends too much time moving them around on the field instead of doing actual guard work and they create more visual clutter than achieve the theme of the show. The drill by itself does such a great job of portraying the Side by Side concept, as does the music. Speaking of the music, the drum solo just got a great reaction from the crowd, as did the build to the end of the scherzo. Maybe Hopkins should burn them, or leave them in the lot in LOS. I wouldn't put it past him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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