MikeN Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Sorry, 12 pages late. The most obvious answers for the differences in BOA and DCI are DCI's advantage in rehearsal time, BOA's advantage in the sheer number of participating groups (much more musical and visual diversity), and the more relaxed mindset about BOA regarding music design. I don't remember where I saw the quote this year, but one DCI designer compared the two by saying BOA has more of an arthouse movie mentality, while DCI is about the summer blockbuster. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Did Don Hill arrange the winds book for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Did Don Hill arrange the winds book for this? according to this: http://regiment.org/staff/don-hill/ the answer is yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) according to this: http://regiment.org/staff/don-hill/ the answer is yes. check the date of publication for the above link. The link may be a bio for the 2015 Regiment show and doesn't mean he's the only arranger used by BA for Fall 2015 after he left Regiment staff. Check BA bios.. I know of bands (and corps) that have master arrangers and then specialists who tweak. Blue Devils of Concord are one such. Edited November 17, 2015 by xandandl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 This current DCP story seems to negate much of the OP's original premise: http://www.carolinacrown.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=669:crown-influence-at-boa-nationals&catid=88&Itemid=553 Just proves, never confuse a theory with facts. why do you think this negates to original premise? because some of the same folks are involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 If Don Hill could do so well with BA, why were the arrangements for Regiment so overwritten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 If Don Hill could do so well with BA, why were the arrangements for Regiment so overwritten? Maybe DCI judges want more notes or they score down for lack of difficulty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWonka Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Looks like there is still a little Black Gold influence. Wes is still listed as "Program Design" and "Color Guard". If you have not been around there, you have to realize the tradition in that area. BA is the big dog but Union, Owasso, Jenks heck even 3A(BOA Class A) Berryhill that went to Indy are all great, great programs and do BOA with the best of them. These are all within a 40-50 mile area of each other in Tulsa. Big, BIG suburban schools with big bands, money to burn and the urge to win. And some quality DCI staff working their "other gig". Black Gold, though short lived, was part of the tradition of the area. Edited November 18, 2015 by WWonka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Looks like there is still a little Black Gold influence. Wes is still listed as "Program Design" and "Color Guard". If you have not been around there, you have to realize the tradition in that area. BA is the big dog but Union, Owasso, Jenks heck even 3A(BOA Class A) Berryhill that went to Indy are all great, great programs and do BOA with the best of them. These are all within a 40-50 mile area of each other in Tulsa. Big, BIG suburban schools with big bands, money to burn and the urge to win. And some quality DCI staff working their "other gig". Black Gold, though short lived, was part of the tradition of the area. In a complete coincidence, the second-place show at BoA Finals this year was titled "Black Gold", and was presented by Avon high school from Indiana, whose nickname is the "Black and Gold" (which makes it surprising that they hadn't thought of doing an oil-themed show before). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe DCI judges want more notes or they score down for lack of difficulty? I was thinking about overall design and clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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