Cadevilina Crown Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Again, I'm hoping the Crossmen avoid playing Elgar's Enigma Variations because the Oregon Crusaders are already doing it, but if they do, I hope they do something really cool with it like they did with Vivaldi's Four Seasons last year. Edited April 30, 2017 by Cadevilina Crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktubalan Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 All I can say as a hornline member is that the staff is amazing! The music is amazing! This show will be amazing! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3D Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) What is it about Crossmen? Or what it is about me? 2015: Clouds; air; and I think some airplanes. 2016: Continuum. I remember a Mobius and a cool moment with the flags. And now, Enigma. Is this where the design team is taking Bones? Broad, gauzy themes? The broadest canvas possible? Is there a competitive, or even an instructional, upside to avoiding specific ideas? Maybe it's their way of A) playing the game of Must Have A Theme Because It's 2017, and B) Not Really, We've Got A Show Name But We're Just Putting Together A Really Cool Show Like In The Wayback Days. Go get 'em, kids. Xmen have been solid performers who put a smooth, high-execution polish on the programs they've been given. All props to the MMs, who execute and perform very well. I'll pay my money to see you. I just hope the show rises above its name. Edited May 1, 2017 by 2muchcoffeeman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 On April 29, 2017 at 8:05 PM, DrumManTx said: But in all seriousness, I'm excited. What I thought would be a boring and bland show last year on announcement...I mean come on. A really vague title and original music? YAWN. ......actually turned out to be one of my favorite shows of the year and their best in over a decade. The music program was high energy and incredibly well performed, visually it was a huge display of color, and they performed the absolute crap out of it in all regards. All I can say for 2016 is keep it up and give those kids even more, they can handle whatever you throw at them. I'm excited! In 2012, I was not overly impressed with the show theme or music selected when it was announced. Wasn't sure they would make finals after an absence of a few years. Saw a rehearsal just prior to a show, not convinced. My only reason for holding out any hope was knowing a staff member and hearing about the show's potential from people who are usually good at predicting things who had also seen the corps rehearse. Uniforms plus audience changed everything. I was hooked from late June and somehow knew they would squeak into finals. After their first solo in semi's, I knew we'd see them on Saturday. In 2016, original music was mentioned, never a selling point for me. Passing them at warm ups at the Boston Crusaders show at Boston College, they looked young. The combination of the two convinced me we'd be looking more at their potential for 2017 than a spot in finals. Again, I was proven wrong as soon as I saw the show. I trust Crossmen have a plan, and I trust we'll see another good year, and as I've said before, if the corps was as young as they looked (a good deal of my work is with high school aged kids, so I'm not one of those who thinks everyone looks younger as I get older) and they retained these veterans and recruited great new talent, we'll see something impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barigirl78 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 19 hours ago, 2muchcoffeeman said: What is it about Crossmen? Or what it is about me? 2015: Clouds; air; and I think some airplanes. 2016: Continuum. I remember a Mobius and a cool moment with the flags. And now, Enigma. Is this where the design team is taking Bones? Broad, gauzy themes? The broadest canvas possible? Is there a competitive, or even an instructional, upside to avoiding specific ideas? I think you'd have to ask the Blue Knights. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, barigirl78 said: I think you'd have to ask the Blue Knights. lol, yeah, that thought did occur to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 22 hours ago, 2muchcoffeeman said: What is it about Crossmen? Or what it is about me? 2015: Clouds; air; and I think some airplanes. 2016: Continuum. I remember a Mobius and a cool moment with the flags. And now, Enigma. Is this where the design team is taking Bones? Broad, gauzy themes? The broadest canvas possible? Is there a competitive, or even an instructional, upside to avoiding specific ideas? Maybe it's their way of A) playing the game of Must Have A Theme Because It's 2017, and B) Not Really, We've Got A Show Name But We're Just Putting Together A Really Cool Show Like In The Wayback Days. Go get 'em, kids. Xmen have been solid performers who put a smooth, high-execution polish on the programs they've been given. All props to the MMs, who execute and perform very well. I'll pay my money to see you. I just hope the show rises above its name. The judging system nowadays sadly allows for very little variety in show approach. The Crossmen are doing exactly what is expected from a DCI corps design-wise. It's really not the corps' fault. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 a new Crossmen initiative: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeHomeShane Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 4:10 PM, soccerguy315 said: a new Crossmen initiative: Is this a pre-existing ensemble that Crossmen inc. is adopting or a new group they are creating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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