MikeD Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 39 minutes ago, PRPhan4ever said: Well - here goes! Get those flamethrowers ready! This year "Phantom Regiment" has elected to (from what has been posted here and according to those who have seen rehearsals) have less than their usual bras compliment to add more colorguard? WHY !!!! Agree...I would think they need more bras if they added more color guard women. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I merged the two threads with the same title together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I've not seen it live but in recent years, Phantom Regiment staff have seemed to keep a lid on the volume until mid season. I recall in 2014 with the swan lake show a number of people were asking "why does Phantom brass sound weak? Is it their horns? They sound wrong on those horns." By Allentown, comments were more, "There's the Phantom sound! They should finish strong." Etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I do miss the 12 person snare lines. Killer to clean but talk about making a statement, fearless. I need to see and Hear this live to know micing the entire horn line (or just a few to increase the ensemble sound) is lame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Well, considering their CG is all female, it makes perfect sense that they'd have more bras, too, not less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimaster Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Uh, Looks like they have 70. Remember 10 years ago when 64 hornline members were the norm? They have more brass this year than the majority of Phantom Regiment hornlines ever had. But in reality, they probably have fewer this year because Wes Cartwright is with them, he likes gigantic guards and "Total GE". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I believe when visuals/GE became more important from number of points available, guards started reaching 40 and higher. As PA typed, electronic enhancements are being used my more corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3D Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 hours ago, PRPhan4ever said: I tried to count and I think I came up with 60-65? I MAY BE wrong, but hey.... if it works... I just think they need MORE volume... which brings into the discussion of audio doping and amplification / mixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlejaw Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Lots of times brass lines are smaller to add more room for the color guard because not enough talent tried out to fill a 80 man brass line. An 80 player line is usually 24 trumpets, 16 mellophones, 24 baritones/euphoniums, and 16 Tubas/Contras. You see 12 person mello lines where a few of those members tried out for trumpet. You see 12 and even 10 person Tuba lines. Don't tell me this isn't the case because I marched a 12 person line because we didn't have enough to fill out a 16 Tuba line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdValvesAreForWimps Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Less brass players? What's next? More singers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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