Fran Haring Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, BigW said: Don't get me started about '81 Sun. Fran and I will discuss that for pages and pages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 15 hours ago, Florida Sun said: i only counted 35 brass for cadets they where 4 across.y friends inn Manhatten at the parade only counted 35 brass? Wearing black made them look smaller. :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Schehr Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 40 minutes ago, bill said: Wearing black made them look smaller. :-) Wasn’t a skirt. Edited June 4, 2018 by Jim Schehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Fran Haring said: Thanks you!!! In 12 years of marching junior corps and then Sunrisers... that 1977 summer, as a deer-in-the-headlights DCA rookie, was the most memorable for me, without a doubt. IMO, our horn line was even better in 1978 than '77. Won the High Brass trophy at finals in '78, with a perfect 10 in GE Brass. One of Sun's best-ever years in 1978. 17 shows, including prelims and finals... and 14 wins. Well, now I will listen to ‘78, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Terri Schehr said: Well, now I will listen to ‘78, We smoothed out a rough edge or two in 1978. LOL. Especially in the "English Folk Song Suite" opener and "Evergreen" closer. Gene Bennett's visual design for "Evergreen" was nothing short of genius. And the company-front final power push in that tune... man, I still smile when I think about that. We had 53 horns in 1977... 51 in '78. Not the biggest line out there... we never had the most numbers... but we could bring the heat when needed. Edited June 4, 2018 by Fran Haring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Fran Haring said: We smoothed out a rough edge or two in 1978. LOL. Especially in the "English Folk Song Suite" opener and "Evergreen" closer. Gene Bennett's visual design for "Evergreen" was nothing short of genius. And the company-front final power push in that tune... man, I still smile when I think about that. We had 53 horns in 1977... 51 in '78. Not the biggest line out there... we never had the most numbers... but we could bring the heat when needed. The biggest brassline I was in, besides Royal-Airs reunion and we weren’t competing, was 56 in ‘78. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Terri Schehr said: The biggest brassline I was in, besides Royal-Airs reunion and we weren’t competing, was 56 in ‘78. I'm pretty sure the biggest brass line in Sunriser history was the 56 we had in 1979. My last year there... 1982, when we won our third DCA title... we had 42 horns by season's end. Honestly, having a smaller line never really bothered us. Edited June 5, 2018 by Fran Haring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Fran Haring said: ... Gene Bennett's visual design for "Evergreen" was nothing short of genius. And the company-front final pow.er push in that tune... man, I still smile when I think about that. ... What a great man whom I got the pleasure to work with at LIK. I was unable to make his funeral due to hospitalization, but his mark was well established and worth remembering. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairbear Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Just watched a video of C2 in the parade. That is the biggest "35 member horn line" I ever saw. LOL! I'm no mathematician, but my first look says there were more than 35 in the line. Everybody is looking to fill spots in their corps. Getting those last spots filled, takes a considerable amount of effort. Same as it ever was... same as it ever was.... Edited June 5, 2018 by hairbear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBD Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 31 minutes ago, hairbear said: Just watched a video of C2 in the parade. That is the biggest "35 member horn line" I ever saw. LOL! I'm no mathematician, but my first look says there were more than 35 in the line. Everybody is looking to fill spots in their corps. Getting those last spots filled, takes a considerable amount of effort. Same as it ever was... same as it ever was.... The Black uniform makes them look smaller! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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