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2019 Drum Corps Associates Alumni Spectacular


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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Williamsport Area High School auditorium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, site of the 2019 Drum Corps Associates Alumni Spectacular! My name is Kevin Gamin, Managing News Editor of Drum Corps Planet, and I will be providing you with LIVE! From the Stands coverage of today’s performances. This is a gorgeous facility with plenty of seating and a huge stage for the corps to perform on. We’ll be getting underway in a few minutes so be sure to join me for all of the fun!

 

My view for today’s performance:

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First on the stage is Tri-Valley Brass.

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The show is “Patriotism With A Twist”. The opener is the Battle Hymn Of The Republic. They start off playing it straight with two trumpet soloists playing the melody before kicking it up into Dixieland Jazz territory..

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Another trumpet soloist going all Louis Armstrong on us.

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Trap set player is a show unto himself. Very solid player with just enough flash to make him fun to watch without overshadowing the rest of the group.

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Next piece is America The Beautiful, done in a similar style to the Ray Charles arrangement.

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Nice bluesy trumpet solo on the chorus.

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The group crescendos and modulates into a restatement of the melody.

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Variations on Yankee Doodle. Opens with a chorale arrangement of the chorus before moving to an uptempo arrangement which alternates between 7/8 and 4/4.

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Nice job, Tri-Valley!

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