tedrick 864 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Listing to Minnesota Public Radio I'm hearing lots of music from 80s drum corps shows -- 1986, 1987 Santa Clara 1988 Phantom 1989 Cavaliers Not including 2012 Cadets show - what were some other shows that used orchestral music associated with Christmas? Edited December 23, 2020 by tedrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
totaleefree 288 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1985 Bridgeman had Christmas music, however I understand there are no recordings or videos of that show. Not their finest moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rpbobcat 351 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, totaleefree said: 1985 Bridgeman had Christmas music, however I understand there are no recordings or videos of that show. Not their finest moment. Was that the show that a big "gift wrapped box" that they kept going in and out of ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tesmusic 1,757 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1991 Cavaliers. Part of the 1996 Bluecoats, 1993 Colts, 2012 Cadets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Tuma 1,156 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 ‘03 Crown - Carol of the Bells Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Ream 18,557 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Cavies 91 still holds up. Love Crown 03 too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ironlips 1,238 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 1971 Garfield Cadets re-enacted the Revolutionary War Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army's first significant victory. It took place on Christmas night, as the Hessian mercenaries were sleeping off their celebratory hangovers. The show featured "Silent Night" and "Angels We Have Heard", among other themes. If you never witnessed the show but only heard the music, it was hard to make sense of this. It was a hit for Garfield, however, albeit a fairly controversial one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeD 5,395 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, ironlips said: 1971 Garfield Cadets re-enacted the Revolutionary War Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army's first significant victory. It took place on Christmas night, as the Hessian mercenaries were sleeping off their celebratory hangovers. The show featured "Silent Night" and "Angels We Have Heard", among other themes. If you never witnessed the show but only heard the music, it was hard to make sense of this. It was a hit for Garfield, however, albeit a fairly controversial one. Here is the Haas family video from the World Open of the show... 1971 Garfield Cadets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ironlips 1,238 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 I had not seen this before. This version contains several re-writes and modifications initiated after I left. If I recall, these were suggested (and possibly written) by Don Angelica. That would explain the rather rough performance at the World Open as the corps adjusted to some major mid-season changes. Drum Corps, as a whole, was experimenting with a new paradigm that involved dramatic through-lines and asymmetry, as well as costumes and motifs. Garfield was not alone. The Cavaliers, Madison and others were sailing into uncharted seas, as well. Sometimes, evolution begins with revolution. In any case, the activity was never the same after that year. A few bars of "Christmas" tunes seems rather quaint by today's standards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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