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Best slow solo ever?


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Who was the dude who played the Nessun Dorma solo in '91 Phantom Regiment. Didn't hear him miss all year. That was a pro sound!!!

He's got my vote too. We had a show together in Stillwater, MN that year. We had gone on a couple of corps before Phantom so I got to hear the show from the front stands, toward the side 1 end zone. He was staged pretty far towards the opposite side of the field, but I remember thinking, dang, that guy fills up the whole stadium. Lush tone, long phrases.

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Hi Folks,

I recall an awesome soloist from the North Star, I think it

was 79-80. Much of the show seemed to be written around

him. Anyone recall his name?

Carlos (Los Jonz) Almeida

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Hey Carlos! His name is Gerry Noonan. I just saw a video of that show when we were in Madison! And, I understand that he played on a Bach 1 1/2 C! Wow!! :o

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We're just talking about slow solos, right?

In that case, I agree about 1983 Garfield soloist. Just breathtaking.

I'm particularly fond of the mellophone soloist from Phantom Regiment's Transfigured Night, 2000. It's one of my all-time favorite pieces, and the solo is simply beautiful.

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'86 Blue Devils..."The guy with the beard". To me, he is the benchmark of all Soprano soloists.

I wish I wasn't in 4th grade in '86...I would loved to have seen that show live. 2 years later though, that was one of the first shows I heard that answered the "What's Drum Corps" question...I've been hooked since.

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