I was blown away with most of the shows that night, but my overall favorites had to be:
1. Spring: if you missed it, it was a crowd pleaser for sure. They had a clarinet soloist who did outstanding, and a smokin drumline, and a guard that gave me chills- not to mention a trumpet section that blew my face off. Oh and they walked off without even paying attention to the crowd. magnificent.
2. Cedar Park: fast and in your face. this had me goin the whole show. i didnt want the show to end, although the woodwinds were entirely beautiful, the brass blew the house down along with a jammin drumline. Fantastic confidence and precision.
Now, i agree with the rankings- because although i didnt enjoy ld bell/ marcus's show as much, they played beautifully and sold their entire show completely maturely handled along with their overall package- they delivered a heck of a sound and cant wait for GN finals. I think this was the best BOA regionals since 2003.