treyj Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 The director of Haltom went to Bell.xD No offense to anyone, but what a slap in the face. :\ hahah that's how i felt when our head director left us for Wylie. made it even worse they beat us by one place at the only contest we saw them at last year. but it is what it is, and everything happens for a reason Quote
the terminator Posted August 5, 2008 Author Posted August 5, 2008 i've been lucky, haven't experienced a change except adding a new one this year Quote
treyj Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 i've been lucky, haven't experienced a change except adding a new one this year It really isn't as horrible as I jsut made it sound. Last year was a "transition" year and we still did quite well. And our assistant director became head director and we got a new assistant who is pretty much a genius so all in al lim happy with how it turned otu Quote
mbui Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 http://www.cypressfallsband.org/ Cypress Falls HS, TX 2008 - "Etched in Stone: Beauty, Power, Grace" featuring music from Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi and Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini Arranged by Aaron Guidry, Carol Chambers and Robbie Green Visual Design by Jamey Thompson, Marty Adamson and Ben Lopez Program Consultants: Philip Gieger Quote
treyj Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 http://www.cypressfallsband.org/ Cypress Falls HS, TX 2008 - "Etched in Stone: Beauty, Power, Grace" featuring music from Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi and Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini We played pines of rome freshman year. It was a cool piece, not my favorite htough Quote
jbroomas Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Langham Creek 2008 "Masquerade" Music by: Bela Bartok Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Langham Creek 2008 "Masquerade" Music by: Bela Bartok what pieces? I have yet to hear Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings Percussion and Celeta on the marching field. Quote
jbroomas Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 what pieces? I have yet to hear Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings Percussion and Celeta on the marching field. They don't specify onthe website... Not sure Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 dang. Oh well. To be able to play bartok on the field...That could be risky, but I look foreward to it. Quote
Xenon Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 what pieces? I have yet to hear Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings Percussion and Celeta on the marching field. The Woodlands 2006 was Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek. Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 I forgot about that... I didn't remeber that show real well Quote
jbroomas Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 I forgot about that... I didn't remeber that show real well Yeah...Their show was actually entitled "Hide and Seek." Complere with tree trunks to hide behind. Fun show and concept... Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 That show was badd A! yall better be comparable to then! no pressure.. jk Quote
radchad Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 hahahthat's how i felt when our head director left us for Wylie. made it even worse they beat us by one place at the only contest we saw them at last year. but it is what it is, and everything happens for a reason Agreed. And I mean, I think anyone would give to be a director of music at LD Bell. I would. Quote
radchad Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Haltom's assistant director went to LD Bell, not their head director. Oh really? I thought he was the head director.. my bad. Thanks for the correction. Quote
radchad Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Yeah all I can say about ours is it's titled "insomnia" and includes works like grahams "harrison's dream" by far the most difficult music we've had. and no idea on drill although we're supposedly moving to more "contemperary" band because we've always been very traditional. no props and such You had props in Spotlights. Haha, I'd say the dots counted as props. But that's cool. I don't mind props, as long as they are used well. I focus more on drill. There are traditional and more modern styles of drill, too. Both can be exciting, but it just depends on how well it is written. Quote
radchad Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 This should be pretty cool. '98 Churchill is still one of my favorite Barber shows. Sweet. Winston Churchill has always been a favorite of mine. And heck yes to Samuel Barber. Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 yeah. I can only think of three shows where we had props for us. 2003 2006 and 2007. (Iswear-we had more trouble dealing with those props than some parts of the drill. Quote
mbui Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 what pieces? I have yet to hear Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings Percussion and Celeta on the marching field. Whoa. You're missing out. Marching band wise----Spring's show in 2001 contained music from Bela Bartok's "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste" and "Concerto for Orchestra." A VERY underrated show....one of my favorites from 2001. I can't find a video, but I highly recommend finding their Finals performance the 2001 BOA Houston Regional. Like someone said earlier, The Woodlands also did Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra" in their 2006 "Hide and Seek" show. Another fantastic show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n0c1baYE9s...feature=related In drum corps, Star of Indiana did "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste" in 1993. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxtHmX7sWoI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToT5MJY8F5w Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 I didn't like the woodlands that year... Don't hate me for it please They did a good arrangement of the Fianle-Pesante/Presto ; Bartok music is hard to arrange. Star of Indiana did an ok job with the Allegro movement, but i liked the Allegro Molto Movement. I like marching bands that do diffcult music that few other people have played. I'm also waiting to hear Shostakovich's 11th symphony on the feild as well. The second or even fourth movement could go really well. But seriously. I hope I don't hear Turandot Scherzo again. I've heard that (or references to) 15,000 times. Same thing with the Fugue from Britten's Young Guide to the Orchestra. Quote
gavinrh Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 yeah. I can only think of three shows where we had props for us. 2003 2006 and 2007. (Iswear-we had more trouble dealing with those props than some parts of the drill. I don't remember richland having props in 03... we had huge ones in 02 that everyone hid behind though! Quote
b_sax_agent Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 I don't remember richland having props in 03... we had huge ones in 02 that everyone hid behind though! Oh yeah, that's right... Opps Quote
the terminator Posted August 7, 2008 Author Posted August 7, 2008 we have leaves on the ground this year Quote
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