CaviBoy09 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 lhstrumpet said: Why are Westfield and Langham Creek missing? Many people expected them to be in finals. Did they have really dirty performances? Well for westfield it's because of the number of changes they are going through this year Quote
heavyduty16 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 so what did yall think of hendricksons show ? Quote
JediSaxSolis Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I was satisfied with the contest. Very competitive, and also a lot of fun. From what I saw, all the bands that made it into Finals deserved it. I'm still thinking Clear Lake should have made finals, though. They have really improved a lot over the past few years. Quote
Donezo Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 So how long had it been since Westfield last missed finals at a BOA event? It's got to be at least 15 years! I still can't wrap my ahead around them not making it on Saturday. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Yea, I think it's 15-20 years. They had that looong 10+ year streak of never placing below second at any competition. Quote
lhstrumpet Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 itsstephenyo said: Yea, I think it's 15-20 years. They had that looong 10+ year streak of never placing below second at any competition. That reminds me of LD Bell now. Marching Band Dynastic Cycle perhaps? Quote
Danpod Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Prelims Top Ten: 84.00 - L.D. Bell 80.65 - Stephen F. Austin 80.30 - The Woodlands 78.50 - Winston Churchill 76.65 - Clear Brook 74.50 - Brazoswood 72.55 - Cypress Falls 72.50 - Spring 71.90 - Hendrickson 71.05 - Friendswood ----- 70.65 - Westfield 70.10 - Clear Lake 69.15 - Langham Creek Prelims Caption Placements: Music: 1. L.D. Bell 2. Winston Churchill 3. The Woodlands Visual: 1. L.D. Bell 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. The Woodlands General Effect: 1. L.D. Bell 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. The Woodlands Finals Caption Placements: Music: 1. L.D. Bell 2. The Woodlands 3. Spring Visual: 1. L.D. Bell 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. The Woodlands General Effect: 1. L.D. Bell 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. The Woodlands Quote
Danpod Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Xenon said: That's 71.05 for Friendswood, not 71.50. Corrected sir. Quote
Danpod Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Finals Ordinals Placements (Music, Visual, General Effect) L.D. Bell: (3) Music - 1st Visual - 1st General Effect - 1st The Woodlands: (8) Music - 2nd Visual - 3rd General Effect - 3rd Stephen F. Austin: (13) Music - 9th Visual - 2nd General Effect - 2nd Winston Churchill: (13) Music - 5th Visual - 4th General Effect - 4th Clear Brook: (14) Music - 4th Visual - 5th General Effect - 5th Cypress Falls: (21) Music - 7th Visual - 8th General Effect - 6th Spring: (16) Music - 3rd Visual - 6th General Effect - 7th Brazoswood: (20) Music - 5th Visual - 7th General Effect - 8th Friendswood: (27) Music - 9th Visual - 9th General Effect - 9th Hendrickson: (27) Music - 8th Visual - 10th General Effect - 10th Quote
Xenon Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Some Highlights: Prelims: - Westfield 11th only 0.40 behind Friendswood - Westfield 15th in Music, 6th in Visual, 12th in GE - All of the top 10 had the top 10 GE scores - LD Bell 0.8 ahead of Churchill in Music - SFA 5th in Music, 2.25 points behind LD Bell Finals: - LD Bell only 0.10 ahead of The Woodlands in Music. - Spring was 14th in Music in Prelims but 3rd in Music in Finals!!! - Only 0.05 points separated SFA and The Woodlands in Visual (2nd and 3rd in the caption) - All bands placed in order of their GE scores except SFA and The Woodlands being switched. - LD Bell a whopping 2.4 points ahead of SFA in GE! Quote
ramband77 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 UNTcompmaj47 said: I believe Dean Westman arranged Churchill's music this year. Does that make him look lazy? Not lazy. Efficient. Chris Retschulte, current Churchill Percussion Director, who in 2006 while with Clear Brook's Indoor Drumline, produced their indoor percussion show "Tragedy" featuring music from "Medea" by Samuel Barber. I was standing with Clear Brook's Pit waiting to go on Saturday Night and saw all of Churchill's show. There were more than a few smiles and chuckles from some of the upperclassmen when Churchill's show began with the pit feature. Of course, if Reagan HS were in Houston that evening, they would have recognized parts of Clear Brook's show from their show in 2005. It reminds me of something I heard a while back from a semi-famous composer: "If you are going to copy, make sure you copy from the best." Quote
BassSnout21 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Xenon said: Some Highlights: Prelims: - Westfield 11th only 0.40 behind Friendswood - Westfield 15th in Music, 6th in Visual, 12th in GE - All of the top 10 had the top 10 GE scores - LD Bell 0.8 ahead of Churchill in Music - SFA 5th in Music, 2.25 points behind LD Bell Finals: - LD Bell only 0.10 ahead of The Woodlands in Music. - Spring was 14th in Music in Prelims but 3rd in Music in Finals!!! - Only 0.05 points separated SFA and The Woodlands in Visual (2nd and 3rd in the caption) - All bands placed in order of their GE scores except SFA and The Woodlands being switched. - LD Bell a whopping 2.4 points ahead of SFA in GE! This is kind of odd. How did Churchill go down in music that much and Spring go up so much. Can someone who saw both prelims and finals fill me in on all these crazy gaps and whatnot Quote
BassSnout21 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 ramband77 said: Not lazy. Efficient. Chris Retschulte, current Churchill Percussion Director, who in 2006 while with Clear Brook's Indoor Drumline, produced their indoor percussion show "Tragedy" featuring music from "Medea" by Samuel Barber. I was standing with Clear Brook's Pit waiting to go on Saturday Night and saw all of Churchill's show. There were more than a few smiles and chuckles from some of the upperclassmen when Churchill's show began with the pit feature. Of course, if Reagan HS were in Houston that evening, they would have recognized parts of Clear Brook's show from their show in 2005. It reminds me of something I heard a while back from a semi-famous composer: "If you are going to copy, make sure you copy from the best." yeah, Retshulte was in Star '93. And Dean Westman arranged woodwind parts. It is clearly based off Stars show but there are plenty of differences. Except the drumline's book. It's identical. But who can imagine marching Medea without Hannums book? Also check out Cedar Park this year. they do an arrangement closer to the Blast stuff and pull it off really well Quote
BaRiToNeDM Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Okay, so from someone who was performing at BOA I will say this: WOW. I've never felt such a sense of competition in my life (Except maybe when we went to 4A state last year ) I loved seeing such awesome bands and I was absolutely honored to make finals. So...here's what I thought of the bands that I did see: The Woodlands: Interesting show concept and I loved the music. Rhapsody in Blue? Can you even go wrong? lol The only thing I was confused about was the mats. Have I seen those somewhere before or am I just crazy? Winston Churchill: Man, the creepy music combined with the straitjackets, the amazing guard, the padded wall props...it was all awesome! More than that I quite enjoyed the music. LD Bell: Loved it, as always. Even though I completely missed the show concept. All I know is that they were clean as all get out and played very very well (as always). The freshmen and sophomores who had never seen them before completely flipped out when they saw them. lol, I don't know if anybody else saw their freshmen's faces when they saw Bell of Churchill, but it was a good moment. Hidalgo: This, I must say, came as a complete shock. I hadn't really heard much about them but when I saw them my mouth just dropped. They're forms and music combination were AMAZING and I wish them the best of luck when they go to Grand Nats. I predict they do very well. Hendrickson: We had a good show from a personal standpoint, but all I really cared about was the crowd's reaction. The placement could matter less to me as long as the crowd gets a kick out of it and enjoys themselves. Let me know what you guys thought about them if you saw them Unfortunately those were the only ones I can remember now (I'd been up since 5 in the morning to drive from Austin to Houston...on school buses...) but I thought that everyone did great. Quote
numbuh1bassclar Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Umm... The Woodlands played Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, not Rhapsody in Blue (That was Clements) and yes they used the same props as last year which dissapointed me a little Quote
BaRiToNeDM Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 numbuh1bassclar said: Umm... The Woodlands played Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, not Rhapsody in Blue (That was Clements) and yes they used the same props as last year which dissapointed me a little My bad You're totally right about the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The props didn't really dissapoint as much as make me a little curious. Like, why are they using the props? How exactly do they tie in with the show? Not bashing, genuinely curious. Quote
madhare09 Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 BaRiToNeDM said: My bad You're totally right about the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The props didn't really dissapoint as much as make me a little curious. Like, why are they using the props? How exactly do they tie in with the show? Not bashing, genuinely curious. The theme to their show was a tribute to the art of Piet Mondrian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian hence blue yellow and red. Quote
Trumpet of Doom Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 I never had a chance to see L.D. Bell's show, my mom said it was all guard and kinda boring though... Quote
CaviBoy09 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) BaRiToNeDM said: My bad You're totally right about the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The props didn't really dissapoint as much as make me a little curious. Like, why are they using the props? How exactly do they tie in with the show? Not bashing, genuinely curious. I never really expected the woodlands to use the same props as last year. I didn't understand their show.... but none the less they still made 2nd place. Edited October 16, 2008 by CaviBoy09 Quote
Skippy Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 UNTcompmaj47 said: I believe Dean Westman arranged Churchill's music this year. Does that make him look lazy? Dean Westman arranged SCV 99. Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Trumpet of Doom said: I never had a chance to see L.D. Bell's show, my mom said it was all guard and kinda boring though... Good thing your mother isn't a judge I guess... Quote
Skippy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 I think there should be a band contest judged by 9 moms. As an insight to how moms think: my mom always notices when someone falls, when a line isn't straight, and when there are cool uniforms. Quote
Xenon Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Skippy said: I think there should be a band contest judged by 9 moms. As an insight to how moms think: my mom always notices when someone falls, when a line isn't straight, and when there are cool uniforms. I noticed that you didn't mention when a flag or weapon was dropped. I wonder why that is. . . Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Skippy said: I think there should be a band contest judged by 9 moms. As an insight to how moms think: my mom always notices when someone falls, when a line isn't straight, and when there are cool uniforms. Or when "that one bad was loud" "there drum major got into it" Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.