GuitarJoe Posted November 7, 2009 Posted November 7, 2009 Quote Grand Nationals Community Performances The L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band will be having community performances on Friday, November 6th at 8:45PM, Saturday, November 7th at 8:30PM, Monday, November 9th at 8:45PM, and Tuesday, November 10th at 8:45PM. The Tuesday evening performance will be in full Quote
Xenon Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 I hope that I can get off work early enough that I can get out there Tuesday night. Quote
Fata1 Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 I was there tonight. Three of my friends and I got there at 7:30 to watch some of the rehearsal as well. It was amazing. I'm so glad I got to make it out there. Quote
Fata1 Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 radchad said: At Pennington Field, right? Yep Quote
aaron067 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 I was there for the full rehearsal and performance Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. Why do you ask? Quote
dtexas4444 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) lose2506 said: Did anyone see this? Yes, I went to all of the community performances. Their playing and visuals have improved greatly. When they did their final run thrus, you can tell they were a bit tired of the long practices but still sounded amazing. They are playing louder now. Also, they have added to their visual design. Overall, I expect them to do an amazing job at GN this week. Edited November 12, 2009 by dtexas4444 Quote
Xenon Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 ^ Exactly right! You could tell that they were tired after a long rehearsal. Between that and not having a warmup after the downtime to dress the performance wasn't at the level that it will be during GN Finals. However, it was still a great performance and I'm happy to have gotten to experience the show another time. And I really like the new entrance but want it to clean up before Finals. Quote
GuitarJoe Posted November 12, 2009 Author Posted November 12, 2009 the entrance is gonna be pretty darn awesome. Quote
whitewing09 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 Entrance as in Pre-show????? This might sound dumb... but did they fix that trumpet imbalance they had in Kingfishers at BOA SA? Quote
aaron067 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 whitewing09 said: Entrance as in Pre-show????? This might sound dumb... but did they fix that trumpet imbalance they had in Kingfishers at BOA SA? No, it isn't a pre-show, though the synthesizer is holding a drone for a while before they actually begin. There's a voice-over that has to be heard, so they're waiting until after Dan finishes his announcement. Just as a teaser, imagine the most picturesque sunrise as it peaks over the horizon. Rays of light stretch out over the landscape, illuminating and warming the morning, and the world begins to awake. For me, this is what the new opening is all about. If you're talking about the first portion of Kingfisher, that isn't an imbalance. It took me a few run-throughs to figure out that the trumpet melody is actually written out for a few bars before returning. The result is some transitional material that isn't quite clean enough to stand on its own (at least when paired with the visual demand). For me it's the only weak point in the music design, but the next section with the world percussion influences and Indian dancing totally makes up for it! I will say that my personal favorite portions of the past few days were their music rehearsals. I've never heard a marching band pour so much emotion into their music. The phrasing across the ensemble is just impeccable when they're standing in concert arcs. I think the indoor environment and the adrenaline of GN will make this aspect of their performances even more poignant, so I'm psyched to see them (along with the other Texas bands!). Quote
whitewing09 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 I was talking more towards the middle-endish part of Kingfishers idk how to explain it Quote
Xenon Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 whitewing09 said: I was talking more towards the middle-endish part of Kingfishers idk how to explain it That is exactly the part he is talking about. The middle-endish part of the first round of Kingfishers (the time they play it before the world dance part). Quote
whitewing09 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 it was around 5:16 It actually does sound like an exposed part Quote
aaron067 Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 whitewing09 said: it was around 5:16 It actually does sound like an exposed part Yeah, that's where the melody re-enters. What's wrong with the balance at that point? The trumpets are forcing their sound, and they aren't matching tone or volume, but the texture otherwise seems fine to me. Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 aaron067 said: Yeah, that's where the melody re-enters. What's wrong with the balance at that point? The trumpets are forcing their sound, and they aren't matching tone or volume, but the texture otherwise seems fine to me. I think matching tone and volume is another term for "balancing" I haven't heard them live since september, but on the san antonio recording they are way louder than the rest of the band almost everytime they play. I think it might just be the recording. But I would call it a balance problem parents were at the communtiy performance, said it was much improved Quote
aaron067 Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) It was definitely much improved. I think whitewing was referring to ensemble balance though, not section balance, which is what my volume comment was referring to. Edited November 13, 2009 by aaron067 Quote
whitewing09 Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 aaron067 said: It was definitely much improved. I think whitewing was referring to ensemble balance though, not section balance, which is what my volume comment was referring to. true story Quote
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