2021 BOA Grand Nationals (Nov. 11-13)

[jmj]

Wow, FloMo!! I am blown away - they are firing on all cylinders this AM. Like a jolt of electricity and so energetic! Fantastic job!

[natertater21000]

I can only hear what the box5 mics are picking up, but it sounds like FloMo was able to fix a majority of the ensemble tuning issues they were having. That performance felt just the slightest bit unstable from a timing standpoint but I have no doubt that that was the weakest performance we will see from them this weekend. What a stellar show.

Also that field exit announcement script is EVERYTHING. First time hearing it and I love it so much.

 

[FloMoParent]

I have been able to watch a little bit so far.  I liked what CTJ brought last night.  Was my first time to see them this year. With most CTJ shows I need to see them a few times to really get into it.  I can't wait to see them twice more. Great show.

Marcus, I was blown away. I thought their drill was amazing (again, I am a novice and don't know anything). I'm a bit OCD, straight lines and precise shapes really please my eye, and hurt when they are off.  Marcus marching was eye candy to me.

I'm sorry that I didn't get to see Ronald Reagan.  I am sure they put on an amazing show and I will see them in semi's

Vista Ridge - great job.  I want to comment more, but I was busy getting the house ready for people to come over so I was a bit distracted.  What I saw and heard I really liked.

FloMo - That was the best run I've seen for them so far.  I could not hear any tone issues like were mentioned for UIL.  ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE SUSA FEATURE!!!

Let's go #TeamTexas!  Bring Kevin back south for the winter.

[Tubalord11]

Vista was amazing! Still a few things here and there but overall really good!

Flowermound definitely had their best run yet! Definitely much fixed up from State!

[FloMoParent]

SHARK WORLD!!!

Too cute

[dylan123]

Did anyone get to see the Woodlands??

[SATXBandDad]

Man, I just love The Woodlands. This show is so fun. Not sure if anyone is a Schitt’s Creek fan but I can hear Patrick singing “Willkommen” and Stevie singing “Maybe this time” every time they play!  I’m a casual band parent (don’t know much about marching band) and I want to say Thank you to The Woodlands for keeping it fun!!  Traditional marching band has its place and will usually get all the love from the judges but the fun shows are for me!!!

[CTJBandPops]

  On 11/12/2021 at 4:17 PM, dylan123 said:

Did anyone get to see the Woodlands??

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stellar - that guard is flat out on fire and the show is a blast to watch

 

[danielneubecker]

if anyone sees this and screen recorded flower mound from grand nats please dm me, i've been looking for a box5 recording of them since boa dallas.

 

[VinoGirl]

  On 11/12/2021 at 4:31 PM, SATXBandDad said:

Man, I just love The Woodlands. This show is so fun. Not sure if anyone is a Schitt’s Creek fan but I can hear Patrick singing “Willkommen” and Stevie singing “Maybe this time” every time they play!  I’m a casual band parent (don’t know much about marching band) and I want to say Thank you to The Woodlands for keeping it fun!!  Traditional marching band has its place and will usually get all the love from the judges but the fun shows are for me!!!

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What is the title of their show? I haven't seen it yet but that's a fun theme! 

[Samuel Culper]

  On 11/12/2021 at 4:47 PM, VinoGirl said:

What is the title of their show? I haven't seen it yet but that's a fun theme! 

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"Life is a Cabaret".  Music is all from the show Chicago. 

[WoodlandsMom4ever]

  On 11/12/2021 at 4:49 PM, Samuel Culper said:

"Life is a Cabaret".  Music is all from the show Chicago. 

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And Mulon Rouge 

[SATXBandDad]

  On 11/12/2021 at 4:49 PM, Samuel Culper said:

"Life is a Cabaret".  Music is all from the show Chicago. 

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The music is from the musical “Cabaret”. Maybe some from Chicago too. 

[principalagent]

I was sitting in a far recess of the 300 club level for a work call, and the crowd was so ON FIRE for TWHS that I heard the applause clearly, distracting me from my call and reminding me of the joy I was missing. 

[rogden99]

How will semis performance order work? Top half, bottom half? Random order? Random draw? Alpha order? 

I am searching, but I'm guessing someone knows 😃 

[justabandkid94]

  On 11/12/2021 at 5:29 PM, rogden99 said:

How will semis performance order work? Top half, bottom half? Random order? Random draw? Alpha order? 

I am searching, but I'm guessing someone knows 😃 

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Random order

[justabandkid94]

It is pretty surreal to see how much that Woodlands guard has transformed in the last 10 years. They're giving me chills this year

Absolutely love this show!!

[TWHSParent]

  On 11/12/2021 at 5:34 PM, justabandkid94 said:

Random order

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Not entirely....

The top 22 scoring bands will have performance slots 5-26. Bands that scored 23-30 will have performance slots 1-4 and 27-30. Any band that makes semifinals as a class representative, but not on score, will perform prior to (read very early in the morning) slot 1. All class representatives will perform prior to the first band that advanced on score.

Does this make sense?

[justabandkid94]

  On 11/12/2021 at 5:45 PM, TWHSParent said:

Not entirely....

The top 22 scoring bands will have performance slots 5-26. Bands that scored 23-30 will have performance slots 1-4 and 27-30. Any band that makes semifinals as a class representative, but not on score, will perform prior to (read very early in the morning) slot 1. All class representatives will perform prior to the first band that advanced on score.

Does this make sense?

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Thanks, guess I'm rustier on the handbook than I thought 😇

[Rubisco]

Lots of great performances so far!

I preferred Avon to Carmel on the strength of Avon's performance. I thought Avon sounded and looked pretty close to normal, which is extremely impressive. Carmel has amazing content, though, especially that music book, which I think could push them higher in the effect caption.

William Mason's music performance should elevate them ahead of the rest of the finalist bubble. I thought they were one of the very best sounding groups last night. Perfect, no, but given the competition, they didn't have to be. I'm still not a big fan of the show overall, but part of that is my expectations having heard the theme before seeing the show. With a Top Gun theme, I was expecting something more fun and corny, and something more visually inventive, too. The green Air Force uniforms are cool in theory, and look good close up, but are probably a bit of a design misfire in practice. The kids are like ghosts on the field. When they took off their jackets and revealed their white shirts underneath, the show became just about a thousand times more readable from high up.

I loooved Plymouth-Canton's design! I've seen the restaurant thing done before, but this was next-level. Absolutely witty and delightful. I love all the characters and amazing set pieces we're getting these days. The world of marching band has really been cracked wide open, and it's refreshing. Also, I was waiting for a customer Karen moment in the voiceovers, and PCEP delivered! All those waiters scrambling to serve her, dishes crashing onto the floor -- just brilliant!

The Texas groups we've seen so far have all given great performances. I'd have all of them in finals, at least on the strength of music. Flower Mound and The Woodlands were the two that I thought were pretty all-around outstanding. For those asking, The Woodlands' music is "Overture/And All That Jazz" from Chicago, "Willkommen" from Cabaret, "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago, "Roxanne" by The Police (the version you hear in Moulin Rouge, "El Tango De Roxanne"), "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret, and "We Both Reached For The Gun" from Chicago.

The fight for finals is going to be VERY intense. I thought a lot of the bubble groups were pretty close in quality.

[vistaridgefan42069]

tomorrow, like many past years of GNs, is going to be absolutely epic

[slowbrass]

With a packed finals crowd and a bit of luck with the draw, the woodlands could make a serious run at this thing. Side by side with groups like BA I thought they sounded better and offered a more varied and technical guard package. 

[vistaridgefan42069]

i feel that way about like ten different programs this year 

 

i don’t know if we’ll see the highest scores ever tomorrow, but we are definitely gonna be seeing some of the closest scores ever

[bandfan101]

  On 11/12/2021 at 7:47 PM, slowbrass said:

With a packed finals crowd and a bit of luck with the draw, the woodlands could make a serious run at this thing. Side by side with groups like BA I thought they sounded better and offered a more varied and technical guard package. 

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I feel like this is a common theme with this new direction TW has taken on in the past few years. Would love to see some more consistency for them across competitions but the risk is worth the reward!

[principalagent]

I’ve been a Round Rock fan for a while, and was a massive defender of them in 2017 and 2019. But I just don’t think it happens this time. It’s not the kids—they’re doing their job and pushing hard. It’s the show. I would love to be proved wrong, but…