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  On 9/24/2022 at 3:51 AM, MikeKyu said:

Cedar Park is ready. The GE ideas don't translate well on my video. Seeing this in person is impactful. 

 

https://youtu.be/fYm-vAOVWgY

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oh i think the GE translates just fine. hahahaha. that's probably the best Cedar Park show i've ever watched.

hoooly wall of sound. could it be more dynamic? yeah, probably, but the sheer excitement of getting your face melted off is worth something for sure. plus the beautiful mirror effects.

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I totally nerded out over Daft Punk’s score when Tron: Legacy first came out, so seeing a program like Vandegrift field this source music is stuff of dreams for me.
 

The Adagio for Tron is an obvious standout from the film, and practically feels written-for-the-field with its huge moments and aching beauty. I do wish Vandy’s ballad gave the piece a liiiitle more room to breathe and develop (obvious time constraints), but whatever gripes I have will get drowned out by the glorious backfield playing in the Alamodome :) 

FWIW-  the voiceover is abridged from the movie. 

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  On 9/24/2022 at 4:29 AM, packwick said:

oh i think the GE translates just fine. hahahaha. that's probably the best Cedar Park show i've ever watched.

hoooly wall of sound. could it be more dynamic? yeah, probably, but the sheer excitement of getting your face melted off is worth something for sure. plus the beautiful mirror effects.

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Agreed!!! Cannot wait to see this one live as well

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Gheez Vandy. The tone of the flutist and the trombone duet. Both have the same timbre to their sound. To have a group that large play with so much control and balance is incredible. 

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i feel like if i watched Cedar Park live i'd end up like Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 when she has that dream of the atomic bomb going off and her skin is blown off and her skeleton is clinging to the fence. hahaha. but less of a negative experience, obviously.

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  On 9/24/2022 at 4:29 AM, packwick said:

oh i think the GE translates just fine. hahahaha. that's probably the best Cedar Park show i've ever watched.

hoooly wall of sound. could it be more dynamic? yeah, probably, but the sheer excitement of getting your face melted off is worth something for sure. plus the beautiful mirror effects.

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The mirrors are used to great effect. They are not only used to reflect but they are also using them to hide and "reappear."  When they blow out the guard with double flags, in person you get overwhelmed with color and movement. It's gonna be fun watching this show progress. 

As I said before, I think this is the best Cedar Park show since their last Grand Nats run. I wasn't too high on that show this early in the season (I know, different director). 

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I’ll echo many folks’ sentiments about Cedar Park, from that far of a vantage point, in the video we were showed from tonight’s performance, it feels like they’ve elevated their music performance SEVERAL notches!! Incredibly, incredibly solid/impressive to where I feel only a few schools will be able to match their clarity and power by November based on where they already are now. I have no qualms putting them as a clear medalist/potential winner at this contest and bare minimum top half at BOA SA finals RIGHT NOW. Only going up from there, but that’s my prediction of their floor for me👀👀

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Rough draw for Weiss! They’re definitely finalist caliber as we all know, but we’ve lost more than a few bands to that early morning draw before. Hoping they set the tone and make it in.

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  On 9/24/2022 at 12:03 PM, lost said:

Rough draw for Weiss! They’re definitely finalist caliber as we all know, but we’ve lost more than a few bands to that early morning draw before. Hoping they set the tone and make it in.

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I believe they actually got shifted down to later in the day! The BOA site has them listed for 1:15.

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Cedar Park setting the standard this morning! They look to be building off the success of last season, but this time with a stronger conceptual theme. There is sooo much great choreo reinforcing the theme. The ballad was definitely a stand-out moment. There’s a bit of a mysterious vibe through the show that I really enjoy. 

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Vista Ridge was great! Starting with just horns is so difficult and they handle that challenge flawlessly. So many great soloists adding different textures and layers. The drill and staging is really interesting as well. 

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I agree. Not sure why people are so down on Vista Ridge this season. They looked and sounded phenomenal. I love the movement around props. You can tell that show was designed with UIL in mind. Lots of hand offs and features. 

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  On 9/24/2022 at 3:00 PM, Origin said:

Vista Ridge was great! Starting with just horns is so difficult and they handle that challenge flawlessly. So many great soloists adding different textures and layers. The drill and staging is really interesting as well. 

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Really beautiful show.

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