Nice to see how this band has grown the past 10-20 years... it was a third this size in the late '80s and mid-90s. The music is pretty difficult for class 4A... I hear many 5A military bands perform similar music. The drill to 'Slavonic' was the most difficult I've ever seen - risky - the tempo at the end went much slower than I know the director wanted. Nice band.
I'm guessing they got a 3. Kind of a cool drill but lots of crooked lines, missed turns, and the band doesn't sound all that good. Slowing down Slavonic at the end is odd -- it didn't sound good and it accentuated some weak marching fundamentals.
Nice to see how this band has grown the past 10-20 years... it was a third this size in the late '80s and mid-90s. The music is pretty difficult for class 4A... I hear many 5A military bands perform similar music. The drill to 'Slavonic' was the most difficult I've ever seen - risky - the tempo at the end went much slower than I know the director wanted. Nice band.
I'm guessing they got a 3. Kind of a cool drill but lots of crooked lines, missed turns, and the band doesn't sound all that good. Slowing down Slavonic at the end is odd -- it didn't sound good and it accentuated some weak marching fundamentals.
Scott Richards They made a 2.