Post by smiten82 on Oct 24, 2023 12:21:57 GMT -6
I just had to pop in quickly and say Mason's show this year is absolutely, breath-takingly stunning. ..and I've not always been the biggest fan of Mason's shows. This is their best show since Meditations. Can they compete for the Eagle? Maybe....But, I've seen enough Mason shows to know that the last minute of the show we saw Saturday was just tacked on... and we will see something completely different at GN. Mason having a couple weeks to clean and perfect this show has me so excited. If they don't win Visual GE, it will be a travesty, as this is the BEST designed show of the season.
Other Thoughts:
NEVER count out Centerville or Center Grove. I saw all of the Oklahoma hype leading up to this regional and I really enjoyed those bands, but CG and CJB have 40 years of success...and both are former grand national champions. That type of legacy is hard to come by and maintain...and many former powerhouses haven't been able to do it. I'm looking at you Westerville South, Lake Park, Westfield, etc.
With that said, Centerville should review PCEP 2006 for a better arrangement of Miranda. They currently have some weird tempo issues between the soloist and ensemble. Again, review PCEP 2006....Heck, I'll even tell you that it starts at the 4:49 minute mark. :-)
Castle completely undervalued and underscored in my opinion. Same goes for Lincoln.
Fishers is Fun!
Indiana has great bands and subpar vocalists.
Welcome to Finals (super edition) Lakota West and Noblesville!
How I saw it:
Carmel
Avon
Mason (tied for my favorite show this season with Rouse)
Castle
Brownsburg
O'Fallon
Fishers
Union
Lincoln
Centerville
Center Grove
Lakota West
Noblesville
Choctaw
Tah for now.
PS...also very familiar and friendly with the adjudication panel. They for the most part got it right.. in a very subjective activity.
Lincoln was very impressive, if they can get clean they can do wonderful things!
I also think this is one of my favorite Centerville shows in recent years.
Groves vocalist was very good and so was Fishers.
I think Chocataws design was just too overwhelming, I felt the same with Avon but Avon is such a powerhouse, they looked even bigger then Carmel did this season.