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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 21:11:25 GMT -6
I love sousa guard features.
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Post by ilikeguard on Sept 30, 2023 21:12:00 GMT -6
Crying sobbing throwing up
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 21:44:16 GMT -6
No college exhibtion bands which is unfortunate but not surprising. Both Iowa and Northern Iowa have home footballs games that weekend and Iowa State is giving their members that weekend off (they'll be doing an exhibition 2 weeks later either at Mid-Iowa or Youth in Music). They can put me out there and I’ll do as much college band as I can remember Can't wait for this performance!
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 22:26:53 GMT -6
Final Results:
1. Rosemount H.S., MN 82.75 2. Lincoln H.S., SD 80.05 3. Bellevue West H.S., NE 75.60 4. Eastview H.S., MN 74.95 5. Camdenton H.S., MO 74.85 6. Pella H.S., IA 73.00 7. Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS 71.90 8. Davenport Central H.S., IA 69.05 9. Blue Valley West H.S., KS 68.45 10. Northwest H.S., IA 68.40 11. MOC-Floyd Valley H.S., IA 67.95 12. Rock Island H.S., IL 67.20
Outstanding Music Performance: Rosemount H.S., MN Outstanding Visual Performance: Rosemount H.S., MN Outstanding General Effect: Rosemount H.S., MN
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 22:29:05 GMT -6
Congratulations to Rosemount on their first ever regional championship! As I said, before it's been a long time coming for them and I'm happy they finally got it. And bravo to Lincoln for breaking 80 as well which, to be honest, I wasn't sure was going to happen.
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 22:40:37 GMT -6
Congratulations to Rosemount on their first ever regional championship! As I said, before it's been a long time coming for them and I'm happy they finally got it. And bravo to Lincoln for breaking 80 as well which, to be honest, I wasn't sure was going to happen. Also the first BOA regional win for a school from Minnesota, if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by dbalash on Sept 30, 2023 22:49:47 GMT -6
Finals cutoff
12) Rock Island, IL 65.650 __________________________ 13) Lake Park, IL 64.825
Music Ensemble, Visual Ensemble, Music GE killed Lake Park. 16th in Music Ensemble, 13th Visual Ensemble, 15th Music GE 1, 16th Music GE 2. Top 10 everywhere else.
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 22:55:58 GMT -6
Pella was 4th in prelims but their GE score fell in finals putting them in 6th. Still a great first outing for Pella and I hope to see them at a BOA Regional again soon. Preferably either the St. Louis Super Regional or Grand Nationals.
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Post by ilikeguard on Sept 30, 2023 22:56:03 GMT -6
I liked Bellevue West a lot, but can someone with a better view than me explain why they jumped from 6th in prelims to 3rd?
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Post by dbalash on Sept 30, 2023 22:58:34 GMT -6
"Old man, get off my lawn" time: Why are CompetitionSuite prelim recaps NEVER in performance order?
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Post by ilikeguard on Sept 30, 2023 22:59:22 GMT -6
Also, congrats Rosemount! Their finals performance was a cut above. I’m excited to see how this show grows!
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Post by bandsquirrel32 on Sept 30, 2023 23:08:37 GMT -6
I liked Bellevue West a lot, but can someone with a better view than me explain why they jumped from 6th in prelims to 3rd? They had a 3 point jump in Individual Visual Performance alone- 14th in prelims, 5th in finals.
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Post by bigtrombone on Sept 30, 2023 23:09:40 GMT -6
I liked Bellevue West a lot, but can someone with a better view than me explain why they jumped from 6th in prelims to 3rd? The judges really love unicorns and My Little Pony. This is the only acceptable reasoning.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Sept 30, 2023 23:10:36 GMT -6
Yes, congratulations to Rosemount on their first BOA regional title. This marks the first time a Minnesota band has won a BOA regional.
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Post by bandsquirrel32 on Sept 30, 2023 23:14:55 GMT -6
I could kind of tell Eastview's performance in finals wasn't as great as prelims - but those individual performance captions really hurt them in finals - 8th in music individual, but 3rd in ensemble and 3rd in music GE?
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Post by principalagent on Oct 1, 2023 9:52:33 GMT -6
Yes, congratulations to Rosemount on their first BOA regional title. This marks the first time a Minnesota band has won a BOA regional. Because Bellevue West has never won a regional, I believe this is also the Upper Midwest’s first regional win.
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Post by redteam1114 on Oct 1, 2023 11:10:22 GMT -6
Yes, congratulations to Rosemount on their first BOA regional title. This marks the first time a Minnesota band has won a BOA regional. Because Bellevue West has never won a regional, I believe this is also the Upper Midwest’s first regional win. Lincoln won this regional last year, so it's back to back years with a regional championship for an Upper Midwest band
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 1, 2023 11:26:01 GMT -6
I would too. BOA needs to prioritize the entire student experience and automatically qualify every class champion into the scored finals competition. They’re performing anyway, you fools! Their Facebook says they're performing at 10:30. Did Lake Park in fact perform in exhibition in Finals? I think no one in this thread mentioned them again until after recaps were published.
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Post by hewhowaits on Oct 1, 2023 12:44:30 GMT -6
Their Facebook says they're performing at 10:30. Did Lake Park in fact perform in exhibition in Finals? I think no one in this thread mentioned them again until after recaps were published. Lake Park did indeed perform in exhibition. From side one front corner, they sounded cleaner than prelims performance (as did nearly every finalist). Amazing (NOT) how much better bands sound when it's not under a blazing sun.
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Post by principalagent on Oct 1, 2023 19:16:43 GMT -6
Because Bellevue West has never won a regional, I believe this is also the Upper Midwest’s first regional win. Lincoln won this regional last year, so it's back to back years with a regional championship for an Upper Midwest band I’ve been terrible with my recall today.
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Post by hewhowaits on Oct 2, 2023 6:11:24 GMT -6
Lincoln won this regional last year, so it's back to back years with a regional championship for an Upper Midwest band I’ve been terrible with my recall today. Too much work cluttering up your mind, not enough band aiding with clarity.
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Post by northbanddad on Oct 2, 2023 10:57:41 GMT -6
Visually, I like what Rosemount is putting down. I'm still not sold on their high brass yet, though we'll see if things change tonight. Overall, a very solid performance from them! Sucks we weren't able to hear the opener. Consider me sold. northbanddad I have heated up my words in the microwave and I'm now eating them. WOW! My one concern for Rosemount is that they'll peak too early like they did in 2019. However, it would appear that this is the full show, and if they clean up nicely within the next month, they'll be a serious threat to win St. Louis. Totally agree, I love this win for Rosemount and in no form should they not celebrate. These early wins sometimes does have a tendency of lulling bands into settling. There is so much to clean, yet so much potential in this show in St. Louis. Good thing is we see them the next two weekends in competition. BV will definitely be challenging them in FOV, and again with Lincoln and Eastview too in YIM.
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Post by northbanddad on Oct 2, 2023 13:18:39 GMT -6
Rosemount is great, but there isn’t a single aspect of that show that is unique to a Cartwright group and that’s disappointing to me. I’m one of the biggest fans of his shows out there and even I’m ready for some new designers to step into the spotlight. There’s no reason why some of the top bands in the nation should be paying the money they do for recycled shows. 🤷🏼♀️ "paying the money they do..." sounds like a GeneralEffectMedia investigative report. The decision to go with Wes is not simply just a band Director wanting to be branded as a Wes Cartwright band and trying to look like BA. My guess is it's all about the economics of a top tier marching band that leads them to go this direction. How much are they paying Wes? More expensive, cheaper? Or are there simply financial and logistical advantages that that brings synergy for these bands. Simply put Rosemount did not need to make new chairs, they took them from Prospect, another Cartwright band. I'll wait for that article to show up in GeneralEffectMedia.
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Post by bandirectorman on Oct 2, 2023 15:44:21 GMT -6
Rosemount is great, but there isn’t a single aspect of that show that is unique to a Cartwright group and that’s disappointing to me. I’m one of the biggest fans of his shows out there and even I’m ready for some new designers to step into the spotlight. There’s no reason why some of the top bands in the nation should be paying the money they do for recycled shows. 🤷🏼♀️ "paying the money they do..." sounds like a GeneralEffectMedia investigative report. The decision to go with Wes is not simply just a band Director wanting to be branded as a Wes Cartwright band and trying to look like BA. My guess is it's all about the economics of a top tier marching band that leads them to go this direction. How much are they paying Wes? More expensive, cheaper? Or are there simply financial and logistical advantages that that brings synergy for these bands. Simply put Rosemount did not need to make new chairs, they took them from Prospect, another Cartwright band. I'll wait for that article to show up in GeneralEffectMedia. I think most people will say that he's one of the top designers out there, as evidenced by not only the product but the success of bands who pay for his / his team's services. My question though... is how does this advance the art? Are we just trying to 'fit in' as directors or 'keep up' with what is perceived to be 'scored better'? The competitive aspect is WINNING. Big time. That's OK but isn't it sad that people have to hire one of a few top-tier people just to try to prove that they belong? Why not try it yourselves as directors? Do marching band with your own staff.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 2, 2023 16:29:17 GMT -6
I think most people will say that he's one of the top designers out there, as evidenced by not only the product but the success of bands who pay for his / his team's services. My question though... is how does this advance the art? Are we just trying to 'fit in' as directors or 'keep up' with what is perceived to be 'scored better'? The competitive aspect is WINNING. Big time. That's OK but isn't it sad that people have to hire one of a few top-tier people just to try to prove that they belong? Why not try it yourselves as directors? Do marching band with your own staff.Way back in the late 1980s, my high school band used stock arrangements, and our director designed the drill. (By hand.) About five years after I graduated, the band tried hiring a designer. Not sure if it was just a drill package based on music selected by the director, or if the designer also worked on music arrangements. (In any case, this was at a much, much lower level than you're talking about here: the band staff included a director, an assistant director (who also taught at the middle school), and two contracted part-time instructors, one each for guard and percussion. There was no fee to participate in band.) But the next year, the band boosters budgeted to hire a designer again. The director later told me that the boosters found he was in a much better mood when that task wasn't on his plate.
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Post by statechamp1239 on Dec 6, 2023 14:52:10 GMT -6
It's kinda late, but Pella scored the highest in both Finals and Prelims for any Iowa band competing at a BOA Regional.
BOA Regional: 1. Pella (4th overall) - 09.30.2023 - Prelims (74.60) 2. Pella (6th overall) - 09.30.2023 - Finals (73.00) 3. Independence (6th overall) - 09.28.2019 - Prelims (73.00) 4. Independence (8th overall) - 09.28.2019 - Finals (72.95)
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