I just did a search for fun. I was a member of the Pride class of '84. Awesome to see the Pride not only continues to exist but is still awesome to it still going on. I think our show was a bit more dynamic but when we went to Tennesse we had our hats handed to us by some really outstanding bands. After that the shows really took off.
I am from irondale high school and when we went to the boa regional in st. lousi and watched the shows and saw u I fell in love and you guys honestly deserved to be national champions!
I loved every minute of this show. Having played for The Madison Scouts even I was quite blown away by the strong control of the entire show. The feel of it was just great. Absolutely a great show.
I think I've figured out most of the music from this show. 0:20 "Message For The Queen" by Tyler Bates from the movie "300" 1:05 "Overture to Tannhauser" by Richard Wagner 2:07 "Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude" by Richard Wagner 3:56 "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky (6 second melody) 4:47 "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" by Richard Wagner 5:12 "My Immortal" by Evanescence 5:35 "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" by Richard Wagner 6:04 "My Immortal" by Evanescence 7:36 (I don't know. Someone please tell me!!!) 9:47 "Message For The Queen" by Tyler Bates from the movie "300" 10:17 "My Immortal" by Evanescence
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think this is the darkest show BA has ever put on the field. And they did it so tastefully that most people don't even realize how dark it is. The show is all about how if two people are meant to be together, they will be together no matter what, right? Well, look at the title again: "Destiny...Leaves You No Choice." It's basically just stating the above, right? Fate's gonna happen. But they don't word it that way. They specifically said "leaves you No Choice" which immediately throws up red flags. Most of this show displays colorguard girls running away from their "destined" partner to find happiness only to be drawn back to that person in a short amount of time. You can't see it as well in this video, but in their BOA performance at the end when they are processing off the field during the whispers, the "couples" are holding hands high as if on display; a procession of karmic destiny. But, some of the girls are hanging their heads low, almost as if they don't want to be there. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I always left this show quite unsettled. And I love it even more for it.
This is our first year of going to a boa super regional (St. Louis) and we're playing elsa's procession to the cathedral and its an inspiration to watch it done by you guys.
We have an audition week in April or May I can't really remember. Then we have different sectionals and stuff through June which is usually around when we get our show music. We start our summer camp usually the last two or three weeks of July where we practice eight hours a day Monday through Friday. During the school year we have rehearsals everyday except Wednesday and most weekends for three or so hours.
Well I am not in this band, but my band placed top 40 at nationals last year so I know a little of what they do. However it's not only how much they practice, it's the focus, attention to detail, and work they do during the rehearsals. Being good like this is probably not as far out of reach for you guys as you think. It takes a director and a senior class that are willing to motivate and work in practice. Once it is set as the norm every class after does the same. Easier said than done though.
Hey! you guys used our practice field :D (fayette county high school) right before BoA super regionals congrats on making finals to bad we didnt get to see your show
this show was very interesting, but the dynamic just felt too calm. the music was exceptionally and appropriate. the drill look very easy, but i can tell that they sure had some professional coaching. at some critical moments spacing didnt look very neat. other than that i thought is was a fair show.
Actually, I was in the band for four years, and the band program at BA gets very little fundraising. Any money we had for our shows was made up by months and months of rigorous fundraising, and the $1300-or-so fee members had to pay to participate. Props are handmade by dads on volunteered time from cheap, often donated materials. Costumes and flags are often hand-sewn and painted by parents and volunteers. I can truthfully attest that this program is so excellent not because of money, but community.
I'm sorry but the guard work in my opinion needed to be changed in a lot of places. It was repetitive, the same turns, angles, everything over and over again. And they didn't even toss the rifles! Or have any flag tosses for that matter! They had one prayer toss! Guard work was not a great one for me.
Ryan Lovely I know this is 4 years late. But I’m sure even when they were just standing with their flags you could clearly see it’s windy. So of course it was
