The 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard hornline warms up with a few selections from their program, "Babylon". Recorded at Corps Encore in Ogden, UT, on July 11, 2018.
Could be unrelated, but a high school did this closer this past marching season, i believe it was Flower Mound High School in Fractured Moments. And if I’m not mistaken their arranger is Wayne downey who arranges for BD. The also had a pretty damn good arrangement.
I think one reason this music is soooo appealing is because it’s worthy of dropping into any scene of the next great epic hero/adventure movie as-is. Makes you long for something fantastic! That’s why when people hear it in person they fall over themselves trying to stand up and cheer before it’s over. I feel privileged to have seen it live! These kids are so good at performing it. I don’t see a group of people but rather a complete Corp functioning as one with a single purpose which makes it even more interesting because of the story behind it.
I don't recall the last time I would seek out horn line vid from SCV. As a drumline peep, I would seek Crown, Bluecoats or BD. Oh wait, SCV 2005 rewarm up behind Gillette Stadium. And the SCV 2009 closer. Nevermind, carry on.
That's partly because my microphone isn't great at picking them up, and the high brass was on fire that night too, even in person I couldn't hear the low brass very well!
