Blue Devils..............91.9 Cadets of Bergen County..91.0 Magic of Orlando.........82.7 Kiwanis Kavaliers........77.4 Pioneer..................70.5 Allegiance Elite.........50.7 Blue Stars...............56.6 Thanks to Doug Duncan for emailing us these scores!
IMHO I really feel after having watch both CBC and BD from the box that the judges were way off tonight. CBC's guard, especially the rifles were flawless. BD will good were not a 91.9, they did however perform a great and long encore. Magic of Orlando, keeps promising but failed to deliver tonight. KK and Pioneer were very pleasing to watch as were the Blue Stars. Great site and a packed house. Very enthusiastic show. A must visit show, in its 20th year, for any Midwestern corps fan.
Recaps - July 28, 1997, Evansville, IN
Thanks to Doug Duncan for emailing us these recaps! GE ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE MUS VIS TOT MUS VIS TOT BR PRC VIS TOT Blue Stars 11.7 10.7 22.4 | 8.8 7.8 16.6 | 6.3 6.3 5.0 17.6 | 56.6 Alleg. Elite 10.2 10.7 20.9 | 7.9 5.7 13.6 | 5.4 6.5 4.3 16.2 | 50.7 Pioneer 14.0 14.3 28.3 | 10.0 10.5 20.5 | 7.4 7.5 6.8 21.7 | 70.5 Kiwanis Kav 15.5 15.4 30.9 | 12.3 11.8 24.1 | 7.7 7.3 7.4 22.4 | 77.4 Magic 16.6 16.7 33.3 | 13.0 12.6 25.6 | 8.3 8.4 7.1 23.8 | 82.7 Cadets of BC 18.3 18.3 36.6 | 13.8 13.5 27.3 | 9.0 9.2 8.9 27.1 | 91.0 Blue Devils 18.5 18.4 36.9 | 14.0 13.7 27.7 | 9.1 9.1 9.1 27.3 | 91.9
Santa Clara Vanguard.....90.7 High Brass/Percussion/Visual/tie GE w/Cavaliers Cavaliers................89.1 tie GE w/Vanguard Crossmen.................85.9 Colts....................82.8 Boston Crusaders.........75.3 Southwind................70.5 Americanos...............61.7 Thanks to Ed Harvey for emailing us these scores!
Marion Cadets -
It was announced this evening that Marion will no longer perform this season.
This was due supposedly to removing two members due to disciplinary action.
I know no other details, but this is truly an unfortunate situation as they
had been presenting very enjoyable shows all season, proving that numbers
aren't everything! I look forward to seeing them next season!
Americanos - 25H/19P/21G
The horn line got things off to a good start for the Americanos tonight with
some clean articulations, but guard work seemed sloppy during the opening
segment. Since the guard is so large, they can be distracting at times, like
when there was a rifle toss right behind the head of a soloist during a quiet
moment! But this show is improving, and has many fun moments.
Southwind - 30H/28P/14G
This show was better than last viewing and showcases all sections well. I
especially enjoyed the pit work during the backfield playing by the horns
during the closer! Children's March is getting stronger, even though the
last push of the tune is still needing more melody for it to make sense. And
the drum line, which has many nice visuals, was blocked by the guard during
their feature. Still a nice show, and I look forward to seeing again!
Boston - 50H/25P/20G
This was my first viewing of Boston, and I was most impressed with the
powerful horn line, even though they need to tune the opening Chester
Chorale. The guard was clean, but the plaid and gray outfits make them seem
very neutral on the field, so much so that their fine work is often lost.
And the frames I keep reading about really do just get in the way for the
rest of the show, after the corps enters through them at the start.
Colts - 63H/31P/29G
What an improvement from the beginning of the season! They received some the
best crowd response of the evening, and deservedly so! The horn line has
been refined many levels from earlier shows, and they were the highlight
tonight! There are many spots where not much drill is happening, especially
during the third tune, and the guard still has cleaning to do. The drum
feature was nice, and this show is moving up!
Crossmen - 52H/33P/39G
A fun show which got the most reaction of any tonight. While the guard was a
little busy for my tastes to start off Birdland, once they grabbed their
flags they were incredible! Their opening work is probably the best of the
season, helped by wonderful flag design. And the horns and drums are
certainly doing their share, with the last growing chord bringing the crowd
to its feet. Again, there seemed to be many motionless moments, and the
drill had many spacing problems tonight.
Cavaliers - 61H/27P/34G
Not too much to comment on that hasn't already been said in previous reviews
(I still like their '88 version of Firebird and can't figure out why they
would do it again so soon...). The opening "move" got little response,
except from the Cavies staff near the press box. The horns were solid, but
missing soprano sound in the closing moments. The guard was very good
(wouldn't the closing flags have been great in the Planets show in '95?) and
the pit was exceptional, almost so much that they were a centerpiece during
many moments.
SCV - 62H/30P/30G
Again, my first viewing of them, and there are many great moments. I truly
enjoy the speedy drill, which is the closest attempt at a Cadets drill that
I've seen. (I mean this as a compliment!) They move at some impressive
speeds! The horn line carries the show with their finesse and their power!
The guard has much nice equipment work at beginning and end, but mostly goes
without equipment during the third section. And I've read about the
incredible drum line, so I don't understand why they are so inactive for much
of this show. I did enjoy the performance, even though the powerful ending
didn't induce nearly as much response as either the Colts or Crossmen.
All in all, this was a red corps night, as the first four corps were in red, while the Crossmen and SCV carried the red tradition on a bit too. Thank goodness for the Cavs to break this streak! The weather was perfect, but I expected a bigger crowd. This was, incidently, the 30th U.S. Open contest!
Madison Scouts...........89.4 Phantom Regiment.........88.5 Glassmen.................83.0 Carolina Crown...........76.9 Les Etoiles..............72.6 Troopers.................62.1 Golden Lancers...........59.1 Thanks to Babylove for emailing us these scores!
Recaps - July 28, 1997, Port Huron, MI
Thanks to Babylove for emailing us these recaps! Gen Effect Ensemble Performance Mus Vis tot Mus Vis tot Brass Perc Vis tot Score (pen) Golden Lan | 12.3 12.1 24.4 8.4 9.5 17.9 4.8 5.9 6.1 16.8 59.1 (0.0) Trooper | 13.8 12.9 26.7 8.8 9.3 18.1 4.5 6.2 6.6 17.3 62.1 (0.0) Les Etoiles | 14.7 14.3 29.0 11.4 10.5 21.9 7.0 7.4 7.3 21.7 72.6 (0.0) Car. Crown | 14.8 15.8 30.6 11.8 11.9 23.7 7.8 7.8 7.0 22.6 76.9 (0.0) G-Men | 16.7 16.8 33.5 12.3 12.4 24.7 8.5 8.1 8.2 24.8 83.0 (0.0) Phantom | 17.9 18.3 36.2 12.9 13.1 26.0 8.9 8.8 8.6 26.3 88.5 (0.0) Mad. Scouts | 18.0 18.4 36.4 13.1 13.4 26.5 9.1 8.4 9.0 26.5 89.4 (0.0)
Division II Spartans.................88.5 Tarheel Sun..............86.7 Mirage...................58.7 Division III Patriots.................85.3 East Coast Jazz..........85.0 Les Senateurs............82.0 Lone Star................79.4 St. John's...............78.8 Delta Brigade............78.6 Knight Storm.............74.4 Emerald Knights..........64.4 Les Stentors.............63.8 Conqueror II.............61.3 Wabash Crusaders.........49.5 Thanks to Babylove for emailing us these scores!
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