LeanderMomma Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 I was watching Cedar Park 2016 last night (I love how often marching shows appear in my “recommended list” on YouWho) and I had forgotten just what a brilliant show that was. The music is just incredibly good, and it was just such a highly enjoyable show. It was an honor for Leander to share the stage with them at Grand Nats that year. It’s always amusing to me how some shows take a year or two before I truly appreciate their greatness. Like Hebron and Loop in 2015. It took me a few years to really recognize just how great that show was!! gregorydf01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma31651 Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 I was watching Cedar Park 2016 last night (I love how often marching shows appear in my “recommended list” on YouWho) and I had forgotten just what a brilliant show that was. The music is just incredibly good, and it was just such a highly enjoyable show. It was an honor for Leander to share the stage with them at Grand Nats that year. It’s always amusing to me how some shows take a year or two before I truly appreciate their greatness. Like Hebron and Loop in 2015. It took me a few years to really recognize just how great that show was!! I believe 360 is the name of the show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 I believe 360 is the name of the show Ahhhh yes. Sorry!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanBandAlum Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 I was watching Cedar Park 2016 last night (I love how often marching shows appear in my “recommended list” on YouWho) and I had forgotten just what a brilliant show that was. The music is just incredibly good, and it was just such a highly enjoyable show. It was an honor for Leander to share the stage with them at Grand Nats that year. It’s always amusing to me how some shows take a year or two before I truly appreciate their greatness. Like Hebron and Loop in 2015. It took me a few years to really recognize just how great that show was!! Rewatching shows really does help you get a new appreciation for them! I really wasn’t a fan of Leonardo’s Dream the first time I watched it (shocking, I know), but revisiting it recently I’ve realized how amazing it is LeanderMomma and gregorydf01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctex1994 Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 LD BELL 2010 - Honor: We Will Remember This show was a tribute to the armed forces, and is one of the most moving shows I have ever seen. As the show develops, the field is gradually covered in Crosses, similar to the Arlington national cemetery in Washington DC. LD BELL 2011 - The Circles Edge This was a completely different show than 2010, an is the last time that LD bell won the BOA SA Super Regional. This is one of the hardest marching band shows I have ever seen. I have no idea what the theme is really, but the Iconic red and black guard costumes are burned in my brain as one of the most effective I have ever seen. This show is true Wes Cartwright genius. MARIAN CATHOLIC 2012 - My Brothers Keeper This is probably the most emotional marching band show I have ever seen. Marian placed 5th at Grand Natonals that year, and many thought they would place even higher. There was one point in the show when you heard the voices of hitler, osama bin laden, and various new clips of tragedies all with the background music of Karel Husa's "music for Prague 1968". The show ended in a creative way, with no music and simply the voice of Martin Luther King Jr, as the band solemly and quietly formed a peace sign on the field. I was there at GN finals in 2012, and there wasn't a single dry eye in the house after Marian Catholic performed. LEANDER 2015 - Choral Works This show blew the doors off of what marching bands could do with electronics in my opinion. The very first time I saw it, the electronic sounds leading into the opening impact gave me chills. This is still my favorite Leander show - they really captured a special aesthetic with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samuel Culper Posted May 9, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Choral Works is my favorite opening hit of any show I've seen. LeanderMomma, BandFriendzz and takigan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Choral Works is my favorite opening hit of any show I've seen. That was a fun year. It was the first time we played Son Lux and our director actually met them in person. They were so excited for Leander to play their music, and they sure were upset for us when we couldn't compete at BOA San Antonio that year due to the floods and not being able to work it in to the BOA schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJBandPops Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 I have not seen my favorite show of all time yet - I will have a freshman next year - so there are hundreds of new shows to see in the next 4 years. but to be my favorite it would have to beat forest thru the trees in 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 That was a fun year. It was the first time we played Son Lux and our director actually met them in person. They were so excited for Leander to play their music, and they sure were upset for us when we couldn't compete at BOA San Antonio that year due to the floods and not being able to work it in to the BOA schedule. I sit next to a trombone player from Leander in my college band. Class of 18! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippkerr Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hebron 360! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hebron 360! That sax solo was definitely the best solo of this decade. I'm willing to fight anybody who says otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 I sit next to a trombone player from Leander in my college band. Class of 18! That's cool!!! I wish my kid had done college band, but she was done once she graduated. I understand because I didn't do college band either, but it's hard to let go of an era! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 I dont mean to revive an old thread, but I recently saw a state finals video on youtube of Spring HS from what was either the late 90s or early 2000s. It was simply amazing! So much running and playing and some very very abstract moments in the show such as an epic dance break and a few eerie sounding solos. At the end, the band literally runs in front of the pit and plays the final chord up in front of the stands. Im fairly confident that if this show had attended nationals, Spring HS would have won two national championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 I dont mean to revive an old thread, but I recently saw a state finals video on youtube of Spring HS from what was either the late 90s or early 2000s. It was simply amazing! So much running and playing and some very very abstract moments in the show such as an epic dance break and a few eerie sounding solos. At the end, the band literally runs in front of the pit and plays the final chord up in front of the stands. Im fairly confident that if this show had attended nationals, Spring HS would have won two national championships. That was "Altered State". Spring got 4th at State behind champion LD Bell, and 2nd at BOA Houston (also behind Bell) that year. But you know....against Marian's "Tragic Medusa" and PCEP's "Reflections on Obsessions" it might've been able to pull it off. It's not like they were up against a Lassiter God-tier show ('98/'02) or PCEP's Thoughtcrime ('99). I went to college with one of the drum majors from that show. He's a band director now. That Bell show from that year (King of Kings) was absolutely incredible too. It won State and caption-sweeped BOA Houston with a 3.25 lead over Spring. It caption-sweeped San Antonio as well (winning 1st place votes from 13 of the 14 judges), beating Churchill by over SIX POINTS, and to me is one of those "Best shows that never went to Nats but would've likely won the Eagle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7BlackBoo Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 “String of Pearls” -Saint James 2016 “Through The Forest of Trees” -CTJ 2017 “360” -Hebron 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Old thread, I know.... Found this via the Hornrank forum - here is a list of the 30 highest scores all-time at BOA contests: 97.85 Hebron 2015 Semifinals 97.75 Avon 2008 Finals 97.7 LD Bell 2007 Semifinals 97.7 Avon 2010 Finals 97.55 Lassiter 1998 Finals 97.5 Broken Arrow 2015 Finals 97.5 Carmel 2017 Finals 97.45 Carmel 2016 Finals 97.45 Avon 2016 Finals 97.35 Carmel 2018 Finals 97.2 Broken Arrow 2015 Semifinals 97.15 Tarpon Springs 2014 Finals 97.1 Carmel 2005 Finals 97.1 Avon 2010 Friday Prelims 97.05 Avon 2008 Semifinals 97.0 Center Grove 1995 Finals 97.0 Plymouth Canton 1999 Finals 97.0 Broken Arrow 2014 Finals 97.0 Avon 2015 Finals 96.95 Carmel 2017 Semifinals 96.925 Broken Arrow 2017 Semifinals 96.8 The Woodlands 2013 Finals 96.8 Plymouth Canton 1999 Semifinals 96.8 Avon 2007 Semifinals 96.75 Broken Arrow 2006 Finals 96.65 Lawrence Central 2008 Semifinals 96.625 Claudia Taylor Johnson 2017 San Antonio Finals 96.6 Avon 2009 Finals 96.6 Avon 2015 Semifinals 96.6 Flower Mound 2018 San Antonio Finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanderThanYou Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 That sax solo was definitely the best solo of this decade. I'm willing to fight anybody who says otherwise. I also really liked the jazz sax solo from Flower Mound during their 2018-2018 show, Fractured Moments. FloMoParent and LeanderMomma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepEllum Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 I also really liked the jazz sax solo from Flower Mound during their 2018-2018 show, Fractured Moments. That sax feature was great! Hebron’s just had so much more raw power and emotion...I was amazed by FloMo but I was in tears at Hebron’s. LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEDude Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 That I've seen live: Reagan 2014 They made state prelims really cool that year In general: Either LD Bell 2004 or Reagan 2003 or Churchill 1997 (would love it if anyone told me what their opener was called) My favorite moments in band history are that Hebron 2015 sax solo and and the Red Cape Tango in PCEP 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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