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(10-21-2015 05:09 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 09:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  True. The band hasn't done that many competitions in the past in front of high school prospects.

Usually 2 a year.

This year, they've done 2 in the same day twice.

FIFY.

Also, 2 BoA exhibitions (one a super regional) and Disney World.

They'll have gotten in front of a couple of thousand high school band kids before marching season's over.

(10-21-2015 05:16 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:09 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 09:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  True. The band hasn't done that many competitions in the past in front of high school prospects.

Usually 2 a year.

This year, they've done 2 in the same day twice.

FIFY.

Also, 2 BoA exhibitions (one a super regional) and Disney World.

They'll have gotten in front of a couple of thousand high school band kids before marching season's over.

What day/time are they playing the Atlanta regional?

(10-22-2015 10:27 AM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:16 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:09 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 09:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  True. The band hasn't done that many competitions in the past in front of high school prospects.

Usually 2 a year.

This year, they've done 2 in the same day twice.

FIFY.

Also, 2 BoA exhibitions (one a super regional) and Disney World.

They'll have gotten in front of a couple of thousand high school band kids before marching season's over.

What day/time are they playing the Atlanta regional?

Sadly, October 3. They'll be in Indianapolis this weekend. Another thousand kids in the midwest.

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(10-22-2015 06:05 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-22-2015 10:27 AM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:16 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:09 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 09:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  True. The band hasn't done that many competitions in the past in front of high school prospects.

Usually 2 a year.

This year, they've done 2 in the same day twice.

FIFY.

Also, 2 BoA exhibitions (one a super regional) and Disney World.

They'll have gotten in front of a couple of thousand high school band kids before marching season's over.

What day/time are they playing the Atlanta regional?

Sadly, October 3. They'll be in Indianapolis this weekend. Another thousand kids in the midwest.

Where in that city will UAB be competing? My grandson lives in Fishers and perhaps my son can take him.

Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Colts play.

UAB isn't competing. They're an exhibition band. The high school bands are competing. They're playing Saturday night.

These are some odd pairings in this bracket. I never knew Faulkner had a marching band.

(10-22-2015 06:05 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-22-2015 10:27 AM)KSUBlazer Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:16 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 05:09 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 09:45 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  True. The band hasn't done that many competitions in the past in front of high school prospects.

Usually 2 a year.

This year, they've done 2 in the same day twice.

FIFY.

Also, 2 BoA exhibitions (one a super regional) and Disney World.

They'll have gotten in front of a couple of thousand high school band kids before marching season's over.

What day/time are they playing the Atlanta regional?

Sadly, October 3. They'll be in Indianapolis this weekend. Another thousand kids in the midwest.

Well, crap...hate that I missed them. Still, having experienced BOA in Indy myself, it'll be a lot more than a thousand people, and they're ALL band people. It will probably be the most appreciative crowd UAB's band has ever had.

Hopefully someone will get some high quality video of the performance and get it uploaded to YouTube. There are comparatively few videos of UAB's band performances, especially in front of band crowds as opposed to football crowds.

Jax State leads all schools in voting with 13,847 as of 6:30 pm on 10/23.
#2- UA -11,708
#3- UNA-11,644
#4- AU- 11,241
#5- UAB- 10,001
all others < 10,000

So, did anyone get video of UAB's performance in Indy?

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(10-21-2015 10:23 AM)Smaug Wrote:  At Spain Park earlier this year, they immediately followed Troy's band. As objectively as I can be, the Marching Blazers blew them off the field. Troy was big, and Troy was loud, but the Marching Blazers were straight up better.

I can tell you as a high school band director that Troy is not turning very good band directors right now. I have seen the work of several lately and it ain't good. Troy has problems.

(10-27-2015 11:41 AM)BandGrad Wrote:  

(10-21-2015 10:23 AM)Smaug Wrote:  At Spain Park earlier this year, they immediately followed Troy's band. As objectively as I can be, the Marching Blazers blew them off the field. Troy was big, and Troy was loud, but the Marching Blazers were straight up better.

I can tell you as a high school band director that Troy is not turning very good band directors right now. I have seen the work of several lately and it ain't good. Troy has problems.

Down in Dothan, I talked to a Troy guy who was a band director at some school in the wiregrass, and told him UAB and Troy both played at Spain Park. He said, "I bet that was embarrassing" for Troy.

You're right. Something ain't right in Pike County (I mean, besides the usual stuff).

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