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"The
evening finals event kicked off in fine fashion with the excellent
Staffordshire Knights, 2006
Junior Class champions, performing their ‘Arabian Knights’ program,
featuring music from ‘Aladdin’. Mysterious pit effects into an Arabic
style melody sets the scene, followed by good control from the brass
on the opening hit, enhanced by the large black guard flags adding to
the effect. The Knights then move into jazzy territory with Aladdin
character images being added to the show to add to the concept. The
brass line display throughout their ability to handle a variety of
dynamics, with the drum line providing an effective rhythm section.
Well programmed mood changes within the show saw the guard positioned
centre stage at the right moments to show off their talents also.I was
particularly impressed with the level of variety and execution from
this very young Corps who were clearly not intimidated by the task of
opening the Open Class finals, achieving 8th
place with a score of 52.0."
This is an excerpt from the
complete report written by Mr Ian Scaife |
