July 6th, 2011 5:47pm
After nine seasons, each group is still going strong. They continue to try to get over the hump and surpass their highest placing in finals.
Regal Regiment is poised for their highest placement yet currently holding 5th before Championships begin. Blue Deviled Eggs currently lie 1 point farther ahead while an Unspecified group is about 1.7 points behind them. The group is apart of CLASS and recently competed in their first CLASS finals being awarded the Bronze medal.
The Marching Lords also have a firm grasp of 5th right now and have placed 5th the past two seasons as well. They are looking to upset The Marching Marchers by finals (who are a little over .8 ahead of them). The Marching Lords have yet to place higher than 5th at any finals. They are currently apart of MBI. No official finals have yet been held but next season their will be one.
The Nobles of Grace follow the trend of holding onto 5th place but it's going to be a tight race to the finish. V is currently .3 behind them and The Knight Guard is just .5 ahead. Their highest finish though was 4th in finals in Season 2 with their show "Dreamscape" with the music from Inception. They recently accepted an invitation to join the IIEA.
The Drumming Imperials not to be outdone by the other groups, are also in a holding pattern in 5th place before finals. This is another close race with The Drumming Dummers .3 behind them and Knights Drumline .8 ahead of The Drumming Imperials. This would be their highest finish if they can hold onto 5th place with 6th place being their highest placing in Finals. They recently accepted an invitation to join the IIEA-D.
Looking ahead, each group knows what they will be presenting next season as well. They continue to raise the bar each season and are hoping for another successful and entertaining season. Some groups will be going in different directions this season from their normal presentations. We hope everyone enjoys!
Regal Regiment
Title - A World of Darkness
Pt. 1 - Opening Title from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0szFQnGHkM&feature=related
Pt. 2 - Mad World by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
Pt. 3 - No Good Deed from Wicked by Stephen Schwartz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8pneJkxBY
The Marching Lords (Because of show length and design, this is the first show we have done with a on field warm up/pre-show. Any arrangement shorter wouldn't have worked)
Title - The Sacrifice
Pre-Show - John Nineteen Forty-One from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWpOGvrPpI
Pt. 1 - To Die For from The Lion King by Hans Zimmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vCNn6vOVQ0
Pt. 2 - The Mad Man with a Box from Doctor Who Series 5 by Murray Gold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g04jyyuXXSg
Pt. 3 - Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSTyWYGJ6E
Nobles of Grace
Title - Waltz of the Forests Mythical Creatures
The Inner Light by Jay Chattaway
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+inner+light+star+trek&aq=f
The Drumming Imperials
Title - When Two Hearts Meet
Acoustic Curves from Animusic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OROAGNbsikQ