The Midland Valley Redcoats and the Spanish Park HS Regiment (Formally J. Summerville HS Marching Band) releases their season 15 shows in hopes of breaking back into the top 10 of Division I competition for the new season. With success in previous seasons of Fantasy Marching Arts, both emsembles feel that it is that time to try something new within their shows.

The Midland Valley Redcoats are known to have dark-themed shows and executing them well. Their new show "Birth of A New Nation" suits them perfectly showing off the show both musically and visually. The show-opener Mars (Gustav Holst - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I) starts the show in a dark setting where a third-world country is dominated by it's dangerous powerful leader with plans of over throwing the government. The contras will act as the militants of the powerful leader and will be challenged by the mello line with the well-known melodic structure of Mars. As the opener slowly fades, the second movement, Prelude in C# minor, Op. 3 No. 2 (Sergei Rachmanioff - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qwJoFQ3qo) splits the soundwaves of Mars starting in the pit and transfers to the trumpets and mellophones. The prelude explains the anger of the citizens in the country and builds the tension of the government being overthrown. The third movement, Suite Dreams (Steve Bryant - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMA9X2ER3A) locks in automatically at the climax of the prelude and echos in and out acting as a new era of peace within the country as Prelude in C# Minor is echoed in half the pit, contras, and baritones. As the second and third movement resolve to a trumpet solo holding out a single note, the bloodshed and destruction from the revolution leaves the field and the rebirth of the country begins. The fourth movement Un Sospino (Franz Liszt - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHU2ES51uw) featuring the guard pushes the feeling of a new beginning after the revolution and announces the country's freedom from the powerful dictator. The last movement Joy (Joseph Curiale - http://arrangerspublishingcompany.com/play_it.php?id=C280) featuring the baritones and percussion concludes the show as the country's chant of equality and prosperity.

Spanish Park HS Regiment's show "Impact!" will be a new experience for the ensemble as the mainly perform drum-corp style shows of high calibur. The show contains songs from different decades and styles of rock. The beginning of the show starts off with a hit from Sam & Dave, Hold On, I'm Comin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_54IHoolnw4). It then fades into a song from the band Fall Out Boy, Thanks For The Memories (http://arrangerspublishingcompany.com/play_it.php?id=40003768). Desperado (The Eagles - http://www.alfred-music.com/player/MusicforMarchingBand051/MBM05039/player.html) will soon follow to dim down the mood of the concert and then introduce Route 66 (Bobby Troup - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYApJtsyd). After singing about Arizonia and what and not, the band will then venture off on a Bicycle (Queen - zhttp://arrangerspublishingcompany.com/play_it.php?id=40003758) and close out the concert with Open Arms (Journey - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lLmYLw0WRI) just to leave the audience with a tear jerking experience.

With hopes of finally breaking a score of 80, the Redcoats and the Regiment hopes all participating groups the best of luck in competition.