its all good fren :]

so great to see so many top 12 corps from CLASS in ALL Divisions!!!

Ive been top 12 all seasons :]

I am sorry that my late absence back has caused me to become top of the charts for D3. Hopefully I can be as dominate next season if jumped to D2 ;).

Toast em! (See what I did there? Hue)

Haha I'll try!

As the final days of Season 53 draw closer, I can't help but foresee that I may or may not have the time this weekend to quickly transition into Season 54 as I usually try to do (since I'll be busy running a special Finals report for CLASS and for ENCORE! Bands).

Therefore, I'd like to already present to every CLASSmate the Season 54 Invictus production, "Anthems II: Fantasia Of A New Age"

Due to the surprising success of Stefphan Bernadino's risky grand scheme in Season 53, Mario Kostastovich has yet again allowed the young colorguard director to direct another dream into a real marching masterpiece in Season 54. As soon as Stefphan was given the approval from Mario, he wasted no time in starting the research for the perfect theme for Invictus. The natural instinct for any man who has had the taste of true success would be to repeat the same steps that he had taken to achieve that success in hopes of replicating it. Unfortunately for Stefphan, none of his playlists on Spotify were able to quickly give him the required vision that would allow him to fully create a production. He was so desperate at one point, he was tempted to try using illicit psychedelics to try and "see" the vision.

Noticing their director's distress, on their day off on 7/27, the colorguard threw him a surprise Netflix pajama party with help of one of their host families. It was there that, after going through the awful Disney sequels, the colorguard rediscovered the two classics: "Fantasia" and "Fantasia 2000." Stefphan, after watching the two movies, was in tears, as he finally saw the vision he so desperately needed to proceed with his production.

According to Stefphan, "Fantasia Of A New Age" features music he deemed worthy enough to be in "another 'Fantasia' movie if Disney stops sh*tting around and gets to work."

Opener (Silence): "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPD5Z2u-pY (Sound)

Act I (Perchance, A Dream): "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance (Intro) / "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel & Herbert Kretzmer ("Les Misrables" by Santa Clara Vanguard (2013))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pInrJ72eeUU (Black Parade)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDROg9jXR4 (Les)

Act II (Juliet and Romeo, Reincarnated): "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey / "Nessun Dorma" by Giacomo Puccini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVHU_YWV3e4 (Young and Beautiful, w/ scenes from Luhrmann's "Great Gatsby")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raJkCwQB2CY (Nessun Dorma, sung by L. Pavarotti)

Act III (Work + Play): "Overtime" by Cash Cash / "Hymn For The Weekend" by Coldplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ftfVUTzM4 (Overtime)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1gsZ-OsGpI (Hymn)

Closer (Invictus Aeternum): "Vitae Aeternum" by Paul Lovatt-Cooper ("Out Of This World" by Carolina Crown (2014)) / "Firebird Suite (Finale) by Igor Stravinsky ("On Air" by Phantom Regiment (2007))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMe9FHpKUU (Firebird)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjUbqiaTNCQ (Aeternum)

Big fan of this repertoire! With college and band camp starting for me around week 3, White Star will not be fielding a top flight competitive program next season. However, we will be celebrating our early success, with a tribute to the show that brought us onto the scene in FMA, season 45's Elemental. However, we already have the beginnings of an exciting season 55 program lined up, so look for that near the end of next season! Best of luck to you in season 54, both you, Red, and the rest of my CLASSmates!

Viridian DBC (formerly TSAC) will be fundraising for a few seasons to get ready for D1 :]

Aaaaaand that's that for me. I'm proud to have finished a hard-fought first season in Division 1 in 13th place. Despite missing finals, I still feel that this season was a success, going up against some of the top corps in FMA. Best of luck to the rest of my CLASSmates in finals tomorrow tonight, I hope to be back there in the near future!

Not bad. Wasn't it your first season in D1? It seemed like it took me forever to make finals. I know your determination will get you there soon enough.

Yes it was! I'm still in D2 with my other 3 groups though. I know next season will be a down season for me though, making the transition into college and everything. But I still hope to be as competitive as I can!

ERMERGERD IM FIRST IN CLASS D2 (not counting Nemesis ofcourse)

Congrats, Dino. Glad to hear that. So far, I'm still woefully behind in third, CLASS-wise. I hope to finish 8th overall in D2.

Thanks and goodluck fren :]

So of all my groups, White Star, the only one in D1, was the lowest finisher in the World Division. Go figure lol

what a thrilling end of the season for CLASS!!!

Nemesis takes a 13th title taking the World Class Division by .005!!!! Congrats to our friends Dark Knights on a GREAT season taking the Division 1 Title! Each also out did their previous high scores with new corps records. With back to back titles Nemesis will be coming out again strong looking for the elusive 3pete!!!

7 CLASS Corps made Division 1 Corps Star of Indianapolis, Northstar Regiment, Golden Knights, Vincent StormMidland Valley Goldcoatsm Carolina Royals and bronze winner Lexington Legends.

3 Division 2 corps including Invictus, Bluegrass Regiment and Bronze winner Viridian DBC!

a rare FOUR Corps made finals including Cadets of Hennepin, Capital Region, Lone Stars and Red Lightning Regiment

great job everyone!!! another greats season to have CLASS!!!

Hey Guys, I'm back after a 2-3 season disappearance. the season will mostly be a fund raising season though I'm glad to be back in the game.

Congrats on everyone with their performances in Season 53!
No time to rest on our laurels. Invictus begins Season 54 rehearsals immediately.

Bronze ayyyyy welp gonna fundraise for S34 so I'll soon return!