Season 41 for Great Lakes Sound Drum and Bugle Corps will have the central theme of dreaming and what dreams are made of and what happens in dreams.

The show starts with a percussion feature. A brand new piece called "As The Robot Dreams of Music" by percussion composer Ron Rizzo. This piece has many ambient sounds such as a screeching noise of an inverted cymbal on a 28" timpani, bowed with an upright bass bow, while the pedal is a pushed in a slow wave of up and down, it then moves into a battery powered-front ensemble feature of a time signature of 4/4 but switching often to 5/8 or 7/8 for a measure on and off.

The hornline then picks up their instruments to perform the ballad "Gynopedie No. 1" by Erik Satie, a calm, relaxing piece which shows the hornline and color guard off, a switch from the powerful and percussive Robot from before.

Then things turn to a nightmare. The Laker Brass huge sound will be featured when the corps plays "Death Waltz". The hornline runs in this piece are incredible and add a sense of urgency and fear into the show. The guard will switch almost exclusively to weapons and dancing to eliminate frilly color and happiness from the scene. The battery power will come from a snare based chop out part, primarily diddled. The visual part for this movement will be unmatched around FMA. The corps members will have to be running miles during rehearsals, because the drill for Death Waltz, because the drill in this movement will be A LOT OF RUNNING, with intertwined lines of brass instruments and mixing blender drill. Fun stuff

Following a powerful ending from Death Waltz, the front ensemble will take over for a very brief "Metallic Lullaby" by Eric C. W. Peel. The melody comes from a relaxing orchestra bells feature and vibraphone. It's a nice break from the power of the previous movement, and sets a mood that will be cut short by the final movement.

The final movement, the closer, of Great Lakes Sound's Season 41 production is a percussion ensemble piece arranged for drum corps called "Escaping a Nightmare" by Eric C. W. Peel. As it is for percussion, it is fueled mainly by the front line and battery, with the chimes having an involved part. It is an energetic ending to a great show.

But wait. There's more....
after the last note of Nightmare, the front ensemble takes over with a very short play of "'Truman Sleeps' from 'The Truman Show'" by Philip Glass, a composer known for his repetitive, dreamlike music. The front line will play this while the brass, perc, and color guard runs to the back sideline, lays down, and drifts to sleep. The perfect ending to tie the whole show together at the end and close the show with a relaxing relief.

The Lakers have a chance to make it to Division I next season, and if season 41 is the first DI season for Great Lakes, they will be opening up their new start with a bang
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Great Lakes Sound Drum and Bugle Corps Season 41 Show Title:

"Dreaming" featuring music from Eric C. W. Peel. Erik Satie, and Philip Glass

Movements include
"As The Robot Dreams Of Music"
"Gymnopedie No. 1"
"Death Waltz"
"Metallic Lullaby"
"Escaping A Nightmare"
"Truman Sleeps"

Death Waltz? Heck yeah.