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League: AADC The Statesmen are a junior drum and bugle corps from Seattle, Washington. They exist as a defiance to current drum corps standards, being a primarily classical corps laced with tradition and a value of excellence. Unlike most active corps, the Statesmen still march and play in a very traditional manner, with most of their shows being unnamed, and most musical selections still retaining a definite break. Their focus is usually in their drumline, having been known to march timpani and other mallet instruments well into the 21st century.
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Opener: Symphony 8 - Mvt. IV - Feierlich, Nicht Schnell (Anton Bruckner)
Movement 1: Hounds of Spring (Alfred Reed)
Movement 2: Mathis der Maler (Paul Hindemith)
Drum Feature: Zig Zag (Allen Vizzutti)
Concert: Niner Two (Don Ellis)
Closer: Vienna (Billy Joel)
Tag Ending: Symphony 8 - Mvt. IV - Feierlich, Nicht Schnell (Anton Bruckner)
The Statesmen's Season 105 programme mimics the shows long left behind, marching onto the field with the grim fanfare from movement four of Bruckner's 8th Symphony, then blazing forth into Alfred Reed's band classic Hounds of Spring. Setting in, the corps then plays a selection of themes from Hindemith's symphonic Mathis der Maler, before the corps sets in for a showoff of visual skill while the drum feature, Zigzag showcase's the drumline. The corps stands still for a concert performance of Don Ellis' esoteric Niner Two, as performed by the 27th Lancers. An arrangement of Billy Joel's piano ballad Vienna ends the programme, before the themes of Bruckner's 8th are reprised in a tag ending.