Hey everyone, Jimmy John here. I've been having an idea of having an unofficial drum corps "Fan Favorite" poll similar to how DCI runs theirs. I think this will be a great way to feature some well-designed shows by the FMA community, and if this becomes a recurring thing maybe we can get r/drumcorps to participate in voting and advertise FMA as well.

If you're interested in having your group in the poll, feel free to drop your groups name, their show title and repertoire, and an (optional) brief description of the show. I'm seeing a few groups making show announcements currently, which is great! Simply copy and paste your show announcement here and it will be added to the polls as well.

Voting will start once divisions are assigned. I'm thinking of having a winner for each division and an overall winner. Winners will be mentioned at the beginning of each new week (when I do the top 12 rankings) along with the caption winners of the week. There will also be a section in my recap roundup at the end of the season for the show with the most votes, which will explain the inspiration behind the show (like a mini corps spotlight).

I'm not exactly sure yet how voting will work/be enforced. I have a general idea but I'm open to suggestions. Let me know what y'all think down below. I can't wait to see how this turns out :)

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Group- Legacy DBC
Show title- The Rise of Pizza Steve
Movements- Doom, hypnosis, eternal empire, betrayal

The history behind the epic rise of our lord, Pi-

Sound of The Times

Triforce

Featuring Selections from The Legend of Zelda Series

I. Prologue/Courage
Zelda's Lullaby
Ganon's Tower
Main Theme
Dragon Roost Island
Realm Overworld

II. Wisdom
Fi's Theme
Song of Healing
Ballad of the Goddess

III. Power
Molgera (Featured Drum Break)
Dark World
Anger of the Guardians

IV. Triforce
Zelda's Lullaby and Main Theme Reprise

This show portrays this modern adventure classic, by bringing you through the hero's journey. A sinister force looming over the kingdom is only to be saved by a young boy. He will travel across vast and varying lands, and meet friends and companions. But every hero will be faced with danger. Monsters, and other evil enemies lurk in the shadows to take down our hero. But in the end, it is he who will come out on top, saving the Princess and the Kingdom.

unspecified

From The Inside Out

Repetoire: Aloft- Stamp, Bells for Stokowski- Daugherty, Incantation- Jutras, Sleep- Whitacre, Fly to Paradise- Whitacre

The Bottom of the Ninth

Synopsis: Famous composers play some baseball

Repetoire:
Mahler's 9th Symphony
Bruckner's 9th Symphony
Dvorak's 9th Symphony
Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Lexington Legends

Excelsior!

Synopsis: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44631/excelsior-56d223cb4e6fa

Erlkonig - Franz Schubert
Turbine - John Mackey
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Mvt. 2) - Ludwig van Beethoven
Firebird (Berceuse) - Igor Stravinsky
High Flight - Joseph Turrin

SoundSpuds Drum & Bugle Corps S88
"Rite of String"
Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky
Other Selections from Classical Works.

The SoundSpuds explore the world of classical music with their S88 production, "Rite of String". With music mostly from Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring", the corps will take the field in brown and white costumes with each section representing a different member of the string family. 4 props - a large Viola, Violin, Bass, and Cello.



Are we only doing drum corps or are we doing others too? Also, doing a Google Form would probably work best.

yeah for now just drum corps since it's mainly for the recap roundup, but if this goes well maybe I'll open it up to the other circuits. And yeah I think Google Forms would be easiest for everyone to vote on so I'll begin entering groups in

Crash

• Unsquare Dance - Dave Brubeck
• New York, New York (from On the Town) - Leonard Bernstein
• Rialto Ripples - George Gershwin
• Playing Love - Ennio Morricone
• Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin

Explores the before and after of the stock market crash of 1929.

Hey y'all, voting will begin as soon as tonight's score are released, so drop your show down below if you want it to be added this week.

Here's how voting will work:
- Voters can choose their top, second, third, fourth, and fifth favorite shows based off of the submissions received in this thread. Only one show can be chosen for each category, so any duplicates will be removed.
- First choice receives 5 points, second receives 4 points, third receives 3 points, fourth receives 2 points, and fifth receives 1 point.
- The show receiving the most points at the end of the week wins the title for that week and are removed from any future polls (to give other shows a chance to win).
- Voting begins on Monday of each week when scores are released and ends the following Monday at the same time.
- By the beginning of week 5 we should have 4 winners for each week (unless there are ties). These winners will be added to a final poll that will determine the overall winner and ends as soon as scores for finals are released. Write-ins will be allowed if there are shows you really like that didn't make the final cut.

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I'll hop in!
Show Title: “unReality”

Premise:
You can’t help but wonder at what lies beyond all of what is, the possibility of an unknown reality, but what happens when the two worlds meet? Does what was once unknown become a part of our world, or will it be the other way around?

Intro: The Unknown
I. The Opening
II. Crooked Reflections
III. UnBalance
IV. Collision
V. Reailty

Musical Selections from the following (In no particular order)

“1. Mondestrunken” from “Pierrot lunaire” - Arnold Schoenberg

"Oh! oh! Andres! Ich kann nicht schlafen" from Wozzeck: Act II – Alban Berg

“Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor "Quasi una fantasia" – Ludwig Van Beethoven
I. Adagio
III. Presto Agitato

“The Worlds Meet” – Cirque du Soleil

"Mirror of the Two Worlds" - Cirque du Soleil

“Sinfonia: Mvt. III” – Luciano Berio

“We Are FuXkin' Super Star!!” – Yuki Hayashi

“Black Smoke” – Hans Zimmer

“Lux Aeterna” – Thomas Bergersen

http://i.ibb.co/hFcMgBX/un-Reality.png

Azure Rangers joining!
Show Title
Our Mother Earth
Repertoire
Mother Earth- Maslanka
Earth Song- Jackson
Earth Song- Ticheli
October- Whitacre
Finale from Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra- Britten

Voting has begun!

Poll can be found here: http://forms.gle/VJfzNzQnZDDX5Kuj9

Description of shows can be found here: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1muB1O6eFiocq6LkQFyQSpbJDbV7yfVjQkyC1ownxQik/edit?usp=sharing

Looks like we got a lot of votes in so far, that's great!

Just an FYI: everyone is open to vote, not just those who have their group in the poll. Also if you want to enter your corps in the poll, feel free to drop their show down below and I'll add it in for the week 2 poll.

Congratulations to Atlantic Clarinet Choir's show "unReality" for winning FMA Fan Favorite for week 1! Their show will advance to the final poll that determines the overall winner.

All votes have been reset and Atlantic Clarinet Choir has been omitted for week 2's poll, which can be found here:

http://forms.gle/3wH4Tn1uz4HvLLQA7

Results (top three):

Atlantic Clarinet Choir - “unReality”: 31 votes
Kanpeki-sa - "Mythical": 30 votes
Sound of The Times - “Triforce”: 20 votes

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Just a reminder that voting resets tomorrow! If you haven't done so yet make sure to cast your vote before scores are released.

Congratulations to Sound of The Times' show "Triforce" for winning FMA Fan Favorite for week 2! Their show will advance to the final poll that determines the overall winner.

All votes have been reset and Sound of The Times has been omitted for week 3's poll, which can be found here:

http://forms.gle/QT47Sshw64YpxGLfA

Results (top three):

Sound of The Times - “Triforce”: 21 votes
Canada Corps - “Bottom of the Ninth”: 20 votes
Rebels - “From The Inside Out”: 17 votes

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Looks like my group has won fan favorite for week 3! Kanpeki-sa will be joining Sound of the Times, Atlantic Clarinet Choir, and next week's winner for the final poll.

All votes have been reset and Kanpeki-sa has been omitted for week 4's poll, which can be found here:

http://forms.gle/y46s4BhxcSqirwwp9

Results (top three):

Kanpeki-sa - "Mythical": 18 votes
Canada Corps - “Bottom of the Ninth”: 13 votes
Lexington Legends - "Excelsior!”: 11 votes

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Congratulations to Rebels' show “From The Inside Out” for winning FMA Fan Favorite for week 4! Their show will advance to the final poll that determines the overall winner.

Rules for the final poll (link below) are as follows:
- The four winners of the previous polls are displayed below. Top Choice = 5 points, Second Choice = 4 points, Third Choice = 3 points, Fourth choice = 2 points. There is no fifth choice option.
- A write-in can be substituted for one of the choices below, but only one write-in is allowed.
- Voting ends as soon as the scores for finals are released. Good luck everyone!

http://forms.gle/nRJFTQXHMhR7s5G19

Results (top three):

Rebels - “From The Inside Out”: 20 votes
Lexington Legends - "Excelsior!”: 14 votes
Canada Corps - “Bottom of the Ninth”: 12 votes

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