#bluestars — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bluestars, aggregated by home.social.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars - In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.
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2023 Blue Stars – In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.https://medi-nerd.com/2026/02/24/2023-blue-stars-in-absinthe-ia/
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2023 Blue Stars – In-ABSINTHE-ia
Today, it was seeing the username @absintheofcolor.bsky.social on BlueSky which made me think of another play on "absinthe", the Blue Stars and their 2023 production, In-ABSINTHE-ia.https://medi-nerd.com/2026/02/24/2023-blue-stars-in-absinthe-ia/
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2024 DCI World Championships – Blue Stars
I gaze out across the millennia it took the lights from these stars to reach the Earth.
I close my eyes.
And breathe.
All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin#2024 #BlueStars #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts
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2024 DCI World Championships – Blue Stars
I gaze out across the millennia it took the lights from these stars to reach the Earth.
I close my eyes.
And breathe.
All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin#2024 #BlueStars #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts
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2024 DCI World Championships – Blue Stars
I gaze out across the millennia it took the lights from these stars to reach the Earth.
I close my eyes.
And breathe.
All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin#2024 #BlueStars #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts
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2024 DCI World Championships – Blue Stars
I gaze out across the millennia it took the lights from these stars to reach the Earth.
I close my eyes.
And breathe.
All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin GaminYou can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.
2024 DCI World Championships
Blue Stars
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin#2024 #BlueStars #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts
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Big news for Kendrick Lamar fans broke today:
https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/1832804013894689232
Needless to say, this is huge news for the superstar rapper and songwriter, but, as drum corps fans will attest, his music has already appeared on the football field a few times in recent years.
In 2018, the Guardians first brought Kendrick Lamar’s music into the drum corps idiom with their show DAMNED. Combined with selections from Kanye West, Kesha, Childish Gambino, and, in a unique but excellent twist, Gustav Mahler‘s 2nd Symphony, the show was eclectic not only for its mixture of current and 19th century classical music, but also for the use of a vocal ensemble at the front of the field, adding to the power and emotion of the show.
https://youtu.be/4jZz5LpetA0?si=xpBYmoqCxHNUPjF2
Staying in Open Class, the 2021 Colt Cadets incorporated Kendrick’s “Pray For Me” as part of their Together/Apart show, which was showcased during the 2021 DCI Celebration season and the only time the Colt Cadets performed on all three days (Thursday/Friday/Saturday) of DCI week. The show focused on the impact the COVID pandemic had on both the corps as well as the activity as a whole, as we literally celebrated the return of drum corps after the first vaccines were made available. The show also demonstrated the impact of the pandemic on the activity as the Colt Cadets fielded no guard that season, though the brass and percussion filled the stadium with their emotion and sound to make up for it.
https://youtu.be/GvkaTwAP0bc?si=gUWGeD9VoYN_E1sD
This past season, two corps utilized Kendrick’s music in their shows. First was the Blue Stars, celebrating their 60th anniversary show, Universal. During the middle section of the show, the lyrics of the Kendrick/SZA collaboration “All The Stars” were heard as part of a transition between songs. It seemed appropriate to hear the worlds “all the stars are closer” as the horns moved forward on the field to envelop the audience in their sparkling sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzSV2hGlpVs
It was the Santa Clara Vanguard, returning from a year’s hiatus with a strong 6th place finish and top percussion honors, who designed their show, Vagabond, around the Kendrick song “United In Grief”. Along with the audio queues of “tell ’em”, “I hope you find some peace of mind in this lifetime”, and “I hope you find some paradise”, the corps also played the melodic “I hope you find…” theme throughout the show as a lietmotif for the vagabond traveler making their way across the field and the world to tell their story.
https://youtu.be/a3KOdJ4Xz14?si=aJdTSUlBIG5D79A1
With the number of awards and nominations Kendrick Lamar has received for his music and his writing, it may be a little surprising that there is only these four examples of his music in drum corps, especially as the activity has embraced the use of non-traditional instrumentation and effects in shows. As drum crops continues to evolve and mirror the current membership and designers, what other compositions of Kendrick’s should the activity explore? What other artists should drum corps add to its ever expanding repertoire?
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/09/08/kendrick-lamar-on-the-drum-corps-field/
#2018 #2021 #2024 #BlueStars #ChildishGambino #ColtCadets #DCI #DonaldGlover #DrumCorpsInternational #Guardians #GustavMahler #KanyeWest #KendrickLamar #Kesha #MarchingArts #SantaClaraVanguard #SZA
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Big news for Kendrick Lamar fans broke today:
https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/1832804013894689232
Needless to say, this is huge news for the superstar rapper and songwriter, but, as drum corps fans will attest, his music has already appeared on the football field a few times in recent years.
In 2018, the Guardians first brought Kendrick Lamar’s music into the drum corps idiom with their show DAMNED. Combined with selections from Kanye West, Kesha, Childish Gambino, and, in a unique but excellent twist, Gustav Mahler‘s 2nd Symphony, the show was eclectic not only for its mixture of current and 19th century classical music, but also for the use of a vocal ensemble at the front of the field, adding to the power and emotion of the show.
https://youtu.be/4jZz5LpetA0?si=xpBYmoqCxHNUPjF2
Staying in Open Class, the 2021 Colt Cadets incorporated Kendrick’s “Pray For Me” as part of their Together/Apart show, which was showcased during the 2021 DCI Celebration season and the only time the Colt Cadets performed on all three days (Thursday/Friday/Saturday) of DCI week. The show focused on the impact the COVID pandemic had on both the corps as well as the activity as a whole, as we literally celebrated the return of drum corps after the first vaccines were made available. The show also demonstrated the impact of the pandemic on the activity as the Colt Cadets fielded no guard that season, though the brass and percussion filled the stadium with their emotion and sound to make up for it.
https://youtu.be/GvkaTwAP0bc?si=gUWGeD9VoYN_E1sD
This past season, two corps utilized Kendrick’s music in their shows. First was the Blue Stars, celebrating their 60th anniversary show, Universal. During the middle section of the show, the lyrics of the Kendrick/SZA collaboration “All The Stars” were heard as part of a transition between songs. It seemed appropriate to hear the worlds “all the stars are closer” as the horns moved forward on the field to envelop the audience in their sparkling sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzSV2hGlpVs
It was the Santa Clara Vanguard, returning from a year’s hiatus with a strong 6th place finish and top percussion honors, who designed their show, Vagabond, around the Kendrick song “United In Grief”. Along with the audio queues of “tell ’em”, “I hope you find some peace of mind in this lifetime”, and “I hope you find some paradise”, the corps also played the melodic “I hope you find…” theme throughout the show as a lietmotif for the vagabond traveler making their way across the field and the world to tell their story.
https://youtu.be/a3KOdJ4Xz14?si=aJdTSUlBIG5D79A1
With the number of awards and nominations Kendrick Lamar has received for his music and his writing, it may be a little surprising that there is only these four examples of his music in drum corps, especially as the activity has embraced the use of non-traditional instrumentation and effects in shows. As drum crops continues to evolve and mirror the current membership and designers, what other compositions of Kendrick’s should the activity explore? What other artists should drum corps add to its ever expanding repertoire?
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/09/08/kendrick-lamar-on-the-drum-corps-field/
#2018 #2021 #2024 #BlueStars #ChildishGambino #ColtCadets #DCI #DonaldGlover #DrumCorpsInternational #Guardians #GustavMahler #KanyeWest #KendrickLamar #Kesha #MarchingArts #SantaClaraVanguard #SZA
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Actual footage. Honest.
2023 Blue Stars Design Team Choosing The Show Theme – Medi-Nerd 2
#MarchingArts #DrumCorps #BlueStars #Absinthe
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/09/2023-blue-stars-design-team-choosing-the-show-theme/
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Actual footage. Honest.
2023 Blue Stars Design Team Choosing The Show Theme – Medi-Nerd 2
#MarchingArts #DrumCorps #BlueStars #Absinthe
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/09/2023-blue-stars-design-team-choosing-the-show-theme/
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Actual footage. Honest.
2023 Blue Stars Design Team Choosing The Show Theme – Medi-Nerd 2
#MarchingArts #DrumCorps #BlueStars #Absinthe
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/09/2023-blue-stars-design-team-choosing-the-show-theme/
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Actual footage. Honest.
2023 Blue Stars Design Team Choosing The Show Theme – Medi-Nerd 2
#MarchingArts #DrumCorps #BlueStars #Absinthe
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/09/2023-blue-stars-design-team-choosing-the-show-theme/
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Actual footage. Honest.
2023 Blue Stars Design Team Choosing The Show Theme – Medi-Nerd 2
#MarchingArts #DrumCorps #BlueStars #Absinthe
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/09/2023-blue-stars-design-team-choosing-the-show-theme/
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I almost missed this, but the Blue Stars recently posted a video of their 2023 program, In-ABSINTHE-ia, from the DCI World Championships Semifinals. This is a high cam video the corps took from the top deck of Lucas Oil Stadium.
2023 Blue Stars is one of my favorite shows from the season, so I plan on enjoying this video many times.
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/01/29/2023-blue-stars-high-cam-semifinals-video/
#2023 #BlueStars #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #MarchingArts #MarchingMonday
