I love at the beginning when they enter the field and all the band moms clap out of time

I am a 70 year old army combat veteran who tears up every time I hear the BA performance. I have watched band competitions since my daughter was in band in the late 80's and early 90's and now my granddaughters. I know very little about judging or how winners are selected. I do know that at the end of competition that placement of a band is nothing more than a number established by a handful of judges with their own agendas and prejudices as we all have. However, I will truly say that at the end of Broken Arrow's performance there were 30,000 people in the audience who departed that facility knowing they had been both entertained and moved to tears all in one glorious patriotic theme that will be long remembered on that Veterans day, especially by me and all the vets in attendance. Hats off to all 12 of the finalist and a wonderful group of kids that gave heart and soul. Let us all remember it is not about the winning, but the journey and the relationships we make along the way. You are all winners by participating and giving your all in such a worth while program. Bands kids are the greatest asset to America because of their discipline and integrity taught throughout the band programs and competing. God Bless America!

@samsilverman165

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. This show wouldn't exist without your sacrifice. #hero

@nickmueller4151

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Sellers thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@jesuspectre9883

5 жыл бұрын

Let me guess. You watch Fox News. That's the reason why you don't understand why this show lost. This is America's darkest hour. This show is a flagrant political statement. This is like waving US flags during Watergate. We have a president who likely colluded with Russians to sway our election and told his staff to cover it up! Some of them are already in jail and have pled guilty! You watch Fox News, so do you even know this fact? We've had numerous indictments for our President's staff who lied to the FBI about Russian meetings and business deals with foreign adversaries during the election! Trump embarrasses us every day with atrocious lies like there were "millions and millions" of fraudulent votes in the last election, proven false by his own appointed committee. Not to mention Trump's mishandling of Syria, forcing a general to resign because of Trump's incompetence. That's an affront to our servicemen and women like you. The only thing salvageable about this show was they spelled the word Truth on the field, something that the President's news outlet Fox news doesn't concern itself with. (Fox has never won a journalism award, ever. Yet Trump appears on that station every week spouting lies and mis-framing issues, and his lies are documented by scores of respectable international news outlets.) Patriotism is earned. You earned it for us, in part. Patriotism is not shot out of a confetti canon in a marching band show during America's bleakest days. This show is laughably incompetent, avoidant of the real issues, and is hard to be taken seriously. Just like our president, who will soon be indicted. Yay America!?

@nickmueller4151

5 жыл бұрын

Jesu Spectre damm dude, you take it too seriously lmao. I thought the show was lit. Also this isn’t America’s darkest hour 😂this is probably the best of this country has been ever

@jesuspectre9883

5 жыл бұрын

@@nickmueller4151 You don't even use periods at the ends of your sentences. Answer. Do you watch Fox News? You are completely under its spell. You simply cannot be more ignorant. You voted for him, didn't you! DIDN'T YOU!! SAY IT! I voted for a man who colluded with Russians and made underhanded business deals with Russians during the election and met with Russians to sway the election. SAY IT! Then say, "Yay, America!" PS: Yes or no, do you own an outhouse?

I don't understand why people think getting 4th at Grand National finals is a bad thing, I agree that it was a fantastic show, but just because they have a show about America doesn't mean they should automatically get first. Secondly, just because they've scored higher in the past doesn't automatically give them the right to top 2. Top 4 at Grand Nationals is absolutely incredible!!

@chrissalazar7650

5 жыл бұрын

Jakob Olsen just making grand nationals alone is amazing!

@jakobolsen9463

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrissalazar7650 I agree!!!

@andrewangeles283

5 жыл бұрын

Jakob Olsen when you’re using to placing very high it becomes the norm placing lower than what you’re used to shocks everyone so you can’t blame people for being upset about their “low” placing

@jesuspectre9883

2 жыл бұрын

Professionals in entertainment ask this show's designers these questions: *Why a patriotic show now? *Why this year during greivous, embarrassing, racist gaffs by our president, including making fun of disabled people, getting called out for thousands of verifiable lies and deceptions, getting laughed at by Europen leaders behind his back, and telling the American public not to trust voting systems when the vote doesn't go their way, and then getting sued for it in a court of law? How do the long skirt like costumes fit the theme, specifically? How does the word "Truth" tie in to the veterans you're honoring? Are they telling the truth? Are they uncovering the truth? Are they on a quest for truth? Fourth place.

@jesuspectre9883

2 жыл бұрын

@@StephenKershaw1 The best patriotic show was Bluecoats' To Look For America which questioned military industrial complex authority in this activity. That's some heavy shit. Brilliant.

That’s my granddaughter’s high school. I am very proud of u Cloe.

@allysonwhitaker1930

5 жыл бұрын

I was glade to be her partner in part 2! You have an amazing granddaughter.

As a band kid I know this is a competition but at the end of the day we came here to listen to great music at the end of the day scores don't matter I believe all of the band worked their you know what's off being a blue springs kid we are so lucky that we had the opportunity to even come close with competing with broken arrow I just want yall to know they kicked ass they worked hard and that's the whole point I think I've said enough

@Joel-qz4wu

5 жыл бұрын

Amya Whitley you should feel lucky you’re in a band that’s as committed to excellence as y’all are. The rest of us just have to sit here in awe knowing that our band doesn’t care enough to achieve these things. Btw I see that bass clarinet.

“silence all cellphones and electronics” the hell, who’s gonna hear it??

I miss marching in the Pride so much. I marched 2013-2016, and I'm so proud of the band as the lead the way for the future. Brought me to tears I miss it so much.

@fierysoul1357

4 жыл бұрын

Ay I was a freshman when you performed your last show then. I’ll always remember you guys from the first time I saw you guys at OBA. I was appalled that a high school band could be everything like DCI (considering I obsessively watched head cams during the summer before band camp started). I was especially amazed that y’all used go carts haha. Greetings from a guard person in Moore Band! It’s crazy that it’s my senior now. I can’t wait to see what BA does this year

My favorite show of all time!! Just so good!

My band had a very similar show concept this same year but because it was our inaugural year of combining schools in the district to make a new bigger band everyone made it this big showdown between us and broken arrow when actually a lot of us loved watching brokens show and didn’t see them as anymore of a competitor than any other band at the competition. Years later and I can definitely say it’s still just as cool to watch this show as it was back then. Cheers to broken arrow 😊

Thank you BA - That was beautiful!!!

Such a great show about the evolution of american music. Fantastic job!

I know they are big which hampers drill design to a certain point but there seemed to be a whole bunch of Park & Bark as we put it in Drum Corps. I would imagine their Budget is astronomical even without the major field props and the U.S. Flag. A very colorful group. The fast woodwind passages must have been a beast to get worked out. Nice Job all around.

This is the first time I was ever proud to be an American

Here’s my opinion on this; I think Broken Arrow’s fourth place was pretty much what they deserved. They chose an “easy” performance to base their show off of, and that was patriotism. Obviously, the crowd loved that. You really need to ask yourself this though: was the crowd cheering for Broken Arrow or patriotism? Although I do agree their word-formation was impressive, they kinda cheated: the capes hid their feet, meaning the judges couldn’t tell if Broken Arrow was actually on time with the beat. Also, they weren’t moving often when they were *playing.* The judges think playing while moving quickly is really impressive, but Broken Arrow wasn’t doing that. Thank you for reading my opinions on this!

@curtisoltmann152

5 жыл бұрын

Sister scandal They're 3 time Grand National Champions, they don't need to hide being in step or not.

@sisterscandal3194

5 жыл бұрын

Curtis Oltmann Just because they won three times doesn’t mean that they automatically have perfect timing.

@delaneyphillips3614

5 жыл бұрын

and their music is music people learn in grade school, granted it doesnt sound that good in grade school but what they did was easy to achieve especially because their music was simple

@daviddotorg

5 жыл бұрын

The crowd cheered because it was an amazing performance. 4th place is nothing to scoff at. This kind of performance is practically professional quality. Placement is a comparison, but scores aren't, so if Broken arrow is happy with their score that's all that matters.

@sisterscandal3194

5 жыл бұрын

David Brown I didn’t say that fourth place was bad - it’s quite amazing, especially because they’re the fourth best marching band IN THE NATION! That’s incredible if you ask me. To me personally, I think the crowd cheered because the show was entertaining. I would totally want to watch it for a Fourth of July or Veterans’ Day performance! However, it’s not quite the best performance to be judged. I still think it’s entertaining!

Holy crap this is amazing

So very proud of Broken Arrow Pride and their magnificent performance. It touched many hearts, stirred emotions and left us breathless! Thank you for honoring our country and those who serve(d).

@skylar6713

5 жыл бұрын

Janie Melton I am so happy you enjoyed our show thank you so much.

@BradyHayes

5 жыл бұрын

@@skylar6713 Are you a member of the band? I have questions about the show...

@skylar6713

5 жыл бұрын

Brady Hayes What questions?

@BradyHayes

5 жыл бұрын

@@skylar6713 What is the music for the ballad? and is there any significance to the names that were read?

@skylar6713

5 жыл бұрын

Brady Hayes The song for the ballad is from a movie called brotherhood of war I think, I’m not sure what the name is. The significance of the names read were soldiers that died who were from Oklahoma idk what war they died in.

1) this show is gorgeous! It really inspired me this past fall season as our show was also a patriotic show. 2) oh my lord is that guard huge. I think I counted 72? The guard I’m in is 23 strong and we thought that was impressive. I’m sure this isn’t the biggest guard out there but as a fairly new and still growing guard 72 is a number we can only dream of.

Had to come back and watch this again on Independence Day. Appropriate today. 🥰🥰❤️💙

Wow. Incredible performance. Made me tear up. I liked Carmel’s performance but this one, especially visually, was stirring, and ending was simply breathtaking.

"Tarps For Sale"

That’s my sister playing the piccolo at the start

I am super shocked at these Results , Wow , I wouldve never imagined Blue spring in top three , I for sure thought it was going to Be broken arrow Tarpon and Carmel for top 3 , kinda disagree , I mean this show was definitely a Top 2 worthy . 4th?? No way. probably the lowest Ive seen them place in yeeeeeears

@kalebzhu9947

5 жыл бұрын

Kelvin K Blue springs built their program from the ground up. I am from the area and I have seen them work their asses off, I say it’s well deserved but I think we’ll see them battle it out again next year

@kelvink9056

5 жыл бұрын

Kaleb Zhu Broken arrow worked their asses Off too how many bands do you know that can pull of an American themed show with such execution and Keep you engaged musically and visually. this was NOT a 4th place show . i totally disagree with the judges Yes Blue springs Show was good but i don't think it was good enough to beat BA Not only that Blue spring only beat them by .15th of a point. And Avon definitely was not better than Avon's how didn't they place in semis but all of a sudden jumped to 2nd. uh uh. But next year will definitely be Interesting and more battles to watch.

@iancole2279

5 жыл бұрын

Kelvin K and if the scores went out that way I wouldn’t have disagreed.

@Monke2120

5 жыл бұрын

Kelvin K next year will a Texas band crowned champion. Any one of the top three from San Antonio would have won this contest.

@delaneyphillips3614

5 жыл бұрын

you act like fourth place is bad, other school showed up too this year!! we can’t see the same things that the judges see. and there have been changes in the way scores are done too. there are many factors that play into placements and stuff like that, but in no way is 4th out of 100+ bands bad or a shame

*General Effect* - Surprised pikachu face

I think this was a top 2 show for sure, i disagree with 4th

@cya4009

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. Blue Springs, Avon, and Carmel all had more unique concepts that were more technical than BA

26 people must have been holding their phones upside down.....

The judges were looking for different props. Some of them like Carmel, had prop rifles and more. Broken arrow just had flags and fake trombones. This show didn't deserve 4th place. Great sync and more. Broken Arrow were doing a patriotic theme because it was based off of November's Veterans Day.

@sisterscandal3194

5 жыл бұрын

Adrian Castillo That’s not what the judges were looking for. They were looking for techniques, meaning if they were moving quickly and sliding while playing. Broken Arrow made most of their formations while they weren’t playing.

@ohwigoisgs

5 жыл бұрын

They had flags, shields, fake trombones, boxes, sabers, and crosses

@jesuspectre9883

3 жыл бұрын

@@sisterscandal3194 Most of the score isn't technical. Most of the score is general effect- musical analysis and visual analysis. What the show's about and how well lit conveyed it, and whether it had depth of concept. But most band programs don't teach show design. Shame.

@brookedunnington3855

2 жыл бұрын

This show was supposed to be a slap in the face to BOA for always mocking our hard work we put into shows that most the time people don’t understand so we gave them a dorky and a show everyone could relate to. And we 300+ pieces of equipment on the field.

Does anyone know who's vocals they used for the Star Spangled Banner?

@pumpkin462

5 жыл бұрын

sillypilotdrummer89 good question

Yeah BA scored the highest score in BOA history this past year but i gotta say. i still prefer this show over Edge of Eternity. There’s just something about this show that just hits different than any other show preformed.

@baadach3752

3 ай бұрын

Same w/ Jenks that exact year too

How many parts does this show have?

@skylar6713

5 жыл бұрын

Juan Tinajero Part 1/ Pre show Part 2- 5 are original show Part 6 we added for semis and finals

@allysonwhitaker1930

5 жыл бұрын

6 parts

Whats the reoccurring trumpet feature?

Where is this broken arrow from

@allisonhollis5898

5 жыл бұрын

Oklahoma

Waiting on Jesu Spectre to criticize this

Thank you broken arrow for destroying our band 😳

Who is the oboe soloist???

@kalebbowlin9148

3 жыл бұрын

Olivia Jensen is her name

Can you send me this

@danielgerblick3309

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/l3aBm7mqiMjQoJM.html

From what I saw this show should have been 3rd with blue springs 2nd and Carmel 1st

@kelvink9056

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Cole more like 2nd and Carmel 1st there's no way this Show deserved 4th or 3rd.

@kelvink9056

5 жыл бұрын

Olivia W29 switch 2nd for broken arrow. i just really don't think Avon's show was better than Broken arrows i just don't🤷🏾‍♂️ they were robbed Big Time.

@corrinepouliot478

5 жыл бұрын

Avon was great though... their drill is really fast moving while they play and I think they executed it really well. Also their show was just cool in general!

@radicallary3434

5 жыл бұрын

Kelvin K its not about how cool or good a show is its how clean the performance was and avon was much more clean than broken arrow

They should have won

@ska-doosh763

5 жыл бұрын

Francisco Mendoza big false lol

@ohwigoisgs

5 жыл бұрын

@@ska-doosh763 BIG true lol

@Zentify6456

5 жыл бұрын

@@ohwigoisgs agreed 120%😁

@allisonhollis5898

5 жыл бұрын

No they should've

@brrrrrtenjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

Nah I think Carmel still deserved the win, even if it's a 3 year old comment. Having a patriotic show doesn't mean you should win BOA Grand Nats right away like that. The judges thought they weren't worthy of 1st place so they didn't get it. Nothing wrong with that.

4th place was good. There is no difference between this show and not standing for the flag, at least from a uniform perspective and the US Flag Code; you cannot have it both ways. LD Bells 2010 was a tribute. This was gaudy.

Broken Arrow should've won but no some boat bois had to win

@edavis02

5 жыл бұрын

Natearl13 lol who doesn’t

@1049berkeley

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but Carmel was fantastic hands down and finished right where they should have.

@Brian-rj1un

2 жыл бұрын

@@1049berkeley thanks bro

@brrrrrtenjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

People need to stop hating on Carmel so much. They were far better than BA in 2018 yet nobody wants to admit this just cause of previous wins.

Some may call this performance cheesy or tacky but with all of the bullshit going on in this country right now, we need much more of this. Thank you to all of the members and staff of this great band and please don't ever be ashamed of saluting America and honoring those who fought for our freedoms. Too many of us forget how we got here.

Is this a highschool band?

@lexy9018

4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Espinoza Yes, they are a highschool band

@eduardoespinoza1362

4 жыл бұрын

@@lexy9018 they are bog

@eduardoespinoza1362

4 жыл бұрын

@@lexy9018 big*

@dawsonhill5525

2 жыл бұрын

@@eduardoespinoza1362 the school is like 4000 students

Wonderful show. I’ve seen the top 3 and this show bests all of them Do not agree with The placement. Well balanced. Excellent solo work. Rich arrangements full of contrast. Gorgeous visuals. and an engaging production production overall. All sections of the band perform at a high level. I really would like to know what the judges saw in the top 3 shows. I could hardly watch them to completion. No offense and I know those kids worked very hard. But the level of performance and engagement simply was not there

@nathan-qo9rj

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Mann you had difficulty watching Blue Springs???

@donnie1150

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t agree with Carmel winning it was well done but not nearly interesting. But Blue Springs and Avon were very good

Visually overwhelming. Just too much going on at certain points. Great execution by the kids who performed the hell out of it, but it's just too much on the eyes.

Marian Catholic didn’t make finals for this! 🤦🏾‍♂️

@1049berkeley

3 жыл бұрын

They have not been putting out the same caliber of shows they used to do.