1985 Suncoast Sound – Florida Suite

As I sit on the deck of the beach house I’m spending my summer vacation at, watching the ocean as the rain gently falls, I find myself thinking about drum corps shows which evoke that summer vacation feeling. One such show is the 1985 Suncoast Sound production of Robert W. Smith’s Florida Suite, a groundbreaking show in a number of ways and a joy to watch and listen to.

Florida Suite is an entirely original composition written by Smith for Suncoast, and, as result, 1985 was the first […]

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1985 Suncoast Sound – Florida Suite

As I sit on the deck of the beach house I’m spending my summer vacation at, watching the ocean as the rain gently falls, I find myself thinking about drum corps shows which evoke that summer vacati…

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