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Koi Fish - Originating in Japan and other parts of Eastern temperate Asia, I bring to you a show depicting the life of a Koi Fish who just wants to be excepted in a family of his own!

We begin with a pre-show of a watery pond and Asian inspiration sounds!  (the announcer announces)  The BIG HIT...have your color guard finally show themselves reveling an array of different colored and beautiful Koi Fish! 

We then finally meet the solo Koi. Alone, and feeling without purpose. He soon finds his 1st school of fish and wishes to become part of them. Little does he know, these Koi are not friendly and soon attack him! In the end you hear the heart beat, indicating that he barley makes it out within a inch of his life.

The ballad will show a female Koi who sees him and wants to love him and bring him to her family, but like anyone who's gone through a traumatizing situation he finds it hard to trust her...

NO MORE RUNNING, he says as the drum feature shows the mean Koi Fish family returning and trying to finish the job they started! It's  a fight to survive until the female Koi comes with her family to his rescue!!!

The closer is a moment of celebration! As he's finally excepted into a family of his own and loved as an equal!!!


Instrumentation:

• Flute

• Clarinet I, II & III

• Bass Clarinet

• Alto Sax

• Tenor Sax

• Baritone Sax

• Trumpet I, II & III

• Mellophone

• Trombone

• Baritone

• Baritone (T.C.)

• Tuba

• Snare

• Tenor (double spock)

• Basses 5

• Xylophone

• Vibes 2

• Glockenspiel (with pedal)

• Marimbas 2

• Synthesizers 2

• Acoustic Guitar

• Bass Guitar

• Bells & Chimes

• Auxiliary I & II

• Taiko Drums

Comments: (This show has not been to any State contest or BOA)