In 2011 the Phantom Regiment would present their spin on the story of Romeo and Juliet.

While the story has been around for centuries, Phantom puts their own great spin on it.

Phantom adds music selections from different composers and different times to allow more emotion, and greater story telling.

Phantom has done a Romeo and Juliet show before, in the year 1988, featuring music selections from Tchaikovsky’s romeo and Juliet.

However, this show features a far greater variety of repertoire, and uses some of Nino Rota’s and Sergei Prokofiev’s versions of Romeo and Juliet instead.

Because of their new selections, Phantom crafts a far more convicing show compared to their 1988 show.

The music selection made this show far more memorable than most modern era (2000-2020) shows.

Similar to their 1988 show, the show opens with a triumphant entrace from the entire corps.

Both shows also have a sort-of “split” between it, the hornline representing the more masculine “Romeo”, and the guard representing “Juliet”.

The first movement shows off these two sections equally, the hornline showcasing their power, and the guard showcasing their finesse.

The second movement creates and more intimate setting, with a soloist from both the hornline and guard now representing the characters.

Showing their first meeting and their love for one another at first sight. They embrace as the ballad reaches it climax, only for them to be separated as the third movement begins.

Swallowed by the percussion and bombarded with the multiple sections of brass feature, Romeo and Juliet lose each other in the choas.

The third movement has a very chaotic and almost angry nature to it, with many technical brass and percussion features. The visuals complement the difficult music, with large step sizes and very compact forms.

Concluding very dramatically both visually and musically, the third movement sets the audience up perfectly for the finally, and the movement this show is known for.

Featuring Wagner’s emotional “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral”, the tone of the story changes dramatically as a trumpet soloist appears.

Trumpets are seen in a small visual ensemble, dancing with the guard. Once the solo has concluded, the rest of the hornline joins in.

Now the Drum Major plays the character of Romeo, slowly walking towards Juliet. However, the hornline separates the two one more.

Romeo cannot handle this, and as the music reaches its most dramatic point, he dies to the dismay of Juliet.

The show is now at its most dramatic point, with the hornline showcasing their awesome visual and and musical abilities.

Juliet is seen on top of the Podium, weilding a knife. As the show concludes, she ends her life, as the heartbreak is too much to bare.

This show is a wonderful display of the Phantom Regiments amazing storytelling, which they are still known for to this day.