Over the last number of years, the Stamford Winter Percussion has grown leaps and bounds to the point that SHS has backed them 100%. Their dedication and workmanship is amazing yet these members find themselves at a loss for words when trying to overtake the Trumbull Winter Percussion. Not to take anything away from Trumbull as they are an elite group each year and are worthy of being at the top but something has to give. Week in and week out SHS finds themselves points, if not tenths of points behind Trumbull. I have left these competition wondering what SHS can do, and i'm surprised each week that SHS takes the time to change things around hoping to make that difference. The Stamford snares, quads are tight and "in the pocket" each week and are better than Trumbull both technically and musically. In order to better understand what was going on I went into business for myself and did a little research. It appears that Trumbull Winter Percussion has a VERY close relationship with MAC, now whether that has anything to do with how Trumbull scores is left for debate, I'm just stating what I've found. I do not want to take anything away from the Trumbull members as I am aware of the work and effort that they put in every week. I hope that relationship with Trumbull and MAC would not play into the scoring. This past week in Naugatuck, Stamford was scored 4 points behind Trumbull, which if you saw the shows, there is no way that should have been true. SHS is deserving of a first place, but if I was betting I would not expect that outcome this year. Good Luck to both Corps this week in Coatesville
