In The News: 7th Regiment Exceeds Expectations At DCI World Championships

Monday, August 20th, 2012 | Filed under Current News,DCI Open | Posted by

The 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps recently performed in Drum Corps International World Championship, placing 5th in Open Class competition. The corps scored 86.35 competing in a field of the top 14 DCI Open Class bands in country.

The show, titled 24601-7R, featured a futuristic cyberpunk color guard and a bold and impressive range of music that moved from classic to super-modern, from Beethoven to Sibelius to ethereal Icelandic band Sigur Ros. Though number 24601 belongs to prisoner Jean Val Jean, his story is not told. The dash 7R names a unique creative vision that battles with themes of oppression and conformity.

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