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I'd rather see an all Public-Domain season........ at least then I could see it more than once

Breeeeeathe Dah.

Chris Feist returns as Staff Coordinator. Chris is entering his sixteenth consecutive year with the Buccaneers and third full year as staff coordinator. He has been involved in the drum corps activity for more than thirty years and looks forward to once again playing a key role in the Reading Buccaneers’ organization. Bobby Jones returns as Program Coordinator and Visual Designer. Bobby begins his eleventh year with the Balance in Blue, having produced several years of award-winning visual programs for the Buccaneers as well as a stint on the corps’ color guard staff (2002). Bobby’s talent is much sought after from year to year, and the Buccaneers are excited for him to be returning to us once again in 2016. Rich Hammond returns to the Buccaneers taking on a new role as Program Consultant and Music Ensemble Supervisor. Rich previously worked with the corps as the Percussion Caption Head and Arranger until the end of the 2011 season when he left to pursue an opportunity with YEA. We are excited to have Rich back with the Buccaneer family and look forward to what he will bring to the 2016 program! Larry Markiewicz is pleased to return to the Buccaneers in the new position of Brass Caption Supervisor. In his new role, Larry will serve as mentor/liaison to the Brass Caption Head and will be responsible for the education and development of the overall brass product. Larry brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table that the entire organization will surely benefit from. Stay tuned for additional announcements as we continue to assemble another world class education team to lead the Balance in Blue. Please join us on Sunday, November 29, 2015, as we host our Membership Day at Twin Valley High School, Elverson, PA. Registration begins at 10:30 am. All persons interested in learning more about membership in the Reading Buccaneers and being part of the 2016 corps are invited to contact Business Manager Angelo Bufalino at membership@readingbuccaneers.org, or, visit us on Facebook or on www.readingbuccaneers.org for more information

I totally agree with you, but the Blue Devils are a bit of an anomaly. Most DCI organizations don't have 4 fully-funded marching units (A corps, B corps, C corps, International Corps), and all the other peripheral activities (Wind Symphony, BD Entertainment, WGI Winter Guard, etc.) that the Blue Devils have. Having such a large organization allows them to have more full-time and part-time employees than most drum corps, which certainly allows for more mentoring and passing on of the methods and skills for continuing tradition and advanced show design. BD has made their transitions smoothly because of this, and they are to be commended, but most drum corps are lucky to just have 1 corps, 1 staff, a good admin team, and solid alumni and fan base. When the Cavaliers lost Gaines, Saucedo, and others, they likely didn't have a "second string" if you will, learning from the masters and waiting for their time. So the loss of key staff over a period of time for most corps can be devastating. There are instances of it working super well, too. But take a look at SCV. They managed to grab Phantom Regiment's brass arranger, Phantom's percussion staff, and the Bluecoats brass staff -- all within 2 years. Many thought they would become a super corps. Well, I do think the marchers are super, and their shows are very cool and I love them; but competitively they have not made that push to top 3, top 2. Good teaching matters. But chemistry among a staff also matters. Getting talented and hard-working marchers and musicians matters. Having funds matters. Having facilities and good instruments matters.

He is a consultant at Bluecoats. He is in charge of the educational staff at Troopers. Present tense. And is doing a great job, thanks to a patient and professional administration.

Depends on how you do it. BD transitioned from Wayne doing all the brass arranging to now it being Shawn Glyde (who was a pitster in 84 with me), and John Meehan took over the brass cap head duties a long time ago. I'll agree that Wayne ScoJo, and Chandler are getting long in the tooth, but they're 1) still producing good, solid, and winning work and 2) if you think they haven't been training their replacements for a LONG time, you're wrong. They found the formula that works decades ago, and anyone coming up through the instructional ranks will be on board with that. When the big guys leave, I don't think we'll see that much of a placing issue.

Michael Gaines.

We also have a young talented film maker who has been marching the corps and now makes some videos for us. She's the best. So it's out there! Like our Facebook page and you can find them. :) https://youtu.be/pxZxU9IqbI8 https://youtu.be/W-IxyMPTMnE