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True story Early 90's while I was director of Rochester Crusaders, Scott Shyne had an amazing middle voice solo... at DCA championships - after our performance but before retreat, Ziggy found Scott and complimented him on one of the best mellophone solos he'd ever heard... he then promptly handed Scott a brand new Kanstul Mellophone and says it'll sound better on this... I'm sure Scott still has that wonderful instrument. Drum corps owes a lot to Ziggy Kanstul...

I like that. Good repackaging, garfield. Minimalism is an accepted form in music (and other arts, under different names). It would be nice to see more of it in drum corps: elegant rather than elaborate responses to artistic challenges.

Reminds me of this 81 year old footage.

I'm absolutely convinced that 1. you're correct in your assessment, and 2. current designers are more enamored (squirrel!) with the shiny new toys and utilizing them to proactively hide poor execution and gather points from bedazzled GE. Some think that there should be no limits at all on anything except show time (winking at you MikeD), but I believe that limitations, either natural or imposed, inspire creativity. SFA's performance above is spectacular because it doesn't rely on props or other "crutches" to make it so. It's just great design, taking advantage of wonderful uniforms style, incredibly precise and beautiful "guard" work, and fabulous execution of both music and movement on the part of the MM's. Nothing more. Can it win against Go-carts? Probably not today but, hopefully, next Thursday when the sun goes down and the suffering ends.

DCI judges?

And, for the opposing viewpoint, we present Stephen F Austin. Don't need no stinkin' pedal carts here! One of the most beautifully designed guards-without-flags I've ever seen, that's for sure. They just jump off the field. And the winds and drums - oooh-la-la - tasty!

To confirm, I just checked CorpsReps, and Madison has NOT yet performed the Village People's Macho Man, nor have they done a show theme based upon the life and death of Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

In today's "moment of drum corps zen" I offer up Cadets 2013 in OH just before finals in Indy Probably the best single performance of that spectacular horn and drum book from 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oglj0Ezybbc Music Ensemble judge went APE for it!

still a rookie compared to most Revere kids, ha, ha.

Heading to Welcome Stadium now to help and watch my daughter's band at OMEA State Finals.

Cadets 2000 Studio Recording

The question was recently asked about the presence of a DCA Corps in Texas. I can't definitively answer that question, but I can tell you that All-Age Drum Corps in Houston is alive and well once again now that Bayou City Blues is back. To avoid a long discussion of internal politics, let's just keep this simple: Bayou City Blues turned into Gulf Coast Sound for a decade and now the name has been changed back. BCB is not a part of DCA and likely won't be due to logistics, finances, and geography. We learned a few things during the GCS years. DCI SoundSport is a viable, local alternative and we're embracing it. 2016 was the first season back and it was a success. We're stepping things up quite a bit for 2017. It's going to be exciting and a lot of fun. If you'd like to know more about the Corps and our plans, please ask. I'm happy to answer any questions. Our first rehearsal is December 10 on Galveston Island. Several Corps have performed on the island over the years, but this might just be the first ever rehearsal/camp down there. Here are some recent videos: 2017 Promo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vShqJA0W7Y Last Gig for 2016 Season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLQsDP19qXI 2016 DCI SoundSport Finale (San Antonio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPIyfGYYjk

Heat Wave Of Florida Audition information is posted on our website at: www.heatwavedrumcorps.com If you are interested in performing with Florida's DCI Open class corps, Please go to the website. Lots of GREAT plans in store for the 2017 season, and YOU can be part of it.

Boston really likes the Cadets. They've gone after anyone who ever taught there!