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I wonder if they could get Jim Cantore to do voiceovers for the show.

I remembered a couple things that were interesting about Fred Sanford and SCV during the 78 season which was an exciting year to march in DCI. Fred was always full of surprises. There was one time when SCV was doing a show in Los Angeles on the campus of USC or UCLA. As the drum line was warming up in preparation for the show, Fred walks up with Neil Diamond and says "Hey guys, I 'd like you to meet a friend of mine." Neil sat down in front of the drum line and we played Lezghinka which was the drum solo Fred arranged from Khachaturian's Gayne Ballet. During the summer tour, he also had the drum line take a tour of the Slingerland factory in Chicago to show us how the drums were constructed. Starting from the various woods, how the shell is curved and plated and the time and effort that goes into crafting each drum as well as the various finishes. Fred the consummate educator. Also, during the 78 season Larry McCormick filmed a drumline training video of SCV with Fred, titled "Building the Section" . At the same time, Larry McCormick also filmed a video featuring Rob Carson who was instructing the snare line. It's interesting to note that Rob was teaching the snare line during the first tour and not marching. One of the snares quit on tour. Since Rob still had one year of eligibility, he marched the 2nd tour and continued to teach as well as winning the individual snare championship that year. That's Ralph Hardimon sitting on the grass next to Rob during the film. Quite a team of instructors that year, Fred Sanford , Ralph Hardimon, Tony Romo and Rob. Larry McCormick and SCV had also filmed a video in 1974 on the campus of the University of Michigan titled "Championship Marching Percussion" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO50Ec5x9Q0 Another interesting fact about SCV and DCI Finals that year is that most of the members of the drum line had never seen the finished show and how the drill integrated with the music. As a matter of fact, it was not until after Prelims in Boulder, Co when Pete Emmons (M&M Drill Design) showed us a high cam video of the entire show that we finally got to see the whole picture and were astounded at how it all fit together. The scores were so close between the top 3 in 78 that Finals night in Mile High Stadium was intense. Phantom and SCV tied in prelims. If I remember correctly Gail Royer and Phantom's director flipped a coin to see who would go on tenth and eleventh, Since BD won the previous year in 77, they went on last. I'm not sure but I think Gail won the toss but elected to go on tenth. Phantom and SCV tied again in Finals but Phantom had a one tenth penalty for a dropped glove. It was a fiercely competitive ending in 78 with BD at a 91.30, Phantom at a 91.45, and SCV at 91.55

My girlfriend made/gave me a great Christmas gift to help with my obsession of following the DCI tour. Now I'll be able to add daily map graphics to my daily score analysis posts!

I don't know about this one. Alternating brass/percussion in the box leads me to think a corps with one of these captions average and the other much better, might make out when the average section is judged from the box, especially percussion. The box in some stadiums are almost 200 yards from the section being judged.

Vince Macciocchi's name may not be familiar to most readers here, but he was a prime mover in the world of drum corps. Dating back to the 50's, Vince was a driving force within the Canadian Drum Corps activity whose influence spanned from the Jolly Jesters (whose approach preceded the Bridgemen by 20 years) to the Canadian Commanders, quite possibly the single most powerful corps ever to emerge north of the 49th parallel. He was a World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Inductee by virtue of these and other major accomplishments. May his memory be honored by all who are involved in this activity for as long as drum corps itself persists.

2018 Programs & Playlist: This master(first) post will only be updated based on OFFICIAL organizational announcements WITH confirmation. An announcement on the corps official website or official social media site and/or newspaper publication announcement will be considered written authorization to post their musical selections here under this master post. Any other comments will be considered unofficial until verified by at least one or more of the aforementioned methods of disclosure above. NO RUMORS. Links to spotify will be available once any corps announces any musical selections and confirmation is secured. *** Full credit needs to go to frontensemble.com for the Corps logos used below.*** ***Any new corps not included currently in this list will be added if found on the official DCI schedule when it becomes available*** ***Mods can you please pin this thread to the top when you feel that is appropriate. Thank you. *** The Spotify playlist will be updated as the main post is updated. Link to Spotify playlist ---->> Spotify DCI 2018 Spotify playlist tracks can be heard below. Please also see POST #2 below for YouTube playlist tracks. Crossmen (Tracks 1 thru 3) Oregon Crusaders (Tracks 4 thru 8) Madison Scouts (Tracks 9 thru 17) Jersey Surf (Tracks 18 thru 23) Carolina Crown (Tracks 24 thru 28) The Academy (Tracks 29 through 36) The Cadets (Tracks 37 thru 40) Blue Knights (Tracks 41 thru 46 ) Phantom Regiment (Tracks 47 thu 55) Blue Stars (Tracks 56 thru 63) Couchmen (Tracks 64 thu 69) Boston Crusaders (Tracks 70 thru 75) Seattle Cascades (Tracks 76 thru 78) Santa Clara Vanguard (Tracks 79 thru 81) Troopers (Tracks 82 thru 84) Pacific Crest (Tracks 85 thru 91 ) Bluecoats (Tracks 92 thru 96 ) Genesis (Tracks 97 thru 103) The Cavaliers (Tracks 104 thru 109) What is Spotify? A free music streaming software (there is a no-advertisement pay version as well). >Read more detail here.< :: >Download Here< ================================================================== Please comment or message me with any official program announcements. ================================================================== Couchmen - This Flat Earth Repertoire: This Bitter Earth by Clive Otis This Cruel Moon by John Mackey Earth Song by Michael Jackson New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorák Announcement: https://goo.gl/fvvjA2 The Academy - Academic Repertoire: The Imitation Game - Alexander Desplat Annie Lisle - H.S. Thompson Academic Festival Overture - Johannes Brahms Overture to the School for Scandal - Samuel Barber The Four Sections - Steve Reich Keating's Triumph - Maurice Jarre Announcement: https://goo.gl/y89yaj Announcement #2: https://goo.gl/4gHcU8 Bluecoats - Session 44 Repertoire: Bird & Bela in B Flat - Don Sebesky American Concerto - Patrick Williams Dry Cleaner From Des Moines - Mingus, Joni Mitchell Saro - Traditional English Folk Ballad Home (from Congo Square) - Wynton Marsalis God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday Announcement: https://goo.gl/MxjTUD Blue Devils - Dreams and Nighthawks John Adams, Simon Dobson, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, James Newton Howard, Dave Glyde, Carole King, David Raskin, and Earle Hagen Announcement: https://goo.gl/RLPGbM Blue Knights - The Fall and Rise Repertoire: Sun King - Beatles The Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky Exit Music for a Film – Radiohead Welcome to the Machine – Pink Floyd Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper/Robert Hyman Announcement: https://goo.gl/h6yqpS Blue Stars - The Once and Future Carpenter Repertoire: We've Only Just Begun - Paul H Williams, Roger S Nichols Skyscrapers - John Alden Carpenter Precious Metals - Thomas Newman (They Long To Be) Close to You - Burt F Bacharach, Hal David Images Oubliees - Claude Debussy Rainy Days And Mondays - Paul H Williams, Roger S Nichols I Won't Last A Day Without You - Paul H Williams, Roger S Nichols Announcement: https://goo.gl/hDU1tJ Boston Crusaders - S.O.S. Repertoire: Salvation is Created – Pavel Tchesnokov A Breathless Alleluia – Philip Wilby Marimba Spiritual – Minoru Miki Sensemaya – Silvestre Revueltas Extinguished – Ryan George, Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, Michael Zellers End Credits (from Cast Away) – Alan Silvestri Amazing Grace – John Newton Announcement: https://goo.gl/uNQhiY The Cadets - The Unity Project Repertoire: Opening Scene - Drew Shanefield, Tom Aungst, and Omar Carmenates Sensemaya - Silvestre Revueltas Misterioso - Drew Shanefield Demonic Thesis -John Psathas Ara Batur - Sigur Ros Ballet Sacra -David Holsinger Announcement: https://goo.gl/tsiEAQ Announcement #2: https://goo.gl/SsSykf Carolina Crown - Beast Repertoire: Symphony No.8, Mvt 4 - Anton Bruckner Build A Pyre - Ryan Lott - Son Lux Destination Moon - Paul Raphael Myth Forest - Stig Nordhagen If I Fell - Lennon-McCartney Blow It Up, Start Again - Jonathan Newman Epiphanies - Ron Nelson Announcement: https://goo.gl/VBjC5h Announcement #2: https://goo.gl/kro5tv The Cavaliers - On Madness and Creativity Repertoire: Black Angels - George Crumb The Triumph of Time - Peter Graham Boléro - Maurice Ravel Rose of Arimethea - Hans Zimmer Orawa - Wojciech Kilar Vanishing Act - Lou Reed Alicia Discovers Nash’s Dark World - James Horner Unraveled - Michael Martin, Michael McIntosh, Alan Miller Oh What a World - Rufus Wainwright Announcement: https://goo.gl/yy25v2 Announcement #2: https://goo.gl/GMii7S Colts - True Believer Repertoire: Candide - Leonard Bernstein Farandole (from L'Arlesienne) - Georges Bizet Feather Theme (from Forrest Gump) - Alan Silvestri Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Traditional Announcement: https://goo.gl/GrYrdM Crossmen - The In-Between Repertoire: Funeral For A Friend - Elton John Upside Down - Andrew Markworth Symphony No. 6 (first movement) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sweetness Follows - R.E.M. Announcement: https://goo.gl/FND4Kb Genesis - Retrovertigo The Day Begins - The Moody Blues The Rhythm of the Heat - Peter Gabriel Retrovertigo - Mr. Bungle None of Them Knew They Were Robots - Mr. Bungle Inside Straight - John Zorn Enter Sandman - Metallica The Prayer Cycle, Movement III: Hope - Jonathan Elias Que Sera Sera - Pink Martini Announcement: https://goo.gl/BPh1sA Announcement 2: https://goo.gl/Qbmjnt Announcement #3: https://goo.gl/PEVv1P Jersey Surf - Mondo Mondrian Repertoire: Music for Pieces of Wood - Steve Reich Cornfield Chase from Interstellar - Hans Zimmer Variations on Manuel de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) - Andrew Yozviak Etude Op. 10, no. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary - Frederic Chopin Behind Blue Eyes - Peter Townshend Symphony No. 4 - David Maslanka Announcement: https://goo.gl/yrgC7c Announcement 2: https://goo.gl/LgH3hU Madison Scouts - Heart & Soul Repertoire: You Are Variations - Steve Reich Seranada Schizophrana - Danny Elfman Rhyme of Taigu - Zhou Long Shape of My Heart - Sting Aurora Awakes - John Mackey Ainadamar - Osvaldo Golijov 34 Klezma - Snarky Puppy End of the Game - Sting Announcement: https://goo.gl/HUjQDf Mandarins - Life Rite After Repertoire: String Quartet #8 in C minor Opus 110 (Allegro Molto) - Dmitri Shostakovich Spiriti - Thomas Doss True Colors - Billy Steinberg,Tom Kelly Announcement: https://goo.gl/ydQF6a Music City - Hell on Wheels: The Final Journey of Casey Jones Repertoire: Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne Hallelujah Original music and arrangements by Robert W. Smith Announcement: https://goo.gl/24bKLH Oregon Crusaders - REDRUM Repertoire: Dies Irae – Berlioz Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste – Bartok Uninvited – Alanis Morissette Danse Macabre – Saint-Saens Midnight and the Stars and You – Bowfly Symphony for Organ and Orchestra – Copland Announcement: https://goo.gl/JzYirL Pacific Crest - Here's To The Ones Who Dream Repertoire: Planetarium (from La La Land) - Justin Hurwitz Overture (from the artist) - Ludovic Bource Waltz for Peppy (from the artist) - Ludovic Bource The 20th Century Fox Mambo (from Smash) - Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (from La La Land) - Justin Hurwitz Pretty Peppy (from the artist) - Ludovic Bource Epilogue (from La La Land) - Justin Hurwitz Announcement: https://goo.gl/kJSWAC Announcement #2: https://goo.gl/VTrUuQ Phantom Regiment - This New World Repertoire: “Finale” from Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium – Aaron Zigman/Alexandre Desplat Piano Concerto No. 3 – Sergei Prokofiev A Child’s Garden of Dreams – David Maslanka Picture Studies – Adam Schoenberg New World Symphony – Antonin Dvorak Announcement: https://goo.gl/DihThi Listen on Spotify: https://goo.gl/AYJ6ht Pioneer - Celtic Dragons Repertoire: The Awakening - Rob Stein, Dave Campbell,Julia Coleman Taking Flight (from How To Train Your Dragon) - John Powell Dragon Fire - Rob Stein, Dave Campbell,Julia Coleman Beneath the Earth and Sky - Rob Stein, Dave Campbell,Julia Coleman Announcement: https://goo.gl/HLbYiE Santa Clara Vanguard - Babylon Repertoire: My Body is A Cage - Peter Gabriel Journey to the Center of the Earth - Peter Graham Metropolis 1927 - Peter Graham Apology - Zacarias M. di la Riva Club Sound - Gent and Jawns Announcement: https://goo.gl/zdwSdF Seattle Cascades - What Goes Around Repertoire: Wound Up; Spin Moves; Infinite Echoes; Unraveled - Original Music by Key Poulan, Micah Brusse, Alex Brinkley, & Kaela Shoe Ave Maria - Franz Schubert What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley & Nathaniel Hills Around the World - Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) Announcement: https://goo.gl/8qmkbT Spirit of Atlanta - Knock Repertoire: Lit – Polyphia Freak Flag – Here Come the Mummies Hurt – Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash, Eric Whitacre Rattletrap – Bill Evans Break on Through – The Doors Announcement: https://goo.gl/JLJq6t Troopers - The New Road West Repertoire: Black Parade - Chemical Romance Toward The Splendid City - Richard Danielpour Canyon Echoes - Robert W. Smith Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell Original Music - Robert W. Smith Announcement: https://goo.gl/QentaK The Spotify playlist will be updated as the main post is updated. Link to Spotify playlist here ---->> Spotify DCI 2018 Spotify playlist tracks can be heard below. Please also see POST #2 below for YouTube playlist tracks. Crossmen (Tracks 1 thru 3) Oregon Crusaders (Tracks 4 thru 8) Madison Scouts (Tracks 9 thru 17) Jersey Surf (Tracks 18 thru 23) Carolina Crown (Tracks 24 thru 28) The Academy (Tracks 29 through 36) The Cadets (Tracks 37 thru 40) Blue Knights (Tracks 41 thru 46 ) Phantom Regiment (Tracks 47 thu 55) Blue Stars (Tracks 56 thru 63) Couchmen (Tracks 64 thu 69) Boston Crusaders (Tracks 70 thru 75) Seattle Cascades (Tracks 76 thru 78) Santa Clara Vanguard (Tracks 79 thru 81) Troopers (Tracks 82 thru 84) Pacific Crest (Tracks 85 thru 91 ) Bluecoats (Tracks 92 thru 96) Genesis (Tracks 97 thru 103) The Cavaliers (Tracks 104 thru 109)

Hi everyone, I was doing some research and I made an astonsihing discovery. There are new corps planning on joining DCI's open class, and a LOT of them. Here is a list of the corps: Vessel Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2018 - Orange County, CA https://www.vesseldrumcorps.org Armada Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2018 - Boise, ID http://www.armadacorps.org *Arsenal Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Albuquerque, NM https://arsenalperformingarts.org Encorps Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Brunswick, NJ http://jamwithencorps.org Rivermen Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Portland, OR https://oregonpaa.weebly.com/therivermen.html Appalachian Sound Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Atlanta, GA http://mayde-inc.org/appalachiansound/ Appalachian Gold Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Summersville, WV https://www.appalachiangold.org Hub City Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Houston, TX https://www.hubcityguardians.org Lone Star Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2019 - Fort Worth, TX http://www.lonestardbc.org Storm Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2020 - Terre Haute, IN http://indianastorm.net Florida Xpress Drum and Bugle Corps - DCI Open Class 2020 - Hawthorne, FL http://www.thefloridaxpress.org/drum--bugle-corps.html All these corps are going to contribute to the growth of DCI. As of right now, from what I know, these corps are determined to enter open class by the years that they have set. If these 11 corps are successful in joining DCI's open class, there will be a total of 57 corps competing in DCI competitions by 2020. I have listed all the corps websites and I urge you all to visit them and learn more about the organizations that will be a part of drum corps future! If you know any other organizations that are planning on joining DCI's Open Class within the next 3 years, please post them below and I will add them to the list above! *Arsenal Drum and Bugle Corps believes that maybe World Class has room in it for another corps from the Southwest. : )

Nice job by Dan Potter with the interviews!!!

"we all need to get better at [sound reinforcement]" ... fantastic. *facepalm*

You copied a picture from a dark rehearsal with no costume (you know, the corps-proper in almost entirely white) . I passed on it when you replied. But I was just going through a new album of Gareth Skipp's photos at Finals and I wasn't exactly getting "dark" from these. Or lacking joy. So I thought I would share. Also, to help out in understanding the color scheme of the stage, the black isn't providing darkness to any theme. It serves to make the whiteness of the center line more crisp and even brighter. The contrast is key. Also, also ... show me color guard that had brighter flags and rifles that Bluecoats 2017 (one well-evidenced in your rehearsal photo).

The snow is blowing sideways and soon we'll have unbelievable cold. High of 6 this weekend and a low of -10 or lower. Not including wind chill. C'mon summer. At the coast in NH there are mini icebergs pushing up on to the beaches and roads. Same in Mass. I'm sure.

With the winter meetings starting tomorrow, I decided to update my stances on the rules proposals at hand. This is still fine. Again, not a huge increase, and the fact that many corps already have alternates at the ready to achieve this makes it reasonable. I would be wary about any future increases, however - but then again, with so many new corps applying for DCI competition within the next couple of years, they may not really need to do so for a while. I still hold the same stance on this; maybe in a decade or so (when we could have upwards of 50 corps performing at Prelims) it would make more sense, but for now,, I'd say it's not a good idea. Plus, Cesario said they would have to compromise the USMC performance if this were to pass... No. I still don't think these should pass, but if anything has changed, it's that #3 may make more sense than I had originally thought. Still, I think early-season crowds (especially those out west) deserve to see a competition. I would suggest allowing the judges to score the corps but only release the placements during this time, but that brings back the problem of recaps leaking left and right, which is what happened in 2016 when DCI tried to hold judges accountable by hiding the recaps. As for Hop's proposal, yeah, this one still hasn't made sense to me. I would be VERY disappointed of DCI passed this or (to a slightly lesser extent) the increase to 15 corps in Finals. I mean, BOA makes changes annually to its rulebook, but there are some changes they only make every three years (i.e. band classification). Makes sense that DCI would adopt a similar policy, although if they wind up being against it, that wouldn't hurt either. People have been saying #6 is a little ambiguous, but I think this isn't anything the Rules Congress can't solve. If nothing else, at least put a ban on using shotgun mics. Those things were the worst last season. I'll get to #7 in a moment, but first... Hmmm... I still really like proposal #7, but when paired with proposal #8, there's the problem of making sure every caption within the Music caption is balanced. So I've come up with this... Pass Proposal #7, rename this caption "Ensemble Brass," and rename the preexisting Brass caption "Field Brass." Do not pass Proposal #8, BUT in turn use Proposal #9 to clarify the Music Analysis caption. Keep the two percussion captions as is, BUT pass the verbiage in Proposal #8 that keeps the Field Percussion judge in a safe area on the field. For Regionals and Championships, the Music caption would appear as follows: Field Brass Ensemble Brass Both averaged and divided by 2, like the Percussion judges currently Music Analysis (clarified) Field Percussion Ensemble Percussion Both averaged and divided by 2 For 8-judge panel shows, the Brass and Percussion judges would alternate location between the field and the press box each show. At some shows, the brass judge is on the field and the percussion judge is in the box; at other shows, it's vice versa (percussion on the field, brass in the box). For 5-judge panel shows, if a Brass or Percussion judge is used, he/she should be on the field if possible. So in summary, not too much has changed, just a lot of clarification of my stances as we head into the first day of meethings. I can see as many as 7 of these proposals passing.

The logistics issue really comes down to time/facilities. I have hosted Blue Devils and/or Cavaliers for the past few years before the DCI Annapolis show. I also have several other schools in our area that have hosted or are interested in hosting. We treat hosting as an educational event for our students. This helps keep the costs down for the corps. An open rehearsal is a great way to motivate marching band students at the beginning of the marching band season. We also let the corps put up a souvenir stand during open rehearsals so they can make a few $ while they stay at our facility. There are two challenges in hosting a corps for an Annapolis competition. The first is many of the Maryland schools lack the turf fields desired by most corps. I saw some corps having to rehearse on parking lots with no access to the stadiums in Maryland schools. The second option creates a distance issue. As I mentioned above, I have hosted several corps over the years. However, we are in Virginia and many corps don't like the 60-90 minute drive. It would be great to have DCA back at Annapolis. I fear it won't happen due to these issues along with the hotel costs.

Genesis 2017 Music City 2017 best shows by far!

The Orchestral Works of Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Too bad??? 2018 show theme: Bombogenesis!

I thought the drought in CA was over.

I hadn't heard of Vessel, but there's a lot of great staff members with that one. Looking good for them. Then again, that SoCal pool of students has to be drying up, right?

The Cavaliers have been working hard to address the perceived weakness of hornline ( which that seems to be a historical weakness except for the 2000s decade). This year, they're trying to go from a very good hornline to an elite one. They seem to be extremely happy with their off season additions in the area, and from what little snippets I've heard from a camp or two, they seem to be on a mission in that regard. Also, they seem to have added some visual ideas as well. The guard is set to do great things, and the percussion will be fantastic as usual. The design team is reported to already know the show concept as well. I ALWAYS love the Bluecoats as well. Honestly, I don't know who is going to be better next year. I think Cavies' anniversary is going to cause them to try and be as complete and as competitive as possible. So, I'm sure they're going to design in such a way as to make this 2018 season very special. These last several years, they've been trying to build back up to the elite ranks, and now they're going to be gunning for the top.

As opposed to what? A system where insurers have to at least break even, and whatever costs the insured person does not pay are absorbed by the federal government and states (i.e. taxpayers), the practitioners and hospital that served them, those who donate, etc. The burden may only shift to different line items on the same ledgers. One could also make the case that insurance, like any middleman, adds a layer of expense to the entire system... or that it disengages consumers from direct bill paying, comparison shopping, negotiation, and all the other market forces that ordinarily keep prices from ballooning out of control. In any case, not expecting this aspect of the law to affect drum corps in any new way.

Ahh. This topic went exactly where I would have anticipated.

I don't buy it someone made the same case about 2010 which I think was a darker year for shows but even still, we need dark shows, we need variety

DCI's produced clip from a couple of days ago with snippets of Boston Crusaders show as a promo trailer for the sales of CD/ DVD's. DCI utilized a few seconds of each Corps show to highlight a bit of what would be seen/ heard on the CD/ DVD. In Boston's case they utilized a bit of their 2017 closer... featured here :