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  1. That's something I took away from the last camp as well: the Sensemayá arrangement was driving, strong and powerful, and should lend itself to interesting, fast-paced drill.
    3 points
  2. More notes won't help. Cadets miss a certain music arranger now in residence with BK. He knew how to make the music slap you in the face when needed and bring a tear to your eye. Some thought his arranging was getting boring..Careful what you wish for.
    3 points
  3. The brass book definately has more meat...and it's very Cadet like. I actually really like the music so far. Will be attending camp today and tomorrow. The vocals will be added to the ensemble today. I will try to keep an open mind.
    3 points
  4. That's pretty much how I live my whole life! It's a good way to keep a positive outlook while still being realistic.
    2 points
  5. Freelancers 1987... We folded in 1986. We weren't supposed to be any good. Our average age was something stupid like 17. 90% of the corps was rookies.. not Freelancers rookies... but rather rookies. We had total faith and trust in our staff and leadership because, well, we simply did not know any better. We started first tour with over 20 holes in the brass line. And then, we got pretty good. Ended up finishing 19th and set up the run of finals appearances in 89, 91 and 92. Awesome year.
    2 points
  6. What was your fave year as a member, and why? Personal and/or corps reasons. For me it was my rookie year, with Capital Regiment, in 2004. Experiences are always most intense and memorable the first time around, and I felt like every housing site, show, etc was burned into my mind and body for a year afterward. It was a huge musical, physical, emotional and social challenge, and the feeling of accomplishment I felt at the end of the summer was incredible. Lost 25 lbs. It was the first time I had been immersed in rehearsing and performance constantly, and it convinced me to declare a music major that fall. A lot of the corps were rookies, and there were a bunch of 15-17 year olds. A lot of low brass, like me, had minimal experience on our instruments. First year for the corps on Bb horns. Our design staff and instructors were mostly Cadets, and they kicked the hell of us all the time, but we respected them for it. I think a lot of people (again myself included) were just so young, naive and happy to be in a corps that we didn't notice some of the off-field issues as much. The show was classic '90s Cadets, an arrangement of Holsinger. Theme was very light. No props, no characters, no narration, no amps, no ########. People liked us, and we went from 19th to 14th.
    1 point
  7. Super proud of the work our members are doing to recruit new people to join Pioneer this year. Here is some insight into our original goals, and just how our students are rising to the occasion to achieve them and push to new heights! Trumpets: Minimum 18 (94.4% achieved at 17) Maximum 24 (70.8% achieved at 17) Mellophones: Minimum 14 (114% achieved at 16) Maximum 16 (100% achieved at 16) Euphoniums: Minimum 18 (72.2% achieved at 13) Maximum 24 (54.2% achieved at 13) Tubas: Minimum 10 (90% achieved at 9) Maximum 16 (56.3% achieved at 9) ____________________________________________________________ Total Hornline: 2017 Total: 28 2018 Minimum: 60 (91.6% achieved at 55) 2018 Maximum 80 (68.7% achieved at 55) _____________________________________________________________ TRUMPETS, BARITONE/EUPHONIUMS, and TUBAS! If you are still looking for a place to march this year, consider joining Pioneer as we march the largest hornline in corps history! We'd love to help you reach your goals. #GrowPio
    1 point
  8. So I keep hearing stuff about GH actually directing the design. Is this actually true or is it all conjecture? I'd like to believe that he hired these people because of their talents, and since I have no inside information on what's actually going on, it'd be nice to get some facts about it.
    1 point
  9. For this year, most of the corps are playing something that they've played in the past, or another corps has played. At least 1 piece.... They are also planning something new to drumcorps too.
    1 point
  10. You make some good points. And I will be careful to not insult the members. The Cadets have been a big part of my life and they're very special to me. Some times my frustration clouds my judgement when it comes to the Cadets. Excited for camp today...getting ready to go!
    1 point
  11. "This I Believe !!"
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  12. I’m looking forward to checking out the percussion battery and front ensemble.
    1 point
  13. It's all in how you interpret it. I'm usually on the edge of my seat.
    1 point
  14. you don't need to name names, sadly I know exactly which corps you're referring too - and yes - they performed the heck out of it. But it was a horrific design and the "amplification" didn't help matters either. But it did help their scores so there is that.
    1 point
  15. Worse, we got that last year, and this year fatigue sets in.
    1 point
  16. This is disingenuous. What the Cadets wear is a true Cadets uniform, whether it's the classic version or not. Why did they say this? Was there any point to saying this? Got me there, the classic uniform is an all-timer. (Also... teehee, they said "costumes!") Two parts to this one: Bright- Does this person not notice that the primary color is white, and that the red bits are of a material that will be glossier or shinier? It's certainly brighter than a maroon-topped uniform. Clean/Neat/Sharp- Combining these three, because they pretty much go hand-in-hand. It seems clear that there is some chaos or turmoil in the show that can be represented through the uniform. Could the show be done with the classic uniform? Sure, but in this day and age costuming is an integral part of the visual and effect captions, and the classic look may not be as strong in those regards. This is the line that made me laugh. If they are talking about the subject material of the shows as being dark, the curtains are not a good comparison, and come across as a pretty poor metaphor. If they are talking about the actual color palette... I refer them to my previous comment. Now that's simply a condescending choice of words, especially because the color scheme is rather close to their beloved maroon and cream. Hell, it might even BE maroon and cream when we see it on the field this year. I guess the lack of gold is what kills it for these people... and god forbid ANYBODY use black! Have they seen this year's show? Obviously not, the drill hasn't even been written yet! This is an impossible claim to make in February, and it sounds like more stick-up-the-### venting just like the rest of this dumb memo.
    1 point
  17. The Conversation: Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Listening - The life story of Jeff Goldblum
    1 point
  18. This is wonderful news! Lets hope they keep growing!
    1 point
  19. Bingo. The difference is other corps' design challenges aren't scrutinized the way Cadets' are. HH
    1 point
  20. Maybe it's you? I have been a drum corps fan since the 70s. I've been to every DCI since 1990. I don't remember a time when people weren't complaining about the Cadets' design choices. Pick your problem. Props? Voice? Pop music? Obscure music? Add to your list too many gimmicks, too literal and too cerebral. The situation the past eight years was no different than the eight before that and all the eights before. Maybe yo'u're cheering for the wrong team? I know a long-time drum corps fan - a BD fan - who for a lot of reasons only made it to one show in 2016: Finals. His favorite of the 12 from two years ago? Stoned. Statues. Awakening. Cadets. He's a sophisticated fan, someone who's been to dozens of DCI finals, Allentown and others. And not a Cadets fan. So why did he pick Cadets 2016? I've thought a lot about that. And the answer I think is he wasn't part of the endless, breathless discussion that summer. He didn't see the developing program dissected down to the last detail. All he saw was what the Cadets put on the field. He credited all they accomplished and only what he saw that night. Different from here and the judges sheets, he didn't attempt to reconcile what he saw and heard against criteria assembled by themselves and others in the weeks before. I don't like every design choice the Cadets have made. I do recognize, however, the Cadets aren't unique in that respect. There have been lots of bad design choice along with some good ones across the spectrum of corps. We just never cut the Cadets a break around here. HH
    1 point
  21. Favorite year as a member was '96 (Magic of Orlando) because we had a great instructional staff that pushed us to be the best we could. As a brass line we had quite a few vets and were really talented throughout. Some absolutely great memories were made that summer and as a horn line we played really well together and it just made it more fun. Also got to watch BD and Phantom through the season on multiple occasions which was pretty cool. Had probably one of the best shows I ever marched at Semis that summer in orlando which was a really neat experience.
    1 point
  22. it's February. who knows where it'll go. Plus here's the thing...the days of Cadets/Cavies/BD then everyone else is over. Crown and Bloo entered the fray, Boston is making moves, SCV is back in the game....the competition at the top has never been better.
    1 point
  23. I don't know about that - I've found many designs over the last 8 years by many finalist corps to be cringe-worthy. So maybe he's perfectly in touch. Too many musicians with an inflated sense of their own cleverness, and an unwillingness to trust the music.
    1 point
  24. My favorite year as a member (Cavaliers) was 95, not just because we won, but because it was such a fun show to rehearse and perform. We got our butts kicked competitively multiple times but we just kept pushing. We had an amazing staff as well. Every other corps that summer was just brilliant, too. A great year for the activity.
    1 point
  25. Brian, yes they are! Thanks for your support! I will post pictures and a video from the March camp/Chicago Irish parade!
    1 point
  26. Last year, I remember everyone laughing at the costume sketch for Spirit. The oversized gauntlets looked ridiculous. But, they ended up being fine in real life, imo. Maybe the sketch artists struggle with the hand/wrist area, idk. It's a stylized drawing meant to capture an idea or vision, not necessarily reality
    1 point
  27. The costume is fine, but the artist clearly is unaware we lead off on the RIGHT leg!
    1 point
  28. Welp I think this year they will either bounce back and find a modern groove, or fade into the vast number of corps that are kinda generic, make “okay” shows and chase trends
    1 point
  29. We already know your opinion on everything concerning Cadets
    1 point
  30. Pioneer (like the Troopers) are Corps I always root for no matter our other connections. Glad to hear recruiting is going well!
    1 point
  31. Pioneer doubling their brass line it appears.... good job, guys and gals !!
    1 point
  32. I remember watching you guys warm up at the Atlanta show. I was like whoa they’ve come a long way.
    1 point
  33. I marched the first three years of Spirit of Atlanta, but my favorite year was our second year, 1978. We had finished in 23rd place at 1977 finals in Denver, so no one was expecting much out of our sophomore effort, despite having a lot of returnees from a year of almost all rookies. Jim Ott began telling us in the spring of 1978 that we had something special, but his words really didn't click with us until we got to the second show of tour, in Cedarburg, Wisc. That night, the crowd was electric, and we began to feed off the crowd's reaction to our still very-new corps from the South. The audience shot to their feet when we hit the company front in Let It Be Me, and remained standing for the rest of the show. It was pretty much like that the rest of the season, which was so much fun because NO one was expecting the sound that Jim Ott coaxed from us. We ended up the year in 6th place, missing the high horns trophy (which would later be named for Jim) by a mere .05. Not too shabby considering that only two of the horn players had ever even held a bugle before our first rehearsal for the previous season.
    1 point
  34. Marching - 1971 in Garfield. That was an amazing year of drum corps, as a bunch of us broke the old mold and created very radical shows for the era. We were very young, but actually pretty decent, placing 6th at the World Open and 7th at VFW Nats. Just a magical year all around.
    1 point
  35. 1981 Madison Scouts. We were undefeated until we saw 27th Lancers about 5 weeks into the season. We shocked everyone, including ourselves when we won DCI Midwest finals in Whitewater, WI. Warhawk stadium went absolutely berserk when Blue Devils were announced in 2nd place. Every top drum corps was in this show, which will always be my single most favorite contest that I marched. This is the Madison show that is on the DCI Championship CD's because DCI finals in Montreal was not televised. We beat the eventual champion SCV in either our last or 2nd to last show before DCI Finals, I believe by more than 1 point. We went into Montreal championship week with a good shot to win it all. but fell short finishing in 3rd place. Fun fact... I can still play the entire Snare Drum book. I'll never forget it.
    1 point
  36. "Fave Year": Was marching years before "DCI". Fave year was 1965. Firts year with Mr Hy Drietzer, (Best horn show BTW), had our most experienced corps, and managed to beat BOTH our crosstown rivals, one of them in the Finals of the World Open, right in old Bridgeport. Wonderfull memories. Elphaba
    1 point
  37. My favorite year was my third season of corps but my first year in Guardsmen. We made finals in 1976 after the corps had placed 31st in 1975. Very exciting. Years later, I had a great time in the Royal-Airs reunion corps in 2002. My knees hate me for it now.
    1 point
  38. I was in a local-circuit junior corps in the 1970s, for six seasons before joining a DCA corps. My junior corps (Sacred Heart Crusaders, Manville, NJ) didn't accomplish much... nothing on the national scene... but we had fun, and had a few decent-to-good years. My favorite year there... probably 1974. We had a small horn line, 25 or so. But we certainly were not shy about playing out. LOL. Our claim to fame that summer... we made the Class A finals at the Key to the Sea show in Toledo, OH. It was nice to 1) finally make it past a prelims show, and 2) compete against some very good Class A corps from that era... Seneca Princemen, Glassmen, Charioteers, Marquis, Windjammers, Cadets of Greece, among others. My favorite year with DCA's Sunrisers... my second season there, 1978. Our second straight DCA title. In '78 I had lost the rookie "deer in the headlights" look I had in '77... LOL... and was able to contribute more, at least from my perspective. Plus... we had a great corps in 1978. 14 wins in 17 shows ... including DCA prelims and finals.
    1 point
  39. I marched in 2010, watching shows develop throughout the summer was great. Some amazing productions that year: Bluecoats with Metropolis was probably my favorite to catch throughout the summer, such an awesome show, so different than most things on the field around that time. Really pushed Coats into that upper echelon. Phantom had my second favorite that summer with Into the Light, such emotion and power from that music book. Wish phantom's programming could revisit this style. Not always a fan of BD, but this show was one that really got to me. They deserved the Gold. Crown with A Se2ond Chance had spectacular music and I really enjoyed the program, despite it being a Part II show. Cavie's Mad World was the last program from the green machine that I really loved. Crusader's Thy Kingdom Come was some great program design. Loved the source music of Glassmen that year too, The Prayer Cycle. Others that were enjoyable to catch throughout the summer: SCV, SOA, and Teal Sound
    1 point
  40. Front cover of upcoming February edition of Drum Corps World :
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  41. after all this time, finally a DCi corps playing On The Road again LOL
    1 point
  42. I'm with Elphaba. SCV was a monumental game-changer. And, a few scant years later, in 1976, so were the Bridgemen and the Blue Devils. There have been some notable seismic shifts since, like whatever George Zingale touched, and a big one last year, 2016, when the Bluecoats took tech special effects into hyperspace. One thing for sure: the activity isn't through re-inventing itself, and not everyone will be thrilled about it. (OK. That's two things.)
    1 point
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