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For everyone’s information, tomorrow is the first day of April, so please be on the lookout for some “show announcements” from certain corps.

I have no idea what their show is going to be this year, but I wouldn’t put too much stock into it. Back when I was in the corps (in the early Jurassic), we would sometimes pull out older charts (from the late Triassic, for example) to play in brass sectionals. Swan Lake from ‘87 cracked us up because Jim Wren wrote “con scrot” on part of the baritone score. (Someone earned a nickname from it, actually.) Also, as you already mentioned, they’ll be playing it at the home show and possibly as an encore piece as well. Still, I think it’s a lot of fun pulling out details like this. I think something similar was posted last year or recently and I responded with the same story. (I’m turning into the uncle that tells the same year after year at Thanksgiving dinner...)

Not outside the realm of possibility! As we know they performed their Rhapsody show in '05, and revisited the American in Paris music/theme with their City of Light show in '15. It's all speculation at this point, but after further research it does appear they will be performing Spartacus as part of their Show of Shows homecoming event and potentially as an encore piece throughout the season: http://regiment.org/2018-show-of-shows-homecoming/ "Alumni Performance | Friday, 7/6 Alumni are encouraged to participate in a performance featuring a medley from the 2008 Championship Program “Spartacus”, as well as a special playing of “Amazing Grace” as a tribute to Dr. Dan, who passed away in January." With the move back to a coed guard this season and new program staff, still excited to see what direction they take the corps for 2018.

Hello all, just a new member here on the forums and I look forward to talking drum corps with everyone. DCI may have unintentionally provided a clue to their 2018 show title and/or music selection if you look carefully at the feature photo on this article : https://www.dci.org/news/phantom-regiment-plugging-away-at-powerful-2018-production Might have to hit zoom on your browser to make out the title, but when you see it...:) I know there's no official word yet so I didn't want this to be considered a rumor on the 2018 Programs thread, but I'm hyped for the upcoming season!

I know this is a future thread, but I just want to say that I'm listening to the field drum judge tape from the '88 show. God, I've loved The Cadets for nearly all of my life. (Six minutes into that show, the drum judge says: "Guys, I don't think I've heard an error yet". I don't think he said 5 words through the whole show. Astounding.) Thank you, Cadets, for an entire lifetime of (mostly) absolutely stunning entertainment of (usually) the highest possible quality. Back to the 2018 show...

And 80s style legwarmers.