cavies79
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22 hours ago, Stu said:
You missed the joke. Look up who was coaching the other better known Cavaliers in 1989.
I get it now. :)
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On 3/9/2019 at 10:48 PM, Stu said:
Ok, you said anyone from The Cavaliers in 1989. Well in 1989 The Cavaliers were under the leadership of: Lenny Wilkins, Dick Helm, and Brian Winters. Therefore they will be listed as your choices.
Maybe he was intending to mean Steve Brubaker, Tim Salzman, Ken Snoeck, and Jim Campbell. Corps Director at the time was Adolph DeGrawe. Also, I believe Jeff Fiedler was involved as Program Coordinator.
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I thought it would be neat to see who your choices would be for the top 3 designers of visual, brass, and percussion in the 1980s.
I'll start and see if you agree or not. I listed in no significant order.
Brass Designers:
1. Wayne Downey
2. Jim Prime Jr.
3. Jim Wren
Visual Designers:
1. George Zingali
2. Steve Brubaker
3. John Brazale
Percussion Designers:
1. Tom Float
2. Jim Campbell
3. Ralph Hardiman
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The brass sound that we all connect to Phantom was missing for the past few years. The music has lacked the GE that other corps have. This definitely impacts the visual design, as well as the guard choreography. There is so much classical and contemporary music that the corps could perform and be successful with. I do agree that a consultant with much experience needs to come in and help guide the design team. As somebody posted earlier, Howard Weinstein is available. He has a proven track record. There are a few other corps trying to knock Regiment out of the finals spot (Spirit, Colts, Scouts, etc.), if things don't improve. Good luck Regiment! Make the correct decisions.
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When Jeff Fiedler was Director for the Cavaliers, they had a booth every year. Alot of great Texas talent ended up in the Corps.
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Crossmen usually have a booth and YEA might too. I wish Cavaliers would have one.
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I believe Cavaliers brassline is going to be in the top 3 this coming season.
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As a music educator/designer, I have to say that I enjoyed sections of Regiment's show this year. Other sections to me, were not as good. I think it was a mistake programming the New World Symphony. To many people remember the 1989 version. This year's show didn't come close to the designs of Brazale, Wren, and Hurley. I think they should consider hiring a program consultant to help them get on track. The corps was young this year, and I believe some of the design team is too. Get a veteran program consultant to help steer the team in the right direction.
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I hope that with George no longer associated with the organization, that the kids are treated better. When I heard, two seasons ago, that they weren't even allowed to shower before finals, I felt sorry for the members. Less sleep, no shower, less food does not make you a better corps. Treat the kids better.
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I selected 2006 Cavaliers. Two things helped me decide. One, the Michael Gaines visual design and two, I am an alum of the Cavaliers. Even if I wasn't, I would still select 2006 Cavaliers.
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Jeffrey Fiedler............Former DM, Staff member, Program Coordinator, Assistant Corps Director and Corps Director- Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. CEO- Santa Clara Vanguard. It was under Jeff's guidance that the Cavaliers put together a championship instruction/design team, which help them win 7 DCI Championships.
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On 9/26/2002 at 8:30 AM, BossHogg said:
The guy who played the Nessun Dorma solo in '91 was a Mellophone player (who if I'm not mistaken is now the Brass Arranger for Phantom)....it was not a Soprano solo. Definitely one of the best Mellophone solos ever....very FAT sound. I always felt bad for him though, cause you can see his plume come off during the Finals video.
I think you may be confusing what came later in the show during Pagliacci. Also didn't that same Soprano player (Ray Vasquez ?) win Soprano Individuals that year ?
It was J.D. Shaw. Ray played the sop. solo on "Pagliacci".
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On 8/23/2002 at 0:39 AM, marty_lucy said:
He's got my vote too. We had a show together in Stillwater, MN that year. We had gone on a couple of corps before Phantom so I got to hear the show from the front stands, toward the side 1 end zone. He was staged pretty far towards the opposite side of the field, but I remember thinking, dang, that guy fills up the whole stadium. Lush tone, long phrases.
J.D. Shaw, who is currently the arranger/composer for SCV. Before that, he was arranger for Phantom Regiment. He is also the french horn teacher at the University of South Carolina.
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On 8/5/2017 at 5:26 PM, George Dixon said:
Gang - just dropping in to say REGIMENT get's my vote for most improved corps of 2017!!
Great show last night :)
I respect your vote, but my choice would be the Boston Crusaders. They're a total turn around from 2016. They stand out in mind as the Most Improved.
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On 8/4/2017 at 1:55 PM, Spandy said:
And the much lauded visual designer responsible for 2000-2006, and 2010, and the years in between, now works for a different corps
Yes, Michael Gaines is with SCV as a Consultant, but Richard Hinshaw is doing a fabulous job with this year's ( and even last year's) visual design. Cavaliers are about a year away from competing for the top prize.
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Fred- I actually enjoy the singing and how the hornline adds the nuisances to the performance. She is actually a very good vocalist IMHO. Thank you for your review.
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In Summary, some of the best drills are those written by Zingali, Brubaker, Gains, and Sylvester.
Additional all-time great writers are Sacktig (Cadets), Weber (SCV), John Vanderkoff (Star, Bluecoats).
Obviously there are many fabulous writers of drill. It's usually a matter of opinion and personal preference.
I feel as though Garfield 1984, SCV 1985, SCV 1987, and Garfield 1987 are the best drills I saw in the 1980s.
In the 1990s it was Star of Indiana 1990, 1991, and Cadets 1998. Cavaliers 2002, 2005, and BD 1997 come close.
In the 2000-2009 time frame I think it was Cadets 2000, Cavaliers 2002, Cavaliers 2004, Cavaliers 2006, and SCV 2009.
In the 2010 - 2016 period I'd say Cadets 2011, and most SCV drills.
If you want to go back a bit, I would also add Ralph Pace (Spirit, 27th, Cavaliers), John Brazale (Phantom), Mike Moxley (Blue Devils), and Pete Emmons (SCV).
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I usually don't post very often, but I just decided to add my 2 cents worth. There is still several weeks to go before finals and I am predicting that Cavaliers will stay in the top 6. Their show is extremely demanding and they will get points for that, especially if they can perform it at a top 6 level. I also believe Academy will make it into finals. Their show is definitely a crowd pleaser.
I believe the top 3 will include: Crown, BD, and Bluecoats.
4-6 will probably include: SCV, Cadets, and Cavaliers.
7-9 will be BK, PR, and Blue Stars
10-12 might be Crossmen, Madison, and Academy
I think Troopers, and BAC will both miss finals. It's too bad that only 12 make finals, especially with the quality of corps this summer.
One last thing, if Cavaliers can get their sound problems (minor) corrected on a consistant basis and really clean their program, they could move up to 5th. The "what" and "how" of their program makes them very competitive. This might move them up a spot or two. There is still enough time for several corps to make the needed adjustments to move up in rankings.
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Shower thoughts:
Has the move to mostly computer aided drill design made any change? Has it made writers lazy? Maybe it's allowed writers to be even more creative with their designs?
I dabbled a bit with Pyware and noticed I was limiting my creative ideas due to Pyware's own limitations. But that was me.
Actually Michael Gaines used Pyware when he was writing drill for Cavaliers, so I don't think it limits your creativity. You just need to learn all of the tricks of using the program.
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Never mind, I just found it. :)
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Hi. Does anybody know the DCA website address? I was trying http://dcacorps.info/, but it didn't work at all.
Thanks in advance,
Dennis
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Brass: Matt Harloff
Percussion: Paul Rennick
Guard: Bruno Zuccala
Drill: Michael Gaines
Arranger: Michael Klesch
Visual: Todd Ryan
Corps Director: Jeff Fiedler
Public Relations: George Hopkins (just kidding)
I was going to mention Michael Gaines, but since he is not currently writing for anybody, I went with Pete Weber.
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CURRENT
Design Staff
Michael Klesch (Brass Arranger)
Mike McIntosh (Battery Arranger)
Sandi Rennick (Front Ensemble Arranger)
Jeff Sacktig (Visual Design)
Scott Chandler (Color Guard Design)
Instructional Staff
John Meehan (Brass Caption Head)
Scott Johnson (Percussion Caption Head)
Pete Weber (Visual Caption Head)
Sal Salas (Guard Caption Head)
ALL TIME
Design Staff
Wayne Downey (Brass Arranger)
Fred Sanford (Battery Arranger)
Eric Johnson (Front Ensemble Arranger)
Steve Brubaker (Visual Design)
Scott Chandler (Color Guard Design)
Instructional Staff
Jack Meehan (Brass Caption Head)
Ralph Hardiman (Percussion Caption Head)
Sylvester Sybilski (Visual Caption Head)
Bruno Zuccolo (Guard Caption Head) -
So what are the shows from corps that are not your normal "homer" shows?
Being raised in the bay area I'm always going to root for SCV and BD (or any other Western corps including BK)
I REALLY love Cavaliers, Boston, Phantom Regiment and to a lesser degree Madison (Fanfare for the New has bad memories for me) (and i don't like their arrangement of it)
I was going to say that I actually liked the 1979 version of "Fanfare for the New" performed by the Guardsmen, better than this year's Madison Scouts. Sorry, but that Tim Salzman arrangement was done very tastefully. And, they performed it at a very high level.
2019 Madison Scouts!
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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I am just listening to it now and you're absolutely right, this could work for Madison. With Chuck Naffier doing the arranging, I know it will be a classic!!