Dennis Argul

Multi-key should mean exactly that! Why exclude someone that wants to play just cause their horn is in a different key? No problem. :) Looking forward to this summer! Peace, Dennis

Good luck today Gold!! Looking forward to working with you this year on your return to the ranks of DCA!! Have a great Open House and I'll see you soon! Peace, Dennis

Looking forward to seeing/hearing you next week Adam! (and the rest of the A team!) Until then. Peace, Dennis

Yeah Govies!! Some great tunes in store to play! I am looking forward to working on this show with you guys! Should be a fun 2008! Peace, Dennis

Guy, C'mon down!

Dear Mr. Hawkins, As I shared with Mr. Ponzo, a G part has already been prepared for you Soprano 1 players who will be in attendance! Looking forward to seeing you there! Peace, Dennis

You got it Frank! Soprano 1 in G part has been made and sent off to Mike Ryan so ample copies can be made for next Sunday! See you there! B)

Dear Mr. Ponzo, You know all I need to do is transpose the Trumpet part to G! You and your bugle show up on the 25th!

Ouch.....illegal use of the truth! See you next week Brother J! :P

Sorry to confuse! "I am I Don Quixote" is a line from a tune in "Man of La Mancha." "hip hop.....hip hop" is the very last line uttered in Wozzeck. That is all. :)

hip hop.....hip hop.

I.....Don Quixote! Just sayin'. :sshh:

Good lucks Bucs! Special good luck wishes to two friends and colleagues with the brass staff, Adam Freeman and John Molloy. Will miss you guys this season, but I know you'll have a great time with your new assignments! Big shoes to fill. Best of luck! Here's to a great 2008 for ALL of DCA!! Peace, Dennis

Thanks very much for your kind words! It was a great show to put together! Jim Dugan, JR Bechtel and Scott Marshman were awesome to work with in creating this show and the members of the Corps worked their collective tails off! I just loved the way the brassline laid it on the line from the opening moments and the Ballad "First Contact" was one of my favorites ever to arrange. That was the first use of Bb horns on the field as we had a flugel solo/duet (that's right Jeff....flugels!) in that number by two great players, Dave Minero and James Coolbaugh! Thanks again for your kind words! Peace, Dennis

:P Love you too Jeff!

Congratulations Steve! (and Brian)

I suggest using it as a planter. Just kidding! The flugel horn is a beautiful instrument. Sort of the English Horn of the Brass family.

Nice team there Hurricanes! Good luck. :)

Good luck Brigs. :)

yeah......so........you gotta problem wit dat?

Congratulations to Joe Exley. Good luck.

Well, what I mean by writing 'yes' was..... I do it for the entertainment and the competition! :) I have had the privilege of being with very entertaining corps and very competitive corps. And although some of my fondest memories come from seasons with corps that were not necessarily at the highest echelons of competion, it is always most fun when you are both competitive and entertaining! I think that's why I really enjoy arranging now more than I did 10 years ago! I know that is why I really enjoyed watching nearly all of Prelims (sorry guys, I did not get there until Sunrisers went on!) and seeing just how great alot of Corps are doing and how well designed and thought out a lot of Corps shows are! A very smart guy once told me, "You don't go fishing just to stand in the water", so yeah, you want to catch some fish......however, I also want to fishing with friends, and not all alone in the river! See what I mean? (I am just starting to see what I mean!) Thanks for reading. Peace, Dennis

Yes. B)

As a Brass Arranger and Drum Corps instructor, I have to say it really is about the 'uniformity' of the sound. I know I was totally stoked when I was writing for Bush and they got new horns. But I was happy because I would be comfortable in the knowledge that they would all be playing on the same kind of horn! (well, except for the tubas) We used to play on 8 different types of soprano horns, 3-4 different mellos and 2 different baritone brands. Tough to get much in the way of uniformity of sound without working the poop out of the players. That's why I continue to be in AWE of the great bugle lines of yore!! I mean, let's face it...some of these lines sound amazing still to today's ears and they played on some really bad pieces of metal! :)

I don't remember anything about that. I didn't think we had any spare time to worry about Madison when we were so angry at Phantom. :P