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    Santa Clara Vanguard 2023 Announcement Thread

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by CVSoprano

    On 12/13/2022 at 1:41 PM, Terri Schehr said:

    You’re not pollyanish.  My kid marched in a Division 2 (open) corps for five years and I loved that they trained kids and took exceptional kids and taught them to be contributing members of the corps.  It was very satisfying to see and I enjoyed it far more than his four seasons in the world class corps. Those Cap Sound kids stayed with it.  Because they loved the experience for what it was. This casting performers bulljive kind of nauseates me, TBH. 

    I have not read through the (now) 18 additional pages yet, so if someone else beat me to this point, my apologies...

    When I consider "auditioning students" versus "casting performers", this is why I roll my eyes at the phrase "casting performers":  performers are paid, students pay.

    DCI 2021 Countdown

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    There was a theater thing?  Got zero hype down here in Georgia that I'm aware of.

    Live performances?  If you're south of the Mason/Dixon line, and east of the Mississippi, you're shut out. For myself, it is a bare minimum 10-hour drive to anything this year.

    2022 isn't that far away, I guess.

    Teal Sound Ends Tour

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    If you read the news section of Teals' site, there is an article about the new Corps Director. The article and corps director reference the corps fiscal challenges and increased focus on reaching stability. As much as drum corps is a non-profit youth activity and sport/art form, it must be managed like a complex business operation with the experience, credentials and strategic direction to move the organization forward. This is not an easy thing to accomplish. In organizations such as drum corps, continuity in management is important.

    This reminds of a vignette from the 1988 (?) DCI broadcast about Ted Swaldo (we'll see how good my memory is), who was the Bluecoats corps director through their ascent to finally reaching the coveted Top 12 in 1987. I remember him remarking how he was there focused purely on the business aspects (as that was his expertise), while the creative staff addressed the show. "I don't even hum," he jokingly said.

    Business guy running the business.

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    Anyone else remember?

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

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    I remember the Montreal show having a beer tent about 30' from the front sideline and waiting to go into critique with a beer in my hand while the corps were on retreat.... They know how have a good time in Montreal.

    We actually had some champagne on the field in Syracuse (DCA) during retreat. They weren't very happy about that...

    Woodwinds In the Rain

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    Posted · Edited by CVSoprano

    I haven't been to a show in... 2 years? 3 maybe? (Haven't posted here in even longer, I'd wager). Wait, there was one show in Ft. Walton Beach last summer. Anywho, my interest and enjoyment has waned a lot - and proposals like this will only ensure my continued apathy. I could spend a lot of time and energy debating woodwinds... or amplification... or any number of other game-changers that have come... and stayed... or weren't adopted... or have gone.

    /sigh

    The expenditure, however, will not rekindle (pun intended - see above post) my love.

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