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The staff and members of Bronze Star, NEOMAO's Open Class Corps, is proud to announce our program material for the DCPI Season XV. Featured Music: Waiting for You composed by Akira Yamaoka Ring of Fire written by June Carter Cash Wounded Warsong composed by Akira Yamaoka Tears of... composed by Akira Yamaoka You're Not Here composed by Akira Yamaoka

After nearly a year of deliberation and planning, the Program Staff of Silver Streak (World Class) is finally ready to announce the new direction that the corps will be taking for DCPI Seasons XV through XXI. Silver Streak's next seven productions will be based on the large literary work The Dark Tower by Stephen King. Each of the next seven seasons will be devoted to exploring the happenings of a volume of this seven-volume series. We are proud to announce the Musical selections for DCPI Season XV! Music: Selections from Bizarro, Michael Daugherty Interlude: Echoes of a World that has Moved On (original composition) Chorale (from Caccia and Chorale), Clifton Williams The White Whale (from Of Sailors And Whales), W. Francis McBeth Finale from Bizzaro Announcements for the next six programs will be made when theeir respective seasons approach.

The members and staff of NEOMAO would like to thank you for your efforts in compiling this information for everyone. NEOMAO is not looking too bad...Silver Streak is currently 6th in World Class standings, Bronze Star is 13th in Open Class and Titanium is 14th in A Class.

The Louisville show was a big one for the NEOMAO corps. Silver Streak (World) pulled off their first victory of the season--and only second ever victory! They took top honors in GE (3 way tie) and had a strong musical program to back that. Bronze Star had the day off. Titanium (A) won a respectable second place, taking high visual. The members and staff of NEOMAO salute all corps that competed at the Louisville show and all other shows so far for their dedication to the marching arts.

I couldn't help but notice that Teal Sound was missing from the Caption Selections.

DCP-I Username: UltraMello Corps Name: Silver Streak Corps Division: World Class Corps Hometown: Cleveland, OH DCP-I Username: UltraMello Corps Name: Bronze Star Corps Division: Open Class Corps Hometown: Cleveland, OH DCP-I Username: UltraMello Corps Name: Titanium Corps Division: Class A Corps Hometown: Cleveland, OH

I'll throw my hat into the ring and say Phantom Regiment.

I would like to see somebody take a shot at "Symphony #1: Three Movements for Orchestra" by Ellen Taafe Zwillich.

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen. Season XIII just ended, and now it is time for the three member Corps of Northeast Ohio Marching Arts Association (NEOMAO) to make their program announcements for Season XIV. So without further ado... Silver Streak The World Class Corps Silver Streak program features the following selections from Lohengrin: --Prelude, Elsa's Narrative --Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral --Love Duet/Lohengrin's Declaration to Elsa --Lohengrin's Farewell Bronze Star The Open Class Corps Bronze Star presents Cityscapes by David R. Holsinger. Cityscape I--Festive Hours Neon Night Cityscape II--Lonely Hours Anguished Night Cityscape III--Morning Hours Salvation Light Titanium For their Inaugural Season, the Class A Corps Titanium presents Aquarium by Johan De Meij 1) Allegretto Grazioso (Neon Tetra, Electric Eel & Angelfish) 2) Andante/Adagio (Seahorse & Zebra Fish) 3) Finale--Allegro Giocoso (Guppy & Co.) All of the member Corps of NEOMAO are very excited about these productions! Camp and audition schedules will be posted soon!

I saw no mention of Corps from Ohio, as both of mine are. *scratches head*

The Season for both of the NEOMAO Corps has come to an end. Much progress was made in some areas, while in others significant opportunities still exist. The final results for the season: Silver Streak Silver Streak began the season a bit slower than their inaugural season last year, but quickly fell into stride and improved their placement from 33rd in DCPI-XII to 19th overall this season with a score of 92.535. This year's program was considerably more challenging than the inaugural year show, featuring all original music this year. The Corps was pleased to make it past Prelims and into the Quarterfinals. Bronze Star This being an inaugural season for the Open Class Bronze Star, the entire season was filled with difficulties. We started off very slow, and never managed to gain significant momentum despite several major re-writes in the Brass and visual portions of the show. The Corps placed 30th overall, with a score of 85.800. The productions for the DCPI-XIV season are currently in the planning stages for both corps. NEOMAO is also pleased to announce that they will be fielding an A Class Corps in DCPI-XIV, which will be called Titanium. Program announcements, as well as an audition camp schedule, will be made in the forthcoming weeks. The Instructors and Staff of NEOMAO wish to congratulate all Corps for a spectacular season, and we look forward to seeing all of you on the competition field in the DCPI-XIV Season!

Silver Streak posts their first victory...well, ever--edging out Kadence by a scant 0.035 at the Troy, New York show even though they did not win any caption awards. This propels Silver Streak to 16th in overall World Class standings (17th with weighted scores). Way to go! Bronze Star continues to improve, receiving their highest score yet at the Troy, NY show. Although they continue to hover near last place at most shows, they are currently 16th in the Open Class standings (18th with the weighted scores). NEOMAO has improved in great strides this year, both corps making significant progress. If participation holds, NEOMAO will be fielding an A Class corps for Season XIV.

Overall, the member corps of the NEOMAO have had a very good week. Improved across the board, partially compensating for the slow start that Bronze Star has had this season. At the Edmonton AB show, Silver Streak finally broke the 70 point barrier scorewise, coming in with a 71.895 and a 7th place overall finish, riding in on the strength of their 3rd place visual program. This score puts NEOMAO's World Class corps in 29th place overall, a jump of 4 places from the previous week. Bronze Star had a very good week! They began the week in dead last on every caption and overall score, but thanks to their 69.930 3rd place finish at the Sherbrooke QUE show, they are now 16th in Open Class.

At the onset of DCP Season XIII, NEOMAO has had some minor successes...as well as serious disappointments. On the plus side, Silver Streak (world class) has started their second season somewhat stronger than the first, which is an encouraging sign. At the January 8 show in Massilon, OH they placed 7th with a score of 64.535. At their next competition in Columbus, OH they did not fare quite as well placementwise, making 11th; they managed to increase their score to 65.505, almost a full point improvement. The members and staff have worked very hard, and we're hoping to build upon the successes of our first season with this year's production entitled Cyborg: The Union of Man and Machine, featuring all original music. On the down side, Bronze Star (open class) did not fare very well in their first two competitons. At their first show in Massilon, OH they managed to score only 58.170, putting them in last place for that show. At the Columbus show the next day, not only were they last again but their score actually fell to 57.005. Each of those two shows, Bronze Star finished nearly 3 points behind the next highest corps. Obviously, we have some serious work to do to get our scores out of the gutter. This year's production is entitled Scenes from the Emerald City, featuring music from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" and the musical "Wicked." The staff and members of NEOMAO look forward to continued growth, and wish all competitors the best of luck.

From my perspective, the most memorable DCI show I've seen was a performance at my high school in 1992, just about a week or so before the championships in Madison, WI. There were some good performances, ones that I liked a lot and I thought were under-rated. Of course, this was before I realized that they didn't score based on crowd appeal, but on actual technical merit. I really liked Magic of Orlando's "Music for a Darkened Theater"--gotta love a corps that plays the theme from Tales from the Crypt. There was also Academie Musicale that did a really good Division II performance. Madison Scouts were there, doing the second year of "City of Angels". But I gotta say, the performance that really stuck in my mind was Star of Indiana's "Americal Variations". I still remember, at the very end of that show when they did a full-blown push of the national anthem. I was on the 40 yard line, about halfway up. The hairs on the back of my neck literally stood up, and they still do every time I hear or watch that performance. I was hooked.

DCP-I Username: UltraMello Corps Name: Silver Streak Corps Division: World Class Hometown: Cleveland, OH DCP-I Username: UltraMello Corps Name: Bronze Star Corps Division: Open Class Hometown: Cleveland, OH

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I am glad that Pioneer is taking a somewhat different tack this upcoming 2010 season. Personally, I have believed for a number of years that they have been an under-rated group, but that's just a matter of opinion. Perhaps I may have to revise my "prediction" for the 2010 season, now that I know that Pio is doing different things than I expected.

Welcome to Spectre and to their staff! Silver Streak (World Class) and Bronze Star (Open Class) look forward to seeing you on the field during Season XIII, assuming you will be in that season. Regardless of that, welcome!

Should we reapply if we have an application in already? If not, then I stand on my original application.

Hi. Glad to see you here! Welcome!

What the hell...I'll take a crack at this, for the sake of my own amusement. 1) Carolina Crown--I think their time has come. I've been a fan for a long time, since they used to duke it out with Southwind in the old Division II. 2) Blue Devils--I've never been too much of a "fan" of theirs per se, but I do have to respect the fact that they do what they do extremely well. 3) Santa Clara Vanguard--Building on their momentum from 2009, I think Vanguard and BD will duke it out for the silver medal. 4) Cavaliers--I'm sure they'll have a strong visual program, as usual. 5) Cadets--I feel the same about them as I do about Blue Devils...but I think the Blue Devils are usually a cut above. 6) Bluecoats--Although this will not be their highest placement, I still feel that they will continue their momentum and perhaps beat their best score of 94.450 from 2005 7) Phantom Regiment--Trying to bounce back after the disappointing 2009 season, they still fall short of the top 6 8) Boston Crusaders--I think both BAC and Blue Stars will give Phantom a run for the 7th place spot. Good show, stiff competition. 9) Blue Stars--I predict another prop-laden show, but somewhat better scorewise than 2009. Another close race between them and BAC, and Phantom possibly. 10) Madison Scouts--With their staffing changes, I predict significant upward momentum from them. 11) Glassmen--Another reasonably well executed, but still not terribly interesting production 12) Crossmen--I predict a tight race with both the Colts and Blue Knights 13 )Blue Knights 14) Colts 15) Troopers 16) The Academy 17) Spirit 18) Pacific Crest 19) Jersey Surf 20) Pioneer 21) Mandarins 22) Cascades

Thank you for offering this service, especially because I am not very experienced in show design/concepts personally. I have already selected the program music for Silver Streak, who will be competing in World Class in Season XIII. I would, however, like assistance with the production for Bronze Star, who will be competing in Open Class for Season XIII. I have no personal music or thematic requirements.

I look forward to seeing this production...and the staff and members of Silver Streak look forward to competing with you as well. Best of luck!

Case Western Reserve is a very good school...my oldest sister attended there, and I almost went there myself until I got a scholarship to Ohio State. With the location of CWRU, you are relatively close to the Glassmen (Toledo, OH--about 2 hours drive) and to the Bluecoats (Canton, OH--about an hour drive). I'm personally more of a Bluecoats fan myself...if you're looking to march with a corps that is more likely to make finals, I would go with them personally. Louisiana State has some very good programs as well. I think your closest World Class corps to there would be the Crossmen, or maybe Spirit. Purdue is a great Engineering school I know, but not sure how well rated their other programmes are. There are a bunch of corps relatively close to there. Probably the closest are Glassmen (Toledo, OH), Phantom Regiment (Rockford, IL) and also Pioneer (Milwaukee, WI). Phantom is obviously the most successful of the three groups. Glassmen usually make top 12, but sometimes have an off-year. And Pioneer is usually near the bottom of the World-Class standings. If you have no marching experience, I would recommend maybe starting off with Pioneer to get a feel for the activity. Wisconsin-Madison has a bunch of Corps in the general area. Pioneer, as I discussed before. Also the Blue Stars in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. They have made great strides the last several years, breaking back into the top 12. Also the Colts from Dubuque, Iowa. They have had trouble making the top 12 the last several years, but they're still a pretty decent group. Also, there are a lot of smaller corps in Open class that you might want to consider. http://www.dci.org/corps/list.cfm?class_id=2 There is a listing of Open Class corps. I hope this information is helpful.