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I wonder if they'll play Pagliacci and Spanish Dreams :D

2011 - XtraordinarY/Juliet 2010 - Mad World/Into the Light/A Second Chance 2009 - Ballet for Martha/The Red Violin 2008 - Spartacus/Finis 2007 - On Air 2006 - The Godfather, Part Blue 2005 - Rhapsody 2004 - Attraction: The Music of Scheherazade 2003 - Harmonic Journey 2002 - Frameworks/Heroic Sketches: The Passion of Shostakovich 2001 - Virtuoso 2000 - The Cossack Brotherhood/Niagara Falls 1999 - Jesus Christ Superstar 1998 - Stonehenge 1997 - The Ring/The Pirates of Lake Mendota 1996 - A Passionate Heart: The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich 1995 - Carpe Noctem 1994 - My Spanish Heart 1993 - The Music of Barber and Bartok 1992 - Fiddler on the Roof 1991 - Roman Images/Phantom Voices 1990 - Belshazzar's Feast 1989 - Phantom Regiment 1988 - Santa Clara Vanguard 1987 - Santa Clara Vanguard 1986 - Out of This World/James Bond 1985 - A Florida Suite/The Music of Walt Disney 1984 - West Side Story 1983 - The Cadets 1982 - Santa Clara Vanguard 1981 - Spartacus 1980 - Bridgemen/Spirit of Atlanta 1979 - Spirit of Atlanta/Bridgemen 1978 - Phantom Regiment rulebreakers... 1974 Troopers 1973 SCV 1972 27th

They aren't going to stream it live, but it will be a Video on Demand (VOD) that you can watch if you're a Basic Subscriber to the Fan Network. Hope that helped!

I wish I'd seen that sooner. I went ahead and e-mailed support@dci.org. Thank you :)

I did, and I am very happy I got the recordings... if not for one reason than for the other that I helped support a handful of corps and skywhopper, thanks for letting me know that they'll reimburst me... I had no idea. Is there a time limit as to when you can do that?

Thank you :) I was just hoping I wasn't basing my opinions of everybody's performances on something that wasn't at its full potential.

Being a relatively new fan of drum corps, I have been trying to get my hands on as many audio performances of shows from this year as I can. Now, seeing the many changes that various corps have made to their shows, I feel like I've wasted some money. Should I throw away the APDs I have now and wait till the end of the season to get them? Another reason I bought audio so early was because of the price... 2.99 is a lot more appealing to me than 3.99, but not if the quality is not as good as it could be by August, or the show is different in any respect. What do you think?

Super awesome changes!!! They sound amazing.

I'm in love with Phantom's show this year.. it's so lyrical and it just flows so well. I can't think of a thing about it I don't like.

Bridgemen 1979! or pretty much any year probably Pagliacci almost broke my headphones ;)

Definitely. If anything, it will be super duper close between those corps... or some different ones might surprise us. Who knows :)

I really appreciate the ability of different people to maintain such good coordination for such an extended amount of time. Maybe it's like this: Horn players pay more attention to the hornline Percussionists pay more attention to the drumline/front ensemble Guard pays more attention to the guard. As a mellophone player, I personally find myself listening to the mellophones in an ensemble more than anything. Back on topic... the Cadets have a great show this year, and I definitely see them in the top 3 along the the Cavaliers and probably the Blue Devils. I really think that in the end it'll be close between the Cavaliers and the Cadets.

On that note, my friend in Denver went to Drums Along the Rockies last Saturday. She's never seen a drum corps show, ever. Only heard what I've told her. She said she didn't even really watch the guard. Said the most interesting thing to her was how well the hornline and drumline played while moving so quickly and meshed together to make each other sound great. I guess it just differs on a person to person basis.

Spartacus in 2008 was great because it was a throwback to 81 and 82, and because they really put an artistic twist on it (I think). It was great because the mood of the music DEFINITELY matched what the guard was doing, and as the show went on, the moments where the hornline got involved made sense, and the involvement of the drum majors was the icing on an already fantastic cake. I think it just depends on the context of the show, and how much storytelling is involved. @skywhopper - I totally agree... sometimes, it's better to just hear music than to have to focus on whatever the guard of others are trying to convey to the crowd. The music is what really does it for me.. not the story behind the music.

Spirit could have a chance. Right now they're really neck and neck with the Troopers, and if they can clean their show and hope the Troop misses a few spots... which they probably won't, they could definitely have a chance. I also really like the Troopers' infinity chord at the end... it's pretty bad (the good bad)