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Thank you - Pacific Crest has been updated along with links to their source music!

Official "2022 Official Programs & Playlist" topic is now live!

First-time poster but long-time lurker [since '03]: I know how important this topic is each year and it seems the previous posters are a bit strapped for time this season, so I wanted to get it out there and will continue to update as we get new information. Thanks @Liahona, @mingusmonk and @NewSkool for keeping this going all these years! 🙂

This first post serves as the master list of 2022 show announcements and will only be updated after official announcements from corps' websites or social media. Any other comments will be considered unofficial until verified. Credit to frontensemble.com for the corps' logos used below. ======================================== The Academy – A World of My Creation Repertoire: Announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeUD1N1hBAy/ ======================================== Bluecoats – Riffs & Revelations Repertoire: Taming the Dragon - Brad Mehldau Y& Mark Guiliana Taizo - Forq Nautilus - Anna Meredith Momento Magico - Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius Moonmoons - Anna Meredith The Garden - Brad Mehldau Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-oDF0Y12rk ======================================== Blue Devils – TEMPUS BLUE Repertoire: Lapis Lazuli - original composition by Dave Glyde Divine Blue - original composition by Dave Glyde Carnival of Venice [Titian] - Niccolo Paganini Moon River [Blue Flower] - Henry Mancini [arr. Jacob Collier] Hands & Feet [Picasso] - Michel Camilo Silk Sonic Intro [Yves Klein] - Bruno Mars Tank! [Yves Klein] - Yoko Kanno Home of the Brave [Blue Earth] - Thomas Bergersen Announcement: https://bluedevils.org/programs/a-corps/seasons/?module=info&season=2022 ======================================== Blue Knights – Vibe Repertoire: Neglected Space - Imogen Heap Wailers - Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin She - Laura Mvula Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars Announcement: https://ascendperformingarts.org/blue-knights-announce-2022-production-vibe/ ======================================== Blue Stars – Of War and Peace Repertoire: War and Peace Symphonic Suite - Serge Prokofiev Ballad of an Unknown Boy - Serge Prokofiev Variations for Oboe and Military Band - Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov No One Else - Dave Malloy Confrontation on Eadu - Michael Giacchino Dust and Ashes - Dave Malloy Announcement: https://bluestars.org/latest-news/2022/6/20/blue-stars-present ======================================== Boston Crusaders – Paradise Lost Repertoire: A Child's Garden of Dreams - David Maslanka What a Wonderful World - Bob Thiele/George Weiss Bad Hombres [y mujeres] - Antonio Sanchez Can't Take MY Eyes Off You - Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio Symphony No. 7: Mvmt 3 - David Maslanka Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Announcement: https://bostoncrusaders.org/2022/05/2022-paradise-lost/ ======================================== The Cadets – Rearview Mirror Repertoire: American Gothic: III. Pitchfork - Michael Daugherty To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein St. Louis Blues - WC Handy Adrenaline City - Adam Gorb Announcement: https://cadets.org/mgday ======================================== Carolina Crown – Right Here Right Now Repertoire: With All the Love In My Heart - Jacob Collier Chandelier - Sia & Jesse Shatkin Chasing the Moment - Michael Klesch, Thom Hannum, Andrew Monteiro, Jim Ancona & Travis Peterman Benedictus - Karl Jenkins Own the Moment - Andrew Monteiro & Travis Peterman Toccata Andromeda - Paul Halley Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0X_3LdxI5Ithge ======================================== The Cavaliers – Signs of the Times Repertoire: Fugue in G Minor BWV 578 - Johann Sebastian Bach Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band Way Too Long - Bent Knee Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer The Floor is Lava - Bent Knee Concerto No. 10 for Brass Band - Ludovic Neurohr Queer Gods - Bent Knee Being Human - Bent Knee Sign of the Times - Harry Styles Announcement: https://cavaliers.org/news-blog/2022/5/30/presenting-their-2022-production ======================================== Colts – The Silk Road Repertoire: Meetings Along the Edge - Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass Arabian Waltz - The Silk Road Ensemble The Dragon Boy - Joe Hisaishi Jose/beFore John 5 - Aurel Hollo Divas & Dunes - Aaron Zigman Kashmir - Led Zeppelin Announcement: https://colts.org/news/2022_369 ======================================== Crossmen – A Mobius Trip Repertoire: Symphony No. 2, Mvmt 4 - Gustav Mahler Equus - Eric Whitacre Addis Ababa - Guillermo Lago Alfonso Muskedunder - Todd Terje Re-Entry - Philip Sheppard Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGDsDlC4zKs ======================================== Genesis – Dorothy: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road Repertoire: Selections from The Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen Songs from the Wood - Jethro Tull Ballad of Heroes - Benjamin Britten Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John & Sara Bareilles Original music by Key Poulan & Mike Huestis Announcement: https://www.facebook.com/genesisdbctx/videos/540156067768198/ ======================================== Jersey Surf – Meet Me in Atlantic City Repertoire: Pure Imagination - Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley Wayside Festival - Rick DeJonge Big Girls Don't Cry - Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio Sherry - Bob Gaudio Walk Like a Man - Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio Who Loves You - Bob Crewe & Judy Parker Livin' on a Prayer - Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child December 1963 [Oh, What a Night] - Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker Announcement: https://twitter.com/JerseySurf/status/1541164396470120449?cxt=HHwWgsClgc22qOMqAAAA Madison Scouts – Installation 85 Repertoire: Rubric - Phillip Glass & Tyondai Braxton Love on a Real Train - Tangerine Dream Bangkok - Steve Vai Star-Crossed - Dolan Sipes As the World Caves - Sarah Cothran 34 Klezma - Snarky Puppy Original composition by Daniel Montoya Jr Announcement: https://www.forwardperformingarts.org/news/madison-scouts-present-installation-85 ======================================== Mandarins – The Otherside Repertoire: Another Brick in the Wall - Roger Waters The Wall - Key Poulan, Bryan Harmsen, Ben Pyles & Andy Filipiak The Revolution - Key Poulan, Bryan Harmsen, Ben Pyles & Andy Filipiak The Disintegration - Key Poulan, Bryan Harmsen, Ben Pyles & Andy Filipiak Otherside - Avi Kaplan & John Lardieri The Triumph - Key Poulan, Bryan Harmsen, Ben Pyles & Andy Filipiak Announcement: https://www.mandarins.org/2022/05/24/mandarins-2022-the-otherside/ ======================================== Music City – Gasoline Rainbows Repertoire: Original Music Announcement: https://www.facebook.com/MusicCityDrumCorps/photos/a.359632079447/10160084208344448/?type=3 ======================================== Pacific Crest – Welcome to the Void Repertoire: Finale [from Swiss Army Man] - Andy Hull & Robert McDowell The Void - Bradly Kerr Green, Ezekiel Lanser & Jonathan Zuniga Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode Intruder - Peter Gabriel Where Is My Mind - Safari Riot ft. Grayson Sanders Announcement: https://www.facebook.com/53001914206/posts/10159994164164207/?d=n ======================================== Phantom Regiment – No Walk Too Far Repertoire: Before Time - Thomas Bergersen Godspeed - Stephen Melillo The Chosen - Stephen Melillo Eli's Theme - Johan Soderqvist Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler Announcement: https://regiment.org/introducing-no-walk-too-far/ ======================================= Santa Clara Vanguard – Finding Nirvana Repertoire: String Quartet No 1 [Metamorphoses Nocturnes] - Presto - Gyorgy Ligeti Breakfast in Baghdad - Wakenius MAta Hari - Al DiMeola Smells Like Teen Spirit - Kurt Cobain, Dave Gorhl, Chris Novoselic Original compositions by Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick & Evan VanDoren Announcement: https://www.scvanguard.org/vanguard-current-season/ ======================================== Seattle Cascades INACTIVE FOR 2022: https://www.seattlecascades.org/single-post/seattle-cascades-2022 ======================================== Spirit of Atlanta INACTIVE for 2022: https://spiritofatlanta.org/organizational-changes-and-safety-policy-development/ ======================================== Troopers – vorAcious Repertoire: When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Louis Lambert Without Warning - Stephen Melillo Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone Nothing Else Matters - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich Dance of the Earth - Igor Stravinsky Original music by Tim Snyder & Paul Rennick Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjIBx9Q_y8U

Cascades just invited fans into the center of their warmup brass arc...classy move!

I think corps are only just beginning to explore the range of visual possibilities unencumbered by years of living their corps-specific "brand", based their use of [mostly] military-derived uniforms. Unsurprisingly, these uniforms, as well as the military roots from which the activity evolved, informed the predominant style of movement: highly-regimented marching. As the color guard activity evolved over the past 30-40 years - where once-taboo dance and themed costuming have now become standard - these same elements have gradually migrated into the visual repertoire of hornline and drumline, from simple horn and body moves at key impact points to the near-constant, highly-coordinated sequences we often see today. So where are we now? Now that several corps are eschewing the overarching "brand" of their corps proper uniform for attire tied to each year's specific production, brass and drums - like the guard before them - are no longer constrained to move in the same fashion as before. There is fast becoming a breakdown in the lines between guard, hornline, and drumline where the whole ensemble can contribute visually, in-character, to the show. This seems to be what is rewarded by judges today. And to your point - why is this difficult...why is this excellent? Well...why are there technical and lyric components to a brass audition? Why do we crave the ebb and flow of a gorgeous ballad followed by the raucous aggression of a highly-technical percussion feature? The diversity of programming creates interest and intrigue. Opening up the brass and drummmers to such possibilities demonstrates a broader range of skills that - when properly applied and mastered - raises the possible level of excellence.

The original narration in 2008 Cadets' Pursuit of Happiness centered around breast cancer, which I believe was eventually changed because of controversy surrounding the theme. I also recall some folks having issues with one of the Blue Stars' guard soloist's uniforms in 2011.