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Santa Clara Vanguard
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1981 27th Lancers
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DCI Annapolis now TBD
PeterGibbons replied to Old Corps Guy's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I was just thinking this morning that i should by my tickets soon. Wow. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
PeterGibbons replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
My soph year in high school we finished (gasp the horror) 4th at MBA (aka BOA) Grand Nationals, winning two captions. I recall sitting on the bus waiting to leave the parking lot after finals when a volunteer came on the bus and chewed us all out for not doing better. Said something to the effect that we should be ashamed, and that we obviously didn't appreciate all the work the volunteers like this guy did for us that season. 😠-
Cadets Suspend for 2024
PeterGibbons replied to TheOneWhoKnows's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That tenor break is still my favorite to this day. Sometimes I listen to that show just to hear it. -
Two. 1985 and 1987.
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2023 DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
PeterGibbons replied to arabica's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yeah but a lot of drops tonight. That noted, their 'book' is incredible. -
An(napolis)chors Aweigh - Aug 1
PeterGibbons replied to Old Corps Guy's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
You appear to have been sitting two rows behind me as I see the back of my head in about 20% of your pictures from the event! -
DCI Central Indiana 2023
PeterGibbons replied to karuna's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I had the exact same thought. -
Just got home from the show and without reading 40+ pages of comments, my impressions. Overall very good show from all four. None of them 'bored' me. From an enjoyment standpoint, with a little 'judging from the stands' thrown in, I ranked them Blue Stars, Phantom, a large gap, Colts, Troopers. Phantom was LOUD which was really cool. But I felt more nuanced musicianship from Blue Stars. This is the most enjoyable Phantom show in 20 years for me. Both of these two are going to be interesting come August when they have really developed the shows. I was a little shocked to look into the recap and see Troopers higher in most areas than Colts. I just thought Troopers were more dirty (obviously - first show) than Colts.
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Air is much clearer here at the show site than what I had earlier in the day. Place is packed btw.
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Well, about to jump in the car to drive to the show. Hope is still happens, but of course health of the marching members is most important.
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I'm in South Haven (about an hour or so south of the show) and the air has been fine, at least to me. I actually thought it was just 'summer hazy' when I got here a couple of days ago. I'm from the DC area, and a few weeks ago it was worse there than what I have seen here. And that actually was not bad. I described it as what it looks like outside on one of those really humid summer days - only there was no humidity.
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I know the OP asked for responses from band directors, but like others I have a story from the 80's. Our percussion caption head explicitly prohibited any of us from marching DCI during high school. He once said 'just stay here for four years and then I'll get you in any corps you want'. But this rule did not apply to the horn line. In 1983 our band camp was the week after DCI finals, and we had at least four horn players that marched for Cadets and Phantom that summer. They didn't arrive at camp until Monday but all four of them looked like zombies the entire week. In retrospect, I don't think it was healthy for someone to do a DCI summer tour and then jump right into high school band. I personally think the kids need a mental break from a DCI tour. And also the quality difference is so stark (even to a top high school band), so that mental aspect of that too is a lot for a high school kid. In retrospect, I can understand why a band director would discourage kids from doing DCI and fall high school marching band in the same year.
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#DCI2023 rules proposal voting results
PeterGibbons replied to fighterkit's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Tate. We (Flushing) ended up second.