Cadevilina Crown

So I take it OC is the first corps to perform a piece by Bjork that is not from her "Selmasongs" album?

If you're familiar with jdfuncorps's YouTube channel, he wears the Crossmen and Spirit of Atlanta necklaces (often at the same time, because they're sister corps) in many of his videos.

Same story, different college from the North Florida show. *sigh*

My first guess is Bryant Stadium, but I could be wrong.

You forgot to add the piece by Queen to the Spotify playlist.

What about the stadium at The Bolles School? Nice large-ish stadium with a turf field on the southern end of Jacksonville. Either that or D.B. Milne Stadium at JU if the UNF situation is true.

According to this Twitter poll, it appears that the three locations will be the Jacksonville area, Lakeland, and the Boca Raton/Ft. Lauderdale area. https://twitter.com/DCI/status/690187782770130944

I would consider Cadets 2007 "This I Believe" to be a "psychology"-type show.

Cascades could be releasing their show info soon. Not sure how soon, but I just saw a tweet from them that read "2016 show?" (As in, "Do you want to know what it is?")

What about the Ohio State thread from a year or two ago?

That is... pretty out there. And from the same composer that was featured in Bluecoats 2014, no less.How about something a little more accessible? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMXo7ShO_U

Even the Bluecoats could have taken the title. Keep in mind that Prosperie had them in 1st at Finals, but the percussion 2 judge thought otherwise.

Sorry, man, but this thread is reserved for World Class corps only. The Guardians are an Open Class corps.

On a light note, if anyone heard the Powerball numbers announced tonight, you'll notice that the number associated with the red "Powerball" was none other than 10. Hence, "The Powerball of Ten!"

Also, Carolina Crown: 5th in 2014, 2nd in 2015.

I hate to correct you on your very well-stated point, but the "train show" was done in 2012, the year after "The Road Home." They did "Wanted" in 2010.

I researched all three pieces. The latter two are chamber pieces that Mackey wrote himself ("Juba" for electric string quartet and percussion, and "Strange Humors" for saxophone quartet and djembe). However, I found interest in the first one, "Awakening," which is actually based on Mackey's "Wine Dark Sea: Symphony for Band," a piece I've been waiting for a drum corps to do since its premiere (preferably The Cavaliers, but after seeing what The Cadets did this summer, the first movement would be pretty cool to see them do... especially that opening horn feature!). Here's some excerpts from that performance by the dance company itself... http://www.alvinailey.org/awakening ...and here's the University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble performing the symphony in its entirety. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyvcDPuUzO4

Anybody recognize this piece? Doesn't sound too much like "Harrison's Dream" at all (that ship has sailed, I figure).

It's taken me a bit to make sense of all these proposals, but now that I have a fuller knowledge of them, here's my verdict on all nine. #1 (Electronics): It's all just clarification stuff. I wouldn't believe it if this doesn't pass. #2 (Metronomes in Warm-Up): Really? Make the spectators and other corps annoyed by blasting your rhythmic devices during warm-ups? That just can't happen. #3 (Perc. 1 Clarification) - Just another clarification. Go for it. #4 (Perc. 2 Clarification) - Initially, I said yes... Then I saw #6 and changed my mind (see below). #5 (2 MA Judges) - Not gonna lie, I'm on the fence about this one. It seems like a good idea on paper, but I feel like it may change the way MA is judged. MA is all about the overall composition of the music, and judging the caption like GE is currently judged (same rules, different focus of each judge) could result in more unnecessary confusion. #6 (Pit Judge) - Yes, please! The pit is becoming more and more integrated into the fabric of the musical composition (due in large part to the rise of electronics). This would definitely help prevent the Percussion 1 judge from having to run from the battery to the pit constantly, and vice versa. #7 (All Field Judges on Front Sideline) - No thanks. Yes, safety is important, but the Percussion 1 judge needs to know how well the battery is executing by getting into their sound. If he doesn't, the score may not properly reflect their performance. #8 (Half-Tenths) - Another yes, please! Who cares how goofy the scores get? This would not only prevent sub-caption ties, but keep competition tight (especially at the top, where everyone is amazing and the details make a difference). #9 (Ensemble Judges) - Yes to the brass, no to the percussion. I'd like to see another brass judge in the box for the sake of ensuring overall balance and execution (not just analyzing individual players like the current brass judge does). Percussion, on the other hand... I just can't see the need for a percussion judge in the box. I always treat the battery and pit as being separate from each other simply because of their locations. That's why I kind of like #5 (I still have my reasons for being torn, though). All in all, these are my opinions. I trust that the committee will make the right decisions for their future at their meeting later this month.

Either you like #7 because it keeps people safe, or you dislike #7 because it prevents captions from being judged properly. Perhaps there can be a compromise?

https://www.collegemarching.com/content/rose-bowl-to-change-halftime-policies

In case anyone wants to go in-depth with how these proposals work... http://issuu.com/drumcorpsinternational/docs/2016-dci-rules-proposals?e=1376842/32503023

Here's how I envision the music caption: 2 brass judges (one on the front sideline, one in the box) 2 percussion judges (one on the field judging the battery, one on the front sideline judging the pit) 1 music analysis judge (that's all there needs to be)

That's the other WCU - Western Carolina University. The band BigW is referring to is West Chester University.

There was a cow in Stanford's show, so they were actually mooing.