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Today's the day..............................................................................................unless they are waiting for the West Coast times in...............................Guam!

check the date of publication for the above link. The link may be a bio for the 2015 Regiment show and doesn't mean he's the only arranger used by BA for Fall 2015 after he left Regiment staff. Check BA bios.. I know of bands (and corps) that have master arrangers and then specialists who tweak. Blue Devils of Concord are one such.

Is that Mandarin's menu or BD International???

Cadets have posted a parents Q&A on their website which answers many of your questions. It is also posted on the DCP Cadets 2016 thread, page 41, post 405. Each corps is different. The days of the Pembroke Imperials travelling with sex-separated busses is no longer the usual norm, but housing situations do vary. Madison and Cavies don't worry about this question.

Seriously, Michael Klesch, Crown's brass arranger, was himself a championship winning DCI drum major when he marched last century. You'll find him a great teacher, an enthusiastic and concerned educator, and a humerous but thorough musician with whom you will be at ease yet well tested. All he'll seek is that you attempt your best, that you listen, and that you are teachable. Best of luck and enjoy the experience and people.

I thought he was aging out this year with Regiment.

Fish included!

Then again, speaking of band designs, http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/16/harvard-band-were-trying-spell-pen/qsM5PwutG5DUORWYu4Pe5N/story.html?p1=Article_Recommended_ArticleText

This current DCP story seems to negate much of the OP's original premise: http://www.carolinacrown.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=669:crown-influence-at-boa-nationals&catid=88&Itemid=553 Just proves, never confuse a theory with facts.

Compared to other experiences of Grand Nationals, I found the show designs not as intricate nor complex, particularly visual. U Mass and Ohio State had greater depth than some finalists. BOA the last few years has leaned heavily toward the musical effect, particularly with woodwinds and other non-brass instrumentation. Still a nice few days of entertainment and enthusiasm from some very dedicated teenagers and staffs.

the data for 2016.... http://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/news/1099-recap-cadets-parent-talk

What Will Come After Paris?

As we seek the Angels in this Architecture and in the hearts of all of good will: Sydney's Opera House, lit up in the tricolors.

Standing in prayerful support and fraternity with all our French friends.

Maybe the guard uniforms from the entry from Alaska will shock the posters back into some maturity lacking in recent discussion, yes Mods?

Sounds like that certain type of vet who misses the first camp presuming he'll still have a spot after they get through the noobies or the MM who skips the winter camps to sign on at Spring Traingin.....................and they still presume they deserve the Ring.

For those who need their morning coffee, the 1970's were 40 years ago in the last century.

Also shared last night that those seeking Periscope peeks of auditions next weekend need to follow on twitter. The tag is @hopcadet1934, Updates will be given every two hours from whenever he starts. Stay tuned.

Looks like the Casper, Wyoming crowd decided smoke signals weren't enough. :-)

Thanks for some professional perspective. The one Senator co-sponsoring the bill is a nice, concerned man whom I have met but I admit, he never misses a microphone nor a photo op. His State is also currently looking at the effects of pesticides in lawn care and what relation they have to childhood health, personality development and moods and brain struggles as it relates to use where kids roll in the grass alot (public parks, school fields, etc.) Interestingly, that study correlated with the number of young children getting sick after parents allowed them to play in parks frequented by other residents walking their dogs and not picking up after them. The study was looking at the grass, not the parenting. However, I have also seen in the medical school of the same most noted university doing the above studies another medical study which discusses the benefits of medicinal human excrement for fighting certain human bacteria deficiencies and problems. It all starts getting a bit absurd to imagine for me, perhaps you too. The consistent complaint that I have heard from many who teach drill in various DCI corps is that there is a different personal balance needed when the field is comprised of rubber crumbs; the pivots, slides, quick turns, and standing from kneels and prone positions need a different focus as the foot tends to slide out more from under the knee and ankle.. To me this marching technique discussion hearkens back to the old tapes given by J. Clarke Williams and Hank Grana, both DCI visual judges of great repute, who used to discuss in critique whether the individual corps practiced on an asphalt parking lot, a natural grass field, or the very new artificial turf. It would show in competition if the contest field was different from what the corps generally used. Today corps practice on so many different venues that all are more aware, some better than others.

Glad you are back safe and sound. The times, well they have been interesting while you have been gone.

recycled on Veterans Day 2015 from Cadets, Indianapolis performance, August 2014

Thanks Chris for the info, the level headed way you present it, and the clarity so that even a luddite like me can understand that it's a complex challenge.

Boy you are cranky when you get up from your naps!