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    Phantom Regiment 2024

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    10 hours ago, Rocketman said:

    To be honest, the REAL low bass sound (not enhanced) has been missing ever since the move to Bb. I don't know if it's a byproduct of the move or arrangers simply don't arrange in a way that produces the low bass sound.

    But mellophones take up the slack with JD Shaw arrangements...

    Phantom Regiment 2024

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    8 hours ago, dcifanforlife said:

    Marie lacks the stamina to be a Corps Director in 2024.  Phantom continues to believe that they can succeed by reliving the past.   What they need is a young gun (male or female) to push the corps forward.

    There is still a corps director, tour manager, and assistant tour manager. Her role is corps manager, whatever that means. If the order of roles is any indication, the corps manager role is the fourth behind the three listed above.

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    Phantom Regiment 2024

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    https://www.instagram.com/thephantomregiment/p/C5i1f5ELaQs/

    We're thrilled to announce that Marie Czapinski has been promoted to the role of Corps Manager for Phantom Regiment!

    With her unparalleled expertise, dedication, and passion for the marching arts, Marie has been an invaluable member of our team. From her storied career as a judge, instructor, and co-founder of @wgisportofthearts, to her previous contributions as Assistant to the Corps Director, Marie has consistently demonstrated her commitment to excellence and her unwavering support for our organization.

    As Corps Manager, Marie will continue to bring her wealth of experience and leadership to our corps, guiding and inspiring our members to new heights of achievement. Her deep understanding of the activity and her genuine love for Phantom Regiment make her the perfect fit for this role.

    Please join us in congratulating Marie on this well-deserved promotion! We can't wait to see all the incredible things she will accomplish in her new position.

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    Cadets and bankruptcy

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    40 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:

    so Landmark taught you that magical things happened when you touched your trumpet?

     

    after the hash marks were repainted of course

    The first section of This I Believe is about personal choice, and the early season text was waaaay more self-religion heavy. I can only assume that is rooted in whatever GH heard in that Hershey Ramada Inn ballroom.

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    Cadets and bankruptcy

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    5 hours ago, Marched4years said:

    He was involved with landmark. Attended events, talked about them. 

    A DCP/RAMD user criticized GH way back in 2002 for adding the "under god" portion in the show. We all saw what it was - a ploy to get fans to cheer after the ballad. But the user took it a step further, saying that "GH does not believe in god, he's a <X>." I can't remember what the X was, but it might have been one of the self religions like Landmark.

    And I assume the Landmark teachings are the basis for the 2007 show.

    This is straying off the topic of Cadets + Bankruptcy, but I guess it's more evidence of the bizarre personality that went of the rails in so many ways. 

    my favorite Cadets shows

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    I hate to see them go, but I'm glad they were here. A few favorites...

    1993, In the Spring - My first year to watch DCI on PBS, and still my favorite Cadets brass arrangements.

    2000, We are the Future - They slowed it down and still won.

    1997, Celebration - The best of their brass band era.

    1995, An American Quintet - Early props.

    1992, To Tame the Perilous Skies - Cadets and Holsinger.

    Very 1990s heavy. I really liked 2022 and 2023, and I thought they were on a great path, but nothing in the last couple decades holds up to the 90s in my mind.

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    Cadets and bankruptcy

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    https://cadets.org/cadets-arts-entertainment-cae-files-bankruptcy

     

    On April 2, 2024, Cadets Arts & Entertainment (CAE) filed for voluntary chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. This action was unfortunately taken as a result of, among other factors, a sexual abuse lawsuit that was filed in September 2020, six months after CAE was formed. The lawsuit names, among other defendants, CAE and alleges that an incident occurred on December 31, 1982, at an unofficial event of the Garfield Cadets. CAE is compassionate to anyone who has experienced assault of any form. CAE has also vigorously defended the case. In response to motions to dismiss, the court found that plaintiff-stated causes of action require CAE and all successor organizations to defend this suit.

    Despite good faith efforts to resolve the case, CAE was unable to do so, and CAE’s insurance carrier rejected CAE’s request to provide coverage to fund defense costs or a judgment from an alleged incident over 40 years ago. Importantly, member fees and charitable donations made to CAE were not used to pay for legal fees as CAE vigorously defended itself. It has become financially impossible to continue defending the case given the unknown and crippling financial strain the case has created and the impact of any potential judgment levied on CAE.

    This situation has led to the heartbreaking and tragic decision by the CAE Board of Directors to end CAE and The Cadets program. Unfortunately, the necessity of chapter 7 bankruptcy means that The Cadets will never return to the marching arts competition field again or risk arriving back where CAE is today. Surely, this outcome is not the forward path hoped for by this Board when decisions were made to move to the incredibly supportive community of Erie, Pa., and the Erie Sports Center. 

    CAE will continue to exist as a legal entity throughout the duration of the bankruptcy process, though it will no longer have active operations. Alumni volunteers will continue to coordinate alumni social activities. The Cadets Hall of Fame process will resume in 2025 after a pause in 2024, allowing for the current circumstances. A formal agreement has been reached to place all legacy and historical items with Bill Ives and the Marching Pageantry Arts Museum in Upper Darby, Pa., pending any disposition by the bankruptcy Trustee.

    The CAE Board would like to thank the management, staff, donors, volunteers, alumni, and members that supported CAE since its formation as a new organization in 2020. This tragic ending to all Cadets programs does not in any way take away from the accomplishments and success achieved since 2020, reestablishing The Cadets and charting a solid, upward competitive and organizational trajectory to the future. We also would like to thank our corporate sponsors and organizational supporters who were critical to CAE’s foundation of competitive and organizational growth and success, including but not limited to:

    • Yamaha
    • Stanbury
    • Apolla
    • BD Performing Arts
    • Vic Firth
    • Zildjian
    • Remo
    • DSI
    • CrownStore
    • Drum Corps International
    • Field and Floor FX
    • Warburton
    • Marching Health
    • Ultimate Drill Book
    • Lincoln Property Company
    • Giles Communications
    • SmartMusic

    A special thank you must be made to the Erie Thunderbirds, the Erie Sports Center, Erie Bank, The City of Erie Mayor and City Council, all local Pennsylvania VFWs, the Erie YMCA, the Erie Police Athletic League, the Erie American Legion Posts and the entire Erie community. CAE cannot thank you enough for your kindness, support, and encouragement as we laid a new, 10-year foundation in our relocation to Erie. The future as your community partner was truly bright.

    The Cadets' memory will live on in our hearts and in our minds.

    - The Cadets Arts & Entertainment Board of Directors

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    Source music you discovered from DCI shows

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    I always liked classical, so I probably would've found much of the classical I've heard in drum corps at some point anyway - though I was certainly introduced to a bunch through drum corps. There are some deep cuts that I likely never would have stumbled upon because they're generally not played by orchestras: Shosty's Ballet Suite #4 or Fire of Eternal Glory, Copland's Organ Symphony, Hanson's symphonies, Barber's Medea, to name a few.

    I'd say where my tastes expanded specifically due to drum corps would be in jazz. Stan Kenton (though he's famous), Don Ellis (would not have understood the title tune to Whiplash), Pat Metheny (he'd just be a guy that thinks Kenny G sucks), Chick Corea, and the jazzophonic stuff Xmen was doing in the early-to-mid-90s.

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