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    Interservice Academy Drum & Bugle Competition

    in DCI (All) Corps Show & Event Reviews

    Posted

    The annual Interservice Academy Drum & Bugle Corps Championship was held

    this past Saturday night in Denver, CO. The show was held as an exhibition

    of the WGI Friendship Cup band competition at Highlands Ranch HS.

    Here's the recap (Name - GE Visual - GE Music - Visual Performance - Visual Ensemble - Color Guard - Brass Performance - Music Ensemble - Percussion Performance - Total Score)...

    NAME_ GEV GEM VPer VEns CG BPer MEns PPer Total

    USAFA 17.3 18.8 17.2 15.5 20 16.9 17.5 15.6 87.45

    USNA_ 16.7 17.9 17.0 15.2 20 17.5 16.7 16.0 85.80

    I can comment only on Navy's show. We presented a show called, "Groove". The

    opener was New York Voices "Baroque Samba" ala Xmen '90. The second tune was

    a jazz piano chart, "Baroque Impressions" by Cyrus Chestnut. This segued

    into an original drum solo, and then into "Moondance", by Van Morrison. The

    closer was "Now or Never", again by New York Voices.

    Thanks,

    Jeff Weir

    Civilian Director

    USNA D&B

    Blast II - Shockwave Review

    in DCI (All) Corps Show & Event Reviews

    Posted

    Shockwave: Edgier, more contemporary than Blast!

    A review by Michael Boo

    More than 4,000 theater-goers were treated to the premier performance of Shockwave, the new audio-visual extravaganza from the folks that brought us Blast!, on Sept. 28 at Eisenhower Hall Theatre at West Point, N.Y. (home of the United States Military Academy).

    The 47-piece troupe is comprised of former drum corps and marching band members, as well as performers who never touched a drum corps or marching band field.

    Judging by the massed audience reaction, Shockwave is destined to become ... Read the rest on DCI.org.

    3 more DCI minis for sale.

    in DCP Marketplace

    Posted

    For sale are:

    $20 Cadets of Bergen County 1997 Contra

    $15 Phantom Regiment 1996 Mellophone

    $10 Blue Devils 1997 Mellophone with damaged head (head came clean off - repairable with super glue and should look fine.)

    Shipping is flat $8, but I make sure that they're in a well-padded box and UPS'd to you (with tracking!).

    First people to respond get 'em. Period. I had a non-paying bidder on eBay, so these are available again. They're the white metal, 54mm minis that Forrest was selling.

    PM me if you want pics.

    Thanks,

    Mike New

    Loudest Division 1 Hornline 2002

    in Brass Forum

    Posted

    Blue Devils this summer pulled off something that astounded me.

    (disclaimer - was in a dome, though)

    Was watching their show through Ragtime, and was thinking to myself that they just weren't as loud as they used to be. Rhythm Medley really wasn't doing anything to make me change my mind until the big reentry after the soloist. (Where the drums start playing upbeats.)

    That little section, without a doubt, was the loudest segment I've ever heard any single marching unit play. Period. It was so loud all I could feel was the pounding drums and all I could hear was the distortion of sound in my ears. Until I listened to the CD's in August, I had no clue as to *what* they were playing in that part. Simply incredible - so loud that all you could do was feel it.

    Mike

    Ultimate Latin Show?

    in Brass Forum

    Posted

    Personally, I thought Madison's 1995 show was almost perfect. Well, their 1996 one, too. If you could combine the two and use:

    El Toro Caliente

    Bolero

    La Danza Pasillo (or even En Fuego)

    Malaguena

    You'd be set. :)

    Mike

    Drum Corps Miniatures for Sale! Rare items!

    in DCP Marketplace

    Posted

    Last bump of this - I promise!

    The following still have *no* bids - this is a great opportunity to get an

    extremely rare collectible for less than you'd find anywhere else!

    All auctions end Sunday, August 4 - so hurry and get your bids in before

    it's too late!

    Thanks,

    Mike

    No bids at all! Only $14.99:

    1997 Blue Devils Snare

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896932767&rd=1

    1997 Cavaliers Soprano

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896933264&rd=1

    1997 Glassmen Snare

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896933764&rd=1

    1989 Santa Clara Vanguard Guard Member (Holding Phantom of the Opera

    Mask -1999 Collector's Piece-)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896936417&rd=1

    1997 Blue Devils Damaged (but easily fixable) Mellophone - only $10!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896935755&rd=1

    Other minis for sale:

    -----

    I am selling my collection of Drum Corps Miniatures on eBay. I have 20 for

    sale, from the Blue Devils, Cavaliers, Cadets, Phantom Regiment, Glassmen,

    Madison Scouts and Santa Clara Vanguard. All are in mint shape, except for

    one Blue Devils Mellophone (see item listing). These are not in production

    anymore, and won't be for the foreseeable future, so this is your best (and

    maybe only) chance to get your hands on these collector's pieces!

    Auctions end on Sunday!

    E-mail me if you have any questions.

    Thanks!

    Mike New

    mjnew@alumni.utexas.net

    Each item has "DCI Drum Corps Miniature" in its listing title, or use the

    following exact links.

    1997 Cadets Contra

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896931179&rd=1

    1996 Phantom Regiment Contra

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896931460&rd=1

    1996 Phantom Regiment Snare

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896931868&rd=1

    1996 Phantom Regiment Mellophone

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896932106&rd=1

    1996 Phantom Regiment Soprano

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896931688&rd=1

    1997 Blue Devils Mellophone

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896932447&rd=1

    1997 Glassmen Baritone

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896933624&rd=1

    1997 Cavaliers Snare

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896933114&rd=1

    1997 Cavaliers Mellophone

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896933466&rd=1

    1999 Santa Clara Vanguard Snare

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896934989&rd=1

    1999 Santa Clara Vanguard Tenor

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896935165&rd=1

    1997 Madison Scouts Soprano, Leaning Forward

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896934021&rd=1

    1997 Madison Scouts Soprano, Leaning Backward

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896934247&rd=1

    1997 Madison Scouts Mellophone, Leaning Backward

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896934500&rd=1

    1997 Madison Scouts Mellophone, Leaning Backward

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=896934599&rd=1

    MY FIRST SHOW!!

    in DCI (All) Corps Show & Event Reviews

    Posted

    Tim,

    Great review! Reminded me of my first live show, too. (In 1996, got to see Phantom's Defiant Heart show. Wow.)

    If you're going to Finals, you're not going to believe what you see. Consider Blue Knights, and that they're on the bubble to even *make* Finals. Only goes up from there. :)

    Mike

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