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There's also two high school bands that are still in the top 200. Feel free to vote for them if you have any extra votes. Cedar Park High School - Going to BOA Grand Nats http://bit.ly/aaXkUa Seminole High School - Going to Macy's Parade http://bit.ly/bTCEF0

There's also 2 high school band programs that have been hanging in the top 200 for most of the contest. Both are taking some big trips this year. Please help them too! Seminole HS Band (Seminole, FL) - Going to Macy's Parade http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiv...es-boosters-inc Cedar Park HS Band (Cedar Park, TX) - Going to BOA Grand Nationals for the first time http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiv...l-band-boosters

Carolina Crown has 1 lead baritone opening for this summer. Please email Bob Chreste for information on fees and other information. Tuition is greatly reduced. You must be good!!! Bob Chreste Carolina Crown Brass Faculty (99, 2003-07, 10) crownbrassbob@aol.com

scores being announced now.....

show is on....crown is about to take the field.

got partial scores... Cavies 93.95 Crown 92.1 BAC 86.9

Just got a text that the show has now officially been called. No Madison, Crown, Cavies or Phantom tonight.

Bill was the man who first taught me to play baritone in the 1996 Cadets. He was very patient with me since I was a sax player and he never gave up on me. Very funny and talented guy... R.I.P.

I have 20 years worth of programs and yearbooks up for sale on Ebay. Years range from 1978 to 2000. See programs at this link. See yearbooks at this link. Thanks!

Carolina Crown is pleased to announce that they will be holding brass & percussion auditions in both Indiana and Texas. These remote auditions are provided for students who want to audition for Carolina Crown, but live a considerable distance from the Charlotte area. This camp will be an opportunity for you to get feedback on your playing and moving skills so that you can make an informed decision about participation with Carolina Crown at future camps in Charlotte. For more information, please go to www.carolinacrown.org or click on the following links: Indiana Remote Audition - Sunday, December 3, 2006 - Avon H.S. - Avon, Indiana (near Indianapolis) Texas Remote Audition - Sunday, December 10, 2006 - Hendrickson H.S. - Pflugerville, Texas (near Austin) We look forward to your participation with the 2007 Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps. Bob Chreste Carolina Crown Brass Faculty

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Crown will be staying at Three Rivers HS. Addy is: 700 6th Ave Three Rivers, MI. They'll be spending today and tomorrow at the Rubber Bowl at the University of Akron before they head out for the show on Saturday.

someone beat me to it.

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DCI Yearbooks 1978 DCI Yearbook - $35 1979 DCI Yearbook - $35 1981 DCI Yearbook - $35 1982 DCI Yearbook - $35 1983 DCI Yearbook - $35 1984 DCI Yearbook - $35 SOLD 1985 DCI Yearbook - $35 1986 DCI Yearbook - $35 DCI Programs 1985 DCI World Championships Program - $25 1986 DCI World Championships Program - $25 1987 DCI World Championships Program - $25 1988 DCI World Championships Program - $25 1989 DCI World Championships Program - $25 1990 DCI World Championships Program - $20 1991 DCI World Championships Program (2 copies) - $20/each 1992 DCI World Championships 20th Anniversary Program - $25 1993 DCI Preview of Champions Program - $15 1993 DCI World Championships Program - $20 1994 DCI World Championships Program - $20 1996 DCI World Championships Program (binding is torn) - $10 1998 DCI World Championships Program - $15 2000 DCI World Championships Program - $15 Some of the World Championship programs do have the scores filled in on the page where they can be filled in. Aside from that everything is in great shape! If someone wants all of them, I’ll discount it and sell everything for $500. USPS first-class mail shipping to the continental US is included in the price. Payment will be accepted through PayPal or check/money order. If you chose to pay via PayPal, please add $1 to the total for each item purchased to cover the fees. If you have any other questions please, send me a PM.

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Carolina Crown is at work in Rock Hill, SC and getting ready to start our second week of spring training. We currently have an opening for 1 mellophone and 1 baritone. If you're ready to have a fun summer and be part of a great brass line, please email us for information ASAP. Please send an email to: crownbrassinfo@carolinacrown.org for further information.

Hopefully I can give a little insight on the Olympics production. 1996 was my rookie year at Cadets. We went through a lot to put that performance together. We began learning the music in spring training that summer and went through many revisions of the product. Marc Sylvester, being the creative genius that he is, was always thinking up new ideas. I would say that we had about 10ish major rehearsals for the Olympics show. Our "free days" were usually free afternoons because we worked on the Olympics show in the morning for 3-4 hours and would then have our time off. Bill Irwin came in 2-3 times to rehearse with us if I remember correctly. He was very nice to the kids and was fun to be around. I remember the first time that he told us that he wanted us to step on him. We didn't think he was serious, but as you can see in the video, he was. I was the front corner of the block and the first to step on top of him in that part of the show. If I remember correctly, the first time that we previewed our show or a version of it was at DCI Midwest at Camp Randall that summer. I remember that some of the other corps at the show went up into the stands to watch us perform the show. As far as leading up to the performance, it was pretty hectic. We had to perform first at DCI East in Allentown, even before the Div. II & III corps because we needed to get on the road to Atlanta. We didn't stay for retreat or anything and we actually ended up getting beat by the Cavaliers that night but it didn't really phase us that much. We left Allentown around 8:30ish that night and drove straight through to Atlanta. We arrived in Atlanta at some high school around 5 pm on Sunday evening. We had a 4-5 hour rehearsal that night on a field with no lines and NO LIGHTS. We rehearsed well into the dark and basically used the moonlight for guidance. It was an "interesting" rehearsal. SHOW DAY: Monday morning, we had to leave early for Olympics stadium for a dress run of the entire closing ceremonies. Because of the bombings that happened at the Olympics that year, security was very tight. Once we were in the stadium that morning, we were in for the entire day. We actually got a little bit of time on our own on the field to get used to it. That field was actually about the size of 3 football fields. It was enormouse. That blue tarp that you saw actually had tiny dots written on it with a Sharpie that had coordinates like A-25 or something like that if I remember. The dots were about the size of a nickle, so they were basically useless. The other difficult part about the tarp was that it just covered the track and field portion of the games. That meant that sometimes you were marching over grass, sometimes sand, sometimes track. You never really knew what was down there. Once the dress rehearsal began we did our part. The marathon was actually finishing in the stadium while we were rehearsing so we got to watch that. Once we got done with our part in the dress run of the closing ceremonies, we had to stay inside the stadium for the rest of the day. They provided lunch, we got to go buy souveniers and we also got to hang out in the tunnels underneath the seats. We got to see a lot of other famous people during that time. I got to meet Wynton Marsalis and Gloria Estefan. We saw Little Richard up close...THAT'S A LOT OF MAKE UP! We saw the Pointer Sisters and others. It was just a great time to be around all those people. SHOW TIME: We were brought out onto the field about 5 minutes before the TV broadcast went live. It was an incredible feeling walking into that place that evening. It's still the greatest experience I had during my 3 years at Cadets...even better that winning the championship in 1998. The last 30 seconds before the ceremonies began were incredible. The lights were going out, camera flashes everywhere, and a big countdown on the jumbotron of every prior Olympics. Being the only people on that enormous field when the ceremonies began was such an honor. Watching the Vice President being introduced, hearing the Star Spangled Banner, wishing I could turn around and watch all the fireworks. We were on the field for almost 25 minutes all by ourselves. Another part that was shown on the NBC US broadcast was us playing three different versions of the Olympics Fanfare for different parts of the ceremonies. The fans were gracious during our performance. But as previously stated on this forum, most didn't truly "get it." Some things to notice about the performance was how far away the pit was from the rest of the ensemble. they were 30ish yards in front of where they normally would be and were way off on the side around the 10 yard line on side B. The drum major also was about 50 yards behind where the normal front sideline would be. When we got off the field other members of the ceremonies were applauding us in the tunnel. Our buses were outside the stadium waiting for us and we hopped right on. I remember some families standing outside asking us, "weren't you just on the tv on the Olympics?" We were very proud to answer "Yes ma'am." Within an hour of the beginning of the ceremonies, we were already on the buses and heading back up north. We stopped about an hour out of Atlanta to eat a quick sandwich and chips from the food truck, but didn't have long to rest. THE NEXT DAY: We had to drive all the way from Atlanta back to Clifton, NJ for our home show on that Tuesday night. We arrive in the parking lot around 6:30 pm and went straight to warmup. We got beat by Blue Devils that night at our howe show, but again, it still didn't phase us much because of the high that we were still on. It was a very hectic four days during the performance time, but well worth it. I will never forget those few days. I am grateful for George Hopkins and the powers that be that allowed us to do that performance. We all received souvenier packets from the Olympics for being participants. They included a "Cast" t-shirt, fanny packs, a limited edition pin set only for performers, a certificate and a few other things. Another side note from that summer that not many people remember is that we also performed at the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. We performed the closer in the outfield and got to stay and watch the game. This was only a couple of weeks before the Olympics so that was yet another major performance that we were preparing for as well. Also as you know, there were no lines in the outfield either. Thank you to whoever put up the british version of the Olympics broadcast. Since I marched I had always heard that it existed somewhere but had never been able to see the full show until it popped up on Google Video. Anyway, I hope this post will give some insight to what all went into that performance. It was an amazing experience. Bob 96-98 Cadets

Hey Baritone Players! If you need a place to march this summer, Carolina Crown has a last minute opening for a baritone player. Now's your chance to become a part of the Carolina Crown brass family. Spring Training will begin on May 27th in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. If interested, please send an email to crownbrassinfo@carolinacrown.org For further information about the Carolina Crown brass program, please go to http://brass.carolinacrown.org/ We look forward to hearing from you! Bob Chreste Carolina Crown Brass Faculty