Open Class -- 2014 Programs

[N.E. Brigand]

I've tried to list every corps who has indicated intention of appearing in Open Class this season.

Naturally this is a work in progress, and I welcome your input to help fill gaps and correct errors.

Blue Devils B -- Noir [nuvo]

Music Selections:

--"Young and Beautiful" (Lana del Ray & Rick Nowels)

--Brute Force (Miklos Rozsa)

--Theme from The Usual Suspects (John Ottman)

--"Children's Hour of Dreams" (Charles Mingus)

--"Asphalt Cocktail" (John Mackey)

--"Film Noir" / "Pursuit" from Cirque du Soleil's Iris (Danny Elfman)

Show Announcement

Blue Devils C -- Surfin' BDC

Music Selections:

--"Fun Fun Fun" (Brian Wilson and Mike Love)

--"School's Out" (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith)

--"Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry)

--"Wipeout" (Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller, and Ron Wilson)

Blue Saints -- Summon the Gods

Music Selections:

--"Flight of the Pegasus" (David Shaffer)

--"Fate of the Gods" (Steven Reineke)

City Sound -- Big Easy Blues

Music Selections:

--"Do Watcha Wanna" (as popularized by Rebirth Brass Band)

--"St. James Infirmary" (traditional)

--"Beale Street Blues" (W.C. Handy)

--"Brooklyn" (as popularized by Youngblood Brass Band)

Coastal Surge -- A Southern Saga: Scenes from Charles Towne Harbor

Music Selections:

--"Spangled Heavens" (Donald Grantham)

--"Gone" (Scott McAllister)

--"Final Battle" from We Were Soldiers (Nick Glennie-Smith)

--Symphony No. 1 (Chris Theofanidis)

Show Announcement

Colt Cadets -- Crazed!

Music Selections:

--"Goin Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazo & Bobby Weinstein)

--"Overture" from Dancer in the Dark (Bjork)

--Equus (Eric Whitacre)

--"Crazy" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi & Gian Piero Reverberi)

--"Love Crazed" (Terry White & Brian Zeglis)

Show Announcement

Columbians -- Stardust

Music Selections:

--The Planets (Gustav Holst)

--"Vincent" (Don McLean)

--"Coronation" from Stardust (Ilan Eshkeri)

Eruption -- Burdens of Brilliance: Inside the Mind of Mozart

Music Selections:

--Symphony 25 in G minor (K-183)- Allegro con brio

--Concerto for Two Pianos in Eb major (K365) – Rondeau

--Serenade No.#10 Bb major (K-361) -3rd movement

--Requiem (K-626)- Confutatis

--Don Giovanni (K-527) -a cenar teco, da qual tremore insolito

Show Announcement

Genesis -- The Art of Darkness

Music Selections:

--"Strength of 1,000 Men" (Thomas Bergersen [Two Steps from Hell])

--"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" (Thomas Bergersen [Two Steps from Hell])

--"Mad World" (Roland Orzabal)

--"Lux Aeterna" from Requiem for a Dream (Clnit Mansell)

Show Announcement

(The program had previously been announced as "Pure Imagination" to feature music from Mary Poppins [R. Sherman & R. Sherman], The Sound of Music [R. Rodgers & O. Hammerstein] and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [L. Bricusse & A. Newley].)

Gold -- The Journey

Music Selections:

--Original Music by Scott Director and Seth Woodard

Mvt. I: Every Journey Begins ... With a Single Step

Mvt. II: New Places, New People, New Things

Mvt. III: One Journey Ends and Another Begins

Show Announcement

Golden Empire -- A Journey Begins

Music Selections:

--Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" (Antonin Dvorak)

Guardians -- Terra Nova

Show Announcement

Music of Steven Bryant, Aaron Copland, Maurice Ravel, Loys Bourgeois, Daniel Montoya, Jr. and Sarah Santa Cruz.

Music Selections:

--"Ecstatic Waters" (Steven Bryant)

--Symphony No. 3, second movement (Aaron Copland)

--"Daybreak" from Daphnis and Chloe (Maurice Ravel)

--"Old Hundredth" (Loys Bourgeois)

--Original music (Daniel Montoya, Jr. and Sarah Santa Cruz)

(Show title originally announced as "The Logic of All My Dreams".)

Impulse -- Dusk to Dawn

Music Selections:

--Symphony No. 5 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

--Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven)

--"Ode to Joy" from Symphony No. 9 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Incognito -- <3 – less than love

Music Selections:

--Romeo and Juliet (Sergei Prokofiev)

--Romeo and Juliet (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

--Carmen (Georges Bizet)

--Original music (Rick Barclay and Tony T. Nguyen)

in four movements: Romance, Struggle, Trust, Betrayal

including excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Carmen

Show Announcement

Legends -- La Cathedrale

Music Selections:

--The Sunken Cathedral (Claude Debussy)

--Stained Glass (David Gillingham)

--Lux Arumque (Eric Whitacre)

--Gloria, mvt. III (John Rutter)

Show Announcement

Louisiana Stars -- The Lighter Side

Music Selections:

--Light Cavalry Overture (Franz von Suppe)

--The Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini)

--The Marriage of Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

--"Toreador Song" from Carmen (Georges Bizet)

--"La Habanera" from Carmen (Georges Bizet)

--William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini)

--"Infernal Galop" from Orpheus in the Underworld (Jacques Offenbach)

Music City -- Go West!

Music Selections:

--"On the Trail" from The Grand Canyon Suite (Ferde Grofe)

--Billy the Kid (Aaron Copland)

--"Sunset" from The Grand Canyon Suite (Ferde Grofe)

--The Red Pony (Aaron Copland)

Show Announcement

Patria -- Todos es Posible

Music Selections:

--"Treasure" (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Phredley Brown)

--"Paradise City" (Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler)

--"It's My Life" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin)

--"Gangster's Paradise" (Stevie Wonder, Coolio, Doug Rasheed and Larry Sanders)

--"Boogie Wonderland" (Allee Willis and John Lind)

Racine Scouts -- 87

Music Selections:

--"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

--"Four Score and Seven" (Vic Schoen and Les Brown)

--"Once Upon a Time" from All American (Charles Strouse)

--"7/8" (Colin "Kyteman" Benders)

--"Crown Imperial" (Wlliam Walton)

--"Onward Christian Soldiers" (Sabine Baring-Gould and Arthur Sullivan)

Show Announcement

Music Announcement

Raiders -- Seasons of the Earth

Music Selections:

--"October" (Eric Whitacre)

--"Month of the Cold Moon (January, 1839)" (Roland Barrett)

--"Into the Joy of Spring" (James Swearingen)

--"Kingfishers Catch Fire" (John Mackey)

Show Announcement

7th Regiment -- Nev7sky: Alexander's Legacy

Music Selections:

--Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Prokofiev

Show Announcement

Spartans -- Olympus

Show Announcement

Music Selections:

--"Olympic Fanfare" (Jeff Bolduc, Mike Moore, and Matt McGuire)

--I. Hades: Symphony for Brass and Percussion (Alfred Reed)

--II. Aphrodite: "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston)

--III. Artemis and Apolllo: Apollo Unleashed (Frank Tichelli)

--IV. Hera and Zeus: Rest (Frank Tichelli)

Les Stentors -- Magical Illusion

Music Selections:

--Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Brian Tyler)

Vanguard Cadets -- The Road Not Taken

--"Kaval Sviri" (traditional)

--Meetings Along the Edge (Philip Glass)

--"Test Drive" from How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)

--"Forbidden Friendship" from How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)

--"I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde)

--"Secrets" (One Republic and Ludwig van Beethoven)

Show Announcement

Watchmen -- Lost Souls

Music Selections:

--"Under the Bridge" (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith)

--"They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson)

--"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

--Music of Korn?

--Music of Skillrex?

Edited 3/11 to add Spartans show title; 3/16 to add Racine repertoire; 4/19 to update Genesis repertoire; 5/2 to add Raiders repertoire; 5/9 to add Surge show title; 5/10 to add Louisiana; 5/21 to add logos for Eruption, Empire, Guardians, Incognito, Louisiana, and Watchmen; 5/22 to add Gold show title and repertoire; 5/28 to add BDB show title and repertoire, to add Legends show title and repertoire, to add Colts show title and repertoire; 6/10 to remove Newark (who show no signs of participating in DCI this year) and Thunder (the latter had announced a show titled "Our Generation", inspired by Jonathan Reed's poem "Lost Generation", but while there's been no official announcement, all indications are that they're taking a year off), to correct name of NET ("Eastern" not "East"), to add two items to Incognito, to add Saints show title and repertoire,* to add Surge repertoire,* to add alternate Eruption show title,* to update Genesis repertoire;* 6/19 to add Raiders program title; 6/23 to update Eruption program title, to add BDC program title and repertoire; 6/25 to add Patria (and their show title); 8/18 to clarify 7th repertoire, to note sections of Gold's show, to add Stentors title and repertoire, to delete North Eastern Technology, to clarify Music City repertoire, to add to Racine repertoire, to add Spartans repertoire, to add SCVC repertoire, to add composers to BDC repertoire, to add City Sound title and repertoire, to add Columbians title and repertoire, to add Golden Empire title and repertoire, to add a note about Guardians repertoire, to add a note about Watchmen repertoire; 8/19 to add Louisiana Stars title and repertoire,* to add Patria repertoire,* to change Guardians title and add repertoire,* to add Impulse title and repertoire,* to expand Incognito repertoire,* to add Watchmen repertoire.

*found on CorpsReps

Edited August 20, 2014 by N.E. Brigand

[Madisonscoutsfan]

I can't wait to see Racine scouts show. I hear it's going to be a big year for them

[losnickes]

In case you didn't know, Racine's repertoire includes:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart

Four Score and Seven by Les Brown and Vic Schoen

Once Upon a Time by Charles Strouse (I think?)

7/8 by The Kyteman Orchestra

Crown Imperial by Sir William Walton

[N.E. Brigand]

Thanks. I've updated accordingly.

[Madisonscoutsfan]

I wonder how music city will do this summer. There improvement since 2009 has been a little unpredictable, such as doubling in size from 2010 to 2011, and not improving as much as expected. They have always been my favorite open class corps, and I look forward to what they put on the field this year

[FloppyTheSnarePlayer]

City Sound has no show title yet, however our show includes New Orleans Themed jazz. Also: anyone looking to march a corps this summer but isnt sure where to go, Come to City Sound. we still have plenty of hornline positions open, and have spots to be filled! We practice every sunday (besides Easter) at Cal State Dominguez Hills, parking lot 4A.

[Eleran]

Well, I hadn't previously seen any formal announcement by Raiders, so I didn't want to post this info myself, but since it was published in the May edition of Drum Corps World, I guess it's now public knowledge:

• October, by Eric Whitacre
• Month of the Cold Moon (January, 1839), by Roland Barrett
• Into the Joy of Spring, by James Swearingen
• Kingfishers Catch Fire, but John Mackay

[N.E. Brigand]

Thanks for the news. I'll update the post.

[DrumManTx]

Some great shows this year, particularly excited about 7th Regiment. If I had to pick a favorite Open Class corps, would probably be them.

[N.E. Brigand]

I just noticed that Coastal Surge announced their show title more than a month ago: "A Southern Saga: Scenes from Charles Towne Harbor".