BoaDci Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Lee Carlson is the new guy! Dan Achison seems confident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, DrumManTx said: Lee Carlson is the new artistic director! Per the preview webcast from Atchesons mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, xandandl said: We are all used to drill designers pointing our focus to the soloist in the front center so as to distract us from the missing/tacit percussion line or the disrobing guard shifting into their fourth outfit of the evening. Barely noticed in his recent Potter-cast previewing last year’s finalists on the eve of the 2017 season, Michael Cesario states (35:30) that he will no longer be DCI’s Artistic Director. https://soundcloud.com/drum-corps-international/season-preview-with-dcis-michael-cesario He’s been the Father Confessor and Mentor to the various designers and faculties of all corps, the motivator and salesman to the directors that this is how the activity is and should be headed, the always exaggerated overstated almost comic book Superhero character to rev the troops and incite the fans. Who will succeed him? Who should succeed him? In the various official and non-official DCI Critiques and other discussions, what do you sense from this summer that will help fill that role for next season? Should there be an infallible person influencing both how corps design and how judges judge the corps as they perform? Michael Cesario proved his mettle in DCI with the Cadets and Phantom Regiment of the ‘80’s. But since then his influence has been almost larger than life. Now under his tenure, it is almost impossible to differentiate DCI from BOA or WGI. His name has become synonymous with what competitive units of the activity wear. He taught costume design and history for the New York State college system for decades before retiring. Should anyone be surprised that he’s moved the activity away from uniforms to costumes? And he exits in a season that sees legacy corps like Madison Scouts, Cadets, Boston Crusaders, and Santa Clara abandon their iconic looks just as he steered The Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment in this same direction. [BTW, is there really much of a difference between those black-ribbed shirts Cavies sport and the new outfit for Regiment? Maybe it’s his black ribbed and leather period like other artists have had blue periods.] This is not just a dump on Cesario thread but deliberately lighting some sparks and fires so some light might also come with the heat of what this change will mean for the activity, what will be rewarded and why in 2017 and in future seasons. Some have said DCI at 45 is like a many a man having a mid-life crisis: discarding old staples and marrying trophy wives, getting a toupe, cruising around with a spiffed up sports car. Some have called for a greater definition of a Conflict of Interest policy for whoever may be chosen. Some like it as it is and don't worry about the influence of the manufacturers and lobbyists be it fabric manufacturers, instruments, or G7/8 adherents. What’s your prediction to who and why will direct the artistic sense? I don't miss the sarcasm, and hint of disdain, in Xandandle's commentary, and I admit to feeling a twinge of it myself. Would the activity be different - better off - without the homogenizing influence of the "Chief Creative"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, garfield said: Would the activity be different -- better off -- without the homogenizing influence of the "Chief Creative"? The thing is, in public statements over the past few years, Cesario was definitely not in favor of homogenization. He claimed to want each corps to be true to its identity, albeit without becoming hidebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just now, N.E. Brigand said: The thing is, in public statements over the past few years, Cesario was definitely not in favor of homogenization. He claimed to want each corps to be true to its identity, albeit without becoming hidebound. Words are cheap and easy. The fact is...Bluecoats, BAC, BK... $100 throw-away uniform "costumes"...? Lemmings or "creative"? What have we lost? Have we gained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, garfield said: Words are cheap and easy. The fact is...Bluecoats, BAC, BK... $100 throw-away uniform "costumes"...? Lemmings or "creative"? What have we lost? Have we gained? Yes it's cheap, which is why I'm wondering if it made any actual difference. Did Cesario make corps undertake those changes? Or was it him not the corps who were along for the ride? For instance, in his official capacity, he was giving the corps advice for what, four years? In only the last year did Bloo abandon their traditional uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) For those who don't know the man, LEE CARLSON of Palm Springs, CA Lee has served as Visual Caption Head for Drum Corps International for three year and Judges Liaison for two years. Currently he is Judge Recruiter for DCI. Lee has been judging for DCI for 14 years, and has judged finals 8 times. He has judged for Bands Of America for 7 years including Grand Nationals Finals for the last two years and has been a clinician for the Music for All Summer Symposium for 6 years. He has judged for many Winter Guard Circuits across the country, and has been involved in administration for the Winter Guard Association of Southern California and the Indiana High School Winter Guard Association. He has been drill designer for the University of Southern California for the last 31 years. His experience in instructions ranges from high school, to drum corps, and has been involved with large pageantry productions including the 1984 Summer Olympics, the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, Centennial and Bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Celebration of Independence in Singapore. Internationally he has adjudicated in Japan, England, and the Netherlands. (from e-adjudicators) Edited June 21, 2017 by xandandl 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thanks for answering the question I had. I had no idea who he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've only known him as a judge, nice to see the rest of his background. It remains to be seen what kind of influence he will have in a couple years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWasOverrated Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 CesarioWasOverrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.