Time to Say Goodbye, after 15 years
For several years my delight with Drum Corps has been waning.
My first experience with Drum Corps was in 2004 at the invitation of Dr. Thomas Root. It was electrifying for me. The sound had majesty, grace, and purity. I went to the souvenir trailers and purchased every CD I could lay my hands on. The quality of the recordings were much more variable than quality of the Corps on the field. None of the CDs were electrifying to me.
Then for many years I endeavored to record all tho
The "problem with that" is the loss of an entire species.
We are one change away from losing the drum corps species. Add woodwinds, and it is marching band. For those of us who love drum corps because it is brass/percussion-centric, that will be gone. I guess if you love marching band just as much, then you will see no problem with that personally... but please consider that others feel differently.
