mfrontz Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) The Blue Devils and The Cadets introduce any-key brass hornlines. The rest of the DCI world will follow suit soon after. With Niagara Falls, The Cavaliers break new ground on a design philosophy which will win them five championships in seven years. They tie with Cadets, whose visual and musical pyrotechnics are stunning. Nevertheless, ironically, it is The Cavaliers who 'are the future.' Methods of Madness is one of my favorite Blue Devils shows. Bernard Herrman and (mostly) Hitchcock. Evocative, mysterious, and thrilling. Santa Clara and the Age of Reverence. Barber's Adagio for (still G bugle) drum corps. Listen to that baritone line. Utterly spellbinding. After oh so many years out of the conversation, Boston Crusaders opens the broadcast on Saturday night. 'Red' captures the D.C. audience. Close behind them are the Blue Knights, a strong corps in this era. Phantom goes beige and modern. Still solid, but the beginning of their rise to the top is a few years off. Glassmen come home to America and Gershwin. Crossmen are clubbin', and Birdland is back again. Madison still with great performers, but design-wise can't make the turn into the new millennium. Crown and Bluecoats make Saturday night with modern show themes. Southwind comes oh so close to making finals; Pioneer places sixteenth (their highest?) and Vanguard Cadets puts two corps from the same organization (YEA! doesn't count) into semifinals. There's more to talk about I'm sure. But that's your job. Ladies and gentlemen, 2000!!! Edited July 20, 2020 by mfrontz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Southwind got jobbed. Just sayin’. 🤷♀️ 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) I once drove through Vermont and New Hampshire to visit a client in Portsmouth. I played Southwind so much I think I blew out the speakers in the rental car. The ballad is so nice. Edited July 21, 2020 by Continental 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 There aren't many BD shows that I'm crazy about, but 2000 is one of my absolute favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hey Tekk @2000Cadet — you’re up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Along with 2008, 2000 is one of my favorite years. Interesting in both cases finals occurred somewhere different than originally intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Guns Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I do wonder how things turn out if BDs percussion showed up that year. Finals night, BD tied with Cadets in GE, Took first in Visual Ensemble, 2nd in brass beating Cavies.......they were toe to toe across the captions with Cadets/Cavies.........until percussion. 6th place on finals night. That did them in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PioneerWebmaster Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) 2000 marked the second consecutive appearance in semifinals for Pioneer, and the highest placement in corps history. Edited July 21, 2020 by PioneerWebmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 That was an interesting place to hold finals. I was there the whole week because the kid was in a Div 2 corps. Westminster was an interesting choice for Div 2/3 prelims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Continental said: I once drove through Vermont and New Hampshire to visit a client in Portsmouth. I played Southwind so much I think I blew out the speakers in the rental car. The ballad is so nice. Never saw that show before; thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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