Triple Forte Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 7:46 PM, mfrontz said: 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!!! The must see Corps in 2000 was without a doubt BAC 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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