Rudy Wiedoeft Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 I just figured out where they get the "INTERNATIONAL" part of DCI. It is in the British accents on the recorded narration during several 2022 corps shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedrick Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 it used to be fun to go to shows up in Canada - Will Canada customs relax a bit and start allowing drum corps to cross over and perform a show and then return to the US? I came across this interesting article recently about the point of view of the activity up in Canada - they were saying that they needed to start their own Canada-only circuit and bring Canadian drum corps back - with no intention of participating in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Wiedoeft Posted August 5 Author Report Share Posted August 5 3 hours ago, tedrick said: - they were saying that they needed to start their own Canada-only circuit and bring Canadian drum corps back - with no intention of participating in the US I think this actually makes sense. The biggest challenge is the cost of touring. A regional circuit for new corps would be more feasible financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Holland Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 On 8/4/2022 at 6:50 PM, tedrick said: it used to be fun to go to shows up in Canada - Will Canada customs relax a bit and start allowing drum corps to cross over and perform a show and then return to the US? I came across this interesting article recently about the point of view of the activity up in Canada - they were saying that they needed to start their own Canada-only circuit and bring Canadian drum corps back - with no intention of participating in the US Canadian would be corps have a major problem of few to zero marching music programs, and not a lot of great music push for performers to do this activity. hence the big reason many folded. No customers to sell tuition to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 There are almost no active "Junior" corps in Canada. The sole Canadian representative at DCI this year was Les Stentors, from Quebec Province. They competed in Open Class: https://stentors.org/ The color guard activity seems to be healthy in the country but re-establishing competing drum corps will take some serious effort and time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opti-Burr Posted Monday at 05:39 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:39 PM (edited) On 8/4/2022 at 11:33 AM, Rudy Wiedoeft said: I just figured out where they get the "INTERNATIONAL" part of DCI. It is in the British accents on the recorded narration during several 2022 corps shows. The "International" part of DCI actually came from the Director of De La Salle Oaklands from Toronto, who were an original associate member. Edited Monday at 05:53 PM by Opti-Burr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opti-Burr Posted Monday at 05:51 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:51 PM (edited) I would like to see the Calgary Stampede Showband turn into the Calgary Stampede Drum Corps by going all brass. They were founded in 1971 and are fully funded by the Calgary Stampede. I found this article about their financial situation that some might find interesting. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-stampede-money-corporate-structure-foundation-1.4735486 Edited Monday at 05:52 PM by Opti-Burr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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