2023 Drum Corps Season – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – 2023 DCA World Championships Finals – Rochester, NY (DCA)

[MikeD]

44 minutes ago, kevingamin said:

If I remember correctly, this was the opener for the Muchachos in 1972 and 1973. Fun fact, I and my fellow Glassmen used to listen to the 72 show when we were on our way to shows on the bus. That was our hype.

We placed 13th that season. Maybe we should have picked a better hype?

Espiritu del Toro is a great opener. My first full-time music teaching job was at a HS in Wayne NJ, and we played it in 1976 as our opener. We marched 40+ trumpets, so it sounded pretty good.

There was a behind the scenes name for Spirit of the Bull that had one of those words in it.   😀

George's drum solos were amazing. He was also the Cadets percussion person at the same time, from 69 through 71. I marched tri-toms in 71 in Garfield. Hawthorne and Garfield are basically right next to each other. After George was let go from Garfield after 71, a good percentage of Garfield's drumline moved to the Cabs to stay with George.

 

 

Edited September 4, 2023 by MikeD

[kevingamin]

Class A:
Director of the Year - Eric Becther, Rogues Hollow Regiment
High Brass - Rogues Hollow Regiment
High Percussion - Rogues Hollow Regiment
High Visual- Rogues Hollow Regiment
High Total Effect - Rogues Hollow Regiment
Best Color Guard - Rogues Hollow Regiment
Best Drum Major - Emily Moe (sp?)
4. 72.200 - Columbus Saints
3. 77.325 - Govenaires
2. 80.200 - New York Skyliners
1. 83.200 - Rogues Hollow Regiment

Open Class:
Director of the Year - Ben Chaffee, White Sabers
High Brass - White Sabers
High Percussion - Connecticut Hurricanes
High Visual - White Sabers
High Total Effect - Connecticut Hurricanes
Best Color Guard - White Sabers
Best Drum Major - Fusion Core
4. 84.625 - Cincinnati Tradition
3. 86.550 - Fusion Core
2. 89.150 - White Sabers
1. 89.400 - Connecticut Hurricanes

World Class:
Director of the Year - Russell Thompson, Atlanta CV
High Brass - Reading Buccaneers
High Percussion - Hawthorne Caballeros
High Visual - Reading Buccaneers
High Total Effect - Reading Buccaneers
Best Color Guard - Reading Buccaneers
Best Drum Major - Kim Roman, Hawthorne Caballeros
4. 91.275 - Atlanta CV
3. 92.200 - Bushwackers
2. 97.000 - Hawthorne Caballeros
1. 99.000 - Reading Buccaneers

Overall Awards:
Best Honor Guard - Hawthorne Caballeros
Best Showmanship - Battery percussion of the Bushwackers

[Jeff Ream]

18 minutes ago, kevingamin said:

Confirmed. Cabs in white satin blouses and bell bottoms.

Very cool

[kevingamin]

I’m updating my scores post instead of posting each one individually, just so you know.
 

 

[kevingamin]

White Sabers DMs are wearing alien head masks.

[kevingamin]

And Reading wins the last DCA championship with the highest score in DCA history. 

[Mikah]

Wow! 99.0 for the Buccaneers!

[kevingamin]

And that’s it for the 2023 North American drum corps season. That’s also it for Drum Corps Associates as we know it. Next year, Indianapolis is truly the drum corps capital of our continent. I’ll see you next year!

[JimF-LowBari]

29 minutes ago, kevingamin said:

And Reading wins the last DCA championship with the highest score in DCA history. 

So Reading wins first and last DCA…. 

[chasgroh]

Nice job, Kevin!  Here I am with no Flo, so just tuned in to your thread and relived all my time(s) at DCA's!  Good to know Rochester will still be on the menu.