Jeff Ream Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Sad. Won’t be the last 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheherazadesghost Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Were audition fees for the 2024 season taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ContraFart Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Now it's just going to be brain dead takes on why electronics and props are the ruin of drum corps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaleefree Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 This is going to sound horrible, but I am glad it was finances rather than some accusations of abuse or sexual misconduct that shut them down. Financial issues may be tough to recover from. But abuse and such hurt everyone in DCI for long periods of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYGO Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 20 minutes ago, scheherazadesghost said: Were audition fees for the 2024 season taken? Likely for camp auditions. A lot of members were auto contracted for 2024, which the Cadets rarely/never do. For those who were auto contracted, the first payment was due Nov 15th. My son and I elected to wait to pay that deposit. Why? No real reason, but i guess it was worth waiting, although I'm certain we would have received a refund. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadet Guardy Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 How does alumni not get an “urgent assistance” email or this not made a “dire situation” in advance when there was ample time for a remote possibility?! As a corporate exec myself, ALL of the top is to blame and heads should roll. What an embarrassing #### show. As an alumni, I’m heartbroken and furious at the same time how this was so mismanaged and communicated. Had any of us alumni known the actual current state, we could have, would have, made a difference. 4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRacer Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 A friend of mine who started a drum corps in the 90’s that is still in existence (and whose mission is dedicated to being community-centric) and I have been texting back & forth this evening….his take is, “There will always be a drum corps whose leadership has their head up their financial ###.” A frank assessment. That is two corps with 17 championships between them going inactive within two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighterkit Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 To all my friends who marched/taught/volunteered with The Cadets. When I first got into this activity I saw Cadets 2015. And to me that was the epitome of drum corps. I had always wanted to be them and I absorbed so much media related to them. I fell in love with them and the way they did things. I fell in love with Cadets 2000, one of my favorite shows of all time. I spent literal hours talking to my tech who marched that show. (I have probably consumed every piece of media that is public for that show too.) My heart goes out to every Cadet that has lost their home for 24. I am so sorry that this happened to y'all. My heart is heavy with the news and my eyes are full. It hurts so much to see this announcement. I cannot imagine a season without the Cadets. And I wish for a speedy return. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisaround Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, scheherazadesghost said: Were audition fees for the 2024 season taken? Not only we’re audition fees taken but audition packets fees and even some contracts were emailed out…. sad day for the activity… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarepush Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 My favorite corps. I considered auditioning for Cadets after watching their 2015 show in college, but I was actually terrified of them. I mean that as a compliment. They just seemed THAT good to me. They had such a seriousness to them unlike anyone else. After reading/watching a lot of history from them, that’s just who they are. True professional craftsmen of the art. This ordeal has added a lot to my guilt of never marching. Who knows if they’ll ever be back. I will always wish I could have been a part of such a historic, unique and unmistakable corps. I really hope they can come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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