DCI Today Fall, 1999

Official Publication of Drum Corps International

Fall 1999 Volume 25 Number 2

1999 has been a great year for drum corps.

Of course the corps performances were incredible, but it is the fans of the activity that made 1999 a huge success.

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hanks to the support and commitment of countless fans, it is likely that the summer of 1999 will likely be remembered as one of the most important seasons in the history of the drum corps activity. While still recovering from some very serious financial pressures that peaked only 5 short years ago, today DCI has posted it’s most successful season in history. With the return to Madison, Wisconsin, after a seven year hiatus, the season finale brought together the community of drum corps fans and followers in numbers not seen in many years.

Reaching beyond the expectations of fans, participants and even some corps directors, the DCI World Championships held in Madison, Wisconsin brought a dynamic and exciting end to an incredible season. Throughout the Championships week of events, nearly 30,000 people, including fans, participants and their staff, turned out in support of the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES and helped reaffirm the importance and strength of the drum corps activity within the world of marching music. Despite the inconvience of relocating the DCI Division II/III preliminary competitions (due to inclement weather), those who attended witnessed some of the most spectacular performances that the drum corps art-form has to offer.

IN THIS ISSUE ’99 Judging Experiment............4 Championship Update ............7 Sign Me Up! ............................9 International Drum Corps ....11 ’99 Recaps ..................................13 The Performers Experience ..24

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Through the efforts of nearly 70 drum corps competing in 7 separate competitions, including a 7 unit “senior corps” contest, the unique excitement of drum corps was proven to be alive and well.

As the week concluded, the race for the World Championship Title resulted in yet another eye-opening and somewhat controversial outcome as a tie for the DCI World Championship Division I Title was announced. On August 14, 1999 the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Blue Devils shared the spotlight and were crowned DCI World Co-Champions as the evening drew to a close.

In 1999, DCI also returned to a LIVE television presentation of the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships through the support of the nation’s Public Broadcasting Service and WHATV in Madison, Wisconsin. Combined with the upgraded DCI World Championships Cybercast presentation provided by IBM Interactive Media, DCI provided millions of drum corps fans from around the world an opportunity to tune in and follow their favorite corps.

To be sure, the success, excitement and enthusiasm of the 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES extends far beyond the World Championships in Madison. The entire summer was packed with exciting performances and excited fans as the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES 1999 Tour

“The DCI World Championships in Madison, Wisconsin brought a dynamic and exciting end to an incredible season.” criss-crossed the country in a series of nearly 150 competitions. From the early season competitions in the Midwest to the regional events along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, each performance grew in intensity and thrilled record audiences while expanding the spirit and influence of the drum corps activity. In fact, DCI’s major regional events in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Murfreesboro, Tennesssee and San Antonio, Texas reported such enthusiastic crowds that each of these events is already scheduled as a part of the 2000 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Tour (see back cover for more information).

Indeed DCI is indebted to its loyal supporters. Just a few short years ago, Drum Corps International was facing some serious obstacles while trying to reposition itself within the arena of marching music. Funding for many basic programs such as marketing and promotions had been significantly trimmed and meeting the basic needs and expectations of our fans was often a huge struggle. During that time, planning for the long-term growth and stability of the drum and bugle corps activity had been the focus of countless discussions among DCI’s Board of Directors. After many sacrifices and with perseverance and large doses of patience, DCI’s fans have once again proven that the spirit of the activity is its people.

On behalf of the participating corps of Drum Corps International, Thank you!

FROM THE DIRECTOR Greetings Drum Corps Friends, Last summer the roar of the crowd was the loudest the performers have heard since the early 90’s. The size of the audiences across the country and the response to some incredible performances contributed to making the 1999 season hugely successful. Thank you to all who came to be a part of this great youth activity.

If you were unable to experience drum corps in person this summer, I hope you were able to see the PBS telecast. Over the past 12 months, myself and others made numerous requests for your support of the 1999 live telecast in that it would immeasurably help the drum corps activity.

Thank you for answering the plea to become members of your local PBS stations. Although we still have a challenge ahead to keep the program live in years to come, the pledge support from drum corps fans in 1999 has helped give DCI a large boost toward keeping PBS stations interested in our telecast.

Plans are now underway for another exciting season to open the new millennium. I look forward to sharing the drum corps experience with you once again in 2000.

Dan Acheson Executive Director, CEO

D C I T O D AY Fall, 1999

Volume 25

Number 2

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In 1994, Drum Corps International instituted a seven person judging panel. The key elements of the change called for a single Ensemble Music judge and a single General Effect Music judge as opposed to the two-part (brass and percussion) Music judges who made up the previous nine person system. At the time the change was considered an improvement to the judging system by creating a more integrated musical approach to drum corps adjudication.

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ndeed, it seemed logical that the percussion and brass captions should become a single entity in some areas.

While appropriate that the brass and the percussion should be evaluated separately at times, recognition had to be given to the process of writing music which requires a coordinated effort between brass and percussion writers and arrangers. Therefore, the judging system evolved to a more integrated approach to music adjudication.

Furthermore, it was stated and understood by the instructional and judging community of that era that the visual component of the activity was motivated through the writing of the music. In 1994, the system change was not seen as a means of promoting the visual elements of the activity or one of degrading the percussion. Rather, it was seen as the next logical step in promoting the units, insofar as any judging system could assist such a goal.

Since that time, new discoveries have been made. While some of these discoveries seem to confirm the value of the 1994 changes others seem to call for further evolution of the current judging system. Indeed, it is unlikely that any one

system is perfect and it is inevitable that new proposals for change will be proposed regularly.

To help deal with such proposed rule changes, Drum Corps International introduced the DCI Instructors/Judges Task Force in 1997. Composed of individuals representing the Judging and Instructional community, this Task Force was formed to provide a formal means of evaluating and systematically preparing rules change proposals for ratification by the DCI Board of Directors. In theory, anyone can present a rules change proposal as long as it is sponsored by the Director of an active corps. But once presented to the Task Force each proposal is critically evaluated through a series of checks and balances.

As a part of this process, each proposal is evaluated relative to its impact on the audience and show promoters as well as its impact in the areas of education, creativity, finances, operations and judging. Once evaluated by the Task Force, each new rules change proposal is then voted on by the DCI Instructing community at the annual DCI Instructors/ Judges College in January. Finally, after undergoing a thorough analysis, the

proposed rules change is submitted, along with any comments of the Instructors and recommendations of the Task Force, to the DCI Board of Directors where a formal vote can be taken.

During the evaluation period, it may be necessary from time to time to experiment with the implementation of a particular rule change. Through experimentation under “real-time contest conditions”, it is anticipated that a better understanding will be gained regarding the impact of the change on the corps themselves as well as all other areas of concern.

One rules change proposal now being considered calls for the formal adjudication of the color guard (or auxiliary) component of the activity and includes a revised scoring system. (Under the current judging system the color guard is judged inherently as a part of the Visual Performance and General Effect captions.) This proposal was “trialed” last summer at the DCI Mid-America SUMMER MUSIC GAMES in Murfreesboro, Tennessee For each proposal the “sponsor” (or author) must address each impact concern and submit a completed DCI Rules Proposal Form. To help understand just how a proposal is initially presented for consideration the Color Guard & Scoring proposal is included here as submitted to the Task Force last fall. It is important to know that this proposal, as presented here, represents the views and recommendations of the individual submitting the proposal and not those necessarily of the collective drum corps Instructional and Judging community nor the DCI Board of Directors. For information regarding the final approval or dismissal of this proposal and its possible implementation, please watch for future coverage in the DCI Today or visit the DCI website at www.dci.org.

Title of Proposed Change Scoring System with Color Guard and 10 point Sub-Captions Description It is recommended that the current scoring system should be changed such that a color guard caption judge would

requested by the January 1999 Visual Caucus. Additionally, by using all 10-point sub-captions, judges will be provided with a better, more consistent set of scoring tools. Given a better set of scoring tools and requisite training, a greater emphasis on Rating the units can be realized.

Color Guard personnel (Performers, Instructors, and Designers) will be encouraged (through tangible, meaningful scoring) to develop programs that will help further define Drum Corps as a unique form of pageantry in ways yet undiscovered.

be used at all competitions and the score included in the overall result of the competing corps. The existing 7 person sheets should be changed such that each caption would consist of two 10-point sub-captions. The total score should be derived by adding the two Effect captions and averages of all the other scores as follows.

Effect Music 20 pts.

Effect Visual 20 pts.

Brass Performance 20 pts.

Percussion Performance 20 pts.

Ensemble Music 20 pts.

Add the above three scores and divide by 2 to get the total Music Score Music Total 30 pts.

Visual Performance 20 pts.

Color Guard 20 pts.

Ensemble Visual 20 pts.

Add the above three scores and divide by 2 to get the total Visual Score Visual Total 30 pts.

Total Score 100 pts.

Purpose/Rationale Why make this change? What are the benefits?

This proposal will incorporate Color Guard into the scoring total which was

Educational Impact How does this benefit the students educationally?

By providing better tools to the Judges (accompanied with renewed training efforts) and by including ALL elements of the activity in the scoring result, we take another step in providing a system that reflects the accomplishments of the Performers and what they rehearse. This will undoubtedly provide a better environment for the students to feel that their reward reflects their total efforts as a team.

“Each proposal is evaluated relative to its impact on the audience and show promoters as well as its impact in the areas of education, creativity, finances, operations and judging.”

Creative Impact How does this affect the creative aspects of the activity? How does this affect designers and instructors?

Creatively, the addition of Color Guard will directly influence the activity by putting emphasis on the Color Guard’s set of skills and contribution to continued on page 27

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The Washington Monument. The Lincoln Memorial.

The United States Capitol. The White House. The Smithsonian Institute.

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ashington D.C. is home to all of these great monuments and during the week of August 7-12, 2000 it will also be the home of the 2000 Drum Corps International SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships.

From drum corps competitions to world renowned museums to national monuments, Washington D.C. will keep drum corps fans busy next August.

The Division I contests on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be in the new Redskins Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

Located east of Washington D.C. it is just a short 30 to 45 minute drive from downtown. This three-year-old stadium is one of the nicest in which DCI has hosted a World Championships event.

Complete with great resturants, bars and seat back seating, Redskins stadium will surround drum corps fans in luxury.

Tickets for these events are on sale now and can be purchased by either visiting the DCI website at www.dci.org or by calling the DCI ticket line at 1-800-495SHOW! For International orders please call 630-495-9866 when ordering by phone.

At press time it is unknown where the Division II/III contests and Individual and Ensemble contests will be held but visit the DCI website often for the latest updates concerning the 2000 season of events including the DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships.

So where do you stay, what do you do (when not watching drum corps!) and how do you get around while in Washington D.C.? Here are some answers to help get you started in planning your visit to the nation’s Capitol next August.

must see in D.C. At the center of the Mall is the Washington monument and its reflecting pool. On the West End you will find the Lincoln Memorial and the Korean War Memorial. And on the East End you can see the United States Capitol Building, home to the U.S. Legislature.

The Smithsonian Institute Museum complex is another great attraction. The complex is comprised of more than a dozen different buildings which include everything from The National Zoological Park to the National Postal Museum to The Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. For more information on these and other attractions call the Washington D.C. Convention and Visitors Bureau at 202/789-7000 or visit the D.C. Chamber of Commerce online at www.dcchamber.com.

Where to stay?

Housing for the 2000 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships is being handled through the Tournament Housing Services. This is an independent housing service with years of experience in booking housing for many east coast sporting events. You can visit their website at www.thsweb.com or you can call Tournament Housing Services at 1-888-536-TEAM or outside the U.S. 908-979-0928.

How to get around?

Getting around in downtown D.C. can sometimes be a challenge. One of the best ways to avoid some of the traffic and parking headaches is to take the Metro system. This is one of the premiere mass transit systems in the U.S. Although the Metro system does not go directly to Redskins stadium there are some routes which will take you near the stadium.

There will be updated train and bus information as the 2000 World Championships draws closer. If you are planning on driving, however, parking at the stadium is plentiful.

So join us for the 2000 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships in Washington D.C. and enjoy a spectacular week of drum corps competition in the midst of one of the premiere tourist destinations in the U.S.

What to do?

Although there will be plenty of drum corps activities in and around D.C. throughout the week of championships, you may want to visit some of the many museums and national monuments for which the city is famous.

The National Mall which is home to many museums and monuments is a

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With the excitement of the DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships lingering and the fall marching band season well underway, each fall DCI receives countless emails and letters from young people all over the country and from around the world expressing interest in joining Drum Corps International.

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ndeed, being a part of the drum and bugle corps activity can be an incredibly rewarding experience. While learning from some of the most accomplished educators in the world of marching music today, the benefit of participation includes more than the achievement of performance skills.

Through friendship, teamwork and dedication to a common goal, each member gains an education in life that extends well beyond their youth.

Although auditioning for a drum and bugle corps is not quite as simple as filling out an application, the process is not particularly difficult. To begin, the audition process requires a limited knowledge of the divisional classifications within the activity. There are Division I, II and III corps. The Division I corps are generally larger and older than the Division II and III corps and are composed of as many as 128 members.

The Division II corps can compete with 60 to 128 members while the Division III corps may have no less than 20 members and no more than 60.

Regardless of Division, in almost all cases a positive attitude and dedicated work ethic are more important than raw talent as each corps employs a staff trained to develop and enhance the skills of nearly any talent level.

Next, pick three or four corps that you find interesting and contact them to request audition and camp information.

For virtually every competing corps in the United States and Canada you can obtain contact information by visiting the DCI website or through the listing in this issue of the DCI Today. In general, DCI recommends choosing a corps that is easily accessible from home. This helps

to reduce travel time and expense when meeting the winter rehearsal requirements.

However, finding a corps to join is a personal choice and should be considered very carefully.

Just like the performances on the field, each corps has a different way of doing things off the field. By matching the interests of the performer with the style and approach of the corps, the experience of becoming a member can be greatly enhanced. Remember, participation is a summer-long experience and each member of a drum corps should be prepared to make a commitment that they can live with.

It is important to know what each corps expects of their members.

Depending on the competitive level of the organization, new members may be required to attend additional sectional rehearsals in addition to the monthly camps in preparation for the summer competition schedule. Yet while rehearsals and performances are often scheduled 6 days a week, each corps also enjoys a recreation schedule so that participation will always involve a good balance between fun and hard work.

And, membership fees for participation must be given careful consideration.

Although the fees charged to the members only covers about 1/4 of the cost that each organization spends on each member each year, a corps’ budget varies significantly and the associated membership fees will too. While participation requires each member to make a financial commitment, don’t be discouraged. Most corps have an established payment policy that is very accommodating.

Although it is helpful to have experience when auditioning for a corps, it is definitely not required. One of the most important factors for being in a drum corps is the willingness to work hard and to have an open mind. Many students involved in the activity today have participated in a drum corps for several years and have acquired a great deal of experience. But like anyone who has ever joined a drum corps, you have to start somewhere.

Ultimately, each corps handles the audition process independently. While DCI has established some basic guidelines for participation, it is the individual corps themselves that determine their own membership requirements. In general, auditions for all the corps begin in November for the following summer. Many corps have an audition camp the weekend of Thanksgiving and offer additional audition opportunities periodically throughout the winter months. While there exists no formula that all corps use when establishing rehearsal schedules, the fall auditions are usually followed by a series of rehearsals throughout the winter months that then prepares the corps for the following summer tour.

The most important thing to remember is that there have been thousands of others who have experienced the exhilaration of participation and there is no reason to think that you can’t do it too. The sooner you audition and join a corps yourself, the sooner you’ll begin meeting new friends and begin to understand the true excitement of drum corps.

So contact the corps of your choice.

They will be happy to hear from you and you’ll be glad you did.

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The international influence of the drum and bugle corps activity is indeed profound. Extending from it’s militaristic roots here in North America following the first world war, the activity today has influenced the international marching music community on nearly every continent.

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n the United States and Canada, the drum corps activity has played a part in the evolution of virtually every marching music outlet available.

Whether a local holiday parade, a high school band competition or a college marching band half-time presentation, each of these expressions of marching music has been inspired or advanced in some way from the efforts of countless drum and bugle corps organizations and performances over the years.

Abroad you’ll find drum corps in countries including Germany, Great Britain, France, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea and Japan to name a few. While not directly governed by Drum Corps International, each of these outlets has developed an associated relationship with the North American activity by emulating any one of the various components that epitomizes the drum corps experience today. Either through instrumentation, marching style or competitive rules, each performer around the world shares in the unique spirit of teamwork, dedication and accomplishment that is the root of the activity.

One of the most recent additions to the global network of drum corps associations comes from South Africa.

The Field Bands, as they are called, have been formed in South Africa as a developmental and social outlet for the young people of that country. Uniquely inspired by Drum Corps International and the North American drum corps activity, the Field Band Foundation was launched in September of 1997 and has since spread to five regions in four provinces and is now reaching more than 2,200 children.

As defined by its mission statement, “The Field Band Foundation (the governing body of the South African activity), is a non-profit organization which seeks to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged youth by offering them an opportunity to participate in Field Bands all over South Africa. Through music and movement, under-privileged young people are given a positive and desirable activity which teaches them skills, develops their imagination and team spirit and gives hope of a better future.”

According to Johann Zietsman, Executive Director of the Field Band Foundation, “Field bands have ‘Africanised’ an American concept. The drum corps in North America were incredibly profound in rebuilding broken communities and healing psychological wounds (after World War I). The parallels with South Africa were obvious —communities had been destroyed and children left with too much time on their hands. Something was needed to give these children a focus and a cultural alternative to boredom and crime.”

Dr Sheila Woodward, a regional director of one of the Field Bands points out, “Though modeled on the American Drum and Bugle Corps, our Field Bands are uniquely South African. The children dance rather than march and the music, choreography and costumes reflect the many varied cultures which make up our South African youth.”

Indeed the Field Band activity has developed quickly. Through the sponsorship of Plate Glass and Shatterprufe Industries (PGSI), a pledge oover a three year period was committed to support 15 Field Bands in the

foundation’s early development. This has enabled the Field Band Foundation to buy instruments for the first five regions including Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Springs and Soweto. Today, each nucleus band now has a satellite or two, each making use of the same instruments until more sponsors come on board to assist in buying more.

“Ideally,” says Zietsman, “new sponsors will buy a full set of instruments for a satellite band and receive naming rights in exchange. This satellite band then becomes a nucleus and takes on its own satellites. In this way, we hope to reach every single disadvantaged community in South Africa and give hundreds of thousands of children a sense of joy and accomplishment. The time will come,” he says, “when no major sports event will continued on page 29

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1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES RECAPS TO JOIN DENVER, CO

DRUMS ALONG General Effect

Corps

Division I Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils The Cadets Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Colts Troopers Division II/III Vanguard Cadets Seattle Cascades Allegiance Elite

Total

Music

Visual

Total

18.0 17.6 17.1 16.6 15.8 15.2 13.8

17.5 17.1 16.9 15.9 15.0 15.4 13.9

35.5 34.7 34.0 32.5 30.8 30.6 27.7

13.8 13.3 13.4 12.6 12.2 11.8 10.8

12.4 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.7 10.8 9.6

26.2 25.5 25.4 24.5 23.9 22.6 20.4

8.6 8.7 8.4 7.9 8.2 7.5 6.2

8.6 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.4

8.2 8.4 7.9 7.2 7.5 7.1 6.0

15.5 14.4 12.9

15.5 14.5 13.2

31.0 28.9 26.1

12.3 11.3 9.9

12.1 10.7 9.6

24.4 22.0 19.5

8.4 6.7 5.5

7.5 6.0 5.8

8.5 6.6 7.0

17.9 17.6 17.2 15.8 15.0 15.5 15.2 13.6 14.0 13.5

17.6 17.3 16.9 16.0 16.4 14.4 14.2 13.6 13.4 12.5

35.5 34.9 34.1 31.8 31.4 29.9 29.4 27.2 27.4 26.0

Percussion Visual

Total

Auxilary

Subtotal

Penalty

Final

Place

25.4 25.8 24.7 23.0 23.2 21.8 18.6

17.3 18.2 17.7 16.4 15.9 15.0 11.2

87.1 86.0 84.1 80.0 77.9 75.0 66.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

87.1 86.0 84.1 80.0 77.9 75.0 66.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

24.4 19.3 18.3

14.2 13.2 11.0

79.8 70.2 63.9

0.0 0.0 0.0

79.8 70.2 63.9

1 2 3

18.0 17.3 16.9 16.6 16.8 15.8 15.1 14.4 13.9 13.8 14.1

17.9 17.6 16.9 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.3 16.1 13.9 14.2 13.5

18.4 18.2 17.8 17.2 17.0 16.7 14.9 15.0 14.7 14.5 14.3

18.4 18.3 17.9 17.2 17.0 16.7 16.4 15.2 13.8 13.6 13.4

18.2 18.1 17.6 17.0 16.3 15.5 16.1 13.8 14.1 14.0

18.4 17.7 17.5 17.1 16.5 16.0 15.2 14.0 13.5 12.2

14.0 13.7 13.3 12.3 12.7 12.4 12.1 10.3 10.5 11.0

13.5 13.3 13.1 12.3 11.7 11.9 10.9 11.2 10.4 9.9

27.5 27.0 26.4 24.6 24.4 24.3 23.0 21.5 20.9 20.9

8.8 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.1 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.3

9.1 8.8 9.0 7.9 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.3 6.1 6.6

JULY 24, 1999 9.3 8.7 9.0 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.5 6.7 6.4

27.2 26.1 26.3 23.9 23.4 22.7 21.4 20.4 19.3 19.3

17.5 18.0 16.1 15.8 16.0 15.6 15.4 14.8 14.9 11.5

DCI SOUTHWESTERN 35.9 34.9 33.8 33.8 33.8 32.6 31.4 30.5 27.8 28.0 27.6

13.7 13.5 12.7 13.0 13.4 12.8 12.5 10.7 11.5 10.9 10.8

14.0 13.6 13.1 12.5 12.4 12.6 11.4 11.2 10.2 10.7 9.0

27.7 27.1 25.8 25.5 25.8 25.4 23.9 21.9 21.7 21.6 19.8

9.4 9.0 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.8 7.0

8.7 8.8 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.0 7.5 6.7 7.3

36.8 36.5 35.7 34.4 34.0 33.4 31.3 30.2 28.5 28.1 27.7

14.1 13.9 13.4 13.0 12.9 12.3 11.8 11.1 11.0 10.1 10.5

13.9 13.7 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.4 11.7 10.7 11.6 10.2 10.1

28.0 27.6 26.6 26.1 25.7 24.7 23.5 21.8 22.6 20.3 20.6

9.7 9.5 9.2 8.8 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.4

9.3 9.1 9.2 8.7 8.5 8.4 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.8 6.7

9.3 9.0 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.5 7.8 8.0 7.4 7.6 7.0

27.4 26.8 25.7 25.9 25.4 24.7 23.4 22.3 22.0 21.1 21.3

18.5 17.8 14.1 16.2 16.6 17.1 14.4 13.6 13.3 11.5 12.0

14.0 13.4 13.7 13.2 12.8 13.0 12.6 10.8 10.2 10.0

13.8 13.3 12.9 12.7 12.3 12.2 11.8 10.3 10.1 10.2

27.8 26.7 26.6 25.9 25.1 25.2 24.4 21.1 20.3 20.2

9.3 9.0 8.9 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.6 7.3 6.9 6.6

9.1 9.2 8.5 8.8 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.1 6.8 7.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

90.2 88.0 86.8 80.3 79.2 76.9 73.8 69.1 67.6 66.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

91.0 88.8 85.3 85.2 85.0 82.7 78.7 74.7 71.5 70.7 68.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

91.0 88.8 85.3 85.2 85.0 82.7 78.7 74.7 71.5 70.7 68.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

JULY 30, 1999 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 7.8 7.7 6.4 7.1 6.2 6.1

28.1 27.5 27.2 25.9 25.8 24.3 22.5 20.5 21.1 21.3 20.2

18.6 18.2 17.8 16.8 16.1 17.5 14.4 12.5 13.7 13.4 12.1

DCI MID-AMERICA 36.6 35.8 35.1 34.1 32.8 31.5 31.3 27.8 27.6 26.2

90.2 88.0 86.8 80.3 79.2 76.9 73.8 69.1 67.6 66.2

JULY 25, 1999

DCI MID-AMERICA

MURFREESBORO, TN Division I The Cadets Glassmen Madison Scouts Crossmen Colts Boston Crusaders Bluecoats Troopers Kiwanis Kavaliers Les Étoiles de Dorion

Brass

DCI MIDWESTERN

MURFREESBORO, TN Division I Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Southwind Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer Tarheel Sun

JULY 17, 1999 Totals

Visual

SAN ANTONIO, TX Division I Blue Devils The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Pioneer Spirit of Atlanta Tarheel Sun

ROCKIES

Peformance

Music

TOLEDO, OH Division I Santa Clara Vanguard The Cadets Glassmen Colts Carolina Crown Boston Crusaders Southwind Kiwanis Kavaliers Les Étoiles de Dorion Troopers

THE

Ensemble

92.9 91.6 89.5 86.4 85.5 82.4 77.3 72.5 72.2 69.7 68.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

92.9 91.6 89.5 86.4 84.5 82.4 76.8 72.5 72.2 69.7 68.1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

JULY 31, 1999 9.2 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.5

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27.6 27.0 26.3 25.7 25.4 24.7 24.4 21.4 20.4 20.6

18.8 17.6 16.8 17.1 15.7 15.9 14.8 12.4 15.0 13.0

92.0 89.5 88.0 85.7 83.3 81.4 80.1 70.3 68.3 67.0

0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8

92.0 89.5 87.8 85.6 83.3 81.4 80.1 70.3 68.3 63.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Division I Blue Devils David Gibbs 4065 Nelson Avenue Concord, CA 94520 925/689-2918 dgibbs@bluedevils.org www.bluedevils.org

Blue Knights Mark Arnold PO Box 100789 Denver, CO 80250 303/777-1937 www.bknights.org

Bluecoats Bill Hamilton PO Box 2733 North Canton, OH 44720 330/699-1572 bbuecoats@bluecoats.com

Boston Crusaders Jim Cronin 50 W. Broadway 4th Floor Notre Dame Education Center South Boston, MA 02127 617/268-4600 www.crusaders.com

The Cadets George Hopkins PO Box 506 Bergenfield, NJ 07621-0506 201/384-8822 www.yea.org

Carolina Crown Kevin Smith 227-A Main Sreet Fort Mill, SC 29715 803/547-2270 www.carolinacrown.org

The Cavaliers Jeff Fiedler PO Box 501 Rosemont, IL 60018-0501 773/281-8737 www.cavaliers.org

Colts Greg Orwoll PO Box 515 Dubuque, IA 52001 319/582-4872 www.colts.org

Crossmen Jeff Bridges PO Box 506 Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201/384-8822 www.yea.org

Glassmen Brian Hickman PO Box 352080 Toledo, OH 73653 419/452-6553 brian@glassmen.org www.glassmen.org

Kiwanis Kavaliers Doug Darwin 25010 Highway Market RPO Kitchener, ONT Canada N2A 3A2 519/894-0222 DHD@golden.com www.kavaliers.com

Les Étoiles De Dorion Richard LeVasseur 1582 Chemin du Clocher L’Acadie, QC Canada J2Y 1C7 retoile@aol.com

Madison Scouts Scott Stewart PO Box 948 Madison, WI 53701 608/241-3171 www.madisonscouts.com

Magic of Orlando Ron Ellis PO Box 690426 Orlando, FL 32869 407/294-3635 MagicCorps@aol.com www.magicnet.net/magiccorps

D C I T O D A Y 13

1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES RECAPS TO JOIN ALLENTOWN, PA

DCI EASTERN

General Effect

Ensemble

Corps

Music

Visual

Total

Music

Visual

Total

Division I Santa Clara Vanguard Glassmen Blue Knights Madison Scouts Crossmen Boston Crusaders Colts Bluecoats Kiwanis Kavaliers Troopers Les Étoiles de Dorion

19.1 18.1 18.3 18.0 17.6 17.2 17.0 16.7 14.3 14.1 13.7

18.8 18.1 17.9 17.4 17.8 16.4 15.8 15.6 15.0 14.1 14.5

37.9 36.2 36.2 35.4 35.4 33.6 32.8 32.3 29.3 28.2 28.2

14.5 13.8 14.0 13.6 13.3 13.5 12.6 13.0 11.3 11.0 10.5

14.1 13.2 13.3 12.8 12.9 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.3 10.4 10.9

28.6 27.0 27.3 26.4 26.2 25.8 24.7 24.9 22.6 21.4 21.4

ALLENTOWN, PA Division I Blue Devils The Cadets The Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Southwind Pioneer Tarheel Sun

18.6 18.9 18.7 18.3 16.3 15.7 14.9 15.4 14.4 13.5

19.2 19.3 18.7 19.0 18.2 18.1 17.4 16.8 16.0 16.3 15.2 15.7

19.0 18.7 18.6 18.1 17.0 15.7 15.9 15.5 14.9 14.3

37.6 37.6 37.3 36.4 33.3 31.4 30.8 30.9 29.3 27.8

18.8 18.3 18.4 18.6 17.9 17.7 17.5 14.9 16.5 14.4 13.7 14.0

38.0 37.6 37.1 37.6 36.1 35.8 34.9 31.7 32.5 22.6 28.9 29.7

Percussion Visual

9.5 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.1 8.5 8.3 8.4 7.3 6.7 5.9

9.4 9.6 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.5 7.4 7.5 7.3

9.4 8.9 8.8 9.1 8.6 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.2 6.7

Total

28.3 27.7 26.7 27.3 25.6 25.8 25.3 24.8 22.1 21.4 19.9

14.4 14.3 13.9 13.3 12.8 12.5 11.9 12.0 12.2 11.7

14.0 14.3 13.5 13.6 12.7 12.1 11.7 11.3 11.0 10.8

28.4 28.6 27.4 26.9 25.5 24.6 23.6 23.3 23.2 22.5

9.6 9.4 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.0 7.9 7.4 7.5 7.1

13.5 13.2 12.7 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.1 12.6 12.0 12.2 10.9 10.3

14.5 14.4 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.2 12.8 11.7 11.5 10.4 11.1 10.9

28.0 27.6 26.5 26.6 26.4 26.0 24.9 24.3 23.5 22.6 22.0 21.2

9.3 9.2 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.6

9.4 9.0 9.3 9.2 8.8 7.7 7.0 7.1 7.9 7.5

9.4 9.2 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.4 7.6 7.1

28.4 27.6 28.1 27.0 25.8 23.7 22.8 21.9 23.0 21.7

9.6 9.5 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.3 8.1 8.8 7.6 8.3 7.4 6.7

8.9 8.8 9.0 8.5 8.6 9.1 8.7 8.5 6.6 7.7 5.3 5.1

19.0 19.1 18.7 17.7 18.1 17.6 17.2 17.9 17.3 18.2 17.8 17.4 17.0 15.7 16.9 15.1 15.2 16.2 17.1 14.8 16.1 14.7 16.7 14.9 15.6 11.7 12.0 11.2 10.8 10.1 8.9

37.1 37.1 35.9 35.0 35.5 35.0 34.3 33.5 33.2 33.6 34.7 33.2 31.6 31.9 32.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 32.1 28.6 27.3 25.5 27.2 25.5 27.7 22.0 22.0 20.7 21.6 20.5 17.5

13.3 13.6 12.6 13.0 12.8 12.7 11.9 12.4 11.1 12.1 10.5 12.2 11.8 10.8 10.4 10.6 11.0 10.3 10.2 10.7 10.9 10.1 9.2 9.7 8.7 8.6 8.9 8.4 7.5 8.2 6.9

14.2 14.3 14.0 12.7 12.1 12.6 13.8 12.0 12.4 11.4 12.9 12.1 12.3 11.2 11.1 11.8 11.3 11.5 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.3 10.5 9.4 10.3 9.3 9.9 10.0 9.1 7.9 7.6

27.5 27.9 26.6 25.7 24.9 25.3 25.7 24.4 23.5 23.5 23.4 24.3 24.1 22.0 21.5 22.4 22.3 21.8 21.1 21.7 21.7 21.4 19.7 19.1 19.0 17.9 18.8 18.4 16.6 16.1 14.5

9.1 9.3 9.0 8.7 8.6 7.9 7.5 8.1 7.6 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.0 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.5 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.2 4.6 5.4 4.4 3.5 4.2 3.3

Subtotal

Penalty

Final

Place

18.3 17.4 17.7 16.9 18.5 16.4 15.9 15.0 15.3 13.1 13.3

94.8 90.9 90.2 89.1 87.2 85.2 82.8 82.0 74.0 71.0 69.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8

94.8 90.9 90.2 88.9 86.9 85.2 82.8 82.0 74.0 71.0 68.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

9.5 9.0 8.6 9.2 8.3 8.8 8.2 8.9 9.4 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.1 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.3 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.2

9.7 9.6 9.4 8.8 9.2 8.5 8.3 8.9 8.5 8.7 7.2 8.4 8.6 7.5 6.8 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.6 5.6 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.0

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18.9 18.7 18.5 18.0 17.4 15.8 15.7 14.0 15.4 13.8

94.4 93.8 92.8 90.3 84.6 79.7 77.2 76.1 75.5 72.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

94.4 93.8 92.8 90.3 84.6 79.7 77.0 76.1 75.5 71.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

AUGUST 10, 1999 27.8 27.5 27.5 26.9 26.7 27.0 25.5 25.7 21.9 23.5 19.8 18.4

DCI DIVISION III PRELIMS 18.1 18.0 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.1 15.6 15.9 15.4 16.9 15.8 14.6 16.2 15.1 14.5 14.8 14.1 15.0 13.8 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.6 12.1 10.3 10.0 9.5 10.8 10.4 8.6

Auxilary

AUGUST 7, 1999

DCI DIVISION II PRELIMS

MADISON, WI Blue Stars Mandarins General Butler Vagabonds Phantom Legion Yokohama Scouts Raiders Lake Erie Regiment Yamato Capital Regiment Cincinnati Glory West Coast Sound Les Senateurs Citations Emerald Knights Edmonton Strutters Legend of Texas Conqueror II Académie Musicale Phoenix Knight Storm Marion Cadets Spectrum Bandettes Cadets of Brooklyn Racine Scouts Illusion Scenic City Ridge Raiders Joliet Kingsmen Decorah Kilties Twilight Optimists

Brass

Totals

DCI EASTERN

SUN PRAIRIE, WI Patriots Spartans Americanos East Coast Jazz Jersey Surf Seattle Cascades Capitol Sound Allegiance Elite Teal Sound Kips Bay Les Stentors Dutch Boy

AUGUST 6, 1999

Peformance

19.5 19.2 18.0 18.9 18.3 18.7 15.5 16.0 14.5 15.3 15.7 15.1

93.8 92.7 91.1 91.1 89.2 88.8 85.3 81.7 77.9 76.8 70.7 69.3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.1 0.1 0.0

93.8 92.7 91.1 91.1 89.2 88.8 85.3 81.7 76.7 74.7 70.6 69.3

1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

AUGUST 11, 1999 28.3 27.9 27.0 26.7 26.1 25.2 24.0 25.9 25.5 25.1 23.7 24.8 24.4 22.3 21.7 23.0 22.3 21.7 20.4 21.7 21.3 20.2 19.1 20.0 17.1 15.4 15.3 14.9 12.6 13.6 11.5

19.2 19.3 19.0 17.4 17.1 18.0 18.1 16.3 15.7 18.8 16.6 15.2 16.8 17.5 18.3 14.7 15.6 15.4 15.9 15.0 15.1 12.7 14.5 13.4 13.3 14.2 11.2 12.7 13.6 10.7 10.2

92.9 92.9 89.5 87.4 86.5 85.5 84.0 83.8 82.2 82.2 81.8 82.3 80.1 76.2 75.2 75.0 74.6 73.8 73.6 72.0 70.3 67.1 66.0 64.6 63.8 55.3 56.1 54.0 50.8 50.2 43.5

0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

92.9 92.8 89.5 87.4 86.5 85.5 84.0 83.8 82.2 82.2 81.8 81.3 80.0 75.7 75.0 75.0 74.5 73.8 73.6 72.0 70.3 66.3 66.0 64.6 63.8 55.3 55.1 50.9 50.8 50.2 43.4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Phantom Regiment John Baumgartner 4151 Samuetson Road Rockford, IL 61109 815/874-8751 www.regiment.org

Pioneer Bill Strube 4601 W. Holt Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53219 414/327-2847 www.pioneer-corps.org

Santa Clara Vanguard Rick Venezuela 1765 Space Park Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 408/727-5532 www.scvanguard.org

Southwind Pat Seidling PO Box 948 Madison, WI 53701 608/241-3171 www.southwind.org

Spirit of Atlanta Bill Duquette 1123 Hunters Glen Drive Woodstock, GA 30189 770/924-2655 Billduq@us.ibm.com

Tarheel Sun Ira Freedman PO Box 5302 Cary, NC 27502 919/319-6522 www.tarheelsun.org

Troopers Mathew Krum PO Box 375 Casper, WY 82602 307/472-2141 www.troopersdrumcorps.org

Division II/III Academie Musicale Jaques Breton CP 213 Sherbrooke, QUE, Canada J1H 5H8 bretonJ@gw.csrs.qc.ca

Allegiance Elite Michael Cope #15 3650 19th Street NE Calgary, AB Canada T2E 6V2 403/250-2263 allegnce@cal.cybersurf.net

Americanos Jerome Kolosso 1615 Drum Corps Drive Menasha, WI 54952 920/722-5543 canos@execpc.com

Bandettes Mary Wilson 103 River Road Sault St. Marie, ONT Canada P6A 6C3 705/759-3192

Blue Devils B & C Mundy Viar 4065 Nelson Avenue Concord, CA 94520 925/689-2918 mundyv@aol.com

Blue Stars Chris Ward P.O.Box 2523 La Crosse, WI 54602 608/782-3219 bstars@concentric.net

Cadets of Brooklyn George Hicks 31 Leonard Street #202 Brooklyn, NY 11206 718/221-2902

D C I T O D A Y

Capital Regiment Richard Bays 3132 Creighton Place Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 614/860-0755

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1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES RECAPS TO JOIN MADISON, WI

DCI DIVISION II FINALS General Effect

Ensemble

Corps

Music

Visual

Total

Music

Visual

Total

Patriots Spartans East Coast Jazz Americanos Jersey Surf

19.2 18.9 19.0 17.9 18.1

19.6 19.1 19.3 18.7 17.9

38.8 38.0 38.3 36.6 36.0

13.7 13.9 13.2 12.9 13.5

14.6 14.8 14.3 14.1 13.1

28.3 28.7 27.5 27.0 26.6

18.8 18.2 17.6 18.4 18.6 17.3 18.1 17.5

19.4 18.4 18.6 17.5 17.3 16.3 16.5 16.2

38.2 36.6 36.2 34.9 35.9 33.6 34.6 33.7

19.4 19.5 19.3 19.2 18.6 18.9 18.8 18.4 17.5 17.6 16.9 17.2 16.7 16.4 16.3 15.6 15.6 16.0 15.1 15.2 14.2 15.4 14.5 14.7 14.9 14.3

19.5 19.4 19.5 19.3 19.0 18.6 18.8 18.5 18.4 17.4 16.6 17.6 16.7 16.8 16.2 15.5 15.3 15.0 16.4 15.6 16.0 14.6 14.0 15.2 14.4 14.2

38.9 38.9 38.8 38.5 37.6 37.5 37.6 36.9 35.9 35.0 33.5 34.8 33.6 33.2 32.5 31.1 30.9 31.0 31.5 30.8 30.2 30.0 28.5 29.9 29.3 28.5

19.7 19.6 19.4 19.2 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.0 16.7 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.5

19.7 19.6 19.5 19.3 18.9 18.7 18.6 18.3 17.8 17.3 17.0 17.5 16.9 16.6 16.0 15.7 15.0

39.4 39.2 38.9 38.5 37.8 37.5 37.3 36.6 35.5 34.8 34.3 34.5 33.6 33.0 32.2 31.7 30.5

MADISON, WI Mandarins Blue Stars General Butler Vagabonds Phantom Legion Yokohama Scouts Raiders Yamato Lake Erie Regiment

9.7 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.8

9.8 9.6 9.2 9.4 8.3

Total

29.2 28.6 27.8 28.0 26.1

13.4 13.6 13.1 13.0 12.5 12.4 12.0 11.7

14.5 14.3 14.1 13.2 12.8 13.0 12.6 13.6

27.9 27.9 27.2 26.2 25.3 25.4 24.6 25.3

9.3 8.9 9.2 8.6 7.9 8.2 8.3 7.7

9.0 9.3 8.0 9.4 8.3 8.7 7.7 8.4

9.3 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.6

14.8 14.6 14.7 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.3 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.1 13.5 12.9 12.8 12.5 12.6 11.9 11.7 11.2 12.4 11.8 12.1 11.1 11.4 10.7

14.9 14.6 14.8 14.4 14.1 13.9 13.5 13.7 13.2 12.8 13.1 12.7 12.2 12.6 11.3 12.1 10.9 10.6 11.5 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.0 10.2 9.9

29.7 29.2 29.5 28.8 28.2 27.9 27.8 27.3 26.9 26.6 26.7 25.8 25.7 25.5 24.1 24.6 23.5 22.5 23.2 20.8 22.4 21.9 22.8 22.1 21.6 20.6

9.6 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 7.8 8.8 8.5 8.0 8.6 8.2 7.3 7.2 7.5 8.4 7.4 8.3 6.5 8.1 7.1 6.0 7.7 7.9

9.8 9.6 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.4 8.7 9.3 8.9 8.5 9.1 8.6 8.3 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.1 7.2 6.5 6.9 7.7 6.4 7.6 6.8 6.2 6.6

9.8 9.6 9.5 9.4 8.9 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.2 7.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.7 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.9 6.8 6.6

14.9 14.7 14.4 14.5 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.9 12.8 13.1 12.5 12.6 12.9 12.2 11.9 11.5 11.0

14.8 14.6 14.7 14.4 14.1 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.4 13.0 13.2 12.8 12.1 12.4 11.8 12.0 11.0

29.7 29.3 29.1 28.9 28.3 27.7 27.4 27.7 26.2 26.1 25.7 25.4 25.0 24.6 23.7 23.5 22.0

9.9 9.8 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.0 9.4 9.3 8.3 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.2 7.5

9.9 9.6 9.8 9.1 9.4 9.5 8.9 9.2 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.5 8.2

9.6 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.5 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.0 7.1

29.2 28.9 28.5 28.5 27.6 27.9 26.9 27.5 25.7 26.1 26.3 25.2 25.2 23.9 22.2 23.1 23.4 23.0 21.6 22.3 21.2 21.8 21.9 20.7 20.7 21.1

19.8 19.9 19.8 19.6 18.5 18.8 18.4 18.6 18.0 17.7 17.9 17.6

39.5 39.7 39.3 38.9 37.9 37.6 37.6 37.2 36.1 35.4 35.7 35.2

14.8 14.9 14.3 14.6 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.3 13.6 13.0 12.9

14.9 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6

29.7 29.6 29.1 29.1 28.2 27.9 27.5 26.9 26.4 26.5 25.7 25.5

9.9 9.8 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.3

9.4 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.9 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.6

9.9 9.8 9.5 9.6 9.1 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.4

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Subtotal

Penalty

Final

Place

— — — — —

96.3 95.3 93.6 91.6 88.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

96.3 95.3 93.6 91.6 88.7

1 2 3 4 5

— — — — — — — —

93.7 92.2 89.3 88.5 86.3 84.4 83.4 82.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

93.7 92.2 89.3 88.5 86.3 84.4 83.3 82.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AUGUST 12, 1999 19.6 19.3 19.4 19.1 18.3 18.7 18.0 17.8 18.5 17.3 18.1 17.2 16.9 16.7 14.9 14.0 15.7 15.3 16.3 14.1 14.2 15.5 14.4 13.8 15.0 14.5

97.8 97.0 96.8 95.8 93.4 93.3 92.3 91.7 88.5 87.7 86.5 85.8 84.5 82.6 78.8 78.8 77.8 76.5 76.3 73.9 73.8 73.7 73.2 72.7 71.6 70.2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

97.8 97.0 96.8 95.8 93.4 93.3 92.1 91.7 88.5 87.7 86.5 85.8 84.5 82.6 78.8 78.8 77.8 76.5 76.3 73.9 73.8 73.7 73.2 72.2 71.6 70.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

AUGUST 13, 1999 29.4 29.1 28.8 28.1 27.7 27.8 27.5 27.4 25.0 25.6 25.4 25.3 24.4 23.8 22.5 21.7 22.8

DCI DIVISION 1 FINALS 19.7 19.8 19.5 19.3 19.4 18.8 19.2 18.6 18.1 17.7 17.8 17.6

Auxilary

AUGUST 11, 1999 27.6 27.7 25.9 26.4 25.1 25.4 24.2 23.7

DCI DIVISION 1 SEMI-FINALS

MADISON, WI Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers The Cadets Glassmen Madison Scouts Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Boston Crusaders Crossmen Carolina Crown Colts

9.7 9.4 9.1 9.5 9.0

Percussion Visual

DCI DIVISION 1 QUARTERFINALS

MADISON, WI Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers The Cadets Glassmen Blue Knights Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Crossmen Boston Crusaders Carolina Crown Colts Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Southwind Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer

Brass

Totals

DCI DIVISION III FINALS

MADISON, WI Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard The Cadets The Cavaliers Blue Knights Glassmen Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Crossmen Boston Crusaders Carolina Crown Colts Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Southwind Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer Patriots Kiwanis Kavaliers Mandarins Troopers Spartans Tarheel Sun Les Étoiles de Dorion East Coast Jazz Blue Stars

AUGUST 11, 1999

Peformance

19.7 19.2 19.3 19.5 18.7 17.8 18.0 17.7 18.4 17.3 18.1 17.1 16.9 16.3 15.2 14.9 15.5

98.5 97.6 96.8 95.5 93.8 93.0 92.2 91.7 86.7 86.5 85.4 85.2 83.0 81.4 78.4 76.9 75.3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

98.5 97.6 96.8 95.5 93.8 93.0 92.2 91.7 86.7 86.5 85.3 85.2 83.0 81.3 78.4 76.9 75.3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

AUGUST 14, 1999 29.2 29.1 28.6 28.4 27.6 27.9 27.4 27.1 26.1 25.1 24.9 25.3

19.9 18.9 19.0 19.7 18.1 17.9 18.0 17.5 16.7 18.7 18.2 17.0

98.4 98.4 97.0 96.4 93.7 93.4 92.5 91.2 88.6 87.0 86.3 86.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

98.4 98.4 97.0 96.4 93.7 93.4 92.5 91.2 88.6 87.0 86.3 86.0

1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Capital Sound Keith Gee PO Box 948 Madison, WI 53701 608/241-3171

Citations Donna Monte, PO Box 379 Burlington, MA 01803 617/272-7111 dmcitations@aol.com

Colt Cadets Steffany Kreimeyer 550 W. 8th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 319/582 4872

Conqueror II Tom Bigas PO Box 78011 Westcliffe PO Hamilton, ON Canada L9C 7N5 905/741-2667

Decorah Kilties Michael Rood 509 Goose Island Drive Decorah, IA 52101 319/382-4363

Delta Brigade Ron Patterson 1400 Silver Creek Sherwood, AR 72120 501/851-7124

Dutch Boy John Robins 34 St Leger Street Kitchener, ON Canada N2M 4L9 519/744-3291

East Coast Jazz Thomas Chopelas PO Box 53 Malden, MA 02148 781/942-0428 tchop8239@aol.com

Edmonton Strutters Pauline Humer Box 20055, Beverly Postal 57 Edmonton, ALB Canada T5J 3K6 403/473-3548

Emerald Knights David Lowther 24 Ravinder Court Brampton, ONT Canada L6Z 3M6 905/846-9691 www.idirect.com/~emerald

General Butler Vagabonds Dave Campbell 6009 Suires Manor Lane Library, PA 15129 412/282-7695 www.icubed.com~cdave/vagabonds.htm

Glory Tim Cardinal 5267 Wheatmore Court Mason, OH 45040 513/336-8868 CinGlory98@aol.com

Illusion Louis Mauro, Jr. 4620 Van Kirk Street Philadelphia, PA 19135 215/535-6129 loum121@aol.com

Impulse Ron Zallinger 6401 Larchwood Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92647 949/367-2234

Jersey Surf Robert Jacobs 162 S. White Horse Pike Berlin, NJ 08009 609/767-0223 medius@bellatlantic.net www.jerseysurf.org

D C I T O D A Y

Kingsmen Robert Abbott 307 Hobbs Road Joliet, IL 60435 815/834-1500

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1999 INDIVIDUAL & ENSEMBLE RECAPS TO JOIN SOPRANO

BARITONE

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Andy Smart Luiz de la Rosa Tom Young Casey Johnson Michael Harrison Jud Merritt Jesse Cook Leslie Scarpino Rick Espinosa Ben Albright John Blickwedehl Keith Robinson Joseph Moter Brian Ecton Nick Klawitter Mark Morgan Andy Houston Travis Peterson Steven Mahadeo Michael Stone Jason Mauro Becca Sibilsky Martin Vachon Jeff Townsend Twane Trienekens Sean Seamon Chantal Phaneuf Dominic Dion Vincent Blyden Rachel Chaffe Jennifer Case Aaron Presser

Blue Knights Phantom Regiment The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Colts Santa Clara Vanguard Bluecoats Glassmen Blue Devils Blue Stars Bluecoats Dutch Boy Southwind Cavaliers Capial Sound Magic of Orlando Southwind Illusion Americanos Academie Musicale Colts Boston Crusaders Blue Stars Stentors Stentors Cadets of Brooklyn Racine Scouts Capital Sound Racine Scouts

40.0 39.0 38.5 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 35.5 35.0 35.0 35.0 35.0 35.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 34.0 32.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 31.0 30.0

29.5 28.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.0 24.5 24.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 21.0

99.0 97.0 96.5 96.0 95.0 94.0 93.0 91.0 90.0 89.5 89.0 88.5 88.0 87.5 87.0 86.5 85.5 85.0 85.0 83.0 82.5 82.0 80.0 79.0 81.0 77.0 78.0 76.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 72.0

29.5 30.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 26.5 27.0 26.5 26.0 26.0 27.0 25.5 25.5 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

99.0 97.0 96.5 96.0 95.0 94.0 93.0 91.0 90.0 89.5 89.0 88.5 88.0 87.0 87.0 86.5 85.5 85.0 85.0 83.0 82.5 82.0 80.0 79.0 77.3 77.0 76.7 76.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 72.0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 32

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Ryan Mc George Jessica Marlin Louis Lugo Dave Newcomb TJ Darst Fourbears George Benji McClain Genevieve Danis Doug Henderson Brian Ellison Ricky Alonzo Mike Miller Gabriel Flores Brad Williamson Benson Sharpe Paul Miller Melanie Miron Shanika Turner Joe Rodriguez Bryan Godman Jonathan Wright Stan Claus Anthony Jordan Leroy Johnson Russ Gavin Josh Perez Tim Waters Kota Izawa

Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara Vanguard Spirit of Atlanta Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Les Etoiles Madison Scouts Spectrum Blue Knights Spirit of Atlanta The Cavaliers Southwind Boston Crusaders Americanos Stentors Southwind Capital Sound Southwind Kiwanis Kavaliers Ridge Raiders Cadets of Brooklyn Racine Scouts Blue Stars Blue Stars Blue Stars Yokohama Scouts

38.0 37.2 38.5 38.0 37.8 38.0 37.8 38.0 37.5 36.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 36.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 33.5 34.0 32.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 32.0 30.0 26.0

29.0 28.5 27.0 27.0 27.3 26.8 26.9 26.2 26.5 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 26.5 26.0 25.0 25.0 24.0 25.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 20.0 22.0 20.0

95.0 93.8 93.5 93.0 92.6 92.4 92.2 92.2 91.5 90.0 91.0 89.0 88.0 87.0 86.5 86.0 85.0 84.5 84.0 81.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 75.0 74.0 66.0

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total

Alyssa Schild Tod Modgling Scott Atchison Chris Prentice Kris Neal Mackenzie Hughes Axel Foley Joe Hamlin Jim Hamel Robert Brania Jonathan Lewis John Barnes Dave Leckman Candace Cunningham Eric Miller John Kelly Justin Heidelmark Hart Wilson Nanae Seki

Phantom Regiment The Cavaliers Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Racine Scouts Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Southwind Boston Crusaders Madison Scouts Spectrum Phantom Regiment Capital Sound

38.0 38.5 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 36.0 37.0

30.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0

97.0 96.5 96.0 96.0 95.0 94.0 93.0 94.0 92.0 90.0 90.0 89.0 89.0

Bluecoats Americanos Pioneer Boston Crusaders Capital Sound Yamato

36.0 36.0 35.0 35.0 33.0 32.0

26.0 25.0 25.0 23.0 23.0 22.0

29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 27.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 22.0 22.0 22.0

88.0 86.0 85.0 80.0 78.0 76.0

Jeff Robillard Timothy Henning Jay Hagy Steve Mackin Jeremy Grange Pen Total Pl. Laura Mortimore 0.0 97.0 1 Darren Dukart 0.0 96.5 2 Aaron Jenson 0.0 96.0 3 Jay Stark 0.0 96.0 3 Hideo Aonuma 0.0 95.0 5 Devin Otto 0.0 94.0 6 Tom Lukowicz 0.0 93.0 7 Bryan Butler 1.0 93.0 7 Devin Hoey 0.0 92.0 9 Al Dobyns 0.0 90.0 10 John Belott 0.0 90.0 10 Bart Harrison 0.0 89.0 12 Tony Esobedo 0.0 89.0 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

88.0 86.0 85.0 80.0 78.0 76.0

FRENCH HORN Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total

Performer

Corps

Tech

Cory Meals Tim Bolender Matt Okumoto

The Cavaliers Illusion Blue Devils B

36.0 27.0 27.0 90.0 0.0 90.0 31.0 22.0 23.0 76.0 0.0 76.0 28.0 21.0 21.0 70.0 0.5 69.5

28.0 28.1 28.0 28.0 27.5 27.6 27.5 28.0 27.5 27.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 24.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 20.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

95.0 93.8 93.5 93.0 92.6 92.4 92.2 92.0 91.5 90.0 89.6 89.0 88.0 87.0 86.5 86.0 85.0 84.5 84.0 81.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 77.0 75.3 75.0 74.0 66.0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 24 25 26 27 28

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Southwind The Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Capital Sound Phantom Regiment Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Yokohama Scouts Blue Devils Blue Devils Blue Stars Magic of Orlando Pioneer Racine Scouts Madison Scouts Blue Devils B

38.0 38.0 37.5 38.0 37.0 38.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 35.0 33.0

28.0 27.0 27.0 26.5 27.0 27.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.0

93.0 92.0 91.5 91.5 91.0 91.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 89.0 89.0 88.0 87.0 88.0 86.0 85.0 85.0 81.0

14 RASS NSEMBLE 15 16 17 Corps 18 Phantom Regiment 19 Madison Scouts #2 Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Santa Clara Vanguard Capital Sound #1 Magic of Orlando Troopers #2 Yamato Southwind #2 Pl. Stentors #2 1 Marion Cadets 2 Troopers #1 3 Kawanis Kavaliers Stentors #1 Racine Scouts

B

27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

93.0 92.0 91.5 91.5 91.0 91.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 89.0 89.0 88.0 87.0 87.0 86.0 85.0 85.0 81.0

1 2 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 12 13 13 15 16 16 18

Knight Storm Valerie Duprey 586 Montgomery Street Chicopee, MA 01020 413/534-4970 vduprey@aol.com

Lake Erie Regiment Ray Luniewski 113 W. 10th Street Erie, PA 16501-1409 814/456-5300 leregiment@worldnet.att.net

Legend of Texas Scott Puryear 3107 Interstate 27 Lubbock, TX 79404 888/484-5463

Les Senateurs Ghislaine Dumulong 1446 Rue Lepine Street Joliette, QC Canada J6E 4B5 514/753-5686

Les Stentors Gabe Francoeur CP 24001 Belvedere Sherbrooke, QC Canada J1H 6J4 819/563-3013

Lucas Rhythm Nation David Cole 540 S 9th Avenue Mt Vernon, NY 10550 914/665-0908 Ray Mar PO Box 22297 Sacramento, CA 95822 916/395-8310

Marion Cadets Michael King 434 W. Church Street Marion, OH 43302 740/382-3013

Memorial Lancers Frank Harrold 9616 Brecken Ridge Road St Louis, MO 63114 314/367-3444

Pacific Crest Stuart Pompel 1174 S Diamond Bar Blvd. #627 Diamond Bar, CA 91675 714/528-2364

Patriots Patti Nolan 2145 Buffalo Road Rochester, NY 14624 716/247-9670

Phoenix

E

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Jose Valasquez 1930 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473 718/893-8600x309

Mandarins

CONTRA BASS Performer

MELLOPHONE

Kips Bay Knight Club Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

36.0 35.8 34.0 33.0 34.3 33.7 33.5 32.0 30.0 28.4 28.0 30.2 28.0 29.0 26.0 25.0

28.0 27.9 25.0 24.0 23.1 22.8 22.5 24.0 22.5 23.4 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.0 18.0 17.0

91.0 90.2 83.0 81.0 80.6 79.3 78.8 79.0 75.3 74.8 75.0 73.4 73.0 72.0 62.0 60.5

27.0 26.5 24.0 24.0 23.2 22.8 22.8 23.0 22.8 23.0 24.0 20.1 22.0 20.0 18.0 18.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0

91.0 90.2 83.0 81.0 80.6 79.3 78.8 78.1 75.3 74.8 74.7 72.9 72.8 72.0 61.2 60.5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Roger Esposito 269 Andrews Road Jackson, NJ 08527 772/928-9699

Quest Thomas Fisher 289 Orange Road Montclair, NJ 07042 973/746-1320

Racine Scouts Paul Chaffee 2030 Taylor Ave Racine, WI 53403 414/554-4949

Raiders Karen Leffler PO Box 76 Lodi, NJ 07644-0076 732/951-1507 raidweb@aol.com

D C I T O D A Y

Ridge Raiders Bill Saunders Jr. 26 Wildwood Avenue Hamilton, ON Canada L8K 5N2 905/543-8338

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February 26-27

March 11-12

March 25-26

New England Regional

European Regional

Carolina Regional

Mid Atlantic Regional

Salem, Massachusetts

United Kingdom

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Color Guard

Color Guard

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Northstar Regional

Midwest Regional

Mid America Regional

Mid East Regional

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chicago, Illinois

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dayton, Ohio

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

February 12-13

Northwest Regional

Northeast Regional

South Florida Regional

Indianapolis Regional

Portland, Oregon

Rochester, New York

Miami, Florida

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Indianapolis, Indiana Color Guard • Percussion

March 4-5

March 18-19

Southern California Regional

Southern California Regional

First Coast Regional

New England Regional

Percussion

Riverside, California

Jacksonville, Florida

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard

Percussion

APRIL 13-16

February 19-20

Lone Star Regional

Rocky Mountain Regional

Eastern Regional

Houston, Texas

Denver, Colorado

WGI World Championships

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Richmond, Virginia Color Guard

Mid California Regional Modesto, California

Nutmeg Regional

South Regional

Fairfield County, Connecticut

Pensacola, Florida

Color Guard

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

Southwest Regional

Mid South Regional

Las Vegas, Nevada

Union City, California

Color Guard • Percussion

Color Guard • Percussion

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Virginia Regional Richmond, Virginia Percussion

West Regional

Orange County, California

Dayton, Ohio

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1999 INDIVIDUAL & ENSEMBLE RECAPS TO JOIN SNARE

BASS DRUMS ENSEMBLE

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Ercan Erhan Joe Shuker Carlos Botello Mark Hunter Brad Stevens Pat Fitz-Gibbon Ted Wheeler Jeremy Whitting Bob Cizmarik Andy Young Mike Rabinowitz Derrick Suragh Gregory Anderson Kevin Namaky Micah Hardwick Bryan Ohlsen Jason Lower Colin Kicklighter Eric Ramsden Troy Wiiegand Andy Stanton Kazuyoshi Morimoto Jeason Desmarais Jason Hoskinson Damion Jones Joshua Kistner Josiane Bell James Cairnes Christian Jamal

Santa Clara Vanguard Cavaliers Pioneer The Cavaliers Blue Knights Madison Scouts Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara Vanguard Glassmen Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Magic of Orlando Blue Knights Glassmen Magic of Orlando Capital Sound Dutch Boy Phantom Legion Glassmen Phantom Legion Spectrum

39.2 39.4 38.6 38.4 38.2 37.9 38.4 37.8 37.8 38.1 37.9 38.0 37.5 37.4 35.7 36.2 36.4 36.5 36.8 36.1 34.2

28.4 28.1 28.2 27.8 27.9 28.1 27.8 28.1 28.0 27.8 27.7 27.4 27.8 27.2 26.6 25.0 24.8 24.6 24.9 24.7 24.9

29.0 29.2 28.7 29.0 29.0 28.7 28.4 28.5 28.3 28.0 27.8 27.7 27.6 28.0 27.4 25.8 25.3 24.9 24.0 24.5 24.6

96.6 96.7 95.5 95.2 95.1 94.7 94.6 94.4 94.1 93.9 93.4 93.1 92.9 92.6 89.7 87.0 86.5 86.0 85.7 85.3 83.7

0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

96.6 96.5 95.5 95.2 95.1 94.7 94.6 94.4 94.1 93.9 93.4 93.1 92.9 92.6 89.7 87.0 86.5 86.0 85.7 85.3 83.7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Kiwanis Kavaliers Stentors Capital Sound Racine Scouts Illusion Stentors Racine Scouts Academie Musicale

35.4 33.9 33.7 33.4 33.5 31.2 29.8 29.5

22.5 23.0 23.6 23.5 23.0 22.0 22.7 21.7

24.6 24.1 23.5 23.7 22.5 23.7 23.0 22.5

82.5 81.0 80.8 80.6 79.0 79.6 75.5 73.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

82.5 81.0 80.8 80.3 79.0 76.2 75.5 73.7

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Seattle Cascades

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Magic of Orlando Colts Southwind Pioneer Racine Scouts

39.0 39.0 40.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 30.0

30.0 28.0 28.0 25.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 20.0

98.0 97.0 96.0 86.0 83.0 81.0 80.0 72.0

29.0 30.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 22.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

98.0 97.0 96.0 86.0 83.0 81.0 80.0 72.0

Sal Leone 16325 5th Avenue NE Shoreline, WA 98155 206/367-6695

Scenic City Elmo James PO Box 11072 Chattanooga, TN 37401 423/877-3164

Spartans Peter LaFlamme 73 East Hollis Street Nashua, NH 03060-6303 603/889-2760 plspartan@aol.com

Spectrum Benjy VanKurin 4796 Church Street Campbell, NY 14821 607/687-5588 tradition@juno.com

CYMBALS ENSEMBLE Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Colts Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets Magic of Orlando Southwind Capitol Sound

37.0 37.0 35.0 34.0 27.0

30.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 23.0

97.0 91.0 90.0 88.0 76.0

30.0 27.0 28.0 27.0 26.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

97.0 91.0 90.0 88.0 76.0

1 2 3 4 5

Spirit of Newark Glen Eng 512 Hussa Street Linden, NJ 07036 908 925 1172

Teal Sound Michael Butler 830 Cavalla Road Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 904/249-6462

Twilight Optimists Ron White W4659 4th Street Road Fond du Lac, WI 54935 920/921-0095

Vanguard Cadets George Brown 1795 Space Park Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 408/727-5534 cadets@scvanguard.org

The Volunteers Chris Jenkins 1060 Worlds Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37916 423/689-3628

Westcoast Sound Gary Backlund 851 E. J Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 619/482-6943

Yamato Edward Martin 8955 Poppy Lane Riverside, CA 92503 909/352-9573

Yokohama Scouts Toshimitsu Takahsi 8955 Poppy Lane Riverside, CA 92503 909/352-9573

Prospective Corps 1st Defenders

TIMPANI

MULTI-TENOR Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Brian Spicer Paul Mutzabaugh Crow Haney Devin Namaky Jason Church Nick Werth Jason Freitas Kevin Vlack Adam Nurre Bryan Smith Hugo Ramirez Paul Weber Brian Grahm Scott Simon Meta Morrison Eric Lemelin

The Cavaliers The Cavaliers Blue Knights Glassmen Carolina Crown Pioneer Blue Devils Blue Knights Southwind Phantom Regiment Madison Scouts Madison Scouts Blue Knights Phantom Legion Cadets of Brooklyn Stentors

38.9 38.6 38.3 38.4 38.2 36.7 37.4 37.9 37.8 36.7 36.9 35.7 36.1 32.3 29.0 24.1

28.0 27.5 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.9 26.9 25.3 25.1 24.9 24.6 25.8 25.0 23.8 19.4 18.3

96.2 95.2 94.5 94.1 94.0 92.9 92.7 90.4 89.9 89.7 88.6 87.4 87.8 80.4 70.4 61.4

29.3 29.1 29.2 28.6 28.7 28.3 28.4 27.2 27.0 28.1 27.1 25.9 26.7 24.3 22.0 19.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.2

96.2 95.2 95.4 94.1 94.0 92.9 92.7 90.4 89.8 89.5 88.6 87.4 86.2 80.4 70.4 60.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Zack Albetta Ryan Sirna Keith Rawlins Jim Schleicher Jaime Madrigal Bill Schueler Nick Schumacher

Blue Knights Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Glassmen Bluecoats Pioneer Capital Sound

38.7 37.4 37.9 35.8 35.4 33.7 31.5

29.2 28.3 28.1 26.2 26.4 24.9 22.7

96.9 94.8 94.7 88.7 88.4 83.9 76.2

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29.0 29.1 28.7 26.7 26.6 25.3 22.0

0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

96.4 94.8 94.7 88.7 88.4 83.9 76.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Dennis Wade 669 Creek Road Christiana, PA 17509 610/459-3416

3rd Regiment Denis Plouffe 525 J.P. Toupin St. Eustache QC Canada J7R 5Y8 514/974-0395

Black Knights Pete Ellison 1317 N San Fernando Rd #183 Burbank, CA 91504-3800 818/567-0216

Blue Saints Guy Dutrisac PO Box 1302, Station B Sudbury, Ont Canada P3E 4S7 705/866-1849

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AUXILARY

Performer

Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Kimberly Springer Matt Janus Chuck Ricotta Kent Laukhut Kasem Thipayamethakul James Nanasy Mark Teal Jeff Torbush Bradley Palmer Matt Janes Christopher Vigneron Louise Rew Alicia Welch Daniel Duffield Ryan Kilgore Jamie Taylor Delton Davis Adam Burke Mike Zuziak Eric Dela Santos Colin McAlister Cristy Immordino Sean Womack Stan Muncy Jonathan Mack Michael Azard

Phantom Regiment The Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Phantom Regiment

39.2 39.1 38.8 39.0

29.0 28.7 28.8 28.1

29.0 29.0 29.1 28.9

97.2 96.8 96.7 96.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

97.2 96.8 96.7 96.0

1 2 3 4

Madison Scouts Magic of Orlando Carolina Crown Cavaliers Magic of Orlando Southwind

38.6 38.4 38.1 38.5 38.0 37.8

28.4 27.3 27.0 27.2 26.8 26.3

28.8 27.1 27.0 26.3 26.9 26.5

95.8 92.8 92.1 92.0 91.7 90.6

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

95.8 92.8 92.1 92.0 91.7 90.6

5 6 7 8 9 10

Blue Devils Troopers Carolina Crown Colts Bluecoats Southwind Madison Scouts Americanos Pioneer Pioneer Blue Knights Capital Regiment Magic of Orlando Yamato Spectrum Cadets of Brooklyn

37.9 36.7 36.1 36.1 35.4 35.3 35.9 35.2 33.7 34.9 35.2 34.3 34.3 35.6 30.3 29.8

26.0 24.4 25.7 25.3 25.1 25.0 23.9 24.3 25.1 24.5 23.8 24.8 24.1 23.4 22.8 21.3

26.3 25.2 24.3 24.2 25.0 24.7 24.8 24.8 24.9 24.0 24.1 23.7 24.2 23.4 21.2 20.8

90.2 86.3 86.1 85.6 85.5 85.0 84.6 84.3 83.7 83.4 83.1 82.8 82.6 82.4 74.2 71.9

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

90.2 86.3 86.1 85.6 85.5 85.0 84.6 84.3 83.7 83.4 83.1 82.8 82.6 82.4 74.2 71.9

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LAG 22 23 Performer 24 25 Jamie Benigna 26 Michelle Klein Jenna Curcuru Karine Lussier Korrie Powelski Hitomi Ikeda Jamie Silkworth Christine Steussy Rodney Thomas Pl. Yoshimi Ogawa 1 Jessica Baker 2 Eri Ito 3 Miranda Souci 4 Sheri Stage 5 Sandge Baker 6 Jennifer Lavallee

MULTI-PERCUSSION Performer

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Daniel Villanueva Jeremy Chapman Ben Handel Carl Barone Jonathan Paets Jason Hartmann

Magic of Orlando The Cavaliers Blue Devils Jersey Surf Magic of Orlando The Cavaliers

38.7 38.1 36.9 36.6 37.1 36.7

28.3 28.5 28.1 26.7 25.8 26.2

95.9 95.1 93.3 90.8 90.0 89.8

28.9 28.5 28.3 27.8 27.1 26.9

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

95.9 95.1 93.3 90.8 89.9 89.8

California Shockwave

Performer

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Tech

Art

VE

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Todd Ditchendorf Michael Floyd Sean Cooney Jennie Ann John Gramazio Joe Martinez Tamara Fallon Crisie Marois Jerry Bilecky Justin Gehman Pam Davis Chris Freisinger Katie Fabbro Katy Joint Sachiyo Takahashi Jenel Sclafani Angela Sottile Wendy Carolyn Kira Van Kurin Peggy Funnell

Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Carolina Crown Blue Knights Boston Crusaders Madison Scouts Boston Crusaders Bluecoats Boston Crusaders Magic of Orlando Southwind Southwind Bandettes Lake Erie Regiment Yokohama Scouts Illusion Illusion Bandettes Spectrum Spectrum

40.0 39.5 39.7 39.5 39.6 39.5 39.0 38.5 38.5 38.0 8.4 38.5 37.0 37.5 37.0 39.6 35.0 36.5 35.7 36.0

30.0 29.5 30.0 30.0 29.8 29.5 29.0 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.0 28.7 27.5 27.0 26.5 27.0 26.0 25.5 26.0

29.3 30.0 29.2 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.5 28.3 28.0 27.5 28.5 27.0 26.0 26.5 27.0 26.0 27.0 25.5

99.3 99.0 98.9 98.5 98.4 98.0 97.0 96.0 95.5 94.8 94.7 94.0 94.2 92.0 90.0 89.9 89.0 88.5 88.2 87.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

99.3 99.0 98.9 98.5 98.4 98.0 97.0 96.0 95.5 94.8 94.7 94.0 93.2 92.0 90.0 89.9 89.0 88.5 88.2 87.5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Dewayne Smith PO Box 1101 Woodland, CA 95776 530/668-5836

Coachmen Terry Harper 4925 Wakefield NW Comstock Park, MN 49321 616/791-2272

Earthquake Al Tadokoro 5043 Keeny Street LaMesa, CA 91941 619/465-4676

Fitchburg Kingsmen Carol Jacob PO Box 811 Ritchburg, MA 01420 508/537-0799

Imperial Guardsmen Frank Koch 232 Stephens Street Belleview, NJ 07109 973/751-6579

Latin Knights Tony Alters 1206 Stratford Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 706/842-8558

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Corps

Tech

Art

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Madison Scouts Blue Knights Boston Crusaders Stentors Capital Sound Kiwanis Kavaliers Lake Erie Regiment Capital Sound Cadets of Brooklyn Yokohama Scouts Lake Erie Regiment Yokohama Scouts Bandettes Spectrum Lake Erie Regiment Bandettes

39.0 38.7 38.5 38.3 37.5 37.8 37.0 36.5 37.0 36.5 36.2 36.0 35.0 35.7 35.6 34.6

29.5 29.7 29.6 29.3 29.2 28.6 28.5 28.7 28.0 28.0 27.2 26.3 27.0 26.7 26.5 26.0

29.3 29.0 29.1 28.9 29.0 28.0 28.5 28.2 28.0 28.0 27.6 27.0 27.2 26.6 26.5 26.0

97.8 97.4 97.2 96.5 95.7 94.4 94.0 93.4 93.0 92.5 91.0 89.3 89.2 89.0 88.6 86.6

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

97.8 97.4 97.2 96.5 95.6 94.4 94.0 93.4 93.0 92.5 90.7 89.3 89.2 89.0 88.6 86.6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Lone Star Brian Callahan P.O. Box 1582 Deer Park, TX 77536 713-307-3470 alan.mims@solvay.com

Marquis Kathy Waest PO Box 334 Fond Du Lac, WI 54946 920/922-4999

Memphis Blues Stacy Williams 283D Tinker Hill Cove Jackson, TN 38305 901/668-1918

Phoenix Regiment Mikio Arita 8-18-1 Nishi Kamata Ota-Ku Tokyo, JAPAN 00144 03/3732-4481

Quinte Sound Machine Tim Lanthier P.O. Box 126 Wellington, ONT Canada K0K 3L0 613/391-4313

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Madison Scouts #1 Blue Knights Santa Clara Vanguard Bluecoats Capital Sound #1 Les Etoiles Magic of Orlando Capital Sound #2

39.0 37.0 35.0 36.0 34.0 34.0 31.0 30.0

28.0 29.0 29.0 27.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0

97.0 95.0 91.0 90.0 85.0 84.0 82.0 76.0

30.0 29.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 28.0 24.0

0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

97.0 95.0 90.2 90.0 85.0 84.0 82.0 76.0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Regina Lions Bob Mossing 2272 Pasqua St Regina, SK Canada S4T 4M4 306/791-6221

Sky Ryders George Tuthill 4804 Barkjley #11 Mission, KS 66202

Spirit of St Louis/Phaze Arthur Bennett 3939 W. Minster St Louis, MO 63108

St. John’s

MIXED ENSEMBLE Corps

Tech

Music ME

Sub Total Pen Total Pl.

Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Knights Bluecoats Stentors Racine Scouts

38.0 34.0 35.0 32.5 29.0 24.5

27.5 24.5 25.5 24.0 20.0 17.0

91.5 88.5 87.0 81.5 72.5 62.0

26.0 30.0 26.5 25.0 23.5 20.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0

91.5 88.5 87.0 81.5 71.3 62.0

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For complete 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES scores and recaps, check out DCI Online at http//:www.dci.org.

Sandy Wallace 4 McIntosh Court Brantford, ON Canada N3R 5W9 519/759-3600 swalla@ibm.net

Star of Indiana Jim Mason PO Box 264 Bloomington, IN 47402 812/876-4903

Texas Legion David Dunlap 1909 Bolden Irving, TX 75060 914 665 0908

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Is drum corps ready for the new millennium? The 2000 season is well underway for most corps; by now they have chosen their music and many have had their first camp or two.

Yet before rushing to speculate about what next year will bring, take a moment to reflect upon the season that just came to a close.

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hanks to the internet newsgroup rec.ar ts.marching.dr umcorps (commonly referred to as RAMD), performers who happened to be on-line one afternoon this fall were given the opportunity to respond to a few questions concerning their 1999 drum corps experience. While home to some of the most critical voices of the activity, this newsgroup also exhibits a deep and sincere passion for the activity. Here these candid voices describe their impressions from 1999, some in the most simple of terms, and others as eloquently as can be.

So what motivates young men and women to give up their summer to march drum corps? How can eight weeks spent on a hot football field, a hard gym floor, or a coach bus fulfill their expectations?

For most the answers are simple: education, personal development, and fellowship.

It has been my dream for years to march Scouts, and to experience being a part of such an excellent performing group. It’s such a wonderful feeling to be part of group where everyone is a brother, no matter what your position in the corps is.

Stephen Bond (19) Madison Scouts

I have been marching drum corps for 7 years now. One of the biggest reasons why I gave up my summer for drum corps was the fact that all the kids in my area were wasting their summer doing drugs and getting drunk and I wanted to do something healthy. I was not disappointed at all this summer. I met so many new friends and I miss them all so

much now. They are my 2nd family and I love them all.

John Gramazio (19) Boston Crusaders

[What made me march was my] love of both music and competition. Overall, my drum corps experience has been the most wonderful time of life. It has been a major growing experience.

Shannon Sypert (21) Magic of Orlando

I wanted a challenge. Boy, did I get a challenge! It was a lot harder than anything I could have expected. We didn’t get as much free time as I thought we would. But I loved seeing progress being made in the show, and I absolutely loved performing. Especially finals night...the crowd was so awesome.

Kristen Grondin (17) Boston Crusaders

This was my third year of marching and I cherish the friendships I have made over the past few summers. Each summer gets better and better for me. Each year my expectations for me and for the corps are met and surpassed.

Nick Cruse, Madison Scouts

I have been marching corps since 1994. I can't imagine spending my summer doing anything else!

Katherine M. Eichhorn (19) Colts

[What made me march was] the stories I’ve heard from friends that have marched before.

This was by far the best summer of my life.

Rich Szeglin (20) Crossmen

The first time I ever saw Phantom Regiment, I knew I had to be a part of it one way or another. Ever since ’97, I have found that it gets better and better, especially with all the friendships that I make.

Chris Pierceall (20) Phantom Regiment

about). There’s no place like dome!!!!

Unfortunately, it’s not all a bed of roses! Some have offered their version of the hardships that come with the rewards.

I loved the rush that I got from performing a show and finishing and looking up at the stands and seeing crowds rise to their feet and cheer. I hated waking up at 8am every day and having to go out into the hot sun and work on basics for an hour or two.

Chris Pierceall (20) Phantom Regiment

Drums Along the Rockies was a great show this year. Along with the memorial to Columbine H.S. and SCV winning the show, it was one of the most AWESOME things that I had ever seen.

Nate Moddison (18) Seattle Cascades

Caroline Smith (17) The General Butler Vagabonds

I liked meeting people from around the US and the world. I liked going west of the Mississippi, something I had never done before.

I didn’t like the heat. I’m from [the North East], and it doesn't get that hot up here, so the heat was horrible for me. I also liked getting the most awesome tan and I lost 10 pounds!

Anonymous

While the entire summer seemed to fly by in a blur, some competitions seem to stand out from others. These were the members’ favorites: Definitely the Alamo Dome, I felt like I wasn’t at a drum corps show, but at an NBA game.

David Glasgow (19) Bluecoats

The Alamo Dome was a neat experience. I had never played inside before; there were also a lot of people there! Murfreesboro was memorable for me in that it was one of the few shows my friends and family were able to attend.

Matt Hay (18) Spirit of Atlanta

Allentown is one of my favorite shows, just because of the atmosphere surrounding it.

Murfreesboro was memorable because it was so hot when we were down there, plus the massive thunderstorm we had had that evening knocking the electricity out.

Katherine M. Eichhorn (19) Colts

The Alamo Dome, definitely. We had such a great show there. Though the acoustics weren't that great [but] we still put it out that night.

Shannon Sypert (21) Magic of Orlando

It was the Alamo Dome for me because we were able to rehearse inside where it was only 70 degrees and it was near 100. There was no sun or wind (which the guard was excited

Everyone has their opinion about what exactly makes for a great drum corps show.

Spectators tend to look at the question from a musical and visual point of view.

Not surprisingly, the young men and women on the field seem to care about other priorities.

This is what some participants think makes for a great show: When you and the crowd connect to create this bond, it's the greatest feeling in the world.

Dave Hurlburt (18) Southwind

A combination of excellent design (both visually and musically), good teaching, and the drive of the performers.

Shannon Sypert (21) Magic of Orlando

When everyone does the best they can, and no one slacks off or plays without pride. You have to play with emotion to make a show a successful one.

Kristen Grondin (17) Boston Crusaders

A successful show demands a lot out of the kids performing it. It pushes not only the marching members, but staff as well. A successful show, isn't just one that takes high score on the last day, but one that entertains all year long. In my opinion (a little biased), Madison Scouts 1997 was a successful show, so was Cadets 1995.

Cedric Nicholson, Madison Scouts

If the kids have a good time performing their hearts out and they know in their heads that they did well, then to me, that is what a successful show is. No matter what the numbers are.

John Gramazio (19) Boston Crusaders

As the season draws to a close “the members” make it to Championships in Madison surrounded by legendary drum corps territory! Did the crowd and the setting meet or exceed their high expectations! With the exception of a few

setbacks, the members gave the week an enthusiastic “thumbs up”!

The fans weren’t there just to see the Div. 1 corps, they were there to see all of the corps whether it was Div. 1 or Div. 3!

S. Voss (19) Cincinnati Glory

I was nervous! [The crowd] made me nervous! But after we marched on the field and everyone started clapping, I felt a lot better.

Keri Wanner (16) Raiders

[The best part was] playing “America, Oh Canada” on the field Finals night [The crowd] was the biggest I have ever performed in front of. They were great, and really responded to our show.

Kristen Grondin (17) Boston Crusaders

[I liked] The cool air... The weather finals night was nearly PERFECT!! The crowd was incredible! [What I liked the least was] being in rehearsal and everyone knowing that we were all going to be saying our good-byes very soon.

Chris Pierceall (20) Phantom Regiment

[Being on live TV] was awesome! I hadn’t seen my girlfriend all summer, and at the beginning of our show right after the big intro, right before the horns and quads come in, the pit had a groove that I played congas in. I was on TV during that part, and I got a mental picture of my girlfriend, and it was cool to know that she was seeing me at that very moment.

Ben Handel (19) Blue Devils

In the midst of Championships week, performers are often enthusiastic about their experiences. Yet when more than a month goes by, having gone home with chapped lips, sunburn and aching bones to family and friends, how do they describe their 1999 drum corps experience? What are they looking forward to in 2000? And, for the ageouts, what comes next?

Because it was my age-out year, I took care to notice everything [...] I had the best summer ever!

Jeremy Nutz (21) Colts

1999 both physically and mentally challenged me more than anything else I have done in my entire life.

Chris Pierceall (20) Phantom Regiment

I think performing in Championships was the best of all of the shows. I will remember my parents sitting above the “P” in Camp continued on page 31

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the overall design of the program. The hope is that this spurs designers to explore new concepts. This will provide instructors with associated opportunities to develop and refine new talents to adapt these area’s of design, choreography, artistry or theatrical concepts.

In recent years, Color Guard has been a positive enter tainment impact for the audience.

Fiscal Impact How does this financially affect individual corps and the DCI organization?

It does not impact the corps at all. For DCI organizationally, there is no impact as the Color Guard Judge is already used at all DCI Major Events today. (note: in the current system the color guard score is not added into the total score. Rather, it remains a free standing value and is not figured into the final score.)

Audience Impact How will this affect our audience and their perceptions of the activity?

Hopefully, the audience, much like the instructors, designers and judges, will perceive the addition of Color Guard as a hugely positive and progressive step in the evolution of our scoring process. In recent years, Color Guard has been a positive entertainment impact for the audience.

Show Promoter Impact How will this affect the show promoters financially and logistically as it relates to contest production?

Show Promoters will in some cases see an additional expense due to the Color Guard Judge being added to

the panel. This could be “pro-rated” over a couple of seasons or “grand-fathered” into place over time to reduce the impact.

Additionally, the averaging of the Music and Visual caption scores would be a training issue for tabulators. It should be a minimal impact given focus and discussion on tabulation prior to the season. This will ensure that the Contest Coordinators and all tabulators are clear on implementation. (A DCI Tabulation software program would be a solution to consider to further avoid potential issues.)

Logistics Impact How will this impact the operations of the individual corps and the DCI organization?

No logistical impact to corps or DCI. Judging Impact How will this impact the adjudication process and the individual judge?

The Task Force and Judge Administrative Team feel the impact will be entirely positive by incorporating all parts of the program integrity into the score. It is expected to provide a significantly more consistent scoring tool set.

DCI INSTRUCTORS/ JUDGES ANNUAL MEETING January 21-23, 2000 Chicago Marriott O’Hare Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

A collaborative effort between the design, instructional and judging communities, the Instructors/Judges Annual Meeting is an exchange of ideas on the philosophical and technical issues that continue to define and refine the quality of the drum corps experience on the field. Visit the DCI website at www.dci.org in the coming weeks for more information.

DCI HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON Saturday, January 22, 2000 Chicago Marriott O’Hare Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

A highlight of the Instructor/Judges Annual Meeting will be the DCI Hall of Fame Luncheon to officially induct the Class of 1999; Clark Williams, Paul Litteau and Gary Czapinski. Join us in celebrating their illustrious careers in the drum corps activity.

Luncheon tickets are included in the Instructors/Judges Meeting registration fee or may be purchased through the DCI office before January 2, 2000. For more information, call Randy Isoda at 630/495-9866 ext. 26.

DCI PROMOTORS COLLEGE 2000 February 4-6, 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada

Every summer more than 100 DCI events take place all over North America including big shows and little shows all seeking to create community pride, an awareness of drum corps and to raise funds for a variety of worthwhile causes. As a show promoter one of your primary goals is to maximize your event in as cost effective a manner as possible.

The DCI Promoters College provides the tools and networking opportunities to make that happen. Sessions discuss event operations, corps housing, marketing, promotions, and other issues of concern to today’s promoters.

Additional details will be released in the coming weeks. Visit the DCI website at www.dci.org for more information as it becomes available.

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take place without one of the field bands entertaining the crowds before the match or during halftime.”

Already there are additional sponsors coming on board to support the Field Band movement. The latest satellite band to start up, has received assistance from the African company Nedcor. This particular band has been established for the visually impaired at the Athlone School for the Blind in Beliville, Cape Town. The band includes aurally impaired children who are able to feel the vibrations of the instruments and can thus play.

Two additional satellite bands have also recently formed. One resulting from a Jewish initiative which assists street children from disadvantaged communities while the other is being funded through several government agencies.

Bryan Clarke is the regional director of the Field Band Foundation in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and is committed to music education as a constructive alternative for township children.

“As the principal percussionist of the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra,” says Bryan, “I saw the desperate need for something ongoing every time the orchestra visited schools in the province.

With so many schools to be visited, kids got to see the orchestra once every couple of years and I knew something more

could be achieved. With sponsorship from SASOL, I set out four years ago to start the Steel Band Foundation with five bands of 10 children each, but within a

Though modeled on the American Dr um and Bugle Corps, our Field Bands are uniquely Souh African. month or so we were forced to set up 20 bands with more than 30 children in each. Today we involve about 800 in twice-weekly practices and the Field Band Foundation offered the perfect opportunity to effectively reach more children.”

On September 7 through September 9, 1999 in Johannesburg the Field Band Foundation held its first National Championship and prepared a combined ensemble that performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the All Africa Games.

The aim of the National Competition is to enhance the experience of the participants and to introduce a healthy competitive spirit that in the long term will uplift the standard of the bands and enable them to compete internationally.

It will also enhance the sense of belonging. Through music and dance they will be offered an experience that many would not otherwise have.

The results of the National Competition National Champion PG Bison Buccaneers Umlazi - Durban Best Overall Musical Performance Londulusha KwaThema - Springs Best Overall Visual Performance Penny Players Cloetesville - Stellenbosch Best Brass Performance PG Bison Buccaneers Umlazi - Durban Best Visual Performance Shatterprufe Northern Eagles Bethelsdorp - Port Elizabeth Best Percussion and Best Steel Drum\Marimba Performance PG Bison Buccaneers Umlazi - Durban The Most Improved Band Rea Agana Dobsonville - Johannesburg For more information about the Africa Field Bands and the Field Band Foundation, please visit the Field Band Foundation website at www.webpro.co.za/clients/fieldband/

ON JUDGING IN SOUTH AFRICA The drum corps activity has led me on one adventure after another over the years, from the 1960 Columbus Day Parade in New York with Xavier High School, to Roosevelt Stadium with St. Catherine’s Queensmen, to winning American Legion Nationals with the Sunrisers, to soprano individual titles, to high brass at Whitewater with the Garfield Cadets (“Amen”), to working with the Blue Devils, SCV, Bayonne Bridgemen, Japanese and U.K. corps, to the Grammy Awards and a couple of guys named Marsalis. But nothing could have prepared me adequately for drum corps in South Africa.

To be sure, the field bands, as they are called in South Africa, are in the early stages of development, and in that regard resemble some of the “parade” corps I taught “way back when;” The Seaford Golden Hawks. The St. Aloysius Blue Eagles, or the St. Mary Gate of Heaven Ambassadors, for example. But the field band approach is uniquely African.

Consider the music. Brass charts are written S.A.T.B., mirroring the rich choral tradition of the region. Indeed, Joseph Shabalala of Ladysmith Black Mambazo is among the patrons of the Field Band Foundation which is the African counterpart of DCI. Repertoire consists largely of familiar folk tunes, resulting in a connection with audiences that would be the envy of U.S. corps. When a field band plays, the distinction between performer and audience all but vanishes—with the crowd singing, dancing and clapping in rhythm with the brass and percussion. And, as for percussion, the groove is endemic, much more so than in American drum lines. All pit groups feature steel pans, djembes and African marimbas.

The costume design is nothing short of spectacular; red, green, black, purple, gold, blue and white flashing in the sun. And everybody dances, horns and drums included, while they play—the world according to Bobby Hoffman.

At the national finals, there was no hint of fear or anxiety on the part of the performers whose average age is 13. They were so completely connected to their audience that the judges became irrelevant observers at some great musical celebration or feast that emanated joy and energy in all directions. I had to keep reminding myself that I was judging the first-ever drum corps contest in South Africa, that it was the national championship, that none of these people had ever done this before... and I had to put a number to it!

Sooner or later some of these corps will come to America and the notion of “general effect” will never be the same.

Frank Dorritie, DCI Judge and Clinician

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Randall. I actually found them just before the show.

Cedric Nicholson, Madison Scouts

It was very fun, more so than the past years for some reason. It was the best summer I have had since I started marching corps in 1994.

Katherine M. Eichhorn (19) Colts

For me, ’99 was much more memorable [than other years]. Mostly because everyone in our drum line this year got SO close together, as a team and as a family!

Nate Moddison (18) Seattle Cascades

As an age-out I hope to watch and support those that are still in the activity to give them all the chance to have the time and develop the life that I had.

Jeremy Nutz (21) Colts

I'm looking forward to becoming an even better performer. I'm also looking forward to being with all the people I call my brothers and sisters for my final season.

Chris Pierceall (20) Phantom Regiment

[I’m looking forward to] the new season, to being able to do the whole thing over again, to entertain the crowds once again. Just trying to get as much out of this new season as I can.

Shannon Reppert, Crossmen

This next quote comes from a performer who was obviously disappointed with their experience:

I’m not sure if I’m going to march; I think drum corps [has become] obsessed with numbers and placements. No one is concerned about how individuals in corps that are the headliners feel. I feel like the organization has geared the audience into focusing on what is the most technically advanced rather than the most emotional or entertaining show.

Anonnymous

In a perfect world, the disgruntled participants would have the opportunity to spend their next tour sharing a bus seat with some of the more enthusiastic members of the drum corps community of performers. Possibly this member from 1999.

I decided to spend my summer marching with the Cadets because I wanted to learn as much as I could about the cutting edge of the marching activity. In another year I will be graduating from the University of Illinois, to set out to be a high school band director, where I am planning on having a competitive marching band. I was worried that without this experience, I would not be able to give my future students the best possible experience. I learned more about every facet of the activity than I could have imagined. I will keep the ideas and concepts that I have been taught forever.

The things I loved most were the people I met and the memories that I will now have forever. I will never forget how I felt after our finals show. What I liked least is the way the tour flowed. There were way too many shows in a row, which made it hard to make big improvements to the show.

A show is a success if you leave the field after the last performance knowing that you gave it everything you had. You have to know that you practiced as hard as you could every minute of practice time you had, and in the end, you put all of your blood, sweat, and tears into that show. But when its over you can feel the success through all of the joy and mental anguish that it took you to put that much energy out for 11 minutes.

I loved the atmosphere [in Madison]. The crowd was great, it was great to see so many people there for quarterfinals. [In 1999, it] was much more interesting to take part, rather than be a spectator for once. I am very excited to see what the new millennium brings to the activity, and what all of the corps bring to the field next summer.

Nick Konwerski (20) The Cadets

STOP BY AND SEE US! Come visit DCI at the following Conferences and Competitions.

November 11-13, 1999 Bands of America Grand Nationals Indianapolis, Indiana

November 28-December 1, 1999 New York Music Educators Association Rochester, NY

December 15-17, 1999 Midwest Clinic Chicago, IL

January 13-15, 2000 Indiana Music Educators Association Indianapolis, Indiana

January 27-29, 2000 Illinois Music Educators Association Peoria, Illinois

February 2-5, 2000 Kentucky Music Educators Association Louisville, Kentucky

February 10-12, 2000 Texas Music Educators Association San Antonio, Texas

March 8-11, 2000 MENC Washington, D.C.

April 12-16, 2000 Winter Guard International Championships Dayton, Ohio Please check with the clinic or conference for registration requirements.

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DCI Mid-America SUMMER MUSIC GAMES MTSU Stadium Friday & Saturday, July 28 & 29, 2000

Murfreesboro, TN

VIP Two-night ONLY* $100 Club Level sections 3 & 4. $80 Club Level sections 1, 2, 5 & 6.

Premium Two-night ONLY* $50 Sections 1RR, 1R, 2R. Super Sections 1QQ, 2QQ, 2Q, 1SS, 2SS, 1S. $40 Two-night* $25 Single Night Value Sections 1PP, 2PP, 2P, 1Q, 1TT, 2TT, 2S, 1T. $30 Two-night* $18 Single Night General Admission Sections 1P, 2T. $20 Two-night* $12 Single Night Group tickets are also available for orders of 25 or more.

Tickets on sale now!

DCI Eastern SUMMER MUSIC GAMES J.Birney Crum Stadium Friday & Saturday, August 4 & 5, 2000

Allentown, PA

Two-night combo tickets start at $20.00* Single night tickets start at $12.00 Group tickets are also available for orders of 25 or more.

Tickets on sale now!

DCI World Championships Redskins Stadium August 10-12, 2000

2000 Washington, DC

Quarterfinals Thursday, August 10th at 3:00pm Tickets start at $15 Semifinals Friday, August 11th at 4:45pm Tickets start at $20 World Championship Finals Saturday, August 12th at 5:00pm Tickets start at $25 World Championship tickets on sale now!

Hotel Reservations To reserve a room for Championship week please contact Tournament Housing Service (THS) at 888/536-TEAM or 908/979-0928. Visit the DCI website at www.dci.org for additional information.

For more information about these and other programs or events please contact Drum Corps International at

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