DCI Today Summer, 1999

Official Publication of Drum Corps International

Summer 1999 Volume 25 Number 1

The challenge of describing the drum corps activity to friends, co-workers and relatives just may be the most intimidating aspect of the drum corps activity.

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learly, the “powerful music”, the “intensity of the drums” and the “precision of the performers” are all incredibly intimidating, but they are also incredibly exciting. However, attempting to translate into words the experience of being pinned to your seat while your hair is parted by a world-class drum corps is never a particularly thrilling experience.

Explanations that strive to create an impression of what it is like to “be there” never really seem to do the trick. When trying to communicate what it is that has become such an important part of your life, the uninitiated observers often stare back at you and offer an uninformed response such as, “Yeah I know what you mean. I saw this marching band do a medley from Star Wars...” and right then, you know that they just don’t get it. And of course your discomfort is compounded when confronted with individuals whose impression of marching music has been epitomized by such stereotypic brainless marching mobs like those depicted in “Animal House,” “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off ” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus.” Although classic

IN THIS ISSUE Check Your Pulse......................4 Championships 2000 ..............7 Summer Clinics Tour ..............9 Friends of DCI ......................10 ’99 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES..15 DCI Atlantic & YEA! Tour ..23 www.dci.LIVE!......................25 Inside the Corps ..................26 On-Stage Update ..................29

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DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES

Drums Along the Rockies July 17, 1999 Denver, CO (303)424-6396

Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Cadets, Blue Knights, Phantom Regiment, Colts, Troopers, Vanguard Cadets, Allegiance Elite, Seattle Cascades, Northern Lights, Taipei Youth Band

Festival ofTheDrums & Bugles Cavaliers, Madison Scouts, July 23, 1999 Dallas, TX (214)342-1-DCI

Blue Devils, Crossmen, Bluecoats, Magic of Orlando, Spirit of Atlanta, Pioneer, Tarheel Sun

exSIGHTment of SOUND July 24, 1999 Houston, TX (281)397-6677

The Cavaliers, Blue Knights, Phantom Regiment, Crossmen, Bluecoats, Spirit of Atlanta, Magic of Orlando, Pioneer, Tarheel Sun

NiteBEAT August 1, 1999 Charlotte, NC (704)338-1331

Carolina Crown, Blue Devils, Glassmen, Madison Scouts, Boston Crusaders, Magic of Orlando, Tarheel Sun, Southwind

Drums Across America August 1, 1999 Jacksonville, AL (256)782-5908

Spirit of Atlanta, The Cadets, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Cavaliers, Crossmen, Blue Knights, Colts, Kiwanis Kavaliers

Music in Motion August 5, 1999 E.Rutherford, NJ (201)384-8822

The Cadets, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Cavaliers, Crossmen, Blue Knights, Colts, Southwind

Pro Football Hall of Fame DCI Competition August 8, 1999 Canton, OH (800)533-4302

Bluecoats, Glassmen, The Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment, Boston Crusaders, Les Etoiles, Kiwanis Kavaliers, Troopers

Capital Classic August 8, 1999 Washington, DC (703)465-1593

Madison Scouts, The Cadets, Santa Clara Vanguard, Crossmen, Blue Knights, Colts, Carolina Crown, Magic of Orlando, Spirit of Atlanta, Tarheel Sun, Southwind

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moments in American cinema, these references do more harm than good to our efforts to verbally describe drum corps to the general public.

Without a doubt, the drum corps activity has paved the way for the advancement of some of the world’s leading scholastic marching music programs. Indeed, many are quite accomplished. But even at the highest levels of high school and college marching band achievement, similarities between the extremes of such half-time based pageantry and the DCI World Championship performances, while many, fail to tell the complete story.

Furthermore, although the drum corps experience is slowly gaining mainstream popularity as the annual PBS Broadcast blasts living room audiences across the country each year, there still remains an incredible amount of work to be done before the “SUMMER MUSIC GAMES” can be considered a house-hold name.

To make matters worse, the recent rules change allowing bell-front brass instruments in competition this summer has rendered one of the most descriptive labels of the activity relatively useless (see winter DCI Today article at www.dci.org).

Nevertheless, drum corps is certainly more about people than instruments,

music and artistic expression. The achievements of the youth participants and the volunteers and instructors who have helped them along the way have cultivated a collective spirit that has made a huge impact on the world of marching music. Drum Corps IS its people.

So rather than explaining...

“Drum Corps is the most awesome marching band you’ve ever seen except, well, it isn’t a marching band at all ‘cause they don’t use woodwinds but its like the NFL of marching music but they don’t perform at football games and they are made up of kids ages 14 to 21 and they tour around and sleep on gym floors and pay to be a part of it and give up their whole summers to participate and practice ten hours a day and oh yeah the music is really loud and really cool and they throw rifles and flags and...”

TAKE THEM TO A SHOW! Get there early and wander between the busses in the parking lot. Have them listen to the brass line warm up, watch the guard doing basic spins (you won’t see that on the field), and observe the drum line work itself into a state of spellbound concentration. Then, gather your frineds and get them into the stadium so they don’t miss the show! Talk to the other fans around you and when the corps is on the field, tell your friends to watch closely and listen carefully. Like any dedicated fan, you will want to stay until the very end of the show to see all the corps march onto the field for the announcement of scores. Then, on your way back to your car, take another walk through the parking lot. Witness the handshakes and the hugs, the smiles and the tears. Work your way through the throngs of exhausted yet exhilarated performers, and notice that the uniforms are no longer segregated. As you know, drum corps families extend far beyond the bounds of one specific unit. In fact, by this point, that family will be just a bit larger now that your friends will no doubt want to catch the excitement the next time a drum corps show comes to town. Now they too know the real meaning of “esprit de corps.”

This Is Drum Corps!

DIRECTOR REPORT Strap in! Here comes another magnificent drum corps season in the making. There has been a lot of buzz about this years corps productions and the fact that we’ll bring it all together at the DCI World Championships in Madison, WI for the fifth time. From the East meets West meets Midwest event in Toledo, OH to the fan and corps favorite championships location in Madison, WI, you will have the opportunity to get caught up in the excitement of the 1999 Summer Music Games live and in person.

If you won’t have an opportunity to see it in person, however, DCI is working with PBS to bring the DCI World Championships Finals Top Five to you live on television. You will have the opportunity to sit on your couch and make the call right there in your own home. We’ve also heard of folks organizing social events in school band rooms and local establishments with big screen TV’s to watch the event. Whatever your choice of venue, DCI is pleased to be in a position to offer this opportunity for its fans once again.

BUT IT MAY NOT LAST! PLEASE HELP! First, although WHA in Madison and PBS have been enthusiastic about making this pledge program available to PBS stations, it is up to each individual station to air the program live. A pledge program is a fund raising opportunity for each station. Here’s where we need your help. In order for PBS to become a long time DCI broadcast provider we have to prove the program’s worth. Pledge dollars, not ratings, are an issue to these stations. Revenue drives programming decisions in television and PBS is no different. With the exception of a few stations our program has not generated a high level of pledge dollars. However, it has generated a large volume of calls from drum corps people concerned about their local station carrying the program in any given year.

More calls than pledges. As you know, PBS generates most of its funding from people like you.

If every call made by a drum corps fan to a PBS station regarding coverage was a pledge I would have no need to point out the need for your support.

If you want to see finals live on television write a letter, send an e-mail or make a call to your local PBS station so that they receive or hear from you continued on page 30

D C I T O D AY Summer, 1999

Volume 25

Number 1

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If the soul of the drum corps community is its people, its heart is percussion.

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ooted in militaristic patriotism and rudimental basics, today’s drum-lines, more than ever, are rhythmically coursing life through the veins of an activity that has become the proving ground for the most advanced marching percussion environment in the world. Following the introduction of the “pit” in the late 70’s and early 80’s with the Blue Devils “grounded” timpani, and the Cadets and the Santa Clara Vanguard trap instruments and keyboards staged over the “front-line”, the role of percussion has dramatically evolved and critically changed throughout the history of DCI. The days of “parking and ramming” on the front sideline are long over. Since then, the pit has increased dramatically in size and importance to where today’s percussion ensembles are complimented with many different instruments and accessories offering almost endless possibilities for arrangers to explore.

From the beginning the drum corps activity has been associated with and represented by some of the most talented writers, performers, and arrangers in the world today. Recently, several percussion arrangers from some of today’s leading programs were asked to comment on their own drum corps experiences and to share with DCI Today some thoughts about current percussion philosophies while providing a glimpse of the future of marching percussion.

Lee Beddis is the percussion caption head for the Glassmen. Lee’s drum corps career began in 1979 where, at the age of

9, he played cymbals for the Krecendos from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Lee then moved on to play snare with the Canadian Knights, Dutch Boy, and finally with the Garfield Cadets where he agedout in 1990. Lee has taught drumlines with corps such as the Madison Scouts (1991-1992), the Star of Indiana (1993), and the Phantom Regiment (1994-1996) before beginning his career with the Glassmen in 1997. Lee has played a part in three DCI Championships and four DCI Percussion titles.

Lee points out, “Arranging used to focus on lots of rolls and plenty of rudiments to fit the music. Attention was on playing clean and having plenty of chops. The drill was very easy, but the playing was very difficult.” And, explains Ralph Hardimon, “Drumming used to be mostly rudimental, but today’s books are written with many different voices and colors.”

Ralph Hardimon, quite possibly the most well known and respected DCI percussion icon, began his drum corps career in 1968 with the Velvet Knights, where he marched until 1970. Ralph then marched in the snareline from 1971-1973 for the Anaheim Kingsmen who won the first DCI World Championships held in Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1972. After aging out in 1973, Ralph spent the next three years in Alberta, Canada, instructing and writing for the Alberta Girls Drum and Bugle Band. In 1976, Ralph began working with the Santa Clara Vanguard, where he remained until 1990. Ralph is currently the percussion

caption head for the Blue Knights, who he’s worked with since 1991.

Musicality and the use of dynamics have also become increasingly more important qualities for today’s drumlines.

As a result, new demands and requirements have been placed on percussion arrangers. Percussion books are written with every section of the percussion ensemble in mind. Parts must work with and compliment one another in order for the ensemble to be successful.

Jim Casella is the percussion caption head for the 1998 Percussion Champion Santa Clara Vanguard. He marched in the SCV bass line from 1989-1991 and, after aging out in 1991, became the caption head and arranger for the Vanguard Cadets from 1992-1994. In 1995, Jim taught the bass line for the Concord Blue Devils before returning to the Santa Clara Vanguard as arranger and caption head in 1996. In addition to his drum corps writing and instructing career, Jim also works as a freelance performer, and has performed with several professional orchestras in the Bay Area.

“For me personally, I’d have a hard time writing the book for SCV without doing it all (both battery and pit). I need to know in my head how a certain pit part is going to mix with a particular battery part. Oftentimes, just mixing certain sounds within both sections will achieve a whole new color. Even just re-voicing some chords in the keyboard choir can give more fullness to the ensemble.

Understanding this can mean a huge difference in the overall sound of the ensemble. Where it affects the players is in their understanding of ensemble roles and communication,” explains Casella.

In contrast, Scott Johnson uses a collaborative approach when writing his books while working together with Dave Glyde, Jeff Lee and the rest of the Blue Devil’s percussion staff.

Although Scott began his drumming career with his first private lesson at the age of four, his drum corps career began later as a snare drummer with the Red Knights Drum and Bell Corps. He then marched with the Royalaires, and later the Commodores. 1976 was Scott’s first year in the Blue

Devils snare line, where he marched until his age-out summer in 1979. Scott also won the 1977 DCI Individual Snare Competition, and began teaching immediately after aging-out. He taught the Blue Devils drumline from 19781988 and in 1990 began working with the Santa Clara Vanguard where he remained until 1993. In 1994, he returned to the Blue Devils organization where today he remains as percussion caption head. Scott has been a part of all 9 Blue Devils world titles and 10 world championship percussion titles.

Like Scott, Lee Beddis discusses more of a collaborative approach to writing.

“Al Dunn writes all of the Glassmen’s pit book. I get together with Al, Frank Chapple, J.J. Pipitone, and the rest of the Glassmen percussion staff, and go over the overall sound and what we need to do where and when during whatever music we are arranging to. With Al having a pit background and me having a battery background, we can offer different views and perspectives to what we think works.

This relationship works well with a lot of communication,” explains Beddis.

Drumlines are also major components to overall visual programs as well. Today’s lines are not only playing difficult music, but are also racing around football fields like track stars.

Hardimon observes that, “Movement today is definitely a different world!

It’s gone from good old up and down the fifty

with the drumline... to sidesteppin’ and crabbin’ at 200 beats per minute.”

“When I marched in the 70’s, it was pretty much marching up and down the 50 with the snareline,” admits Scott Johnson. “Today it’s more of an athletic event. At auditions we have to take guys who don’t have knee or ankle problems, and players who are both mentally and physically tough enough to make it through an entire summer.”

“Because of today ’s overall visual programs, marching and what’s going on with the feet is just as impor tant as what’s going on with the hands.”

Thom Hannum, who is the percussion caption head for the Crossmen, believes that players’, “rehearsal attitudes have changed to accommodate the physical demands of today’s visually driven programs.”

In the same spirit Ralph Hardimon points out that, “The programming aspects in marching percussion have evolved into strategic placement for sound, balance, timing, and tempo control.”

Every percussion writer, like every musician, has unique qualities and aspects in their arranging that can be specifically characterized as their own.

“I always feel as if I’m trying to figure out how to perfect my craft. My writing has evolved so much since I first started writing for SCV in 1996, it’s hard to tell it’s the same guy doing it. I like to think of the battery and the pit as one percussion ensemble. What this means is that there are usually a lot of various responsibilities placed on the players.

Many times in terms of rhythm, an accompaniment line may not physically line up with a melody line, so I tend to have a lot of rhythms that ‘clash’ against each other. I write a lot of rolls, and a lot of rhythms that modulate, and oftentimes my arrangements end up being very ‘through-composed’ with continued on page 13

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With all the excitement generated from DCI’s announcement to return to Madison, Wisconsin, next August for the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships, it is sometimes hard to imagine that there are drum corps fans beyond the rolling prairies of the Midwest.

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fter all, Madison has hosted four World Championships during DCI’s 27 year history. Like the activity itself, Madison holds a special place in the spirits of all who have ever had the chance to be a part of the excitement of Championship week in and around Camp Randall Stadium.

But what about the rest of the country?

What about the countless other cities whose stadiums often sit idly that second weekend in August in anticipation of the pummeling they are required to endure as the football season gets underway? Why not host the world’s most prestigious marching music event somewhere new? Somewhere different?

Or at least why not return to some of the other places that have evoked “Madisonlike” memories for those who were there? Places like Kansas City, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Dallas, Denver and of course Montreal?

Clearly, the drum corps activity has outgrown many of the activity’s icon stadiums from the 1970’s. Cities like Whitewater, Philadelphia, Birmingham and Ithaca no longer have the stadiums — not to mention the hotels and restaurants and other amenities — that can meet the expectations of today’s DCI fans. What was once a two-day event in 1972 (Warhawk Stadium, the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) now spans the course of a week and requires an additional stadium (Sun Prairie High School), a Convention Center with numerous stages for Individual and Ensemble Competition, and nearly 8,000 room nights of hotel space to service participants and dedicated followers. In fact, the DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships

is now considered one of Wisconsin’s largest hosted conventions.

Indeed, Drum Corps International is constantly investigating new host cities that can withstand the impact that the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES activity could have on their communities.

However, simply having the facilities and amenities to accommodate the World Championship events and its spectators does not necessarily satisfy all the criteria in the selection process. There are contracts to sign, rental fees to negotiate, housing and rehearsal facilities to be assessed, and, of course, careful consideration must be given to the general interests and demographics of the drum corps fans.

Obviously, choosing a stadium is quite possibly the most important hurdle to overcome in preparation for the DCI World Championships. Seating configurations, (as many as possible close to the center sections of the stadium), lighting (for television), parking (including busses and semis), concessions, proximity to other amenities, and certainly stadium rental costs all are major factors in locating the best venue for the event. Surely there is no “perfect” venue because, as much as fans and participants of the activity would like to believe otherwise, it is safe to say that not a single stadium in the world was designed or built with drum corps in mind.

Even with all the fundamental requirements considered and comfortably met, one remaining detail can make or break any host city selection: football. And even though scheduled games may be

weeks away, a natural grass turf (recently rediscovered as the field of choice by many players and stadium owners alike) will often dictate DCI’s access to the coveted gridirons.

In any event, assuming a stadium and its surrounding community are appropriate, and assuming that fears of tarnishing football’s opening day are put to rest, there still remains another potential obstacle when deciding on a Championship week site: availability.

Times have changed. Many stadiums have expanded their facilities and taken on additional bookings during football’s off-season. Soccer leagues and rock concerts are just a few of the events now competing with DCI for access. In the continued on page 30

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1999 Summer Music Games

CLINIC TOUR

Drum Corps International is proud to announce the 1999 DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Clinic Tour. With 35 clinic opportunities offered around the country, these clinics are presented by some of the world’s finest marching music organizations.

June 18

1:00PM

UT’s Glassbowl

Toledo, OH

June 19

5:00PM

Disney’s Wide World of Sports

Orlando, FL

June 21

1:00PM

McConnel-Talbert Stadium

June 22

1:00PM

Boiling Springs High School Stadium

June 23

1:00PM

Batesburg-Leesville Panther Stadium

June 24

1:00PM

June 25

1:00PM

Lynchburg City Stadium

June 26

4:00PM

Elkton High School

Elkton, MD

July 4

4:00PM

Spiegleburg Stadium

Medford, OR

July 7

4:00PM

George C. Marshall High School

July 8

4:30PM

AmeriCare Park

July 12

4:00PM

WKY’s L.P. Smith Stadium

July 12

11:00AM

Baker Middle School Stadium

July 13

10:30AM

Boise State University’s Bronco Stadium

July 14

TBA

Central Michigan University

July 16

4:00PM

Greenway Ave. Stadium

July 17

4:30PM

Todd Stadium

July 17

TBA

July 20

2:00PM

Scruschy Field/Memorial Stadium

July 20

2:00PM

East Central High School

July 21

4:00PM

West Texas State A&M University

July 21

3:30PM

St. Martin High School

July 23

3:30PM

Lake Highlands High School

July 24

5:00PM

University of Toledo’s Glassbowl

Toledo, OH

July 24

TBA

University of Akron

Akron, OH

July 25

4:00PM

AlamoDOME

San Antonio, TX

July 30

4:00PM

MTSU Stadium

Mufreesboro, TN

August 2

4:00PM

Bowman-Gray Stadium

Winston-Salem, NC

August 3

4:00PM

Centerville High School

Centerville, OH

August 3

2:00PM

Fairview Schools

August 4

3:00PM

Rome Free Academy

August 5

4:00PM

Giants Stadium

August 6

5:00PM

J. Birney Crum Stadium

August 8

3:00PM

Garfield High School

August 13 2:00PM

Presented by Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” and Glassmen 419-472-3786 Presented by YEA! 800-495-7469 Presented by YEA! 888-384-8822

Warner-Robbins, GA Spartanburg, SC

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TBA

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Virginia Beach, VA Lynchburg, VA

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Fairfax, VA

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Buffalo, NY

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Bowling Green, KY Marion, OH

Presented by Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” and Glassmen 740-387-6736

Boise, ID

Presented by Santa Clara Vanguard 208-426-1846

Mt. Pleasant, MI

Presented by Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” and The Cavaliers 517-774-1943 Presented by Glassmen 301-777-8325

Cumberland, MD Hampton, VA

Presented by Crossmen 877-DRUM-BAY

TBA

Presented by Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” and Blue Devils 800-225-8742

Troy, AL

Presented by Magic of Orlando 334-670-3293

Tulsa, OK

Presented by Blue Devils 918-252-4180

Amarillo, TX

Presented by Phantom Regiment 888-484-5463 Presented by The Cavaliers 228-392-7215

Denver, CO

Ocean Springs, MS Dallas, TX

Presented by Madison Scouts 214-342-1-DCI Presented by Glassmen 800-495-7469

Presented by Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” and Southwind 330-928-2157 Presented by Bands of America and Phantom Regiment 800-495-7469 Presented by Madison Scouts 800-495-7469 Presented by Santa Clara Vanguard 336-725-5635x350 Presented by Crossmen 937-885-3007 Presented by Madison Scouts 814-456-5300 Presented by Madison Scouts 315-733-3957 Presented Santa Clara Vanguard 888-384-8822x19 Presented Crossmen 800-495-7469 Presented by Madison Scouts 703-465-1593

Camp Randall Stadium

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Erie, PA Rome, NY E. Rutherford, NJ Allentown, PA Washington, DC Madison, WI

DCI AGAIN TEAMS WITH BOA & TBA Continuing a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in 1999, Drum Corps International and Bands of America (BOA) will present several marching music clinics in conjunction with three SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Major Events.

Although the details for each event are currently being finalized, DCI and BOA are committed to sharing their expertise in marching music youth education.

On July 25th, the excitement and precision of the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES will fill San Antonio’s AlamoDOME as the inspirational conclusion of BOA’s Music Express Camp. This outstanding educational forum is in its fourth year and precedes the opening of the Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) annual convention. The July 25th invasion of the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES will serve as a bridge between the two events and provide both students and teachers a stimulating series of education and entertainment Surrounding the DCI Southwestern SUMMER MUSIC GAMES event, four special clinics will be presented by Drum Corps International in cooperation with the TBA convention. Each of these clinic performances is open to attendees of the Texas Bandmasters Association convention including the 1999 DCI On-Stage Performance Series presentation of the Blue Devils. The Student Clinic presented by Bands of America and the Phantom Regiment will be presented Sunday afternoon at the AlamoDOME and is free to ticket holders of the evening performance.

Texas Bandmasters Association Clinic Series Sunday July 25 Madison Scouts Color Guard Clinic San Antonio Convention Center Student Clinic Presented by BOA and Phantom Regiment AlamoDOME DCI Southwestern SUMMER MUSIC GAMES AlamoDOME Monday July 26 The Cavaliers Marching Brass Clinic San Antonio Convention Center The Cavaliers Percussion Clinic San Antonio Convention Center Blue Devils On-Stage Performance San Antonio Convention Center

To obtain details about the Texas Bandmasters Association 52nd Annual convention including information on attending the Drum Corps International clinics held in cooperation with this event please contact the Texas Bandmasters Association at (210)492-8878 or visit their website at www.txband.com DCI and BOA will also coordinate educational clinics in Murfreesboro, TN as part of the DCI Mid-America SUMMER MUSIC GAMES and in Madison, WI as part of the DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships. These educational clinics for students and directors will be free to ticket holders of the Murfreesboro and Madison events and have been developed to offer participants a hands on interactive experience.

To obtain details about the BOA Express camp please contact Bands of America at (800)848-2263 or visit their website at www.bands.org

D C I T O D A Y 9

You marched. You aged out. Your kids marched.

Your kids aged out. You’ve bought tickets to championships for 20 years and counting. You are convinced you are the ultimate Drum Corps Nut. Where do you go from here?

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im Gault knows. He’s marched, taught, watched and supported the activity for over 30 years. And so does Rubye Del Harden who you may have met at the DCI World Championships (she’s attended every year since 1978.)

Both Jim and Rubye Del are certainly committed to the activity, and both have shown their consistent support as Friends of DCI. You may have heard about the Friends of DCI but just who are they and what is it about the activity that has inspired them? DCI Today asked these two longterm Friends to tell us why they are involved in the activity and what it means to be a part of the Friends of DCI (FDCI).

As a 15-year member of FDCI, and a 33-year fan of drum corps, Jim Gault has had the opportunity to see the activity from several vantage points. He marched with the Erie Thunderbirds in 1978, and was percussion caption head for Limited Edition from 1987-1990. Currently, Jim is the band director for the Hilliard City Schools in Hilliard, Ohio. “My experiences with these organizations had an incredible impact on my life as a musician and a maturing adult. I learned how to work with others toward a common goal, and the value and rewards of doing my best for myself and fellow participants. I learned so much about the power and emotion of music and how to share these experiences with others. I truly have been blessed by my experiences with these and other organizations and the individuals who have literally shaped my life.”

Although Rubye Del Harden never marched in a drum corps herself, music has always been an integral part of her life in Fulton, Mississippi. “My undergraduate degree is in instrumental music from the University of Southern Mississippi. It was my life’s dream to be a high school band director. When I first graduated from college, that is exactly what I did.”

And how did she come across the drum corps activity? “In 1978, my sister and I heard that DCI World Championships were to be held in Birmingham, Alabama. Until then, I had only seen one very small competition and so we decided to go to Birmingham and check this DCI thing out. We were pretty impressed with the corps on the field. I turned around to some people behind us.

They replied, ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet.’

They were right. It just got better and better. We were hooked! After Birmingham, we began to attend each year, planning our family summer vacation around World Championships.

We would head off to whatever part of the U.S. or Canada was hosting the event.”

The 1993 World Championship in Jackson, Mississippi, was a big event for Rubye and her family. Her sister was an active member of the host committee; her nephew volunteered at the I&E competition; and of course the entire group came together to watch the championship performances. As soon as her niece returned home to California,

she contacted the Blue Devils about becoming a member of their organization.

“Today my niece is in Blue Devils “B” as a direct result of my being a drum corps fan. Her life now totally revolves around drum corps and winter guard.”

“Another great opportunity I have had is to help a young man from Fulton get involved in drum corps. He has marched with the Colts now for two years.” She encouraged him to join and has helped sponsor him in that organization. “I am very proud of his accomplishments.”

Jim has had his own “family” connection to the world of drum corps.

“In my role as band director, I have always treasured the opportunity to share my passion of music with others. Do I have any children in drum corps? Well, yes...and no. My wife and I have no children, but I feel, in a way, I’ve had more than 3,600.”

Both Jim and Rubye feel strongly about DCI’s commitment to the youth in the activity and what it means to their education. “As a music teacher,” says Jim, “I realize the tremendous impact that so many teachers have had on the countless numbers of young people throughout the United States and others around the world.”

“For me, I think it is important to remember that there is only one good reason for this activity to continue,” challenges Rubye. “It is not for the directors. It is not to keep DCI in business. It is not for the board to argue about technicalities. It is so that responsible and mature adults can have a venue to model and teach excellence, responsibility, team work and ethical values and behaviors of the highest quality. It goes beyond teaching shows and music, it is really about teaching kids. At the end of the season, it doesn’t matter how good the corps gets if the students haven’t learned life lessons that will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives.”

The activity has certainly changed and developed over the years that Rubye has been watching. She has noticed that, “The drills are more complex and the props are more elaborate.

The costumes are more daring.

The performers are more sophisticated.

The music is more difficult. The tricks are harder. But it is still kids doing great shows to great music and working their hearts out to be as good as they can be.”

When asked about the entertainment quality of the activity and how the activity has evolved Jim tackles the issues headfirst: “If entertainment value is in the eye of the beholder, then drum corps clearly includes something for everyone.

The earth-shaking power of Wagner, the color and creativity of the Broadway stage, the sweet and thunderous excitement of jazz and the rock of pop music. The captivating storyline of opera and the innocence of children’s songs. All the rest...there is something for everyone.”

“For an activity or other institution to survive and continue to be relevant and flourish,” Jim adds, “it must evolve.

When I became involved with the activity in 1966, I was impressed with the quality and inventiveness of drum corps. These have never ceased to be the cornerstone of the activity. Drum corps still reaches out to all levels of musical and emotional needs of young people.”

He continues to say that the most important part of competition is not in winning but “the process, the growth of the individuals of the group in working together towards a common goal: to do their best!”

Jim believes that there is a common goal among drum corps participants and supporters to ensure the survival and future of the activity. “[Friends of DCI] has been extremely important to the continued success of the activity and its financial stability. The knowledge and There is a common goal among drum corps participants and supporters to ensure the sur vival and future of the activity.

skills of the staff have helped to insure the continuous success of the activity well into the future. It’s good to know I played a modest part in helping this to occur.”

Rubye has lent her support as a Friend of DCI since 1990. “I want to support any activity that I feel is worthwhile for kids - especially when it involves music.

Band was the big thing for me when I was growing up. It made life worth living. It was where my friends were, my support was and where I learned values and life skills, and how to work with others toward a common goal. Those opportunities are also available through drum corps. I like supporting things that do all of that.”

The Friends of DCI program was established in 1981 to help preserve the future of drum corps activity and the incredible impact it has on the youth who participate. Beginning with seven charter members in 1981, the Friends of DCI program has grown to include more than 500 individuals, corporations and organizations. Membership in the Friends of DCI program is now recognized as the leading contributing factor supporting the activity at an International level and provides more opportunities for the musical and lifeenriching experience of the competitive drum and bugle corps activity.

For more information on becoming a Friend of DCI, write to: Friends of DCI, PO Box 548, Lombard, Illinois, 601480548, or call DCI at (630)495-9866 for more information.

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minimal breaks for most sections— especially the tunes which carry brighter tempos,” explains Jim Casella.

Thom Hannum feels that his writing can be characterized by, “the use of space, and an emphasis on timbre. I focus on the support and enhancement of the brass score, and the balance of percussion to brass. I also focus on the ability to hear all parts of the entire ensemble.” Perhaps the greatest example of these characteristics are illustrated throughout the 1993 Star of Indiana percussion program.

For Ralph Hardimon, “I’d like to think of my writing style as a good mixture of rudimental and contraptional patterns, with the bass and snare voice being the foundation, and the tenor voice weaving in and out of the snare and bass voice.

You might hear some familiar tags in the Blue Knights drumline from the past.”

What is instructing and performing in a world champion caliber drumline all about?

“Having fun. If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong. At the Blue Devils we have a lot of tradition. Often times alumni will come back, and I will introduce them to the line so the players can understand their history and what’s going on—kind of like carrying on the torch. ‘65/35’ is a saying we have at the Blue Devils. 65% feet and 35% hands, that’s what is going to get you through the season,” explains Scott Johnson.

Jim Casella says that marching with the Santa Clara Vanguard is, “a balance of mental vs. physical chops, along with a good dose of pride and purpose.

Purpose as it relates to the overall music ensemble, as well as purpose of why we do what we do. We try to take an approach which will eventually help our players to ‘feel’ and appreciate music for it’s deepest value. Of course it’s very competitive along the way, but when it comes down to it, the experience of what it takes to achieve quality is so much more meaningful than scores.”

“Marching in the Blue Knight’s drumline is about fun, hard work, and perhaps some new musical experiences as it relates to percussion on the field past and present,” explains Ralph Hardimon.

From a percussion stand-point what does the 1999 summer have in store?

Ralph Hardimon with the 1999 Blue Knights explains “We will be performing Trittico by James Curnow, quite a bit different from the 1994 Blue Knights version, but really exciting. We will be adding Partita, with a recap of the Trittico for the closer. Rob Billings will be doing the visual again, and Al Dicroce and myself on the music. It promises to be a very entertaining show.”

“The 1999 Crossmen” Thom Hannum says, “will be performing Blue Shades, which has the ability to redefine the Crossmen organization. The corps is much improved all around, and the percussion section will once again be strong.”

“The 1999 Blue Devils are very excited for the season.” explains Scott Johnson.

“This is by far one of the most talented drumlines I’ve had, as far as the hands, the attitude, and the feet. Our 1999 show is the celebration of dance. The show starts in Africa, where dance was originated. We will be playing many different instruments throughout the show, beginning with African drums, moving to battery drums, and ending the show in big band swing.”

“The 1999 Glassmen will be performing Empire of Gold, the music of Zoltan Kodaly. Percussion arranging will once

again focus on a combination of chops and musicality by introducing different colors to enhance the hornline.” explains Lee Beddis. “The 1999 program will be a mixture of melodic and soloistic playing, with features that combine different themes from the original compositions.”

Jim Casella with the 1999 Santa Clara Vanguard says, “We are playing music of three American, 20th century composers —Samuel Barber, Phillip Glass, and Frank Ticheli. Lots of variety, both musically and visually. This is by far the most technically demanding show we have attempted. So far, the show progress is going very well, and the members are having a good time with it.”

Marching percussion has changed considerably over the years and it looks like there will be more changes ahead.

What does the future hold for percussion as it relates to the drum corps activity?

“I think it will eventually start to incorporate more goodies. Before long, I would guess that we will be able to start using more equipment like electronics and amplified sounds. In many ways, this will open the doors to a whole new world of possibilities,” says Jim Casella.

Scott Johnson’s forecast for the future, “I’d love to see change, through the use of electronics and amplification. I would love to have a drum set in the Blue Devils as long as I could mic it and make it sound like it needs to. To get many of the different nuances that are possible is very difficult, because we are on a football field.

A lot of other activities are able to explore many other things that we currently can’t do. Hopefully in the future we can open new doors and take the reigns off.”

“Marching percussion is definitely growing fast, particularly in the arena of indoor percussion and the introduction of theatrical elements and electronics. I feel that as long as we still promote getting chops, together with the use of electronics, the sky is the limit!” says Ralph Hardimon.

Perhaps Thom Hannum said it best when describing the evolution and future of percussion within the drum corps activity when he said, “Today it requires the ability to see the big picture. Actually it always has, it’s just that there is so much more in today’s picture!”

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1999

REPERTOIRE

SUMMER MUSIC GAMES TOUR

I

n 1999, Drum Corps International will bring you over 100 drum and bugle corps events throughout the United States and Canada. The partial schedule below reflects the current draft of the 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Tour schedule and is subject to change.

In general, corps are listed in reverse order of performance. Of course, with the nature of the activity and the many uncontrollable factors affecting the summer tour, the schedule is subject to change. Please contact your local show promoter at the numbers provided to verify times, contest line-up and other contest details. If a number is not provided, please visit the DCI website at http://www.dci.org for the latest schedule update or contact Drum Corps International at 1(800)495-7469.

The following listing offers the latest information regarding the performance repertoires of the participating drum corps of the 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES. This information is updated as Corps Directors and their staffs provide the information to DCI.

Division I

ACADEMIE MUSICALE Sherbrooke, QUE, Canada

JUNE JUNE 12 Menasha, WI 920-722-5543 Madison Scouts Pioneer Capital Sound Americanos Phantom Legion Blue Stars

Malden, MA

Racine, WI

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Lexington, KY

781-388-9411

414-637-4505

715-421-2334

608-241-3171

East Coast Jazz Spartans Citations Knight Storm Quest Kips Bay Cadets of Brooklyn Raiders

Cincinnati Glory Capital Sound Phantom Legion Blue Stars Racine Scouts Minnesota Brass Sr. Kilties Sr.

Americanos Capital Sound Phantom Legion Racine Scouts Blue Stars Kilties Sr. Minnesota Brass Sr.

JUNE 23 Batesburg/Leesville, SC 888-384-8822

JUNE 13

The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

Jackson, WI 414-677-2273

Cincinnati, OH

Colts Pioneer Americanos Phantom Legion Racine Scouts Blue Stars

513-665-6945 The Cavaliers Colts Cincinnati Glory Southwind Marion Cadets plus 1 other

Sun Prairie, WI 608-241-3171

Lima, OH

Madison Scouts Phantom Legion Colts Capital Sound Racine Scouts Blue Stars Kilties Sr.

419-228-8568 Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Pioneer Blue Knights Gen’l Butler Vagabonds Coachmen Bandettes plus 2 others

JUNE 18 LaPorte, IN 219-326-7495 Madison Scouts Phantom Legion Blue Knights Cincinnati Glory Marion Cadets Coachmen

Oswego, IL 630-896-2016 Pioneer The Cavaliers Colts Blue Stars Americanos Capital Sound Phantom Legion Kingsmen

JUNE 19 DCI Orlando Orlando, FL 800-495-7469 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Colts Cincinnati Glory Marion Cadets Southwind plus 2 others

Concord, CA

JUNE 20

JUNE 21

JUNE 24

Butler, PA

Warner Robbins, GA

724-282-7695

888-384-8822

DCI Central Illinois Summer Music Games

925-689-2918 x3004 Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils B Pacific Crest Vanguard Cadets Mandarins Blue Devils C exhibition

Toledo, OH 419-530-4231 Madison Scouts Pioneer The Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Colts Glassmen Cincinnati Glory Marion Cadets Capital Regiment Empire Statesmen Sr.

Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Southwind Capital Regiment Coachmen Gen’l Butler Vagabonds

Louisville, KY 502-499-7223 Glassmen Colts Phantom Regiment Cincinnati Glory Marion Cadets Blue Grass Brass Sr. plus 2 others

The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

JUNE 22 Boiling Springs, SC 888-384-8822 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

Columbus, OH 614-539-0366 Pioneer Phantom Regiment Glassmen Blue Knights Gen’l Butler Vagabonds Coachmen Bandettes Capital Regiment

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

Normal, IL 800-495-7469 Blue Knights The Cavaliers Glassmen Colts Pioneer Phantom Regiment

Virginia Beach, VA 888-384-8822 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

JUNE 25 Lynchburg, VA 888-384-8822 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

1999 Repertoire Take Her To Sea Mr. Murdock from Titanic by James Horner Selections from Antz by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell Selections from Cocoon and Willow

by James Horner

BLUECOATS Canton, Ohio 1999 Repertoire The Music of Chick Corea Armando’s Rhumba Leprechans Dream Duende Celebration Suite

BLUE DEVILS Concord, California 1999 Repertoire Rhythms . . . at the edge of time Rythym #1 Afrocuban/Malambo

by Alberto Ginastera (Estancia) Rhythm #2 Rhumba Graeme Koehne (Powerhouse, Rhumba for Orchestra) Rhythm #3 Samba by Graeme Koehne (Powerhouse, Rhumba for Orchestra) Rhythm #4 Tango by Astor Piazolla (Adios Nonino) Rhythm #5 Jazz by Graeme Koehne (Unchained Melody) Rhythm #6 Swing by Brian Setzer (Dirty Boogie)

BLUE KNIGHTS Denver, CO 1999 Repertoire Suite for Brass and Percussion Trittico for Brass Band by James Curnow Partita (3rd Mvt) by Edward Gregson

BOSTON CRUSADERS Boston, MA 1999 Repertoire A Collection of Symphonic Dances Armenian Fanfare Allegro Risoluto from English Dances

by Malcolm Arnold Allegretto from Four Scottish Dances

by Malcolm Arnold Symphonic Dance #3, Fiesta

by Cliften Williams

CADETS Bergenfield, NJ 1999 Repertoire The Big Apple by Johan deMiej

CAROLINA CROWN Fort Mill, SC 1999 Repertoire The music of Jekyll & Hyde

by Frank Wildhorn

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1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES TOUR REPERTOIRE Chula Vista, CA

JUNE 27

888-235-3337 Santa Clara Vanguard Vanguard Cadets Mandarins West Coast Sound Blue Devils B Pacific Crest Impulse Youth Bands Spirit of Santa Fe Springs Northern Lights

Wausau, WI 715-845-2584 Madison Scouts Troopers Southwind Americanos Capital Sound Blue Stars Racine Scouts

Portage, MI 616-329-4841 Pioneer Phantom Regiment Glassmen Cincinnati Glory Phantom Legion Bandettes Kingsmen

Murphysboro, IL 618-684-2142 The Cavaliers Blue Knights Tarheel Sun Coachmen Memorial Lancers plus 2 others

JUNE 26 Elkton, MD 201-384-8822 Crossmen The Cadets Carolina Crown Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Jersey Surf

Walnut, CA 888-727-4697 Santa Clara Vanguard Pacific Crest West Coast Sound Mandarins Vanguard Cadets Blue Devils B Impulse Conquistadors Sr. Blue Devils C exhibition Youth Bands Spirit of Santa Fe Springs Northern Lights

Waukesha, WI 414-327-2847 Pioneer Phantom Regiment Troopers Americanos Capital Sound Blue Stars Racine Scouts

Alexandria, MN 320-763-3161 Madison Scouts Southwind Marion Cadets Twilight Optimist Chops, Inc. Govenaires Sr.

Wheeling, IL 630-968-0419 The Cavaliers Glassmen Blue Knights Tarheel Sun Cincinnati Glory Phantom Legion Blue Grass Brass Sr. Kilties Sr.

DuBois, PA 717-652-4138 The Cadets Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Raiders

Beverly, MA 978-927-3354 Carolina Crown Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Les Etoiles Academie Musicale East Coast Jazz Knight Storm Spartans

Moorhead, MN 701-293-5161 Madison Scouts Southwind Marion Cadets Chops, Inc. T.C. Explorers Edmonton Strutters Twilight Optimist

Woodstock, IL 815-943-5944 Phantom Regiment Glassmen Troopers Capital Sound Memorial Lancers Phantom Legion Racine Scouts Kilties Sr.

Cedar Rapids, IA 319-365-3092 The Cavaliers Colts Tarheel Sun Colt Cadets Coachmen Bandettes Capital Regiment

Geneva, IL

Crown Point, IN

Mankato, MN

Medford, OR

THE CAVALIERS

219-996-3048

507-387-4381

541-858-0108

Rosemont, IL

Phantom Regiment Troopers Blue Knights Tarheel Sun Cincinnati Glory Phantom Legion Coachmen Bandettes

JUNE 30 Kitchener, ONT. Canada 519-894-0222 Kiwanis Kavaliers Glassmen Les ‘Etoliles Tarheel Sun Patriots Lake Erie Regiment

Allentown, PA 201-384-8822 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Boston Crusaders Jersey Surf

Dayton, OH 937-376-9693 Phantom Regiment The Cavaliers Troopers Blue Knights Cincinnati Glory Phantom Legion Bandettes General Butler Vanguard Marion Cadets

LaCrosse, WI 608-782-3219 Madison Scouts Pioneer Colts Americanos Blue Stars Decorah Kilties Twilight Optimists Edmonton Strutters

JULY

JUNE 28

JULY 1

Kingston, NY

Woodburn, OR

914-336-5926 The Cadets Crossmen Magic of Orlando Boston Crusaders Carolina Crown Bluecoats Les ‘Etoiles Lake Erie Regiment

JUNE 29 Endicott, NY 607-754-0351 The Cadets Crossmen Bluecoats Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Patriots Spectrum

Hastings, MN 651-653-1065 Madison Scouts Pioneer Southwind Americanos T.C. Explorers Govenaires Sr. Minnesota Brass Sr.

Streator, IL 815-672-9282

815-756-0197 Americanos Cincinnati Glory Blue Stars Kingsmen Blue Grass Brass Sr.

Madison Scouts Pioneer Southwind Capital Sound Decorah Kilties Blue Stars Govenaires Sr. Minnesota Brass Sr.

Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils B Seattle Cascades Northern Lights

JULY 2 Montreal, Que, Canada 450-467-7159 Glassmen The Cadets Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Les ‘Etoiles Kiwanis Kavaliers Tarheel Sun Les Senateurs

Seattle, WA 206-367-6695 Santa Clara Vanguard Seattle Cascades Blue Devils B Northern Lights

Bakersfield, CA 661-393-4463 Blue Devils Mandarins Pacific Crest West Coast Sound Vanguard Cadets

The Cavaliers Colts Phantom Regiment Troopers Americanos Cincinnati Glory Phantom Legion Gen’l Butler Vagabonds

JULY 3 Bristol, RI 401-253-0445 Glassmen Bluecoats Boston Crusaders Spirit of Atlanta Kiwanis Kavaliers Tarheel Sun Academie Musicale Spartons

Rockford, IL

Santa Clara Vanguard Seattle Cascades Blue Devils B Northern Lights

Costa Mesa, CA 714-894-KMEN Blue Devils Pacific Crest Mandarins Vanguard Cadets West Coast Sound Impulse Conquistadors Sr.

St. Peter, MN 507-345-5857 Pioneer Capital Sound Colt Cadets Edmonton Strutters T.C. Explorers Chops, Inc. Minnesota Brass Sr. Govenaires Sr.

Racine, WI 414-634-2100 Madison Scouts Cincinnati Glory Americanos Memorial Lancers Racine Scouts Kilties Sr.

815-968-5222 Phantom Regiment The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Americaons Phantom Legion Gen’l Butler Vagabonds Marion Cadets Kilties Sr.

Michigan City, IN 219-874-3340 Colts Blue Knights Southwind Troopers Cincinnati Glory Coachmen Racine Scouts Blue Grass Brass Sr.

Riverside, CA 909-352-9573 Blue Devils Vanguard Cadets West Coast Sound Pacific Crest Mandarins Impulse Conquistadors Sr.

Clifton, NJ 201-384-8822 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando

Vancouver, WA Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils B Seattle Cascades Northern Lights

JULY 4 Wakefield, MA 781-331-9500 or 617-268-4600 Crossmen The Cadets Glassmen Boston Crusaders Spirit of Atlanta Les Etoiles East Coast Jazz

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

Dixon, IL 815-288-6982 Blue Knights Colts Southwind Troopers Bandettes Coachmen

New Berlin, WI 414-797-8746 Marion Cadets Blue Grass Brass Sr. Gen. Butler Vagabonds Blue Stars

JULY 5 Pittsfield, MA 413-447-7763 Bluecoats Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Kiwanis Kavaliers Les ‘Etoiles Tarheel Sun East Coast Jazz Citations

JULY 6

1999 Repertoire Classical Innovations Fantasia in G by Timothy Mahr Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn

by Norman Dello Joio

COLTS Dubuque, IA 1999 Repertoire Voices Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem Selections from Nicholas Lens’ Flamma Flamma by The Fire Requiem (with Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares) I Believe by modern French composer Eric Levi Selections from Francis Poulenc’s Stabat Mater “Voices”

CROSSMEN Wilmington, DE 1999 Repertoire Changing Perspectives; A Silver Celebration Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli, When October Goes, Appalachian Morning

by Paul Winter

GLASSMEN Toledo, OH 1999 Repertoire Empire of Gold The Music of Zoltan Kodaly

KIWANIS KAVALIERS Kitchener-Waterloo, ONT, Canada 1999 Repertoire Variations in Jazz Baroque Samba Ain’t No Sunshine Sultan Fainted

LES ETOILES Dorion-Vaudreuil, QUE, Canada 1999 Repertoire Ice Storm An original composition

by Gilbert Lamothe

MADISON SCOUTS Madison, WI 1999 Repertoire The music of Jesus Christ Superstar

by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

MAGIC OF ORLANDO Orlando, FL 1999 Repertoire The Music of Chuck Mangione

PHANTOM REGIMENT Rockford/Loves Park, IL

Charles City, IA 515-228-7860 Madison Scouts Pioneer Phantom Regiment Colts Americanos Phantom Legion Decorah Kilties Coachmen

JULY 7 Washington, D.C. 703-465-1593 The Cadets Crossmen Bluecoats Carolina Crown Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Magic of Orlando Kiwanis Kavaliers Acadamie Musicale

1999 Repertoire Tragedy and Triumph Music of Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky; excerpts from his 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies.

PIONEER

D C I

Milwaukee, WI 1999 Repertoire Greensleves Flute Concerto by Christopher Rouse Girl I Left Behind by Leroy Anderson Mahg Seola from Gustoav Holst’s St. Paul Suite Dargason/Greensleves from Gustoav Holst’s St. Paul Suite

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD Santa Clara, CA 1999 Repertoire Inventions for a New Millennium The Canyon by Philip Glass Symphony # 2 by Samuel Barber Symphony # 1 by Samuel Barber Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli

T O D A Y 17

REPERTOIRE SOUTHWIND Lexington, KY 1999 Repertoire American Salute by Morton Gould Kentucky Suite by Original Summon the Heroes by John Williams

SPIRIT OF ATLANTA Atlanta, GA 1999 Repertoire Since I Don’t Have You

by James L. Beaumont Nuttville by Silver Horace Hollywood Nocturne by Brian Setzer Jump Jive an Wail by Louis Prima Reprise from Since I Don’t Have You

TARHEEL SUN Cary, NC 1999 Repertoire Time Check Time Check by Buddy Rich Celebration Suite by Chick Corea Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

TROOPERS Casper, WY 1999 Repertoire Billy the Kid Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland.

Division II/III

ALLEGIANCE ELITE Calgary, ALB, Canada 1999 Repertoire Bye Bye Birdie Hymn Birdie The Telephone Hour A Lot of Liviní To Do One Boy Honestly Sincere

BLUE DEVILS B Concord, CA 1999 Repertoire Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue... featuring the music of Paulhino Garcia, Audra McDonald and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

BLUE DEVILS C Concord, CA 1999 Repertoire Saturday Morning Madness A collage of cartoon classics!

BLUE STARS La Crosse, WI 1999 Repertoire Ivan The Terrible by Sergei Prokofiev,

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CADETS OF BROOKLYN Brooklyn, NY 1999 Repertoire A Broadway Dream One Night Only from Dream Girls Harlem Nocturn by Louis Armstrong Mantela by Dizzy Gillespie Town Without Pity as played by the Brian Setzer Orchestra

CALIFORNIA SHOCKWAVE Davis, CA 1999 Repertoire Selections from The Mask Of Zorro

by James Horner.

CAPITAL SOUND Madison, WI 1999 Repertoire Jump, Jive ‘n Wail by Louis Prima In the Mood by Joe Garland The Song of the Volga Boatmen

by Richard Strauss Elk’s Parade by Bill Sherwood Love for Sale by Cole Porter

1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES TOUR Dubuque, IA 319-582-4872 Colts Madison Scouts Pioneer Phantom Regiment Southwind Colt Cadets Marion Cadets Decorah Kilties Coachmen

Rockford, IL Free Admission Phantom Legion Cincinnati Glory Americanos Blue Stars Gen’l Butler Vagabonds Racine Scouts

JULY 8 Buffalo, NY 888-223-6000 Local 888-4000 The Cadets Crossmen Bluecoats Carolina Crown Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kavaliers Patriots Lake Erie Regiment

JULY 9 Ft. Edwards, NY 518-747-4342 The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Kiwanis Kavaliers Les ‘Etoiles Tarheel Sun Academie Musicale

DCI Atlantic Division II/III Championships

Erie, PA 814-456-5300 Lake Erie Regiment Citations Spartans Jersey Surf Patriots East Coast Jazz Raiders Knight Storm Quest Kips Bay Cadets of Brooklyn Scenic City Emerald Knights Dutch Boy

DCI Atlantic Championships

Hershey, PA 717-534-3911 The Cadets Crossmen Bluecoats Carolina Crown Boston Crusaders Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Les ‘Etoiles Kiwanis Kavaliers Tarheel Sun Academie Musicale

Horseheads, NY 607-962-6148 Spectrum Spartans Jersey Surf Citations Knight Storm Lake Erie Regiment Patriots Kips Bay Raiders

DCI Pacific Championships

San Jose, CA 408-727-5532 Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils B Vanguard Cadets Mandarins Pacific Crest West Coast Sound Seattle Cascades Impulse Blue Devils C exhibition plus others

DCM Championships

Marion, OH Glassmen Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Kiwanis Kavaliers Spartans Marion Cadets Capital Regiment

JULY 13 Willoughby, OH 440-942-1710 Bluecoats Crossmen Glassmen Carolina Crown Kiwanis Kavaliers Tarheel Sun Spartans Lake Erie Regiment

Boise, ID 208-426-1846 Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Troopers Vanguard Cadets Seattle Cascades Northern Lights

St. Louis, MO 314-534-1111 Phantom Regiment Cadets Les Etoiles Boston Crusaders Cincinnati Glory Memorial Lancers Marion Cadets

JULY 14

DeKalb, IL

Logan, UT

414-761-2699

435-245-4811

Division III & Senior Prelims 9am - 3 pm All Division Finals 6:30 pm

JULY 11 Rochester, NY 716-247-9670 x0 Patriots Citations East Coast Jazz Lake Erie Regiment Knight Storm Spartans Scenic City Spectrum

DCM Championships

Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Troopers Vanguard Cadets Seattle Cascades Northern Lights

Kansas City, MO 913-631-6401 Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Colts Boston Crusades Les Etoiles Blue Stars Marion Cadets Memorial Lancers

JULY 15

Stockton, CA

DeKalb, IL

Ankeny, IA

209-474-6659

414-761-2699

515-964-0685

Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Pacific Crest Blue Devils B Vanguard Cadets Seattle Cascades Mandarins West Coast Sound Impulse Conquistadors Sr. Blue Devils C exhibition Youth Bands Northern Lights Spirit of Santa Fe Springs

DCM Championships

DeKalb, IL 414-761-2699 Division I/II Prelims

Individual & Ensemble Guest Speakers Social 9 am - 5 pm

JULY 12 Bowling Green, KY 800-5-BIG-RED 502-783-7538(groups) The Cadets Phantom Regiment Boston Crusaders Les ‘Etoiles Tarheel Sun Academie Musicale Southwind

JULY 16

740-387-6736

Madison Scouts The Cadets Colts Academie Musicale Blue Stars Colt Cadets exhibition

Hornell, NY 607-324-7421 Glassmen Carolina Crown Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Kiwanis Kavaliers Tarheel Sun Patriots Spectrum

Minoqua, WI 715-356-5268

Cumberland, MD 301-777-8325 Glassmen Crossmen Carolina Crown Bluecoats Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Gen’l Butlers Vagabonds

Madison, WI 608-241-3171 The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Pioneer Boston Crusaders Les Etoiles Capital Sound Cincinnati Glory Americanos

JULY 17

Madison Scouts Les Etoiles Capital Sound Americanos Blue Stars Twilight Optimist Bandettes Marion Cadets

JULY 19 Wichita, KS 316-684-0501 (before 6/1) 316-755-7328 (after 6/1) Blue Devils Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Pioneer Seattle Cascades plus 1 more II/III corps

Columbia, SC 803-936-1746

DCI Drums Along the Rockies

Denver, CO 303-424-6396 Blue Devils Santa ClaraVanguard The Cadets Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Colts Troopers Vanguard Cadets Allegiance Elite Seattle Cascades Northern Lights

Hampton, VA 877-DRUM-BAY Glassmen Crossmen Bluecoats Carolina Crown Spirit of Atlanta Tarheel Sun

Michigan City, IN 630-968-0419 The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Boston Crusaders Pioneer Les ‘Etoiles Capitol Sound Phantom Legion

Nashua, NH 603-889-2760 Spartans East Coast Jazz Citations Jersey Surf Knight Storm Spectrum Cadets of Brooklyn

Sault Ste. Marie, ONT. Canada 705-759-3192 Marion Cadets Coachmen Bandettes Night Watchmen Sr.

JULY 18 Durham, NC 919-933-0861 Tarheel Sun Glassmen Crossmen Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta

Laramie, WY Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Knights Troopers Seattle Cascades Allegiance Elite Vanguard Cadets Northern Lights

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

The Cavaliers Glassmen Bluecoats Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta

Omaha, NE 402-896-0738 Santa Clara Vanguard The Cadets Colts Boston Crusaders Troopers Allegiance Elite

JULY 20 Tulsa, OK 918-252-4180 Blue Devils Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Pioneer Seattle Cascades plus 1 more II/III corps

Troy, AL 334-670-3293 The Cavaliers Crossmen Bluecoats Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Tarheel Sun

Stillwater, MN 651-430-2306 Madison Scouts Santa Clara Vanguard The Cadets Colts Boston Crusaders Les ‘Etoiles Troopers Capital Sound

JULY 21 Ocean Springs, MS 228-392-7215 The Cavaliers Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Tarheel Sun

Amarillo, TX 888-484-5463 Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Pioneer Lone Star Seattle Cascades Legend of Texas

1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES TOUR REPERTOIRE Stillwater, MN 2

Lynn, MA

651-430-2306

781-748-8891

The Cadets Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Boston Crusaders Les ‘Etoiles Troopers Allegiance Elite Blue Stars

JULY 22 Burlington, IA 800-82-RIVER The Cadets Santa Clara Vanguard Colts Les ‘Etoiles Troopers Academie Musicale Allegiance Elite Blue Stars

JULY 23 Festival of Drums & Bugles

Citations East Coast Jazz Patriots Spartans Knight Storm Spectrum Raiders

JULY 28

609-753-DRUM

Evansville, IN The Cadets Glassmen Kiwanis Kavaliers Les ‘Etoiles Southwind Mandarins

JULY 25

JULY 29

DCI Southwestern

Tupelo, MS

San Antonio, TX

601-844-1305

800-495-SHOW Blue Devils The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Crossmen Bluecoats Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Pioneer Tarheel Sun

Williamstown, NJ

Blue Devils Madison Scouts The Cavaliers Blue Knights Bluecoats Pioneer Tarheel Sun

Jersey Surf Spartans Citations Patriots East Coast Jazz Kips Bay Quest Raiders Edmonton Strutters

Fond du lac, WI 920-921-0095 Americanos Blue Stars Yamato Racine Scouts Capital Regiment Bandettes Joliet Kingsmen Phantom Legion Twilight Optimist exhibition

Dallas, TX

DCI Div. II/III Garden State Open

CINCINNATI GLORY

Clifton, NJ

1999 Repertoire An American Storybook Hero with the music of James Horner.

After Antietam from Glory The Flying Circus from Rocketeer The Zeppelin from Rocketeer Rocketeer to the Rescue/End Title from Rocketeer Elan Doran from Willow

732-951-1507 Spartans East Coast Jazz Jersey Surf Patriots Edmonton Strutters Lone Star Spirit of Newark Quest Conqueror II Knight Storm Illusion Phoenix Les Senateurs Spectrum Citations Teal Sound Legend of Texas Imperial Guardsmen General Butler Vagabonds Raiders St. Johns Cadets of Brooklyn Kips Bay Knight Club Ridge Raiders Lucas Rhythm Nation

Seattle Cascades Allegiance Elite Gulf Coast Sound The Volunteers Twilight Optimist Delta Brigade Memorial Lancers

616-547-2101

JULY 24 DCI Midwestern Toledo, OH 800-495-SHOW Santa Clara Vanguard Glassmen The Cadets Carolina Crown Colts Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind Les ‘Etoiles Troopers Academie Musicale

DCI exSIGHTment of SOUND

Houston, TX 281-397-6677 The Cavaliers Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Crossmen Bluecoats Spirit of Atlanta Magic of Orlando Pioneer Tarheel Sun

Malden, MA 1999 Repertoire A Modern Jazz Suite Fanfare by Stan Kenton ‘Round Midnight by Stan Kenton Invitation to a River by Stan Kenton

1999 Repertoire Music from Les Miserables

By Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.

At the End of the Day Castle on a Cloud Lovely Ladies/Master of the House I Dreamed a Dream Attack on Rue Plummet One Day More

IMPULSE Buena Park, CA 1999 Repertoire Good Vibes

LAKE ERIE REGIMENT

Charlevoix, MI Americanos Capital Sound Capitol Regiment Marion Cadets Kingsmen Coachmen Bandettes Night Watchmen Sr.

EAST COAST JAZZ

Lyndora, PA

314-423-6790

The Cadets Glassmen Carolina Crown Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind Allegiance Elite Phantom Legion

1999 Repertoire My Fair Lady The music of Lerner & Loewe.

815-355-2400

St. Louis, MO

219-425-7536

Kitchener-Waterloo, ONT, Canada

GENERAL BUTLER VAGABONDS

Americanos Blue Stars Yamato Phantom Legion Bandettes Capital Regiment Marion Cadets Racine Scouts

Ft. Wayne, IN

DUTCH BOY

McHenry, IL

214-342-1-DCI The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Blue Devils Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer Tarheel Sun

Cincinnati, OH

AUGUST AUGUST 1 Pt. Huron, MI 810-982-9692 Santa Clara Vanguard Carolina Crown Colts Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind Allegiance Elite Americanos

JULY 27 Baton Rouge, LA 225-927-2776 The Cavaliers Madison Scouts Blue Knights Phantom Regiment Crossmen Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Seattle Cascades Lone Star

Cincinnati, OH 513-892-DRUM 513-737-1510 The Cadets Santa Clara Vanguard Carolina Crown Colts Les ‘Etoiles Troopers Mandarins Cincinnati Glory

Chattanooga, TN Santa Clara Vanguard Phantom Regiment Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind Lone Star Seattle Cascades

Alton, IL 618-465-8281 Glassmen Crossmen Colts Carolina Crown Troopers Academie Musicale Allegiance Elite Blue Stars

JULY 31

DCI NightBEAT

DCI Mid-America

704-338-1331

Murfreesboro, TN 800-495-SHOW Glassmen The Cadets Madison Scouts Crossmen Colts Bluecoats Boston Crusaders Les ‘Etoiles Kiwanis Kavaliers Troopers Academie Musicale

JULY 30 DCI Mid-America Murfreesboro, TN 800-495-SHOW The Cavaliers Blue Devils Santa Clara Vanguard Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer Tarheel Sun Southwind

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

Charlotte, NC Carolina Crown Blue Devils Glassmen Madison Scouts Boston Crusaders Magic of Orlando Tarheel Sun Southwind

Erie, PA 1999 Repertoire The Undaunted Spirit Introduction: Images by Robert Sheldon Optimism: Doyen by Goff Richards Faith: Lost Colony by Robert Sheldon Tribulation: Lost Colony by Robert Sheldon Dedication: Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow Triumph: Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow

PACIFIC CREST Diamond Bar, CA 1999 Repertoire Dracula – A Ballet in Three Acts Music by Philip Feeney

DCI Drums Across America

PHANTOM LEGION

Jacksonville, AL

Rockford/Loves Park, IL

256-782-5908 Spirit of Atlanta The Cadets Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers Crossmen BlueKnights Colts Kiwanis Kavaliers

Ottawa, IL 815-434-0980 Seattle Cascades Americanos Capital Sound Phantom Legion Blue Stars Marion Cadets

1999 Repertoire Without Warning by Stephan Melillo Before the Storm by Stephan Melillo Fire Storm by Stephen Bulla Symphony for Brass and Percussion

by Alfred Reed

RAIDERS Lodi, NJ 1999 Repertoire Trilogy of Darkness Selections from the music of Oliver Nelson & Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

SCENIC CITY

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Chattanooga, TN 1999 Repertoire Mandrill Weekend In Monaco When I Need You

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REPERTOIRE SEATTLE CASCADES Seattle, WA 1999 Repertoire Technological Evolution: A Fable in Four Acts Act I: The Innocents Act II: The March of Civilization Act III: The Mechanized Society Act IV: The Awakening The show features music by David Byrne, Alfred Reed, Igor Stravinsky, and original music by Northwest composer/arranger Brad Pearson.

SPARTANS Nashua, NH 1999 Repertoire Easter Symphony by David Holsinger Easter Week... The life, death and resurrection of Christ.

SPECTRUM Corning, NY 1999 Repertoire Tears of Stone

TEAL SOUND Jacksonville, FL 1999 Repertoire Swing Street The Boogie Bumper by Barry Manilow Swing Street by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy War in Tunisia by Frank Williams and Danny Clark Amen by Glad Go Daddy O by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

VANGUARD CADETS Santa Clara, CA 1999 Repertoire Scenes from the Louvre

by Norman Dela Joie The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron

by David Holsinger Merry Mount Suite by Howard Hanson

YAMATO Osaka, Japan/Riverside, CA

1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES TOUR Norwich, NY Patriots Legend of Texas Teal Sound Spectrum

AUGUST 2 Huntington, WV 304-529-3355 Blue Devils Phantom Regiment Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Boston Crusaders Troopers East Coast Jazz Yamato

Winston-Salem, NC 336-722-6400 Glassmen Santa Clara Vanguard Carolina Crown Les ‘Etoiles Tarheel Sun Spartans

Sevierville, TN 423-429-8555 The Cavaliers Crossmen Blue Knights Colts Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind plus 2 II/III corps

Greenville, MI 616-754-6341 Americanos Capital Sound Allegience Elite Blue Stars Phantom Legion Mandarins

Marion, OH 740-382-3013

Youth Bands

Capital Regiment Legend of Texas The Volunteers Spectrum Cincinnati Glory Scenic City Delta Brigade Seattle Cascades Marion Cadets

Northern Lights

AUGUST 3

1999 Repertoire B-U-G-Z Featuring the music of Randy Newman, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell.

Robin Hood from A Bugs Life

Longview/Kelso, WA 1999 Repertoire Channel One Suite by Buddy Rich

SPIRIT OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

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Norwalk, CA 1999 Repertoire Malaga by Bill Holman Since I Fell For You arranged

by Victor Lopez

CONQUISTADORS Sr.

T O D A Y

Moorpark, CA 1999 Repertoire The Music of Arturo Sandoval Rhythm Of Our World from Hot House El Tamalero from The Perez Family Soundtrack Sandunga from Hot House Beautiful Maria from The Mambo Kings Soundtrack A Mis Abuelos from Danzon

Renegades Sr. San Francisco, CA

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Erie, PA 814-456-5300 Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Boston Crusaders Gen’l Butler Vagabonds Lake Erie Regiment

Centerville, OH Senior Corps

1999 Repertoire Cabaret Havah Nagilah Black Saddle My Way by Frank Sinatra

AUGUST 4

AUGUST 6

AUGUST 8

Rome, NY

DCI Eastern

315-339-6484

Allentown, PA

Pro Football Hall of Fame DCI Competition

607-334-7369

937-885-3007 Blue Devils The Cadets Crossmen Carolina Crown Pioneer Troopers Mandarins Cincinnati Glory

Salem, VA

Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Bluecoats Magic of Orlando Boston Crusaders Spirit of Atlanta Les ‘Etoiles Academie Musicale Spartans

Pittsburgh, PA 412-655-8308 The Cadets Glassmen Carolina Crown Kiwanis Kavaliers Pioneer Tarheel Sun Troopers Gen’l Butler Vagabonds

DCI Div. II/III Canadian Open

Kitchener, ONT. Canada 519-655-2093 Americanos Dutch Boy Capital Sound Blue Stars Seattle Cascades Les Stentors Patriots Allegience Elite East Coast Jazz Jersey Surf Conqueror II Lone Star Les Senateurs Marion Cadets Illusion Bandettes Raiders Cincinnati Glory Joliet Kingsmen Emerald Knights Phoenix Spectrum Lake Erie Regiment Legend of Texas Delta Brigade Scenic City Capital Regiment Gulf Coast Sound Twilight Optimist Edmonton Strutters Cadets of Brooklyn Kips Bay Knight Club Ridge Raiders

800-495-SHOW Glassmen Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Crossmen Blue Knights Colts Bluecoats Boston Crusaders Kiwanis Kiwanis Les ‘Etoiles Troopers

DCI Div. II/III US Coast Guard Open

Grand Haven, MI 616-846-8924 Allegience Elite Dutch Boy Patriots Blue Stars Capital Sound Les Stentors East Coast Jazz Americanos Seattle Cascades Phoenix Marion Cadets Conqueror II Lone Star Illusion Gulf Coast Sound Bandettes Yamato Cincinnati Glory Citations General Butler Vagabonds Raiders Phantom Legion Lake Erie Regiment Mandarins Knight Storm Spectrum Joliet Kingsmen Les Senateurs Racine Scouts Emerald Knights West Coast Sound Legend of Texas Delta Brigade Yokohama Scouts Teal Sound Edmonton Strutters Brigadiers Cadets of Brooklyn Ridge Raiders Kip’s Bay Knight Club

AUGUST 5

AUGUST 7

Lynn, MA

DCI Eastern

617-268-4600 Boston Crusaders Madison Scouts Phantom Regiment Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Academie Musicale Spartans

DCI Music in Motion

E. Rutherford, NJ 201-384-8822 The Cadets Santa Clara Vanguard The Cavaliers Crossmen Blue Knights Colts Southwind

Allentown, PA 800-495-SHOW Blue Devils The Cavaliers The Cadets Phantom Regiment Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Pioneer Tarheel Southwind Academie Musicale

Canton, OH 800-533-4302 330-456-7253 Bluecoats Glassmen The Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Boston Crusaders Les ‘Etoiles Kiwanis Kavaliers Troopers

Capital Classic

Washington, D.C. 703-465-1593 Madison Scouts Santa Clara Vanguard The Cadets Crossmen Blue Knights Colts Carolina Crown Magic of Orlando Spirit of Atlanta Tarheel Sun Southwind

DCI Div. II/III North American Open

Menasha, WI 920-722-5543 Blue Stars Seattle Cascades Capital Sound Patriots Jersey Surf Allegiance Elite Les Stentors Dutch Boy Americanos Spartans Scenic City Citations Racine Scouts Illusion Raiders Phantom Legion Yamato Lone Star Emerald Knights Edmonton Strutters Cincinnati Glory Lake Erie Regiment Spectrum Delta Brigade Marion Cadets Generall Butler Vagabonds Legend of Texas Les Senateuars Knight Storm Bandettes Phoenix Joliet Kingsmen Conqueror II Brigadiers Yokohama Scouts West Coast Sound Twilight Optimist Capital Regiment Teal Sound St. Johns Mandarins Cadets of Brooklyn Ridge Raiders Kips Bay Knight Club

DCI Div. II/III US Coast Guard Open Parade

800-288-2122 540-387-3301 Santa Clara Vanguard Glassmen The Cavaliers Blue Knights Colts Kiwanis Kavaliers Southwind Yamato

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

DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Madison, Wisconsin 1-800-495-SHOW

AUGUST 9 DCI Division II Prelims Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

AUGUST 10 DCI Division III Prelims Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

AUGUST 11 Individual & Ensemble Competitions at Madison’s Monona Terrace Center

DCI On-Stage Performance Series at the Oscar Mayer Theater

Opening Ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium

DCI Division II/III Championships & Showcase of Champions at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium

AUGUST 12 DCI Quarter Finals at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium

AUGUST 13 DCI Semi Finals at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium

AUGUST 14 DCI/DCA Senior Corps Preview at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium Syracuse Brigadiers Rochester Crusaders Minnesota Brass Kilties Blue Grass Brass Govenaires Sr. Chops, Inc.

DCI World Championship Finals at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium

AUGUST 15 Springfield, IL 815-939-2431 Racine Scouts Memorial Lancers Cincinnati Glory Kingsmen Quiet Storm Coachmen Blue Grass Brass Sr.

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In what promises to be an exciting and new development in the progression of the drum corps activity, the reigning DCI World Champion Cadets, Carolina Crown, the Crossmen and Magic of Orlando will kick-off the 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Tour with a first of its kind educational and entertainment performance series to debut Saturday June 19 in Orlando, Florida.

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his performance series will include an interactive educational clinic available to music educators and their students spotlighting one of these top DCI corps. Then the entertainment continues with an evening of music and pageantry featuring unique ensemble performances and 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES competition performances presented by all four DCI contenders.

“The drum corps activity attracts a significant amount of talent,” notes George Hopkins Executive Director of the Cadets and Youth Education in the Arts. “Through this new and unique performance opportunity the drum corps experience can offer performers and fans more than what has been traditionally available through the preparation of a single eleven minute program.” Hopkins adds, “We have a lot of wonderful surprises in store for those who attend one of these newly formatted events.

You’ll see and hear the corps in ways which showcase the performers and the ensembles as the remarkable entertainers they are.”

The tour begins June 19 as the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES return to Orlando, Florida through the cooperation and support of Walt Disney World Resorts. This four corps presentation then travels to Warner-Robbins, GA on Monday June 21 followed on consecutive evenings by Boiling Springs, SC, Batesburg/Leesville, SC, Lynchburg, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, and Allentown, PA on June 30. The conclusion of this competitive performance series will be held on July 3 in Clifton, NJ at the “Music in Motion: Independence Celebration” event featuring a special fireworks display following the corps performances.

Each of the afternoon clinics will be presented in an outdoor seminar format beginning at 1:00PM and concluding at 5:00PM and is sponsored in part by the PEARL Corporation. Students are encouraged to bring their instruments and equipment to join in the fun as they will learn along side the members of the corps from some of the top marching music educators in the world.

The evening’s event will begin with a special Patriotic Celebration by the combined members of each unit’s brass ensemble including a unique rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Each section of the corps will be featured throughout the evening including an audience participation percussion display with Carolina Crown and a feature by the Cadets’ color guard with clinician April Gilligan. “Mass Brass and Drums” will certainly be a highlight of the evening with the 250 brass and 100 drums from all four corps setting the evening ablaze with the Earth, Wind and Fire tune and past drum corps favorite “In the Stone” followed by

“Big Noise from Winnetka” and other selections before the Cadets’ bring back a fan favorite, “Swing, Swing, Swing.”

According to Sean King, Marketing Coordinator for YEA!, “The educational and entertainment components of these events combine perfectly as part of a

YEA! presents The 1999 DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Tour June 19

Orlando, FL

June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 30 July 3

Warner-Robbins, GA Spartanburg, SC Batesburg/Leesville, SC Virgina Beach, VA Lynchburg, VA Allentown, PA Clifton, NJ

DCI Orlando

Music in Motion Independence Celebration

travelling road show to highlight drum corps as the special and unique activity it is. Doing what we do well, performing on football fields across America, and doing more of it, should make for another thoroughly enjoyable experience that fans and spectators have come to expect from the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES.” To order tickets for the Orlando, Florida premier of the DCI & YEA! performance series please contact Drum Corps International at 800-495-7469.

For information on ordering tickets to other events please visit the YEA! web site at www.yea.org or call toll free 888.384.8822. A complete listing of 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES tour events can be found on the official website of Drum Corps International at www.dci.org.

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Thanks to the continued commitment of IBM Interactive Media, the Drum Corps International website (www.dci.org) will "cybercast" the 1999 World Championship week of events from Madison, Wisconsin, to an on-line audience of millions around the world.

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esigned for those unable to attend the events in person, this internet presentation will present clips and highlights while North American viewers await Saturday’s LIVE PBS television broadcast. (For more information, see the related article on-line or in the winter issue of DCI Today).

As one of DCI’s longest running sponsors, IBM-Interactive Media is again bringing technology and pageantry together. To their credit, IBM’s team of website designers and developers has produced countless internationally

recognized websites for numerous Fortune 100 companies, major sports organizations such as the National Hockey League, PGA, LPGA and USTA and has also produced the cybercast of the NFL’s 1996 and 1997 Superbowl Games.

In recent years, IBM has also produced the DCI SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Championship Video and CD recordings and has annually redesigned and enhanced the DCI website. Thanks to

the dedicated efforts of the IBM team, “www.dci.org” is now recognized as the premier internet location to access the largest collection of drum corps related news and information.

Each year, the enthusiasm with which IBM approaches the DCI projects seems to grow. Even IBM-Interactive Media’s Vice President of National e-business Service Practice, Bruce Culbert, has become a huge drum corps fan as a direct result of IBM’s association with DCI. “Working with Drum Corps International and drum corps participants and fans has been one of the most exciting projects IBM has ever been a part of. The dedication of the fans and participants is incredibly impressive and we are very pleased to be a sponsor of this event,” admits Culbert.

Like many of the world’s advanced technologies companies, IBM has become extremely “webcentric” leading the way in various e-business services including Lotus Domino, e-Commerce, e-Procurement, and Java development.

Although www.dci.org may not feature all of the latest technologies available in the IBM arsonal, one thing is certain; from August 9-14, the DCI website will be keeping fans informed and entertained. Not only can one log on and find daily “Updates” complete with placements, recaps, and photos, the IBM-Interactive Media’s SUMMER MUSIC GAMES World Championships Cybercast will present what every online drum corps fan is looking for: an abundance of DRUM CORPS AUDIO and VIDEO! In comparison to last year’s cybercast from Orlando, the 1999 edition will feature a much larger selection of performance clips from every day of the Championships’ week of events. Plus, IBM will be in and around Madison throughout the week, producing online features and interviews

with drum corps participants, friends, and fans.

Of course the best way to experience drum corps is in person, but for those who can not make the trek to Madison, www.dci.org is the next best thing. So if you find yourself glued to your keyboard instead of glued to your seat, here’s what to surf for: Monday & Tuesday, August 9-10 Clips of many of DCI’s Division II & III top performances from the new Sun Prairie Stadium just east of Madison.

Wednesday, August 11 Clips and features from DCI’s “Individual & Ensemble” competition from Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention Center.

Wednesday Night Partial performances of each of DCI’s Division II & III Finalists from Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Thursday, August 12 2 minute segments of many of DCI’s top 25 performances Friday, August 13 Highlights from DCI’s Semifinals competition Saturday, August 14 Features from the DCI Festival Marketplace and Opening Ceremonies Saturday Night The evening’s first 7 performances At that point, North American surfers can move to their television for the PBS live television broadcast featuring the final 5 performances of the 1999 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES season. Then, just when you thought you’d seen it all, there’s more!

Sunday, Aug. 15 www.dci.org will feature highlights of Saturday night’s top finishers and the SUMMER MUSIC GAMES Grande Finale.

Finally, when all is said and done, when all the corps and all the fans have returned home, everyone is invited to log onto www.dci.org where the music and pageantry will be archived so that dedicated participants and fans of the 1999 Championships can relive the thrill and excitement well into the fall.

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They make it look so easy! But how do they do it?

What fans and judges enjoy all summer is just the last three months of a year-long process, so DCI Today takes you...

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n 1998, DCI crowned its first ever SUMMER MUSIC GAMES International Division Champion.

Recognized as one of the leading competitive drum corps from Japan, Yamato is quickly gaining momentum and edging out many of their established Division III competitors.

Yamato Ed Martin, co-Director, takes an honest look at his corps potential in 1999 Division III competition. As one of the few foreign corps, Yamato must overcome obstacles uncommon to most of their competitors.

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Now that you have had some time to reflect, how do you feel about the success of your 1998 season?

Yamato’s 1998 season was not only a success but remarkable as well. At the end of our exhibition performance at the 1997 II/III Championships, we watched in envy as the finalist corps paraded on to the field for the awards ceremony. We promised ourselves then that we would do everything in our power so our kids could experience the feeling of standing on the field as Division II/III Finalist. As the 1998 tour progressed, we began to realize we had a chance to be in finals. Not just in finals, but in the top four in Division III. It was really exciting and to top it off DCI declared Yamato as the first International Division Champion. All the credit must go to the staff and especially to the kids.

So how have preparations for 1999 been going so far?

Yamato had its first camp in February at the Kaizuka Youth Center located in the mountains outside of Osaka. In spite of the snow and cold, 70% of our members came to hear what we had in store for them. We were thrilled to see that 30% of our kids returned as veterans, five of which are back for their third year. That’s amazing based on the expense and time they have to commit.

Of the 30 or so new kids, 3 just started to take brass lessons two months ago.

Originally woodwind players in high school, the desire to march and perform in America with a drum corps must have been overwhelming. As long as there are kids who have the desire to perform, thrill audiences and work towards a common goal, Yamato will always be there for them much like a family would.

How does your rehearsal season differ from that of other corps?

We have mostly week-end camps until arriving in the US in late July because, while our competitors begin a daily rehearsal schedule in late May to early June, Japanese schools are still in session. Also, the majority of our members are either university students, working part-time, or both, so it is nearly impossible to have everyone at any one camp. Our longest camp lasts for six days and takes place at the end of April during a string of national

holidays called “Golden Week.” Some sections have to schedule additional weekend rehearsals just to keep up.

As one of the few foreign corps, Yamato must overcome obstacles uncommon to most of their competitors Last season, DCI Today reported on a few of the financial obstacles that Yamato, its staff, and its members had to overcome to bring the corps to the US. How has the situation progressed since then?

Financially, Yamato is supported by the members themselves. It is their corps. The members pay for eighty percent of our annual budget. My partner and I pay for the rest.

Fundraising in the American sense is unheard of in Japan. There is no bingo, no cookie sales, no car washes, etc.

We’ve been trying to solicit corporate donations, but the Japanese economy isn’t what it used to be. So in 1998, we filed for non-profit status so we can begin to solicit contributions in America. There are many Japanese companies in the United States who are in better financial situation than their parent companies. Their executives have lived in America for some time.

They have kids who go to American schools where there is football and marching band. Maybe they’ve heard of drum corps.

Money aside, what is in store for fans in 1999?

In preparing for our 1999 season, our creative staff went hard to work trying to find the best music for us. With such a creative staff, we try to design our show as if we’re a Division I corps.

We began looking at an original composition by our music director, John Meehan, but when two specific CD’s were released in the fall of 1998, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play the music on the field. John

brought us the idea of performing music from “Antz” and “A Bugs Life!”

He was so excited, he went to see “Ants” three times with his daughter, Ashley.

The music is going to be challenging, but it will be fun for both the audience and for our kids to perform. The drummers were the first to get excited about it with all the different rhythms and styles that they will be playing. Its going to be a different show compared to the first two years.

Yamato will be marching 20 brass, 17 percussion, 14 color guard and 3 drum majors. Yes, 3 drum majors.

Emi Iwasawa who has lived in California for the past six years will be our main drum major. She conducted her high school band and marched baritone with Pacific Crest and Yamato last year. Kinuko will graduate from high school in March and assist Emi on the podium. Masayo, a woodwind player, classmates with Kinuko, will be our back field conductor.

Yamato’s 1999 tour will start on July 24 in Chicago. We have planned a five-day camp in Illinois which will also be our base of operations for three consecutive DCI Division II/III shows: Fond du Lac, WI (Jul 30), McHenry, IL (Jul 31), and Ottawa, IL (Aug 1). Being finalists has its benefits as Yamato goes to Huntington, WV and Salem, VA to perform in two Division I shows.

Performing in the big stadiums for large audiences will be a thrill for our kids.

From Salem, we travel to Centerville, OH to break our trip and prepare to make our run to retain our finalist

status. Two major II/III Focus shows await us in Grand Haven, MI and Menasha, WI before the big prelims show in Sun Prairie, WI. If all goes well, Yamato will return to II/III Finals at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

The Blue Knights Jason Buckingham, Brass Caption Head, describes his corps efforts to build upon past successes and to prepare for future growth.

After a successful 1998 season, what were your priorities when looking ahead to 1999?

First and foremost, it is important that we retain the members from last year to this year. Luckily, recruiting is easier when you have a great year.

Indeed, we had a great time last season and accomplished some things that we had never done before in terms of competition and performance. Those kids want more.

How do the Blue Knights go about recruiting?

Since 1995 our focus has been to really stay local. We get about 75-80% now from Denver and Colorado. The rest come from Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and occasionally foreign countries.

Again, the better the corps is, the easier it gets to recruit and retain members. In the past, when people did leave us, it was to go to the Cadets. Yet we do not exist to train people for other continued on page 29

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corps and we are up front about this issue. We want people who want to be Blue Knights, period.

I was a member of the Star of Indiana (1988–1989). I was very proud to have been a part of the foundation of that horn line. Don Van Doren and Shorty Bartholomew taught me that being a part of an organization that is building towards something is a far more valuable and meaningful experience than just showing up and making the top 5 or winning a ring in one shot. This is something that I have talked to my players about and last year it began to truly sink in. It was very cool!

How is the 1999 program progressing and what is the outlook for the summer?

The talent in the brass section has taken a big leap. Our older members have, of course, gotten better and we have attracted some new great players as well. The percussion section will be stronger and the guard as well. But again, that is due to retention of our members.

As for our repertoire, we are revisiting “Trittico” by James Curnow. Structurally,

it will be different than our 1994 rendition and we are playing some bits that we left out. The Blue Knights organization is treating this show as a jumping off point into exploring European Brass Band music. There is so much out there and it is great stuff.

All in all, we have done a great job in letting Denver know we are here and that sor t of exposure brings good things with it.

The Blue Knights is a drum corps that stays busy throughout the year. What types of performance ensembles do you coordinate and how do you pay for it all?

We have two percussion ensembles and co-sponsor a winter guard. Eventually we would like to have a winter group, based on the “Future Corps” model, to do local gigs.

Bingo supplies our main financial support, of course. Yet in addition, we have put a great deal of effort into grants and seeking out corporate sponsors. The Blue Knights have a great relationship with our Mayor, Wellington Webb. At his request, we played for his “State of the City Address” last summer. We also did an All-Star game for the Rockies. All in all, we have done a great job at letting the public know we are here and that sort of exposure brings good things with it.

The Blue Knights are working hard to upgrade the whole act. We have a new equipment trailer, new instruments, and are working toward a new look for the corps in 2000. What is exciting is that we have kept our staff together and our base of members is getting stronger every year. The Blue Knights is truly a drum corps that is getting better all the time. Finally, I think that we not only reflect the improvement of drum corps in general over the past two seasons, we have been a catalyst for this improvement.

BLUE DEVILS ON-STAGE UPDATE The 1999 Blue Devils are once again presenting an exciting series of On-Stage events. This year the Blue Devils production is entitled, “[Jazz] Man In The Moon.”

The performance will feature several jazz tunes including a selection from the 1999 Blue Devils summer program entitled, “Rhythms... At The Edge of Time.”

This special 1999 On-Stage production is truly a once in a lifetime, must-see event!

Plan now to attend these unique and amazing performances. For additional information contact the Blue Devils at (925)689-2918 or visit their website at www.bluedevils.org.

BOA Symposium Normal, Illinois Wednesday, June 23rd at 1:00pm Contact BOA at (800)848-BAND

Carmel High School Indianapolis, Indiana Friday, June 25th Contact Carmel High School at (317)846-7721

Northwestern University Also featuring The Cavaliers Pick Steiger Hall, Chicago/Evanston, Illinois Saturday, June 26th at 1:30pm Contact The Cavaliers at (630)968-0419

Fairfield High School Performing Arts Center Cincinnati/Fairfield, Ohio Sunday, June 27th at 2:00pm Contact Fairfield High School at (513)892-DRUM

Riverside Community College Landis Auditorium, Riverside, California Saturday, July 3rd at 3:00pm Contact Western Corps Connection at (909)352-9573

Cherry Hills Community Church Also featuring the Blue Knights Denver, Colorado Friday, July 16th at 7:30pm

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Contact Drums Along the Rockies at (303)424-6396

San Antonio Convention Center San Antonio, Texas Monday, July 26th at 4:00pm Contact Drum Corps International at (630)495-9866

Oscar Meyer Theatre Also featuring the Madison Scouts Madison, Wisconsin Wednesday, August 11th at 3:00pm Contact the Oscar Meyer Theatre Box Office at (608)266-9055 (tickets on sale June 14th)

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in June. Ask them to please cover the “DCI World Championships Live” on August 14th, 1999. Then tell them how much you will pledge if they do it.

On August 14th during the program call in your pledge and then send the check. If you prefer to send a check in advance to support your PBS station let them know you are a DCI fan. Please do not make a request in writing or by phone unless you can pledge and deliver support. If you are going to be in the stands in Madison, first of all thank you and second, please send your check or pledge in advance of the telecast to show your support in case next year you are not able to be in the stands. Make sure you indicate you are a DCI fan. If you pledge the various amounts the stations are requesting that evening, DCI is providing participating stations with exclusive products just for pledges. We need to “show them the money” if we are going to be successful in maintaining their programming support in the future.

Although this call to action for cash support does not directly benefit DCI, the drum corps activity will benefit long term. The DCI World Championships continues to be the only nationally televised marching music event. What an incredible opportunity to share the drum corps experience with the world on an annual basis. I am confident, when you, the drum corps family, show your support to the PBS stations there will be no doubt in the minds of PBS programmers to continue their support. Thank you in advance for your response to this call to action and for making drum corps a great experience for the performers.

words of one stadium official representing a venue that once hosted one of DCI’s most successful World Championship events, “There is no way that we can accommodate a comparable event here today.”

So where does all this lead Drum Corps International in the year 2000? After many hours of negotiation with several professional and college venues across the country, at the time of this printing no official announcement could be made.

Although one facility seems likely over all others, confirmation from stadium officials regarding the terms of an agreement and the actual availability of the stadium are still unsettled. Madison would have again been a serious consideration for 2000 but with the “United States Postal Service” convention scheduled for the second week in August, hotels and related facilities are simply unavailable.

Still, it does seem as though DCI can not keep away from Madison! While you

can not yet make hotel or travel arrangements for next August, DCI is working toward returning to Madison, Wisconsin in 2002 for DCI’s 30th Anniversary celebrations.

In 1999, it appears as though drum corps fans are making another commitment to Madison. Hotels are already reporting a rush for reservations, tickets are being sold at a steady rate, and drum corps from across North America and as far away as Japan have already staked a claim to their 15 (or so) minutes of fame at Camp Randall. For those who have not yet made their plans, give DCI a call at 1(800)495-SHOW to begin planning for a spectacular week of drum corps!

SEE YOU IN MADISON! For future announcements regarding the DCI World Championships in the upcoming years please watch for detailed information on the DCI website at www.dci.org or in upcoming issues of the DCI Today.

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Historical Audio Series 1995–1997 World Championships CD’s Top 21 Corps 3 CD Set . . . . . .$29.00/year

25th Anniversary “The Champions” 5 CD Set featuring the Champions of 1972–1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39.00

1972–1976 Audio Library 1977–1981 Audio Library 1982–1986 Audio Library 1987–1991 Audio Library 1992–1996 Audio Library 10 CD Sets each

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1998 Video Series 1998 World Championships Top 21 Corps, 3 volume set . . . . . . . .$69.00

1998 Division II/III Finals 2 volume set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29.00

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Special Corps Offerings contact DCI for the latest listing of new release CDs and Videos from some of your favorite Corps. *Please include $5.50 shipping/handling fee with each order and applicable sales tax for residents of FL, IL, MI, PA, TN, TX, WI, OH.

To order, call DCI at (800)495-7469, or visit our website at www.dci.org

The DCI Orlando

June 19, 1999 Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FL Tickets $15.00

The DCI Central Illinois

June 24, 1999 ISU’s Hancock Stadium, Bloomington/Normal, IL Tickets starting at $12.00

The DCI Midwestern

July 24, 1999 UT’s Glass Bowl Stadium, Toledo, OH Tickets starting at $16.00

The DCI Southwestern

July 25, 1999 AlamoDOME, San Antonio, TX Tickets starting at $16.00

The DCI Mid-America

July 30 & 31, 1999 MTSU Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN Tickets starting at $18.00

The DCI Eastern

August 6 & 7, 1999 J.Birney Crum Stadium, Allentown, PA Tickets starting at $12.00

The DCI World Championships August 9–14, 1999 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

World Championship Finals

Saturday, August 14th Tickets starting at $35.00

DCI/DCA Senior Corps Preview Saturday, August 14th Tickets $15.00

Division I Semi-Finals

Friday, August 13th Tickets starting at $20.00

Division I Quarter-Finals

Thursday, August 12th Tickets starting at $15.00

Division II/III Finals Camp Randall Stadium

Wednesday, August 11th Tickets $15.00

Division II/III Prelims Monday & Tuesday, August 9–10 Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, WI Tickets $5.00 per day

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