Today Today ™
Official Publication of Drum Corps International
Winter 1999
Volume 24 Number 3
For everyone, there is an unforgettable drum corps memory. A memory that periodically finds its way into the day and reminds you of a particular thrill that only drum corps can provide.
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or some that memory may be from as recently as last summer. For others, a moment in time before DCI’s existence rings loud and clear as the height of their experience. And for a host of others still, that memory will come later after being introduced to the activity for the very first time.
Regardless of the day that memory finds you, it is always followed by a new set of memories each summer that are entrusted to the next generation. A group of individuals who, like all those before them, will participate, spectate and volunteer while keeping the memories alive for all who have ever been a part of the drum corps community. They will share among them the same spirit of excitement, cooperation, teamwork and trust that has for years carried the activity to the next stadium and safely down the road to the next memory. As former director of the Blue Stars, Dr. David Kampschroer recalls, “One of the finer memories for me is simply the
IN THIS ISSUE The Schedule Puzzle ................4 Instructor/Judge College ..........7
9 Design Motivation ................10 Summer Clinics Series ..........13 ’99 SUMMER MUSIC GAMES..15 PBS Broadcast Goes Live! ....23 Inside the Corps ..................26 Rules Change........................30 On-Stage with the Blue Devils
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