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SPRING 2011 Volume 25, Issue 2
Winter Guard International Ron Nankervis Chief Executive Officer Bart Woodley Marketing Manager Aaron Jenkins Marketing & Communications Coordinator Published By: In Tune Partners, LLC Irwin Kornfeld CEO Will Edwards President Angelo Biasi Publisher Mac Randall Editor-in-Chief Jackie Jordan Creative Director Robin Garber Production Director Barbara Boughton Business Manager Contributing Writers: Michael Boo, David G. Hill, Alex Mendoza, Cathy Applefeld Olson, Michael Reed Photography: Adam Alonzo, Elaine Gladeau , Jolesch Photography, Dan Scafidi, Linda Unser, and Sid Unser WGI FOCUS is an educational publication of WGI Sport of the Arts. Its purpose is to broaden communication within the family of color guards and percussion ensembles. FOCUS is published three times per year.
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Mia Michaels leads an inspirational clinic ... The WGI Drum Circle moves indoors ... Fans pick their championship favorites ... 2011 scholarship winners ... Rick Subel’s love affair with color guard ... and much more!
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After taking top honors at last year’s PIW Finals, Pulse Percussion decided to get bigger. Now it’s racking up the medals in two separate classes.
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WGI welcomes three distinguished color guard veterans into its Hall of Fame.
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Santa Clara Vanguard found a good way back to the top, Carmel High School won big by staying hungry, Pacificaires went home for the gold—and nearly 300 other guards gave their all.
WGI FOCUS is a free publication with a circulation of 14,000 copies and 12,000 online viewers. All members of the WGI family may submit articles for consideration. WGI reserves the right to edit all submitted material. If your address has changed, please notify the WGI office. Failure to do this could result in the loss of your WGI FOCUS subscription. We don’t want to lose touch with you!
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A seventh championship only added to the Mystique of Music City, while Arcadia High School and Vanguard landed their first titles and Pacifica High School grabbed its fifth.
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More performance highlights from this year’s Finals.
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Ensemble NEWS FROM THE FLOOR AND MORE
A DAY AFTER WITH MIA MICHAELS On the morning of Sunday, April 10, just hours after celebrating the end of another WGI Color Guard Championship, 500 tired guard members gathered on the floor of the University of Dayton Arena to be vigorously woken up by famed choreographer and dancer Mia Michaels. A twotime Emmy Award winner for her work on the Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance,, Michaels had last conducted WGI’s “Day After” dance workshop two years ago, and interest in her return this year was so strong that registration for the workshop sold out the same day it opened. Assisted by protégé Chaz Buzan, Michaels launched straight into teaching a creative but demanding routine. Throughout the clinic, she shared personal tips about dance and life in general; her ability to bring lofty ideas down to earth, demystifying the art of movement, often triggered surprised chuckles from the guard members. “The lesson today was not to walk through life halfway,” Michaels said afterward. “Take the gift of music and dance we’ve been given and soar with it. There’s no boundary, no box. I think we’ve all been taught there is a
Mia Michaels leads 500 guard members in the Sunday clinic.
box, but the only box is in our minds—what we create.” Rachel Maynard of West Milford High School said she was “really inspired” by the workshop: “The most inspirational thing I learned was to not care what anyone else was thinking when I was dancing, to just be myself and be the best I could be.”—Michael Boo
COMPLETING THE CIRCLE
The WGI Drum Circle, sponsored by Remo and Bongo Boy Music, is becoming a Percussion Championships tradition. But the torrential downpours that fell on Saturday, April 16, altered its dynamic this year, forcing it inside the UD Arena. Instead of being dispersed in the outdoor air, the drummers’ rhythms resonated with a force you’d normally hear only on the arena floor. Regardless, drum circle coordinator Ed Gauss actively engaged the players. Call-andresponse sections were prevalent, all the while stressing the way these circles develop a sense of community—something that fits right in with the WGI spirit. Many thanks to all who participated.—Alex Mendoza www.wgi.org
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THE FANS HAVE TEXTED Text-message voting for this year’s Fans’ Favorite Awards was fast and furious. In color guard, South Shore’s “Mind Heist” (A), Timber Creek High School’s “Be Not Always” (Open), and Zydeco’s “The Bad Guys” (World) won the most votes. In percussion, eNVision’s “Connected” (A), Boston University’s “Android (r)Evolution” (Open), and Blue Knights’ “Physical Graffiti” (World) came out on top.
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VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR Anyone who’s attended a WGI event knows that our volunteers are extraordinary people. Every year during the World Championships, we recognize their contributions with our Volunteer of the Year Awards, presented by volunteer coordinator Mark Ackerson. This year’s awards went to three individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty for WGI year in and year out. ›› Pamela Cabanski has been a volunteer since 2007, working as the front office assistant and as a catering coordinator for the World Championships. Her attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities are truly invaluable. ›› Brandt Crocker, known as the voice of Drum Corps International for the last 39 years, has also been an announcer for WGI since 1991. Hearing him read an ensemble’s score is an essential part of the Sport of the Arts experience. ›› Jan Zebrowski has been a loyal volunteer for WGI since 2003, selling programs and 50/50 raffle tickets. She also volunteers for the Midwest Color Guard circuit and sews uniforms for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. Many thanks to Pam, Brandt, and Jan for all they do!
APP FOR DROID COMING SOON The WGI mobile app introduced earlier this year on the iPhone will soon be available on Android phones. News, schedules, scores, Twitter and Facebook posts, videos —it will all be in there, so check it out!
Championship Memories Available Now
If you were a part of “The Most Amazing Show on Earth” this season, odds are that you’ll want some kind of souvenir to keep your memories of the experience strong. That’s where the WGI store comes in, with a line of T-shirts, patches, and pins commemorating the 2011 World Championships. As usual, the store is also offering a full set of performance DVDs, but this year’s stock is limited, so get your order in right away! As a bonus, DVD buyers will gain free online access to additional camera views from the championships through the WGI Fan Network. For more details, go to wgi.org/store.
PERCUSSION FOCUS Electronic Drum Kit Adds Flexibility
During this year’s Percussion Championships, two ensembles—Gateway and Blue Knights Indoor—added a new weapon to their formidable musical arsenals: the Pearl ePro LIVE electronic drum set. Featuring fullsized drums (14" snare; 10", 12", and 14" toms; 20" bass) with wooden shells, brass cymbals, and real hardware, the ePro LIVE looks, feels, and sounds like a real drum kit. But the accompanying electronic module gives players the ability to access a thousand different drum sounds and combine those sounds in a hundred custom kits. Find out more at pearldrum.com.
MARCHING.COM RETURNS TO WGI At the 2011 WGI Championships, Marching.com’s photographers were hard at work, documenting over 100 performances for posterity. “Our favorite part of WGI is capturing the performers’ intensity and emotion,” said Ken Martinson, founder of the comprehensive marching website, which features dozens of championship images. “When we launched Marching.com 15-plus years ago, the bulk of our traffic was in the fall,” Martinson noted. “We now have a strong base of traffic throughout the year. This enables us to expose students to the variety of opportunities available to them in marching bands, drum corps, and winter ensembles.” 8 WGI FOCUS
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EnsemblePROFILE A FEW WORDS WITH RICK SUBEL Designer, choreographer, Blessed director—Rick Subel has worn Sacrament in 2010 many hats during more than 15 years of color guard service. And he continues to do so today for a multitude of independent and scholastic guards, including Blessed Sacrament, Juxtaposition, the Academy (London), South Forsyth High School, Greater Johnstown High School, and the new Paramount ensemble. In a recent interview with WGI Focus, Subel made clear his passion for the activity. What got him into winter guard: At 15, all my best friend and I wanted to do was go march in a drum corps. So we went to a BOA Summer Symposium hoping to get into the Cadets, as we’d heard that some corps had spots to fill early in the summer. We snuck out of our clinic session, went to the Cadets’ food truck, and asked how we could get in. They auditioned us for the hornline and took us both on the road right then! The first winter guard I saw was the following year, at the Pensacola Regional in 1993. I saw Emerald Marquis and just fell in love with them. I had never done guard before and didn’t know that much about it, but I thought they were really creative. The way the writing looked, the whole style of the guard was so intriguing to me. So while I was going to Berklee College of Music in Boston, I auditioned for Emerald Marquis and was shocked to be offered a spot. I stayed with them for fi ve years. How WGI has changed: The scene feels very different today. When I marched with Emerald Marquis, we were known for really quirky, intellectual designs and concepts, and you knew that when you’d gotten the choreography down, you’d mastered something very intricate and challenging. Some things now look challenging, just because they’re so big; they’re designed for effect. And there’s nothing wrong Paramount in 2011 with that. But it’s still the subtle nuances—the detailing of the body and how it moves with the equipment—that are most attractive to me. Why he’s involved with so many groups simultaneously: I’m trying to find something I’ll never get bored with. I want to be in love with it, not treat it as just a business. The thing I love most about doing different projects is learning. You’re adapting, collaborating, giving of yourself but using different sides of your skills. With Blessed 12 WGI FOCUS
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Sacrament, I don’t always focus so much on choreography; with Juxtaposition, I do. With Paramount, I’m much more involved in logistics, recruiting, and running the guard. Not to say I have an attention deficit, but it’s fun to keep looking at things from all the different angles. Bringing back Phantom Regiment’s winter guard: It gave us pause when we decided to do that in 2007 because they hadn’t had a winter guard since the early ‘80s. So we were really starting from scratch with Juxtaposition in 2011 a new program, but one with a very successful history. It was the first time I’d done that. But being able to create such a passionate moment was truly rewarding. What makes him proudest: When I teach performers something and they take what I’ve taught them somewhere else. For example, you show them a new approach to spinning and manipulating a piece of equipment, and they do something incredible with it on their own. It’s the same on the design side, when people you’ve worked with in the past move on to new projects and you can see how they continue to use a piece of something you’ve shared with them. What’s on the horizon: This summer I’m going back to Santa Clara Vanguard, where I was a few years ago, and I’ll be doing a project with some of the designers who actually taught me when I was at Emerald Marquis. Greg Lagola will be one of the other designers there. If I had idols, he’d be one, so to actually be collaborating with him—well, I’m totally going to geek out on that one. Phantom Regiment in 2008
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The Start of a
New Pulse 2010 Champion Expands Its Reach Across the Classes
Pulse Open at the 2011 Percussion Finals
By Alex Mendoza
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ast year, Pulse Percussion ended its season in a manner reminiscent of an age-old fairy tale—as the underdog that managed to exceed all expectations and emerge as the 2010 Percussion Independent World Champions. It was one of those glorious moments that remains imprinted on the minds of all those present, as well as a landmark for the organization as a whole. Now, Pulse has once more affirmed its status as a formidable Independent World ensemble with a 2011 program that again pushed the creative boundaries of the activity, earning them a bronze medal. But Director Danielle Collins and Program Coordinator/Battery Arranger John Mapes weren’t content with fielding only one ensemble. For 2011, the Pulse organization also introduced the Pulse Percussion Open Ensemble: a group of younger talent that would be run by an entirely new staff and embark on the lofty endeavor of traveling to the WGI World Championships. “Last season we had to turn down so many great players,” Collins says. “I remember John and I having a discussion immediately after the 2010 auditions, and he was serious about fielding an Open ensemble. The collective draw for membership was so large that we couldn’t afford to miss an opportunity to give these candidates a chance to play during the indoor season if they didn’t make the Pulse World ensemble, or RCC, or wherever else they might have auditioned.”
Collins has been a member of the Pulse organization since it started in 2005, and her comments make it clear that directing this group isn’t just a job to her; it’s an integral part of her life. “One of the things going into the whole Open ensemble gig was making sure it felt like Pulse World. There’s a very family-oriented vibe in the ensemble,” she explains. “Everyone becomes so close. We all care for each other and make sure the experience amounts to more than what’s on the floor.”
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This approach yielded tremendous results in the World Championships. Pulse Open’s emotionally riveting program, “One Foot in Front of the Other,” was an astonishing debut, earning the ensemble a bronze medal in the Percussion Independent Open category, right behind STRYKE and the Vanguard Percussion Ensemble. “[Pulse Open Director] Joe Enriquez was so great at maintaining the family vibe,” Collins says. “That’s what we strive for—to maintain a sense of humility, as well as to be able to compete with the powerhouses that are in our respective competitive classes. I feel it contributes to our success as an organization. Our goal from here on out is to maintain that competitive edge, while keeping the family vibe intact. It’s what allows the Pulse organization to have an identity that people can relate to and want to be involved with.”
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Past President, Judge, and 21-Time SW Finalist Enter the WGI Hall of Fame By Cathy Applefeld Olson
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Noreen Roberts A baton twirler at age seven, Noreen Roberts of Huntington Beach, Calif., began her professional WGI career when she joined the WGI Board in 1987 as Regional Director. In 1991, she was elected to the Executive Board, becoming President from 1994 to 2000. Noreen’s leadership skills and vision produced the framework for the current structure of the WGI Board of Directors and Advisory Board. After serving as Past President, she rejoined the Board as a Director-at-Large, which she remains to this day. But Roberts’ WGI experience goes far beyond the boardroom, and the relationships that she has forged along the way also matter. Thanks in part to the opportunities provided by WGI, Noreen and husband Kevin—also a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee—now have friends all over the United States, and even though they may only see those friends once a year, they cherish their long-lasting friendships and WGI experiences. Kevin Roberts Escalating from his start as a
marching band and drum corps performer to become a lauded designer and judge, Kevin Roberts has a long history with WGI, first as a unit representative, then as Regional Director, and later as a member of the Task Force from the instructor side. He started judging for WGI in 1989 and by the mid-1990s he joined the Task
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Force, first as the EA caption manager and later as the GE caption manager. He later stepped away from the Task Force as a judge representative, only to return as an A and Open representative. Kevin is the only person to have served on the Task Force and the Steering Committee both as an instructor and as a judge. During the past 30 years, Roberts has designed for numerous award-winning groups; he cites among his favorites his work with Arcadia High School, Solution Performance Ensemble, and Perpetual Motion. Kevin’s personal judging highlights are the excitement and anticipation when judging at a WGI World Championship finals contest.
Ruth Ann Medworth Some color guard lifers segue from one role to another. Others, like Ruth Ann Medworth, remain devoted to their first love: teaching. Based in Brazil, Ind., Medworth has been the color guard director since 1977 at Northview High School (known as Brazil High School until 1984), a 21-time WGI Scholastic World finalist. “I’m not one of the great designers, not one of the ones creating the newest moves,” she says. “I’m one of the people in the trenches making it happen for the kids. Getting them to the contests, getting them home, and getting the money raised to get them to the competition.” A member of the Executive Board for 14 years and the Board of Directors for 20 years, Ruth Ann has helped contribute to the fantastic growth of the Sport of the Arts activity. She approaches all decisions with honesty, integrity, and a constant awareness of the big picture, never settling for what might be the easy way out. www.wgi.org
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2011 COLOR GUARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Santa Clara Vanguard Reclaims Gold, Carmel Graduates at Top of Class by David G. Hill Almost 300 color guards from around the world met on the University of Dayton (Ohio) Arena floor for Winter Guard International’s championship event, April 7-9. Has the competition ever been better? Read for yourself. Here are the winners, medalists, finalists: as the song says, all good people.
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California’s Santa Clara Vanguard has now won two of the last three IW rings after convening a stunning cast of “All Good People,” by profession, for a warmhearted and crowdpleasing slice of life. Last year’s winner Onyx used “Abandonment to Impulse” as impetus to experiment with a variety of art forms for the silver. Braddock Independent (Fla.) celebrated a decade of performance with its first medal, suggesting the plight of “God’s Lonely Man” with soundtrack and narrative excerpts from the cinema classic Taxi Driver. The longest-running finalist in color guard, Massachusetts’ Blessed Sacrament plugged into the concept of black-box theatre with a multi-focused fourth-place performance that spotlighted a solo dancer to a new beat. Former champion and medalist Fantasia (Calif.) returned to the upper echelons with 20 WGI FOCUS
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the burning fifth-place epic “The Day I Found You,” while Denver’s Opus 10 used Mozart as a backdrop for a classically elegant sixthplace finish, and former medalist Corona (Calif.) displayed the “Patience of Paper”—thrillingly—in its seventh-place show of trickery. Rounding out the top 10, hometown Zydeco’s “The Bad Guys” was a lovefest for underworld villains, Alter Ego (N.Y./N.J.) searched for spiritual light, and Texas’ Cypress Independent extolled the virtues of home. Rounding out the unforgettable finals night: Florida’s Premonition with the year’s most popular WGI song, Radiohead’s “Creep”; First Flight (N.C.)’s appealing “Street Promenade”; the sheer magnitude of Black Watch (N.J.)’s fabric-ganza; first-timer Emanon (N.J.) exploring netherworlds; and the first mainland European World Class finalist, Beatrix from Hilversum in the Netherlands, bringing the story of Anne Frank to vivid life.
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The head of the class has spoken; there’s a new scholastic champion. Indiana’s Carmel scored with one of the strongest “academic” performances of the year, “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish,” choreographed to a Steve Jobs graduation address. Eleven-time champion James Logan (Calif.) was divided and then “As One” for the silver. Former champion Flanagan (Fla.) showed the power of human networking with the riveting “Six Degrees of Separation.” Avon (Ind.) stirred the intricate jazz meter of “Strawberry Soup” with ’60s élan, as the former champion finished fourth. Fullwww.wgi.org
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2011 COLOR GUARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS throated “Hope” emanated from the exquisite Trumbull (Conn.) in a fifth-place performance accompanied by a live piano, while Northview (Ind.) belied its reptilian imagery with a strong backbone, and slithered its way to sixth. Florida’s Seminole showed the languorous seduction of sleep for seventh, followed by Arcadia (Calif.)’s shimmery fullmoon love lament, Marian Catholic (Ill.)’s tragic tale of the mythological Sirens, and the literal and figurative blinding by the light of the feel-good Warren Central (Ind.). Remaining finalists included first Scholastic champion Center Grove with the fretted exposition of a violin; North Carolina’s West Johnston with WGI’s BEST. (and first) 3D. EVER.; the dissonance of an accordion from Lawrence Central (Ind.); Norwin’s (Pa.) maniacal love that would not die; and first-time finalist Americas (Texas) offering a contemporary twist on classic Spanish music.
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With a dominating performance, Surrey, Canada’s Pacificaires took gold at the end of a sensitive journey, “Destination Home,” leading an elite fifteen finalists that shone. Mirror images reflected the quality of Orlando Visual (Fla.) for the silver medal; the bronze (maybe tarnished by now?) went to the ghoulish Night of the Living Dead twist of Zydeco Open (Ohio). University of Alabama Alta Marea’s wish fairies were granted fourth place, Tampa’s USF Winterguard were decidedly not “those people” (they were fifth), Spectrum (N.Y.) ruffled feathers in a mad sixth-place finish, State of Art (Mich.) laid out a 22 WGI FOCUS
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labyrinth of degrees in seventh, and Longueuil, Canada’s Les Eclipses retold a story that recurred over time in “The Hours.” In spots nine to 15: Ars Nova (Texas)’s musical “Cello Parts,” Pennsylvania’s Field of View in “Flight,” Minnesota’s MBI with the robust “Echoes of My Soul,” ties that bind from South Carolina’s The Cast, Avidity Independent (Mo.)’s heroic “One Day,” the rollicking Cajun house party of Gainesville Independent (Fla.), and Houston’s Code Black with the historic “Winter at Valley Forge.”
Scholastic Open
The three SO medalists showed the true range of color guard, led by Conroe, Texas’ Oak Ridge with its delicate, championcaliber performance of “Never Sent.” West Broward (Fla.)’s “When I Was a Child” boldly took the silver. For the bronze, Florida’s Timber Creek engaged in subtle social commentary with “Be Not Always.” Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) could not resist “Temptation,” that dangerous apple, nor fourth place; Friendswood, Texas portrayed “A Great Mystery” in terms both classic and modern for fifth. “Midnight Macabre” was the sixthplace, oversized success of Indiana’s GreenfieldCentral; in seventh, Georgia’s Pope went “On the Road Again”—the yellow brick one. Next came the trenchant “Assassins” from South Carolina’s Byrnes and, in a tie for ninth, the bustling hotel lobby of Claudia Taylor Johnson (Texas) and the telling parallel worlds of Collins Hill, Georgia’s “All Dressed Up.” The remaining fi ve finalists were South Brunswick, www.wgi.org
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Scholastic A guards never let the pressure get to them, and especially not champion O’Fallon Township (Ill.) in the Glee-scored and simply winning “Still Time for Love.” The stage production “The Carnival Is Over” was Mechanicsburg, Pa.’s silver-medal curtain call. Milford, Ohio showed performance maturity and depth in the emotionally unsettling “Jar of Hearts” for the bronze. New York’s MineolaRed hid nothing under its delightful “Umbrella” for fourth place, while a classic battle raged between the forces of light and dark in Walton, Ga.’s fifth-place show. In sixth came the ferocious bustle of Cypress Bay (Fla.), followed in seventh and eighth by Westerville Central (Ohio)’s sprawling “The Mural” and Irondale (Minn.)’s clever game “Sport of the Arts.” The top 15 in the largest guard class also included the mimes of East Lincoln (N.C.) in “A House Is Not a Home,” the defiant “I Am Here” of Florida’s Apopka, an inverted “Wonder in Aliceland” from SmithfieldSelma (N.C.), Castle (Ind.)’s rocking autumn “leaves,” the saber-licious “Shortcut to a Dream” of Florida’s Nease, Mt. Juliet (Tenn.)’s architectural “Coming Home,” and Diamond Bar (Calif.)’s transfixing nautical “Fleet of Hope.” www.wgi.org
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2011 PERCUSSION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Music City Mystique, Arcadia claim titles in Dayton By Michael Reed A record 184 drum lines braved the wet April weather to participate in the 19th WGI Percussion World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Several top lines from years past took repeat titles while a few newcomers introduced themselves with gold medal-winning performances. Groups continued to push the creative envelope, as the quest for artistry was augmented with amazing feats of athleticism. Add in a vendor midway displaying the latest state-of-the-art wares and the Saturday afternoon drum circle (see pg. 7), and there was truly something for everybody.
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The number seven has been good to Music City Mystique (Tenn.). Seven years ago, they won the title with a show called “Se7en.” This year, they took their record seventh championship with “Mantra,” bringing us into the exotic and mysterious world of Buddhist monks. Riverside Community College (Calif.) used a squadron of paper airplanes to chart their course on life’s pathway with “Hope, Dream, Fly,” soaring right out of the arena at the finish. Pulse Percussion (Calif.) multitasked like the youth of today, drumming while talking on cellphones and reading books in “Generation Next.” Counting on teammates to pick them up when they were down, Rhythm X (Ohio) leaned on each other for support and serenaded the audience with “Stand By Me.” It was cymbals, cymbals, cymbals for North 28 WGI FOCUS
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Coast Academy (Mich.), which tossed, slid, and used the instruments as stair steps in “Balance.” For Blue Knights (Colo.), it wasn’t cymbals that were flying around; it was the performers themselves, as the action-packed “Physical Graffiti” was the percussion equivalent of a triathlon. United Percussion (N.J.) looked back at significant people of the past to help influence the future with “BEHOLD…the pathway to greatness.” A group of young women shaped and “Manipulated” the drummers into unusual angles for Matrix (Ohio). The twilight for one kingdom meant the dawn of freedom for another in “Empire,” as presented by Redline (Mich.), while Infinity (Fla.) set the death-defying thrills of a highwire act soaring over a human safety net with “NetWorks.” Also qualifying for the finals were Tyler Junior College (Texas)’s “In a Flash,” Gateway Indoor (Mo.)’s “Johnny,” Palmetto Percussion (S.C.)’s “Into the Dark,” Eastside Fury (Mich.)’s “Take a Stand,” OC Indoor (Ore.)’s “The Red Shoes,” and The Creek (Fla.)’s “Color and Heart.”
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Arcadia (Calif.) rocketed to its first title with “Rise.” Leading a contingent of six southern California lines in the PSW finals, the kids were constantly getting up from kneeling and crouching positions as they elevated to the top of the class. The alluring voices of beautiful sea creatures lured Dartmouth (Mass.) too close to the rocks in “The Siren’s Song,” causing a fatal shipwreck, while a hungry 40-foot serpent swallowed a member for dinner during the ssssensational “Slither” of Center Grove (Ind.). She loves him, she loves him not: Chino Hills (Calif.) told the tale of a man who www.wgi.org
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2011 PERCUSSION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS mistakenly thought he’d found the girl of his dreams in “Boy Meets Girl.” Mission Viejo (Calif.) reminded us in “HEROES” that courage can be found not only in those who risk death for others, but also in simple acts of compassion. Inspired by the tender memories of a student who lost her mother this past summer, Ayala (Calif.) gave a moving tribute to cancer victims and their survivors with “Stronger.” Los Alamitos (Calif.) used a conductor’s baton and other forms of non-verbal communication in “Speaking Without Words.” Walled Lake Central (Mich.) expanded their horizons with “Beyond the Barriers,” going from tightly confined spaces to eventually filling the whole floor. Avon (Ind.) used mirror-image optical illusions to give it to us just how we wanted with “Any Which Way,” while Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) showed how romance can hurt with “Love Is a Battlefield.” Rounding out the finalists were North Shore (Texas)’s “This Great Imbalance,” Milton (Ga.)’s “What Goes Around Comes Around,” Mt. Juliet (Tenn.)’s “Ebb and Flow,” King Philip Regional (Mass.)’s. “Re-,” and Petal (Miss.)’s “Crazy.”
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Taking us to the frontiers of the known universe, George Mason University (Va.) provided its own version of the big bang with “Far Out.” MN Brass Indoor (Minn.) set out the essence of Middle Eastern opulence on an elegantly ornate rug with “Persian,” while Dark Sky Percussion (Ariz.) reminded us to be always youthful in “Forever.” Also making finals were Green Thunder (Ill.)’s “Break Free,” Tates Creek Indoor (Ky.)’s “The Guardians,” Dojo Percussion (Neb.)’s “Obsession,” and Boston University (Mass.)’s “Android (r)Evolution.”
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Pacifica (Calif.) took its fifth PSO crown in the past six years with “Not What, But How,” illustrating the idea that anything performed well can succeed by playing the children’s song “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Inspired by the natural beauty of the ocean, Clear Brook (Texas) took us swimming with a school of giant jellyfish in “Deep Blue,” while Fountain Valley (Calif.) showed the ugly side of a competitive spirit with “The Devil in Your Hands.” Newton’s apple fell upwards as Franklin Central (Ind.) defied the laws of nature in “Gravity,” while South Hills (Calif.) looked with optimism to better days ahead with “Awakening.” Caught in a downward spiral of destructive cravings, Norwalk (Conn.) tried to kick bad habits in “Addict,” and Dorman (S.C.) used large wooden blocks to construct a staircase with “Build.” Remaining finalists were Upper Darby (Pa.)’s “The Phoenix,” Escambia (Fla.)’s “Remember,” West Bloomfield (Mich.)’s “All Wound Up,” Trumbull (Conn.)’s “Heart,” and Brookwood (Ala.)’s “LAST.” www.wgi.org
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Madison Independent (Ind.) drew on landmark works from legendary artists to produce a masterpiece with “NOVA, Our Beginning.” Chattanooga Independent (Tenn.) got comfortable for the camera in “Framed,” posing in custom picture frames on their floor, while Vegas Vanguard (Nev.) went inside the minds of gladiators readying for battle in “For Honor and Glory.” River City Rhythm (Minn.) worked through a maze of confusion with the help of a Seuss-esque rhyme in “Nonsense.” Things that are inexpressible in words became crystal clear for Wake Forest Independent (N.C.) with “Speechless,” and Dominion Storm (Va.) laid down some mean grooves in the hip-hopinfluenced “Vibe.” Also qualifying were Solace (Fla.)’s “Legendary,” Salem Blue Devils (N.H.)’s “Art of the Sports,” eNVision (Nev.)’s “Connected,” Stamford Black Knight Independent (Conn.)’s “Gracefully Insane,” Frequency (Ga.)’s “On the Edge,” and Fusion (N.C.)’s “Quidam: A Little Girl’s Imagination.”
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Things went incredibly right for PSA winner Chantilly (Va.) while going incredibly wrong inside a computer circuit board with “Glitch,” while runner-up Andrew (Ill.) defined the qualities that make a “Hero” through the use of inspirational movie quotes. New Philadelphia (Ohio) linked its entire line together in “Off the Chain.” With smiles on their faces, Old Bridge (N.J). looked on the bright side of life in “The Positivity Effect.” Casa Grande (Ariz.) was mesmerized by the contents of “The Box,” meeting an untimely demise when one 32 WGI FOCUS
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Muscle Shoals (Ala.) took the gold playing music of an American master with “Gershwin,” giving fresh treatments of classic melodies with the aid of a grand piano. James Logan (Calif.) did what their title intimated couldn’t be done with “Music: Undefined,” defining music as divine, mathematical, and much more. Sounds of an advancing army spelled doom for Ayala (Calif.) as “Kingdom Come” saw a sonic battle for supremacy between two mighty nations, while Bear Creek (Colo.) incorporated Indian tabla drumming and a variety of mixed meters in “Fantasy on 3 Vedic Hymns.” Other finalists were Goshen (Ind.)’s “Magnum Opeth” and Tunstall (Va.)’s “SCHE-HIZNIT.”
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Portsmouth (N.H.) earned its second title in a decade performing “Festive Overture” by Shostakovich, featuring blazingly fast mallet playing in effervescent 16th-note passages. Low, pounding, primal percussive thrusts propelled “Delerium” from Clayton (N.C.), while North Gwinnett (Ga.) went the opposite direction, heading past the clouds with “Ceiling Full of Stars.” Remaining finalists were East Central (Ind.)’s “Latin Sensation,” New Palestine (Ind.)’s “KISS and Make Up,” and Timber Creek (N.J.)’s “Where the Rivers Meet.” www.wgi.org
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