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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 1 of 6  What is drum corps?; Drum Corps On-line; Cybercorps; sources
of drum corps information

Table of Contents:

1.0 What is drum corps?
    1.0.1     DCI and DCA
    1.0.2     Drum Corps International
    1.0.3    Drum Corps World
    1.0.4    scorelines

1.1 Drum corps on-line
    1.1.1    History of drum corps on-line
    1.1.2     Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
    1.1.3     Drumcorps digest
    1.1.4     FTP and WWW site
    1.1.5    Cybercorps!

1.2 Audio and video recordings and books
    1.2.1    compact discs and cassettes
    1.2.2    videos
    1.2.3    books


1.0 What is drum corps?

    Drum corps is an abbreviation for drum and bugle corps.  During
the competitive season, corps from all across the US and Canada perform
to crowds of up to 35,000.  The closest kind of group to a drum corps that
is not a drum corps is the marching band, but the performance levels of
the top drum corps is in general higher than top marching bands.

    The music.  Drum corps do NOT play Sousa marches or "um-pa-pa"
music.  The repertoires of modern drum corps consist of classical,
jazz, contemporary, and symphonic literature.  Broadway musicals are
also popular.  Some organizations tend to play a single kind of music.
For example, the Concord Blue Devils tend to play jazz each year, while
the Phantom Regiment plays classical music each year.  Gone are the days
of sitting on the 50 yardline playing the theme from "Rocky" and Stars
and Stripes Forever (which used to be common in both drum corps and
marching bands).  The music is arranged by professionals.  The brass and
percussion instructors are among the best in the country.  There are
many college music professors involved in the activity.

    The drill.  Drills are also designed by professional artists and
choreographers.  Smooth curves during delicate passages and sharp angles
during aggressive passages accent the presentation of the music.  Color
and dance also add to the interpretation of the music. The drill and the
music are integrated into a whole (unlike many field shows one sees at a
typical halftime show) in a constantly moving show.

    There are three sections of a drum corps: the brass, the percussion,
and the color guard.  In part 5 of the FAQ, a more detailed description is
given on what type of instrumentation is allowed in the brass and percussion
sections.  The color guard (a misnomer in today's performances) is the group
of performers who handle the flags and other props that visually enhance the
performance.  They typically do quite a bit of dancing and equipment work.

    Forget about any experiences you've had with high school and college
marching bands.  Drum corps is a completely different activity, and any
music-lover ought to consider seeing a show towards the end of the season.

1.0.1 DCI and DCA

    There are many organizations devoted to promoting and organizing the
drum and bugles corps activity world-wide.  Many of these are listed below
in section 1.2.  But the two major organizations in North America are DCI
(Drum Corps International) and DCA (Drum Corps Associates).

    DCI supervises the major junior drum and bugle corps circuit in North
America.  Junior drum and bugle corps are restricted to members 21 years of
age or younger.  Most drum and bugle corps in fall into this general catagory.
DCI corps march in the DCI circuit during the months of July and August every
year.  The DCI season culminates with the DCI World Championships.

    DCA differs from DCI in a number of respects.  DCA corps are often
called Senior corps and are open to people of any age.  DCA runs its own
circuit, too which culminates in the DCA Championships over Labor Day
weekend each year.  In this FAQ, the information on DCA corps has been
grouped together in Section 6.  The DCA information is maintained and
updated by Martin Cross ([e-mail]).

1.0.2     Drum Corps International

    The official organization devoted to organizing the junior drum and
bugle corps activity in North America is called Drum Corps International
(DCI).  DCI and its Board of Directors plan the summer performance
schedules, coordinate judging, host regional competitions, and run the
DCI World Championships during the third week of August every summer.
It is roughly analogous to the NCAA for college athletics.  DCI was
organized in 1972 as a reaction to the "harsh" way the VFW (Veterans of
Foreign War) and AL (American Legion) were governing the activity.

    DCI publishes a bimonthly newsletter called DCI Today.  It is a must
for any drum corps fan.  Tickets to any DCI Regional or the DCI Championships
can be ordered by calling the number listed below.

DCI Today
P.O. Box 548, Lombard, IL  60148-0548
1-800-344-2772 or 708-495-9866
Six bi-monthly issues
1st class - $12.00/yr
4th class bulk rate - $6.00 (lifetime subscr. - delivery not guaranteed)

1.0.3    Drum Corps World

    Drum Corps World (DCW) is the only independent publication devoted
to the drum and bugle corps activity world-wide.  The editor is Steve Vickers,
and DCW prides itself on providing nearly complete coverage of drum corps
competitions every summer as well as news during the winter.  The magazine
is expensive due to it limited circulation but well worthwhile for the serious
drum corps fan.

Drum Corps World
P.O. Box 8052, Madison, WI  53708-8052
1-800-554-9630
20 issues per year
1st class - $63.00/yr
2nd class - $45.00/yr

1.0.4    Scorelines

    Every summer, several drum and bugle corps set up their own individual
scoreline to allow drum corps fans to get daily updates on scores.  These
scorelines are free except for any long distance costs.  In addition, DCI
has a telephone number 1-900-CALL-DCI that can also be used for daily score
updates.  The cost for this call is $1.50/1st min, $0.95 for each additional
minute.

Here are some of the scoreline phone numbers:

DCI Scoreline            1-900-CALL-DCI
Blue Knights            303-730-1765
Cadets of Bergen County        201-384-7088  *
Cavaliers            312-763-3807  *
Phantom Regiment         815-494-9458  *
Santa Clara Vanguard        408-727-5591


1.1 Drum corps on-line

1.1.1 History of drum corps on-line

    The first on-line drum corps newletter that I am aware of was called
Off-The-Line (The Marching Arts List).  It was administered by several
people, most recently by DJ Foremsky.  In March of 1992, Michael Fath
([e-mail]) formed an alt newgroup called alt.drumcorps.
The success of alt.drumcorps resulted in the demise of Off-The-Line, since
most people on the list had access to UseNet and discussion moved there.
After nine months of activity, readers of alt.drumcorps held an RFD and CFV
to create a mainstream newsgroup for drumcorps discussion.  The vote was run
by Phil Earnhardt and Michael Fath and held during November, 1992.  The vote
was successful and two groups were formed in the hierachy Rec.arts.marching.*.
Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps and Rec.arts.marching.misc were created on UseNet
in December, 1992.  As of August, 1994, over 16,000 messages have posted to
Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps, and the volume continues to increase monthly.

1.1.2 Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps (RAMD)

    The home for most all drum corps discussion on the InterNet is the
newsgroup Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps.  The newsgroup is often abbreviated
RAMD.  There are four other newsgroups in the rec.arts.marching.* hierarchy.
They are:
rec.arts.marching.colorguard
rec.arts.marching.band.college
rec.arts.marching.band.high-school
rec.arts.marching.misc
If you are interested in any other of the marching arts besides drum corps,
check out these related newsgroups.

1.1.3 Drumcorps mailing list

    A Drumcorps-Digest mailing list was created by Mark Baushke
([e-mail]) to allow people without access to UseNet to receive a daily
digest of articles that appear in alt.drumcorps or rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
and post articles to alt.drumcorps and to rec.arts.marching.drumcorps.

    In order to receive the drumcorps digest, you must send a subscription
request to [e-mail].  Other administrative requests,
such as to be removed from the list or to have your address changed, should
also be directed to [e-mail].

    In addition, an address has been created which will post email sent
to it to rec.arts.marching.drumcorps.  This address is:
[e-mail].  Remember that all administrative
requests should be sent to [e-mail], NOT
to [e-mail].

    Any replies you wish to make to newsgroup postings you read in
the digest can be made simply by sending e-mail to the appropriate address.
The digest software runs an NNTP reader client once per day which will read
all previously unread articles in the group and package them as a single
e-mail message. If there are no new articles, or the news machine is
down, then you will not get any articles that day. If you have not seen a
digest in more than three days, you might want to send e-mail to the
administrivia address to have me look into any problems.

1.1.4 FTP site for drum corps information

    An anonymous FTP site has been established by Kelly Hall
([e-mail]) for keeping the rec.arts.marching.drumcorps FAQ,
drumcorps GIFs, scores, and much other information.  This site has quite
an impressive collection, and the quantity of information here grows
every day.  If you are looking for any drum corps information, check out
this site before posting your qeustion on RAMD.  The information for
this site is:

Name: lal.cs.byu.edu
IP: 128.187.2.182
login: anonymous
password: <your email address>
dir: pub/dci

    This site can also be reached through the World Wide Web (WWW).
The address is   http://lal.cs.byu.edu/dci/dci.html
Contact Kelly Hall for more information.

    The most recent version of the FAQ can also be found at the
anonymous FTP site:  rtfm.mit.edu  in the directory
/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.marching.drumcorps/

1.1.6 Cybercorps

What is Cybercorps?

    Cybercorps is simply a group of people on the Internet who have
a love for drum corps.  We have gotten together and formed a "virtual
corps" whose purpose is to have fun, support drum and bugle corps, and
meet with other members as the opportunity arises.  Cybercorps is real,
we have a drum major, all the basic instruments, and a staff.
    Cybercorps exists for those who have aged out, did not get to march,
can't march, or do actually march in a DCI corps, but still want to share
an allegiance with other fellow RAMDers.  We (the members and staff)
basically meet at DCI shows by wearing T-shirts printed each year.  That
way you can put a face to the names you see flying about on the net every
day you read your news.
    The Cybercorps list is kept by Richard Lapham at
[e-mail].

Does Cybercorps have auditions?
    Yes.  People who wish to join Cybercorps should email the following
information to Richard at [e-mail]
   1) your full name (as you'd like it to appear on something
    semi-official, like a T-shirt).
   2) a valid EMAIL address.
   3) a position (instrument, guard or staff, etc) for you to fill.

What can I play/spin/etc?
    It doesn't matter what you know for an instrument or guard equipment.
Heck, people who in reality play horns could be in the guard, and vice-versa.
Thus, you aren't limited to a piece of equipment you already know!  Pick
something you always wish you could do.

Where does Cybercorps meet?
    Cybercorps has a Virtual Rehearsal Site at a GlobalMush site
at the University of Pennsylvania.  Here's how to find this site:

DIRECTIONS TO CYBERCORPS VIRTUAL REHEARSAL SITE

Telnet to 128.151.220.22 4201.  This will connect you to GlobalMUSH, the
site of Cybercorps open houses, rehearsals, and bull sessions.  You will
get a welcome message from the Wizards--those who run GlobalMush on the
machine at the University of Pennsylvania.  You will also get a set of
introductory commands.  If you don't want to commit yourself but wish to
look around first, type: connect global tourist.  This will allow you
access as an observer, but you can't participate in the goings on.  If
you want to be a full-fledged player, type: connect <name> <password>.
Feel free to use a nickname (The first two CyberCorps members on Global,
Brooke Phelps and Vince Lamb, go by rowan and pervert, respectively),
but be prepared to explain it if you are pressed.  Keep your name as one
word 12 characters or shorter (use capitalization or punctuation to
separate parts)--same with the password.

Now you are connected.  You will find yourself in "The Floaty Place",
the virtual ether outside of Global itself.  There will be a nice long
message explaining where you are and what to do about it.
Unfortunately, there are no carriage returns in it, so if your
communications program can't wrap lines, you will lose everything past
80 characters and you are TSOL.  Here are the important parts of it.
First, some experienced MUSHers think it's great fun to (1) move you
around the MUSH at their random whim (This happened to me the first time
and I was only slightly amused!), (2) put words into your mouth when you
are signed on, and/or (3) pretend to be you when you're not logged on.
To prevent these things from happening to your character, type: @lock
me=me<CR>, @elock me=me<CR>, and @set me=nospoof<CR> (<CR>=Carriage
Return/Line Feed).  Second, you might want to know who is signed on.  To
learn that, type: who.  You will get a report on who is signed on (look
for rowan and pervert, or any other CyberCorps members' names you know)
and where they are.  Don't be too worried about the *UNFINDABLE*
reports--those are experienced MUSHers who just want to be mysterious.
Third, you want to get out of "The Floaty Place" and away from this
annoying message that says: "I am mighty and I must wee!" (ignore it;
it's just there to piss you off).  Type: go out or go south.  That will
send you to The Main Nexus, the entry point to GlobalMUSH itself.

Upon entering The Main Nexus, you will get a description of the room,
including a list of all the players (except you) currently there.  There
are generally a bunch of players hanging out there.  To talk to them,
type: "<what you want to say>.  You will get an echo of you say, "<what
you want to say>." (The " command is commonly known as "emote").  To
pretend to do something (known as "posing"), type: :<what you want to
do>, where what follows the colon is a sentence minus your name as the
subject.  You will get an echo of <your character's name> <does what you
want it to>.  To send a private message to one of the player's in the
room, type: w <name of character you are sending to>=<message you want
to send>.  This is known as "whispering".  If you want to send a message
to someone you know is logged on but isn't in the room, type: page <name
of character you are sending to>=<message you want to send>.  If you
wish to send a message to a player not logged on, type: @mail
<player>=<message>. If you want to see who you are talking to, type look
<character> or examine <character>.  To go someplace, type: go <place>.
By the way, some doors are one-way and lead you to rooms with no exits.
If you ever get stuck in one of these annoying places, type: go home.
This will send you back to The Floaty Place.  That should be enough to
get you started.  For more commands, type: help commands, then help
<command name/symbol>

To get to the CyberCorps Moonbase from the Main Nexus, you can follow
two routes.  The first is: go fantasy, go lp, go ccm.  The second is: go
sfn, go cm, go ccm.  You will then be in the CyberCorps Moonbase, the
virtual rehearsal site of CyberCorps.  Go to the Corps Hall and be sure
to compliment Brooke/rowan on its description--she built it and almost
everything attached to the Callisto Moonbase, which is her domain.
Attend rehearsal, hang out, or complain about the instructors/repertoire
/drill/food/chaperones, etc. :-).  Whatever, have fun!

When you are done, type: QUIT.


1.2 Audio and video recordings

1.2.1    compact discs and cassettes

    DCI sells cassettes and CD's of recent Championship years.  For the
cassettes, you can order the top 12 corps' performances (3 tapes) or the
top 24 corps (6 tapes).  The CD's come in either the 2-disc version (top
14 corps) or the 3-disc version (top 21 corps).  The 3-disc CD set costs
about $50.  You can order through the address and phone no. for DCI
1-800-344-2772.

Current prices for CDs - valid August 11, 1994:

Phone Number:.......    1-800-344-2772
Address:............    DCI Merchandising
                P.O. Box 33059
                Northglenn, CO 80234
Payment:............    Visa/AMX/Discover/MC/check/M.O.

Merchandise - for the 1994 season:

prices        before         after
        9/1/94        9/1/94

  CD-93-XMAS      $20.00        $20.00  Ornaments in Brass CD
  CS-93-2V       $20.00         $24.00  Cassettes (Top 12)
  CS-93-4V       $35.00         $40.00  Cassettes (Top 24)
  CD-93-2V       $36.50         $40.00  CD's (Top 14)
  CD-93-3V       $40.00         $50.00  CD's (Top 21)

    Individual corps also have recordings of their own corps.  The Blue
Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, and Cadets of Bergen County have
recordings in one form or another.

THE FIRST 20 YEARS ON COMPACT DISC
    DCI has remastered all the DCI Finals recordings and are making them
available for a limited time on compact disc.  You can buy:

Volume 1    1972-1976    $150.00
Volume 2    1977-1981    $150.00
Volume 3    1982-1986    $150.00
Volume 4    1987-1991    $150.00
Vol. 1-4    1972-1991    $500.00

Each volume includes 10 compact discs, an historical booklet, and a decorative
shell box.  Due to the limited production, pre-orders are being accepted
though 8/31/94.  Orders taken after that will be based on availability.
Call DCI to order.

FUTURE CORPS
    The Future corps CD can be bought by sending a check or money order
for $16.95 (postage included) to:  Encorps Productions,  1405 Enterprise
Road, Deltona, FL  32725.  FL residents add $1.02 for tax


1.2.2    videos

    800 Video Express is the company that sells videos of all previous
championship performances.  Any particular years' championship program
(top 12 corps) costs $98, and they have all years of DCI.  They have
other packages, such as a set of tapes that only has performances of
the Blue Devils for the past 17 years (substitute "Blue Devils" for your
favorite corps).  For a complete catalog, contact 800 Video Express.

DCI World Championship Video's
Phone:.............    1-800-848-8433
Address:...........    800 Video Express, Inc
               P.O. Box 142
               Palatine, IL  60078
Payment:...........    MC/VISA/check
Merchandise:
  $39.00 each      Individual performances for any Div II/III or Open class corps
                   (length approximately 15 min.)
  $98.00           Full finals show of top 12 corps.  Two tape package taped from
                   the PBS broadcast.  (Over 3 hrs)
  $175.00          Top 25 performances.  This 3-tape package includes the top 25
                  corps recorded exclusively at Thursday's quarterfinals.  This
                   package is available in multiple as well as high camera
        version (over 5 hrs).
  $98.00           Div. II or III complete performance finals show.


1.2.3    books

    Jodeen E. Popp's 1978 book on drum corps is called "Competitive
Drum Corps".  It is a 8 1/2" X 11" paperback book which includes sections
on the origins of drum corps and on individual corps' histories.  It also
includes yearly summaries of the drum corps activity from the 1950's
through 1979.It includes two supplements for 1980 and 1981.  It can be
ordered by writing to Olympic Printing Inc., 83 N. Broadway, Des
Plaines, IL  60016 or calling 708-296-3015.  I paid $35.00 for mine
in 1992.

----
Written by Michael Fath and Donald Chinn.
Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])

Comments welcome on any aspect of this FAQ.  We are especially looking
for information on Div. II/III corps, and early drum corps information
(VFW and American Legion Championships and pre-DCI corps in general).
If you see anything that is inaccurate (such as corps address information
or repertoire), please let me know.

This FAQ is copyright (c) 1994 by Michael Fath and is made available
as a service to the drum corps and the Internet community.  The FAQ may be
distributed freely in printed or electronic form, provided that it is not
modified.  The FAQ may not be sold in any medium including electronic, CD-ROM,
or database, or published in print without the express written permission of
the authors.  Contact Michael Fath ([e-mail]) if there are
any questions.
--
++  ++  --+- +--    Michael J. Fath
| \/ |    |  |_     Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
|    | \_/   |      The University of Chicago
            Chicago, IL  60637            [e-mail]
Archive-name: drumcorps-faq/part2
Last-modified: 1994/08/11

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 2 of 6  Addresses and phone numbers for corps and regional associations

2.0 DCI corps' addresses
    2.0.1 Open class corps
    2.0.2 Div. II/III corps
    2.0.3 DCA corps are listed in Part 6 of the FAQ
    2.0.4 Future Corps

2.1  Regional drum corps associations

2.0  Active DCI corps

    Below is a list of drum and bugle corps in North America.  Most of
the data was taken from the 1993 DCI World Championship Program and updated
using the 1994 Preview of Champions program.  Please send me updates,
additions, or corrections.

2.0.1 DCI Member corps for 1993

Black Gold, P.O. Box 54283, Tulsa, Oklahoma  74155
405-336-2368, Cristi Cude, dir.
inactive in 1994

Bluecoats, P.O. Box 2733, North Canton, Ohio  44720
216-699-1572, Bill Hamilton, dir.

Blue Devils, 4065 Nelson Ave., Concord, CA  94520
510-689-2918, David Gibbs, dir.

Blue Knights, P.O. Box 100789, Denver, CO  80250
303-730-1919, Mark Arnold, dir.

Boston Crusaders, 6 Sever Street, Boston MA, 02129-1308
617-242-1025, Joe Ricci, dir.

Cadets of Bergen County, P.O. Box 506, Bergenfield, NJ  07621
201-384-8822, George Hopkins, dir.

Carolina Crown, 5018 Park Road #244, Charlotte, NC  28209-3273
704-542-0912, Kevin Smith, dir.

Cavaliers, P.O. Box 501, Rosemont, IL  60018
312-281-8737, Jeff Fiedler, dir.

Colts, P.O. Box 515, Dubuque, Iowa  52004-0515
319-582-4872, Greg Orwoll, dir.

Crossmen, 36C Madison St., Morristown, NJ  07960
609-722-1762, Ester Messano, dir.

Dutch Boy, P.O. Box 842, Kitchner, Ontario Canada  N2G 4C5
519-744-3291, Ron Gaus, pres.
inactive in 1994

Freelancers, 7285 Cromwell Way, Sacramento, CA  95822
916-428-4016, Charles Anderson, dir.

Glassmen, 5546 Radcliffe Rd., Sylvania, Ohio  43560
419-882-1829, Dan Acheson, dir.

Madison Scouts, P.O. Box 948, Madison, WI  53701
608-241-3171, Scott Stewart, dir.

Magic of Orlando, P.O. Box 690426, Orlando, FL 32869
407-294-3635, Will Craig, dir

Marauders, 1335 11th Avenue, Longview, WA  98632
206-425-6960, Wesley Fitz, dir.

Northern Aurora, 6730 Bay Road, Saginaw, MI  48604-9735
517-791-4431, Robert Waskoviak, dir.

Phantom Regiment, 4664 N. Rockton Ave., Rockford, IL  61103
815-636-0250, Doug Rutherford, dir.

Santa Clara Vanguard, 1765 Space Park Dr., Santa Clara, CA  95054
408-727-5591, Len Kruszecki, dir.

Sky Ryders, 265 N. Beckley,  DeSoto, TX  75115
214-223-8839, Fred Butlar, dir.
inactive in 1994

Southwind, P.O. Box 2361, Montgomery, AL  36102-2361
205-272-1234, Dave Bryan, dir

Spirit of Atlanta, 1123 Hunter Glen Dr., Woodstock, GA  30188
404-238-2015, Bill Duquette, dir.
inactive in 1994

Star of Indiana, P.O. Box 264, Bloomington, IN  47402
812-876-4903, Jim Mason, dir.
touring with Canadian Brass in 1994

Troopers, P.O. Box 375, Casper, Wyoming  82602
307-472-2141, Gabe Lucetta, dir.

Velvet Knights, 1235 S. Knott Ave., Anahiem, CA  92804
714-761-2679, Tom Hixon, dir.

2.0.2 Other DCI corps (Div. II/III)

12th Command, 8001 Trafalgar, Taylor, MI. 48180
313-295-0620, Mark Ponder, dir.

Academie Musicale, 3086 Galt Ouest, Sherbrooke, PQ Canada JIK IM2
819-563-5555, Gabe Francoeur, dir.

Americanos, 1615 Drum Corps Drive, Menasha, WI  54952
414-772-5543, Jerome Kolosso, dir.

Bayou City Blues, Houston, TX
713-351-8741, Bill Ridings, dir.

Blue Devil "B", P.O. Box 21516, Concord, CA 94521
510-689-2918, Jim Rosco, dir.

Blue Stars, 1418 Jackson St., LaCrosse, WI  54601
608-782-3219, Brian Whitty, dir.

CapitolAires, P.O. Box 421, Madison, WI 53701
608-221-3350, Morgan C. Larson, dir.

Coachmen, 1828 Chipwood Lane NW, Grand Rapids, MI  49504
616-791-2272, William Faulds, dir.

The Contemporary Youth Ensemble, 209 Montreal Road, P.O. Box 7074, Vanier,
    Ontario, Canada  K1L 8E2
613-748-7435, Glenn Duncan, dir.

Delta Brigade, 1 Oak Forest Ln., Maumelle, AR 72113
501-851-7124, Clem Papineau, dir.

Fajardo, 17 Prospect Ave., Dumont, NJ  13208
201-592-3920

Golden Lancers, 2400 Grant Blvd., Pittsburg, PA. 15219
412-361-2331, Kenneth Behrend, dir.

The Jersey Surf, 162 S. White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ  08009
609-767-0223, Bob Jacobs, dir.

Kiwanis Kavaliers, P.O. Box 1811 Station C, Kitchener, ONT Canada N2G 4R3
519-895-0857, Doug Darwin, dir.

The Knights, 212 Jule, E. Dubuque, IL  61025
309-799-3767, Carl Bryson, dir.

The LakeShore Storm, P.O. Box 3873, Erie, PA 16508

Limited Edition, P.O. Box 16220, Columbus, Ohio  43216
614-755-4941

L'Insolite, 505 Des Bouluaex, Apt. 1, Jerome, QUE Canada J7Y 4G4
514-565-4975, Christian Brunet, dir.

Lone Star, P.O. Box 2228, Wichita Falls, TX  76307

Mandarins, P.O. Box 22297, Sacramento, CA  95822
916-395-8310, Raymond Mar, dir.

Marion Cadets, 434 West Church Street, Marion, OH  43302
614-383-2778 or 614-382-3013, Michael King, dir.

Nite Express, P.O. Box 1142, Cedar Rapids, IA. 52406
319-362-9880, Ron Thibodeaux, dir.

Northmen, P.O. Box 294, Green Bay, WI  54305
414-432-4207, Jeff Carstensen, dir.

Pacific Crest, 1325 N. Placentia Ave. #17, Fullerton, CA 92631
Carter Schuld, dir.

Phoenix Regiment, 8-18-1 Nishi Kamata OTA-KU, Tokyo, Japan 144
3-3732-4481, Mikio Arita, dir.

Pioneer, 4601 Holt Avenue, Milwaukee, WI  53219
414-327-2847, Roman Blenski III, dir.

Railmen, P.O. Box 27105, Ralston, NE  68127
402-291-4762, David Young, dir.
inactive

Rochester Patriots, 1320 Buffaloe Rd. Suite 111, Rochester, NY  14624
716-436-3290, John Nolan, dir.

Royalaires, P.O. Box 1322, Guelph, Ontario Canada  H1H 6N8
519-658-2157

Royal Brigade, 3063 Holderhill Lane, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118
801-965-9124

Royal Columbians, 586 Montgomery Street, Chicopee, MA  01020-1635
413 534-4970, dir.

SCV Cadets, 1765 Space Park Drive, Santa Clara, CA  95054
408-727-5591, J.W. Koester, dir.

St. John's, P.O. Box 2007, Brantford, ONT, Canada  N3T 5T9
519-759-3600, Sandy Wallace, dir.

Sound of Long Island
516-731-0595

Spartans, 93 Harris Rd., Nashua, NH  03062
Peter LaFlamme, dir.

Springfield Ambassadors, P.O. Box 8102, Springfield, MA  01138
413-737-2234

Suncoast Sound, 8800 49th St. North, Suite 111, Pinellas Park, FL  34666
813-546-1956, Mike Long, dir.

Ventures, 135 Ottawa St., South Kitchener, ONT Canada  N2G 3T1
519-896-0055, David Phillips, dir.

2.0.3 DCA corps (Senior corps) are listed in Part 6 of the FAQ

2.0.4 Future Corps

    Future Corps is an 14-person drum corps (11 brass, 3
percussion) that performs year-round at Epcot Center in Orlando, FL.
Future Corps is made up a many DCI alumni.  They have a CD out,
featuring all sorts of drum corps "favorites".

    Future corps CD can be bought by sending a check or money order
for $16.95 (postage included) to:  Encorps Productions,  1405 Enterprise
Road, Deltona, FL  32725.  FL residents add $1.02 for tax


2.1.1    Other drum corps associations

    In addition to DCI, there are many regionals and international drum
corps organizations that promote the activity world-wide.  Here is a
complete listing of these organizations.

DCA - Drum Corps Associates
Michael Petrone, 10 Columbus Drive, Monmouth Beach, NJ  07750
908-222-3835

DCI - Drum Corps International
Ellen Palmer, P.O. Box 548, Lombard, IL  60148
708-495-9866

DCI regional organizations:

DCE - Drum Corps East
Anthony DiCarlo, 246 West Street, South Weymouth, MA  02188
617-331-9500

DCM - Drum Corps Midwest
Roman Blenski, 4601 West Holt Avenue, Milwaukee, WI  53220
414-327-2847

DCS - Drum Corps South
newly reforned in 1993.

DCW - Drum Corps West
Tom Hope, 372 Florin Road Suite #303, Sacramento, CA  95832
916-429-9545

Independent regional organizations:

DCNY - Drum Corps New York
Carl Pynn, P.O. Box 22, Wampsville, NY  13163
315-363-8889/313-363-1230

E-Mass - Eastern Massachusetts
Elaine Blinn, 18 Jef Road, Billerica, MA  02821
508-667-2443

GSC - Garden State Circuit
Carmen Cirlincione, 249 Crystal Street, North Arlington, NJ
07032
201-998-4222

IAA - Illinois All-American
Aurelia Kmiec, 4622 North Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL  60630
708-725-8235

UDCA - United Drum Corps Association
Ralph Parkhill, 523 Montauk Highway, Sayville, NY  11782
516-589-5047

International drum corps associations:

DCD - Drum Corps Deutschland
Thomas Rohr, Faselwiese 5, 6700 Ludwigshafen/Rh., Germany
0621-664010

DCH - Drum Corps Holland
Jos Brusse, Farenheitlaan 29, 1222 LM, Lilversum, Netherlands
011-31-78-164512

DCUK - Drum Corps United Kingdom
John Garton c/o The Oliver Hind Club, Edale Road, Sneinton Dale,
Nottingham, England NG2 4HT
011-44-602-483200

DCWI - Drum Corps West Indies
Junior Ricketts, 375 Pine Street, Brooklyn, NY  11208
718-235-0716

FAMQ - Federation des Association Musicales du Quebec
Carol Plante, P.O. Box 1000, Succursale M, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
514-252-3025

ODCA - Ontario Drum Corps Association
Lynne Sosnowski, 258 King Street North Suite 12-J, Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada  N2J 2Y9
519-746-0042

----
Written by Michael Fath and Donald Chinn
Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])

Comments welcome on any aspect of this FAQ.  We are especially looking
for information on Div. II/III corps, and early drum corps information
(VFW and American Legion Championships and pre-DCI corps in general).
If you see anything that is inaccurate (such as corps address information
or repertoire), please let me know.

NOTICE:  This FAQ is copyright (c) 1994 by Michael Fath and is made available
as a service to the drum corps and the Internet community.  The FAQ may be
distributed freely in printed or electronic form, provided that it is not
modified.  The FAQ may not be sold in any medium including electronic, CD-ROM,
or database, or published in print without the express written permission of
the authors.  Contact Michael Fath ([e-mail]) if there are
any questions.
--
++  ++  --+- +--    Michael J. Fath
| \/ |    |  |_     Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
|    | \_/   |      The University of Chicago
            Chicago, IL  60637            [e-mail]
Archive-name: drumcorps-faq/part3
Last-modified: 1995/01/25

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 3 of 6  The 1995 DCI season

3.1 1995 tentative drumcorps music
3.2 1995 DCI tour schedule

3.1 1995 tentative drumcorps music

                        1995 Drumcorp Programs
                              (01-20-95)
DISCLAIMER
     Corps music and themes are very tentative and subject to change
at this early stage in the season.  This list is what has been captured on ramd
and is dependent on corps staff/members reporting.  If data comes from other
sources it will be so noted.
=====================================================================
Arizona Sun
     Theme:    The Circle of Life
     Music:    music from "The Lion King"

Blue Devils
     Theme:
     Music:    Movement 1 - Carpe Nox (Sieze the Night) a combo of
                Maynard's "Conquistador" and Vince Mendoza's "Jazz Pana"
               Movement 2 - from "The Legend of Alcobasa"
Bluecoats
     Theme:    50th Anniversary of end of World War II
     Music:    Jazz of the 40's including
               Come Rain or Come Shine
             Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me

Blue Knights
     Theme:       Legacy
     Music:       Legacy - a piece for solo piano, jazz band, and orchestra

Boston Crusaders
     Theme:    Pat Methany
     Music:    First Circle
         Beat 70
        Cathedral in a Suitcase
        Letter from Home
        Are We There Yet?

Bushwackers
     Theme:
     Music:    from Paul Hindimith & Leonard Bernstein
               Maties de Mahler
               Age of Angxiety

Cadets of Bergen County
     Theme:    Fourth of July - show music by John Williams
     Music:    The Rievers
               ballad from "Born on the Fourth of July" (third movement)
               a piece from Far & Away
               Swing, Swing, Swing (from movie 1941)
               closing with a dark mysterious piece

Carolina Crown
     Theme:    Stormworks
     Music:    opener by Stephan Melillo
           piece by Enya
           selections from "The Abyss" - Alan Sylvestri

Cavaliers
     Theme:    The Planets
     Music:    Mars
           Venus
           Mercury
           Jupiter

Colts
     Theme:    Sunday in the Park with George
     Music:    Sunday (title song)
               Color & Light (drum solo)
               Puttin' It Together
                 and others TBD

Crossmen
     Theme:
     Music:    opener - The Overture for "School for Scandal" by S. Barber

Freelancers
     Theme:    Interstellar Suite
     Music:    Interstellar Suite by Amin Bhatia

Glassmen
     Theme:    music by Johann Sebastian Bach
     Music:    including Toccata and Fugue in d Minor (from Bach to Rock)

Illusion
     Theme:    Welcome to our Nightmare
     Music:    Brahms Lullabye
               Night on Bald Mountain
               Time Warp
               Eerie drum feature
Jersey Surf
     Theme:
     Music:    Within Attraction - Yanni
               Anthems - Paul Winter

Kiwanis Kavaliers
     Theme:    Tribute to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
     Music:    First Circle (from The First Circle CD)
               Have You Heard ( from Letter From Home album)
               In Her Family (from Still Life Talking CD)
Madison Scouts
     Theme:
     Music:    El Toro Caliente (The Horny Bull) based on many Spanish themes
               Concerto de Aranuez
               a drum solo (salsa/samba)
               Malaga (new and improved)

Magic of Orlando
     Theme:    Original pieces about certain animals (Robert Smith)
     Music:

Minnesota Brass
     Theme:    Jazz style theme
     Music:    My Old Kentucky Home
               Production from Dallas Brass' fusion jazz group Windstorm
                    entitled St. Thomas
               Closer - New York State of Mind
Nite Express
     Theme:
     Music:    symphonic works from the rock group YES

Northern Aurora
     Theme:    Keys to Imagination - Yanni at the Acropolis
     Music:

Phantom Regiment
     Theme:    music by Rachmaninov
     Music:    Capriccio Bohemien - opening statement
               Symphonic Dances - Third Movement
                  Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
               Men's Dance from "Aleko"
               Capriccio Bohemien - final statement

Pioneer
     Theme:    Shades of the Emerald
     Music:    Diamond Dance (from CD Celtic Twilight - Hearts of
                    Space - track #3)
               Year of the Comet (from motion picture soundtrack - VSD -
                    track #16)
               Cowboy Jig / Gary Owen (Cowboy Jig from ND track #4

Quad City Knights
     Theme:    Selections from broadway musical Sunset Boulevard by
                         Andrew Lloyd Weber
     Music:

Royal Columbians
    Theme:  based on a work by Matisse entitled "Music and Dance."
    Music:  Pagan Dances-Master of the Sword by John Barnes
        Arabian Dances-Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky
        Dance Panels by Copland
        Country Gardens-folk dance by Percy Grainger
        Oh Clap Your Hands by John Rutter.

Rochester Patriots
     Theme:
     Music:    Jubilance Overture - John Rutter
               A Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter
           Sinfonia Vocci - David Holsinger

Santa Clara Vanguard
     Theme:    The Nutcracker (Tchiakovksi)
     Music:

Southwind
     Theme:    Gospel/Jazz style
     Arranger: Chris Howard
     Music:    Precious Lord
               Jericho
               O'Happy Day
               Old Man River (maybe)

Suncoast Sound
     Theme:    Christian music
     Music:    Make His Praise Glorious - Sandi Patti

Troopers
     Theme:    music by Aaron Copland
     Music:    Appalachian Spring
             3rd Symphony - 4th Movement

Velvet Knights
     Theme:    Visual show based upon "Harlequin Carnival" by Joan Miro
     Music:    Lua Flora
               Starfish
               Tanacara

Westshoremen
     Theme:    Agressive Jazz
     Music:    Suite for Jazz
               Spirit of St. Fredrick
               Strawberry Soup

======================================================================

               1995 Youth Musical Ensemble

Star of Indiana/Canadian Brass
     Music:    "Marriage of Figaro" - W.A. Mozart
               "Renaissance Dances" - T. Susato
               **"Young Person's Guide" - B. Britten
               Percussion Feature (original compositions)
               "Flight of the Bumblebee" - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
               **"Pictures at an Exhibition" - M. Mussorgsky
               "Appalachian Spring" - A. Copland
               "Porgy & Bess" (Canadian Brass Feature) - G. Gershwin
               "Pachelbel Canon"  - J. Pachelbel
               "Mood Indigo"
               "Sophisticated Lady"
               "Doesn't Mean a Thing"
               **"El Salon Mexico" - Copland
               Percussion feature (Original arrangements)
               "West Side Story" - L. Bernstein
     Encores:   "Swing Swing Swing"
               "Saints Hallelujah"
               **"When You Wish Upon a Star"
               (** - confirmed by Dorocke)


3.2 1995 DCI TOUR

What follows is the list of shows and corps for the 1995 DCI
Tour, as of 1/3/95.  While subject to change, corps and sponsors have been
advised to treat this list as FINAL unless a very good reason emerges.

Thanks to
Ben Regalado
[e-mail]

7/18 - Sevierville, TN

    Cadets
    Phantom Regiment
    Crossmen
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Magic
    Nite Express

7/18 - Dallas, TX

    Cavaliers
    Scouts
    Colts
    Pioneer
    Southwind

7/19 - Houston, TX

    Same as Dallas

7/20 - Killeen, TX

    Same as Dallas

7/20 - Winston-Salem, NC

    Same as Sevierville
    EXCEPT Magic replaces Glassmen in lineup

7/21 - Columbus, OH

    Blue Devils
    Cadets
    Glassmen
    Magic
    Crown
    Nite Express

7/22 - NORTH/Canton, OH

    Blue Devils
    Cadets
    Phantom Regiment
    Crossmen
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Magic
    Boston
    Crown
    Nite Express

7/22 - DATR/Colorado Springs, CO

    Cavaliers
    SCV
    Scouts
    Blue Knights
    Troopers
    VK
    Freelancers
    Marauders

7/22 - Tulsa, OK (non-DCI)

    Colts
    Pioneer
    Southwind

7/24 - Erie, PA

    Blue Devils
    Cadets
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Nite Express
    Spirit of Atlanta

7/24 - Fort Edward, NY

    Phantom Regiment
    Crossmen
    Magic
    Boston
    Crown

7/24 - Omaha, NE

    Scouts
    Blue Knights
    VK
    Freelancers
    Marauders

7/24 - Ankeny, IA

    SCV
    Colts
    Troopers
    Pioneer
    Southwind

7/25 - Hornell, NY

    Blue Devils
    Crossmen
    Glassmen
    Bluecoats
    Boston
    Nite Express
    Spirit of Atlanta

7/25 - Sioux City, IA

    Cavaliers
    Blue Knights
    VK
    Freelancers
    Marauders

7/25 - Stillwater, MN

    SCV
    Scouts
    Colts
    Troopers
    Pioneer
    Southwind

7/26 - Rome, NY

    Blue Devils
    Phantom Regiment
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Magic
    Crown
    Nite Express

7/26 - Stillwater, MN (not an error!)

    SCV
    Scouts
    VK
    Freelancers
    Pioneer
    Marauders

7/26 - Burlington, IA

    Cavaliers
    Blue Knights
    Colts
    Troopers
    Southwind

7/27 - Pittsburg, PA

    Cadets
    Phantom Regiment
    Crossmen
    Magic
    Boston
    Crown
    Spirit of Atlanta

7/28 & 7/29 - PREVIEW @ YPSILANTI, MI

7/30 - Port Huron, MI

    Phantom Regiment
    SCV
    Blue Knights
    Magic
    Boston
    VK
    Spirit of Atlanta

7/31 - Huntington, WV

    Cadets
    Madison
    Crossmen
    Bluecoats
    Freelancers
    Southwind
    Maruaders

7/31 - Centerville, OH

    Blue Devils
    Cavaliers
    Glassmen
    Colts
    Troopers
    Crown
    Pioneer

8/1 - Montreal, PQ

    SCV
    Blue Knights
    Magic
    Boston
    VK

8/1 - Salem, VA

    Cadets
    Scouts
    Crossmen
    Crown
    Pioneer
    Marauders

8/1 - Atlanta, GA

    Cavaliers
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Freelancers
    Southwind
    Spirit of Atlanta

8/1 - Alton, IL

    Blue Devils
    Phantom Regiment
    Colts
    Troopers
    Nite Express

8/2 - Pittsfield, MA

    SCV
    Blue Knights
    Magic
    Boston
    VK

8/2 - Charlotte, NC

    Cadets
    Scouts
    Crossmen
    Crown
    Pioneer
    Marauders
    Spirit of Atlanta

8/2 - Jacksonville, AL (no state error)

    Cavaliers
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Freelancers
    Southwind

8/3 - Boston, MA

    SCV
    Blue Knights
    Scouts
    Boston
    VK

8/3 - Hampton, VA

    Scouts
    Crossmen
    Crown
    Pioneer
    Marauders
    Spirit of Atlanta

8/3 - Evansville, IN

    Blue Devils
    Phantom Regiment
    Glassmen
    Troopers
    Freelancers
    Southwind
    Nite Express

8/4 - Des Plaines, IL

    Blue Devils
    Cavaliers
    Bluecoats
    Colts
    Troopers
    Nite Express

8/5 - EAST/Allentown, PA

    Cadets
    SCV
    Scouts
    Blue Knights
    Crossmen
    Magic
    Boston
    VK
    Crown
    Pioneer
    Marauders
    Spirit of Atlanta

8/5 - MID-AMERICA/Champaign, IL

    Blue Devils
    Phantom Regiment
    Cavaliers
    Bluecoats
    Glassmen
    Colts
    Troopers
    Freelancers
    Southwind
    Nite Express

8/6 - East Rutherford, NJ

    Cadets
    SCV
    Scouts
    Magic
    VK
    Marauders

8/6 - Westchester, PA (exhibition)

    Blue Knights
    Crossmen
    Boston
    Crown
    Spirit of Atlanta

8/6 - Fairfield, OH

    Blue Devils
    Cavaliers
    Glassmen
    Freelancers
    Southwind

8/6 - Fort Wayne, IN

    Phantom Regiment
    Bluecoats
    Colts
    Troopers
    Nite Express

8/7 - Endicott, NY

    Cadets
    Scouts
    Blue Knights
    Crossmen
    Boston
    VK
    Crown

8/7 - Marion, OH

    Phantom Regiment
    Bluecoats
    Colts
    Troopers
    Freelancers
    Southwind

8/8-12   DCI FINALS WEEK - BUFFALO, NEW YORK







----
Written by Michael Fath and Donald Chinn
Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])

Comments welcome on any aspect of this FAQ.  We are especially looking
for information on Div. II/III corps, and early drum corps information
(VFW and American Legion Championships and pre-DCI corps in general).
If you see anything that is inaccurate (such as corps address information
or repertoire), please let me know.

NOTICE:  This FAQ is copyright (c) 1994 by Michael Fath and is made available
as a service to the drum corps and the Internet community.  The FAQ may be
distributed freely in printed or electronic form, provided that it is not
modified.  The FAQ may not be sold in any medium including electronic, CD-ROM,
or database, or published in print without the express written permission of
the authors.  Contact Michael Fath ([e-mail]) if there are
any questions.






--
++  ++  --+- +--    Michael J. Fath
| \/ |    |  |_     Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
|    | \_/   |      The University of Chicago
            Chicago, IL  60637            [e-mail]
Archive-name: drumcorps-faq/part4
Last-modified: 1994/08/11

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 4 of 6  Drum corps historical information

4.0 Historical Information
    4.1 1994 DCI Information
        4.1.1 DCI Championships in Boston
        4.1.2 SEASON Final poll
        4.1.3 RAMD Final Reader's Poll
        4.1.4 Corps' repertoires in 1994
    4.2 1993 DCI Information
        4.2.1 Corps repertoires
        4.2.2 Scores
        4.2.3 Individual and Ensemble scores
        4.2.4 DCA Finals scores
        4.2.5 RAMD Readers Final Poll
    4.3 1992 DCI Scores
    4.4 Previous DCI Champions


4.1  The 1994 DCI season

4.1.1 DCI Championships in Boston

DCI World Championship Finals
Boston, MA  8/20/94

Division I Finals RECAP

    | General Effect|-------Ensemble--------|------Performance------|Tot
    | Music | Visual|GE | Music |  Visual   | Brass | Perc  | Visual|
    |Rep|Shw|Rep|Shw|Mus|Snd|Tch|Cmp|Acc|Tch|Tch|Mus|Tch|Mus|Tch|Exl|BldUp|Scre
===============================================================================
BlDe| 98|100|100| 99| 48| 50| 46| 49| 49| 49| 50| 49| 49| 49| 49| 50| 98.4|98.4
Cade| 99| 98| 98| 98| 50| 48| 47| 47| 48| 49| 49| 49| 49| 50| 49| 49| 97.7|97.7
Phnt| 96| 98| 98| 99| 50| 49| 48| 47| 46| 47| 47| 48| 47| 48| 47| 47| 96.2|96.2
Cava| 96| 94| 96| 98| 49| 47| 45| 48| 47| 47| 48| 48| 48| 49| 48| 49| 95.7|95.7
SCV | 93| 90| 97| 95| 46| 45| 44| 46| 44| 46| 46| 46| 45| 48| 47| 45| 92.3|92.3
Mads| 89| 95| 94| 96| 46| 48| 45| 43| 43| 44| 46| 47| 47| 47| 46| 47| 92.3|92.2
BluK| 90| 88| 93| 90| 43| 44| 42| 44| 42| 43| 44| 44| 44| 45| 44| 44| 88.4|88.4
Crsm| 86| 90| 92| 94| 44| 44| 43| 42| 42| 40| 45| 45| 46| 46| 42| 43| 88.4|88.4
Bluc| 83| 89| 87| 91| 43| 43| 39| 41| 40| 39| 42| 43| 40| 42| 41| 40| 84.3|84.3
Glsm| 84| 84| 90| 90| 40| 40| 38| 43| 41| 42| 39| 42| 43| 43| 39| 41| 83.9|83.9
Magi| 85| 82| 89| 86| 42| 42| 39| 40| 37| 36| 40| 42| 38| 43| 37| 37| 81.5|81.5
Colt| 80| 79| 85| 83| 40| 41| 38| 39| 39| 37| 39| 41| 41| 42| 38| 39| 80.1|80.1

Madison Scouts 0.1 penalty

                        GE   Ensemble  Perf. Penalty    Total
-------------------------------------------------------------
1.  Blue Devils         39.7    29.1    29.6    0.0     98.4
2.  Cadets of BC        39.3    28.9    29.5    0.0     97.7
3.  Phantom Regiment    39.1    28.7    28.4    0.0     96.2
4.  Cavaliers           38.4    28.3    29.0    0.0     95.7
5.  Santa Clara         37.5    27.1    27.7    0.0     92.3
6.  Madison Scouts      37.4    26.9    28.0    0.1     92.2
7T. Blue Knights        36.1    25.8    26.5    0.0     88.4
7T. Crossmen            36.2    25.5    26.7    0.0     88.4
9.  Bluecoats           35.0    24.5    24.8    0.0     84.3
10. Glassmen            34.8    24.4    24.7    0.0     83.9
11. Magic of Orlando    34.2    23.6    23.7    0.0     81.5
12. Colts               32.7    23.4    24.0    0.0     80.1

Caption awards:
Blue Devils - brass, percussion, visual, general effect
Cadets of Bergen County - music, auxiliary


Division I Semi-Finals RECAP
Foxboro 8/19/94

    | General Effect|-------Ensemble--------|------Performance------|Tot
    | Music | Visual|GE | Music |  Visual   | Brass | Perc  |Visual |
    |Rep|Shw|Rep|Shw|Mus|Snd|Tch|Cmp|Acc|Tch|Tch|Mus|Tch|Mus|Tch|Exl|BldUp|Scre
    |==========================================================================
BlDe| 98| 98| 99| 99| 48| 48| 47| 48| 50| 49| 50| 49| 49| 49| 47| 49| 97.7|97.7
Cade| 99| 96| 98| 97| 48| 46| 48| 50| 49| 49| 49| 49| 47| 49| 48| 46| 96.8|96.7
Phnt| 95| 92| 97| 97| 49| 49| 48| 48| 49| 48| 47| 49| 46| 48| 47| 48| 95.7|95.7
Cava| 98| 96| 96| 95| 47| 47| 47| 47| 46| 48| 49| 48| 47| 48| 49| 48| 95.6|95.6
SCV | 96| 94| 95| 95| 46| 47| 47| 46| 45| 47| 47| 48| 44| 48| 45| 46| 93.6|93.6
Madn| 93| 95| 92| 93| 47| 48| 48| 45| 46| 46| 46| 48| 46| 47| 47| 46| 93.3|93.2
BluK| 90| 84| 91| 90| 46| 46| 45| 44| 43| 44| 44| 46| 43| 45| 45| 44| 89.0|89.0
Crsm| 88| 87| 87| 86| 44| 44| 43| 42| 44| 43| 46| 46| 45| 44| 45| 43| 87.6|87.6
Glsm| 85| 83| 87| 83| 41| 40| 41| 43| 42| 43| 44| 45| 42| 43| 44| 40| 84.6|84.6
Bluc| 85| 81| 85| 84| 44| 45| 44| 39| 42| 43| 43| 45| 38| 42| 42| 39| 84.1|84.1
Magc| 93| 84| 86| 85| 43| 41| 42| 41| 40| 40| 42| 44| 39| 42| 40| 38| 84.0|84.0
Colt| 81| 86| 84| 82| 43| 43| 42| 40| 39| 39| 43| 42| 41| 43| 42| 40| 83.0|83.0
Bost| 81| 82| 84| 81| 41| 42| 41| 40| 41| 31| 41| 43| 41| 41| 45| 41| 82.6|82.6
Troo| 83| 82| 82| 79| 41| 41| 39| 41| 40| 42| 41| 41| 39| 40| 44| 41| 81.6|81.6
VK  | 80| 80| 79| 80| 42| 40| 41| 38| 33| 37| 42| 42| 47| 44| 40| 37| 80.2|80.2
Frln| 83| 78| 80| 77| 40| 37| 37| 37| 35| 38| 42| 41| 43| 43| 41| 38| 79.0|79.0
Crwn| 82| 72| 77| 78| 41| 38| 38| 36| 32| 32| 41| 40| 37| 39| 36| 32| 75.1|75.1

Penalties: Cadet of Bergen County 0.1, Madison Scouts 0.1

DCI World Championships
Open Class Quarterfinals and Semifinals
Foxboro, MA  -- 8/17/94, 8/19/94
------------------------------------------

24  Blue Stars          61.8
23  Americanos          64.1
22  L'Insolite          65.6
  1995 DCI Member Corps
21  Nite Express        65.7
20  Marauders           67.2
19  Southwind           69.1
18  Pioneer             69.6
  ADVANCE TO SEMI'S              SEMIFINALS
17  Carolina Crown      75.3            75.1
16  Freelancers         78.5            79.0
15  Velvet Knights      79.2            80.2
14  Trooper             81.3            81.6
13  Boston Crusaders    83.0            82.6
                      ADVANCE TO FINALS
12  Colts               82.4            83.0
11  Magic of Orlando    84.1            84.0
10  Bluecoats           84.1            84.1
9   Glassmen            84.8            84.6
8   Crossmen            88.4            87.6
7   Blue Knights        88.9            89.0
6   Madison Scouts      91.5            93.2
5   Santa Clara         Did not perform        93.6
4   Cavaliers           Standstill        95.6
3   Phantom Reg.        No Score         95.7
2   Cadets of BC        Standstill        96.7
1   Blue Devils         Standstill        97.7

Notes from Quarterfinals:
    It started to rain during the Marauders and drizzled the whole night
through.  When Santa Clara took the field, DCI annonced that the show was
being stopped and the final four corps would be seeded for Semi's on Friday.
Needless to say the crowd was very angry and screamed for SCV to perform
anyway.  After a few minutes they left the field.  About ten minutes later
Cavies pit came out of the tunnel and the few thousand of us that were left in
the stand went nuts.  The Final three corps all did a standstill of there
entire production.  The crowd was very appreciative that the corps came out
and performed for the fans even though the show had been cancelled.  Phantom
Regiment did compete but the score wasn't announced.

Div II/III Championships
Lowell, Massachusetts
Tuesday, August 16,1994
------------------------------------------
                     prelims    Finals  Place
PR Cadets            68.0               18
Seattle Cascades     71.1               17
Oakland Crusaders    72.4               16
Jersey Surf          74.2               15
Raiders              74.4               14
Patriots             75.7               13
Les Estoiles         77.1               12
Academie Musicale    81.6               11
Allegiance Elite     82.2               10
Spartans             82.6               9
Northern Aurora      85.9               8
Dimension Rive Sud   87.0               7
Cardinals            88.1               6
Suncoast Sound       88.3       87.9    5
Kiwanis Kavaliers    90.4       90.3    4
Nite Expres          90.5       93.6    2   Drums
L'Insolite           92.4       92.2    3   Brass, Auxillary
Pioneer              94.4       96.0    1   Visual, GE

Div. III Finals
----------------------------------------------
St Johns        81.4    7
Capitolaires    83.0    6
Lone Star       84.8    5   Drums (T)
Royal Columbian 88.8    4
Mandarins       90.8    3   Drums (T), Auxiliary
Blue Stars      91.8    2   Drums(T), GE(T), Visual
Americanos      91.9    1   Brass, GE(T)

Here are the winners of the I&E competition:

96.0 - Cymbal Ensemble      Madison Scouts
99.0 - Keyboard             Vivian Yea (Blue Knights)
91.0 - Multi-Tenor          Jeremy Kunkel (Madison Scouts)
99.0 - Multi-Percussion     Chris Laco (Blue Coats)
98.5 - Percussion Ensemble  Madison Scouts
97.0 - Snare                Jeffrey Queen (Blue Knights)
96.0 - Timpani              Damon Van (Madison Scouts)
99.0 - Bass Drum Ensemble   Santa Clara Vanguard
94.0 - Brass Ensemble       Cavaliers
95.0 - Contra               Jay Sumers (Blue Devils)
80.2 - French Horn          Gerry Wood (Cavaliers)
96.0 - Mellophone           Matthew Gregg (Madison Scouts)
95.0 - Soprano              Craig Biondi (Blue Coats)
97.0 - Baritone             Jamey Van Zant (Cavaliers)
98.0 - Flag                 Shawn Sims (Blue Devils)
99.0 - Auxiliary            Christine Van Gieson (SC Vanguard)
96.0 - Mixed Ensemble       Magic of Orlando

3.2.2 Final SEASON ranking

                            Change since  Actual
    Ranking                         8/15  Finish
 ==============================  =======  ======
  1 Blue Devils            97.6   3.7
  2 Cadets of Bergen Cty.  94.8   4.2
  3 Phantom Regiment       92.1   5.3 +1
  4 Cavaliers              91.2    .8 -1
  5 Santa Clara Vanguard   87.9   1.6
  6 Madison Scouts         87.1   3.3
  7 Blue Knights           84.1   3.4
  8 Crossmen               82.0   3.8      7 (tie w/ Blue Knights)
  9 Glassmen               78.0   3.0     10
 10 Bluecoats              77.5   3.0      9
 11 Magic of Orlando       75.2   5.6 +1
 12 Colts                  73.5   2.0 -1
 13 Boston Crusaders       73.0   7.2
 14 Troopers               70.8   7.6 +1
 15 Velvet Knights         68.1   4.9
 16 Freelancers            66.7   2.2 -2
 17 Carolina Crown         64.3   3.8
----------------------------------------
 18 Pioneer                61.4
 19 Nite Express           56.9           21
 20 Southwind              56.6           19
 21 Marauders              54.9           20
 22 Americanos             51.8           23
 23 L'Insolite             50.5           22
 24 Blue Stars             49.1

from Bob Whitaker - [e-mail]

4.1.3  Final RAMD Reader's Poll

RAMD Readers' Poll (Post Junior Season)

Open Class

This Week           Last Week  Votes            Score  Preseason  Actual
                                        1
                               123456789012345

 1. Blue Devils        1       F3.............  267    1          1
 2. Cadets of BC       2       2E2............  252    3          2
 3. Phantom Regiment   4T      1.A331.........  224    2          3
 4. Cavaliers          3       .15651.........  216    4          4
 5. SCV                4T      ..2745.........  204    6          5
 6. Madison Scouts     6       ...25B.........  189    5          6
 7. Blue Knights       7       ......E3..1....  155    10T        7T
 8. Crossmen           8       ......2A23.....  130    8          7T
 9. Bluecoats          10      ......1391221..  123    7          9
10. Glassmen           9       ......1.7631...  113    9          10
11. Magic              11      .......2.682...  100    15         11
12. Colts              12      ........114A2..   79    12         12
13. Boston Crusaders   13      ...........2851   43    13         13
14. Troopers           16      ...........1553   32    16         14
15. VK (T)             15      .............39   15    10T        15
15. Freelancers (T)    14      ............144   15    14         16
NR. Carolina Crown     NR      ...............    0    17         17

AWARDS!

Wire-to-Wire: Blue Devils
Biggest Surprise:  Magic
Biggest Disappointment: VK
Judges Blew It:  Blue Knights and Crossmen
Voters Saw It Coming:  Blue Devils, Cavaliers, Crossmen, Colts, Boston
Crusaders, and Carolina Crown.

Division II

This Week           Last Week  Votes   Score  Preseason  Actual

                               123456

 1. Pioneer             1      53....  45     1           1
 2. L'Insolite          2      331.1.  39     2T          3
 3. Nite Express        4      .1311.  22     8T          2
 4. Cardinals           3      .12.12  17     NR          6
 5. Suncoast Sound      8T     ...42.  16     NR(2 in D3) 5
 6. SCV Cadets          5      ..11..   7     2T          NA
 7. Kiwanis Kavaliers   6      ...1.1   4     NR(7 in D3) 4
 8. Northern Aurora (T) 7      .....2   2     NR          8
 8. Academie Musicale(T)11     ....1.   2     NR          11

AWARDS!

Voters saw It Coming:  Pioneer
Biggest Surprise: Nite Express
Biggest Disappointments:  3-way tie--Spartans (6T preseason, ranked as
high as 5 during season), Black Gold (8T preseason), and Northern Aurora
(ranked as high as 4 during season).
Judges Blew It: L'Insolite and Nite Express
Sentimental Favorite:  Cardinals
Wish You Were Here:  SCV Cadets

Division III

This Week             Last Week  Votes   Score  Preseason  Actual

                                 123456

 1. Americanos            3      422...  52     NR         1
 2. Blue Stars            1      2221..  33     1          2
 3. Mandarins             2      1231..  31     3T         3
 4. Capitolaires          4      11.4..  23     3T         6
 5. Lone Star (Tie)       8T     ....22   6     6          5
 6. Royal Columbians      7      ...11.   5     NR         4
 7. Quad City Knights (T) 5      ....11   3     9          10
 7. St. John's (Tie)      8T     ....11   3     7T         7
 9. Pacific Crest (T)     6      ....1.   2     NR         NA
 9. Ventures (Tie)        10     ....1.   2     5          8T
 9. Golden Lancers (T)    11T    ....1.   2     NR         11
12. Canadian Knights      11T    .....1   1     NR         16

AWARDS!

Biggest Surprise:  Americanos
Biggest Disappointment:  Ventures
Sentimental Favorite:  Capitolaires
Out of Nowhere:  Royal Columbians
Wish You Were Here:  Pacific Crest
Voters Saw It Coming:  Mandarins and St. John's

Seniors

This Week             Last Week  Votes   Score

                                 123456

 1. Bushwackers           3      22....  22
 2. Empire Statesmen      1      211...  21
 3. Caballeros            2      .121..  16
 4. Hurricanes            5      ...21.   8
 4. Minnesota Brass       8      ..1.1.   6
 6. Rochester Crusaders   4      ...1.1   4
 7. Les Metropolitains(T) 7      ....1.   2
 7. Skyliners (T)         6      ....1.   2
 9. Brigadiers            NR     .....1   1

4.1.4  Drum Corps Music 1994

BLACK GOLD - inactive in 1994

BLUECOATS - "Boppin in the Blues"
Things Ain't What They Used to Be (D. Ellington)
Blues for Alice (C. Parker)
In a Sentimental Mood (D. Ellington)
C-Jam Blues (D. Ellington)

BLUE DEVILS - selections from "MY SPANISH HEART" (C. Corea)
Spanish Fantasy (Part I)
Night Streets  (sop feature)
Day Danse  (percussion feature)
My Spanish Heart  (hornline only feature)
Spanish Fantasy (Finale)  (Part IV)

BLUE DEVILS 'B'
Baroque Samba
Take Five
Sapce Shuttle
Now or Never

BLUE KNIGHTS - Trittico (J. Curnow)

BLUE STARS
selections from "PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION" (M. Mussorgsky)
Promenade
Dance of the Unhatched Chickens
Baba Yaga
The Market Place
The Great Gate of Kiev

BOSTON CRUSADERS - "RUSSIAN CAMEOS"
Russian Easter Overture (N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Troika and Romance (from Lt. Kije) (S. Prokofiev)
Russian Sailor's Dance (Gliere)

CADETS OF BERGEN COUNTY - music from "WEST SIDE STORY" (L. Bernstein)
Opening:  Tonight Prelude/Dance in the Gym
          Mambo
          Schertzo Maria
          Cool
          Boy Like That
          5 min medley (Quintet)
                Something's Coming, America, Tonite, Prologue, TBD

CAPITOLAIRES
music from "A League of Their Own"

CAROLINA CROWN
El Salon Mexico (A. Copland)
Santa Fe Saga (M. Gould)

CAVALIERS - "RITUALS"
Sensamaya (Revueltas)
The Humming Chorus (from Ivan the Terrible) (S. Prokofiev)
War Dance (from Queen of Sheba) (O. Respighi)
Church Windows, Mvt. 2 (St. Michael the Archangel) (O. Respighi)
SMarch from Symphonic Metamorphosis (P. Hindemith)

COLTS - "RELATIONS AND ROMANCE"
Smile (N. Cole)
Almost Like Being in Love (M. Fergeson)
Lover Man (B. Holiday)
Higher and Higher
As Time Goes By

CONTEMPORARY YOUTH ENSEMBLE
Guigue
Enigma
Firebird Suite

CROSSMEN - "Songs for the Planet Earth Part III:  Suite Children"
The Land of Make Believe (C. Mangione)
Children Will Listen (from "Into the Woods") (S. Sondheim)
Pop Goes the Weasel (percussion feature)
Over the Rainbow
Finale (Afro-Brazilia, Appalachian Morning, Under the Sun)

DUTCH BOY - inactive in 1994

FREELANCERS - THE MUSIC OF MATRIX (a late '70s jazz group)
selections from "THE WIZARD"
        King Weasel Stomp
        Spring
        The Last Generation
        St. August
        Narouz

GLASSMEN - DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (music by the Moody Blues)
Dawn
Another Morning
Peak Hour (percussion feature)
Tuesday Afternoon
Nights in White Satin (arrangement from David Lanz's Skyline Firedance CD)

JERSEY SURF
music from "Barbra Streisand on Broadway"

L'INSOLITE

MADISON SCOUTS
Santos (L. Bellson)
Cuban Overture (G. Gershwin)
Malaga (B. Holman)

MAGIC OF ORLANDO - CIRQUE DU MAGIQUE-PART DEUX
        Fanfare and Procession
        Odyssey
        Shango

MANDARINS
Black Forest (P. Winter)
Dance of the Hunter's Fire (M. Hart)
Minuano (P. Methany)
Bones/Udu Chant (M. Hart)
Appalachian Morning (P. Winter)

MARAUDERS--selections from Liverpool Oratorio (P. McCartney)

NORTHERN AURORA - "A CHANGED BAUHAUS"
Symphonic Metamorphosis (P. Hindemith)

PACIFIC CREST - excerpts from "Backdraft"
It's All Right With Me
Show Me Your Firetruck
Haven't You Heard
Ya Gotta Make Your Own Luck

PHANTOM REGIMENT - "SONGS FOR A SUMMER NIGHT"
El Amor Brujo (M. de Falla)
  Ritual Firedance (M. de Falla)
Suite Bergamasque (C. Debussy)
  Claire de Lune (C. Debussy)
Bernard Herrmann Suite (White Witch Doctor, Death Hunt, North by Northwest)

PIONEER
Four Scottish Dances (M. Arnold)
Gary Owen (percussion feature)
The Legend of Danny Owen

RAILMEN - inactive in 1994

ROCHESTER PATRIOTS
Scenes From the Louvre (Del-Joio)
Sinfonia Vocci (D. Holsinger)

ROYAL COLUMBIANS
show theme A Game of Strategy
Mars from The Planets
Aquarine Hymn
Hymn Song
Anythem for Peace

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD - music from "THE RED POPPY" (Gliere)
        Introduction
        Dance of the Coolies,
        Chinese Dances - Adagio and Romance
        Russian Sailor's Dance

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD CADETS
"Corante" and "All for Love" from "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" (M. Kamen)
"Concerto for Saxophone", third movement (M. Kamen)
"Estampie" (M. Kamen)
"Main Title" (M. Kamen)
"Galliard" (M. Kamen)

SKY RYDERS - inactive in 1994

SOUTHWIND - music from "A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN"
        Making the Team
        Life Goes On
        The Final Game

SPARTANS
Piano Concerto (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
        3rd movement and other selections

SPIRIT OF GEORGIA - inactive in 1994

STAR OF INDIANA - on tour with Canadian Brass

TROOPERS
Sunrise (Mvt. 1 from Oregon Trail Suite) (F. Taylor)
Scherzo (J. Cheatham),
Santa Fe Saga (M. Gould)
Symphonic Dance #3 - Fiesta (Clifton Williams)

VELVET KNIGHTS
A Midsummers Knights's Dream
  What's This? -- from Nightmare Before Christmas  (D. Elfman)
  LA Knightmare -- from Scrooged and Beetlejuice
  Icedance -- from E. Scissorhands
  Pit Feature -- music from Icedance
  Hot, Hot, Hot -- Bustor Pointdexter
  Percussion break
  Oyelo -- Eddie Palmieri



Drum Corp Associates (Seniors)
------------------------------
BAYOU CITY BLUES
  musical theme is Presenting Swing, Texas Style
    Moonlight Serenade
    How High the Moon
    Western Trilogy
    American Patrol/You're A Grand Old Flag
    Happy Trails/It's Been A Long, Long Time

BLUEGRASS BRASS
  Theme - music from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
    Prelude
    Golden Ticket
    Cheer Up Charlie
    Percussion feature -- arranged by Ted Boliske
    I Want It Now
    Oompah Loompah
    Pure Imagination
  Arrangements by David Henderson (Louisville Symphony),
  Jordi Villanova, Ted Boliske

BRIGADIERS
  repertoire:
    Shangri-La (warm-up)
    Bye-Bye Blues (opener)
    MacArthur Park
    When A Man Loves A Woman (closer)

BUCCANEERS
Repertoire:
  music from the movie Hook by John Williams;
    Remembering Childhood
    Prologue
    Banning Back Home
    You Are the Pan
    The Ultimate War

BUSHWACKERS
show title A Nightmare Before Christmas based on recent T. Burton hit
movie with its musical score by Danny Elfman
        What's This? (opener)
        Halloween and Christmass
                Kidnapping Sandy Claus
                This is Halloween
                Making Christmas
        God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
        Jingle Bells
        Sally's Song (closer)

CABALLEROS
Theme is a Spanish/Latin musical repertoire
  Las Picturas de Espana
  El Borro
  Concierto de Aranjuez
  Espana Cani

EMPIRE STATESMEN
Frank Sinatra Theme Show
        Old Man River
        I've Got the World On A String
        The Lady Is A Tramp
        My Way

GOVENAIRES
Repertoire:
  Hey, Big Spender
  Love For Sale
  Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  Streetcorner Ambassador
  Since I Fell For You

HURRICANES
  repertoire from sound track of motion picture Ben Hur:
    Ben Hur Theme
    Prologue
    Adoration of the Magi
    Rowing of the Galley Slaves
    Naval Battle
    Finale

LEHIGH VALLEY CHIEFTAINS
  repertoire is a Western theme
    Home On the Range (moving warm-up)
    Home On the Range - a jazz version (opener)
    Off the Reservation (including percusiion feature)
    William Tell Overture
    Lone Ranger Theme (by Respighi)
    Appalachian Spring (closer)

MAINLINERS
show theme Human/Earth Awareness
selected numbers by Altoona native Paul Winter
        Common Ground
        Un Abrarco
        Dolphin Morning
        Ballad in 7/8
        My Horse Knows the Way

MINNESTOA BRASS
show theme Memphis Belle
        The Story of the Memphis Belle
        Vicki and Mr. Valves
        The Flight
        Bomb Run
        Flight Home

ROCHESTER CRUSADERS
        Cape Verdean Blues (Buddy Rich)
        It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)
        My Man (from Porgy and Bess)
        Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

SKYLINERS
  show them - Guys and Dolls:Act II
    Guys and Dolls/Oldest Established Crap Game (opener)
    My time of Day (scene 2)
    Runyonland (scene 3)
    If I Were a Bell (scene 4)
    Luck Be A Lady (finale)

SOUTHERN NIGHTS
show theme A Child's Dream
        Saturday Morning
        School
        Christmas
        Nightmares
songs will be
        Pee Wee's Circus Theme
        Back to School
        Silent Night
        Intrusions (Nightmare)

SUNRISERS
show theme Back to the Future
        Procession of the Nobles
        Send In the Clowns
        Malaga
        Savannah River Holiday

WESTSHOREMEN
  show theme - The Four Seasons
    First Circle by P. Metheny (spring)
    Carnival by the Rippingtons (summer)
    Autumn Leaves via the Natalie Cole arrangement (fall)
    Cathedral In a Suitcase by P. Metheny (winter)

4.2 1993 DCI Season Information

4.2.1 Corps' repertoires for 1993

Cadets of Bergen County
    In Spring At the Time When
        Kings Go Out to War                D. Holsinger

Star of Indiana
    Meditatation from "Medea"            S. Barber
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
        Allegro                B. Bartok
    Dance of Vengence from "Medea"        S. Barber

Phantom Regiment     "The Modern Imagination"
    Estancia Ballet                        A. Ginestera
    The Fire of Eternal Glory from "Novorossik Chimes for Orchestra"
                                D. Shostakovich
    Death Hunt                         B. Herrmann

Blue Devils     "A Don Ellis Portrait"
    Open Wide/The Great Divide            D. Ellis
    Chain Reaction                    H. Levy
    Strawberry Soup/Niner Two            D. Ellis

Cavaliers  "Heroes, A Symphonic Trilogy  (Journey...Conflict...Triumph)"
    Symphonic Cantata                D. Holsinger
    Heroes, Lost and Fallen                D. Gillingham
    Morning Alleluias                R. Nelson

Madison Scouts    "Reflection and Evolution"
    Numero Uno (called Niles Blues)        L. Bellson
    Strawberry Soup                D. Ellis
    Encore                    S. Boerma & T. Nahirniak

Santa Clara Vanguard    "A Walton Trilogy"
    Johannesburg Festival Overture        W. Walton
    Richard III                W. Walton
    Henry V                    W. Walton

Crossmen    "Songs for Planet Earth Part II:  A Celebration of Humanity"
    Fanfare for the Common Man        A. Copland
    Afro-Brazilia: Myth America        Full Circle
    Koto Song                D. Brubeck
    Freedom: River Music            P. Winter
    : Frieda                Yellow Jackets
    Anthem for Humanity: Anthem        P. Halley
    : Fanfare for the Common Man        A. Copland

Bluecoats    "Standards in Blue - A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie"
    All the Things You Are            J. Kern
    'Round Midnight                T. Monk
    A Night in Tunesia                D. Gillespie

Blue Knights    "The Next Generation"
    Battle of the Mutara Nebula (STII)    J. Horner
    Clear All Moorings (STVI)        C. Eiderman
    Star Trek VI Suite            C. Eiderman

Glassmen    "A Voyage Through Imagination"
        from "In the Wake of the Wind"    David Arkenstone
    Overture
    Morning Sun on the Sails
    The Lion's Breath
    The Stardancer
    Sailing

Colts        "The Four Seasons"
    Winter - Winter                C. Naffier
    Spring - One Thousand Summers        J. Tesh
    Summer - Summertime            G. Gershwin
    Autumn - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter    D. Grusin

Velvet Knights        "Kartoon Klassics"
    The Barber of Seville
    Marriage of Figaro
    William Tell Overture - drum solo
    Hungarian Rhapsody

Boston Crusaders
    Russian Easter Overture            N. Rimsky-Korsakov
    Sheherezade                N. Rimsky-Korsakov
        The Prince and the Princess
        Festival in Bagdad

Freelancers   "The music of Bill Chase"
    Open Up Wide
    Invitation to a River
    Two Minds Meet
    Stay
    Paint it Sad
    The River

Magic of Orlando    "Cirque de Magique"
    music from "Cirque de Soliel"
    Cirque Fanfare and Procession
    Rideau
    Eclipse
    Shango (Chant of the God of Thunder)

Spirit of Georgia
    Why do the Nations So Furiously Rage?      Al Jarreau
    David and Goliath            Take 6
    Don't Pass Me By            Hammer
    So Much to Say                Take 6
    Let the Words                Take 6
    Watch Your Behavior            Sounds of Blackness

Dutch Boy    "Las Vegas Fever"
    Big Spender from "Sweet Charity"
    Fever Pitch
    Wee Small Hours of the Morning
    Suite Lucky Lady
    Come Back to Me

Troopers    "The Last Crossing - East Moves West"
    Ashokan Farewell             J. Ungar
    Cheyennes from "How the West was Won"    A. Newman
    Western Overture
    Charles County Overture
    Battle Hymn of the Republic

Sky Ryders
    Connotations                E. Gregson
    Second Symphony (4th Movement)        D. Diamond

Carolina Crown
    La Fiesta Mexicana for Band        H. Owen Reed
    Prelude and Aztec Dance, Mass, Carnival

Southwind    music from "Far and Away"
    Joseph's Dream
    Life in Ireland
    The American Way
    Reunion
    The Land Race

Marauders    "Symphonic Portraits of Mexico"
    El Salon Mexico                         A. Copland
    La Fiesta Mexicana for Band             A. Reed
    Mass, Carnival

Northern Aurora   "The Best of Kansas"
    Carry on Wayward Son
    Play the Game Tonight
    Dust in the Wind
    Magnum Opus

SCV Cadets
music from "Far and Away"            J. Williams

Mandarins
    Episode Five
    Adagio
    Rocky Point Holiday

Pioneer
    Gary Owen March
    Over There
    Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    My Bonny Boy
    Theme from "Far and Away"

L'Insolite

Black Gold
    Resonances I            R. Nelson
           Lord of the Rings        J. van Meij


4.2.2 1993 DCI World Championships, Jackson, MS - Results

Open Class
                Finals    Semis    Quarterfinals
1.  Cadets of Bergen County    97.4    97.3    97.4
2.  Star of Indiana        97.3    97.0    97.8
3.  Phantom Regiment        96.2    94.9    94.9
4.  Blue Devils            95.1    93.6    94.5
5.  Cavaliers            94.0    94.3    94.4
6.  Madison Scouts        91.9    91.5    91.9
7.  Santa Clara Vanguard    90.4    91.0    91.1
8.  Crossmen            89.6    88.2    90.6
9.  Bluecoats            87.2    88.0    88.3
10.  Blue Knights        85.0    85.8    87.4
11.  Glassmen            82.8    84.2    85.6
12.  Colts            81.6    84.2    83.5
13.  Velvet Knights            83.1    83.9
14.  Boston Crusaders            82.4    83.0
15.  Freelancers            79.6    82.4
16.  Magic of Orlando            78.5    80.9
17.  Spirit of Georgia            77.9    79.2
18.  Dutch Boy                    78.3
19.  Troopers                    77.1
20.  Sky Ryders                    74.3
21.  Carolina Crown                74.2
22.  Southwind                    73.0
23.  Marauders                    71.3
24.  Northern Aurora                70.0
25.  Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets        69.3
26.  Mandarins                    67.2
27.  Pioneer                    65.5
28.  L'Insolite                    64.6
29.  Black Gold                    58.3


Recap Sheets (as published in Drum Corps World)

Open Class Quarterfinals  Thursday, August 19, 1993
--General Effect--|----Brass----|--Percussion-|----Visual---|
Brs Perc Vis  Tot | Fld Ens Tot | Fld Ens Tot | Fld Ens Tot |  Total
------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Star              |             |             |             |
148  98  149  395 | 97  99  196 | 97  97  194 | 95  98  193 |  97.8
 1    1   1    1  |  2   1   1  |  2   2   2  |  2   1   2  |    1
Cadets            |             |             |             |
147  97  145  389 | 96  98  194 | 99  98  197 | 97  97  194 |  97.4
 2    2   2    2  |  3   2   3  |  1   1   1  |  1   2   1  |    2
Phantom           |             |             |             |
144  96  144  384 | 94  94  188 | 93  95  188 | 94  95  189 |  94.9
 5    3   3    3  |  4   6   5  |  6   4   4  |  3   3   3  |    3
Blue Devils       |             |             |             |
146  93  143  382 | 99  97  196 | 92  90  182 | 91  94  185 |  94.5
 3    6   4    4  |  1   3   1  |  7   8   8  |  6   4   4  |    4
Cavaliers         |             |             |             |
145  95  138  378 | 93  96  189 | 96  96  192 | 93  92  185 |  94.4
 4    4   6    5  |  5   4   4  |  3   3   3  |  4   5   4  |    5
Madison           |             |             |             |
142  89  137  368 | 92  95  187 | 91  92  183 | 92  91  183 |  91.9 (0.2)
 6    9   7    7  |  6   5   6  |  8   6   6  |  5   6   6  |    6   PEN
Santa Clara       |             |             |             |
138  94  136  368 | 87  93  180 | 95  91  186 | 89  88  177 |  91.1
 8    5   8    7  |  8   7   8  |  4   7   5  |  7   8   7  |    7
Crossmen          |             |             |             |
140  91  140  371 | 86  91  177 | 94  87  181 | 88  89  177 |  90.6
 7    7   5    6  | 10  10   10 |  5  10   9  |  8   7   7  |    8
Bluecoats         |             |             |             |
136  90  131  357 | 88  93  181 | 88  89  177 | 85  83  168 |  88.3
 9    8   10   9  |  7   7   7  | 11   9   10 |  9  11   10 |    9
Blue Knights      |             |             |             |
132  86  124  342 | 87  92  179 | 89  94  183 | 84  87  171 |  87.4 (0.1)
 12  10   16   12 |  8   9   9  | 10   5   6  | 10   9   9  |    10  PEN
Glassmen          |             |             |             |
135  85  133  353 | 85  87  172 | 81  85  166 | 81  84  165 |  85.6
 10  11   9    10 | 11  11   11 | 16  12   14 | 14  10   11 |    11
Velvet Knights    |             |             |             |
131  77  130  338 | 83  85  168 | 90  82  172 | 83  79  162 |  83.9 (0.1)
 13  20   11   13 | 13  13   12 |  9  14   11 | 12  13   13 |    12  PEN
Colts             |             |             |             |
133  83  128  344 | 79  86  165 | 83  86  169 | 82  75  157 |  83.5
 11  13   13   11 | 18  12   14 | 14  11   12 | 13  15   14 |    13
Boston            |             |             |             |
128  84  126  338 | 81  84  165 | 82  81  163 | 84  80  164 |  83.0
 16  12   14   13 | 16  14   14 | 15  15   16 | 10  12   12 |    14
Freelancers       |             |            |             |
130  78  129  337 | 83  84  167 | 85  81  166 | 80  74  154 |  82.4
 14  18   12   15 | 13  14   13 | 12  15   14 | 16  16   16 |    15
Magic             |             |             |             |
129  79  125  333 | 82  80  162 | 77  80  157 | 81  76  157 |  80.9
 15  17   15   16 | 15  20   17 | 20  17   17 | 14  14   14 |    16
Spirit            |             |             |             |
121  75  122  318 | 78  81  159 | 84  83  167 | 77  71  148 |  79.2
 18  22   17   18 | 19  18   19 | 13  13   13 | 18  19   18 |    17
Dutch Boy         |             |             |             |
123  82  119  324 | 77  81  158 | 74  76  150 | 78  73  151 |  78.3
 17  14   19   17 | 20  18   20 | 22  19   21 | 17  17   17 |    18
Troopers          |             |             |             |
120  76  121  317 | 75  83  158 | 81  71  152 | 72  72  144 |  77.1
 19  21   18   19 | 22  16   20 | 16  23   19 | 22  18   19 |    19
Sky Ryders        |             |             |             |
106  80  103  289 | 80  82  162 | 79  77  156 | 76  60  136 |  74.3
 21  16   25   21 | 17  17   17 | 18  18   18 | 19  25   23 |    20
Carolina Crown    |             |             |             |
107  81  104  292 | 84  79  163 | 78  72  150 | 69  68  137 |  74.2
 20  15   24   20 | 12  21   16 | 19  22   21 | 24  21   21 |    21
Southwind         |             |             |             |
101  78  109  288 | 74  78  152 | 76  75  151 | 74  65  139 |  73.0
 24  18   21   22 | 23  22   23 | 21  20   20 | 20  23   20 |    22
Marauders         |             |             |             |
105  65  118  288 | 70  76  146 | 73  70  143 | 68  69  137 |  71.1 (0.3)
 22  26   20   22 | 25  25   25 | 23  24   24 | 25  20  21  |    23  PEN
Northern Aurora   |             |             |             |
100  64  108  272 | 76  77  153 | 72  74  146 | 73  56  129 |  70.0
 25  27   22   25 | 21  23   22 | 24  21   23 | 21  27   26 |    24
Santa Clara Cadets|             |             |             |
104  74  105  283 | 66  75  141 | 70  66  136 | 67  66  133 |  69.3
 23  23   23   24 | 27  26   26 | 25  27   26 | 27  22   25 |    25
Mandarins         |             |             |             |
 99  61   98  258 | 72  77  149 | 63  67  130 | 71  64  135 |  67.2
 26  29   27   28 | 24  23   24 | 28  26   27 | 23  24   24 |    26
Pioneer           |             |             |             |
 88  71  100  259 | 67  74  141 | 66  63  129 | 68  58  126 |  65.5
 28  24   26   27 | 26  27   26 | 27  29   28 | 25  26   27 |    27
L'Insolite        |             |             |             |
 96  69   95  260 | 62  69  131 | 68  69  137 | 65  53  118 |  64.6
 27  25   28   26 | 29  28   28 | 26  25   25 | 28  28   28 |    28
Black Gold        |             |             |             |
 86  63   79  228 | 64  62  126 | 60  65  125 | 63  50  113 |  58.3 (0.9)
 29  28   29   29 | 28  29   29 | 29  28   29 | 29  29   29 |    29  PEN
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Judges:
Brass: Field-Rubino Ens-Cooksey GE-Hinman
Perc:  Fiels-Wojtena Ens-Rice GE-Argenziano
Visual:Field-Jones Ens-Oliviero GE-Moray


Open Class Finals  Saturday, August 21, 1993
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corps       General Effect      Brass        Percussion      Visual      Total
         Brass Perc Vis  Tot   Fld Ens Tot   Fld Ens Tot   Fld Ens Tot   Score
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cadets   14.8 10.0 14.5  39.3  9.6 9.7 19.3  9.5 9.7 19.2  9.7 9.9 19.6  97.4
Star     14.9  9.8 14.4  39.1  9.7 9.9 19.6  9.6 9.8 19.4  9.4 9.8 19.2  97.3
Phantom  14.6  9.6 14.7  38.9  9.6 9.6 19.2  9.2 9.6 18.8  9.8 9.5 19.3  96.2
BD       14.7  9.4 14.2  38.3  9.8 9.8 19.6  9.1 9.2 18.3  9.3 9.6 18.9  95.1
Cavalier 14.4  9.7 13.9  38.0  9.4 9.2 18.6  9.3 9.5 18.8  9.5 9.1 18.6  94.0
Madison  14.2  9.0 13.8  37.0  9.4 9.4 18.8  8.7 9.2 17.9  9.0 9.2 18.2  91.9
SCV      14.0  9.1 13.4  36.5  9.3 8.7 18.0  9.4 9.1 18.5  8.6 8.8 17.4  90.4
Crossmen 14.1  9.3 13.3  36.7  8.7 8.9 17.6  8.9 8.6 17.5  8.8 9.0 17.8  89.6
Blucoats 13.8  8.9 12.8  35.5  9.0 9.0 18.0  8.4 8.8 17.2  8.2 8.3 16.5  87.2
Blue Kn  12.9  8.7 12.2  33.8  8.8 8.6 17.4  8.6 8.7 17.3  8.3 8.2 16.5  85.0
Glassmen 12.8  8.4 12.4  33.6  8.3 8.3 16.6  7.9 8.3 16.2  8.0 8.4 16.4  82.8
Colts    13.0  8.0 12.6  33.6  8.0 8.4 16.4  7.7 8.4 16.1  7.8 7.7 15.5  81.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
caption                             BD/
winners  Star  CBC  PR   CBC   BD  Star Star Star------>   PR  CBC CBC
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
caption  Br     P      V         F     E       F     E        F      E
judges   Baggs/Furnari/Morris  Isoda/Markham  King/Collier  Colla/Convertito
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** Note: No corps received penalties.



Division II

                    Finals    Prelims
1.  Carolina Crown            94.3    92.3
2.  SCV Cadets                92.6    92.3
    Mandarins                92.6    91.6
4.  Pioneer                91.1    90.8
5.  L'insolite                90.9    90.2
6.  Nite Express                85.9
7.  Railmen                    85.3
8.  Spartans(NH)                84.9
9.  Kiwanis Kavaliers                83.7
10. Academie Musicale                80.9
11. Allegiance Elite                80.3
12. Patriots                    78.3
13. Cardinals                    76.1
14. Seattle Cascades                70.0
15. Raiders                    69.1


Division III  -  Jackson, MS 8/17

                Finals    Prelims
1.  Blue Stars            85.4     83.5
2.  Ventures            84.8    82.8
3.  Capitolaires        81.7    82.7
4.  Q C Knights            79.3    80.5
5.  Americanos            78.0    79.2
6.  St. John's            77.2    80.2
7.  Suncoast Sound        77.1    79.2
8.  Royal Columbians            75.3
9.  Lone Star                72.4
10. Golden Lancers            71.5
11. Phoenix Regiment            70.4
12. Conquerer II            67.5
13. Phantom Regiment Cadets        65.4
14. 12th Command            64.1
15. Buccaneers                64.0
16. Spectrum                63.1
17. East Coast Jazz            60.2
18. Bandettes                 58.8
19. Northmen                58.5
No score reported: Marion Cadets, Illusion,  Coachmen, Firebirds

Finals captions awards for Div. III:

Blue Stars:     High Perc., Visual, CG
Ventures:       High Brass, GE
Golden Lancers: Best Drum Major

4.2.3 Individual and Ensemble winners

 Solists
   Soprano    - Chris Martin, Spirit of Georgia     96.0
   Bari       - Tim Gray, Phantom Regiment          96.0
   Mello      - Chris Leuhery, Blue Knights         97.0
   Fr Horn    - Matt Gregg, Madison Scouts          89.0
   Contra     - Romeo Casiple, Cavaliers            99.0
   Snare      - Jason Parent, Phantom Regiment      99.5
   Timpany    - Rel La Fargue, Cavaliers            99.0
   Keyboard   - Andrew Schneiders, Star of Indiana  97.0
   Multitenor - Derek Beaumont, Cavaliers           98.0
   Multiperc  - Matt Owenby, Cavaliers              93.0
   Flag       - Robyn Evans, Magic of Orlando       97.0
   Auxilliary - Danny Helton, Magic of Orlando      96.0
 Ensembles
   Cymbals    - Blue Knights                        90.0
   Brass      - Star of Indiana                    100.0
   Mixed      - Cavaliers                           94.5
   Bass Drum  - Phantom Regiment                    96.0
   Percussion - Cavaliers                           95.0
 Electronics
   Ayn Inserto, Blue Devils                         94.5


4.2.4 DCA Championships

September 5, 1993  Scranton, PA

13.  Lehigh Valley Chieftans (76.3)
12.  Capitol Brass (78.5)
11.  Reading Buccaneers (84.8)
10.  Minnesota Brass Inc. (85.9)
9.   Syracuse Brigadiers (86.1)
8.   Metropolitains (86.7)
7.   New York Skyliners (87.2)
6.   Westshoremen (88.7)
5.   Connecticut Hurricanes (91.2)
4.   Rochester Crusaders (91.6)
3.   Hawthorne Caballeros (93.2)
2.   Empire Statesmen (96.2)
1.   Bushwackers (96.6)

4.2.5 RAMD Final Poll Results


Corps               FPV  Points          Last Week  Pre-season Actual
                        L   C   P   T
 1. Cadets of BC     6 73  41  87  201    1          1          1
 2. Phantom Regiment 1 66  42  80  188    4 (tie)    7          3
 3. Star of Indiana  7 71  30  80  186    2          2          2
 4. Blue Devils        59  34  73  166    3          4          4
 5. Cavaliers          50  33  64  147    4 (tie)    3          5
 6. Madison Scouts     53  32  60  145    7          6          6
 7. SC Vanguard        47  30  55  132    6          8          7
 8. Crossmen           41  23  48  112    8          5          8
 9. Bluecoats          34  22  41   97    9         11          9
10. Blue Knights       29  19  38   86   10          9         10
11. Glassmen           19  13  27   59   13         12         11
12. Colts              17  16  21   54   14         NR         12
13. Velvet Knights     15   8  16   39   12         10         13
14. Freelancers         7  10  11   28   11         13         15
15. Boston Crusaders   11   6   8   25   15         14         14
16. Spirit of Georgia   4   0   1    5   NR         15         17
17. Magic of Orlando    2   1   0    3   NR         NR         16
18. Dutch Boy           2   0   0    2   NR         NR         18

L = saw DCI live, C = pay-per-view, P = PBS, T = Total



4.3  1992 scores from DCI Finals in Madison, WI

Div. II/III finals

1. Southwind                92.9 GE, Percussion, Visual
2. Northern Aurora          91.9
3. Carolina Crown           90.5 Brass
4. Kiwanis Kavaliers        87.3
5. Spartans                 84.0

1. Mandarins                90.0
2. Pioneer                  88.7
3. Blue Stars               82.4
4. Academie Musicale        82.0
5. Suncoast Sound           80.2
6. Capitolaires             77.8
7. St. John's               74.6

Quarterfinals (top 17 advance to Semifinals)
(For brevity, the top 17 corps' scores have been omitted.  The
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals are three separate scores,
so that even though a corps was 17th in the Quarterfinals, they
might have a lower score in the Semifinals than the 18th place
corps' score in the Quarterfinals.)

18. Dutch Boy               77.5
19. Troopers                76.1
20. Colts                   75.5
21. Magic                   74.1
22. Southwind               73.6
23. Black Gold              72.9
24. Northern Aurora         71.1
25. Carolina Crown          69.7
26. Mandarins               67.8
27. Kiwanis Kavaliers       65.4

Semifinals (top 12 advance to Finals)
(For brevity, the top 12 corps' scores have been omitted.)

13. Glassmen                       83.9
14. Boston Crusaders         82.2
15. Sky Ryders                  82.1
16. Spirit of Atlanta          78.8
17. Marauders            76.7

Finals (in reverse order)

12. Freelancers            83.5
11. Bluecoats           84.6
10. Velvet Knights          86.6
 9. Blue Knights            90.0
 8. Phantom Regiment           91.5
 7. SCVanguard                91.8
 6. Crossmen                92.2
 5. Madison Scouts          93.7
 4. Blue Devils             95.4    Aux.
 3. Star of Indiana         96.7    Brass
 2. Cadets of Bergen Co     97.0    GE
 1. Cavaliers               97.5    Visual & Percussion

4.4 Previous DCI World Champions

1972    Anaheim Kingsmen (Anaheim, CA)
1973    Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA)
1974    Santa Clara Vanguard
1975    Madison Scouts (Madison, WI)
1976    Blue Devils (Concord, CA)
1977    Blue Devils
1978    Santa Clara Vanguard
1979    Blue Devils
1980    Blue Devils
1981    Santa Clara Vanguard
1982    Blue Devils (*)
1983    Garfield Cadets (Garfield, NJ)
1984    Garfield Cadets
1985    Garfield Cadets
1986    Blue Devils
1987    Garfield Cadets
1988    Madison Scouts
1989    Santa Clara Vanguard
1990    Cadets of Bergen County (Hackensack, NJ)
1991    Star of Indiana (Bloomington, IN)
1992    Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL)
1993    Cadets of Bergen County (Bergenfield, NJ)
1994     Blue Devils (*)

(*) denotes an undefeated season

----
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Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 5 of 6   Miscellaneous drum corps information; Joining a corps,
winter camps

5.0  The words "drum corps"
5.1  Number of members allowed
5.2  Corps' budgets
5.3  Fundraising
5.4  How far do the corps travel?  How many competitions?  How long is
     the season?  When are the Championships?
5.5  How can I catch the Championships on TV?
5.6  How does the judging work?
5.7  What is a legal bugle?
5.8  What kind of percussion is allowed?
5.9  What is the "pit area"?
5.10 How long is each show?
5.11 What are all those strange abbreviations and/or nicknames people
      keep using when writing about drum corps?
5.12 Why do people keep misspelling things?
5.13 How to join a drum corps
5.14 Rehearsal information
5.15 Where to get music for wind ensemble

5.0 The words "drum corps"

    Usage note: "drum corps" (singular) can refer to a particular drum
corps (e.g. "I haven't seen a drum corps in years.") or it can refer to the
entire activity (e.g. "The future of drum corps looks promising.").  It
also can be used as an adjective (e.g. "I'm going to the next drum corps
show in the area.").  The plural "drum corps" only refers to greater than
one drum corps.

    "Corps" is pronounced like KOR (like the word "core").  The plural
of "corps" is spelled "corps", but is pronounced KORZ.  The most frequent
error in spelling "corps" is to leave off the 's'.

5.1 Number of members allowed
    The number of members allowing depends on the Class that the corps
is competing in.  The Open Class corps may field up to 128 performers
(including the drum majors).  This number comes from the fact that
when the rule was devised, this was the average number of people that
could fit on three buses.  The idea was to minimize the travelling
costs for the corps.  Division II corps may field up to 90 people and
Division III corps may field up to 60 members.
    These are the formal differences between the classes of drum
corps, but in reality the Open Class corps tend to be the ones that
attract the better instructors, go on longer tours, and generally
perform better, while the Division II and III corps tend to be more
oriented towards being a youth activity.  Note that these are
generalities so that any particular corps could be anywhere in the
spectrum of youth activity or innovators in performance art.

5.2 Corps' budgets
    Typical numbers for an Open Class corps are $250,000 to $500,000
per year.  This amount largely depends on how far they travel during
the season, how expensive the props and uniforms are for the year, and
what kind of staff they hire.
    Division II and III corps spend much less than these amount
(probably much less than $100,000) because they tend to travel only
locally or for shorter periods of time.  Also, because they are
smaller, the cost to produce a show is smaller.

5.3 Fundraising
    Since drum corps are not associated with any school (typically
they are non-profit corporations), they must do their own fund-raising.
    Fund-raising activities include all sorts of events.  The
Bluecoats from Canton, OH, for example, hold a mini-car race in downtown
Canton which raises all sorts of money (as well as publicizing the corps
name).  Funds also come from corps membership fees, as they are called.
Fees can range between $200-$1,000 depending on the corps (if you
calculate that out, that could be as much as $50,000).
    The Blue Devils from Concord, CA, take in about 70% of their $1.5
million operating funds from bingo (the $1.5 million goes to 7
different performing groups in the Blue Devils organization).
    Prize money is another source of income.  The top corps get
something like $2500 per performance, which adds up to about $75,000
total in a season.  Many corps sponsor their own shows, which raises
some more money.  Donations and boosters also contribute to the money needed.

5.4 How far do the corps travel?  How many competitions?  How long is
the season?  When are the Championships?
    A typical Open Class corps travels somewhere between 10,000 and
15,000 miles during the season, performing in 25 to 35 shows in an
eight or nine week period.  The season usually begins in the second
week in June (the eastern corps tend to start a little later) and
culminates in the DCI World Championships, which are held on the second
or third Saturday in August.  In 1995, Finals will be held in Buffalo,
NY on August 12th.

5.5 How can I catch the Championships on TV?
    In past years, PBS would broadcast the tape that DCI makes of the
Championships (DCI produced two tapes: one of the live show and a highlights
film).  Each PBS station had the option not to broadcast it or not.
    For the 1994 season, DCI has announced that they will not produce
a live video for broadcast on PBS.  Instead, there will be closed circuit
sites scattered across the country where people can go to watch the four hour
DCI Finals broadcast.  DCI is planning to produce a two hour highlights video
that will be made avaiable to PBS stations later in the fall.

5.6 How does the judging work?
    For 1994, DCI has moved from a nine judge system to a seven judge
system.  There will be 4 music judges and 3 visual judges broken down
as follows:

GE music         20 points
GE visual        20 points
Ensemble music        15 points
Ensemble visual        15 points
Percussion performance    10 points
Brass performance    10 points
Visual performance    10 points

    The most noticable changes are that visual captions are worth 45
points, up from the previous 35 points allocated under the old system.  The
GE music and Ensemble music judges will be each be judging the merits of both
percussion and brass lines.

5.7 What is a legal bugle?
    For competitive purposes (i.e. at DCI competitions), a bugle is
defined as follows: "By the word `bugle' as used herein is meant a
straight bell-front brass instrument pitched in the key of G.  All
instruments shall have no more than three (3) valves except for the
contrabass bugle, which may have four (4)."
    This is quoted from Drum Corps World (January, 1990) which quotes
the rule book (Rule 4.3.1).  This rule was passed at the 1989 DCI
Rules Congress.  The rule used to say exactly the same thing, except
that all instruments (even contrabasses) could have only two (2) valves.
    There is an interesting history to what was allowed on the field.
At first only valveless bugles were allowed.  Then one-valved, piston-rotor,
and then two-valved were allowed, in that order.  In fact, there used to be
only soprano bugles until the baritone bugle, mellophone bugle, French horn
bugle, and the contrabass were invented.

5.8 What kind of percussion is allowed?
    Rule 4.1.1:  "All acoustic percussion membrane and keyboard
instruments (those not needing electricity to generate sound) are legal."
    Rule 4.1.2: "Percussion keyboard instruments may use resonators.
A self-contained motor that is battery-powered is permitted to be used
on vibraphones only.  This motor is not to be used for amplification,
but rather to produce a vibrato effect by turning the resonator
propellers.  Electric amplification is not allowed."

5.9 What is the "pit area"?
    It is the area between the 35 yard lines on the front side line
ten feet deep (outside the playing field, toward the audience).  Basically,
this area is an extension of the field.  Any piece of equipment can be
brought into or out of the pit area to or from the "normal" playing field.
    Corps typically use this area to place stationary percussion
instruments, such as chimes, keyboard instruments, tympani, gongs,
etc.  It is also used sometimes to store color guard equipment.  Some
drill writers have used the pit area for performers to march through.

5.10 How long is each show?
    Each corps' performance is supposed to last between 10 and 11 1/2
minutes.  There is a 0.1 point penalty for each 6 seconds above or below
these limits.  A typical show consisting of 7 corps will last about three
hours.  Usually, the winner of the show will do an encore performance while
standing still (i.e. not marching).  These kinds of performances are
known as standstill performances.

5.11 What are all those strange abbreviations and/or nicknames people
keep using when writing about drum corps?

    It's a lot easier to use an abbreviation or nickname than to have
to type the entire corps name every time.  Here is a short table of
abbreviations:

    'Coats or BC = Bluecoats (Canton, OH)
    BD = Blue Devils (Concord, CA)
    BK = Blue Knights
    Boston or BAC (Bad Ass Crusaders?) = Boston Crusaders (Boston, MA)
    Cadets or Garfield or CBC = Cadets of Bergen County (Hackensack, NJ)
      (they used to be called the Garfield Cadets until 1989)
    Cavies = Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL)
    G-Men = Glassmen
    MS or Madison or Scouts = Madison Scouts (Madison, WI)
    Magic = Magic of Orlando (Orlando, FL)
    PR or Phantom = Phantom Regiment (Rockford/Loves Park, IL)
    SCV or Vanguard = Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA)
    Sky = Sky Ryders (De Soto, TX)
    Spirit = Spirit of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
    Star = Star of Indiana (Bloomington, IN)
    Suncoast = Suncoast Sound (Pinillas Park, FL)
    VK or Velvet = Velvet Knights (Anaheim, CA)
    X-Men = Crossmen
    27 = the 27th Lancers (a former open class corps from Revere, MA
               now an alumni corps)
    In DCA:
    Cabs = Caballaroes
    Sky = Skyliners
    Emp. or Empire = Empire Statesmen
    Buccs = Reading Buccaneers

    Other abbreviations include:

    contra = contrabass bugle
    bari or bary = baritone bugle
    sop = soprano bugle
    DM = drum major
    GE = general effect

5.12 Why do people keep misspelling things?

Here is a small set of things people commonly misspell.

    Bluecoats (the corps from Canton, OH)
    Sky Ryders (the corps from DeSoto, TX)
    drum corps (TWO words)
    corps (singular, pronounced "CORE")
    corps (plural, pronounced "CORZ")
    corps' (possessive, pronounced "CORZ")

    There is no such word 'corp'.


5.13  How to join a drum corps                     Donald Chinn

    My experience with drum corps has been basically as a spectator.
However, I did march in high school marching band (so I have *some*
appreciation for how hard the stuff that drum corps do really is :-).
Anyway, here's the extent of my knowledge on how to get involved.

    Junior corps (Blue Devils, Phantom Regiment, etc.) march people who
are 21 or younger.  A person "ages out" of corps when they become 22.  You
can legally march at the DCI Championships if you do not turn 22
until after June 1st of a given compeitive season.

    If you are 22 or older, then you can still play in a Senior
drum corps.  Senior drum corps are governed by DCA (Drum Corps Associates).

    If you are still under 22, then the typical way to get involved in
drum corps is to contact a drum corps directly.  So the big decision
is: "Which drum corps should I join?"  It depends.  If you want to
have a reasonable chance at winning the championships, then joining
the Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Cadets of Bergen County,
Phantom Regiment, Star of Indiana, the Cavaliers, or Madison Scouts is
the thing to do.  If you want to be more involved in a smaller group
(or less well-known), you can try some of the 13th-26th place corps,
or even a Class A or Class A-60 corps.

    It seems to me, the things to consider are location, size of the
corps, style of music, and reputation of the corps, and the chance at
winning it all.  For example, if you like jazz, then the Blue Devils
is probably where you want to be.  If you like classical, then Phantom
is the place to be.  WARNING: Tryouts for the top corps can be very
tough, since everyone wants to be a part of a winning corps.

    There are basically 4 drum corps associations related to DCI that
handle the corps in their region.  These are DCE, DCM, DCS, and DCW (Drum
Corps East, Midwest, South, and West, respectively).  To find out what corps
are in what association, you can contact the associations directly.
See the section on "Drum corps associations" for phone numbers.

DCI's address and phone is:
    DCI
    Box 548
    Lombard, IL 60148
    [phone]

    There are also a slew of other smaller drum corps associations:
Eastern Massachusetts, Drum Corps New York, etc.  You can probably ask
DCI if you want more info on them.

    To join a corps, call up one of the associations and find out where
the nearest corps in your area are.  Or, contact a corps directly (see
"Current active corps", part 2).

Rehearsals:
    Rehearsals usually begin in the fall (this is certainly true of
the top corps).  I suspect that when rehearsals begin largely depends
on how much money the corps has.  During the winter, rehearsals mostly
consist of camps held on the weekends (once or twice a month in the
fall and more frequently as winter and spring roll around).  However,
not everyone shows up to these camps, especially if they would have to
fly 1000 miles to go to one.  This is one reason to join a corps close
to where you will be living.
    The corps you join would provide you with an instrument, probably
with some safety deposit on it.  Also, most corps require that you pay a
fee to join the corps.  This is to compensate for uniform cleaning,
equipment, food, etc.  This fee can be very cheap or very steep anywhere
from $200 to $1,000).
    When summer arrives (late May, early June), then things really
pick up.  Rehearsals can last up to 10 hours a day (or more), and the
sun beats down unmercifully.  Tan lines on the feet are not uncommon.

Touring:
    Corps travel thousands of miles each summer, and the bus rides
can be as long as 12 hours.  Usually, you roll into some town at 1am and
sleep in their high school gym for 8 hours or so (you bring a sleeping
bag!).  Food is usually prepared by volunteers for the corps.  Then
you rehearse in the day, do a show (or do laundry), and the cycle
repeats.  There are numerous parties, as well.

5.14  Rehearsal information                   Paul D. Herzog

    I marched four years (1986-1988 Colts, 1989 Bergen County) and am
asked one question more than any other:  What is a corps' rehearsal
schedule like, both in camps and on the road?

    A corps consistently has their first rehearsal around the weekend after
Thanksgiving.  This camp has little actual rehearsal, and is used for the
corps' veterans to re-acquaint and for the rookies to the get the feel of the
activity as a whole.  The actual camp schedule afterward will usually be:

     - 1 camp in January
     - 1 camp in February
     - 1 camp in March
     - 1 (perhaps 2) camps in April
     - 2 camps in May

Most top 12 corps require all members to be "moved in" by Memorial Day
camp, after which daily (or at least multiple times per week) rehearsals
start.  A typical camp varies from corps to corps, but nearly all corps
have a camp from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.....here is an
example schedule from a top-25 and a top-5 corps:

  Top 25                            Top 5
  ======                            =====
Friday
  6-8:30 PM      Members arrive            6-8:30 PM
  8:30-9         Welcome from director     8:30-9
  9-12 AM        Sectional rehearsal       9-1 AM
  12-1           Snack                1-2
  1 AM             Lights Out              2 AM

Saturday
  8:30 AM       Get Up/Breakfast          8 AM
  9:30-10        Calistenics/stretching  9-9:30
  10-1 PM        M & M                9:30-2 PM
  1-2              Lunch                  2-3
  2-6 PM         Sectionals                3-8 PM
  6-7              Dinner                 8-9
  7-11 PM        Ensemble rehearsal      9-2 AM
  11-12   AM       Snack                   2-3
  12 AM            Lights Out              3 AM

Sunday
  8 AM             Get Up/Breakfast        9 AM
  9-9:30         Calistenics/stretching  10-10:30
  9:30-1 PM      Sectionals                10:30-2 PM
  1-4 PM         Ensemble                  2-4 PM
  4-5            Snack               4-5
  5-6             Clean up/pack           5-6
  6 PM            Get the hell out    6 PM

    Drummers, since the emphasis is completely on playing as a line,
rather than individuals, will often have their own rehearsals, not as strict,
more to get used to being around each other than to really learn the summer
program.  These rehearsals will usually split the monthly camps (i.e.
Camp on the 1st, drum practice on the 15th).

    Once a corps in on the road, the schedule tends to be the same
nearly every day, since there are shows (and for the Top 5, clinics) nearly
every day.  A typical schedule may look like this:

     9-10 AM            Get Up/Breakfast
     10-10:30        Cals/stretching
     10:30-2 PM         Sectionals (M & M for the horns, usually)
     2-3             Lunch
     3-5:30             Ensemble rehearsal
     5:30-7             Dinner/Clean the school/Pack/Get in uniform
     7-7:30             Travel to show site
     7:30-8:30        Warm up
     8:30             Show Time!
     11:00              Finish with retreat
     12:00 AM         Pull out for next town
     4:30             Arrive at next time
     4:30-9:00 AM       Sleep on a gym floor

    A corps on the road will usually have about two days a week with no
shows, and the day is usually devoted to a little extra rehearsal (2-3
hours), laundry (sometimes!), relaxation time, etc.  There are usually
two or three free days over the course of a summer, where the corps will
go to the movies, amusement parks, the ocean (I still have great
memories of two days in Ocean City, MD), where the corps members can
spend all their money on junk food and other refreshments (for the age-
outs, anyway), souvenirs, and whatever other tourist traps they fall into.


5.15    Music for wind ensemble

    Corps play a wide range of music including classical, contempory,
jazz, soundtracks, and music for wind ensemble.  Original recordings of
much of this music can be bought at your local record store.  But most
music for wind ensemble is not widely available.  I have found a good
source of music for wind ensemble.  They are:

West Coast Music Service
P.O. Box 3501
North Ft. Myers, FL  33918-3501
813-731-0565

    I have ordered CDs and LPs from them, and they have been
fine.  They have almost everything that has been written for
wind ensembles available, mostly performed by university bands.

----
Written by Michael Fath and Donald Chinn
Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])

Comments welcome on any aspect of this FAQ.  We are especially looking
for information on Div. II/III corps, and early drum corps information
(VFW and American Legion Championships and pre-DCI corps in general).
If you see anything that is inaccurate (such as corps address information
or repertoire), please let me know.

NOTICE:  This FAQ is copyright (c) 1994 by Michael Fath and is made available
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Part 6 of 6  Drum Corps Associates (Senior Corps)  information

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6.0  DCA and the Senior corps.
    6.1  Drum Corps Associates (DCA)
        6.1.1  The DCA Story
        6.1.2  Corps listing
    6.2  Parade Corps
        6.2.1  Ballad of the Unsung Heros
        6.2.2  Corps listing
    6.3  Rehearsals
    6.4  Fallen Comrades
        6.4.1 Folded Corps
        6.4.2 MIA Corps
    6.5  DCA Champions


      "When the first shovel of dirt hits my face...."

                                      - Robert "Pepe" Nataro

6.1  Drum Corps Associates (DCA)

    6.1.1  The DCA Story.

    In September of 1963, five men, Henry "Lefty" Mayer (NY
Skyliners), George Bull (Yankee-Rebels), Randy Roy (Reading
Buccaneers), Pete Burns (Conn. Hurricanes), and Carmen Cirlincione
(Archer-Epler Musketeers), met in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to
discuss the possibilities of creating an organization dedicated to promoting
senior drum and bugle corps.  This was the start of the Drum Corps
Associates a.k.a DCA and it continued the legacy created by the V.F.W.
which discontinued its senior championship after 1962.  The first corps
to become charter members were the Buccaneers, Hurricanes,
Interstatesmen, Musketeers, Rockets, Skyliners, and Yankee-Rebels. Two
years later, the first DCA championship was help at Milford, Connecticut.
Six of the seven charter corps competed on September 11, 1965, the
Reading Buccaneers won.  Today, 30 years later, the DCA still thrives.
Many corps have had the honor of being DCA Champions.

    6.1.2  Corps Listing

    Information compiled from '89, '90, '92 DCA Championship Programs.

        Corps (alias):  Bluegrass Brass (BGB)
        Location:       The Commonwealth Of Kentucky
        Director:       Jeff Cox (BOD President)
        Address:        P.O. Box 4494
        City/State:     Lexington, KY  40544
        Phone:          [phone] - Jeff Cox
        Founded:        1992, DCM members 1993
        POC:            Jeff Cox or Eris Landis [phone]
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Eric Landis)

        Corps (Alias):  Brigadiers
        Location:       Syracuse, New York
        Director:       Dennis Cappello
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:        1990 (reformed after 19 years in absentia)

        Corps (Alias):  Buccaneers  (Bucs)
        Location:       Reading, Pennsylvania
        Director:       Ron Gehris/Grant Hill
        Address:        P.O. Box 13032
        City/State:     Reading, PA 19612
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1957

        Corps (Alias):  Bushwackers  (Bush)
        Location:       Harrison, New Jersey
        Director:       Michael Olszewski/Jay Marlot
        Address:        39 Oakland Avenue-Apt. 304
        City/State:     Bloomfield, NJ  07003
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1981

        Corps (Alias):  Caballeros  (Cabs)
        Location:       Hawthorne, New Jersey
        Director:       James J. Costello, Jr.
        Address:        119 Webster Avenue
        City/State:     Paterson, NJ  07501
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1946

        Corps (Alias):  Capitol Brass Ensemble
        Location:       Latham, New York
        Director:       Thomas MacDonald
        Address:        36 Michaelangelo Street
        City/State:     Lathan, NY  12110
        Phone:          [phone]-8507
        Founded:
        Formely:    Knights of Noble Callahan (1985)
        Status:        Folded 1994

    Corp Name:      Chieftains
    Location:       Lehigh Valley, PA
    Director:       Rodney Yetter
    Address:        P.O. Box 786
        City/State:     Allentown, PA 18105-0786
    Phone:          [phone]
    Founded:        1987
    Internet POC:   [e-mail] (Thomas S. Freedman)

        Corps (Alias):  Crusaders
        Location:       Rochester, Ney York
        Director:
        Address:        P.O. Box 15424
        City/State:     Rochester, NY  14615
        Phone:          [phone]-7117
        Founded:        1947
        Internet POC:

        Corps (Alias):  Empire Statesmen  (Empire)
        Location:       Rochester, New York
        Director:       Vincent Bruni
        Main Office:    Bingo Palace
        Address:        341 E. Ridge Rd.
        City/State:     Rochester, NY  14621
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1983
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Ken Schlafer)

        Corps (Alias):  Excaliber
        Location:       Erie, Pennsylvania
        Director:       Peter Baideme
        Address:        P.O. Box 6607
        City/State:     Erie, PA  16512
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Firebirds
        Location:       Dallas, Texas
        Director:       Freddie Butlar
        Address:        1009 Sylvan Dr.
        City/State:     Garland, TX  75040
        Phone:          [phone]  (Chris Boyd)
        Founded:        1994
        Internet POC:   [e-mail] (Eric Senzig)

        Corps (Alias):  Govenaires  (Govies)
        Location:       St. Peter, Minnesota
        Director:       John Mayer
        Address:        P.O. Box 235
        City/State:     St. Peter, MN  56052
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1927
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]

    Corps (Alias):  HeatWave
        Location:       Florida
        Director:       Vic Kulinski
        Address:        12513 Earnest Ave
        City/State:     Orlando, FL
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1992
        POC:            Vic Kulinski
        Internet POC:   [e-mail] (Dave McBurney)

        Corps (Alias):  Hurricanes  (Hurcs)
        Location:       Shelton, Connecticut
        Director:       Bob Bradley
        Address:        P.O. Box 471
        City/State:     Derby, CT  06418
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1932 (Fife & Drum)/1955 (Drum & Bugle)

        Corps (Alias):  Keystoners
        Location:       Milton, Pennsylvania
        Director:       Dale Criswell
        Address:        P.O. Box 96
        City/State:     Milton, PA 17847
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Kingsmen  (Pepe's Corps)
        Location:       Bridgport, Connecticut
        Director:       Carol Jacobs and Rita Hudson
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (alias):  Les Dynamiques
        Location:       Canada
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Les Metropolitains Du Quebec
        Location:       Montreal, Quebec, Canada
        Director:       Rene Rockbrune
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:        1991

        Corps (Alias):  Minnesota Brass, Inc.
        Location:       St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota
        Director:       Scotty Wild
        Address:        Box 7341
        City/State:     St. Paul, MN  55107
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1946
        POC:        Eryn O'Brien - [phone]
        Internet POC:    [e-mail] (Dave Whitaker)

        Corps (Alias):  Royalaires
        Location:       Guelph, Ontario, Canada
        Director:       Al Strassburg
        Address:        8 Tupper Court
        City/State:     Kitchener, Ontario - Canada, N2B 2Y3
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Skyliners  (Sky)
        Location:       New York, New York
        Director:       Robert Holton
        Address:        100 Drake Place
        City/State:     Colonia, NJ  07067
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1946

        Corps (Alias):  Steel City Ambassadors  (Steel)
        Location:       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        Director:       Rob Hoenshel
        Address:        P.O. Box 2631
        City/State:     Pittsburgh, PA  15230
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1981
        Status:         Folded 1994

        Corps (Alias):  Sunrisers  (Sun)
        Location:       Edison, New Jersey  (formely Long Island, New York)
        Director:       Gary Williams
        Address:        93 Halsey St., Apt. C4
        City/State:     Brooklyn, NY  11216
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1954

        Corps (Alias):  Vanguard
        Location:       Chicago, Illinois
        Director:       Ron Brandt
        Address:        22 W. 320 Balsam Drive
        City/State:     Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Westshoremen
        Location:       Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
        Director:       Dan Rippon
        Address:        P.O. Box 632
        City/State:     Mechanicsburg, PA  17055
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1946
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Larry Lichty)


6.2  Parade Corps

    6.2.1  Ballad of the Unsung Heros

    Parade corps are almost always senior by nature.  As the class
name implies, these corps march in parades or perform at "standstills."
Although many drum corps nuts do not consider these units as part of the
continuum, they do provide an alternative for people who want to be part
of drum corps, but cannot afford the time the field (DCA) units demand.
Parade corps generally practice 3 hours a week.  The atmosphere is not
stressful and of all the types of corps, it is the most family oriented.
Most parade corps will not travel more than 2 hours from their HQ so it
is easy to pack up the family and drag them to the various parades.  Many
of the DCA corps started as parade corps, it is a great way to start a corps'
economy.


    6.2.2  Corps Listing

        Corps (Alias):  Jersey Coast Sound
        Location:       V.F.W Post 8865 - Bricktown, New Jersey
        Director:       Roger Exposito
        Address:        RD 2 Box 26
        City/State:     Jackson, NJ  08527
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1990
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Martin E. Cross)
        Status:         Folded 1994

        Corps (alias):  Mighty St. Joe's
        Location:       LeRoy, N.Y.
        Director:       Bob "Sully" Sullivan
        Address:        3 Bank Street
        City/State:     LeRoy, NY
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:        1991 (Active Junior Corps 1931-1971)
        Information:    Bob Blonowicz
                        28 Cross Roads Lane
                        Rochester, NY 14612
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Curt Anderson)

        Corps (Alias):  Melrose Black Hawks
        Location:       South Amboy, New Jersey
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Connecticut Alumni Sr. Drum & Bugle Corps
        Location:       David S. Miles Post - Oxford, Connecticut
        Director:       James Nestor
        Address:        Rt. 67
        City/State:     Oxford, CT
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Generations Alumni Corps
        Location:       Bristol, Rhode Island
        Director:
        Address:        P.O. Box 71
        City/State:     Bristol, RI  02809
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Westchester Brassmen
        Location:       Harrison, New York
        Director:       Joe Mazzullo
        Address:        80 Batavia Place
        City/State:     Harrison, NY  10528
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Marksmen Alumni Corps
        Location:       Springfield, Massechusetts
        Director:       Doug White
        Address:        68 Westbanks Ct.
        City/State:     Springfield, MA  01118
        Phone:          [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Blessed Sacrament (Alumni)
        Location:       Union, New Jersey
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:        1990

        Corps (Alias):  The Volunteers
        Location:       Lambertville, New Jersey
        Director:
        Address:        P.O. Box 347
        City/State:     Lambertville, NJ  08530
        Phone:        [phone]
            [phone]
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Archer-Epler Musketeers
        Location:       Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Yankee-Rebels  (Alumni)
        Location:       Baltimore, Maryland
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Princemen
        Location:       Lt. Norman Prince Post - Melrose, MA
        Director:
        Address:        428 Main Street
        City/State:     Melrose, MA
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Lancers
        Location:       Detroit/Wyandotte, Michigan
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:
        Founded:

        Corps (Alias):  Spartans
        Location:       Vancouver WA/Portland OR
        Director:       Bill Steiner Jr.
        Address:
        City/State:     Vancouver, WA
        Phone:          [phone] (bingo hall), [phone]
            (info line)
        Founded:        1968
        Internet POC:   [e-mail]  (Robert Koreis)

        Corps (Alias):  Rielly Raiders Alumni
        Location:       Bristol, PA
        Director:
        Address:
        City/State:
        Phone:

6.3  Rehearsals

    It should be pointed out that senior corps are comprised of people
who are, for the most part, not young anymore.  They are people who have
careers under way, families in the making, houses needing painting, and
all the other wonderous (more like ponderous) things that happen on the
threshold of "mid-life."  This reduces the amount of time that senior
corps have to operate.  Serior corps members are the epitome of the
weekend warrior and the weekend starts 8:00 pm Friday and ends
somewhere near 8:00 pm the following Sunday.  There are a few breaks so
the members can revel in some old fashioned comradeship.
    The senior season runs from mid April (first of the senior
versions of camps) to Labor Day weekend (the ever lovin' Championship
weekend).


6.4  Fallen Comrades

    6.4.1  Folded Corps

                *1) Rielly Raiders - Philadelphia, PA (Alumni Corps in progress)
                 2) Matadors - Providence, RI
                 3) Interstatesman
                 4) Rockets - Pittsburgh, PA
                 5) Phoenix
                 6) Boys of '76
                 7) Steel City Ambassadors
                 8) American Spirit - Tampa, Fl
                 9) Jersey Coast Sound - Bricktown, NJ
        10) Defenders - Troy, NY
                11) Vagabonds - Schylorsville, NY


    6.4.2  MIA corps (What has happened to these guys?)

                 1) Metropolitans
                 2) Ambassadors
                 4) Les Diplomats
                 5) Commanders
                 6) Thunderbirds - Erie, PA
                 8) Sentinels
                10) Les Ambassaduers
                11) Allouettes
                12) Regionaires
                13) L'Odyssey
                14) Les Cascaduers


6.5  DCA Champions

        1965    Bucanneers  (first DCA Chamionship)
        1966    Skyliners
        1967    Hurricanes
        1968    Buccaneers
        1969    Hurricanes
        1970    Caballeros
        1971    Skyliners
        1972-74 Caballeros  (1973 only sweep of major captions)
        1975    Skyliners
        1976    Caballeros
        1977-78 Sunrisers
        1979-80 Buccaneers
        1981    Hurricanes
        1982-83 Sunrisers
        1984-85 Caballeros
        1986    Bushwackers
        1987    Sunrisers  (Finals rained-out, Prelims stood - Sun first)
        1988    Sunrisers-Bushwackers (first tie in DCA history)
        1989-90 Bushwackers
        1991    Empire Statesmen
        1992    Bushwackers
        1993    Bushwackers
    1994    Empire Statesmen

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Written by Martin Cross
Administered by Michael Fath ([e-mail])
Part 6 administered by Martin Cross ([e-mail])

Comments welcome on any aspect of this FAQ.  We are especially looking
for information on Div. II/III corps, and early drum corps information
(VFW and American Legion Championships and pre-DCI corps in general).
If you see anything that is inaccurate (such as corps address information
or repertoire), please let me know.

NOTICE:  This FAQ is copyright (c) 1994 by Michael Fath and is made
available as a service to the drum corps and the Internet community.
The FAQ may be distributed freely in printed or electronic form,
provided that it is not modified.  The FAQ may not be sold in any
medium including electronic, CD-ROM, or database, or published in
print without the express written permission of the authors.  Contact
Michael Fath ([e-mail]) if there are any questions.


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