DCI World Championship Finals

What an exciting summer in Drum Corps. I was able to see my boys in Green, The Cavaliers, at the end of June, and was able to spend a couple of days watching The Cadets rehearse their show prior to DCI's first Regional of the summer at the University of Minnesota.

It was truly shaping up to be one interesting battle for the top, and I must say, from DCI Minnesota all the way through tonight's Championships, I was on edge. I knew I wasn't going to be able to watch via the DCI Fan Network due to me flying, but once I was able to get to a hotel and/or get back to an internet connection, I would get the scores and recaps of that nights performance.

I was pretty upset when my computer wouldn't connect tonight in our crew lounge in Miami operations, but once I was able to, I quickly was able to get tonight's updates. I know how hard every member of every corps worked this summer, and I must first congratulate The Cadets for taking their 10th Championship!

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DCI World Championship Finals

 

Place	Corps		Score
World Class
1	The Cadets		98.350
2	Blue Devils		97.800
3	The Cavaliers		96.850
4	Carolina Crown		95.300
5	Phantom Regiment		95.050
6	Santa Clara Vanguard		92.200
7	Bluecoats		92.050
8	Boston Crusaders		90.650
9	Blue Knights		89.200
10	Madison Scouts		87.550
11	Blue Stars		86.200
12	Spirit of Atlanta		85.350

It started with the Kingsmen in 1972. And it stretches in an unbroken chain from then until this day. Every summer, the top corps in the country gather in one place to vie for the title of DCI World Champions. In our Hall of Fame, we are pleased to salute the latest winner and honor all those who have come before. To be listed here is no small achievement. The following corps names reflect the efforts of many individuals. Who have worked hard. Struggled long. And achieved much.

 

Year Corps                              Location                Score
2011 The Cadets                      Indianapolis, IN     98.350

2010 Blue Devils                     Indianapolis, IN     98.900     

2009 Blue Devils                     Indianapolis, IN     99.050 

2008 Phantom Regiment         Bloomington, IN    98.125 

2007 Blue Devils                     Pasadena, CA         98.000 

2006 The Cavaliers                 Madison, WI           97.200 

2005 The Cadets                     Foxboro, MA           99.150 

2004 The Cavaliers                 Denver, CO             98.700 

2003 Blue Devils                    Orlando, FL             98.800 

2002 The Cavaliers                 Madison, WI           99.150 

2001 The Cavaliers                 Buffalo, NY            98.350 

2000 The Cadets                     College Park, MD   97.650 

2000 The Cavaliers                 College Park, MD   97.650 

1999 Blue Devils                     Madison, WI           98.400 

1999 Santa Clara Vanguard     Madison, WI           98.400 

1998 The Cadets                      Orlando, FL            98.400 

1997 Blue Devils                     Orlando, FL            98.400

1996 Blue Devils                     Orlando, FL            97.400 

1996 Phantom Regiment         Orlando, FL            97.400 

1995 The Cavaliers                 Buffalo, NY            98.300 

1994 Blue Devils                     Boston, MA            98.400 

1993 The Cadets                      Jackson, MS           97.400 

1992 The Cavaliers                  Madison, WI          97.500 

1991 Star of Indiana                 Dallas, TX             97.000 

1990 Cadets of Bergen County Buffalo, NY          97.700 

1989 Santa Clara Vanguard     Kansas City, MO    98.800 

1988 Madison Scouts              Kansas City, MO    97.100 

1987 Garfield Cadets               Madison, WI          97.900 

1986 Blue Devils                     Madison, WI          98.400 

1985 Garfield Cadets               Madison, WI          98.400 

1984 Garfield Cadets               Atlanta, GA            98.000 

1983 Garfield Cadets               Miami, FL              94.400 

1982 Blue Devils                     Montreal, Canada   95.250 

1981 Santa Clara Vanguard     Montreal, Canada   94.000 

1980 Blue Devils                     Birmingham, AL    90.600 

1979 Blue Devils                     Birmingham, AL    93.550 

1978 Santa Clara Vanguard     Denver, CO            91.550 

1977 Blue Devils                     Denver, CO            92.050 

1976 Blue Devils                     Philadelphia, PA     92.700 

1975 Madison Scouts              Philadelphia, PA      92.500 

1974 Santa Clara Vanguard     Ithaca, NY               89.500 

1973 Santa Clara Vanguard     Whitewater, WI       88.650 

1972 Kingsmen                        Whitewater, WI      88.100

Love when a hotel offers free Breakfast

Yesterday when in San Jose, I was excited to go down to the restaurant for the free breakfast buffet, however I got there a little late because after my awesome adventure walking around in Quito, my sunburn started peeling so I had to do a little exfoliating of my scalp.

I should have started a little earlier, but it was unfortunate that the hotel didn't give any of us crew-members the required wake-up call on our phones that we all requested. One of my crew-members called me to ensure I was awake since I wasn't already down at breakfast and when I did finally make it down, WOW....what a spread!

I didn't get any pictures of the spread, but on the way down, I caught a glimpse of an awesome view. It really made me wish I had a longer stay to enjoy what the hotel had to offer. I don't believe it was an all-inclusive resort, but it was pretty much close to it.

With outdoor pools, a golf driving range and the Kuo Spa the luxury San Jose hotel is perfect for an ideal Costa Rica vacation. I'll have to really enjoy my next two trips here when I can. The weird part was it was very rustic and the smell reminded me of Puerto Vallarta. I truly can't wait to go back and take in more of what the hotel has to offer!

DCI World Championship Semifinals Recap

The top 18 corps finished in the same placement as in the Prelims.

The Cadets (1st-97.80) received a perfect 20.0 from one Music Effect judge on the way to winning both Visual Effect and Music Effect. Visual Performance and Music Ensemble took 1st and Visual Performance and Music Ensemble took 2nd. Percussion was 3rd, 0.30 under 1st place Cavaliers and Color Guard took 3rd, 0.50 under 1st place Blue Devils.

Blue Devils (2nd-97.30) took 1st in Visual Ensemble and Color Guard, 2nd in Visual Effect, Visual Performance, Music Ensemble and Percussion, 3rd in Brass and 4th in Music Effect. The most noticeable change in score was Visual Performance, which increased 0.60 over the Prelims.

The Cavaliers (3rd-96.90) took 1st in Percussion and 2nd in Music Effect and Color Guard. Visual Effect was 3rd as was Visual Performance and Visual Ensemble. Brass was 4th and Music Ensemble 5th, both down from 3rd in Prelims. Still, the corps maintained a 0.90 deficit to Cadets, the same as in the Prelims.

Carolina Crown (4th-95.65) was 1st in Brass by 0.10 and 3rd in Music Effect and Music Ensemble. Visual Performance dropped to 4th from 2nd in Prelims, while Color Guard and Percussion moved up to 4th from 6th and 7th. Visual Effect ended 5th, as did Visual Ensemble, both the same placement as in the Prelims.

Phantom Regiment (5th-93.95) was 4th in Visual Effect, Visual Ensemble and Music Ensemble, 5th in Music Effect and Visual Performance, 6th in Color Guard and Brass and 7th in Percussion, the last two captions slipping one spot each from the Prelims.

Santa Clara Vanguard (6th-92.20) was 5th in Color Guard and Percussion, both dropping from 4th in Prelims. Visual Performance and Visual Ensemble took 5th and Visual Effect, Visual Performance and Visual Ensemble 6th. Music Effect and Music Ensemble finished 7th and Brass was 8th, up from 11th in the Prelims.

Bluecoats (7th-91.60) was 5th in Brass, 6th in Music Effect, Music Ensemble and Percussion, 7th in Color Guard, (up from 10th in Prelims), and 9th in Visual Effect, Visual Performance and Visual Ensemble, the latter two down from 7th in Prelims.

Boston Crusaders (8th-90.35) was 7th or 8th in all captions except for 10th in Music Ensemble and 11th in Percussion, each of the last two captions down two placements from Prelims.
Blue Knights (9th-89.40) was 8th through 10th in all captions.

Madison Scouts (10th-88.35) was 8th through 10th in six captions, 11th in Color Guard and 13th in Percussion, both those last two captions up from Prelims.

Blue Stars (11th-87.00) was 9th in Percussion, 10th in Color Guard, and 11th or 12th in all other captions.

Spirit of Atlanta (12th-86.55) increased its score from Prelims by 1.05, the most of the top 18 corps. This increased the corps’ cushion over 13th place from 2.55 to 3.15. Percussion was 8th, Music Ensemble 11th and all other captions 12th, except for 13th in Visual Ensemble, the only caption not in the top 12.
               
Glassmen (13th-83.40) was 14th or 15th in every caption. 
     
Troopers (14th-83.20) was all over the board, from 11th in Visual Ensemble, (the only caption in the top 12), to 18th in Percussion.

The Academy (15th-82.65) was 12th in Percussion, the corps’ only caption in the top 12. Brass and Music Ensemble took 13th and the remaining captions placed between 14th and 17th.

Colts (16th-82.25) was 13th in Music Effect and Color Guard and 15th through 17th in the remaining captions.

Crossmen (17th-81.05) was 14th in Visual Ensemble, 15th in Color Guard and 16th or 17th in everything else.

Pacific Crest (18th-77.75) was 18th or 19th in every caption except for 20th in Visual Ensemble and 22nd in Percussion.

Blue Devils B (19th-76.45) moved up from 21st by adding 1.30 to its Prelims score. Percussion was 17th and Visual Effect and Visual Ensemble 18th. All other captions were 20th or 21st.   
   
Teal Sound (20th-75.75) was 19th in Music Effect, Music Ensemble and Percussion. Color Guard and Brass took 20th, and the remaining captions 22nd through 24th.

Mandarins (21st-75.70) was 23rd in Brass, 22nd in Music Ensemble and 19th through 21st in everything else.       

Oregon Crusaders (22nd-75.15) had a wide spread of placements; 18th in brass to 24th in Visual Ensemble and Color Guard. Remaining captions placed 19th through 22nd.  
     
Vanguard Cadets (23rd-72.85) was 22nd through 24th in all captions except for 25th in Brass.
Cascades (24th-72.20) was 22nd in Visual Performance and Brass and 23rd through 25th in all other captions.

Jersey Surf (25th-71.35) was 21st in Visual Ensemble, 23rd in Color Guard and 24th or 25th in the remaining six captions.       

Celebrate Indy Arts! Parade

Celebrate Indy Arts! Parade
A part of the 2011 Drum Corps International World Championships

Date: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Location: Downtown Indianapolis
Admission: Free and open to the public

About: Hosted as part of the annual Drum Corps International World Championships, the first-ever Celebrate Indy Arts! Parade will bring more than 30 of the world's finest marching music ensembles from around the world together with members of the local Indianapolis arts community in the most musical, creative and fun-filled parade to ever hit the streets of the Circle City.

Stepping off at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 13, the parade will wind through the streets of downtown Indianapolis, ending on the Indiana War Memorial Mall (431 North Meridian St.). Concluding the event in the early afternoon will be a tribute to America, as more than 2,000 brass musicians assemble to play an en masse rendition of "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Drum Corps International will host its annual World Championship Finals later that evening at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Parade Route

The parade will start at North and Pennsylvania and head south on Pennsylvania. A right turn on New York and another right turn on Meridian will bring it all to an end at St. Clair. The route from start to finish is just under a mile long.

DCI World Championship Semifinals

Here are the results of DCI World Championship Semifinals. One more exciting night which is usually the best night, DCI Finals is the culmination of countless hours, sweat, and tears.

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Place	Corps		Score
World Class
1	The Cadets		97.800
2	Blue Devils		97.300
3	The Cavaliers		96.900
4	Carolina Crown		95.650
5	Phantom Regiment		93.950
6	Santa Clara Vanguard		92.200
7	Bluecoats		91.600
8	Boston Crusaders		90.350
9	Blue Knights		89.400
10	Madison Scouts		88.350
11	Blue Stars		87.000
12	Spirit of Atlanta		86.550
13	Glassmen		83.400
14	Troopers		83.200
15	The Academy		82.650
16	Colts		82.250
17	Crossmen		81.050
18	Pacific Crest		77.750
19	Blue Devils B		76.450
20	Teal Sound		75.750
21	Mandarins		75.700
22	Oregon Crusaders		75.150
23	Vanguard Cadets		72.850
24	Cascades		72.200
25	Jersey Surf		71.350

Corps Scramble for top spot at marathon Prelims Competition
By Laura Danielson Friday, August 12, 2011 - 2:08 AM

The Cadets

In a scramble for the 2011 Drum Corps International World Championship title, the Cadets came out on top Thursday, Aug. 11, prevailing over the Blue Devils by half a point at the World Championship Prelims. The Cadets received top honors with their score of 97.35 over 40 other corps from all divisions in this unprecedented “all-skate” drum corps competition that pitted World, Open and International Class corps against each other for the very first time.

Kicking off bright and early at 9 a.m., the event came to a close more than 14 hours later.

The corps with the top 25 scores from Thursday’s Prelims will move one step closer to the 2011 top prize at the Semifinals scheduled for Friday, Aug. 12.

Moments after the final scores were announced at Lucas Oil Stadium, Cadets director George Hopkins explained that winning a championship is the hopeful result of all his corps’ hard work, but not the goal. Rather, “it's about doing a great job and going for a level of excellence that's ridiculous and unbelievable,” he said.

Hopkins is cautious but confident in his corps’ ability to prevail in the final two days of the 2011 season. “The Blue Devils are serious business and the Cavaliers are great,” he said. “I will say on our behalf, though, we've been great for a week now. We've been great every day, day after day after day.”

Blue Devils

Ben Pouncey, Cadets drum major, remarked that the corps’ goal was to set the bar high and improve every day of competition. According to Pouncey, winning was great but does not affect the corps’ actions. “We’ll still be getting up in the morning and going after it tomorrow,” he said.
       
Blue Devils snare drummer Matt Keown said his corps’ performance, which earned a 96.85 for second place, “felt amazing” because the corps has been anxiously awaiting the last shows of the season. “We have only a few rehearsal days to get better in time for this final push,” he said.

Trailing only four tenths of a point behind were the Cavaliers (3rd, 96.45), whose drum major Brandon Cave joined the ranks of Green Machine corps members who perform upside down as part of their eccentric “XtroardinarY” production.

“I think I might be the first person in the history of mankind to have conducted upside down,” joked Cave, who was assisted by his fellow drum major Andrew Rhebergen up on his podium on the 50-yard line. Rhebergen said they have been working on the trick for two weeks and finally unveiled it at the Prelims.

DCI World Championship Prelims

Here are the results of DCI World Championship Prelims. Still have Semi's and Finals for two more nights of excitement to go.

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Place	Corps		Score
World Class
1	The Cadets		97.350
2	Blue Devils		96.850
3	The Cavaliers		96.450
4	Carolina Crown		94.800
5	Phantom Regiment		94.150
6	Santa Clara Vanguard		91.850
7	Bluecoats		91.800
8	Boston Crusaders		90.200
9	Blue Knights		88.700
10	Madison Scouts		88.500
11	Blue Stars		86.900
12	Spirit of Atlanta		85.500
13	Glassmen		82.950
14	Troopers		82.700
15	The Academy		82.100
16	Colts		81.350
17	Crossmen		81.100
18	Pacific Crest		76.850
19	Mandarins		76.350
20	Teal Sound		75.400
21	Blue Devils B		75.150
22	Oregon Crusaders		73.350
23	Cascades		72.800
24	Vanguard Cadets		72.600
25	Jersey Surf		72.250
26	Spartans		69.350
27	Pioneer		68.400
28	The Yokohama Scouts		66.550
29	Revolution		66.500
30	Genesis		65.800
31	7th Regiment		64.350
32	Music City		62.200
33	Jubal		61.300
34	Legends		60.650
35	Raiders		57.500
36	Forte		56.600
37	Colt Cadets		54.300
38	Les Stentors		51.750
39	Racine Scouts		48.500
40	Blue Saints		44.200
41	Spirit of Newark/NJ		41.350

Three Open Class corps advance to Semifinals

International corps jump ahead in rankings in first half of preliminary competition

By Laura Danielson Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 6:34 PM

With the class divisions erased and all judging done on World Class score sheets for this unprecedented event, each participating corps had a chance to make it to tomorrow’s World Championship Semifinals. 

Three Open Class corps have earned their place among the 25 corps who will advance to the Semifinals on Friday, Aug. 12. Blue Devils B, Oregon Crusaders and Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets will all have at least one more chance to wow fans at Lucas Oil stadium with their 2011 shows.

Open Class Champions Blue Devils B retained their hold on the top Open Class spot in the Prelims, earning a score of 75.15 under the World Class standards. Less than two points behind BDB came Open Class silver medalists Oregon Crusaders (73.35) with their crowd-pleasing show, “The Blue Hour.”

Both Blue Devils B and Oregon Crusaders surpassed the Cascades, who scored 72.80.

Vanguard Cadets

Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets earned its spot in the Semifinals with a score of 72.60, prevailing over World Class corps Jersey Surf (72.25) and Pioneer (68.40).

While the Devils, Crusaders and Vanguard Cadets will be performing their full programs on Friday, the remaining Open Class corps will don their uniforms and play with their corps families one last time in 2011 for the Celebrate Indy Arts! Parade on Saturday morning in downtown Indianapolis.