Drum Corps International 1982 Yearbook

A Nos Amis des Corps de Tambours et Clairons: To Our Drum Corps Friends: 1981, ce fut une tres bonne annee! Tout semblait indiquer 1981-Ah, it was a very good year! It was fitting that que \" Drum Corps International\" celebrerait son dixieme Drum Corps International celebrated its 10th anniversary anniversaire alors que la competition entre les corps serait terne. during a year in which competition was so very keen. Heureusement ii en fut autrement. Having been involved in DCI from its beginning, it Ayant ete implique dans le DCI depuis ses debuts, je suis tres was especially gratifying to me to see how the activity heureux de constater comment cette activite a progresse en had grown in strength and popularity in a short ten qualite et en popularite au cours de la decenie. years. Le calibre des corps s'est ameliore rapidement, les spectacles Strengths can be seen in the increased competence sont devenus plus interessants; pas seulement chez les 12 and entertainment of all corps-not just the top 12, but finalistes mais chez tous les groupes participant a notre activite. 13 through 25 and beyond. Popularity is even more II est facile de juger de la popularite grandissante de \"drum easily recognizable by the number of people attending corps,\" si on en juge par les assistances le plus en plus drum corps contests. Drum Corps International. has been nombreuses lors des competitions. Drum Corps International a, and continues to be a focal point in fostering the growth ete et demeurera le point de mire du monde entier en ce qui of drum corps throughout the world. concerne le developpement et la croissance des corps de clairons 1981 was especially exciting, as there was no clear- et tambours. cut leader or runaway winner. Fact is, the corps kept L'annee 1981 a ete excitente de facon particuliere puisqu'il both the crowds and their competitors confused all year fut impossible au cours de la saison de savoir qui remporterait ce long. championnat. En effet, les corps ont tenu en haleine les 27th Lancers and Phantom Regiment were early spectateurs durant toute la saison. 27th Lancers et Phantom leaders. While 27th walked away with the DCI Southern Regiment furent les leaders de la premiere heure. Pendant que Invitational title in Birmingham, Phantom won both 27th Lancers remportait le titre au \"DCI Southern Invitational\" a Drums along the Rockies shows in Denver. Birmingham, Phantom Regiment remportait les deux compe- In California, Phantom took a back seat to both Blue titions \" Drums along the Rockies\" a Denver au Colorado. Devils and Santa Clara. Everyone knew, though, that En Californie, Phantom Regiment a ete declasse par Blue Phantom would be tough later. Devils et Santa Clara. Tous sentaient que Phantom allait etre tres As 27th journeyed north, they met Madison, who fort plus tard dans la saison. had gone through Texas undefeated. At their first Dans son voyage vers le nord, 27th Lancers recontre Madison meeting, 27th won, and they continued to win until the Scouts qui revient du Texas avec une fiche vierge. Lors de leur night before DCI East, when Madison gained the top premiere rencontre, 27th Lance1·s remportent la victoire et spot. Madison won prelims in Allentown, but the final continuent de gagner jusqu'a la veille du DCI East a Allentown. scores evoked a roar of surprise-Madison had fallen to En effet, Madison obtint le plus haut pointage. A Allentown, third behind the Bridgemen, and 27th had successfully Madison remporte les preliminaires mais ils causent use surprise defended their DCI East title. en se classant troisieme aux finales derrieres Bridgemen alors que The big confrontation was yet to come-the \" pre- 27th Lancers defendait son titre. nationals\" in Whitewater, Wisconsin, birthplace of DCI La grande confrontation restait a venir, le pre-national Championships in 1972. It was the scene of a huge comme plusieurs se plaisaient a dire. Whitewater, Wisconsin, site birthday party in 1981; not only would the winner pick du premier championnat DCI en 1972. Ce fut le site d'un grand up momentum, but also a birthday cake to feed 150. It anniversaire de naissance. En plus de l'honneur de gagner ce was here in Whitewater that the crowd really saw the grand concours, les vainqueurs ont re~u un immense gateau. unpredictability of the 1981 season. Madison came from C'est a Whitewater que les amateurs ont vu l'imprevisible. third place in prelims to capture the title and the cake. Madison remporte ce championnat apres s'etre classe troisi~me Right after Whitewater, Santa Clara began to win. aux preliminaires. Every time it rained, Santa Clara won-in Michigan City En quittant Whitewater, Santa Clara commen~a a gagner. over Phantom and 27th; in Cincinnati over Madison and Chaque fois qu'il y eut de la pluie, Santa Clara gagna. A Blue Devils. Blue Devils were winning also, and just Michigan City devant Phantom Regiment et 27th Lancers, a when a West Coast champion seemed likely, Madison Cincinnati devant Madison et Blue Devils. Blue Devils won in Ogdensburg, NY, right before Montreal. remporterent quelques competitions et Madison gagna a The 1981 championships were history. The crowd Ogdensburg, NY, juste avant d'entrer a Montreal. didn't really know who won until the scores were read. Le championnat de 1981 a Montreal passera a l'histoire. Santa Clara stood at attention as it was crowned DCI L'assistance ne pu se prononcer jusqu'a ce que les resultats champion for the fourth time. Hearts pounding, tears furent annonces. Santa Clara demeurerent a !'attention alors welling up in their eyes, the significance of \" rags to qu'ils etaient couronnes champions pour la quatrieme fois. Les riches-seventh place to champion\" created a most battements de cours et les larmes etaient tres significatifs pour les emotional moment for the 128 red- and green-clad 128 Vanguards vetus de rouge et de vert alors qu'ils venaient de Vanguard. The memories of the Don't Cry for Me passer de la septieme place a la premiere. Le souvenir de \" Don't Argentina played to their neighbors the Blue Devils at Cry for Me Argentina\" joue pour leur voisins les Blue Devils lors the 1980 retreat in Birmingham could not have been de la retraite de 1980 a Birmingham ne pouvait etre plus more poignant at this moment. emouvante. What was 1981 really about? Well, it was a Que fut vraiment 1981. Ce fut la celebration du dixieme celebration of the tenth anniversary of DCI, a tribute to anniversaire de DCI, un hommage au talent de milliers de jeunes the talents of the thousands of young men and women gens et jeunes filles participant a ce mouvement. who are this activity, and a big thank you to all the Je m'en voudrais determiner sans remercier les milliers de thousands of volunteers who work to support the corps benevoles qui supportent nos corps et nos spectacles. Un merci and the shows. It was also a tremendous tribute to all tres sincere a tous les amateurs qui nous aident en assistant a nos the fans who buy the tickets and cheer the corps. competitions et qui aiment nous groupes et la jeunesse. Hats off to 1981, and here's to an even better 1982! Ainsi fut 1981 et que 1982 soit encore meilleure! DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL ~~· ~~· G. R. Royer, Chairman G. R. Royer, President for the Board of Directors pour le Bureau des Directeurs

Con1en1s DCI E:xecu1iYe S1aff Con1enu L'equipe de DCI Management/Judging A talented and diversified staff directs Drum Corps lnter- What is DCB ... .......... . .. . ..... 2 national's activities from the DCI headquarters in Lombard, Illinois. Layman's Guide to the Recap .. .. . . . 4 Executive Director Donald Pesceone heads the staff. A former business executive and member, judge, and instructor of drum Western Corps Santa Clara Vanguard ....... . .. . . . .. 6 corps, he has brought many skills to the direction of our activity since its infancy. He is shown below with Santa Clara Vanguard Blue Devils ...... . ...... . . . ........ 8 drum major Mike Zapanta. Last year an assistant director, William A. Freelancers ....................... 10 Wiggins, was added to the staff. Troopers .............. . ......... . 12 Public awareness of our activity is cultivated by James F. Walsh Seattle Imperials/ Valley and Chris Allen. Walsh, as manager of public relations, handles development of new corps shows, press releases, and policy Fever/ Others ................ 14 statements. Allen, as manager of publicity and promotions, handles Midwestern Corps existing shows and in-house public relations and edits DCl's Contest Madison Scouts ... . . .... . . . . .. . . . . 16 Guild. Phantom Regiment ..... . .. . ....... 18 Mary Pesceone serves as office manager and administrative Cavaliers ... . ... . .. .. . . ...... . .... 20 assistant, while several other staffers help keep the DCI office running smoothly to serve the needs of the drum corps activity. Sky Ryders / Guardsmen / Blue Stars / Knights ...... . . .... .. . ... 22 Rivermen / Others .. ... . .. . .. . .... 24 Southern Corps Spirit of Atlanta .... . .......... . .. . 26 Memphis Blues / Suncoast Sound / Southernaires / Others . . 28 Color Photo Feature ... '· ... ........ 30 Eastern Corps 27th Lancers . ....... .. . .. ......... 36 Bridgemen ...... .. .. . ........ ... . 38 Garfield Cadets ............ .. . .. .. 40 Crossmen .. ...... . . . .......... . . . 42 North Star/ Defenders/ Avant Garde / Boston Crusaders . .. . ... 44 Others ................ . .......... 46 DCI Yearbook S1aff Canadian Corps Les Chatelaines / Others . ..... . . .. . 48 L'equipe du <<Yearbook>> The Championships Drums along the Rockies . . ........ 50 Linda Hilton, six-year editor of the DC/ Yearbook, is administrative assistant at Drum Corps World. Also a freelance writer DCI Southern Invitational ........ . . 51 and editor, she is past chairman of the board for the Madison DCI East ...... . . . ..... . ...... . .... 52 Scouts. DCI Midwest .. .. .... . ............ 53 Chris Allen, DCl's publicity and promotions manager, brings a DCI North . . .. . . . . .. .. ............ 54 background in radio news reporting to the activity. Jim Walsh, new PR manager for DCI, is a former corps member DCI Canada .................. . ... 55 with a background in public relations. Regional Highlights . .... . .. . ...... 56 Art Luebke, former member and board member of the Madison DCI World Championships ........ 58 Scouts, produced many drum corps specials at WHA-TV in Madison On the Road Again ......... ... .. . 62 and is now development director at KOZK-TV, Springfield, MO. Dick Deihl is a corps and color guard photographer who has instructed several Midwestern corps. He is supply supervisor at Credi1s American Family Insurance, Madison, WI. Steve Evans, an electronics student in Chicago, has been Collabora1eurs involved in drum corps since 1975 and is a former member of the Guardsmen. Editor / Linda Hilton Ed Ferguson, former band member, corps and color guard Cover Design / Linda Hilton instructor, and night club singer, manages a photography shop, DCI Staff Writers / Chris Allen / James F. Walsh Underground Camera, in Burlington, MA. Principal Photographers / Art Luebke / Dick Ed Hill is a vice-president at Anchor Savings and Loan, Madison, Deihl / Steve Evans / Ed Ferguson / Ed Hill WI, who unwinds by driving bus for the Scouts. He is a former Printing by American Printing Co., member of the Scouts' board and a first-time contributor to the Madison, WI. yearbook. Special thanks are due to Steve Vickers, publisher of Drum This is the official yearbook of Drum Corps International. All contents of this book are copyright © 1982 by DCI. No Corps World, for loaning photos by Marc Bondarenko, Rori DaSilva, portion of this book may be reprinted without the express and Joseph Zepka. We also wish to thank Andre Theriault, an written consent of Drum Corps International, P.O. Box administrator for Les Chatelaines de Laval and a graphic arts teacher 413, Lombard, IL 60148. Recordings of the 1982 DCI Championships may be ordered by writing Drum Corps in Laval's Pont-Viau High School, for translation of the French International. portions of this book.

Nanaaemeni Wha• Is DCl1 What is Drum Corps Inter- Accordingly, membership results national? Ten years of servicing the simply from each corps' competitive competitive drum corps activity has achievements rather than from an taught DCI that it is many things to election. Founders of DCI chose this many people. arrangement to allow an annual . Ask a typical fan, a corps infusion of new energy and ideas, member, and a corps director, \"What while providing equal opportunity for is DCI?\", and you get three separate membership and ensuring that the answers-facilitator-organizer to one, best corps maintain a role in guiding adjudicator-rule maker to another, the activity's future. and administrator-executor to the \"It is an arrangement that may third. DCI fills all these roles with a be uncommon among non-profit clear understanding of its primary organizations, but it is the best one purpose. for an organization of our nature,\" \"If you want a dictionary defini- endorses Gail Royer, chairman of the tion,\" states DCI Executive Director DCI Board of Directors and director Don Pesceone, \"you would say DCI is of the Santa Clara Vanguard. the promotions and service arm of \"More important,\" adds Royer, the competitive drum corps activity \"it is an organizational structure that in the U.S. and Canada. We carry out has contributed greatly to our this role through many methods, but activity's growth as an art form and two stand apart. an entertainment medium. Because \"First, we showcase, each sum- membership and participation is the mer, the finest corps in North result of competitive achievement, America; second, we administer a we must remain aware of the latest management system based on a advances in program development Financial concerns were preva- philosophy that the drum corps and execution techniques. It prevents lent ten years ago, as they are today, activity leads itself, rather than any member from becoming overly but now that concern can be focused abiding by the dictates of an outside content or stale.\" on ever-increasing costs. A decade party.\" Asked for his personal response ago, corps also had to worry about to \"What is DCI?\", Royer asks in receiving payments for performances, turn, \"What has DCI done? Look at and whether these payments would our accomplishments, and you learn be consistent and substantial enough what we are as an organization.\" to offset the costs of traveling. Drum Corps International was Today, DCI has eliminated much organized in late 1971 because of of the worry. By overseeing many concerns over the leadership and major contests, DCI can set reason- direction of the activity at large. able performance fees for its corps Judging discrepancies, rising costs, and ensure prompt payment. The and methods of selecting the national result is more concern about what champion were just a few problems happens on the field and less worry that corps directors felt the activity's over how to get to the field. sponsoring organizations failed to Also improved is the method of address. selecting the international drum Hence the cry for self-leadership. corps champion. Prior to 1972, corps The results? In a word, they have usually competed under rules ap- been dramatic. proved by the American Legion, yet Inconsistent and varying judging participated in the single most impor- systems, a major problem during the tant championship, the Veterans of '60s, were replaced in 1973 with a Foreign Wars National Championship, single unified judging system for the under a separate set of rules entire activity. Now all American endorsed only by the VFW. drum corps events follow the same Today's DCI judging system, The activity leads itself through set of rules, no matter where they are combined with a uniform under- the presence and function of a very held. standing of judging definitions and active Board of Directors. Insightful, Updated and revised through the concepts, means the annual DCI talented, and dedicated to bettering '70s, the system today is the cement Open Class Championship is a more the activity, the members of this bonding current judging procedures. accurate barometer of championship important policy-making body are More important, it retains the quality. the individual directors of DCl's top principle that an instructor/adjudi- Uniformity and consistency, 25 corps at that year's DCI Open cator dialogue is healthy-a principle however, are not the only criteria for Class Championships, plus the di- that recently led to mutual agree- organizational success. Annual in- rector of DCl's all-girl champion ment upon revision of the brass creases in both DCI event audiences corps. adjudication process. and the number of participating 2

Adminisiraiion DCI, c•es• Cluoi1 corps reinforce the contention that This is a departure from days when DCI has done its job. corps continued competition off-field What began in Whitewater, WI, by refusing to cooperate with each in 1972 as one championship for 18 other. DCI has illustrated the value of corps and 9,000 spectators has grown communication through its annual to an annual championship that management seminars, organized in attracted nearly 100 entries and 37,000 1974. These attract the best minds in fans to Montreal in '81. Between corps management and provide DCl's first and tenth anniversaries, directors at all levels a chance to there were record audiences in share information and tips for better Ithaca, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Denver, corps management. CO; and Birmingham, AL. Spectators are more aware of the Fan support on the local level drum corps activity today. Through has also grown. In 1972, DCI sought publication of Contest Guild, DCI sponsors for 18 sanctioned contests- presents its plans, explains its prob- a process Pesceone likens to search- lems, and defines its goals. With ing for a dentist who does not pull circulation of Contest Guild reaching musicians who depend upon corps teeth. Today, DCI sanctions 70 local into the tens of thousands, its future for a valuable extension of school- competitions in the U.S. and Canada as a primary way of reaching out to related music instruction. and sponsors 5 regional champion- DCl's source of life-its fans-is a Music educators in other nations ships. DCI shows could easily top 100 bright one. have echoed this loud endorsement if time permitted-a fact many Also benefitting from improved as drum corps has found abundant attribute to public coverage of drum communication are DCl's sanctioned support in England, France, Holland, corps events. show sponsors. A new monthly Scotland, Japan, and the Philippines. Pesceone says the growing fan newsletter, Update, gives sponsors Because of growing worldwide inter- interest reflects TV's acceptance of and corps directors a monthly est in drum corps, cross-continent drum corps as a premier entertain- opportunity to review mutual con- exchanges of instructors are increas- ment form. \" Every year we appear on cerns. ingly common; American corp~ TV,\" notes Pesceone, \"we are Perhaps the most exciting ad- \"internships\" are served by dozens of flooded with new requests for vance in awareness and under- European youngsters; and fin.ally, a sponsorships and ticket orders. One standing involves music educators U.S. corps, the Boston Crusaders, has simply feeds off the other. It is a throughout North America. Once the performed and competed extensively cycle we want to continue.\" ignored child of the music world, in Europe. Ten years reveal numerous drum corps has found new friends Such developments may be a achievements-widespread PBS expo- among high-school and college band revealing hint of DCl's future. As the sure, more competent judges, an directors who actively seek a better quality of American corps increases, improved financial base, a more grasp of corps styles and techniques. matched by similarly rapid advances accurate selection of the international The transformation reflects a new by overseas counterparts, can DCI be champion, and, especially important, belief that drum corps is music- far away from regular exchanges of self-control of the activity's future. legitimate music that is the end competing units? Pesceone is proud of all these steps, product of proper instruction-and It is an exciting question-one but believes lesser-recognized ad- the dismantling of an old philosophy that will make the \" International\" in vances are an even better indication that sheer volume is an acceptable Drum Corps International truly of DCl's growth. alternative to musicality. Supporting meaningful. Equally important will be Dialogue among long-standing the endorsement is the growing the climax of efforts to achieve the competitors has become common. number of high-school and college basic goals that DCI has represented since its inception; to continue the growth of outdoor music-all out- door music; to increase the con- sumer's demand for entertainment through drum corps competition; and to strive for worldwide growth and recognition of drum corps as an exceptionally beneficial youth activity. Its future assured, its role acknowledged, DCI will continue to do the job as a non-profit activity helping not only to sustain itself, but also to benefit the fund-raising needs of countless. other non-profit organi- zations. Understand these future goals and past achievements, and you immediately understand \"What is DCI?\" 3

Judallna Layman's Guide 1o1he Recap ... •· . \"' ............. , .. -... There are several classifications exactly how the winner is deter- '\" ,,1 .., ... ,, ....... _ ,,,,. of drum corps fans. At one extreme mined, then you will want to delve ,,, .,, ............. , .. ,,., ... ,io \"\" ,..,,_. .......... . .,,.. ... , .... .. is the fan- usually a novice- who into the mysteries of the judging '·\" ....................... .. ., .. ,, ... ,,, .... ,., ..... ,, .. ,..,,., thinks all corps are equally terrific. system and the recap on which the ,,,, \",,,, ·-•·••-... ''\"' ...... ,1 .... --..,...., ... , ... (This may strike some as a naive judges' pronouncements are re- .,,, <••••1•,., ..... , view, but there are those of us who corded. (Incidentally, a show's suspect, as we grow increasingly original recap lists the corps across ::'Jl~Ir· discriminating, that we were really the top in order of appearance, with happier at corps shows when we each corps' component scores re- :~ ., .... 1,,.,, .. ,,1 were similarly naive.) corded vertically. To facilitate easy Next comes the spectator who reading, the order is reversed in knows some corps are better than reprinted recaps, with the corps others, but differs vehemently with listed down the side in order of The major captions are des- the judges over which corps they finish and their scores reading cribed below in their order on the are. This fan backs his sentimental horizontally.) recap. favorite-the corps that was loudest, The winner of a corps show is Marching and Maneuvering Exe- had the prettiest girls, or played his determined by a complex system, cution-17 points. This is a \"tear- favorite song. administered by judges on the field down\" or objective caption, in The fan who has been around a and in the press box-well-trained which a corps begins with the while usually learns the basics of the authorities in their respective fields, maximum score and loses 1/10 point judging system. He can assess the or captions. They must rate the for each error. Two judges, one on approximate ranking of the corps in expertise of each corps, in the either side of the field, look for such a show. He is gaining sophistication caption they are judging, in accor- errors as members out of step, and possibly losing ability to appre- dance with strictly articulated criteria. unequal intervals, crooked lines, ciate the lower-scoring corps. The box on the next page shows unequal arcs, or failure of members But the true die-hard drum how a corps' recap would look if it to move uniformly. On the recap, corps nut lives for the recap. The achieved the highest possible score their scores appear under M&M-#1 recap is to drum corps what the box of 100 points under Drum Corps and #2 and are averaged in the third score is to baseball. Once having International rules. The 1982 version column. been initiated into the mysteries of on top reflects the scoring system Marching and Maneuvering- the recap, no drum corps purist is currently in use. The 1981 version Visual Analysis-8 points. This is a happy ever again just to know the will help the reader interpret recaps \"build-up\" (subjective) caption, in score. It is exaggerating only slightly from last year that appear in this which a corps starts with a hypo- to say that some fans would rather yearbook. The only difference, to be thetical zero and receives credit for see the recap than the show. explained later, is in the brass what it does. The VA judge, on the Of these diverse ways of caption. sidelines, assigns a corps up to 4 assessing a drum corps show, no,ne is points for demand and exposure \"right\" and none is \"wrong.\" The (the error potential of the drill and corps themselves have a dual the difficulty of patterns or moves) objective- to entertain and to win. and up to 4 points for visual clarity If your primary goal is to be (achievement of precise visual pre- entertained, just sit back and enjoy sentation). The VA score, in column the show. And what a show it is! four, is added to the M&M Performers in Drum Corps Inter- execution average for the total national are 21 years of age or M&M score in column five. under, but their excellence is un- Percussion Execution-12 points. matched in any other youth per- In this tear-down caption, a judge forming art or sport. The pageantry deducts 1/10 point for each error in of a corps competition combines the percussion section. On the field, precision and showmanship. The he looks for errors or lack of perfection you see is due primarily uniformity in rudiments, tempo, to long hours of rehearsal; many of volume, accents, attacks and releases, the musicians have musical back- and equipment handling. grounds beyond their corps affili- Percussion Analysis- 8 points. ation, but most have been trained PA is a build-up caption judged from from scratch by the corps instruc- the sidelines. Up to 4 points are tors. awarded for exposure (the content If, on the other hand, you thrive and difficulty level of the drumline's on competition and want to know repertoire) and up to 4 points for 4

Ewalua1aion Un Guide pour le Profane excellence (training and musician- ship displayed by the percussionists). These scores are shown separately, under Exp. and Exe., on the recap. Last year, there were two brass judges for execution (tear-down)- one for field and one for ensemble- as well as a musical analysis judge who evaluated content and diffi- culty. This year one judge has been eliminated and the brass caption is reduced to only two subjective categories, as follows. Brass-lndividual-11 points. The individual brass judge will evaluate on-field individual and section performance quality in three subcaptions: tone quality and intona- tion (3 pts.), method and timing (5 pts.), and demand/ exposure (3 pts.), which replaces much of the former Brass-Ensemble-14 points. This except drum majors and those MA caption. This score appears judge evaluates a corps' over-all playing grounded percussion equip- under Brass-Ind. ensemble quality in three sub- ment, are also penalized for stepping captions: tone quality and intona- out of bounds. Dropped equipment tion (3 pts.), balance and timing (6 is recorded separately as a rule error pts.), and musicality (5 pts.), also (1/10 point off) on the original encompassing much of the former recap. Recaps reproduced in the MA criteria. The ensemble score is media, however, add rule errors and added to the individual score for a penalties together in one column, brass total. labeled RE/ Pen. General Effect-30 points. The A unit's final score, in the last three GE captions (M&M, percus- column, is derived by adding the sion, and brass) allow subjective totals for M&M, percussion, brass, evaluation of all elements of the and general effect, then subtracting program and performance that the rule error and penalty score. combine to create a smooth, pleasing presentation. A corps' Though a score of 100 is ability, showmanship, and originality possible, it is inconceivable that any count, along with audience response corps will reach this level of to the corps. Worth up to 10 points perfection. However, the 100-point each, the three GE caption scores system does help a corps determine are added to get a GE total. how its performance stacks up Rule Errors/Penalties. Penalties against perfection. The desires not may be assessed for a variety of only to win but to advance toward infractions. One of the most com- perfection, coupled with the goal of mon is the failure to perform within presenting the most entertaining the prescribed time limits-a mini- show possible, make drum corps a mum of 11.5 minutes and a distinctive and exciting activity for maximum of 13. Corps members, participants and audience alike. ANATOMY OF A RECAP Hypothetical Perfect Score - 1982 M&M Percussion Brass General Effect #1 #2 Ave. VA Total Exec. Exp. Exe. Total Ind. Ens. Total M&M Per. Bug. Total RE/Pen. Score 17.0 17.0 17.00 8.0 25.00 12.0 4.0 4.0 30.00 11.0 14.0 25.00 10.0 10.0 10.0 30.00 0.0 100.00 Hypothetical Perfect Score - 1981 M&M Percussion Brass General Effect #1 #2 Ave. VA Total Exec. Exp. Exe. Total Fld. Ens. Ave. MA Total M&M Per. Bug. Total RE/Pen. Score 17.0 17.0 17.00 8.0 25.00 12.0 4.0 4.0 30.00 15.0 15.0 15.00 10.0 25.00 10.0 10.0 10.0 30.00 0.0 100.00 5

Wesiern Corps San1a Clara Yanauard Garth Ruhlin is rapidly learning \" I wanted to rejoin the corps at instructors' view, you 're part of the his trade. He watches, listens, and DCI North,\" Garth says, \" but my horn line.\" makes suggestions. No one doubts doctor said 'no.' I probably wouldn 't Through it all, Garth and Mike he'll be the next of the excellent have had the stamina for the rest of must maintain the respect of both Santa Clara Vanguard drum majors. the -season, anyway. In just four days members and instructors. Watching Garth was chosen by Vanguard of lying in the hospital, my body the two in action, one immediately director Gail Royer. Next year, he went to pot.\" realizes how much Royer and the will succeed Mike Zapanta, who has staff depend on them. But toeing been drum major for four years. This Garth's spot was never filled. that line between member and year, Garth co-drum majors with The hole in the drill where he was instructor isn't easy. Mike while he learns from Mike supposed to march was finally filled, \"It's touch and go,\" Garth says. how to handle everything from in Montreal, by spacing the others a \" When you want the corps to do rehearsals to discipline. little differently. During each Van- something, you become an in- Last August, it wasn't so clear guard performance, Garth's hat was structor. You get tough if you have that Garth would someday lead the placed beneath the drum major's to. But when the corps relaxes or California corps. He was lying in a podium. you go out with other members, hospital bed in Stillwater, MN, after \" It was hard to miss those last you 've got to drop the staff role.\" falling through a plate-glass window. three weeks,\" Garth admits. \" I \"I was in the hospital four days. wanted to win more than anyone When the corps lines up on the I lost five units of blood and was in else. I guess my enthusiasm is one field, it's the drum major who fires surgery three hours to repair a reason they made me drum major.\" the members up to perform their severed artery,\" Garth says without Garth won't have an easy job. very best. Garth says each member much emotion. But there is emotion He says the drum major does just of the Vanguard hypes himself or as he recalls missing the last of the about everything. \" The drum major herself, and being a member of 1981 season, when Santa Clara won is minister, instructor, counselor, Santa Clara is hype itself. DCI North, DCI Canada, 13 of their recruiter, the one who hypes up the \"You're always out there to do last 15 shows, and their fourth DCI corps. From the horn line's view, your best, and you can always do world title. you 're an instructor, but from the better. You don't think about 6

Les Corps de Y 1•oues1 a Xtt performing for the people or competing against other corps. You just try to improve yourself. The audience benefits from that.\" As drum major, Garth will probably work harder than any other member of the corps. After all, he has two roles to fill. It takes an enormous amount of time and energy. It means a summer full of hot practice fields, hard gym floors, and steamy, mosquito-filled stadiums. But to Garth, it's nothing but fun. \"Sure it's worth it. Definitely. It's fun to get away from what you do the rest of your life.\" 1981 Placing: DCI World Champions. 1981 Repertoire: Northridge / Young Person's Guide to Drum Corps I Slava / Don't Cry for Me Argentina. 1982 Repertoire: IV Movement, Giannini's Symphony #3 I Capriccio Espagnole / Slava / Shaker Melody from Copeland's Appalachian Spring. Director: Gail R. Royer, 671 Bell- flower, #6, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. 7

Wesiern Corps Blue Dewils How do you become a Blue Devil? You can do it like Cassius Carter, 19, of Lovington, NM, who is in his first year of marching with the Concord, California, Blue Crew. \"When I was in high school I saw the Blue Devils on TV. Then when I got to college, some guys told me about them. I applied for the corps, auditioned by tape, and got a call from Wayne Downey to tell me I was a Blue Devil. I had never seen a drum corps in person.\" Or you can join like John Burke, 18, from Concord. Also in his first year, he plays soprano. \"I spent nine years with the Blue Devils 'B' corps. I was having too much fun to leave it, but I just got too old and had to move up. I joined the 'B' corps in its first year. I had never played a horn before, but they taught me. I stuck it out because I wanted to be in the 'A' corps. I'm glad I did. It's great.\" Kids come from all over to join the Blue Devils, because in drum corps, one of the roads to success leads there. Though they come from such diverse places as New Mexico, California, and New York, they all think the sa_me. Mark Aviles, 20, from Long Island, sums it up: \" I've been marching for seven years, and since this is my last year I decided to join the corps I've always wanted to march with.\" Why did he want to march with this corps? \"The horn line was the attraction,\" says Aviles, who plays drill,\" says Roger. \"He's a designer; It was more than Cassius Carter soprano. \"Their charts are more he paints a show on the field.\" expected, too. \" Musically and march- intense than what anyone else plays. Brass arranger Wayne Downey ing-wise, it's a lot more intense than And I've never seen a corps march likewise gets kudos. \" I don't think I thought, but it's what I wanted.\" and play together like the Blue he writes for a drum corps,\" one Though the instructors give the Devils.\" remarks, \" but for a jazz band that credit for the corps' success to the Roger Davis is from Orange happens to march.\" Similar com- dedicated kids, the members credit County, CA, an 18-year-old contra ments are heard about brass instruc- the staff for \"taking drum corps player in his second year as a Blue tor Jack Meehan. beyond drum corps.\" Devil. \" I'd only seen them perform New percussion instructor Tom \" These guys,\" concludes John, once before I joined, but I love well- Float also gets praise, even from \" make you want to win.\" played jazz, and no one plays jazz horn players. \" He's really turned the better than B-D. Other corps may be drum line around. They are very clean, but no one sounds as good as tasteful and very good.\" Bass 1981 Placing: 2nd. the Blue Devils.\" drummer Dan Detweiler adds that 1981 Repertoire: Original compo- There is no doubt that they all he knows how to complement the sition by Wayne Downey / Ya Gotta attribute the Blue Devils' success to horn line. Try I New York Fantasy / One More the staff. The staff definitely wants to If it sounds like a big happy Time Chick Corea / La Danse make the corps the best, but not at family, that's because it is. But like a Bonheur / Dindi. the cost of ruining the relationship big family, everyone must work for 1982 Repertoire: T.O. / Pegasus / between staff and kids. his keep. Paradox I Concert I No More Blues. Drill writer Mike Moxley gets a \" It's a lot more work than I Director: Jerry Seawright, P.O . Box lot of credit. \" He doesn't just write a expected,\" admits Mark Aviles. 6785 / Concord, CA 94524. 8

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Wes-ern Corps Freelancers may have given the corps some motivation. But Parker thinks it was psychological, too. \" We decide~ this 'always a bridesmaid, never a bride' stuff was baloney. We got more confident, and decided to be really prepared by the first show.\" ' The first show in 1981 was an evaluation. \"We came out and impressed a lot of people,\" Parker remembers with a smile. \" You could feel their reaction. We didn't have to think about rewriting anything.\" But if they didn't have to worry about rewriting, they did have to worry about something else that had plagued the Freelancers for years. \" We've had a unique problem,\" Parker explains. \" We seem to do our best on first tour. Each year when we didn't make finals, our problems occurred second season.\" Indeed, the Freelancers were great during 1981's first season. Then, it looked as if the old jinx In 1981, there were three were going to hold. The corps didn't California corps in the DCI World make finals at DCI Midwest. Championship Finals. The last time \" Whitewater surprised us,\" that happened was in 1977. And in Parker says. \"But no one took it as a 1981, the only California corps to big stumbling block. We knew we improve its placing in finals over its had the product, but had lost the prelim finish was the Freelancers. drive. We never really felt we didn't Here is a story of what \"sticking have a chance, but we had to get to it\" can do for you. The the kids more excited. We couldn't Freelancers could be the perfect figure out how to get them to example of \"If at first you don't perform at their peak.\" succeed, try, try again.\" Through the But something went right, be- years, the Freelancers may not cause there they were, inside always have succeeded, but they've Olympic Stadium, lining up on the never given up. starting line. Back in 1978, the Freelancers just Parker Silva was proud of his missed finals. As director Parker Silva young corps members. \"It was the explains, \" We got our score, and we greatest feeling I've ever had when I only had to beat Garfield, the learned we had made it in,\" he Cavaliers, and the Kilties. The Kilts recalls. \" It made even more impact were on last, and they beat us.\" this time than the first time. I felt So it was back home for the more enthusiasm and just pure joy.\" winter, and try to make finals next Parker wasn't the only one. The summer. Maybe changing the uni- fans went wild. Everyone loves a form would work. come-back story-especially when It didn't work. the story involves an outstanding The next year, change the corps like the Freelancers that never uniform again. Again, it didn't work. gives up. In all, the uniform changed four times, but the Freelancers still 1981 Placing: 11th. weren't in the finals. Then came 1981 Repertoire: You Are the 1981. Sunshine of My Life / I Get Crazy / \"I can't put my finger on the Malaga / Even Now. one thing that moved us,\" says 1982 Repertoire: You Are the Sun- Parker. \" There was a drive, a desire shine of My Life / Watermelon Man from everyone in the corps.\" I Tocatta I Even Now. The show was completed earlier Director: Parker Silva, 7285 Cromwell in the spring than usual, and that Way, Sacramento, CA 95822. 10

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Wes1ern Corps Troopers Jim Jones had a dream in 1957. From a small prairie town in Wyoming, he wanted to create a drum and bugle corps that would someday make the finals of the American Legion National Cham- pionships. What he created was the Troopers of Casper, Wyoming, and as everyone knows, they've done a whole lot more than just make finals. Jim's drum corps experience dates back to 1933, when he went to a Legion convention with his mother and saw his first corps. \"It was a unique, beautiful sound; it was pageantry. I said, 'I like that!' \" From then on, he was involved in everything from small parade corps to military corps. Finally, in '57, he founded the Troopers. \"I had a goal that we would make Legion finals. I never figured we'd win the championship.\" The first time the Troopers went to Legion in Denver, in 1961, they stunned the drum corps world by placing fourth. From then on, the corps climbed, becoming more and more popular with crowds every- where. Finally, in 1966, the Troopers picked up their first national title, the VFW championship. Jones smiles. \"The first time you win a big title, the anticipation is greater than the realization. It's nice to win, but trying to win is the name of the game.\" That's not just hot air, either. Jones really believes it, and that's what he tells the Troopers. Jones is like a father to the kids, taking an active interest in their lives. It's his Jones' talk isn't idle. In the for kids who want to succeed to be love of kids that has kept him in the beginning he taught the entire around others who want to succeed, activity since 1933. corps-brass, drums, and marching. where all will work toward the same \"I enjoy being with young He still helps teach the drums, helps goal. And if they do work hard, pay people-it's time off from my job. when the drill writer gets stuck, and attention, and immerse themselves They're great people, they work takes part in teaching the kids to in the experience, they'll get more hard, they try. They are friendly, march. Though he has an extremely than a tour of the country. They'll nice, and more mature than a lot of talented staff, Jim Jones insists on get a lot of love. adults. They're my friends. keeping his hand on the corps. This \"A friendship is something you not only makes the Troopers one of acquire only through sharing experi- the finest and most emotional units 1981 Placing: 12th. ences with someone over a long around, but provides a very close, 1981 Repertoire: Theme from Cow- time. That's why I'm friends with so almost family-like experience for the boys I Turkey in the Straw / Central many of these kids. I have more in members. Park / En Sueno / Medley of common with them than with most In his 60s now, Jones still loves Shenandoah and Battle Hymn of the people my own age. the activity he founded nearly 25 Republic. \" I was examining my goals a few years ago. \"The kids are worth it. 1982 Repertoire: Hassenah / Wabash years ago, realizing I wasn't going to They are highly motivated, disci- Cannonball / South American Get- do this forever, but I coudn't think plined, and well mannered. That's so away I Medley of Shenandoah and of anything I would rather do- I can stand them,\" he laughs. Battle Hymn of the Republic. anything as much fun or as He wants to make the Troopers Director: Jim Jones, 3535 Carmel exciting.\" a good experience for kids-a place Drive, Casper, WY 82601. 12

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Wesiern Corps .. J~--· • . :, Valley Fewer The reserved tan uniforms of Modesto, California's, Valley Fever gave spectators no warning of the energetic performance and dynamic hornline the corps was to unleash in 1981. No warning came, either, from the corps' 15th-place finish in class A in 1980. But here, unheralded and almost unheard of, was the \"fever,\" playing its way into the top 25 on its first try in open class. California is just full of pleasant surprises, and Valley fever, only 20 months old when it became a DC/ member, is certainly among them. 1981 Placing: 24th. 1982 Repertoire: Finale from Shostako- vich's Fifth Symphony / Carmina Burana / Caroline Encounters Tom Swift and His Marvelous Electric Jazz Rock Machine I Cettin' It Together. Director: Gary Runsten, P.O. Box 4934, Modesto, CA 95352. Sea111e lmperlials Six of DCl's ten championships have been brightened by the laughing,jumping, dancing presence of the Seattle, Washington, Imperials. After two rather dismal showings in the mid-'70s, Seattle got their act together, placing third in class A in '78 and then moving up to open class to claim membership in the top 25 for three consecutive years. Clad in jumpsuits that move when they do (which is all the time), the Imperials have brought joy to many a fan with their up-beat show. 1981 Placing: 20th. 1982 Repertoire: Sing Hallelujah I St. Louis Blues / Summertime / Blues in the Night I Caravan. Director: Bill Doolittle, 4200 South Othello, Seattle, WA 98118. 14

Les Corps de 1•oues1 Other corps helping to build the formidable reputation of the West include the Spanish-flavored Raiders of San Jose, CA; the newly- revitalized Blue Knights of Denver, CO; and Santa Ana, California's, Velvet Knights.

Nidwes1ern Corps Madison Scou1s It is becoming more popular for Derek got started through Madi- up some very valuable time. Derek is the large drum and bugle corps to son Scouts director Scott Stewart. in college. On Monday and Tuesday have a feeder program. The Madison \"Scott is always asking us to help nights he goes to the library. Scouts have had one for many years. with the junior corps, so I went out Wednesday is reserved for Scouts But there is something unique last year and taught M&M. This year, rehearsal. Thursday he teaches the about the Scouts' cadet corps, the I found there was another oppor- junior corps. Scouts camps often Madison Jr. Scouts. Several members tunity to work with them.\" begin on Friday. of the \"big\" corps are teaching the Both have found the experience It's not much better for Pete, \"little\" corps, and gaining a lot of rewarding. While most of the who is in high school and has a experience as instructors, not to members of the Scouts are very similar schedule. And there are some mention having a lot of fun. proficient musicians by the time they frustrating moments. Derek Chapman, a 21-yeaJ-old join, members of the Jr. Scouts \"Sometimes the kids get burned mellophone player from Madison aren't. They are beginners. out or discouraged because the and Pete Theo, 17, a snare drummer \" The kids are so eager,\" says music is too hard,\" says Derek. \" And also from Madison, both take one Derek. \" Music is new to them, and sometimes I expect too much of night out of their busy weeks to they're excited to learn all about it.\" them, because I'm used to the teach the young boys of the Jr. And he's very anxious to make sure Scouts.\" Scouts. Both say they love (almost) they learn the right things. Pete has run into a disciple every minute of it. \"Today's drum corps is definitely problem or two, also. \" My first night While their goals are the same- a legitimate place to learn music,\" teaching, I was really nervous. I to produce a good corps and says Chapman, who has spent years heard the snare line had chewed up develop potential members for the in band. \" You don't learn by rote the last instructor and spit him out. Scouts-each got involved for differ- anymore. We teach a lot about When I went in, the kids started ent reasons. music, including how to read it. Even hyping on what they had done to Pete came up though the Jr. in the Scouts, we have an exchange their last instructor. They got rowdy. Scouts. \"I do it because, after three program with another corps to get \" So I told them a couple of years in the corps, I felt a little new music and experiences.\" jokes, then I straightened up each responsibility. When I was in the Jr. You just know it's an exciting one and started building them up by Scouts and a senior corps guy came experience for both young men, talking about pride. I told them to to teach, it was a big lift for us.\" because teaching the Jr. Scouts takes just get hyped on standing straight. 16

Les Corps du <<lllidwesi>> They got into being proud, and we had a great rehearsal.\" With time problems and frustra- tions, why do both young men continue to teach the junior corps? Derek says, \" It boils down to being primarily a youth activity. The junior corps kids aren't there mainly to compete, but to learn-about music, about themselves, and about others. I like being part of that.\" 1981 Placing: 3rd. 1981 Repertoire: Numero Uno / Malaguena / Down Wind / Through the Eyes of Love (theme from Ice Castles). 1982 Repertoire: Slaughter on 10th Avenue I Strawberry Soup / Down Wind / Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles). Director: Scott Stewart, P.O. Box 948, Madison, WI 53701 . 17

Nidwes1ern Corps Phancom Rea•menc The Phantom Regiment of Rock- ford, Illinois, is really serious about this. They are going to perform the ballet Spartacus, and they are going to do it right. In fact, it's almost as if they consider 1981 a warm-up for 1982. In 1982, the Phantom Regiment hired as consultants the head of the theater costuming department at State University of New York and a Broadway choreographer. And what they've done is something to see. The color guard will carry the story, with the corps playing bit parts (the crowd in some scenes) and big parts (the coliseum in another). Spartacus is a hero of the Thracians, whom the Romans over- ran in 72 BC. He is brought to Rome as a slave and forced to fight as a gladiator. Surviving that, he or- ganizes his fellow slaves into a revolt to overthrow the Romans. He loses; the Romans crucify him and the other slaves. But in death, Spartacus triumphs as a hero of endurance and the fight for freedom. It's hard enough to do on a stage, and nearly impossible on a drum corps field. But the staff and kids of the Regiment are adamant- not only can it work, it can win. Scott Newborn was called in to choreograph. \"We want a purpose for the color guard. Doing a ballet set before Christ, you can't very well carry rifles, and there has to be more than flags.\" So Newborn is writing dance and movement to help the guard tell the complex story. \"I just got pictures in my mind and staged them. If you say 'Picture a party scene,' you know how it should look. I did the same for Spartacus. In the carnival scene, I had to create that atmosphere, complete with all the colors and Cesario fills that role. Cesario says corps before. Scott Newborn is dancing. In the battle, I had to stage the decision to keep the red capes excited. \"I think this is a natural the violence and sharp movements.\" and purple flags created the color evolution of drum corps,\" he claims. Scott's hardest job has been to scheme. Red represents the Romans; Phantom knows it's taking a work within the image of the purple is the rebels. When you see a chance with this. But the staff and corps-making the movements fit lot of purple, you'll know you're kids are convinced they can win-if the guard, not vice-versa. The guard looking at the slaves. As the show not the championship, at least the is very physical, very hard-working. opens, the field will be all red. At hearts of the crowd-by marching a Nobody wanted to change that, but the carnival, where the slaves dance, ballet. the type of work they do has purple will dominate, with other changed. For much of the show, carnival-type colors thrown in. It 1981 Placing: 5th. they will wear chains, like slaves. turns to all purple when the rebels 1981 Repertoire: Spartacus by Instead of traditional flags, the unite, and slowly changes to red as Katchaturian. Regiment will use standards, banners, the Romans begin winning the 1982 Repertoire: Spartacus by streamers, and cloth-covered hoops. battle. Katchaturian. The staff decided that coordina- In all, it is a dramatic presenta- Director: Mark Glasscoe, P.O. Box tion of colors was needed, too. Mike tion, something never seen in drum 939, Rockford, IL 61105. 18

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Nidwes1ern Corps Cawaliers The Shepards are a drum corps throwing a flag, but the experience the corps for many years. We've had family. Mrs. Shepard was a booster that comes from hard work and our ups and downs-everyone knows member of the famous Chicago travel. that and there's no use trying to deny Royalaires. Several of her children \"Corps is good for you,\" he it-but the crowd has really sup- marched in the corps. Some of the says. \"It makes you grow up. You ported us through everything.\" Shepard children were still members could sit at home and watch TV on There is a certain part of the of the Royalaires when they sadly the weekends, but that's not experi- crowd that Rich especially appre- folded in the late 1960s. Not encing iife. This is. This is life.\" ciates-the girls. surprisingly, the two Shepard Rich loves the hands-on oppor- He thinks as far as the Cavaliers daughters married drum corps mem- tunities that drum corps has given are concerned, girls belong in the bers-but from the rival Cavaliers. him. \"Every time I set foot on the stands, and not in the corps. It's not Then, one of Mrs. Shepard's sons bus, I'm headed toward an adven- a chauvinistic statement, but merely joined the Cavaliers, followed by yet ture. It's not like a museum where one born out of tradition. The another. That was Richard- or Slick, everything is behind glass. This Cavaliers are one of only two to his friends. Now, Slick is marching experience-these people, these remaining all-male drum and bugle his last year with the Rosemont, buildings and towns-you can reach corps left in the United States. Rich Illinois, Cavaliers, and there is no out and grab. You can touch it, live, doesn't want to see that number other Shepard following. breathe, and eat it.\" reduced to one. Rich's career in the Cavaliers has Rich says he'd like to live in the \" Girls go wild over the Cava- been a distinguished one, though it East when his drum corps career is liers,\" he says, smiling. \" I'd rather didn't begin that way. Slick started as over. He's seen it on corps trips, and have them in the audience. They get a cymbal player but decided to wants a chance to see more. \"Seeing the corps fired up.\" move to color guard. Now he is the East is just one adventure I It's mutual. The Cavaliers do the guard sergeant of one of the best wouldn't have had without drum same for the crowd. color guards in the world. He was corps,\" he says. commanding officer of the Cavaliers While traveling to so many 1981 Placing: 10th. in 1981 and 1982, when they won the exciting places, Slick has performed 1981 Repertoire: Picasso Suite / Sing, WGI Championships. in front of a lot of crowds with the Sing, Sing / Sambandreas Swing I \" I never thought I'd be guard Cavaliers. In almost every single Softly as I Leave You. sergeant,\" Rich says. \" I wish every- case, the crowd has cheered the 1982 Repertoire: The Pines of Rome one could experience becoming a Cavaliers on with shouts of appre- / Spyro Gyra / City / I've Had part of the best.\" ciation. Enough / Ai No Corrida / Softly as I It is experience that keeps Rich \" Really, the crowd has helped Leave You. in the Cavaliers- not just the make the Cavaliers,\" he asserts. \"The Director: Adolph De Grauwe, P.O . experience of spinning a rifle or crowd has been a great supporter of Box 501 , Rosemont, IL 60018.

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Nlidwesiern Corps Sky Ryders For several years, a giant rainbow has been a trade- mark of the Hutchinson, Kansas, Sky Ryders. They are coming increasingly closer to the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow, as many predict Sky Ryders will be the next new DC/ finalist. Despite reaching finals at DC/ Midwest in 1981, the corps didn't quite repeat among the same competitors in Montreal. However, unique and fearless moves, couples with exciting brass, have helped the Sky Ryders inch up from 31st to 14th in the past four years, and the sky's the limit. 1981 Placing: 14th. 1982 Repertoire: Faces I Medley of Quesabe and Macarena I Dr. Macumba / Medley of Come in from the Rain and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Director: Lee Carlson, P.O. Box 1792, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Guardsmen After getting off to a slow start in '81, the Guardsmen charged steadily ahead to nearly regain the top-12 status they'd held for four of the past five years. Though they didn't quite make finals this time, they still turned many fans into anglophiles with their British air and demanding repertoire. Look for the chaps from Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, to make another bid for the finalist spot this year. 1981 Placing: 15th. 1982 Repertoire: Magic Flea I Samba de Rollins / Medley of Prelude for an Occasion, Greensleeves, and Henry the Fifth. Director: Ray Harty, 20 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60172. 22

Les Corps du <<Nidwes1>> BlueS1ars Crisp red and white accents on navy blue characterize the sharp appearance of Lacrosse, Wisconsin's, Blue Stars. Equally sharp is the record they've forged for themselves in 10 years. One of only 11 corps that have competed in all 10 DC/ Championships to date, they have placed in the top 12 on 8 of those 10 tries. In '81, their late-season surge was not quite enough, but those who know their illustrious and consistent history are betting on their return to the elite dozen in the near future. 1981 Placing: 16th. 1982 Repertoire: Canzona I Celebration Suite I Alexander's Ragtime Band/ Image of Maria. Director: Bob Lendman, P.O. Box 1841, Lacrosse, WI 54601. Nniah1S A few years ago, the Knights seemed to be in a decline. For the Geneseo, J/linois, corps, the tonic was a tem- porary move to class A competition. There, they finished fifth, then second. Expected by many to return for the class A crown in '81, they surprised all by hitting the field bigger, stronger, newly uniformed, and capable of holding their own in open class. Their placing, highest of the top-25 newcomers, showed they were indeed ready for the big- time. 1981 Placing: 19th. 1982 Repertoire: In Like a Lion / Eleanor Rigby I Night Streets I Casals Suite (Larry Kerschner origi- nal) / Shaker Song. Director: Bill Neuleib, P.O. Box 107, Geneseo, IL 61254.

llidwes1ern Corps Riwermen The St. Croix Rivermen, Stillwater, Minnesota, have made great strides since their founding in 1978. Attending the championship only the last two years, they have ranked in the top 25 on both attempts to become Minnesota's Jone representative in DC/. You just have to feel happy while the Rivermen are performing. Seemingly happy-go-lucky as the riverboat gamblers of old, they portray an image of visual and musical brightness, leaning toward swinging, lilting tunes and a kaleidoscope of color on the field. 1981 Placing: 23rd. 1982 Repertoire: Twilight Tones I The Path I You Are My Sunshine / It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing I Smile Again. Director: Sam McCormick, P.O. Box 83, Stillwater, MN 55082. The Midwest teems with entertaining corps-large to small, open-class through class A to cadets. Some of them who helped entertain audiences in '81 are: (below) the Black Knights, Belle- ville, IL, and the Pioneer, Milwaukee, WI; (next page, top to bottom, left to right) the Racine Scouts, Racine, WI; the Colts, Dubuque, IA; the Golden Garrison, Ypsilanti, Ml; the Kilts, Racine, WI; the Emerald Knights, Cedar Rapids, IA; the Imperial Guard, Evansville, IN; the Coachmen, Grand Rapids, Ml; and the Imperials, Mt. Prospect, IL. It was especially nice to see the resurgence of several Midwestern corps that had been all but defunct prior to the '81 season.

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Souihern Corps Spiri1 of A11an1a Atlanta, Georgia, is a city with a lot of spirit. That spirit has taken many forms during 1982. In January, it was the spirit of the people that helped to pull the city together during its worst winter storm in years. In March, the spirit thrived in mid-Atlanta as citizens celebrated where the South's \"international city\" began. In April, the spirit shifted to baseball, as the Braves broke a century-long record by winning their first 13 games of the season. And now, the spirit of Atlanta \" has turned baby blue and unleashed one of North America's best drum corps, the Spirit of Atlanta. The 1982 edition of Spirit is out to show the world what a world-class city Atlanta really is. Like the city it represents, the Spirit of Atlanta is updating its image, its style, and its brand of entertainment. Though the corps has been in DCl's top 12 for four years, the only backward look it will take is a return to the familiar baby-blue uniforms with the abstract \"A\" on the jackets. Otherwise, the Spirit of Atlanta is looking forward to a new, more contemporary approach. The corps' emotionally powerful horn line and technically strong drum line will be bolstered by a more unified, total visual presentation and a larger, more sophisticated color guard. Perhaps the most significant change, though, will be in Spirit's repertoire. To detect the difference, one must remember back to the corps' beginnings, not so many years ago. The tunes that established its identity then were those with a real \"grits and gravy\" sound-Sweet Georgia Brown, Georgia on My Mind, Old Man River. You could practically hear the dew dripping off the magnolias-and just like grits and gravy, the fans ate it up. But a steady diet of grits and gravy can get old, and Spirit has decided the time has come to show that the corps, like its home city, has varied tastes and capabilities. So, the traditional \"down home swing\" has been replaced by a contemporary Southern mixture of old tunes and new harmonies. Oh, they haven't forgotten their roots! Georgia may not be on their minds this year, but the corps' traditional wall of sound will remind 26

Les Corps du Sud you just where they've come from as they open the show with You Are My Sunshine. A lot of jazz and a couple of gospel tunes enhance the \"new South\" image. The corps, like the town, is out to prove they can go beyond their Georgia heritage without forgetting all it's done for them. One instructor summed it up: \"Our total coordination of the show will be a continuation of the year- long spirit that is revitalizing Atlanta.\" Atlanta can be proud; its new spirit shines through in the new Spirit of Atlanta. 1981 Placing: 9th. 1981 Repertoire: Georgia on My Mind I Old Man River / Blue Skies / Devil Went Down to Georgia I Let It Be Me. 1982 Repertoire: You Are My Sunshine / Oh Happy Day / Rainmaker / Blue Rondo a la Turk / We Are the Reason. Director: Freddy Martin, 780 Great Southwest Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30336. 27

Sou1hern Corps Suncoas1 Sound Those who think the South is a little laid back and languid haven't heard the crisp excitement of DCl's newest Southern member. Suncoast Sound burst out of Tampa Bay, Florida, with a show as refreshing as a coastal breeze. One of the fastest-rising corps around, Sun coast Sound has progressed from 40th to 21st in its three years of DC/ competition. At that rate, they'll run out of places in two more years! 1981 Placing: 21st. 1982 Repertoire: You Are My Sunshine I Lullaby of the Leaves / Musicmajic I Rainmaker I Greatest Love of All. Director: Donald R. Fisher, 8800 49th Street North, Suite 112A, Pinellas Park, FL 33565. Memphis Blues MB3, as their friends call them, have the distinction of the longest name among the top corps-including a footnote, no less! The Memphis Blues Brass Band* (*a drum and bugle corps) put Tennessee on the map by making the top 25 on their first attempt in 1980 and then repeating in 1981 to show they meant business. Colorful light and dark blue uniforms slashed by orange underline their delectable Southern repertoire, including the blues for which they were named. 1981 Placing: 18th. 1982 Repertoire: Brunswick Blues I Bye Bye Blues / Blue Mercury / Gershwin's Piano Concerto in FI Can't Help Falling in Love. Director: George Lindstrom, P.O. Box MB3, Brunswick, TN 38014. 28

Les Corps du Sud Sou•hernalires Nobody had heard much about a brand-new corps from down New Orleans way before they arrived in Montreal. After class A prelims, the Louisiana Southernaires had become a household word among corps fans. Playing the music that made New Orleans famous, they presented a fast-paced drill and an outstanding hornline to sweep the class A competition. 1981 Placing: Class A Champions. 1982 Repertoire: Festive Overture I Gabriel I Tambo I Do You Know What It Means Corps are springing up faster than cotton to Miss New Orleans? fields south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Director: Peter Perniciaro, P.O. Box 125, Arabi, LA 70032. Shown here are the Florida Wave, Pem- broke Pines, FL; Enid, Oklahoma's, Vali- ant Knights; and the brand-new South- wind from Montgomery, AL. Rumor has it that several more new corps from the South will join them in 1982. Welcome, y'all! 29













Easiern Corps 2~1h Lancers The shining bugles, the massive But it has probably hit her by sound, the swirl of the flags, and the now. color of the uniforms often catch the \"1982 will be a little more eye of a youngster along the parade challenging, I suspect. I have to route or in the bleachers at a corps think more. It's fairly easy to take show. That's just how the 27th directions; it's harder to give them.\" Lancers of Revere, Massachusetts, The sense of pressure hadn't hit got their color guard captain, Tracy drum major Doug Edwards yet, Patti. either. This is Doug's first- and last- \" I wanted to be in a drum year as drum major for 27th. He's corps,\" Tracy says, \"and this is the been with the corps since 1980 as a one I wanted to be in.\" contra-bass. But he's marched since Why? \"I wanted to wear a red he was six, \"in everything from a C- none of the benefits. They are just jacket and a big hat!\" class corps to the 27th Lancers.\" marching members when the discus- You see, the 27th Lancers' rifles Why did he join drum corps? It sion turns to privileges. wear bright red jackets and huge just seemed like the thing to do. His So what's the worth of it all? \" bearskin\" hats. Those uniforms father marched in corps, and so did Tracy speaks us. \"I was sick for one were absent last year, as the entire his brother and sister. performance last year, and didn't color guard adopted one uniform, As drum major, Doug is right- march. I got to watch. And all of a but the distinctive red is back this hand man for the instructors and sudden, I just felt a great need to be year to set the rifle squad apart from director George Bonfiglio. He has to part of what happens on the field the flag squad. Both are among the reinlist the past years' members who when we're on.\" hardest working and most innovative are still eligible to march. He has to And Tracy Patti, who has been in the country. maintain, even personify, the proud looking forward to graduating from Tracy joined the Lancers in 1977. 27th Lancers attitude, and he has to corps and having some free time She's been in the guard ever since, deal with a lot of people. during her summers, changed her but 1982 will be different. She'll still Most of all, he has to handle mind in the middle of the conver- march as a rifle in the show-the discipline in the corps and simul- sation. captain gets no special privilege that taneously maintain the respect of the \" Now that I'm talking about it, I way-but during rehearsals, she'll be members, many of whom are his don't want to graduate!\" the boss. age-21 . In winter practice, that added \"I was told there is a lot of 1981 Placing: 4th. sense of burden hadn't hit her yet. animosity that goes with the job. I 1981 Repertoire: Crown Imperial / \" I don't feel any reservation have to accept that. But when New Country / Niner-Two / Greatest about commanding one of the best George B. chose me as drum major, Love of All / Danny Boy. color guards around. I feel a lot of I didn't think twice about it.\" 1982 Repertoire: Seahawk / Niner- respect. In the rifle line, it's really no Once the corps gets on the Two / Blue Rondo a la Turk / Gaite different from the past. I just have to road, Tracy's and Doug's duties will Parisienne / Danny Boy. be on the lookout more for mistakes multiply. They will have many of the Director: George Bonfiglio, P.O. Box by others-and especially by me.\" responsibilities of instructors, but 87, Revere, MA 02151. 36

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Easiern Corps ar•daemen This year in Montreal, the bass drum,\" Carl says. \"It's exciting. ever seen for '82.\" Bridgemen of Bayonne, New Jersey, In the other sections, everyone plays But there are others on the staff will be trying to win their third the same part. But in the bass line, who teach the music and make sure consecutive high drums title. For the everyone plays his own thing to it's \"clean\"- i.e., that everyone plays past two years, they've had the best make it fit together.\" without making a mistake. drum line on the field. Of course neither would belong \"The cleaners like Brian Robin- When most people (besides the to another corps. The Bridgemen is son are great. They know our style. judges) listen to a drum line, they the only one for them. Most other instructors wouldn't fit generally hear only part of it. Usually The Bridgemen have a certain in.\" they hear the snare drums, and the . .. call it \"style\" . . . that is unique. When you put such a drum line tenors, and you can't miss the They seem more relaxed than any together with a tremendous horn cymbals, and the mallets are right up other corps. Military discipline has line, sizzling color guard, and wild front, and the tympanis are unmis- been replaced with a desire to drill, you come up with only one takable. But most folks don't pay a entertain as a Broadway show. But thing-the Bridgemen. They seem to lot of attention to the bass drums. their playing-and their crowd ap- be the only corps that can get away Take a moment to listen carefully. peal-certainly hasn't suffered. with it. Unlike the rest of the drum line, We play the rudiments just like \"It's our style. We're more each bass drum player plays some- every other drum line,\" Eddie says, entertaining. We make people happy,\" thing different from the other bass \"but our approach is different. We Eddie concludes. And if someone drummers. Their timing must be as go out and have a good time.\" tries to copy that style, it just doesn't precise as a snare drummer's, and Adds Carl, \"Other drum lines come off the same. they must be able to visualize how come out and play standing at So watch the Bridgemen, listen their part fits into the whole chart. attention. We rock back and relax. to the horns, notice the snares, All five, six, or seven bass drum parts We use body language to express enjoy the color guard. And pay must fit together to form the whole. our parts. Our drum line isn't like a some attention to the \"bass\" upon That's why Eddie Marino, 17, bunch of robots. We use emotion, which the corps is built. from Bayonne, NJ, and Carl Caruso, and the audience picks up on that.\" 20, Easton, PA, are very happy Drum instructor Dennis Delucia, 1981 Placing: 6th. playing bass drum. Snares get more arranger for the line for many years, 1981 Repertoire: Thunder and Blazes attention, but Eddie and Carl know is credited with putting together the / In the Stone / West Side Story. what they're doing is just as hard. fine drum line. Carl and Eddie say 1982 Repertoire: Shaft / Selections Eddie has been with the Bridge- the corps owes him a lot. from Sophisticated Ladies / Black men eight years; Carl joined last \"The staff is superb,\" says Eddie. Market Juggler / Broadway. year. Ask if they'd rather play snare, \"Dennis keeps topping himself each Director: Bobby Hoffman, 11 Park and both say no. \" We both love the year. He's written the best music I've St., #42, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.

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Easiern Corps Garfield Cade•s their lives. Once they accept that, individuals to become the best they they are well on their way to can,\" Santo emphasizes. improving themselves,\" Santo says. It's the youngsters who benefit, Why do all that in addition to though, and they seem to know it. training them to play instruments? \"The kids really get into it Everyone says drum corps mem- \" To dedicate enormous amounts because they begin to identify,\" bers learn how to work as a team, of time to learning to blow through Santo says. \" They see the immediate how to travel, how to survive a piece of bent tube is ludicrous,\" results and realize they really do without mom and dad, how to play Santo claims. \"To devote hundreds control what happens.\" an instrument, how to win and how of hours to learning to beat a skin That it works can be shown by to lose. stretched over a barrel is ridiculous. the corps' progress. In just two years, In the Garfield Cadets from New But to learn to do that, or anything Santo has taken the corps from 15th Jersey, one learns all that and more. else, to the very best of your place in DCI world competition to A couple of years ago, corps ability- that's a valuable lesson.\" 7th. A lot of people pick Garfield to director Dr. Richard Santo decided That's the lesson the Garfield be the first Eastern corps to win the the kids weren't performing up to corps teaches to the 128 young DCI World Championship-if not their potential. He asked them how people who belong. And it's a lesson this year, then soon. That would be good they thought they were, and they truly believe. fine with Santo, but it's not an was surprised by the answer. Most of \"When we placed seventh last overwhelming obsession. them didn't expect to win. Right year, we were elated because we \"By learning to do their very then, Santo began changing their thought we had done our best. We best, the kids become their own minds. knew when we left the field that we judges. That way, you don't get At each corps camp through the had won-not the contest, but upset if a judge gives you a low winter, and at various times on something a lot more valuable. score. The judge also wants to do his summer tour, Santo and other Going back out for the finale and best, and if he doesn't he won't get instructors condition the kids' minds, hearing the score was secondary. full satisfaction. That's his problem.\" training them to think-not neces- That was just an added thrill.\" Perhaps the most remarkable sarily to win, but to do their very Whose responsibility is it to thing about the Garfield Cadets is best. teach this to the kids? \"It's the job of the goals they set for themselves. By \"We teach them that they have the management and instructors to the time they first hit the field this control over whatever happens in provide the tools to allow the year, the Cadets had set score goals 40

Les Corps de l'Esi for each show. They've done it in the past, and amazingly come within tenths of each goal. But if they don't, it doesn't matter, as long as the Garfield Cadets know they did their very best. 1981 Placing: 7th. 1981 Repertoire: Medley from Ad- ventures in Time / Fire Dance / Elk's Parade / Egyptian Danza / Pieces of Dreams. 1982 Repertoire: Rocky Point Holi- day / Cuban Overture / Concerto in F. Director: Dr. Richard Santo, 289 Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. 41

Easiern Corps Crossmen \"We really live charmed lives here in the Crossmen,\" was a comment heard recently. The tone was sarcastic. The Crossmen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become very popular through the years, but the road to fame has been anything but easy for the corps. The Crossmen, you might say, have literally pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. One of the people who've been through it all, besides corps director Harold Robinson, is 21-year-old Roni Zepp, a color guard member from Delaware City, PA. She has been in drum corps 11 years, and in the Crossmen since their beginning 8 years ago. Roni was a member of the 504 Hornets, which merged with the Keystone Regiment to form the Crossmen. \"At first I was very skeptical about the merger. The two corps were rivals. I didn't think it would work. But all the experienced people said it would be great- a chance to get into DCI.\" She remembers the first wonder- ful rehearsal, with 40 flags, 20 rifles, and 100 horns, but it didn't stay that way. The corps might have fallen on its face, had it not been for excellent management. \" The administration pulled to- gether immediately,\" she recalls. \"The staff never let us sit around moaning. They made sure we learned things, and learned them quickly. We were kept very busy.\" From there on, the Crossmen have climbed steadily toward the top, except for two years. Those years were setbacks in one way, but Roni, who has seen it all with the Crossmen, thinks differently. \"The bad times were what really pulled the corps together,\" she claims. \"In '79, at the end of the season, disaster-we didn't make finals. Many people thought the corps would fall apart, but it didn't. We decided never to let it happen again.\" Drum corps has been as espe- cially good experience for Roni. She says it helped her through a very tough period in her life. \"In 1972 our house burned down. That was my first year in corps. We were shipped from relative to relative around the city until things got straightened out. Corps was the only thing I had left. I would cry when rehearsals were

Les Corps de l'Es1 cancelled, I loved it so much. Corps was there when I needed it, and I'll always be there when it needs me.\" Now that Roni is marching her last year in corps, how does she feel? \" I've had my share of disappoint- ments. But the good times and personal fulfillment have more than made up for it. I won't be bitter if I leave without ever having won the DCI Championship. I've never quit after a bad season or a bad performance. There is just some force that keeps me coming back.\" Roni's experience isn't by any means unique, but it is special. It also goes to show that members of the Crossmen don't have to refer to their \"charmed lives\" with sarcasm at all. They really do live charmed lives. 1981 Placing: 8th. 1981 Repertoire: Explosions / Some- thing I Spanish Fantasy / Bustline / Overture from Rocky II. 1982 Repertoire: Artistry Jumps / Shoshana / original composition by Tomy Yachlick / Russian Christmas Music. Director: Harold Robinson / 1413 Nectar Lane / West Chester, PA 19380.

Easiern Corps Nor1h Siar There's a mythical bird called the Phoenix, a thing of beauty that rises out of ashes and ruin. Like the Phoenix, the North Star from North Shore, Massachusetts, has overcome trouble time and again to delight fans. Beginning with a merger of several small corps, the North Star first struggled with internal rivalries. Overcoming that, the corps was on its way up when a fire destroyed its uniforms and equipment. But the fledgeling corps persevered, ranking in the top 12 from 1978 to 1980. In 1981, the North Star found itself out of the top 12, by a mere two-tenths of a point, despite an excellent drum score. But, like the Phoenix, the North Star will rise once more. 1981 Placing: 13th. 1982 Repertoire: Killion I Pontieo I Saber Dance. Director: James P. O'Brien, 106 Burrill St., Swampscott, MA 01907. Defenders When the Defenders placed 52nd and 54th at DC/ in 1974 and '75, nobody expected that they would ever be members of DC/. Indeed, the next two years they were absent, and most people never expected to see them again. But with a 33rd-place reappearance in 1978, the Rockland, Massachusetts, corps began its steady climb, making the top 25 in both '80and '81. With their neat military appearance and enjoyable rep, they are slated by many to move even higher. 1981 Placing: 17th. 1982 Repertoire: Contemporary Expressions of Spain / Medieval Overture / Theme Without a Movie I It I Could Reach You. Director: Bob Salvatore, 25 Foxtail Road, Hanover, MA 02339. 44

Les Corps de l'Es1: Awan1 Garde \"Showmanship\" could be the middle name of the Avant Garde. The Saratoga Springs, New York, corps is becoming an old hand at DC/ membership, having been in the top 25 for the past three years. Rumor has it that a new surprise awaits Avant Garde fans this year, as the corps has traded in the familiar green uniform for a snappy yellow and black outfit, a la the former Seneca Optimists, that will knock your socks off. 1981 Placing: 23rd. 1982 Repertoire: And the Angels Sing/ Pontieo / That Cat Is High / I Sing the Body Electric. Director: Jeff Perkins, 4 Congress Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Bosion Crusaders For years we've all applied the old cliches-small but mighty, quality not quantity- to the Boston Crusaders, and 1981 was no exception. As it has every year since 1976, this Massachusetts powerhouse, little in numbers but a giant in the hearts of the fans, again made the top 25. This year, however, we may have to drop these time-worn cliches, as Boston has a larger corps as well as some mighty big plans-a trip to Europe to perform and compete in the early summer! There could be no finer representative of American corps in England, Holland, and France. 1981 Placing: 25th. 1982 Repertoire: Samson and Delilah I Threshold I Kitty's Back I Kid Charlemagne / While My Guitar Gently Weeps I Conquest. Director: Mark Beliveau, P.O. Box 94, Waban, MA 02168.

Easiern Corps The East has more drum corps than any other area, and unfortunately only a few of the many who entertained us in '81 can be featured here. Shown on these two pages (clockwise from upper left) are: the new Pride of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Fantasia Ill, Oakland, NJ; the Buckeye State Caballeros, Cleveland, OH; St. Ignatius, Hicksville, NY; the Long Island Kingsmen, Kings Park, NY; the Squires, Watkins Glen, NY; the CMCC Warriors, New York, NY; Arbella, Salem, MA; and the Alliance, Boston, MA.

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Canadian Corps Les Chi1:elaines La plupart des corps de clairons et tambours, pour rehausser leur spectacle, utilisent des carabines, use section de drapeaux, des sabres et un arsenal d'artifices. A notre connaissance, un seul corps a utilise dans son spectacle des chaises /ors d'un championnat mondial. Cette idee plus qu'origina/e a ere recompensee et ce corps a remporte le titre de la classe \" all-girl.\" Le Chatelaines de Laval, le seul corps du Quebec qui ait remporte un titre de champion mondial, reediterent /'exploit de 1978 en remportant en 1981 le championnat de la classe fille. Les Chatelaines ant su gagner le coeur des amateurs avec leur uniforme unique, leurs manoeuvres compliquees et leur habilite a uti/iser /eurs chaises blanches. II ne faudrait pas passer sous silence /es fameux chapeaux qu'elles utiliserent pendant une partie de leur spectacle. Un solide repertoire musical, une nouvelle apparence et une marche et manoeuvre originale ant fait des Chatelaines un des corps champions plus populaires. Les supporters des Chatelaines sont fiers et avec raison de cette victoire remportee /ors du championnat de 1981 a Montreal. Most corps have rifle lines, flag lines, horn and drum lines. Some also have sabre lines, \"hoop\" or \"bedpost\" lines. To our knowledge, only one has ever used a \"chair\" line in DC/ competition, and their originality was rewarded with the DC/ all-girl title. Les Chatelaines, the only French-speaking Canadian corps to win a DC/ title, did it for the second time in 1981, repeating their 1978 victory in all-girl competition. Les Chatelaines won the hearts of fans with their unique uniforms, their intricate maneuvers with the white folding chairs, and the over-size hats they used during a portion of the show. A solid musical program, combined with their revamped appearance and interesting drill, made them popular all-girl champs. Local spectators were justifiably proud of the Laval, Quebec, corps' victory in Montreal. 1981 Placing: All-Girl Champions. 1982 Repertoire: Farandole I Jubilation I Mack the Knife / Poili Rhythmie I If. Director: Alain Charbenneau, P.O. Box 308, Vimont, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7M 3N9.