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Drum Corps International wrapped up its 35th anniversary celebration during a record- breaking World Championships on the West Coast in 2007. As a new season stepped off into a full marching stride, several drum corps had already been marking their own anniversary milestones in 2008, including two of the Midwest's most storied corps. the This story begins with a drink. Two, to be precise, which may have led to more. Most of the particulars are lost to history. What we do know is this: Back in the days when rival drum corps sometimes traded punches along with contest victories, the leaders of two top Midwestern corps stood before a bar in Chicago. Clarence Beebe's Madison Scouts were in town and Don Warren's boys were playing host at Cavalier Hall. You had to climb a mess of stairs to reach the Cavaliers' stronghold, located above Ferrera's tavern near the corner on Kedzie. The solemn din of adults talking likely drifted up on the cigarette smoke from downstairs as boys in sleeping bags whispered, the lights out, pool and ping pong tables pushed to the corners and all those trophies on shelves dully gleaming. At the bar, Beebe stood in his Boy Scout uniform, a big, jolly guy, the picture of a Scoutmaster. And Warren, at his elbow, gnawed a cigar, blue-green eyes glittering. \"Would ya like a drink?\" Warren asked. Beebe frowned. \"I can't. I'm in uniform.\" Warren blinked at the man's green Explorer Scouts shirt, buttons stuffed to bursting. It was all he could do to choke down a chuckle. But he could tell Beebe was dead serious.

\"Well,\" Warren said, \"do you mind if I have one?\" Admiring them from the stands was 18-year-old Don Beebe waved OK. Warren began mixing a martini. Warren, a junior assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 111 \"Wait a minute,\" Beebe said. \"I'll take my shirt off.\" from Chicago's Logan Square. At a troop meeting shortly So he did. Now the man was ready for refreshment. The afterward, Warren went down the line, designating horn two laughed, and clinked glasses. and drum players at random. If cracking open atlases is your thing, why, then you In 1948 Troop 111 gained sponsorship from the nearby know Chicago, Ill. and Madison, Wis. are separated by KosciuszkoPostoftheAmericanLegion,theyearrecognized 140 miles of highway. And if you're r---------------., ~ as their founding. By 1952, they had a student of drum corps history, you [ adopted their trademark Kelly Green know all the reasons already why the ~ uniform and the Cavaliers name, and g. Scouts and Cavaliers - Green Gods ~· were headed to their first Legion and Green Machine, respectively - national championship in New York can seem as far apart in style and City, placing eighth. approach as those compass points. The Scouts and Cavaliers were And yet, the two corps have had the first Midwestern corps to make much in common in their long 1948Cavaliers noise nationally in an era dominated histories- 70 years for the Scouts, 60 for the Cavaliers. And by corps from the East, and more specifically, New Jersey. the times their leadership found common ground helped Madison, building upon the style instilled in them by spawn major changes in the drum corps activity. Don Marcoullier and Roger Muzzy, scored three straight second-place finishes at the VFW championships in 1954 and '55, and 1956 Legion. The corps standard, \"You'll Never The Cavaliers and Madison Scouts are two of the few Walk Alone,\" was already bouncing off stadium seats, and corps to survive the transition from an activity run by crowds were going mad for the Scouts' scatter drill and the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to the wind-up soldier routine. modern Drum Corps International The Cavaliers, meanwhile, circuit. Both owe their birth to the [ steadily improved while installing Boy Scouts of America. ~ a legendary instructional team - ,. In 1937, a group of Madison ~ Frank Arsenault on percussion, ~ businessmen were captivated by Lenny Piekarski on marching, and a Racine Scouts performance at homegrown Sal Ferrera on brass. the University of Wisconsin Stock At the VFW's 1957 championships Pavilion. Returning home, Robert in Miami Beach, the Scouts and Gerry, E.J. Hess, Robert Hesse, 1938MadisonScouts other Midwest comrades literally Thomas Jones and Arthur May outfitted Troop 20 with fought back-to-back with the Cavaliers after the Green Army-issue G bugles, a few drums and a broomstick for the Machine rolled to its first national title over the vengeful drum major to wield marching around the neighborhood. St. Vincent's Cadets, strains of \"Somewhere Over the The group's first rehearsal was Feb. 8, 1938 in the basement Rainbow\" bringing them the pot of gold that rainy night. of Christ Presbyterian Church. That victory - the Cavaliers' first of nine national Not quite 10 years later, Racine strut its stuff during titles from 1957-69 - broke the East's stranglehold a 1946 Boy Scout jamboree at Chicago's Soldier Field. on competition. In drum corps' first golden age, the 17roopers 50th Anniversary Wyoming's only competitive drum tradition, alongside their signature corps, the Troopers was founded in \"sunburst\" drill maneuver and their 1957 by local Casper businessman uniforms, patterned after the 11th Jim Jones. By the middle of the 1960s, Ohio Cavalry of the Old West. the Troopers had developed into a Nicknamed \"America's Corps,\" Troopers fearsome competitor, renowned for was a founding member of Drum Corps exceptional marching ability and an International and captured the silver all-American style that audiences medal at the second DCI World adored. Entertainment is a Troopers Championship in 1973.

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Midwest would share the spotlight, led by the Scouts and In turn, loyal alumni sustained the corps, taking on Cavaliers, who fought for bragging rights back home with teaching and management roles. The Cavaliers pulled the Chicago Royal Airs, Racine Kilties and Belleville Black through the 1967 fire that claimed their beloved hall to win Knights, among others. both Legion and VFW national titles. The Scouts suffered a financial tailspin which mirrored their dive in placement in the late 1960s, and the splintering of their ranks into The legend among early ranks of Cavaliers was \"once the short-lived 32nd Hussars. Following Beebe's death in you cross the Wisconsin border, it's an automatic 1-point 1968, Howard's return brought the Scouts stability. He deduction:' The Scouts owned Madison, down to the revived the wide-open, crowd-wowing style of Marcoullier Christmas-tree sales that were an essential part of their and slowly climbed the ran kings. fundraising. They fielded risk-taking, crowd-pleasing shows that made them celebrities far beyond city limits. The Cavaliers were the juggernaut, the Green Machine, Some lament 1971 as \"the year drum corps died.\" But racking up 33 Legion and VFW state titles from 1953-73, for Howard and Warren, it was the beginning of a fruitful and winning 80 percent of the shows they entered in the friendship. 1960s. After another Cavaliers' ---- Howard had come to admire victory on his home turf, while the Cavaliers' organizational their corps lined up for the grand structure, and early in his ten- finale, Beebe turned to Warren ure relied on Cavaliers alums and said, \"Why does this happen including Larry McCormick, Paul all the time?'' Litteau and Joel Miller to help Warren replied, \"You bring right Madison's ship. The respect in the people, and I take the was mutual. When Don Warren trophies. We make a great team.\" and Troopers director Jim Jones \"Smart guy;' Beebe growled. 1975 Madison Scouts began to hatch their concept But the two were closer in philosophy than the scores of a Midwest Combine - a union of corps to petition at times indicated. Beebe, whose leg had been amputated for appearance fees and contest rules and standards - following a street car accident, and later faced with his they tapped Howard, as well as Blue Stars director David wife's death, found in the Scouts his purpose in life. Warren, Kampschroer and Santa Clara Vanguard chief Gail Royer, though he would marry in 1957 and raise four children as men of similar mindset and authority to make the leap with wife Jan, was clearly wed to his corps, leading six with them. decades of members to know him as \"president ... and still While the Combine tweaked noses off the field - Warren founder.\" was kicked out of a meeting of the Illinois Drum Corps Both maintained an all-male membership, creating Association - the Cavaliers and Scouts bucked convention a fraternal atmosphere which forged and sustained on it.\"Scouts in Fantasyland\"featured Howard's nine-year- generations of men. \"Frankly, it's the relationships that old daughter Bonnie as Alice in Wonderland, with a bevy impacted my life;' said Bill Howard, a Scouts soprano of other costumed characters that left the VFW and Legion player from 1948-57. \"My dad died when I was just starting as raging as Donald Duck. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, shed my junior year of high school. At a crucial time, it gave me their machine reputation and staged their \"Circus Show,\" somebody that I could respect and talk to:' complete with juggler, clown and acrobat. The result was Blue Knights 50th Anniversary With beginnings in Denver, Colo., the during the 1960s. Come the 1990s, the Blue Knights have grown into a definitive corps had truly risen to its competitive Western corps and a frequent Drum prominence, first appearing as a DCI Corps International World Championship World Championship Finalist in 1991. Finalist. The organization first started Placing as high as sixth at the annual in 1958 as a parade corps by former World Championships, the Blue Knights vaudeville comedians and musicians Fred have become well known for their dark and Fae Taylor. The corps found initial musical repertoire as well as innovative success competing in Veterans of Foreign integration of body movement into their Wars and American Legion competitions routines.



on-the-spot penalties by veteran officials and ultimately, endured, with the nationwide roster of junior corps drop- the birth of Drum Corps International. ping from hundreds in the golden 1960s to several dozen. In the winter of 1971-72, leaders of the Combine se- The Cavaliers escaped extinction with a boost from the cretly met with their eastern counter- Chicago suburb of Rosemont, becom- parts in the United Organization of ing the first municipally-sponsored Junior Corps down the street from the corps. American Legion's convention hotel in With new funding under their silver Indianapolis. Thirteen corps opted to belt buckles, and new blood in the set their own rules and create their own management team of Adolph DeGrauwe World Championship. \"DCN;' for Drum as director, Jeff Fielder as program Corps National, was scrawled on the coordinator, and Steve Brubaker as drill chalkboard until Bob Cobham, director designer, the 1980s were set up as the ofToronto's De La Salle Oaklands, spoke first decade since the 1950s when both up and the fated \"I\" was added. the Cavaliers and Scouts duked it out While Kampschroer scouted a location for the top five, every summer. Both for the first championship in Whitewater, Wis., Howard organizations were bolstered by thriving cadet and guard secured a $26,000 bank loan to fund it. The directors of programs. DCI's first corps signed for the note personally, their own Brubaker first developed his speedy, shape-shifting necks on the line. When 51 corps showed up for the first drills in the Cadet and Winter Guard International circuits, DCI Championship the day before Warren's 44th birthday, guiding the Cavaliers to three straight WGI titles from and the stands were filled with 12,000 raucous fans, they 1981-83. DeGrauwe, a 1950s alum, got to know a new knew they were onto something good. generation as Cavaliers Cadets director in the 1970s. At one contest, DeGrauwe inspired his charges by telling them he'd shave his goatee if they finally bested Madison. The Cavaliers notched ninth place in the first DCI As legend has it, the Junior Green Machine came through, Championship while Madison sunk to by two points, but a misunderstanding 14th in the prelims. In the early part over flags cost the corps a penalty, of the new era, though, their fortunes and Madison again came out on top. would reverse. So DeGrauwe shaved half. The Scouts rode Ray Baumgard's Madison, in turn, enjoyed continued and James Elvord's \"wall of brass\" to prosperity under the leadership of perennial top-five placings the rest alumnus Scott Stewart. From 1973-99, of the decade, notching their first the Scouts notched 27 st raight top-1 0 DCI title with a then-record 92.5 score finishes at the World Championships, in 1975, becoming the only non- including a thrilling win in 1988, California corps to take the trophy from 1972-82. during which they celebrated a triumphant tour of Europe The Cavaliers, meanwhile, were frequently mired in and their 50th anniversary. eighth place or worse, finishing out of the Championship The Scouts kept a tight embrace on their philosophy of Finals in 1973 and '78, and voting to close up shop before gleefully entertaining crowds. Their shows took on a Latin the 1981 season. Sadly, it was a tale many other corps had flavor, with pieces including \"Malaguena\" and \"Malaga\" Impulse lOth Anniversary Slightly off-beat and always entertain- of Impulse sport baseball caps, rolled- ing, California's Impulse was founded in up uniform sleeves, and the corps' logo, 1998 and has proved a strong contender a giant exclamation mark on a vivid yel- in what is now Drum Corps International's low background. The group has a histo- Open Class. Impulse's best competitive ry of drawing its repertoire from diverse finish came in 2006, when the corps places, including films such as \"The captured the Division Ill Championship lncredibles\" and \"Willy Wonka and the title. Instantly recognizable, the members Chocolate Factory:'

enlivening their repertoire. Madison said, 'We can play obscure music and itself became a showcase for the best be considered great musicians, but if of drum corps, with the University of we don't have the audience out there, Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium a to what end?\"' frequent and cherished site for the Periods of transition, when they DCI World Championships. have come for the Cavaliers and the The Cavaliers certainly made some Scouts, have been made smoother by memories north of the Illinois border. the persistence of Howard and Warren As the Green Machine undertook and a legion of alumni ready to pick a steady climb back to the top in up the slack. In the last few years, the 1980s, Whitewater became site 2001 Cavaliers Madison has undergone its share of their thrilling sweep of all captions at the 1990 DCI of staff changes and is now under the direction of corps Midwest Championship - a feat accomplished with alumnus Jeff Spanos. In early 2008, Fiedler ended his more- everyone's attention on the previously unbeaten Blue than 30-year-run as Cavaliers member, drum major, instructor Devils and Phantom Regiment. The Cavaliers returned and director. Longtime assistant director Bruno Zuccala took to the pinnacle with their first DCI title in 1992 at Camp the reins, and summer began as it always has- with a new Randall Stadium. drill to learn and a roster of boys, gunning to be their best. \" . Not for a championship, necessarily, but to win the skills and confidence that will serve them the rest of their lives. The Cavaliers stayed on top with a staff led by Jeff And life, for a drum corps diehard, doesn't end with Fiedler, scoring another win in 1995, and aging out at 22. Inspired by the sprawling five championship titles from 2000 to alumni corps put together by Madison 2006, including cappers to an undefeated during the summer of 2006, the Cavaliers' 2002 summer and their seventh title in own graying band of brothers have vowed '06 - both occasions they celebrated to blow down the stands in Bloomington, in Madison. Their original programs, Ind. come World Championship Week. penned by a team including Scott Koter, By then, the 60th and 70th editions of Richard Saucedo and Michael Gaines, wed the Cavaliers and Scouts, respectively, blitzkrieg-quick visuals with cutting-edge should be hitting their stride and another music, all delivered in characteristic Green summer will be nearing its close. Machine style. Whatever drum corps colors you're As the Scouts slid in the placings, Stewart's wearing this summer- green, or anything leadership was a steadying influence, from devilish blue to Cadets maroon - keeping \"fans first:' Howard, back in the 1995 Madison Scout s take a moment and say a toast to all of fold helping oversee the Scouts' finances, put it this way: the anniversary corps. You know that Warren and Beebe \"It appears sometimes that a criteria for picking your music would raise a glass to you. is it must be something that nobody's ever heard before Colt Foutz is an award-winning journalist based in Chicago. Building the -which doesn't make a lot of sense. I heard an interview Green Machine, his biography of the Cavaliers and their founder, Don one time with somebody from the Canadian Brass, and I Warren, is available in bookstores nationwide this summer. Visit www. feel they have a better grasp on it than we (in DCI) do. They cavaliersbook.com. 7ea1Sound lOth Anniversary In 1983, three high school students in the Jacksonville community, the group Jacksonville, Fla. looked to start a drum fielded more than 60 corps members in corps in their community. Though at- its inaugural competitive season in tracting more than 200 prospective 1999. Teal Sound has since grown into members to the group's first rehears- a premier Florida drum corps, captur- als, a lack of funding kept the corps' ing two World Championship bronze founders from fully realizing their medals in 2004 and 2007, in what is dream until1998. With much help from now DCI's Open Class.

The stadium lights cut through the hazy Pasadena sky Madison. Between performances, McArthur chatted with his last August as Nancy Delray sat enjoying the World wife, Debra, both ofthem longtime fans getting their first looks Championships right alongside an audience full of passionate at the 2008 uniforms and program selections of the groups. drum corps fans. She could hear the crowd's excitement Phil took another sip of his coffee wrapping up his breakfast swell up around her, a massive brass chord from the Boston from more than 7,000 miles away in New Delhi, India, his Crusaders ringing through Rose Bowl Stadium as the corps wife in Toronto, both watching the same performances from finished its performance. At the intermission, Delray walked Wisconsin live over the Internet. out of her seat not to concession stands and souvenir trailers Both Delray and the McArthurs were living the drum corps outside the stadium concourse, but rather right into the air experience, caught up in the live excitement just like those in conditioned lobby of her local movie theater. the stadium, yet not by way oft he traditional tickets, turnstiles Phil McArthur took a sip of coffee and watched intently as and bleacher seats. In addition to producing more than 115 corps marched their way through Camp Randall Stadium in live competitive events across the country, Drum Corps 116 DCI Souvenn Yearbook

International continues to develop and expand its offerings Drum Corps International's \"Big Loud & Live\" Quarterfinals of a wide variety of alternative methods for delivering cinecast started as a somewhat small experiment for DCI outstanding performances from the world's top marching and National CineMedia, but it was one that put DCI at music ensembles. From live movie theater broadcasts of the forefront of a new and expanding technology. At the the World Championships to Webcasts, DCI's technological beginning, not very many theaters had the digital equipment outreach is touching and engaging an extended network of which was necessary to receive the program as it is beamed to drum corps fans across the country and the globe. theaters live via satellite truck from the World Championships. Dempsey said, \"National CineMedia had been working to From the Field to the develop their live concert business, and we were one of the first half dozen or so projects that they did in primetime:' Movie Screen Today, National CineMedia's Fathom Events carries two A movie theater might seem like an odd place to see drum annual shows for Drum Corps International including the\"Big, corps as they quest for a World Championship title, but it's Loud & Live\" event in August and the spring \"Countdown\" one - according to former Drum Corps International staff series which focuses on some of DCI's most well-known member Ed Dempsey- that makes perfect sense. historical performances. Fathom also carries a wide variety \"The biggest challenge with drum corps as it relates to of alternative programming including live performances of watching them on video, is that you're sitting there in your the New York Metropolitan Opera and other special sports, living room ... And while it's cool and all, there's something music, comedy and documentary features. to be said about being at the event surrounded by the energy National CineMedia's programming has made movie-goers level of passionate fans. The theaters give us the opportunity as accustomed to heading to the theater to see Garth Brooks to recreate that atmosphere;' said Dempsey, who in 2004 in concert as they are seeing the next Harry Potter film, and worked with Regal CineMedia (now National CineMedia) to Drum Corps International fans have developed the same bring the first live \"cinecast\" of the DCI World Championship mentality. Attendance to the \"Big, Loud & Live\" cincecast has Quarterfinals to movie theaters. grown each year since 2004, thanks to an increasing number Dempsey says that the very first theater events were a of theaters able to support the satellite feed.ln 2007, watching strange and surreal experience for many fans. \"One person I right along with the almost 9,000 fans sitting in Rose Bowl 1 talked to said that no one was quite sure whether to applaud Stadium were 22,921 fans in more than 116 theaters across or cheer a corps since they had typical movie theater etiquette 38 states. engrained in their brains. She said that by the time the top And 2008 will no doubt be bigger than any DCI theater event 12 corps had made it onto the screen, people were cheering, ever before.\"The response from fans has been incredible;' says screaming, yelling and applauding just like they would if they John DeNovi, Drum Corps International director of business were actually sitting in the stadium:' development. \"Our fifth Quarterfinals cinecast this year will

be shown in more than 335 theaters across the U.S. That's subscriptions had eclipsed the 3,000 mark, already double triple the number of places we've ever had carrying it:' the number of those who had signed up the previous year. Bluecoats executive director David Glasgow, who chairs the Fan Network committee, says that he has high hopes for From the Silver Screen to the continued success of the initiative. \"For a drum corps fan the Computer Screen and drum corps member, the Fan Network is a dream come true and really a place to live while enjoying all of the media Just before corps hit the road for the 2008 DCI Summer Tour, that's available. And this is just the beginning. What we have Drum Corps International and its World Class corps took the out now is just a first phase of where we would like to go with wraps off a completely new online media platform called the this project, and hopefully over the course of the next several Fan Network. The online initiative not only brings forward an impressive array of media options including live Webcasts, years we will continue to grow:' OnDemand playback of performances, and other exclusive video content, it also brings with it a renewed sense of You Gotta Be There! cooperation among the corps. Dan Diamond, vice president of National CineMedia's \"The Fan Network is kind of an extension of what the DCI Fathom said in an interview with ReelzChannel.com that the founding fathers envisioned related to how we as corps can alternative programming that Fathom Events offers is not work together;' said Blue Devils executive director David meant to replace movies by any means, rather to be additive Gibbs. Gibbs helped steer a committee of corps directors to the movie-going experience. Such is the case with Drum who put the Fan Network plan into action over the past year. Corps International as the organization continues to pump \"We already knew we could create a better experience for content through the Fan Network and its movie theater our fans and customers when we do things together, and we events. could encapsulate our activity and showcase it better when \"Sure there's an ever increasing number of ways to satisfy we're doing it as one. Now we have all corps together on one your 'Drum Corps Jones' without actually making the trip to a platform where we can display all of our history, all of our past stadium, but that is something happening with trends across Championships, all of our off-the-field media clips, and now the world;' says DeNovi. \"I can look all day long at the Sistine everything from 2008:' Chapel in a book, but not until I actually see it in person can 1 With new content uploaded on a daily basis from World truly appreciate its magnitude. And until you're at the stadium Class corps that are shooting and editing video from the watching a performer with a huge smile across his or her face, road, fans have been able to get an inside-and-out look at the caught up in a moment of performance excellence, you just corps and connect on a whole new level to the experience. gotta be there to experience that moment for yourself. After Fan Network subscriber Tim Conaughton said after watching that is when you should go home, boot up your computer, an On Demand replay, \"I was absolutely blown away. 1 live in and watch it all over again:' New York City and the first thing I did when I woke up this morning was watch the show from California last night. Wow! I immediately called a friend of mine in Maryland who is a former member of the Cadets, and I told him to sign up. 1 said to him, 'Do not walk to your computer, run!\"' And many drum corps fans have been heeding that advice. In just the first few weeks of the season, Fan Network • 118 DCI Souvenir Yearbook





Judges' Placement he Drum Corps International World Championships Star of Indiana had a hand from many innovators. Its roster come to Bloomington, Ind. this August, a necessary included what today is a \"who's who\" of DCI Hall of Fame T change of venue as the brand new Lucas Oil Stadium members including Michael Cesario, Thorn Hannum, Larry in Indianapolis remains under construction. But for many Kerchner, Moe Latour, Dennis Delucia, Jim Prime, Jr., Mark drum corps fans, this is a homecoming. Memorial Stadium at Sylvester, Donnie VanDoren and George Zingali. Bob and Indiana University might be best known for capacity football Allison Lendman served on the board of directors and lent crowds of nearly 50,000 Hoosier fans, but from 1989 to 1993 it their efforts to help with corps operations. was the site of the DCI Mid-America event, and the stomping Recruiting the students for the corps was another challenge. ground of the former DCI member corps, Star of Indiana. One inaugural member was present-day Star of Indiana Bloomington gave birth to a drum corps champion, but like Alumni Association President Nancy Brown. A Bloomington many stories, this one begins small. Drum Corps International native, Brown recalls, \"When Star of Indiana was still in the had started a local show in Bloomington in 1982 called the very formative stages, Jim Mason came to the high school and Pride of Indiana contest. Conceived as a fundraiser for the talked to the band program one day. I had attended all of the Monroe County Family YMCA, former DCI tour event manager local Pride of Indiana shows that had been going on for the Allison Lendman recalls, \"These smaller Pride shows had a few years before that. He was recruiting people to sign up for much more 'hometown' feel. I remember that even those the drum corps, so off I went to the November rehearsal camp, audiences didn't seem to particularly care who won. In fact, and somehow I made it through the auditions:' In its first year, a large portion of the crowds would leave before the scores Star of Indiana had only 14 members with previous drum were announced. It was probably too long and late for local corps experience, but still fielded a full-sized ensemble. family audiences to keep their children out. While hardcore The stars had aligned- Star of Indiana had young students drum corps audiences want long shows with many corps but a veteran staff, and as a result the corps met with great competing, these local audiences just need to be entertained success its first season. After beginning the year with a third for about two hours max!\" place finish and a high brass award at their very first contest, If Bloomington wasn't a \"hardcore\" drum corps town, it was Star members were completing the final leg of their summer about to become one. After his son \"aged out\" with the Colts of journey, and the numbers were adding up to have a shot at Dubuque, Iowa, philanthropist Bill Cook had thoughts about making the elusive top 12 at the DCI World Championship starting up a drum corps in his hometown of Bloomington. Finals. Their last stop before the championships was back When Cook asked Bob Lend man, a former director of Phantom home in Bloomington at the Pride of Indiana contest. The Regiment and at that time a volunteer for the Blue Stars, if he crowd that night was packed with fans ready to cheer for their was interested in running a drum corps, he was turned down. home team. Brown, performing from the front ensemble, Lendman instead suggested James Mason, then director of recalled, \"To use a drum corps phrase, I just remember them the Colts. With no questions about salaries or particulars and 'throwing babies at us: It was the most amazing 'love-fest' I've only asking for a chance to talk about it with his wife, Mason ever experienced in all the drum corps shows I've been at:' signed on to Bill Cook's drum corps. Star made its way into the World Championship Finals in Mason knew that a good staff was the key to success, and its first season and placed 1Oth, a feat not repeated since by ' \"\"\"'\"' • 121

a first-year corps. In the coming years, the group established Samuel Barber and Bela Bartok hit the field as Star of Indiana itself as an innovator, not adhering to any theme from donned new cream-colored uniforms. The previous season's season to season and continuing to move up the drum experiments with body movement were expanded making corps ranks. As Star changed, so too did the presence of the total package unlike anything fans had ever seen put on drum corps in Bloomington. The Pride of Indiana contest the football field. evolved and Bloomington became the host city for a Drum Nancy Brown, having\"aged out\" in 1989, was in the audience Corps International major regional event, DCI Mid-America the night Star of Indiana performed in Bloomington in 1993. \"I beginning in 1989. The new site of the contest was Memorial drove down and got there just in time to see Star, and it took Stadium, home of the Indiana University Hoosiers. me awhile to pick my jaw up off the floor. I had been away Michael Murray, a long-time fan and member of Drum from drum corps for a little while, so coming back and seeing Corps International's Friends of DCI program, recalls Memorial that performance was just mind-blowing. I was surprised. I Stadium as an excellent venue for drum corps. Murray said, \"I remember when we went there, walking in for At the 1993 DCI World the first time and sitting down, and I Championships, Star would receive just knew right away. I said the silver medal, taking second that this place was going place behind the Cadets. Fans in to be great. And it was. the stands didn't know it, but that The seats were perfect, and would be the last time the group there wasn't a bad seat in the would appear on the drum house:' He added, \"For 2008, I corps field. A contract with really think that anybody who the internationally touring likes drum corps, and who has Canadian Brass quintet meant not been to Bloomington will the corps would be breaking be in for a nice surprise. The new ground, representing stadium is very, very good for a marching music with a drum corps show:' stage show called \"Brass Allison Lendman's duties had Theater:' After several years shifted to organizing DCI of operating Brass Theater Mid-America, and as the to great success, Star of corps' hometown show, Indiana hopped the pond the event was run with the to London, set up shop in same kind of professionalism the Apollo Theater, and that defined the operations of became the Em my and Star of Indiana. Lendman recounted, Tony Award-winning \"Indiana University facilities were ours \"Blast!:' Led again by for the asking ... IU stadium personnel, James Mason and a electricians, field supervisors, etcetera, laundry list of notable drum were poised to see that our needs were corps names, \"Blast!\" eventually came to met as requested:'The event raised more Broadway, toured nationally and internationally, and is still than $10,000 split between Star of Indiana performing today. and the local YMCA. Star's \"British Invasion\" show edged out The junior drum corps activity left Bloomington when Star of the Blue Devils by a tenth of a point and the corps won the Indiana did. DCI Mid-America moved around the Midwest for contest in its first year in Bloomington. several years before settling in Murfreesboro and becoming The corps continued to dominate the DCI Mid-America what is today the Masters of the Summer Music Games. But events. Huge crowds of Star of Indiana fans and a relentless Star of Indiana left a mark on the drum corps activity. Nancy emphasis on innovation and improvement steered the Brown said, \"I love that I can go to a drum corps show these corps to victories at the contest every year. In 1991 , Star of days and see the many Star alumni who are teaching in just Indiana members emerged victorious from the DCI World about every top-12 drum corps. I think that speaks to the Championship Finals, bringing home a title to Bloomington legacy, and I'm very proud of that:' with their \"Roman Images\" program. Now, simply by chance, Drum Corps International has come After a patriotic program in 1992, the corps went in a back to Bloomington and in the biggest way possible. As drum completely different programming direction in 1993. Violent, corps members, staff personnel, friends, family and fans head austere, and deftly executed, \"Medea\" was Star of Indiana down Indiana State Road 37 and then through the turnstiles of almost in defiance of its roots as a fan-friendly, magenta- Memorial Stadium this August, the stars are sure to be bright uniformed corps playing Disney melodies. The music of over Bloomington once again. 122 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

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Drum Corps International Chairman of the Board of Directors I would like to welcome you to one of the World's most spectacular displays of youthful exuberance and performance excellence, the 2008 Drum Corps International Summer Tour and World Championships! The shows you will see this evening are filled with energy and passion that only a stage the size of a football field is able to contain. These young performers are drawn to the drum corps activity to be a part of this- the place where the most dedicated and talented individuals come together to perform in front of thousands of enthusiastic fans in towns small and large all across North America. Their efforts are sure to leave you breathless and inspired! When these corps members leave the field for the last time, they realize that they have experienced something far more profound than a performance. They have transitioned into adulthood, prepared with the understanding that excellence in life and all endeavors is the result of personal discipline and the ability to motivate those around you to achieve common goals and aspirations. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of Drum Corps International, I would like to thank all of the young performers, their staffs, designers and the entire network of support workers and volunteers whose tireless efforts have brought us together today. Most importantly, I would like to thank you, our fans. Your support of this wonderful activity has made it possible for us to provide this experience to the thousands of young people who have been a part of Drum Corps International for each of the past 36 years. Sincerely, ~ Mark Arnold Director, Blue Knights Chairman of the Board of Directors 126 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

Drum Corps International Executive Director ~V<e ll <C <O> 1nnt <e Dear Friends: It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2008 Drum Corps International Summer Tour and the DCI World Championships in Indiana. We are extremely proud to have played a part in setting the stage for the most spectacular marching music performances on the planet. The corps on the field are comprised of exceptional young people eager to deliver dazzling performances which will leave you spellbound and wanting more. Your enthusiastic appreciation of these \"ultimate performances\" will be the single most important measure defining their drum corps experience. Whether you are a fan, a corps volunteer, an instructor, judge, or performer, you have undoubtedly felt the impact of current economic challenges. This year, the non-profit organizations that make it possible for these young people to participate in the tour have no doubt struggled to maintain the high quality of experience their members have come to expect, however the corps continue to amaze us all with what they produce. The members of the Drum Corps International family of corps are fortunate to have incredibly dedicated parents and volunteers surrounding and supporting them every step of the way. Drum Corps International is itself a non-profit organization, with the mission of providing support for its member corps. DCI is also facing and addressing many economic challenges beyond our control. Our ability to continue our mission of serving the world's most elite and exclusive marching ensembles for student musicians and performers can only be accomplished with the tremendous support of our incredibly loyal fans, through ticket and merchandise purchases including this souvenir yearbook. Thank you! We are truly grateful that you have shown your support for the youth who participate in the corps of Drum Corps International. We are also ecstatic that you have chosen to continue to keep the drum corps experience as a part of your life. In so doing, you are helping to ensure the future of an activity which takes highly motivated and gifted young people and molds them into exceptional leaders. Once again, on behalf of all the participating corps and the good people who surround them, I express my utmost gratitude to you for sharing your appreciation and enjoyment for those who will delight you through their performances. Most Gratefully, fs~f- ~ Daniel E. Acheson, Executive Director/CEO Drum Corps International DCI Souvenir Yearbook 127

For seven weeks from June through August, the 2008 Drum Corps International Summer Tour will bring the excitement of Marching Music's Major League™ to 40 states and Canada. In 2008, 49 drum and bugle corps from 21 states, Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands will compete in Drum Corps International's World, Open and International Classes. Many of these groups will travel more than 10,000 miles each across North America as they make their way to their ulti- mate destination, the 2008 DCI World Championships in Indiana. Along the way, Drum Corps International's Premier Events will an- chor all tour stops, where corps will have the opportunity to perform and compete in major stadium venues across the U.S., including the Rose Bowl, the Georgia Dome, the Citrus Bowl and INVESCO Field at Mile High. 128 X oocv n1• Ye ook



lDHC ][ IOllt AJont<eJr~c;adre§t Zoo§ Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA Friday, July 4, 2008 score Pacific Crest Diamond Bar, CA The Academy Tempe, AZ Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA Phantom Regiment Rockford, IL Blue Devils Concord, CA lDHC l[ (C e JnutJr;atll l[ 1l1ltLJm o tL§ Hancock Stadium, Illinois State University Normal, IL Friday, June 27, 2008 score Madison Scouts Madison, WI Colts Dubuque, lA Waldo Stadium, Western Michigan University Glassmen Toledo, OH Kalamazoo, Ml Saturday, July 5, 2008 score Spirit Jacksonville, AL Bluecoats Canton, OH Legends Kalamazoo, Ml Phantom Regiment Rockford, IL Colt Cadets Dubuque, lA Carolina Crown Ft. Mill, sc Dutch Boy Kitchener, ON The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Revolution San Antonio, TX Troopers Casper, WY Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI Madison Scouts Madison, WI Spirit Jacksonville, AL Camp Randall Stadium, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Glassmen Toledo, OH Saturday, June 28, 2008 score Colts Dubuque, /A Chops, Inc. Minneapolis, MN Bluecoats Canton, OH Kilties Racine, WI The Cavaliers Rosemont,IL Minnesota Brass, Inc. St. Paul, MN Colt Cadets Dubuque, lA Racine Scouts Racine, WI Revolution San Antonio, TX Pioneer Milwaukee, WI Troopers Casper, WY Crossmen San Antonio, TX Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI Madison Scouts Madison, WI Spirit Jacksonville, AL Glassmen Toledo, OH Bluecoats Canton, OH Boston Crusaders Boston, MA Blue Knights Denver, co The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Carolina Crown Ft. Mill, sc The Cadets Allentown, PA 130 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL ]OHC ][ ~V(e§ tt Saturday, July 12, 2008 score Teal Sound Jacksonville, FL <C]hl «lUOnt lP> ll o Jnt §]hill lP> Crossmen San Antonio, TX Stanford Stadium, Stanford University Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI Stanford, CA Spirit Jacksonville, AL Saturday, July 5, 2008 score Glass men Toledo, OH San Francisco Renegades San Francisco, CA Colts Dubuque, lA Mystikal Long Beach, CA Boston Crusaders Boston, MA Vanguard Cadets Santa Clara, CA Bluecoats Canton, OH Blue Devils B Concord, CA Carolina Crown Ft. Mill, sc Blue Devils C Concord, CA The Cadets Allentown, PA Mandarins Sacramento, CA Pacific Crest Diamond Bar, CA The Academy Tempe, AZ Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA Phantom Regiment Rockford, IL JO>JllU[]Ont§ All 0 Jnl g Blue Devils Concord, CA ttJh1e JR.oc]k.[ue§ INVESCO Field at Mile High Denver, CO Saturday, July 12, 2007 score Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville Mandarins Sacramento, CA Louisville, KY Monday, July 7, 2008 score Troopers Casper, WY Madison Scouts Madison, WI Memphis Sound Memphis, TN The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Revolution San Antonio, TX Phantom Regiment Rockford, IL Pioneer Milwaukee, WI Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Blue Devils Concord, CA Bluecoats Canton, OH Blue Knights Denver, CO Madison Scouts Madison, WI Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI Glassmen Toledo, OH Colts Dubuque, lA DCI Souvenir Yearbook 131

JDHC ][ § onuut]hue Jnnt J\\\\1l tl§§ ~§§ tl lP>lP ~ M.M. Roberts Stadium, University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Tuesday, July 22, 2008 score Teal Sound Jacksonville, FL Memphis Sound Memphis, TN Mandarins Sacramento, CA Pacific Crest Diamond Bar, CA Spirit Jacksonville, AL Blue Devils Concord, CA Carolina Crown Ft. Mill, sc Phantom Regiment Rockford, IL JP>e;aurll JP>Jne§<eJnt t§ JDHC][ §(Ciunt AJnutoJnt!Lot tlht<e MLC!t§ t<eJr§ of tlhue 1r1hue §oluutlht\\'V-..V<e§t<eJnnt § 1uuonuom <e Jr J\\\\1[ lLJ[ § ~ c (Gr ;auont (e§ <C lht (Ciuont lP tL o Jnt § lhttL lP Johnny \"Red\" Floyd Stadium, Alamodome Middle Tennessee State University San Antonio, TX Murfreesboro, TN Saturday, July 19,2008 Friday, July 25, 2008 score Afternoon score 1. _____________ _ Revolution San Antonio, TX 2. _ _ _ _ _ _______ _ _ 1. _____ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ 3. _____ _ _ ______ _ 2. ____ _ ____ _ ___ _ 4. _____ _ _______ _ 3. _____________ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ 4. _____________ _ 6. ___________ __ _ 5. _______ _ _ ____ _ 7. _ _ _ _______ ___ _ 6. ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 8. _____ _ _ ______ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ 8. _ _ _ ____ _ _____ _ 9. ______ _ ______ _ 10. ________ _ _ ___ _ 11. _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. _ ____ ________ _ Evening score 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 132 y r oak



Z<o)(o>§ §lunnnunnt<eJr 1l<o>1unr--- JDHC ][ At lLaunut<at>' 1rlhue §onmtlhue<at§ tt<eJnnt (C]ht <atlnnt p> ~ o lnt§ 1ht ~ p> Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Saturday, July 26, 2008 Afternoon score 1. ___ _ _______ __ _ 2. _____________ _ 3. _____ _ _ _ _____ _ 4. ______ ___ ____ _ 5. ___ ___ _______ _ 6. _ _ _______ ____ _ 7. _ _ __________ _ _ 8. _____________ _ 9. _ _ ___________ _ 10. ________ ____ _ 11. ____________ _ 12. _ ___________ _ Corps Vets Atlanta, GA Exh JDHCJ[ JEa§t<eJnm (Cll<at§§~<C Evening score 1. ______ _______ _ J. Birney Crum Stadium 2. _____________ _ Allentown, PA Friday, August 1, 2008 score 3. ______ _ ______ _ 4. __________ ___ _ 1. Beatrix Hilversum, Netherlands 5. ____ _________ _ 2. Jersey Surf Camden County, NJ 3. _____________ _ 6. _____________ _ 4. _____________ _ 7. __________ ___ _ 5. _____________ _ 8. _ ____ _ _______ _ 6. _____________ _ 9. _ ______ ______ _ 7. _____________ _ 10. _ ___________ _ 8. _____________ _ 11. _________ ___ _ 9. _____________ _ 12. ____________ _ 10. __________ __ _ 11 . ____________ _ 12. ____________ _ Saturday, August 2, 2008 score 1. _____________ _ 2. _____________ _ 3. _____________ _ 4. _____ ________ _ 5. _____________ _ 6. _____________ _ 7. _____________ _ 8. _____________ _ 9. _____________ _ 10. ____________ _ Bridgemen Alumni Bayonne, NJ Exh 34 I( I Soc vent, Yearl)ook



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~V<e ll <C <O> Jnnt <e STATE OF INDIAl\\TA Mitchell E. Daniels,]!: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor State House, Second Floor Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Mr. Dan Acheson Executive Director Drum Corps International P. 0 . Box 3129 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Dear Mr. Acheson: As Governor, it is my pleasure to welcome Drum Corps International to the State of Indiana and wish you an exciting and memorable World Championships in 2008. We are excited to know that your center of operations and future World Championships will be located here in the Hoosier state. The role of music for youth, its educational benefits, as well as the value it provides a young person's social development, make your endeavors particularly important. We hope your partners, sponsors and the many fans DCI attracts will take time to enjoy the many cultural and historical sites our state has to offer, as well as the variety of shopping, dining and recreational opportunities. Best wishes for a great World Championships, and thanks for calling Indiana home. Sincerely, Mitch Daniels DCI Souven~t Yearbook 137



MARK KRUZAN MAYOR CITY OF BLOOMINGTON OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 401 N Morton St Stuite 21 0 p 812.349.3406 PO Box 100 f 812.349.3455 Bloomington IN 47 402 [email protected] August, 2008 Welcome Drum Corps International! As Mayor of Bloomington, I am pleased to welcome DCI's amazing competitors and fans to our community for the World Championships on August 7, 8 and 9. Bloomington is thrilled to be the first city in Indiana to host the world championships, and proud that DCI has made Indiana its new home. This is truly a world-class organization, and I hope you find that Bloomington offers a world- class experience. This is a city with a strong music and arts heritage, inspired in large part by the presence of Indiana University. You'll find live music performances at places like People's Park, The Bluebird nightclub and Jazz at the Station restaurant and bar. There are also numerous art galleries to explore, including Gallery North, Prima Gallery and the IU Art Museum. The arts thrive in Bloomington and visitors are able to enjoy their many benefits throughout the year. There are many other recreational activities available to visitors as well. Outdoor enthusiasts will love hiking in the Hoosier National Forest or fishing at Lake Monroe. For families, there are multiple activities to choose from, such as Wonderlab Children's Museum, swimming at Bryan Park, relaxing at the beaches of Lake Monroe, or biking on our rails to trails system. For more adult tastes, there is no better way to spend the day than tasting wines and beers from local producers. The views at Oliver Winery are especially nice on a warm summer afternoon. The World Championships will certainly provide intense competition and entertainment, but I hope you'll find time to explore our wonderful city. We have much to offer and are exited to share it with you. Best wishes for a successful event and an enjoyable stay in Bloomington. DCI Souvenu Yearbook 139

:M[ i <c lhlli g<aunl (C li tty (Q)lP)(eJnt (elL-at§§ (~[;aunteJdftunt;atll§ Ames Field Michigan City, Indiana Tuesday,August5,2008 score 1. _____ _ _ ________ _ 2. _______________ _ 3. _______________ _ 4. _______________ _ 5. _______ ________ _ 6. _______________ _ 7. _______________ _ 8. _______________ _ Ames Field Fountain 9. __________ _____ _ Michigan City, Indiana Monday, August 4, 2008 10. _ _____________ __ 11. ______________ __ The 2008 Drum Corps International World Championships 12. ______________ __ officially kick off one day before competition heats up in Michigan City with a very special opening ceremony. Drum 13. ______________ __ corps fans will be generously welcomed by Michigan City and 14. ______________ __ LaPorte County officials while 15. ______________ __ being amid the celebration 16. _______ _______ __ with a parade of flags, balloon 17. _____________ _ __ launch and preview concert 18. ______________ __ featuring several Open Class 19. ______________ __ corps. 20. ______________ __ 21. ______________ __ 22. ______________ __ 23. ______________ __ 24. ______________ __ 140 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

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][ 1nt <dl taunt<atlp><o> ll i§ ][ 1nud tL v [_ <dl1m <Cltll The 2008 Individual & Ensemble Competition will be sponsored for the 18th time by S.O.M.E. (Sponsors of t& lEJnt§eJnmlbll(e Musical Enrichment). S.O.M.E. was established in 1978 as a Indiana Convention Center non-profit corporation dedicated to serving San Joaquin Indianapolis, Indiana County, Calif. The organization's objectives center on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 advising and assisting youth activities and promoting goodwill in the community. Drum Corps International's Individual & Ensemble Every year, S.O.M.E. also sponsors the Jim Ott Scholarship. Competition is a showcase of some of the best drum Created in memory of the legendary drum corps brass corps musicians and color guard members. Participants arranger and instructor, Jim Ott, the scholarship is will exhibit their individual and small group talent in awarded to a current drum corps member who is pursuing musical and visual pieces prepared in the spare minutes higher education in the music field and who demonstrates outside of their normal corps rehearsal schedules. This leadership qualities. year's competition will be held during the 2008 World To find out more about S.O.M.E. or the Jim Ott Championships on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Indianapolis Scholarship, visit www.someinc.com . Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. In addition to the traditional brass, percussion and § ,, (Q) ,, l\\\\1[ ,, lE ,, visual categories, woodwind categories also are available lB>O[clUL<d o]f ]0)tLlre<etOJF§ to allow drum corps members whose primary instrument may not be incorporated in the normal field of drum corps Michael Canote Harold Ott competition, to continue to practice and develop their John Calabrace Robert Machado musical skills during the summer tour. RickCaccam Jack Wilkinson 142 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

Rooms 111-112 Tubas Mellophones Woodwinds Woodwind Ensembles Rooms 101-102 Multi-Tenor Brass Ensembles Keyboard Baritones Multi-Percussion French Horns Trombones Room 110 1----------. Trumpets COURTYARD MARA lOTI EXHIBIT EXHIBIT HALLA HALL B 43,500 SF 47,000 SF STAGING AREA EXHIBIT HALLF LOADING 51,000 SF DOCKS ¢ N Wabash Ballroom 1-2 Reception Room Color Guard Expo Fastest Drummer Competition Scoreboard Mixed Ensembles Snare Percussion Ensembles Timpani Bass Drum Ensembles Cymbal Ensembles DCI Souvenir Yearbook 143 loco !Ions subject to change.

lB> ll<OHO> lrJntlllnl gtt<O> lnl JE v<e Jm t J[ Jm ifo Jnnnt <dl ttL o Jnt Location Founded in 1820, Indiana University (IU) is made up of eight campuses throughout the Hoosier State. Its original and largest campus is in Bloomington. Dedicated in 1960, the 49,225 seat Memorial Stadium serves as home to the IU football team which is part of the Big Ten Conference. Tickets The ticket booth and \"will call\" window is located on the west side of the stadium. Marketplace The Festival Marketplace is located on the west side of the stadium just outside of the ticket booth and main spectator entrances. Seating Stadium capacity in the west \"concert\" side stands of Memorial Stadium is 28,431. All seating sections are bench-style bleachers. 144 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

V\\V<a>Jrll<dl (ClLat§§ (~[;aunt<e Jdfiunt Kltll§ Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana Thursday, August 7, 2008 score 1. ________________________________ __ 2. ______________________________ _ 3. ______________________________ _ 4. __________________________________ _ 5. ________________________________ __ 6. ______________________________ _ 7. ______________________________ _ 8. ________________________________ __ 9. ________________________________ __ 10. ____________________________ ___ 11. ____________________________ ___ 12. ______________________________ __ 13. ______________________________ __ 14. ______________________________ __ 15. ____________________________ ___ 16. ____________________________ ___ 17. ______________________________ __ 18. ______________________________ __ 19. ____________________________ ___ 20. _______________ _ 19TH ST 17TH z .... w ~ z MCNUTI QUAD GENERAL • RESERVED CORPS . CONSTRUCTION AREA PARKING (NO PARKING) DCI Souvenir Yearbook 145

\\\\Viom=-ll (dl (C ll;at § § §eJont ldftLJnt;atll§ Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana Friday, August 8, 2008 score 1. ____________________________ _ 2. ____________________________ _ 3. ____________________________ _ 4. ____________________________ _ 5. ____________________________ _ 6. ____________________________ _ 7. ____________________________ _ 8. ____________________________ _ 9. ____________________________ _ 10. __________________________ __ 11. __________________________ __ 12. __________________________ __ 13. __________________________ __ 14. __________________________ __ 15. __________________________ __ (Q)lp>e][lt (ClLcll§§ 16. __________________________ __ 17. __________________________ __ §<eJontldftLJnt<at ll§ Cavaliers Alumni Corps Rosemont, IL Exh Age-Out Ceremony Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana Friday, August 8, 2008 score 1. ____________________________ _ 2. ____________________________ _ 3. ____________________________ _ 4. ____________________________ _ 5. ____________________________ _ 6. ____________________________ _ 7 ·----------------------------- 8. ____________________________ _ 9. ____________________________ _ 10. __________________________ __ 11 ·---------------------------- 12. __________________________ __ 13. __________________________ __ 14. __________________________ __ 15. __________________________ __ 16. __________________________ __ 17. __________________________ __ Includes any advancing International Class corps. 146 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

~VoJrll<dl (Clat§§ JF [unt<atll§ Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana Saturday, August 9, 2008 score 1. ______________________________ __ 2. ________________________________ __ 3. ______________________________ __ (Q)lP)(eJnt (CtClt§§ 4. ______________________________ ___ JF tunt<Cltll§ 5. ________________________________ __ Memorial Stadium 6. ______________________________ __ Bloomington, Indiana 7. __________________________________ __ Saturday, August 9, 2008 score 8. ________________________________ __ 1. ________________________________ __ 9. ________________________________ __ 2. ________________________________ __ 10. ____________________________ ___ 3. ______________________________ _ 11. ______________________________ __ 4. __________________________________ __ 12. ____________________________ ___ 5. ______________________________ _ 6. ______________________________ _ Caption Awards 7. __________________________________ __ George Zingafi Award for Best Color Guard 8. ________________________________ __ 9. ______________________________ _ Best Visual Performance 10. ______________________________ __ 11. ______________________________ __ Don Angelica Award for Best Overall General Effect 12. ____________________________ ___ 13. ______________________________ __ Jim Ott Award for Best Brass Performance Includes any advancing International Class corps. Caption Awards Fred Sanford Award for Best Percussion Performance Best Brass Performance Best General Effect ------------------------------- Best Visual Performance --------------------------- Best Percussion Performance _______________________ _ Best Color Guard Performance ______________________ __ DCI Souvenir Yearbook 147

~V<o) Jrll <dl <C lh1 <aunnllP) ii <0) Jrll § ~~~ ' Jl<91§ Denver, Colorado 91.550 Open Class Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA 69.350 A-Class Black Watch Auburn, WA 71.350 All Girl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Les Chatelaines Laval, QC Jl<9)1'2 92.500 Open Class Madison Scouts Madison, WI Whitewater, Wisconsin 71.350 A-Class 88.100 Open Class Greece Cadets Hicksville, NY Kingsmen Anaheim, CA 69.650 All Girl St. Ignatius Hicksville, NY Jl<9)1<9 Birmingham, Alabama Jl<9)J6> 93.550 Open Class Blue Devils Concord, CA Philadelphia, 65.000 A-Class Pennsylvania Black Watch Willingboro, NJ 92.700 Open Class 67.350 All Girl Blue Devils Concord, CA Arbella Salem, MA 76.200 A-Class Wausau Story Wausau, WI 71.300 All Girl St. Ignatius Hicksville, NY ..a&!alilil' Jl <9)11 Denver, Colorado Birmingham, Alabama 92.050 Open Class 90.600 Open Class Whitewater, Wisconsin Blue Devils Concord, CA Blue Devils Concord, CA 88.650 Open Class 74.200 A-Class 64.350 A-Class Santa Clara Vanguard Bengal Lancers Trumbull, CT Ventures Kitchener, ON Santa Clara, CA 69.450 All Girl 64.350 All Girl St. Ignatius Hicksville, NY Ventures Kitchener, ON Ithaca, New York 89.300 Open Class Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA 14A. nn c;nlJVPnir YE>arbook