Drum Corps International 2008 Yearbook

Jl<9§Jl Montreal, Quebec 94.000 Open Class Atlanta, Georgia Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA 98.000 Open Class 65.850 A-Class Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ Southernaires Kenner, LA 94.000 A-Class 68.150 All Girl Florida Wave Miami Les Chatelaines Laval, QC 97.100 Open Class Madison Scouts Madison, WI Jl9)§5) 91.900 A-Class L'lnsolite St. Jerome, QC Madison, Wisconsin 80.200 A-60 98.400 Open Class Mandarins Sacramento, CA Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ 90.400 A-Class Ventures Kitchener, ON Montreal, Quebec 78.300 A-60 95.250 Open Class St. Francis Xavier Sancians Blue Devils Concord, CA S. Weymouth, MA 68.050 A-Class Dutch Boy Kitchener, ON 61.950 All Girl Les Chatelaines Laval, QC Jl9)§<9 Jl9)§3 Jl9)§6) Kansas City, Missouri 98.800 Open Class Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, CA Madison, Miami, Florida 93.300 A-Class Wisconsin Ventures Kitchener, ON 94.400 Open Class 98.400 Open Class 88.300 A-60 Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ Blue Devils Concord, CA Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI 55.700 A-Class 94.600 A-Class Les Chatelaines Laval, QC Canadian Knights Peterborough, ON 83.700 A-60 St. Francis Xavier Sancians S. Weymouth, MA JL9)<9<0) Jl<9§1 Buffalo, New York 97.700 Open Class Madison, Wisconsin Cadets of Bergen County 97.900 Open Class Hackensack, NJ Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ 91 .800 A-Class 90.100 A-Class Ventures Kitchener, ON Ventures Kitchener, ON 88.400 A-60 85.300 A-60 Academie Musicale Sherbrooke, QC Mandarins Sacramento, CA DCI Souvenir Yearbook 149

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2<QH0>S> 99.150 Division I Foxboro, Massachusetts The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL 99.150 Division I 99.050 Division II The Cadets Allentown, PA Magic of Orlando Orlando, FL 97.475 Division II Madison, Wisconsin 90.500 Division Ill East Coast Jazz Malden, MA Revolution San Antonio, TX 88.800 Division Ill Raiders Wayne, NJ 2<QHQ>3> Orlando, Florida 98.800 Division I College Park, Blue Devils Concord, CA Maryland 95.600 Division II Esperanza San Diego, CA 97.650 Division I 88.600 Division Ill The Cadets Bergenfield, NJ Blue Stars LaCrosse, WI Madison, Wisconsin The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL 97.200 Division I 94.350 Division II The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Vanguard Cadets Santa Clara, CA 95.625 Division II 89.700 Division Ill The Academy Tempe, AZ Seattle Cascades Shoreline, WA 84.975 Division Ill Impulse Buena Park, CA Buffalo, New York Division I The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Denver, Colorado Division II 98.700 Division I 98.000 Division I Mandarins The Cavaliers Rosemont, IL Blue Devils Concord, CA Sacramento, CA 96.550 Division II 96.150 Division II Division Ill Spartans Nashua, NH Spartans Nashua, NH Blue Stars 88.600 Division Ill 90.550 Division Ill LaCrosse, WI Oregon Crusaders St. Helens, OR Memphis Sound Memphis, TN DCI Souvenir Yearbook 151

~V(o> 1r ll (dl (C lht <auontlp> luo> 1n1 § lhtlL lP> (C<atlp> tt lL(Q) ][ll A V\\V((}lJL(dl§ Varied in the way they have been figured and awarded over the 36-year history of the Drum Corps International World Championships, since 2001 caption awards have been determined in a tournament fashion, averaging the scores from all three nights of the World Championship competition. In the event of a tie, the higher Finals performance score determines the winner. Caption recognitions for Color Guard, Visual Performance, Overall General Effect, Brass and Percussion Performance are awarded. General Effect 2001 The Cavaliers 2002 The Cavaliers 2003 Blue Devils 2004 The Cavaliers 2005 The Cadets 2006 The Cavaliers 2007 Blue Devils Percussion 2001 The Cadets 2002 The Cadets 2003 The Cadets 2004 Santa Clara Vanguard 2005 The Cadets 2006 Phantom Regiment 2007 Blue Devils Color Guard 2001 Blue Devils Brass 2002 The Cavaliers Visual Performance 2001 Blue Devils 2003 Blue Devils 2001 Blue Devils 2002 The Cavaliers 2004 The Cavaliers 2002 The Cavaliers 2003 Blue Devils 2005 The Cadets 2003 Blue Devils 2004 Blue Devils 2006 Blue Devils 2004 The Cavaliers 2005 The Cadets 2007 The Cavaliers 2005 The Cadets 2006 The Cavaliers 2006 The Cavaliers 2007 Blue Devils - 2007 Blue Devils a. '<\"' \\, .... ,... ·~-,t, .. ~.~ .~, ·~ ~&\":d. --., . ' r~'Y~ \\J 1 52 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

Donald Angelica Best General Effect Award Fred Sanford Best Percussion A longtime chief judge administrator for Drum Corps Performance Award International, Donald Angelica was a nurturer of artistic Fred Sanford can be credited as a hugely influential figure growth within the drum corps community. Angelica's in the world of marching percussion, serving as a member, influences on scoring system revisions and bold stance on instructor, designer and arranger. During 12 seasons with musical and visual design experimentation, helped to mold the Santa Clara Vanguard, his drum lines captured five high the drum corps activity into the paragon of marching music percussion titles. After a battle with cancer, Sanford passed that it is today. Angelica passed away in 1987. away in 2000. Jim Ott Best Brass Performance Award George Zing ali Best Color Guard Award Known for instructing some of the most memorable horn George Zingali is a drum corps innovator whose visual and lines of the 1970s, Jim Ott arranged music for and instructed color guard designs through the 1970s and 1980s were driving the Stockton Commodores, Blue Devils and Spirit of Atlanta. and definitive. Well-known for his work with the 27th Lancers, In a tragedy that saddened the drum corps community, Ott Blue Knights and Star of Indiana; with the Cadets, Zingali was was killed in a car accident in 1980. His influence persists in part of a team that would capture four championship titles in the activity, and would likely have been immeasurable if not five season. Zingali passed away in 1992. for his premature passing.

World Championships Repeats and Streaks Highest Score The Cadets World Class Formerly Division I achieved the first World Class \"three-peat\" 99.150 by winning three consecutive victories, 2002 Cavaliers and 2005 Cadets 1983-1985. The Cavaliers Open Class achieved the second World Class three- Formerly Division II Most Caption Awards Won 99.050 peat from 2000-2002, with one victory High Percussion (2000) being a tie. 2002 Magic of Orlando Blue Devils (9 times) Formerly Division Ill Ventures Formerly Division II 95.500 High Brass three-peated from 1995 Academie Musicale Blue Devils (17 times) 1985-1987. Mandarins Formerly Division Ill won four titles from 1996- 1977. Saint Ignatius All-Girl Class three-peated from 1975- Perfect 1977. Scores The Cavaliers World Class most titles won in a decade (e.g., 1980 Santa Clara Vanguard to 1989) with five in the 2000s (with the received a perfect score in the General decade not yet finished). Effect caption in 1975. Ventures Formerly Division II The Cadets most titles won in a decade with 5 in received a perfect score in the Percussion the 1980s. caption in 1987. Mandarins Formerly Division Ill The Cavaliers most titles won in a decade with received a perfect score in the Color Guard 6 in the 1990s. caption in 2002. The Cadets Most Medals Won swept every caption and sub-caption in Gold Medals 2005, with every single judge putting World Class Formerly Division I them in first place. Blue Devils (12) The Blue Devils Open Class swept every major caption, but not Formerly Division II/A Class Ventures (6) every sub-caption in 1976 and 1986. Formerly Division 111/A-60 Class Mandarins (8) Formerly All-Girl Saint Ignatius (3) Magic of Orlando swept every caption and sub-caption Silver Medals for all three nights of the 2002 Division II World Class World Championships. Santa Clara Vanguard (7) Bronze Medals fllr'! ; __ , - ..... World Class /;-.., ' • ' (jl \"- • • : ' , _ ! G> • ' Santa Clara Vanguard and Blue Devils (8) • ~~ : :· t . ~ · ~ '•· - Total Medals ~ / · u World Class -- _ I Blue Devils (26), Mandarins Santa Clara Vanguard (21), swept every caption and sub-caption at The Cadets (18) the 1996 Division Ill World Championship Finals. 1 54 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

Ties There have been numerous ties over the years for captions and sub-captions, the first at the 1974 World Championship Finals when the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Madison Scouts tied for total General Effect. There have been three ties for first place at the World Class Finals Formerly Division I 1996 Blue Devils tied the 1999 Santa Clara Sites Finals Night Vanguard tied 18 different North American cities Paid Attendance the Blue Devils including Bloomington, Ind. in 2008, 1999-19,931 have played host to the World Class 2000 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison WI World Championship Finals. The Cadets tied 2000- 18,423 The Cavaliers Wisconsin has Byrd Stadium, College Park MD been home to 2001 - 16,505 Other placement ties: the DCI World Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY Championships 9 2001 times, more than 2002 - 20,230 There was a tie for second place at the any other state. Camp Randall Stadium, Madison WI Division I Finals in 2001 between the Blue Devils and the Cadets. Camp Randall 2003 - 18,865 Stadium Citrus Bowl, Orlando FL 1987 The Velvet Knights in 1987, placed 8th in Madison has 2004- 22,047 alongside Suncoast Sound in the World hosted the DCI World INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver CO Class formerly Open Class Semifinals, and Championships seven times, 2005 - 20,542 tied again in Finals, this time in 7th place more than any other stadium. Gillette Stadium, Foxboro MA with Star of Indiana. They would tie again The DCI World Championships have been 2006 - 21 ,236 at the Semifinals the next year, with hosted outside of the United States Camp Randall Stadium, Madison WI yet another corps, Spirit of Atlanta, for twice- both times in Montreal's 8th place. Olympic Stadium. 2007 24,395 Rose Bowl, Pasadena CA 2005 During the 2005 Division I Quarterfinals, the Mandarins and Seattle Cascades tied for 17th place. Both advancing to the Semifinals, they tied a sec- Miami Orange Bowl1983 - ond time, again the Southernmost location for a in 17th place. World Championships.



Z<OHOH9) \\\\V<o>Jrll <dl <C lht «3uontlp) R. <o) 1nt § lht R. lP) § The Drum Corps International World Championships return With a proven track record of hosting some of the world's to Indiana next summer from Aug. 4- 8. After the kickoff of largest sporting events including the NCAA Final Four, the Open Class Quarterfinals in Michigan City, all World and Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400, drum corps fans will feel Open Class Championship events will be held at the brand right at home in the Circle City with a dense concentration of new, 63,000 seat Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. hotels all within walking distance to Lucas Oil Stadium and Future home of the NFL's 2012 Super Bowl, Marching Music's great dining, entertainment, cultural activities, and more, Major League is scheduled to enter the state-of-the-art facility wrapped up in one convenient location. for its own \"Big Game\" starting next year through 2018. For the 2009 World Championships, Drum Corps International will once again offer its FANtastic 5 ticket packages to give fans exclusive access to all of the outstanding performances from the World and Open Class events taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium. FANtastic 5 packages will go on sale to the general public following the 2008 World Championships. Visit www.DCI.org/FANtasticS for complete details. DCI Souvenir Yearbook 157

Every year, many people directly and indirectly make an excitement for the fans each night as they rank and rate impact on members of the world's most elite and exclusive the corps performances, and also assist in providing an marching music ensembles. We appreciate their love and education in marching music for corps and staff members passion for the drum corps activity and would like to give alike. special thanks for their continued support of Drum Corps Finally, Drum Corps International recognizes and shares International. our appreciation for all of the music publishers who Drum Corps International would like to thank its Tour have graciously granted permission for their music to be Event Partners and the hundreds of schools and facilities performed by the participating drum corps. that provide housing to the corps while traveling this Thank you, one and all, for sharing in the vision of Drum summer. Tour Event Partners spend countless hours Corps International. each year to create outstanding events and incredible experiences for corps members as they pass through their cities and towns. We are truly grateful for their tireless efforts. We also extend our thanks to the Drum Corps International event staff members and contest coordina- tors, each of whom takes time away from busy work sched- ules throughout the summer to assist in the coordination of the DCI Premier Events and World Championships. We would like to also recognize the tremendous efforts of our team of professional adjudicators who add to the DCI Central Illinois DCI San Antonio, Illinois State University The Southwestern Music For All, Inc. Championship Normal Community High School Alamodome Tom Blair, Inc. At-Large Board Members DCI Madison presented by Roosevelt High School Tom Blair, Jeff Clark Tom French Drums On Parade Texas Bandmasters Association & the 2008 Production Team Michael Kehoss University of Wisconsin Athletics DCI Southern Mississippi National CineMedia Brian Setzer Greater Madison Convention University of & Visitors Bureau Southern Mississippi, /Fathom Events Board Advisors Madison Scouts Drum M.M. Roberts Stadium Tom Galley, Shelly Maxwell, Steve Auditore & Bugle Corps Dan Diamond, Amy Kuessner, Michael Cesario Pearl Presents Kelly Morrison, Lisa Bown David Kampschroer DCI at Americafest 2008 the Masters of the Chuck McCurdy Rose Bowl Stadium Summer Music Games The Art Department, Inc. Gene Monterastelli Americafest 2008 Committee Middle Tennessee Steve Marcus & Staff Pat Seidling DCI Kalamazoo State University Advantage Signs Mark Stasa Western Michigan University University Bands SteveTant Kalamazoo County Convention Pearl Corporation Multimedia Productions & Visitors Bureau DCI Atlanta, Christensen Media Portage Central High School The Southeastern Box 5 Productions DCI Louisville Championship Scott Gordon, Amy Wiggs, University of Louisville's The Georgia Dome Robert Cawthorne, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Friends of Spirit, Inc. Brian Marsalli, Mat Chavez Greater Louisville Convention The Spirit of Atlanta Alumni & Visitors Bureau Association, Inc. Tau Beta Sigma from Fans, Friends & Family of the University of Louisville Spirit Drum & Bugle Corps DCI Orlando The Jacksonville State Marching Southerners Orlando Citrus Bowl St. Cloud High School DCI Eastern Classic DCI East Committee Allentown Public School District 158 DCI Souvenir Yearbook

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