Drum Corps International 1981 Yearbook

Chers Amis du Drum Corps, Dear Drum Corps Friends: Soyez !es bienvenus au concours du Drum Corps. La Welcome to the finest in drum corps competition! The saison de I 98 I, qui se termine a Montreal a la dixieme reunion 1981 season, culminating in Montreal at the tenth annual DCI annuelle des championnats du monde DCI promet d~tre plus World Championships, promises to be better than ever. We interessante que jamais. Nous croyons qu'il vous serait difficile believe you would have a hard time finding a more exciting de trouver spectacle plus attrayant en ce qui concerne la spectacle of music, pageantry, and competition than the DCI musique, la mise en sche, et !es concours que ces Championships - or a more beautiful and gracious host city in championnats DCI, ou une ville plus belle et plus accueillante which to witness it. We wish to thank the many people of pour leur donner asile. Nous tenons a remercier !es habitants Montreal and all parts of Canada who have worked for more de Montreal et de toutes Jes parties du Canada qui ont travaille than a year to help make us all welcome and to take care of plus d'une annee a faire de nous Jes bienvenus et qui se sont thousands of details so that the DCI Championships may run occupes des mille d~tails afin que !es championnats DCI se smoothly. deroulent harmonieusement. II est particulihement il propos que la fl!te du dixi~me It is especially appropriate that DCI's Tenth Anniversary anniversaire DCI co'incide avec la premier championnat du Celebration should coincide with the first DCI World monde DCI qui ait lieu au Canada. Depuis la fondation DCI, Championship held in Canada. Since DCI's birth, Canadian !es corps canadiens, avec leurs directeurs et leurs membres, ont corps, along with their management and fans, have played a joue un grand role dans le developpement et le succes de major role in the organization's growth and success. The l'entreprise. L'establissement des championnats du monde DCI staging of the DCI World Championships in Canada in 1981 au Canada en l'annee 1981 aide le Drum Corps International i\\ helps Drum Corps International to truly live up to the devenir vraiment \"International\" au sens propre du mot. Nous \"International\" in its name. We hope our activity will make esperons que notre entreprise nous donnera beaucoup d'amis many new Canadian friends while we are north of the border. canadiens, tandis que nous sommes au nord de notre frontiere. L'espace et la cout rendent malheureusement impossible Unfortunately, space and cost ·restrictions made it !'impression de ce livre annuel DCI a la fois en fran,ais et en impossible for us to print this DCI Yearbook in both French anglais. Nous avons confiance toutefois que nos am1s qui and English. However, we feel confident that our French- parlent fran~ais pourront faire de nouveaux amis parmi les speaking fans will make new English-speaking friends in the spectateurs qui parlent anglais. Ils pourront ainsi les aider a stands who can help with translation where necessary, and that traduire ce qui est nfressaire. Et ceux qui parlent anglais our English-speaking fans will welcome the chance to learn a profiteront de !'occasion pour apprendre un peu de fran~ais. En little French in the process. Besides, they say a picture is worth outre, on dit qu'une seule photographie vaut mille paroles - et a thousand words - and our drum corps photos from the past nos photographies du Drum Corps prises au cours de la saison season spell \"excitement\" in any language! passee signifient \"excitement\" dans toutes Jes langues. Merci d'etre venus. Nous esperons que le spectacle vous Thanks for coming, and we hope you enjoy the show. plaira. Faites de nouveaux amis pour le Drum Corps, Make some new drum corps friends, cheer for your favorite applaudissez votre corps favori, et prenez plaisir ·au spectacle corps, and delight in the pageantry that is drum corps. The que vous offre le Drum Corps. Le dixieme anniversaire des tenth anniversary version of the DCI World Championships championnats du monde DCI promet d'etre un evenement dont promises to be an event that will be fondly remembered on on se souviendra avec plaisir de chaque cote de la frontiere both sides of the border for many years to come. pendant des annees a venir. Sinc~rement, Sincerely, ~~ ~~ Linda Hilton, editeur Linda Hilton, Editor 1981 DCI Livre annuel 1981 DCI Yearbook

Contents DC/ Executive Staff Contenu Directoire Executif DC/ Happy Anniversary, DCI ! ............ 2 Ten years ago, when DCI was formed, it was obvious that full-time staff Judging Drum Corps Competition .... 4 would be needed to conduct the organization's affairs for the good of all its members corps. Over the years, a talented and diversified staff has been installed The Western Corps in DCI's headquarters. Blue Devils ........................ 6 Don Pesceone, Executive Director of Drum Corps International, has been a Santa Clara Van guard ............... 8 businessman and a member, director, and judge of drum corps. His many skills Troopers / Seattle Imperials / combine to provide professional direction to our activity. His wife, Mary Pesceone, is DCI's office manager. Freelancers / Others ............. 10 Don Whiteley became a corps nut while producing a corps movie for his TV The Eastern Corps station. Soon, he was running shows. When DCI needed a public relations 27th Lancers ...................... 12 director, Don was a natural choice. His staff now includes Chris Allen, Bridgemen ....................... . 14 publicity-promotion director. Crossmen ........................ . 16 Dr. David Kampschroer, former director of the Blue Stars, serves as Executive Director of the new DCI Foundation. Several other full-time Garfield Cadets . .................. . 18 employees round out the DCI staff. North Star ........................ 20 The photo below shows Don Pesceone performing one of his most pleasant L. I. Kingsmen / Defenders / duties - presenting the 1980 DCI Championship flag to the Blue Devils. Royal Brigade / Avant Garde ..... 22 Royal Crusaders / Boston Crusaders / Others ............... 24 The Southern Corps Spirit of Atlanta ................... 26 Memphis Blues / Others ............ 28 Color Photo Feature ............... 30 The Midwestern Corps Phantom Regiment ................ 36 Madison Scouts ................... 38 Cavaliers ......................... 40 Guardsmen ....................... 42 Blue Stars / Sky Ryders / Rivermen / Others ............... 44 The Canadian Corps Ventures / Others .................. 46 DC/ Yearbook Staff The Competitions DCI North ........................ 48 DCI Midwest ..................... 50 Personnel Annuel DC/ Drums along the Rockies ........... 52 Linda Hilton, heading the yearbook staff for the fifth year, is past DCI Canada ...................... 54 Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Madison Scouts. A freelance writer DCI East ......................... 56 and editor, she is currently employed by Drum Corps World. DCI Championships ............... 58 Christos Theo, a former Madison Scout, is head percussion instructor and The Faces of Drum Corps .......... 62 arranger for the Scouts, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, and a graphics designer at WHA-TV in Madison, WI. Credits a background in radio news reporting. Chris Allen, DCI's new publicity-promotion director, is an Iowa native with Art Luebke, former Madison Scout and board member for the Scouts, credits produced many drum corps movies and TV specials at WHA-TV, Madison. He is now development director at KOZK-TV in Springfield, MO. Editor / Linda Hilton Dick Deihl is a corps and color guard photographer who has served as Cover Design / Christos Theo instructor for several Midwestern corps. He is supply supervisor at American DCI Staff Writer / Chris Allen Family Insurance, Madison, WI. Principal Photographers / Art Luebke Brian Domenoski is a writer/ photographer for Drum Corps News and a Dick Deihl graduate student in the Master of Business Administration (general management Brian Domenoski emphasis) pr.ogram at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Tim Paul Tim Paul is a drum corps fan, recently turned photographer, who lives in Printing by American Printing and Lindenhurst, IL. He is employed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Publishing, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin. where he does hand-lettering and artwork. We regret that we cannot feature every photographer who contributed to This is the official Yearbook of Drum Corps Interna- the yearbook. Special thanks are due to Steve Vickers, editor of Drum Corps tional. All contents of this book are copyright© 1981 by DCI. No portion of this book may be reprinted World, for loaning photos by Steve Evans, Bob Fields, Francois Fournier, Dick without the express written consent of Drum Corps de Graaf, Bill Maier, and Joseph Zepka; and to unidentified photographers International, P. 0. Box 192, Villa Park, IL 60181. whose work was furnished by DCI. Special thanks also to Andre Leveque, Recordings of the DCI Championships for 1981 may retired Professor of French at the University of Wisconsin, who graciously be ordered by writing Drum Corps International. provided French translations.

Happy Anniversary, BC I ! In the Fall of 1971, directors of Gail Royer - men who are still, ten The backbone of the DC/ staff- Public thirteen of North America's top drum years later, devoting untold hours and Relations Director Don Whiteley, Office corps met in Indianapolis, Indiana, to energies to carrying out the goals of Manager Mary Pesceone, and Executive discuss the foremost problems plaguing DCI. But despite their best efforts, it Director Don Pesceone. their corps and the activity as a whole. soon became apparent that there was Primarily, these were problems caused too much to be done, and DCI would by the rapid expansion and growing need a full-time Executive Director. In sophistication of the activity. Foremost November of 1972, Donald Resceone among them were rapidly rising expenses was hired to fill that position. By for the widespread touring, more January of 1973, Don had opened a advanced instruments, and more highly- DCI office, assisted by his wife Mary qualified instructors needed to remain (now DCl's Office Manager). Gradually, competitive; the lack of standardized the staff has increased, and DCI recently rules and judging techniques; and the moved into its own modern and need for better-trained corps manage- attractive headquarters in Lombard, ment. Illinois. The directors felt these problems Even before DCI had a director, could destroy the activity unless con- however, the organization had made certed action were taken by drum corps considerable progress toward its original people themselves. Drum Corps Interna- goals. One of these was the standardiza- budgeting and accounting, fund-raising, tional was born, with the Anaheim tion of rules and judging. It was decided and all types of management were man- Kingsmen, Argonne Rebels, Blessed that judges of all shows sponsored or datory. In November, 1974, the first Sacrament Golden Knights, Blue Rock, sanctioned by DCI should be trained by DCI Management Seminar was staged Blue Stars, Boston Crusaders, Cavaliers, DCI and assigned from a slate approved in Chicago, with more than 500 DeLa Salle Oaklands, Garfield Cadets, by the DCI members. The member personnel from corps of every size Madison Scouts, Santa Clara Vanguard, corps felt they should also have input participating. Experienced corps di- Troopers, and 27th Lancers as charter into the rules by which they were rectors and outside experts taught the members. judged, and as early as November, 1972, less experienced, and ideas were The stated purpose of the new the first DCI Rules Congress was held in exchanged. Since that first seminar, DCI organization was to \"organize and unify Chicago. More than 450 drum corps has sponsored an international Manage- leadership in drum corps,\" and to open directors, instructors, and judges partici- ment Seminar every two years, and avenues for the top corps to work pated in this congress. As a result, many regional ones in the alternate together for their own good and for the members adopted DCI rules and a new years. good of the entire activity. It was to be DCI scoring system. Simultaneously, This philosophy of promoting an organization of drum corps, for drum efforts were initiated to standardize the growth of the activity through strength- corps - the vehicle that would enable way in which judges and corps inter- ening its management has been a very the corps to encourage and govern the preted the. rules, to revise the scoring strong theme throughout DCl's first ten development of their own activity. sheets, and to open a dialogue between years. The organization does not put Membership, it was decided, would judges and instructors that would primary emphasis on creation of more fluctuate each year, and would be com- provide avenues for further constructive new corps. Its foremost concern is to Rosed of the top twelve corps from the change. This Rules Congress is now held nurture an environment in which corps previous season. (Shortly, the 13th every two years. can thrive, and to create a strong through 25th corps were admitted to In the first ten years, several rules management base and a network for associate membership; later, they were have been revised to give the corps more imparting this expertise to others. Then, given full membership status.) According- musical and staging flexibility and when new corps are established, their ly, the first major project of DCI was to greater freedom of interpretation. changes for survival and growth will be establish an annual championship in Changes that are most obvious to fans better than ever; the heartbreak_ asso- which every member was required to include the newly-allowed instrumenta- ciated with the formation of a corps, participate, in order to truly determine tion, such as mallet instruments and only to see it fold, can be avoided. the international champion and the top two-valve bugles; the institution of the From the training of management, twelve corps. The first championship warm-up on the starting line; the judges, and instructors in the U.S. and was held in Whitewater, Wisconsin, in dropping of the requirement that the Canada, DCl soon branched out into August of 1972. It has been held every corps enter the field from the left and providing information and guidance to year thereafter, moving to a different exit from the right; the option of corps overseas. In England, Western geographical area at least every two omitting the national flag presentation Europe, and Japan, the drum corps years to even out the burden on touring and, later, the entire color party; and the activity has been making great strides, corps. provision that equipment may be set and a brisk cultural exchange has Meanwhile, the immense task of down or picked up without penalty. One developed. In 1975, the Rising Sun carrying out the infant organization's result is the grealy increased quality, Bugle Band from Japan performed at business fell to the directors of the unique styles, and vast variety of enter- the DCI Championships; Holland's founding corps, who made up the DCI tainment that the corps are now able to Beatrix Band was the guest performer in Board of Directors. Fortunately, these offer the audience under the new, more '79. Each year has brought more directors included such dedicated and relaxed regulations. members and instructors from abroad to energetic men as the Troopers' Jim DCI also wanted to help bolster march with an American corps, to Jones, the Madison Scouts' Bill many corps that were floundering observe rehearsals and learn, or to see Howard, 27th's George Bonfiglio, the because of poor management. Corps had the DCI Championships. In turn, many Cavies' Don Warren, the Blue Stars' grown and costs had soared; sophis- American instructors and judges have Dave Kampschroer, and Santa Clara's ticated and effective techniques of traveled abroad to work with their 2

Bonne Anniversaire BC/ ! overseas counterparts. In the near Whiteley as full-time Public Relations Due largely to the expense and time future, perhaps DCI competition will Director. Chris Allen recently joined his involved in our activity, the turnover become truly worldwide. staff as Publicity-Promotion Director. among corps has been high. Of the Back at home, touring was be- In the area of public relations, great twelve finalists in DCI's first champion- coming increasingly prevalent - and strides have been made in a brief ten ships in 1972, only seven competed in increasingly expensive. DCI made early years. Publications, films, and TV 1980, and only four made finals. As efforts to ensure that corps would be specials have all contributed. So have some corps go inactive, however, others reimbursed fairly. The former prize- free performances in contest locales. demonstrate remarkable consistency. money structure, in which only those Many cities which had never heard of The Santa Clara Vanguard has been a who won were adequately compensated drum corps have now hosted a show or finalist every year since DCI's inception; for their expenses, was replaced with a two and caught \"drum corps fever.\" three corps (27th Lancers, Madison set appearance fee for DCI corps Perhaps the greatest single achievement Scouts, and Blue Stars) have missed appearing in DCI-sanctioned shows. in the campaign to create public aware- only once. In addition to these four This guaranteed fee allowed corps to ness has been the live telecasting,. for six corps, the Troopers, Garfield Cadets, budget more accurately. They could also consecutive years, of the entire DCI Cavaliers, and Phantom Regiment have afford to compete in shows that they World Championships on PBS. Public been in the top 25 all nine years. had little chance of winning, thus awareness has also been created through As some corps dropped from the treating fans to a greater diversity of DCI-sponsored clinics, especially in upper echelons of drum corps - corps entertainment. areas where drum corps are not like Blessed Sac, Blue Rock, Argonne, Tours were also enhanced by DCI's particularly widespread; there, marching and Anaheim - excellent new corps active role in sponsoring shows and band directors and members come to sprang up to take their place. The Spirit scheduling corps so that they could learn from the corps. More and more of Atlanta, Crossmen, and North Star attend a maximum number of shows on high-school and college bands are going did not even exist ten years ago. Of the a given tour. In 1973, DCI held its first \"corps style,\" and this, too, helps build a top 25 in 1980, 13 did not compete at big regional competition, the DCI East grass-roots base for the activity. the DCI level in 1972, and quite a few Championship. By the next year, DCI are less than five years old. Fans this Midwest, North, and West had been year will see several more new corps that added, followed by the Canadian were founded during the past winter. regional in 1979. Soon, true to its goal of improving all aspects of the corps activity, DCI Amazingly, only four corps have began sponsoring competition at various ever won the DCI Championship since levels and for various types of corps- 1972. The champions and their scores related units. Some of these were an were: enormous success. The All-Girl Cham- 1972 (Whitewater, WI) pionships and the Class \"A\" Champion- Kingsmen (Anaheim, CA) ...... 88.10 ships, instituted in 1975, continue to 1973 (Whitewater, WI) provide a goal and a showcase for corps Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA) ... 88.65 of these classes, and such competition is 1974 (Ithaca, NY) now being added to some of the regional Vanguard (Santa Clara,CA) .... 89.50 championships as well. Individual and 1975 (Philadelphia, PA) ensemble competition has also been A more aware public generates even Scouts (Madison, WI) ......... 92.50 popular. Other experiments have been greater opportunities for corps exposure, 1976 (Philadelphia, PA) discontinued. These include the DCI and drum corps have recently been Blue Devils (Concord, CA) . .. . . 92.70 Color Guard and Drill Team Champion- appearing in TV commercials and at 1977 (Denver, CO) ships, initiated in 1976, and the short- national political conventions; at the Blue Devils (Concord, CA) ..... 92.05 lived Associate Championship, tried in Winter Olympics, at professional sports 1978 (Denver, CO) 1979. events, and on the same stage with Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA) ... 91.55 One of DCI's recent and most symphony orchestras and jazz artists. 1979 (Birmingham, AL) significant benchmarks is the formation DCI has played a major role, both in Blue Devils (Concord, CA) ..... 93.55 in 1980 of the DCI Foundation, the providing this sort of exposure directly 1980 (Birmingham, AL) long-range research and development and in training local corps personnel to Blue Devils, (Concord, CA) .... 90.60 arm of the organization. One objective is market their own brand of entertainment 1981 (Montreal, Quebec) to increase the scale and recognition of in their own communities. ? ? ? ... ... . .. ................... ? the drum corps activity at the \"grass But, though these activities of DCI roots\" level, according to Dr. David as a whole are of great consequence, it is No one knows yet whose name will Kampschroer, Executive Director of the really the individual corps that make up go down in history as the '81 champs. Foundation. DCI. Without the corps, the organiza- But it's a safe bet that Drum Corps The success of the Foundation will tion and its staff would have no reason International will continue to be a vital depend in large part on the degree to to exist. factor in the history of our activity in which the public is aware of our activity. In the first nine years, 186 open- the coming years, just as it has in the Since its formation, the DCI Board has class, class \"A\", and all-girl corps have first ten. recognized the need to improve drum participated in the DCI World Cham- DCI, there are those who may corps' public image. Requests for pionships. Countless others have parti- criticize your execution from time to information poured in, and DCI's cipated in DCI regional championships time, but you get perfect marks in contests had to be promoted in the and other DCI-sanctioned contests or General Effect! Happy Anniversary - locality where they were scheduled. In have sent personnel to participate in and all drum corps people everywhere February, 1975, DCI hired Don DCI's seminars. wish you many more! 3

Judging the Drum Carps Competition each corps, in the caption they are judging. This contest is being judged under the rules and scoring system approved by Drum Corps International. The major components of that scoring system are: Marching and Maneuvering- Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 pts. Marching and Maneuvering- Visual Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 pts. Marching and Maneuvering- General Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 pts. Percussion-Execution . . . . . . . . 12 pts. Percussion- Percussion Analysis . . . . . . . . 8 pts. Percussion- General Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 pts. Brass-Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 pts. Brass-Musical Analysis . . . . . . 10 pts. Brass-General Effect . . . . . . . . . 10 pts. Total Possible Score 100 pts. These nine captions can be sub- divided into two basic types of caption, the \"tear-down\" and the \"build-up.\" In simple terms, a tear-down caption is one What is this thing called drum effects to the over-all musical perfor- in which the corps starts out with the corps? Who is doing what, and how is a mance. maximum points, and loses one-tenth of winner determined? Although many of the musicians one point for each error. The three The drum corps tradition in have musical background beyond their execution captions, judged primarily America dates from the military fife and corps affiliation, most do not. Those from the field, are tear-down captions, drum units of the American Revolution, who enter as beginners are trained from In the more subjective build-up captions, through the bugle bands of the early scratch by the staff of each drum corps. each corps begins at a hypothetical 1900s, to the modern drum and bugle The superb quality of the bugle and \"zero,\" and receives credit during its corps. The latter has evolved into the percussion sections is due to long hours performance for what it does, up to the most disciplined and precise audiovisual of practice. maximum number of points. The build- display of musical pageantry in exis- The most colorful section of each up captions are the three general effect tence. Although all performers in Drum corps is known as the color guard. captions, judged from the press box, and Corps International are under 21 years Flags, rifles, and sometimes sabres and the analysis captions, judged from the of age, their musical and marching dancers make up this segment of the field. excellence is unmatched in any other corps. Their role is to bring visual color Now, let's take a closer look at each youth performing art or sport. Perfec- to the program through use of specially- of these captions. Of course, there is tion is the name of the game. designed equipment and choreography, room here for only an overview, Spectators who are accustomed to and to frame and enhance the audio- omitting many of the finer points of marching bands or concert groups will visual presentation of the music. judging. see differences in drum corps instru- The pageantry of a drum and bugle Marching and Maneuvering - mentation. The bugles vary in size, from corps competition combines the military Execution - In M&M, it is often the the smallest soprano through the french precision of West Point, the musical minute failures that separate one corps horn, flugle, mellophone, baritone, bass- blend and excitement of a well-directed from another. Even the slightest error in baritone, and contra-bass. Each corps symphony orchestra, and the showman- interval between members, distance creates its unique sound through its own ship of a Broadway musical. The between ranks, covering of files, dress of blend of upper-, middle-, and lower- objective of each corps is to entertain squads, and other types of fronts means voiced horns. Most corps now use two- both the drum corps \"purist,\" who the loss of a tenth of a point. A member valve bugles rather than the traditional understands the fine points of the out of step earns a tenth of a point one-valve models. activity, and the novice. reduction for every 16 steps or fraction The techniques of the percussion Each corps, however, has another thereof. A tenth is also lost if a member sections are unlike those in other objective: winning. The winner is fails to lift his feet to the same height as musical groups. Tonal opportunities are determined by a complex judging the others or if his bearing is sloppy. added through the use of the marching system, administered by the judges on Two perfectionists, one on either side of tympani and mallet instruments, as well the field and in the press box - well- the field, judge M&M execution. as the more traditional snare, tenor, and trained authorities in their respective Visual Analysis - The visual bass marching drums. A variety of fields, or captions. It is their job to analysis judge must determine a show's percussion accessories adds special determine the capability and expertise of demand and exposure (4 points) and its 4

Comment Sant Juges /es Cancaurs du Brum Carps tempo and volume, or equipment of the most common is failure to handling result in deduction of a tenth perform within the prescribed time limits of a point. - a minimum of eleven and one-half Percussion Analysis - This caption minutes, artd a maximum of thirteen is the percussionists' equivalent to the minutes. Once a corps has entered the musical analysis caption for bugles. The field of competition, all except the drum PA judge, on the sidelines, gives credit majors must remain within the boun- for the training and musicianship dis- daries until minimum time is reached, or played by the percussionists, as well as be penalized. Penalties are also invoked the content and difficulty level of their for dropped equipment; now, however, a repertoire. corps member may retrieve dropped General Effect - The three general equipment without incurring further effect captions - one each for M&M, penalty. percussion, and brass - allow the judges to evaluate, on a build-up basis, Although the highest score possible all elements of the program and perfor- is 100 points, it is inconceivable that any mance that combine to present a corps will reach this level of perfection. A score of 100 would mean that a corps performed the most difficult and over-all visual clarity (4 points). Demand perfectly-designed show possible, with- and exposure scores are based on the display of patterns, maneuvers, and out a single error or penalty. However, moves that are hard to accomplish due the 100-point system does allow a corps to physical and/ or mental demands, and to determine how its performance stacks on the error potential of the drill design. up, not only against the other competing For a high visual clarity score, a unit corps, but also against perfection. This must demonstrate the ability to achieve dual goal - to defeat the present an accurate, clear, precise visual competition on the one hand, and to presentation on the field. continue to approach perfection on the Brass - Execution - These two other - combines with the desire to judges must ascertain the degree to provide spectators the most entertaining which each member in the bugle section show possible. This combination of is a musician, playing his part properly. objectives is what makes drum corps a Tone quality, variations in tempo and distinctive and exciting activity for both volume, musical accents, proper brass participants and audience. technique, musical blend and contrast, and release are all important. Failure in any area means the loss of a tenth of a point. The score is also reduced by lack of precision or uniformity in equipment handling. Needless to say, a wrong note or a breath in the wrong place will lose a tenth of a point. One bugle execution smooth, pleasing, and polished presenta- judge is on the field; the other may tion. A unit's superior ability, original- position himself in the stands, in the ity, and showmanship are considered in press box, or on the field, but he must rating and ranking the corps. Audience remain in the same location throughout response greatly influences the judges' the contest. ratings. Each corps receives a total Musical Analysis - The musical general effect score, up to a maximum analysis judge, seen on the sidelines with of 30 points, composed of the scores a tape recorder, gives credit for the awarded by the specialists in the three training displayed by the buglers, the GE captions. content and difficulty of the written Timing and Penalties - The judge score, and the tone quality and who fires a gun to announce the start intonation control exhibited by the unit. and finish of a corps' performance is the Percussion - Execution - The job timing and penalties judge. A corps of the two drum execution judges is hopes to receive no score at all in this similar to that of the two bugle area, as the only score awarded here is a execution judges. Improper performance penalty which will be subtracted from of the rudiments or lack of uniformity in the unit's total score. Penalties may be attacks, releases, contrast, variations in assessed for a variety of infractions. One 5

The Western Carps Blue Devils Tuttle) all aged out this year. Lee remains as the last, and the one with a chance to become part of drum corps history. Lee joined the rifle line in I 975. The next year, she and the Blue Devils experienced their first DCI win. It was repeated in '77, '79, and '80. Though Lee admits it's really a thrill any time you win DCI, she claims 1980 was her biggest thrill, because the corps felt more \"anticipation\" than in the past, and perhaps also a little more pressure. \"There's always pressure on every- one in the corps, because of our reputation. You feel you're letting every- one down if you don't do your best,\" she explains. In her six years with the Blue Devils, Lee has never tired of the experience or of the people. \"Each corps each year is different,\" she says. \"This year the corps is probably at least ten times more hyped than ever before.\" You might think that people like Lee Doebler, having won every DCI regional at least once, have very little more to shoot for. It's not so. Blue Devils members are taught to beat the very best - and if the very best is the Bltie Devils, well, so be it. \"We always work for the next show, grown up with them, and I could never to out-do the last show. We always leave.\" strive for a better show, a better season, Lee will have to leave, though - more crowd hype. Our motto is, 'Beat not by choice, but by the rules. She's a the Blue Devils.' \" little sad about it. But if, in August in Lately, that has become the motto Montreal, the Blue Devils wait patiently of a lot of corps. as eleven other scores are read, and Lee is determined not to become capture an unimaginable fifth DCI Out of all those people on the drum complacent in her first-place spot. World crown, then Lee's \"forced retire- corps field - in fact, out of all the kids \"When you're on top, and you say to ment\" will be just a little sweeter. in the United States and Canada - yourself, 'Just stay a little ahead of the there is one person who has a chance to others,' pretty soon they'll sneak up and 1980 Placing: DCI World Champions. do something no other young person has catch you.\" ever done. Lee gives a lot of credit for the Blue 1980 Repertoire: New York Fantasy / If the Blue Devils of Concord, Devils' success to the members, but most Ya Gotta Try / Pegasus / Free / La California, win DCI again this year, Lee of her praise is reserved for the staff. Suerte de los Tontos / Pauper in Doebler will become the only person to \"I feel privileged, honored, and Paradise / Dindi. have marched as a five-time DCI lucky to be able to work with our staff. Champion. Without those people, we wouldn't have 1981 Repertoire: Original Composition Last year, when the Blue Devils the show we have. (Wayne Downey) / Ya Gotta Try / New were announced as the champs at \"I march in a corps for personal York Fantasy (Downey) / One More Birmingham, Lee was one of five who accomplishment,\" adds Lee. \"I've stayed Time (Chick Corea) / La Danse had been in the Blue Devils through all with the Blue Devils because everyone Bonheur / Dindi. four of the corps' DCI victories. The likes to be the best. Even if we weren't others (Drum Major Dave Gibbs, Rick number one, the staff is so knowledge- Director: Jerry Seawright, P. 0 . Box Kleinman, Brenda Nelson, and Dave able that I would stay anyway. I've 135, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. 6



The Western Carps Santa Clara Vanguard Crowds roared as the Santa Clara last year happen again. The intense Audiences have become accustomed to Vanguard horns lined up and blasted practices and impromptu sectionals are watching for the little nuances that make into \"Don't Cry for Me, Argentina\" last evidence. The spirit among the kids the Vanguard one of the finest, and year. The song was from the musical supports it. classiest, corps around today. Santa \"Evita,\" but it could just as well have The Santa Clara Vanguard is not an Clara has perfected the technique of been written especially for the Vanguard. old corps by most standards. It has been playing to the back sideline until just the For the first time in the history of Drum around since 1968. But it is one of the right instant, then turning to hit the Corps International, Santa Clara was most successful and popular corps by audience with a wall of horns. not one of the top three. any standards. The Vanguard roared out By 1974, the drum corps world was But before anyone goes bemoaning of the West in 1972 and swept across the used to seeing the Vanguard walk away the downfall of a fine corps, wait ... nation in a swirl of victories that left with the trophies. And in that year, because the members of the Santa Clara Midwestern and East Coast corps Santa Clara added to their show a Vanguard aren't bemoaning anything. stunned. trademark that brought down the Sure, they would have preferred to finish Then, to show that it wasn't a fluke, stands: the Bottle Dance from \"Fiddler higher last year, but they aren't wallow- the Vanguard did the same thing in on the Roof.\" Taking that, and a strong ing in their misery. In fact, a visit to a 1973. But that year, the Vanguard went show, to Ithaca, New York, the rehearsal of this California corps will all the way, and won the Drum Corps Vanguard walked off with its second reveal not a bit of misery on the International World Championship. DCI world title. premises. What there is, is a lot of The Santa Clara Vanguard com- In 1975, '76, and '77, Santa Clara determination. bines a semiclassical style of music with just missed the top spot, but still came Horn players, percussionists, every- a drill that lives up to the corps name. in second or third, close enough to give one is vowing not to let what happened The Vanguard is a master of subtlety. the winners a real scare. But in 1978, it

les Carps de /'Beast was the Vanguard's show again, and for the first time in history, a drum corps had won three DCI World Champion- ships. Only one other corps has since equalled or surpassed that. Much as Santa Clara enjoys winning, though, the corps is more than a machine. Talking with Director Gail Royer and parents who volunteer to help put the corps on the road will convince anyone that the Vanguard is truly a youth activity. Its 128 members are well cared for. They learn music, they learn how to march, and they learn how to win. But they also learn something of themselves and each other. The Va,nguard is a proud unit, and it gives the members reason to take pride in themselves. It teaches them not only to be champions, but also how to deal with being a champion. That's something the Vanguard plans to deal with again . . . soon! 1980 Placing: 7th. 1980 Repertoire: Fanfare (Symphony #4, F Minor, Op. 36) / Procession of the Nobles / Stone Ground Seven / Medley from Evita / Jupiter (from The Planets). 1981 Repertoire: Northridge / Young Person's Guide to Drum Corps / Slava (Leonard Bernstein) / Don't Cry for Me, Argentina. Director: Gail R. Royer, 1765 Space Park Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050.

The Western Carps Troopers Anyone who likes the Wild West, and whose heartbeat quickens when an old- fashioned hoedown is in the air, loves the Troopers. When this Casper, Wyoming, corps takes the field, one can almost hear the cavalry coming. A perennially popular corps, always in DCI's top 20 and afive-timefinalist, the Troopers never/ail to get a standing ovation with their traditional sunburst. The Troopers were a charter member of DCI. 1980 Placing: 14th. 1981 Repertoire: Themefrom Cowboys/ Turkey in the Straw/ Central Park (Chick Corea)/ En Sueno / Medley: Thanksgiving Prayer, Day by Day, and Battle Hymn. Director: Jim Jones, 3535 Carmel Drive, Casper, WY 82601. Seattle Imperials From the land of Mt. St: Helens, the Seattle, Washington; Imperials erupted last summer with all the fire and energy a/their home st(Jte 's volcano. You jusrcan 't help enjoying the Imperials' show, since the corps members themselves are obviously having so much fun. They run, skip, and dance across the field to produce their own brand of entertainment. In their.f(fth appearance at DCI, Seattle stunned fans in 1980 with their best finish yet. 1980 Placing: 15th. 1981 Repertoire: Let's Hear It for Us/ Sweet Georgia Brown/ When the Saints Go Marching In / New York, New York. Director: Bill Doolittle, 4200 South Othello, Seattle, WA 98118. 10

les Carps de raeust f ree/ancers First they were the Capital Freelancers; then they were just the Freelancers. First they wore cadet-style uniforms, then jumpsuits, then back to the more traditional look. But.fans of the Freelancers aren't con.fused, because the high quality of this Sacramento, California, corps remains constant from year to year. The Freelancers have been DC/finalists twice, and in the top 25 in all six of their al/empts. 1980 Placing: 19th. 1981 Repertoire: You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder) / I Get Crazy (Chuck Magione) / Malaga (Bill Holman) / Even Now (Barry Mani/ow). Director: Parker Silva, 7285 Cromwell Way, Sacramento, CA 95822. Other.fine corps that keep competition brisk on the West Coast include those pictured below. Top row, leji to right: 1he Raiders of San Jose, CA , and the Renaissance, Spokane, WA ; bottom row, le.ft to right: the Conquistadors, San Francisco, CA, and the brand-new Valley Fever of Modesto, CA .

The Eastern Carps 21th lancers For several years now, the 27th community effort. Zingali suggests That means if someone from another Lancers of Revere, Massachusetts, have moves, and the girls tell him whether or area wants to join, she has to move to won the Best Color Guard award at the not they like them. At least, that's the Revere. It's a big sacrifice, but one that DCI World Championship. It really way it seems. \"Boring.\" \"Redundant.\" many are willing to make to be in the comes as no surprise to crowds in the \"Doesn't fit.\" Those are typical com- famous color guard. The Lancers get stands and those watching on TV. ments heard at a 27th guard rehearsal. hundreds of applications from all over. But don't get the idea that the girls For years, the 27th Lancers' color The 27th Lancers may have the are stuck-up about the routines. They guard has dazzled crowds with new, most energetic guard around. Spins, definitely know that Zingali is the boss. different, and exciting routines. Both tosses, catches, and seemingly impossible During the writing of a routine, Zingali and Corps Director George maneuvers are laced through the show, suggestions come from George, and Bonfiglio vow that's not going to stop. adding a certain brilliance to an already from just about everyone on the floor. In fact, says Bonfiglio, the 27th Lancers fascinating drill. One small, eight-count section of music set the standards for color guards, and Spectators wonder how the girls in may be divided into three or four he thinks it's time for some new the guard can put on such a different moves. And suggestions for standards. performance. But a visit to a mid-winter those moves may come from a dozen What could possibly come next? 27th Lancers weekend camp answers the guard members. Some win the approval According to Bonfiglio and Zingali, just question; this guard will settle for of George and the girls, others are watch! nothing but the absolute best. dismissed, some are remembered for a For many years, the man behind the different part of the music. Once the 1980 Placing: 2nd. guard has been George Zingali. His moves are decided upon, a \"resume innovations, first with the guard and march\" command is given, and the 1980 Repertoire: Folk Song Suite / later with drill design for the whole guard executes the 8- or 16-count Open Wide / On the 20th Century / corps, have blazed new trails. But routine - not to perfection, but really New Country / Danny Boy. George refuses to take too much credit. rather impressively. \"The girls are just amazing,\" he claims. There are several other remarkable 1981 Repertoire: Crown Imperial / New \"They keep me honest.\" things about the 27th Lancers' color Country / Niner Two (Don Ellis) / Once the music is chosen for a guard. For one, the members are young Greatest Love of All / Spitfire. show, the guard gets to work writing a - many only 15 or 16 years old. routine that both fits the music and To be in the 27th Lancers' color Director: George Bonfiglio, P. 0 . Box enhances the drill. It's more or less a guard, members must live in Revere. 87, Revere, MA 02151.

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The Eastern Carps Bridgemen When you open with a three-ring expect the unusual when the banana- circus, what do you finish with? Well, if clad corps captures the contest court. you're the Bridgemen from Bayonne, But what the crowd may not expect New Jersey, you could finish up with is a superb musical group behind _all that \"West Side Story.\" outrageousness. The Bridgemen horn Now, several corps have played and percussion lines are just about the music from \"West Side Story\" in their best. In fact, at the 1980 DCI World \"When people see outrageous things done poorly, they say, 'Gee, that's really shows. But the Bridgemen actually Championship in Birmingham, the corny!' But when they see us do it, they present \"West Side Story,\" the whole Bridgemen drummers took top honors. say, 'Wow! That's great!' The difference musical, in six minutes. Bobby says that's the Bridgemen's is in the quality of the performance. We Crazy, you say? Impossible, you secret. \"We couldn't do this stuff if the know how to do it right.\" cry? Not in the mind of Program kids weren't talented,\" he claims. He Champion drum instructor Dennis Coordinator Bobby Hoffman. He's been points to less successful corps and Delucia agrees. \"It's the quality of the doing crazy things with the Bridgemen marching bands that try to imitate the performance and the production. It's for years. The audience has come to Bridgemen as an example. also, at this point, our reputation. People expect to see us do these things. They don't expect to see other groups do· them.\" There's hard work involved in a Bridgemen production. Bobby, Dennis, and horn arranger Larry Kerchner all get together shortly after the end of one season to plan for the next. \"We've been together for so long that the ideas just flow between us. There's no pride of authorship. There are no egos involved,\" Bobby says. Once the show is planned, it must be taught. And once it's learned - months later - it must be performed. Each step takes tremendous time, energy, and concentration. \"It's like a great show, a Broadway play,\" Hoffman explains. \"We really bust our tails to make it work. There's a lot of serious intent and hard work required to pull it off.\" It has been an uphill battle for the Bridgemen. When they first set out on the road to audaciousness, it seemed the product wasn't appreciated. But now the long hours of practice, arranging, changing, and practicing again_ are paying off. The Bridgemen have moved steadily up toward the top spot. At times on the field, the Bridgemen may look confused, disorganized, and undisciplined. But remember, it's all planned that way. To have organized, choreographed, perfectly-timed disor- ganization takes a lot of sweat. It also takes the cake. 1980 Placing: 3rd. 1980 Repertoire: Thunder and Blazes / In the Stone / Big Noise from Winnetka / War Between the States. 1981 Repertoire: Thunder and Blazes / Earth, Wind and Fire Medley / West Side Story. Director: Jack Dames, 11 Park Street, #42, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.

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The Eastern Carps Crassmen -- - -· --- -- ~~-- - - ----- Usually, in a competitive unit, director does. But he also tries to know whether it be a drum corps, basketball something about the young person, so team, or anything else, the coaches are he can sit down and talk with him or gung-ho on winning. That feeling her. He likes to know what he can joke trickles down to the players. with them about. The Crossmen Drum and Bugle The efforts of Robbie and others Corps of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is seem to have paid off. A chat with some different. The management does not put of the members reveals a group of kid winning first. In fact, as good as winning who like to win, but like to make might be, the Crossmen think a lot of friends, too. other things are more important. That's \"The kids are great,\" one member not to say, however, that the Crossmen claims. \"We have a good time together. don't strive to be good. We're one big family.\" \"We would like to think there's \"There aren't ever the small feuds more to drum corps than just getting between different sections that occur in trophies,\" says Crossmen Director some other corps,\" adds another. Harold \"Robbie\" Robinson. \"Of course, The Crossmen corps is truly run as every corps sets its goals to be the best a youth activity. The young adults learn in the world. It's the same with the a skill, but they learn much more. And Crossmen. If we didn't, we'd be selling that's what the activity is all about. the kids short. But I guarantee in the Corps equipment manager Bob Crossmen we feel we teach the kids Irwin explains: \"The whole thing has more along the way.\" overtones to it. If the whole world could One of those lessons is getting along live together like we teach the kids, it with others. When another corps lost a would be great.\" much-loved instructor to a tragic accident, the Crossmen extended a deep 1980 Placing: 8th. feeling of sympathy by playing a special concert just for the bereaved corps. 1980 Repertoire: Pictures of Spain / When one corps had equipment trouble Tiger of San Pedro / Spanish Fantasy / on tour, the Crossmen offered to help by Jack Miraculous / Medley from giving rides and loaning its trucks. That Superman. paid off, because when the Crossmen encountered similar problems, the other 1981 Repertoire: Explosions (Louie corps came to the rescue. But it also Belson) / Something (John Lennon) / paid off in good feelings. Spanish Fantasy / Bustling / Overture That whole feeling of getting along from Rocky II (Bill Conte). begins within the corps itself. It starts right at the top with Robbie. He always Director: Harold Robinson, 1413 Nectar knows each member by name. Every Lane, West Chester, PA 19380. 16

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The Eastern Carps liartield Cadets With the Garfield Cadets, winning positive attitude. \"We began practicing has become a state of mind. every day but Tuesday, and the only The Garfield, New Jersey, corps has hassle the kids gave us about it was probably placed just out of the top wondering why we couldn't practice twelve more times than any other corps. · Tuesday. When someone would get In 1979, the Cadets placed 16th in Drum discouraged, the other kids would come Corps International finals. The staff of over and pump him up again.\" the corps decided that the kids were A summer of hard work and selling themselves short. Dr. Richard positive attitude paid off at the 1980 Santo, corps director, says he thought it World Championships in Birmingham. was time to see how the members felt Though Garfield was shooting for about it. seventh place and ended in tenth, they \"We decided to find out what our did make it into finals, and the scores self-image was,\" remembers Dr. Santo. were just where the staff had predicted. \"And we found it was far below what After preliminaries, the contest our ability is. Then we set out to change director came over with the score. \"He it.,, asked what I thought we had scored,\" 1980 Placing: 10th. Garfield hadn't always had a poor Dr. Santo says. \"I told him 81 .60 - that self-image. In its 48-year history, the was our goal. He just tossed the papers 1980 Repertoire: One Voice / Evening corps won an unequalled ten American at me and shook his head. We had Concert / Fernando's Fantasy / Fire Legion Championships. Dr. Santo was a scored 81.45.\" Dance / Elk's Parade / Through the member of the Garfield Cadets in the Perhaps you may think Dr. Santo, Eyes of Love. 1950s, when the corps was winning just with that kind of planning and foresight, 1981 Repertoire: Medley from Adven- about everything in sight. He said it hurt belongs in a stock brokerage. But he's tures in Time (Kenton) / Fire Dance / him to see that the kids now didn't mind not finished with Garfield yet. This year Elk's Parade / Egyptian Danza / Pieces when they didn't win. He said they the goal is to make the top four. By of Dreams. expected not to win. 1982, the Garfield Cadets hope to be \"We started at the beginning of the back where they used to be ... Director: Dr. Richard Santo, 289 Lake year (prior to the 1980 season) to change winning just about everything in sight. Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. each individual's self-image of his abilities,\" Dr. Santo explains. \"We devoted 15 to 20 minutes of each rehearsal to it. We just kept a positive image. When things didn't go right, it didn't really bother the kids anymore. They began looking at the long-range goals, not just immediate goals.\" However, there were immediate goals, too. This project was launched after a lot of planning. In fact, this is the second year of a remarkable three-year plan that Garfield's management hopes will restore the corps to the positions - championship positions - it knew in the '50s and '60s. Dr. Santo says a 36-month plan was drawn up, including goals and projec- tions. Last year was the first year, and things went right on schedule. \"Each month we hit our goals,\" he says. \"Our scores started out in the low 50s, where we predicted, and rose steadily all season.\" It was really quite a turn-around for the corps that had a severe shortage of members in the winter. In fact, many people had written off the Cadets when, at its first show of the season, the corps didn't even have the whole show finished. Dr. Santo says the kids themselves took over the task of maintaining the 18

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The Eastern Carps North Star What does the Berkley School of Music, one of the finest music schools in the United States, do during the summer? Well, a chunk of it joins the North Star Drum and Bugle Corps, from the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Several percussion line members, some horns, a few instructors, and the drum major are either attending Berkeley or have graduated. They see the North Star as a great experience for music students. Scott Hiser and Frank Coughlin are both members of the percussion section, known as the \"chrome wall.\" \"I marched before I went to Berkley,\" says Scott. \"I like the oppor- tunity to travel. Besides, drum corps is a different aspect of playing that you get nowhere else.\" Frank agrees, and sees it as another opportunity to improve his musical abilities. \"Both school and drum corps allow you to grow individually.\" Their goals are completely opposite, though. Scott is studying to teach music. He's working with a marching band and wants to continue that. But he says he'd also like the chance to play in a pit orchestra or jazz band. Frank, who is studying the tympani, wants to join an orchestra. Drum corps really has very little to do with either of those endeavors. But Drum Major Al Jones, a (you Frank and Scott are convinced that, guessed it) Berkley student, says he's in because they march with the North Star, it for the life experience. \"It prepares their playing is better. you for the world as far as being There was a time when corps disciplined is concerned,\" he says. \"I've participation might have been frowned been in other youth activities, and upon by such a distinguished music nowhere have there been so many school, but horn instructor Jerry personalities - such a cross-section. Noonan, a Berkley student, thinks those People in drum corps tend to ignore days are practically over. socioeconomic lines.\" \"I think the dissatisfaction of music Now, no one will try to argue that educators over drum corps was justified the North Star provides a better in the past,\" Noonan says. \"I'm not sure education than Berkley. But, as many if they accept drum corps as a legitimate Berkley students can attest, drum corps educational experience now, but they sure beats summer school! should. We deal with improving the individual as a musician. The state of 1980 Placing: 11th. the art of drum corps equals or surpasses most college groups. Drum 1980 Repertoire: El Gato Triste / Where corps training also equals or surpasses Am I Going? / Cookout / Still / Ole. that received in high school music departments, and the styles are probably 1981 Repertoire: Thoroughbred (Bob more varied in drum corps because there James) / This Masquerade (George is more than one instructor.\" Benson) / Spain (Chick Corea) / Cele- Music education, however, isn't the bration (Kool and the Gang). only reason these musicians are members of the North Star. They're in it for a lot Director: James P. O'Brien, 106 Burrill more. Street, Swampscott, MA 01907. 20

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The Eastern Carps long Island Kingsmen The Long Island Kingsmen, Kings Park, New York, competed in the first DC! prelims in 1972, with less-than-spectacular results. Subsequent tries in '73 and '76 produced even lower ratings. But after a two-year absence, the Kingsmen roared back, capes aswirl, to claim DC! membership in '79 and '80. Now, the Kingsmen appear determined to stay in drum corps' upper echelons. 1980 Placing: 16th. 1981 Repertoire: Original composition by Robert Pearson / Midnight Cowboy / Matilda / Nur vi/le / He Believes in Me. Director: Ron Witt eek, P. 0 . Box 41, Kings Park, NY 11 754. Defenders In five appearances at the DC! Championship prelims, the Def enders have come all the way from 54th position to their current /8th-place ranking and their first year of DC! membership. A nice sound and crisp marching help make the Defenders of Rockland, Massachuse//s, another Eastern corps to be taken seriously in coming years. 1980 Placing: 18th. 1981 Repertoire: Divergents / She 's Not There / Meninos das Laranjas / Samba Song / Never My Love. Director: Al King, 286 Moncrief Road, Rockland, MA 02370.

les Carps de /'Est Raya/ Brigade One of the most colorful units in 1980 had to be the Royal Brigade from Meadowlands, New Jersey. A glillering many-hued fan design highlighted Spanish-flavor uni- f orms, making a veritable rainbow on the march. We were saddened to learn that the Royal Brigade will be inactive in 1981, afier achieving DCI membership in 79 and '80. 1980 Placing: 21st. Avant Barde Another Eastern corps with a dynamite show in 1980 was Saratoga County, New York s, A vant Garde. Though the corps claims its philosophy puts service to others above winning, the Avant Garde has developed some winning ways, finishing in the top 25 three times out of six tries. 1980 Placing: 23rd. 1981 Repertoire: And the Angels Sing / Love/ or Sale / Ghost of Mayfield Lodge/ Caravan / You 've Lost That Lovin ' Feeling. Director: Jeff Perkins, 4 Congress A venue, Saratoga Springs, N Y 12866.

The Eastern Carps Royal Crusaders As this yearbook goes to press, we just heard that another.fine Eastern corps, the Royal Crusaders, has gone inactive.for the current season. This Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, co,ps (formerly known as \"Finleyville,\" be.fore they changed their address) was a DCI finalist in 1975 and ranked in the top 25 all seven years that they competed at DCI. It is always particularly sad when a former.finalist drops out of the scene, and we hope to see the Royal Crusaders back in competition soon. 1980 Placing: 24th. Baston Crusaders The phrase \"small but mighty \" may be old and overused, but it might have been coined explicitly to describe the Boston, Massachuselts, Crusaders. Despite their size, the Crusaders have earned DCI membership.for the past.five years. Crusaders members, who play a major role in running the corps and earning the money to put it on the road, are rumored to be increasing in numbers for the /98/ season. But whatever the size of the corps, its many.fans hope to see the Boston style and sound they have grown to love. Boston was a charter member of DC/. 1980 Placing: 25th. 1981 Repertoire: Boris Godunov/ Best Coast/ Wacky Dust / Kid Charlemange / Mr. Smoke / Diadic Transfer. Directors: Mark Bellveau and Paul Pitts, 14 Troy Lane, Waban, MA 02168.



The Southern Carps Spirit at Atlanta There are many stories about how corps broke into the top twelve. And in people get involved in drum corps. Some 1979 and 1980, it placed an amazing are stranger than others. fourth. Carol Van Bibber of Hopkinsville, \"I think in 1979 the corps was still Kentucky, is probably typical. What sets thought of as a baby by just about her apart is that there was only one everyone,\" Carol says. \"But by '80, both corps she wanted to join, and once she the kids and the staff had matured, and joined it, it became the center of her the fans knew it. We weren't that 'cute existence. kid from the South that talks funny' any \"My band director took some of us more. Then last year we went through to the 1976 DCI Championships in some really rough times, and we really Philadelphia,\" she says. \"I had never grew up.\" seen drum corps before, and I just Those rough times were caused by a expected to see miniature bands. The car accident on tour, resulting in the first corps was a Class 'C' corps. I was death of Spirit's horn arranger and amazed - and they kept getting better instructor Jim Ott, who had been with throughout the day.\" the corps from the beginning, and the The next time Carol saw a drum serious injury of horn instructor Lloyd corps was in 1977. The corps was the Pesola. Spirit of Atlanta. She saw it again in \"We dedicated our final perfor- 1978. • mance last year to Jim Ott. I'll never \"When I heard that horn line in forget it. The kids just wouldn't quit. It '78,\" she recalls, \"I knew I wanted to be was very, very emotional.\" in that corps and no other.\" It was emotional for the more than with the activity as an instructor. Most Hopkinsville is equidistant from 30,000 people in the stands that night, any corps director would be glad to have Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Spirit of too. Anyone who was present will have her. Dedication like hers is hard to find Atlanta, and Rockford, Illinois. In fact, no doubt that Jim Ott heard the corps, ... except in drum corps. Carol has a good friend in Rockford's and was happy. Phantom Regiment. But Carol didn't 1980 Placing: 4th. want to join Phantom ... or any corps Carol's dedication to the corps runs other than Spirit. deep. She was offered a music scholar- 1980 Repertoire: Georgia on My Mind / Now, in her third year with the ship, but it was to a college far from Old Man River / The Devil Went Down corps, Carol is still having a ball. Atlanta. \"I couldn't be in college and the to Georgia / Sweet Georgia Brown / Let \"Sometimes I look around and I can't corps both,\" Carol explains. \"So I gave It Be Me. believe I'm really in the Spirit of up the scholarship. I think I can learn Atlanta,\" she says. more from the corps for two years than 1981 Repertoire: Old Man River / Blue The Spirit of Atlanta boasts a I can from college.\" (No word yet on Skies / You Are the Sunshine of My success story unmatched by any other whether Carol's parents agree.) Life / One in a Million You. corps. In 1977, the corps did the This is Carol's last year to march seemingly impossible in its first year: it before she ages out, but she won't be Director: Freddy Martin, 4994 Austell broke into DCI's top 25. In 1978, the giving up drum corps. She plans to stay Road, Austell, GA 3000 I.



The Southern Carps Memphis Blues Brass Band Brand-new corps are usually small, uncompetitive, and hard on the ears - right? Wrong! The new drum corps with an asterisk in its name, the Memphis Blues Brass Band* (* A Drum and Bugle Corps), disproves the common stereotype of new corps. The Memphis Blues roared out of Tennessee to achieve DCI membership on its very first try, captivating crowds with its Southern- flavored, blues-oriented repertoire. 1980 Placing: 20th. 1981 Repertoire: Barnum and Bailey's Favorites/ Basin Street Blues/ Limehouse Blues/ Al Jolson medley / Can't Help Falling in Love. Director: George Lindstrom, 6736 Fossil Creek Road, Memphis, TN 38138. 28

les Carps de le Sud Perhaps in no part of the U.S. is drum corps growing in popularity as rapidly as in the South. Some of last year's.fine representatives.from Dixie included: above, left to right, the Stardusters, Arabi, LA, and Suncoast Sound, Pinellas County, FL; below, le.ft to right, the Golden Knights of Southgate, KY, and the Florida Vanguard, Pembroke Pines, FL. 29











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The Midwestern Carps Phantom Regiment \"It all happened very fast,\" she explained. \"Bob Lendman (the Phantom Regiment director) got a letter from the Green Lancers offering us housing and tickets if we would come work with them. One day after rehearsal, Bob said anyone who wanted to go to England should get a passport the next day. And I did.\" Several Green Lancers members had spent a summer with another U.S. drum corps, had seen the Phantom Regiment, and decided to see if some Regiment kids would help out their corps. The Phantom Regiment contingent took the English corps by storm. \"We re-wrote parts of the drill and re-did some of the music. I wrote a new guard show. We really had to take them back to basics and build from that. But they were very fast learners - faster than most kids here,\" Jenny says. Jenny and the other six - David Lendman (son of Phantom's director), Rick Massey, Lisa McFarland, Becky Walters, Sharon Rayburgen, and Kelly Anderson - marched with the Green Lancers for the remainder of the British drum corps season, helping them to a another corps, and she told me it was fourth-place finish out of 13 corps at the first time someone made her Drum Corps United Kingdom. concentrate. Drum corps makes you do After that, it was back to the U.S., that, and teache you to organize your where Jenny had to begin preparing for thoughts.\" the winter guard season here. But during Jenny says there are two things she Christmas, Jenny found time to go back can't stand - being late, and wasting to England and write a guard show for time. Drum corps has taught her that, her \"other\" corps. That corps subse- too. quently won England's national guard Jenny loves drum corps. When she championship. gets out, she plans to teach color guards. · For a young lady of 21, Jenny has But for now, she will enjoy her last year seen a lot of the world. with the Phantom Regiment, and help it \"In high school and the year after, achieve that elusive first-place spot. And my parents told me I ought to get out of she'll count herself among a privileged drum corps,\" Jenny says. \"They didn't few. think I would get anything out of it. \"I stand out there on the field,\" she At the end of the drum corps Now they're kicking themselves for says, \"and I think about all the girls season, most drum corps members, saying that. I'm glad I didn't listen.\" wishing they were in my place. I'm very instructors, directors, volunteers, and Jenny is big on drum corps for lucky.\" parents - as well as plain \"drum corps more than just the travel, though. She nuts\" - have one thing in mind: get says drum corps helped her mature, and 1980 Placing: 5th. away from drum corps for a while. taught her many lessons. Not Jenny Osterheld. Such as? 1980 Repertoire: Easter Overture / Jenny is color guard captain of the \"Only pack what you can carry. Romany Life / Polovestian Dances / Phantom Regiment of Rockford, Illinois, That sounds like a little thing, but, Gallop (Masquerade Suite) / Carmen considered by many to have the best believe me, when you travel with 150 Suite. guard around. people, it becomes critical. When drum corps season was over \"Also, the craziest kids in drum 1981 Repertoire: Spartacus (Khachaturian). in the U.S., Jenny and six other corps come up to me and say, 'Gee, the Regiment members flew to Warrington, kids at school are so stupid. They don't Director: Robert Lendman, P. 0 . Box 939, England, to work with a corps there. even think.' I had a friend who joined Rockford, IL 61105. 36

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The Midwestern Carps Madison Scouts The Madison Scouts horn line Carl explains, \"It gives you relief considers itself unique - and very from playing. During a camp, when we lucky. get tired of playing, we can go practice Not only is it one of the finest and guard work for a while. It makes a great most powerful horn lines in drum corps break.\" today, but it's also a darned good color The three also agree that working guard. with a flag improves one's sense of Halfway through the show, right timing and rhythm. \"It helps your after they get through blowing the crowd playing,\" says Bobby. \"If you can learn out with their rendition of \"Malaguena,\" to express yourself with a flag, you can the buglers in this Madison, Wisconsin, learn to do it better through the horn.\" unit will put the horns away and pick up One thing the guard work is not, is flags. And throughout the drum solo, an escape from the hard work at corps the horns ... er, the color guard ... no, camp. For one thing, horn players have the color guard will become a gigantic less time to devote to their music, rifle line, and ... uh, the flags go to the because their flagwork also takes a lot of horns, and ... um, the rifles are ... time. For another thing, it's just plain um, uh ... well, the percussion stays physically demanding. percussion (presumably only because it \"This is tough work,\" says Carl. wouldn't be a drum solo if they all \"Thirty seconds of spinning a flag and I became flags). feel like my arms are ready to fall off.\" \"Madison's personality is its guard,\" says Bobby. \"We've been known for a long time for our guard. This is an extension of that.\" All three add that \"playing flag\" makes them feel as if they're more a part of the total show. \"We're not just moving around during drum solo. We're doing much more,\" says Carl. Madison is traditionally a crowd- pleaser. The heightened crowd response when the flags all become rifles and the horns all become flags, says Steve, is the best of all. \"It's great to hear the crowd roar when we pick up the flags and do an exchange.\" Bobby sums it up: \"It's the best thing we've ever done.\" 1980 Placing: 6th. Now, many corps have had horn In fact, much of the horn line groans lines that pulled out small flags during with aches and pains after a guard 1980 Repertoire: Entre Act (from the drum solo to add color to the show. rehearsal, especially at the early camps. They're Playing Our Song) / Malaguena The difference is that the Madison horns But, as a result, they say they have more / New Country / Through the Eyes of end up spinning, throwing, and catching appreciation for what the guard is doing, Love. full-sized flags, not just waving them for and that the cooperation between the effect. All that takes practice. two sections has brought the corps 1981 Repertoire: Numero Uno (Louie \"I think it's great,\" says drum major closer together. Belson) / Malaguena / Downwind / Steve Dresen, who was a soprano player Through the Eyes of Love (theme from (and, of course, part-time color guard) Do the three think converting the Ice Castles). last year. Horn players Bobby Fayard, horn line to a guard is good for the lead soprano, and Carl Jeter, baritone, show? Director: Scott Stewart, P. 0. Box 948, agree. Definitely. Madison, WI 53701. 38

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The Midwestern Carps cavaliers It was January. The Cavaliers were holding a weekend camp just after the New Year. The school building was cold, but the souls of more than 150 people there were warm. Already, Drum Major Dave Flynn was looking forward to the summer of '81. \"It's going to be tough,\" he predicted. \"Competition will be stiff.\" But then, competition has always been stiff in DCI. Nevertheless, the Cavaliers always manage to be right in the middle of it. The Cavaliers of Park Ridge, Illinois, have evolved into an exciting and emotional marching unit. Their music is loud when it has to be, soft when the mood calls for it. Their drill lifts people from their seats almost automatically. Flynn is proud of that. \"We would have liked to have placed higher than ninth at the DCI World Championship in Birmingham,\" Flynn says. \"But when the crowd responds as it did, how can you really lose?\" Flynn has been in the corps for six years. This will be his first year as drum major, and his last marching with the corps. \"I was initiated into the Cavies with - and by - a lot of old-time members,\" he says. 'Tm a Ca vie through and through. I have no desire to go anywhere else.\" Flynn is looking forward to his last year with mixed emotions - anticipa- tion and some regret. He says the drum major position is really a leadership position. He isn't just a plain old present season and the past history of 1980 Placing: 9th. marching member - one of the guys - his corps. The Cavaliers have a history anymore. that goes way back. Included in that 1980 Repertoire: Santa Esmerelda Suite \"The actual performance aspect is history are a lot of titles, a lot of work, / Sun Catchers / Sing, Sing, Sing / only about 30 percent of the drum a lot of fun, and a lot of pride. Sambandrea Swing / Softly as I Leave major's job,\" he explains. \"I do a lot of Says Flynn: \"When people tell You. work with management, as well as me they're going to leave the corps and personnel work with the kids. I'm a march with someone else, I tell them, 1981 Repertoire: Picasso Suite (Michel liaison between management and the 'It's people who make up a corps; it's LeGrand) / Sing, Sing, Sing / corps members.\" dedicated people who make up a good Sambandrea Swing / Softly as I Leave Flynn, like a lot of older corps corps.'\" You. members everywhere, is conscious of Obviously, the Cavies are very, very being a link - not only between good - and it's dedicated people like Director: Jim Roussell, P. 0 . Box 384, members and staff, but also between the Dave Flynn who make them so. Park Ridge, IL 60068. 40

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The Midwestern Carps Guardsmen Drum corps people are no more gloomier. The staff couldn't help superstitious than the next person. There thinking about the curse. are, however, those coincidences that, \"We got a lot of negative comments put all together, build a legend that is about the corps, especially in the hard to crack. beginning,\" Harty says. \"It could have Such is the case of the \"Curse of become very discouraging. But the kids the 7.\" took each comment and decided they'd Until a few years ago, every corps prove it wrong. And they did.\" that had placed seventh in DCI finals When prelims at Birmingham came, one year, had fallen from the top twelve the curse was on everyone's mind. But the next. Only two corps have broken the staff was ahead of everyone else ... the curse. One of those is the literally. The staff car went to the Guardsmen. stadium a half hour ahead of the corps, In 1979, the Guardsmen of Schaum- with a special project in mind. burg and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, When the corps followed, the placed seventh. And in 1980, it looked members saw, on street signs and light 1980 Placing: 12th. as if the curse might stay with the corps. poles all along the route to the stadium, The Guardsmen got off to a very, very big orange and black broken sevens. 1980 Repertoire: Seahawk / Tiger of slow start. That was all the hype needed. Spurred San Pedro / Xylophonia / The Wasps / However, Corps Director Ray to an excellent prelim performance, and Greensleeves. Harty says his corps is nothing if not bolstered by a powerful horn line, the defiant. The Guardsmen were out to Guardsmen broke the \"Curse of the 7\" 1981 Repertoire: Magic Flea (Nestico) / break the curse. and made DCI finals. Samba de Rollins (Menza) / Prelude for \"It would have been really easy for Now the \"Curse of the 7\" is out of an Occasion / Greensleeves / Henry the these kids to throw in the towel,\" says the way. Does that leave the Guardsmen Fifth. Harty. \"But there was never a thought with nothing to shoot for? of that. There were some dark moments, Not at all. Director: Ray Harty, 20 North Roselle but never a thought that the kids couldn't Harty says: \"Our philosophy this Road, Schaumburg, IL 60172. pull it through.\" year is to improve our position. We were To counteract the inauspicious start, twelfth last year. We think we can do the drill was rewritten several times. The better this year. We have some new staff show was reworked to excite the crowd people who are fully dedicated to the more. Usually that is the death knell of corps, and we've got some of the best a corps, because it's hard to learn a new kids around.\" drill on tour. But the Guardsmen kept at With a combination like that, who's it. For a while, the outlook became even afraid of a little curse? 42

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The Midwestern Carps Blue Stars There are a great many traditions that one just takes/or granted; it's rather comforting to know that some things remain stable. But in 1980, a traditional pattern was broken, and it was anything but comforting/or the Blue Stars of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. For the first time in DCl's history, the Blue Stars didn 't qualify for finals. Despite a well-rounded, solid show and a new look imparted by un/forms that arrivedjust before Birmingham, the Blue Stars just didn't quite have what it took in prelims, and were narrowly edged out of the top twelve. However.fans who don '1 like their traditions tampered with can rest assured that the Blue Stars don't care for it, either. Chances are good that they'll be back in 1981 with more determination than ever to reclaim the rank of DC/ finalist. 1980 Placing: 13th. 1981 Repertoire: Mathis der Maler / Country Road / Charter Jazz Suite / Carnival / April in Paris. Director: Emile \"Moe\" Latour, P. 0. Box 1841, La- Crosse, WI 54601. Sky Ryders Scene: Birmingham, Alabama, on the day ajier the DC/ Cham- pionships. Question (from one fan, overdosed on drum corps, to another): \"Any corps you'd like to see again?\" Answer:\" Yeah, the -Sky Ryders!\" Many fans felt this way about the G £-packed show of the corps from Hutchinson, Kansas. The Sky Ryders displayed a giant rainbow to cap off their highest finish in.five tries (including the very first DC! prelims in '72). 1980 Placing: 17th. 1981 Repertoire: Faces (Earth, Wind and Fire) / Overture from The Royal Mongolian Sumo Foosba/1 Tournament / Fire Dance (Woody Herman)/ Storm / Medley: Here's That Rainy Day and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Director: George Tuthill, P. 0. Box 562, Hutchinson, KS 67501. 44

les Corps de le Mid-West Rivermen In their few years of existence, the St. Croix Rivermen.founded in /978, have come a long way. The corps from Stillwater, Minnesota, true to its name, dresses like riverboat gamblers and puts on a bold and flashy show that '.s a real crowdpleaser. The Rivermen are brand-new DC/ members, breaking into the top 25 on their first try. 1980 Placing: 22nd. 1981 Repertoire: Everything'.s Coming Up Roses / Come Rain or Come Shine / La Fiesta / Excerpts from The Wiz. Director: Sam McCormick, /25 S. Greeley St., Stillwater, MN 55082. The Midwest is fertile territory for corps of every size and class. A few are shown below. Top row, left to right: The Saginaires, Saginaw, Ml; the Imperial Guard, Evansville, IN; and the Class \"A\" runner-ups, the Geneseo (IL) Knights. Bottom row, left to right: the Kiltie Kade ts, Racine, WI; the Sundowners, Eau Claire, WI; the Colts, Dubuque, IA; and the Americanos of Green Bay and Appleton. WI.

The Canadian Carps Ventures The Ventures of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, are the only corps to ever hold DCI titles in two different classes of competition. They earned them in 1980, becoming Canada sonly DCI member this year. The ladies in the brilliant striped capes have competed in every DCI All-Girl Championship since this class o_fcompetition was begun in 1975, and have never ranked lower thanfifih, remaining in second place .for two years be.forefinal~y taking the trophy in Birmingham. Not content to stop there, they also claimed the Class \"A\" trophy on the same night, soundly disproving the theory, still held by a.few until last summer, that girls' corps cannot effectively compete outside their own class. · 1980 Placing: DC/ Class \"A \" Champions and DCI All-Girl Champions. 1981 Repertoire: They 're Playing My Song / Liberation Ballet / For Once in My Life / Thank You love / Home (the Wiz). Director: Phil McArthur, 135 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 3TI. Canada can be proud o.l its many jine corps. At the right is L 'Offensive de Jonquiere, Quebec. On the.facing page are, top row: Les Trouba- dours, Victoriaville, Quebec, and the Oakland Crusaders, Toronto, Ontario; center, Les Chatelaines, Laval, Quebec; and bo11om row: Pacific Blue, Surrey, Brittish Columbia, and the 1st Canadian Regiment , Edmonton, Alberta.

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The Regional Championships BC/ North The corps season had barely begun winning the DCI North title in 1978, '79, enough margin to overcome the Regi- when the first regional championship, and '80, the Phantom Regiment lost its ment's higher GE mark. Blue Stars were DCI North, was settled in Ypsilanti, crown in an upset that was all the more a distant third, but still boasted a high Michigan, on June 21. Fans found many dramatic because there were no prelims spread over the remaining contenders. things unchanged from previous DCI to give spectators a clue about the Because of the early date of the North shows. For the fourth year, possible tight battle they would witness show and the absence of most major Rynearson Stadium, on the campus of during the championship. world contenders, drum corps fans could Eastern Michigan University, was the It was the Madison Scouts who draw few predictions from the DCI site; for the fourth year, Barbara Weiss came up with an inspired performance North results. They were destined to chaired the event. to snatch the title away from their age- wait through several more regionals However, one thing was different old, close-to-home rivals, winning brass, before any money could be confidently from the previous three years. After percussion, and M&M by a large placed on the season's outcome. DCINORTH Ypsilanti, Michigan - June 21, 1980 M&M Percussion Brass Brass #I #2 Ave. VA Total #I #2 Ave. Exp. Exe. Total #I #2 Ave. MA Total M&M Per. Bug. Total T&P Score Madison Scouts 8.4 8.3 8.35 6.3 14.65 9.7 9.9 9.90 3.1 3.2 16.10 11.9 11 .0 11 .50 8.5 20.00 7.6 8.0 8. 1 23.7 0.2 74.25 Phantom Regiment 8.6 6.3 7 .45 6.6 14.05 8.8 9.5 9.1 5 3.3 3.3 15.75 12.0 10.3 11.15 8. 1 19.25 8.3 8.2 7.9 24.4 0.2 73.25 Blue Stars 7.7 6.7 7.20 5.8 13.00 6.5 6.2 6.35 3.0 2.8 12.15 10.8 9.9 10.35 7.9 18.25 6.9 6.8 6.9 20.6 0.2 63.80 Royal Crusaders 4.1 4.9 4.50 4.3 8.80 5.6 4.2 4.90 2.1 1.9 8.90 9.0 7.2 8.10 6.9 15.00 4.7 5.7 5.7 16.1 0.2 48.60 Geneseo Knights 3.5 6.7 5.10 4.5 9.60 4.7 4.0 4.35 2.5 2.4 9.25 8.8 7.7 8.25 5.3 13.55 3.7 5.2 4.6 13.5 0.3 45.60 Pioneers 3.6 2.8 3.20 4.8 8.00 6.3 4.4 5.35 2.9 2.5 10.75 8.5 5.0 6.75 5.7 12.45 4.3 5.5 5.4 15.2 0.9 45.50 Saginaires 3.6 6.6 5.10 3.8 8.90 5.4 6.1 5.70 2.8 2.4 10.95 8.6 6.8 7.70 5.6 13.30 3.5 4.2 4.1 11.8 0.2 44.75 Ventures 3.5 5.8 4.65 4.1 8.75 5.2 4.8 5.00 2.3 2.2 9.50 7.3 5.1 6.20 5.5 11.70 4. 1 4.8 4.9 13.8 0.0 43.75 Oakland Crusaders 4.1 2.1 3.10 3.7 6.80 5.7 6.8 6.25 2.7 2.8 11.75 5.6 4.7 5. 15 6.2 11 .35 3.6 4.4 2.6 10.6 0.0 40.50 (Judges: M~M #1, Klund; #2, Grana; VA, Lovejoy; Drum #1, Goodhart; #2, Lorenzi; PA, Nelson; Brass #1, Knebl; #2, Anderegg; MA, Moon; GE M&M , Williams; GE Drum, Wojtena; GE Brass, Whitlock; T&P, Colla) 48