#2024drumcorpsseason — Public Fediverse posts

Agape – Nicholas Britell

This past drum corps season (2024, for those of you reading this further in the future), two groups performed the Nicholas Britell composition “Agape” in their shows. The song, originally written for the film If Beale Street Could Talk, is very haunting while uplifting, and its title’s meaning dates back to ancient Greece:

Agape (/ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə-/;[1] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is “the highest form of love, charity” and “the love of God for [human beings] and of [human beings] for God”. 1

While I loved how the Bluecoats and the Mandarins used Agape in their productions, I had not listened to the original composition until today. It stilled my mind as I could do nothing but listen to it. I hope it does the same for you.

https://youtu.be/mmK71ZfaZO4?si=QiKyKmGi4VLhFPro

https://youtube.com/shorts/cx0Y4AEVP50?si=4u2je8jH1_PBnOJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjrBLLikAw

1. Agape. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape ↩︎

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #Agape #Bluecoats #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #IfBealeStreetCouldTalk #Mandarins #MarchingArts #Music #NicholasBritell

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Madison Scouts

I didn’t get many shots of the Scouts performing at Finals, but I did get a “mosaic” of good ones, I think.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #Kevin #LucasOilStadium #MadisonScouts #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Cavaliers

Beneath the armor, the Cavaliers are watching you, Waszowski. Always watching.

Always.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #Cavaliers #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Troopers

The Troopers danced with the devil by the black sun light, and then proceeded to send him back to hell, impaled by the Long Blue Line.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts #Troopers

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Troopers

The Troopers danced with the devil by the black sun light, and then proceeded to send him back to hell, impaled by the Long Blue Line.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts #Troopers

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Troopers

The Troopers danced with the devil by the black sun light, and then proceeded to send him back to hell, impaled by the Long Blue Line.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts #Troopers

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Troopers

The Troopers danced with the devil by the black sun light, and then proceeded to send him back to hell, impaled by the Long Blue Line.

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts #Troopers

2024 DCI World Championships Photos – Colts

Whether it’s play, love, war, or life, the Colts traveled across the country performing On Fields…on fields!

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #Colts #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships – Carolina Crown

Since my perch in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box is higher than Crown’s Mt. Olympus, does that mean I was above the gods for Promethean?

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #CarolinaCrown #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships – Carolina Crown

Since my perch in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box is higher than Crown’s Mt. Olympus, does that mean I was above the gods for Promethean?

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #CarolinaCrown #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships – Carolina Crown

Since my perch in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box is higher than Crown’s Mt. Olympus, does that mean I was above the gods for Promethean?

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #CarolinaCrown #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships – Carolina Crown

Since my perch in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box is higher than Crown’s Mt. Olympus, does that mean I was above the gods for Promethean?

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #CarolinaCrown #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

2024 DCI World Championships – Carolina Crown

Since my perch in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box is higher than Crown’s Mt. Olympus, does that mean I was above the gods for Promethean?

All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit.

You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site.

You can find all of my photos on my Smugmug site.

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #CarolinaCrown #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

With the completion of the Drum Corps International World Championships on August 10, the 2024 North American drum corps season has come to a close. While it is earlier than we are used to now that all-age ends on the same day as junior corps, the season was a significant success for the activity. Congratulations to the champions of all DCI classes:

• DCI All-Age Class A – Govenaires (Video)
• DCI All-Age Open Class – Cincinnati Tradition (Video)
• DCI All-Age World Class – Reading Buccaneers (Video)
• DCI Open Class – Spartans (Video)
• DCI World Class – Bluecoats (Video)

I didn’t get to as many shows this summer as I usually do, but I was able to get some good performance photos and write up my coverage at the shows I was at. Hopefully, next season’s schedule will line up better with my own.

• June 28-30 – Bluecoats Opening Weekend
  • June 28 Legacy Arc Rehearsal photos
  • June 29 Legacy Arc Rehearsal photos
  • June 29 Bluecoats Opening Night photos
  • June 29 Bluecoats History Night photos
  • June 30 Bluecoats Alumni Brunch photos
  • June 30 Bluecoats Party in the Plaza photos
• July 28 – Drums in the Heartland
  • Drum Corps Planet live blog
  • Drum Corps World review
  • Photos
• August 5 – Innovations in Brass
  • Drum Corps Planet live blog
  • Drum Corps World review
  • Photos
• August 10 – DCI All-Age Championships
  • Drum Corps Planet live blog
  • Drum Corps World review
  • Photos
• August 10 – SoundSport
  • Photos
• August 10 – DCI World Class Championships Finals
  • Drum Corps Planet live blog
  • Photos

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/20/2024-drum-corps-season-wrap-up/

#12DaysOfDrumCorps #2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeasnWrapUp #2024DrumCorpsSeason #Bluecoats #CincinnatiTradition #DCI #DCI2024 #DCP #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsPlanet #DrumCorpsWorld #Govenaires #MarchingArts #ReadingBuccaneers #Spartans

My review of the 2024 Drum Corps International All-Age Championships competition is now available for you to read in the August 16 edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/19/2024-dci-all-age-championships-indianapolis-in-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCI2024 #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

My review of the 2024 Drum Corps International All-Age Championships competition is now available for you to read in the August 16 edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/19/2024-dci-all-age-championships-indianapolis-in-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCI2024 #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

My review of the 2024 Drum Corps International All-Age Championships competition is now available for you to read in the August 16 edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/19/2024-dci-all-age-championships-indianapolis-in-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCI2024 #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

I am in the Lucas Oil Stadium press box and am providing LIVE! From the Stands (the box?) coverage of today’s Drum Corps International All-Age Championships! Follow along with me as we witness the best of the all-age drum corps activity in their final performances of the season!

You can follow my coverage on the Drum Corps Planet website here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/10/2024-dci-all-age-championships-dcp-live-from-the-stands-coverage/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #Championships #DCI #DCI2024 #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Indiana #Indianapolis #LucasOilStadium #MarchingArts

My review of the 2024 Drums in the Heartland Drum Corps International competition is now available for you to read in the August 2nd edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/03/2024-drums-in-the-heartland-orrville-ohio-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #DrumsInTheHeartland #MarchingArts #Ohio #OpenClass #Orrville #Review

My review of the 2024 Drums in the Heartland Drum Corps International competition is now available for you to read in the August 2nd edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/03/2024-drums-in-the-heartland-orrville-ohio-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #DrumsInTheHeartland #MarchingArts #Ohio #OpenClass #Orrville #Review

My review of the 2024 Drums in the Heartland Drum Corps International competition is now available for you to read in the August 2nd edition of Drum Corps World. Enjoy!

You can read the article here.

You can read the entire Drum Corps World edition here.

Not subscribed to Drum Corps World? You can do so here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/08/03/2024-drums-in-the-heartland-orrville-ohio-drum-corps-world-review/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #AllAge #DCI #DCW #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #DrumCorpsWorld #DrumsInTheHeartland #MarchingArts #Ohio #OpenClass #Orrville #Review

It’s Memorial Day here in the United States. This weekend serves as the unofficial start of summer for the country, as schools start to let out for their summer breaks. Backyard barbecues abound, families take time off from work to go on vacations, and, for me, the 2024 North America drum corps season starts!

Many drum corps across the country have already started their seasons, moving into various locations to begin their month long preparations for their seasons. As the drill sets and choreo are learned while much water is consumed and sunscreen is applied, I’m scanning the schedule to see what shows I will attend.

This season, I have performances on my schedule once again. While I am retired from marching after the 2022 Bluecoats Alumni Corps, I am going to play with the 10th anniversary Bluecoats Legacy Arc. If you’re at any of our performances, which I’ll detail in my schedule below, please be sure to check us out and say hello if you’re able.

Here are the events I plan on attending this season:

• June 8
  • 12PM-2PM – Bluecoats Legacy Arc Rehearsal
• June 28
  • 9AM-4PM – Bluecoats Legacy Arc Rehearsal – Alliance High School – Alliance, OH
  • 7PM-9PM – Bluecoats Homecoming Welcome Reception – Mount Union College – Alliance, OH
  • 10:00 PM – Bluecoats Homecoming After Party – Buffalo Wild Wings – Alliance, OH
• June 29
  • 9AM-3PM – Bluecoats Legacy Arc Rehearsal – Alliance High School – Alliance, OH
  • 6PM-9PM – Bluecoats Opening Night – Mount Union College – Alliance, OH
    • 7:15 PM – Bluecoats Legacy Arc Performance
  • 9:30 PM – Bluecoats History Night and Legacy Arc Performance – Mount Union College – Alliance, OH
  • 11:30 PM – Bluecoats Homecoming After Party – Naborhood Inn – Alliance, OH
• June 30
  • 11AM-1PM – Bluecoats Alumni Brunch – Gervasi Vineyard – Canton, OH
  • 5PM-9:30 PM – Bluecoats Party in the Park – Centennial Park – Canton, OH
    • 6:10 PM – Bluecoats Legacy Arc Performance
• July 28
  • 7:00 PM – Drums in the Heartland – Orrville High School – Orrville, OH (DCP/DCW COVERAGE)
• August 3
  • 7:00 PM – DCI Rochester – Rochester Community Sports Complex – Rochester, NY (DCW COVERAGE)
• August 5
  • 6:30 PM – Innovations in Brass – Tom Benson Stadium – Canton, OH (DCP/DCW COVERAGE)
• August 8
  • TBD – Big, Loud, & Live Cinecast – TBD (DCW COVERAGE)
• August 10
  • 10:30 AM – DCI All-Age World Championships – Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN (DCP/DCW COVERAGE)
  • 5:30 PM – DCI World Championships Finals – Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN (DCP COVERAGE)

I’ll also try to catch shows streamed on FloMarching. You can find their streaming schedule here.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/05/27/2024-drum-corps-season-schedule/

#2024 #2024DrumCorpsSeason #BluecoatsAlumniCorps #BluecoatsLegacyArc #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #FloMarching #MarchingArts