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The Next DCP Era
Yesterday, John Donovan and I performed the migration of the Drum Corps Planet website and discussion forums from his host server to mine. With that move, I have taken over ownership and maintenance of DCP -
VIDEO: San Francisco Renegades 2009 Dia De Los Muertos
https://youtu.be/-finU4dqYS4?si=vQJZI6YXTAPYqg3j
With this weekend being Dia De Los Muertos, I remembered that the San Francisco Renegades performed a show with that theme in 2009. Enjoy!
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Taking it back to 2008 and my first experience with the San Francisco Renegades, as well as my only honor guard performance. I think it’s ironic that they had the Ohio guy carry the California state flag.
https://medi-nerd.com/2024/06/20/throwback-thursday-june-20-2024/
#2008 #DCA #drumCorps #DrumCorpsAssociates #MarchingArts #Renegades #SanFrancisco #ThrowbackThursday
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I need to take a moment and apologize to the all-age drum corps community. Up to this point, I have not featured any DCA performances. There’s a few reasons for this, mainly that there aren’t many videos of DCA corps performing Christmas or wintery music that I can use without worrying about the video getting taken down from YouTube at some point. Another reason is that there hasn’t been a lot of DCA shows I can think of which have these themes as part of their show. Fortunately, there is one show which I’ve found that I actually hadn’t seen until recently, the 1994 Bushwackers and their performance of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Both Bushwackers and the Velvet Knights used music from Nightmare for their 1994 program, which is a quick turnaround considering that the movie and soundtrack were released in October of 1993. VK chose to focus more on the dreamscape side of things with their use of music from the movie, plus Bush made their whole show focus on the music and themes of Nightmare Before Christmas, so I only include Bushwackers for my Christmas corps list.
Image from https://bushwackersdc.org.The Bushwackers were the two time defending DCA world champions in 1994 and had won all six of their DCA titles (1986, 1988-1990, 1992-1993) over the past 8 years. A recent powerhouse corps, founded just a few years before winning their first title, the Bushwackers had also made a name for themselves with their highly theatrical show themes, such as their previous two championship shows, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George. While they departed from Steven Sondheim, the music of Danny Elfman proved to be just as effective and eclectic for the corps.
Two things stand out from the very start of the show. First is the percussion, both in terms of their performance, which was one tenth short of winning the percussion trophy, and in terms of their design, which had the field percussionists opening the show on stages set on the field, performing on various concert percussion instruments during What’s This. The other is the color guard, dressed in patch covered black, evoking the dress worn by Sally, with faces painted as if they were themselves residents of Halloween Town
Image from https://bushwackersdc.org.The show runs the gamut of emotions from the wonder of What’s This to the mischief of Kidnap the Sandy Claws, as well as the spooky anticipation of Making Christmas and the sadness of Sally’s Lament. The closer brought it all home in reprise format and the big finish which drum corps excels at. Just like our yearly tradition of watching Nightmare Before Christmas as part of our Christmas holiday viewing, I recommend giving the 94 Bushwackers a watch and/or listen for Christmas time as well. Jack Skellington would approve.
https://medi-nerd.com/2023/12/24/12-corps-of-christmas-1994-bushwackers/
#12CorpsOfChristmas #12CorpsOfChristmas1994Bushwackers #1994 #Bushwackers #DCA #drumCorps #DrumCorpsAssociates #MarchingArts
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Join me and some of the finest drum and bugle corps in the country for the 2023 Drum Corps Associates World Championships Finals in Rochester, New York!
I will provide LIVE! From the Stands coverage on Drum Corps Planet of all of the performing groups at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium. I will also write the review of the show for Drum Corps World.
The show begins at 5:00 PM Eastern on Sunday, September 3. I hope to see you there!
#2023 #2023-drum-corps-season #2023-drum-corps-season-dcp-dcw-coverage-2023-dca-world-championships-finals-rochester #dca #dcp #dcw #drum-corps #drum-corps-associates #drum-corps-planet #drum-corps-world #finals #marching-arts #new-york #ny-dca #rochester #rochester-community-sports-complex-stadium #world-championships
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Join me and some of the finest drum and bugle corps in the country for the 2023 Drum Corps Associates Alumni Spectacular in Rochester, New York!
I will provide LIVE! From the Stands coverage on Drum Corps Planet of all of the performing groups at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium. I will also write the review of the show for Drum Corps World.
The show begins at 10:00 AM Eastern on Sunday, September 3. I hope to see you there!
#2023-drum-corps-season #2023-drum-corps-season-dcp-dcw-coverage-2023-dca-alumni-spectacular-rochester #alumni-corps #alumni-spectacular #dca #dcp #dcw #drum-corps #drum-corps-associates #drum-corps-planet #drum-corps-world #marching-arts #new-york #ny-dca #rochester #rochester-communith-sports-complex-stadium
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Join me and some of the finest drum and bugle corps in the country for the 2023 Drum Corps Associates World Championships Prelims in Rochester, New York!
I will provide LIVE! From the Stands coverage on Drum Corps Planet of all of the performing groups at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium. I will also write the review of the show for Drum Corps World.
The show begins at 4:00 PM Eastern on Saturday, September 2. I hope to see you there!
#2023-drum-corps-season #2023-drum-corps-season-dcp-dcw-coverage-2023-dca-world-championships-prelims-rochester #dca #dcp #dcw #drum-corps-associates #drum-corps-planet #drum-corps-world #new-york #ny-dca #prelims #rochester #rochester-community-sports-complex-stadium #world-championships
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My review of the 2023 Buccaneer Classic is now available for you to read and enjoy in the July 21st edition of Drum Corps World.
You can read my review, as well as the full edition, here.
You can also check out the photos I took during the show on my SmugMug site, located here, or enjoy the photo slideshow below.
#2023-buccaneer-classic-review-and-photos #2023-drum-corps-season #buccaneer-classic #dca #dcw #drum-corps #drum-corps-associates #drum-corps-world #landisville #marching-arts #pennsylvania #smugmug
https://medi-nerd.com/2023/07/23/2023-buccaneer-classic-review-and-photos/
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I am LIVE! From the Stands for tonight’s Buccaneer Classic Drum Corps Associates competition! Come join the fun!
2023 Buccaneer Classic (DCA Landisville) LIVE! From the Stands Coverage https://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/178601-2023-buccaneer-classic-dca-landisville-live-from-the-stands-coverage/
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Marching Monday – 2023 Drum Corps Schedule
The temperatures are rising, the sun is out longer, baseball season is underway, and the 2023 drum corps show schedules are out!While the North American season itself remains shorter than usual, startin
https://medi-nerd.com/2023/05/16/marching-monday-2023-drum-corps-schedule/
#2023DrumCorpsSeason #MarchingMonday #2023DrumCorpsSchedule #2023DrumCorpsSeason #DCA #DCI #DrumCorpsAssociates #DrumCorpsInternational #MarchingArts #MarchingMonday -
7/22 UPDATE: The July 29th DCI show has moved from Lima, Ohio, to Bellbrook, Ohio. Also, the second DCA virtual contest is broadcasting on August 30th instead of the 20th.
The temperatures are rising, the sun is out longer, baseball season is underway, and the 2023 drum corps show schedules are out!
While the North American season itself remains shorter than usual, starting on June 28th and finishing Labor Day weekend, it feels like I’ll be able to attend and watch more shows than every before. Here’s what my schedule will be:
- June 2-4 – Bluecoats Spring Training Volunteer – Alliance, OH
- July 15 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA Landisville, PA (DCA)
- July 20 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA Virtual Contest (DCA)
- July 29 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Beats in the Brook – Bellbrook, OH (DCI)
- August 4 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Drums in the Heartland – Orrville, OH (DCI)
- August 5 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Shoremen Brass Classic – Avon Lake, OH (DCI)
- August 7 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Innovations In Brass – Canton, OH (DCI)
- August 10 – Big, Loud & Live 18 – Location TBD (DCI)
- August 12 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCI SoundSport Music and International Food Festival – Indianapolis, IN (DCI)
- August 12 – DCP COVERAGE – DCI World Championships Finals (DCI)
- August 19 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Columbus, OH (DCA)
- August 30 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA Virtual Contest (DCA)
- September 1 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA I&E/Mini-Corps Contest – Rochester, NY (DCA)
- September 2 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA World Championships Prelims – Rochester, NY (DCA)
- September 3 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA Alumni Spectacular – Rochester, NY (DCA)
- September 3 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA World Championships Finals – Rochester, NY (DCA)
If you’ll be at any of these shows as a fan, parent, volunteer, staff, or performer, let me know! I’d love to meet you, say hello, and get a picture with you.
And here are the shows I hope to watch via FloMarching or Box5 Media:
- June 28 – Midwest Premiere – FloMarching (DCI)
- June 30 – DCI Central Indiana – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 1 – Corps At The Crest – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 2 – Cavalcade Of Brass – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 2 – DCI East Coast Showcase Quincy – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 5 – Summer Music Games in Cincinnati – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 7 – Midwest Classic – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 7 – MidCal Showcase – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 8 – CrownBEAT – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 9 – DCI West – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 9 – DCI Statesboro – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 12 – Corps Encore – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 14 – Music on the March – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 17 – West Texas Drums – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 18 – DCI Broken Arrow – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 20 – DCI Austin – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 20 – DCI Denton – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 21 – DCI Houston – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 22 – DCI Southwestern Championships – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 24 – DCI Mesquite – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 26 – DCI Southern Mississippi – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 28 – The Masters of the Summer Music Games – FloMarching (DCI)
- July 30 – NightBEAT – FloMarching (DCI)
- August 2 – Soaring Sounds – FloMarching (DCI)
- August 8 – DCI Open Class Finals – FloMarching (DCI)
- August 10 – DCI World Championships Prelims – FloMarching (DCI)
#2023DrumCorpsSchedule #2023DrumCorpsSeason #DCA #DCI #DrumCorpsAssociates #DrumCorpsInternational #MarchingArts #MarchingMonday
https://medi-nerd.com/2023/05/16/marching-monday-2023-drum-corps-schedule/