Shows for the week of July 15th, 2024

[bigtrombone]

Texas Tour© officially starts this week! Here are the shows to look forward to!

Monday July 15th:

- Brass Impact, Olathe, KS, Begins at 7:30 PM CDT
- West Texas Drums, Canyon, TX, Begins at 7:30 PM CDT

Tuesday July 16th:

- DCI Abilene, Abilene, TX, Begins at 8:20 PM CDT
- DCI Broken Arrow presented by Oklahoma Baptist University Athletic Bands, Broken Arrow, OK, Begins at 8:00 PM CDT
- DCI Hutchison, Hutchison, KS, Begins at 8:20 PM CDT

Thursday July 18th:

- DCI Denton presented by Stanbury Uniforms, Denton, TX, Begins at 8:20 PM CDT
- DCI Waco presented by Ultimate Drill Book, Waco, TX, Begins at 8:20 PM CDT

Friday July 19th:

- Beats in the Brook, Bellbrook, OH, Begins at 7:30 PM EDT
- DCI Houston, Houston, TX, Begins at 8:20 PM CDT

Saturday July 20th:

- DCI Northern Ohio, Brunswick, OH, Begins at 7:00 PM EDT
- DCI Southwestern Championship presented by Fred J. Miller, San Antonio, TX, Begins at 1:30 PM CDT
- The Buccaneer Classic, Landisville, PA, Begins at 6:30 PM EDT

Shows that are italicized will be broadcast on FloMarching. Shows that are bolded are comprised mostly of Open Class corps. Shows that are underlined are comprised mostly of All-Age Corps.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Monday July 15th, 2024 (1/2)

Event: Brass Impact

Location: College Boulevard Activity Center, Olathe, KS

Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 92 F (Excessive Heat Warning)

Broadcast: This show will not be livestreamed

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
8:10 PM - Zephyrus Drum & Bugle Corps - Tulsa, OK
8:22 PM - Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
8:39 PM - Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
8:56 PM - Intermission
9:16 PM - Troopers - Casper, WY
9:33 PM - Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
9:50 PM - Colts - Dubuque, IA
10:07 PM - Encore-Colts - Dubuque, IA
10:15 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Monday July 15th, 2024 (2/2)

Event: West Texas Drums

Location: Buffalo Stadium @ West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX

Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 98 F

Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching

Lineup (All Times CDT):

7:30 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
7:40 PM - Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
7:57 PM - Genesis - Austin, TX
8:14 PM - Seattle Cascades - Seattle, WA
8:31 PM - The Academy - Tempe, AZ
8:48 PM - Pacific Crest - City of Industry, CA
9:05 PM - Blue Knights - Denver, CO
9:22 PM - Encore-Blue Knights - Denver, CO
9:47 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bigtrombone]

West Texas Drums Scores

World Class

1. Santa Clara Vanguard 83.25
2. Pacific Crest 75.60
3. Blue Knights 75.20
4. The Academy 72.85
5. Genesis 68.20
6. Seattle Cascades 64.60

The full recap can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2024-west-texas-drums

[bigtrombone]

Brass Impact Scores

World Class

1. Phantom Regiment 85.35
2. Colts 80.10
3. Troopers 79.10
4. Madison Scouts 76.35

Open Class

1. Colt Cadets 63.75

The full recap can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2024-brass-impact

[N.E. Brigand]

Jul 15, 2024 20:43:17 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

West Texas Drums Scores

2. Pacific Crest 75.60
3. Blue Knights 75.20

Whoa.

[marimba11]

Alright Colts keep it up!

[bigtrombone]

Jul 15, 2024 21:43:43 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

Jul 15, 2024 20:43:17 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

West Texas Drums Scores

2. Pacific Crest 75.60
3. Blue Knights 75.20

Whoa.

From what I've heard, it appeared that Blue Knights had issues with their electronics tonight which effected their performance. They've brought in someone to fix it but they're unsure if it'll be fixed by the Abilene show tommorrow night. The only caption where Blue Knights dropped tonight was guard which dropped by 3 tenths of a point from the Fort Collins show. Other captions either didn't change or had a miniscule increase. Pacific Crest had a drop in their brass score tonight but made significant enough gains in other captions to overtake Blue Knights for the time being.

To add insult to injury, a Blue Knights bus also broke down today. Rough start to the week for the Blue Knights, but on the bright side, it can only go up from here.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Tuesday July 16th, 2024 (1/3)

Event: DCI Abilene

Location: Wildcat Stadium @ Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX

Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 98 F

Broadcast: This event will not be livestreamed

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:20 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
8:30 PM - Arsenal Drum & Bugle Corps - El Paso, TX
8:42 PM - Guardians - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
8:59 PM - Seattle Cascades - Seattle, WA
9:16 PM - Genesis - Austin, TX
9:33 PM - Music City - Nashville, TN
9:50 PM - Crossmen - San Antonio, TX
10:07 PM - Pacific Crest - City of Industry, CA
10:24 PM - Blue Knights - Denver, CO
10:49 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Tuesday July 16th, 2024 (2/3)

Event: DCI Broken Arrow presented by Oklahoma Baptist University Athletic Bands

Location: Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium, Broken Arrow, OK

Weather @ Show Start: Mostly Cloudy with the possibility of a Stray Shower/T-Storm, 88 F (Excessive Heat Warning)

Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
8:10 PM - Zephyrus Drum & Bugle Corps - Tulsa, OK
8:22 PM - The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
8:39 PM - Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
8:56 PM - Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
9:13 PM - Mandarins - Sacramento, CA
9:30 PM - Intermission
9:47 PM - Blue Devils - Concord, CA
10:04 PM - Bluecoats - Canton, OH
10:21 PM - Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC
10:46 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Tuesday July 16th, 2024 (3/3)

Event: DCI Hutchison

Location: Gowans Stadium, Hutchison, KS

Weather @ Show Start: 40% Chance of Isolated Thunderstorms, 86 F

Broadcast: This event will not be livestreamed

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:30 PM - Sky Riders - Hutchison, KS
8:42 PM - Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
9:02 PM - The Battalion - Salt Lake City, UT
9:22 PM - Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
9:42 PM - Troopers - Casper, WY
10:02 PM - Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI

There will be no scores given this event, similar to events in Tempe, AZ & Conway, SC.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jul 16, 2024 8:40:58 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

Shows for Tuesday July 16th, 2024 (3/3)

Event: DCI Hutchison
Location: Gowans Stadium, Hutchison, KS ...

Lineup (All Times CDT):
8:30 PM - Sky Riders - Hutchison, KS...
There will be no scores given this event, similar to events in Tempe, AZ & Conway, SC.

For newer drum corps fans: Sky Ryders, which reemerged a few years ago as a SoundSport ensemble, was a competing corps for decades: they were founded in 1955 and existed until at least 1993 (the last year listed with a score at DrumCorpsX). They qualified for DCI Finals six times between 1982 and 1991. Their best finish was 9th place with a score of 87.00 in 1986.

[N.E. Brigand]

Watching the Broken Arrow stream. Decent show ("Crescent") by Zephyrus, the "open class candidate corps" from Oklahoma. Looked like they have 32 brass, 17 battery (7/5/5), 11 pit, 15 guard, and a drum major for a total of 76 members. That performance would come close to qualifying for Open Class finals in some years over the past decade.

[N.E. Brigand]

Echo effect wasn't working for the first hit of Bluecoats' show.

And there seemed to be some other little issues with soloists' microphones at the start of the ballad.

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But no matter: that is such an engaging show.

[N.E. Brigand]

At the moment, Carolina Crown's show feels to me like a cross between Boston Crusaders' "White Whale" from last year and Cavaliers' 2009 show, "The Great Divide," if that makes sense.

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I didn't watch all the corps, although I watched more than I expected to. I did hear them all. I think tonight's performances should be 1. Bluecoats; 2. Blue Devils / Boston Crusaders (tie); 4. Carolina Crown; 5. Mandarins; 6. Phantom Regiment; 7. Cavaliers. A different order would not shock me, though. In particular, I could see Phantom ahead of Mandarins, because they seem more polished now. But Mandarins grew on me.

[bubbawethead]

Jul 16, 2024 21:43:15 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

At the moment, Carolina Crown's show feels to me like a cross between Boston Crusaders' "White Whale" from last year and Cavaliers' 2009 show, "The Great Divide," if that makes sense.

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I didn't watch all the corps, although I watched more than I expected to. I did hear them all. I think tonight's performances should be 1. Bluecoats; 2. Blue Devils / Boston Crusaders (tie); 4. Carolina Crown; 5. Mandarins; 6. Phantom Regiment; 7. Cavaliers. A different order would not shock me, though. In particular, I could see Phantom ahead of Mandarins, because they seem more polished now. But Mandarins grew on me.

Well, you called that perfectly (other than Phantom and Mandarins)

[N.E. Brigand]

Holy #@#$% ! I called the top four exactly!

[bigtrombone]

DCI Broken Arrow Scores

World Class

1. Bluecoats 89.15
2-T. Boston Crusaders 88.25
2-T. Blue Devils 88.25
4. Carolina Crown 86.75
5. Phantom Regiment 84.55
6. Mandarins 82.50
7. The Cavaliers 80.95

The full recap can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2024-dci-broken-arrow

[N.E. Brigand]

During one section of Crown's performance, I noticed that the brass judge repeatedly would get close to a featured section just after they finished playing. I'm not sure they would have scored higher had he been where the action is each time, but it does seem notable that they were fourth in brass tonight. They were fourth in percussion, too. But they were second in music analysis.

[bigtrombone]

DCI Abilene Scores

World Class

1. Blue Knights 77.70
2. Crossmen 77.60
3. Pacific Crest 77.45
4. Music City 73.50
5. Genesis 69.35
6. Seattle Cascades 65.85

Open Class

1. Guardians 60.75

The full recap can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2024-dci-abilene

[paddy]

Jul 16, 2024 22:13:40 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

During one section of Crown's performance, I noticed that the brass judge repeatedly would get close to a featured section just after they finished playing. I'm not sure they would have scored higher had he been where the action is each time, but it does seem notable that they were fourth in brass tonight. They were fourth in percussion, too. But they were second in music analysis.

Jeff Harper is the music analysis judge and that crown show checks a number of boxes for him in what he likes. It also doesn’t surprise me that the big picture presentation of the show is greater than the sum of the parts given the amount of production and mixing going on via the multiple individual mics employed by crown.

[statechamp1239]

Jul 16, 2024 21:57:21 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

Holy #@#$% ! I called the top four exactly!

Ok, that was crazy! You were so close on getting all 7.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jul 16, 2024 22:38:51 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

DCI Abilene Scores
World Class
1. Blue Knights 77.70
2. Crossmen 77.60
3. Pacific Crest 77.45

So there was a tie for second at Broken Arrow, and nearly a tie for first at Abilene.

Has there ever been a three-way tie at a DCI event?

What about in BOA?

[statechamp1239]

Jul 17, 2024 15:55:53 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

Jul 16, 2024 22:38:51 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

DCI Abilene Scores
World Class
1. Blue Knights 77.70
2. Crossmen 77.60
3. Pacific Crest 77.45

So there was a tie for second at Broken Arrow, and nearly a tie for first at Abilene.

Has there ever been a three-way tie at a DCI event?

What about in BOA?

I'm still looking through the DCI scores, but it doesn't seem like there has ever been a three-way tie.

I know BOA 2016 GN Semifinals had three-way tie for 2nd-4th between Carmel, Tarpon Springs, and William Mason (95.900) as well another tie for 12th-13th between Homestead, and Dobyns-Bennett (88.300) as well a three-way tie again in 2016 GN Prelims for 44th-46th places between Morton, Carroll (IN), and Ben Davis (81.350)

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Thursday July 18th, 2024 (1/2)

Event: DCI Denton presented by Stanbury Uniforms

Location: DATCU Stadium, Denton, TX

Weather @ Show Start: Clear, 87 F

Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:20 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
8:30 PM - Zephyrus Drum & Bugle Corps - Tulsa, OK
8:42 PM - Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
8:59 PM - Music City - Nashville, TN
9:16 PM - Pacific Crest - City of Industry, CA
9:33 PM - Crossmen - San Antonio, TX
9:50 PM - Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
10:07 PM - Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
10:24 PM - Bluecoats - Canton, OH
10:41 PM - Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC
11:06 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Thursday July 18th, 2024 (2/2)

Event: DCI Waco presented by Ultimate Drill Book

Location: Panther Stadium @ Midway H.S., Hewitt, TX

Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 88 F

Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching

Lineup (All Times CDT):

8:20 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
8:30 PM - Arsenal Drum & Bugle Corps - El Paso, TX
8:42 PM - Jersery Surf - Camden County, NJ
8:59 PM - Seattle Cascades - Seattle, WA
9:16 PM - Genesis - Austin, TX
9:33 PM - The Academy - Tempe, AZ
9:50 PM - Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
10:07 PM - Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
10:24 PM - Blue Knights - Denver, CO
10:41 PM - The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
11:06 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bandfan2002]

Looking forward to attending my first DCI show of the season tomorrow in Houston! Let's Go!!!

[N.E. Brigand]

Arsenal, the SoundSport corps that played tonight in Waco, had 47 members on the field: 18 brass, 13 battery (5/3/5), 7 pit, 5 guard, and ... 4 drum majors.

[N.E. Brigand]

It appears the last competitive DCI corps to play "What Is Hip?" before Jersey Surf this year was the Freelancers in 1984 (they placed ninth).

Minnesota Brass played it in 1998 in DCA (where they placed fifth).

On this forum, the tune may be best known for the Centerville Jazz Band's version from their championship show in 1992 (where they even sang a few bars).

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Nice to see Jersey Surf back to Texas. It appears they haven't been there since 2019.

[dbalash]

Jul 18, 2024 20:51:16 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

It appears the last competitive DCI corps to play "What Is Hip?" before Jersey Surf this year was the Freelancers in 1984 (they placed ninth).

Minnesota Brass played it in 1998 in DCA (where they placed fifth).

On this forum, the tune may be best known for the Centerville Jazz Band's version from their championship show in 1992 (where they even sang a few bars).

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Nice to see Jersey Surf back to Texas. It appears they haven't been there since 2019.

Yeah, they flew to Texas.