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Drum corps leaders have ideas on how best to fix activity’s unsustainable touring model

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As readers learn in Nic Waerzeggers’ new book, Drum Corps International: The First Decade 1972-1981, drum corps have been struggling with how to afford touring since the birth of DCI in 1972. And those costs ultimately led to some corps’ financial demise.

So it shouldn’t be a real surprise that new concerns over soaring touring costs have prompted some contentious debate among leaders of DCI member corps this year. But while there are very diverse ideas on the best way to secure the financial future of the competitive junior drum corps activity, most leaders agree that the drum corps touring model, as it currently exists, appears to be unsustainable over time.

“Well, it depends on what level you look at -- and we have all kinds of conversations about this, that and the other thing -- but if you want to play this game, it’s a million dollar ante, more or less, rounding to the nearest $200,000,” said Greg Orwoll, executive director of the Colts. “So from a financial standpoint, it’s nuts. The financial model called touring World Class drum corps hasn’t worked for years.

“Imagine if you have a symphony orchestra, but you can’t have a concert unless you have five other symphony orchestras come to your town,” he continued. “I mean, it’s crazy. Fundamentally, it’s not sustainable long-term.”

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An interview with Daniel Büeler about Top Secret from Switzerland
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Some of the most intriguing and widely viewed YouTube videos over the last few years have been provided by the drum line from Basel, Switzerland, called Top Secret. They have appeared three times at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo held in front of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. They have also played at many other locations in Europe and all over the world.

Each fall, drum corps fans “discover” the performance and a flurry of posts result that send the exciting show around the worldwide drum and bugle corps scene.

Daniel Bühler is project manager for Top Secret. Since the group’s Web site does not include an English translation, I thought it would be interesting to find out more about this  

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An interview with Phantom Regiment designer Myron Rosander
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With the announcement of Myron Rosander as the new visual designer, the hopes of many Regiment Phans and Phamily have been raised. For anyone reading this who doesn’t know Myron, where have you been? But alas, here’s a brief resumé.

From 1976 through 2005, he was a performer, instructor, principal visual designer and assistant director for the Santa Clara Vanguard. In 2000, Rosander was the recipient of the prestigious “Gail Royer Memorial Vanguard of the Year” award, which is the highest honor one can receive within the SCV organization.

His other DCI credits include designing for the two-time DCI World Champion Madison Scouts in 2006 and the 2002 DCI World Finalist Cascades from Seattle, WA. He has also recently designed for the highly-respected DCA all-age corps, the Bushwackers from Harrison, NJ.

In 2005 and 2006, he was visual designer for the L.D. Bell HS Marching Band from Hurst, TX.
During those two years, L.D. Bell finished with the bronze and silver medals, respectively, at the BOA Grand Nationals Championships in Indianapolis, IN.

He has served on the DCI Task Force and has been the author and subject matter for numerous teachers and publications, including Today’s Music Educator, Drum Corps World and DCI Today.
He has conducted clinics for bands and winter guards throughout the United States for the past 25 years and is also a respected judge for Bands of America at contests throughout the United States, as well as judging independently in the winter guard and winter percussion arena.

Currently, he resides in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA, where he operates his own design studio -- www.myronrosander.com.

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 9/05/2010
 Rochester, NY (DCA Championship) 

Open class finals
Reading Buccaneers, Reading, PA 98.263
Minnesota Brass, Inc., St. Paul, MN 97.225
Empire Statesmen, Rochester, NY 96.700
Connecticut Hurricanes, Seymour, CT 954.33
Hawthorne Caballeros, Hawthorne, NJ 93.963
Kidsgrove Scouts, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, U.K. 90.413
Alliance, Atlanta, GA 89.763
CorpsVets, Atlanta, GA 87.700
Bushwackers, Harrison, NJ 86.763
San Francisco Renegades, San Francisco, CA 86.525

Class A finals
Fusion Core, Morris County, NJ 84.463
Kingston Grenadiers, Kingston, ONT 82.988
Carolina Gold Raleigh, NC 81.738
Govenaires, St. Peter, MN 81.013
 9/05/2010
 Eastleigh, Hampshire, U.K. (DCUK/DCE-sanctioned/Senators) 

Open class
Black Knights, Gravesend, Kent 70.450
Dagenham Crusaders, Dagenham, Essex 65.900
6th Hove Scouts, Hove, Sussex 63.200
Staffordshire Knights, Stafford, Staffordshire 62.400
The Pacemakers, Swanley, Kent 47.950

Junior class
Black Knight Cadets, Gravesend, Kent 45.700
 9/05/2010
 Stafford, Staffordshire, U.K. (BYBA) 

Division I/Associate
Poynton Commodores, Stockport, Cheshire 63.050
Warwick Girls, Warwick, Warwickshire 59.300
37th Kingswood Scouts, Kingswood, Avon 57.300
Spirit of Coventry, Coventry, Warwickshire 55.850
Revolution Show Corps, Bradford, South Yorkshire 54.950

Division 2
East Coast Elite, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire 63.400
Phantom Knights, Nuneaton, Warwickshire 58.200
Beeches Cadets, Birmingham, West Midlands 57.450

Division 3
Doncaster Scouts, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 64.400
Stafford Lancers, Stafford, Staffordshire 62.750
Coseley Comets, Bilston, West Midlands 55.850
Halifax Boys/Girls Brigade, Halifax, West Yorkshire 54.700
Stafford Brigades, Stafford, Staffordshire 52.700

Cadets
37th Kingswood Cadets, Kingswood, Avon 76.000
 9/04/2010
 Hameln, Germany, German Open (DCG) 

Premier class
Starriders, Bad Munder, Germany 69.850
Devils, Wietzenhausen, Germany 61.800
Showband Rastede, Rastede, Germany 59.400
Heartliner, Ludwigshafen, Germany 59.200

Concert class
Red Stars, Hannover, Germany 56.700
Flying Drums, Hannover, Germany 50.700
Blue Bandits, Hegenburg, Germany 46.800
Black Panthers, Osnabrueck, Germany 43.900

Junior concert class
Ministarrs, Bad Munder, Germany 47.600
 9/04/2010
 Rochester, NY (DCA Championship) 

Open class prelims
Reading Buccaneers, Reading, PA 97.500
Minnesota Brass, Inc., St. Paul, MN 96.374
Empire Statesmen, Rochester, NY 96.175
Connecticut Hurricanes, Seymour, CT 94.350
Hawthorne Caballeros, Hawthorne, NJ 93.713
Kidsgrove Scouts, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, U.K. 89.238
Alliance, Atlanta, GA 89.113
San Francisco Renegades, San Francisco, CA 87.238
CorpsVets, Atlanta, GA 87.188
Bushwackers, Harrison, NJ 86.513
Kilties, Racine, WI 83.513

Class A prelims
Fusion Core, Morris County, NJ 82.188
Carolina Gold, Raleigh, NC 82.050
Kingston Grenadiers, Kingston, ONT 82.038
Govenaires, St. Peter, MN 81.013
Vigilantes, Richardson, TX 78.413
Sun Devils, North Port, FL 78.075
SoCal Dream, Los Angeles, CA 74.425
White Sabers, Dansville, NY 82.425
High Country Brass, Denver, CO 69.263
Cincinnati Tradition, Cincinnati, OH 67.675
Shenandoah Sound, Manassas Park, VA 65.900
Excelsior, Albany, NY 63.750
 9/03/2010
 Rochester, NY (DCA Championship) 

Mini-corps finals
Star United, Indianapolis, IN 99.500
Ghost Riders, LeRoy, NY 98.000
Mass Brass, Boston, MA 95.330
Golden Eagles, West Sayville, NY 93.670
Freelancers, Sacramento, CA 93.330
MinneBrass, St. Paul, MN 91.670
Vigilantes, Richardson, TX 86.500
Sine Wave, Chicago, IL 85.500
New York Skyliners Alumni, New York City, NY 79.330
Marksmen, Springfield, MA 71.000
 8/28/2010
 Reading, PA (DCA/Reading Buccaneers) 
Reading Buccaneers, Reading, PA 95.225
Empire Statesmen, Rochester, NY 94.425
Fusion Core, Morris County, NJ 84.013
Carolina Gold, Rocky Mount, NC 83.013
Kingston Grenadiers, Kingston, ONT 82.125
White Sabers, Dansville, NY 75.738
Shenandoah Sound, Manassas Park, VA 66.563
 8/28/2010
 Bridgeport, CT (DCA/Connecticut Hurricanes) 
Connecticut Hurricanes, Seymour, CT 93.600
Hawthorne Caballeros, Hawthorne, NJ 91.938
Bushwackers, Harrison, NJ 85.725
Kidsgrove Scouts, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 83.325
 8/28/2010
 Oshawa, ONT (Independent/Toronto Optimists) 

This was an exhibition, no scores
 8/14/2010
 Indianapolis, IN (DCI) 

Open class finals
Blue Devils B, Concord, CA 97.550
Oregon Crusaders, Portland, OR 94.000
Spartans, Nashua, NH 93.600
Revolution, San Antonio, TX 92.200
Raiders, Wayne, NJ 89.150
Music City, Nashville, TN 88.500
7th Regiment, New London, CT 86.900
Legends, Kalamazoo, MI 86.200
Genesis, Edinburg, TX 84.000
Forté, Grand Prairie, TX 82.900
Colt Cadets, Dubuque, IA 82.300
Velvet Knights, Pasadena, CA 76.150
 8/14/2010
 Indianapolis, IN (DCI) 

World class finals
Blue Devils, Concord, CA 98.900
The Cavaliers, Rosemont, IL 97.750
Bluecoats, Canton, OH 96.400
Carolina Crown, Ft. Mill, SC 85.950
The Cadets, Allentown, PA 95.100
Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL 93.150
Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, CA 92.000
Blue Stars, La Crosse, WI 91.900
Boston Crusaders, Boston, MA 89.350
Madison Explorer Scouts, Madison, WI 88.950
Blue Knights, Denver, CO 87.100
Glassmen, Toledo, OH 85.800
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