November 2017Volume 46, Number 13• The Madison Scouts begin using Yamaha percussion• First year of Yamaha marching percussion instruments in DCI• The Boston Crusaders begin using Yamaha• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• The Blue Stars begin using Yamaha• The Bluecoats win their first DCI Championship• The Cavaliers begin using Yamaha• Yamaha presents the first Multi-Frame for pit percussion instruments• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award for the third year in a row• Yamaha launches 8200 Series Field- Corps marching toms and bass drums • Carolina Crown begin using Yamaha• Yamaha celebrate the 20 year in partnership with The Cavaliers• Yamaha introduces the Corps-Custom marching snare drum• The Madison Scouts win the DCI Championship• The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship and the High Percussion Award• Yamaha debuts the Red Forest line• The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship and High Percussion Award• The Cavaliers win the DCI Champion-ship and High Brass Award• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award for the second year in a row• Yamaha celebrate 20 years in partnership with the Madison Scouts • The Bluecoats begin using Yamaha• The Colts begin using Yamaha• Yamaha introduces the SFZ marching snare drum and the Black Forest line of percussion• The Cavaliers begin using Yamaha brass and win the DCI Championship• The Cadets begin using Yamaha percussion and win the High Percussion Award• The Crossmen begin using Yamaha • The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship• The Madison Scouts begin using Yamaha brass• The Cadets begin using Yamaha brass and win the High Brass Award; they’re also named DCI Co-Champions• The Cavaliers are named DCI Co-Champions and win the High Percussion Award• Yamaha introduces the MTS marching snare drum• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Yamaha celebrates 25 years with DCI• The Cadets win the DCI Championship• The Cavaliers win the High Percussion Award• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Carolina Crown wins its first DCI World Championship and the High Brass Award• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award• Yamaha introduces the 9300 Series of snare drums and the 8300 Field-Corps Series of toms and bass drums• The Cadets win the High Brass AwardYamaha has Proudly SupportedMusic Education in Drum Corps for 32 Yearswww.4wrd.it/DCWDCIBO12699 Over 30 Years of Drum Corp DCW.indd 17/5/17 4:56 PM• The Madison Scouts begin using Yamaha percussion• First year of Yamaha marching percussion instruments in DCI• The Boston Crusaders begin using Yamaha• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• The Blue Stars begin using Yamaha• The Bluecoats win their first DCI Championship• The Cavaliers begin using Yamaha• Yamaha presents the first Multi-Frame for pit percussion instruments• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award for the third year in a row• Yamaha launches 8200 Series Field- Corps marching toms and bass drums • Carolina Crown begin using Yamaha• Yamaha celebrate the 20 year in partnership with The Cavaliers• Yamaha introduces the Corps-Custom marching snare drum• The Madison Scouts win the DCI Championship• The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship and the High Percussion Award• Yamaha debuts the Red Forest line• The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship and High Percussion Award• The Cavaliers win the DCI Champion-ship and High Brass Award• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award for the second year in a row• Yamaha celebrate 20 years in partnership with the Madison Scouts • The Bluecoats begin using Yamaha• The Colts begin using Yamaha• Yamaha introduces the SFZ marching snare drum and the Black Forest line of percussion• The Cavaliers begin using Yamaha brass and win the DCI Championship• The Cadets begin using Yamaha percussion and win the High Percussion Award• The Crossmen begin using Yamaha • The Cavaliers win the DCI Championship• The Madison Scouts begin using Yamaha brass• The Cadets begin using Yamaha brass and win the High Brass Award; they’re also named DCI Co-Champions• The Cavaliers are named DCI Co-Champions and win the High Percussion Award• Yamaha introduces the MTS marching snare drum• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Yamaha celebrates 25 years with DCI• The Cadets win the DCI Championship• The Cavaliers win the High Percussion Award• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Carolina Crown wins the High Brass Award• Carolina Crown wins its first DCI World Championship and the High Brass Award• The Cadets win the High Percussion Award• Yamaha introduces the 9300 Series of snare drums and the 8300 Field-Corps Series of toms and bass drums• The Cadets win the High Brass AwardYamaha has Proudly SupportedMusic Education in Drum Corps for 32 Yearswww.4wrd.it/DCWDCIBO12699 Over 30 Years of Drum Corp DCW.indd 17/5/17 4:56 PMSupport our advertisersYamaha Corporation of America . . . . . . . 2-3Director’s Showcase International . . . . . . . . 9Lone Star Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11National Senior Alumni Concert . . . . . . . . . 15DeMoulin Bros . 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It was a memorable one for many reasons. DCI welcomed Genesis to the ranks of the World Class and the corps made a great addition to the top level of the activity. And after DCI’s post-season meetings in Arizona during September, another newly-recognized World Class corps will join the ranks when Music City is added to the 2018 DCI competition tour.The recent announcement that Drum Corps Europe suddenly has gone inactive was a shock to everyone, especially the corps in seven countries across the continent. There is already a movement to establish a new organization as directors will be meeting soon to discuss the next steps required to maintain events for all the corps in Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France. We’ll keep you informed as plans are made.I’m consistently pleased that there is a wide variety of off-season content to fill each issue from our staff and we are also about to launch a newly-redesign Web site later this month that will begin to have material for visitors, beyond what is displayed in the magazine and the Facebook page.Steve VickersPLEASE NOTE:The Drum Corps World Web site will be available again after November 15. It has gone through some significant design and content changes, including updates to the store where historic DVDs, CDs and books are offered. We apologize for the long delay. Thanks for your patience!Copyright 2017 by Sights & Sounds, Inc. in the United States and Canada. The logo for Drum Corps World is a registered trademark and is protected by all applicable laws. 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Published by Sights & Sounds, Inc.Mailing/shipping address:4926 North Sherman Avenue, Unit HMadison, WI 53704-8443Madison office phone:608-241-2292 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Central time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Saturday/SundayProduct order line:608-241-22924:00 PM to 9:00 PM Central time, Monday - Friday9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Saturday/SundayWeb site:www.drumcorpsworld.comMadison staff:Steve VickersPublisher / Editor / Graphic DesignE-mail: publisher@drumcorpsworld.comAdvertising sales: Jeff Collins 916-200-8151 (cell, California)E-mail: jcdrumman1@yahoo.com or Steve Vickers 608-241-2292 (office, Wisconsin)E-mail: publisher@drumcorpsworld.com or 608-249-2590 (Steve’s cell, Wisconsin) 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Central time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Saturday/SundayMadison fax line:608-241-4974 (24 hours per day)The next issueThe December 2017 edition will be uploaded to the Internet on or before Friday, November 24 .November contentsDrum Corps Europe ceases operationsBritish Youth Band Association crowns champions in three classes by the Chorley’sBYBA Contest Class by Charlotte ReardonAround the all-age and alumni drum corps world by William Aldrich-ThorpeAround the junior drum corps world by Pat ChagnonThe amazing word of drum corps by Brian TolzmannMusic City approved for DCI World Class by Chris WeberI ran away with the drum corps -- part 3 by Kevin RussellFrom our photo archivesThe further adventures of Our Lady of the Single-Valve Cadets -- chapter 12 by Timothy “Ace” HolleranMeet Sidney Mautte by Bill FlakerDrum corps through an artists’ eyes -- Boston Crusaders by Art KellermanOptimists Alumni make 2017 tour to South Korea by Bob CarellA drum corps experience by Jack Meehan20th Century Ltd. keeps acgtivity alive in Mid-Hudson Valley by Steve VickersArcher-Epler Musketeers celebrate 85th anniversary by Bill Ives and Mark FulcomerPress releases, also on pages 79, 81 an 83Rating a drum corps’ housing site by Henry Kaynes81016202430323442444850566264707678CorrectionsOn page 13 of the September issue, the photos of the late Skip Prokop were by Don Daber.The press release on the Skyliners that appeared on page 49 in the October edition was about the DCA competitive corps, not the New York City alumni corps.On page 73 of the October issue the photo identified as the Capitalaires from Sacramento, CA, was actually the Statesmen from Culver City, CA. Staff member Ken Mason indicated the shots of all three corps on that page were taken at the 1958 American Legion Nationals preliminary competiton held in Chicago, IL n n nDrum Corps Worldhistory books now on CD!“A History ofDrum & Bugle Corps”Volume 1Now available on compact disc432 pagesMore than 1,000black and whitehistoric photographs, scores, master list of North American corps, the early days of the activityOriginally published in 2002 as a hardcover book“The Art ofDrum Corps World”Now available on compact disc376 pagesMore than 1,000black and white cartoons, illustrationsand advertising art telling a history of the drum and bugle corps activityOriginally published in 2010 as a spiral-bound book“A History ofDrum & Bugle Corps”Volume 2Now available on compact disc432 pagesMore than 1,200black and whitehistoric photographsand profiles on 86 junior, senior and exhibition drum and bugle corpsOriginally published in 2003 as a hardcover bookThe art of$5.99 each to a U.S. address$8.99 each to a Canadian address$11.00 each to a foreign addressl Click here to download an order blankl Click here to order on-line atl www.drumcorpsworld.comFor a detailed listing of contents, go to the store at www.drumcorpsworld.comVolume 1Volume 2We are looking for the following types of items:Uniforms • Corps Buttons • Brass • PinsPercussion • Headgear • Paintings • FlagsPhotographs • Illustrations • T-shirts • DecalsPublications • Patches • Bumper Stickersand other items from any era between the 1920s and the present that can be photographed and added to the archive already displayedItems can be donated or loaned and returned For information please contact Bill Ives at 610-937-6555 or ivesbill@mac.com.DCX -- The Drum Corps Xperience is a project of the 21st Century Drum & Bugle Corps Foundation, Inc., an IRS-registered non-profit educational organization headquartered in the State of WisconsinIt is with great regret that the Drum Corps Europe Foundation announce that the Drum Corps Europe organization will terminate all its current activities, effective immediately. This is not a decision that has been made lightly. In the last couple of weeks before and after the very successful DCE Championships in Kerkrade, The Netherlands on September 30, the board has had many discussions about the future.This year was the last of a multi-annual contract with the Parkstad Limburg Stadium. The contract needs to be renewed and it is also a year in which DCE needed to make decisions on several new investments. The question for the board to ask is, how we can keep the foundation healthy regarding the organisation and the finances, in the short and long term. This is in addition to the decreasing number of corps across the continent.We have great volunteers and judges who are prepared to spend a lot of their free time to support the events and continue developing and educating themselves. The staff, judging team and board of DCE consists of volunteers only. In the last couple of years we have seen people leave and we were unable to find suitable candidates for management functions, despite various attempts. For the three remaining board members, the time has come to take a step back. Changes in our personal lives mean we can’t spend as much time as we would like to on the activity and as much time as is needed. We noticed that sometimes we were delivering half a job and, even worse, we weren’t developing the future of the activity. (Above, Jong Beatrix, Cadence, Wolper Lowen, Vikings, Jubal, Unity, photos by Arjen Scholl)Of course we have considered continuing the current path for another year or two, but finally agreed that stopping at a height is better than having to stop because there is nothing left. We see that there is still enough potential to build a future with new initiatives.Our decision does not mean that the legal entity of Drum Corps Europe will be terminated. The foundation will start and manage the DCE Heritage Fund. The foundation is currently healthy and with the available funds, we intend to support new initiatives that are focused on keeping and growing the drum corps activity in Europe. Most importantly, the initiative needs to have the goal to keep the European Music Games alive. There must also be a solid business plan that shows activities can be guaranteed over several years at a high standard, with independent evaluations by qualified judges. Applications can be honored for as long as a budget is available. For more information, please contact DCE at info@drumcorpseurope.org.We would like to thank all present and past volunteers, judges, partner organisations, sponsors, corps, fans and everyone involved for their fantastic support during the last 17 years. It has been an amazing journey. 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