June 2018Volume 47, Number 3Ever wonder what percussion instruments the award-winning drum corps play, what live sound gear they use — and why? It can all be summed up in one word: Yamaha.For a list of the choices made by The Madison Scouts, simply look below. For more information please visit www.4wrd.it/scoutsdcw.BO14001 What the Corps Play Madison Scouts Spread.qxp_Layout 1 5/8/18 2:19 PM Page 1Ever wonder what percussion instruments the award-winning drum corps play, what live sound gear they use — and why? It can all be summed up in one word: Yamaha.For a list of the choices made by The Madison Scouts, simply look below. For more information please visit www.4wrd.it/scoutsdcw.BO14001 What the Corps Play Madison Scouts Spread.qxp_Layout 1 5/8/18 2:19 PM Page 1BO14001 What the Corps Play Madison Scouts Spread.qxp_Layout 1 5/8/18 2:20 PM Page 2Copyright 2018 by Sights & Sounds, Inc. in the United States and Canada. 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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 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Saturday/SundayProduct order line:608-241-22929:00 AM 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) 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central time, Saturday/SundayJune contents 6 • Update on The Cadets and YEA! with new board chair Doug Rutherford, by Steve Vickers 12 • Reading Buccaneers stage 14th “Spring Preview,” by Larry Eckert 14 • Bucs Alumni host “Music in the Mountains,” by Larry Eckert 17 • DCI Board updates Code of Conduct, by DCI 17 • Kathy Black elected new DCI Board of Directors Chair, by DCI 18 • “Shamrock Festival” concert produced by Reilly Raiders, by Larry Eckert 22 • Top Secret Drum Corps founder/director will receive “Lifetime Achievement” award 24 • Around the junior drum corps world, by Pat Chagnon 32 • The Cadets bring “Unity” to 2018 show, announce new artistic, corps directors 34 • Happy 80th, Audubon Bon Bons 35 • Happy 80th, Madison Scouts 36 • Happy 80th, Preston Scout House 38 • Memorabilia 40 • I ran away with the drum corps, part 10, by Kevin Russell 44 • Remembering simpler days in Upstate New York, by Matthew Durkin 45 • Press releases, also on pages 74, 76, 78, 102 and 104 46 • G.A.S. Reunion returns to Binghamton, NY, displaying talent, by Larry Eckert 48 • From our photo archives 50 • 2018, back to the future . . . , by Jack Meehan 52 • Corps sport their best at “Profiles in Music” concert, by Larry Eckert 60 • World Drum Corps Hall of Fame to induct 11 regular, associate members 66 • The amazing world of drum corps, by Brian Tolzmann 68 • Around the all-age and alumni drum corps world, by William Aldrich-Thorpe 80 • Drum corps through an artist’s eyes -- Blue Stars, by Art Kellerman 84 • 2018 Worldwide Competition schedule 86 • Former Americano, Crusader, Centurian awarded “Grammy Teacher of the Year,” by William Aldrich-Thorpe 96 • Annual scholarships available for drum corps participants, by DCI100 • Colts director honored with “Woman of Achievement” award, by DCI106 • History -- A conversation with DCI’s first executive director, Don Pesceone, by Alan KarlsSupport our advertisersn 2-3 • Yamaha Corporation of American 7 • Cape Girardeau, MO, 07/27n 9 • Golden Empire, Bakersfield, CA, 07/20n 11 • The Cadets/Yea!, 06/30, 7/05, 07/29, 08/01n 19 • Evansville, IN, 06/27n 21 • Colts, 07/11, 07/13, 07/16, 07/29n 23 • DeMoulin Bros. 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Mill, SC (John Matter); back cover: Seattle Cascades, Seattle, WA (Donny Helvey).I am always pleased to present a wide variety of content in each edition and this one is no exception. Thanks to not only regular staff contributors, but I also receive excellent material from non-stdaff members who want to share their experiences with readers all year long.I want to also thank all the DCI show sponsors that have come on-board to promote their shows with display advertising in the April, May and June editions along with, of course, the companies that display equipment, uniforms, accessories and services. A full 95% of the revenue that keeps the issues coming your way are financed by advertising!I’ve adjusted the schedule slightly by moving the first weekly issue up one week to June 15. Two weeks later will be the montly July full magazine, followed by three weekly copies, then the pre-DCI August publication.Normally the master list of repertoire is included earlier, but due to copyright and video synchronization rights, many corps have been delayed listing their 2018 material. Dave Scott has been compiling the list and it will appear in the June 15 issue.This edition is one for the record books. The previous largest issue I produced was August 2016 at 130 pages. This one is 132 pages!Keep reading . . . Steve VickersI’ve known Doug for a number of years, but really had a first opportunity to have a long conversation with him several years ago in the headquarters hotel during DCI Championship week. We’ve stayed in touch over the years, including when he was out of the country, and occasionally since he returned to the United States.I was excited to learn about his move into the chairman position of the YEA! organization last month and wanted to pose some questions about what the future holds for YEA’s two drum corps and the USBands project after many changes have recently occurred in the way the organization will be operating in the future.Steve Vickers: Let’s start off by covering how you became involved with The Cadets and YEA!, including your background in and outside of the drum corps activity.Doug Rutherford: My connection to drum corps started watching videotapes of the DCI Championships in my high school band room as a freshman. I knew when I saw those videos that drum corps was for me! A couple of older students were marching and I followed what they were doing and spent three years convincing my parents that I should be allowed to march. In November 1983, I went to the first camp of the Garfield Cadets with my friend David Welch (below right) and that was the beginning of five years marching in the corps. I also met my wife Susan in that same high school band room, so you could say Lake Braddock marching band was an incredibly important part of my life.After I aged out, I spent the next several years with Dutch Boy, The Cadets and the Phantom Regiment. Through my participation in drum corps, I met Steve Auditore who is still active in DCI today and he told me that when I was done with the drum corps, I should move out to the Silicon Valley and try working in the technology business. That is how I ended up on the software business, through my drum corps relationships.SV: I remember you working with the late David Welch on a tech business and then moving to other ventures. What took you to South America?DR: Our neighborhood in Alexandria, VA, is very diverse and a majority of the students at the local elementary school my sons attended were Latino. After eight years of working at the software company I started with fellow Cadets Kevin Dunetz and the late David Welch, Susan and I decided that we wanted to be a bi-lingual family and that living in Latin America was the best way we could make that happen. So we moved to Costa Rica for a one-year experience, which led to over six years between Costa Rica and Chile. Our sons were raised in Latin America and now that Susan and I are back in the U.S., we stay connected to the Latino community by going Salsa and Bachata dancing a couple nights each week.During those years outside the country, I tried to always line up business trips back to the U.S. so I could go Update on The Cadets and YEA!with new board chair Doug Rutherfordby Steve Vickers, publisher (publisher@drumcorpsworld.com)to DCI Championships in Indianapolis and catch up with friends and cheer on The Cadets.SV: When did you re-engage with YEA! and assume the chairmanship of the board of directors?DR: I accepted the nomination to be on the board during the second week of April, just a few weeks ago. I had not been directly involved in The Cadets for about 25 years, other than to organize some alumni parties at DCI for a few years in the 2000s. I have always loved The Cadets and when the turmoil and fallout from the stories about George Hopkins came out, I was shocked. After speaking with some friends and advisors, I decided that I wanted to be a part of the future and help make sure the current Cadets have the great experience I had.I am not sure exactly how I was drafted onto the board of directors, but DCI, a group of sponsors and alumni self-organized to ensure YEA! and The Cadets were set up to have a fresh start and get through an incredibly difficult period of crisis. SV: I understand you’re surrounded by some very talented individuals who have also become part of the board. Can you tell me a little about each of them and what they bring to the table?DR: A major positive that has come out of this terrible situation has been connecting with so many alumni and fans, friends from years ago and even a new group of people I didn’t know before. The board of YEA! is an incredible group of individuals. Vicki Ferrence Ray is a non-profit executive who is leading our policy and compliance initiatives. Jane Lemmon was a VP of human resources at a Fortune 500 company and is leading our HR initiatives. Larry Mills represents the voice of our sponsors and brings his business background from outside drum corps. Ben Regalado is in the health care business and represents the hundreds of volunteers and parents involved in YEA!. One of the great aspects of this team is its passion for excellence and the desire to implement best practices from business and non-profit sectors. Most of the group is not drum corps insiders and the fresh look at how we operate is a real positive for us.SV: Now I would like to get down to specifics about the DCI and DCA corps as the 2018 season is rapidly approaching. What can you tell me about the new directors, key design personnel and programs for this summer?DR: We are so fortunate to be surrounded by many great volunteers, staff and instructors in YEA! Imagine the leadership we had in place to keep things going with people like Drew Shanefield, Tom Aungst, Bobby Jones, Don Cramer, Tony Rideout and others to lead The Cadets and Cadets2. We have experienced staff and volunteer leaders like Dave Marden and Jay Travis who have stepped up to make sure we don’t miss a beat.Leading The Cadets this year is Director Scott Litzenberg, a Cadet alumnus, career band director and former director of the Crossmen. The artistic director is Drew Shanefield, a Cadet alumnus, composer, music educator and experienced arranger and program coordinator for The Cavaliers, Bluecoats and Crossmen. Tom Aungst is the percussion arranger, a Cadet alumnus, DCI Hall of Fame member and music educator. Bobby Jones is The Cadets visual designer and brings with him many years of championship-caliber experience, especially from his days at the Reading Buccaneers. And the guard is led by rising star Sam Watson, a Cadet alumnus who has been a major force behind Carmel HS winter guard and Pride of Cincinnati.Leading Cadets2 is Tom Maiello, a Cadet alumnus, successful business owner in Northern New Jersey and long-time director of the Raiders from Bayonne, NJ. SV: Rumors always float around this activity and I would like to inquire about several of the ones I’ve heard recently . . . 1) will The Cadets be back in the traditional uniform; 2) have the planned programs for Cadets and Cadets2 been changed this spring from what was previously announced; and 3) what adjustments have been made to the performance schedule for The Cadets since the corps will no longer be traveling to the West Coast during the early part of the summer?DR: I love that rumor about the uniform! I would love to see that as much as anyone. However, they don’t let me into the design meetings and I have a feeling my input is not going to have much influence there. I really am committed to the members of both corps having a great Cadet experience that is safe and that creates the new era based on the amazing history we are so fortunate to have.As far as the programs go, The Cadets’ design team has come together to create the program they want to present and feel best represents who The Cadets are today and what our future looks like. I love the name -- “The Unity Project.” There is so much positive energy with The Cadets and the creative forces of this team are Tickets available atwww.Vallitix.comJuly 20, 2018Bakersfield CollegeMemorial Stadium7:00pmBattalion Salt Lake City, UtahBlue Devils B Concord, CABlue Devils C Concord, CAGold San Diego, CAGolden Empire Bakersfield, CAImpulse Buena Park, CAIncognito Incognito Brea/Garden Grove, CAVanguard Cadets Santa Clara, CA Vessel Inland Empire, CAWatchmen Riverside, CAPerforming Drum Corps Include:RESOUND! is supported by an “Arts in the Community Grant” from the Arts Council of KernPresents:Next >