DCI FINALS IN INDIANAPOLIS

On August 8th the D’Addario Percussion Team ventured to Indianapolis to represent Evans & ProMark at the Drum Corps International World Championship. Of the 35 corps competing in the finals each and every one of them put on extremely entertaining performances. The corps each brought something a little different to the table keeping things very fresh across the entire show. We spent a lot of the time in the streets of Indianapolis where the corps spread out doing “In the Lot” warm ups and their preshow run through. Most of the “Lot” footage was actually in an open field in the Indianapolis White River State Park, seen below.





Oregon Crusaders running book in the lot



                                            

   The Bluecoats performing "Twitch" from the lot in Indianapolis

The Colts warming up in the lot

Oregon Crusaders in the lot

DCI World Championship Prelims August 9th 2012

The event started with 35 corps competing for a spot in the semi-final round. The judging panel was made up of:

General Effect Visual: Frank Morris, Kyle Miller

General Effect Music: John Bell, Jeff Harper
Visual: Chris Moss
Visual Analysis: Sal Adamo
Color Guard: Robert Solomon
Brass: Steven Page
Music Analysis: Albert Lo
Percussion: JJ Pippitone

The Oregon Crusaders on the field



The scores for the preliminary round:

1 Blue Devils                     97.550

2 Carolina Crown              96.600

3 Phantom Regiment         94.600

4 The Cadets                     94.050

5 Santa Clara Vanguard    93.200

6 Bluecoats                        92.250

7 The Cavaliers                  89.500

8 Boston Crusaders            89.000

9 Madison Scouts              88.550

10 Blue Knights                 85.850

11 Spirit of Atlanta            85.200

12 Blue Stars                      83.750

13 Crossmen                       83.400

14 Glassmen                       81.250

15 The Academy                79.950

16 Pacific Crest                  78.950

17 Colts                              77.450

18 Troopers                        76.350

19 Oregon Crusaders         75.900

20 Jersey Surf                    74.500

21 Blue Devils B               73.450

22 Vanguard Cadets          72.950

23 Mandarins                     71.700

24 Spartans                         69.350

25 Cascades                        68.650

26 Gold                               66.350

27 Pioneer                          66.200

28 7th Regiment                64.450

29 Genesis                         63.500

30 Legends                        63.400

31 Music City                    62.850

32 Raiders                         61.050                           

33 Colt Cadets                  57.950

34 Les Stentors                 52.750

35 Blue Saints                  49.100

DCI World Championship Semi-Finals August 10th 2012

This round was narrowed down to the top 25 corps of the prelims. The judges for this round were:

General Effect Visual: Mickey Kelly, Marie Czapinski

General Effect Music: Nola Jones, Ken Turner
Visual: Bruce Jones
Visual Analysis: George Oliviero
Color Guard: Mike Lentz
Brass: Paul McGarr
Music Analysis: Gary Markham
Percussion: Mike Davis

The Boston Crusaders pre show huddle

The Bluecoats on the feild

Boston Crusaders storming the field



The scores for the Semi-Final round were as follows:

1   Blue Devils                 98.200

2   Carolina Crown          97.450

3   Phantom Regiment     95.700

4   The Cadets                  94.100

5   Santa Clara Vanguard 93.700

6   Bluecoats                    92.800

7   The Cavaliers              89.400

8   Boston Crusaders        89.300

9   Madison Scouts           88.800

10 Blue Knights               87.650

11 Spirit of Atlanta          85.650

12 Crossmen                    84.900

13 Blue Stars                   84.600

14 Glassmen                    82.250

15 The Academy             81.900

16 Pacific Crest               80.250

17 Colts                           79.200

18 Troopers                     77.650

19 Oregon Crusaders      77.450

20 Jersey Surf                 75.450

21 Blue Devils B            73.600

22 Vanguard Cadets       72.750

23 Mandarins                  71.600

24 Spartans                     70.750

25 Cascades                    68.750

DCI World Championship Finals August 11th 2012



The last day of finals was not just the last day of the competition; it was the final day of drum corps for the summer. Some of these performers have been traveling all summer long for multiple summers and this day is when everything comes to a close. As you would think, the day is very emotional for the performers,  teachers, parents, and fans. The D'Addario Percussion Team was able to travel to some satellite locations to catch a few of the final rehearsals.



Spirit of Atlanta final rehearsal of the season.

Blue Devils in the Indianapolis Colts Training Facility.

Jim Wunderlich giving one last pep talk to the Blue Devils Pit

Boston Crusaders in the lot before Semi-finals

On the evening of the finals the judges were:

General Effect Visual: Rich Kemp, Mike Stone

General Effect Music: Glenn Fugett, Richard Saucedo
Visual: Juno Orefice
Visual Analysis: Debbie Torchia
Color Guard: Lee Carlson
Brass: Andy Cook
Music Analysis: David McGrath
Percussion: Allan Kristensen

Lucas Oil Stadium Field

These corps really pulled out all the stops that night. The entire show was one incredible performance after the next.

The Blue Devils final performance

Blue Devils closing their show.

The Boston Crusaders on the field 

The Bluecoats on the field

The finals ended with a victory for The Blue Devils scoring a 98.700 with the other corps scoring:

 1 Blue Devils                  98.700

2 Carolina Crown           97.650

3 Phantom Regiment      96.550

4 The Cadets                   95.050

5 Santa Clara Vanguard  94.450

6 Bluecoats                      92.550

7 Boston Crusaders         89.100

8 The Cavaliers               88.850

9 Madison Scouts            88.000

10 Blue Knights              86.700

11 Spirit of Atlanta         84.400

12 Crossmen                   84.000

Congratulations to The Blue Devils for taking 1st overall as well as in percussion. This was an outstanding season for all the corps and has helped raise much anticipation for next season. We must wait and see what is pushed to new limits in 2013 Drum Corps International!