As the entire drum corps community looks ahead to the new year and the summer of 2010, this week, Drum Corps International recaps some of the highlights of 2009, today with the most viewed DCI.org headlines from the past year.
1. Blue Crew Takes Two
Blue Devils sweep 2009 DCI World Championships with win at World Class Finals
Their success mirrored that of their Open Class counterparts, Blue Devils B, who earned the gold medal in the Open Class Finals competition earlier in the day after their own perfect season.
The optimism and excitement of "1930" shined through the Blue Devils' last performance, which earned them the right to proudly wear the Champion medals around their necks and call themselves the "best of the best" in marching music.
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2. Recap Analysis: World Class Finals
An in depth look at the judges' score sheets from the '09 World Championship Finals
Along the way, the corps won four of the five special caption awards that were determined by averaging the scores of Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, losing only Brass Performance to Carolina Crown. Those four awards included Overall General Effect, Visual Performance, Color Guard and Percussion Performance.
The only captions on the score sheets the corps didn't win were Brass and Music Ensemble, leading to a 0.10 deficit to Carolina Crown in total Music. The corps received a 19.95 for Music Effect, just 0.05 from a perfect score after both judges were combined. Visual Performance was in at 19.9 and both Visual Ensemble and Color Guard nailed perfect scores of 20.0 so that the total Visual score came in at 29.95.
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3. Fans choose six performing 'Countdown' corps
Complete voting results for DCI's spring cinema event
The first round of online voting narrowed the field to 12 finalist corps. During the second round, fans had the opportunity to select the six corps performances that will be shown up on the big screen when Drum Corps International's "The Countdown" comes to select theaters on Wednesday, May 13.
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4. Individual & Ensemble Competition kicks '09 World Championships into high gear
Event wrap-up and complete scoring results
In addition to the competition, the convention center was abuzz with other activities including the annual fastest drummer competition which drew cheers from the audience whenever a competitor threatened the record. Also right in the middle of the action, SportClips was on hand to give corps members a clean cut as they get set to take the stage in front of thousands of fans this week at the World Championships.
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5. Crown surprises in Central Illinois
Event wrap-up from the DCI Central Illinois Premier Event
Carolina Crown Program Coordinator Jim Coates said he was surprised with the night's outcome to some degree, but happy that their hard work and unique sound was recognized.
"We have a great program, the design team put a fabulous program together, and the kids are really enjoying it. Certainly the crowd was right with them tonight and that pushed the kids to the emotional difference in here. I think it came through on the effect sheets and the effect scores, especially music," he said.
Read this article in its entirety.
1. Blue Crew Takes Two
Blue Devils sweep 2009 DCI World Championships with win at World Class Finals
Their success mirrored that of their Open Class counterparts, Blue Devils B, who earned the gold medal in the Open Class Finals competition earlier in the day after their own perfect season.
The optimism and excitement of "1930" shined through the Blue Devils' last performance, which earned them the right to proudly wear the Champion medals around their necks and call themselves the "best of the best" in marching music.
Read this article in its entirety.
2. Recap Analysis: World Class Finals
An in depth look at the judges' score sheets from the '09 World Championship Finals
Along the way, the corps won four of the five special caption awards that were determined by averaging the scores of Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, losing only Brass Performance to Carolina Crown. Those four awards included Overall General Effect, Visual Performance, Color Guard and Percussion Performance.
The only captions on the score sheets the corps didn't win were Brass and Music Ensemble, leading to a 0.10 deficit to Carolina Crown in total Music. The corps received a 19.95 for Music Effect, just 0.05 from a perfect score after both judges were combined. Visual Performance was in at 19.9 and both Visual Ensemble and Color Guard nailed perfect scores of 20.0 so that the total Visual score came in at 29.95.
Read this article in its entirety.
3. Fans choose six performing 'Countdown' corps
Complete voting results for DCI's spring cinema event
The first round of online voting narrowed the field to 12 finalist corps. During the second round, fans had the opportunity to select the six corps performances that will be shown up on the big screen when Drum Corps International's "The Countdown" comes to select theaters on Wednesday, May 13.
Read this article in its entirety.
4. Individual & Ensemble Competition kicks '09 World Championships into high gear
Event wrap-up and complete scoring results
In addition to the competition, the convention center was abuzz with other activities including the annual fastest drummer competition which drew cheers from the audience whenever a competitor threatened the record. Also right in the middle of the action, SportClips was on hand to give corps members a clean cut as they get set to take the stage in front of thousands of fans this week at the World Championships.
Read this article in its entirety.
5. Crown surprises in Central Illinois
Event wrap-up from the DCI Central Illinois Premier Event
Carolina Crown Program Coordinator Jim Coates said he was surprised with the night's outcome to some degree, but happy that their hard work and unique sound was recognized.
"We have a great program, the design team put a fabulous program together, and the kids are really enjoying it. Certainly the crowd was right with them tonight and that pushed the kids to the emotional difference in here. I think it came through on the effect sheets and the effect scores, especially music," he said.
Read this article in its entirety.