With the calendar soon turning to 2019 and a whole new year of drum corps ahead, listen back to some of the most exciting performances of 2018 in any of these ways.
1 STORE.DCI.ORG
What’s available? A four-disc CD set priced at $29.95 includes performances of the top-25 drum corps who competed at Lucas Oil Stadium during the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis this past August.
Best for? Those who have been collecting DCI CDs since the 1990s or those who are rocking an impressive lineup of jewel cases on their bookshelves.
2 MARCHING MUSIC DOWNLOADS
What’s available? 2018’s top-25 corps as individual downloads ($3.95) or bundled as a complete set ($39.95).
Best for? True drum corps audiophiles. Downloads from this site are available as lossless AIFF files as well as in 320kbps, 44.1kHZ MP3 format.
3ITUNES
What’s available? 2018’s top-25 corps sold by volume (each of the four $9.99 downloads gives you six to seven corps performances).
Best for? Those who manage their audio collections in the Apple ecosystem or those who have iTunes gift cards to spend.
4 AMAZON MUSIC
What’s available? 2018’s top-25 corps sold by volume (each of the four $9.49 downloads give you six to seven corps performances).
Best for? Those with Amazon gift cards at their fingertips or those who manage their digital audio collections via Amazon Music.
