WORLD CLASS SHOW RETURNS TO WARRENTON, VA!
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 7:00PM
Liberty High School
6300 Independence Ave, Bealton, VA 22712
Once again (our 9th year!), the bands of Fauquier High School, and the rolling hills of Northern Virginia, will host a fantastic spectacle of sight and sound.
8 world class corps from Drum Corps International will give it all they've got on the field.
Visit this site often for ticket and show information. Can't wait to see you there!
Competing Corps
Order of performance will be released closer to the event.
About The Academy: In 2001, a group of corps fans decided that Arizona needed a drum and bugle corps, giving birth to what was to eventually be named The Academy. For its first three seasons, the corps had less than sixty members. In 2005, a guard was added and the corps grew to 130 members. This growth resulted in the corps’ first national tour in 2006, where the group won the Drum Corps International Division II Championship. In 2007, the corps moved to Division I status, taking the next big step in its rapid competitive development.
Blue Knights - Denver, CO
About Blue Knights: Founded as a parade corps in 1958, Blue Knights has been a Drum Corps International World Championship finalist many times. The corps is known for its often dark-sounding musical programs and strong use of body movement in their visual offerings. The Blue Knights organization also offers a winter brass ensemble that performs throughout the Denver area, two competitive indoor marching percussion ensembles and "Stampede", the official drum line of the NFL's Denver Broncos.
Bluecoats - Canton, OH
About Bluecoats The Bluecoats organization was founded in 1972 as an outreach program of the Canton, Ohio Police Boys’ Club. The corps’ name was then chosen to serve as a tribute to the city’s retired police officers. Making their competitive drum corps debut in 1974, the corps has historically been known for incorporating jazz and swing music into its programs. In 2006, Bluecoats had their highest placement ever, finishing in fourth place at the DCI World Championships.
Cascades - Seattle, WA
About Cascades: The Cascades organization was formed in 1957 as the Greenwood Boys Club Corps, becoming the Seattle Thunderbirds the next year. A split in 1966 saw many members join the new Cascade Cadets, which changed its name to Seattle Cascades in 1970. The corps won the Drum Corps International Division III World Championship title in 2000, and then doubled its size to compete in Division II in 2001. In 2002, they became the first Pacific Northwest corps to become a Division I finalist.
Glassmen - Toledo, OH
About Glassmen: The Glassmen were founded in 1961 as the Maumee Suns, a parade corps. After changing the corps’ name to the Glass City Optimists to honor its new hometown of Toledo, the “Glass Capital of the World”, the corps adopted its current name in 1971. Glassmen hold the distinction of being the only unit in Drum Corps International history to have improved its placement 10 years in a row, from 31st to 8th place in 1995. In 1993, the corps broke into the Drum Corps International World Championship Finals for the first time.
Mandarins - Sacramento, CA
About Mandarins: The Mandarins organization was founded in 1963 as the Ye Wah Drum and Lyre Corps, created for the youth of the Sacramento Chinese community. One year later, the ensemble added bugles and a color guard, and took on its current name in 1967. The corps won the Drum Corps International Division III World Championship seven times and won the Division II World Championship once before moving to Division I competition in 2003. Mandarins’ programs often focus on Asian influences, most obvious in the ethnic drums used in the front percussion ensemble.
Pacific Crest - Diamond Bar, CA
About Pacific Crest: Pacific Crest was created in 1993 and marched only 33 members their first season. The corps continued to grow throughout the next ten years, and in 2003 the corps took their first extended tour to DCI World Championships. This tour allowed first-time viewers of the corps to witness the group’s presence in Division I Semifinals, a feat that caught many other corps by surprise. At four weeks long, the corps’ 2007 tour is the longest in corps history.
Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
About Spirit of Atlanta: Founded in 1976, Spirit of Atlanta quickly rose to prominence, finishing in sixth place in only the corps’ second season. Well known during its formative years for a huge brass sound and performances of Southern Blues, Spirit has been instructed by DCI Hall of Fame members including corps founder Freddy Martin, brass arranger Jim Ott and percussionist Tom Float. In the 2000s, Spirit became one of the first DCI corps to partner with an educational institution and was known for several years as Spirit from Jacksonville State University. The organization has since returned to its Georgia roots, once again taking its original Spirit of Atlanta name in 2010.
