We are less than two months out from the start of the 2023 DCI Summer Tour. This year the tour will start on June 28th with the DCI MidWest Premiere in Rockford, Michigan. The West Coast Corps will start their season off on July 1st in Vista, California at the Corps at the Crest - San Diego.
Here are some important dates and events to check out in the area.
May 30th - July 5th, The Crossman will be hosting their spring training at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
July 2nd - July 5th, Genesis will be housing at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas.
July 15th will be DCI Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium
July 18th will be DCI Broken Arrow
July 22nd - DCI Southwestern Championship
July 29th - DCI Southeastern Championship
August 4th & 5th - DCI Eastern Classic
August 7th & 8th - DCI Open Class Championship
August 10th - DCI World Championship Prelims
August 11th - DCI World Championship Semifinals
August 12th - DCI World Championship Finals
Information will be updated when released by the corps. Please keep checking back weekly for updates on show titles, uniforms, and music selections.
Updated: June 22nd, 2023 - 9am CST
7th Regiment - Open Class
Production Title: "MNML" (Minimal)
Musical Selection: "1000 Airplanes On The Roof" - Philip Glass
"On The Nature of Daylight" - Max Richter
"Halcyon Hearts" - Katahj Copley
2022 Ranking and Score: 12th Place - 70.125 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
The Academy - World Class
Production Title: "Sol Et Luna: Until Our New Eclipse"
Musical Selection: Musical Selection will be unveiled at The Academy Showcase on June 10th
2022 Ranking and Score: 16th Place - 82.200
Announcements:
Meet Sol and Luna — a.k.a., the sun and the moon — two lovers who meet on only a handful of occasions, and whose story will be told in The Academy’s 2023 production.
According to The Academy, a high brass soloist will be representing Sol and a low brass soloist will be representing Luna.
In their own words — “We decided we wanted to capture not just them, but their love story. And the fact that when they get together, it's this magical moment in the sky that we all get to witness. We really wanted to get in there with that emotional level.” — Courtney Mills, Visual Designer
The Battalion - Open Class
Production Title: "In Our Element"
Musical Selection: (Unstoppable - Sia)
2022 Ranking and Score: 7th Place - 75.600 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
The wait is over. Nothing will stop us this season, and beyond
Blue Devils - World Class
Production Title: "THE CUT-OUTS"
Musical Selection: "The Rise" — Dave Glyde
"Caves" — Cody Fry
"Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" — Tominaga, Fujibayashi,
Tanaka
"Stardust Crusaders (Jotaro's Theme)" — Yugo Kanno
"Resistance" — Dave Glyde
"Both Sides Now" — Joni Mitchell
"Of Energy" — TesseracT
"Incident in Jazz" — Bob Graettinger
"Grand Canyon Fanfare" — James Newton Howard
In his last years, in defiance of his deteriorating physical condition, Henri Matisse developed a thrilling new method of making art that allowed him to work with brilliant colours even when he was bed-bound. With scissors as his chief implement, Matisse introduced a radically new operation that came to be called a cut-out. Matisse would cut painted sheets into forms of varying shapes and sizes which he then arranged into lively compositions, striking for their play with color and contrast, their exploitation of decorative strategies, and their economy of means. Matisse called his process “painting with scissors” and he developed the act of “carving into color” with innovative expertise.
In a whirlwind of inspiration and event, the 2023 Blue Devils imagine the world of Matisse’s final chapter with THE CUT-OUTS. A musical and visual collage that celebrates environmental installation with shape, sound and texture.THE CUT-OUTS mines the tensions that lurk in all the shapes, between finish and process, fine art and decoration, drawing and color. An eclectic soundtrack bridges the past to the present and reflects the circumstance to the vision.
2022 Ranking and Score: 1st Place - 98.750 (DCI World Champion)
(High General Effect Caption) (High Visual Caption) (High Brass Caption)
Announcements:
Blue Devils B - Open Class
Production Title: "Fathers of Electricity"
Featuring Music from: John Meehan, Sean Clark, and Chavadith Tantavirojn
Retracing the footsteps of four of the pioneers that gave humanity the gift of electricity, Blue Devils B is proud to present the 2023 production Fathers of Electricity. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Alessandro Volta, and Nikola Tesla each gave us pivotal inventions that catapulted technology forward, and Blue Devils B pays homage to these geniuses through music and motion.
Fathers of Electricity sets an old story in a fresh new way, with musical depictions on the cutting edge of the modern drum corps and marching band sound. Each production focuses on a single historical figure, and brings you the sights and sounds of their imagination:
Part 1: Benjamin Franklin and the Kite and key experiment
Part 2: Thomas Edison and the Invention of the Lightbulb
Part 3: Alessandro Volta and the first battery
Part 4: Nikola Tesla and the Tesla Coil
"He seized the lightning from heaven and the scepter from the tyrants" - Anne Robert Turgot
2022 Ranking and Score: 3rd Place - 78.375
(DCI Open Class Finals) (DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Blue Devils C - Open Class
Production Title: "BD C-FARI"
Musical Selection: "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N Roses
"Africa" - Toto
"Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
"Roar" - Katy Perry
2022 Ranking and Score: 55.350
Positions available for the 2023 season
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Blue Knights - World Class
Production Title: "Unharnessed"
Musical Selection: Verdi’s "Requiem"
"Break On Through" – The Doors
"Fly Away" – Lenny Kravitz
"Freedom" – Pharrell Williams
Join the Blue Knights this summer as we take the music of Giuseppe Verdi, The Doors, Lenny Kravitz, and Pharrell Williams on a journey through overcoming restraint and personal struggle to become unharnessed from that which holds us back.
2022 Ranking and Score: 14th Place - 85.788
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Announcements:
In their own words — “I guess the biggest difference with this production compared to others (from Blue Knights) is that it's a little more edgy. And I don't mean that it's dark and scary. But it's definitely got more edge to it than what the corps has done in the past several years, but still has that same emotional and intellectual component.” — Jed Weeks, Program Coordinator
Blue Stars - World Class
Production Title: "In ABSINTHEia"
Featuring Music by: Everfish
Michael Torke
Orville Peck
Symbion Project featuring Melissa R Kaplan
Jim Wunderlich
2022 Ranking and Score: 7th Place - 92.775
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
Announcements:
Bluecoats - World Class
Production Title:
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 2nd Place - 97.235
(DCI World Championship - Finalist) (High Percussion Caption)
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Boston Crusaders - World Class
Production Title: "White Whale"
Musical Selection: "Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis" - Ralph
Vaughn Williams
"Out to Sea" - Ryan George, Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer,
Mike Zellers
"The Whale" - Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, Mike Zellers
"Swallowtail Jig" – Traditional
"The Wellerman" – Traditional
"Show Me the Way to Go Home" – James Campbell,
Reginald Connelly
"Shipping Up To Boston" – Dropkick Murphys
"On the Waterfront" – Leonard Bernstein
Boston Crusaders’ production of White Whale is inspired by Herman Melville’s great American Novel, Moby Dick. It offers a turbulent ocean adventure filled with gritty characters while exploring the realms of philosophy, science, history, and politics with intrigue and insight. This is the story of Captain Ahab’s self-destructive obsession with the white whale, called Moby Dick. The plot of the novel follows Ahab’s manic drive to kill the whale, even as it endangers his crew. The Boston Crusaders’ 2023 show makes a geographical connection the corps’ home in Massachusetts, while also drawing parallels to the White Whale metaphor; chasing the seemingly unattainable, at all costs.
2022 Ranking and Score: 2nd Place - 97.235
(DCI World Championship - Finalist) (High Guard Caption)
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The Cadets - World Class
Production Title: "Atlas Rising"
Musical Selections based on: "What Are You Going To Do When
You Are Not Saving the World" - Hans Zimmer
"Corynorhnius" - Hans Zimmer
"Immortal" - Paul Lovatt Cooper
"Defeat" - Lee Beddis and Andrew Monteiro
STRENGTH does not come from physical capacity. It comes from AN INDOMITABLE WILL. Drawing inspiration from the athleticism, endurance, and INDOMITABLE WILL of the mythological character, ATLAS.
2022 Ranking and Score: 6th Place - 92.913
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
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Carolina Crown - World Class
Production Title: "The Round Table - Echoes of Camelot"
Musical Selection: “The Night Window”— Thomas Newman
“Bachelorette”— Bjork
“String Quartet No. 2, Mvt. 2”— Bela Bartok
“Requiem in D Minor (Lacrimosa)”— Mozart
“Stampede (from Australia)”— David Hirschfelder
“All is Full of Love”— Bjork
“Tristan and Isolde”— Richard Wagner
“Manifest 3”— Elliot Goldenthal
“The Wounded King”— Michael Klesch,
Michael Martin, Kevin Shah, and Mike Jackson
“Dido’s Lament”—Henry Purcell
Carolina Crown is proud to present our 2023 program, “The Round Table: Echoes of Camelot.” Based on Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte D’Arthur,” our production is a modern retelling of these fabled legends and the rise and fall of Camelot. Passionate, powerful, thrilling, and timeless.
A legend told for centuries. The boy who would be king. Compelled to embrace his destiny, King Arthur assembled a court of brave, fierce, and honorable followers who pledged their lives and loyalty to him. Their shared vision: to create a kingdom where justice, harmony, and the noble principles of chivalry prevail. And Camelot—the court and stronghold of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table—was the epicenter of their dreams and mythic quests.
2022 Ranking and Score: 4th Place - 96.350
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
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The Cavaliers - World Class
Production Title: "...Where You'll Find Me"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 9th Place - 90.600
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
Announcements:
The Cavaliers will be celebrating their 75th Anniversary this season.
Colts - World Class
Production Title: "Where the Heart Is"
Musical Selections from: Motley Crue
Pat Metheny
Cinematic Orchestra
Randy Newman
Mason Williams
Pink Floyd
This year's program embodies the heartfelt concept that, regardless of one's location or companions, the deepest affection and emotional pull always stem from family and home. It signifies that home is not merely a physical structure but a place where relationships, warmth, and memories converge — a sanctuary where one finds a sense of belonging and fulfillment alongside the people they hold dear.
For some, home is a tangible space with a specific address, where they feel comfort and serenity. Others perceive home as a state of mind, a profound sentiment of being precisely where they are meant to be. Moreover, home can be personified through a special individual or a close-knit group, those who genuinely understand and uplift you. Irrespective of the definition, the essence of home lies in feeling the unwavering love and support of those around them
2022 Ranking and Score: 11th Place - 87.200
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Colts Cadets - Open Class
Production Title: "Classical Innovations"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 14th Place - 67.150
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Columbians - Open Class
Production Title: "Face Everything And Rise"
Musical Selections from: Stephen Melillo, The Newton Brothers, The Score,
Paul Halley, and Hillsong UNITED
Time slows as fast as the heart drops, senses heighten with shallow breath. The engulfing sense of FEAR takes hold, tangible nightmares from secret depth.
2022 Ranking and Score: 70.000
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
This summer the Columbians will be celebrating their 10th anniversary and attending DCI World Championship for the first time.
Crossmen - World Class
Production Title: "Meetings at the Edge"
Musical Selection: The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
Meetings Along the Edge – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
Letter From Home – Pat Metheny
The Windup – Keith Jarrett
The Yellow Jacket – Shaun Martin
“Meetings at the Edge” is a captivating show concept that revolves around thought-provoking and transformative encounters.
"Meetings at the Edge'' will take us on a journey to explore the physical and emotional “edge”, a phenomena that exists between individuals and groups, places and things. We travel to the edge, challenge the edge and push beyond the edge on the winding road that leads to your door.
2022 Ranking and Score: 13th Place - 86.925
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Announcements:
Crossman will be hosting their Spring Training May 30th through July 5th at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK
Genesis - World Class
Production Title: "Symbio.sys"
Featuring Music by: Stravinsky
Isao Tomita
Imogen Heap
John Mackey
And Orignal Music by: Key Poulan & Mike Huestis
Inspired by the Creative Visuals by AI
"Humanity has mixed feelings about the future of AI and its role in our world. Will AI have the ability to truly be creative in the future? Can human creativity and the future of AI work together to take us to places we have never before seen? Genesis will take us on an exploration of these thoughts with our 2023 production Symbio.sys!"
In their own words — “This year’s show is essentially about artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and how it's becoming more creative. You'll want to check out the evolution of this one, because it will evolve throughout the summer, both visually and musically.” — Chris Magonigal, CEO and Program Coordinator
2022 Ranking and Score: 19th Place - 78.813
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Genesis will be housing at Greenwood High School from July 2nd through July 5th
Gold - Open Class Production Title: "The Hands That Pull The Strings"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 2nd Place - 81.900 (DCI Open Class Finals)
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Golden Empire - Open Class
Production Title:
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 67.400
Positions available for the 2023 season
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Guardians - Open Class
Production Title: "i know the end"
Musical Selection: "Sound and Color" by Alabama Shakes
"X. Adjuah (I Own The Night)" by Christain Scott aka
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
"Everything In Its Right Place" by Radiohead
"Welcome to the Black Parade" by Chemical Romance
2022 Ranking and Score: 5th Place - 79.213 (DCI Open Class Finals)
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Heat Wave - Open Class
Production Title: "When October Goes"
Musical Selection: "When October Goes" - Barry Manilow
Beethoven's 6th Symphony (Pastorale)
Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony (Pathetique)
As October winds down, it tells of the snow and ice to come. As such, it parallels human aging, and the fact that some of us could very well be in the "October" of our lives. But October is not a sad month. In fact, it's quite beautiful. As we reach the end of our performance, we ask that you do not cry because the month is over, but smile because it happened.
"When October Goes" takes you on a journey throughout the changing of the seasons, from lush, green summer to cold, harsh winter. Through it all, nature finds a way, and the life cycle lives on.
2022 Ranking and Score: 59.300
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Impulse - Open Class
Production Title:
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 51.110
Positions available for the 2023 season
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Jersey Surf - World Class
Production Title: "Express Yourself"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 20th Place - 73.875
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Legends - Open Class
Announcement: Legends will not be participating in the 2023 DCI Season. For more information, please check out their Facebook page.
Les Stentors de Sherbrooke - Open Class
Production Title:
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 11th Place 69.500 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Louisiana Stars - Open Class
Production Title:
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: 9th Place - 74.150 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
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Madison Scouts - World Class
Production Title: "The Sound Garden"
Musical Selection: "Rusty Cage" - Chris Cornell/Soundgarden
"La Mer" - Claude Debussy
"Hold Music" - Jacob Mann
"Black Hole Sun" - Chris Cornell/Soundgarden
"23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West"
- Bill Russo/Stan Kenton
Influenced by the Seattle-based rock band “Soundgarden”, who are themselves named for an aural-based art installation, the show’s intent is to combine an energetic combination of musical styles, sounds, and visual textures to create and cultivate a blooming garden of sound.
2022 Ranking and Score: 15th Place - 83.725
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
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Mandarins - World Class
Production Title: "Sinnerman"
Musical Selection: "Sinnerman" - Nina Simone
"Take Me to Church" - Hozier
"Smile" - Nat King Cole
"Swing Symphony (4th Movement)" - Wynton
Marsalis
"Présage" - Univers Zero
"I’m Tired" - Labyrinth and Zendaya
2022 Ranking and Score: 10th Place - 90.013
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
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Music City - World Class
Production Title: "Violent Delights: A Rose and Its Thorns"
Musical Selection: "A rose blooms with beauty and grace, Its thorns a reminder of life's embrace, For in its death, its beauty is gone, But its thorns remain, a legacy strong."
2022 Ranking and Score: 17th Place - 81.763
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
In their own words — “It’s really about the dichotomy of the violent part of a rose, the softness of a rose, and the life and death of it. We wanted to keep the idea fairly simple, but something that we can kind of dig deep into with the emotions of the rose and really depict how a rose goes from beginning to end.” — Shane Gwaltney, Program Coordinator
Pacific Crest - World Class
Production Title: "Goddess"
Featuring the Music of: Vienna Teng
Debussy
Hellmesberger
ITO
Prokofiev
2022 Ranking and Score: 18th Place - 80.250
(DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Phantom Regiment - World Class
Production Title: "Exogenesis"
Musical Selection: "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" - Muse
"Supremacy" - Muse
"As If A Voice Were In Them" - Oliver Waespi
"To Walk or To Run In West Harlem" - Andy Akiho
"Piano Concerto No. 2" - Sergei Rachmaninoff
"For I Have Fought the Good Fight" - Stephen Melillo
2022 Ranking and Score: 8th Place - 90.675
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
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Raiders - Open Class
Production Title: "Circus Reversus"
Musical Selection:
A deserted circus, once left to ruin, finds a way to reverse time and return to its former glory. Step right up and come inside for the EARTH ON SHOW GREATEST! "Blazes and Thunder"
"Trip to the Circus"
"Clowns in the Send"
"From Now On (The Greatest Showman)"
2022 Ranking and Score: 13th Place - 67.625
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
River City Rhythm - Open Class
Production Title: "Falling"
Musical Selection: "Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service
"Can't Help Falling in Love" - Elvis Presley
"New Born" - Muse
"Balancing Act" - RCR arrangers Ward Miller,
Bojan Hoover, and Paul Weber.
There are many ways to fall - in love, asleep, even flat on your face. Sometimes we need to fall out of something in order to fall into something new.
2022 Ranking and Score: 10th Place - 73.225 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Santa Clara Vanguard - World Class
Announcement: Santa Clara Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets will not be participating in the 2023 DCI Season. For more information, please check out their website, https://www.scvanguard.org/vmapa-announces-cessation-of-operations-for-the-2023-season/
Seattle Cascades - World Class
Production Title: "Revival"
Musical Selection: "Bad Moon Rising" - Mourning Ritual
"Stained Glass" - David R. Gillingham
"Angel in the Architecture" - Frank Ticheli
"Revival" - Eminem
We have Returned. We have Resurged. We have Remained. We are Revived. Seattle Cascades 2023 REVIVAL - The Resurgence of Drum Corps
2022 Ranking and Score: Did not field a corps
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
In their own words — “A lot of (our show design process) stemmed from coming back after our hiatus. We tried to find something that would work for recruiting purposes, and also make a statement as we got back out onto the drum corps stage.” — Nick Benson, Program Coordinator
Southwind - Open Class
Production Title: "Cowboys of the Sky"
Musical Selection:
"Rhapsody in Blue" - George Gershwin
"Our Town" - Aaron Copeland
"Urban Light" - James M David
"On Golden Pond" - Dave Grusin
2022 Ranking and Score: 6th Place - 81.025 (DCI Open Class Finals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
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Spartans - Open Class
Production Title: "Surreal"
Musical Selection:
Bizarre. Illogical. Contradicting. Strange. Unfamiliar. Intriguing. Incorporating the visual palette of surrealism and the musical canvas of :
"Zambra" - Ojos de Brujo
"Redemption For The Pain Endured" - The Dear Hunter
"Fables of Faubus" - Charles Mingus
"Playing God" - Polyphia
"Tragic Kingdom" - No Doubt
The Spartans explore the techniques of surrealist artists and the unbridled imagination of the subconscious in their 2023 program, Surreal.
2022 Ranking and Score: 4th Place - 81.025
(DCI Open Class Finals) (DCI World Championship - Semifinals)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Spirit of Atlanta - World Class
Production Title: "UP DOWN AND ALL AROUND"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: Did not field a corps
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
Troopers - World Class
Production Title: "To Lasso The Sun"
Musical Selection: "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Ennio Morricone
“As if a Voice Were in Them” - Oliver Waespi
“L’Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock" - Ennio Morricone
“Harrison’s Dream” - Peter Graham
A beautiful harmonica solo in the ballad … it's gorgeous, and it fits so well,” Snyder said. “When you listen to it, it's just Troopers — every part of it is Troopers.”
2022 Ranking and Score: 12th Place - 86.200
(DCI World Championship - Finalist)
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
In their own words — “For anybody that loved us last year, I think that they can expect the same kind of energy and excitement, but with a drum corps that is even more talented and even more amazing, because of what came up last year. It's just exciting to be with the corps in a time like this, when we're on the rise.” — Mike Gough, Corps Director
Vanguard Cadets - Open Class
Announcements: Santa Clara Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets will not be participating in the 2023 DCI Season. For more information, please check out their website, https://www.scvanguard.org/vmapa-announces-cessation-of-operations-for-the-2023-season/
Vessel - Open Class
Production Title: "The Dark (K)night"
Musical Selection:
2022 Ranking and Score: Toured in Exhibition
Positions available for the 2023 season
Announcements:
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