DCI 2016 Shows announced

Summer is right around the corner and everyone knows what that means, DCI is about to begin And there are some of the shows that have already been announced this 2016 season

Cadets- Awakening

In a video announcement released Wednesday morning, March 16, The Cadets Director George Hopkins announced some developments in the corps' 2016 program and a change to the show's title which is now, Awakening.
Originally entitled, Stoned, the idea was simply that statues would come to life throughout the course of the program, which would feature the music of Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome.

"As we've cont to grow the idea, the statue idea is still in place, but we're delving a little deeper," Hopkins said. "The statues are now meant to represent human beings in a world where people are afraid to come out, be themselves and enter society."

Hopkins said the idea began to evolve when he went to see Alvin Ailey in New York City in December, and the show featured music by John Mackey, namely "Turning" and "Wine Dark Sea."
"It was prettty interesting and very impactful," he said. "After I left, I thought a lot about what we were doing, called some design meetings, and we decided to shift the focus a bit."
In Awakening, The Cadets will portray statues that attempt to come to life, but they are met with resistance.
"It's tough for them to enter society, and it's tough for people in the world, too," Hopkins said.
This sub-level concept is where The Cadets Design Team hopes to add intrigue and depth to the program.
"I think we can get a little more personal with this idea," Hopkins continued. "It allows us to impact our audience not only the first time they see us, but continue to draw them in the second, third and fourth times as well. We want people to want to come back and see The Cadets again."
The Cadets' repertoire has also shifted to match the new concept and will now include, Respighi's, "The Pines of Appian Way" and "The Pines of the Villa Borghese," as well as John Mackey's "Turning" and "Wine Dark Sea."
"The music is much more tense, much more atonal and certainly very, very emotional. We plan to maximize that as much as we possibly can," Hopkins said.

Cavaliers- Propaganda

Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary – Henry Purcell
Symphony for Band “West Point” – Morton Gould
Elegy for Dunkirk – Dario Marianelli
Lollapalooza – John Adams

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We are constantly bombarded by information meant to sway public opinion. While propaganda has existed in every culture throughout human history, advancement in communications technologically has dramatically increased our collective exposure...
This four-part production will explore various styles, applications, and elements of propaganda to push the agenda entertain drum corps fans across the Cavalier Nation!

SCV- Force Of Nature



 

 

The Santa Clara Vanguard presents the beauty, majesty, chaos, and power of the natural world in their 2016 production: FORCE OF NATURE.

Everything around us is subject to the ever-changing events of renewal and emergence. Order issues from chaos, patterns unfold from disorder, and the FORCE OF NATURE reveals music itself to be of the same powerful dynamic that shapes life and earth.

2016 Repertoire
Spring 1 from "Recomposed" by Max Richter
Without Warning by Stephen Melillo
Earth Song by Frank Tichelli
Winter 1 from "Recomposed" by Max Richter
After the Storm by Stephen Melillo

 

Heatwave Of Florida- Sahara 

 

 

Heat Wave is excited to present Sahara for their 2016 production. Join Heat Wave as they take you on a journey through the Sahara desert in search of paradise.

2016 Song selections include:
Lawrence of Arabia main theme by Maurice Jarre
The Heat of the Day by Pat Matheny
Paradise by Cold Play
Desert Rose by Sting



Now These are the only corps I personally Know of that has announced there show. If there any other corps that have, Please let me know in the comment and share this blog to your friends.