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2019 Drum Corps International Championships

One of the best seasons in DCI! Congratulations to EVERYONE who marched in drum corps this year - Thank you for keeping the activity alive & well. Blue Devils took their 19th title, and the captions went to various corps this year (which was refreshing to see). This has been one of the best Top 12 corps I have seen - definitely some of the most work ever put into the activity. I still cannot believe that The Bluecoats DID NOT WIN 1st place! It was the year of The Bluecoats in my own humble opinion - don’t get me wrong I love what BD has always brought, but man.... The Bluecoats!....It was their season. BD is like the Yankees - they’ve always got some of the best players, and they deliver every single year (which is not easy), but I don’t think BD was the underdog - Bluecoats were, and I still think they were the real champions, but again, that’s just one opinion - take it or leave it. Either way it does not take away from all of the awe-inspiring work each member has put in this year.

One of my favorite years in drum corps - every corps was AWESOME. Looking forward to 2020!

1. Blue Devils “Ghostlight”

2. Bluecoats “The Bluecoats”

3. Santa Clara Vanguard “Vox Eversio”

4. Carolina Crown “Beneath The Surface”

5. The Cavaliers “The Wrong Side of The Tracks”

6. Boston Crusaders “Goliath”

7. Blue Knights “...I Remember Everything”

8. Blue Stars “Call of The Wild”

9. The Cadets “Behold”

10. Mandarins “Subterra”

11. Crossmen “Valkyrie”

12. Phantom Regiment “I am Joan”

Some totally awesome shots of ‘The Green Machine’ (The Cavaliers from Rosemont, Illinois) in 2019. Cavies are the only all-male drum corps remaining in DCI (after last year’s announcement of Madison Scouts dropping the all-male vibe to allow more people a shot in the corps). This corps has many titles on their mantle (as it were) and the 2019 corps is proof that The Cavaliers still have that fight in ‘em (I think they were neck & neck with Boston at Finals). Don’t count this corps out - Cavaliers have always been a real badass corps - especially their percussion sections (DUDE!)! Totally vibin’ their show “The Wrong Side of The Tracks.” ...Also Totally vibin’ that FACIAL HAIR! YEAHHHHH!