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11. Finding Drum Corps: The Hidden Heroes from 2021-07-15T00:00
Volunteers don’t get paid not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. On this episode, host Keith Kelly finds out more about these priceless pillars of the activity—What drives th...
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10. Finding Drum Corps: Enter the Pit from 2021-06-30T00:00
This week on Finding Drum Corps, we're visiting a part of the ensemble that host Keith Kelly is not the only newcomer to, as we learn about the enigmatic and the mysterious front ensemble. This wee...
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9. Finding Drum Corps: The Celebration Tour from 2021-06-22T00:00
In 2020 the marching arts world adopted the phrase, “March On,” and in 2021 DCI and its corps will do just that. This year Drum Corps International will present the DCI Celebration Tour with corps ...
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8. Finding Drum Corps: March On from 2021-05-26T00:00
With drum corps set to return to the field this summer for the DCI Celebration Tour, Keith returns to the microphone for this long-awaited eighth episode that explores how 2020 has impacted the dru...
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7. Finding Drum Corps: Finals from 2020-08-05T17:02:36
The drum corps season is a crescendo that ends in a truly magnificent display of talent and skill each August. It's DCI Finals Week, and Keith Kelly turns his gaze to Lucas Oil Stadium to explore t...
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6. Finding Drum Corps: The "I" in DCI from 2020-07-29T22:10:29
In Episode 6 of Finding Drum Corps, Keith explores the drum corps activity as it exists outside of the United States and how ensembles around the world are inspired by DCI and its corps.
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5. Finding Drum Corps: The contest from 2020-07-23T14:29:04
In Episode 5, Keith Kelly explores the competitive aspects of Drum Corps International from both the perspective of judges and of fans.
Special guests include: DCI judge administrator John...
4. Finding Drum Corps: The show on the road from 2020-07-15T20:15:32
After months of preparation practice and planning, it’s time to take the show on the road! In Episode 4, Keith looks at what it takes to put a drum corps on the road and what that experience is lik...
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3. Finding Drum Corps: What It Takes from 2020-07-08T16:00:41
What is it about the drum corps experience that drives young people around the world to dedicate their lives to a moment, that while fleeting, will endure in memories for years to come? In Episode ...
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2. Finding Drum Corps: Those who have come before from 2020-07-01T14:00:21
In Episode 2, Keith has an eye on the past to better understand the future, tracing the history of the drum corps activity from before the founding of Drum Corps International through changes and d...
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1. Finding Drum Corps: Origin Stories from 2020-06-24T16:00:32
Keith Kelly takes the reins of the Field Pass in his special edition series, “Finding Drum Corps.” In Episode 1, Keith talks through his introduction to the drum corps activity and learns more abou...
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PREVIEW: Finding Drum Corps from 2020-06-24T12:30:02
DCI's Dan Potter sits down with Irish musician and podcaster Keith Kelly to preview a new multi-part series, "Finding Drum Corps," coming to the Field Pass this summer.
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Finding Drum Corps Trailer from 2020-06-22T18:23:21
Coming this summer in a special edition multi-part series, Irish podcaster Keith Kelly tells his personal story about how he discovered drum corps. "Finding Drum Corps" debuts on the Field Pass Jun...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part 6) from 2020-01-29T20:50
Blue Devils, Blue Knights, Spirit of Atlanta, Spartans. The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in thi...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part 5) from 2020-01-22T17:40
The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in this six-part series this week covering Genesis, Pacific Cr...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part 4) from 2020-01-15T16:00:31
The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in this six-part series this week featuring Santa Clara Vangua...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part 3) from 2019-12-31T00:00
The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in this six-part series this week covering Gold, Colts, Mandar...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part 2) from 2019-12-26T15:00:03
The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in this six-part series this week covering The Cavaliers, Cros...
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Best musical moments of 2019 (Part I) from 2019-12-17T00:00
The 2019 DCI World Championships were full of incredible musical moments. Dan Potter teams up with DCI's Michael Boo and Jeff Griffith in this six-part series this week covering Boston Crusaders, P...
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The unusual seasons of Blue Devils B and Vanguard Cadets from 2019-08-01T19:00:05
It’s been an unusual season for a couple of Open Class powerhouses. Blue Devils B and Vanguard Cadets have both stayed in California and their seasons are already over. You might think the members ...
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Behind Madison Scouts' new inclusive membership policy from 2019-07-11T16:00:34
The traditionally all-male Madison Scouts announced that they will allow all genders to join the corps starting in 2020, and it’s news that has all of drum corps talking. Dan Potter gets insight on...
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Vanguard thriving on pressure of being a defending DCI World Champion from 2019-07-06T16:00:10
A lot is expected of you when you're the defending DCI World Champion. Through the eyes of head drum major Andrew Arbouzov and color guard captain Cheslee Morgan, Dan Potter finds out Santa Clara ...
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Going underground into Mandarins' "subTerra" from 2019-06-27T00:00
Sacramento, California's Mandarins have picked up where they left off in 2018 — and then some — fresh off of an inaugural trip to the DCI World Championship Finals. In the latest Field Pass Podcast...
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Bluecoats 2019 show reveal from 2019-06-20T21:04:59
One of the last corps to release info about their 2019 competitive production, DCI's Dan Potter catches up with Bluecoats program coordinator Dean Westman for the full reveal.
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2019 DCI season preview from 2019-06-12T00:00
The 2019 Drum Corps International Tour steps off in a matter of days. Before you head to Ford Field in Detroit, or one of hundreds of movie theaters nationwide to watch the premiere, take a look be...
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A season of change for The Cavaliers from 2019-05-30T15:00:17
It’s a season of change for the seven-time World Champion Cavaliers, and the executive director position is no exception. As the corps gets set to begin its 2019 campaign, find out what is drawing ...
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Finals night one month later from 2018-09-12T00:00
Just over a month since the DCI World Championship Finals wrapped up in Indianapolis, Dan Potter takes a look and listen back through 2018’s Top 12 with DCI.org columnist Michael Boo.
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The final piece to the "On Madness and Creativity" puzzle from 2018-08-10T00:00
The Cavaliers' 2018 show, "On Madness and Creativity," was inspired by the stories of composer Maurice Ravel and painter Anne Adams, both of whom were thought to suffer with the degenerative brain ...
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Rondinaro's 40th broadcast in the "Air Chair" from 2018-08-08T00:00
Tonight will be the 15th "Big, Loud and Live" cinema broadcast of the DCI World Championship Prelims. 15 years is impressive. But, it's just a fraction of the total time that DCI Hall of Fame membe...
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Digging into the design of “Babylon” from 2018-08-02T00:00
Santa Clara Vanguard is currently enjoying its most successful season in almost two decades. The California corps looks to have a competitive edge heading into the final week of the season and coul...
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Found while searching for barbacoa and breakfast tacos from 2018-07-27T00:00
A funny thing happened to the Field Pass when it went in search of barbacoa and breakfast tacos on Sunday after the DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio. We ran into The Cadets doing their ...
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Two of 2018’s dynamic soloists from 2018-07-20T00:00
Two of the reasons why 2018 has quickly become one of the most memorable drum corps seasons ever are Megan Hutera and Olivia Hayter. Megan is the flugelhorn soloist for the Madison Scouts and is th...
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All aboard the Music City express from 2018-07-13T00:00
By almost any measure, Music City of Nashville is having a hugely successful first year in its first season performing in Drum Corps International's World Class division. Dan Potter chats with Musi...
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Blue Stars framing and finishing 2018 production from 2018-07-06T00:00
The Blue Stars are hard at work, framing and finishing their 2018 production, "The Once and Future Carpenter." Dan Potter found out, it's a show that reboots the music of The Carpenters, merging it...
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Boston Crusaders look to continue their climb from 2018-06-29T00:00
After jumping from a 12th-place finish at the DCI World Championship Finals in 2016 to sixth place in 2017, a lot of drum corps fans are closely watching the Boston Crusaders this summer to see if ...
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2018 DCI season preview from 2018-06-20T00:00
The start of the 2018 Drum Corps International Tour is upon us! In the latest episode of DCI’s Field Pass podcast, Dan Potter sits down with first-year DCI artistic director Lee Carlson for an in-d...
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Focused Cadets band together under common vision from 2018-06-13T00:00
This past Saturday, spring training for the entire 2018 Drum Corps International tour came to parade rest as the community paused to consider the topic of mutual care and respect. This week's Field...
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A new creative hand is guiding The Academy from 2018-06-07T00:00
In the Arizona desert, a new creative hand is guiding The Academy into the 2018 Drum Corps International season. Lindsey Vento, well known in the marching band and winter guard worlds for her conta...
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Culture shift sharpens focus on participant safety from 2018-05-08T00:00
The #MeToo movement has affected businesses and organizations of all sorts around the world, and Drum Corps International is no exception. In today’s Field Pass podcast, Dan Potter talks with DCI b...
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DCI Artistic Director changing of the guard from 2018-03-21T00:00
This summer marks a changing of the guard for Drum Corps International. This will be with first season with Lee Carlson as DCI's Artistic Director. In this month's Field Pass, Dan Potter helps us g...
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Turning down the volume on a loud discussion from 2018-02-14T00:00
It was the hot topic of January's Drum Corps International Annual Meeting: A rules change proposal that would have put limits on the amplification of horn lines. While the rules change itself was v...
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From the field in Michgian City from 2017-08-09T00:00
The 2017 Drum Corps International season is in the final days of what's been a spectacular season. In today's Field Pass, Dan Potter takes us to two events bound to be remembered as highlights of t...
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Mics and mixers, amps and speakers, oh my from 2017-08-04T00:00
It's one of the biggest lightning rods for criticism of drum corps in the last 10 years. It's the elephant on the front sidelines that few people discuss in-depth unless they’re complaining about ...
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On tour with DCI's Open Class from 2017-07-27T00:00
Drum Corps International’s 2017 Open Class tour is underway and if you miss these OC corps this summer, you're missing some of the most energetic and entertaining ensembles on the planet. Dan Potte...
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Year of the Mandarins from 2017-07-21T00:00
The Mandarins have been DCI Semifinalists the last six years but they've never been able to crack the elite “Top 12.” They could this year. Dan Potter looks at the Sacramento-based corps' 2017 prod...
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Weathering the DCI Tour from 2017-07-20T00:00
The thermostat gets turned up on the DCI Summer Tour this week as corps invade the baked earth of the Lone Star State. Texas is known for its weather extremes and, as we hear in today's Field Pass,...
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Vanguard pushing boundaries with golden anniversary production from 2017-07-14T00:00
Formed in 1967, Santa Clara Vanguard is celebrating its golden anniversary this summer, and the corps is definitely in pursuit of gold on the road to Indy, topping last year's champs the Bluecoats ...
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Sharing laughs with The Academy from 2017-07-12T00:00
The performers of The Academy seem to be having a lot of fun staging their 2017 production, "By a Hare." Dan Potter shares some laughs with drum major and longtime member Sierra Rogers in today's F...
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Drum corps is one big family from 2017-07-06T00:00
Phantom Regiment's members and staff are recovering from the shock of a tragic accident involving the corps' volunteer bus. In this Field Pass episode, Dan Potter and Phantom program director Dan F...
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'17 Cavaliers are from Mars from 2017-06-30T00:00
The Cavaliers' 2017 production "Men Are From Mars" blends serious contemplation of the state of the male gender with a lot of testosterone-tinged, self-deprecating humor. It also blends the Cavalie...
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Blue Stars' 'Star-Crossed' horn line from 2017-06-27T00:00
The 2017 Blue Stars hit the field at Lucas Oil Stadium with their show "Star-Crossed" last week with a brass line that is surprising even long time Blue Stars fans. Dan Potter visited the corps in ...
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Season preview with DCI's Michael Cesario from 2017-06-16T00:00
A new drum corps journey is about to begin! The 2017 Drum Corps International Tour steps off just days from now, and Dan Potter is back with his yearly preseason preview chat with DCI Artistic Dire...
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Spring training check-ins (Part III) from 2017-06-09T00:00
Under two weeks until the 2017 Drum Corps International Tour begins! We're checking in on two more World Class spring training camps this week, one a past World Champion and another that was an Ope...
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Spring training check-ins (Part II) from 2017-06-01T00:00
20 days until the step-off of the 2017 DCI Tour and spring training is at full speed for most of DCI's World Class corps. Dan Potter checks in with the Madison Scouts and reigning champs, the Bluec...
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Inside the Marching Arts Forum from 2017-05-19T00:00
Organized by two recent age-out DCI drum majors, the first-ever Marching Arts Forum Clinic took place earlier this month in Texas. The event, which was webcast live and recorded for posterity, is h...
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A tale of two drum corps staffs from 2017-05-09T00:00
Another sign that summer is just around the corner: The Field Pass is back. In this first preseason episode of 2017, DCI's Dan Potter talks to brass instructor Gino Cipriani and DCI Hall of Fame vi...
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Popular composer in the stands for first DCI Finals from 2016-08-12T00:00
Dozens upon dozens of DCI corps have played composer John Mackey's music. Hundreds more high school and college marching bands have as well. This year, the Cadets' production "Awakening" contains t...
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One of the best shows of the season happened last night from 2016-08-10T00:00
One of the best drum corps shows of the season happened last night. And, as we hear from Dan Potter in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, if you weren't at Ames Field in Michigan City for th...
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From drum corps to high school fine arts from 2016-08-09T00:00
Imagine a high school marching band taught, full time, by three of the most respected instructors and designers in Drum Corps International. For students at Avon High School outside of Indianapolis...
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People of Allentown from 2016-08-08T00:00
The DCI Eastern Classic celebrated 40 years of exceptional drum corps performances over the weekend. While the competition is always fierce in J. Birney Crum stadium, Dan Potter says it's really th...
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Drum corps in the digital age from 2016-08-05T00:00
Drum corps in the digital age can make individual performers overnight viral video stars. That what's happened to rookie Boston Crusaders member Anna Eberhardt this year. A Facebook video called "P...
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Into the final stretch of 2016 from 2016-08-03T00:00
The 2016 Drum Corps International Tour is now in its final days. Just in time, DCI's Dan Potter returns with an in-depth episode of the Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
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Mixing Barber, westerns and a touch of steam punk from 2016-07-06T00:00
Carolina Crown's show this season mixes Samuel Barber with spaghetti westerns and a touch of steam punk. DCI's Dan Potter talks with designer Keith Potter and executive director Jim Coates and disc...
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A new look and style for "America's Corps" from 2016-06-29T00:00
The 2016 Troopers debuted their production "Hero" this past weekend in Whitewater, Wisconsin. This year marks a new look and style for "America's Corps." Dan Potter reports from Troop's spring trai...
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2016 season preview with Michael Cesario (Part lI) from 2016-06-22T00:00
What do last year's top-six DCI corps have up their sleeves this summer? Dan Potter finds out in part two of our annual chat with Drum Corps International Artistic Director Michael Cesario in this ...
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2016 season preview with Michael Cesario (Part l) from 2016-06-14T00:00
With the step-off of the 2016 Drum Corps International Tour just eight days away, it's time for Dan Potter's annual chat with DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario. Find out what the corps are putt...
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Where we left our drum corps saga from 2016-06-07T00:00
The DCI Tour Premiere is less than two weeks away. But, before we begin the 2016 Drum Corps International Tour, Dan Potter takes us back to Saturday, August 8 of last year so we can remember where ...
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Getting to know DCI's 2016 drum majors from 2016-06-01T00:00
The off-season saw a record number of Drum Corps International Drum Majors attend the 2016 leadership summit held in conjunction with DCI's annual winter business meetings in Denver. Dan Potter spe...
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Mental conditioning for 2016's pre-season from 2016-05-22T00:00
Performers of DCI drum corps are beginning to report for spring training. Over the coming weeks, Dan Potter is taking us inside the 2016 pre-season with a series of reports. In this edition of the ...
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Exclusive access inside the 2016 DCI Annual Meeting from 2016-02-08T00:00
The 2016 Drum Corps International Winter Business Meetings and Rules Congress was short on controversy, long on cooperation and filled with in-depth conversations about the future direction of DCI....
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9 proposals on the table for '16 DCI Rules Congress from 2016-01-05T00:00
Nine proposed changes to Drum Corps International's rule book are up for discussion at this year's annual meetings and rules congress at the end of January. Dan Potter digs deep into the proposed c...
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Allentown is a drum corps memory maker from 2015-08-05T00:00
Allentown is a drum corps memory maker. For many fans at Saturday night's show, one special memory came from a corps that most had never heard of. In today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, we me...
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Dinner and a drum corps conversation from 2015-08-04T00:00
For the last few years, Dan Potter has sent us an audio “postcard” from the DCI Eastern Classic in Allentown. This year, he's sending us dinner and a conversation served up hot and fresh in today's...
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Mandarins have 'The Edge' in 2015 from 2015-07-31T00:00
The Mandarins are returning to their musical roots and pushing the envelope of innovation with their 2015 show "Resurrection." For instance, at one point in the show, they are fielding what could b...
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Abandon all hope, ye who enter the Georgia Dome from 2015-07-29T00:00
Abandon all hope, ye who enter the Georgia Dome. At least, abandon all hope of predicting the finish of the 2015 Drum Corps International season. Dan Potter reports from behind the scenes of the DC...
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Colts' story within a story from 2015-07-27T00:00
The 2015 Colts continue to refine their storytelling skills. In fact, the corps from Dubuque doesn't seem content to tell one story at a time. As Dan Potter discovers in today's Field Pass presente...
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T-minus two weeks from 2015-07-23T00:00
Just two weeks left for the 2015 Drum Corps International Tour. The competition really heated up as the corps rolled through Texas last week. Dan Potter takes us behind the scenes in the latest Fie...
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Like father, like daughter from 2015-07-15T00:00
One of the most tender moments this year comes during the ballad of the Troopers' 2015 show "Wild Horses," featuring a vocal solo by color guard member Madison Smith. And, that moment becomes even ...
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Passion flows from keeping the past alive from 2015-07-10T00:00
Wednesday, on the Field Pass presented by Zildjian, we learned that the passion alumni, fans and members have for the Boston Crusaders is a key reason the corps has survived 75 years. Today, in pa...
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Inside Boston's 75th celebrations from 2015-07-08T00:00
Last week the Boston Crusaders hosted a huge gala event that invited decades worth of alumni and supporters to the Boston area in celebration of the corps’ 75th anniversary. In this episode of the ...
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When drum corps meets K-pop from 2015-07-04T00:00
The Boston Crusaders celebrate 75 years as "The Corps That Will Never Die." The Blue Devils go viral in Asia. And, a drum corps member who also went viral a couple of years ago as the character "JD...
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Taking a ride aboard the Ghost Pig from 2015-06-25T00:00
With drum corps traveling tens of thousands of miles every summer, competing groups utilize a wide variety of vehicles in their fleets to get their teams of corps members, instructors, support staf...
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Carolina Crown drum major, is your corps ready? from 2015-06-23T00:00
The first week of the 2015 Drum Corps International season has proven that nothing will come easy for DCI's World Class corps. The productions are more demanding and so are the judges. Dan Potter r...
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Putting the DCI Tour Premiere on the big screen from 2015-06-16T00:00
The step-off of the 2015 Drum Corps International season is one day away. Thousands will watch the Tour Premiere live at Lucas Oil Stadium, but many more will get their first taste of drum corps th...
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Part II, World Class preview with Michael Cesario from 2015-06-12T00:00
In an annual tradition ahead of the start of the Drum Corps International Tour, Field Pass host Dan Potter checks in with DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario for a preview on what this year's Wor...
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World Class preview with DCI's Michael Cesario from 2015-06-11T00:00
With less than a week until the Drum Corps International Tour Premiere, it's time to get an inside look at the shows DCI's World Class corps will be performing this year. And, as has become the tra...
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25 and 10 to new in DCI's Open Class from 2015-06-05T00:00
Tuesday, on DCI's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, we got a reminder of how last season ended for Drum Corps International’s Open Class corps as well as a preview of the coming season. This time, ...
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Open Class Update from 2015-06-03T00:00
2015 is setting up to be another exciting year for Drum Corps International's Open Class corps. In today's Field Pass podcast presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter and DCI Open Class Coordinator David ...
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Spring training check-ins from 2015-05-27T00:00
While the competitive Drum Corps International Tour doesn't start for three more weeks, the drum corps "season" is already well underway for many DCI performers. In this week's Field Pass presented...
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A last look back to spring into summer from 2015-05-20T00:00
The 2015 Drum Corps International Tour steps off in just 28 days, and many corps have already started spring training. And, if you need another sign that the summer is about to begin; Dan Potter is...
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