Drum Corps International Field Pass

Many of DCI's Open Class corps are beginning their tours this week as they head toward the culmination of their season in Michigan City and Indianapolis for the World Championships. In today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter gets an update on the OC's season so far with Open Class Coordinator Dave Eddleman.

DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario tells us about the work of the judge liaisons and mentions a new judging system that will be trialed at the Tour of Champions series events kicking off on July 17 in Rockford, Ill. And which shows have already given Cesario goose bumps this season? Find out in part two of Dan Potter's midseason interview in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

Dan Potter reviews the weekend's tight competition and talks to DCI Artistic Director Micahel Cesario about what he thinks of the shows so far this summer. It's all in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian!

Find out how Forte is doing in the corps' second season in Texas; plus a blues song about drum corps, a new fan wonders about electronics, and this week's Time Capsule challenge! Dan Potter has all that and more in Friday's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

While American drum corps like the Racine Scouts, Cadets, Boston Crusaders and many others are deservedly proud of their longevity, a European drum corps is celebrating its 100th anniversary this summer! Jubal Drum and Bugle Corps is marking the centennial with a return to the DCI Tour this month. Dan Potter talks with Jubal Tour Director Hans Kloppert in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

As we learned Friday, Gold, the Open Class corps from Hawthorne, Calif., is being promoted all this week on CNN in the Los Angeles area through a program called Celebrities with a Cause and Hollywood actor David Mattey. As Dan Potter tells us in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, that's not the only excitement for Gold these days.

A Hollywood star takes Gold under his wing and promotes them on CNN, some patriotic tunes to put you in a festive mood, plus the return of the Time Capsule contest in today's Friday Fun-n-Games edition of DCI's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

Drum corps history will come alive in the Boston area tomorrow night as a three-letter initialism returns to the summer tour CYO. To fans on the east coast, those three letters used to be as closely associated with drum corps as the letters DCI are today. Now, the CYO Nationals are back! Well, sort of. In today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter tells us about Friday night's CYO Nationals Tribute.

The Madison Scouts this year are fielding one of the most emotional, powerful shows in recent memory. New York Morning evokes images from 10 years ago, September 11, 2001. In today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter learns from Executive Director Chris Komnick about the unique challenges the Scouts face in producing a show based on such a gut-wrenching event.

Being on the road for two months can bring corps members in contact with new and exciting people and places. But, as Dan Potter reports in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, both the Troopers and Teal Sound have learned that the road can sometimes be a dangerous place.

The Cavaliers, Cadets and Madison Scouts all notched wins over the weekend. Dan Potter recaps the action and finds out what the drum majors of tomorrow think of the drum majors of Marching Music's Major League in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

Field Pass host Dan Potter sat in the stands at Ball State University Friday afternoon with Carolina Crown Visual Designer Leon May to learn more about the corps' 2011 production, 'Rach Star.' The corps is competing this evening in Muncie, Ind., and for the last three days has also been working with high school students taking part in Music For All's annual Summer Symposium camp.

One of Drum Corps International's most venerable names is being heard again for the first time since 1990 on stadium PA systems across the country this summer. For 2011 and beyond, Spirit of Atlanta has returned to its original name and identity. Dan Potter and correspondent Mike Ferlazzo have more in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

Drum Corps International's Drum Corps at the Movies 2011Tour Premiere, was a hit with audiences across the country this week. Dan Potter has some reviews plus a look at a massive effort to digitize DCI's entire historical archive in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

What would you call a drum corps that has gone from fewer than 50 members two years ago to a full 150 this year? As we hear in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, in Nashville, they're calling it the Music City Miracle.