Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps

Star of Indiana
Location Bloomington, IN
Division Division I
Founded 1984
Championship Titles 1991

The Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps was a Division I drum and bugle corps based out of Bloomington, Indiana and was a member of Drum Corps International. Organized by Cook Group and founded by William Cook, it was a competitive corps from 1985 to 1993. Star of Indiana was one of the corps associated with the period's rise of midwestern corps, such as the Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment, to the tops of the ranks. Star of Indiana made finals the first year of its existence and every year thereafter, an accomplishment unmatched by any other corps founded at the same time or since.

Star of Indiana was the DCI champion in 1991. In addition, the corps placed second once (1993), and third twice (1990 and 1992).

After the 1993 season (2nd place with a 97.3), they left the competitive marching circuit. They performed a ten-city tour of Brass Theater along with the Canadian Brass in the summer of 1994. In 1995 and 1996, Star refined Brass Theater with The Canadian Brass in Brass Theatre II and III. Brass Theater's 1994 tour was highlighted by a sold-out performance at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, as the 1995 tour included sold-out or near sold-out performances at Wolf Trap, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Hollywood Bowl, Blossom Music Center, and Lincoln Center. Brass Theater conductors included Indiana University School of Music's Ray Cramer and Leonard Bernstein-protégés Kenneth Schermerhorn and Eiji Oue.

Following Brass Theater they formed the Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Broadway show Blast!, a marching production on a theater stage rather than a football field. See the article on Blast! for Star of Indiana's history after it left the drum and bugle corps activity.

Star of Indiana returned at the 2010 DCI World Championships performing a medley of their 1985 - 1993 field shows with their alumni corps, Star Alumni Corps.[1][2][3] The group performed in Indianapolis on August 11, 2010 during the DCI Championships week and at Lucas Oil Stadium between the last corps performing and the retreat at the DCI Semi Finals on August 13. A DVD will be made by a professional company hired by Star Alumni Corps.[4]

Contents

Drum and Bugle Corps Years

1993 The Music of Barber and Bartok

Meditation from Medea's Dance of Vengeance
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Allegro
Allegro molto
Dance from Medea's Dance of Vengeance

Awards

Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Champion
DCI North Champion
DCI Preview of Champions Champion
DCI Mid-America Champion
DCI Finals: Jackson, Mississippi
Second Place - Score 97.3
Brass Co-Champion
Percussion Champion

1992 American Variations

Star Spangled Overture - M. Gould
Chester Overture - W. Schuman
"Amber Waves" - M. Gould
Flag of Stars - G. Jacob

Awards

Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Champion
DCI Preview of Champions Champion
DCI Mid-America Champion
DCI Finals: Madison Wisconsin
Third Place - Score 96.7
Brass Champion

1991 Immaggini di Roma (Roman Images): The Music of Ottorino Respighi

Roman Festivals "Feste Romane"
Circuses
Pines of Rome "Pini di Roma"
Pines of the Villa Borghese
Roman Festivals "Feste Romane"
Jubilee
Harvest of October
The Epiphany

Awards

Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Champion
DCI North Champion
DCI Preview of Champions Champion
DCI Canada Champion
DCI Mid-America Champion
DCI Finals: Dallas, Texas
World Champion, 1st Place - Score 97.0
Percussion Co-Champion

1990 Belshazzar's Feast

Belshazzar's Feast - W. Walton

Awards

DCI Mid-America Champion
DCI Finals: Buffalo, New York
3rd Place - Score 96.5
Brass Champion

1989 British Invasion

Henry V - W. Walton
Song Without Words - G. Holst
Fantasia on the Dargason - G. Holst
Crown Imperial March - W. Walton

Awards

DCI Mid-America Champion
DCI Canada Champion
U.S. Open Champion
DCI Finals: Kanas City, Missouri
6th Place - Score 95.3

1988 George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"

O, I Can't Sit Down
Summertime
The Fugue/ The Hurricane
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
O Lawd, I'm on my Way

Awards

DCI Canada Champion
U.S. Open Champion
DCI Finals: Kanas City, Missouri
7th Place - Score 92.8

1987 Greatest Show on Turf

Barnum and Bailey's Favorite
Ritual Fire Dance/Sabre Dance
Comedian's Gallop
Thunder and Blazes

Awards

DCI Finals: Madison, Wisconsin
7th Place (Tie) - Score 90.0

1986 Out of this World

Adventures on Earth from ET
Conversations from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Throne Room from Star Wars
Finale from Star Wars

Awards

DCI Finals: Madison, Wisconsin
8th Place - Score 90.5

1985 A Salute to Walt Disney: A Musical Extravaganza in Three Acts

When You Wish Upon a Star
Zip-a-dee Doo-dah
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Sorcerer's Apprentice - P. Dukas
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Some Day my Prince will Come
It's a Small World

Awards

DCI Finals: Madison, Wisconsin
10th Place - Score 85.9

References

  1. ^ "Star of Indiana to return for 2010 World Championship performance". DCI.org. http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=6a0fcfd7-6002-4075-837a-e88eca0d3338.. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  2. ^ "Star Returns in 2010". middlehornleader.com. http://www.middlehornleader.com/Star%20Returns%20in%202010.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  3. ^ "Star Alumni Corps to Perform at 2010 DCI World Championships!". staralumni.org. http://www.staralumni.org/starofindiana2010/. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  4. ^ "Star 2010 2009-08-16 Brass Sweet Tease". youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fCaNmwIbU&feature=related. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 

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