tour talk 2011

August 9th, 2011
THE INDY STORM

While rehearsing for the national championships, a very unexpected and fast developing storm interrupted ensemble rehearsal Tuesday evening. The staff and members indicated that the winds were so strong that it blew the scaffolding over! Everyone was safe inside during the storm.

August 7th, 2011
THE NORTHEAST

A Standing-O in Allentown, PA, a rained out performance, a parade and a great Erie, PA Performance! Here are a couple of pictures from the parade day.






August 1st, 2011
ATLANTA GUARD PHOTOS

July 28th, 2011
DCI FIELD PASS FEATURES CASCADES

The Cascades' equipment truck was rear-ended by another semi in Texas a few days ago. Much of the corps' pit equipment as well as the trailer are a complete loss. As we hear in today's Field Pass...

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July 26th, 2011
NEW ORLEANS FREE DAY

A free day in a historical city started out with rain, but, ended with lots of memories.





July 24th, 2011
I & E San Antonio
Many Cascades members worked extremely hard for months on their solos and small ensembles. All to show off their talents at the Individual and Ensemble competition in San Antonio. Here are the highlights of the Cascades results:

Richardson/Ballon Flag Ensemble 80.80 4th
Samaquias Lorta Flag 94.5 2nd
Nate Plapinger Baritone/Euphonium 90.0 6th
Nick Delmedico Tuba 85.50 6th
Masaki Watanaba Snares 76.50 14th
Cascades Brass Ensemble Brass Ensemble 68.50 14th
Cascades Cymbal Ensemble Cymbal Ensemble 89.00 4th
Cascades Percussion Ensemble Percussion Ensemble 85.50 3rd
Cascades Bass Drum Ensemble Bass Drum Ensemble 92.50 2nd
Caitlin Heber Flute 87.00 3rd
Kensie Stallings Clarinet 80.50 2nd
Kelli Taylor Trumpet 79.50 9th
Nick Anderson French Horn 75.50 2nd

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July 21st, 2011
NO INJURY-EQUIPMENT TRUCK ACCIDENT

At about 11:00 PM Thursday night our equipment truck was rear ended while traveling from Denton, TX to San Antonio TX. The accident happened while passing through construction in Waco, TX on I-35 at mile post 338A.

There were no members involved in the accident and our truck driver was unhurt. The student buses were far behind the equipment truck at the time. All students and staff are safe.

The truck is currently being taken to a secure storage location, and we will assess the damage in the morning in the daylight. Also at this time we are unsure of what kind of equipment damage there is to marching equipment as the battery and many brass instruments were stored in the back end of the equipment truck.

July 20th, 2011
GRACELAND UNIVERSITY
Last week, prior to the DCI Minnesota show in Minneapolis, the Cascades had an opportunity to visit the small town of Lamoni, IA just north of the Missouri / Iowa border along I-35. What first appeared to be just another sleepy, small town on the DCI tour became unique and very interesting.

It turns out that Lamoni is the home to Graceland University and a thriving Amish community, which is a part of the largest population west of the Mississippi and largely includes Missouri to the south of Lamoni. The folks at Graceland very graciously offered the Cascades the use of their modern stadium facilities for our two days of rehearsal before the Waukee show. Thanks to Frank Perez and Tracy Shaw for all of their help setting everything up for us.








July 19th, 2011
ARKANSAS DCP QUOTES & COMMENTS
Drum Corps fans commenting from Van Buren, AK get onto drumCorpsPlanet.com forums and comment on what they see and think.

"Cascades. Interesting guard work with the cube. Another corps playing in tune!
Enjoyed the performance."

"Good sound. Nice and big with low brass actually pushing out and being heard. Bit crazy with arms and horns and members coming out of the box at all times. Just some cleaning to do but looks good overall."

"Seattle Cascades. Creepy but very good."

"Cascades over Pioneer."



July 16th, 2011
THE MYSTIQUE OF DRUM CORPS
Cascades Alumnus, Ben Hou, shares his talent in photography with us, creating a beautiful collection of photography showing life as a Cascade member and supporter. His prints are also available for purchase! Thanks Ben!

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July 15th, 2011
ARNOLD SCHUT INTERVIEW
Arnold Schut, three year Cascades Vet and Cymbal section leader from the Netherlands was interviewed on DutchInDCI.com, which fosters Dutch citizens' particpation in North American Drum Corps. The goal being that they bring back the skills they acquire to the European Drum Corps Community.

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July 9th, 2011
DENVER DCP QUOTES & COMMENTS
Drum Corps fans watching the Denver live online broadcast get onto drumCorpsPlanet.com forums and comment on what they see. Cascades began their show and a huge lightning storm came through, the members were pulled off the field after the first song. About an hour later, the show resumed and Cascades started from the beginning, performing their entire show.

"Cascades - leaps ahead of last year. Larger corps (few more brass and more guard). Love the new uniforms, especially the plumes and a breadth and challenging show design wise."

"Hell yeah, go cascades"

"AMEN!!!"

"Digging the cascades shakos"

"i love this song!"

"Cascades improved ALOT this year!!! Trumpets shaky, but good foundation to build on!!"

"talk about endurance doing 1 and 3/4 shows in Denver"

"I know. You could tell there were some endurance challenges in the closer...they were running out of steam!"

"Great Show Cascades. Once that cleans up - they should fair well.. Semis?"

"Very interesting show Cascades.. very veryyy interesting. But I freakin love it"

"Nice job by Cascades. It sounds like they have a young brass line. They struggled on parts, but the show is interesting. It's nice to see them on the rebound."



July 6th, 2011
IMAGES FROM HILLSBORO
Ron Fenrich captured and posted some great pictures on Scadespace! Thanks Ron!

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July 4th, 2011
LIGHTING UP THE FIELD
We decided to do something a little special for the 4th of July. The Boise parade was a success, we wanted to keep building morale after a rough couple days of such hectic schedules. The members just starting singing the National Anthem as we are taking the picture. It was a very cool moment.

 

July 4th, 2011
BOISE NEWS COVERAGE OF FOURTH CELEBRATION
The Cascades first time participating in the Boise Fourth events. Small clip of the corps in the parade

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July 3rd, 2011
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Currently, Cascades are ranked 19th in the country.

There are many web sites that track the ranking of all corps across the country, Feel free to check them out.

DCI.org Rankings >
DCIscores.org >
DrumCorpsPlanet.com >










July 3rd, 2011
IN THE NEWS

Idaho Statesman >
Puyallup Herald >



July 2nd, 2011
THE SEASON BEGINS
Rehearsals end at Mt. Angel and the corps moves to Hillsboro for their first show of the season. The show had a great crowd and the performances were wonderful. Cascades earned a 64.1 which is a great first score for the season.

Then off to Seattle to host our first Marching Band Xperience Clinic of the summer. Nearly 200 students were in attendance!

The show that night in Sumner was standing room only and again, the corps put on another great performance. Thanks to the Cascades NYMA Board of Directors for all your hard work in making this show a success!




July 1st, 2011
IMAGES FROM THE START OF THE SUMMER
Parent and Supporter Cara Althoff, put together a great slideshow of images from Memorial Day weekend, the Auction and the first week of all days.

Slideshow >

June 29th, 2011
BEN HOU SHARES FABULOUS AUCTION PICTURES
Check out this collection of images!

Image Collection >  

June 28th, 2011
MORE REHEARSALS - MT. ANGEL, OREGON
Any alumni who have experienced all days in Mt. Angel can say...."Oh, the allergies!" Even though allergies are maxed out, we love this town! The corps continues to work hard to prepare for the first show in Hillsboro, OR this Friday.

June 26th, 2011
ANNUAL AUCTION - SEATTLE, WA
What a great night! Thank you to all who attended! We surpassed our fundraising goals and enjoyed a memorable evening. Some highlights included the corps performing their 2011 show, the debut of the new corps and guard uniforms and the weather vane from the 2010 production sold for over $2,500!

June 25th, 2011
COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE - WATERVILLE, WA
The city of Waterville was so welcoming, we just HAD to perform for them on Saturday night!
Hundreds of local Shockers showed up as the corps performed all of their 2011 music and about seven minutes of the 2011 show on the field. Thank you Waterville for your great spirit and kindness!






June 23rd, 2011
CHILL DRILL - WATERVILLE, WA
The first couple of days here were super chilly. We learned drill, worked hard on the show and tried to stay warm.

 

June 21st, 2011
RANDOM PICTURES FROM WATERVILLE, WA

       

June 19th, 2011
DOUGLAS COUNTY EMPIRE PRESS
Minnie Obregon became involved with the Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps in 2005, when her son William became a member of the group. Obregon liked the organization so much that she eventually became the group’s head cook, operating a 48-foot mobile kitchen and preparing meals for the corps members when they are on the road. Founded in 1957, the Seattle-based Cascades corps is the oldest nationally touring world-class drum and bugle corps in the Pacific Northwest.....

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