Carolina Crown

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Carolina Crown is a junior drum & bugle corps based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International and competes in DCI World Class. The corps is under the direction of Kevin Smith.

[edit] History

Carolina Crown was founded in 1988 and was originally known as the Charlotte Drum Corps Association. The organization hosted two shows that year, one sanctioned by Drum Corps East and the other by Drum Corps International. By 1990, the association was ready to field a full drum corps. After a first place finish in DCI Division II in 1993, Carolina Crown moved up to DCI Division I.

From 1997 through 2000, Carolina Crown teamed up with Youth Education in the Arts.

As of 2008, Carolina Crown has been a DCI Division I World Finalist 13 times. The corps first made finals in 1995 and, with the exception of 2002, has been amongst this elite group ever since.

[edit] Mission

Developing lifelong excellence in young people through a superior and challenging performing arts education experience.

[edit] Shows by year

[edit] 1990

DCI Open Class
Repertoire:
- The Music Man
  - Good Night My Someone
  - Ya Got Trouble
  - Lida Rose
  - Marian the Librian
  - Till There Was You
  - Goodnight Ladies
  - 76 Trombones
Placement: 22nd
Score: 58.600

[edit] 1991

DCI Open Class
Repertoire:
- Music of Prokofiev
  - Piano Concerto no. 3
  - March Opus 99
  - Troika (from Lieutenant Kije Suite)
  - Alexander Nevsky
  - Ivan the Terrible
Placement: 25th
Score: 66.400

[edit] 1992

DCI Division II Bronze Medalist
Repertoire:
- The Dances of Malcolm Arnold
  - English Dance I (Set One, Op. 27)
  - English Dance II (Set Two, Op. 53)
  - English Dance IV (Set One, Op 27)
  - Four Scottish Dances III (Op. 59)
  - Four Cornish Dances IV (Op. 91)
Placement: 3rd
Score: 90.500

[edit] 1993

DCI Division II Champion
Repertoire:
- La Fiesta Mexicana
  - Aztec Dance
  - Mass
  - Carnival
Placement: 1st
Score: 94.300

[edit] 1994

DCI Division I Semifinalist
Repertoire:
- A Southwestern Impression
  - El Salon Mexico
  - Rio Grande
  - Round Up
  - Wagon Train
  - Fiesta
Placement: 17th
Score: 75.100

[edit] 1995

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Stormworks
  - Stormworks
  - Watermark
  - The Storm
Placement: 11th
Score: 82.800

[edit] 1996

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Chess...And the Art of Strategy
  - Strategical Fanfare
  - Presto with Malice (from Walton's First Symphony)
  - Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
  - Variation XV (based on themes from Enigma Variations)
Placement: 10th
Score: 82.100

[edit] 1997

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Postcards from Britain
  - Crown Imperial
  - Terpsichore
  - Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
  - Gigue (from Saintt Paul Suite)
Placement: 12th
Score: 85.000

[edit] 1998

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Heroes Then and Now: The Music of Alfred Reed
  - Russian Christmas Music
  - Armenian Dances
  - Praise Jerusalem
Placement: 11th
Score: 85.700

[edit] 1999

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Jekyll and Hyde
  - Prologue
  - Once Upon a Dream
  - Murder, Murder
  - Confrontation
  - In His Eyes
  - Facade
Placement: 11th
Score: 86.300

[edit] 2000

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- The Mask of Zorro
  - The Main Title
  - The Ride
  - Diego's Goodbye
  - Stealing the Map
Placement: 11th
Score: 85.150

[edit] 2001

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Industry
  - Original Music (from Sandstorm)
  - Concerto for 4 Percussion
  - Main Theme from Cider House Rules
  - Motown Metal
Placement: 10th
Score: 86.950

[edit] 2002

DCI Division I Semifinalist
Repertoire:
- Greek Mythology, Stories of Gods and Heroes
  - Zeus: 2nd Essay
  - Eros: Javelin
  - Icarus: One Day I'll Fly Away(from Moulin Rouge)
  - Medusa: Medea
  - Piano Concerto
Placement: 16th
Score: 81.800

[edit] 2003

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Bell-isimo
  - Mass (from La Fiesta Mexicana)
  - Earth (from Symphony no. 1)
  - Stained Glass
  - Engulfed Cathedral
  - Carol of the Bells
Placement: 10th
Score: 86.650

[edit] 2004

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Bohemia
  - Ma Vlast (The Moldeau)
  - La Boheme
  - Epistrophy
  - Seasons of Love (from Rent)
  - Beat Generation
  - Bohemian Rhapsody
Placement: 7th
Score: 91.225

[edit] 2005

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- Angelus
  - The Reason
  - A Mighty Fortress
  - Angel
  - Never Surrender (from First Knight)
  - Joy (from Awakening)
  - Call of the Mountain (from Gates of Gold)
Placement: 7th
Score: 90.725

[edit] 2006

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire:
- In. Trance. It
  - Urban Dances
  - Celestial Night
Placement: 8th
Score: 89.975

[edit] 2007

DCI Division I Finalist
Repertoire
- Triple Crown
  - Theme from Dreamer
  - The Trap
  - Wild Horses
  - Happy Ending (from the Red Pony)
  - Manny's Story (from Dreamer)
  - William Tell Overture
  - Last Dance (from Dreamer)
Placement: 6th
Score: 94.150

[edit] 2008

DCI World Class Finalist
Repertoire:
- Finis
  - Candide
  - Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
  - Barber of Seville
  - Symphony No. 9
  - A Midsummer Night's Dream
  - Claire De Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
  - One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story)
  - Somewhere (from West Side Story)
  - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  - Festive Overture
  - 1812 Overture
  - Appalachian Spring
  - Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
Placement: 4th
Score: 96.800

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Bead Necklace

Carolina Crown has a tradition in which each member receives a theme-colored bead necklace at the start of summer tour. The color of the bead is determined by the current show, and each year has a different color. A member will have a bead for each year that he marches, and when he ages out, he or she receives a "Crown" pendant for the necklace. This pendant is awarded at the ageout dinner held every finals week.

[edit] Corps Song: "Carolina In My Mind"

Carolina Crown's official corps song is "Carolina in My Mind" written by North Carolina native James Taylor, and arranged by former corps faculty member Marty McCart and re-arranged later by Andre Feagin. The corps will sing the chorus in harmony before entering the field before every performance.

The lyrics are: "In My Mind I'm Going To Carolina Can't You Feel The Sunshine, The Feeling Lasts For a Lifetime, Something That I Have Come To Find, I'll Never Leave Behind, Yes I'm Going to Carolina In My Mind."

[edit] Theme from "Band of Brothers"

Along side with the the corps song, the hornline also sings and performs the theme from the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers” (composed by Michael Kamen; arranged by Michael Klesch) as a theme of brotherhood within the hornline. They sing it after all rehearsals and perform it on their instruments during encores.

[edit] Corps Picture "Crown"

Since 1990, the corps has always formed the trademark Crown logo wilst having its Jolesch group picture made at DCI Championships. Usually, The Drum Major forms the very tip at the top of the crown. In addition, the bass drum section has often made it a tradition to have their eyes looking off to one side as the picture is snapped.

[edit] Age-Out Dinner

Every year, the corps recognizes the age outs from the current year with a formal dinner held during finals week. The age-outs are given an opportunity to speak, and are awarded their age out Crown pendants at this time. The theme for the dinner is decided by the prevoius years age out class. Themes have ranged from "wild west" for Denver to the "Boston Tea Party" for Foxboro. Fare usually consists of steak and at least one other entree.

[edit] NightBEAT

Since 1988, Carolina Crown has hosted "NightBeat" at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Downtown Charlotte. This show is considered to be the premier non-regional DCI show in the country, with an annual crowd of over 8,000 spectators enjoying drum corps in one of the best acoustical venues in the activity. The show is renowned amongst fans and corps members for having enthusiastic crowds and a great nightime atmosphere in the shadow of the skyline of Uptown Charlotte. Revenue from Nightbeat is one of Crown's largest funding sources. offical site

[edit] BandBEAT

On November 4, 2006 the Carolina Crown held the first anual BandBEAT. BandBEAT is a Marching Band Championship which included the majority of high schools in the Charlotte metropolitan and surrounding areas. The North Lincoln High School "Band of Knights", was named the Grand Champion of the event.official site

[edit] Trivia

Corps Executive Director Kevin Smith is the only director the corps has ever had, as he was appointed in the fall of 1989 at the corps founding, and has served ever since. He is amongst the most tenured directors in DCI today. In addition to his long tenure, Kevin is also a volunteer!

The Crown Board of Directors includes no less then five DCI volunteers of the Year: Kevin Smith, Terri Brinson (Bell), Doug Madar, Carol Srdar, and Steve Tant.

In 2006 Carolina Crown appeared in a television advertisement for the North Carolina Education Lottery. The corps members pictured had brass and field percussion instruments that included a trombone.

In 2006, Crown also had the honor of performing at the press conference held in the RCA dome, announcing DCI's historic move to Indianapolis. As a benefit of this, the corps had the rare opportunity to rehearse in the dome for the day.

[edit] External Links

Carolina Crown: Official website
DCI Telecast Intro
North Carolina Education Lottery advertisement www.charlotte.com

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