Metamorphosis

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The Crossmen's 2007 show was entitled Metamorphosis and was performed thirty times. The show was broken down into four musically and visually different movements, nicknamed "Meta 1" through "Meta 4."

1 Design and Instructional Staff
2 Repertoire
3 Notes
- 3.1 Placement
- 3.2 Tour Schedule and Scores
4 External Links

[edit] Design and Instructional Staff

Corps Director: Mark Chambers
Tour Director: Megh Healy

Drill Design: Marc Sylvester
Music Arrangement: Aaron Guidry/Andy Yozviak; Roland Chavez - Percussion; Cliff Croomes - Front Ensemble

Music Staff: Rick Villareal (brass caption head), Al Chez (trumpet tech), Aaron Goldberg (baritone tech), Gary Barnard (tuba tech), Gabe Musella (brass consultant), Beth Bronk (brass consultant), Roland Chavez (percussion caption head), Kris Hartman (snare tech), Cliff Croomes (front ensemble tech).

Visual Staff: Darryl Pemberton (caption head), Aaron Barnes, Cheryl Lee, Paul Nye, Jason Bentley, Tony Rideout.

Guard Staff: Mike Sloan (caption head).

[edit] Repertoire

Metamorphosis was a large compilation of Crossmen new and old, including:

Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed (the corps song),
The First Circle by Pat Metheny (a perennial Crossmen favorite),
Birdland by Maynard Ferguson (a perennial Crossmen favorite),
Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Weber by Paul Hindemith (representing the "metamorphosis" of the corps as it made the transition to Texas),
Symphony in B-Flat by Paul Hindemeth (modern music),
The Crow by DJ Food (more modern music), and
P5 by Aaron Guidry (original music by the arranger).

[edit] Notes

In 2007, after 33 years of history on the East Coast, the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps was bought by Mark Chambers and Fred Morrison. The corps was relocated to San Antonio, Texas, making it the first and only World Class (then Division 1) drum and bugle corps in Texas. Metamorphosis was born - the first Texas-produced drum corps show. The summer of 2007 later would become recognized as a "transition year" for the Crossmen, making numerous changes and adjustments during the 1730 mile move, all the while preserving the corps' rich history and tradition.

The Crossmen moved in to Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio on May 25, 2007 to begin Spring Training. Tour commenced three weeks later, on June 16, with an exhibition show in Austin, Texas.
The Crossmen Hornline at their 2007 Spring Training site, Blossom Athletic Center.