Vic Firth Salutes: DCI 2007

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COMPETING CORPS
WHO CHOSE VIC FIRTH AS THEIR STICK AND MALLET OF CHOICE!

DIVISION I

Blue Devils
Concord, CA

Scott Johnson, Percussion Caption Head, Arranger
Dave Glyde, Music Coordinator/Arranger
Sean Vega, Tim Tintari, Gary Juarez

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 8	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Wichita Falls, TX / July 24	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Finals	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

The Cadets
Allentown, PA

www.yea.org

George Hopkins, Director
Tom Aungst, Percussion Caption Head, Arranger; Neil Larrivee, Front Ensemble Arranger; Jason Ihnat, Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt, Chris Vale, Sean McElroy, Jamie Eckert, Steve Kieffer, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 7	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Richardson, TX / July 19	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Richardson, TX / July 19	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 5: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara, CA

www.scvanguard.org

Jeff Pearson, Director
Mike Jackson, Percussion Co-Caption Head, Arranger; Brian Mason, Percussion Co-Caption Head, Arranger; Tony Nuñez, Nate Bourg, Walter Powell, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 7	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Denton, TX / July 22	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 5: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Blue Knights
Denver, CO

www.bknights.org

Mark Arnold, Director
Pat Amann, Program Director
Evan Blackard , Perc. Staff
Dan Darrah, Chad Gibson, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 8	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Wichita Falls, TX / July 24	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 5: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Boston Crusaders
Boston, MA

www.crusaders.com

Howard Weinstein, Program Coordinator, Director
Rich Viano, Percussion Designer/Writer
Jerry Carpenter, Front Ensemble Arranger/Instructor
Omar Carmenates, Percussion Caption Head
Jared Johnson, Thad Anderson, Chauncey Holder, Brian Lange, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 7	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Dallas, TX / July 23	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Dallas, TX / July 23	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 5: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Colts
Dubuque, IA

http://www.colts.org

Greg Orwoll, Director
Jeff Queen, Percussion Arranger
Drew Schnieders, Front Ensemble Arranger
Josh Thomas, Matt Power, Kent Lineberry, Mike Apodaca, Aaron Collins, Lauren Paul, David Reyes, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

The Academy
Tempe, AZ

www.arizonaacademy.org

Mark Richardson, Director
Chris Evans, Assistant Director
Glen Crosby, Battery Arranger
Chris Retschulte, Front Ensemble Arranger
Ralph Hardimon, Murray Gusseck, Perc. Consultants
Wardell King, Mike Talerico, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Denton, TX / July 22	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Madison Scouts
Madison, WI

www.madisonscouts.org

Corey Smith, Director
Roger Carter, Caption Head/Arranger
Andy Bliss, Front Ensemble Coordinator
Taras Nahirniak, Front Ensemble Arranger
Mitch Casados, Caption Coordinator
Christos Theo, Consultant
Brad Meyer, Paul Weber, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Denton, TX / July 22	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Denton, TX / July 22	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

The Crossmen
San Antonio

http://www.yea.org/crossmen

Mark Chambers , Director

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 8	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Denton, TX / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Denton, TX / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE
PHOTO GALLERY 2: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Pacific Crest
Diamond Bar, CA

http://www.pacific-crest.org

Stuart Pompel, Director
David Henkel, Percussion Coordinator
Arrangers: David Henkel, Stuart Pompel
Susan Wilmering, Richard Huang, Cory Blee, Brandon Kovacic, Pete Lucero, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: Allentown, PA / July 7	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 4: Finals Week	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: Pasadena, CA	CLICK HERE

Photo courtesy of Sonny Rosa

Sacramento Mandarins
Sacramento, CA

http://www.mandarins.org

Ray Mar, Director
Brian Aguilar, Caption Head, Arranger
Les Wong, Arranger
Tanya Acojedo, Ryan Bruner, Ed Cloyd, Sean Mar, Tyler Mathiesen, Steve Sperber, Blair Williams, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 3: San Antonio / July 21	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY 1: San Antonio	CLICK HERE

DIVISION II

Spartans
Nashua, NH

http://www.spartansdbc.org/

Peter LaFlamme, Director
Eric Putnam, Caption Head
Dave Fox, Cindy Snow, Dave Roy, Wes Sullivan, Jay Davis, TJ Kelly, Sean Peaslee, Colby Kuzontkoski – Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY	CLICK HERE

Jersey Surf
Mount Holly, NJ

http://www.jerseysurf.org/

Robert Jacobs, Director
Rich Hammond, Arranger/Percussion Director
Chad Wyman, Manager
Mike Zellers, Front Ensemble Arranger
Frank McGuigan, Scott Daley, Nicole Grassie, Erin O’Dore, John Gillick, Rick Puzzo, Devon Bergman, Bob Grassie, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY	CLICK HERE

Blue Devils B
Concord, CA

http://www.bluedevils.org/

Rick Odello, Director
John Mapes, Arranger
Ryan Odello, Caption Head
Casey Brohard, Jason Freitas, Joaquin Gomez, Vince Pitzulo, Steve Maldanado, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY	CLICK HERE

Vanguard Cadets
Santa Clara, CA

http://www.scvanguard.org/

Rob Ripley, Director
Chris Trujillo, Caption Head/Arranger
Nate Bourg, Front Ensemble Arranger
Alexis Masingill, Matt Ring, Ty Lim, David Medina, Steve Urata, Perc. Staff

LOT VIDEO 1	HQ	MQ	LQ
LOT VIDEO 2	HQ	MQ	LQ
PHOTO GALLERY	CLICK HERE

DIVISION III

Fever
Modesto, CA

Shavon Garcia, Director
Phil Vallejo, Music Coordinator
Eric Melson, Caption Head
Tom Linder, Gary Smith, Perc. Staff

Velvet Knights
Pasadena, CA

Dan Zeilinger, Director
Craig Hillburn, Caption Head

Mystikal
Long Beach, CA

Rob Lowery, Director
Kurt Hensch, Caption Head
John Mapes, Percussion Consultant
Brian Dinkel, Bryan Horan, Charles Mendiola, Eric Nord, Perc. Staff

Citations
Burlington, MA

Donna Monte, Director
Ben Fowler, Alex Fowler, Drew Davey, Matt Tavares, Dave LeBlanc, Perc. Staff

H.Y.P.E
Hamilton, ON

Jason Adams, Director
Dave Simpson, Caption Head/Front Ensemble Arranger
Adam Sinclair, Battery Arranger
Trevor Boppre, Perc. Staff

Racine Scouts
Racine, WI

Paul Chaffee, Director
Bob Niederdorfer, Taras Nahirniak, Arrangers
John Donovan, Caption Head
Dartanian Taylor, Front Ensemble Instructor

Spirit of Newark/New Jersey
Linden, NJ

Isaac Holiday, Director
Bobby Craig, Percussion Consultant
Ben Schwartz, Percussion Arranger
Osei Smith, Mike Ivey, Wayne Campbell, Shawn Shaw, Lance Wright, Melissa Anderson, Perc. Staff

Blue Devils C
Concord, CA

Rick Odello, Director
Adam Odello, Percussion Arranger/Caption Head
Ryan Odello, Rodney Stoltz, Beth Weisendanger, Perc. Staff

STAFF PHOTO GALLERY

Vic Firth salutes all of the staff members
who made this season possible!

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