Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps

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corpsname = Star of Indiana


location = Bloomington, IN
division = Division I
founded = 1984
director =
titles = 1991
uniform = 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. Following Brass Theater they formed the 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.

Drum and Bugle Corps Years

1993 [http://drumcorpswiki.com/The_Music_of_Barber_and_Bartok The Music of Barber and Bartok]

Meditation from "Medea"
"Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste"
Second Meditation
Dance from "Medea"

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

* Star was only beaten by the Cadets during the 1993 season. This occurred 4 times. They lost to the Cadets by 0.3 points on August 7, 1993 at the DCI Drums Along the Rockies in Denver, CO, by 0.4 points on August 11, 1993 at the DCI Summer Music Games Tour in Texarkana, AR. Star beat the Cadets by 0.4 points at the DCI World Championship Quarterfinals and subsequently lost to the Cadets by 0.3 points in the Semifinals and by 0.1 in the finals. In total Star won 30 shows in 1993 (including 1 tie with the Cadets) and lost only 4 times (all second place and to the Cadets). Star only faced the Cadets 9 times in competition in 1993 (4 wins by Star, 4 wins by the Cadets and 1 tie).

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

"Circus Maximus"
"Pines of the Villa Borghese"
"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
Brass 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" - G. Holst

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

* By making finals this year, Star became the second corps in the history of DCI to make it to the finals in the first year of its existence (first was the Bleu Raeders in 1972). Subsequent rule changes have made this impossible as first year corps cannot compete as Division I.

External links

* [http://www.starofindiana.com/ Star of Indiana]
* [http://www.middlehornleader.com/Mello%20Chest.htm The Mello Chest]
* [http://www.starunited.org/ Star United Mini Corps]