Blue Devils Mirror '09, Make undefeated run to second straight title
The 2010 World Championship Finals ended with the color gold for Blue. For the second year in a row, the Blue Devils won the gold medal in the World Class, concluding one of the most competitive Drum Corps International seasons in recent history.
Blue Devils“I’m not sure how we got there, but I know what made up the organization,” said Blue Devils Executive Director David Gibbs. “It's the staff, designers, instructors, and an amazing group of kids who were committed from day one to the end. The talent and commitment of these kids made it happen.”
The Blue Devils’ winning program, “Through a Glass, Darkly” was based on the experimental musical selections of Bob Graettinger’s “City of Glass” that was written for Stan Kenton. “We knew it probably wouldn't be the crowd favorite,” said Percussion Arranger Scott Johnson. “I don't want to say we didn't care about the crowd, because we always do, but we wanted to try something different. We figured after last year's success we had to do something different, and the performers bought into it.”
Yet perhaps the defining characteristic of the 2010 season was the exciting competitive action among corps outside of first place. In the weeks leading up to World Championship Finals, the Cavaliers and Bluecoats took second and third, sometimes switching for several nights in a row. During Finals week, the Cavaliers topped Bluecoats in all three shows, and also came closest to upending the Blue Devils at the Semifinals, reducing the margin to.7 on Friday. In the end, the corps took second place scoring 97.75.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
2 years, 2 titles, 0 losses, total domination.
via dci.org
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