Wearing the uniform of the 11th Ohio Cavalry with a few 2011 modifications, the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps from Casper took the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday evening with eyes set on the Finals of the Drum Corps International World Championships.
"When you have a drum corps that's ready to throw down, there's nothing like it," said drum major Josh Jensen minutes after the performance in preliminaries. "We'll get up tomorrow and go back at it. It's dedication right there; never giving up."
The Troopers entered the night in 13th place and scored 82.70, dropping to 14th. Places 13 through 15 -- the Glassmen of Toledo, Ohio (82.95), the Troopers, and the Academy of Tempe, Ariz., (82.1) -- were separated by a span of .85 points.
The Spirit of Atlanta entered the night in 14th place, just back of the Troopers, and vaulted to 12th place, scoring 85.5.
The top 12 corps after tonight's round of 25 in the semifinals move on to Saturday's Finals.
The Troopers last made the Finals in 2009, finishing 12th in what was then known as the quarterfinals, 12th in the semifinals and 12th in the Finals. Prior to 2009, it had been 23 years since the Troopers were in the Finals.
Last year, they finished 15th in the quarters and 15th in the semis.
During the performance, DCI blogger Michael Boo explained the Troopers show, "The Road Home," this way: "It's quite lovely and soul searching, tender and reminding us why we want to go home ... And a sunburst in the far right corner with the traditional yellow and white 11th Ohio Cavalry (flags) pouring out of the horns form in a sunburst."
The sunburst was added late in the season, a nod to the Troopers early years under founder Jim Jones.
As the Troopers concluded the performance, Boo wrote, "I don't think the audience would mind seeing them in Finals one bit."
"We had a great run!" said visual staffer Ila Gaponoff immediately after the performance. "The kids brought a lot of energy and emotion and put out a stellar performance."
Troopers executive director Mike Ottoes was hoarse from yelling during the preliminary performance.
"I'm very proud of them," he said. "They did a fantastic job. They did a great job. They had fantastic rehearsals Wednesday night and this morning and it certainly carried over today."
Troopers program staff coordinator William Chumley has described the show's concept as a journey of exploration, discovery, revelation, overcoming and returning.
"The music sounds like the wide-open American spaces and has an adventurous American spirit," he said earlier this season. "We want to push the future of the Troopers forward and also respect the past."
The musical thread for the show is "The Old Church," by Stephen Paulus, which corps director Fred Morris has described as conveying the feeling of sitting alone in the back row of a small country church.
Read more: http://trib.com/news/local/casper/article_d912f669-4e42-5a4a-916f-b594e79f03a2.html#ixzz1UssvPpn0
"When you have a drum corps that's ready to throw down, there's nothing like it," said drum major Josh Jensen minutes after the performance in preliminaries. "We'll get up tomorrow and go back at it. It's dedication right there; never giving up."
The Troopers entered the night in 13th place and scored 82.70, dropping to 14th. Places 13 through 15 -- the Glassmen of Toledo, Ohio (82.95), the Troopers, and the Academy of Tempe, Ariz., (82.1) -- were separated by a span of .85 points.
The Spirit of Atlanta entered the night in 14th place, just back of the Troopers, and vaulted to 12th place, scoring 85.5.
The top 12 corps after tonight's round of 25 in the semifinals move on to Saturday's Finals.
The Troopers last made the Finals in 2009, finishing 12th in what was then known as the quarterfinals, 12th in the semifinals and 12th in the Finals. Prior to 2009, it had been 23 years since the Troopers were in the Finals.
Last year, they finished 15th in the quarters and 15th in the semis.
During the performance, DCI blogger Michael Boo explained the Troopers show, "The Road Home," this way: "It's quite lovely and soul searching, tender and reminding us why we want to go home ... And a sunburst in the far right corner with the traditional yellow and white 11th Ohio Cavalry (flags) pouring out of the horns form in a sunburst."
The sunburst was added late in the season, a nod to the Troopers early years under founder Jim Jones.
As the Troopers concluded the performance, Boo wrote, "I don't think the audience would mind seeing them in Finals one bit."
"We had a great run!" said visual staffer Ila Gaponoff immediately after the performance. "The kids brought a lot of energy and emotion and put out a stellar performance."
Troopers executive director Mike Ottoes was hoarse from yelling during the preliminary performance.
"I'm very proud of them," he said. "They did a fantastic job. They did a great job. They had fantastic rehearsals Wednesday night and this morning and it certainly carried over today."
Troopers program staff coordinator William Chumley has described the show's concept as a journey of exploration, discovery, revelation, overcoming and returning.
"The music sounds like the wide-open American spaces and has an adventurous American spirit," he said earlier this season. "We want to push the future of the Troopers forward and also respect the past."
The musical thread for the show is "The Old Church," by Stephen Paulus, which corps director Fred Morris has described as conveying the feeling of sitting alone in the back row of a small country church.
Read more: http://trib.com/news/local/casper/article_d912f669-4e42-5a4a-916f-b594e79f03a2.html#ixzz1UssvPpn0
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