Remo drums corps once again made a strong showing at the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships, which took place in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 9-11, 2024.
Santa Clara Vanguard won the Fred Sanford Award for Best Percussion Performance. Led by Remo artists Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, and K.J. Stafford, and directed by Gio Bastante, SCV has won the award six times in the past decade.
The Boston Crusaders (Chris Holland, Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, Jason Ihnat, Alex Beltran, Ian Hale) finished in 2nd Place overall and in the top 3 for percussion.
Phantom Regiment (Todd Snead, Dwight Emmert, Jesus Sanchez, Tyler Sammons, Rob Ferguson) made an impressive showing, moving up into fourth place overall for finals, and being voted the “Fan Favorite” for the fourth year in a row.
Rounding out the top 12 finalists are Mandarins (JW Koester, Taha Ahmed, Andy Filipiak, Glen Crosby, Jim Casella, Murray Guesseck), Blue Stars (Brad Furlano and Greg Power), Colts (Vicki MacFarlane and Josh Nelson), The Troopers (Michael Gough, Lauren Teel, David Cavazos), The Cavaliers (Daniel Beclher, Michael Vaughn, Bret Kuhn, Josh Brickey, Russell Wharton, Joey Martinez, Tom Aungst, Kevin Kenney), and Madison Scouts (Chris Komnick, David Lofy, Donnie Ross, James Sparling), making their first finals appearance since 2017.
Other Remo World Class corps competing include Pacific Crest (Stuart Pompel, Eric Shriver), Spirit of Atlanta (Chris Moore and Adam Wiencken), Music City (Chaz Bledsoe), The Academy (Mark Richardson, Fred Smith, Taylor Poole, Jeff Crowell, Jim Ragsdale, Dakota McConnell), Genesis (Chris Magonigal, Danny Sanchez, Tyler McClendon), Seattle Cascades (Michael Leone, Micah Brusse, Josiah Nelson, Ryan Burnett), and Jersey Surf (Bob Jacobs and Rich Klimowicz).
Congratulations to the Spartans (Paul LaFlamme, Jr., Mark Sachetta, Brian Spencer) on winning the Open Class Championship.
Congratulations to The Reading Buccaneers (Rich Strang and Travis Peterman) on winning the first DCI All-Age World Class Championship, including high percussion.
Published:
Aug 30, 2024
Updated:
Aug 30, 2024
