2024 Midwest Premiere

A Running List of 2024 DCI Show Announcements

A Running List of 2024 DCI Show Announcements

A running list of the show announcements that have been released for the 2024 Drum Corps International season. Keep checking back as more shows get added!

Nov 27, 2023 by Natalie Shelton
A Running List of 2024 DCI Show Announcements

The 2024 DCI season is fast approaching, which means that fans can expect a lot of show announcements over the next couple of months. Below, you'll find a running list of show titles, program information, music repertoires, and show graphics from corps as they get released. Continue to check back in on this page for updates!


World Class

The Academy

Show Title: When Opportunity Knocks

Repertoire Includes:

  • Can You Hear the Music? by Ludwig Goransson
  • Golden Hour by Jvke
  • Predator by John Psathas
  • Can You See Me? by Fred Emory Smith
  • Someone Like You from Jekyll and Hyde
  • You Can't Stop Me by Fred Emory Smith
  • Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power by Bear McCreary

Program Information: "So when opportunity knocks, don't hesitate, throw wide the door, embrace your fate. For in that moment, as the hinges creak, lies the promise of a future yet to speak.

Remember, my friend, life's canvas is vast, and opportunity's brush strokes are cast. Answer the door, let possibility unfurl, and watch as your story transforms the world."

Blue Devils

Show Title: The Romantics

Repertoire Includes:

  • Romantics Whisper by Dave Glyde
  • And the Heavens Shall Tremble by Russell Brower and Matt Uelmen
  • Fable Legends (Title Theme) by Russell Shaw
  • Merry Go Round by Joe Hisashi
  • Music from Pokémon
  • Shattered Pixel by Dave Glyde
  • Game Girl by Dave Glyde
  • Streets of Rage (Jungle Base) by Yuzo Koshiro
  • Time by Billy Porter
  • Distance by Dave Glyde
  • Can You Hear the Music by Ludwig Goransson
  • Poor Things (Finale and end credits) by Jerskin Fendrix
  • Arrangements by Dave Glyde

Program Information: "On a landscape of sound, shape, object and art, the 2024 Blue Devils present The Romantics. Elements of Romanticism are engaged through an eclectic soundtrack where past and present collide in dramatic form. The dynamics of motion and texture bring the individual into a living, breathing production as The Romantics celebrates the drum corps medium with intensity and passion. Embracing curiosity, imagination, and the desire to communicate, The Romantics sets course for the sublime."

Blue Knights

Show Title: Busk

Repertoire Includes:

  • Signal To Noise by Peter Gabriel
  • Busk by James Catherall, Jeff Ausdemore, and Leslie Gilreath
  • Pampeana No. 3 by Alberto Ginastera
  • Rings by James Catherall, Jeff Ausdemore, and Leslie Gilreath
  • New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms by Michael Kamen
  • Orbital by John Spathas
  • Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin

Program Information"Balancing on the edge of obscurity, turning sidewalks into stages."

Blue Stars

Show Title: Universal

Repertoire Includes Selections From:

  • Steven Wilson
  • Yoko Kanno
  • Juris Karlsons
  • Tomas Kaco
  • Joagy Carmichael
  • SZA
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Ultravox
  • Coldplay

Program Information: "Don’t miss your opportunity to watch the stars this summer 🤩"

Bluecoats

Show Title: Change Is Everything

Repertoire Includes:

  • The Four Sections by Steve Reich
  • Foreplay/Long Time by Boston
  • Agape by Nicholas Britell
  • Love/Lover/Friend by Caroline Rose
  • Dymaxion by Dary James Argue's Secret Society
  • Lost It to Trying by Son Lux

Program Information: "

Wood turns to sawdust, ice melts, your coffee gets cold. A star explodes into supernova and then collapses into a black hole. Accelerating rhythm becomes tone and creates harmony before descending into cacophony. Entropy is the arrow of time, moving us relentlessly from order to disorder. How do we create human moments even as everything devolves around us?"

Boston Crusaders

Show Title: Glitch

Repertoire Includes:

  • Shaker Loops by Jon Anderson and John Adams
  • G-Spot Tornado by Frank Zappa
  • Orchestral Suite No.2 by J.S. Bach
  • Take-Five by Dave Brubeck
  • True Colors by Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, and Saunder Choi
  • State of Independence by Jon Anderson
  • Worm Hole by Ryan George, Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, and Mike Zellers (original)

Program Information: "The art of accidental or intentional malfunction creates a wonderfully unique experience and identity."

Carolina Crown

Show Title: Promethean

Repertoire Includes:

  • American Prometheus by Ludwig Emil Tomas Gorranson
  • Run! by Benjamin Wallfisch
  • Define Dancing by Thomas Newman
  • Fraternity by Thierry Deleruyelle
  • Original Work by John Mackey

Program Information: "The tale of Prometheus is one that has been told across centuries - each generation making it their own. At its core, it is a story of humanity embracing the Promethean ideal of being daringly original and creative."

The Cavaliers

Show Title: Beneath the Armor

Repertoire Includes:

  • I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick
  • Music for Prague 1968 by Karel Husa
  • You've Changed by Billie Holiday
  • Man In the Mirror by Michael Jackson
  • Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
  • Original Compositions by Richard Saucedo, Michael McIntosh, Clif Walker, and Matt Black

Program Information"Our 2024 program explores the meaning of courage and how it cannot exist without the seemingly oppositional idea of "vulnerability." Brené Brown defines vulnerability as "uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure." For protection, we armor ourselves with behaviors that prevent others from seeing who we are and what we fear, all in the hopes of preventing others from judging us. Our ability to put down our armor and embrace our authentic selves, allowing others to see who we truly are, accept ourselves, and make authentic connections with others is not only courageous but also the only way we can find joy and acceptance. From confinement to revelation finding the courage to create a lane for ourselves becomes the ultimate goal."

Colts

Show Title: On Fields

Repertoire Includes:

  • Fields of Joy by the New York Rock Ensemble
  • MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb
  • Fields of Gold by Sting
  • Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma
  • Original composition by CJ Barrow, Josh Nelson and Michael Miller
  • First Circle by Pat Metheny
  • Strawberry Fields Forever by John Lennon
  • Sowing the Seeds of Love by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)

Program Information"From the playground to the harvest, much joy is shared, and hard work rewarded, on the fields where we soak in the riches of life. The gravity of the battlefield and the cemeteries where we visit lives lost all play into the tapestry of the human experience. Each spring reminds us of the opportunity for new growth, and the circle continues on another field in a new, yet familiar way."

Crossmen

Show Title: Lush Life

Repertoire Includes:

  • Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn
  • My Favorite Things by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  • So What by Miles Davis
  • Round Midnight by Thelonius Monk
  • Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie
  • Blues in the Night by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
  • La Création du Monde by Darius Milhaud
  • Original music by Drew Shanefield, Ray Ulibarri, and Juan Arreguin

Program InformationTBA

Genesis

Show Title: Signal

Repertoire Featuring the Music Of:

  • The Alchemist
  • Todd Terje
  • Cody Fry
  • Abel Selaocoe
  • Christopher Tin

Program Information: "Our 2024 production Signal will transport you into a world where a signal can transcend barriers and build connections that unite us all!"

Jersey Surf

Show Title: Surfadelic

Repertoire Includes:

  • Tower of Power
  • Barry White
  • Earth, Wind & Fire
  • and more

Program Information: "We're looking forward to putting some FUN in your FUNK this season! Get ready for a summer of Surfadelic"

Madison Scouts

Show Title: Mosaic

Repertoire Includes:

  • Unholy by Sam Smith & Kim Petras
  • White Rabbit by Grace Slick & Jefferson Airplane
  • Asturias (traditional)
  • Egyptian Danza by Al DeMiola
  • Momento Magico by Ulf Wakenius & Youn Sun Nah
  • Sati by Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Berklee Indian Ensemble 

Program Information: "a MOSAIC of everyone we have ever loved...💜🧩"

Mandarins

Show Title: Vieux Carré

Repertoire Includes:

  • Selections from The Jungle and All Rise by Wynton Marsalis
  • Agape by Nicholas Britell
  • In the Sweet By and By by Joseph P Webster
  • Lie to Me by Trombone Shorty

Program Information: TBA

Music City

Show Title: LEAVE IT AT THE RIVER

Repertoire Includes:

  • Wayfaring Stranger by Rhianon Giddens
  • Down by the Riverside feat. Grandpa Elliott
  • Fire Water Paper by Elliot Goldenthal
  • Buckets of Burden by CJ Barrow (original work)
  • Pyramid Song by Radiohead
  • Down to the River to Pray by Alison Krauss
  • Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter
  • Riverside Rebirth by CJ Barrow (original work)

Program Information: ""LEAVE IT AT THE RIVER" takes us back to a time of simpler yet profound realities, where a lone wayfaring stranger embarks on a meaningful journey along a scenic river."

Pacific Crest

Show Title: The Broken Column

Repertoire Includes:

  • Benediction and Dream by Elliot Goldenthal
  • Burning Red by Elliot Goldenthal
  • Harmonielehre by John Adams
  • California Counterpoint: The Twittering Machine by Cindy McTee
  • Ramalama Bang Bang by Matthew John Herbert, Roisin Murphy
  • Passage by Cynthia Yih Shih, Vienna Tang
  • ...And the Mountains Rising Nowhere by Joseph Schwantner

Program Information: “Feet, why do I need you, if I have wings to fly?"

Phantom Regiment

Show Title: mynd

Repertoire Includes:

  • Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Surfacing by Dave Hall
  • Equilibrium by Paul Lovatt Cooper
  • Fly or Die by Gilles Rocha
  • Pillar III by Andy Akiho

Program Information: “Delving into the depths of imagination, we unearth intrusive thoughts that run rapidly through the many facets of the mynd. At times, we even face constant and competing ideas, making it appear we are of two mynds. Each of these moments represents snapshots of the complexities within. In search of solace, we aim to tame those thoughts and gain peace of mynd."

Santa Clara Vanguard

Show Title: Vagabond

Repertoire Includes:

  • United in Grief by Kendrick Lamar
  • The All-Seeing Sky by John Psathas
  • With Reckless Abandon by Mikael Karlsson
  • Mirrorball by Peter Gabriel

Program Information: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” The 2024 Santa Clara Vanguard is proud to present, Vagabond.

Seattle Cascades

Show Title: Sky Above

Repertoire Includes:

  • Across the Universe by The Beatles
  • Out of the Blue by Nigel Westlake
  • Kaval Sviri by Le Mystére des Voix Bulgares
  • Sky Above by Jacob Collier
  • Imagine by John Lennon

Program Information: TBA


Spirit of Atlanta

Show Title: Creatures

Repertoire Includes:

  • Reborn by Colin Stetson
  • Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
  • Frolic by Danny Elfman
  • Feste Romane by Ottorino Respighi
  • A Close Friend by James Newton Howard
  • Night Creature by Duke Ellington
  • What Could Have Been by Alexander Seaver and Alexander Miller Temple, as performed by Sting

Program Information: "This captivating production is set to make its debut in July as part of the Drum Corps International tour, promising an immersive and unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages."


Troopers

Show Title: Dance with the Devil

Repertoire Includes:

  • The Other Side by Tim Snyder, Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, and Justin Shelton
  • Hyperlink by Peter Graham
  • House of the Rising Sun (Traditional)
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, and Sol Marcus
  • Wait of the World by Stephen Melillo

Program Information: TBA


Open Class

7th Regiment

Show Title: Through the Red Tape

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "We explore what it truly means to break conformity, defy convention, and forge a new path forward. To break through the red tape means challenging the status quo. No longer do we accept the ties that bind us."

Battalion

Show Title: Dead Reckoning: The Folly of the Spanish Armada

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "One equal temper of heroic hearts made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Blue Devils B

Show Title: Sacred Geometry

Repertoire Includes:

  • Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard von Bingen
  • O Magnum Mysterium by Tomas Luis de Victoria
  • Geometry by Sean Clark and Chavadith Tantavirojin
  • Primacy of Number by Philip Glass
  • Stabat Mater by Jean-Charles Gandrille
  • The Laws of Nature by Sean Clark and Chavadith Tantavirojin
  • Once Upon a Castle by Michael Daughtry

Program Information: "As with how the balance of math and beauty is essential to the inner workings of nature, much of the world operates in juxtapositions and blendings of opposites. With this truth in mind, Blue Devils B is proud to present the 2024 production, “Sacred Geometry”. 🕸"

Blue Devils C

Show Title: The Gifts We ReCeive

Repertoire Includes:

  • Forever Young by Alphaville 
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears 
  • A House is Not a Home by Burt Bacharach 
  • Come Sail Away by Styx 
  • You'll Be in My Heart by Phil Collins

Program Information: "Presenting an alternative retelling of a renowned children’s story, BDC’s 2024 show “The Gifts We ReCeive” takes you on the journey of a boy and his life as he navigates growing up and growing old."

Colt Cadets

Show Title: The Woods

Repertoire Includes Music From: 

  • Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
  • Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
  • The Path Between the Mountains by Jay Kennedy

Program Information: "We are a long way from home and we can't shake the sensation that someone, or something, is keeping eyes on us. Join the 2024 Colt Cadets on a harrowing adventure through THE WOODS, featuring unique arrangements of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," an enchanting ballad from Sondheim's hit musical, Into the Woods, and Jay Kennedy's wind band masterpiece, "The Path Between the Mountains.""

Columbians

Show Title: Bent

Repertoire Includes: 

  • Trisense by Eijiro Nakagawa
  • Elastic Heart by SIA
  • Bone FX 3 by Quinn Carson
  • Original Music by Jeff Chambers, Sy Hovik, and Tim Mitchell

Program Information: TBA

Gold

Show Title: In Memory Of

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "The goal of wanting to rule the world, can result in losing the world."

Guardians

Show Title: GOING PLACES

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "The bus is taking off, so don’t miss your chance at playing some of the most AWESOME music with WORLD CLASS education!"

Impulse

Show Title: That New York Feeling

Repertoire Includes Music By:

  • Taylor Swift
  • Alicia Keys
  • Lin Manuel-Miranda (with music from "In the Heights" and "Hamilton")
  • and more

Program Information: TBA

Les Stentors

Show Title: Elements

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

Raiders

Show Title: Fan the Flame

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

River City Rhythm

Show Title: Mine!

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

Spartans

Show Title: Youtopia

Repertoire Includes:

  • Frontier by Holly Herndon
  • Sweet Release: Church: Renewing Vows by Wynton Marsalis
  • Alfonso Muskedunder by Todd Terje
  • What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish
  • Air Waltz by Oliver Davis
  • Original Music by Aaron Goldberg, Mark Sachetta, Bryson Teel, and Brian Spencer

Program Information: "Join us on a journey through the eye of Burning Man."

Vessel

Show Title: Happy? Not Satisfied!

Repertoire Includes:

  • Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cindi Lauper
  • Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet
  • Cogworks by Seth E Brown

Program Information: "Striving for happiness, despite an underlying sense of incompleteness. However, happiness is right in front of you . . . if you look for it!"

All-Age

Atlanta CV

Show Title: CiVilization

Repertoire Includes Music Inspired By:

  • James Horner
  • Prokofiev
  • Woodkid
  • Peter Gabriel

Program Information: "The ebb and flow between unity and discord, violence and reconciliation, mirrors the kaleidoscope of human emotion, unbound by the constraints of contemporary society. From dawn's first light to the veil of nightfall and back again, we traverse the full spectrum of existence, embracing the essence of humanity in its purest, unadulterated form."

Bushwackers

Show Title: The Ride

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

Cincinnati Tradition

Show Title: From a Stone

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "New legacies meet old traditions. Celebrating 40 years, our ruby anniversary, has led to this. Like a rock under pressure releases an uncut gem, redefined by time becomes something beautiful, so shall we."

Columbus Saints

Show Title: Lenox Avenue: Midnight

Repertoire Includes:

  • Take the A Train by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
  • Shanghai Shuffle by Larry Conley and Gene Rodemich
  • Stormy Weather by Harold Arlen and Ted Hoehler
  • Harlem Congo by Harry Alexander "Father" White

Program Information: " 'Lenox Avenue: Midnight' is a pulsing drum corps production inspired by Langston Hughes' iconic poem of the same name. Immerse yourself in the electrifying energy of 1930s New York City on a Friday night during the height of the Harlem Renaissance." 

Fusion Core

Show Title: Breathe

Repertoire Includes:

  • Vienna by Billy Joel
  • Scramble by Todd Stalter
  • Ataxia by Chris Bernotas, Nick Peters, and Connor Horwath
  • When the Party's Over by Billie Eilish
  • Mount Everest by Rossano Galante

Program Information: "This captivating production will take audiences on a journey through the nuances of a crucial life force - breath."

Govenaires

Show Title: Woodstock: This is the Dawning

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "A new age of drum corps is on the horizon for our 97th anniversary season. We kick off the dawning of DCI All-Age Class with a psychedelic celebration of 1969’s pivotal weekend of peace, love, and music."

Hawthorne Caballeros

Show Title: Different Strings

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

New York Skyliners

Show Title: One Day, I'll Fly!

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: "The New York Skyliners are set to take audiences on a mesmerizing journey of transformation with their 2024 show, "One Day, I'll Fly". Inspired by Maya Angelou's poignant words, the show explores the beauty of the butterfly and the profound changes it undergoes to achieve its stunning splendor. At the heart of "One Day, I'll Fly" lies the butterfly's hopeful whisper. The show is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the beauty that emerges from struggle, and the optimism that comes with transformation."

Reading Buccaneers

Show Title: Hat Trick: The Art of Three

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

Rogues Hollow Regiment

Show Title: 27

Repertoire Includes: 

  • Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix
  • Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
  • Summertime by George and Ira Gershwin
  • Break On Through and Riders on the Storm by The Doors

Program Information: TBA

Sunrisers

Show Title: The Light Within

Repertoire: TBA

Program Information: TBA

White Sabers

Show Title: Aurora

Repertoire Includes Music From:

  • Omar Thomas
  • Hans Zimmer
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Led Zeppelin
  • The Weeknd
  • Gustav Holst
  • Stellardrone

Program Information: "Aurora, commonly known as the northern or southern lights, is a naturally occurring spectacle. Seen above the Earth’s polar regions, auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains and rays shimmering across the entire sky. Such phenomena have influenced myths and folklore throughout the ages. In Roman mythology, Aurora is the goddess of dawn, symbolizing the new beginning each day brings. Gaze upon ribbons of blue, purple, and green flickering across the night sky. 🌠"