DCI 2020: The Season That Could Have Been

After the cancellation of the 2020 Drum Corps International summer tour, we're left with an overwhelming sense of wonder about what corps will do, how the activity may progress past this, and what the outcome may be for organizations and people on the ground floor.

After weeks of discussion over the recent coronavirus outbreak, the voting membership of Drum Corps International came to a unanimous conclusion that the 2020 DCI season will not take place. As a part of this announcement, they have also come to the consensus that age-out performers, or those that are in their final year of the activity at age 21 (or 22 if their birthday falls during the season), will be given a one-year extension of eligibility.

Check out photos of the 2019 Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps by photographers at various DCI competitions throughout the summer!

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Starting at 4 PM ET on March 11th, a livestream hosted by WHIO included a press conference from the Montgomery County Public Health Department and Chief Executive Officer of Winter Guard International, Ron Nankervis, announced the cancellation of the 2020 WGI World Championships for guard, winds, and percussion.

Don't miss the 2020 TCGC Area and State Championships coming LIVE to FloMarching over the next few weeks! First come the preliminary competition, called "Area Championships" which determine which groups are the best from their area on March 14th. Finally, only the best color guards, percussion ensembles, and winds ensembles will move on to their respective 2020 TCGC State Championships on March 28th for guard and April 4th for percussion/winds.

Diamante Winterguard, based in Anaheim, CA, has become one of the most influential performance ensembles competing in WGI today. Their deeply emotional and elegant programs exploring fragile, complex human connections have catapulted the guard into the upper echelons of the sport, earning them a Bronze Medal as recently as the 2019 WGI World Championships. Needless to say, the color guard world waited with anticipation to see what the innovative company would do next.

It's time for weekend one of the WGI Power Regionals and the home stretch leading into the 2020 World Championships.