08/11/12: DCI Finals - Indianapolis, IN98.70 - Blue Devils
97.65 - Carolina Crown
96.55 - Phantom Regiment
95.05 - The Cadets
94.45 - Santa Clara Vanguard
92.55 - Bluecoats
89.10 - Boston Crusaders
88.85 - The Cavaliers
88.00 - Madison Scouts
86.70 - Blue Knights
84.40 - Spirit of Atlanta
84.00 - Crossmen
08/10/12: DCI Semifinals - Indianapolis, IN98.20 - Blue Devils
97.45 - Carolina Crown
95.70 - Phantom Regiment
94.10 - The Cadets
93.70 - Santa Clara Vanguard
92.80 - Bluecoats
89.40 - The Cavaliers
89.30 - Boston Crusaders
88.80 - Madison Scouts
87.65 - Blue Knights
85.65 - Spirit of Atlanta
84.90 - Crossmen
84.60 - Blue Stars
82.25 - Glassmen
81.90 - The Academy
80.25 - Pacific Crest
79.20 - Colts
77.65 - Troopers
77.45 - Oregon Crusaders
75.45 - Jersey Surf
73.60 - Blue Devils B
72.75 - Vanguard Cadets
71.60 - Mandarins
70.75 - Spartans
68.75 - Cascades
08/09/12: DCI Quarterfinals - Indianapolis, IN97.50 - Blue Devils
96.60 - Carolina Crown
94.60 - Phantom Regiment
94.05 - The Cadets
93.20 - Santa Clara Vanguard
92.25 - Bluecoats
89.50 - The Cavaliers
89.00 - Boston Crusaders
88.55 - Madison Scouts
85.85 - Blue Knights
83.75 - Blue Stars
83.40 - Crossmen
81.25 - Glassmen
79.95 - The Academy
78.95 - Pacific Crest
77.45 - Colts
76.35 - Troopers
85.90 - Oregon Crusaders
74.50 - Jersey Surf
73.45 - Blue Devils B
72.95 - Vanguard Cadets
71.70 - Mandarins
69.35 - Spartans
68.65 - Cascades
66.35 - Gold
66.20 - Pioneer
63.50 - Genesis
63.40 - Legends
62.85 - Music City
61.05 - Raiders
57.95 - Colt Cadets
52.75 - Les Stentors
49.10 - Blue Saints
08/05/12: Three Rivers Summer Music Games - Pittsburgh, PA87.35 - Madison Scouts
85.45 - Blue Stars
85.25 - Spirit of Atlanta
83.10 - Crossmen
81.20 - Glassmen
77.40 - Colts
76.70 - Troopers
71.60 - Mandarins
08/03/12: DCI Eastern Classic - Allentown, PA95.10 - Blue Devils
93.95 - Carolina Crown
92.25 - Phantom Regiment
90.30 - Bluecoars
84.20 - Spirit of Atlanta
76.65 - Pacific Crest
76.05 - Troopers
75.30 - Colts
60.95 - Mandarins
65.45 - Pioneer
07/30/12: CrownBEAT - Raleigh, NC86.35 - Boston Crusaders
83.80 - Spirit of Atlanta
83.25 - Blue Knights
80.15 - The Academy
77.55 - Pacific Crest
76.50 - Colts
71.45 - Mandarins
07/28/12: DCI Southeastern Championships - Atlanta, GA93.15 - Blue Devils
92.00 - Carolina Crown
90.60 - The Cadets
90.45 - Phantom Regiment
88.85 - Santa Clara Vanguard
88.20 - Bluecoats
86.30 - Boston Crusaders
85.95 - The Cavaliers
84.90 - Madison Scouts
83.40 - Spirit of Atlanta
82.70 - Blue Knights
81.65 - Blue Stars
80.20 - Crossmen
79.15 - Glassmen
78.05 - The Academy
76.75 - Colts
76.25 - Pacific Crest
75.30 - Troopers
71.85 - Jersey Surf
71.75 - Mandarins
69.55 - Cascades
66.30 - Pioneer
From Michael Boo's Blog:
Mandarins are next with "Prophecy," an original music book written by Key Poulan. The sections are titled, "Ancient Prophecy." "The Guardian," "Sacrifice" and "Doomsday/New Dawn."
The show is based on the Mayan culture of 5,000 years ago. As you know, the Mayan calendar expires this year. However, there's disagreement about what that means.
The show starts with a Mayan chieftan atop a pyramid imploring the tribe to offer a ritual sacrifice.
The pyramid is one of the tallest sets we've seen in recent years. It's been awhile since we've had an original show by Poulan.
Tubas are putting out some major volume.
Someone is about to get it...sacrificed at the alter atop the pyramid. May have been someone who missed their drill set.
But in an act of charity, another person took their place and threw themselves into whatever one throws themselves into on top of a pyramid.
The ritual chanting and accompanying drumming is quite effective. Poulan is exploring the disintegration of the culture here, as people face away from what's going on around them and become increasingly militaristic and bloodthirsty.
Kind of like when corps members run off the field for lunch break.
"Mandarins are pretty solid this year, I dig their show. Those runs in the keyboards are pretty solid. Great drumline as well. I'm enjoying this a lot more than last week live, really cool program they have going." -- DrumManTx, on drumcorpsplanet
"Boy, Mandarins have come a long way since the Stanford show." -- Kamarag, on drumcorpsplanet
"I haven't seen this Mandarins show before this year. Very cool. Aztec sacrifices--powerful stuff." -- Peel Paint, on drumcorpsplanet
"Two solid regional runs from mandarins. Kids are loving their show and they got a good reaction from the audience as well." -- azul, on drumcorpsplanet
"Good job mandarins for keepin my attention:)" -- #drumcorps
"The Mandarins are killing it right now." -- #sosick
"The Mandarins did an aswsome job!" -- #DCI
"Mandarins were very impressive. End of the world show. Kinda gimmicky. clean for the most part" -- #DCI2012
"That Mandarins show is AWESOME this year. I can't wait to see them live in Indy." -- MisterA, on drumcorpsplanet
07/25/12: DCI Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS91.80 - Blue Devils
98.05 - Phantom Regiment
83.00 - Spirit of Atlanta
81.45 - Blue Stars
75.15 - Colts
73.00 - Troopers
69.90 - Jersey Surf
68.80 - Mandarins
07/24/12: Mississippi Sound Spectacular - Ocean Springs, MS90.75 - Carolina Crown
81.85 - Spirit of Atlanta
79.95 - Blue Stars
74.80 - Colts
70.10 - Jersey Surf
68.90 - Mandarins
07/23/12: Drums Across Cajun Field - Lafayette, LA90.90 - Blue Devils
90.05 - Carolina Crown
88.00 - Phantom Regiment
81.55 - Spirit of Atlanta
79.65 - Blue Stars
72.30 - Troopers
72.15 - Colts
66.75 - Mandarins
07/21/12: DCI Southwest Championships - San Antonio, TX90.40 - Blue Devils
89.55 - Carolina Crown
87.75 - Phantom Regiment
86.95 - The Cadets
85.85 - Santa Clara Vanguard
84.85 - Bluecoats
83.05 - Madison Scouts
81.55 - Boston Crusaders
81.50 - The Cavaliers
80.45 - Spirit of Atlanta
78.65 - Blue Knights
77.95 - Blue Stars
77.55 - Crossmen
75.20 - Glassmen
74.60 - The Academy
72.90 - Colts
72.60 - Troopers
72.35 - Pacific Crest
69.80 - Jersey Surf
66.95 - Mandarins
65.10 - Cascades
62.60 - Pioneer
"Nice energy from the corps to start the show. Very tasty horn solo. Upper brass is sticking out a little during the quiet moment. May be a sign of more conditioning work needed to get their breath under control after the fast paced opener. Drum line is pretty solid so far, enough so to get this brass player's attention, at least. You don't see that every day on a drum corps field. Great effect. I also like that they cut it down from Stanford as it was pretty long earlier in the season. Oh, and did y'all notice Mandarins is marching a cymbal line? Rock on. Is this the year of numerical drill forms? Even Boston has a Roman numberal moment in their visual. Yeah, Mandarins! Very powerful performance." -- kevingamin, on drumcorsplanet
"I'm diggin this ... Mandarins aren't as big as they've been in the past .. but the quality is still there." -- supersop, on drumcorpsplanet
"Mandarins- good show, enjoyed it. Good drum and pit breaks." -- ohwiseone, on drumcorpsplanet
"Very strong showing from mandarins. Much improved over my last viewing in Sacramento. Don't know of they'll move up or not though." -- azul, on drumcorpsplanet
"Mandarins were a pleasant surprise. Good to see that energy from them." -- RockEuph, on drumcorpsplanet
07/19/12: DCI North Dallas - Denton, TX88.35 - Blue Devils
85.70 - The Cadets
85.30 - Phantom Regiment
83.10 - Bluecoats
80.45 - The Cavaliers
76.90 - Blue Knights
76.80 - Blue Stars
74.85 - The Academy
66.65 - Mandarins
07/08/12: Loudest Show on Earth - Pleasant Hill, CA65.25 - Mandarins
07/07/12: DCI Capital Classic - Sacramento, CA65.25 - Mandarins
07/01/12: Western Corps Connection - Riverside, CA80.25 - Blue Devils
77.40 - Phantom Regiment
75.30 - Santa Clara Vanguard
66.20 - The Academy
65.10 - Pacific Crest
62.60 - Mandarins
"Show title is Prophecy and is about the Mayans predicting the apocalypse. I like the body work in this show a lot and think it's the strong point for these kids. They seem to enjoy doing that a lot. Clean up the marching and this will move up where this corps use to be at. Drum line is strong and their sound is better than last year as well as their volume. I don't understand the storyline during the ballad when one guard girl stops the chief dude from doing something to the another guard girl. Don't know if that was a sacrifice attempt or not. It's also poorly staged and hard to see all the way in the back. The chanting section is a cool idea but I feel it's too long. Crowd dug it though. Really liked the eclipse flags and the impact they are presented at. Viewed at all three shows." azul, on drumcorpsplanet
06/29/12: Corps at the Crest - Walnut, CA77.65 - Blue Devils
75.80 - Phantom Regiment
74.25 - Santa Clara Vanguard
64.20 - The Academy
63.55 - Pacific Crest
61.30 - Mandarins
06/29/12: Corps at the Crest, San Diego - Oceanside, CA75.80 - Phantom Regiment
74.45 - Santa Clara Vanguard
64.40 - The Academy
63.20 - Pacific Crest
61.00 - Mandarins
06/23/12: DCI West Championships - Stanford, CA74.75 - Blue Devils
73.10 - Phantom Regiment
71.40 - Santa Clara Vanguard
68.75 - Boston Crusaders
65.50 - Blue Knights
58.30 - Pacific Crest
55.55 - Mandarins
"The show has a friendly and energetic tribal theme. They started off much more polished than they finished. That will get better over time. They seem smaller and lots of the show is not filled. The percussion section was the highlight of this show for me." -- westcoastblue, on drumcorpsplanet
06/22/12: Mid-Cal Champions Showcase - Clovis, CA73.70 - Blue Devils
70.65 - Santa Clara Vanguard
69.05 - Boston Crusaders
65.50 - Blue Knights
57.55 - Pacific Crest
55.20 - Mandarins
Of all the values learned, the one that resonated with me most is the value of family. Family. Sticking up for one another, through thick and thin.
~ Dennis Wong
