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Mandarins Return, Gold & Battalion Join DCI World Class + Color Guard Costuming | OAWB S4EP40
Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. DCI’s 2027 World Class field is getting bigger. Chris Rutt, Grantis Peranda and Jeremy Svoboda break down the Mandarins’ approved return after a one-year hiatus and Gold and The Battalion moving from Open Class into DCI World Class beginning in 2027. The panel also remembers longtime Drum Corps World publisher and DCI Hall of Fame member Steve Vickers. Grantis takes the 60 Second Tech Block with practical fall color guard costuming advice: choose something that serves the show, survives the field, fits performers well and helps them feel confident. Water We Doing?! tackles recycled and overcomplicated show concepts, copyright and licensing frustrations, and performing in extreme weather. CHAPTERS00:00 DCI 2027 Headlines00:41 Welcome + News01:17 Mandarins Return to DCI03:08 Remembering Steve Vickers07:10 Gold + The Battalion Join World Class12:52 What You May Have Missed14:29 Guard Closet16:08 60 Second Tech Block17:17 Fall Color Guard Costuming29:23 Water We Doing?!33:04 Copyright & Marching Arts35:55 Extreme Weather + Performer Safety40:50 Gush & Go46:42 Final CTA + Closing Rehearsal PANELChris Rutt — @wildhornbrass1Grantis Peranda — @grantisimo_pJeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today — @drumcorpstoday NEWS & RESOURCESMandarins approved to return to the DCI Tour in 2027Remembering Steve Vickers — Drum Corps InternationalGold + The Battalion approved for DCI World Class in 2027 RELATED OAWBS4EP39 — WGI 2027 Waitlists, Percussion Changes + Practice Makes PermanentS4EP38 — Marching Arts News + Color Guard Tech Advice MORE OAWBOnAWaterBreak.com | Listen Everywhere | Marching Arts News | Meet the Team | Join Us | YouTubeInstagram / Facebook / TikTok: @onawaterbreak PRESENTED BY GUARD CLOSETGuardCloset.com | @guardcloset
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