Unprofessional synopsis for the Hamilton Show which was in front of a sparse crowd at Ivor Wynn Stadium. It is a great stadium for Drum Corps, but it is too bad they cannot get the crowd.

In Parade Class in was good to see St. Johns (2nd 72.9) back on the field. This is an extremely young and inexperienced corps, but they made a great effort today. Their guard is showing obvious skill gained from their experience in the winter guard circuit. The drill was surprisingly good.

Also in Parade Class was Blue Saints (1st 73.7). Blue Saints had a few horn players who could really play and they presented an entertaining and fun show. Well done! It was obvious that they had fun on the field and that is what is important!

In Div III, Sentinelles from Quebec (3rd, 52.35) provided an entertaining show. They have a large guard and their drumline was improved over last year.

Dutch Boy (2nd, 59.65) is a much smaller corps this year and are competing in Div III. They are playing music from the movie Pleasantville and have built around their successful winterguard show of the same theme. Their Drum Major E. Christopher McLean, is the best one out there.

Stentors (1st, 60.3) are also smaller and competing Div III this year. Their hornline stands out as being more powerful than the other Div III corps out there today. We used to always go the the Stentor's home show and they are always a great group of kids. I wish the crowd would be as responsive to them here as their crowds were always to us.

Div I
This was my first chance to see Kiwanis Kavaliers (1st 61.85) this year. Kiwanis is smaller in size as well (we need to do something about building up Drum Corps in Cananda!! Their show these is Manhattan and they have a bit of catching up to do as a result of their recent tour to Holland. There are some nice sounds coming from their Brass section (go Jodi!), but their opening drill looked a little rough in spots. They have a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, which is really nice, but it sits to close to the front, keeping the corps doing all of their drill between the 30 & 30 & in the front 1/3rd of the field. I guess it is a Manhattan traffic jam???

They have some obvious room to move and as they leave to go on the road today, I am sure we will see some significant improvements.

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