Today in 2004 - The 2004 DCA Southern Regional Championship

August 21, 2004 – The CorpsVets won the Drum Corps Associates Southern Regional Championship in Orlando, Florida.

Here are the results:

1. CorpsVets 82.050
2. Carolina Gold 80.238
3. Heat Wave 72.775
4. Shenandoah Sound 60.975

Notables

• Hurricane Charlie had struck days earlier.  The original stadium was damaged and the contest was moved to a stadium across the street from Citrus Bowl Stadium.  Without the efforts of Heat Wave director Vic Kulinski, the contest would have been cancelled.
  
• Even though the hurricane passed, it rained all day and stopped about an hour before the contest began.  No corps had the opportunity to rehearse that day.
  
• The CorpsVets went on to make DCA Finals and placed 10^th.  They first made DCA Open Class Finals in 2002 after winning Class A the year before.  They have made every DCA Finals since.
  
• Three other corps performed in exhibition: Bahia Shrine, Florida Brass Alumni, and the Jackson Generals.
  
• Except for Heat Wave, each corps who competed in this regional still competes today.  Although Heat Wave is gone, Orlando now has another corps, the Sun Devils.

To see the results of this and more from the 2004 season, including the caption winners, go to www.corpsreps.com or directly to the page at 2004 DCA Southern Regional Championship.

If you want to learn more about the drum and bugle corps activity, go to www.dci.org and www.dcacorps.org.  If you’re interested in learning more about one of the corps featured in today’s blog, click the corps name in the standings.