"007" - The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps (2004), with Scott Koter (Program Coordinator)

From 2000 to 2009, no drum corps was more dominant than The
Cavaliers from Rosemount, IL. During that span, they won 2 bronze
medals, 2 silver medals, and 5 world championships. They also took
home awards for Best Color Guard Performance in 2000, 2002, 2004,
& 2007, Best General Effect in 2001, 2002, 2004, & 2006,
Best Visual Performance in 2000, 2002, 2004, & 2006, Best Brass
Performance in 2002 & 2006, and the Best Percussion Award in
2000. After winning three straight championships in 2000, 2001,
& 2002, a feat that had only been accomplished by the Garfield
Cadets in 1983, 1984, & 1985, The Cavies placed 2nd in 2003
with their show ’Spin Cycle,’ featuring original music once again
by Richard Saucedo, Erik Johnson, & Bret Kuhn. For their 2004
production, The Chicago Cavaliers were inspired by the cool
demeanor of Ian Fleming’s fictional MI6 special agent, the suave
and debonair James Bond. The music marked a departure of three
years of all-original music by Saucedo, Johnson, and Kuhn. The 2004
DCI season ended with The Green Machine winning their 6th DCI
title, edging the Blue Devils by just .175 points and winning Best
Color Guard, Best General Effect, and Best Visual Performance.
Joining me today is DCI Hall of Famer Scott Koter who was the
program coordinator of The Cavaliers from 1999-2015, where he
spearheaded the visual and musical design process among staff
members and provided the leadership and direction for how the
corps’ productions were put together and taught to young corps
members every year. On this, the first episode of Storybook, we
discuss The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps 2004 production,
“007."