Heat Wave Drum and Bugle Corps

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Heat Wave of Florida
Drum and Bugle Corps
LocationTampa Bay, Florida
DivisionOpen Class
Founded2014
DirectorJeff Carstensen
Website www.heat-wave.org

Heat Wave Drum & Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Tampa Bay, Florida. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International (DCI). [1]

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History

In June 2014, it was announced that a new drum and bugle corps was starting in west central Florida, based in Inverness. The hope was to be somewhat "old school," building both a cadet corps and a junior corps to march in DCI competition. It was also admitted that they were just getting started and had much work to do. [2]

In January 2015, DCI announced that Heat Wave was one of five corps being evaluated for possible inclusion in DCI Open Class competition for 2015. [3] On May 5, 2015, following a period of evaluation of the unit's finances, staffing, and tour plans by DCI's staff, Heat Wave, River City Rhythm, and Southwind were added to the list of competing Open Class corps. [1] The corps was added to DCI's summer schedule for two shows in Alabama and Georgia. [4]

In 2016, Heat Wave performed in seven DCI competitions in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. [5]

In 2017, the corps performed at five DCI competitions. [6] For the first time since they began competing in 2015, they did not perform at the DCI Southeastern Championship. Although the corps did not attend Open Class Championships, they ended their season on July 19 in 18th place in overall Open Class.

In 2018, the corps made its first trip to the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN, where they placed 40th overall at DCI World Championship Prelims.

In 2019, Heat Wave returned to Indianapolis after a scheduled tour of 18 shows, where they placed 14th in Open Class and 35th overall at DCI World Championship Prelims.

Sponsorship

Heat Wave of Florida is a 501(c)(3) musical organization that has a board of directors, executive director, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. Ed Wackerle is president of the board of directors and Jeff Carstensen is the corps director. [7]

Show summary (2015–2022)

Source: [8]

YearThemeRepertoireScoreDCI Placement
2015Cuban Fire!Fuego Cubano, El Congo Valiente & La Suerte de los Tontos
All from Cuban Fire! by Johnny Richards 		Did not attend
World Championships
2016SaharaMain Theme from Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre / Heat of the Day by Pat Metheny / Paradise by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin (Coldplay) / Desert Rose by Sting
2017Project ApolloOlympiada by Samuel Hazo / Enterprising Young Men (from Star Trek) by Michael Giacchino / 12 Seconds to the Moon by Robert W. Smith / Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard / Ride by Samuel Hazo
2018The World Keeps SpinningNew World Symphony by Antonín Dvořák / The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan / What a Wonderful World by Bob Thiele (as George Douglas) & George David Weiss / Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland / There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by the Sherman Brothers 60.950
58.700		15th Open Class
40th World Class
2019Nature BoyNature Boy by eden ahbez / Scherzo from Midsummer's Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn / Changes by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson & Alan White (Yes) / Fix You by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman & Will Champion (Coldplay)62.550
60.050		14th Open Class
36th World Class
2020Season cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021
2022Welcome to the NeighborhoodDid not attend
World Championships

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References

  1. 1 2 "Corps". Drum Corps International. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "New Florida drum corps: HEAT WAVE OF FLORIDA". Drum Corps Planet. June 17, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Five new drum corps aim to join DCI's Open Class in 2015". Drum Corps International. January 28, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Three new Open Class corps set to join the 2015 DCI Tour". Drum Corps International. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "corpsreps.com - Historical Drum Corps Score Archives". www.corpsreps.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Heat Wave - Performance Schedule - Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League¿". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  7. ↑ "About/contacts". Heat Wave of Florida. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Heat Wave of Florida". DCX: The Drum Corps Xperience. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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