The Mandarins finished the Sacramento week of training camp with our annual Family Day event. This includes section presentations, introduction of staff, recognition of support staff and the administrative team, scholarship awards, and of course, two runthroughs of the show, one with drill, one in standstill.
To conclude the formal portion of the evening, all alumni were asked to come down to the track. There the brass line played Year of the Dragon as a way or recognizing and expressing appreciation for those who marched in the corps before them, and made this year possible.
With music (courtesy of percussion arranger Tony Nunez) playing in the background, everyone was invited out of the stands. This allowed corps members, family, friends and boosters the opportunity to exchange hugs, congratulations, high fives and take advantage of photo ops.
Photos of the week are posted here: http://bit.ly/cglCVX
After a day off on Father's Day, the corps is now in Fresno for week two of training camp. The guard will be working in several new members, and working on the closer drill. The battery and brass will work on the remaining 12 pages of closer drill as well. We will be working in a few new brass players as well.
Based on what the design team saw of the show this weekend (including Wayne Downey's observations after his weeknight visit with the corps), there are already a number of show refinements taking place.
Of course, solidifying the show is also the major emphasis for the week with the first show this Friday night in Clovis. See you there!
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