The Cavaliers' 2008 program, Samurai is showcased in this newest of the corps' annual DVD offerings. The corps' rigorous daily schedule, member and staff interviews and plenty of behind the scenes and performance tracks make this a reminder of another tremendous summer experience. The Cavaliers newest DVD includes:

2008 Show: “Samurai” - Multiple Video Angles / 5.1 Surround Audio.

Tour Life

• Looking Back, Moving Forward - Designers, staff & members provide insight into the inspiration and story portrayed in The Cavaliers 2008 production.
• Tour Life - A glimpse of The Cavaliers from pretour through finals week.
• Still Life - Insightful summer photography set to the finals week standstill recording.

DrumLine Parking Lot - Volume VIII of the parking lot series.

2008 Cavalier Anniversary Corps - Full corps performance.

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The Cavaliers are happy to welcome several new talented individuals to the instructional staff for the 2009 season:

Carl Eppler, Battery Percussion Supervisor

Eppler's teaching experience includes the Spirit of JSU (2003, 2004) as well as The Cavaliers since 2006. In addition to drum corps, Eppler is the arranger and caption head for the Franklin High School and Brentwood High School bands in the Nashville area. He has also taught . . . . [full bio].

Tim Maynard, Percussion Staff

A native of Nashville, TN, Maynard developed his interest in percussion at John Overton High School where he won a WGI World Championship in 1996. After graduating from high school, he spent the next four summers . . . . [full bio].

Sean Frittelli, Percussion Staff

Frittelli started his marching career at James Bowie High School in Austin, Texas. While at Bowie he participated in many TCGC competitions as well as being a performer at the 2000 PASIC Convention. In 2001, Sean was a member . . . . [full bio].

Christopher Michael Wray, Color Guard Staff

Wray was born and raised in Muncie, IN. He graduated from Delta High School in 1995 and Ball State University in 2000 as an Elementary Education major with Learning Disabilities and Mild Mental Disabilities minors. His color guard experience includes . . . . [full bio].

Jeremy Seneca, Visual Staff

Seneca is an alumnus of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps where he played trumpet from 2006-2008. He is originally from Lafayette, LA and currently resides in Hattiesburg, MS while pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science . . . . [full bio].

The Cavaliers held their second audition camp this weekend at McNeil High School in Austin, Texas. It was a very successful weekend for The Cavalier returning veterans and first time candidates for the 2009 Season. This satellite camp attracted the best attendance and talent thus far. The brass and percussion sections prepared many new encore pieces as the color guard participated in movement and equipment technique classes. Combinations of body and equipment were also shared by the color guard.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the local alumni, support staff, and instructional staff for their encouragement and help in making this an educational experience for all camp attendees. In addition, we would like to extend special thanks to the McNeil High School Band Parent Organization and Cavalier Alumni Jason Dimiceli, associate director of bands. Their hospitality was very much appreciated.

The January Call-Back Camp is just around the corner. The camp will begin on Friday, January 9, 2009 in Rosemont, Illinois. Registration will be held at the Rosemont School staring at 5:30 PM and will conclude at the school on Sunday at noon. January camp payments can now be made online at Cavaliers.org .

We look forward to the 2009 season and on behalf of the entire Cavalier organization, we wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Bruno D. Zuccala
Director