Every year, Drum Corps International hosts an Individual and Ensemble event where members of various drum corps perform a solo or ensemble and compete against members from other drum corps.  

One of the most popular competitions within the DCI I&E event is the snare drum solo competition.

Below is a list of all of the DCI I&E snare drum champions from 1990-1999.  The solos are listed in chronological order with the name of the player, the drum corps they were marching that year, the score of their snare drum solo, and a video recording.

Be sure to watch them all and observe how the overall style of playing evolves throughout the course of nine years!  

 

1990 - Scott Kratzer - Cavaliers - 96.50

 

1991 - Jovan Hawkins - Madison Scouts - 99.00

 

1992 - Nick Angelis - Santa Clara Vanguard - 97.00

 

1993 - Jason Parent - Phantom Regiment - 99.50

 

1994 - Jeff Queen - Blue Knights - 97.00

 

1995 - Jeff Queen - Blue Knights - 98.00

* There's currently no available video of Jeff Queen's 1995 DCI I&E snare drum solo online but here's his PASIC Snare Solo from the same year:

 

1996 - Naoki Ishakawa - Cavaliers - 97.00

 

1997 - Jason Parker - Cavaliers - 99.70

 

1998 - Jeff Hassan - Phantom Regiment - 97.80

Currently Unavailable

 

1999 - Ercan Erhan - Santa Clara Vanguard - 96.60

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by

Pat McLaughlin

14 January 2013 in Videos