Traditions
Buddha has been a tradition in the Capital Regiment hornline since 2001. In 2001 and 2002 the Soprano tech, Tony Reed, would offer each member a rub of a small Buddha statue he carried with him for luck. In 2003 each section of the hornline purchased their own Buddha statue to place in front of their section during warmup. In following years the hornline members could be seen wearing Buddhas on chains around their necks in warmups. Buddhas are given to members toward the end of Pre-Tour camp. The white beads on the Buddha signify how many years a member has marched with the corps and the blue bead was for those who were ageouts. In the summer of 2004 visual instructor Phil Madden brought a wooden Buddha to the warm-up for the Salem, VA show. This Buddha had been won as a trophy by the Seattle Cascades many years before. Since the Cascades were the corps' main rivals that season, the Buddha was used as a good luck charm, with members rubbing its belly before leaving the warm-up site.
In 2004, the corps performed "A Celebration of Life: Mind, Body, and Spirit," whose opening piece, "Ballet Exaltaire," quotes the Doxology hymn melody. As a result, the Doxology theme was incorporated into a corps song that was sung prior to shows and is still sung today.
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