WGI 2027 Waitlists, BOA Color Guard Judging & WGI Percussion Changes | OAWB S4EP39

WGI 2027: waitlists already? Color guard registration is already putting championship capacity in the spotlight. Whitney Stone, Jeremy Denzer, Sadie Wallace, Trish O’Shea and Garrett Lippie break down the early WGI waitlists, WGI percussion changes, European drum corps, whether BOA should judge color guard separately, and more. Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block is all about why practice doesn’t make perfect — Practice Makes Permanent.CHAPTERS00:00 WGI 2027 Color Guard Tea02:02 Welcome + Recent OAWB Releases08:27 Quiet Spin Flagpole Test11:28 Derek Phillips Family Thanks the Marching Community16:15 Remembering Steve Vickers19:00 WGI 2027 Color Guard Registration + Waitlists25:15 WGI Percussion 2027: Quad Panel, Audio Theater + Regionals29:59 Scholastic Open Registration Check30:49 European Drum Corps Championships32:58 Guard Closet35:43 60 Second Tech Block37:27 Practice Makes Permanent43:46 Water We Doing?!51:21 Circuit Sound Systems53:48 Should BOA Judge Color Guard Separately?57:59 What Are We Going to Do About It?58:42 Who Actually Runs the Design?59:41 Gush & Go1:07:01 Bridgeland Wins BOA North Houston1:08:11 Whitney Shares a Personal Loss1:09:21 Closing RehearsalON THIS EPISODEWhitney Stone — @dancerwhitJeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzerSadie Wallace — @m.sadiewallaceTrish O’Shea — @trishdish1102Garrett Lippie — @g_lippie27Executive Producer: Jeremy WilliamsNEWS + RESOURCESDerek Phillips family/community support: https://www.kcci.com/article/family-of-derek-phillips-thanks-community-for-support/73859683University of Iowa remembrance: https://hawkeyemarchingband.uiowa.edu/news/2026/09/message-hawkeye-marching-band-and-school-musicSteve Vickers remembrance: https://www.dci.org/news/steve-vickers-longtime-publisher-of-drum-corps-world-dies-at-77/WGI July Board recap: https://www.wgi.org/26julyboardrecap/WGI Color Guard current entries: https://www.wgi.org/currententries/cg-current-entries/WGI Percussion calendar: https://www.wgi.org/percussion/p-calendar/European Drum Corps Championships preview: https://www.dci.org/news/ensembles-from-five-countries-will-be-represented-at-2026-european-drum-corps-championships/MORE OAWBWebsite: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/Listen everywhere: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/linksNews: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/newsMeet the team: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/teamJoin us: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/join-usYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnawaterbreakInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onawaterbreakTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onawaterbreakRELATEDQuiet Spin Anchor System Quick Sip: https://youtu.be/2C5ubVbUOdkOAWB with Punk Rock Irving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6RVI39mjcPresented by Guard Closet — https://www.guardcloset.com/ — @guardcloset