# Gold Drum and Bugle Corps

The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Oceanside, California, Gold performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.

## History

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The Hawthorne Gold Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 2005 in Hawthorne, California, by Dr. Donald Flaherty & Juan C. Leguizamon. Dr. Flaherty was the corps' executive director until 2022.
For its first five seasons, the corps competed only within the state of California. In 2010, the corps relocated to Oceanside, in order to be accessible to more of the youth of Southern California and changed its name to Gold Drum and Bugle Corps.
The corps first ventured out of California in 2011, traveling to Salt Lake City for one performance, then on to Loveland and Denver, Colorado for DCI's Drums Along the Rockies regional competitions.
Gold first attended the DCI World Championships in 2007, when DCI traveled west to Pasadena. Since 2012, Gold has traveled to the Midwest to attend the DCI World Championships in Michigan City, Marion, and Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 2013, Gold was joined by students from the Laizhou Martial Arts Institute of Laizhou, China as performers in the corps' show, "East Meets West." The school had been featured performers in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.

## Sponsorship

The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is sponsored by Gold Youth Arts Organization, Inc., a 501(c)(3) musical organization. The Executive Director is Kevin Valentine.

## Show summary (2005–24)

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Key :
* Light blue background indicates DCI Open Class Finalist
* Pale green background indicates DCI World Class Semifinalist
| Year | Repertoire | World Championships | World Championships |
| Year | Repertoire | Score | Placement |
| 2005 | Introductions Original music by the staff of Gold | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2006 | The Black Widow Original music by the staff of Gold | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2007 | Spanish Gold Repertoire unavailable | 74.175 | 9th Place Division III |
| 2008 | 29,029 ft: EVEREST Repertoire unavailable | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2009 | Entomology Original music by Travis Larson | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2010 | Primary Colors Yellow, Blue & Red Original music by the staff of Gold | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2011 | Reel to Real Repertoire unavailable | Did not attend World Championships | Did not attend World Championships |
| 2012 | Different Dunkle und Rau, Different & Celebration! Original music by Scott Director | 84.300 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2012 | Different Dunkle und Rau, Different & Celebration! Original music by Scott Director | 66.350 | 26th Place World Class |
| 2013 | East Meets West Pingpang, Mínyáo & Zuìzhong Original music by Scott Director | 86.750 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2013 | East Meets West Pingpang, Mínyáo & Zuìzhong Original music by Scott Director | 69.960 | 26th Place World Class |
| 2014 | The Journey Every Journey Begins With a Single Step; New Places, New People, New Things & One Journey Ends and Another Begins Original music by Scott Director | 74.125 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2014 | The Journey Every Journey Begins With a Single Step; New Places, New People, New Things & One Journey Ends and Another Begins Original music by Scott Director | 71.250 | 28th Place World Class |
| 2015 | Pop Star Pop Star by Scott Director, Rich Hinshaw & Joe Millea (Based on Toxic by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg & Henrik Jonback) | 67.725 | 8th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2015 | Pop Star Pop Star by Scott Director, Rich Hinshaw & Joe Millea (Based on Toxic by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg & Henrik Jonback) | 60.525 | 34th Place World Class |
| 2016 | El Dia De Los Muertos Processional, The Offering, Celebration & Limbo Original music by Scott Director | 68.600 | 8th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2016 | El Dia De Los Muertos Processional, The Offering, Celebration & Limbo Original music by Scott Director | 67.638 | 30th Place World Class |
| 2017 | Grow The Seed, The Sprout, The Sapling & Maturity Original music by Scott Director | 72.750 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2017 | Grow The Seed, The Sprout, The Sapling & Maturity Original music by Scott Director | 70.100 | 29th Place World Class |
| 2018 | Through Our Eyes Original music by Scott Director | 76.750 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2018 | Through Our Eyes Original music by Scott Director | 75.425 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2019 | The Pursuit of Happiness Rat Race; Love, Love, Love, Love, Love; Money & Happiness Found Original music by Scott Director | 79.250 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2019 | The Pursuit of Happiness Rat Race; Love, Love, Love, Love, Love; Money & Happiness Found Original music by Scott Director | 77.100 | 22nd Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2020 | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Speakeasy Proud Mary by John Fogerty / Dedicated to the One I Love by Lowman Pauling & Ralph Bass / Big Noise From Winnetka by Ray Baudue & Bob Haggart | No scored competitions | No scored competitions |
| 2022 | The Gift | 81.900 | 2nd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2022 | The Gift | 79.025 | 20th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2023 | The Hands That Pull the Strings Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms / Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Steve Perry & Jonathan Cain / Russians by Sting & Sergei Prokofiev / It's A Sin by Neil Tennant & Christopher Lowe / Un Nouveau Méchant by Frankie Rice | 80.675 | 2nd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2023 | The Hands That Pull the Strings Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms / Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Steve Perry & Jonathan Cain / Russians by Sting & Sergei Prokofiev / It's A Sin by Neil Tennant & Christopher Lowe / Un Nouveau Méchant by Frankie Rice | 79.913 | 20th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2024 | In Memory Of | 79.800 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2024 | In Memory Of | 77.800 | 21st Place World Class Semifinalist |