# Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps

The New York Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps (formerly the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial Corps, and Garbarina Skyliners) are a competitive all-age drum and bugle corps from New York City, and currently rehearsing in Broome County, New York. The Skyliners were one of the original founding corps of Drum Corps Associates (DCA) and have won every major title available to an all-age drum & bugle corps. The Skyliners are sponsored by the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial American Legion Post #1523 in New York City. They have won the DCA World Championship three times, the DCA A Class Championship twice, and the American Legion National Title twice.

## History

The New York Skyliners were formed in 1945 to create a corps for members of two New York City American Legion junior corps, The Phoebe Apperson Hearst Post #1197, and the Grand Street Boys from Post #1025, that were returning from service in World War II. Rehearsals were first held in 1945. They were officially accepted as a senior corps in the American Legion in 1946, and were named after Raymond A. “Gabby” Garbarina, a young man who played with both the Grand Street Boys and the Hearst Post corps, who had lost his life in the war. The new post was known as the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial Post #1523, New York City. The corps itself was also known as the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial Corps.
After the 1949 season, the corps became known as the Garbarina Skyliners, and later, the New York Skyliners.. During the Skyliners' years in the American Legion League, they claimed the championship title three times. In 1964, the Skyliners, along with several senior corps in the northeastern United States, formed the Drum Corps Associates to establish a more formal competition format than the then-current haphazard collection of contests. The New York Skyliners succeeded in DCA, going on to win both several Open Class and Class A titles, before dwindling attendance forced the corps to remain inactive.
In 2014, Director Larry Carbonell and Assistant Director Doreen Sandor revived the inactive corps and moved its location from New York to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In late 2022 the decision was made to shift the corps' rehearsal area to Upstate New York and reintroduce the 'New York' Skyliners name and historical logos. In 2023, the member corps of DCA voted to enter into a 2 year partnership with Drum Corps International, forming the new DCI All Age Class beginning in 2024. The World, Open, and A classes remain intact for the 2024 season.

## Show summary 1972–2024

Source:
Key :
* Goldenrod background indicates DCA Class A Champion
* Turquoise background indicates DCA Class A Finalist
* Metallic gold background indicates DCA Open Class Champion
* Blue background indicates DCA Open Class Finalist
| Year | Repertoire | Score | Placement |
| 1972 | Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * Give My Regards to Broadway * Goodbye Broadway, Hello France (from For Me And My Gal) * Alabama Jubilee * Lucretia McEvil * The Elks' Parade * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 89.900 | 2nd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1973 | Applause * New York, New York (from On the Town) * Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * Traffic Jam * 2nd Rhapsody * The Elks' Parade * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Applause * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 82.500 | 5th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1974 | Gee, Officer Krupke (from West Side Story) * (Drum Solo) * Cool (from West Side Story) * West Side Story Medley * The Elks' Parade * (Drum Solo) * Lullaby of Broadway (from 42nd Street) * Traffic Jam * Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * New York, New York (from On the Town) | 80.950 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1975 | How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You * Hymn to Victory (from Victory at Sea) * West Side Story Medley * The Elks' Parade * Give My Regards to Broadway * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 88.500 | 1st Place Open Class Champion |
| 1976 | On the Town * Fancy Free * Hymn to Victory (from Victory at Sea) * Porgy and Bess * The Elks' Parade * Broadway * 42nd Street (from 42nd Street) * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 86.000 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1977 | All That Jazz * Rocky * West Side Story * Fascinatin' Rhythm (from Lady Be Good) * Broadway | 85.500 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1978 | Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amor Brujo) * Rhapsody in Blue * The Elks' Parade * New York, New York (from New York, New York) * Traffic Jam * Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 85.500 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1979 | Something's Coming (from West Side Story) * Rhapsody in Blue * Puttin' on the Ritz * New York, New York (from New York New York) * Traffic Jam * Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 84.550 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1980 | Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Copacabana * Carnival * Root Beer Rag (drum solo) * New York, New York (from New York, New York) * Traffic Jam * East Side-West Side Fanfare | 84.550 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1981 | Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Carnival * Big Noise from Winnetka (from Reveille with Beverly) * Late in the Evening * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 88.800 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1982 | On the Town * Fancy Free * 42nd Street (from 42nd Street) * Big Noise from Winnetka (from Reveille with Beverly) * Do Like You (drum solo) * Come In from the Rain * New York, New York (from On the Town) * 2nd Rhapsody * New York Medley | 86.900 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1983 | 42nd Street (from 42nd Street) * The Rainmaker * The Ballad of Billy the Kid * I'm Not Going (from Dreamgirls) * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 85.850 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1984 | Take the 'A' Train * Carnival * I'm Not Going (from Dreamgirls) * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 84.050 | 5th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1985 | I Love NY * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Little Linda * I Am Your Dreamgirl (from Dreamgirls) * I Won't Go (from Dreamgirls) * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 79.300 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1986 | New York, New York (from On the Town) * Something's Coming (from West Side Story) * Somewhere (from West Side Story) * 42nd Street (from 42nd Street) * Lullaby of Broadway (from 42nd Street) * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 82.950 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1987 | Ya Gotta Try * The Rainmaker * Somewhere Out There (from An American Tail) * Skyliner Suite | 88.900 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1988 | The City Wakes * The Rainmaker * Harlem Nocturne * New York, New York (from On the Town) * Signature (from On The Town) | 88.300 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1989 | The City Wakes * Across the Midnight Sky * The Witch * Hava Nagila * Every Street's a Boulevard (from Hazel Flagg) | 86.500 | 8th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1990 | Manhattan Overtures * Harlem Nocturne * Hava Nagila * Every Street's a Boulevard (from Hazel Flagg) * The Elks' Parade * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 91.900 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1991 | Harlem Nocturne * Since I Fell for You * Final Truth * Mack the Knife * Signature (from On The Town) | 85.000 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1992 | New York State of Mind * Harlem Nocturne * Caravan * Since I Fell for You * Avalon * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 89.400 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1993 | Guys and Dolls: Act 1 Luck Be A Lady (from Guys and Dolls) * The Crapshooter's Dance (from Guys and Dolls) * If I Were a Bell (from Guys and Dolls) * Runyonland (from Guys and Dolls) | 85.800 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1994 | Guys and Dolls: Act 2 Oldest Established Crap Game (from Guys and Dolls) * My Time of Day (from Guys and Dolls) * Luck Be A Lady (from Guys and Dolls) | 88.700 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1995 | A Night On The Town With The New York Skyliners Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) * Moondance * Dreamgirls * New York, New York (from On the Town) * Signature (from On The Town) * On the Town | 88.000 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1996 | Music from On the Town I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet (from On the Town) * New York, New York (from On the Town) * Miss Turnstiles (from On the Town) * Lonely Town (from On the Town) * The Great Lover (from On the Town) * Times Square (from On the Town) | 80.100 | 11th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 1997 | Introduction * Nutville * The Duke * Sing Sing Sing * Signature (from On The Town) | 81.800 | 13th Place Class A |
| 1998 | Intro to Frank * Luck Be A Lady (from Guys and Dolls) * The Way You Look Tonight (from Swing Time) * I Have Dreamed (from The King and I) * The Lady is a Tramp (from Babes in Arms) | | |
| 1999 | Legends of New York Mercy Mercy Mercy * Ya Gotta Try * Moonlight Serenade * The Duke Medley | 74.900 | 1st Place Class A Champion |
| 2000 | Sky2K on Broadway On Broadway * It's All Right With Me (from Can-Can) * Someone to Watch Over me (from Oh, Kay!) * The Man I Love * When I Fall In Love * 42nd Street (from 42nd Street) * It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing * Give My Regards to Broadway * Traffic Jam * Every Street's a Boulevard (from Hazel Flagg) * Signature (from On The Town) | 83.000 | 9th Place Class A Finalist |
| 2001 | Blood, Sweat and Sky Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) * Somethin' Comin' On * For My Lady * God Bless The Child * You've Made Me So Very Happy | 86.500 | 9th Place Class A Finalist |
| 2002 | Love Notes From The City New York State of Mind * You Brought a New Kind of Love New Kind of Love * This Must Be Love * I Want More * Big Time * New York, New York (from New York, New York) | 80.150 | 1st Place Class A Champion |
| 2003 | Big City Dreams I Want More * Last Tango * Big Time * I Have Dreamed (from The King and I) | 81.300 | 2nd Place Class A Finalist |
| 2004 | New York Rhapsody... The Music of George Gershwin Second Prelude * Fascinatin' Rhythm (from Lady Be Good) * Rhapsody in Blue * Concerto in F * An American in Paris * Somebody Loves Me * I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) * Of Thee I Sing (from Of Thee I Sing) * Finale | 81.088 | 11th Place Class A Finalist |
| 2005 | Night and Day in NYC Night and Day * Prelude, Fugue and Riffs * A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square * A Night in Tunisia | 80.875 | 13th Place Class A |
| 2006 | Fire In The Sky: Four Smoldering Episodes En Fuego * Havana * Skyfire Tango * Bohemian Rhapsody | 79.150 | 15th Place Class A |
| 2007 | Comes Love * Sing, Sing, Sing * Big Noise from Winnetka | 77.250 | 11th Place Mini Corps |
| 2008–13 | Corps inactive | Corps inactive | Corps inactive |
| 2014 | A New Dawn, A New Day Feeling Good * Blue Skies (from Alexander's Ragtime Band) * It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) * 'Round Midnight * Caravan | 77.630 | 13th Place Class A |
| 2015 | Whatever Lola Wants It Had Better Be Tonight (from The Pink Panther) * Whatever Lola Wants (from Damn Yankees) * Ain't No Sunshine * Tonight Quintet | 79.180 | 13th Place Class A |
| 2016 | Corner of the Sky Corner of the Sky * Mr. Blue Sky * Good Bye Blue Skies * Storm (from The Four Seasons) * Orange Colored Sky | 83.500 | 11th Place Class A Finalist |
| 2017 | Escape Escape to Paradise * Xscape * Lost Boy * Kingfishers Catch Fire Movement 2 | 82.230 | 11th Place Class A Finalist |
| 2018 | TOTALITY - Everything Changes... Hymn To The Sun * Totality * Song Of Joy * Here Comes the Sun * Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 79.750 | 3rd Place Class A Finalist |
| 2019 | She Returns Spoonful of Sugar* Feed the Birds* Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious* Step in Time | 80.825 | 2nd Place Class A Finalist |
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Slaughter Oklahoma * New York New York (from On The Town) * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes) | 80.950 | 2nd Place Class A Finalist |
| 2023 | The Power of 3 Swirling Prisms * Danse Bacchanale * Deus Ex Machina * Moondance * August's Rhapsody * Fate of the Gods | 80.200 | 2nd Place Class A Finalist |
| 2024 | One Day, I'll Fly Abram's Pursuit * One Day I'll Fly Away * Fly to Paradise | 76.750 | 3rd Place A Class Finalist |