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St. Rita's Brassmen

The **St. Rita's Brassmen** are an inactive junior drum corps based originally in Brooklyn, New York, and later on Long Island.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1962 as the St. Joseph’s Patron Cadets.
* This corps was disbanded by the new pastor of St. Joseph Patron church despite a winning history, in 1968.
* In 1969 the corps at St. Rita’s Church under the name of **St. Rita's Brassmen**.
* In 1972 the corps was incorporated as an independent organization.
* The corps chose not to join the then new Drum Corps International circuit in 1974 and became inactive in that year.
* In 2006 the Brassmen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps made its debut at "Music Under the Bridge" in Brooklyn.

## Trivia

* The corps was featured on the album art of two albums by Fleetwood Records.

## References

* entry for St. Rita's Brassmen - corpsreps.com
Optimist Cadets

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* Optimist Cadets, Toronto, Ontario
* Optimist Cadets, Flint, Michigan
October 2006

### October 27, 2006

* East Coast Jazz announces that they will be inactive for the 2007 competitive season. (eastcoastjazz.org) (dci.org)

### October 22, 2006

* Carolina Gold withdraws from competition in 2007 but will perform in exhibitions, standstill performances, and parades. (drumcorpsplanet.com)

### October 9, 2006

* At the British Youth Band Association championships in Butts Park Arena, Coventry, United Kingdom, the champions were: Northern Star (Division 1), Trinity School Show Band (Division 2), Cheshire Cadets (Division 3), 1st Ibstock Scouts (Division 4) and 11th Northampton BB Juniors (Cadet Class). [http://www.drumcorpseurope.org/news/publish/article\_4182.shtml

(drumcorpseurope.org)] (byba.org.uk)

### October 6, 2006

* Eight colleges and high schools confirm their participation in the First Annual University of Cebu (UC) President’s Cup inter-school drum and bugle corps competition on October 8 at the New Cebu Coliseum, Cebu, Philippines. (Sun Star Cebu)

### October 5, 2006

* The Capital Regiment announces that it will not compete during the 2007 season. (capitalregiment.org)

### October 3, 2006

* The Drum Corps United Kingdom 2006 champions are Black Knights (Open Class), Concord (A Class), Staffordshire Knights (Juniors Class) and 37th Kingswood Cadets (Cadet Class) after the championships held in Burton upon Trent, National Forest, United Kingdom. (dcuk.org.uk)(drumcorpseurope.org)
Mighty Liberators

The **Mighty Liberators** Drum and Bugle Corps are an inactive junior drum corps based in Rochester, New York.

## History

The **Mighty Liberators** Drum and Bugle Corps, one of the only all-black drum and bugle corps, burst onto the scene and became one of the most exciting "Class A" (one step below the most elite "Open Class") drum and bugle corps of the late 1970s.

Based in Rochester, New York, the group rose from the remnants of a local parading team of bugles and drums called Scott's Sabers. When the Scott's Sabers disbanded due to lack of funding, Mr. Emmitt Porter organized a new group for the youth of Rochester. Hence, the Mighty Liberators was born in 1972. In 1982, the corps disbanded due to funding cutbacks.

REBIRTH: In 2006, a group of Liberators alumni gathered together and started anew. Beginning with a color guard, the Mighty Liberators have begun their second generation.

## References

* City Drum Corps Vows to Give Backrnews.com

## External Links

* Mighty Liberators Drum and Bugles Corps en.wikipedia.org

*The original source of parts this article is from Wikipedia, used under the terms of the Wikipedia:GFDL.*
Marching and Performing Arts United Kingdom

**Marching and Performing Arts United Kingdom** is a charitable organisation that currently is comprised of two competitive units: Drum Corps United Kingdom (DCUK) which runs events for Drum Corps (Marching Bands) and WinterGuard United Kingdom (WGUK) that runs events for Colour Guards and indoor marching musical groups.

## See Also

* Drum Corps United Kingdom
* WinterGuard United Kingdom
Ohio Brass Factory

The **Ohio Brass Factory** was a senior drum corps based in Alliance, Ohio.

## History

The Ohio Brass Factory was organized as a parade corps in 1978. In 1979 the corps began field competition. The Ohio Brass Factory competed in both the ICA and DCA circuits. The Brass Factory wore Green/yellow and white cadet style uniforms that bore a resemblance to those of the Blue Devils. In the early 1980s, the Brass Factory was a crowd favorite with its large hornline and would finish 13th in DCA compeition in 1981 and 1983. The snareline was also known for using two mounted "spock" drums. After the 1983 season the Brass Factory folded and it appears to have been the last senior corps in Ohio.

## References

* entry for Ohio Brass Factory - corpsreps.com
Colt Cadets

The **Colt Cadets** are a Division II corps from Dubuque, Iowa. It is one of only three remaining cadet corps, the others being Blue\_Devils\_B and Vanguard\_Cadets. It acts as a fusion between a feeder corps for the Colts and a summer educational program for youth aged 11-17 in the Dubuque area.

## History

The Colt Cadets were founded in 1967 as a feeder corps for the then-Legionnaires. Serving mostly children in the Dubuque area, the Cadets are not oriented towards competition, but rather growth in the musical ability of members. Parts are written to each member's skill level, trips are often no longer than a week, and show design emphasizes fun.

The corps started experiencing large growth in the 2003 season. In 2004, it received Division II status for the first time, and in 2005 over 75 members - all younger than 17 - marched. 2005 also marked the corps' first trip outside of the country.

## Mission

"We use music and excellence to teach each other about success in life." -Colts mission statement, the umbrella principle for all of the Colts Youth Organizations.

## Traditions

The corps began receiving inverted triangles in 2005 at the end of the season, much like the Colts; however, they are stamped with a "C" to distinguish them.

## Trivia

A flag ensemble from the Colt Cadets won the world championship in that event at the 2005 Individual and Ensemble Festival in Providence, Rhode Island.
Corpsreps.com

**Corpsreps.com** is a commercial on-line catalogue of all drum corps, active or inactive in North America (i.e. Canada and the United States including Hawaii) and Europe as well as their repertoire and scores. It features links from the corps' repertoires to on-line sources to purchase copies of the original music (as opposed to recordings of the corps' performances). It also maintains a database of participating drum corps members and staff for registered members of the site.

## History

CorpsReps was created in 1998 by Chris Maher to serve as a database for the repertoires of drum corps from across the years. It contains repertoires for not only DCI and DCA corps, but circuits around the world. It also includes databases for corps pictures, histories, members, and scores.
Queensmen Alumni

The ****Queensmen Alumni**** were an alumni corps based in Kenosha, Wisconsin and were comprised of members of the  **Queensmen (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Queensmen)** and the **Queensmen Squires (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Queensmen Squires)** of Kenosha (1964-1970).

## History

* In the comeback project first proposed at the corps 20th Anniversary on January 10th, 1984, the **Queensmen Alumni** organized for what was intended to be one final appearance - in the Sunday July 6th, 1986 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade. However, most of the corps members decided to march once again for the 1987 parade as part of an all-city reunion corps, called "Kenosha's Own".

## Trivia

Bugles were borrowed from the Racine Explorer Scouts and the Spirit of 76.
The original **Queensmen** Rogers Dyna-Sonic drums were used.

The uniform of the day was navy-blue officers' caps with black slacks and white t-shirts lettered "Queensmen '86!" with the trademark charging knight.
The color guard wore berets, sky-blue t-shirts and white slacks.

The drum majors were Jesse Foster and Melody Hess.
Color guard sergeant was Jean Steele Ricchio.

Signs along the parade route read "Welcome Back Queensmen".
The parade was televised and re-broadcast a number of times.

## External Links

The Queensmen Alumni drum and bugle corps.
Manchester Muchachos

The **Manchester Muchachos** were a junior drum and bugle corps from Manchester, New Hampshire.

## History

Back in the sixties, a man by the name of Gerry Dionne convinced the Manchester, NH Boys Club Director Norm Penner that a drum & bugle corps would be a worthwhile activity for the boys at the Manchester Boys Club. On January 17, 1960, the Manchester Boys Club Drum & Bugle Corps was formed. With borrowed horns and drums, the corps made 10 appearances that first year and even won their first trophy at a Rochester, NH parade. In 1963, The corps made changes, including a new name. The Muchachos Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps made its debut in the Manchester, NH and Exeter, NH Memorial Day Parades. The Muchachos, which means "little ones" in Spanish, performed at many events including the Worlds Fair in New York in 1964 and Canada's Centennial in 1967. They also represented New Hampshire in Washington, DC in 1976 for the Bicentennial celebration. Numerous awards decorated the walls and trophy cases at the Manchester Boys Club.
In 1986, due to increasing operating costs and lack of interest, the Muchachos went inactive.

When the City of Manchester was getting ready to celebrate it's 150th birthday, the rumblings began about possibly forming an alumni corps to perform "just one more time" down Elm Street. As in the beginning, equipment was borrowed. Rehearsals were scheduled at the "club", and in September, 1996 the Muchachos Alumni Corps stepped onto Elm Street for the opening of Riverfest '96. A performance at the city charter rededication ceremony and the Sesquicentenial parade followed later that month. The events were so successful that members wanted to keep it going. The corps reformed as the Muchachos Sr. Drum & Bugle corps in November , 1996. In September of 2006, the Muchachos are no longer a senior corps but is an all age corps.

## Traditions

The Corps is recognized by it's signature song "Lonley Bull" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. This has been our signature song since the Jr corps days.

## References

* entry for Manchester Muchachos - corpsreps.com

## External Links

Manchester Muchachos - all age corps website
Royal Emperors

## History

Briefly Milwaukee's finest corps, the **Royal Emperors** were formed from a factional split within the Milwaukee Starlite in early 1961. Starlite founder Florian Wicinski was the RE director throughout the corps' brief existence. In the summer of 1961 the RE was already established as a solid parade corps wearing the royal blue/white uniforms of the former Alamo Rangers of Chicago By the spring of 1962, the RE was wearing the former solid royal-blue with white trimmed uniforms of the Chicago Royal-Airs (which had just purchased their new white-jacket uniforms) and which had previously been worn by the Chicago Austin Grenadiers until their disbanding after 1956. (These were first worn by the RE at a compact corps standstill in Kenosha WI in April, 1962.)

1962 and 1963 were the RE's best seasons; they made respectable showings at the South Milwaukee Spectacle of Music and the VFW Nationals in St. Paul MN and elsewhere. Though not large with 24 bugles, audiences found RE to be powerful and impressive and reminiscent of the early years of the Royal-Airs.

By the summer of 1964, financial problems and worn equipment were holding back the corps, and that was the last season for the Royal Emperors, what had been one of Milwaukee's most promising drum corps.

Director Florian Wicinski died four years later, in December of 1968.
March 2006

### March 26, 2006

* Participants in the Boston, Massachusetts, Columbus Day parade, including Director Peter LaFlamme of the Spartans drum corps describe the difficulties rising fuel prices are causing with their organizations.(boston.com)

### March 23, 2006

* The Southwest Union and DIO drum corps enter the Drum Corps Europe Championships. (Drum Corps Europe)

### March 19, 2006

* Crossmen brass instructor Al Chez, has been selected to become a member of the Buglers Hall of Fame for the 2006 class. (yea.org)

### March 16, 2006

* The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present "1812 Overture -The Glassmen Return!" featuring the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. (toledoblade.com)

* The annual drum corps contest in DeKalb, Illinois, formerly run by Drum Corps Midwest as their championship, will not occur in 2006. (Daily Chronicle on-line)(drumcorpsplanet.com)

### March 15, 2006

* The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will sponsor Jazz at Lincoln Center's first ever South African cultural exchange program with the Field Band Foundation to produce performances and educational events throughout in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. (DrumCorpsPlanet.com)

### March 13, 2006

* Drum Corps Associates, Inc., announced today it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with DCP Partners, LLC, owner of DrumCorpsPlanet.com (DrumCorpsPlanet.com)

### March 11, 2006

* The Bandettes previously an all-girl drum corps "will operate as a co-ed corps" beginning in 2006. (Bandettes online)(drumcorpsplanet.com)

### March 8, 2006

* Alfred “Corky” Fabrizio and Don Porter are elected to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. (dci.org)

### March 6, 2006

* Board of Directors of The Pride of the Lions Drum and Bugle Corps have made the decision to not field a corps for the 2006 season. (Pride of the Lions web site)(dci.org)

* Dr. Sal Leone, executive director of the Seattle Cascades, submits his resignation. (www.seattlecascades.org)
St. Rocco's Cadets

The **St. Rocco's Cadets** are an inactive junior drum corps based in Brooklyn, New York.

## History

* The corps is founded in 1957 as the Golden Aces. They are sponsored by St. Rocco‘s Catholic Church, the Sixth Memorial American Legion Post, and the Frank A. Longhito VFW Post.[1]
* The corps disbands in 1970.

## External Links

* St. Rocco's Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps alumni web site
Philadelphia Police Cadets (PAL)

The **Philadelphia Police Cadets (PAL)** are an inactive junior based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## History

* The corps was formed in September of 1965 by Jim Bell and Frank Rhiel.

* In 1974 the corps was the American Legion Junior National Champions.

* After the 1984 competitive season the corps merged with the Jersey Shore Windjamers to compete as the PAL/Windjammers in the 1985 season.

## References

* www.PhilaPoliceCadets.orgPhiladelphia Police Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps Alumni
* dbcna.com entry OH-PA see PA no. 45
* entry for PAL Cadets - corpsreps.com
Pacific Alliance

The **Pacific Alliance** is an all-age parade corps based in Seattle, Washington.

## Mission

"Pacific Alliance is a unique "EVENT" drum and bugle corps. We provide flexible participation OPTIONS for those who have busy schedules. We provide a balance of FUN at a limited number of rehearsals, events, and get-togethers, offering you a LOW TIME COMMITMENT. Options for ensemble venues are additionally provided along with potential growth areas for those who have time for a higher level of performance!" [1]

## External Links

Pacific Alliance Drum Corps official web site
Muchachos

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* Manchester Muchachos , Manchester, New Hampshire
* Manchester Muchachos, alumni , Manchester, New Hampshire
* Muchachos, Hawthorne, New Jersey
* Troy Muchachos - Troy, New York
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

**Percival Molson Memorial Stadium** (also known as Molson Stadium) on the campus of McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, has previously been the site of DCI championships preliminaries in 1981 and 1982.

## Trivia

The stadium is perceived as being branded by the Molson Brewing Company, however it is is fact named for one of its founders, Captain Percival Molson, a McGill University alumnus and sports star.

## External Links

* McGill Athletics: McGill University web site
* Molson Stadium: article at Wikipedia.org
* Percival Molson Memorial Stadium: football.ballparks.com
Jeanettes All-Girl

The **Jeanettes All-Girl** were an all-girl junior drum corps hosted by the St. Jean Baptiste parish in Lynn, Massachusetts.

## History

This corps that was founded in the 1946 [1]. The corps competed in the Catholic Youth Organization contests. The **Jeanettes**' colors were royal blue and gold.

## Trivia

* Mascot was Casper the Friendly Ghost.
* Motto was "Down with the Sycamores!"
June 2006

### June 28, 2006

* Charlotte M. Luciani, a volunteer who worked for the Santa Clara Vanguard bingo fundraisers, appears in court, charged with embezzling more than $50,000 USD from the corps. (mercurynews.com)

### June 12, 2006

* The Kingston Grenadiers, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, withdraw from 2006 Drum Corps Associates competition. (kingstongrenadiers.com)(drumcorpsplanet.com)

### June 4, 2006

* Drum Corps Europe changes its method of determining the order of corps' performances in the preliminary round of their championships. (drumcorpseurope.org)
Kiwanis Kavaliers

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The **Kiwanis Kavaliers** is a junior drum corps ensemble based in Miami, Florida. The corps was a member of Drum Corps International and competed in DCI Division I.

## History

* The Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps was established in the fall of 1971.

* In 1987 the St. Andrew's drum and bugle corps of Cambridge, Ontario merged with the **Kiwanis Kavaliers**.

* In 2001 the corps toured Europe.

* In 2002 the Tampa Bay Thunder merged with the corps. The corps begins to maintain administrative offices in Tampa Bay, Florida as well as Kitchener, Ontario.

* In 2006 the corps withdraws from DCI competition.

* In 2006 the corps moved to Miami, Florida from its previous locations of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and Ft. Meyers, Florida, announced its affiliation with Paradox Percussion Theatre and its intention to field a corps in DCI competition in 2007.

* In January 2007 the corps announced that it would be inactive for the 2007 competitive season.[1]

Through the years the corps has had over 2,000 local youths participate in its programs, which have been written and directed by many local and international artists and music educators.

## Mission

The aims and objectives of the Kiwanis Kavaliers, are as follows:

* To provide youth with an opportunity to enjoy a fun competitive activity which does not discriminate on the basis of ace, creed, sex, or economic status;
* To provide young adults with an opportunity to enjoy personal growth, teamwork and accept challenges in a positive manner;
* To provide and maintain the highest possible standard of marching music and dance education;
* To entertain and promote the marching music activity, to others within our community and around the World;
* To provide the spirit of fraternity, and an attitude of good sportsmanship, to our members, supporters, competitors and audience;

## Traditions

* Motto: "We Are One"
* Baritone Section "Riff" coined by AQ

## See Also

* Sunshine State Performing Youth Organization
* Paradox Percussion Theatre

## External Links

* Kiwanis Kavaliers: Official website
* Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps: wikipedia.org
Off the line

## Definition

"**Off the line**" was a label for the first piece or section of a drum corps show. It initially referred to the fact that this was the piece played when the corps started its show off the starting line on the leftmost part of the competition field. The term continued to be used, even after the custom of starting on the left sideline passed out of corps competition rules, into the early 80s.

## See Also

* Starting line
* Timing gun
Georgia Dome

The **Georgia Dome**, the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world, opened in 1992. Located in downtown Atlanta, the Dome is the home venue for the Atlanta Falcons, host to Super Bowl XXVII in 1994, host of the gymnastics and basketball events for the 1996 Olympic Games and host to the Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000.

Annually, the Dome hosts the Atlanta Football Classic, the SEC Football Championship, and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The Dome is also equipped to handle large non-sporting events which include everything from major trade shows to concerts by such entertainers as the Rolling Stones and Backstreet Boys to religious events by such ministers as Billy Graham and T.D. Jakes.

On July 29, 2006, the DCI Coltrin & Associates Southeastern Championship was held at the dome, hosting the largest crowd ever to see a DCI regional event (over 15,000)Template:Fact.
Mellophone

The mellophone bugle (more accurately though rarely called 'mellophonium') became familiar in the mid-1960s after its first use in Canadian drum corps. Based on an old band instrument often called the "poor man's french horn" and popularized in innovative jazz and orchestral arrangements by Stan Kenton, the Whaley Royce firm first offered them to drum and bugle corps, and soon they were made by the Huller firm in Germany under the Smith Music label, and later by Olds and others. In some corps they replaced the older french horn bugle which had a much lower dynamic (volume) level.
Junker-Ball VFW Post

A 1940s Wisconsin VFW state-champion junior drum and bugle corps from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1865 of Kenosha, Wisconsin. It disbanded in the early 1950s, but many alumni, now Korean War veterans, reorganized into a senior corps in early 1956 (the VFW Ramblers, which became the Kenosha Kingsmen), lasting from 1957 through 1969.
Simplex Minutemen

The **Simplex Minutemen** were a junior drum corps based in Gardner, Massachusetts.

## History

The corps was arguably one of the first corporate sponsored corps as they were organized and supported by Simplex Time Recorder Company.

## External Links

* Simplex Time Recorder Company wikipedia.org

## References

* entry for Simplex Minutemen (jr.) - corpsreps.com
* MA-MT (see MA, entry 206) dbcna.com
Keystone Regiment

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* Keystone Regiment, Altoona, Pennsylvania
* Keystone Regiment, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Ridge Raiders

The **Ridge Raiders** are a Junior Drum Corps based in Hamilton, Ontario.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1981 by members of the Hamilton Central Lions Club and other interested parties.
* In 2000 the corps merged with Conqueror II, Hamilton, Ontario, to become H.Y.P.E..

## External Links

* entry for Ridge Raiders - corpsreps.com
St. Johns

**St. Johns** (also known as the Brantford Girls) is a Junior Drum Corps based in Brantford, Ontario

## History

Formed in 1953 as the St. John's Girls, the corps competed as an All-Girl and A class corps until it became coed in 1985 and the name was changed to St. Johns. Currently, the corps competes in the DCI Division III circuit.

## External Links

St. Johns Drum Corps official web site *(offline: January 19, 2007)*

St. John's Drum and Bugle Corps alternate (possibly out-of-date) official site
Los Angeles Chinese

**Los Angeles Chinese** Drum & Bugle Corp., aka Imperial Dragons

## Traditions

Praticed at Cal State L.A. on the weekends prior to competitions. Practice camps at Camp Pendelton. Fundraisers to assist in travel expenses to national competitions. George Wong was our quarter master.
In the early days, the corp practiced at Florence Nightingale High on Mondays and Saturdays. Bill Lee was the Horn instructor and Phil Kwan was the corps director

## Trivia

Members: Cliff Uyeda, Randy Lee, Craig Lee, Belinda Chang, Vincent Hing, Floyd Nakamura, Carol Jan, Delbert Jan, Sylvia Jan, Danny Wong, Steve Nicklin, Eric Jue, Dick Lem, Caroline Mu, Keith Bague, Craig Bague, Jeff Bague, Cathy Bague, Dennis Ung

## External Links

http://www.pacificnet.net/jue/thingswedo/docs/dragons.html
http://www.uyeda.net
Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps Royal Sovereign

**Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps Royal Sovereign** is a junior drum corps based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It is attached to the Canadian Sea Cadets outpost of the same name.

## References

* Local Sea Cadets Recruiting, Holding Open House Thursday soonews.ca, Tuesday, September 26, 2006

## External Links

* Cadets - Home - Sea, Army & Air Cadets Department of National Defense (Canada), National Cadet website (English)
Reading Buccaneers

The **Reading Buccaneers** are a senior drum corps based in Reading, Pennsylvania. They compete in the DCA circuit in the open class.

## History

Organized in Reading in 1957 as a parade corps, the Bucs have been competing since 1958. They rose rapidly to national prominence, capturing three consecutive VFW national championships between 1960 and 1962, the last year that a VFW Senior Champion was named.

The Buccaneers were the first corps to be crowned DCA Open Class World Champions in 1965. They have since repeated five times, in 1968, 1979, 1980, 2005, and, most recently 2006, when they once again finished the season undefeated, while taking Best Percussion, and Best Visual Effect. The corps has also placed second seven times (1973, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1984, 1999, and 2001) and third seven times (1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 2000, 2002, and 2004). They have missed being a DCA finalist only twice.

## External Links

* readingbuccaneers.org - official web site
Pride of Cincinnati

The **Pride of Cincinnati** is an inactive junior drum corps based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1981.
* The corps became inactive after the 1984 competitive season.
* The director was Dr. Bob Kuske.

## Trivia

* Achesons (Tom, Dan) were involved with the corps as marching/field instructors during the 1982 season.
* The corps ran out of money during the first tour in 1982, and had but peanut butter and cereal to feed the members around the time of DCI East at Allentown.
* Rick Bays, director of Capital Regiment, marched with Pride of Cincinnati for several seasons.

## Reference

* entry for Pride of Cincinnati - corpsreps.com

## External Links

* Pride of Cincinnati Drum and Bugle Corps Alumni web site
Meehaphone

The **Meehaphone** was a two-valved, mid-range bugle pitched in G.

## History

"In '87, Jack Meehan had this brainstorm. He wanted to design an instrument that combined the "edge" of the French horn with the darkness of the flugelhorn. Jack and Ziggy Kanstul collaborated on the design of this instrument that was closely related to a descant horn. The one-piece construction only broke at the valve section. We called it the "**Meehaphone**"." - Wayne Downey
The instrument was used as the sole mid-range brass in the Blue Devils from 1987 to 1991 when it was superseded by the introduction of three-valve brass instruments to DCI competition.

## Reference

An Interview with Wayne Downey middlehornleader.com
Renegades,San Francisco

The **Renegades** are a Senior Drum Corps based in San Francisco, California. They compete in the DCA circuit.

## History

The Renegades were founded in 1996 by a small group of people that got together simply for the love of the drum corps activity. In February of 1999, the corps put the Renegade 2000 plan into motion, and added an infrastructure that not only included a world-class instructional staff, but a "Promotions Team" that included world class marketing, financial and legal consultants.

The mission of the Renegade organization is to bring an unprecedented awareness and appreciation of the drum corps activity to the public through a comprehensive marketing and financial plan.

The Renegades made their DCI debut in July 1999, at the Moonlight Classic contest in Stockton, California, and are one of two charter members of the newly formed DCI-Pacific Senior Division. In 2000, the Renegades fielded an expanded corps, which were received with standing ovations at every show. The year culminated with a proclamation by San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown honoring the Renegades as The Official Drum & Bugle Corps of the City of San Francisco!

In 2001 the Renegades fulfilled their goal of a full complement of drums, horns, and guard members, and performing on two tours: the first to the Pacific Northwest, and second down to the Los Angeles area. Both tours and the local Northern California shows were a rousing success. In September, the Renegades Minicorps won the DCA Championship in theis first appearance.

In 2002, the Renegades have become the first California Senior Corps to compete at DCA Championships, becoming both Finalist and Member in their first year.

Check out the previous musical organizations that the Renegades have drawn their membership from.

## Trivia

* On April 21, 2005, After berating members of the Renegades on-air two San Francisco disc jockeys, the "Dog House" team DJs "Elvis" and "JV," were removed from their positions at KYLD-FM 94.9. [1]
Mike McIntosh

As a saxophone player, **Michael MacIintosh** began dabbling in marching percussion in 1985 as a high school junior. He marched snare for the Concord Blue Devils in 1988, 89, and 90. Michael attended the University of North Texas and was named the PAS snare individuals champion in 1991. Michael taught the Nite Express 1992-1996 winning high percussion at the Division II level in 1994. He taught with Ralph Hardimon at the Blue Knights in 1997 and is a former percussion caption head of The Cavaliers. His day to day activities include coordinating the percussion for the Carmel-Clay school district in Carmel, Indiana. He has percussive works published by the Hal Leonard Corporation, the Yamaha Sounds of Summer program, Tap-Space Publications, Drop-6 Media and the Row-loff corporation. Michael consults/arranges for several WGI percussion ensembles and is a sought after clinician and adjudicator. He is a Yamaha clinician as well as a signature artist with Innovative Percussion. Michael also endorses EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and LP Percussion. He lives in Brownsburg, Indiana with his wife Joy, their dog Rex and two cats, Casper and Psycho. This (2007) is Mike's fourth year as percussion designer/arranger/music coordinator with the Bluecoats.
Jersey Surf

**Jersey Surf** is based out of Berlin, New Jersey. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International and they compete in DCI Division II. The director of the corps is Bob Jacobs.

## History

Band Directors from southern New Jersey founded Jersey Surf in 1990. Their first performance was in 1991 at the Independence Classic Drum and Bugle Corps competition at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field.

## Philosophy

By combining a positive attitude with a commitment to living every day in the pursuit of our "personal best," there is virtually no limit to what we can accomplish... as individuals who comprise the special team effort called The Jersey Surf. We "do what we love" and we "love what we do."
Michael Cesario

**Michael J. Cesario** is a visual designer and consultant, DCI television broadcast commentator and consultant. He has served on the design staff of the Phantom Regiment, Garfield Cadets, and Dutch Boy.

He was admitted into the DCI Hall of Fame in 1996.

He has recently produced the DCI Tour of Champions.

## External Links

* Michael J. Cesario - FJM Inc. fjminc.com
* Micahel Cesario - 1996 - dci.org
Sky Ryders

The **Sky Ryders** are an inactive junior drum corps based in Hutchinson, Kansas.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1955.
* The corps was active in the 50's - 90's.
* They are several times Kansas champions.
* Alumni have gathered under the Frontier Performing Arts Association to form a non-competitive alumni corps - Sky Ryders Alumni Corps based in Dallas, Texas and Hutchinson, Kansas

## Traditions

One of the traditions was the playing or singing of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at retreat or different times throughout the season.

## External Links

* Sky Ryders Alumni Drum & Bugle corps - alumni corps website
* Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps - the unofficial site - alumni website
OLPH Ridgemen

The **OLPH Ridgemen** or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ridgemen, were a junior drum corps based in Brooklyn, New York.

## History

* The Ridgemen were formed in 1914, as a junior marching and maneuvering corps, sponsored by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.[1]
* The corps merged with the Polish Falcon Cadets in 1977 to form the Falcon Ridgemen, a name later changed to the Crimson Buccaneers.[2]

## References

* entry for OLPH Ridgemen - corpsreps.com

## External Links

* ridgemen.net Alumni web site
* OLPH Ridgemen tribute web page
Ram Corps

**Ram Corps** is a brass and percussion ensemble based at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. Trombones are included in the brass section which is otherwise composed of bell-front brass instrumentation similar to current competitive drum corps instrumentation. Members are University of Mobile students and often are students majoring in music. They perform principally as an indoor ensemble with some drill incorporated in their shows.

## External Links

* University of Mobile - Ram Corps official web site
Out of the Blue

**Out of the Blue** is an inactive junior drum corps from Newmarket and Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. It was the result of a brief merger of the Ambassadors of Newmarket, Ontario and the Oakland Crusaders of Etobicoke, Ontario during the 1986 competitive season.

## History

* Corps formed in 1986, placing 13th in A class at the DCI championships.

* Corps disbands at the end of the 1986 competitive season.

## See Also

* Ambassadors, Newmarket/Aurora, Ontatio
* Oakland Crusaders, Etobicoke, Ontario
Kips Bay Knight Club

The **Kips Bay Knight Club** were a junior drum corps based in the Bronx, New York.

## History

* In 2000 the corps merged with the Cadets of Brooklyn to bcome the Cadets of New York City.

## Trivia

The corps appeared in an Alannis Morrisette video of her song "One hand in my pocket".

## External Links

* entry for Kips Bay Knight Club - corpsreps.com
Keystone Regiment, Altoona

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The **Keystone Regiment, Altoona** is an all age drum corps based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

## References

* Drum and bugle corps seeks new members, Monday, February 26, 2007, altoonamirror.com
* Firefighters fuel revival of drum and bugle corps August 06, 2006, tribune-democrat.com

## External Links

* keystoneregiment.1hwy.com official web site
Pennsylvania

## Junior Corps

* Brandywine Heights High School, Reading
* The Cadets, Allentown
* Forgemen, Wayne
* General Butler Vagabonds

## Inactive Junior Corps

* 84th Bucktail Regiment, Emporium
* 507 Hornets, Norwood
* Ambassadors, Susquehanna County
* Archer-Epler Musketeer Cadets, Upper Darby
* Archer-Epler Musketeers, Upper Darby
* Barracudas, Schuylkill Haven
* Belvederes, Schuylkill Haven
* Black Diamond Regiment, Schuylkill Haven
* Blue Sabres, Sharpsville
* Bracken Cavaliers, Bristol
* Brookhaven Crusaders, Brookhaven
* Bucks County Cavaliers, Bucks County
* Bux Mont Raiders, Souderton
* Cambria Cadets, Cambria
* Derry Patriots, Derry
* Earls, Bucks County
* Enforcers, Pittsburgh
* Erie Mavericks, Erie
* General Butler Vagabonds, Lyndora/Butler
* Golden Lancers, Greensburg/Pittsburgh
* Highlanders, Hazelton
* Illusion, Sharon Hill
* Images, Philadelphia
* Iron Cross, Delaware County
* Keystone Regiment, Newtown Square
* Lake Erie Regiment, Erie
* Lehigh Valley Knights, Allentown
* McKeesport Drum and Bugle Corps, McKeesport
* Osmond Post Cadets, Philadelphia
* PAL Windjammers, Philadelphia
* Philadelphia Police Cadets (PAL), Philadelphia
* Pioneer Scouts, Lebanon
* Pittsburgh Rockets Jr., Pittsburgh
* Quasar, Penn Hills
* Regency One, Allentown
* Royal Crusader Cadets, Finleyville
* Royal Crusaders, Finleyville
* Silver Sabres, Beaver Falls
* Thunderherd, Pittsburgh
* United Boys & Girls Brigade, Wilkinsburg
* Vagabond Cadets, Lyndora/Butler
* Westshoremen Cadets, Harrisburg
* White Roses, York
* Yearsley Blackhawks, Philadelphia
* Zion Baptist, Philadelphia

## Senior Corps

* Blues Inc.
* Keystoners, Turbotville
* Mon Valley Express, Clairton
* Steel City Ambassadors, Pittsburg
* Keystone Regiment, Altoona

## Inactive Senior Corps

* Allegheny Nightstorm, Pittsburg/Butler
* Archer-Epler Musketeers, senior, Upper Darby
* Derry Crusaders, Derry
* Reilly Raiders, Philadelphia
* G-Force, Greensburg

## Other Corps

* Archer-Epler Musketeers, alumni, Upper Darby
* Reilly Raiders, alumni, Willow Grove

## Venues

* Heinz Field, Pittsburg
* J. Birney Crum Stadium, Allentown

## References

* list of Pennsylvania drum corps padchof.com
Memorial Stadium

**Memorial Stadium** in Bloomington, Indiana has been the home to a major DCI regional event during the competitive years of Star of Indiana. The regional's last year at this stadium was in 1993.

The stadium is an alternate location for the 2008 DCI World Championships in case the Lucas Oil Stadium is not completed in time.
Optimists

The **Optimists** (also known under the names: 18th Scout Troop; 157th Scout Troop Trumpet Band, Opti-Danforth, 'Green Machine') were a junior drum corps based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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## History

1952 - Corps is founded.

1958 - Corps changes its name from Opti-Danforth to **Optimists**

1975 - Corps merges with the Seneca Princemen to become the Seneca Optimists.

## Trivia

John Wayne was named an honourary member of the **Optimists**.

## See Also

* Seneca Optimists
* Optimists Alumni

## External Links

* Toronto Optimists Alumni Corps Alumni website
Scoring Formulas

The point value of each caption is as shown:

* General Effect Music (EM) - 20 pts
* General Effect Visual (EV) - 20 pts
* Performance Music Brass (MB) - 20 pts
* Performance Music Percussion (MP) - 20 pts
	+ Performance Music Percussion Ensemble (PE) - 20 pts
	+ Performance Music Percussion Field (PF) - 20 pts
* Performance Music Ensemble (ME) - 20 pts
* Visual Performance (VP) - 20 pts
* Visual Colorguard (VC) - 20 pts
* Visual Ensemble (VE) - 20 pts

The perfect score is 100 points.

In standard shows, the formula for computing the score is as follows:
(EM + EV)+ (MB + MP + ME)/2 + (VP + VC + VE)/2 - penalties.

In 2004, DCI decided to split the Performance Music Percussion caption into Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Field, and it will only be used on regional and Finals sheets. So instead of the one Performance Music Percussion score, MP would be the average of PE and PF: (PE + PF)/2.

**Ties**

In the case of ties for first place at Finals, the captions are then converted to ordinals and added up. The corps with the lowest ordinal sum will be declared the winner.
Seneca Optimists

The **Seneca Optimists** were a junior drum corps from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the result of a merger of the Optimists and the Seneca Princemen in 1975.

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## History

In 1977 the corps placed 9th at the DCI World Championships in Denver, [[Colorado].

The corps merged with the Krescendos in 1978 although the corps maintained the same name and uniform.

The corps became inactive in 1979.

## See Also

* Optimists, Toronto, Ontario
* Seneca Princemen, Toronto, Ontario
* Krescendos, Peterborough, Ontario

## External Links

Toronto Optimists Alumni Corps Alumni website
Kiltie Kadets

The **Kiltie Kadets** were a Junior Drum Corps based in Racine Wisconsin that acted as a feeder corps to the Kilties.

## History

* Formed in 1958 as an all-male Division II junior marching and maneuvering and parade corps based in Racine, Wisconsin. The feeder corps for the Racine Kilties, they were sponsored by the Racine YMCA and the Anderson-Murphy VFW Post 2823.

* The corps disbanded in 1981.

## External Links

entry for Kiltie Kadets: at corpsreps.com
Kenosha Kingsmen

The **Kenosha Kingsmen** are an inactive senior drum and bugle corps of Kenosha, Wisconsin

## History

The corps began with a number of ex-Junker-Ball VFW Post members as the VFW Ramblers in 1956 and was renamed **Kenosha Kingsmen** the following year. The Kingsmen were a parade corps in 1957 and a parade/exhibition corps in 1958 and 1959, finally competing by 1960, began sponsoring the Concourse of Champions in 1962, and won the 1965 Midwest Senior Drum and Bugle Corps Association title in 1965. The Kingsmen's last season was 1969. Uniforms were solid black with silver trim from 1957 to 1962, and with white/red trim from 1963.

## References

* entry for Kenosha Kingsmen - corpsreps.com
Oakland Crusaders

The **Oakland Crusaders** were a junior drum corps from Etobicoke, Ontario.

## History

* The **Oakland Crusaders** were founded in 1975 as a merger of the Etobicoke Crusaders and the De La Salle Oaklands.

* in 1986 the **Oakland Crusaders** and the Ambassadors merged for one season to become Out of the Blue.

## Trivia

At the 1977 DCI championships **Oakland Crusaders** won the percussion caption at prelims yet the corps did not score well enough as a whole to compete in the finals competition.

## See Also

* De La Salle Oaklands, Toronto, Ontario
* Etobicoke Crusaders, Etobicoke, Ontario
* Out of the Blue, Newmarket/Etobicoke, Ontario

## External Links

De La Salle Oakland Crusaders Alumni Alumni website
Majestics

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* Majestics, Marquette, Michigan
* Majestics, Richelieu, Quebec
* Majestics, Sorel, Quebec
* Dennis Morris Majestics, St. Catharines, Ontario
Scout House Alumni

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The **Scout House Alumni** are a Senior Drum Corps based in Preston, Ontario.

## History

* The alumni corps was formed in 1999. **Scout House Alumni** performs repertoire popularized by the original Scout House Band: show tunes, marches, and popular classics.

## External Links

* www.scouthouseband.ca offical web site
* Preston Scout House Alumni Band - corpsreps.com
Retreat

## Definition

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A **retreat** (or Grand Finale, Full Retreat) occurs at the end of a drum corps competition. All competing units march on to the field in assigned sections to stand at attention facing the crowd side of the stands. If the retreat is in Olympic style, all corps will enter the field together with each corps in single file. No pit percussion or guard accessories are generally brought by corps to retreat although pit members generally attend. One corps, often the corps hosting the show, will play a "street beat" or percussion only piece with a walking tempo for the benefit of the massed corps. In lieu of this, each corps may march on to a "tap" or soft beat from their battery percussion. Each corps generally has an honor guard at the fromt of their formation including the national flag of their home country, even if they generally do not have one in their field show. Each corps is represented at the front sideline by their drum major(s) while the scores are announced, usually in opposite order of finish. After scores are announced, the corps may gather to play a piece in mass such as "America the Beautiful" or "O Canada" as has been done in the DCI circuit. The winning corps (or home corps) may performs an encore show. This maybe a standstill show or a complete field show.
In the past, corps would play themselves off one at a time, in opposite order of finish, trooping the champion and the stands, playing their corps song.

## Traditions

In the past it was a tradition for Drum Majors moving towards the front sideline to form up for retreat to attempt to be the last to arrive by means of walking very slowly. This was sometimes known as the "race to be last".

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Malden Diplomats

The **Malden Diplomats**, formed in 1977, was a junior marching and maneuvering and parade corps based in Malden, Massachusetts.

## History

The corps was formed in 1977. The 'Dips' took on members, especially from the defunct Royal Marquis, and began competiton in 1978, rising through the ranks to become of the top Class A-II DCI corps in the country by 1983, when they finished second to Les Chatelaines. The corps finished third in DCI Class A competition in 1984 and 1985, before moving to Open Class competition in 1986 with a 17th-place finish in Prelims.

The Dips were active through at least 1988.

Michael Merrett; A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, 2002
Jolly Jesters

The **Jolly Jesters** (also known as the Jesters) were a senior drum corps from Toronto, Ontario.

## History

The **Jolly Jesters** was founded by Vince Macciocchi.

The corps was related to the 5th Column Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. In 1956 the corps was invited to participate in a competition sponsored by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club. To avoid conflicts with the musicians' union and Canadian army regulations, the corps appeared in clown costumes and took the name "Jolly Jesters." Due to the popularity of the name and uniform, the corps appeared the following year in the same uniforms.

In 1960 the corps changed uniforms, abandoning the clown uniform for dress blues. Accordingly the corps' name changed to "The Jesters".

The Jesters merged with the Viscounts of Hamilton to form the Canadian Commanders in 1963.

## Reference

corpsreps.com history entry for Jolly Jesters - corpsreps.com
Mon Valley Express

**Mon Valley Express** are a Senior Drum Corps based in Clairton, Pennsylvania. They competed in the DCA A-Class division until 2006 and are currently active as a parade corps..

## History

Organized in 1999, the Mon Valley Express competed in the Drum Corps Associates circuit until 2006. Although the corps was small and apparently hampered by financial difficulties, it inspired a great deal of loyalty from its membership. Although the corps has withdrawn from DCA field competition for the meantime, they plan to remain active in the local parade circuit.

## External Links

* www.monvalleyexpress.org official web site
Matadors, Providence

The Rhode Island Matadors are an inactive senior drum corps based in Providence, Rhode Island.

## History

* The Matadors were formed in 1969 as a merger of the Holy Rosary Caballeros and the Skylarks, initially competing in the Red Carpet Association (RCA) circuit 1970, 1971, & 1972.
* The corps joined Drum Corps Associates in 1972. This was also the first year women were allowed to march with the corps.
* The corps folded in 1988 due to a lack of marching members.

## See Also

* Skylarks
* Holy Rosary Caballeros

## External Links

* RI Matadors Alumni Asociation alumni web site

## References

* entry for RI Matadors - corpsreps.com
* DCP Livewire - Gil Silva Drum Corps Planet
Marty's Goldenaires

**Marty's Goldenaires** are a senior drum corps based in Bessemer, Michigan. Currently the Goldenaires perform as a concert and parade corps. They are associated with Post 27, Bessemer, Michigan, of the American Legion.

## History

* The corps is founded in 1950 by Martin O. Lamoreux.

## Mission

The corps' motto is:

"No matter where we go, there shall be music"
## External Links

* martysgoldenaires.org official web site

## References

* entry for Marty's Goldenaires - corpsreps.com
* Marty's taking it to the streets ironwooddailyglobe.com