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Si'lveck Queyner

**Si'lveck Queyner** è una ministra di spicco della Repubblica di Aurelie ed una delle più strette alleate di Vulzur II.

È un personaggio minore ed un avversario del Party in *Bright World*.

## Storia

### Prima della Campagna

Cresciuta come una guerriera, ben presto s'interessò anche alla politica, alternando lezioni di scherma a quelle di studi politici. Quando si laureò venne definita una delle giovani più promettenti di tutta Aurelie.

Nonostante ciò, continuò ad addestrarsi, prendendosi alcuni anni lontana dalla politica per allenare mente e corpo in giro per il globo. Ritornata, con il paese oramai diviso in due, si unì alla neonata parte Repubblicana e iniziò a cercare modi per risollevarla, arrivando anche a fare alcuni accordi con pochi di buono, convinta che il risultato finale, ossia un primo passo per l'integrità e il benessere del paese, ne sarebbe valsa la pena.

Quando la minaccia di Cassius Peyton si palesò, non ci pensò due volte ad allearsi con Vulzur II, ancor prima di quando il suo Presidente Profion accettò a sua volta e incurante di quante vite avrebbe dovuto sacrificare. Se vi è un bene superiore, tutto è lecito per Si'lveck.

### *Bright World*

È una delle rappresentati degli stati alleati riuniti a casa di Honnibas quando questi e Kuros Orthamos sono stati uccisi da Cassius Peyton. Ha aiutato, successivamente, il Party e Daneck ad affrontare i Cavalieri di Mana assieme Re Obu e lo stesso Vulzur II, prima di difendere il Gran Templio Imperituro dalle armate di mana.

È presente all'attentato di Cassius Peyton durante i funerali di Gaia Numbos. È ignoto se sia coinvolta nel gesto con i Red Sash, ma, vista la sua scomparsa a differenza di Re Obu a seguito degli eventi, è altamente probabile.

Ferma il Party lungo il loro cammino per la Fortezza di Re Obu, assieme a due Wereravens e a un Red Sash. Propone loro di arrendersi pacificamente e di consegnarsi alla legge per un processo, ma il gruppo rifiuta e l'affronta. Messa al tappeto Paegon, Shamash giunge in arrivo dei suoi compagni di viaggio. Dopo una lunga ed estenuante lotta e la caduta di Beniamino Spada, Si'lveck, esausta dagli attacchi e quasi abbattuta da Rezhra Khe, minaccia di uccidere il barbaro nel caso qualcuno provasse a muoversi, ma viene colta di sorpresa da Ailbhe che la manda al tappeto con un potente attacco psichico. Una volta priva di sensi, è stata legata da Shamash e spedita da Daneck per essere incarcerata.

## Apparizioni

#### Atto I

* Sessione 6 - "*Come tutto può andare a rotoli*"

#### Atto III

* Sessione 28 - "*Rottura dei patti*" (cameo)
* Sessione 33 - "*Attenti al mulino*"
* Sessione 39 - "*Segreti*" (menzionata)

## Trivia

* È l'unica presente alla riunione di Honnibas a non avere la carica più alta della nazione che rappresenta.
August 2006

### August 25, 2006

* A parent of a member of the 2006 Kiwanis Kavaliers complains to the Orlando Sentinel's Greg Dawson that a promised refund of tour fees has not been delivered and that corps staff are not responding to communications. orlandosentinel.com

### August 24, 2006

* Maynard Ferguson (1928 - 2006), trumpet player, composer, educator, guest announcer at the 1976 DCI championship broadcast, passes away in hospital. (mercurynews.com)

### August 13, 2006

The Cavaliers win the 2006 Drum Corps International Division I Championship in Madison, Wisconsin. (dci.org)

### August 8, 2006

* Drum Corps International announces the move of their headquarters to Indianapolis, Indiana and that the location of the DCI championships will be the new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from 2008 to 2017 (excepting 2014). (indystar.com)(insideindianabusiness.com)(abclocal.go.com) (dci.org)

### August 6, 2006

* Drum Corps of the Philippines are invited to enter the 19th annual Alturas Drum and Bugle Corps Showdown held in Bohol province. (theboholchronicle.com)
Aumargazine - Attentato a Liumano

Riuniti in un Concilio d'Emergenza alla Corte di **Liumano**, a seguito del brutale omicidio del governante **Kuros Orthamos**, (avvenuto a **Narviji**, nella residenza del rettore **Honnibas Trunken**, altra vittima dell'incursione dei "**Cavalieri di Mana**" di Cassius Peyton), i fedelissimi sono stati attaccati da un gruppo di mercenari corazzati, con indosso lo **stemma nobiliare di Vulzur**.

Secondo le nostre fonti, essi sarebbero una milizia pesantemente armata ed addestrata al servizio del terrorista rivoluzionario **Vulzur II**, fautore del tragico attacco al Gran Templio Imperituro solo una settimana fa, i "***Wereravens***". In particolare, si tratterebbe di una loro divisione, distinta dalla loro *fascia rossa* e guidata da ignoto. Si sarebbero già macchiati di omicidi politici in giro per **Valoria** nei giorni precedenti.

Nessuno dei membri alla Corte è sopravvissuto. La *Reliquia* conservata nel Regno, al momento, è sotto la massima sorveglianza di ogni forza dello stato, in alleanza con alcune truppe militari mandate da Cruelia. Gli uomini del "**Red Sash**" sono stati visti di recente poco fuori i perimetri del vecchio *Templio sotterraneo* e ogni ricercatore e civile è stato evacuato dalla zona.

"Non possiamo permettere né ad un lunatico come *Cassius Peyton* né ad un fanatico come *Vulzur II* di dettare le regole" annuncia **Daneck Lafkaster** in piazza ad **Aphos**. "Siamo vicini alle famiglie delle vittime e offriamo il nostro supporto" comunica la **Regina Esent** di *Segmia* che, giusto due giorni fa, ha incontrato Daneck, la **Presidentessa Ingrid Karlo** di *Oprazia*, il **Re Mumut** di *Aurelie*, **Re Huiym** di *Opius* e *Nareki*, la **Regina Yamèn** di *Iumen*, *Maginza* e *Nagoi* oltre che, a sorpresa, **Burelmos** di *Ughiana*, proprio per discutere dell'escalation terroristica degli *uomini di Vulzur II* e dei *Cavalieri di Mana*. "Un'alleanza in una crisi del genere può essere concessa" proferisce il portavoce di *Ughiana*, **Ryuster Harunt**.

Alcuni membri del *Red Sash* sarebbero stati visti muoversi verso le parti più esterne di **Sigrada**. Secondo alcuni analisti si tratterebbe di un plotone mandato per compiere un attacco terroristico di distrazione che costringa le forze militari a mobilitarsi altrove. Allo stesso tempo, in un comunicato arrivato direttamente a Daneck Lafkaster, **Gaia Numbos** di *Niashara* offre un'alleanza per fermare Vulzur II: "Non dobbiamo perpetuare una guerra tra noi in cerca di *Verità*. Accettare la *Luce* porterà solo armonia" scrive.

La moglie del **Barone Ietus**, una delle vittime del *Red Sash*, in lacrime, denuncia Vulzur II e chiunque lo aiuti, affermando che ciò che è stato fatto a suo marito e alle altre vittime è disumano: torture fisiche e psicologiche e morte dolorose e lente. Nessuna voce da parte del coroner sui dettagli dei decessi, tuttora decretate segrete. Il **Re Mumut** ha mobilitato alcuni dei suoi maghi di corte alla ricerca di tracce dei mandanti per catturarli e portarli alla giustizia.

*Articolo di Elminster Aumar*
Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights

The **Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights** are an inactive junior drum corps based in Newark, New Jersey.

## History

* The corps was formed in 1956.
* The corps disbanded in 1973.

## See Also

* Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights, senior

## External Links

* Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Drum and Bugle Corps Alumni website

## References

* entry for Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights - corpsreps.com
7th Cavalry

The **7th Cavalry** Drum and Bugle Corps (formerly John Donald Garbutt Post #7) is a senior parade corps based in Sheridan, Wyoming. They operate under he sponsorship of American Legion John Donald Garbutt Post #7.

## External Links

* 7thcavalrywyo.org official web site
* 7th Cavalry Drum and Bugle Corps wikipedia.org
* John Donald Garbutt Post #7

## References

* Ambassadors for Wyo and the West By PAT BLAIR, The Sheridan Press, May 29, 2006
Chattahoochee Sound Association

The **Chattahoochee Sound Association** (CSA) was a junior corps based in Decatur, Georgia.

## History

Founded by Boston native Tom McAndrews, the Chattahoochee Sound Assocation (CSA) was a junior corps that formed in Atlanta in 1980. The corps performed in exhibition at the Drums Across America show at Atlanta's Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, and appeared at one additional contest before competing at the 1980 DCI World Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The corps finished 18th out of 21 competitors in the Class A prelims competition, with a score of 25.60. Winter rehearsals were held at the Decatur Recreation Center, with summer rehearsals primarily at a local park in south DeKalb County.

The corps staff included Spirit of Atlanta alumnus and Canadian National Snare Drum champion Randy Wickstrom, and Stockton Commodores alumnus and Spirit staffer Russell Stanton.

Perhaps the most notable achievement of CSA was that a large number of its alumni went on to perform with Spirit of Atlanta and other open class corps.

## External Links

* entry for Chattahoochee Sound Association - corps reps.com
All-American Association of Contest Judges

A subsidiary of the All-American Drum and Bugle Corps and Band Association, the AAACJ was the pioneering judging group, formed in 1933 to provide standardized rules, procedures, judging methods and scoring sheets for all captions, to form and maintain a source of qualified, uniformly-trained judges, and thereby to ensure efficiently organized contests.
The AAACJ set up self-supporting nonprofit state chapters under its National Headquarters to better qualify regional judging applicants. Each chapter was headed by a chief judge and had both an Executive Committee and an Examining Committee (responsible for prospective judging candidates). Regular AAACJ meetings were held to discuss and suggest solutions to past contest problems, and these were submitted to the National Headquarters through the National Commissioner's publication The Bulletin for consideration by other state AAACJ chapters.
Both AAACJ and its parent organization remained active into the late 1960s.
Coboldi

I **Coboldi** sono una razza ricorrente nelle varie Campagne, di solito nel ruolo di antagonisti.

## Descrizione

Piccoli umanoidi rettili con una tendenza alla cleptomania. Non tutti i coboldi sono malvagi, alcuni rivestono anche ruoli di spicco in certe società, ma la maggior parte di loro proviene dal mondo barbaro di Ozi e le vecchie abitudini di razzie e criminalità sono dure a morire.

Molti coboldi sono frutto di rapporti incestuosi e si dice siano quasi tutti imparentati tra di loro, in un modo o nell'altro. Per antonomasia sono codardi, bugiardi e menefreghisti, anche se tengono molto al loro nucleo familiare e a coloro che considerano amici, rischiando anche la vita per proteggerli o vendicarli.

Possono staccare la loro coda per distrarre il nemico, vedono al buio e sono estremamente agili, anche se poco resistenti.

## Apparizioni in "*Bright World*"

#### Atto I

* Sessione 1 - "*Dovreste conoscervi*" (cameo)
* Sessione 4 - "*La festa di Honnibas*"
* Sessione 5 - "*Occhi rossi nelle tenebre*"

#### Atto II

* Sessione 18 - "*Ciò che saresti potuto essere*" (sogno, cameo)
* Sessione 20 - "*Una valanga di coboldi*"

#### Intermezzo

* Sessione 23 - "*Servizio in camera*" (cameo)
* Sessione 24 - "*Non leggere*" (cameo)

## Coboldi noti

* Lo spazzino †
* Complici dello spazzino †
* Famiglia dello spazzino †
* Martin (Terra-1)
* Cugino di Martin † (Terra-1)
Cadets LaSalle

The **Cadets LaSalle**, were a junior drum corps from Ottawa, Ontario.

## Trivia

* At the 1969 Drums Across The Border, the Madison Scouts achieved 1st place, but a tabulation error had the Cadets La Salle as the winner. The Madison drum major handed the trophy to Cadets drum major and saluted the 1969 champion.
Connecticut

## Junior Corps

* 7th Regiment, New London
* PAL Buccaneers, Bridgeport
* U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London

## Inactive Junior Corps

* Bengal Lancers, Trumbull
* Emerald Buccaneers, Bridgeport/New Haven
* Emerald Cadets, New Haven
* Explorers, Oxford
* Fantasia, Norwich
* Fire-ettes All-Girl, Norwich
* Fletcher Raiders, Norwich
* Golden Antlers, Williamantic
* Golden Buccaneers, Bridgeport
* Golden Crusaders, Meriden/Southington
* Hot Shots, Norwalk
* Hudson Valley All-Stars, Danbury
* New Vanguard All-Girl, Seymour
* Renegades, Moosup
* Thunderbolts, Seymour
* Tornadoes, Fairfield
* Troubadors, Trumbull
* Trumbull Lancers, Trumbull
* Vagabonds, Seymour
* Vanguard All-Girl, Seymour
* Whalers, New London
* Zouaves, Meriden

## Senior Corps

* Hurricanes, Ansonia
* Park City Pride Combined Alumni, Bridgeport
Chippewa Valley Brigade

## Mission

The Chippewa Valley Brigade Drum & Bugle Corps was created to bring the Drum and Bugle Corps activity to the young people of the Chippewa Valley Region. Membership is open to all, between the ages of 13 & 21, regardless of experience. The Chippewa Valley Brigade is a project of the Chippewa Valley Drum & Bugle Corps Association Inc., which is chartered with the Boy Scouts of America as Venture Crew #267. The group's mission is to provide a quality educational program, focusing on music & movement, to the youth of the Chippewa Valley region. The Association, through the Chippewa Valley Brigade, is committed to making a contribution to the local performing arts community by providing a high-quality youth-in-music program.
Chatelaines

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Les **Chatelaines** (also known as Connexion Quebec) were an all-girl Junior Drum Corps from Laval, Quebec.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1963 as Les Majorettes de Pont-Viau (Laval).

* The corps won the 1978 DCI all-girl championship in Denver, Colorado.

* The corps won the 1981 DCI all-girl championship in Montreal (Québec) Canada)

* The corps won the 1982 DCI all-girl championship in Montreal (Québec) Canada

* In 1983 the corps won the DCI A-class championship in Miami, Florida.

* In 1984 the corps became co-ed and henceforth competed under the name Connexion Quebec.

## External Links

* entry for Les Chatelaines : - corpsreps.com
* entry for Connexion Quebec: - corpsreps.com
The "Slime" Project Specimen

Gli **Slime** (Slime Project Specimen) sono creature ricorrenti in Bright World create dal dottor Alyster Vechna e sono alla base della creazione dell'Oblex Slime-PROTO1 del Prof. Oblex.

## Descrizione

Creati in laboratorio per studiare e rigenerare organi umani, le cavie del progetto "*slime*" sono organismi artificiali con un intelletto limitato. Nonostante sviluppino vari organi umani al loro interno, il loro cervello è in realtà contenuto nelle cellule stesse che lo compongono, per questo anche se dovesse staccarsi un pezzo esso resterebbe senziente.

Gli organi che sviluppano sono inutili alla loro sopravvivenza in quanto non collegati davvero a nulla, ma è ancora ignoto se, con il tempo, possano evolversi al punto da replicare un organismo umanoide completo. Sono ciechi, ma captano le vibrazioni e da esse riescono anche a riconoscere individui o animali. Il loro senso più sviluppato è il tatto. Sono in grado di aumentare la propria massa, rigenerarsi, cambiare forma, allungare i propri arti, staccare pezzi di se stessi, lanciare proiettili di materia e inglobare oggetti o forme di vita al loro interno.

## Apparizioni

#### Atto I

* Sessione 3 - "*L'onore del cavaliere*"
* Sessione 5 - "*La festa di Honnibas*" (cameo)
* Sessione 6 - "*Come tutto può andare a rotoli*" (cameo)
* Sessione 8 - "*Il destino di un mercante*" (cameo)
* Sessione 10 - "*L'ultima onda*" (cameo)

#### Atto II

* Sessione 14 - "*Angelo custode*" (sogno)
* Sessione 15 - "*Tutto può essere un famiglio*" (Oblex-Slime PROTO1)
* Sessione 16 - "*Oblex Complex*" (Oblex-Slime PROTO1)

## Trivia

* Sono ispirati agli Slime classici di '**D&D'**, reinventati per l'ambientazione di "*Bright World*".
DCA Rules Congress, 2007

The **2007 DCA Rules Congress** was held January 13-14, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey. The following rule changes were passed by the congress for use in Drum Corps Associates competition during the 2007 season:

1. DCA drum corps now need to have at least 35 performers (not including drum majors and honor guard) on the field in order to compete.
2. DCA drum corps will be seeded in prelims of the DCA championships based on their highest score in the month of August.
3. The maximum number of valves on a brass instrument considered legal for DCA competition was increased from 3 to 4 valves.

Several other rule changes to do with administration of DCA and DCA corps were passed as well.
Appalachian Sound

**Appalachian Sound** is a junior non-competitive standstill drum corps based in Bristol, Tennessee.

## Mission

To provide the opportunity for area youth to participate in an exciting performing arts activity with high standards of discipline and integrity, while creating positive life experiences for all.[1]

## External Links

www.appalachiansound.org - official web site
Canadian Winterguard Association

CWA logo circa 2005
"The Canadian Winter Guard Association was formed in April 2001 (originally called The Southern Alberta Winterguard Association) to promote and provide opportunities that will further the sport of pageantry arts, as well as provide a voice and common ground for interested groups and individuals."
All-girl

**All-girl** drum and bugle corps are those that restrict their marching membership to women only. They are called all-girl because they have almost always been junior corps. At this time (2006) there are no active junior all-girl corps and two senior all-girl corps, the Brainerd Ladies and the Emerald Grenadears Alumni.

During the 1960s and 1970s there were many corps of this type in North America and up to the early 1980s there was a separate competitive class for all girls corps in Drum Corps International and other circuits although these units often competed with co-ed units at smaller competitions.
Cardinals

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* Beverly Cardinals, Beverly, Massachusetts
* St. Mary's Cardinals of Beverly, Beverly, Massachusetts
* Wilmington Cardinals, Wilmington, Massachusetts
* The Cardinals of Precious Blood, Scarborough, Ontario
Arnprior Lions

The **Arnprior Lions** was a Junior Drum Corps from Arnprior, Ontario. The corps was later re-named the HiRisers.

Arnprior Lions crest

## History

Arnprior Lions 1964
* The corps was founded in 1956.
* in 1968 the corps changed its name to the HiRisers.
* The corps disbanded in 1969.

## External Links

* Spirit of '69 Marching Band
* entry for Arnprior Lions - corpsreps.com
Great Britain

* Cheshire Cadets, Warrington, Cheshire
* Kidsgrove Scouts, Kidsgrove, British Midlands
* Northern Star, Leeds
* Stafford Lancers, Stafford

* 37th Kingswood
* Black Knights
* Cadence
* Forgemen
* Poynton Commodores
* Senators
* Concord
* East Coast Elite
* Phoenix Coventry
* Southern Aurora
* Squires
* Stafford Lancers
* The Cavaliers\_UK
* Encore
* Pegasus
* Senators Cadets
* Staffordshire Knights
* 37th Kingswood Cadets
* Black Knights Cadets
* Commodore Cadets
* Guildford Phoenix
* Phoenix Coventry Cadets
* Statesmen Cadets
* The Statesmen
Dutch Boy

Dutchboy is a Junior Drum Corps based in Kitchener, Ontario.

## History

In 1967, The Flying Dutchmen was established by Don Scott. The Dutchmen wanted to establish a feeder corps, and with some new recruits aged 9 to 13, Don Scott suggested the name "Dutch Boys" for the feeder corps. However, there was a store in Kitchener called "Dutch Boy", so Scott had to approach the owner to use the name. By the end of their conversation, Scott walked out with a check in hand for $1,000 and sponsorship from the store.

In the fall of 1976, it was deciced to combine the Dutchmen and the Dutch Boy Cadets into one unit. This corps, called the K-W Lions Northster Drum Corps, lasted only two years. In 1977, The Cadets of Dutch Boy was formed as a feeder to the Northstar.

By 1990, Dutch Boy had become a Drum Corps success, and was the first Canadian corps to make DCI Division I finals since 1977. However, this success was shortlasted, and Dutch Boy is now a Division III corps.

## See Also

* Dutch Boy Cadets
* Cadets of Dutch Boy

## External Links

* www.dutchboydrumcorps.com: official website
DCI Rankings

**DCI Rankings** is an unofficial leaderboard of DCI corps. It keeps a running tally of scores as the summer competitive season continues and ranks corps by their scores. As many DCI corps do not meet each other in competition until the DCI championships it is one way to gauge possible placement of corps as the season progresses.
George Hopkins

George Hopkins
George Hopkins is currently the Executive Director of Youth Education in the Arts and The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.

## Marching

In the 1970s, Hopkins was a percussionist in the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps. He aged out in 1978. In 1979, he joined the previously named Garfield Cadets as a percussion instructor. In 1982, at the age of 25, he became the director of the corps. His direction immediately led the Garfield Cadets to their first Drum Corps International World Championship title in 1983.

The Cadets would go on to win 8 more DCI World Championships under his direction, the most recent being "The Zone: Dreamscapes in Four Parts with Door" which is probably the most "out-there" show DCI has ever seen. as well as hundreds of other local, state and regional contests. Under his direction, The Cadets have become universally renowned as the winningest drum and bugle corps to take the field since the inception of competitive marching music.

George Hopkins has subsequently been inducted into the DCI Hall of Fame in 1997.

## Controversy

The drum and bugle corps activity has been sharply divided throughout the past several decades between two distinguished factions, the traditionalists and the modernists. Traditionalists yearn for the post-WWII era, when drum and bugles corps were more known for Fourth of July and Memorial Day parades. Any field shows would include straight lines acorss the field, patriotic music and the mandatory inclusion of an American flag. Conversely, it was the modernists that brought about more exotic music repetoires, changed the judging system, and experimented with curvilinear and asymmetric drill.

Arguably, one of the earliest leaders and biggest proponents of the modernists was George Hopkins, a dominant source of controversy within the drum corps community. He has expressed his belief that the activity needs to change to survive, and has been instrumental in effecting rules changes within Drum Corps International such as the allowance of multi-keyed brass instruments and amplification.

## References

* Drum Corps International, Recap — Eighty-Three, Dec 3, 2003.
* George Hopkins - 1997 DCI Hall of Fame - dci.org
Capital Sound

**Capital Sound** is a DCI Division III Corps based in Madison, Wisconsin.

## History

The corps was formed in 1995 as a merger of the Madison Junior Scouts and the Capitolaires

Capital Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed to field a performing drum & bugle corps.

On April 2nd, 1995, the Madison Junior Scouts and the Madison Scouts held their annual Open House. The Jr. Scouts performed first, followed by the Kilties and then the Madison Scouts. Immediately after the Scouts performance, Scott Stewart announced that the CapitolAires would go inactive for the '95 season, and that the Madison Junior Scouts would absorb the members of the CapitolAires. This new co-ed corps would be under the direction of the Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, Inc.

Then in December of 2003, the corps' previous sponsor, the Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, announced they would no longer operate the corps. In January 2004, the newly formed Capital Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, Inc., a separate Wisconsin non-profit corporation, reached agreement with the MDBCA to assume the sponsorship and operations of **Capital Sound**.

Text From Capsound.org

## External Links

* Capital Sound Drum and Bugle Corps - official web site
Grenadiers,Kingston

The **Kingston Grenadiers** are a Senior Drum Corps based in Kingston, Ontario.

## History

The Grenadiers Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Kingston, Ontario, was formed in February of 1961. A member of the former The Princess of Wales Own Trumpet Band and other interested individuals held a meeting from which an executive committee was formed and the name the Limestone City Grenadier Drum and Bugle Corps was adopted. The name was changed to the Kingston Grenadiers a year later.

Along with many Canadian championships over four decades, perhaps performing for her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip in honour of Kingston`s tercentenary was a standout highlight. The Grenadiers are probably the only corps ever to do so.

It is worth mentioning that the Grenadiers is the first Canadian corps to place in the top ten in DCA competition for six years in a row (1998-2003). The 2003 finish was tenth.

In 2004, the Grenadiers took top honors in DCA Class A, with the award-winning show 'SATB - Songs of the New York Voices.'
Audubon Bon Bons

The **Audubon Bon Bons** were an all-girl Junior Drum Corps based in Udubon, New Jersey.

## History

* The corps was formed in 1938 sponsored by Oaklyn-Audubon-Bettlewood VFW Post 4463. The corps’ colors were blue and white.

* In 1957 they took high drums and GE at the American Legion Nationals, placing second to the Holy Name Cadets.

* In 1960 they won high brass in the American Legion Nationals in Miami.

* 1969 and 1970 they were VFW All-Girl National Champions.

* In 1978 the Bon-Bons merged with three other corps.

## External Links

* My Memories of the Bon-Bon's alumni web site
* entry for Audubon Bon Bons - corpsreps.com
Emerald Knights, Mississauga

The **Emerald Knights** are a Junior Drum Corps based in Mississauga, Ontario.

## History

* Corps was formed in 1981, initially competing in A-class (Division III) events.
* The **Emerald Knights** were inactive in 2003.
* As of 2006 the corps is active in parades locally.

## References

* entry for Emerald Knights (ONT) - corpsreps.com
* New Knights march to hip hop beat - mississauganews.com

## External Links

* Emerald Knights Drum & Bugle Corps offical web site
Freelancers

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* Freelancers, Sacramento, California
* Freelancers, New Jersey
* Smithtown Freelancers, Smithtown, Long Island, New York
Honor guard

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An **Honor guard** (sometimes called a color party or a national squad) is a rank of corps members given the task of presenting a national flag. These flags are representative or sympolic as opposed to the decorative flags generally used by the color guard. At mimimum a National flag is included in the honor guard. State, provincial and municipal flags may also be included as well as those representing sponsors and commemorative flags that are significant to a corps such as a championship flag. Members presenting rifles or sabres may also be part of the honor guard.

In a parade the **honor guard** appears at the front of a corps. When used in a field presentation or show it will often appear at the front right of the field although this may vary.

In North America, some circuits or competitions such as those still run by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion require that a **honor guard** be present in a corps' field show in order to qualify for competition.

## See Also

* flag presentation

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DCI Division II

Many fine drum corps are members of Drum Corps International's Division II. These corps travel primarily on weekends over the summer, culminating in a two week tour including DCI Championships.
Up until the mid 80s, these corps would have labeled a Class A corps.

* Blue Devils B, Concord, California
* Colt Cadets, Dubuque, Iowa
* East Coast Jazz, Malden, Massachusetts
* Jersey Surf, Mount Holly, New Jersey
* Memphis Sound, Collierville, Tennessee
* Oregon Crusaders, St. Helens, Oregon
* Spartans, Nashua, New Hampshire
* Teal Sound, Jacksonville, Florida
* Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara, California
* VK,(Newly Formed "Rebirth" of The Velvet Knights Pasadena, California
DCI World Class

The Division I Drum Corps in Drum Corps International draw its membership from the top corps that competed in the prior year's Championships. Over the summer, these corps tour in excess of 10,000 miles.

* The Academy, Tempe, Arizona
* Blue Devils, Concord, California
* Blue Knights, Denver, Colorado
* Blue Stars, La Crosse, Wisconsin
* Bluecoats, Canton, Ohio
* Boston Crusaders, Boston, Massachusetts
* The Cadets, Allentown, Pennsylvania
* Capital Regiment, Columbus, Ohio
* Carolina Crown, Fort Mill, South Carolina
* The Cavaliers, Rosemont, Illinois
* Colts, Dubuque, Iowa
* Crossmen, Allentown, Pennsylvania
* Esperanza, San Diego, California
* Glassmen, Toledo, Ohio
* Madison Scouts, Madison, Wisconsin
* The Magic, Orlando, Florida
* Mandarins, Sacramento, California
* Pacific Crest, Diamond Bar, California
* Phantom Regiment, Rockford, Illinois
* Pioneer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, California
* Seattle Cascades, Seattle, Washington
* Southwind, Lexington, Kentucky
* Spirit from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama
* Troopers, Casper, Wyoming
Eklipse

The **Eklipse** Drum and Bugle Corps is an inactive Junior Drum Corps, located in Murray, Kentucky, is under the direction of Brad Deason and holds teal and black among its uniform colors. The corps, in addition to the Eklipse Winterguard and the Eklipse Percussion Ensemble, are sponsored by the Eklipse Youth Organization.

## History

Eklipse
In 2002, after creating successful winter guard and winter percussion groups under the Eklipse name, Eklipse staff members collaborated to create a drum and bugle corps that would serve youth in and around southwestern Kentucky.

The corps first fielded in 2003 under the direction of Jason Shelby with the program ***Darkness at Noon***. Monty Breneman drum majored. Other staff included Brad Deason, Stephan Ferguson, James Powell, Alan Emerson, Ellis Shelby, Matt Shelby and John Fannin. Brass instruments were provided by Murray State University and the Center Grove High School Marching Band. Uniforms were provided by the Murray High School Marching Band.

Due to low numbers of membership, Eklipse was forced to take the summer of 2004 off. The organization began to generate revenue off of its bingo hall in early 2004 which will pay for the future purchases of uniforms and brass instruments.

Eklipse was inactive as a drum corps in the 2005 season.

## External Links

* Official website (link broken as of April 20, 2006)
* website (out of date)
* Official forum (link broken as of April 20, 2006)
Bluegrass Ambassadors

The **Bluegrass Ambassadors**, were a junior drum corps from Southgate, Kentucky.

## History

The corps was the result of a merger of the merger of Golden Knights, Southgate, Kentucky and the Dayton Buccaneers.

## See Also

* Golden Knights, Southgate, Kentucky
* Dayton Buccaneers.

## External Links

* entry for Bluegrass Ambassadors - CorpsReps.com
Arizona

## Junior Corps

### Active Corps

* Arizona Academy, Tempe
* Jester, Phoenix

### Inactive Corps

* Arizona Musketeers, Phoenix
* Arizona Royals, Phoenix
* Arizona Sun, Tempe
* Black Knights, Mesa [1]
* Blue Knights, Scottsdale [2]
* Captivators, Paradise Valley
* CopperStar, Gilbert
* Desert Knights, Tucson
* Desert Raiders, Tucson
* Imperial Dragons, Phoenix
* Royells, Tempe
* Sabbar Shrine Temple, Phoenix
* Sun Country Wranglers, Phoenix
* Sunset Regiment, Tucson
* Warriors, Scottsdale
* Wranglers, Tempe

## Senior Corps

* AL Ernest A. Love Post 6, Prescott
* AL Frank Luke, Jr. Post 1, Phoenix
* AL Mathew B. Juan Post 35, Gilbert
* AL Morgan McDermott Post 7, Tucson
* AL Post 11, Douglas
* AL Wm. Bloys Royelles Post 2, Phoenix
* Arizona Rebels, Prescott
* Balloon Busters, Prescott
* Copper Star, Phoenix
* Thunderbirds, Mesa
* VFW Bob Finch, Mesa
Derby City Knights

The **Derby City Knights**, are an all-age drum corps from from Louisville , Kentucky.

## History

The Derby City Knights were founded in early 2006 to compete in the 2007 competitive season of the Drum Corps Associates circuit. Under the Direction of MAtthew A. Basey, they were founded in Louisville, but moved their headquarters to Carrolton, KY in early March 2007. The Knights aspire to be a fully competitive Open class corps with 128 members within 3 years.
Boston Crusaders

The **Boston Crusaders** are a junior drum corps based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of Drum Corps International and they compete within DCI Division I.

## History

The **Boston Crusaders** Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1940.

## Mission

The Crusaders' mission is to provide to its members the finest marching music education available anywhere. Although competitive in nature, the Crusaders see the activity primarily as a learning experience. Emphasis is placed on self-motivation, geared toward individual achievement of common goals. It is an education designed to help members become the best they can be. It can be the education of a lifetime!
## Traditions

### Conquest

Boston's shows historically included a two measure quote from the piece "Conquest:" The number actually dates pre-DCI, I believe started 1970--the first soloist on "Conquest" was Jimmy Centorino. "Conquest" is dear to the hearts of those in the corps. Called the "conquest shots," these eight notes appear in various form throughout the show, though most prevelantly when the entire corps plays them unison at a high dynamic level. Fans of drum corps take this as their cue to fill in the two rests by screaming "HU!"

### Fans

Fans and alumni of the Boston Crusaders often scream "Eat 'em up, Boston!" before start of a show.

### Waldo

The emblem for the corps is King Richard's (and Lowenbrau's!) split-tailed lion. It represents the spirit of the corps and can be seen on all vehicles in the Crusaders' fleet, the corps jackets/merchandise, as well as in tatoo form on the bodies of many Crusaders. The Crusaders and members of the drum corps community affectionately call him "Waldo."

### Giant

"This corps is made of Giants, we will never die. For we are Crusaders, true blue Crusaders. We are Crusaders, corps we love, corps we love." This is the song the crusaders sing before they go onto the field. While on the field they play the music that goes to this song as on on field warm-up.

### BAC

The corps is commonly called the "B.A.C."
Age-Out

## Definition

An age-out is a corps member who is participating in a junior drum corps during their last year of elligibilty for junior competition.

### Example: Drum Corps International

By DCI guidelines, if your 22nd birthday is after June 1st, but before DCI Finals, you are able to march that summer. If your 22nd birthday is before June 1st, you can no longer march. In both of these cases you are considered "aged out".

## History

In the past in North American circuits, members were eligible for competitive junior corps if their 22nd birthday was after the date of the circuit's championship.

## See Also

* Aging-out
* Disqualification
G-Force

**G-Force** was a senior drum corps based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The corps was founded in 2003.

## History

The Corps was a short-lived attempt to field a DCA Corps from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Despite being fully equipped with brass and percussion instruments, local interest proved lacking. The corps folded in 2005.

## External Links

G Force Drum and Bugle Corps official site

Randy the Corp's Director explains its collapse
Bluewater Bridgemen

The **Bluewater Bridgemen** (also known as the Entertainers) were a (junior?) drum corps based in Windsor or Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

## History

The corps changed their name to the **Bluewater Bridgemen** in 1977 or 1978.

## Trivia

### The Madonna Rumour

A persistent story in the drum corps community is that singer/songwriter/author/actress Madonna was a member of the **Bluewater Bridgemen** in her youth. While her biography supports this in that she is said to have grown up in an area of Michigan close to the border city of Windsor, Ontario, there is, to date, no definite information to support this in her biographies or from fellow marching members.

Her biography in wikipedia.org seems to refute this however:

"After graduating from Rochester Adams High School in 1976, Madonna received a dance scholarship and attended the University of Michigan. At the encouragement of ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn, Madonna left college after only one semester. She then moved to the Corona, Queens district of New York in 1978 to pursue a dance career." [1]

This would put her in New York in 1977, a year before the apparent name change of the Entertainers to the **Bluewater Bridgemen**.

Some versions of the story state that she was a member of The Bridgemen, Bayonne, NJ however this has been disputed by marching members of that corps.

The imdb.com internet database states that she "Marched with the Bridgemen Drum and Bugle Corps.", but this would appear to have been submitted by a web site user.
[2]

## External Links

* post by 'Sarnia Sam' re: the Bluewater Bridgemen - drumcorpsplanet.org/forums
Bugle

**Bugle**

From *Encyclopaedia Britannica*, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3

a treble brass wind instrument with cup-shaped mouthpiece and conical bore, used as a military duty and signal instrument. The bugle was originally, as its name denotes, a bull's horn,[1] of which it has preserved the characteristic conical bore of rapidly increasing diameter.
Those members of the brass wind such as the horns, bugle, trumpet and tubas, which, in their simplest form, consist of tubes without lateral openings, depend for their scale on the harmonic series obtained by overblowing, i.e. by greater pressure of breath and by the increased tension of the lips, acting as reeds, across the mouthpiece. The harmonic series thus produced, which depends on the acoustic principles of the tube itself, and is absolutely uninfluenced by the manner in which the tube is bent, forms a natural subdivision in classifying these instruments:--(1) Those in which the lower harmonics from the second to the sixth or eighth are employed, such as the bugle, post-horn, the cornet à pistons, the trombone. (2) Those in which the higher harmonics from the third or fourth to the twelfth or sixteenth are mostly used, such as the French horn and trumpet. (3) Those which give out the fundamental tone and harmonics up to the eighth, such as the tubas and ophicleide.[1]

## References

* BUGLE, BUGLE-HORN, KEYED BUGLE, KENT BUGLE OR REGENT'S BUGLE *Encyclopaedia Britannica*, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 by Various (via gutenberg.org)
FDCI

**FDCI Division I World Champions**

* **FDCI-1** - Santa Cruz Vantage - 98.6 (Neil Hamilton)
* **FDCI-2** - Queen Mutha - 95.10 (John C. King)
* **FDCI-3** - Scarlet Knights - 96.40 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-4** - Scarlet Knights - 97.10 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-5** - Scarlet Knights - 96.40 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-6** - Pookie's Prancers - 96.20 (Bert Barnes)
* **FDCI-7** - Mystré - 95.47 (Shannon Jeffreys)
* **FDCI-8** - Kennesaw Generals - 95.10 (Sean Taylor)
* **FDCI-9** - Chattanooga Thunder - 95.20 (Bobby Gossett)
* **FDCI-10** - Marching Southerners - 94.80 (Ben Cunningham)
* **FDCI-11**
	+ T - Phantom Blue - 96.75 (Rick Martin)
	+ T - Scarlet Knights - 96.75 (Joel Sokol)
	+ T - Madison Meyhem - 96.75 (Bernie Ramchatesingh)
* **FDCI-12** - Phantom Blue - 94.60 (Rick Martin)
* **FDCI-13** - Scarlet Knights - 96.79 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-14** -
* **FDCI-15** -
* **FDCI-16** -
* **FDCI-17** -
* **FDCI-18** -
* **FDCI-19** -
* **FDCI-20** - The Knights - 94.005 (Gary Currier)

**FDCI Division 2 World Champions**

* **FDCI-4** - Heirs Apparent - 93.40 (John C. King)
* **FDCI-5** - Scarlet Squires (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-6** - Pacific Squires -94.10 (Sky Johnson)
* **FDCI-7** - Scarlet Squires - 96.80 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-8** - Pacific Squires - 91.70 (Sky Johnson)
* **FDCI-9** - Scarlet Squires - 95.40 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-10** - Fanboys - 91.90 (David Wasacz)
* **FDCI-11** - Les Blanc Chevalier - 95.20 (Gary Currier)
* **FDCI-12** - Tokyo Tornadoes - 92.80 (James Hensley)
* **FDCI-13** - Desert Thunder - 95.46 (Ray Leyva)
* **FDCI-14** -
* **FDCI-15** -
* **FDCI-16** -
* **FDCI-17** -
* **FDCI-18** -
* **FDCI-19** -
* **FDCI-20** - Pooper Troopers - 90.785 (Patrick Laxson)

**FDCI Division 3 World Champions**

* **FDCI-4** - Diaper Babies - 91.80 (John C. King)
* **FDCI-5** - Scarlet Lackeys - 92.00 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-6** - Enigma -90.20 (Shannon Jeffreys)
* **FDCI-7** - Scarlet Lackeys - 93.56 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-8** - Soft Corps - 89.80 (Trevor Gooch)
* **FDCI-9** - Scarlet Lackeys - 93.10 (Joel Sokol)
* **FDCI-10** - Kiltie Kadets - 89.00 (Gary Lewis)
* **FDCI-11** - White Knight Regiment - 93.75 (Gary Currier)
* **FDCI-12** - The Blue Doubts - 89.73 (Martin Verkamman)
* **FDCI-13** - And The Rest - 92.28 (Tony Lovensheimer)
* **FDCI-14** -
* **FDCI-15** -
* **FDCI-16** -
* **FDCI-17** -
* **FDCI-18** -
* **FDCI-19** -
* **FDCI-20** - Brass Dragon - 87.410 (Brandon Mann)
Level 8 (The Parking Lot)

**`Level 8 resembles a seemingly endless Parking lot with no food or drinks in sight with wet floor signs scattered around the whole place. The entities consist of Fakers, Hissers, Laughers, and Trick Cars. Some bases are on this level like the MEH (Minerooms Entity Hunters) whose base is located here and they also help wanderers who are in need of weapons, food, drinks, or just help in general. The sound in this level sound distorted songs from the 80's and 90's, with some reports of people hearing songs from the 40's and early 2000's. Some theories suggest that this was a parking lot built in the early 40's and went all the way to the early 2000's before getting trapped in the Minerooms, but these are just theories.`**

## `**Entrances**`

* **`If you find a closet in Level 7 and stay in there for 2 hours than you'll get here`**
* **`If you find a stairway on Level 4 it will lead you to this level`**
* **`If you walk far enough in Level 1 it could possibly lead you to this level`**

## `**Exits**`

* **`If you noclip through a car than you'll go to Level 9`**
* **`If you break a pillar than you'll go to Level 10`**
* **`If you noclip through an blue wall than you'll go to Level 12`**
Capital Regiment

**Capital Regiment** is a junior drum corps based out of Columbus, Ohio.

## History

Capital Regiment first debuted the corps in 1999 placing 10th at the Div. 3 championships that year. At Drum Corps International Championships in 2002, the corps moved up to DCI Division I status.

While in division 3, Capital Regiment has placed:
10th in 1999, 6th in 2000

While in division 2, Capital Regiment has placed:
4th in 2001, 2nd in 2002

While in division 1, Capital Regiment has placed:
17th in 2002, 19th in 2003, 14th in 2004, 15th in 2005

In 2007 the "Board of Trustees of the Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps has decided not to field a competitive corps for the 2007 Drum Corps International Summer Tour".[1]

Capital Regiment

## Traditions

The hornline members can 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.

In 2004, the corps performed "A Celebration of Life: Mind, Body, Spirit" As a result, the Doxology theme was incorporated into a corps song that was sung throughout 2004 and at the beginning of 2005.

## Trivia

On July 12, 2001 the corps was practicing at Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University. The coach of the NIU football team ordered the football players to run through the corps, which ended up injuring two corps members. article - Strength Coach Fired, Other Disciplinary Actions Taken[2]

In the summer of 2003, the corps was the last corps to perform at the Normal Il show, before a tornado warning cleared the stadium for safety reasons. The corps performed even though the storm had completely engulfed the stadium by the time they were finished with the show.

In 2005, the color guard bus was hit by the equipment truck of Capital Sound while driving out of the parking lot from the Madison, WI show.
Empire State Express

The **Empire State Express** was a Junior Drum Corps based in the Southern Tier of New York.

## History

* The corps was formed in the autumn of 1977 as a merger between the Mark Twain Cadets of Elmira Heights, New York and the Southern Tier Grenadiers of Broome County, New York.

* Corps colors were cyan (light blue), black, silver and white. Near the beginning of the 1978 season, yellow was also added. The uniforms were composed of black slacks/skirts, white long-sleeve turtleneck shirts, and an enormous cape that hung from the neck to the knees and from elbow to elbow. Silver-colored pith helmets (originally worn by the Southern Tier Grenadiers) were worn along with a blue plume.

* The corps was a member of the O-Penn circuit.

* Repertoire for 1978 was March Militaire Francais, Sheherazade (Maynard Ferguson arrangement), Get It On (from the self-titled album, Chase), and If You Believe (from The Wiz)

## Scores

1978 World Open Championships (Lynn, Massachusetts)

* Class A Prelims: 60.95 (10th Place)
* Class A Finals: 59.20 (10th Place)

1978 American International Open (Butler, Pennsylvania)

* Open Class Prelims: 64.45 (8th Place)
* Open Class Finals: 64.45 (8th Place)

1978 US Open Championships (Marion, Ohio)

* Open Class Prelims: 67.05 (14th Place)

## Trivia

* Just before the end of their show at the 1978 New York State American Legion Championships, the Express startled the audience when each member of the corps threw a yellow frisbee into the crowd. The frisbees had been hidden from view during the show, tucked halfway down each member's pants/skirt and covered by the cape.

## External Links

* Entry for Empire State Express - corpsreps.com
Alberta

## Inactive Junior Corps

* 1st Canadian Cavaliers, Calgary
* 1st Canadian Regiment, Edmonton
* Alberta Girls, Edmonton
* Allegiance, Calgary
* Allegiance Elite, Calgary
* Canadian Royalaires, Edmonton
* Calgary Cavaliers, Calgary
* Edmonton All-Girl Marching Ambassadors, Edmonton
* Edmonton Strutters, Edmonton
* Fusion, Edmonton
* Klondike, Edmonton
* Red and White Airs All-Girl, Calgary

## Senior Corps

* 1st Canadian Cavaliers Calgary/Edmonton
Commodore Perry Scouts

The **Commodore Perry Scouts** were a junior drum corps based in Los Angeles, California. They were sponsored by the Commodore Perry American Legion Post 525 and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple.[1]

## History

* The corps was founded in 1931
* In 1955, 1956, 1962, and 1963 the corps won the state (Californa) American Legion Championships.[2]

## Trivia

* Actor/author George Takei was once a member of this corps. [3]

## References

* entry for Commodore Perry Scouts - corpsreps.com
* AL-CA (see CA, entry 125) - dbcna.com