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Books

**Books**, monographs or compilations that are directly to do with Drum Corps as an activity.

## Non-fiction

* Chefari, Janet, with photographs by Griffiths, Ann Hagen, *Introducing the drum and bugle corps*. Dodd, Mead, c1982. ISBN 039608088X

* DeJournett, Bill. *Brass secrets of the drum and bugle corps : a comprehensive guide to outdoor brass technique*. Springfield, IL: Focus on Excellence, 1997.

* Fyffe, Daniel. *Indoor percussion ensembles and drum corps* 1st ed. New York, NY: Rosen Pub. Group, c2007.

* Malcolm, John,Sanderson, Pete,Schmidt, Bryan,Truman, Richard and Wilson, Roy. *Magic on the march : the 50 years history of Canada's famous Preston Scout House Bugle Band*. N.p.: Gagne, 1988. ISBN 0969398301

* Popp, Hodeen E., *Competitive Drum Corps: There and Then to Here and Now*. Des Plaines, IL: Olympic Printing, 1979.

* Ross-Robertson, David, and A P. Samuels, eds. *Encyclopedia of drum and bugle corps*. N.p.: Allen Co., 1966.

* Schmidt, William and Paul Schmidt, *History of Ludwig Drums*. Fullerton, CA: Centerstream Publications, 1991. ISBN 0931759498

* Spena, Jud. *Echoes in the valley* West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Pub., 2004. ( a history of the Squires, Watkins Glen )

* Vickers, Steve, ed. *A History of Drum and Bugle Corps, vol. 1*. Madison, WI: Sights & Sounds, 2002.

* Vickers, Steve, ed. *A History of Drum and Bugle Corps, vol. 2*.

* Vickers, Steve, ed. *A History of Drum and Bugle Corps, vol. 3*.

* Vickers, Steve, ed. *Drum Corps International The First 35 Years in Photos*, 2007.

* Welch, David C.. *The Middle Horn Leader 2006*. [n.l.]BookSurge Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1419647709

* Wilson, J. Richard. *The Slingerland complete instructive manual for the piston bugle, including the new rotary slide attachment*. Chicago, IL: Slingerland Drum Co., 1935.

* Kuzma, Gregory M., *On the field from Denver, Colorado...The Blue Knights!: One member's experience of the 1994 summer national tour*. [n.l.]: iUniverse, Inc, 2006. ISBN 0595322786

* *All for one, one for all : the story of St. Vincent Drum and Bugle Corps of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Bayonne, New Jersey*. [Bayonne, N.J.] : St. Vincent Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps Alumni Association, ©1997.

* *Buglers & drummers manual : bugle bands and drum corps : rudiments of music and instruction for the bugle and drum, with regulation duty bugle calls for camp and garrison, including a splendid collection of Bugle-Trumpet marches*. Comp. John Slatter. Calgary; Toronto: Waterloo Music Co., 1912.

* *Corps-Fax '79*. Pickering, ON: Ontario Drum Corps Association, 1979.

* *Directory of Canadian drum corps*. N.p.: Canadian Drum Corps Association, 1963.

## Fiction

* Edwards, Chuck, *The Lorin Solo,* BookSurge Publishing, (2006). ISBN 1419634526
Expressions

**Expressions** was a Junior Drum Corps competing as an A-60 and A class corps in the late 1980's and early 1990's. They were listed as being bassed in Hammond, Louisiana, but also rehearsed in Natalbany and Slidel.

## History

**Expressions** was founded in 1987. The corps folded before the 1992 season.

## External Links

entry for Expressions corpsreps.com

entry for Expressions Louisiana Drum Corps web site
Distant Thunder

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Distant Thunder Show Corps, from Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, Great Britain, were founded in 1999 in a joint venture between Sharnbrook Upper School and the disbanded but highly regarded Buccaneer Drum & Bugle Corps. The corps competes in BYBA and DCE, and is looking to compete in both DCUK and DCI in the future.

Distant Thunder are endorsed by Dynasty Musical Instruments, Vic Firth Sticks & Mallets and Kelly Mouthpieces.

## Shows and Placements

### 2006

**CGI - Reality is not our buisness**

* Once Apon A Time
* Uninvited Guests
* A Bugs Life
* The Incredibles
* Happily Ever After..

### 2005

**West Side Story**

* Dance at the Gym
* Mambo
* Maria
* Cool
* One Hand, One Heart
* America
* Finale

 **BYBA**  - Division 2 Champions

 **BYBA**  - Division 2 National Champions

 **DCE**  - A Class Runners Up

### 2004

**Phantom of the Opera**

* Phantom of the Opera
* Masqurade
* Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
* All I Ask Of You/Music of the Night

 **BYBA**  - Division 2 - 3rd Place

 **BYBA**  - National Championships Division 2 3rd Place

 **DCE**  - A Class Champions

### 2003

**Harry Potter**

 **BYBA**  - Division 2 - 4th Place

 **BYBA**  - National Championships Division 2 4th Place

### 2002

**Jazz and Swing**

 **BYBA**  - Championship Class - 7th Place

### 2001

**Robbie Williams**

 **BYBA**  - Novice Class Champions

 **BYBA**  - National Championships Novice Class Runners Up

### 2000

**Johnny One-Note/Georgia**

 **BYBA**  - Southern Counties Novice Class Runners Up

## Traditions and Trivia

### The Cadets Contra

Distant Thunder are the owners of a Yamaha Contrabass which formerly belonged to The Cadets. It was part of their 2005 DCI winnning show 'The Zone' and taken back to the UK for the second half of the British season, where it was part of the BYBA Division 2 winning show 'West Side Story'.
Aumargazine - Qualcuno ha mai sognato l'uomo lumaca?

In redazione ci arrivano sempre più avvistamenti di uno strano figuro apparso nei sogni di vari abitanti di diversi continenti, *un uomo lumaca dalla pelle verdastra* che a quanto pare terrorizza chi lo vede. Una vera e propria caccia è iniziata a seguito di alcune testimonianze di averlo visto dal vivo, nonostante, secondo lo stregone **Frusther** di *Segmia* dell'**Accademia di Magie Mentali**, si tratterebbe solo di una psicosi collettiva e nessun essere simile è mai esistito.

Se lo avete sognato (o addirittura visto) anche voi contattate la nostra redazione mandandoci una lettera all'indirizzo riportato in chiusura della rivista!

*Articolo di Khrystie-Xu*
Allegheny Nightstorm

The **Allegheny Nightstorm** was a senior drum and bugle corps based in Pittsburgh and later in Butler, Pennsylvania. The corps featured former members of the General Butler Vagabonds, Pittsburgh Royal Crusaders, Steel City Ambassadors and other local corps.

## History

* The corps was active in the DCA circuit for several years after its founding in 2000. With a small, but dedicated membership, the corps struggled and finished 16th in 2002. While the corps lacked a substantial membership base, it appears that there was a deep committment to excellence. In 2002, the Night Storm became a part of the General Butler Vagabonds organization, but internal conflicts and weak membership caused the corps to fold before the 2003 DCA season.
Belles of St. Mary's

The **Belles of St. Mary's** were an all-girl junior drum corps based in Gloucester City, New Jersey.

## History

* The corps was formed in 1940 [1] under the auspices of the Gloucester High School.[2]

## References

* NE-NM *see NJ, entry 16*, dbcna.com
* entry for Belles of St. Mary's - corpsreps.com

## External Links

* The Belles of St. Mary's alumni web site
Concourse of Champions

A major early-season competition, long considered the Midwest season opener and held on Memorial Day evening at Lake Front Stadium in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Originating on May 30, 1962 and sponsored by the Kenosha Kingsmen, it was noted as much for the icy late-spring night winds off adjoining Lake Michigan as for the excitement of being the preview event of each new drum corps season. (It bore the nickname "Ice Carnival" among fans.) The contest lasted into the mid-1970s, past the dissolution of the sponsoring **Kingsmen.**
Diplomats, Newmarket

The **Diplomats** were a non-competitive junior parade corps based in Newmarket, Ontario that acted as a feeder corps for the Newmarket Ambsssadors.

## History

* The Diplomats Drum and Bugle Corps was formed in the fall of 1979. They marched their first Christmas parades as a unit on November 17th, 1979 in their home town of Newmarket and later in the day, Aurora.

* In 1980 the corps disbands. Although short-lived the corps performed it's function well and many members of the Diplomats later became marching members of the Ambassadors.

## External Links

* article from the "Ambassabear News" - Ambassadors alumni site
Black Watch, Willingboro

The **Black Watch** was a junior drum corps based in Willingboro, New Jersey.

## History

The Black Watch competed in field shows between 1969-1984. By the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, the Black Watch competed in DCI Class A and had some measure of success in that division. In 1979, the corps' most successful year, it won DCI Class A and DCI Canada Class A. In 1980 and 1983, the Black Watch captured fourth place at DCI Class A finals. Apparently, the corps collapsed after the 1984 season.

## External Links

BLACK WATCH JR. DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS of Willingboro, New Jersey alumni web site
Argonauts

The **Argonauts** (also known as the Flamingos, Flamingo Lancers; Sons of the American Legion) were a junior drum corps based in Salem, Oregon.

## Trivia

The Argonauts won the VFW National Championship in 1975, were NWDCA and DCW Champions respectively in both 1976 and 1977, became DCI associate members in 1976 placing 23rd in 76' and 21st in 77'
Georgia

## Junior Corps

* AL Baxter L. Schaub Squadron 75, LaGrange
* AL Gate City Squadron 72, Atlanta
* AL Richard Post 63, Augusta
* AL Squadron 1, Atlanta
* AL Squadron 35, Columbus
* AL Squadron 75, LaGrange
* Court of Honor, Atlanta
* Chattahoochee Sound Association, Decatur
* Concourse, Atlanta
* Explorer Post 777, Atlanta
* Generals, Kennesaw
* Ghost Train Express, Marietta
* Heritage, Atlanta
* LaFayette Cadets, Sandy Springs
* Monroe Girls, Monroe
* Spirit of Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville
* Spirit of Atlanta, Atlanta

## Senior Corps

* AL Atlanta Post 1, Atlanta
* AL Shanklin-Attaway Post 5, Rome
* Alliance, Atlanta
* CorpsVets, Atlanta
* SouthStar, Atlanta
* Spirit of Atlanta Alumni, Atlanta

## Venues

* Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, Atlanta
April 2006

### April 30, 2006

The Forgemen announce that they will be inactive for the 2006 competitive season. (drumcorpseurope.org)

### April 29, 2006

* The Marion Cadets announce that they will be inactive for the 2006 competitive season. (marioncadets.org)

### April 28, 2006

* Philadelphia Police Cadets (PAL) will hold a reunion on August 26, 2006 from 12:00pm till 8:00pm. The reunion will be held at the Fort Washington State Park in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. (philapolicecadets.org)

* The 2006 inductees to the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame are: Colin Campbell, Dominic J. Fulginiti, Jerry Kelsey, Vincent Monacelli, Ken Norman, Richard Price and Tom Peashey. (drumcorpsplanet.com)

### April 25, 2005

* Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps 46 Royal Sovereign from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada, win the drum and bugle corps division of the 2006 Northern Ontario Band and Drill Competition held in North Bay, Ontario. (soonews.ca)

### April 24, 2006

* The 2006 inductees to the Buglers Hall of Fame are released by the Champions on Parade committee. (drumcorpsplanet.com)

### April 22, 2006

* The site of Rochester, New York for the Drum Corps Associates 2007 championships was approved by corps directors at the Spring DCA meeting. (drumcorpsplanet.com)

### April 20, 2006

* Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, city council declines request of the Hamilton Fire Fighters to forgive a debt of $ 2002,000 CDN. (hamiltonspectator.com)

### April 17, 2006

* The Atlanta CorpsVets announces the recipient of the annual Lisa Abney Scholarship: Michelle Guest. (corpsvets.org)

### April 12, 2006

* The Troopers have received preliminary approval to rejoin the ranks of Drum Corps International in full division I competition for the 2007 season. (troopersdrumcorps.org) (drumcorpsplanet.com) (drumcorpsworld.com)

### April 10, 2006

* Allegiance Elite goes 'inactive' for the 2006 competitive season. The corps will present a summer theatre-style show. (dci.org)
* The Drum Corps International Board of Directors holds a weekend meeting in Dayton, Ohio. Considered are a new governance structure for DCI and a long-term partnership with the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, that may include the committment to hold the DCI Championships in that city for a number years. (dci.org)

### April 8, 2006

* The Sponsors of Musical Enrichment, Inc. (S.O.M.E.) are now accepting applications for the Jim Ott Scholarship. (dci.org) (someinc.com)

### April 5, 2006

* The Crossmen Alumni Corps announces its re-organization. (drumcorpsplanet.com)

### April 4, 2006

* Freddy Martin, founder and director of Spirit of Atlanta, and Tom Aungst, longtime percussion caption head for the Cadets, have been elected to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. (DCI.org)

### April 1, 2006

* 240 union employees at musical instrument maker Conn-Selmer makers of the King brass instruments line, in Elkhart, Indiana, went on strike Saturday, April 1st. Employees believe that production will be outsourced overseas should a resolution not be found. (wsbt.com)
Getzen

Musical instrument manufacturer based in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Getzen produced many bugles in multiple voices through the 1950s and 1960s in two main brand names: Getzen and Elkhorn (the latter a budget-priced line of bugles). Getzen was noted for experimentation and innovation, and also occasionally offered exotic bugles such as the herald bugles, the valveless slide bugles, the concert french horn, and the piccolo soprano, which is pitched an octave above the standard soprano and tenor bugles.
84th Bucktail Regiment

The **84th Bucktail Regiment** was a junior drum corps based in Emporium, Pennsylvania.

## History

Bucktail Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps was organized in the summer of 1963. Its immediate goal was to see if there was enough interest in operating a corps in a small community. The meetings were held on the third floor of the Community Center located in the heart of the business district. After several meetings it was decided to start raising money to purchase used equipment. The goal at this time was to obtain instruments and rehearse for the borough of Emporium's Centennial parade in 1964. Emporium at one time had a town band. When it disbanded there was a small sum of money that was placed in the local bank. This money, after negotiations with some of the fomer town band members, was transferred to the new drum corps. This money along with a bank loan and other contributions provided us with the money to purchase necessary drums and bugles from Truman Crawford of "Yankee Rebel" fame. An interesting side note in regards to obtaining the musical instruments is as follows: After waiting for over two weeks to receive the instruments that had been shipped a search was requested in regards to the status of the equipment. The U.S. Post Office traced the sent equipment to Emporia, KS. Within less than a week the equipment finally arrived in Emporium.

The two men who spearheaded this organization from its start to its demise in 1978 was the late Joseph Noto and Robert Olivett. The two men ran the corps as co business managers.

The corps succeeded in meeting its goal and made its first debute by participating in the huge Emporium Centennial Parade in the summer of 1964. Although small in number at first, the corps slowly grew in size and fame throughout NWPA and SWNY. The corps eventually owned its own equipment truck and building for rehearsals. Equipment and uniforms ran in excess of $50,000. For a small community like Emporium this almost seemed like "Mission Impossible."

## References

* entry for 84th Bucktail Regiment - corpsreps.com

## External Links

* 84th Bucktail Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps Emporium PA alumni web site
French horn

This bugle is approximately the same size as the baritone bugle except with a somewhat wider bell, and it uses a standard orchestral or band french horn mouthpiece. It gained much popularity in the 1950s as a bridge between the higher and lower bugle voices, and lent a distinct and memorable, ethereal tone to musical passages. Because it is limited in its ability to produce great volumes of power in its middle ranges, some drum and bugle corps phased out french horn bugles in the later 1960s in favor of the newer mellophone bugles, though the french horns survived longer in use than the baritone bugles did.

Changes in junior corps marching style, beginning in the mid-1980s, made playing the bell-front french horn particularly difficult with its small mouthpiece. Currently, few junior DCI corps incorporate this instrument in their brass sections although they are still in use in other circuits in North America and beyond.
Bleu Raeders

The **Bleu Raeders** (also known as Regiment Militaire) are an inactive Junior Drum Corps based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

## History

* Corps formed in 1971.

* Merge with Stardusters, Arabi, Louisiana 1974.

* Split with Stardusters, Arabi, Louisiana & reestablished Bleu Raeders name 1975.

* Merged second time with Stardusters, Arabi, Louisiana 1981 to become Louisiana Southernaires (name taken from a New Orleans corps from the 50's).

## External Links

* entry for Bleu Raeders Louisiana Drum Corps web site

* entry for Bleu Raeders CorpsReps.com
Holy Rosary Caballeros

The **Holy Rosary Caballeros** are an inactive senior drum corps based in Providence, Rhode Island.

## History

* In 1969 the corps merged with the Skylarks, to become the Rhode Island Matadors

## References

* Caballeros (Holy Rosary) History www.ricorps.com via web.archive.org
* entry for Holy Rosary Caballeros - corpsreps.com
* DCP Livewire!, Featuring Gil Silva Drum Corps Planet
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Hilltoppers

The Richmond Hill **Hilltoppers** were a parade and standstill corps based in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

## History

The corps was originally known as the Richmond Hill Police Boys Band, but with a name change the introduction of girls and new uniforms they moved into standstill competition. The corps operated from the 1950s until the mid 1960s, when the corps amalgamated with the Leaside Lions Drum Corps before it closed down operations.

## References

* Provinces A-O (see entry 79 for Ontario) - dbcna.com
British Youth Band Association

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**British Youth Band Association**

## Competition

The rules of BYBA are much more relaxed in some aspects than other organisations, in the fact that woodwind instruments are allowed and it it not a strictly drum corp organisation, however many of the higher bands do prefer the drum corp style.

## Corps

As of 2006. Bands in italics denotes exhibition performance only.

* **Division 1**
	+ 6th Hove Scouts D&BC
	+ Distant Thunder Show Corps
	+ *37th Kingswood*
	+ *Stafford Lancers*

* **Division 2**
	+ East Coast Elite
	+ Trinity School Show Band
	+ Warwick Girls
	+ Phoenix Coventry
	+ 11th Northampton Boys Brigade
	+ Pacemakers

* **Division 3**
	+ Halifax BB/GB
	+ Cheshire Cadets
	+ Centurion Show Band
	+ Revoloution Show Corps
	+ Upton Youth Band
	+ Beeches Cadets
	+ Donisthorpe Scouts
	+ Phantom Knights
	+ Atherstone Youth Marching Band
	+ Downsmen Corps
	+ Midsomer Norton Marching Brass
	+ Stateside

* **Division 4**
	+ Kingston Shadows
	+ Doncaster Danum Scout Band
	+ Chase Drum and Trumpet Corps
	+ The Coseley Comets
	+ Stafford Brigades YMB
	+ 1st Ibstock Scout Band
	+ Lanesfield BB/GB
	+ 4th Uckfield (Holy Cross) Scout Band
	+ Marxmen Group
	+ 6th Hove Scouts B Corps
	+ Infinity Corps
	+ Equinox
	+ TS Superb NTC
	+ Stafordshire Knights
	+ Spalding BB/GB
Cadets of Greece

The **Cadets of Greece** (also known as Greece Cadets; Shoreliners) are an inactive junior drum corps from Rochester, New York.

## History

* The corps was founded in 1963.
* Through the early 1970s, the corps was known as the Greece Cadets. However, the corps changed their name in 1975 after a show announcer mistakenly called the corps the "Cadets of Greece." Corps members and management liked the "mistake" so much they adopted the new name.

The Cadets of Greece organization failed to field a competitive corps in 1980. The organization changed leadership and came back on the field for one year in 1981. In 1982, the corps merged briefly with the Patriots organization and fielded Fusion. The two groups separated the following year and the Cadets members merged again with the Gauchos organization in Fulton forming the Cadets of Upstate New York. Subsequent years saw this organization combine with the Firebirds of Fairport, NY to form Northmen.

This organization had a very strong feeder corps as much of the membership grew up as members of the Greece Shoreliner Cadets

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File:GreeceCadets1974.jpg

## External Links

entry for Cadets of Greece corpsreps.com

== Select Repertoire == Please Add missing information

1975- Book By Ed Cozzolino:
633 Squadron,
Saxophone Jones,
Harlem Nocturne,
Temptation,
Battle Hymn of the Republic

1976-Book by Jerry Kelsey:
What is Hip,
America,
Dance of the Baccanale,
Festival Prelude,
I Write the Songs,

1977- Book by Corky Fabrizio:
Academic Festival Overture,
Fascinating Rhythm,
Chorus Line Medley,
What I Did for Love

1978- Book by Corky Fabrizio:
Russian Easter Overture,
Hill Where the Lord Hides,
Get it On,
Chicago Medley- Canon, Color My World, Free

1979- Book by Jerry Kelsey:
Superman,
Too Much Heaven,
K-Gee/Salsation,
He's the Wiz- Ease on Down the Road,
Home

## 1975 DCI Class A Champions and 1978 DCI Associate Member

File:Greece Cadets 1975 1.jpg

File:CadetsofGreece1978.jpg
Glassmen

## Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps

The **Glassmen** are a junior drum corps based in Maumee, Ohio and are members of Drum Corps International. They compete within DCI Division I.

## History

In 1961, a drum corps called the Maumee Suns was founded in Toledo, Ohio, by the Maumee Demons Senior Drum & Bugle Corps In 1967, they were renamed the Glass City Optimists, and in 1971 the corps officially became known as the Glassmen. In 1975 the corps was one of the first DCI Class "A" Finalists, placing fifth at the DCI Class "A" Championships in Philadelphia. They went inactive in 1976, returning to competition in 1979. In 1980, the corps began competing in DCI Division I.

## Mission

The Glassmen provide opportunities that promote and develop life skills and personal enrichment through education, participation and performance.

## Trivia

* Since 1985, one of only four corps to break into the top 5 in DCI world championships without winning the title. (the other three are Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders, and Suncoast Sound)
* Holds the record for the longest running final placing ascension in DCI (1985 [31st] - 1995 [8th])
* Corps director from 1986 - 1995 was Dan Acheson (then became Director of DCI)

## DCI final placing over the years

* 1980: 42nd
* 1981: 38th
* 1982: 34th
* 1983: 24th
* 1984: 28th
* 1985: 36th
* 1986: 31st
* 1987: 30th
* 1988: 25th
* 1989: 23rd
* 1990: 18th
* 1991: 17th
* 1992: 13th
* 1993: 11th
* 1994: 10th
* 1995: 8th
* 1996: 13th
* 1997: 8th
* 1998: 5th
* 1999: 5th
* 2000: 8th
* 2001: 5th
* 2002: 8th
* 2003: 14th
* 2004: 12th
* 2005: 11th
Granite State Garrison

The **Granite State Garrison** is an inactive junior drum corps based in Keene, New Hampshire.

## History

The **Granite State Garrison** was founded in 1983 as a parade corps in Keene NH.The Garrison competed in Eastern Massachusetts Curcuit from 1984-1989.The corps also competed in DCE in Allentown, Pennsylvania,and also competed at DCI Class "A" Finals in 1987 and 1988, representing the state of New Hampshire.In May of 1990 the corps folded.

### Uniforms

The uniforms and equipment that the Garrison originally started out with in 1983 were from the Simplex Minutemen Drum and Bugle Corps from Gardner Mass.

### Former Members

Some of the former mambers of the Garrison went on to perform with the Spartans of Nashua NH,the Boston Crusaders of Boston Mass,the Cadets (Garfield),now of Allentown PA.

## External Links

* entry for Granite State Garrison - corpsreps.com
Canadian Commanders

The **Canadian Commanders** (later the Burlington Commanders) were a senior drum corps from Toronto, and later Burlington, Ontario .

## History

* The **Canadian Commanders** were formed in 1963 as a merger of the Jolly Jesters and the Viscounts.

* They were members of the Red Carpet Association RCA 1970, 1971 and belonged to both the Ontario Drum Corps Association and the Canadian Drum Corps Association

* The corps ceased operation in 1973.

## Red Carpet Association Years

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    **29 August 1970 Erie, PA 'RCA Championships**

```

1. Pittsburgh Rockets 73.10
2. Guelph Royalaires 72.45
3. Canada's Marching Ambassadors 69.94
4. Westshoremen Bonnie-Scots 67.60
5. Connecticut Yankees 61.50
6. **Canadian Commanders** 61.35
7. Matadors 60.99
8. Emmaus Sentinels 57.85
9. Garden Statesmen 56.85
10. Hanover Lancers 54.45
11. Suburban Knights 51.15
12. Dunkirk Patriots 48.35
13. Freestatesmen 44.25

```
    **28 August 1971 Erie, PA RCA Championships**

```

1. Pittsburgh Rockets 71.65
2. Burlington Commanders 69.65
3. Guelph Royalaires 69.00
4. Matadors 59.45
5. Emmaus Sentinels 51.70
6. Getzville Suburban Knights 50.80
7. Erie Thunderbirds 47.45
8. Altoona Gardners Guards 47.10
9. Dunkirk Patriots 45.20
10. Freestatesmen 43.20
11. Hanover Lancers 39.80

## External Links

entry for Canadian Commanders - corpsreps.com

http://pages.ca.inter.net/~fifight/Commanders.htm - Hamilton Firefighters
Field and Floor

**Field and Floor** (or Field & Floor)is a blog that features the opinions and criticisms of David G. Hill on "pageantry", which includes Drum Corps, Bands and Winter Guard, thus "field and floor". In particular David covers Drum Corps International and Winter Guard International, circuits in North America.
Impulse

**Impulse** is a competitive junior drum corps from southern California, based in Buena Park. The corps competes in Drum Corps International Division II/III.

## History

Impulse was founded in the winter of 1998 by Velvet Knight Alumni who desired to re-organize the Velvet Knights after it's demise the year prior, but found too many negative obstacles with the IRS, Boy Scouts of America and many school districts, standing in their way. But the desire to carry on the showmanship traditions and spirit of the Velvet Knights gave birth to a new name and a new corps...IMPULSE. This name was inspired by the spirit and nature of their beloved Velvet Knights.

In their first competitive season in 1999, many show promoters wanted Impulse on their line ups, because they knew audiences wanted that brand of drum corps. Since then, Impulse has grown in popularity and competitively placing in Div II/III finals the last 4 years and winning the Div III DCI World Champion Crown in 2006.

Impulse is looking to continue their trend of success by continuing to live by their philosophy of financial responsibility, quality teaching and superior performance excellence.

It is said among their ranks that "The quality goes in the show before the baseball cap goes on their heads".

## Trivia

* Impulse was the first new corps in the Southern California are to earn DCI competitive status their first year out.
* Impulse has been televised nationally performing in the Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade every year since 2001.
* The most notable parade they performed in was the Blockbuster Hollywood Spectacular for Christmas 2002.
DCA judging System

The system of judging senior corps is based off of rating and ranking of 9 judges.

Effect

* Visual Effect (VE)
* Music Effect (ME)

Visual Composition

* Field Visual (FV)
* Ensemble Visual (EV)
* Colorguard (CG)

Music Composition

* Field Percussion (FP)
* Ensemble Percussion (EP)
* Field Brass (FB)
* Ensemble Brass (EB)

DCA Scoring Formulas
Bluewater Buccaneers

The **Bluewater Buccaneers**, were a Class A junior drum and bugle corps based out of Sarnia, Ontario.

## History

The corps competed in the Great Lakes Drum Corps Association, ODCA and CDCA circuit shows.

The corps had three feeder corps: The London Imperials, London Ontario; The Pirates, Sarnia, Ontario and The Raiders, Port Huron, Michigan.

* Corps formed as the all-girl Lionettes in 1945.

* In 1972 the corps becomes co-ed and invites members of the now-defunct Marching Diplomats to join their ranks under the name of the Bluewater Lionaires.

* In 1974 the corps changes it's name to the **Bluewater Buccaneers**.

* In 1981 the corps performed at the DCI World Championships for the first time, coming in 7th in the A-Class division.

* In 1982 the corps placed 14th in A-Class.

* In 1986 the corps changes it's name to Phoenix.

* In 1987 the corps changes it's name to Northern Dream and moves to Windsor, Ontario.

## Trivia

The Bluewater Buccaneers was the corps where Steve Campbell came from who recieved at the DCI's  Individual & Ensemble a 100.0 in the solo snare event with 1986 Concord Blue Devils.

## See Also

* London Imperials, London Ontario
* Pirates, Sarnia, Ontario
* Raiders, Port Huron, Michigan

## External Links

* Introducing the Bluewater Buccaneers alumni website
* entry for Bluewater Buccaneers - Corpsreps.com
* entry for Lionettes - Corpsreps.com
* entry for Phoenix (ONT) - Corpsreps.com
* entry for Northern Dream - Corpsreps.com
Future DCI Championship Locations

* 2007 - Pasadena, California
* 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana (Bloomington, Indiana's Memorial Stadium as alternate location if new stadium isn't finished, [ref: IndyStar])
* 2009 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2010 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2011 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2012 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2013 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2014 -
* 2015 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2016 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2017 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2018 - Indianapolis, Indiana

## References

* Last Dance madison.com, August 12, 2006
Florida

## Inactive Junior Corps

* Brassmen, Fort Myers/Cape Coral
* Buccaneers, Cape Coral
* Devil Dogs, Clearwater
* Florida Guardsmen, Cape Coral/Fort Myers
* Florida Vanguard, Pembroke Pines
* Florida Wave, Miami
* Floridians, Miami
* Gladesmen, Miami
* Indian Raiders, Baldwin
* Kiwanis Kavaliers, Ft. Meyers
* Leathernecks, Orlando
* Le Sabres, Fort Lauderdale
* Magic of Orlando, Orlando
* Royal Lancers, Cape Coral
* Suncoast Sound, Clearwater
* Tampa Bay Thunder, Tampa

## Active Senior Corps

* Florida Brass, Lakeland
* Heat Wave, Orlando

## Other

* North Port High School Alliance, Venice
* Future Corps, Walt Disney World, Orlando
Alamo Marksmen

The **Alamo Marksmen** were a junior drum and bugle corps from San Antonio, Texas

## History

The corps was established in 1981 as an attempt to base a DCI corps in Texas. The corps had a close relationship with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, who helped to try to get the corps off the ground. Unfortunately, the corps was unable to sustain itself and folded at the end of the 1982 season.

## Trivia

Did you know....?

The corps that helped the Alamo Marksmen, The Crossmen, have now moved their operations from the East Coast to San Antonio.
Chops, Inc.

Chops Drum & Bugle Corps is a Senior Drum Corps based in Mineapolis, Minnesota.

## History

* The organization was founded in 1991 as a parade drumline called ChopStix Percussion, and Top Chops Brassline was added in 1994
* The combined units began competing in field shows as Chops Inc in 1999
* Participated in Drum Corps Midwest from 1999-2004, Drum Corps Associates from 2005-2008 and again in 2014-2018, and DCI SoundSport in 2019 and 2022
* Chops Inc won the DCA Class A gold medal in 2005, in their first trip to DCA championships. They made Class A finals again in 2008 and 2016, and Open Class finals in 2018
* Starting in 2016, the field corps dropped "Inc" from their name, competing as Chops Drum & Bugle Corps. The parent organization retains the name Chops Inc

## Traditions

* The corps song is "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
* "Freebird" by Lynard Skynard and "School's Out" by Alice Cooper were commonly played as part of the field show or as parade/concert pieces

## Trivia

* The parent organization has also operated a WGI colorguard, WGI drumline, multiple steel drum ensembles, and several youth outreach programs in the Minneapolis/St Paul area
Black Knights, Belleville

The Belleville Black Knights were a Junior Drum Corps based in Belleville, Illinois.

## History

* The Belleville Black Knights were an all-male Drum & Bugle Corps organized in the spring of 1953 by Director Forrest Creson and Business Manager Vern Poole. The Belleville Black Knights quickly gained state and national prominence early on as they won the Amvets National Championships in 1954 … their first year in competition.

* In 1972, the Belleville Black Knights opened up their membership to females and became co-ed.

* Throughout their years in competition, they amassed many awards and titles which included 5 National Championships, 24 State Championships, and finalist positions at 25 National Championships. The Black Knights were in existence from 1953 through 1990.

* The corps disbanded in the spring of 1990.

* The Belleville Black Knights Alumni are still active and hold an annual reunion every year.

## External Links

* Belleville Black Knights Web Site
* Belleville Black Knights Facebook Page
* Belleville Black Knights YouTube page
California

## Junior Corps

* Blue Devils, Concord
* Blue Devils B, Concord
* Blue Devils C, Concord
* Fever, Modesto
* Hawthorne Gold
* Impulse, Buena Park
* Mandarins, Sacramento
* Mystikal, Long Beach
* Pacific Crest, Diamond Bar
* Rhythm Regiment, Long Beach
* Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara
* Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara
* VK, Anaheim/Buena Park/Santa Ana

## Inactive Junior Corps

* 3rd Generation, Los Angeles
* Alliance, San Diego
* Anaheim Explorer Scouts, Anaheim
* Anaheim Kingsmen, Anaheim
* Antlers, Burbank
* Barons, Milpitas
* California Dons, Fresno
* Commodore Perry Scouts, Los Angeles
* Commodores, Stockton
* Conquistadors, San Francisco
* Earthquake, San Diego
* Emerald Knights, Los Angeles
* Esperanza, San Diego
* Freelancer II, Sacramento
* Freelancers, Sacramento
* Golden Statesmen, San Diego
* Guardsmen, Redwood City
* Hawks, Richmond
* Hollywood Knights, Hollywood
* Imperial Dragons, Los Angeles
* King's Lancers, Anaheim
* Kingsmen Cadets, Anaheim
* Knight Raiders, Campbell
* Koyasan Scouts, Los Angeles
* Lakewood Ambassadors, Lakewood
* Las Rosas All-Girl, Monterey Park
* Los Angeles Chinese aka The Imperial Dragons, Los Angeles
* Lynwood Diplomats, Lynwood
* Nightfire, Los Angeles
* Pacific Sound, San Diego
* Patriots Praise, Riverside
* Pinole Princemen, Pinole
* Princemen, San Bernardino
* Royal Blues, West Covina
* Royal Commodores, Stockton
* Royal Dragoons, Los Angeles
* Royalaires, San Leandro
* San Jose Raiders, San Jose
* Troop 12 Boy Scouts, San Francisco
* Vagabonds, San Bernardino
* Valley Fever, Modesto
* Valley Fever B, Modesto
* Vaqueros, Lakewood
* Velvet Knights, Anaheim/Buena Park/Santa Ana
* Velvet Knight Cadets, Anaheim/Buena Park/Santa Ana
* West Coast Express, Anaheim/Santa Ana
* West Coast Sound, San Diego
* Yamato, Riverside

## Senior Corps

* Del Sol
* Dream, Irvine
* Renegades, San Francisco
* River City Regiment, Sacramento

## Other

* Kingsmen Alumni
* Onyx
* Stockton Police drum corps, Stockton
* Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni

## Venues

* MARS (rehearsal field), Concord
* Viking Stadium, Concord
General Effect

#### General Effect Music & General Effect Visual

The most global area of evaluation is known as effect. Music and visual presentations should create an effect unto themselves, triggering aesthetic responses to the intellectual and emotional design and performance. In essence, this is how we determine what is entertaining about a particular program. Effect captions are the most subjective to judge and yet there are established principles of design and performance practices which can determine what is effective.

Effect judges are looking at the actual design of the show, the peaks and valleys of excitement throughout, and how the performers make the show successful. Questions a judge might consider in judging effect are: Do all of the elements of visual and musical design reach an effective climax together? Are there a variety of effects in the show that display a wide array of human emotions? Does the pacing of the show vary, remain steady, or have lapses?

It is important to realize that it is not just the designers who control the effect but also the performers who bring the effects to life. The performers may be truly amazing musicians and superb marchers, yet they may have limited show material to work with. Eventually the effect wears thin. To be a good effect judge, one must have a depth of understanding of how shows are put together and how performers can not only interpret the design but also actually elevate its success.
1st Canadian Cavaliers

The **1st Canadian Cavaliers** were a Senior Drum Corps from Calgary(?), Alberta, Canada.

## History

* In 1984 the 1st Canadian Regiment then a senior corps, merged with the Calgary Cavaliers to become the **1st Canadian Cavaliers** for one competitive season. They competed on the senior circuit.

* The Calgary Cavaliers resumed existence as a separate junior corps, however the **1st Canadian Cavaliers** continued as a unit until at least 1985.

* The corps competed in DCA national competition in 1985, finishing 14th in Class A.

## See Also

* 1st Canadian Regiment
* Calgary Cavaliers
Citations

The Citations Drum and Bugle Corps is registered non-profit (501c3) Massachusetts corporation based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The **Citations** were founded in 1967 and are under the direction of Donna Monte.

Since its founding, the **Citations** have worked to provide a positive educational experience in the musical and marching arts disciplines for all its members. The corps has been an outlet for musical and performance expression for countless students in Burlington and it's surrounding communities for 37 years.

## History

* The **Citations** were founded in 1967.

## Mission

The Citations are dedicated to the development of leadership and teamwork as well as instilling discipline, self-esteem and self-reliance into each of its members through the performing arts.

## Who They Are & What They Do

Since its founding, the **Citations** have worked to provide a positive educational experience in the musical and marching arts disciplines for all its members. The corps has been an outlet for musical and performance expression for countless students in Burlington and it's surrounding communities for 37 years.

Corps members meet at regularly scheduled rehearsals and camps during the winter and spring months. Here, we learn the music, marching and other performance components that make up the summer field show. (a complete corps schedule can be found on this web site)

Starting in June, the corps travels from state to state competing against other corps in our division. In late July, the corps embarks on a 10 day, multi-state tour culminating in the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games Championships where we will compete with other corps from across the US and the globe in search of the coveted DCI World Championship title.

## Trivia

* In 2004, the corps was chosen to perform at the Democratic National Convention in Boston after DNC officials saw them perform in a parade and a contest.
* In 2005, the battery performed before a crowd of 19,000 with Will Smith at the 2005 KISS Concert at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA.

## Awards & Honors

* DCI Division III Semi-Finalist (2006)
* Seven-time Champions - Eastern Massachusetts Drum & Bugle Corps circuit
* DCI 'Class A' World Championship Finalists
* DCI North American Open Participants
* Garden State Open Finalists
* WGI 'Class A' Color Guard Championship finalists
Freddy Martin

Freddy Martin was born and educated through high school in Cobb County, Georgia. In high school Freddy was an all-state French horn player. He attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama where he received the Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and was Vice President of the Sigma Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia professional music fraternity. Freddy has done post-graduate work at Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Freddy is the founding director of the famed Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps and continues to serve the Corps today as director emeritus. Under his direction the corps has been recognized as one of the finest marching music units in the world. Freddy is now on the brass instructional staff of the Phantom Regiment Drum Corps from Rockford, Illinois, and in 2006 was elected to the DCI Hall of Fame.

Freddy served as director of the South Cobb High School Bands. Under his ten-year direction the band grew from a membership of 17 students to one of the finest high school bands in the country with a membership of 284 students. The band program had a nationally recognized marching band, a fine jazz band, and four very fine concert bands, along with three winter color guards. He most recently served as band director at Buford High School. When Freddy arrived at Buford the high school band program was beginning to rebuild from a low of seven members. On his departure from Buford the high school band program had grown to 75 playing members and a color guard of 22 members in a high school of less than 300 total students.

Freddy is a trained adjudicator by the Central States Judges Association and the Southern States Judges Association. He has served as a clinician and adjudicator in most of the fifty states and in England. He has been an active adjudicator for Bands of America for the past twenty five years and has judged the Bands of America National Championship over a dozen times. Freddy has adjudicated over forty Bands of America Regional Championships along with a number of local and regional band competitions. He is an active adjudicator with the [www.nysfbc.org New York Field Band Conference] adjudicating dozens of N.Y.S.F.B.C local shows and the New York State Field Band Conference Championships several times. He has also participated in adjudicating many concert band festivals and contests. His concert band adjudication includes work in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Mississippi and New York State.

Freddy is married to Lynda and they have two sons and a daughter. Chris, their oldest, was recently named Principal trumpet in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Crystal is now a senior at Jacksonville State in Psychology and performs regularly with stage productions and with the Jacksonville State Marching Band. Michael is a sophomore at Northwestern University where he is studying trumpet with Chris's former teachers [www.centerstage.net/music/whoswho/CharlesGeyer.html Charles Geyer] and Barbara Butler Geyer.

Freddy is adjunct faculty for brass at Emory University and is in his fourth year as band director and brass specialist at the Westminster Schools.
Drum Corps Planet International

**Drum Corps Planet International** (DCPI) is a Fantasy Drum and Bugle Corps Circuit, "which is comprised of member 'corps' that 'compete' against one another - using current-season or historic DCI corps statistics as the basis for their scoring system."[1]

## References

* DCP announces Fantasy Drum Corps site - 18 December 2006,drumcorpsplanet.com
De La Salle Oaklands

The **De La Salle Oaklands** were a junior drum corps from Toronto, Ontario.

## History

* The corps was formed in 1910.

* The corps was sponsored for 75 years by DeLaSalle College.

* In 1974 DeLaSalle became the first Canadian corps to make DCI Finals, finishing seventh.

* In 1975 the corps merged with the Etobicoke Crusaders to become the Oakland Crusaders.

## External Links

* De La Salle Oakland Crusaders Alumni Alumni website
* entry for DeLaSalle Oaklands - corpsreps.com
Reichsgebiet

***Reichsgebiet*** (English: Realm Territory) is a German word for the territories captured during World War III, the territories are headed by a governemnt official known as a *Reichskommissar* (English: Realm Commissioner).

## Europe

* *Reichsgebiet Belgien* (German occupation of Belgium, 2022 to present)
* *Reichsgebiet Dänemark* (German occupation of Denmark, 2022 to present)
* *Reichsgebiet Liechtenstein* (German occupation of Liechtenstein, 2022 to present)

## Outside Europe

* *German Arabia*
* *Reichsgebiet Nauru* (German occupation of Nauru, 2022 to present)
* *German Samoa* (German occupation of Samoa, 2023 to present)
Historical Drum Corps Publications

**Historical Drum Corps Publications** is a blog dedicated to preserving drum corps publications. Each entry is a scan or transcription of an article from a drum corps newsletter usually of the 60s or earlier. Scanned clippings including photos and score recaps are taken principally from Drum Corps News and other publications.

## External Links

* historical-drum-corps-publications.blogspot.com official site
Frontier

Frontier is a Senior Drum Corps or all-age corps, based in Dallas, Texas. It is competitive as an Open Class drum corps, first appearing at DCA championships at the end of its first season in 2005.

## History

* The corps was founded in 2004 by Chris Green.

* Frontier is a member of the Frontier Performing Arts Association which sponsors several drum corps and drum corps related groups

* in 2005, Frontier competed in DCM and DCA in Open Class competition

* in 2006, Frontier returned to DCA to the 2nd largest season to season improvement in a 20 year span to place 14th, just a few points shy of finalist status

* Frontier's first uniforms were reflective of another corps 27th Lancers before creating a custom look in 2007

## Traditions

* Frontier's corps song is 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' by Elton John

## External Links

Frontier Drum & Bugle corps official web site

Frontier Performing Arts Association official web site of umbrella organization
Baritone

## History

Baritone bugles (the term is often erroneously applied to the much larger and dissimilar bass-baritone bugle) are nearly a vanished voice among drum and bugle corps.
Baritones began to be seen in the 1930s, adding a deeper trombone-like voice to the bugle section, an octave below the soprano and tenor bugles.
The tone is piercing and memorable, and almost a snarl at full power.
By the mid-1950s, baritones began to be replaced by the much larger, bigger-bored bass-baritone bugles which, by the mid-1960s, had nearly replaced the true baritones nationwide although they remained in the Getzen catalogs into the 1970s.
Heightsmen

The **Heightsmen** were a junior drum corps based in Arlington, Massachusetts.

## History

* The corps was formed in 1973.

* In 1979 merged with the Malden Ambassadors to form Royal Marquis.

* In 1980 the corps emerged as a separate organization again.

* After 1983 the **Heightsmen** merged with Spectra to form the Spectra-Heightsmen Alliance.
Blue Saints

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The **Blue Saints** (also known as the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Band) are a junior drum corps based in Sudbury, Ontario.

## History

* Corps formed in 1952 as the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Band.

* Name changed to **Blue Saints** in 1958.

* In 1962 the **Blue Saints** are admitted into the Canadian Drum Corps Association.

## Trivia

The name of the corps was changed the the **Blue Saints** to complement the name of the Sudbury Mining and Technical School football team, the Blue Devils.

## External Links

* bluesaints - official web site
* entry for Blue Saints - corpsreps.com