Gold Drum and Bugle Corps
The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Oceanside, California, Gold performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions. History. "Sources:" The Hawthorne Gold Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 2005 in Hawthorne, California by Dr. Donald Flaherty & Juan C. Leguizamon, Dr. Flaherty remains as the corps' executive director. For its first five seasons, the corps competed only within the state of California. In 2010, the corps relocated to Oceanside, in order to be accessible to more of the youth of Southern California and changed  its name to Gold Drum and Bugle Corps. The corps first ventured out of California in 2011, traveling to Salt Lake City for one performance, then on to Loveland and Denver, Colorado for DCI's Drums Along the Rockies regional competitions. Gold first attended the DCI World Championships in 2007, when DCI traveled west to Pasadena, and had placed 9th of 15 corps in Division III. Since 2012, Gold has traveled to the Midwest to attend the DCI World Championships in Michigan City and Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2013, Gold was joined by students from the Laizhou Martial Arts Institute of  Laizhou, China as performers in the corps' show, "East Meets West." The school had been featured performers in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. Sponsorship. The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is sponsored by Gold Youth Arts Organization, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) musical organization. The Executive Director is Donald Flaherty, Ed.D. Show Summary (2005–2021). "Source:" "Pale blue background indicates DCI Finalist; pale purple background indicates Open Class finalist (but not champion) and World Class semifinalist."