DPEmerald Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 To sum-up so far:Kingsmen Velvet Knights St. Johns (ont) 7th Calvary drum & bugle corps Crimson Kings Ainad Temple drum and bugle corps Lambertville Volunteers De LaSalle Oaklands Muchachos (NH) Long Island Blue Jays (website still up, although dated) Saginaires/Northern Aurora Queen Village Queens (has an alumni group that did a parade in 2010) Northernaires (MI) Americanos Sacramento Freelancer Aluni & Friends Auborn Purple Lancers Optimists Simcoe Midlanders Signals Scout House Imperial Knights General Butler Vagabonds: Parade corps and community functions PAL Cadets (See this little group of youngsters each year in Bridgeport, Conn) 20th Century Unlimited (parade corps & exhibition unit Middleton, NY) Manchestor Muchachos, Manchester, NH. (Parade and exhibition unit) Cambria Cadets (former junior corps turned Alumni from Cambria, PA) Wynn Center Toppers, Brooklyn Brooklyn United Drum and Bugle Corps Florida Brass Alumni drum and bugle corps Any more???? Rockland Defenders have had an active alumni corps for three years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 A few former drum & bugle corps exist as other types of units today. Both the Blue Star Cadets (WI) and Empire Cadets (NY) have become marching bands in the past 5 years or so, after having been drum & bugle corps. The Grant Wood All-City (IA) Drum Corps had bugles for one season, but has gone back to being the youth percussion unit they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornsUp Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Yes, Racine's New Day is an active co-ed unit, with a parade corps and winterguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool1180 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) Rockland Defenders have had an active alumni corps for three years. THe Bracken Cavaliers are still around as an alumni corp I know I play 2nd bari for them they have been around for over 85years in exhistance beat that Edited September 8, 2010 by oldschool1180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornsUp Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) I play 2nd bari for them over 85years I believe you. I've taught some players that take that long to learn the music !!! Edited September 8, 2010 by HornsUp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovation of Art Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) "Americanos are part of the indoor circuit, and both had long histories as jr. corps." My sources say, they will not make it to their 75th. Their hall was sold, Alumni will not step up, or do anything. Horns and drums will most likely be sold to pay off the remaining debt. Most are concerned about the mess that maybe left, people who have been involved for quite sometime seem to have walked away as well. Will we hear anything about this, No, have we heard anything from them in the last 7 years. I do know that there is talk of a possible new organization in the works.Independent group made up of alumni from different area corps. There is alot of interest in the area, people feel that the fox valley area would be a gold mine for an arts organization. The Americanos has a tarnished reputation with alot of people. I forsee if things were to remain active they would have alot of trouble finding funding. Many want nothing to do with the organization. Things may have been different if promises were kept and people actually worked to make things better. Controll over the organization will be given up, I feel its going to be too late. New artical on the plan for the hall Congrats Madison, your are now the third oldest corps in the nation. Edited September 8, 2010 by Innovation of Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) When you start this thread on the All-Age side there are at least two PA corps that started in the 1920s that are now Alumni-types..... Hanover Lancers and Emmaus Sentinels..... good luck finding them on a map. Edit: OK, see the OP asked for DCA corps too.... and Cambria Cadets are still around Good ol' Ebensburg..... Off the top of my head to add.... Westshoremen Alumni (one standstill a year) Mighty St Joes (pretty well known) Scout House (ditto) Erie Thunderbirds RI Matadors have had an Ensemble at DCA I&E including this year Anyone know of the status of Guelph Royalaires? thought they did parades a few years back Edited September 8, 2010 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 My sources say, they will not make it to their 75th. Their hall was sold, Alumni will not step up, or do anything. Horns and drums will most likely be sold to pay off the remaining debt. Most are concerned about the mess that maybe left, people who have been involved for quite sometime seem to have walked away as well. Will we hear anything about this, No, have we heard anything from them in the last 7 years. The Americanos has a tarnished reputation with alot of people. I forsee if things were to remain active they would have alot of trouble finding funding. Many want nothing to do with the organization. Things may have been different if promises were kept and people actually worked to make things better. We heard from the Americanos in 2010. They were in the SDCA, as well as being a parade corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAvery Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 A few former drum & bugle corps exist as other types of units today.Both the Blue Star Cadets (WI) and Empire Cadets (NY) have become marching bands in the past 5 years or so, after having been drum & bugle corps. The Grant Wood All-City (IA) Drum Corps had bugles for one season, but has gone back to being the youth percussion unit they were. Isn't the Blue Star Cadets actually the World Class Blue Stars? It was my understanding that the original Blue Stars were folded and the existing corps is an out growth of the Blue Star Cadets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAvery Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) To sum-up so far:Kingsmen Velvet Knights St. Johns (ont) 7th Calvary drum & bugle corps Crimson Kings Ainad Temple drum and bugle corps Lambertville Volunteers De LaSalle Oaklands Muchachos (NH) Long Island Blue Jays (website still up, although dated) Saginaires/Northern Aurora Queen Village Queens (has an alumni group that did a parade in 2010) Northernaires (MI) Americanos Sacramento Freelancer Aluni & Friends Auborn Purple Lancers Optimists Simcoe Midlanders Signals Scout House Imperial Knights General Butler Vagabonds: Parade corps and community functions PAL Cadets (See this little group of youngsters each year in Bridgeport, Conn) 20th Century Unlimited (parade corps & exhibition unit Middleton, NY) Manchestor Muchachos, Manchester, NH. (Parade and exhibition unit) Cambria Cadets (former junior corps turned Alumni from Cambria, PA) Wynn Center Toppers, Brooklyn Brooklyn United Drum and Bugle Corps Florida Brass Alumni drum and bugle corps Any more???? The Florida Brass was never an actual competing corps. I think it originated as a non-competitive corps for only alums of other corps. Edited September 8, 2010 by DAvery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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