Alumni Drum Corps




Traditional drum corps, the 1940's - 1970's style drum corps are alive and well in the form of "Alumni" drum corps. "Alumni" is a bit of a misnomer, suggesting that current members marched with the corps "back in the day'. In some cases this is true, but equally often many current members of alumni corps marched with drum corps who have disappeared to history. There are a number of permutations in these groups, from full size marching corps to small groups that perform in other venues. Regardless of the corps or the style, it is still drum corps.This website is devoted to these corps and represents an effort to provide information about the corps along with links, schedules and anything pertinent to these corps.

There's a great deal to add to this site, but we need your help. Please send us information about your corps. We'll gladly post stories, pictures, videos -- anything to promote your corps and to spread the word about alumni drum corps. Our email address is listed below.

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Links to Alumni Corps Websites
Archer Epler Musketeers
Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights
Blue Eagles Alumni
Boston Crusaders
Bracken Cavaliers
The Bridgemen
Brooklyn United
Chicago Royal Airs
Connecticut Alumni
The Defenders
De La Salle Oakland Crusaders Alumni
Emmaus Sentinels
Florida Brass
Golden Eagles
Hanover Lancers
Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni
Holy Name Garfield Cadets Alumni
Holy Name Cadets Alumni
Lambertville Volunteers
Legends of Drum Corps
Les Diplomates
Marksmen
Marty's Goldenaires
Mass Brass
Mello-Dears
Melrose Blackhawks
Midlanders Alumni Corps
Mighty St. Joes's
Niagara Memorial Militaires
Northernaires
OLPH Ridgemen
Park City Pride
Prime Time Brass
Reading Buccaneers Alumni
Reilly Raiders
Romeo Cadets
Sacramento Freelancers
Scout House Alumni
Selden Cadets
St. Kevin Emerald Knights
St Raphaels Golden Buccaneers
St. Rita's Brassmen
Skyliners Alumni
Steel City Ambassadors
Swing House
Toronto Optimists
United Alumni Senior Corps
Vagabonds (South Jersey)
Westchester Brassmen
The Westshoremen
Yankee Rebels

Drum Corps Videos

Video page
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"Back in the Day"
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"Behind the Scenes"
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Small Drum Corps
(Arena Corps)
Click Here

CT Alumni at the Bugler Hall of Fame:



Credit Where Credit is Due: Without a doubt the best drum corps viewing on Youtube is found at the site of Broadcasting for Drum Corps, or BFDCTV. Consistantly the best online. A round of applause for a job well done. BFDC


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Alumni Drum Corps Calendar

If you know of a drum corps event, please let us know so we can add it to the calendar.
If you attend one of these events, we'd love to publish your review, photos or videos.
To send us an email, Click Here.

           

** Note: While alumni drum corps and DCA corps are not the same, we are opting to include some DCA shows on the calendar.
Alumni corps often perform exhibitions at DCA shows

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2013

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June 2013

June 8: New Jersey Elks Parade,Wildwood, NJ

June 15: DuBois, PA Annual Community Days (SDCA Show), DuBois Memorial City Park,
    US-219 & Parkway Drive DuBois, PA. Lineup:Grey Knights - Johnsonburg, PA Indiana Sound -
    Indianapolis, IND Keystone Regiment - Altoona, PA Mon Valley Express - South Park, PA
    Steel City Ambassadors - Pittsburgh, PA

June 15: Cabs at the Beach (DCA Show)Maxwell Field,Wildwood, NJ 6:30 pm.

June 22: Tournament of Stars, sponsored by The Bridgemen. Veterans Stadium Bayonne NJ 6pm.
    Lineup: Saints Brigade, Hanover Lancers,Skyliners Alumni, Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni, Fusion Core,
    Hawthorne Caballeros Senior Corps, Jersey Surf, Bridgemen Alumni.

June 29: Champions on Parade(DCA Show)JFK Stadium, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 6pm.





Drum Corps Related Websites

There are a number of drum corps related websites that offer good information in their speciaty areas. Here are some:

Historical Drum Corps Publications. Remember Drum Corps News? NanciD has posted virtually all the old issues online. It's great to read the old stories about your corps from "Back in the Day".

Diceman Radio 24/7 Internet radio -- all drum corps, all the time!

Preserve Our Drum Corps Memories Glen Weber has just about any drum corps recording ever made available on CD's with great service and quality and super prices.

Corpsreps The definitive source for corps historical information. Scores, repertoires, it's all here.

Buglers Hall of Fame

Massachusetts Drum Corps Hall of Fame

New Jersey Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Pennsylvania Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Drum Corps Associates (DCA)

Small Drum Corps Association (SDCA)

Drum Corps Planet

Drum Corps World

Great Alliance of Seniors (GAS)



Remember These?

                  

Anyone who was around drum corps "back in the day" remembers Fleetwood Records. While there were others recording drum corps, such as Stetson B. Richmond, Fleetwood was the king of drum corps recordings. Fortunately for us, they are all still available, although on CD rather than vinyl. You can obtain your favorites at quite reasonable prices not only from Glen Weber listed above, but also directly from Fleetwood (yeah, they are still around). Their website is Fleetwood Records. By the way, the old vinyl copies are probably collector's items today.



This site is owned and operated by Bill Lewis,
member Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Alumni Corps.






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