Chapter 3by Tom Peashey

One of the oldest and most successfulcircuits in the drum corps arena is DrumCorps Associates. Prior to the establishmentof DCA, senior corps competed in loosely knitgeographic areas dominated by strong contestsponsors and the only thing close to an“establishment” was the American Legion andthe Veterans of Foreign Wars.

With these three elements constantlytugging at one another, there wereconflicting rules to perform by, inconsistentjudging procedures and something that wasclose to chaos.

A sponsor could dramatically affect theoutcome of a contest by controlling who hehired to judge the performances.Incompetent judging was a way of life. Theentire process was totally political. Who youknew was far more important than yourability when it came to getting judgingassignments. Huge point swings from nightto night were common.

By the early 1960s, the sponsors becamemore of a factor by careful control of prizemoney. To fully appreciate the formation ofDCA and for the benefit of younger readers,you have to realize that senior corps duringthe wild growth period in what we now referto as the “golden age” of drum corps (definedmore accurately as the period when therewere corps in every neighborhood) were thedominant entity in the activity.

The DCI-era corps enthusiast often thinksthat all-age senior corps was the result ofjunior corps performers wanting to continuein the activity. The reality is that seniorcorps begat junior corps. Drum corps as weknow it, was formed by veterans returningfrom both World Wars. These were seniorcorps. The formation of junior corps was alogical progression and generally happenedunder the guidance of senior corps people.

It was normal for senior corps toencourage the formation of junior corps toprovide future well-trained members for thesenior organizations. From corps to corps, itwas normal to see these corps being founded,managed and instructed by senior corpspeople.

Knowing this, you can now seethe formation of DCA was only theharbinger of things to come in thedrum corps arena. Indeed, it wasthe success of DCA that promptedthe founding fathers of the“Combine” -- later to be called DrumCorps International -- to organizeand take control of their owndestiny. It was only logical that thisshould happen as many of thefounders of DCI had their roots insenior drum corps.

Many drum corps moguls likeDon Angelica of Caballeros andCadets fame and Bill Howard fromthe Madison Scouts (a formermember of the Rochester Crusaders)crossed seamlessly between senior

and junior corps, both as performers andinstructors, and once they had seen thesenior drum corps seizing control of theirown destiny, it was only a few short yearsbefore they followed that example.

Even Wayne Downey, responsible for somany DCI powerhouse corps with ConcordBlue Devils, got his start in the Long IslandSunrisers.

DCA -- the beginningHow did it all really begin? Ironically, one

of the chief early motivators was not a corpsperson, but rather, a show sponsor and amajor player in the American Legion. He wasDr. Almo Sebastianelli, sponsor of the annual“Parade of Champions” in Scranton, PA, andstill active in DCA to this day.

In August 1963, Sebastianelli approachedthe New York Skyliners’ manager, Henry“Lefty” Mayer, about various problems thatwere affecting both the sponsors and thecorps. On August 25, 1963, a meetingoccurred at the Jermyn Hotel in Scranton.In attendance, along with Sebastianelli andMayer, were Carman Cirlincione of theArcher-Epler Musketeers from Upper Darby,PA; Randy Roy of the Reading, PA,Buccaneers; and George Bull of theBaltimore, MD, Yankee Rebels.

At that meeting, they were able to identifyfive common areas that seemed to be thefocus of all controversy:• To secure contest dates not in conflict with

previously established contests.• To establish set prize money.• To secure improved and consistent judging.• To generally improve contests.• To promote better relationships among the

competing corps.They were able to schedule a second

meeting in September 1963 and opened it toother corps. The meeting was held at theArcher-Epler American Legion Post in UpperDarby, PA. It was at this meeting that thename Drum Corps Associates was chosen.Bylaws were adopted and the first election ofofficers was held. Mayer was elected as thefirst president, George Bull was made vicepresident, Randy Roy became the treasurerand Peter Burns was elected to be thesecretary.

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(Top to bottom) The crowd at the first DCAChampionships at Jonathan Law HighSchool in Milford, CT (photo by MoeKnox); Maine Ambassadors, 1987 (photoby Dale Eck from the collection of DrumCorps World); Reading Buccaneers withthe championship flag from the first DCAtitle event (photo by Moe Knox).

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members: theReadingBuccaneers,ConnecticutHurricanes,Interstatesmen,Archer-EplerMusketeers,PittsburghRockets,Yankee Rebelsand New York Skyliners.

Noticeably absent were the perennialchampion Hawthorne Caballeros, Long IslandSunrisers and both of the Upstate New Yorkpowerhouses: Syracuse Brigadiers andRochester Crusaders. Without the fullsupport of all of the major corps, DCA hadmany trying times during its early months.

They were not able to hold a truechampionship until September 11, 1965, inMilford, CT. The first champion of DCA wasthe Reading Buccaneers.

That weekend in Milford, Sebastianellipulled off one of the most ironic coups of alltime. Through the auspices of AmericanLegion National Commander Daniel Foley, he

arranged for Harold Dillon, chairman of theAmerican Legion Contest SupervisoryCommittee, to attend the first DCA WorldChampionships and to have the AmericanLegion moderate a meeting between DCAPresident Mayer and Caballeros businessmanager Dick Quigley.

The result was that the HawthorneCaballeros, led by probably the most powerfulman in drum corps at the time, Jim Costello,joined DCA for the 1966 season. Sunrisersand Brigadiers followed suit.

How ironic is it that an association formedin large part because of the veteran’sorganizations’ inability to agree on rules andsometimes strong-handed managementtechniques, was primarily responsible forbringing the factions in senior corps togetherand cementing the future of DCA?

(The preceeding information was providedby Dr. Almo Sebastianelli, with excerpts fromDrum Corps World articles by David Greiner.All other information is from DCA historicalrecords and interviews with those whoparticipated.)

The final piece of the puzzle fell in place

with the compromise that brought theRochester Crusaders into the fold for the1967 season and soon saw their corpsdirector, Vince Bruni, elected president ofDCA, forming a coalition with Mayer asbusiness manager.

By the 1967 championship in Bridgeport,CT, DCA was clearly recognized as thecontrolling organization in senior corps.Basically, they became the “Major League” ofdrum corps. With the Buccaneers andHurricanes each winning two championshipsand the Skyliners one, there was no clearearly domination in the DCA of the 1960s.The circuit was balanced and verycompetitive.

By the end of that decade,DCA had clearly spelled out itsidentity as the entertainers ofdrum corps and had set thestage for the next 20 years.Huge crowds for thechampionships at AquinasStadium in Rochester, NY,brought financial success andcreated a sound foundation forgrowth and stability.

The following statementfrom the DCA philosophyexplains the criteria that hadbeen established to guaranteethe success of the weekendwarriors of drum corps:

“The primary function ofDCA is to provide an organization of seniordrum and bugle corps with rules andregulations, which provide for continuousprogress and growth for senior corps.

“Using entertainment as a primary goal,DCA performances are unique and represent‘state of the art’ in mass appeal drum andbugle corps.

“DCA strives to provide performers withstimulating and rewarding social experiences,to provide a competitive outlet forperformers and to entertain and excite theaudience.

“It is DCA’s objective that member corpsshould be entertaining, unique, emotional,diverse, vibrant, spirited and energetic,without sacrificing the high level of quality.

“To achieve this objective,the DCA philosophy is toencourage each and all corpsto choose and perfect thevehicles that entertainaudiences and satisfymembership. Audiencesshould expect and receivevaried programs performed

with the highest level ofproficiency within the structureof the activity.

“The evaluations of theperformances are to be basedupon the DCA environment. Alladjudication will use DCAstandards as outlined in the‘DCA Rule Book’ and ‘DCAClinics.’ Use of and reference tothe standards of any other

organizations in the adjudication process aretotally unacceptable. Competition outcomesMUST reflect audience appreciation andprovide participant gratification.

“DCA’s audience has the right to receiveexcellence. Our corps have the challenge,the responsibility and the commitment todeliver it!”

The 1970sFrom 1955 until 1965, no corps had

dominated drum corps like the HawthorneCaballeros. Their entrance into the DCAarena in 1966 did not mean immediatedominance. It was not until 1970 that theywon their first DCA World Championship atthe Mecca of senior corps at the time,Aquinas/Holleder Stadium in Rochester, NY,but they went on to win five of the next 10championships and never finished out of thetop three spots. They were, indeed, the“Corps of the 1970s Decade” in DCA.

The late 1970s saw the emergence of theLong Island Sunrisers as a true champion in1977 and 1978, a couple more championshipsfor the New York Skyliners and a lead intothe decade of the 1980s with ReadingBuccaneers winning again in 1979 and 1980.

The late 1970s also saw a major change inDCA management. Bruni’s retirement fromthe Rochester Crusaders saw him step downas president of DCA and turn the reigns ofleadership over to DCA’s third president,Michael “Mickey” Petrone.

Petrone was one of the most popularindividuals in drum corps. As a drill designerand judge, he dominated the 1950s. As acorps director, he led his St. Vincent’s Cadetsto many national championships. As acontest sponsor, his “National Dream” contestwas the most prestigious event other than thechampionship.

He was a logical choice to guide DCA. Heremains as the head of DCA to this day, after25 years as president.

There were three other historic events inthe 1970s. In 1972, the New York Skylinerswere the odds-on favorite to win anotherchampionship. At the only New Jerseychampionship held in well-known Roosevelt

Criterions, Newburgh, NY (photo by Moe Knox from the collection of Drum CorpsWorld).

Connecticut Yankees, Stratford, CT (photo by Moe Knox fromthe collection of Drum Corps World).

Interstatesmen, Albany, NY, September 11, 1965 at the first DCA Championship (photo by Moe Knox).

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Stadium in Jersey City, the Caballeroscaught the Skyliners in the preliminarycompetition. Following a spiritedchampionship performance, they hadapparently gone back on top a tenth ortwo above Caballeros. However, a minortiming penalty was assessed and they fellto second position.

After going inactive in 1972, theSyracuse Brigadiers attempted acomeback in 1973 and missed finals by amere five one-hundredths of a point. Tomake things worse, a size-of-flagviolation had been assessed which knockedthem out of finals. This was, indeed, a majorcontroversy and the corps was not able torecover. Syracuse was then absent from theranks of senior corps for almost 20 years.

Another historic event occurred in 1975.A group of former Crusaders and Brigadiersformed a second corps in Rochester calledPhoenix. The ranks of DCA had been prettymuch the domain of the existing corps of thetime. Corps like Hamburg Kingsmen,Canadian Commanders and others came andwent, but these corps had pre-dated DCA.

Phoenix burst on the scene like a giant.With the musical and program genius of Al“Corky” Fabrizio, they not only became thefirst brand-new corps to make the finals, theywent all the way into the top five in their firstappearance. This sudden success sentshockwaves through DCA and set theprecedent that a new corps, if good enough,could break the ranks.

They paved the way for the Bushwackers,Empire Statesmen and others to present afresh new look to DCA in the coming years.

The 1980sAs Reading Buccaneers led DCA into the

1980s, the Hurricanes posted another win in1981, followed by Long Island Sunrisers in1982 and 1983, Caballeros again in 1984 and1985, and then the most improbable andsurprising event in DCA history to dateoccurred at the 1986 championship inAllentown, PA.

The Harrison, NJ, Bushwackers madetheir first appearance in 1982. From itssurprising eight-place finish in 1982 until thefall of 1986, Bush gradually became a force toreckon with in DCA.

They wereoften near thetop, but werenever quite ableto win. Theywere alwaysclose, but from1982 until thelast show in1986, they neverfinished first inany contest.

In the 1986prelims, theyfinished thirdbehind the tiedHawthorneCaballeros andPittsburgh’s

Steel City Ambassadors, but when the dusthad settled that night, Bushwackers had notonly won their first DCA WorldChampionship, they had won their first drumand bugle corps contest EVER!

They went on to win a total of six worldchampionships. However, with two morewins in 1987 and 1988 (1988 was a tie withBush), it was the Long Island Sunrisers whowere clearly the strongest overall corps ofthe 1980s.

The 1990sThroughout the closing years of the

century, DCA continued to grow and prosper.Overall, corps got larger and better. TheBushwackers’ dominance was broken in 1991with the first world championship for Bruni’sEmpire Statesmen, the self-proclaimed“showmen of the world.”

With Bush storming back in 1992 and1993, Empire won again in 1994. The mid-1990s saw a powerful Hawthorne corps win in1995, only to be nipped in 1996 by theWestshoremen.

The 1992 season had seen the re-entry ofthe Syracuse Brigadiers. Their steady growthculminated in 1997 with a “share” of the titlewith the Empire Statesmen. Empire was ableto defend in 1998, but the Brigadiers went onto win every championship through 2002.

Although a “Corps of the 1990s” is hard todeclare, with four wins, Empire Statesmendeserve the nod, just slightly edging out theearly successes of the Bushwackers and thelate domination by the Brigadiers.

As the new century beginsWith strong leadership, stable corps, an

abundance of sponsors and a solidcommitment to entertaining its audiences,

DCA moved boldly into the new century. TheBrigadiers have cemented their place inhistory with four championship victories in arow, a feat unprecedented in DCA history, andfive championships in six years.

Although the Brigadiers dominated in2000, 2001 and 2002, it is obvious that thesenior corps have raised the bar on quality.What was in the 1980s a clear quality breakbetween the bottom and top half of themembership has melted to a parity andquality never seen before.

From the first corps on the field to theend of the retreat ceremony, fans have beendelighted with the overall quality of theprograms, the competitiveness within theranks and the dedication of the members totrue drum corps.

Despite inclement weather, the 2002 eventin Scranton, PA was recognized as the mostcompetitive DCA Championship ever. Everycorps had the audience on its feet. Everycorps, no matter how large or how small,entertained.

The emergence of more corps from otherareas became clear. Heat Wave of Orlando,CorpsVets of Atlanta and Carolina Gold ofRaleigh, NC, have created a solid block in theSouth. In recognition of this, DCA hasestablished its first subsidiary regionalorganization as DCA South for 2003.

After 20 years of successful participationin the DCA Championships, Minnesota Brass,Inc. has brought high standards from theMidwest. DCA hopes that with the addition ofothers like the Racine Kilties, the seniorcompetitive corps movement will continue togrow and prosper in the Midwest. Soon, aDCA Midwest may become a reality.

The strong impact that San Francisco’sRenegades made in 2002, becoming the firstmember corps from the West Coast, cannotgo unnoticed. With more than 70 brassperformers, they won over the audience andentertained to the hilt. They promise to be aDCA mainstay for years to come. Theirsuccess and the rise of other seniors on theWest Coast may even bring the opportunityfor still another geographic area to berecognized by DCA.

DCA goes intercontinentalWhile DCA’s many fine Canadian membershave always added a touch of internationalflavor to DCA, twice corps havesuccessfully competed in DCA from othercontinents.

First, in 1990, a very strong SouthernKnights of Brighton, U.K., finished 12th inthe preliminary competition and becamethe first International Champions of DCA.

The 2002 championships saw the firstJapanese corps attend. Yokohama Inspiresbrought over a tight 81-member corps andwon over the hearts of the fans andcompetitors alike. Appearing early inprelims, their strong eighth-place finishwas a shock to everyone, but that was onlythe beginning.

While admitting freely that they wereformed as a Caballero “copy cat” bymembers who had attended the

Pittsburgh Rockets, September 11, 1965 at the first DCA Finals (photo byMoe Knox from the collection of Drum Corps World).

Les Ambassadeurs from Arvida, QUE (photo by Leo Derlak from the collection of Drum Corps World).

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championships many years earlier, they wenton to not only get to visit with their “idols”and perform and party with their “stylisticcounterparts” in the parking lot of theirhotel, but they also beat the Caballeros infinals with an inspired performance wherethey jumped to fifth. They were crowned thesecond-ever, international DCA champion.

The personalities of DCAOne of the reasons DCA has remained so

stable is that a relatively few people have beenleaders and directors of the organizationduring an almost 40-year history.

Mayer’s sudden and early passing (at theDCA Championships in Rochester, NY, in themid-1970s) was the first major personalityloss.

Petrone has directed DCA for the past 25years. His tireless leadership has beenunequaled in the drum corps arena and histenure as president is unsurpassed in drumcorps history.

Passing only recently, Costello, remainedbehind the scenes, but always maintained aclear position as one of the true leaders of theactivity. Until his death, he was the onlycorps director the Cabs ever had -- from the

beginning in 1946. DCA also recently lost Bob Murray,

business manager of the Caballeros. He spent30 years on the executive board of DCA andwas active on the championship committee.

Bruni, who emphasized entertainment ofthe audience during his many years aspresident and onward as a member director,has been a dominating force in DCA for morethan 30 years.

He continues as director of the EmpireStatesmen. Starting in 1947 with theRochester Crusaders and continuing withEmpire, Bruni also boasts 50-plus years ofleadership in the drum andbugle corps activity.

Along with Petrone, the iconand patriarch of drum corpsofficials, the current officersand management of DCA alsoboast long tenures and decadesof drum corps experience.

Michael “Red” Corso, formerdirector of the Rhode IslandMatadors, has been treasurer

since the 1970s. Vice president Gil Silva, alsofrom the Matadors, has held his position formore than 20 years.

The new officer in the crowd, secretaryDan Rippon, hails from the HarrisburgWestshoremen originally and also has manydecades of experience as a performer,manager and contest sponsor. Rippon’spredecessor, Candy Golding, held the office ofsecretary for more than 20 years.

Stability of leadership has been thefoundation of DCA’s success.

Assisting the officers, DCA has DickEschenmann of Harrisburg as class Achairman. Another of the Westshore alumniinvolved heavily in management of DCA, heand Rippon have been instrumental in thesuccess of class A and have done much toencourage new corps and the return of pastcorps.

Tom Peashey is the director of marketingand public relations and has been the officialDCA spokesman for the past seven years. Hemarched his first senior show in 1959 andspent many years as a performer for theCrusaders and Brigadiers, is a retired DCAjudge and visual caption head and formerCrusaders corps director, and brings morethan 40 years experience to DCA.

Through the years, DCA has had some ofthe finest adjudicators in the business. Hallof Fame greats like John Collum, WalterKelly and Truman Crawford used DCA ashome base.

With DCA taking control of the rules thatcorps are judged by, it has been critical thatDCA find the best possible judgingcoordinators to advise on the appropriatejudging system for senior corps; recruit andeducate experienced, qualified judges; andadminister the entire judging program.

It is this control of the adjudicativeprocess that has allowed DCA to keep itsprograms “audience friendly” while stillchallenging the performers and staff. Theintentional emphasis on general effect has setDCA apart from other areas of the marchingidiom. It is critical that its adjudicatorsunderstand this and respond to the edict setby the member corps to, first and foremost,entertain the audience.

Currently at the helm of DCA adjudicationis coordinator Ken Sherry. He is ably assistedby Bob Cardaneo on brass, Ed Argenziano onpercussion and Eric Sabach on visual.

And not to be forgotten is Dr. AlmoSebastianelli. The longest running contestsponsor in the business and catalyst to theformation of DCA some 40 years ago, he isstill going strong as he nears completion of

his ninth decade. Still an active and vibrant friend to Drum

Corps Associates, Sebastianelli and his 11thDistrict American Legion even took on thedaunting challenge of hosting the 2002 and2003 DCA World Championships in Scranton,PA. His contributions to drum corps, andDCA in particular, will not be forgotten.

Pepe Nataro, Hy Dreitzer, Joe Genaro,Corky Fabrizio, Walter Winkleman, ButchAnderson, Harry Hazelwood, RalphSilverbrand, George Bull, George Parks, JimD’Amico, Fred Gebhardt, the Sasso brothers. . . the list could go on endlessly as DCAcontinues to attract and produce the greatestdrum corps people anywhere.

Not to be forgotten, the current DCAcorps and their directors have the difficulttask of protecting their heritage andmaintaining DCA in its proper place ofleadership in the activity.

Members of DCA and theirdirectors for the 2003 season

• Syracuse Brigadiers -- Kevin Hassan• Empire Statesmen -- Vince Bruni• Reading Buccaneers -- Jim Gruber• Minnesota Brass, Inc. -- Gavin Burnham• Hawthorne Caballeros -- Frank Gerris• Bushwackers -- Jay Morlot• Connecticut Hurricanes -- Bernie Malesky• Rochester Crusaders -- Mike Linton/Dave Seeley

• San Francisco Renegades -- Chris Nalls• Kingston Grenadiers -- Don Dean

Associate members are:• CorpsVets -- Jeff Pastor• New York Skyliners -- Tom Shiffer• Heat Wave -- Vic Kulinski/Jim GillespieCurrent international champion

• Inspires, Yokohama, Japan -- Takahisa Ogihara

The class A movementFollowing the 1996 season, DCA decided

to try harder to encourage thegrowth of other senior corpsthroughout the country. As part ofthis effort, a class A championshipwas instituted.

Restricted to only 65performers, class A offers theopportunity for success to thesmaller but up and coming corps.It creates an avenue of competitionthat allows these smaller corps to

Blue Rock, Wilmington, DE, in their only season as a senior,1975 (photo by Moe Knox from the collection of Drum CorpsWorld).

Erie Thunderbirds, Erie, PA, 1978 at DCA (photo by Dale Eck from the collection of Drum Corps World).

Ohio Brass Factory, Alliance, OH (photo by Ron Wyatt from thecollection of Drum Corps World).

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improve and grow. Beginning with the 2001 season, the class

A championship was removed from itsprevious Saturday morning position as part ofthe open class preliminary competition. Nowthe top two-scoring class A corps on Saturdayget to compete in a championship runoff onSunday night as part of an overall finalsconcept.

This entire endeavor has been mostsuccessful. It has worked from severaldifferent angles. It has created corps thathave become stable and successfulcompetitors, despite being small in numbers,like Orlando’s Heat Wave.

It has become a stepping-stone for newand fast-growing corps like Atlanta’s

CorpsVets,and it hashelped corpsthat havefallen ondifficult timesregain theirstrength in adignified wayand workback toprevioussuccesses.

The NewYorkSkyliners arean excellentexample inthis category.Class A hasbeen acreative andbeneficialaddition tothe DCAprogram ofsuccess.

What will the future bring?Change is inevitable. Change is part of

life. DCA finds itself in the enviable positionof benefiting from the changes in lifestylethat are making it so difficult to succeedin any activity. Financial hardships,demands on everyday lifestyles, year aroundschool activities and the ever-increasingvariety of things to do have made it mostdifficult to survive.

Functioning as non-profit organizations,drum corps are not immune to thedifficulties of the times. For all non-profitorganizations, fund-raising becomes moredifficult each year, while expenses spiral outof control. This has increased the demand forweekend-only corps. This has increased thedemand for geographically centralperformance venues. This has made senior,or if you prefer “all aged,” corps a much moreviable entity.

These restrictions on what can be done byperformers who have jobs and families havecrossed over from being huge negatives tobecoming positive recruiting tools.

The difficulty and enormous expense intraveling and lack of performanceopportunities has caused another newphenomena. For the past few seasons, DCAhas allowed a few junior corps to participatein DCA sanctioned contests. For the mostpart, this experiment has been successful andwill continue. While this may not lead to afull junior division, the cooperation betweenDCA and the junior activity is at an all-timehigh and has been mutually beneficial.

Individuals/ensembles and mini corps contests

In the late 1980s, DCA began runningtheir own individual and ensemble contestduring championship weekend. This was thebrainchild of former judging coordinatorDick Pronti.

He recruited Chairperson Donna Ernst ofUpstate New York and she has developed thissuccessful program into a major part of thechampionship experience.

Ernst is the only I&E chairperson thatDCA has had. After the first few years, aseparate part of the contest was inventedcalled mini corps. This caught on quicklyand has created an entirely new avenue of funand entertainment.

Small ensembles of 21 performers or lessperform on stage and actually competeagainst each other. This take-off on the oldwinter concert series of days gone by has nowbecome a very popular part of DCA.Competing corps, alumni corps and paradecorps are all welcome to compete.

Two of the most successful are the ErieThunderbirds (from their alumni corps) andGhost Riders (from Mighty St. Joe’s AlumniCorps). In 2001, the San FranciscoRenegades brought their mini corps to “testthe waters” of DCA before bringing their fullcorps in 2002. To say they brought the housedown would be an understatement.

Many corps are also beginning smallprograms like this to use as fund-raisers.With the advent of “BLAST!” (a Broadway-

type stage production that grew out of theStar of Indiana corps) and “Stomp” (anoff-Broadway show that is based onpercussive sounds using offbeat things likebrooms and kitchen utincils), small minicorps are a marketable product in theadvertising and trade show industry. This canbe very lucrative for the organization.

The alumni corps movement and Drum Corps Associates

When the first alumni corps appeared inthe 1980s, DCA was not quick to embracethem. However, through the hard work ofPetrone, DCA has become a major proponentof the alumni corps movement and the DCA“Alumni Spectacular” held each year the dayof the championship finals has become anannual tribute to the history of our activity.

This is the opportunity for the DCA fans toremember, respect and pay tribute to timespast and the performers who made thosememories special.

A history of DCA in statisticsOriginally compiled by H. Worth Ake

Edited & updated by Tom Peashey, DCA PRFor decades, drum corps was blessed with

the words and wisdom of Drum Corps Newsand Drum Corps World columnist H. WorthAke. His fanatical reverence for the history ofdrum corps was legendary. His passing hasleft a void in the drum corps world that maynever be filled.

The following pages represent the minutedetail that Ake relished. We havemaintained this information as he chose torecord it. It has only been updated to reflectcurrent results.

The 38th DCA World Championships sawa move back to beautiful Montage Mountainin Scranton, PA, and sponsorship by theAmerican Legion. The Syracuse Brigadiersbecome the first corps to win four DCA titlesin a row, their fifth win in six year. TheBrigadiers were also crowned the AmericanLegion National Champions that year.

Three-peatshave beenaccomplishedonly three timesin DCA history:once by theHawthorneCaballeros, onceby the HarrisonBushwackers and,of course, by theBrigadiers (mostrecently).Undefeated for asecond straightregular season,the Brigs held offthe Statesmen,scoring a record98.6 in 2002.

The 2002 DCAChampionshipweekend wasunique in manyways. Not onlybecause of the

Milton Keystoners, Milton, PA, September 6, 1987 at DCAPrelims (photo by Dale Eck from the collection of Drum CorpsWorld).

Les Dynamiques, Buckingham,QUE, September 5, 1998 at DCAPrelims (photo by Alan Winslow fromthe collection of Drum Corps World).

Southern Nights, Virginia Beach, VA,September 6, 1987 at DCA Prelims(photo by Dale Eck from the collection ofDrum Corps World).

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four-peat, but also because 12 corps wereallowed to compete for the first time since1993. It also saw the Inspires fromYokohama, Japan, spend more than $200,000to attend, shocking everyone with theirpristine performance and exciting show andfinishing an amazing fifth place in finals witha strong 91.85 score.

Since the start-up years of 1965 and 1966,this rare “intrusion” into the top five has onlybeen accomplished on the first attempt oncebefore Rochester’s Phoenix in 1975.

Empire Statesmen posed the strongestchallenge to the Brigadiers, but fell short forsecond place and a score of 96.75.Buccaneers remained in contention until theend with a third-place finish and 95.55.Minnesota Brass brought in their strongestcorps ever and was a close fourth with 93.9.

Caballeros finished sixth with a 91.15, just.05 higher than seventh-place-finishingBushwackers. Hurricanes snuck into eighthplace with an 88.0. Rochester Crusaders wereninth with an 87.3.

Another first-time competitor became afull member ofDCA. The SanFranciscoRenegadesbecame the firstCaliforniamember corps,bringing in 74horns and a solid10th place with ascore of 86.2.

The tie bugjumped up andgrabbed the last

two competitors as the powerful CorpsVetsof Atlanta jumped more than two points fromprelims and tied the Kingston Grenadierswith a score of 84.55.

DCA held its sixth class A title show in2002. All corps competed in the preliminarycompetition. Four corps with 65 or fewercompetitors elected to declare class A and thetwo highest-scoring declared class A corpswent on to compete in the big arena Sundaynight for the class A championship.

This night saw two DCA championscrowned, with charter member New YorkSkyliners winning the class Atitle with a score of 80.15 andjoining the Brigadiers in thespotlight. The Skyliners’strong brass line, colorfulpersonality and New York Cityflair brought them awell-deserved win.

Former class A championHeat Wave was second with ascore of 77.2. The Orlandocorps, DCA’s most consistentclass A unit, powered pastboth Carolina Gold and GVBNightstorm to challengeSkyliners with their own zanybrand of entertainment.

Although unusual, tieshave happened at the DCA

Championship. This was the case in 1997.The Empire Statesmen and the Brigadiersshared the title and once earlier, in 1988, theBushwackers and the Sunrisers ended in atie.

Ironically, only a newly-placed tie-breakerrule prevented the same two corps frombeing tied again in 1989. The tie-breakergave the championship crown to theBushwackers. Even then, it went down to thefinal category, color guard, to determine thewinner.

The color guard judge that evening wasGeorge Cowburn of Horseheads, NY, a longtime DCA judge. He had no way of knowingbefore the show that his numbers woulddetermine a DCA World Championship thatnight. Cowburn and DCA brass judge KurtPowell were tragically killed in the crash ofCowburn’s private plane not long after.

Only nine corps -- 25 percent of thefinalists -- have won all 38 open class DCAcrowns. The Caballeros, a consistent DCAfrontrunner, have won the most titlesoutright -- eight. The Bushwackers and theSunrisers are very close, each having earnedsix titles, including the 1988 tie.

The Brigadiers, with their four-peat, havenow won the title five times. The ReadingBuccaneers have won the crown four times(the last time in 1980), as have the Empire

Statesmen. The Connecticut Hurricanes (thelast time in 1981 at Philadelphia’s FranklinField) and the New York Skyliners (the lasttime in 1975 at Allentown) have won threetitles each. Westshoremen won in 1996, tojoin the select title-holding list.

An even dozen corps have placed amongthe top three at the DCA Championships.This prestigious group -- in addition to thepreviously mentioned champions -- includesthe Rochester Crusaders (third, 1988), SteelCity Ambassadors (second, 1986) and theYankee Rebels (twice second, once third, thelast time second in 1971).

In a record that’s hard to match, only theCaballeros have appeared at all the open classDCA Finals except one. They chose to notappear in the first championship in 1965.Their 37 finalist entries lead the 36 entries ofHurricanes (cut in 1986 and 1989 prelims)and the Buccaneers (cut in 1994 and 1995prelims). Next with 35 is the New YorkSkyliners (cut in 1996, 1997 and notappearing in 1998 after having appeared atfinals since the first championship in 1965).

The Sunrisers (cut in 1991, 1994 andinactive in 1993, 2000 through 2002 andmissed the first title show) and the RochesterCrusaders (having missed only the first twochampionships and finals of 1982 through1984 as well as 1998) have been veryconsistent entries, being at 32 title shows.

An amazing set of title records that havecontinued to show constant high-levelquality have been set by the 40 DCA openclass finalists.

The Sunrisers are the only corps to winback-to-back titles on three occasions. Thisunusual record was set in 1977-1978,1982-1983 and, most recently, 1987-1988, thelatter year being a tie for the crown.

The Caballeros in 1976, Empire Statesmenin 1998 and Brigadiers in 2002 won the onlymajor caption sweeps in the 38-year DCA titlehistory with high visual, percussion, brassand general effect scores.

Only eight times at the 38 championshipshave three of the four major captions beenwon outright. Buccaneers (1979, 1980),Sunrisers (1978, 1983) and Caballeros (1993,1995) did it twice, while Hurricanes (1967)and Brigadiers (1999) each did it once.

An interesting note is that Bushwackers(1992), Sunrisers (1988), SyracuseBrigadiers (1997, 2001) and EmpireStatesmen (1997) have each won threecaptions, including ties.

Record setting has been a characteristicof the ever-popular and consistentlychallenging Hawthorne Caballeros as theyextend and reset championship qualitystandards.

The Caballeros hold the record numberof championship titles (eight); runner-upplacements (12); most often in top three (29times in 37 finals); most consecutiverunner-up placements (four from 1977 to1980); most championship 90s scores (24,19 of which did not win the championshipthat year); most consecutive 90s scores (19straight in the last 19 years); and longest

Generations, Bristol, RI, 1998 (photoby Ron Walloch from the collectionof Drum Corps World).

Capital Brass, Albany, NY, September 5, 1993 at DCA Prelims(photo by Dale Eck from the collection of Drum Corps World).

Les Metropolitains, Quebec, 1992 (photo by Sid Unser from the collection of Drum Corps World).

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consecutive streak oftop-three placements in finals(11 years, 1970-1980).

The record for the mostconsecutive same-captionwins at finals is held by twocorps -- Caballeros (sixM&M/visual highs,1973-1978) and Bushwackers(six percussion highs,1986-1991).

The Caballeros have therunner-up record of five M&M/visual scores,1983-1987. The Bushwackers hold the recordfor the most consecutive title shows in whichthey won at least a single caption high eightyears from 1986 to 1993 (during which they

won 15 caption highs, including three ties).The Caballeros (12 caption wins,

1973-1978) and Hurricanes (12 caption winsincluding one tie, 1965-1970) are runners-upwith six-year streaks each.

Leaders holding the most captions won atDCA title shows are Caballeros (32 outrightplus three ties), Buccaneers (18 plus two ties)and Sunrisers (15 plus five ties).

The top caption winners in each majorcaption are: Caballeros (16 field visual/M&Mwins plus a tie and eight field brass plus atie); Buccaneers (eight overall GE); andBushwackers (seven field percussion,including six straight, 1986-1991). Bucs havewon seven brass caption highs.

DCA finalists have scored 90 points ormore 110 times since 1971 when the firstscores in the 90s were tallied. Twenty-foursuch scores by the Caballeros are well aheadof the Empire Statesmen (15), Bushwackers(13) and Sunrisers (nine). First scores of 95or more were scored in1988, with 39 suchtallies in 15 years.Statesmen lead with10 95-point scores.

The 1993 seasonsaw the most finalistsin a title show -- 13.An even dozen corpswere finalists in 2002,1992 and 1972-1974,and there were 11 in1986. Ten corps werecompetitive in 30 ofthe 38 championship

shows. The first show in 1965 had six corps.Only nine cities in four states have hosted

the 38 DCA championship finals. The firsttitle show was in Milford, CT. The twofollowing shows were also in Connecticut, in

Bridgeport. Then followed nine showsin New York State at Aquinas/HollederStadium in Rochester; two at Syracuse;one at the famous Roosevelt Stadium inJersey City, NJ; and 23 shows inPennsylvania (Hershey with three,Allentown with 13, Scranton with sixand Philadelphia with one).

Except for four finals, allchampionships have been held on aSeptember date, usually over the LaborDay weekend. Four August finals wereheld on August 31 (1969, 1975, 1986and 1997). Only the first twochampionships were later than LaborDay (September 11, 1965 andSeptember 21, 1966).

As of the 2002 championships, a total of40 different open corps had reached finals.The East still dominates in quantity of corps,with Brigadiers returning to defend for a fifthconsecutive time. The Midwest continues tobe well-represented by strong contenderMinnesota Brass, Inc. The South and West

have popular challengers in Renegades andCorpsVets. The Japanese Inspires hope toreturn soon.

There is always a possibility of againsetting a new record, besting Brigadiers’ 98.6in 2002, and there are certainly more recordsto be challenged in the exciting 39th DCAWorld Championship in 2003.

Publisher’s note: Photographs in thischapter are of groups that have competed inDCA, but do not have an article in this book.

The San Francisco, CA, Renegades, August 31, 2002, at DCA Prelims (photo by Moe Knox from the collection of Drum Corps World).

CorpsVets, Atlanta, GA, August 30, 2002, at DCA Prelims (photo by Alan Winslow from thecollection of Drum Corps World).

DCA Championshipplacements

The chart that appears on the right handpage lists every senior drum and bugle corpsthat has participated in the Drum CorpsAssociates Championships between 1965 and2002. Much of this information has beenprinted in the DCA program book for years,but it never included prelims results and thecorps were never listed in alphabetical order.

For the full scoring results of the 38 DCAChampionships, see pages 249-254 in “AHistory of Drum & Bugle Corps -- Volume 1.”

Tom Peashey was born intoa drum and bugle corps familyand has spent his entire life inthe activity.

He was a member of theOswego Pathfinders, FultonGauchos, Syracuse Brigadiersand Rochester Crusaders.

In 1978, he left the Crusaders and becamea visual instructor with the RochesterPatriots junior corps. He eventually starteda bingo game for the corps that today is in a24,000 square foot facility, operating sevendays a week and assisting 11 differentcharitable organizations.

In 1989, Peashey retired as manager ofinternational marketing for Scientific RadioSystems and became CFO of the Patriotoperation. His marketing background led todeveloping a consulting business in gaming,along with computerized programs forrunning bingo halls and pull tabs.

He has extensive experience judging drumand bugle corps and marching bandcompetitions on a state, regional andnational level.

Peashey and his wife, Karen, live inRochester. They have three married childrenand fiveo grandchildren. He currently servesas marketing and public relations director ofDrum Corps Associates.

Heat Wave, Orlando, FL, August 30, 2002, at DCA Prelims (photo by HarryHeidelmark from the collection of Drum Corps World).

Yokohama Inspires, Japan, August 30, 2002, at DCA Prelims(photo by Alan Winslow from the collection of Drum CorpsWorld).

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• Allegheny Knight Storm, Butler, PA• Ambassadeurs (Les), Montreal, QUE• Archer-Epler Musketeers, Upper Darby, PA• Bayou City Blues, Houston, TX• Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights, Newark, NJ• Blue Rock, Wilmington, DE• Bonnie Scots, Harrisburg, PA• Boys (Spirit) of 76, Racine, WI• Bushwackers, Harrison, NJ• Canadian Ambassadors, Toronto, ONT• Canadian Commanders, Hamilton, ONT• Capital Brass Ensemble, Albany, NY• Carolina Gold, Raleigh, NC• Cascadeurs (Les), Montreal, QUE• Chicago Connection, Chicago, IL• Chicago Vanguard, Chicago, IL• Clique Alouette (Le), Montreal, QUE• CMCC Warriors, New York City, NY• Connecticut Hurricanes, Shelton, CT• Connecticut Yankees, Stratford, CT• CorpsVets, Atlanta, GA• Criterions, Poughkeepsie, NY• Defenders, Troy, NY• Diplomates (Les), Montreal, QUE• Dunkirk Patriots, Dunkirk, NY• Dynamiques (Les), Buckingham, QUE• Emmaus Sentinels, Emmaus, PA• Empire Statesmen, Rochester, NY• Erie Thunderbirds, Erie, PA• Esquires, Westmoreland, PA• Excalibur, Erie, PA• Fitchburg Kingsmen, Fitchburg, MA• General Butler Vagabonds, Butler, PA• Generations, Bristol, RI• Grenadiers, Albion, NY• Grey Knights, Johnsonburg/St. Mary’s, PA• Guelph Royalaires, Guelph, ONT• Hamburg Kingsmen, Hamburg, NY• Hamilton Knights, Baltimore, MD• Hanover Lancers, Hanover, PA• Hawthorne Caballeros, Hawthorne, NJ• Heat Wave, Orlando, FL• Hershey Chocolatiers, Hershey, PA• Interstatesmen, Albany, NY• Johnsonburg Diplomats, Johnsonburg, PA• Kawartha Kavaliers, Smiths Falls, ONT• Keystoners, Milton, PA• Kilties, Racine, WI• Kingston Grenadiers, Kingston, ONT• Knights of Noble Callahan, Albany, NY• Lehigh Valley Chieftains, Allentown, PA• L’Odyssee, Montreal, QUE• Long Island Sunrisers, Hempstead, NY• Lt. Norman Prince/Princemen, Melrose, MA• Marching Ambassadors, Lewiston, ME• Metropolitains (Les), Montreal, QUE• Minnesota Brass, Inc., St. Paul, MN• New Bedford Whalers, New Bedford, MA• New Image/Sound of Long Island, Hicksville, NY• New York Skyliners, New York City, NY• Niagara Regionnaires, Niagara Falls, ONT• Northstar/Royalaires, Guelph, ONT• Ohio Brass Factory, Alliance, OH• Pittsburgh Rockets, Pittsburgh, PA• Reading Buccaneers, Reading, PA• Reilly Raiders/Musketeers, Philadelphia, PA• Renaissance, Wind Gap, PA• Renegades, Boston, MA• Rhode Island Matadors, Providence, RI• Rochester Crusaders, Rochester, NY• Rochester Phoenix, Rochester, NY• San Francisco Renegades, San Francisco, CA• Southern Knights, Brighton, United Kingdom• Southern Nights, Virginia Beach, VA• Soundwave, Butler, PA• South Wind, Baltimore, MD• Springfield Marksmen, Springfield, MA• Steel City Ambassadors, Pittsburg, PA• Syracuse Brigadiers, Syracuse, NY• Tyrone Guard, Altoona, PA• Warriors, Lewiston, ME• Westshoremen/Bonnie Scots, Harrisburg, PA• Wind Gap Blue Eagles, Wind Gap, PA• Yankee Rebels, Baltimore, MD• Yokohama Inspires, Yokohama, Japan

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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5F

2F 2F 1F 6F 1F 3F 4F T4F 3F 6F 4F 6F 8F 5F 5F 3F 1F 3F 7F 6F 9F 12P 10F 9F 11P 10F 5F 4F 5F 5F 5F 9F 6F 7F 6F 6F 10F 8F

5F -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- 4F 5F 2F 6F 6F 8F 8F 9F 8F T7F 3F 1F 1F 3F 6F 2F 1F 1F 4F 3F 6F 1F T1F 2F 9F 11P 12F -- 12P 9F 6F 4F 6F 8F -- -- --

3F 1F 4F 5F 2F 5F 1F 2F 5F 3F 1F 4F 6F 3F 4F 4F 4F 5F 3F 5F 7F 7F 7F 6F 6F 6F 6F 7F 7F 6F 6F 11P 13P -- 1A 9F 9F 1A

6F 7F -- 14P 10F 12P 12P 10F 15P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --1F 3F 3F 1F 4F 4F 6F 3F 2F 2F 3F 2F 3F 7F 1F 1F 3F 6F T5F 2F 2F 4F 5F 10F 10F 7F 8F 9F 11F 11P 11P 10F 9F 4F 2F 3F 2F 3F

4F -- 8F 7F 3F 2F 2F 7F 7F 7F 6F 5F -- -- -- 11P 15P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

F = Finals; T = Tie; P = Prelims; A = Class A • The 1987 DCA World Championship Finals were rained out, so the top 10 scores from prelimary competition were used for final placement.

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