Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Collierville, TN |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Folded | 2009 |
| Championship titles | Div.III 2007 |
The Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps was an Open Class DCI drum and bugle corps based in Collierville, TN founded in 2002 (inaugural season 2003) in an effort to return a Junior Drum & Bugle Corps to Tennessee, which had not seen one since the dissolution of the Memphis Blues Brass Band in the 1980s.
The corps is currently inactive, after having finished the 2009 season.[1]
History[edit]
Memphis Sound won the Drum Corps International Division III Championship in 2007 with their show "Harmonic Voices," and in doing so won the Brass, Percussion, and Visual captions. In addition, they were in the Top 3 for all Division II/III throughout the season before settling at 5th place going into finals week. Memphis Sound made Division II/III (now Open Class) Finals every season since 2004.
After the 2009 season, Memphis Sound was disbanded in an effort to serve as start up to a new corps in Grand Prairie, TX in 2010 called Forte. Forte folded in 2012.[citation needed]
Corps Song[edit]
"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" originally recorded by Elvis Presley. Arranged for the drum corps by...
2007 Championship[edit]
In 2007, Memphis Sound won their first championship with their program "Harmonic Voices." The program featured the choral music of Karl Jenkins (Sol-fa: Song of Aeolus), Eric Whitacre (Lux Aurumque), and Giuseppe Verdi (Dies Irae).
The brassline had an undefeated season, while the percussion had a season-long rivalry with Revolution. Both sections won their respective performance captions at Finals.
The corps was ranked in the Top 3 of both Divisions II and III throughout the season (leading Division III for the majority). During Finals week, the corps fell back to fifth place in Division II, but won the Division III championship with a score of 90.550. Their score peaked at the Semifinals competition with a 91.525.
Show summary[edit]
| Year | Title | Reperitoire | Score | DCI Placement |
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| 2003 | Metropolis | "Metropolis Symphony" Michael Daugherty | 82.45 | 9th Div. II |
| 2004 | Elements of Blue | 84.5 | 11th Div. II | |
| 2005 | One Hot Night | "Los Endos Suite" Phil Collins Big Band
Brass arranger Terry Jolley, and percussion arranger Kevin Tabb[3] |
85.35 | 12th Div. II |
| 2006 | Shades of Blue | "Rondo a la Blue" ("Blue Rondo a la Turk," "Blue Moon," "Blues in the Night," "Blue Train," "Afro Blue")
"Blue" by Joni Mitchell "Scootin' on Hard Rock" by David Holsinger[4] |
84.22 | 8th Div. II |
| 2007 | Harmonic Voices | Karl Jenkins (Sol-fa: Song of Aeolus), Eric Whitacre (Lux Aurumque), and Giuseppe Verdi (Dies Irae) | 90.55 | 1st Div. III |
| 2008 | Awakenings | 84.4 | 12th Open | |
| 2009 | Celebrations... Rebirth of a Planet | 80.65 | 12th Open |
Other honors and recognitions at DCI World Championships[edit]
2004[edit]
- Drum Major of the Year - Matt Souther
2005[edit]
- Drum Major of the Year - Matt Souther
2006[edit]
- Drum Major of the Year - Chris Goodson
2007[edit]
- Visual Performance
- Brass Performance
- Percussion Performance
- Drum Major of the Year - Andrew Snead
- Corps Director of the Year- T. André Feagin
- Div. III World Champions
References[edit]
- ↑ "MYPAA - Memphis Sound". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2009-10-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Memphis Sound". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ "Memphis Sound 2005 program to be called ""One Hot Night""". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ "Memphis Sound presents ""Shades of Blue"" in 2006". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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