Music City Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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| Division | World Class |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Executive Director | Mike Webb |
| Corps Director | Chaz Bledsoe |
Music City Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Nashville, Tennessee. Music City is a member of Drum Corps International (DCI).[1]
History[edit]
Music City Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 2009 by Keith Hall as an Open Class drum and bugle corps after several music directors and drum corps fans expressed interest in starting a drum corps in the Nashville area. Hall marched with the Memphis Blues Drum and Bugle Corps back in 1980 and used to teach for the Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps. His time with the Memphis Blues gave him a desire to start a drum corps. With help and funding from individuals, Music City fielded its first group.[2] The inaugural corps consisted of 47 members who competed in 7 shows in the Midsouth and Midwest area, finishing at the Drum Corps International Open Class World Championships.[3]
In the following years, Music City would grow in membership at a rapid rate, with a 64 member turnout in 2010, and a full sized corps turnout every year since.[4]
In 2013, Music City advanced to the Drum Corps International World Championships semifinals for the first time in their history, placing 25th overall, earning them full DCI membership. However, shortly after the 2013 season, Music City Youth in the Arts, Music City's parent organization, announced that the corps would fold due to being financially unable to continue operations. DCI immediately responded to this announcement by helping to assist the corps on financially getting back on its feet in order to save the corps. As a result, Music City was able to return to the field in 2014.[citation needed]
In 2017, after placing 4th place in the DCI Open Class Championships, and advancing to semifinals and placing 24th overall in the DCI World Championships, Music City was approved to compete in the World Class effective the 2018 season.[5]
Sponsorship[edit]
Music City Drum and Bugle Corps is sponsored by Music City Youth in the Arts, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) musical organization that has a board of directors. Brad Love serves as the president and Mike Webb serves as the executive director.[6]
Show Summary (2009–2023)[edit]
Source:[7]
| Light blue background indicates DCI Open Class Finalist |
| Pale green background indicates DCI World Class Semifinalist |
| Year | Repertoire | World Championships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Placement | ||
| 2009 | STRIKE IT UP ...a celebration! Strike Up the Band by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / Tennessee Waltz by Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart / Appalachian Morning by Paul Halley |
80.400 | 13th Place Open Class |
| 2010 | River Sounds Down to the River to Pray (Traditional) / St. Louis Blues by W. C. Handy / Can't Help Falling in Love by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss / Mississippi Suite by Ferde Grofé / When the Saints Go Marching In (Traditional), adapted by Luther G. Presley / Old Man River (from Show Boat) by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II |
88.500 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2011 | Let's Dance I Could Have Danced All Night by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner / Bandstand Boogie by Charles Albertine / Waltz of the Flowers by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Rain Dance by Hunter Stricklin / Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed / Jai Ho by A.R. Rahman / Tennessee Waltz by Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart / Dancing Machine by Hal Davis, Don Fletcher & Dean Parks / Shake a Tail Feather by Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice & Andre Williams |
84.800 | 8th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 62.200 | 32nd Place World Class | ||
| 2012 | Phantoms Of The Grand Ole Opera Phantom of the Opera (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe & Mike Batt / Ring of Fire by June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore / Walkin' After Midnight by Alan Block & Donn Hecht / Sweet Dreams by Don Gibson / All I Ask of You (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe / Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams / The Point of No Return (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe / Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette & Billy Sherrill / Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Charles Hart |
83.850 | 9th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 62.850 | 31st Place World Class | ||
| 2013 | Postcards From Havana El Cumbanchero by Rafael Hernández / Rapsodia Cubana by Ernesto Lecuona / A Mis Abuelos by Arturo Sandoval / La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards |
90.350 | 5th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 72.750 | 25th Place World Class Semifinalist | ||
| 2014 | Go West! Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofé / Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland / The Red Pony by Aaron Copland |
72.975 | 8th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 71.575 | 27th Place World Class | ||
| 2015 | The Planets Mars, Venus, and Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst |
71.125 | 7th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 69.625 | 27th Place World Class | ||
| 2016 | Coronation Coronation Fanfare by Robert W. Smith / The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten |
72.150 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 71.725 | 27th Place World Class | ||
| 2017 | Tribe Pagan Dances by James Barnes / Goddess of Fire by Steven Reineke / Trail of Tears by Michael Daugherty |
76.763 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 74.275 | 24th Place World Class Semifinalist | ||
| 2018 | Hell On Wheels: The Final Journey Of Casey Jones Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne / Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen / Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin / Original Music by Robert W. Smith |
78.175 | 21st Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2019 | Of Mice and Music City of Brass and Tails on the Town by Robert W. Smith / Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra by Paul Hart / Imagine by John Lennon |
76.650 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Circuloso Original Music by CJ Barrow, Jeremy Thompson, Matt Penland & Tyler Sammons |
No scored competitions | |
| 2022 | Gasoline Rainbows Original Music by Shane Gwaltney & CJ Barrow |
81.763 | 17th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2023 | Violent Delights: A Rose and Its Thorns Paint It Black by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards / Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky / Any Other Name by Thomas Newman / Go, Lovely Rose by Eric Whitacre / Original Music by CJ Barrow |
82.875 | 17th Place World Class Semifinalist |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Music City Corp: Upcoming Events & Related News". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ↑ "Music City Drum and Bugle Corps". Halftime Magazine. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Music City Youth in the Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ↑ "Music City Drum Corps Marching Artist Bio". Mapex Drums.
- ↑ "Music City approved for World Class competition". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ↑ "Board". Music City Youth in the Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ↑ "DCX - Drum Corps Xperience". www.corpsreps.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External Links[edit]
Official websiteTemplate:Drum Corps International
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