Colts Drum and Bugle Corps
Colts Drum and Bugle Corps (previously known as the Junior Dukes, Legionnaires, and Colt .45) is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Dubuque, Iowa.[1] The Colts are a member of Drum Corps International, along with their feeder corps, the Colt Cadets, which participates in Open Class.[2]
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| Location | Dubuque, Iowa |
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| Division | World Class |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Director | Vicki MacFarlane |
| Executive Director | Jeff MacFarlane |
| Website | colts |
History
The corps was founded in 1963 as the Junior Dukes, a junior corps to the Dukes of Dubuque, a senior corps.[3] The Junior Dukes were sponsored by the local American Legion post and participated in parades. The corps performed for two years under that name before the Dukes of Dubuque disbanded in 1965.[4] After the disbandment of the senior corps, the name was switched to the Legionnaires, and in 1966, the corps began to accept female members.[5][6] By 1967, the corps was large enough to create a feeder corps known as the Cadets, and the Legionnaires began touring in regional VFW competitions.[7][8]
In 1969, the corps changed their name again, then to Colt .45. In 1971, the corps began to compete in VFW national competitions and began to rise in the ranks, earning as high as 5th place in 1973. That same year Colt .45 joined Drum Corps International, taking 28th in their first championship competition. Three years later, citing the negative association with both firearms and Colt 45 beer, the ".45" was dropped and the current naming convention was adopted.[9]
The Colts continue to compete as a member of Drum Corps International, earning their first finals spot in 1993. They earned their highest ranking in 1995 at 9th place, and have since made a total of 9 finals placements, most recently in 2022.
Show summary (1973-2022)
Source:[10]
| Pale green background indicates DCI World Class Semifinalist[lower-alpha 1] |
| Pale blue background indicates DCI World Class Finalist[lower-alpha 1] |
- From 1973-1991, the Colts competed in Open Class, from 1992-2007 in Division I, and since 2008 in World Class. These are the same tier, just renamed.
| Year | Repertoire | World Championships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Placement | ||
| 1973 | The Big Country by Jerome Moross / There's a Coach Coming In by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner / Music from Cades County by Henry Mancini / How the West Was Won by Alfred Newman / When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Louis Lambert (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore) / Battle Hymn of the Republic by William Steffe & Julia Ward Howe / United We Stand by Tony Hiller & Peter Simmons | 62.800 | 28th Place Open Class |
| 1974 | Fanfare for the Common Man & Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland / Oklahoma Crude by Henry Mancini / The Sting by Scott Joplin & Marvin Hamlisch / Ironsides / How the West Was Won by Alfred Newman | Did not attend World Championships | |
| 1975 | Wild, Wild West by Richard Markowitz / Ghost Riders in the Sky by Stan Jones / How the West Was Won by Alfred Newman / Scalphunters by Elmer Bernstein / Left Bank Express by Maynard Ferguson / Ironsides / California Dreamin' by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips | 66.400 | 30th Place Open Class |
| 1976 | Emperata Overture by Claude T. Smith / Just You and Me / Left Bank Express by Maynard Ferguson / Tower of Power Medley by Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka / Soul and Inspiration by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil | 71.250 | 25th Place Open Class |
| 1977 | Gershwin's Three Piano Preludes by George Gershwin / Suncatchers by Butch Nordahl / Evergreen (from A Star is Born) by Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams / Watch Closely Now & With One More Look at You by Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher | 73.100 | 26th Place Open Class |
| 1978 | Showboat Scenario by Jerome Kern / The Birth of the Blues by Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva & Lew Brown / Take Five by Paul Desmond / A Star is Born by Paul Williams | 68.650 | 27th Place Open Class |
| 1979 | Starburst by Jeremy Wall / The Birth of the Blues by Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva & Lew Brown / Showboat by Jerome Kern / Star Gazer by Neil Diamond / Tara's Theme by Max Steiner | 63.300 | 35th Place Open Class |
| 1980 | Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy) by Stephen Sondheim & Jule Styne / Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So & There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin / Turkey in the Straw (Traditional) / Smile by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons | 61.100 | 28th Place Open Class |
| 1981 | There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York & Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin / Swanee by George Gershwin & Irving Caesar / Crosswinds by Billy Cobham / Come Sail Away by Dennis DeYoung | 64.050 | 28th Place Open Class |
| 1982 | Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941) by John Williams / Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin / Prelude to An Angry Young Man by Billy Joel / Come in from the Rain by Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager | 67.200 | 24th Place Open Class |
| 1983 | Mississippi Suite by Ferde Grofe / Luck Be A Lady & Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (from Guys and Dolls) by Frank Loesser / Dill Pickles (Traditional) / Mr. Bojangles by Jerry Jeff Walker / Old Man River (from Showboat) by Jerome Kern | 60.600 | 22nd Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1984 | Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish / Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941) by John Williams / A Night in Tunisia by John Birks Gillespie / Peninsula by Oscar Castro-Neves & Sergio Mendes / What's New? by Bob Haggart & Johnny Burke / Come in From the Rain by Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager | 70.400 | 23rd Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1985 | Star Dust by Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish / Love for Sale (from The New Yorkers) by Cole Porter / A Night in Tunisia by John Birks Gillespie / Peninsula by Oscar Castro-Neves & Sergio Mendes / Skylark by Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer / Sing Sing Sing by Louie Prima | 80.900 | 16th Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1986 | Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms) by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart / I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / Smile Again by Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon & Alan Paul / The Heat's On by Sammy Nestico | 74.700 | 20th Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1987 | Honeymoon Suite & Love for Sale (from The New Yorkers) by Cole Porter / Up the Ladder to the Roof by Frank Wilson & Vincent Dimirco / Mardi Gras March by Paul Webster & Sammy Fain / Somewhere Out There by James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil / Fieval’s Reprise (from An American Tail: Fievel Goes West) by James Horner | 76.500 | 20th Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1988 | Seems Like Old Times by Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb / Mountain Greenery by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart / Just in Time (from Bells Are Ringing) by Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Mardi Gras March by Paul Webster & Sammy Fain / My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms) by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart | 78.500 | 18th Place Open Class Semifinalist |
| 1989 | Matchpoint by Jed Levy / Willowcrest by Bob Florence / Ballad for a Rough Year by Frank Mantooth | 73.600 | 21st Place Open Class |
| 1990 | Santorini by Yiannis Hrysomallis (Yanni) / Ludwig by Ludwig van Beethoven, adapted by Bob James / On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger / Farandole by Georges Bizet | 72.800 | 23rd Place Open Class |
| 1991 | Santorini by Yiannis Hrysomallis (Yanni) / On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger / Shock by John Tesh / Earthrise by Chip Davis / In the Spring, When Kings Go Off to War by David Holsinger | 72.100 | 22nd Place Open Class |
| 1992 | Morning to Morning by David Foster & David Paich / A Thousand Summers & Brain Dead Weasel by John Tesh / The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Dave Grusin & Peggy Lee / Reprise by Chuck Naffier | 75.500 | 20th Place Division I |
| 1993 | Iowa's Four Seasons Winter by Chuck Naffier / A Thousand Summers by John Tesh / Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin, DuBose Hayward & Ira Gershwin / The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Dave Grusin & Peggy Lee / Reprise by Chuck Naffier | 81.600 | 12th Place Division I Finalist |
| 1994 | Relations and Romance Smile by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons / Almost Like Being in Love (from Brigadoon) by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner / Lover Man by Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman & Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Higher and Higher by Billy Davis, Raynard Miner, Gary Jackson & Carl Smith / As Time Goes By (from Casablanca) by Herman Hupfeld / Reprise 1994 by Chuck Naffier | 80.100 | 12th Place Division I Finalist |
| 1995 | Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park, Children and Art, Color and Light & Sunday All from Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim |
86.300 | 9th Place Division I Finalist |
| 1996 | The Magnificat Magnificat anima me; Of a Rose, A Lovely Rose; Fecit Potentium; Esurientes & Gloria Patri All from Magnificat by John Rutter | 81.300 | 11th Place Division I Finalist |
| 1997 | The Music of Blood, Sweat and Tears Symphony for the Devil by Dick Halligan / God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog Jr. / Lucretia McEvil by David Clayton-Thomas / Hi-De-Ho (That Ole Sweet Role) by Gerry Goffin & Carole King / 40,000 Headsmen by Steve Winwood & Jim Capaldi | 84.100 | 13th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 1998 | A Cappella Celebration Crown Him With Many Crowns by Charles H. Gabriel & Matthew Bridges / Searching for You by Wayne Shorter & Paul Stiller / Reza by Jaco Pastorius / Morning by Paul Stiller & Lisa Keily Stiller / Vox Finale by Chuck Naffier & Jerry Carpenter | 85.300 | 12th Place Division I Finalist |
| 1999 | Voices Dies Irae (from Verdi's Requiem) by Giuseppe Verdi / Flamma Flamma, Corpus Inimici & In Corpore (from Flamma Flamma, the Fire Requiem) by Nicholas Lens / I Believe by Eric Levi / Scherzo (from Fire Water Paper: The Vietnam Oratorio) by Elliot Goldenthal | 86.000 | 12th Place Division I Finalist |
| 2000 | The Wait of the World Godspeed, Speech of Angels, The Wait of the World, Now the Children Lead & The Chosen All by Stephen Melillo | 82.300 | 14th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2001 | Chivalry Sinfonia Voci by David Holsinger / Allemande (from Courtly Airs and Dances) by Ron Nelson / Non Nobis Domine (from Henry V) by Patrick Doyle / Battle Scene by Michael Klesch / Once More Unto the Breach by Patrick Doyle | 84.900 | 12th Place Division I Finalist |
| 2002 | Revelations Dawn (from 5 Miniatures) by Joaquin Turina / Concerto for 4 Percussion, Be Thou My Vision & New Century Dawn by David Gillingham | 83.900 | 15th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2003 | Symphonic Visions: Ritual, Song, and Dance Cantus Laetus by David Gillingham / Harrison's Dream by Peter Graham / Blue Sapphire (from Colours) by Roger Cichy | 80.050 | 16th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2004 | From the Heartland American Overture by Joseph Willcox Jenkins / John Henry & Threshing Machines by Aaron Copland / Old Man River (From Showboat) by Jerome Kern / Celebration by Robert Russell Bennett | 81.325 | 16th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2005 | Postcards From Home The Promise of Living (from Tender Land) & The Red Pony by Aaron Copland / The Landworkers (from Estancia Ballet) by Alberto Ginastera / Till There Was You (from The Music Man) by Meredith Willson / Stomp Your Foot by Aaron Copland / Jubilee by Morton Gould | 84.075 | 13th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2006 | Continuum Windsprints by Richard Saucedo / As Time Goes By (from Casablanca) by Herman Hupfeld / Ride by Samuel Hazo | 83.050 | 13th Place Division I Semifinalist |
| 2007 | Equinox With One Look (from Sunset Boulevard) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton & Don Black / Coronation of Boris Gudonov by Modest Moussorgsky / Troika (from Lieutenant Kije Suite) by Sergei Prokofiev / String Quartet No. 4, Mvt. 5 "Allegro Molto" by Béla Bartók / As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton & Don Black | 86.150 | 10th Place Division I Finalist |
| 2008 | Night and Day Night and Day by Cole Porter / Bernstein Medley by Leonard Bernstein / Unexpected Song by Andrew Lloyd Webber / Spellbound Concerto by Miklos Rosza | 85.175 | 14th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2009 | Fathoms Song of the High Seas (from Victory at Sea) by Richard Rodgers / The Sea Treaders by W. Francis McBeth / The Voyage by Chris Tomsa & Max Mullinix / Ebb Tide by Robert Maxwell & Carl Sigman / SOS by Max Mullinix / The Journey Home by Chris Tomsa & Max Mullinix | 85.600 | 13th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2010 | True Colors Green by Michael Torke / Alone in the Crowd & One Man Show (from Pollock) by Jeff Beal / True Colors by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly / Appalachian Morning by Paul Halley | 84.650 | 13th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2011 | Deception: The Jagged Edge Swan Lake by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Danza de los Duendes by Nancy Galbraith / The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns / Mind Heist by Zack Hemsey | 82.250 | 16th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2012 | Boundaries August's Rhapsody (from August Rush) by Mark Mancina / Boundaries by David Nelson / Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd Mvt. by Sergei Rachmaninov / All By Myself by Eric Carmen | 79.20 | 17th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2013 | Field of Dreams Can't Help Falling In Love by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss / At Last by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren / American Graffiti by Aaron Guidry / The Place Where Dreams Come True (from Field of Dreams) by James Horner / Chorale & Fugue In Jazz by Morton Gould | 82.450 | 15th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2014 | Dark Side of the Rainbow Breathe by Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) / On the Run by David Gilmour & Roger Waters / Time by Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright & David Gilmour / Powerhouse by Raymond Scott / The Great Gig in the Sky by Richard Wright & Clare Torry / Everything in Its Right Place by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien & Philip Selway (Radiohead) / Brain Damage & Eclipse by Roger Waters | 85.350 | 13th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2015 | ...And a Shot Rings Out: A Johnny Staccato Murder Mystery Man With The Golden Arm by Elmer Bernstein / Lex (from Metropolis Symphony) by Michael Daugherty / Audrey's Dance (from Twin Peaks) by Angelo Badalamenti / Science Fiction by Christian McBride / Moanin' by Charles Mingus / Lay Me Down by Sam Smith, James Napier & Elvin Smith / Scherzo (from Fire, Water, Paper: The Vietnam Oratorio) by Elliot Goldenthal / Original Music by Chuck Naffier & David Nelson | 83.025 | 14th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2016 | Nachtmusik Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven / Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Vincent by Don McLean / Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber & Joseph Mohr / Nights in White Satin by Justin Hayward / New Moon In The Old Moon's Arms by Michael Kamen | 81.513 | 16th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2017 | Both Sides Now Prologue – Theme from We Are Marshall by Christophe Beck Logic – Serenada Schizophrana by Danny Elfman & Kaleidoscope of Mathematics by James Horner Emotion – Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell Conflict – Symphony No. 2 by John Barnes Chance Resolution – Medley of We Are Marshall, Serenada Schizophrana & Both Sides Now | 83.888 | 15th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2018 | True Believer Loneliness – Motherless Child (Traditional) / Not to be Forgotten (Our Final Hour) by Patrick Metheny Whimsicality – L'arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole by Georges Bizet / Land of the Long White Cloud by Philip Sparke Reflection – Endless Night by Hans Zimmer Materialism – Big Shot by Billy Joel Introspection – A Piece of Sky (from Yentl) by Michel Legrand & Alan and Marilyn Bergman | 84.613 | 14th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2019 | When Hell Freezes Over Hells Bells by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson (AC/DC) / Inferno by Robert W. Smith / Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens / Dulcinea (from Symphony No. 3, Don Quixote) by Robert W. Smith / Etude Op. 25 No. 11 (Winter Wind) by Frederic Chopin / Winter (from the Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi / Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan | 84.225 | 16th Place World Class Semifinalist |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Leap of Faith Rainbow Connection by Kenneth Ascher & Paul Williams / Take a Chance on Me by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA) / Faith by Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco & Francis Farewell Starlite / Faith by George Michael / Freedom 90 by George Michael |
No scored competitions | |
| 2022 | The Silk Road Meetings Along The Edge by Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass / Arabian Waltz by Rabih Abou-Khalil / The Dragon Boy by Joe Hisaishi / José / beFORe JOHN5 by Aurél Holló / Divas & Dunes by Aaron Zigman / Kashmir by John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) |
87.200 | 11th Place World Class Finalist |
References
- "Colts are the pride of Dubuque". The Marion Star. July 24, 1983. pp. 13E.
- Lido, Jack (July 15, 2022). ""The major league of marching band." Dubuque's Colts Drum and Bugle Corps will blow you away". KCRG-TV. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- Gross, Kate (August 26, 2005). "Colts director giddy despite near-miss; Drum corps finishes in 13th place in national championship, missing the finals by one slot". Telegraph Herald. p. A3.
- Delaney, Steve (2003). "Colts". In Vickers, Steve (ed.). A History of Drum & Bugle Corps. Vol. 2. Drum Corps World. pp. 224–225. OCLC 54892759.
- "Iowa Drum Corps Set to Compete In Spectacular". Casper Star-Tribune. June 21, 1970. p. 5.
- "Dubuque's Colts enters 26th year of existence". The Marion Star. August 10, 1988. p. 14.
- Barton, Thomas J. (April 10, 2017). "Dubuque cadets celebrate drum corps lasting 50 years". Iowa City Press-Citizen. p. A5.
- Ryder, Tom (September 14, 1969). "How Dubuque Drum and Bugle Corps Wins All Those Titles". The Des Moines Register. pp. 10–11.
- Voight, Sandye; Hinga, Allie (July 12, 2013). "Dubuque Colts celebrate 50 years". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- "Colts: Repertoire". DCX: The Drum Corps Xperience. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Colts Drum and Bugle Corps in Encyclopedia Dubuque
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