Gold Drum and Bugle Corps

The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Oceanside, California, Gold performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.[1]

Gold Drum and Bugle Corps
Gold Drum & Bugle Corps logo
LocationOceanside, California
DivisionOpen Class
Founded2005
DirectorDr. Donald Flaherty
Uniform(2018) Half black and white top and pants.
No hat.
Shoe color matches pant leg.
Websitegolddrumcorps.org

History

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

The Hawthorne Gold Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 2005 in Hawthorne, California by Dr. Donald Flaherty & Juan C. Leguizamon, Dr. Flaherty remains as the corps' executive director.

For its first five seasons, the corps competed only within the state of California. In 2010, the corps relocated to Oceanside, in order to be accessible to more of the youth of Southern California and changed its name to Gold Drum and Bugle Corps.

The corps first ventured out of California in 2011, traveling to Salt Lake City for one performance, then on to Loveland and Denver, Colorado for DCI's Drums Along the Rockies regional competitions.

Gold had first attended the DCI World Championships in 2007, when DCI traveled west to Pasadena, and had placed 9th of 15 corps in Division III. Since 2012, Gold has traveled to the Midwest, to attend the DCI World Championships in Michigan City and Indianapolis, Indiana.

In 2013, Gold was joined by students from the Laizhou Martial Arts Institute of Laizhou, China as performers in the corps' show, "East Meets West." The school had been featured performers in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Gold was noted for the gold finish on the horn line's instruments until 2015 when they switched from Gold Yamaha Horns to Jupiter Horns with a silver finish.

Sponsorship

The Gold Drum and Bugle Corps is sponsored by Gold Youth Arts Organization, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) musical organization that has a Board of Directors, corps director, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. The Executive Director is Donald Flaherty, Ed.D.[2]

Show Summary (2005–2020)

Source:[6]

Gold background indicates DCI Championship; pale blue background indicates DCI Class Finalist; pale green background indicates DCI semifinalist; pale purple background indicates Open Class finalist (but not champion) and World Class semifinalist.

YearThemeRepertoireScoreDCI Placement
2005IntroductionsIntroductions (original music by corps staff)Did not attend
2006The Black WidowThe Black Widow (Original music by corps staff)Did not attend
2007Spanish GoldSpanish Gold (Original music by corps staff)74.1759th Div.III
2008"29,029 ft: EVEREST"Did not attend
2009EntomologyEntomology by Travis LarsonDid not attend
2010Primary ColorsYellow, Blue & Red by Travis LarsonDid not attend
2011Reel to RealSelections from movie soundtracks
Repertoire unavailable		Did not attend
2012DifferentDunkle und Rau, Different & Celebration! by Scott Director84.300
66.350		7th Open Class
26th World Class
2013East Meets WestPingpang, Mínyáo & Zuìzhong by Scott Director86.750
69.960		6th Open Class
26th World Class
2014The JourneyThe Journey by Scott Director74.125
71.250		6th Open Class
28th World Class
2015POP STARPop Star by Scott Director with Rich Hinshaw, and Joe Millea
Based on Toxic by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Henrik Jonback		67.725
60.525		8th Open Class
34th World Class
2016El Dia De Los MuertosMovement 1: Processional / Movement 2: The Offering / Movement 3: Celebration
by Scott Director, Niko Jasniewicz, and Sean Gordon		68.600
67.638		8th Open Class
30th World Class
2017GrowMovement 1: The Seed / Movement 2: The sapling / Movement 3: Struggle / Movement 4: Maturity
by Scott Director		72.750
70.100		7th Open Class
29th World Class
2018Through Our EyesMovement 1: Black and White / Movement 2: Through Our Eyes / Movement 3/4: Dyslexiaphrenia
Original compositions by Scott Director with Sean Gordon and David Miranda		76.750
75.425		3rd Open Class
23rd World Class
2019The Pursuit of HappinessThe Rat Race~Main Title by Elmer Bernstein /
Love, Love, Love, Love, Love; Money; Happiness Found
All by Scott Director		79.250
77.100		3rd Open Class
22nd World Class
2020Season cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

References
  1. "Corps". Drum Corps International. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Drum Corps International - News - Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League¿". www.dci.org. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. "Welcome". 2011-12-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  4. "scores@corpsreps.com - Historical Drum Corps Score Archives". corpsreps.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  5. "Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets edge Blue Devils B..." Drum Corps World. 16 August 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. "Gold". DCX: The Drum Corps Xperience. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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