Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Boston, MA |
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| Division | World Class |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Director | Tom Spataro |
| Championship Titles | 1964, 1966, 1967 |
| Uniform | Black trousers with a red West Point Academy style jacket and red and black Shako with either a black (2008), white (2009, 2010), or red (2011) plume. A white double tassel hangs from the left side of the jacket, at the end of a plain white strap/baldric across the chest. The strap has a mirror attached at the middle, echoing the buckle of the West Point Cadet uniform. |
| Website | http://www.crusaders.com/ |
DCI Southeastern Championship Prelims, Atlanta, GA
The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class drum and bugle corps based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are a charter member of Drum Corps International. Winter camps are currently held at Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, FL. The Boston Crusaders are under the direction of Executive Director Thomas Spataro.
[edit] Corps History
Founded in 1940, the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps is the third oldest drum corps still in existence today. Over the course of their history, the corps has been renamed twice, first called the Most Precious Blood Crusaders and then the Hyde Park Crusaders before becoming the Boston Crusaders. Showing a perseverance they later became known for, during a financially bleak period in the corps' history, the group competed only under the name Boston, returning to competition with their proper name after a return from near bankruptcy. The corps was also a very early adopter of electronic equipment, using a synthesizer during their 1985 show (electronic amplification and electronic instruments were not legal in the DCI circuit until the 2004 and 2009 seasons respectively; the Crusaders willingly took a large penalty (2 points) for illegal equipment used in the show).
The Boston Crusaders have been consistent DCI finalists for the past decade, making their first break into finals in 1999. Their highest finishes in DCI were in 2000 and 2002, when they placed fifth. The corps' 2000 show, RED, was selected by popular vote to appear on the 2005 Classic Countdown, a movie theater showing of the twelve voted best shows of DCI history, with one show for each corps.
[edit] Awards and achievements
VFW National Silver Medalist - 1970
VFW National Bronze Medalist - 1953, 1954, 1966
VFW National Finalist - 1958, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1976
American Legion National Championships Silver Medalist - 1966, 1967
American Legion National Championships Bronze Medalist - 1977
American Legion National Championships - 1957
World Open Champions - 1966, 1967
World Open Silver Medalist - 1965, 1968, 1969
World Open Finalist - 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
World Open Prelims - 1973, 1974
CYO National Champions - 1964, 1966, 1967
CYO National Silver Medalist - 1965, 1968
CYO National Finalist - 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
US Open Finalist - 1978
DCI Finalist - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
DCI Semifinalist - 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
DCI Quarterfinalist - 1976, 1979
DCI Prelims - 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982
DCI Spirit of Disney award - 2000
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