Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps

Phantom Regiment

Location	Rockford, Illinois
Division	World Class
Founded	1956
Director	Rick Valenzuela
Championship Titles	1996 (tie), 2008
Uniform	White jackets with silver accents and pants, silver baldric and white gauntlets, white pith helmets with white plumes

A member of the Phantom Regiment in 2004.

The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a World Class (formerly referred to as Division I) drum and bugle corps based in Rockford, Illinois, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International. Often just "Phantom" or "Regiment", the corps is a long-standing DCI member corps.

History

Originally intended as the Rockford Rangers, the corps' name was finally settled on after a group of members heard a recording of "The Phantom Regiment" by Leroy Anderson and suggested the name to the corps director, Alex Haddad. The corps performed for several years from 1956 to 1965, but a fire destroyed the corps hall as well as almost all corps property. Incorporated and renewed in 1967, the corps was performing once again and the history of the modern Phantom Regiment continued.

DCI Placement

Phantom Regiment has been the DCI Division I World Champion twice, once in 1996 (in a tie with the Blue Devils) and in 2008. In addition, the corps has placed second five times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, and 2006) as well as placing third four times (1991, 1993, 1994 and 2005). Phantom Regiment's streak of 35 consecutive Drum Corps International championship finals appearances (a record shared with the Concord Blue Devils) is second only to Santa Clara Vanguard out of California. It was also in 1989 that their score of 98.4 was the highest score never to win a World Championship title at that time. SCV won that year with a 98.8, the highest score ever at that time.

Repertoire

Phantom Regiment has aggressively brought challenging classical music to the field, including the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, and Antonín Dvořák. One commentator noted that the corps is "drum corps' classical music identity." In addition, Regiment shows have included the music of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian, and the New World Symphony.

In 2005, Phantom Regiment took a step away from classic music repertoire and explored George Gershwin's symphonic Classical/Jazz work, Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris (although this is not the first time the corps has had success with this approach, as evident with "I Pagliacci", 1991, and "Goin' Home (Largo from New World)", 1989). The jazzy 2005 show won the Spirit of Disney Award and took third place at DCI Finals.

Phantom Regiment's 1989 show, based on Dvořák's New World Symphony, was voted the top show in the 2006 DCI Classic Countdown, a movie-theater showing of the most popular DCI shows in its second year.

In 2008, Phantom Regiment would put together its third version of Spartacus. Spartacus was a big hit, placing 5th in 1981, and then 4th in 1982. However, the corps' design team felt it was time to bring Spartacus back in an all new, totally different form. The 2008 show spent most of the summer in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place. The high-intensity show placed 3rd in the DCI quarterfinals in Bloomington, Ind., 2nd in semifinals and, finally, edged the Blue Devils for the championship at finals.

50th Anniversary

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1956, the 2006 show, "Faust", took the corps back to its true classical heritage and included works such as: Scythian Suite by Sergei Prokofiev, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl, Piano Concerto by John Corigliano, and Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection") by Gustav Mahler. The 2006 Phantom Regiment took second place with a score of 96.850 at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison, Wis., Regiment's highest finish since 1996. The corps also received its first Fred E. Sanford High Percussion Award, led by percussion caption head Paul Rennick. As a humorous side note, a judge described this show as "touching my very soul" and then proceeded to announce "I need a cigarette, and I don't even smoke" thus proving the 2006 "Faust" production to be one of Phantom Regiment's most emotional productions yet.

Show Summary (1969-2011)

Year	Position	Score	Show
1969			Phantom Regiment (Leroy Anderson) - A Mighty Fortress - Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago - Camelot - Hang 'em High - Yesterday
1970			Traces Of Love - It's A Long Way To Tipperary - My Buddy (from I'll See You In My Dreams) - Over There - Camelot - If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot) - Alabama Jubilee
1971			El Cid - International Anthems - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Overture from Tommy - Holly Holy - Love Is All
1972	23	64.40	March from the Damnation of Faust - America the Beautiful - Funeral March of the Marionettes - Poet & Peasant Overture - Shot in the Dark - Spellbound Concerto
1973	14	74.70	Night on Bald Mountain - The Lord's Prayer - Mac Arthur Park - Poet and Peasant Overture - Light Cavalry Overture - Jubilance
1974	11	76.25	Festive Overture - Fifth Symphony - Poet and Peasant Overture - Night on Bald Mountain - Romeo and Juliet - Les Preludes
1975	10	81.30	American Overture - Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Barber of Seville - An American in Paris - Tannhäuser (Pilgrim's Chorus)
1976	4	87.75	Finale from Seventh Symphony - Sixth Symphony - Tocatta and Fugue in D minor - An American in Paris - Tannhäuser (Pilgrim's Chorus)
1977	2	90.30	New World Symphony - Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 - Pagliacci - Flight of the Bumblebee - Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy)
1978	2	91.45	Firebird Suite - Rite Of Spring - Petrouchka - Dance Infernale - Sherzo A La Russe - Piano Concerto in A minor - Flight of the Bumblebee - Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy)
1979	2	92.75	Third Symphony - Malambo (Finale from Estancia) - Piano Concerto in A minor - Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite #1) - March of the Dwarfs - Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
1980	5	88.45	Russian Easter Overture - Romany Life - Polovetsian Dances (from Prince Igor) - Masquerade Suite -Carmen Suite
1981	5	90.85	SPARTACUS-Triumph of Rome (from Spartacus) - Gladiator Fight (from Spartacus) - Dance of the Rebels (from Spartacus) - Prelude to Battle (from Spartacus) - Battle (from Spartacus) - Sunrise and Apotheosis (from Spartacus)
1982	4	92.15	SPARTACUS - Triumph of Rome (from Spartacus) - Slave Dance (from Spartacus) - Gladiator Fight (from Spartacus) - Mourning and Uprising (from Spartacus) - Prelude to Battle (from Spartacus) - Battle (from Spartacus) - Sunrise and Apotheosis (from Spartacus)
1983	4	91.45	Serenade for Strings - Cossack Dance - Dance Neopolitan - 1812 Overture
1984	4	95.60	Scythian Suite - Armenian Dances - Trypitch - 1812 Overture
1985	8	90.10	Symphony Fantastique (Hector Berlioz)
1986	10	85.00	Carnival Overture - Alborada Del Gracioso - Sir Lancelot - Merlin The Magician - Resurrection Symphony
1987	5	94.30	Songs from the Winter Palace - Swan Lake Ballet - Nutcracker Suite Highlights (Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky)
1988	6	93.50	Romeo And Juliet - Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
1989	2	98.40	New World Symphony - 1st Movement (from Symphony No. 9) - 2nd Movement (from Symphony No. 9) - Slavonic Dances No. 1 - 4th Movement (from Symphony No. 9) Antonin Dvořák
1990	4	95.30	Dreams of Desire - 4th Movement (from Symphony No. 3) - The Elephant (from Carnival of the Animals) - Finale (from Carnival of the Animals) - Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah)
1991	3	95.40	Phantom Voices - Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) - Pagliacci - Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah)
1992	8	91.50	War and Peace - Marche Slav - La Marseillaise - 1812 Overture
1993	3	96.20	The Modern Imagination - The Landworkers (From Estancia Ballet) - The Wheat Dance (From Estancia Ballet) - Danza Final (From Estancia Ballet) - The Fire of Eternal Glory (from Novorossik Chimes for Orchestra) - Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground)
1994	3	96.20	Songs for a Summer Night - Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amor Brujo) - Suite bergamasque (Claire De Lune) - Talking Drums (from White Witch Doctor) - North by Northwest - Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground)
1995	5	94.10	Adventures Under a Darkened Sky - Symphonic Dances - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (variation 18) - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Capriccio Bohemian
1996	1 (tie)	97.40	A Defiant Heart: The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich - Fourth Ballet Suite - First Symphony, Second Movement - Fifth Symphony, Fourth Movement
1997	4	94.20	The Ring - Hagen's Call to the Clan (from The Ring) - Magic Fire Music (from The Ring) - Hammerring of the Ring (from The Ring) - Die Götterdämmerung (from The Ring)
1998	8	90.40	Songs from the Eternal City - The Music of Rome - Roman Carnival Overture - Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly - Pines of the Villa Borghese (Pines of Rome mvt I) - Pines of the Appian Way (Pines of Rome mvt IV)
1999	8	91.20	Tragedy and Triumph - Fourth Symphony - Fifth Symphony (2nd Movement) - Sixth Symphony
2000	7	90.65	The Masters of Mystique - The Dawn of Modern Music - Jeux - Petrouchka - Transfigured Night - Rite Of Spring
2001	6	91.90	Virtuoso - Finale (from Concerto For Orchestra - 5th Movement) - Game of Pairs (from Concerto For Orchestra - 2nd Movement) - Festive Overture
2002	5	92.40	Heroic Sketches: The Passion of Shostakovich - Tenth Symphony, Second Movement - Piano Concerto No. 2, Second Movement - Piano Concerto No. 2, First Movement - Seventh Symphony, Fourth Movement
2003	4	94.75	Harmonic Journey - Sanctus (Canon in D) - Wild Nights from Harmonium - The Lord's Prayer (from King of Kings) - Ostinato (from Mikrokosmos)
2004	5	93.575	Apasionada 874 - Music of Ástor Piazzolla - Buenos Aires Hora Cero - La Muerte del Angel - Oblivion - Tango Suite - Imagenes 676 - Tres Minutos con la Realidad
2005	3	96.825	Rhapsody - American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue
2006	2	96.85	Faust - Scythian Suite - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto - Corigliano, Ave Maria - Biebel, Resurrection Symphony - Mahler
2007	4	94.85	On Air - Vespertine Formations-Deane - 1000 Airplanes on the Roof-Glass - Flower Duet from Lakme-Delibes - Suggestion Diabolique-Prokofiev - Finale from Firebird Suite-Stravinsky
2008	1	98.125	SPARTACUS - Spartacus -Khachaturian - Ein Heldenleben -Strauss - Battlefield from KÀ -Dupere - Dance of Ecstasy from (Danses Fantastiques) -Tjeknavorian - Toccata (from Piano Concerto No. 1) -Ginastera
2009	9	89.900	The Red Violin - Theme from "The Red Violin" -John Corigliano, Fantasy Variations on a theme by Paganini -James Barnes, Paganini Variations -Witold Lutoslawski, Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini -Sergei Rachmaninoff, Caprice XXIV Paganini -Benny Goodman, Paganini Variations -Phillip Wilby,
2010	6	93.150	Into the Light - "The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms" - Kamen
2011	5	95.050	Juliet - East of Eden -Lee Holdridge, Requiem -Giuseppe Verdi, Requiem -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet (A Time For Us) -Nino Rota, Romeo & Juliet -Sergei Prokofiev, Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral -Richard Wagner
2012	?	?	Turandot - Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)

External links

• Phantom Regiment official website
• Phantom Regiment repertoires at Corpsreps
• Phantom Regiment at DrumCorpsWiki
• Drum Corps International
• Phantom Regiment Winterguard