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The 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. The Colts are part of the Colts Youth Organization and a member of Drum Corps International, along with their feeder corps, the Colt Cadets, which participates in Open Class. The Colts Youth Organization also oversees the Colts Summer Band, Colts World Percussion, and a defunct competitive winter guard.[1]
History[edit]
The corps was founded in 1963 as the Junior Dukes, a junior corps to the Dukes of Dubuque, a senior corps. The Junior Dukes was created as a junior corps to the senior Dukes of Dubuque corps as a way for younger people to get involved in the activity. The Junior Dukes were sponsored by the local American Legion Post #6 and competed as a military style parade band. [2]The corps performed for two years under that name before the Dukes of Dubuque senior corps disbanded in 1965. After the disbandment of the senior corps, the name of the junior corps was switched to the Legionnaires, and in 1966, the corps began to accept female members. By 1967, the corps was large enough to create a feeder corps known as the Legionnaires Cadets, and the Legionnaires began touring in regional VFW competitions. In their first full season of competition in 1968, the Legionnaires travelled over 4,000 miles and won eight first place finishes.[2] The Legionnaires were also established as a non-profit organization in 1968 under the legal name Legion-Aires Drum & Bugle Corps.[2]
In 1969, the corps changed their name again, then to the Colt .45 and Colt.45 Cadets. 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. At that time, the non-profit overseeing both drum corps also changed their name to the Colts Youth Organization.[1]
The Colts continued to compete as a member of Drum Corps International, earning their first top twelve finals spot in 1993. The Colts have scored in the top twenty five to make semifinals every year from 1982 to 2023.[1] They earned their highest ranking in 1995 and 2023 at 9th place, and have made a total of 10 finals placements as of 2023.
Colt Cadets[edit]
The Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1967 as the Legionnaires Cadets. The corps was renamed to the Colt .45 Cadets in 1969 before settling on the name Colt Cadets in 1976.[3] The group is a competitive junior drum corps serving as the feeder corps to the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps and a member of the Drum Corps International Open Class division.[4] A feeder corps is an Open Class group made up of younger members with the goal of training them to move up to the World Class group.[5] As of 2023, the Colt Cadets are one of only two feeder corps competing in Drum Corps International, the other being the Blue Devils B Drum and Bugle Corps. The only other remaining feeder corps, the Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets, announced an indefinite hiatus beginning in the 2023 competitive season.[3][6][7]
Unlike other competitive drum and bugle corps, the Colt Cadets do not hold formal auditions. The corps is open to middle and high school students of any experience level. The group meets from mid June to early August, travelling throughout the Midwest to compete on the weekends and returning to Iowa to rehearse during the week before finishing their season at Drum Corps International Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.[3] The Colt Cadets have made Drum Corps International Open Class Finals by placing in the top twelve at Open Class Championships eight times from 2010 to 2023.[2]
| Location | Dubuque, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Director | Cameron Kotovsky |
| Executive Director | Jeff MacFarlane |
| Website | colts.org |
Show Summary (2000-2023)[edit]
| Pale blue background indicates DCI Open Class Finalist |
| Year | Repertoire | World Championships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Placement | ||
| 2000 | A Sailor's Life For Me
A Sailor's Life For Me / Tame The Savage Sea by Elliot Del Borgo / The Pirate's Tale / Russian Sailor's Dance (from "The Red Poppy") by Reinhold Gliere / Anchors Away by Alfred H. Miles and Charles A. Zimmerman |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2001 | Trapped in the Time Machine
2001: A Space Odyssey by Richard Strauss / Loco-Motion by Gerry Goffin and Carole King / Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built For Two) by Harry Dacre / Pedestrian's Folly / Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson / Magic Carpet Ride by John Kay and Rushton Moreve |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2002 | Make His Praise Glorious by Bill and Robin Wolaver / A Mighty Fortress by Martin Luther / I'll Give You Peace by Dawn Yarbrough Thomas and Tom Yarborough / Away In The Darkness by Scott Stulir / Amen by Bob Kauflin / Reprise by Ted Reicher | Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2003 | OzFest
Over The Rainbow (from "The Wizard Of Oz") by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg / I'm A Mean Ole Lion (from "The Wiz") by Charlie Smalls / Slide Some Oil To Me (from "The Wiz") by Charlie Smalls / Ease On Down the Road (from "The Wiz") by Charlie Smalls / If You Believe (from "The Wiz") by Charlie Smalls |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2004 | Snoop Dog
Linus And Lucy (from "A Charlie Brown Christmas") by Vince Guaraldi / Snoopy's Song & Dime A Dozen (from "Snoopy, The Musical") by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackad / Snoopy vs. The Red Baron by Phil Gernhard and Dick Holler / The World According To Snoopy (from "Snoopy, The Musical") by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackad) / It's The Reprise, Charlie Brown (from "Snoopy, The Musical") by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackad) |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2005 | Arcade!
Insert Coin / The Puzzle / The Chase / The Triumph |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2006 | Criminal Mischief
Dragnet by Scott Nathan / Secret Agent Man by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri / James Bond Theme by Monty Norman / Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Theme Song) by Cory Lerious and George Gabriel / Carmen Sandiego by Sean Altman and David Yazbek / Charlie's Angels Theme by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson / Live And Let Die by Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney |
66.375 | 11th Place
Division II |
| 2007 | Sold Out!
Carry On My Wayward Son by Kerry Livgren / Point Of Know Return by Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, and Phil Ehart / Lights by Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw / Synchronicity I by Sting / All The Small Things by Blink-182 / Ants Marching by Dave Matthews |
Did not attend World Championships | |
| 2008 | New American Signatures
America & American Tune by Paul Simon / Song For American by Kerry Livgren |
76.125 | 18th Place
Open Class |
| 2009 | Lullaby & Good Nightmare
Theme (from "Big Top Pee Wee") by Danny Elfman / The Place Where Dreams Come True (from "Field Of Dreams") by James Horner / Hall Of The Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite #1) by Edvard Grieg |
78.100 | 14th Place
Open Class |
| 2010 | Sorcerer's Revenge Music of Andrew Boysen, Jr. by Andrew Boysen, Jr. / The Sorcerer's Apprectice by Paul Dukas / Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky / For Good (from "Wicked") by Stephen Schwartz |
82.300 | 11th Place Open Class Finalist |
| 2011 | NOTORIOUS
Overture (from "Anne of the Indies") by Franz Waxman / Overture (from "Mutiny on the Bounty") by Bronislau Kaper / Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland / Finale (from "The Godfather") by Nino Rota / The Immigrant (from "The Godfather) by Nino Rota / Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, Mvt. 4 Allegro non troppo by Dmitri Shostakovich |
79.150 | 12th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2012 | Alive
Escape From Chronopolis by Reber Clark / Theme (from "Van Helsing") by Alan Silvestri / Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 by Ludwig Van Beethoven / Theme (from "Psycho") by Bernard Hermann / Facade (from "Jeckle and Hyde") by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse |
75.400 | 12th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2013 | Red
Habanera (from "Carmen") by Georges Bizet / The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Dave Grustin and Peggy Lee / Happy Ending (from "The Red Pony Suite") by Aaron Copland / Red In The Air by Terry White and Brian Zeglis |
80.900 | 10th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2014 | Crazed
Overture (from "Dancer In The Dark") by Bjork / Equus by Eric Whitacre / Crazy by Brian Burton and Thomas Calloway / Goin' Out Of My Mind by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein / Love Crazed by Terry White |
66.000 | 10th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2015 | Fire & Ice
The Inferno (from "The Divine Comedy") by Robert W. Smith / Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky / Cuban Fire! by Johnny Richards / Ice Dance by Danny Elfman / Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed |
64.100 | 10th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2016 | The Journey Within
Joy by Joseph Curiale / Symphony No. 9 in D minor by Anton Bruckner / Smile (from "Modern Times") by Charlie Chaplin / Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven |
61.550 | 15th Place
Open Class |
| 2017 | The River's Edge
Earth Dance by Michael Sweeney / Flight Of The Piasa by Robert Sheldon / Quad City Stomp by Michael Sweeney / Vitava (Die Moldau) by Bedrich Smetana |
61.200 | 14th Place
Open Class |
| 2018 | Moderne
Un Bel Di by Giacomo Puccini / Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven / Young And Beautiful by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels / Bad Romance by Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) and Nadir Khayat / The Hut Of Baba Yaga by Modest Mussorgsky / The Great Gates Of Kiev by Modest Mussorgsky |
62.800 | 13th Place
Open Class |
| 2019 | ...Of a Feather
Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney / Don't Stop Me Now by Freddie Mercury / On Eagles Wings by Michael Joncas / The Raven by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson |
64.425 | 11th Place
Open Class Finalist |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Apart Together
Once Upon Another Time by Sara Bareilles / Afro American Symphony #4 by William Grant Still / Pray For Me by Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd / At Last by Ella Fitzgerald |
No scored competitions | |
| 2022 | To The Stars
Rewrite The Stars by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul / Rocket Man by Elton John / Enterprising Young Men by Michael Giacchino |
67.150 | 14th Place
Open Class |
| 2023 | Classical Innovations
Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Van Beethoven / Golden Hour by JVKE / Until The Scars by John Mackey |
70.025 | 9th Place
Open Class Finalist |
Other Ensembles[edit]
In addition to the Colts and Colt Cadets, the Colts Youth Organization operates the Colts Summer Band and the Colts World Percussion ensembles for Dubuque-area youth. In the past, they ran a winter guard that achieved moderate competitive success in the late 1970s.[1]
Colts Summer Band[edit]
The Colts Summer Band is a free concert ensemble open to students in fourth to eighth grade from the Dubuque area.[10] The group meets for four weeks over the summer in both semi-private lessons and full band rehearsals.[11] The season concludes with a performance at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque in early July.[11]
Colts World Percussion[edit]
The Colts World Percussion ensembles consist of different groups dedicated to learning different cultural percussion genres.[12] There are ensembles dedicated to Latin, African, Japanese Taiko, urban, and steelpan drumming.[12] All of these ensembles are provided to local students at no cost and specifically target underfunded and underserved areas in the Dubuque metro area.[12] The Colts also operate PanrhythmiX, a full steelpan drum orchestra. PanrhythmiX is open to students at Prescott Elementary School in Dubuque. The Colts run a separate program called Pandemonium that serves as a continuation of the PanrhythmiX program and is open to all Dubuque area middle schoolers.[12]
Colts Winter Guard (Inactive)[edit]
The Colts winter guard started competing competitively in 1976.[13] The group achieved competitive success during their first year, winning first place at the Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships in Elmhurst, IL. [13] They also won the VFW National Guard Championship in New York City and scored the highest number of points in competition history.[2] The group continued to achieve moderate success throughout the late 1970s, winning the VFW National Guard Championship again in 1977, scoring fourth in their only appearance at WGI Championships in 1978, and seventh at the Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships in 1979.[14][2] However, the group experienced a high member turnover rate in the 1980 season, and placed 18th at the Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships.[2] The Colts announced the winter guard would not compete after the 1980 season.[2]
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