Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions
During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion . The championships consist of 2 rounds (Prelims and Finals) held on 2 consecutive nights (the Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend). All corps compete at Prelims, with the top 10 Open Class and top 4 Class A corps competing at Finals. The champion is determined by the overall high score in the Finals competition. There are also a number of caption awards (high brass, high percussion, high visual, etc.), though the process of determination for those awards has changed from year to year.[ 1]
Only eleven corps have won at least one DCA title (including 2 ties):[ 2]
As of the conclusion of the 2019 competitive season, the Buccaneers, Bushwackers, Caballeros, Hurricanes, Skyliners, and Sunrisers remain in active Open Class competition. The Cadets2, Minnesota Brass, Brigadiers, Empire Statesmen, and Westshoremen are inactive.
1965
1966
Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
Repertoire:
Charlie Welch (from Mr. Wonderful)
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean (from Thousands Cheer)
That Old Black Magic (from Bus Stop)
Flight of the Bumblebee
Once in Love with Amy (from Where's Charley?)
Hava Nagila
Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
Score: 84.53
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Venue: JFK Stadium
Date: September 4
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
Repertoire:
NY Montage
Little Old New York (from Tenderloin)
Longest Day
Alabama Jubilee
Lucretia McEvil
Comes Love
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes)
Little Old New York (from Tenderloin)
East Side-West Side Fanfare
Score: 91.5
Location: Rochester, New York
Venue: Aquinas Stadium
Date: September 5
1972
1973
1974
1975
Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
Repertoire:
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You
Hymn to Victory (from Victory at Sea)
West Side Story Medley
The Elks' Parade
Give My Regards to Broadway (from Yankee Doodle Dandy)
East Side-West Side Fanfare
Score: 91.28
Location: Rochester, New York
Venue: Holleder Memorial Stadium
Date: August 31
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Champion: Connecticut Hurricanes Derby, Connecticut
Repertoire:
Queen of Sheba March by Respighi, Ottorino
Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941) by Williams, John
Salute to Freedom by Statham, Frank
Devil Went Down to Georgia by Daniels, Charlie
It's My Turn by Sondheim, Stephen
Magnificent Seven by Bernstein, Elmer
Score: 89.65
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: Franklin Field
Date: September 6
1982
Champion: Long Island Sunrisers Rockland County, New York
Repertoire:
God Save the Queen by Ives, Charles
English Suite for Military Band by Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Barnum's Revenge by Coleman, Cy
Tiger of San Pedro by La Barbera, John
Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Mangione, Chuck
Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) by Sondheim, Stephen
Come Follow the Band (from Barnum) by Coleman, Cy
Score: 89.85
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Venue: J. Birney Crum Stadium
Date: September 5
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
This championships were noted by rain so severe during Prelims that Final were cancelled (due to extensive damage to the grass field) and the standing Prelims stood as the Finals results
1988
Champion: Bushwackers Harrison, New Jersey / Long Island Sunrisers Rockland County, New York
Bushwackers Repertoire:
Pellet Suite by McDougal, Ian
Inner Crisis by Willis, Larry
Mira, Mira by Ferguson, Maynard
Out of Africa (from Congo) by Bergman, Marilyn
Sunrisers Repertoire:
Savannah River Holiday by Nelson, Ron
Concerto in F by Gershwin, George
An American in Paris by Gershwin, George
Score: 96.36
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Venue: Unavailable
Date: September 5
1989
There was actually a tie with the Sunrisers both had a score of 95.00 and Bush was given an extra .1 due to caption placements.
1990
1991
Champion: Empire Statesmen Rochester, New York
Repertoire:
Begin the Beguine (from Night and Day) by Porter, Cole
Sophisticated Lady by Ellington, Duke
American Patrol by Miller, Glenn
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree by Miller, Glenn
In the Mood by Miller, Glenn
America the Beautiful by Ward, Samuel A.
Battle Hymn of the Republic by Steffe, William
Score: 96.7
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
Date: September 1
1992
Champion: Bushwackers Harrison, New Jersey
Repertoire:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
My Friends (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
Worst Pies in London (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
History of the World
Epiphany (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
Nothin's Gonna Harm You (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
Score: 96.7
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
Date: September 6
1993
Champion: Bushwackers Harrison, New Jersey
Repertoire:
Sunday in the Park with George Putting It Together (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
Color and Light (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
Sunday in the Park (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
Sunday by Sondheim, Stephen
Score: 96.6
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
Date: September 6
1994
1995
1996
Champion: Westshoremen of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Repertoire:
Suite for Westshore Granada Smoothie
All the Things You Are
Explosion!
Marching Season
Carnival (from La Fiesta Mexicana)
Suite for Jazz Orchestra
Blues in the Night
Score: 96.9
Location: Rochester, New York
Venue: Frontier Field
Date: September 1
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers Syracuse, New York
Repertoire:
Jazz Street, After Hours Seven Year Itch by Newman, Alfred
Come Back to Me (from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever) by Lane, Burton
God Bless the Child by Herzog, Jr., Arthur; Holiday, Billy
Mac Arthur Park by Webb, Jimmy
Score: 97.95
Location: Syracuse, New York
Venue: P & C Stadium
Date: September 2
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Champion: Reading Buccaneers Reading, Pennsylvania
Repertoire:
Rome MMX Pines of the Appian Way (fourth Movement from Pines of Rome)
Games at the Circus Maximus (Movement I from Roman Festivals)
Adagio from Spartacus
The Epiphany (Movement IV from Roman Festivals)
Score: 98.263
Location: Rochester, New York
Venue: PAETEC Park
Date: September 6
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
Repertoire:
Dans Ma Chambre "Benedictus" by Karl Jenkins
"Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture" by Mikhail Glinka
"Flashdance What a Feeling" by Irene Crane
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Score: 98.225
Location: Williamsport, PA
Venue: STA Stadium
Date: Aug 31 (Prelims & Finals)
References
^ "DCA" . Drum Corps Associates. Retrieved September 8, 2015 .^ "DCA Championships" . Maher Associates, Inc. Retrieved September 8, 2015 .
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