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Drum Corps International (DCI) is a governing body for drum and bugle corps.Founded in 1971 and known as "marching music's major league," DCI develops and enforces rules of competition and judges at sanctioned drum and bugle corps competitions throughout the United States and Canada.
The corps was founded in 1963 as the Ye Wah Drums and Lyras Corps, an activity for youth of Chinese-American heritage. Roy Wong, Frank Lim, Thomas Fong, and Yuk Fong had originally approached the Sacramento Chinese community with the intent of starting a drum and bugle corps to perform at the many festivals and parades held each year in the Sacramento area.
Corps Location Website Atlanta CV: Atlanta, Georgia atlantacv.org: Bushwackers: Princeton, New Jersey bushwackers.org: Cincinnati Tradition: Cincinnati, Ohio ...
SCV 50th anniversary logo, 2017. Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps is a competitive drum and bugle corps, based in Santa Clara, California.The Santa Clara Vanguard is one of the thirteen founding member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI) and a seven time DCI World Champion, winning the title most recently in 2018.
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 ...
From August 2, 2001, through July 25, 2003, The Cavaliers won a DCI record sixty-four (64) contests in a row. The 2003 show, "Spin Cycle" by Richard Saucedo won the last DCM Championship before the top corps abandoned the circuit, and the DCI Southwestern Regional before The Blue Devils caught up and won both the Midwestern Regional and DCI East.
In 2014, the Blue Devils won their sixteenth DCI World Championship. At the DCI Finals in Indianapolis on August 9, the corps received a record high score of 99.650. [8] The Blue Devils are also the only corps to have crossed the 99-point threshold twice in DCI World Championship history, achieving a 99.050 in 2009, and a 99.650 in 2014.
Although it now tours nationally each season, the corps has maintained a focus on servicing the Southern California region. Pacific Crest has advanced to DCI Semifinals in 2003, 2007–08, 2011–19, and 2022–24. [3]