Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps
The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Nashua, New Hampshire, the Spartans performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.[1] The Spartans won the DCI Division II World Championship in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, and 2007, and in 2019 won the DCI Open Class Championship that replaced Divisions II and III in 2008.[2]
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| Location | Nashua, New Hampshire |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Director | Richard Rigolini |
| Championship titles | Division II –1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 Open Class – 2019 |
| Website | www |
History
The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1955 by Albert LaFlamme. LaFlamme was succeeded as corps director by his son, Peter. Today, the corps is run by Albert's grandson, Paul "PG" LaFlamme, Jr.[4]
A fire in 1999 destroyed nearly everything the corps owned: instruments, uniforms, equipment, vehicles. The dedication of the corps' members, staff, and supporters, as well as the greater drum corps community, kept the corps in operation and in competition, with the corps placing second that year at DCI Division II Finals in Madison, Wisconsin.
Despite being DCI Division II Champions five times, in 2009, the economic downturn known as the "Great Recession" forced the Spartans into bankruptcy. Bingo revenues had dropped off to a point where the corps discontinued that fundraising activity. Efforts to sell the corps hall had not been successful.[5][6]
The corps went through a year of inactivity and reorganized, including a change of management and sale of the corps hall.[7][8] The corps then successfully returned to competition in 2010.[9]
Since returning to the DCI competition field in 2010, the Spartans have never placed outside the top 5 in the Open Class championship. The corps has also qualified for World Class semi finals for the past 8 consecutive seasons, 2012–19.
In 2019, ten years after the corps went inactive for a season, the Spartans were crowned champions of the 2019 DCI Open Class championship, scoring 81.050. They were also the only DCI corps to go undefeated for the 2019 regular season.
Sponsorship
The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) musical organization. The president of the board is Paul "PG" LaFlamme Jr., the operations director is Ann Prendergast, and the corps director is Richard Rigolini.[10]
Show Summary (1972-2021)
Source:[2]
Gold background indicates DCI Championship; pale blue background indicates DCI Finalist; pale purple background indicates Open Class finalist (but not champion) and World Class semifinalist.
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | Score | DCI Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Parade of the Charioteers (from Ben Hur) by Miklós Rózsa / Miami Beach (Undetermined) / Colour My World & To Be Free by James Pankow / Miserlou (Traditional) adapted by Nicholas Roubanis / Love Theme (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa | Did not attend | ||
| 1973 | Entrance to Sparta & Nonename by Albert LaFlamme / Soul Explosion by Gladys Bruce / Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) by Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, and James Sherman / Air Mail Special by Benny Goodman, James Mundy, and Charlie Christian / Miserlou (Traditional) adapted by Nicholas Roubanis / Love Theme (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa | Did not attend | ||
| 1974 | St. Louis Blues March by W. C. Handy adapted my Glenn Miller / 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt / Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish / Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) by Louis Prima / Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez and Sunny Skylar / Love Theme (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa / Basin Street Blues by Spencer Williams | Did not attend | ||
| 1975 | 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt / Finlandia by Jean Sibelius / Boys and Girls Get Together by Jim Peterik / Miserlou (Traditional) adapted by Nicholas Roubanis / Sunrise, Sunset by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick / Hang 'em High by Dominic Frontiere | Did not attend | ||
| 1976 | 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt / Hallelujah Chorus by George Frideric Handel / Two Minds Meet by L. Raub and Bill Chase / Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppé / Finale (from Firebird Suite) by Igor Stravinsky | Did not attend | ||
| 1977 | Flying Home by Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange, Lionel Hampton, and Sydney Robin / Parade of the Charioteers (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa / Hallelujah Chorus by George Frideric Handel / Ol' Man River (from Showboat) by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II / Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppé / Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) by Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, and James Sherman / Live and Let Live by Cole Porter | Did not attend | ||
| 1978 | Compendium (Undetermined) / Chump Change (from The New Bill Cosby Show) by Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones / A Day in the Life by Lennon–McCartney / Instant Concert by James Swearingen / Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin / Love Theme (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa / Hang 'em High by Dominic Frontiere | Did not attend | ||
| 1979 | Favourite Things (Undetermined) / William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini / Sun Shower by Chuck Mangione / Night Journey by Doc Severinsen, Ernie Chapman, and Fred Crane / Hill Where the Lord Hides by Chuck Mangione / Percussion Overture (Unknown) / Pegasus by Hank Levy | Did not attend | ||
| 1980 thru 1985 | No information available | Did not attend | ||
| 1986 | Repertoire unavailable | 67.900 | 8th (Class A) 26th (Open Class) | |
| 1987 | Repertoire unavailable | 70.400 | 5th (Class A) | |
| 1988 | Liberty Mission (Unknown) / Carmen by Georges Bizet / I Have Dreamed (from The King and I) by Rodgers and Hammerstein / Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppé | 71.900 | 12th (Class A) | |
| 1989 | Camelot | Overture, Parade, Guenevere, What Do the Simple Folk Do? & Before I Gaze at You Again All from Camelot by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner | 79.800 | 6th (Class A) |
| 1990 | Scheharazade | Selections from Scheharazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 76.700 | 7th (Class A) |
| 1991 | Scheharazade | Selections from Scheharazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 78.500 | 11th (Class A) |
| 1992 | Hook | Selections from Hook by John Williams | 85.600 84.000 | 5th (Div. II) 7th (Div.II/III) |
| 1993 | Aladdin | Selections from Aladdin by Alan Menken | 84.900 | 8th (Div. II) |
| 1994 | Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | Music by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, and unspecified others | 82.600 | 9th (Div. II) |
| 1995 | Rome - The Eternal City | Ben-Hur by Miklós Rózsa / Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) by Camille Saint-Saëns / Roman Festivals & Pines of the Appian Way (from The Pines of Rome) by Ottorino Respighi | 88.800 | 4th (Div. II) |
| 1996 | Return to Rome | Inzio (from Ben-Hur) by Miklós Rózsa / Cenotaph by Jack Stamp / Dance of Belkis at Dawn, Dream of King Solomon, War Dance & Orgiastic Dance From Belkis, Queen of Sheba by Ottorino Respighi | 89.500 | 4th (Div. II) |
| 1997 | Three Revelations | Awakening, Contemplation & Rejoicing by Alfred Reed | 94.200 69.800 | 1st (Div. II) 23rd (Div. I) |
| 1998 | Sinfonia Vocci - The Music of David Holsinger | Sinfonia Vocci & Ballet Sacra by David Holsinger | 97.100 73.000 | 1st (Div. II) 22nd (Div. I) |
| 1999 | Easter Symphony | Kings, Deathtree & Symphonia Resurrectus All from The Easter Symphony by David Holsinger | 95.300 73.700 | 2nd (Div. II) 22nd (Div. I) |
| 2000 | Glorioso | Glorioso, Oratio, Cantus III & Diofestos (All undetermined) | 80.705 | 8th (Div. II) |
| 2001 | Gladiator | The Battle & Barbarian Horde (from Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard / Ben-Hur by Miklós Rózsa | 93.950 73.800 | 3rd (Div. II) 20th (Div. I) |
| 2002 | Guardians | Music from Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard / Ben-Hur by Miklós Rózsa / Music from The Mummy Returns by Alan Silvestri / Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) by Camille Saint-Saëns | 93.900 | 5th (Div. II) |
| 2003 | The Divine Comedy | Inferno, Ascension, Paradise & Finale All from The Divine Comedy, Symphony No. 1 by Robert W. Smith | 94.450 | 3rd (Div. II) |
| 2004 | Medusa | Medusa Lures Poseidon, Athena's Rage, Serpents & The Gorgon's Pursuit All from Medusa by Key Poulan | 96.325 96.550 | 1st (Div. II) 1st (Div. II/III) |
| 2005 | Vizier | Wisdom, Experience, Conceive, Meditation, Ascendant & Vizier: The All-Seeing Eye All from Vizier by Key Poulan | 96.275 97.150 | 1st (Div. II) 2nd (Div. II/III) |
| 2006 | Advent Rising | Bounty Hunter, Stolen Transport, Glorious Human, Aurelian Conflict & Canyon Encounter All from Advent Rising by Tommy Tallarico | 94.025 | 3rd (Div. II) |
| 2007 | Tarot | Fortune Teller; The Emperor and Strength; The Fool; The Magician & The Sun, Death, and Judgment All from Tarot by Key Poulan, Peter Furnari, and Eric Putnam | 96.150 | 1st (Div. II) |
| 2008 | Metallic Soundscapes | KIngfishers Catch Fire, Turning & Turbine by John Mackey | 82.700 | 14th (Open Class) |
| 2009 | Corps inactive | |||
| 2010 | Fire Dance | Inferno (from The Divine Comedy) by Robert W. Smith / Caronte, Ferryman of Souls; Entrance Into Hell; Interview of Ulysses & La Giudecca (all from Inferno di Dante) by Key Poulan | 93.600 | 3rd (Open Class) |
| 2011 | Midnight | Midnight by Key Poulan / Bella's Lullabye & Other music from Twilight by Carter Burwell | 91.500 69.350 | 4th (Open Class) 26th (World Class) |
| 2012 | Renewal | Infernal Dance, The Princess Game with the Golden Apples & Dance of the Princesses (from The Firebird Suite) / Dance of the Earth (from The Rite of Spring) / Berceuse & Finale (from The Firebird Suite) All by Igor Stravinsky | 91.150 70.750 | 4th (Open Class) 24th (World Class) |
| 2013 | Live Free | Music from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Music from The Matrix by Don Davis / Naqoyqatsi by Philip Glass | 90.500 72.850 | 4th (Open Class) 24th (World Class) |
| 2014 | Olympus | Olympus Intro by Jeff Boulduc, Matt McGuire, and Michael Moore / Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Mvt. II by Alfred Reed / You Are So Beautiful by Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston, and Dennis Wilson / Symphony No. 2 Mvt. III & There Will Be Rest by Frank Ticheli | 77.025 74.050 | 4th (Open Class) 24th (World Class) |
| 2015 | Spartans... At The Gates! | Prelude to War – Original music by Key Poulan, Michael Moore, and Matt McGuire Spartan Warrior To Victory – To Victory (from 300) by Tyler Bates Defending the Gates – Piano Concerto No. 1, 3rd Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco by Keith Emerson Empyrean Mercenaries – From Trailerhead by Immediate Battle – The Battle (from Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard Glory, Honor & Immortality – Lauds (Praise High Day) by Ron Nelson | 76.025 71.500 | 3rd (Open Class) 23rd (World Class) |
| 2016 | Totem | Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone / Ome Kayo (from Cirque du Soleil's Totem) by Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard / Conflict by Key Poulan, Michael Moore, and Matt McGuire / Crazy in Love by Beyoncé Knowles, Rich Harrison, Shawn Carter, and Eugene Record / Sacrifice by Michael Moore and Matt McGuire / Adiemus Chorale VI (SolFa) by Karl Jenkins | 74.750 71.475 | 5th (Open Class) 25th (World Class) |
| 2017 | Connected | We Are Here to Connect / Missed Connections / ReConnected / We Are All Connected All original music by Key Poulan, Michael Moore, and Matt McGuire Angel by Sarah McLachlan | 75.935 73.475 | 5th (Open Class) 25th (World Class) |
| 2018 | Da Vinci's Workshop | Meet Leonardo & The Vitruvian Man by Key Poulan, Matt McGuire, and Michael Moore / Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy, arranged by Key Poulan and Michael Moore / The Workshop by Matt McGuire and Michael Moore / Sogno di Volare by Christopher Tin, arranged by Key Poulan, Matt McGuire, and Michael Moore | 75.713 74.250 | 5th (Open Class) 25th (World Class) |
| 2019 | Experiment X | Act I: Balkan Dance by Etienne Crausaz / Egyptic by David Satori, Zoe Jakes, Tommy "Sidecar" Cappel (Beats Antique) / Act II: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla / Act III: Shallow by Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga), Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt / Act IV: Gretel & Shofukan by Michael League (Snarky Puppy) | 81.050 80.350 | 1st (Open Class) 19th (World Class) |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Opted out of season |
Traditions
Corps Song
The Spartans Corps Song is "Fire of Eternal Glory" By Dmitri Shostakovich.
References
- "Corps". Drum Corps International. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Spartans". DCX: The Drum Corps Xperience. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Carlson, Michael; Vickers, editor, Steve (2003). A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, 2 Vols. Vol. 2. Drum Corps World.
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