Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Director | Neil Simon |
| Uniform |
Red jacket w/red on white on black high collar & epaulets, black cuffs w/white trim, brass buttons Silver sash Black pants Black shoes and socks Red shako w/black straps, trim, & red plume |
| Website | http://louisianastars.org/ |
The Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class (formerly Divisions II & III) competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, the Louisiana Stars perform in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.[1]
History
Founded in 2013, the Louisiana Stars was announced on May 21, 2014 as having passed DCI's evaluation process and being one of six new or returning corps to join the DCI summer tour.
With a staff of high school and college educators and professional musicians, the corps held auditions in late January and progressed to monthly rehearsals until the end of the school year. After a camp to polish the musical and marching program, the organization planned a short tour for its inaugural season, with the unit traveling to contests in Iowa, Illinois, and Arkansas before closing out the summer tour at the show in the corps' hometown of Lafayette.
Sponsorship
The Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) musical organization and is co-sponsored by the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The corps director is Neil Simon.
Show Summary(2014–16)
Sources:
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | The Lighter Side | Light Cavalry Overture by Franz Von Suppe / Music from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini / Music from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Prelude, Toreador Song, and Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet / Finale (from William Tell Overture) by Gioachino Rossini / Infernal Galop (from Orpheus in the Underworld) by Jacques Offenbach | ||
| 2015 | Universal Melodies | Music of Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| 2016 | In Suspense | Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky / Hands of Fate (from Signs) by James Newton Howard / Ice Dance (from Edward Scissorhands) by Danny Elfman / There's Always a Bigger Demon by Eric Peel | 67.300 66.675 | 9th Open Class 31st World Class |