The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Director | Dallin Hatch |
| Uniform |
(2016) Dark Red jacket w/white trim White, checkered, reflective sash. tilted belt, and epaulettes. Black pants Black shoes & socks Dark Red shako w/silver trim & Red and White (Drum Majors) plume |
The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, The Battalion is the first competitive drum corps from the state of Utah[1] and competed in its first season as a member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI) during the summer of 2016.[2]
History
Founded in 2014, The Battalion spent its first two years building a solid corporate structure before beginning to recruit members. In the spring of 2016, the corps applied for membership in DCI. After an evaluation of the organization's resources, staff, and plans, on May 18, 2016, the unit was approved to enter competition as an Open Class corps.[3]
Similar to many new corps, The Battalion chose to begin with only a short tour in its inaugural season, and its 104 charter members marched in only five shows in four states during the first week of July.[4]
To cater to its community, the corps has elected to not compete on Sundays "...in order to allow corps members take part in preplanned community outreach and service projects where the corps is housed while on tour."[5]
Sponsorship
The corps is sponsored by The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps, Inc., a registered non-profit 501 (c)(3) musical organization that has a Board of Directors, executive director, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. The executive director is Dallin Hatch and the program director is Mark Hartman.[6]
Show Summary (2016-)
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Run To You | Run To You by Pentatonix and Ben Bram / to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem by Andy Akiho / Meetings Along the Edge by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass / Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional) |
References
- ↑ "Corps on corpsreps/com". Maher Associates, Inc./corpsreps.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Corps". Drum Corps International. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "New Open Class corps approved for '16 DCI tour". Drum Corps International. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Utah's first junior corps, The Battalion, wraps up first Open Class season". Drum Corps World. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Utah Welcomes Its New Drum & Bugle Corps". The Battalion. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "About/Staff". The Battalion. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Song History for The Battalion". Maher Associates, Inc./corpsreps.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.