Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps


The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age drum and bugle corps that competes in the Drum Corps Associates circuit, It was founded in 1981 in Harrison, New Jersey. The corps is based in Princeton, New Jersey and is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. The corps' percussion section is the only one in either junior or senior corps to ever win six straight High Percussion Awards at Championships: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. The Corps has won the Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions six times.

History

The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle corps was formed as a parade corps in 1981 with a field corps forming in 1982. They were once located in Harrison, New Jersey. During their first year of competition, The Bushwackers were able to make DCA finals in 8th place. In 1983, the corps was very competitive and ended the season with a fifth place showing. The corps continued to grow until 1986, with a brand new staff, The Bushwackers captured their first DCA title. This placed The Bushwackers in the upper echelon of DCA corps. The Bushwackers would go on to win the DCA twice more before the end of the decade. In the 1990s, The Bushwackers continued their championship ways, going on to take DCA’s top spot again in 1990, 1992, and 1993. The corps has been a top ten Finalist of DCA in 35 of its 38 years. In 2013 the Corps made its television debut on The Daily Show. In 2014 the Bushwackers performed as the opening act at the Special Olympics USA closing ceremony. In 2018, the Corps established the Bushwackers Academy, an educational organization.

Show Summary

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Gold background indicates DCA Championship; pale blue background indicates DCA Class Finalist
YearThemeRepertoireScorePlacement
1982Clash of Titans by Laurence Rosenthal / Fish Legs by Walter Murphey / Mickey Mouse by Frank Churchill / That Cat is High by J.M. Williams / Snowbird Fantasy by Robert James / Chariots of Fire by Vangelis70.5508th
1983Cleopatra's Asp by Doc Severinsen / Emerald Eyes by Louis Alter / Egyptian Danza by Al DiMeola / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / Chariots of Fire by Vangelis82.6505th
1984Santos by Louie Bellson and Remo Palmier / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / Egyptian Danza by Al DiMeola / I'll Be There by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch / Thriller by Rod Temperton89.0003rd
1985The Epic by / The First Circle / Supertonic Suite All by the Pat Metheny Group86.5504th
1986Santos by Louie Bellson and Remo Palmier / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos by Johnny Richards / Egyptian Danza by Al DiMeola / Ayres Eyes by Author Unknown92.4501st
1987Pellet Suite by Ian McDougal / Marguerite by Sammy Nestico / Corner Pocket by Freddie Green / Ayres Eyes by Author Unknown92.9603rd
1988Pellet Suite by Ian McDougal / Inner Crisis by Larry Willis / Mira, Mira by Matt Harris / Out of Africa by Marilyn Bergman96.3601st
1989Time Check by Donald Menza / In Her Family by Pat Metheny / No Pasaran by Jeffrey Schanzer / Mira, Mira by Matt Harris95.1001st
1990Prototype
Prototype by Steve Melillo96.9001st
1991Son of StormSon of Storm by Steve Melillo94.0003rd
1992Sweeney ToddHistory of the World by Author Unknown / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd / My Friends / Worst Pies in London / Epiphany / Nothin' Gonna Harm You 96.7001st
1993Sunday in the Park with GeorgePutting it Together / Color and Light / Sunday in the Park / Sunday 96.6001st
1994Nightmare Before ChristmasWhat's This? / This is Halloween / Making Christmas / Kidnap the Sandy Claws / Sally's Song / What's This Reprise 94.2003rd
1995A Symphony For Drum CorpsMathis der Maler by Paul Hindemith / Age of Anxiety by Leonard Bernstein93.6004th
1996Sunset BoulevardAs if We Never Said Goodbye / Let's Have Lunch / The Car Chase / With One Look 91.5004th
1997El Congo Valiente by Johnny Richards / Verde Luz by Caban Vale Antonio / Festival de Ritmo by Dave Weckl / A Mis Abuelos by Arturo Sandoval89.6005th
1998Jeckyll & HydeThis is the Moment / Facade / Murder, Murder / Transformation / Alive / Take me as I Am 85.2008th
1999Sondheim SnapshotsOverture / Next / Pretty Woman / Putting it Together 87.8007th
2000Music from the Dark SideThe Duel of Fates / The Battle / Battle in the Snow / The Crash / The War, Ewok Battle / The End 82.10010th
2001The Raging RiverInto the Raging River by Steven Reineke / On the Waterfront by Leonard Bernstein92.4005th
2002The Myths of FireInferno by Robert W. Smith / Vesuvius by Frank Tilcheli / Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky91.1007th
2003Journey to the MoonTwelve Seconds to the Moon by Robert W. Smith / Star Trek: First Contact by Jerry Goldsmith / To Tame the Perilous Skies by David Holsinger91.0387th
2004Early American LandscapesSymphony #9 by Antoin Dvorak / Amber Waves by Martin Gould / William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini88.6388th
2005Russian Winter PortraitsRussIan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Glinka / Dance of the Tumblers by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture 94.7383rd
2006Stages: A 25th Stages Anniversary CelebrationFanfare for the new by Hugo Montenegro / The Perfect Year by Andrew Lloyd Webster / Rocky Point Holiday by Ron Nelson95.6383rd
2007Around the TownRepertoire Unavailable94.5754th
2008Gypsodic!Repertoire Unavailable93.4256th
2009Scenes from a Psychotic CircusParade of Characters / Circus Normalus / Death Defying Feats / Freak Show / Three Ring Psychotic Circus 88.9639th
2010VoodooOrigins / Rituals / Gris-gris / Black Magic 86.7639th
2011A New BeginningFirst Climb / Rest at High Camp / Second Climb and Avalanche / To the Summit 79.80011th
2012American RootsScarborough Fair / Chester by William Billings / Shenandoah 80.20011th
2013WE AREIntro by Dennis Argul / I am the Doctor by Murray Gold / Some Nights by FUN / Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins87.4308th
2014The ResistantsSupremacy by Muse / Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan / Knights of Cydonia by Muse / Symphonic Metamorphosis by Paul Hindemith89.8007th
2015Industrial EvolutionIndustrial Evolution / The Factory / Wild Ride / Tempered Steel by Charles Rochester Young / Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar82.30012th
2016Piano FortePiano Concerto No. 1 by Keith Emerson / Selection by Claude Debussy / Selection by Billy Joel85.2809th
2017Where We BelongMusic from The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg / Creep by Radiohead / Orawa by Wojciech Kilar, Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli89.8308th
2018PabloThe Canyon by Phillip Glass / Nature Boy by Eden Ahbez / Original Music92.7255th
2019Diverge'''Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber / Fearful Symmetry by John Adams / Us and Them by Richard Wright / Land of Make Believe by Chuck Mangione / Libertango by Astor Piazzola91.6255th

Traditions

Corps Song
The Bushwackers corps song is The Perfect Year from Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber.