Blue Saints

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Blue Saints

Blue Saints

Location Sudbury, ON, Canada
Division Open Class
Founded 1952
Director Mark Ripley
Championship Titles Canadian National Champions 1965 1967 1974 1977 1998 2000 2001
Corps Uniform Black bibs. White jacket with a blue baldric. Black shako with a black plume.

The Blue Saints (also known as the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Band) are a junior drum corps based in Sudbury, Ontario.

Contents

History

  • Corps formed in 1952 as the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Trumpet Band.
  • Name changed to Blue Saints in 1958.
  • In early 1952, students from the Sudbury Mining and Technical School (Sheridan Tech) would grab drums, horns, and whatever else would make a lot of noise, and loudly cheer on their school football team, the Blue Devils. What they lacked in musical ability, and they did lack musical ability, they replaced with school spirit.

The late Maurice Gravelle, the school's music professor, decided to organize the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Band from the ranks of the noisemakers. Most agree it was because Mr. Gravelle had too much respect for music to listen to the noise they created.

Mr. Gravelle's school associate and successor, the late George Netzke, continued the process of developing musical ability. However, he also brought military discipline into the mix, for Mr. Netzke was quite involved and well known within the Canadian Militia. He brought them from school band to Canadian Drum Corps. In 1958, their name became the Blue Saints (to compliment the school team, the Blue Devils).

Mission

To provide music and movement education in cooperation with school music education programs. This education enhances the student's overall musical education by building self-esteem, self-confidence, and self- reliance. Life and social skills mature through leadership training, commitment to work ethic, and teamwork. The student's civic pride is developed through recognition and involvement in their community

We are dedicated to:

The pursuit of excellence through music and movement education

Development of character by building life and social skills

Building a sense of belonging through commitment to the organization

Building pride in achievement through accomplishments

Our vision is to become the premier youth performance arts program in the Greater City of Sudbury. Our plan is to develop to the fullest extent possible enabling students a vehicle in which to study their art and grow socially.

Shows by year

1958

  • Precision Fantasy
  • Repertoire
    • Hi Neighbour
    • Marching By
    • Soldier Boy
    • Chicago Junior High
    • Hello
    • Powerhouse
    • Something About a Soldier
    • Semper Fidelis
    • Cadet March
    • Standing on the Corner
    • Long Long Trail
    • Cry Baby
    • Barren Rocks of Aden
    • Round and Round
    • Marching Strings


1960

  • Precision Fantasy
  • Repertoire
    • Saints go Marching In
    • Powerhouse
    • Burma Rifles
    • British Grenadiers
    • Semper Fidelis
    • Travel On
    • Marines Hymn
    • Brahms Lullaby
    • RCR March Past
    • Are You Mine
    • Catch a Falling Star

1964

  • CDCA B Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 8th
  • Score: 58.200

1965

  • Winners of Canadian Junior Parade Class
  • CDCA Parade Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 1st
  • Peter Meilleur won Best Drum Major in their Class
  • Score: 84.100

1968

  • Winners of Canadian Junior Parade Class
  • CDCA Parade Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 1st
  • Score:


1970

  • ODCA M&M Jr. B prelims, Seagram Stadium, Waterloo Ontario Saturday August 22 1970
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 4th
  • Score: 63.600

1974

  • CDCA D Class
  • Repertoire
    • Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
    • Farewell to Nova Scotia
    • Fiddler On the Roof
  • Placement: 1st
  • Score: 61.20

1975

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement
  • Score:

1976

  • CDCA C Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement
  • Score:

1977

  • CDCA D Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement 1st
  • Score: 81.600

1978

  • ODCA C Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 6th
  • Score: 53.400

1979

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
  • Placement
  • Score:

1980

  • ODCA C Class Provincials
  • Repertoire
  • Placement: 8th
  • Score: 40.02

1981

  • ODCA C Class
  • Repertoire
    • Temptation

1982

  • ODCA C Class
  • Repertoire
    • Temptation
    • Keep Customer Satified
    • Chatanoga Choo Choo
    • Brians Song
  • Placement: 5th
  • Score: 20.900

1983

  • ODCA C Class
  • Repertoire
    • And the Angels Sing
    • Gospel John
    • March al Turka
    • Chase the Clouds Away
  • Placement: 2nd
  • Score: 35.550

1984

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
    • And the Angels Sing
    • Rio Non Stop
    • Another Cha Cha
    • Chase the Clouds Away
  • Placement: 3rd

1985

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
    • Eye of the Tiger
    • Chase the Clouds


1987

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
    • Bandstand Boogie

1988

  • ODCA B Class

1989

  • ODCA Parade Class
  • Repertoire
    • Saints go Mrching In
    • Bandstand Boogie
    • Brians Song
  • Placement: 2nd
  • Score: 78.690


1990

  • DCI A-60 Class
  • Repertoire:
    • Behind the Lines Modido
    • Kiss him Goodbye
    • Saints go Marching In
  • Placement: 23rd
  • Score: 39.40

1991

  • ODCA Class B
  • Repertoire:
    • Auld lang Syne
    • Only Time Will Tell
    • Back to the Future
  • Placement: 3rd
  • Score: 71.800

1992

  • DCI Division A-60
  • Repertoire
    • Man that got away
    • Dixie Saints go Marching In
    • My Favourite Things
    • I Got Rythm
  • Placement: 28th
  • Score: 43.00

1993

  • ODCA DIV III
  • Repertoire
    • One Fine Morning
    • Trolley Song
  • Placement: 6th
  • Score: 54.600

1994

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire:
    • Smurfs
    • Muppets
    • Simpsons
  • Placement:
  • Score:

1995

  • DCI Division III
  • Repertoire:
    • Selections from Tommy
  • Placement: 36th
  • Score: 49.70

1996

  • Repertoire:
    • Selections from Tommy
  • Placement:
  • Score:

1997

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire
    • Flintstones
    • Indiana Jones
    • Blue Bossa
    • Night in Tunisia
    • St Thomas
  • Placement: 2nd
  • Score: 49.400

1998

  • ODCA B Class
  • Repertoire GREASE
    • Beauty School Dropout
    • We go Together
    • Born to Handjive
    • Greased Lightening
  • Placement: 1st
  • Score: 55.400

1999

  • ODCA Division III
  • Repertoire:Selections from The Wizard of Oz'
    • Were off to see the Wizard
    • If I Only had a Brain
    • Ease on Down the Road
    • Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • Placement: 6th
  • Score: 42.800

2000

  • ODCA Div III
  • Repertoire:
    • Saints go Marching In
    • Yankee Doodle
    • Brians Song
  • Placement: 1st
  • Score: 52.660

2001

  • ODCA Div III/FAMQ Div II
  • Repertoire Gospel Hour with the Saints
  • Swing Low
  • Gospel John
  • Closer Walk with Thee
  • Placement: 1st
  • Score: 82.400

2002

  • DCI Division III/ODCA Div III
  • Repertoire:
    • Moonlight Serenade
    • In The Mood
    • String Of Pearls
    • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
    • There You'll Be (from Pearl Harbor)
  • Placment: DCI 28th/ODCA 2nd
  • Score: 38.15/ 40.55

2003

  • DCI Division III
  • Repertoire:
    • 70's Rock Classics
      • One Fine Morning
      • Itty Bitty Pretty One
      • Aquarius (from Hair)
  • Placement: 24th
  • Score: 45.75

2004

  • DCI Division III
  • Repertoire:
    • To The Beach, Eh?
      • Surfer Girl
      • Beach Baby
      • Surfin' Safari
      • Kokomo
  • Placement: 18th
  • Score: 42.400

2005

  • DCI Division III
  • Repertoire:
    • Grease is Still the Word
      • Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
      • Summer Nights
      • Beauty School Dropout
      • Born To Hand Jive
      • We Go Together
  • Placement: 20th
  • Score: 41.425

2006

  • DCI Division III
  • Repertoire:
    • Musical Matrimony
      • Get Me To The Church On Time (from My Fair Lady)
      • Ave Maria
      • White Wedding
  • Placement: 17th
  • Score. 50.400

2007

Repotoire

    • Aztec Fire
    • Treasure of Cortez
    • Conquistador
  • Did not compete Parade corps season

2008

  • Repotoire
    • Dancing In a Circular Sun
  • Did not compete Parade corps Exhibition season

2009

  • DCI Open Class
  • Repertoire:
    • 'Aurora Borialis'
      • Incantations
      • Shadowplay
      • Ninkou Latora
  • Placement: 19th
  • Score. 55.150

2010

  • DCI Open Class Semifinalist
  • Repertoire:
    • "The Struggle Within"
      • Sleepy Hollow
      • Beetlejuice
      • Ice Dances
      • End credits Sleepy Hollow
  • Placement: 15th
  • Score : 59.45

2011

  • DCI Open Class Semifinalist
  • Repertoire:
    • "Stranded"
      • Jet Plane - Denver
      • Dies Irae - Verdi
      • Truman Sleeps – Glass
      • Overcome
      • Lightning – Glass
  • Placement: 15th
  • Score : 63.05 Highest ever finish for the corps


'2012 60th Anniversary'

  • DCI Open Class
  • Repertoire:
    • "Diamond In the Rough"
  • Placement:
  • Score :

Traditions

Trivia

The name of the corps was changed in 1958 to the Blue Saints to complement the name of the Sudbury Mining and Technical School football team, the Blue Devils. The Corps has also been Canadian National Champions 11 times in various divisions throughout it's 58yr history.

Larrenzo Bandini has been writing music and contributing to the corps for many years although his identity remains anonomous his spirit is with the corps always LGBB

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