Colts

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The Colts are based out of Dubuque, Iowa. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International and they compete within DCI World Class. The director of the Colts Youth Organizations is Greg Orwoll. The Colts Youth Organizations also sponsor a DCI Division II corps, the Colt Cadets.

Contents 1 History 2 Mission 3 Shows by Year 3.1 1966 3.2 1968 3.3 1969 3.4 1970 3.5 1971 3.6 1972 3.7 1973 3.8 1974 3.9 1975 3.10 1976 3.11 1977 3.12 1978 3.13 1979 3.14 1980 3.15 1981 3.16 1982 3.17 1983 3.18 1984 3.19 1985 3.20 1986 3.21 1987 3.22 1988 3.23 1989 3.24 1990 3.25 1991 3.26 1992 3.27 1993 3.28 1994 3.29 1995 3.30 1996 3.31 1997 3.32 1998 3.33 1999 3.34 2000 3.35 2001 3.36 2002 3.37 2003 3.38 2004 3.39 2005 3.40 2006 3.41 2007 3.42 2008 4 Traditions 4.1 The Triangle 4.2 Corps Song 5 Trivia 6 See Also 7 External Links

[edit] History

The Colts Drum and Bugle Corps was originally founded as "The Junior Dukes" in 1963. The following year, the corps folded to return in 1965 as "The Legionnaires." They became "The Colt .45" in 1968 and adopted a Western theme which lasted until 1976. That year, the corps became known as they are today, the Colts.

1993 was the first year this corps finished in the top 12 at The Drum Corps International World Championships being held in Jackson, Mississippi that year. The 12th place finish was actually a fall from an 11th place tie with The Glassmen in semifinals and completed one of the largest placements leaps in DCI history, placing 20th in 1992. 1995 was the corps highest placement in DCI Finals when they finished in 9th place. In 1999 the drumline experienced great success, placing 9th in drums and tying in the technicality box with The Cadets.

[edit] Mission

We use music and excellence to teach each other about success in life.

This was edited by the members of the corps in 1999, it used to be "We use music and excellence to teach our members about success in life." The members felt that the entire organization learns about success every year, not just the members.

[edit] Shows by Year

[edit] 1966

• Repertoire:
  • Wagon Wheels
  • Powerhouse
  • Walking My Baby Back Home
  • Chimes

[edit] 1968

• Repertoire:
  • Wagon Wheels
  • Throughly Modern Millie
  • Hello, Dolly
  • Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

[edit] 1969

• Repertoire:
  • Wild, Wild West
  • They Call the Wind Maria (from Paint Your Wagon)
  • This Guy's In Love With You
  • Wagon Wheels
  • Valley of the Dolls
  • My Country

[edit] 1970

• Repertoire:
  • Wild, Wild West
  • The Big Country
  • Variations On America
  • Overture To A Tired Old Horse Eating
  • Chestnuts In A Burning Barn
  • Colt .45 Stomp
  • If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot)

[edit] 1971

• Repertoire:
  • Ghost Riders In The Sky
  • Proud Mary
  • Blues In The Night
  • The Long And Winding Road

[edit] 1972

• Repertoire:
  • Ghost Riders In The Sky
  • Paint Your Wagon Medley
  • Gospel Of No Name City
  • I Still See Elisa
  • There's A Coach Coming In

[edit] 1973

• Competed in Drum Corps International
• Repertoire:
  • The Big Country
  • There's A Coach Coming In
  • Music From Cades County
  • How The West Was Won
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • Battle Hymn Of The Republic
  • United We Stand
• Placement: 28th
• Score: 62.80

[edit] 1974

• Repertoire:
  • Fanfare For The Common Man
  • Billy The Kid
  • Oklahoma Crude
  • The Sting
  • Ironsides
  • How The West Was Won

[edit] 1975

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Wild, Wild West
  • Ghost Riders In The Sky
  • How The West Was Won
  • Scalphunters
  • Left Bank Express
  • Ironsides
  • California Dreamin'
• Placement: 30th
• Score: 66.40

[edit] 1976

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Emperata Overture
  • Just You And Me
  • Left Bank Express
  • Tower Of Power Medley
  • Soul And Inspiration
• Placement: 25th
• Score: 71.25

[edit] 1977

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Gershwin's Prelude
  • Suncatchers
  • Evergreen (from a Star is Born)
  • Watch Closely Now
  • With One More Look At You
• Placement: 26th
• Score: 73.10

[edit] 1978

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Showboat Scenario
  • Birth Of The Blues (from Painting the Clouds with Sunshine)
  • Take Five
  • A Star Is Born
• Placement: 27th
• Score: 68.65

[edit] 1979

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Sunburst
  • Birth Of The Blues (from Painting the Clouds with Sunshine)
  • Showboat
  • Star Gazer
  • Tara's Theme
• Placement: 35th
• Score: 63.30

[edit] 1980

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy)
  • Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
  • It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)
  • There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (from Porgy and Bess)
  • Turkey In The Straw
  • Smile
• Placement: 28th
• Score: 60.10

[edit] 1981

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (from Porgy and Bess)
  • Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
  • Swanee
  • Crosswinds
  • Come Sail Away
• Placement: 28th
• Score: 64.05

[edit] 1982

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941)
  • Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
  • Prelude To An Angry Young Man
  • Come In From The Rain
• Placement: 24th
• Score: 67.20

[edit] 1983

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Mississippi Suite
  • Luck be a Lady (from Guys & Dolls)
  • Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (from Guys & Dolls)
  • Dill Pickles
  • Mr. Bojangles
  • Old Man River (from Showboat)
• Placement: 22nd
• Score: 60.600

[edit] 1984

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Stardust
  • Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941)
  • A Night In Tunisia
  • Peninsula
  • What's New?
  • Come In From The Rain
• Placement: 23rd
• Score: 70.40

[edit] 1985

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Stardust
  • Love For Sale (from Night and Day)
  • A Night In Tunisia
  • Peninsula
  • Skylark
  • Sing Sing Sing
• Placement: 16th
• Score: 80.90

[edit] 1986

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms)
  • I've Got Rhythm
  • Smile Again
  • The Heat's On
• Placement: 20th
• Score: 74.70

[edit] 1987

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Honeymoon Suite
  • Love For Sale (from Night and Day)
  • Up the Ladder To the Roof
  • Mardi Gras March
  • Somewhere Out There (from An American Tail)
  • Fievel's Reprise (from An American Tail: Fievel Goes West)
• Placement: 20th
• Score: 76.50

[edit] 1988

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Seems Like Old Times
  • Mountain Greenery
  • Just In Time (from Bells Are Ringing)
  • Mardi Gras March
  • My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms)
• Placement: 18th
• Score: 78.50

[edit] 1989

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Matchpoint
  • Willowcrest
  • Ballad For A Rough Year
• Placement: 21st
• Score: 73.60

[edit] 1990

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Santorini
  • Ludwig
  • On A Hymnsong Of Philip Bliss
  • Farandole
• Placement: 23rd
• Score: 72.80

[edit] 1991

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Santorini
  • On A Hymnsong Of Philip Bliss
  • Shock
  • Earthrise
  • In The Spring, At The Time When Kings Go Off To War
• Placement: 22nd
• Score: 72.10

[edit] 1992

• DCI Division I
• Repertoire:
  • Morning To Morning
  • A Thousand Summers
  • Brain Dead Weasel
  • The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
  • Reprise
• Placement: 20th
• Score: 75.50

[edit] 1993

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Four Seasons
    • Winter
    • A Thousand Summers
    • Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
    • The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
    • Reprise
• Placement: 12th
• Score: 81.60

[edit] 1994

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Relations and Romance
    • Smile
    • Almost Like Being In Love (from Brigadoon)
    • Lover Man
    • Higher and Higher
    • As Time Goes By
    • Reprise 1994
• Placement: 12th
• Score: 80.1

[edit] 1995

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Sunday Afternoon in the Park with George
    • Sunday In The Park
    • Children And Art
    • Color And Light
    • Sunday
• Placement: 9th
• Score: 86.30

[edit] 1996

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Magnificat
    • Magnificat Anima Mea
    • Of A Rose, A Lovely Rose
    • Fecit Potentium
    • Esurientes
    • Gloria Patri
• Placement: 11th
• Score: 81.30

[edit] 1997

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Music of Blood, Sweat, and Tears
    • Symphony For The Devil
    • God Bless The Child
    • Lucretia McEvil
    • Hi-De-Ho (That Ole Sweet Role)
    • 40,000 Headsmen
• Placement: 13th
• Score: 84.10

[edit] 1998

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • A Cappella Celebration
    • Crown Him With Many Crowns
    • Searching For You
    • Reza
    • Morning
    • Vox Finale
• Placement: 12trh
• Score: 85.30

[edit] 1999

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Voices
    • Dies Irae (from Verdi's Requiem)
    • Flamma Flamma (from Flamma Flamma, the Fire Requiem)
    • Corpus Inimici (from Flamma Flamma, the Fire Requiem)
    • In Corpore (from Flamma Flamma, the Fire Requiem)
    • I Believe
    • Scherzo (from Fire Water Paper: The Vietnam Oratorio)
• Placement: 12th
• Score: 86.000

[edit] 2000

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Wait of the World
    • Godspeed
    • The Speech Of Angels
    • The Wait Of The World
    • Now The Children Lead
    • The Chosen
• Placement: 14th
• Score: 82.30

[edit] 2001

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Chivalry
    • Sinfonia Voci
    • Allemande (from Courtly Airs and Dances)
    • Non Nobis Domine (from Henry V)
    • Battle Scene
    • Once More Unto The Beach
• Placement: 12th
• Score: 84.90

[edit] 2002

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertorie:
  • Revelations
    • Dawn (from Five Miniatures)
    • Concertino For Four Percussion And Wind Ensemble
    • Be Thou My Vision
    • New Century Dawn
• Placment: 15th
• Score: 83.90

[edit] 2003

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Symphonic Visions: Ritual, Song, and Dance
    • Cantus Laetus
    • Harrison's Dream
    • Blue Sapphire (from Colours)
• Placement: 16th
• Score: 80.05

[edit] 2004

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • From the Heartland
    • American Overture
    • John Henry
    • Threshing Machines
    • Old Man River (from Showboat)
    • Celebration
• Placement: 16th
• Score: 81.325

[edit] 2005

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Postcards from Home
    • The Promise Of Living (from The Tender Land)
    • The Red Pony
    • The Landworkers (from Estancia)
    • 'Til There Was You (from The Music Man)
    • Stomp Your Foot
    • Jubilee
• Placment: 13th
• Score: 84.075

[edit] 2006

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Continuum
    • Windsprints
    • As Time Goes By (from Casablanca)
    • Ride
• Placement: 13th
• Score: 83.050

[edit] 2007

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Equinox
    • With One Look (from Sunset Boulevard)
    • Coronation Scene (from Boris Godunov)
    • Troika (from Lieutenant Kije)
    • Allegro Molto (from String Quartet No. 4)
    • As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard)
• Placement: 10th
• Score: 86.150

[edit] 2008

• DCI World Class
• Repertoire:
  • Night and Day
    • Night And Day
    • Music by Leonard Bernstein
    • Music by Miklos Rosza
    • Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

[edit] Traditions

The horns, drums, and guard all have unique traditions before taking the field, including the saying of creeds and other time-honored traditions. The tenorline always takes the field for performance and retreat with their drums "down" or in the playing position. The tenor section leader has said something loud as they took the field since 1996, and the command gets the line to spread out to full size. The bass line started doing this recently as well. The guard also clicks poles in a symbol of unity before taking the field. The snareline always does a sticks down in the left hand during some point in the show. Hornline traditions include everyone gathering together and reciting the hornline creed. Started by a hornline member in 1993, before the hornline steps off for each show, one member yells "Get some, get some, get some", followed by the rest of the hornline yelling "See Ya!". CATFISH BAIT!

[edit] The Triangle

The tradition of "the triangle" as the corps symbol dates back to the late 80's. The Corps had received new uniforms, designed by Michael Cesario for the 1986 season. The uniform consisted of black pants, with a white jacket. On the jacket was an upside-down triangle, multi-colored from top to bottom: Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, affectionately known as the "Burger King Uniforms." The white shako had the same triangle, only flipped vertically. In 1990, the corps received the red "90's" uniform, however due to budget issues, the previous shakos were used. In the interest of avoiding heavy clashing, the triangle on the shakos were re-covered with silver glitter, and outlined in black. These shakoes remained until 1994, when new white shakos were purchased. This time the visual staff decided to add a visual accent by adding a triangular mirror screwed into the front of the shako. When the corps received yet another set of new uniforms in 2000, designed once again by Cesario, the triangle was again incorporated into the jacket of the uniform. The triangle mirror remained on the now-black shako, with red fabric as a background to the mirror.

Over the years, the triangle has also taken on a new meaning, representing every section of the corps as one complete unit. Other meanings of the triangle are sacred to the corps, and only known by members of the Colts.

During the final week of the year, the corps members are given silver triangle pendants, representative of the year. This tradition was started in 1997 by Jim Rebbeck, and it started with only the drumline. The triangle was made from an old cymbal at the corps hall. In 1999, the whole corps started receiving the triangle, the horns and guard received a silver one, the drums a cymbal material one. In 2003 the whole corps received a silver one in an administrative attempt to unify the tradition, but in 2004, the drumline returned to the cymbal material due to outcry from alumni and members who expected the tradition to continue.

At the end of each show, you can always turn to the cymbal line for another representation of the triangle. After the last note of the show, the cymbal line will flip their cymbals down to form a triangle between the two hands and the tip of the plume on the shako.

In 2005, a new tradition may have started, as the drumline ended the show with their sticks in the shape of a triangle. All of these traditions and practices keep the members in touch with the triangle and the meaning of the shape to the corps.

[edit] Corps Song

Until 2005 the Colts had no official corps song, although there were a few with special meaning to the members. Most notable among these were "Morning" by Vox One, "Old Man River", and "Summertime". The Colts performed "Morning" as part of their 1998 field show "An A Capella Celebration", "Old Man River" in both 1983 and 2004, and "Summertime" a total of four times in the corps' history (most notably in 1993). At the beginning of the 2005 tour season, the veterans were asked to vote among these and a few others and instate an official corps song. They overwhelmingly chose "Morning", and it debuted as the Colts' corps song at their home show in Dubuque, IA on July 2, 2005. It was originally arranged by Mike Bolla.

[edit] Trivia

In 1998, the corps was involved in a three-bus crash on a major highway in Canada. All three busses involved were totalled. Many who marched that year consider the wreck to be the thing that pulled the corps together that summer. That night, Phantom Regiment played "Amazing Grace" for the corps at a show across the country. In addition, the Cavaliers and Santa Clara Vanguard aided the corps with the loan of transportation for the next two days. The Cavaliers stopped on the major highway to pick up the corps and get them off the road (on their way to warmup!).

[edit] See Also

• Colt Cadets

[edit] External Links

Colts: Official website
Colts Alumni: Colts Alumni website