Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions

During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds (Prelims and Finals) held on 2 consecutive nights (the Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend). All corps compete at Prelims, with the top 10 Open Class and top 4 Class A corps competing at Finals. The champion is determined by the overall high score in the Finals competition. There are also a number of caption awards (high brass, high percussion, high visual, etc.), though the process of determination for those awards has changed from year to year.[1]

Only eleven corps have won at least one DCA title (including 2 ties):[2]

As of the conclusion of the 2019 competitive season, the Buccaneers, Bushwackers, Caballeros, Hurricanes, Skyliners, and Sunrisers remain in active Open Class competition. The Cadets2, Minnesota Brass, Brigadiers, Empire Statesmen, and Westshoremen are inactive.

1965

1966
  • Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
  • Repertoire:
    • Charlie Welch (from Mr. Wonderful)
    • Columbia the Gem of the Ocean (from Thousands Cheer)
    • That Old Black Magic (from Bus Stop)
    • Flight of the Bumblebee
    • Once in Love with Amy (from Where's Charley?)
    • Hava Nagila
    • Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
  • Score: 84.53
  • Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Venue: JFK Stadium
  • Date: September 4

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971
  • Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
  • Repertoire:
    • NY Montage
    • Little Old New York (from Tenderloin)
    • Longest Day
    • Alabama Jubilee
    • Lucretia McEvil
    • Comes Love
    • Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes)
    • Little Old New York (from Tenderloin)
    • East Side-West Side Fanfare
  • Score: 91.5
  • Location: Rochester, New York
  • Venue: Aquinas Stadium
  • Date: September 5

1972

1973

1974

1975
  • Champion: New York Skyliners of New York, NY
  • Repertoire:
    • How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You
    • Hymn to Victory (from Victory at Sea)
    • West Side Story Medley
    • The Elks' Parade
    • Give My Regards to Broadway (from Yankee Doodle Dandy)
    • East Side-West Side Fanfare
  • Score: 91.28
  • Location: Rochester, New York
  • Venue: Holleder Memorial Stadium
  • Date: August 31

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980
  • Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • The Sea Hawk by Korngold, Erik Wolfgang
    • Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) by Gliere, Reinhold
    • Spanish Dreams by Severinsen, Doc
    • Sambandrea Swing by Menza, Don
    • One Voice by Manilow, Barry
    • Sylvia by Dilibes
  • Score: 91.3
  • Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Hershey Park Stadium
  • Date: August 31

1981
  • Champion: Connecticut Hurricanes of Derby, Connecticut
  • Repertoire:
    • Queen of Sheba March by Respighi, Ottorino
    • Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941) by Williams, John
    • Salute to Freedom by Statham, Frank
    • Devil Went Down to Georgia by Daniels, Charlie
    • It's My Turn by Sondheim, Stephen
    • Magnificent Seven by Bernstein, Elmer
  • Score: 89.65
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Franklin Field
  • Date: September 6

1982
  • Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • God Save the Queen by Ives, Charles
    • English Suite for Military Band by Vaughan Williams, Ralph
    • Barnum's Revenge by Coleman, Cy
    • Tiger of San Pedro by La Barbera, John
    • Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Mangione, Chuck
    • Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) by Sondheim, Stephen
    • Come Follow the Band (from Barnum) by Coleman, Cy
  • Score: 89.85
  • Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: J. Birney Crum Stadium
  • Date: September 5

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

This championships were noted by rain so severe during Prelims that Final were cancelled (due to extensive damage to the grass field) and the standing Prelims stood as the Finals results

1988

1989

There was actually a tie with the Sunrisers both had a score of 95.00 and Bush was given an extra .1 due to caption placements.

1990

1991
  • Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • Begin the Beguine (from Night and Day) by Porter, Cole
    • Sophisticated Lady by Ellington, Duke
    • American Patrol by Miller, Glenn
    • Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree by Miller, Glenn
    • In the Mood by Miller, Glenn
    • America the Beautiful by Ward, Samuel A.
    • Battle Hymn of the Republic by Steffe, William
  • Score: 96.7
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 1

1992
  • Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey
  • Repertoire:
    • The Ballad of Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
    • My Friends (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
    • Worst Pies in London (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
    • History of the World
    • Epiphany (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
    • Nothin's Gonna Harm You (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen
  • Score: 96.7
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 6

1993
  • Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey
  • Repertoire:
    • Sunday in the Park with George
      • Putting It Together (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
      • Color and Light (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
      • Sunday in the Park (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen
      • Sunday by Sondheim, Stephen
  • Score: 96.6
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 6

1994
  • Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • The Music of Frank Sinatra
      • Ol' Man River (from Show Boat) by Kern, Jerome
      • I've Got the World on a String (from I'll Get By) by Arlen, Harold
      • April in Paris (from The Helen Morgan Story) by Duke, Vernon
      • My Way by Anka, Paul
  • Score: 96.0
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 3

1995
  • Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of Hawthorne, New Jersey
  • Repertoire:
    • Spanish Fantasies
      • Malaguena by Lecuona, Ernesto
      • Conquistador by Chattaway, Jay
      • Spanish Fantasy by Corea, Chick
      • Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo, Joaquin
      • Espana Cani by Marquina, Narro Pascual
  • Score: 97.7
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 3

1996
  • Champion: Westshoremen of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Suite for Westshore
      • Granada Smoothie
      • All the Things You Are
      • Explosion!
      • Marching Season
      • Carnival (from La Fiesta Mexicana)
      • Suite for Jazz Orchestra
      • Blues in the Night
  • Score: 96.9
  • Location: Rochester, New York
  • Venue: Frontier Field
  • Date: September 1

1997

1998

1999

2000
  • Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of Syracuse, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • City Rhythms
      • Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes) by Rodgers, Richard
      • Ballet in Brass by Brown, Les; Schoen, Victor
      • Artistry in Rhythm by Kenton, Stan
      • Harlem Nocturne by Hagen, Earle
  • Score: 98.0
  • Location: Syracuse, New York
  • Venue: P & C Stadium
  • Date: September 3

2001
  • Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of Syracuse, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • Jazz Street, After Hours
      • Seven Year Itch by Newman, Alfred
      • Come Back to Me (from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever) by Lane, Burton
      • God Bless the Child by Herzog, Jr., Arthur; Holiday, Billy
      • Mac Arthur Park by Webb, Jimmy
  • Score: 97.95
  • Location: Syracuse, New York
  • Venue: P & C Stadium
  • Date: September 2

2002
  • Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of Syracuse, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • Picasso Sketchbook
      • Spanish Fantasy by Corea, Chick
      • Day Danse by Corea, Chick
      • Guaganco by Sandoval, Arturo
      • All Or Nothing At All by Porter, Cole
  • Score: 98.6
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 1

2003
  • Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of Hawthorne, New Jersey
  • Repertoire:
    • El Toro Nuevo
      • El Toro Rojo by Poulan, Key
      • The Prayer by Bayer, Carol; Foster, David
      • El Toro Furioso by Poulan, Key
  • Score: 97.375
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: August 31

2004
  • Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York
  • Repertoire:
    • Go Hollywood!
      • Prologue and Theme (from City of Angels) by Coleman, Cy
      • With Every Breath I Take (from City of Angels)
      • Funny (from City of Angels)
  • Score: 96.513
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 5

2005
  • Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Variations in "B" – Music by Barber, Bartók, Bizet, and Britten
      • Farandole
      • Adagio for Strings
      • String Quartet #5 – Movement 4
      • A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
  • Score: 98.45
  • Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: Lackawanna County Stadium
  • Date: September 4

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010
  • Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Rome MMX
      • Pines of the Appian Way (fourth Movement from Pines of Rome)
      • Games at the Circus Maximus (Movement I from Roman Festivals)
      • Adagio from Spartacus
      • The Epiphany (Movement IV from Roman Festivals)
  • Score: 98.263
  • Location: Rochester, New York
  • Venue: PAETEC Park
  • Date: September 6

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016
  • Champion: Cadets2 of Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Full Circle
      • The Heat of the Day by Pat Matheny
      • First Circle by Pat Matheny
      • Third Wind by Pat Matheny
      • Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell
  • Score: 97.95
  • Location: Rochester, NY
  • Venue: Capelli Sport Stadium
  • Date: Sep 4

2017

2018
  • Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Here to There
  • Score: 98.00
  • Location: Williamsport, PA
  • Venue: STA Stadium
  • Date: Sep 2

2019
  • Champion: Reading Buccaneers of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Repertoire:
    • Dans Ma Chambre
      • "Benedictus" by Karl Jenkins
      • "Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture" by Mikhail Glinka
      • "Flashdance What a Feeling" by Irene Crane
      • "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
  • Score: 98.225
  • Location: Williamsport, PA
  • Venue: STA Stadium
  • Date: Aug 31 (Prelims & Finals)
gollark: Why does that last part matter much?
gollark: I think fish said something about 3am-10am?
gollark: It would be interesting to get a better view of what's in them *without* writing down it by hand every 5 minutes, but would be somewhat cheaty/TJ09-annoying.
gollark: _considers automatically checking biomes periodically_
gollark: They're normally regular?!

References
  1. "DCA". Drum Corps Associates. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. "DCA Championships". Maher Associates, Inc. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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