- Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps
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Minnesota Brass 
Location St. Paul, MN Division DCA Open Class Founded 1946 Director Eric Molho Championship Titles 2011 Uniform Blue jackets with black stylized inset trimmed with silver sequins, black pants, black shakos with black plumes Contents
History
Minnesota Brass traces its roots all the way back to 1946 and the Cecil Kyle Legion Corps. Between the years of 1946 and 1968 the corps operated under the names of William Laidlaw Legion Corps, Laidlaw Toreaders, Grain Belt Diamonds, and Men of Laidlaw. In 1969, the organization became a self-supporting non-profit under the name of Brass, Inc. In 1980, the organization adopted the name Minnesota Brass, Inc.
Today, Minnesota Brass, Inc. is a non-profit performing arts organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota that operates four separate performing ensembles: Minnesota Brass (all-age drum and bugle corps), Minne-Brass (mini-corps), Minnesota Brass Winter Color Guard, and Minnesota Brass Indoor Drum Line.
The all-age drum and bugle corps is the largest and most well known of the organization's ensembles. The corps performs under the name "Minnesota Brass." Friends and fans sometimes refer to it informally as simply "Brass" or "MBI." The more formal "Minnesota Brass Inc." name is now used rarely and only to refer to the organization as a whole.
The corps has competed in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships 30 times since 1973 and has placed in the top ten in Open Class competition every year since 1991. In 2011, Minnesota Brass won its first DCA Open Class World Championship title [1].
File:Minnesota Brass DCA Placements and Scores.jpgMinnesota Brass placements and scores at the DCA World ChampionshipsManagement
Minnesota Brass Incorporated ("MBI") is the corporate entity that manages the Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps and other performing ensembles. The organization's management team is
- Gavin Burnham - President, CEO
- Eric Molho - Executive Director
- Dave Whitaker - Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of MBI are[2]:
- Kurt Schiebel - Board Chair
- Gwynne Byrnne - Secretary
- Scotty Wild - Treasurer
- Bob Bach
- Susan Fisher
- Todd Tanji
- Nancy Terry
- Matthew Verkulien
Mission
Minnesota Brass provides its members with the opportunity to perform in a competitive and entertaining drum and bugle corps through a structured and educational program of marching, music, dance and movement.
The organization's vision is to create a supportive environment through which all members are encouraged to achieve their full potential as performers, while recognizing the need to balance these demands with commitments to family, community, school, and work. The Corps strives to create a membership experience that develops lifelong memories and lasting friendships.
Performing Ensembles
- Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps
- Minnesota Brass Indoor Drum Line
- MBI Winter Guard
- Minne-Brass
Awards
DCA World Champions: 2011
DCA Mini-Corps Champions: 1999, 2005 (Minne-Brass)
Past Shows[3]
Year Position Score Show 1956 Dear One, The World is Waiting for the Sunrise 1959 Espana Cani, Thanks for the Memories 1960 Granada, Donkey Serenade, April in Portugal, Brazil, South American, Malaguena, El Relicario, The Breeze and I, Vaya Con Dios 1961 In the Still of the Night, Granada, Donkey Serenade, Brazil, April in Portugal, Malaguena, Perfidia, September n the Rain, Begin the Beguine, The Breeze and I 1962 Battle Hymn of the Republic, Green Eyes, Lady of Spain, Peanut Vendor (from A Star is Born), Begin the Beguine, Donkey Serenade, September in the Rain 1970 Latina, Hogan's Heroes, Civil War Medley, Ballet in Brass, Ghost Riders in the Sky, By the Time I Get to Pheonix 1971 Birth of the Blues, Hogan's Heroes, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Ballet in Brass, What the World Needs Now, Beer Barrel Polka 1972 Latina, Battle Hymn of the Republic, I Feel the Earth Move, Ringmaster, Hi-De-Ho, the Moon Was Yellow, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1973 16 60.95 Latina, Zipper De Doo Dad, Eli's Coming, Make Me Smile, American Salute 1974 Third Man Theme, Lullaby of Birdland, MacArthur Park, American Salute, Make Me Smile 1975 Horrible Howard, Third Man Theme, Lullaby of Birdland, MacArthur Park, Rhapsody in Blue, Corazone 1976 Jesus Christ Superstar, Pinball Wizard, American Patrol, Cool, Mambo, Climb Every Mountain 1977 12 70.7 This Could Be the Start of Something Big, Walk on the Wild Side, Give it Another One, A Man A Horse and a Gun, Rocky 1978 12 60.5 Jesus Christ Superstar, Pinball Wizard, Malaga, Rocky, Send in the Clowns 1979 11 56.4 Jesus Christ Superstar, Pinball Wizard, La Fiesta, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, What I Did for Love 1980 1980, 1941, Tonight, Mambo 1981 Raisins, Send in the Clowns, 1941, El Gato Triste 1982 What the World Needs Now, Broadway, Basin Street Blues, Longer 1983 Everything's Coming Up Roses, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Trumpet Blues, Longer 1984 Chelsea Morning, Eight to Five, Night Streets, Trumpet Blues, Home 1985 14 62.7 Chelsea Morning, All of Me, Up the Ladder to the Roof, Peninsula, Home 1986 9 72.35 Street Scene, In Like a Lion, Sesame Street, Come in from the Rain, SOS 1987 11 81.8 In Like a Lion, Jazz Funeral in New Orleans, Ricochet, Come in from the Rain, SOS 1988 The Natural, In Like a Lion, Blues in the Night, Ricochet, Not While I'm Around 1989 9 83.6 Jackie, Uncle Joe Shannon, Blues in the Night, Be Ye Glad, SOS 1990 11 85.4 Jackie Uncle Joe Shannon, Suite for Jazz Orchestra 1991 9 80.6 Bye Bye Blues, Suite for Jazz Orchestra 1992 10 84.5 Crimefighters - The Date, Pagan Flight, Tess' Theme, The Chase, The Untouchables 1993 10 85.9 Crimefighters II - Perry Mason Theme, Pagan Flight, Pink Panther, Alfred Hitchcock Theme, Batman Theme, Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Big Spender, The Untouchables, To Protect and Serve Donuts 1994 8 86.7 Memphis Belle - The Final Mission, Vicki and Mr. Valves, Prepare for Takeoff, Crippled Belle: The Bomb Run, The Landing 1995 10 81.2 Caribbean Holiday - I Can't Get Started, El Cumbanchero, St. Thomas, New York State of Mind, SOS 1996 7 87.6 Minnesota Jazz - Past and Present - Jackie, Blackbird, Caravan, Thanks for the Memories 1997 8 86.9 Minnesota Classical - Maybe Not, Light Cavalry Overture, Poet and Peasant Overture, Caravan 1998 5 92.8 Tower of Power - You're Still and Young Man, Squib Cakes, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Soul of a Child, What is Hip 1999 4 95 Earth, Wind, and Fire - In the Stone, Got to Get You Into My Life, Fantasy, After the Love is Gone 2000 5 91.7 Chicago - Make Me Smile, Saturday in the Park, 25 or 6 to 4, I've Been Searching So Long, Free 2001 6 92.05 Shaken … Not Stirred: Music from James Bond - Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Tomorrow Never Dies, Live and Let Die, From Russia with Love 2002 4 93.9 Black to Blue - Opening Fanfare, A Night in Tunisia, 'Round Midnight, I'm Beginning to See the Light, Blue Skies 2003 4 92.5 Dreams and Fantasies - Celebration Suite, Drume Negrita, Adios Nonino, Time to Say Goodbye, Spanish Fantasy IV, Conquistador 2004 5 91.438 Moon Dancing - Moon Over Bourbon Street, Moondance, Moonlight Sonata, Fly Me to the Moon 2005 6 93.038 Lines and Shapes - the Music of Pat Metheny - Third Wind, Letter From Home, First Circle 2006 5 92.325 Fantasy: A Drum Corps Dream - Open Up Wide, Get It On, Fantasy, Soul of the Child, Up Tight 2007 6 92.963 Who Are You? - Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Magic Bus, Love Reign O'er Me, Who Are You? 2008 2 96.513 Connection - Nutville, Oblivion, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Night Streets 2009 2 97.588 Nocturne: Song of the Night - Harlem Nocturne, Commencement, Zero Hour, My Immortal, Aspect, A Night in Tunisia 2010 2 97.225 Caravan - Bangkok, Bacchanale, Nefud Mirage, Kashmir, Sheherazade, Caravan 2011 1 98.35 Valhalla - Immigrant Song, Children's Hour of Dream, Imagine, Ride of the Valkyries References
- ^ http://www.dcacorps.org/?p=2134
- ^ "Minnesota Brass". mnbrass.org. http://mnbrassinc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=148&Itemid=202. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ http://corpsreps.com/
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