Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps

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The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps are a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Boston, Massachusetts and founded in 1940, and are a charter member corps of Drum Corps International. The Boston Crusaders are one of the oldest corps still in existence, and have been renamed twice, first being called the Most Precious Blood Crusaders and then the Hyde Park Crusaders. During a financially bleak period in the corps' history, the corps competed only under the name Boston, returning to competition with their proper name after a return from near bankruptcy. The corps was also a very early adopter of electronic equipment, using a synthesizer during their 1985 show (electronic amplification was not legalized in the DCI circuit until the 2004 season, electronic instruments such as synthesizers have never been legal).

The Boston Crusaders are seven time DCI finalists, and were one of the last major corps to break into finals when they did so in 1999. Their highest finish was in 2000 and 2002, when they placed 5th. The corps' 2000 show, RED, was selected by popular vote to appear on the 2005 Classic Countdown, a movie theater showing of the twelve voted best shows of DCI history, with one show for each corps.

The corps director is Howard Weinstein.

Basic Facts: The corps colors are Red, White, and Black. The corps song is GIANT (sung by the corps before every show) The corps anthem is Conquest. The corps symbol is Waldo, King Arthur's Lion. Waldo represents the intensity, aggression, and masculanity of the BAC. BAC means many different things that people make up, but it is a tradition that they cannot tell anyone what it actually means unless they are a member themselves.