Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps

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Carolina Crown

Location	Fort Mill, SC
Division	Division I
Founded	1988
Director	Kevin Smith
Championship Titles	1993 (Division II)
Corps Uniform	Cream jacket with purple stripes; cream gauntlets with purple stripes; cream pants and white shoes; cream shakos with centered purple plume, purple stripes, and silver chain

Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps is a Drum Corps International Division I drum and bugle corps, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The corps organization was founded in 1988 as the Charlotte Drum Corps Association, but the corps did not enter competition as Carolina Crown until the 1990 season. In 1993, Carolina Crown became the Drum Corps International Division II Champions. Following that season, the corps moved to Division I, entering the Top 12 and performing at the DCI World Championship Finals for the first time in 1995. The corps has continued to be a Finalist in every season since, except 2002. In 2004 and 2005, the corps received their highest placements in DCI Finals competition to date, registering 7th place finishes.

[edit] Repertoire

Year	Show	Rank	Score
1990	The Music Man Selections from The Music Man, by Meredith Willson [1]	33rd	58.6
1991	The Music of Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3, Troika (from Lieutenant Kije Suite) Alexander Nevsky Ivan the Terrible, by Sergei Prokofiev [2]	25th	66.4
1992	The Dances of Malcolm Arnold English Dance I (Set One, Op.27) English Dance II (Set Two, Op. 33) English Dance IV (Set One, Op. 27) Four Scottish Dances III (Op. 59) Four Cornish Dances IV (Op. 91), by Malcolm Arnold [3]	25th	69.7
1993	La Fiesta Mexicana Aztec Dance, from La Fiesta Mexicana Mass, from La Fiesta Mexicana Carnival, from La Fiesta Mexicana, by H. Owen Reed [4]	21st (Div I) 1st (Div II)	74.2
1994	A Southwestern Impression El Salón México, by Aaron Copland Rio Grande, by Morton Gould Round Up, by Morton Gould Wagon Train, by Morton Gould Fiesta, by Morton Gould [5]	17th	75.1
1995	Stormworks Stormworks, by Stephen Melillo Watermark, by Enya The Storm, by Marty McCartt [6]	11th	82.8
1996	Chess...and the Art of Strategy Strategical Fanfare, by Marty McCartt Presto with Malice (From the First Symphony) by Sir William Walton Nimrod (from Enigma Variations), by Sir Edward Elgar Variation XV (based on themes from Enigma Variations) by Sir Edward Elgar, Marty McCartt [7]	10th	82.1
1997	Postcards from Britain Crown Imperial, by Sir William Walton Terpsichore by Bob Margolis Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) by Sir Edward Elgar Gigue (from Saint Paul's Suite) by Gustav Holst [8]	12th	85.0
1998	Heroes: Then and Now Russian Christmas Music Armenian Dances Praise Jerusalem, by Alfred Reed [9]	11th	85.7
1999	Jekyll and Hyde Prologue Once Upon A Dream Murder, Murder Confrontation In His Eyes Facade, from Jekyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse [10]	11th	86.3
2000	The Mask of Zorro Main Title The Ride Diego's Goodbye Stealing the Map, from The Mask of Zorro by James Horner [11]	11th	85.15
2001	Industry Original Music by Marty McCartt Concerto for Four Percussion by David Gillingham Main Theme from The Cider House Rules by Rachel Portman Motown Metal by Michael Daugherty [12]	10th	86.95
2002	Greek Mythology, Stories of Gods and Heroes I. Zeus (Second Essay by Samuel Barber) II. Eros (Javelin by Michael Torke) III. Icarus (One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge!) by Will Jennings and Joe Sample IV. Medusa (Medea by Samuel Barber Piano Concerto by Samuel Barber [13]	16th	81.8
2003	Bellisimo! Mass, from La Fiesta Mexicana, by H. Owen Reed "Earth" from Symphony No. 1 by Philip Sparke Stained Glass by David Gillingham Engulfed Cathedral by Claude Debussy Carol of the Bells [14]	10th	86.65
2004	Bohemia! Má vlast by Bedřich Smetana La bohème by Giacomo Puccini Seasons of Love, from Rent, by Jonathan Larson Percussion Feature, original composition Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen [15]	7th	91.225
2005	Angelus The Reason by Glad A Mighty Fortress by Glad Angel by Sarah MacLachlan Never Surrender from First Knight, by Jerry Goldsmith "Joy" from Awakening, by Joseph Curiale "Call of the Mountain" from Gates of Gold by Joseph Curiale [16]	7th	90.725
2006	In.trance.it Urban Dances by Richard Danielpour Celestial Night by Richard Danielpour	8th	89.975
2007	Triple Crown Theme from Dreamer, by John Debney The Trap by James Newton Howard Wild Horses by Rolling Stones Happy Ending from The Red Pony, by Aaron Copland Manny's Story from Dreamer, by John Debney William Tell Overture by Gioacchino Rossini Last Race from Dreamer, by John Debney