Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps

Carolina Crown

Location	Fort Mill, SC
Division	World Class
Founded	1988
Championship Titles	1993 (Division II)
Uniform	Cream vest with interchangeable lapel piece (specific to each year's color scheme); Cognac velvet mock-neck long-sleeved undershirt; cream pants and cream shoes; cream shakos with gold hardware and variable plume (color specific to each year's color scheme) and; gold crown mirror insignia.

Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps is a Drum Corps International World Class (formerly 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 (now Open Class) 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 August 2009 the corps received their highest placement in DCI Finals competition to date, registering a 2nd place finish.

The Corps highest scored their highest ever, of 97.50, and medalled for their first time in world class history. Along with winning the Jim Ott brass caption award they also won the Fan Network Fan Choice award, which gave the audience a chance to choose their favorite corps on the field. Their show this season is entitled “Rach Star."

Repertoire

Year	Show	Rank	Score
2011	Rach Star We Will Rock You by Queen Iron Man by Black Sabbath Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 by Keith Emerson Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Free Bird by Lynryd Skynyrd	4th	95.300 (Jim Ott Award for Best Brass Performance)
2010	A Second Chance Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 by Aram Khatchaturian Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Marquez Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar The Promise of Living from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland	4th	95.950 (DCI Fan Network Fan Choice Award)
2009	The Grass is Always Greener The Promise of Living from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland St Michael the Archangel by Ottorino Respighi Puck from Il Sogno by Elvis Costello Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas Somewhere from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg Slalom by Carter Pann	2nd	97.500 (Highest ranking and score in DCI Finals for the corps) (Jim Ott Award for Best Brass Performance) (DCI Fan Network Fan Choice Award)
2008	Finis Candide by Leonard Bernstein Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) by Ludwig Von Beethoven Suite Bergamasque (Claire De Lune) by Claude Debussy One Hand One Heart from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Somewhere from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich 1812 Overture by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland Hallelujah Chorus by George Frederic Handel	4th	96.800
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	6th	94.150 (Spirit of Disney Award) (Jim Jones Leadership Award 1st place Drum Major Evan VanDoren)
2006	In.trance.it Urban Dances by Richard Danielpour Celestial Night by Richard Danielpour	8th	89.975 (Jim Jones Leadership Award 1st place Drum Major Bob Beasley)
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 [1]	7th	90.725
2004	Bohemia! Má vlast by Bedřich Smetana La bohème by Giacomo Puccini Seasons of Love, from Rent, by Jonathan Larson Epistrophy, by Thelonious Monk Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen [2]	7th	91.225
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 [3]	10th	86.65
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 [4]	16th	81.8
2001	Industry Sandstorm by Darude Concerto for Four Percussion by David Gillingham Main Theme from The Cider House Rules by Rachel Portman Motown Metal by Michael Daugherty [5]	10th	86.95
2000	The Mask of Zorro Main Title The Ride Diego's Goodbye Stealing the Map, from The Mask of Zorro by James Horner [6]	11th	85.15
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 [7]	11th	86.3
1998	Heroes: Then and Now Russian Christmas Music Armenian Dances Praise Jerusalem, by Alfred Reed [8]	11th	85.7
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 [9]	12th	85.0
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 [10]	10th	82.1
1995	Stormworks Stormworks, by Stephen Melillo Watermark, by Enya The Storm, by Marty McCartt [11]	11th	82.8 (1st appearance in Finals)
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 [12]	17th	75.1
1993	La Fiesta Mexicana Aztec Dance, from La Fiesta Mexicana Mass, from La Fiesta Mexicana Carnival, from La Fiesta Mexicana, by H. Owen Reed [13]	1st (Div II) 21st (Div I)	94.3 (Div II World Champions) 74.2 (Div I)
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 [14]	3rd (Div II) 25th (Div I)	90.5 (Div II) 69.7 (Div I)
1991	The Music of Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 March, Opus 99 Troika (4th Movement from Lieutenant Kije Suite) Alexander Nevsky Ivan the Terrible, by Sergei Prokofiev [15]	2nd (Div II) 25th (Div I)	91.5 (Div II) 66.4 (Div I)
1990	The Music Man Goodnight, My Someone Ya Got Trouble Lida Rose Marian the Librian Till There Was You Goodnight Ladies 76 Trombones, from The Music Man by Meredith Willson [16]	33rd	58.6

References

External links

CarolinaCrown.org - Official corps website.

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