Coastal Surge Drum and Bugle Corps
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Coastal Surge logo | |
| Location | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Director | Eric Thompson |
| Uniform |
(2014) Black tunic w/wave pattern Black Pants Black Shoes Black Ausssie w/Silver band & blue Plume |
| Website | http://coastalsurge.org/ |
The Coastal Surge Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class (formerly Divisions II & III) competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Coastal Surge performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.[1]
History
Coastal Surge was founded in October 2011 by a group of people on the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina who wanted to build a drum and bugle corps that would not only provide a solid educational and entertainment program for its students but would also be financially stable over the years. After laying a foundation for the organization, the decision was made in January, 2013 to field an exhibition corps for a short tour.
Locating a viable rehearsal site after several false starts, the corps came together with a charter membership of 54 (25 brass, 19 percussion, 8 auxiliary guard, and 2 drum majors), mostly drum corps novices from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. The initial tour of exhibition performances in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey met with favorable results for both the corps and the audiences.[2]
After the successful short exhibition of 2013, the corps' board elected to enter DCI competition in 2014 as an Open Class corps. After an evaluation of the organization by DCI, the corps was approved for competition,[3] and a show tour was scheduled, with the corps travelling to Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and ending at the DCI Open Class Championships in Michigan City, Indiana.[4]
Sponsorship
The Coastal Surge Drum & Bugle Corps is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) musical organization. As such, it has a Board of Directors, director, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. The executive director is Matthew M. Shrewsbury, and the corps director is Eric Thompson
Show Summary (2013-2015)
Sources: [5]
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | Score | Placement |
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| 2013 | Into the Storm | Original music by Joshua Hinkle and Justin Mabry | ||
| 2014 | A Southern Saga: Scenes from Charlestowne Harbor | Spangled Heavens by Donald Grantham / Gone by Scott McAllister / Final Battle (from We Were Soldiers) by Nick Glennie-Smith / Symphony #1 by Christopher Theofanidis | 65.025 60.625 | 11th Open Class 33rd World Class |
| 2015 | Cast Into Darkness | Musical selections TBA | TBD | TBD |
References
- ↑ Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League™
- ↑ "Coastal Surge, DCI's Newest Open Class corps Makes Solid Debut at Bluecoats' Pennsylvania Show". Drum Corps World. July 2013. p. 76. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ↑ DCI.org News: Influx of Open Class corps approved to participate in 2014 DCI Tour
- ↑ Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League™
- ↑ corpsreps.com - The Drum Corps Repertoire Database
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