White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | Dansville, NY |
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| Division | Drum Corps Associates, Open |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Director | Pete Amico, Ben Chaffee |
| Championship titles | 2013, 2014 (Class A) |
| Uniform |
Blue and black jacket Black gloves (horns) Black pants Black shoes & socks Black "Aussie" hat with white feather |
| Website | http://www.whitesabers.org |
The White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps is an open-class competitive all-age drum and bugle corps. Based in Dansville, New York the White Sabers has a long history as a parade, exhibition, and competitive organization as part of Drum Corps Associates (DCA) and is a DCA Class A World Champion.[1]
History
The White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps was organized in 1928 under the sponsorship of the American Legion Daniel Goho Post #87 from Dansville, NY and later became independent in 1957. In 1994, after about 14 years of absence from the drum corps world, several former White Sabers members organized an alumni reunion, and an interest in performing was revived. In 2005, the White Sabers returned to the field as a competitive Class A drum corps. The following year, they competed and placed second in their first DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY on September 3, 2006. The membership dedicated their finals performance at the night show to Pete and Leslie Amico in deep appreciation of their supporting efforts. The White Sabers made DCA World Championships finals again in 2012, then achieved its first championship in DCA Class A in 2013. In 2014 they became the first A-class corps to win back-to-back championships, winning with the division's record score of 88.6 and marking two consecutive seasons of undefeated competition. In 2015 the White Sabers moved to the open class division.
Show summary (2004–2015)
Source:[2]
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Song Without Words by Gustav Holst, Moondance by Van Morrison, Santana Medley/Yaleo, Tuxedo Junction by Julian Dash, When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, and Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona | Did not compete | ||
| Class A | ||||
| 2005 | Ain't It Rich: Music of Buddy Rich | Channel One Suite by Bill Reddie, Space Shuttle by John LaBarbera, Mercy Mercy Mercy by Michael Ochs, Something! by Buddy Rich, and Dancing Men by John LaBarbera | 68.738 | 5th |
| 2006 | Cool Shades of Latin Jazz | Feeling Good by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, Save the Last Dance for Me by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and The Tiger of San Pedro by John LaBarbera | 76.513 | 2nd |
| 2007 | The Gladiator | Fate of the Gods by Steven Reineke, Mars by Gustav Holst, Troy by James Horner, and The Gladiator by Hans Zimmer | 75.275 | 8th |
| 2008 | Music of Robert W. Smith | The Great Locomotive Chase, Twelve Seconds to the Moon, Into the Storm, Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual, The Ascension, and Declaration in Blue by Robert W. Smith | 77.313 | 7th |
| 2009 | The Music of Cirque du Soleil | La Nouba and Quidam by Benoit Jutras | 68.313 | 6th |
| 2010 | Cirque du Soleil | Incantation (from Quidam) by Benoit Jutras, Ninkou Latora (from Quidam) by Benoit Jutras, Ombra (from Cirque du Soleil) by Violaine Corradi, Reve Rouge (from La Nouba) by Benoit Jutras, and Ravendhi (from Cirque du Soleil) by Benoit Jutras | 73.425 | 8th |
| 2011 | Rhapsody in Shades of Blue | Blue Morning, Blue Day by Foreigner, Blue by Eiffel 65, Devil with the Blue Dress On by Mitch Ryder, Blue Rondo A La Turk by Dave Brubeck, and Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin | 72.700 | 7th |
| 2012 | From Death Till Dawn | Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens, Dies Irae (from Requiem) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana, Love Potion #9 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and Moondance by Van Morrison | 77.030 | 4th |
| 2013 | Fanfare for a New World | Fanfare for a New Era by Jack Stamp, New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak, Dance of the New World by Dana Wilson, and Overture/New World by Björk | 85.930 | 1st |
| 2014 | Arabian Nights | Arabian Dances by Brian Balmages, Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Misirlou by traditional, and Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues | 88.60 | 1st |
| Open Class | ||||
| 2015 | Incantation and Ritual | The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, Incantation and Dance by John Barnes Chance, Incantation (from Quidam) by Benoit Jutras, Uninvited by Alanis Morissette, and Danse Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns | 88.33 | 8th |
High Score
The White Sabers currently hold the all-time record for highest score in DCA class A with 88.60. 2014's preliminary competition set a new record of 88.03; this was bested the next night during finals when the current record of 88.60 was set.
The White Sabers' 2013 Show, "Fanfare for a New World", previously set the record for Drum Corps Associates' Class A highest score of all time. Although they scored 85.930 at finals, the record was set in preliminary competition scoring 85.950.
References
- ↑ "DCI.org News: Buccaneers, White Sabers take home 2013 DCA World Championship titles". dci.org. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ↑ "corpsreps.com - The Drum Corps Repertoire Database". corpsreps.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.