Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps
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Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization (PCYAO) is a non-profit music education organization that has provided several performance outlets for youth in the Southern California area. Pacific Crest is a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps
that competes in Drum Corps International
. Pacific Crest was created in 1993 and marched only 33 members their first season. The corps continued to grow throughout the next ten years, and in 2003 the corps took their first extended tour to DCI World Championships. This tour allowed first-time viewers of the corps to witness the group’s presence in Division I Semifinals, a feat that caught many other corps by surprise. At four weeks long, the corps’ 2007 tour was the longest in corps history where they again made it to Semifinals. With the success of 2007, Pacific Crest expanded their tour to a 25 day tour in 2008.
In addition to the drum corps, PCYAO has supported a Colorguard unit that competed in Winter Guard International
and the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) circuits and a snare camp that coincided with the Corps At The Crest show in 2009. Major fundraising events include the Pacific Crest Sneak Preview show held at the beginning of Summer as well as the Pacific Crest golf tournament held in the Fall.
(Franz Biebl) as its corps song. On occasion the corps has had a brief warm-up tune on the field: Prologue from Dracula (2004), and Just The Way You Look Tonight (2007).
Drum and bugle corps (modern)
A drum and bugle corps, also known as a drum corps, is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, drum corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions...
that competes in Drum Corps International
Drum Corps International
Drum Corps International , formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 21. It is the counterpart of Drum Corps Associates which governs senior or all-age drum corps...
. Pacific Crest was created in 1993 and marched only 33 members their first season. The corps continued to grow throughout the next ten years, and in 2003 the corps took their first extended tour to DCI World Championships. This tour allowed first-time viewers of the corps to witness the group’s presence in Division I Semifinals, a feat that caught many other corps by surprise. At four weeks long, the corps’ 2007 tour was the longest in corps history where they again made it to Semifinals. With the success of 2007, Pacific Crest expanded their tour to a 25 day tour in 2008.
In addition to the drum corps, PCYAO has supported a Colorguard unit that competed in Winter Guard International
Winter Guard International
Spawning from the organization Drum Corps International , Winter Guard International was founded in 1977. WGI is a visual performing arts organization that hosts regional and national competitions for color guard and indoor percussion ensembles. Contests are held in the U.S...
and the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) circuits and a snare camp that coincided with the Corps At The Crest show in 2009. Major fundraising events include the Pacific Crest Sneak Preview show held at the beginning of Summer as well as the Pacific Crest golf tournament held in the Fall.
Shows by year (DCI era)
| YEAR | TITLE | REPERTOIRE | SCORE | RANK |
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| 1994 | Backdraft | Excerpts from "Backdraft" It's All Right With Me * Show Me Your Firetruck * Haven't You Heard * Ya Gotta Make Your Own Luck |
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| 1995 | Music from Metroscape | Original Music composed by Dale Leaman Double Lattes & the LA Times * Heavy Traffic Reported * Bottom Rung of the Corporate Ladder * Alternate Route Suggested * Back Home |
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| 1996 | Jekyll and Hyde | Selections from "Jekyll and Hyde" I Need to Know * Take Me As I Am * It's A Dangerous Game * The World Has Gone Insane * Confrontation * Alive |
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| 1997 | Frankenstein | To Think of a Story * The Creation (from Frankenstein) * The Escape * Friendless * Evil Stitched to Evil | ||
| 1998 | Hamlet | The play by Shakespeare, the film by Kenneth Branagh the score by Patrick Doyle The Ghost Death & Anguish * I Loved You Once * What Players Are They * Madness |
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| 1999 | Dracula | Incident At Charing X Station * Dance Of The Effigies * Seduction At Castle Dracula * The Crypt * The Death of Dracula | ||
| 2000 | Joan of Arc | Music of Richard Einhorn's "Voices of Light" Voices of Light, a Mass for St. Joan of Arc * A Call To Arms (from Joan of Arc) * The Siege of Chinon (from Joan of Arc) * The Miracle (from Joan of Arc) * Sacraments (from Joan of Arc) * Coronation (from Joan of Arc) * Betrayal, Trial and Torture (from Joan of Arc) * The Fire of the Dove Angels in the Cleansing Flames (from Joan of Arc) |
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| 2001 | Age of Empire | The Adoration of Veless and Ala (from Scythian Suite) * The Enemy God and Dance of the Spirits of Darkness (from Scythian Suite) * The Glorious Departure of Lolly and the Sun's Procession (from Scythian Suite) * Her Name Was Merit (from The Egyptian) * The Reprimand (from The Prince of Egypt) * Following Tzipporah * Red Sea (from The Prince of Egypt) * The Battle (from Gladiator) * The Barbarian Horde (from Gladiator) | ||
| 2002 | Reinvention | The music of "Cirque du Soleil" Atmadja * Ravendhi * Seisuoso * Ombra * Incantation * Distrorted * Urban |
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| 2003 | Invocacion a Poderosos (Invocation to Power) | Moonlight on the Parana * Invocation to the Spirits of Power * Dawn on the Parana | 79.300 | 17 |
| 2004 | On Dangerous Ground | Music of Bernard Hermann The Man Who Knew Too Much * The Snows of Kilimanjaro * Baghdad (from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) * Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground) |
77.850 | 19 |
| 2005 | Fluid States: Vapor, Solid, Liquid | Four Sea Interludes (from Peter Grimes) * Sinfonia Antarctica | 77.250 | 19 |
| 2006 | From the City of Angels | Music from "City of Angels" Prologue (Theme from City of Angels) * Double Talk Walk * With Every Breath I Take * I'm Nothing Without You |
74.900 | 21 |
| 2007 | What Happens In Vegas... | Viva Las Vegas * Love for Sale (from Night and Day) * Angel Eyes * Luck Be A Lady (from Guys and Dolls) | 79.525 | 17 |
| 2008 | Primality: The Rituals of Passion | Selections from "Blood Diamond" * The Wind and The Lion * Dralion | 79.650 | 17 |
| 2009 | El Corazon de la Gente: Alegria, Amor, y Fuerte | Selections by Carlos Chavez Pampeana No 3 – Impetuosamente * Variaciones Concertantes * Pequena Danza * Symphonic Dances (Danzas Sinfonicas): Gregoriana |
79.050 | 19 |
| 2010 | Maze | Machu Picchu * Asphalt Cocktail * Sam's Gone (from I Am Legend) * Turbine | 80.350 | 18 |
| 2011 | Push, Pull, Twist, Turn | Lauds (Praise High Day) * Push * Adagietto, Symphony #5 * The Mechanical Ballet * Serenada Schizophrana | ? | ? |
Corps At The Crest
Corps At The Crest is the home show for Pacific Crest hosted at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, CA. Usually held toward the beginning of the DCI season in late June, the show features performances from many corps from California and Arizona. In recent years, Corps At The Crest has been recognized as a series of shows hosted by Pacific Crest that are held around the Southern California area. Past sites include Vista, CA and Westlake, CA in addition to the Mt. SAC location.Traditions
The corps is known for playing Ave MariaAve Maria
Ave Maria may refer to:*Ave Maria , the "Hail Mary", a traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus-Music:...
(Franz Biebl) as its corps song. On occasion the corps has had a brief warm-up tune on the field: Prologue from Dracula (2004), and Just The Way You Look Tonight (2007).