List of Drum Corps International member corps

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The following is a list of current drum corps competing as members of Drum Corps International (DCI). [1]

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Member corps

World Class members

CorpsLocationWebsite
The Academy Tempe, Arizona arizonaacademy.org
Blue Devils Concord, California bluedevils.org
Blue Knights Denver, Colorado ascendperformingarts.org
Blue Stars La Crosse, Wisconsin bluestars.org
Bluecoats Canton, Ohio bluecoats.com
Boston Crusaders Boston, Massachusetts crusaders.com
Carolina Crown Fort Mill, South Carolina carolinacrown.org
The Cavaliers Rosemont, Illinois cavaliers.org
Colts Dubuque, Iowa colts.org
Crossmen San Antonio, Texas crossmen.org
Genesis Austin, Texas genesisdbc.org
Jersey Surf Camden County, New Jersey jerseysurf.org
Madison Scouts Madison, Wisconsin madisonscouts.org
Mandarins Sacramento, California mandarins.org
Music City Nashville, Tennessee musiccityyouth.org
Pacific Crest Diamond Bar, California pacific-crest.org
Phantom Regiment Rockford, Illinois regiment.org
Santa Clara Vanguard Santa Clara, California scvanguard.org
Seattle Cascades Seattle, Washington seattlecascades.org
Spirit of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia spiritofatlanta.org
Troopers Casper, Wyoming troopersdrumcorps.org

† = One of the thirteen charter members of Drum Corps International.

Open Class members

CorpsLocationWebsite
7th RegimentNew London, Connecticut 7thregiment.org
The BattalionSalt Lake City, Utah battalioncorps.org
Blue Devils B Concord, California bluedevils.org
Blue Devils C Concord, California bluedevils.org
Colt Cadets Dubuque, Iowa colts.org
ColumbiansPasco, Washington columbiansdrumcorps.org
Gold Oceanside, California golddrumcorps.org
Golden EmpireBakersfield, California geperformingarts.org
Guardians Dallas, Texas guardiansdbc.org
Heat WaveTampa, Florida heat-wave.org
Impulse! Buena Park, California impulseyoutharts.org
Les StentorsSherbrooke, Quebec stentors.org
Raiders Burlington, New Jersey raidersdbc.org
River City Rhythm Anoka, Minnesota rivercityrhythm.org
Spartans Nashua, New Hampshire spartansdbc.org
VesselSan Dimas, California vesseldrumcorps.org

All-Age Class members

CorpsLocationWebsite
Atlanta CV Atlanta, Georgia atlantacv.org
Bushwackers Princeton, New Jersey bushwackers.org
Cincinnati Tradition Cincinnati, Ohio cincinnatitradition.org
Columbus Saints Columbus, Ohio columbussaints.org
Connecticut Hurricanes Seymour, Connecticut cthurricanes.org
Fusion Core Morris County, New Jersey fusioncorenj.com
Govenaires St. Peter, Minnesota govenaires.org
Hawthorne Caballeros Hawthorne, New Jersey hawthornecaballeros.org
New York Skyliners New York City, New York skylinersdbc.org
Reading Buccaneers Reading, Pennsylvania readingbuccaneers.org
Rogues Hollow RegimentDoylestown, Ohio rogueshollowregiment.com
Sunrisers Long Island, New York sunrisersdbc.org
White Sabers Rochester, New York whitesabers.org

International members

CorpsLocationWebsite
JubalDordrecht, Netherlands www.jubal.org
Beeches Performances EnsembleBirmingham, United Kingdom www.beechespe.org.uk
Calgary Stampede ShowbandCalgary, Canada stampedeshowband.com
Kidsgrove ScoutsKidsgrove, Staffordshire, United Kingdom kidsgrovescouts.org.uk

Inactive corps

Below is a list of corps who are considered temporarily inactive and plan on returning to competition:

CorpsLocationInactiveWebsiteMembership Revoked
The Cadets Erie, Pennsylvania2024 [2] cadets.org No
Vanguard Cadets Santa Clara, California2023 [3] scvanguard.org No

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References

  1. "Corps of the Marching Music's Major League". Drum Corps International. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. The Cadets (October 13, 2023). "The Cadets Suspend Competition for 2024" . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. Santa Clara Vanguard (November 8, 2023). "Vanguard Cadets". Santa Clara Vanguard. Vanguard Cadets are currently on hiatus. They will not be performing in the 2024 season.