Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps

The Empire Statesmen

Location	Rochester, New York
Division	Open Class
Founded	1983
Director	David Bruni
Championship titles	DCA: 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2004
Uniform	White dinner jacket with black waistcoat, black shoes
Website	www.statesmen.org

The Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age or senior drum corps based in Rochester, New York, USA. They are the only all-age corps to place in the top four of the DCA finals for 24 years straight (1988–2011) including five first place finishes in that same span.

History

The Empire Statesmen organization has given performances in over a dozen countries and on three continents. It was founded by the late Vincent Bruni. The Empire Statesmen Drum & Bugle Corps and the Empire Cadets were formerly known as The Little Americans.

Many of the performers are from the Greater Rochester Area, located within the State of New York, and throughout the United States and Canada.

The Empire Statesmen are a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

DCA Championship

1997

The 1997 season featured music from the Broadway musical Miss Saigon. The Empire Statesmen tied for first place with the Syracuse Brigadiers at the DCA World Championships in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a final score of 97.300. The Statesmen were undefeated throughout the regular competition season, only being beaten in the Championship Preliminary competition the day before finals.

1998

The Empire Statesmen's 1998 program featured selections from the hit broadway musical and film West Side Story. The Statesmen returned to Allentown, Pennsylvania and topped off an undefeated season with a first place score of 97.900 at the DCA World Championships.

2004

The Empire Statesmen's 2004 program featured songs from the musical City Of Angels. With a final score of 96.513, the Statesmen won their 5th DCA Championship in Scranton, PA.

Inactive

After the 2013 season, the Empire Statesmen played their final notes at DCA Finals in Annapolis, Maryland. After 30 years of being America's Entertainer's, the Empire Statesmen final year was truly Statesmen Style!

Notable alumni

Vince Bruni - founder and director of The Empire Statesmen.
Joey Pero - trumpet player and recording artist who performed for many years with the Statesmen
Pat Fay

External links

Drum Corps Associates member corps

Current DCA Member Corps	Alliance Atlanta CV Bushwackers Cadets 2 Carolina Gold Chops, Inc. Cincinnati Tradition Connecticut Hurricanes Erie Thunderbirds Excelsior Fusion Core Govenaires Hawthorne Caballeros Kidsgrove Scouts Kilties Minnesota Brass Reading Buccaneers Skyliners Sunrisers White Sabers Windsor Regiment

Active Corps not currently competing	Centurions High Country Brass Lakeshoremen San Francisco Renegades Shenandoah Sound SoCal Dream Sun Devils

Inactive/defunct DCA Corps	Austin Stars Derby City Knights Empire Statesmen Frontier Gulf Coast Sound Kingston Grenadiers Masquerade Music City Legend Rochester Crusaders Syracuse Brigadiers

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