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Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps
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The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps is a summer youth drum corps based in Madison, Wisconsin that competes in the Drum Corps International (DCI) circuit. Founded in 1938, it is the third oldest corps in the DCI circuit, after the Cadets, and the Racine Scouts, founded in 1934 and 1927, respectively. The corps is one of two remaining all-male corps, the other being The Cavaliers. The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps belongs to the Madison Drum and Bugle Corps Association umbrella organization.
Being of Boy Scout origin, the corps symbol is the fleur-de-lis.
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The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps is a summer youth drum corps based in Madison, Wisconsin that competes in the Drum Corps International (DCI) circuit. Founded in 1938, it is the third oldest corps in the DCI circuit, after the Cadets, and the Racine Scouts, founded in 1934 and 1927, respectively. The corps is one of two remaining all-male corps, the other being The Cavaliers. The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps belongs to the Madison Drum and Bugle Corps Association umbrella organization.
Being of Boy Scout origin, the corps symbol is the fleur-de-lis. The members of the corps are registered with the Four Lakes Council of the Boy Scouts of America as Venturers.
The corps song of the Madison Scouts is "You'll Never Walk Alone".
History
The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1938 after a group of Madison businessmen saw the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps perform and thought that Madison should have its very own Boy Scout drum and bugle corps. Clarence H. Beebe led as executive director soon after the corps was conceived and continued in that position until his death in 1968.
In 1951, the corps split into the Madison Explorer Scouts and the Madison Junior Scouts, with the Junior corps serving as a feeder group for the Explorer corps. The Explorers were the first recognized musical post in the Boy Scouts of America and evolved into the current-day Madison Scouts. In 1995, the Juniors merged with the Capitolaires Drum and Bugle Corps (an all-female corps) to form the Capital Sound Drum and Bugle Corps.
The corps is a founding member of Drum Corps International. During the 1971 season, both the Explorers and Chicago Cavaliers (now The Cavaliers) performed shows that pushed the envelope of creativity. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) circuits imposed strict rules on competition in which no participating corps had a say. To overcome this, several youth corps, including the Madison Scouts, banded together to form DCI. The first DCI world championships were held in 1972 in Whitewater, Wisconsin's Perkins Stadium.
The corps employed the use of a single female in the color guard in 1971 and in 2005 for the roles of Alice (Alice in Wonderland) and Carmen, respectively. Neither female was admitted to the corps as a member.
The corps was DCI World Champion in 1975 and 1988. In addition, it placed second in 1974 and 1976 and third in 1981.VFW National Silver Medalist - 1954, 1955, 1956
VFW National Bronze Medalist - 1959
VFW National Finalist - 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971
VFW National Prelims - 1964, 1968, 1969
American Legion National Championships - 1958, 1959
American Legion National Prelims - 1966
World Open Finalist - 1971
World Open Prelims - 1964
US Open Champions - 1970, 1974, 1975
US Open Silver Medalist - 1971
US Open Finalist - 1968, 1969
CYO National Champions - 1974, 1975
CYO National Silver Medalist - 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984
CYO National Finalist - 1971, 1977
DCM Champions - 1981, 1985, 1995, 1997
DCM Silver Medalist - 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1998
DCM Bronze Medalist - 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999
DCI World Champions - 1975, 1988
DCI Silver Medalist - 1974, 1976
DCI Bronze Medalist - 1981
DCI Finalist - 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
DCI Semi-Finalist - 2002, 2007
DCI Prelims - 1972
Seasons of note
1971
The corps used a female to play the role of Alice from Alice in Wonderland in its field show. It placed 10th in the VFW Nationals with a score of 84.85.
1975
The corps won its first DCI championship with a score of 92.50 after narrowly missing it in the 1974 season. In 2005, the 1975 Madison Scouts performance was voted as one of the shows to appear in the DCI Classic Countdown, a film of the top twelve shows of all time, with one show for each corps.
1988
The Scouts won their second DCI championship with a score of 97.10, beating the undefeated Blue Devils and edging out the Santa Clara Vanguard by two-tenths of a point. After spending several weeks of the summer touring Europe as part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the corps entered the DCI Championships as a dark horse. The finals followed a unique preliminary competition that included undisclosed scores and placings. The last half of the show was Malagueña, a corps classic. This show was selected by fans for the second Classic Countdown in 2006.
1995
The corps performed "A Drum Corps Fan's Dream: A Day in the Life of a Bull Fighter", placing 4th with a score of 95.40. The closing was Malaga, a corps classic.
This show was picked for the third DCI Classic Countdown.
1996
The corps, following their performance from the previous year, played a show entitled A Drum Corps Fan's Dream: Part Dos.
1997
Near the end of the finals performance, the drum major picked up a camera, turned around and took a picture of the audience. The same move had first been made by a Madison drum major, to close out his 8th season in 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama. The corps placed 5th with a score of 93.90 and a entitled "The Pirates of Lake Mendota". (Lake Mendota is one of the lakes on which the city of Madison was founded.)
1999
The corps performed a show based on the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar and finished in 6th place with a score of 93.40.
2002
With a program entitled "Conquest", the corps placed 14th in the semifinals with a score of 84.85 and did not advance to finals. This was only the second time since the inception of DCI that the corps did not make it to the World Championship finals, the first time being 30 years earlier at the first DCI, when the corps also placed 14th.
2003
After a change in administration and staff, the corps returned to the finals with an 8th place finish and a score of 89.55. The show was entitled "Gold, Green and Red: The Music of Benoit Jutras".
2004
The hornline switched from G to Bb/F instruments. The corps had been one of the few remaining holdouts on the switch since DCI rules were changed in the 2000 season. The corps again placed 8th with a score of 91.175 and a program entitled "MadiSonic".
World Finals in Foxboro, Massachusetts]]
2005
The all-male corps featured a female in its field show for the second time in its history, with the guest performer portraying the role of Carmen from the opera of the same name. The show was entitled "The Carmen Project", and featured the music of West Side Story, in addition to that of Georges Bizet. The corps climbed to 6th place and had a score of 92.625.
2007
2007 brought another staff change for the Scouts, including the second director in four years. Madison's season started out roughly, with only a single DCI Division I corps not having posted a higher score than the Scouts. In response, the corps' field show was completely rewritten in midseason, and they rebounded to achieve 15th place at the semifinals, their lowest placement ever at semifinals and the third time the corps did not advance to finals. The program was entitled "Unbound" and included the music of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, Alanis Morissette's Uninvited, the "Pie Jesu" and "Agnus Dei" movements of Gabriel Fauré's Requiem Mass, Astor Piazolla's "Libertango", and El Tango de Roxanne, from the movie Moulin Rouge!.
2008
2008 saw a return to the finals for the Madison Scouts. Although the corps struggled early on in the season, placing as low as 18th place, it came from behind to capture 12th place finish at the finals. The program "La Noche de la Iguana" featured music celebrating Latin American culture.
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