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The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps
Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A drum and bugle corps or drum corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and Color guard ....
 based in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, and is a member corps of 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 13 and 21....
. Often just "Phantom" or "The Regiment", the corps is a long-standing DCI member corps.
History
Originally intended as the Rockford Rangers, the corps' name was finally settled on after a group of members heard a recording of "The Phantom Regiment" by Leroy Anderson and suggested the name to the corps director, Alex Haddad.






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The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps
Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A drum and bugle corps or drum corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and Color guard ....
 based in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, and is a member corps of 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 13 and 21....
. Often just "Phantom" or "The Regiment", the corps is a long-standing DCI member corps.

History


Originally intended as the Rockford Rangers, the corps' name was finally settled on after a group of members heard a recording of "The Phantom Regiment" by Leroy Anderson and suggested the name to the corps director, Alex Haddad. The corps performed for several years from 1956 to 1965, but a fire destroyed the corps hall as well as almost all corps property. Incorporated and renewed in 1967, the corps was performing once again and the history of the modern Phantom Regiment continued.

DCI Placement


Phantom Regiment has been the DCI Division I World Champion
DCI Division I World Champions

At the end of the summer season, Drum Corps International World Class corps compete to earn the title of DCI World Class Champion . The championships consist of 3 rounds?Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals?held on the first or second Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of August....
 twice, once in 1996 (in a tie with the Blue Devils
Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps

The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class Drum and bugle corps based in Concord, California and founded in 1957 as a Drum and Bell corps, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International....
) and in 2008. In addition, the corps has placed second five times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, and 2006) as well as placing third four times (1991, 1993, 1994 and 2005). Phantom Regiment's streak of 35 consecutive Drum Corps International championship finals appearances (a record shared with the Concord Blue Devils
Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps

The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class Drum and bugle corps based in Concord, California and founded in 1957 as a Drum and Bell corps, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International....
) is second only to Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps

Mission StatementTo provide the opportunity for people of all ages to develop an appreciation for the performing arts through participation, thus instilling characteristics of integrity, dedication, excellence and good citizenship....
 out of California.

Repertoire


Phantom Regiment has aggressively brought challenging classical music to the field, including the music of Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a List of Russian composers of the Soviet Union period.After a period influenced by Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky , Shostakovich developed a hybrid of styles as exemplified in his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District ....
, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – ) was a Russian composer of the Romantic music era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his Piano Concerto No....
 and Antonín Dvorák
Antonín Dvorák

Anton?n Leopold Dvor?k was a Czechs composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia....
. One commentator noted that the corps is "drum corps' classical music identity." In addition, Regiment shows have included the music of Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical music era and Romantic music eras in classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time....
's Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy

"To Joy" is an ode written in 1785 in literature by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller. The poem celebrates the ideal of unity and brotherhood of all mankind....
, Spartacus
Spartacus (ballet)

Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian . The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the Slavery uprising against the Ancient Rome known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record....
 by Aram Khachaturian
Aram Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian was a Soviet Union-Armenians composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music....
, and the New World Symphony
Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák)

The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World" , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Anton?n Dvor?k in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895....
.

In 2005, Phantom Regiment took a step away from classic music repertoire and explored George Gershwin
George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin....
's symphonic Classical/Jazz work, Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of European classical music with jazz-influenced effects....
 and An American in Paris
An American in Paris

An American in Paris is a European-influenced classical music composition by American composer George Gershwin, composed in 1928. Inspired by time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it is in the form of an extended tone poem evoking the sights and energy of the France capital in the 1920s....
 (although this is not the first time the corps has had success with this approach, as evident with "I Pagliacci", 1991, and "Goin' Home (Largo from New World)", 1989). The jazzy 2005 show won the Spirit of Disney Award and took third place at DCI Finals.

Phantom Regiment's 1989 show, based on Dvorák's New World Symphony
Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák)

The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World" , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Anton?n Dvor?k in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895....
, was voted the top show in the 2006 DCI Classic Countdown, a movie-theater showing of the most popular DCI shows in its second year.

50th Anniversary


Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1956, the 2006 show, "Faust", took the corps back to its true classical heritage and included works such as: Scythian Suite by Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century....
, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl
Franz Biebl

Franz Xaver Biebl was a Germany composer of classical music. Most of his compositions were for choir ensembles.Biebl was born in Pursruck, now part of Freudenberg, Bavaria, in 1906....
, Piano Concerto by John Corigliano
John Corigliano

John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York....
, and Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection")
Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)

The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895....
 by Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler was a Bohemian-born Austrian composer and conducting. He was best known during his own lifetime as one of the leading orchestral and operatic conductors of the day....
. The 2006 Phantom Regiment took second place with a score of 96.850 at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison, Wis., Regiment's highest finish since 1996. The corps also received its first Fred E. Sanford High Percussion Award, led by percussion caption head Paul Rennick. As a humorous side note, a judge described this show as "touching my very soul" and then proceeded to announce "I need a cigarette, and I don't even smoke" thus proving the 2006 "Faust" production to be one of Phantom Regiment's most emotional productions yet.

Show Summary (1969-2008)



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