When do the members of the Phantom Regiment move in?
We’re only two weeks away from move-ins for the 2021 Phantom Regiment drum corps. The members, instructors, support staff, and volunteers are already working hard [… Read More]
Where did the Phantom Regiment rank at DCI?
Phantom Regiment placed 23rd among the 39 corps at that first DCI Championships. Through 2017, the Regiment remains one of only five corps to have attended DCI every year. During the fall and winter before the 1974 season, every member of the corps took individual marching and brass lessons.
When was the Phantom Regiment cadet feeder corps formed?
Also in 1962, the Phantom Regiment Cadets feeder corps was formed and received the old set of bugles. Despite the Phantomettes having placed second at the 1962 color guard national championships, the 1963 Regiment was an all-male corps, but scores fell from the previous season.
Where is the Phantom Regiment Drum and bugle corps?
The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Rockford, Illinois. The first two drum and bugle corps in the Rockford, Illinois, area were sponsored by VFW Post 342 and American Legion Post 62.
When was the Phantom Regiment Drum and bugle corps formed?
Prior to the founding of DCI in 1972, the Phantom Regiment, like most corps of the time, was strictly a local organization. The members and the staff came from Rockford and its surrounding suburbs. Travel to contests was limited to perhaps a few hours of driving.
Where did the Phantom Regiment rank in the DCI?
Through 2019, Phantom Regiment has continued to be a DCI Finalist, with the streak extending through 45 consecutive Top Twelve finishes. Unfortunately, their 12th-place finish in 2019 was their lowest placement since 1973 when the corps placed 14th.
When does J D Shaw return to the Phantom Regiment?
After spending the 2012–2019 seasons with the Santa Clara Vanguard, J.D. Shaw is set to return with the Phantom Regiment in 2020. Since winning its first DCI World Championship in 1996, Phantom Regiment has made additional uniform changes, but has mostly held to its classical music programming.