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27th Lancers
Drum & Bugle Corps
Ok, so the 27th Lancers haven't competed since 1986. Does that mean we should just forget about them? Was their existence not important in the world of Drum Corps? Are you kidding me?? The 27th Lancers (for all you youngsters) were one of the most innovative and popular Drum & Bugle Corps in history. They brought year after year of excitment to thousands of people all over the country. Yes, they are gone... but will never be forgotten (now that this page is on the Internet). I played Snare Drum in the Lancers from 1983-1985 and I wouldn't trade my experiences for anything. This page is devoted to those who marched in Two Seven. Though we may have marched in different years, we all share that 27th Lancer experience. From George B. to Revere Beach to the Corps Hall basement, there are many stories to share and relive, and hopefully with the creation of the 27th Lancer Cyber Hall, we can do just that. If you never marched with the Lancers, you're about to learn more about the Lancer experience, on the field and off. (Both are bound to be equally interesting). You see, the 27th Lancers wasn't something you did, it was something you were, and still are. Riding on those crappy buses all summer, drinking "Bug Juice" and eating Ziti every other night really changes your perspective on things. And pouring every last ounce of yourself into the "show" night after night after night makes everything else that comes along in life a piece of cake. Yes we have a lot in common, fellow Lancer. Let's experience it again through this page.
The History of the 27th Lancers
Founded in 1967 following the breakup of the Immaculate Conception Reveries, the 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps of Revere, Massachusetts were for many years an Eastern member of Drum Corps International and perennial New England champions. The Lancers brought world-wide exposure to the drum corps activity in 1980, performing in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. I know this is a generic history, but it's all I have. When I marched, I wasn't really too concerned about it! If anyone has anything a bit more interesting, let me know. (ex. How the corps actually got off the ground etc.) All I know is that the George and Patsy Bonfiglio started it and that the name was derived from the Erol Flynn movie "Charge of the Light Brigade" when Erol reports to Lord Raglan in the Crimea and says, "The 27th Lancers are here and ready for duty". The names are interchangeable except that officially they were the 27th Lancers, not the Light Brigade. So the guys who charged into the guns at Balaclava were the 27th Lancers. They won, by the way, but at considerable cost and bravery.
Lancer Shows
1968
Great Race March
Shenandoah
Walk on the Wild Side
Hall of the Mountain King
Baby Elephant Walk
Impossible Dream
VFW Placing: 11th
1969
Rawhide
Shenandoah
Bugle Call Drum Solo
Scarborough Fair
Classical Gas
Waltzing Matilda
Impossible Dream
VFW Placing: 15th
1970
Wee Willie MacGregor
Rawhide
Shenandoah
Scarborough Fair
Classical Gas
Salute to our British Heritage
Impossible Dream
VFW Placing: 9th
1971
Fanfare Medley
Wee Willie MacGregor
Shenandoah
Bugle Call Drum Solo
Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?
Beginnings
Salute to our British Heritage
Danny Boy
VFW Placing: 3rd
1972
Fanfare Medley
Wee Willie MacGregor
St. Patrick's Day
The Girl I Left Behind
Declarations
Foggy Day In London Town
Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?
Beginnings
Rule Britannia
Loch Lamond
Gary Owen
Danny Boy
DCI Placing: 4th
1973
Crown Imperial/Reflections/African Suite
Soulamon/Trilogy
Rawhide
Shenandoah
Classical Gas
Impossible Dream
Mennen Vien
DCI Placing: 7th
1974
Wee McNorton/Crown Imperial
Thick as a Brick
Crimea
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