Bridgemen Alumni Corps News

The Bridgemen Alumni Corps is proud to announce our 2012 staff members. Our hall of fame instructors have given their all to help bring us to the level of success we enjoy within the activity. The experience they bring to the table has helped make the Bridgemen such a rewarding experience for everyone involved!

Brass

• Larry Kerchner – (Brass Arranger)
• Bob Relyea – (Brass Caption Head)
• Rick DuCharme – (Brass Tech)

Percussion

• Dennis Delucia – (Percussion Arranger/Percussion Caption Head/Program Coordinator)
• Bob Dubinski – (Percussion Tech)
• Dan Bonham – (Percussion Tech)
• Ron Dolce – (Pit Tech)
• John Gillick – (Percussion Tech)
• Jim Miller – (Percussion Tech)
• Pat Scollin – (Percussion Tech)

Color Guard

• Matt Hurley – (Color Guard Designer)
• Cheryl Gillick – (Color Guard Caption Head)
• Ed Doscher – (Color Consultant)

Visual

• George Lavelle – (Visual Caption Head/Drill Designer)
• George Ruse – (Visual Tech)
• Donna Guilino – (Visual Tech)
• Jerome Kimbrough – (Visual Tech)
• Claire Edmonds – (Visual Tech)
• Eileen Althouse – (Visual Tech)
• Keith Bush – (Visual Tech)

In preparation for its upcoming reproduction of the Bridgemen all-time classics "Thunder & Blazes" and the "Civil War Suite". From the Circus to the Civil War, the Bridgemen Alumni is seeking artists and performers of all ages for its 2012 performance ensemble.

The Bridgemen promote a friendly and performance driven environment. We attract good people who love to perform. While we maintain a light schedule, we do however hold the same strong practice habits as when we were a DCI Finalist Drum Corps. Our goal remains the same...to entertain audiences. The Bridgemen are not like any other drum corps in the world. We are distinctively unique. We share a strong emotional connection with drum corps fans young and old. Our staff is outstanding and our members expect and deserve the highest quality instruction available. For more information, please contact Rick Gathen.

The Bridgemen Alumni Corps is pleased to announce both their 2012 and 2013 shows as the corps now has a 2 year plan in place. Corps Director George Lavelle says, "Both shows featured some of best of the Bridgemen and I am confident that our members, alumni and our fans will enjoy hearing them".

For 2012 season, the corps revisits the best of its 1980 show which earned the corps a 3rd place finish at the DCI World Championships, its highest placement ever, and losing the title by a scant 0.55.

The show for 2012 is:

"Thunder and Blazes"
"Big Noise From Winnetka"
"42nd Street Fanfare" into drum solo called "The Bass Basis"
"Civil War Suite"/"Taps"/"Battle Hymn"
"William Tell Overture"

For the 2013 season, the corps harkens back to its St. Andrew's era with the greatest hits from its 1972 and 1973 DCI Finalists shows (11th and 9th places respectively).

The show for 2013 is:

"Free"
"In The Stone"
"My Favorite Things"
"Summer of '42"
"William Tell Overture"