7th Regiment

New London, CT United States
Founded: 2002

Active Junior
Open Class
YearPositionScoreTheme/Songs
2001 (Repertoire not available)  
2004 Beethoven's Last Night - Beethoven's Last Night  
2005 317 63.725 The Wind In The Rigging - Songs of Sailor and Sea (Racing the Yankee Clipper) * Since First We Set Sail * The Sea Treaders  
2006 315 55.325 Drive Time - Ride Like The Wind * Farandole (from L'Arlesienne) * South Beach Mambo * Home * Home Sweet Home  
2007 VIVA! - Music by Ginastera * Music by Clifton Williams * Music by Chick Corea  
2008 217 78.375 Mexican Landscapes - Music by Alberto Ginastera * Music by Aaron Copland * Music by H. Owen Reed  
2009 211 81.350 Excalibur - Liturgical Dances * Of Kingdoms and Glory (Mvt II & V) * Dance Movements (Mvt II) * ...and the mountains rising nowhere * Lavos Battle  
2010 207 86.900 Macabre - Danse Macabre * A Long, Long Time Ago from Pan's Labyrinth * String Quartet in F Major * Serenada Schizophrana (mvt. 1 Pianos)  
2011 31 64.350 UnSquare - Everything in its Right Place * 15 Step * Take Five * Creep * Paranoid Android * Unsquare Dance * Creep (reprise)  
2012 28 64.450 24601-7R - Symphony No. 7, Mvt 2 * Enterprising Young Men (from Star Trek) * Ara Batur * Fire (From Elements) * Finales from Symphony No. 2  
2013 30 67.000 Luminous - New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms * Instinctive Travels * Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis * Shadow Rituals  
2014 25 71.475 Nev7sky: Alexander's Legacy - Alexander Nevsky  
2015 26 70.675 The Labyrinth - Rue's Whistle Song (from The Hunger Games) * Rue's Farewell (from The Hunger Games) * Long, Long Time Ago (from Pan’s Labyrinth) * The Power Plant (from The Matrix) * Burly Brawl (from The Matrix Reloaded) * Battle Music  
2016 28 68.413 Waveforms - Wave * Chronometry * Ecstatic Waters * Isometric * Original Music  
2017 31 69.800 As the Sun loved the Moon - Incantation and Dance * Moonlight Sonata * Make You Feel My Love * Incantation (from Quidam) * Total Eclipse of the Heart  
2018 28 71.875 In a Different Light - Finale (from The Abyss) * Serenada Schizophrana * All Love Can Be * A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics  
2019 30 70.475 Poetic - In This Broad Earth * Cariolan Overture * Aha! * Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)  
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.  
2022 33 66.188 Prevailing Winds - A Zillion Nickels * My Spanish Ladies * Satellite * Original Music  
2023 29 70.075 “MNML” (Minimal) - 1000 Airplanes On the Roof * On the Nature of Daylight * Halcyon Hearts  
2024 30 68.800 Through the Red Tape - Appleseed (from Attack on Titan) * All Falls Apart * Marigold  
2025 . - (Repertoire not available)  
Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

The 7th Regiment drum & bugle corps was formed in 2002 by alumni of the Surfers and took its name from one of the last units to leave for the Civil War from Fort Trumbull.

The corps was the first competitive junior corps to represent the state of Connecticut since 1983. 
They presented their debut performance in March 2004, in the New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade and entered “Division III” competition that summer. The following year, 7th competed at the DCI “Division III” championships, returning once again in 2006.

In 2007, the corps competed locally. That year, the championships were held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. In a fortuitous decision, the corps leadership determined that going way out west would be too expensive and opted to save the money. The decision proved prudent as this happened right on the verge of the Great Recession that severely damaged the drum corps activity along with so much more.

They returned to DCI in 2008, attaining the semifinals of the “Open Class” division with a 17
th place finish. 7th Regiment attended the DCI World Championships every year to date.

From 2009 to 2013, the 7
th Regiment had qualified as an “Open Class” finalist, improving in the rankings throughout this period, ranging from 11th to 5th position. The 96-member 2014 corps finished 5th in “Open Class” and 25th in “World Class”, which earned full DCI membership. Although the corps had continued to grow in size, that was its best finish to date.

From 2015 to 2019, the Regiment was a consistent DCI “Open Class” finalist with finishes ranging from 6
th to 8th position. Through 2019, 7th Regiment advanced eleven consecutive years.

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The corps was also inactive during the non-competitive 2021 season, returning to the field in 2022 to continue its string of “Open Class” finals appearances with an 11
th place finish and an 8th place finish in 2023.

7th Regiment; Drum Corps World (multiple issues); Drum Corps International; Paul Legault (DCX) 

Members (9)

Member Name Section Years Involved
Britton, Neil Trumpet 2016 to 2018
Fallon, Ray Arranger 2010
Gerke, Andrew Staff 2007
McLaughlin, Jack Baritone 2019
Pesik, Jeremy Battery 2019
Richard, Kristen “KK” Brass Staff 2012
Socha, Kate Drum Major 2004
Walker, Nathanial Trumpet 2016 to 2018
Williams, Jack Front Ensemble 2017 to 2019

CORPS 3 items

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7th Regiment Jacket from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Steven Klepner
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7th Regiment Jacket from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Steven Klepner
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7thRegiment from the Bill Ives Collection

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